Chapter 146 The Blue Fox’s new No. 7, the handle of the trident [Four thousand words in one chapter]
The jersey number not only distinguishes the players on the field, but is also a very important part of professional football culture.
The jersey numbers are divided according to position. Number seven is generally the number of the left and right wingers.
However, some forwards or midfielders also like this number.
And the most famous No. 7 in football is also star-studded.
For example, Manchester United King Cantona, Real Madrid Prince Raul, heartthrob Beckham, and Portuguese King Cristiano Ronaldo!
Number seven is definitely a very popular number in football!
In the eyes of the club director and head coach, Ling Feng, as the team’s star player and tactical core, should wear a number that represents the core.
This is an honor and a declaration.
Ling Feng can convey a message to the outside world by wearing No. 7, which represents the core of the team:
Ling Feng is the absolute core of our club!
Perhaps according to his position and playing style, No. 10, who represents the core of the midfield, will be more suitable for Ling Feng.
However, the No. 10 jersey already has an owner, and it is Andy King, a meritorious veteran who has shared the joys and sorrows with the club, step by step from the English League One to the Premier League.
No matter how much the club valued Ling Feng’s value, it would not be possible to directly steal Andy King’s No. 10 and give it to Ling Feng.
That would be so impersonal!
It just so happens that everyone at Leicester City Club knows that Ling Feng is Beckham's fan.
Beckham wears the No. 7 jersey at Manchester United and the national team.
That’s why Pearson specially called him to the office to talk about this matter.
Faced with this suggestion, Ling Feng accepted it without any hesitation!
From the beginning of watching football, I don’t know whether it was because of Beckham or the influence of Ronaldo later. He has a soft spot for the number seven.
Now, he is excited to put on the No. 7 jersey of the Blue Fox and compete in the Premier League and Europa League for Leicester City.
He hopes that through his own efforts, this number will also become a legend of the Blue Fox!
The next day, the club announced the jersey numbers of this season's first team players on its official website.
Except for Ling Feng who changed from No. 23 to No. 7, the jersey numbers of other old players have not changed.
Argentinian center Ulloa, who just joined the team for 7 million euros, took over Ling Feng’s No. 23 jersey.
Left winger Albrighton wears No. 11, and center back Upson wears No. 6.
After announcing the jersey number, Leicester City also released a short video:
The content of the video is Ling Feng, wearing the No. 7 jersey, standing under the spotlight, with his back to the camera. .
Then, he slowly raised his hands and pointed at the new number on his back with his thumb.
Finally, he turned his head slightly, revealing his handsome three-dimensional profile and the slightly raised corners of his mouth!
The title of the video is also very cool:
"Premier League, please allow me to introduce the new number seven of the Blue Fox!"
Once the video was released, the number of clicks and likes, The number of comments skyrocketed.
It is worth mentioning that after the outstanding performances of Ling Feng and Vardy in the World Cup, Leicester City, the newly promoted Premier League team, has attracted more attention from English fans.
Not only has the number of social media followers of the club increased significantly, but the number of players' social media fans has also increased.
Of course, among all the players in the entire first team, the most popular and famous one is naturally Ling Feng!
Following the small warm-up of the video, Ling Feng’s No. 7 jersey was immediately put on sale in Leicester City’s official store the next day.
Although we had anticipated the enthusiasm of the fans, we had prepared two thousand jerseys in advance.
However, the club still underestimated Ling Feng's popularity in Leicester and even England.
Before the official store opened, Leicester City fans lined up outside the door.
They have only one purpose, which is to buy Ling Feng's No. 7 jersey as soon as possible!
In just a few hours, all 2,000 jerseys prepared by the club were sold out!
The number of people in the queue outside the store has not decreased at all.
It seems that all Leicester City fans have chosen to buy Ling Feng’s jersey to express their determination to support Ling Feng and the club!
After receiving the news, the club’s commercial department immediately notified the factory to increase horsepower and increase production.
Freshly released jerseys were delivered to the loyal fans of the Blue Fox.
Up until the store closed that day, Ling Feng’s No. 7 jersey had sold as many as 5,000 pieces!
In addition to the popularity of offline physical stores, the number of jerseys pre-sold on the official website is even more exaggerated, reaching an astonishing five thousand pieces!
This section contains orders placed by Leicester City fans or Lingfeng fans from other parts of England and even other countries.
Together, the sales volume of Ling Feng’s No. 7 jersey reached 10,000 pieces on the first day!
