Chapter 95 Mader, Wenger poached me in front of my face? ! 【2-in-1】
May 17, 2014.
London, Wembley Stadium.
This largest modern stadium in Europe ushered in the annual FA Cup final.
In the stadium, Jingwei is clearly divided into two camps: red and blue.
Even a few neutral fans will buy an Arsenal jersey or a Leicester City scarf outside the stadium.
However, at a glance, there are still many fans wearing Arsenal jerseys.
After all, it is a Premier League giant and it is in a metropolis like London. Its popularity and fans are unmatched by Leicester City.
Even in terms of numbers, almost all the fans in the small city of Leicester City came out to reach the FA Cup final after many years.
With 90,000 seats, excluding some neutral fans, there were still 40,000 Blue Fox fans who came to the scene to cheer for their team.
The 40,000 fans, including men, women, old and young, account for almost one-tenth of the entire population of Leicester!
You can imagine how much Leicester people attach great importance to this final!
In the singing competition between the two sides, Leicester City players were the first to enter the stadium for pre-match warm-up sessions.
Especially when Ling Feng’s handsome face appeared on the big screen in the stadium, the Blue Fox fans in the stadium suddenly burst into deafening cheers!
There were also screams from many female fans.
Ling Feng also raised his hands and waved to the fans in the stands.
In addition to Blue Fox fans, many Arsenal fans also know this black-haired young man.
“Is this the kid that Wenger personally called to invite him to join us in the winter window?”
“Yes, if he can come in the winter window, maybe we won’t be at the key point of the championship. Always falling behind."
"You pin your team's hopes of winning the championship on an eighteen-year-old kid."
"You don't understand, his performance in the English Championship this season is simply phenomenal. Not only did he contribute more than a dozen goals and more than 20 assists, he won the double best award of the season, and was also selected for the World Cup. Thirty-man preliminary roster"
"He is the strongest player in Leicester City. No!"
"So powerful?"
"You will know later in the game. I feel he is the most threatening person in Leicester City's formation."
The pre-match warm-up session only lasted fifteen minutes.
However, after returning to the locker room, what surprised Ling Feng was that his teammates seemed a little nervous.
Vardy, who always likes to play music before games, did not. He just sat there silently tying the laces of his sneakers.
However, Ling Feng noticed that after he tied his shoelaces, he seemed not satisfied, so he loosened his shoelaces and tied them again;
And he liked to play ball barefoot before the game. Brother Shui, who was looking for something to feel like, didn’t hit the ball. He just wore headphones and listened to the music quietly.
Originally Ling Feng didn’t feel nervous at all.
But I was also infected by the emotions of my teammates, and suddenly I felt that I was a little too relaxed
In the locker room, no one was chatting, and no music was playing, only wearing jerseys and equipment silently.
So, when head coach Pearson and the coaching staff entered the locker room, they felt the silence and tension in the locker room.
Among all the first-team players in Leicester City, only a handful of players have ever experienced a cup final.
Among them, right back Paul Konchesky is the player who has entered the cup finals the most times in the entire team.
This experienced former England international reached the FA Cup final with West Ham United in the 2005-06 season, and also reached the Europa League final with Fulham in the 2009-10 season.
During his playing career, coach Pearson also reached the FA Cup final.
So, they can understand the emotions of their players at this moment.
I saw that he did not directly pull out the tactical board and explain the tactical details to the players as usual.
Instead, he clapped his hands, focused everyone's attention, and said loudly:
"Listen, guys, I believe this is the first final for most of our players."
"So, it's normal to feel nervous, to feel uneasy."
"But what I want to tell you is that you have done so well this season!"
This curse word blurted out made the Leicester City generals cheer up and become more focused. Head coach Yu's words:
"We have done well enough in the past season. We won the league championship ahead of schedule and completed our goal of promotion."
“And reaching the FA Cup final is an unexpected surprise for our outstanding performance.”
“No matter what the final result of this game is, we cannot deny the hard work and sweat we have put in in the past season. "
"So, don't feel any pressure, just perform your best on the court!"
After that, Pearson applauded.
The coaching staff also applauded.
