Chapter 148 The Premier League, that’s it? ! [Four thousand words combined chapter]
August 16, 2014.
Leicester, King Power Stadium.
Tens of thousands of Blue Fox fans sang the team anthem.
The blue jersey on his body and the Blue Fox flag waving in his hand dyed the stands a deep blue.
It is worth mentioning that almost more than half of the Blue Fox jerseys are wearing Ling Feng's No. 7 jersey.
It also includes the duo of Big William and Bob from the "Fox Club".
However, the No. 7 jerseys worn by William and Bob were not bought, but given to them personally by Ling Feng.
In order to thank Fox Club for supporting him and the team last season, Ling Feng specially sent 100 jerseys to Fox Club fans at his own expense before the start of the game.
And it’s delivered to your door in person!
As for why William didn't wear the jersey signed by Ling Feng for the first time, the reason is also very simple.
Because, he had already framed that jersey in a special frame and hung it on his wall!
This jersey is full of commemorative value, he will not wear it
The faces of all Blue Fox fans were filled with excitement and happiness, because they witnessed a perfect season.
And now, they have once again witnessed their beloved team return to the Premier League after ten years!
The first game was against the "Toffee" Everton led by Belgian coach Martinez!
Last season, Everton surprisingly ranked fifth, just one step away from qualifying for the Champions League.
"Little Monster" Lukaku, who was on loan from the "Blue Army", became Everton's frontline support, scoring 15 goals and providing eight assists for Everton in the Premier League.
Such an excellent performance made Everton buy out Lukaku without hesitation in this summer window and give him the No. 10 jersey.
In addition, based on the original lineup, they also freely signed the Manchester City veteran Barry, who was on loan last season, the "Cheetah" Eto'o, who came from Chelsea on a free transfer, and Bo Black young midfielder Besic.
Everton also shouted the slogan, aiming to qualify for the Champions League this season!
At the pre-match press conference, the coaches from both sides had completely different styles of dealing with the media.
Martinez is wearing a suit and tie and is full of confidence. He believes that his team is the better team and winning is their only goal.
Pearson, who made his debut in the Premier League, looked very humble wearing a Blue Fox sportswear.
He believes that the team needs to adapt to the rhythm of the Premier League first and play its own style.
Back in the locker room, he had a different statement:
“From the first second of the game, we must take the initiative on the court!”
At the same time, during the broadcast indoor.
“Welcome to Leicester for the first game of the Premier League. The two teams are Leicester City, who are playing at home, and Everton.”
“Let’s do it first. Look at the starting lineups of both sides.”
"Leicester City, playing at home, still used their usual 4231 formation"
For Leicester City, the goalkeeper is still the Danish goalkeeper Schmeichel.
The defense line, from left to right, are De Wright, Moore, Morgan and Konchesky.
The two defensive midfielders are still the twin stars poached from Manchester United, "Drinking Brother" Drinkwater and Marty James.
The left and right wingers are Lingard and Mahrez, both on loan from Manchester United.
The single arrow in the front is Vardy, and Ling Feng is behind him!
Leicester City's starting lineup is different from last season's regular starting lineup, with only one position change: the left winger.
Although the Argentinian star Cambiaso, who has just transferred, is better in training and in better condition than Matty James and Drinkwater.
However, taking into account the tacit understanding and tactical running-in issues, Pearson still used the configuration of the former Manchester United twin stars in the midfielder position.
At the beginning of the season, you can take a look at the performance of the former Manchester United twin stars in the midfield.
If it doesn't work, it's not too late to replace Cambiaso.
Everton also adopted a 4231 formation.
The goalkeeper is American national goalkeeper Tim Howard.
The defense line from left to right is Baynes, Distin, Jagielka and Coleman.
The two defensive midfielders are one old and one young. Veteran Gareth Barry, who transferred from Manchester City, partners with Irish midfielder McCarthy.
The left and right wingers are Pienaar and Miralas respectively.
The attacking midfielder is Ross Barkley, the "new Lampard" who has high hopes from Everton fans.
The one on the front line is Lukaku!
In terms of the overall strength of the lineup alone, Leicester City is still obviously slightly inferior to Everton.
However, judging from the personal strength of the stars, Leicester City is even better.
Ling Feng has demonstrated his unique ability as a future midfield master in the English Championship, FA Cup and World Cup.
