Chapter 240: Chasing the Legend! Equalling the Premier League assist record! [Ask for subscription!] 】
Ling Feng's appearance is obvious to the improvement of the team's offense.
If it weren't for the lack of time left for Ling Feng, England might have had a chance to kill the game at the last minute.
In the end, with Ling Feng's assist after coming off the bench, England drew 1-1 with Italy at Juventus.
The two sides shook hands and made peace!
After finishing this stage of the national team competition, Ling Feng did not return to England with the team, but came to Milan.
Without him, just because his girlfriend Barbara works in Milan, he plans to go to the visiting class.
As Ling Feng's popularity and fame in football grew, as the girlfriend of the British star, Barbara also gained more attention in a short period of time.
Her social media fans have also skyrocketed from hundreds of thousands at the beginning to more than two million!
Especially whenever she posts a photo with Ling Feng on social media and has a sweet interaction, it will attract an incredible number of likes and comments.
People always yearn for beautiful things, such as beautiful love.
And Ling Feng and Barbara, the golden boy and girl,
And in terms of work, Barbara has also been given more opportunities to work with big names.
However, the two are still very young and in the rising period of their careers, and their work is relatively busy.
Especially Ling Feng.
As a professional footballer, training and playing almost took up much of his life during the season, and there was not much time to rest or go on dates.
Therefore, both of them cherish the time they spend with each other very much.
For example, on days when there is no filming work, if it happens to be a home game in Leicester City, Barbara will go to the scene to watch the game and cheer for her boyfriend;
For example, during the short vacation after the game, Ling Feng would also take a private jet to meet his girlfriend.
After arriving in Milan, Ling Feng met Barbara in a magazine shooting studio.
For Ling Feng's arrival, Barbara, who was dressed in a pale yellow floral dress, was obviously a little surprised.
Then the accident in those sky-blue eyes turned into a surprise.
"Why are you here?!"
"Let's see if you're doing a good job!"
Since filming would take several hours, Ling Feng only said hello to Barbara and watched quietly at the scene throughout the whole process.
During this period, he did not forget to use a little bit of money to buy a cup of coffee and sandwiches for all the staff on site, so that they could take care of Barbara more.
Such a small detail made many staff members feel good, and they couldn't help but sigh in their hearts:
He is handsome, he plays football well, and he is so gentle and careful!
Absolutely!
It wasn't until ten o'clock in the evening that the shooting was announced.
That night, after lingering with Barbara all night, Ling Feng said goodbye to his reluctant girlfriend the next morning and took a private jet back to England first.
However, when he returned to Belvoir with a spring breeze on his face, he saw Mahrez limping inside.
When Ling Feng asked what was going on, he learned from Mahrez that the Algerian international had strained his thigh when he played in the national team yesterday!
Injuries are always the worst enemy of professional footballers.
Every professional player doesn't know when it will suddenly find itself.
What they can do is get strong and protect themselves as much as possible to minimize the risk of injury.
Later, according to assistant coach Walsh, Pearson, who learned of Mahrez's injury, spat directly in the office.
After examination, Mahrez conservatively estimated that he would be out for four weeks!
That means he'll miss out on a couple of Premier League rounds and the quarter-final two legs against Napoli!
This is very, very bad news for Leicester City!
You must know that in Leicester City's tactical system, Mahrez is the core player in the front field second only to Ling Feng!
The Algerian international can dribble past people on the flank, deliver dangerous passes and even threaten the opposition goal with a long-range shot from outside the box.
In addition to the poor running position without the ball and the average physical confrontation, as an in-cut backfoot winger, he has almost no big shortcomings in attack!
Especially when Ling Feng is focused on defense, Mahrez will serve as the team's second ball-holding offensive core, playing the role of attracting defense and tearing up defense.
His importance on the pitch cannot be overstated.
This season, he has contributed eight goals and eight assists in 25 Premier League appearances, and his personal data is not far behind even Chelsea's star Eden Hazard.
However, Mahrez's injury has had a very clear impact on the team's attack.