Amid the applause, Captain Morgan stood up suddenly, took over the conversation, and said in a deep voice:
"Have you heard what the leader said?!"
"Gather in a circle!"
Under the leadership of Morgan, everyone stood up one after another, stood in a circle, and put their hands on each other's shoulders.
“Let’s have fun!”
"Blue Fox, move forward!"
The next second, the Leicester City generals' eyes narrowed, and they shouted in unison with all their strength:
"Blue Fox, move forward!!!"
. . .
The walls on both sides of the players tunnel have already been replaced with promotional posters of the two teams.
One side is red and one side is blue.
Red and blue have always produced many exciting and fierce duels!
The promotional figures of Arsenal posters are Ramsey and Koscielny.
These two men made huge contributions on Arsenal's way to the FA Cup final.
On the Leicester City poster, there are Ling Feng and Vardy!
In addition to having the absolute core position of the team, Leicester City Club has also established the 18-year-old Ling Feng as the club's image spokesperson off the field.
Players from both teams also came to the tunnel from the locker room one after another, preparing to line up for admission.
Ling Feng, wearing the No. 23 jersey of the Blue Fox, also turned his head and looked at Arsenal's formation.
There were no smoke bombs and no signs of weakness.
The FA Cup championship is right in front of us, and the coaches of both sides have put forward their strongest lineups.
It is worth mentioning that the tactical formations of both sides are 4231.
For Arsenal, the goalkeeper is Polish Fabianski.
The four defenders, from left to right, are Gibbs, Koscielny, Mertesacker and Sagna.
Three midfielders, Arteta and Ramsey partner in the midfield, and Ergo is slightly ahead.
On the left and right are "Prince of Polti" Podolski and "Third Brother" Cazorla!
At the forefront is Frenchman Olivier Giroud!
As for Leicester, the goalkeeper position is still as stable as an old dog, Schmeichel.
The four defenders are Schlupp, Morgan, Moore and De Wright.
It is worth mentioning that Liam Moore, an England U21 player of Jamaican origin, replaced the old central defender Wasilovski in the second half of this season and became captain Morgan's central defender partner.
Morgan has rich experience and strong frontal air defense capabilities, but is slow to turn and pursue.
Moore has outstanding physical fitness and fast speed, which can complement Morgan.
The three midfielders, "Drinking Brother" Drinkwater and Matty James, the former Manchester United twin stars, stayed behind to protect the sudden breakthrough. This is the iron triangle of Leicester City's midfield this season, and it is also the way Leicester City controls the midfield
On the left and right are Nugent and Mahrez.
The single arrow is the team's top scorer in the Championship, Jamie Vardy!
He basically knows all of Arsenal's starting eleven.
Of course, I don’t know if people recognize him or not.
However, what Ling Feng is sure of is that he just met Ramsey at the PFA awards ceremony!
“Hey, Allen!”
Looking around, seeing Ling Feng greeting him, Ramsey couldn’t help but smile:
"Ling, are you okay?"
"Not bad, how about you."
"Not bad."
Simply talk to the only player I know in Arsenal After a few words of greeting, Ling Feng turned around and prepared to return to his team.
Unexpectedly, Wenger, tall and dressed in a suit, suddenly appeared in front of him!
"Professor" Wenger is exactly the same as what he saw on TV!
Wise and firm eyes, elegant temperament
Wenger is obviously a different style of coach than the "madman" he has seen before.
In an instant, Ling Feng could not help but feel ripples in his heart!
Sure enough, there was only the wrong name, not the wrong nickname!
The next second, he took the lead in showing a smile and greeted the godfather of Arsenal:
"Mr. Wenger! How are you?"
"I'm fine, Ling, we finally meet. "
The two shook hands, and Ling Feng said with emotion:
"Yes, I didn't expect to meet your team at Wembley before being promoted to the Premier League. ”
"Haha, maybe it was special fate that allowed us to meet in advance."
After a pause, Wenger couldn't help but joke:
"If you accept my invitation at that time , maybe you are wearing an Arsenal jersey now and standing on my side instead of on the opposite side."
The Arsenal players who listened to the conversation between the two men all showed surprised expressions. expression.