That is to make teammates better!
Although he is far from reaching the historical level of players such as Ronaldo, Zidane, Pirlo, Messi and other players with their own systems.
However, he is showing his talent for progress and development in this area!
On the court, he reads the situation on the court all the time, uses the most reasonable and comfortable passes to create opportunities for his teammates to attack the goal, and from time to time, he inserts long shots from behind to blast away the opponent's defense.
With Ling Feng on the court, and without Ling Feng on the court, Leicester City are two different teams!
The loud singing sound spread throughout the stadium.
Standing in the player tunnel, Ling Feng, wearing the No. 7 jersey, stood at the end of the Leicester City queue with a calm expression.
Experiencing the baptism of the World Cup and meeting with superstars such as Ronaldinho and Ronaldinho in charity matches have made him more mature and more like a professional player.
Previously, when he saw the familiar stars from his previous life, he would inevitably feel a little excited.
But now, as he slowly integrates into this world, his mentality has quietly changed a little.
The initial excitement was over, and that was it.
After all, he has even met superstars such as Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, and Beckham. Can these stars be as powerful and famous as them?
Perhaps the next time he sees the peerless two prides, his heart will ripple with excitement again
"Hey, Layton Phil"
He first shook hands with national team teammates Baines and Jagielka, and then set his sights on the big black man in the middle of the Everton queue.
At this time, Lukaku has not gained weight yet, and is tall and strong.
However, the dreadlocks and afro from last season have been cut short.
There is no beard on the old face, and there is a trace of honesty that is difficult to detect.
Kaku is obviously one of the most threatening players in Everton's lineup in this game.
He has speed, strength and the ability to attack defenses.
It is definitely a huge test for Morgan and Moore, who are slower to turn around.
Pearson also formulated a targeted tactical arrangement, taking the initiative from the beginning as much as possible, using the home advantage to suppress Everton's attack, thereby allowing the opponent to reduce the number of passes to Kaku.
At the same time, let Morgan keep an eye on Lukaku, while the faster Moore helps defend from the side to prevent him from easily getting the ball.
In Pearson's view, grabbing a good start is the key to whether they can get off to a good start!
With the passionate voice of the stadium DJ playing, the players from the two teams walked into the stadium holding the little caddies.
Looking at the Leicester City players, all the Blue Fox fans suddenly burst into applause. With the cheers and applause of the fans echoing in his ears, Ling Feng narrowed his eyes slightly and felt the moment:
Premier League, we are here!
. . .
After a pre-match ceremony and a coin toss, Everton won the right to kick off.
Before the game started, the Leicester City players formed a circle in their own half, and captain Morgan started the first pre-match mobilization of the new season:
“Guys, let’s We win this game!”
The next second, everyone shouted in unison:
“Go forward, Blue Fox!”
At the same time, Ross Barkley, who was standing not far behind Lukaku, had his hands on his hips and stared closely at Ling Feng, who was talking to Lingard.
In his opinion, Ling Feng took away the World Cup spot that should have belonged to him.
In terms of qualifications, I have been selected for England’s national youth teams at all levels since five years ago.
In terms of performance, he has seven goals and three assists in thirty-eight games in the Premier League, which is not bad.
Why was it not myself who was selected in the end, but this thin boy who was a poor player in the British Championship and had never been selected for the national youth team? !
Watching Ling Feng become the core midfielder of the Three Lions on TV and single-handedly lead the team to the quarterfinals, he felt envious and jealous in his heart.
If it were me, I would definitely be able to perform well in the World Cup!
He even felt that Ling Feng had robbed him of the opportunity to become famous in the World Cup!
So, since the Premier League schedule was released and he found out that he would face Leicester City in the first round, he has been holding back his energy.
He wants to defeat Ling Feng in the Premier League!
Then let everyone know that he, Ross Barkley, is stronger than Ling Feng!
Of course Ling Feng didn’t know that he had become Barkley’s imaginary enemy.
Even if I knew it, I wouldn’t take it to heart.
It is normal for strong people to be jealous or hated.
The reason why the strong are strong is because they only look upward, looking at those who are stronger, and don't care about those weaker than them at all!
Beep~~~
With the referee's whistle, Kaku kicked off the ball with an inverse foot at the mid-point, and the first round of the Premier League match between Leicester City and Everton officially started!