These include lower-priced adult jerseys and higher-priced authentic jerseys.
The difference between the two is that the former is exclusively for fans.
The latter is no different from the jersey worn by the players.
According to an average of 60 pounds per jersey, 10,000 jerseys would be 600,000 pounds!
This is just one day’s sales!
This sales even exceeded the jersey sales on the day the team won the FA Cup at the end of last season!
This is enough to prove Ling Feng’s status in the hearts of Leicester City fans and his high popularity throughout England!
For this, the head of the team’s commercial department smiled from ear to ear.
It is foreseeable that the sales volume of Ling Feng's No. 7 jersey will definitely far exceed that of other Leicester City players, and can even compare with the sales volume of jerseys of other famous Premier League stars.
The decision to let Ling Feng wear No. 7 instead was extremely wise!
Just as Ling Feng's No. 7 jersey was sold out, the team's recruitment was also progressing smoothly.
Considering that the Belgian right-back De Wright's performance fluctuated greatly last season and repeatedly became a weakness for opponents to break through, the team spent 2.5 million pounds to buy it from QPR Queens Park Rangers. Twenty-seven-year-old right back Danny Simpson.
It is worth mentioning that Simpson also came from Manchester United's youth training, and also helped Newcastle win the British Championship and be promoted to the Premier League.
I have to say that Manchester United’s wool is just comfortable when it’s rolled up!
After Simpson, Leicester City ushered in the most important transfer of the season, which was the signing-free transfer of Argentine midfielder "Commander Cam" Esteban Camby from Inter Milan Yasuo!
Cambiasso, who has just finished his ten-year career with Inter Milan, has played more than 400 games for Serie A giant Inter Milan and scored more than 50 goals.
He is also an important contributor to Inter Milan’s three consecutive Serie A championships and the 10-year Triple Crown.
This summer, his contract with the Nerazzurri expired and he finally chose to leave the team.
Considering the team's lack of experience, Pearson personally went to Italy to persuade Cambiaso to join the team.
The former Inter Milan star was also convinced by the team's vision and goals described by Pearson. Cambiasso's arrival will definitely provide the Blue Fox's midfield with some depth and rich experience!
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As transfer signings come to an end, the team's pre-season preparations are also in full swing.
In the next five days, Leicester City played three consecutive away warm-up games.
The purpose of the warm-up match is to allow the new players to integrate into the team as soon as possible and practice tactics, and then let the players find their confidence.
Therefore, opponents who warm up are also more particular.
Don't be too strong. Being beaten by your opponent will only damage the player's confidence and morale.
Don't be too weak. If you are beaten by the opponent throughout the whole process, there will be no training value.
So, the team first practiced with two English League One teams, Preston and Milton Keynes.
First let the new players adapt to the team's tactics in games that are not very intense.
In these two warm-up games, Pearson made major rotations in the first and second halves.
The starters and rotations each play half a game.
Even in the opponent's home court, the huge gap in strength still allowed Leicester City to easily win the opponent.
It was not until the third game that the team faced a slightly stronger opponent, the British Championship team Rotherham.
However, Rotherham, which was promoted from English League One to the English Championship last season, did not make Leicester City put much effort into it.
One three to zero, easily won!
Until August 9th, Leicester City, which had won three consecutive warm-up matches, ushered in the last warm-up match before the start of the Premier League. It was also a truly strong opponent - the Bundesliga powerhouse Werder Bremen. !
Three consecutive away warm-up matches have allowed Leicester City’s new players to initially adapt to the team’s tactics.
It is worth mentioning that the performance of Cambiaso and Lingard is the most outstanding.
Although he is thirty-four years old, his running ability is not what it used to be.
However, his skills and awareness are still there.
Perhaps coming to a new country and facing new challenges makes Cambiaso feel full of motivation.
His competitive state during training and warm-up matches was obviously a level above.
Moreover, Ling Feng is responsible for organizing and attacking in the frontcourt. He doesn’t even need to intervene too much. He only needs to give full play to his excellent defensive awareness and set up a solid barrier in the midfield to protect A slow centre-back partnership.
As a big-name star who once played for a wealthy club and won Serie A and Champions League championships, Cambiaso's strength is not unexpected.
On the contrary, it was Lingard's performance as a newcomer that made the coaching staff and teammates shine.
The three Musketeers of the Blue Fox in the frontcourt each perform their own duties.
