Chapter 9 The traffic code of the British media
“Beep!”
With the head coach’s long whistle, the forty-five-minute match ended quickly.
The final score was 2 to 2. Team A, with all its members starting, was tied by Team B, which was slightly inferior in overall strength!
In just forty-five minutes, Ling Feng's outstanding performance in the midfield conquered the first-team coaches and teammates.
On the defensive end, although he was easily broken through by Team A's midfielders and forwards many times, he also used excellent anticipation to position himself defensively in advance and intercepted the opponent's passes several times.
On the offensive end, he relied solely on his own strength to connect the entire B team into a relatively coherent whole, firmly controlling the offensive rhythm in his own hands.
And with his broad vision and active running, he created gaps and sent many threatening passes.
Every attack, as long as he is involved, is as smooth as flowing clouds and flowing water.
If the substitute forward's ability to seize opportunities was not much worse than that of the starting forward, the score of this confrontation would definitely be more than this.
It is worth mentioning that after the match, other first-team teammates couldn't help but come up and high-five Ling Feng:
"Ling, you played well!"
"Man, you The pass was great!”
Faced with the praise and praise from his teammates, Ling Feng did not show any pride, he just smiled back and gave them high-fives without being humble or condescending.
The steady expression does not look like a rookie who has just been promoted to the first team.
His outstanding performance on the field and his humble attitude off the field endeared him to other teammates.
“This kid is pretty good.”
In this way, Ling Feng’s first training session with the first team was over.
Back indoors, after taking a hot bath and changing clothes, Ling Feng went to the base restaurant.
As soon as he took a chicken breast and kale salad from the chef, he heard a shout from behind:
"Ling, here!"
Hearing the sound, he saw Mahrez sitting at a table next to the floor-to-ceiling window, waving to him.
With a raised brow, Ling Feng did not refuse Mahrez's invitation, so he came to the table, opened the seat generously and sat down.
“Hey, Riyad.”
Having just transferred from Ligue 2, the 22-year-old Mahrez is a young man who left his hometown and came to England to make a career in football. .
Therefore, he hopes to communicate more with his teammates so as to integrate into the Leicester City team as soon as possible.
In his opinion, Ling Feng, who took the initiative to talk to him on the eve of the last game, was a very good choice.
And Ling Feng is also very happy to make friends with Mahrez.
Although Ling Feng does not speak French, Mahrez's English is also very poor.
However, the two can still communicate normally through simple English words and gestures.
Just as the two were chatting about adding contact information, captain Wes Morgan came to the two of them with his mobile phone and asked Ling Feng:
"Guys, I need your numbers. Pulled into the team’s group chat.”
“Oh, okay. My number is”
After pulling Ling Feng and Mahrez into the team’s group chat, Morgan did not Don't worry about how Mahrez, who has just transferred, adapts to his new life in England.
The dribbling and dribbling that Mahrez showed on the court are eye-catching.
Morgan is certain that Mahrez will become an indispensable player for Leicester City.
For the sake of the team's performance and future, as the captain, I should also help the newly transferred Mahrez integrate into the team as soon as possible.
This is the responsibility of a team captain!
After captain Morgan left, the team's forward, the future "Soul of the Blue Foxes" Vardy, also brought a salad and suddenly came to the table of two people:
"Hey guys, do you mind if I sit here?"
Hearing this, Ling Feng just shrugged, then pulled out a chair and said, "Of course!" Last season, Vardy, who had just set a record for non-professional player transfer fees, came to Leicester City.
However, perhaps due to adaptation issues, in his first English Championship season, he played 26 times and scored only four goals.
In the second season, this year, after adapting to the intensity and defenders of the English Championship, his number of goals began to skyrocket.
Eight goals have been scored in the first half alone!
Doubled!
The double striker formed by him and Nugent has become Leicester City's two sharp edges in attacking the city.
However, for Vardy, who has big dreams, he wants to score more goals!
Therefore, after witnessing Ling Feng’s superior vision and passing, and having tasted the sweetness in the FA Cup, Vardy knew very well that if he wanted to score more goals, he would have to outdo others. A main forward, Nugent, can only count on this 18-year-old genius who has just been promoted to the first team!
With a good relationship, Ling Feng will be able to pass more passes to himself during the game.
Then your chances of scoring a goal will be even greater.
So, it is necessary to have a good relationship with Ling Feng!
As for Vardy's overtures, Ling Feng remained calm on the surface, but ripples were already rising in his heart.
He was a little flattered.
However, after thinking about it carefully, Ling Feng felt relieved.
With his superb vision and passing ability, he can be said to be a bankrupt version of De Bruyne.
Even though he is far from the peak of De Bruyne, at the level of the British Championship, he can be regarded as a master of cake making.
Any forward hopes to have such a master cake maker behind him who can deliver delicious and fragrant cakes to his mouth!
So, it is normal for Vardy to want to have a good relationship with himself.
The world of sports competition is such a reality.
The strong will always be respected!
After a short break in the restaurant, the first team went to the gym for strength training.
However, except for Ling Feng and Mahrez.
According to the head coach's instructions, the two of them did not need to undergo strength training for the time being. Instead, they followed the tactical coach to the team's video room.
This is to allow the two of them to adapt to the first team's tactics as soon as possible.
In the next few days, Ling Feng participated in training step by step and quickly became involved with his first-team teammates.
After the daily training session, he would go to the video room with Mahrez, and then, under the guidance of the tactical coach, watch the game video to gain a deeper understanding of the first team. Tactical play.
For example, how to move on the field, how to organize support in the frontcourt, how to carry out offensive routines, etc.
Although it is integrated with the memory of the predecessor, I have a certain degree of basic football tactics and knowledge. learn.
However, the tactical complexity of the youth team and the first team is not at the same level at all.
After the tactics course, Ling Feng returned to the players' dormitory and had to take out his densely written notebook to review it.
Even if you have a plug-in, if you want to become stronger, you still need to put in corresponding efforts!
. . .
While Ling Feng was quietly practicing at the Belvoir base, the upset in the FA Cup began to ferment, which also brought Ling Feng a lot of media attention.
The FA Cup, which has a history of over a century, has always been a breeding ground for "unpopular" games.
In this historic cup competition, in addition to countless classic battles by powerful players, many lower-level league teams also shine on this stage.
They have played the role of "giant killers" many times, knocking down many top giants.
These examples of the weak defeating the strong fully prove to the world the charm of football.
This is not the first time in the history of the FA Cup that a British Championship team has defeated a Premier League team.
Compared to two years ago in the FA Cup, the Premier League team Wigan Athletic was eliminated by the English second team Swindon Town in a huge upset. Leicester City came back to eliminate Stoke City. It's so surprising.
However, this game was particularly different because of one player.
Because, the person who led Leicester City to reverse the game was an 18-year-old boy who came out of nowhere!
After all the matches in the third round of the FA Cup were over, newspapers such as the Daily Mail, The Times, The Mirror, and The Guardian all mentioned this minor event in their sports sections. Quite an upset.
For nothing else, the British media always likes to discover and praise young geniuses who emerge from nowhere.
Beckham, Rooney, Owen.
For them, this is their traffic password to increase sales!
(End of this chapter)