As soon as he received Lukaku's return pass, Barkley looked up to see where his teammates were standing when he saw Vardy rushing toward him.
He was stunned for a moment, then immediately turned around and passed the ball back to McCarthy behind him.
Then, all the fans saw that Vardy continued to rush towards McCarthy without slowing down!
McCarthy did not expect that his opponent would start pressing high from the start.
Unexpectedly, he just looked up at Miralas on the right, and then directly started to pass the ball to the right.
However, high-post pressing tactics are never just about one person
The moment McCarthy passed the ball, Ling had already predicted that he would pass the ball to the two wings. Peak, a diagonal acceleration, and he hit the passing line!
Stretching out his long legs, he intercepted the ball and stole it.
This scene shocked both the fans at the scene and the commentator in the studio.
"So fast!"
"Good shot! Ling Feng stole the ball in the frontcourt!"
Amidst the sudden burst of cheers from the home fans, he did not hesitate. Hesitantly advances with the ball!
Seeing this, Buckley's eyes lit up and he immediately started rushing towards Ling Feng!
Ling Feng's dribbling speed is not too fast.
In just a few breaths, Barkley reached his diagonal rear.
"Let you have a taste of the intensity of the Premier League!"
As soon as he said it, Barkley leaned forward, trying to squeeze away Ling Feng's body and block him. its advancement.
Ross Barkley's body is indeed very strong, like a small tank.
Being squeezed by Barkley, Ling Feng's entire ball-carrying figure staggered, and he was about to fall down.
However, what no one expected was that before the general fell down, he relied on his excellent balance to stabilize his body and pass the ball!
The ball was passed to the left wing by him.
At the same time, a blue figure appeared on the line where the ball was rolling!
It’s Lingard!
"Beautiful! Ling Feng passed the ball to Lingard who came in from the left!"
"Leicester City launched an offensive in the frontcourt!"
And Lingard did not Stop the ball, touch your feet, and dribble the ball forward along the left side.
Right back Coleman tried to grab the ball, but he missed it. He directly accelerated Lingard and changed direction, and passed him completely!
He underestimated Lingard's flexibility!
After passing Coleman, Lingard had already reached the left edge of the penalty area.
He turned around and looked at the running position of his teammates in the middle. He did not cut in, but followed the tactical arrangement. After getting down, he used his left foot to pass an inverted triangle low ball!
“Inverted triangle!”
The ball clung to the turf and quickly rolled towards the top of the arc in the penalty area!
Everton's two central defenders Jagielka and Distin were attracted by Vardy who rushed forward, resulting in a gap at the front of the penalty area.
What appeared there was not Everton's midfielder Barry, but Mahrez cruising from the right to the center!
He just happens to have his left foot, so he can push and hit the goal.
And at this critical moment, he heard a familiar call from behind:
"Riyad!"
Hearing this, Mahrez Without hesitation, he made an action that surprised everyone in the audience including the commentator:
He swung his legs to hit the goal, attracting Everton defender Distin to defend with his back, but at the last moment, he allowed the ball to slip past his feet!
What? !
"Mahrez hit the goal. Oh no! He missed the ball!"
"Behind him"
The eyes of the entire audience followed the ball until it passed The blue figure is coming to kill you!
The number behind that is the most eye-catching seven!
"Lingfeng!!!"
As the commentator suddenly raised his voice, Blue Fox No. 7, with a stern expression, faced the ball and made a putt with the inside of his foot at a ninety-degree angle. !
With a "bang" sound, the ball shot out, turned into a stream of light, and flew straight to the near corner of the goal!
Everton goalkeeper Howard, who was deceived by Mahrez's shooting action and moved to the far right corner of the goal in advance, found it too late when the ball flew out from the side of his own defender.
He tried his best and made a flying move to the left, but he couldn't stop the ball from hitting the inside of the goal post and flying into the goal!
With a snap, the white net rippled like waves of countless Blue Fox fans jumping up in the stands
“The ball is in!!!”
“GOAL~~~GOAL~~~GOAL~~~”
After scoring Leicester City’s first Premier League goal in ten years, he also scored his career After his first goal in the Premier League, Ling Feng's expression did not change at all.
He just stood there, spreading his arms, looking around the court with an arrogant expression.
This look seems to be saying:
The Premier League, that’s it? !
Thanks to "Ynn_CB" for the reward, wow!
(End of this chapter)