Chapter 21: Leicester City Fans' Attention (Seeking Follow-up)
United Kingdom.
August 10th.
The first round of the Premier League has come to an end, with all teams making their season debuts.
In this case, the teams in the Premier League can be described as a few happy and some sad, and many football cities feel covered with several layers of haze.
Some of the favourites who were so popular a lot of the season ago turned out to be the ones who missed out in this opener.
Among them, the first to bear the brunt is Mauricio Pochettino's Tottenham Hotspur.
After Pochettino took office this season, he immediately made a drastic transformation of Tottenham, purged many useless players, and bought back many powerful stars at a high price.
Having spent a huge transfer fee, they naturally carry the expectations of all fans and team management.
As a result, against a weak Stoke City, they played a 2-2 draw at home.
This made the outside world's comments change suddenly, and even Mourinho and Wenger were roasted on the stove of public opinion.
[Tottenham Hotspur drew 2-2 with Stoke City, facing Manchester United in the next round, and the form is worrying. 】
[Pochettino may be winless in two games since taking charge, and will not be sure of winning until the third round against Leicester City.] 】
[Pochettino's Tottenham Hotspur had a bad first-round performance, and at the same time, Mourinho's Chelsea was stubbornly blocked by Swansea!] 】
[Arsene Wenger's Arsenal was beaten away by West Ham United, and there is a chaotic trend in the Premier League this season! ] 】
One after another, the reports quickly attracted the attention of the whole of Europe and even the entire football world.
As the head coach of a football giant or an upstart team, this is the pressure of public opinion that they have to bear.
The eyes of the whole world are here, and if you make the slightest mistake or mistake, you will be nailed to the pillar of shame and usher in the consequences of a catastrophe in the short term!
But fortunately, this is just a disadvantage, not a winless streak.
They still have plenty of time to prove themselves.
In addition to these reports, there are also some reports that have crossed the football media and platforms like meteors, and have not attracted too many people's attention.
[Leicester City defeated Sunderland 5-2, Ranieri ushered in the first win of the new team! ] 】
[In the second round of the Premier League, Leicester City is about to go to the home of West Ham United to challenge West Ham United, which has just kept Arsenal clean, and the victory may end hastily. 】
[Leicester City's Chinese veteran Chen Yufeng, who made his Premier League debut at the age of 30, came off the bench to contribute one goal and one assist, with a post-game rating of 8.7. 】
Among them, the news about Leicester City is still somewhat hot.
After all, it's a team that a lot of people used to joke about before the season.
But about the news of Chen Yufeng's debut with one goal and one assist, fewer people pay attention.
The world likes geniuses, not veterans who are already in the twilight of their careers.
If a 17-year-old player is making his Premier League debut at this time, he will instantly attract a lot of attention.
But at the age of thirty, the news of his debut was reported for the first time.
Even if you are seen, you will only think that it is a good luck in a single game, and it will not arouse the expectations of fans.
That's pretty good, though.
Breaking Chen Yufeng's zero breakthrough in the Premier League public opinion circle is a good start.
At the very least, Leicester City fans still saw this when they searched for Chen Yufeng's news.
"It's a bit embarrassing, brother, I would have screamed an Asian kid on the field, but they were older than me."
"This is really a veteran, I don't think I've heard of his name before."
'My dad is a big Everton fan and when I came here he said he remembered the player, who was in the first team at Everton more than a decade ago and barely played.
"Fack, is it possible for such a good player to hit his first stats at the age of thirty? What a pity! ”
"This guy was so tormented before, it's a miracle that he can still hold on."
'I really admire his spirit and it's really God's reward for him to play like that in the last game, and he deserves it.'
"It's okay, no one liked him and supported him before, but now we are here!"
"That's right, even if his career declines, even if his career stops at this moment, he is still a player who contributed one goal and one assist to Leicester City, which is worth our attention!"
"I look forward to him being able to play a more exciting performance in the follow-up games, come on, admirable Chinese veteran!"
“……”
In addition to the Leicester City, the one who paid attention to this news may be Leicester City's next round opponent, West Ham United.
Bilic, the head coach of West Ham United at the time, was in his office at the West Ham United training base, investigating everything in Leicester City.
In the last round of the game, the 2-0 away giants Arsenal, and this round of the game played the weaker Leicester City at home, which made him still have a lot of confidence in his heart.
However, the investigation that needs to be done still needs to be done.
Every manager will make himself feel more confident.
"The data analyst asked us to pay attention to the 30-year-old Belgian-Chinese on the other side, and his information was very little except for the video of the last game."
The assistant coach on the side reminded, "It is said that he seems to have made four appearances in the English League Cup and six League A appearances, but there is no data on the age, and no video has been saved." ”
"Played eleven games at the age of thirty? Or are they all substitutes? Bilic flipped through the statistical analysis of Chen Yufeng.
The player touched the ball seven times in the last game, made five successful passes and made four successful passes, scoring one goal and assisting one, which can be described as immortal efficiency.
In addition, there was even one interception and two clearances, which can be said to be really good.
"What do you think of him? Mr. Good Luck in a game, or an explosion of experience that has precipitated? ”
Bilic asked the assistant coach with some curiosity, "I don't think the latter is likely, otherwise he should have gotten some opportunities early." ”
"I think so too, but this point is actually a variable, and you may have to pay attention to it." The assistant coach shrugged from the sidelines.
'Let's focus more on Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez, who are really dangerous.
Bilic put down Chen's stats and studied Leicester's perceived strongest point of attack.
"Don't you look at his tapes? Someone edited a copy. The assistant coach reminded again.
"I'll take a look when I'm free."
Bilic nodded, sloppy and focused on his concern.
The assistant coach next to him was slightly helpless, but he didn't say anything, and sat next to the head coach and worked together.
It's just that he always feels that it will be a little uncomfortable to miss a snack.
Some people just have this kind of obsessive-compulsive disorder, and they always like to control everything in a game, so that they have full confidence in their hearts.
And some people will directly block the things they feel indifferent in their hearts and subconsciously optimize these.
It could be a matter of habit.
But the latter, is definitely a very deadly habit, especially when it comes to a football coach.