However, under Ling Feng's leadership, Leicester City won their opponents in two league games in early April.
In the 31st round of the league, Leicester City defeated West Ham United, which is ranked ninth in the league, with a score of 2-1 at home.
Ling Feng, who handed out one assist, won the 10th best of the game this season.
In the 32nd round of the league, Leicester City visited the Hawthorn Stadium to face West Bromwich Albion, who were in the middle of the table.
West Bromwich Albion, who are only five points away from the relegation zone, have home advantage and have caused Leicester City a lot of problems.
Another England homegrown striker, Belasino, who has exploded this season, took the lead for West Brom in the game.
However, even without Mahrez, Drinkwater, and Morgan, Leicester City's overall strength is still higher than West Bromwich Albion.
With Jesse Lingard's goal and Harry Maguire's header late in the game, Leicester won away from home!
And it was Ling Feng who provided the assist for Maguire's first Premier League goal!
It is worth mentioning that this assist allowed him to complete his twentieth assist in the Premier League this season, thus tying the record for assists held by former Arsenal legend Thierry Henry!
On the same day, Ling Feng, who won the best award in the audience, was interviewed by Sky Sports TV in real time.
And in the studio, in addition to the host, there is also the "Emperor" Henry himself!
"Ling, first of all, congratulations on your twentieth assist of the season, what an astonishing number! It also allows you to equal the Premier League assist record held by Thierry Henry. ”
"How do you feel now?"
Wearing headphones and listening to the questions broadcast from the TV station, Ling Feng smiled lightly at the camera:
"Thank you very much. I'm very emotional right now, Thierry Henry is a great player and I'm happy to be able to equalise his record. ”
"It just so happens that Thierry Henry is on the scene, let you two Premier League assist kings talk."
Without waiting for the host to finish, Henry, who was a guest commentator on Sky Sports, took over the conversation:
"Hey, Ling! This is Thierry! ”
"Hello, Thierry."
"Congratulations, your performance this season is incredible!"
"Your passing is fantastic, if we can be teammates, you definitely have more than twenty assists!"
"So, aren't you really thinking about playing at Arsenal?"
Hearing Henry's joke coming from the headphones, Ling Feng also made a joke:
"Haha, if I join Arsenal, it's better for you to come to Leicester City, we can be teammates too! If you're willing to make a comeback, we're sure to be a great combination! ”
Hearing this, Henry also laughed out loud:
"Hahaha, forget it then. If I had joined another club in the Premier League, Arsène would have called me right away and scolded me! ”
Henry's humor made Ling Feng unhelp but raise the corners of his mouth, revealing a smile that reached his heart.
"I think I'll hear soon that you've broken my record."
"Thank you very much, if it weren't for you, I probably wouldn't have been able to tie so quickly. After all, chasing legends is what makes people's blood boil! ”
"Next time, I'll try to catch up with your goals!"
Hearing Ling Feng's very face-saving rhetoric, Henry was not angry at all, but felt that Ling Feng's kid was very interesting:
"Hahaha, I appreciate your ambition, then you may need to put in more effort and sweat than you do now."
"I will. If there was a day, I'd definitely text you. ”
"Hahaha, I'm looking forward to that day"
After a short post-match interview, Ling Feng took his best champagne and returned to the locker room.
And the moment he walked into the dressing room, his teammates, who had already agreed upon, invariably applauded his feat of equaling the Premier League's assist record!
Bang bang bang.
For a while, the applause was thunderous.
In the face of the coach and teammates, Ling Feng also had a solemn expression, learned the appearance of a medieval nobleman, and bowed to everyone and made a noble salute:
"Thank you, gentlemen, tomorrow I will go to the Chinese restaurant for a big meal, I have a treat!"
As soon as these words came out, the applause was even more enthusiastic, and it was accompanied by cheers from Vardy and Lingard and others.
Looking at the harmonious atmosphere in the locker room, Pearson was also proud in his heart.
He swears it's definitely the best team he's ever led!
Next.
Tying Thierry Henry's Premier League assist record, Ling Feng once again made the headlines of major media newspapers.