Ling Feng is responsible for organizing the offense, Mahrez is responsible for breaking through with the ball, and Vardy is responsible for finishing in front of the goal.
The team's frontcourt offense revolves around three people.
Originally, the team signed Albriy because they wanted to add an extra ball outlet on the wing to achieve a full flow of ball rights in the frontcourt.
Unexpectedly, Lingard, who has excellent running ability without the ball, completed this task more perfectly than Albrighton and became the lubricant between the three Musketeers.
He does not need too much possession of the ball on the court, but likes to run into space to receive Ling Feng's pass and then hit the ball with one kick.
And compared to Albrighton, his ability to attack the goal is stronger.
It is also very threatening to receive the ball from the left and advance or cut inside for a kick.
After three games, Lin Huang scored two goals and one assist, almost seamlessly, and became the handle of the Blue Fox's front three!
As the saying goes, there was Zhou Lang in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, and there was Emperor Lin in Leicester City!
"Commander Cambiaso", "King Lingard" Lingard, Ulloa, Danny Simpson
From the perspective of lineup strength alone, Leicester City is definitely better than It will be even stronger last year!
The improvement in strength was also fully reflected in the match against the Bundesliga team Werder Bremen
Werder Bremen, which ranked 12th in the Bundesliga last season, has won the Bundesliga four times in history. The champion is a traditional team in the Bundesliga.
Although there have been legendary German striker Klose, German champion central defender Per Mertesacker, Ergo, Pizarro and other stars, they have also won the German Cup and reached the UEFA Cup final.
However, as stars continue to leave, Bremen has been hovering in the middle in recent years.
The most well-known star in the Werder Bremen team now may be Austrian international Yunuzovic
Facing a Bundesliga team for the first time, the Blue Fox was not cautious at all, but chose Take the initiative.
This season, Pearson's tactical thinking is very clear, which is to use offense instead of defense!
There is a powerful trio of Ling Feng, Vardy and Mahrez in the frontcourt who account for 80% of the team's goals. If he still plays defensive counterattack, he is mentally ill!
The best tactic is to give full play to the offensive talents of the "Three Musketeers of the Blue Fox", simplify the offensive routine, and carry out the rapid attack to the end.
His purpose is very clear, which is to lead the Blue Fox to set off a wave of offensive football in the Premier League and Europa League!
Werder Bremen did not expect that this newly promoted Premier League team would be so reckless and launched a fierce attack:
In the fifth minute of the game, Leicester City played a smooth pass in the frontcourt. After all the cooperation, Mahrez finally made an inverted triangle pass from the right, and Ling Feng put in a low shot to score from the near corner!
In the fifteenth minute of the game, Cambiaso completed a steal in the midfield and passed the ball to Mahrez on the right.
The latter advanced with the ball and passed a direct pass to the opponent's rib space. Ling Feng, who stepped in, directly passed the ball in an arc to find the back point.
Lin Huang, who stepped in from behind, headed the rebound ball and once again penetrated the goal guarded by Bremen goalkeeper Wolf!
In the 37th minute of the game, Ling Feng pulled the ball away from the midfielder with his back, and then passed a scalpel through ball. Vardy went to the meeting alone and scored with a push shot!
In the first half, Leicester City, with their entire starting lineup, scored three sap shots against Werder Bremen, which directly stunned their friend from the Bundesliga.
What's going on?
Isn’t this team wearing blue jerseys a newly promoted team from the Premier League?
Did we make an appointment with the wrong team? The opponent was not the "Blue Fox" but the "Blue Army"? !
In the second half, Leicester City stopped when it was good and carried out a comprehensive rotation.
In addition to the Premier League, they also have Europa League, FA Cup, League Cup and other competitions this season.
Therefore, how to make reasonable rotations so that the team can maintain stable combat effectiveness is also a major test Pearson faces this season.
Finally, facing Leicester City's substitute lineup, Bremen recovered a goal, which can be regarded as regaining some face.
At the end of the last pre-season warm-up match, Leicester City players had confident smiles on their faces.
They obviously feel that the team's strength has been greatly improved.
Especially the offense, it is as smooth as mercury pouring down the ground, flowing like clouds and water.
They are very optimistic about their prospects in the Premier League.
On the sidelines, Pearson's brows were relaxed and his expression was relaxed.
Judging from the players' game status, the Foxes are ready!
And he can't wait to compete with the other nineteen teams in the Premier League!
(End of this chapter)