They have worked with Wenger for so long, and they can definitely hear the regret in their head coach's tone.
Does the boss admire this boy so much? !
Ling Feng was stunned for a moment by Wenger's words, and then said with a smile:
"Haha, yes. There are many moments in life when choices need to be made, and no one can say no. Is the choice I made right? I only know that every choice I make will not regret it."
"What do you think, Mr. Wenger?"
This one? These philosophical words were spoken by a young man who was only 18 years old. Wenger raised his eyebrows and nodded:
"I completely agree with your point of view!"
After the real meeting, Wenger discovered that this young man really has a maturity and stability that is beyond his peers!
Just like the mature style he showed on the court!
This black-haired young man couldn't help but remind Wenger of the Spanish man who also became the core of the team at the age of eighteen, became the team captain at the age of twenty-one, but in the end chose to defect at his own expense. people.
However, when the two faced invitations from other teams, the methods they adopted were completely different
While Ling Feng and Wenger were chatting, Pearson, who had just arrived in the players' tunnel, saw this scene and suddenly became wary in his heart.
Made!
Wenger, this old boy, still doesn’t give up?
You actually plan to poach my team’s treasure in front of me this time? !
Thinking of this, Pearson immediately stepped forward and interrupted the two of them:
"Mr. Wenger!"
"Hey, Mr. Pearson, hello."
"I'm not very good. Are you poaching my players in public?"
Although there was a smile on his face, Pearson's tone was a bit aggressive.
Facing the half-truth and half-false "accusations", Wenger just smiled very elegantly and waved his hand:
"Oh, of course not!"
"We were just chatting"
As his senior and a big shot in football, even if Wenger really poached people in person, Pearson couldn't Really fall out with each other.
So, he immediately joked along the steps:
"Haha, forgive me for being so nervous. You also know how charming you are."
After saying that, he waved to Ling Feng and reminded:
"Go back to your team and prepare for the game."
"Yes, boss."
Hearing this, Ling Feng quickly returned to the end of Leicester City's queue.
And Vardy, standing in front of him, suddenly turned around and asked Ling Feng in a low voice:
"Wenger seems to be very optimistic about you. Does he still want to buy you?"
Hearing this, Ling Feng raised his eyebrows and suddenly remembered a transfer news from his previous life.
The two protagonists of the transfer are Arsenal and Vardy.
After the Blue Fox miracle, Wenger also planned to buy Vardy to increase the impact of the team's forward line.
However, in the face of invitations from Arsenal and Wenger, Vardy finally decided to stay in Leicester City, which later became the story of "The Soul of the Blue Fox".
Thoughts fleeting, Ling Feng just shrugged and pretended to be cool:
"I'm so good, every team will want me, right?"
And this The confident look was only met with a sneer from Vardy:
“Tch!”
After the interlude in the player tunnel, the two sides were ready to make their debut.
"Let us welcome both sides of the final."
In the introduction of the stadium DJ, the head coaches of both teams led the ball boys, followed the referee team, and entered the stadium first.
Behind him are the players of the two teams, as well as Prince William and Princess Kate as special guests.
As the oldest cup competition, the FA Cup final is a big one.
Before the game, there was not only a performance team, but also the Royal Guards Band to help play music.
As the two teams lined up facing the grandstand, Prince William, as the special guest of the final, came forward to shake hands with the coaches and players of the two teams.
When Prince William came to Ling Feng, the latter also smiled politely and reached out to shake his hand.
After completing the pre-match ceremony, the players from both sides shook hands one by one.
Then, both sides came to their respective halves and waited for the game to start.
Looking towards the blue stands, Ling Feng saw a huge blue fox flag.
The giant flag seemed to be swimming on the blue ocean, with waves rising.
On the other side of the bright red area, Arsenal fans were waving red flags in their hands.
Fans from both sides were shouting cheering slogans to cheer for the team.
"Blue Fox, move forward!"
"Gunner, we must win!"
Standing on Wembley Stadium, with the cheers of 90,000 spectators echoing in his ears, Ling Feng suddenly felt his heart surge.
Is this the atmosphere of the FA Cup final?
Love it!
(End of this chapter)