And the interview clip between Ling Feng and Henry, after being uploaded to the Internet, exceeded one million views in just a few days.
Many people believe that this is the alternation of the old and the new!
With the withdrawal of post-70s stars led by Beckham and Henry, the post-80s superstars led by Melo continue to dominate the football world.
However, the post-90s generation led by Ling Feng, Neymar, Hazard, etc., has also quietly grown rapidly!
Who will be able to break Mero's monopoly and become the first Ballon d'Or winner after the 90s?
It may be a topic that football will talk about for a long time to come.
However, when the media and fans are considering this candidate, Ling Feng's name will definitely come to their minds.
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As the season progresses into mid-April, the top five leagues are coming to an end.
The battle for the Premier League title has almost come to an end.
With one game in hand, Chelsea have a nine-point lead over second-placed Manchester City!
And for Leicester City, it is also a crucial moment in the fight for European qualification.
Add in the 27th round of replay against Chelsea and they have seven league games remaining.
The opponents are Swansea, Burnley, Newcastle, Southampton, Sunderland and Queens Park Rangers.
Among these opponents, with the exception of Chelsea at the top of the table, the rest of the opponents are below Leicester City in the league position.
However, every game is not easy to fight.
Swansea and Southampton are direct rivals for European qualification;
Newcastle, Sunderland, Burnley, and Queens Park Rangers are at the bottom of the rankings, and they will do everything they can to get points in order to avoid relegation!
Add to that Napoli, and their final two months of the season will determine whether they land smoothly or plummeting throughout the season!
However, ahead of the upcoming clash with Napoli, Leicester City received good news:
The PFA (Professional Footballers' Union of England) has announced a six-man shortlist for Player of the Season and Young Player of the Year.
Chelsea duo Eden Hazard and Diego Costa, Arsenal thigh Alexis Sanchez, Manchester United patron De Gea, Tottenham supernova Harry Kane and Blue Foxes star Ling Feng will be in contention for the final Season Honours!
In addition, Hazard, Courtois, Sterling, Coutinho, Kane, Ling Feng and other six will compete for the award of best young player.
As soon as this list of the best was announced, it caused an uproar!
Because, Aguero, the top scorer of Manchester City, who is currently ranked first in the scorer list, was not selected for the best shortlist!
Manchester City fans, in particular, have directly poured into PFA's official website, as well as on their own social media, spraying:
"! PFA are you blind? ”
"Where's Ah Kun's name?"
"Can't get into the best of the Premier League Golden Boot? Hehe! ”
In addition to Sergio Aguero, Manchester United's summer window target and new No. 7 "Angel" Di Maria, and Chelsea's assist king Cesc Fabregas both failed to be selected, which is also puzzling.
The selection of Coutinho in the list is a more controversial point.
Although he has improved significantly this season and has become the heart of Liverpool's midfield.
However, both on the pitch and in terms of personal data, Coutinho is not impressive.
Many believe that Sergio Aguero and Angel Di Maria, as well as the likes of Cesc Fabregas, are more qualified than him to be on the best shortlist.
This is the first time that Ling Feng has been selected for the PFA Double Awards, and for the second consecutive year he has been selected as a candidate for the PFA Best Young Player.
However, compared to the previous year, he can only sit and watch Hazard win the award.
This year's award belongs to him!
Twenty-eight Premier League appearances, 11 goals and 20 assists!
Originally, Kane, who scored 18 goals in the league this season, was his strongest contender for this award.
However, after Ling Feng tied Henry's single-season assist record, the suspense also ended.
You know, every year players score twenty or more league goals.
However, the feat of delivering 20 assists in a single season is not something that can be achieved every year.
Since the creation of the Premier League in 1992, Thierry Henry has been the only one who has done it.
And after 12 years, Ling Feng has become the second Premier League player to be able to achieve this feat!
What's even more terrifying is that he is not yet twenty years old!
In terms of strength and potential, Ling Feng is the best young player in the Premier League.
Not one of them!
(End of chapter)