Chapter 173 The beautiful fans of the visiting team
September 27th.
The weather in London is rare and sunny.
As the capital and economic center of the United Kingdom, London, with a population of about eight million, is the heart of British football!
In this international metropolis, there are more than a dozen professional football clubs, large and small, competing in leagues at all levels.
Among them, there are six teams competing in the Premier League this season: Chelsea, Arsenal, Tottenham, West Ham United, Crystal Palace, and Queens Park Rangers!
Almost one-third of the Premier League teams!
It is conceivable that as the origin of modern football, London has a strong football culture and atmosphere.
In contrast, in a distant eastern country, a province with a population of 80 million, there is not even a top domestic league team.
Today, the nickname The "Eagle" Crystal Palace will face Leicester City, the "Blue Fox" who has performed amazingly this season, at their home stadium, Selhurst Park!
Regarding this stadium, it is also a witness to a superstar becoming famous with one goal.
On that sunny afternoon in 1996, a handsome blond boy from Manchester United announced his emergence on this stadium with a shocking half-time lob.
And that handsome guy’s name is David Beckham!
As one of several Premier League teams in London, Crystal Palace, founded in 1905, has always had a loyal fan base with an attendance rate of over 96%.
So, when Barbara and her female assistant came to the stadium, they found that there were people everywhere.
Both Barbara and Barbara asked friends who have Leicester City fan memberships to help buy their tickets.
After passing the security check, the two people holding the game magazine in their hands found their own seats in the visiting team fan area on the left side of the east stand.
Barbara is not a football fan, but she knows a lot about football.
At least we know what offside means.
When I was a child, I followed my father to watch the matches of the domestic league hegemon Ferencvaros. I just thought the football matches were very lively.
She was discovered by a modeling agency when she was a teenager and has been developing her modeling career since childhood.
It was not until the past two years, after signing a new model agency, that he gradually shifted his career center to Europe and the United States.
It is worth mentioning that this is her first time to watch a Premier League game!
For this reason, she specially chose a sporty outfit today.
Black tight-fitting high-waisted pants and a baseball jacket, paired with a gray printed letter T-shirt, and paired with a fresh high ponytail hairstyle, make this Victoria's Secret supermodel exude a sweet and energetic look. temperament.
Of course, this outfit was not only for this game, but also for someone she might meet.
Seeing that it was still some time before the game started, Barbara took out the clothes for this game. magazine, flipping through it with interest.
Every competition magazine is unique.
After flipping through it, she saw Ling Feng standing in the center of the second row on the away team's family photo!
The smile in the photo is as bright and sunny as the first time we met in Milan.
Just as Barbara was lost in memories, the female assistant sitting next to her suddenly poked her with her elbow and reminded:
"Hey, the players are out to warm up!"
Hearing this, Barbara raised her head suspiciously and looked at the court.
I saw players from both teams filing out of the tunnel and into the stadium, ready to start pre-match warm-ups.
Crystal Palace players raised their hands in a familiar manner and waved to the fans in the stands.
This move immediately triggered a burst of warm cheers in the stadium!
Barbara and I are in a good location and very close to the stadium.
After some searching, she quickly locked her sights on the black-haired young man wearing a blue long-sleeved training suit.
It’s him!
Last time, the other party, as an audience, saw him working.
But now, it's the other way around.
As an audience member, I saw the other person at work.
Barbara suddenly felt that this feeling was so interesting!
Just as Barbara was looking a little fascinated, the female assistant beside her suddenly asked:
"That black-haired No. 7 is the one who helps you pay in Milan. The boy with the money?”
On the way to the stadium, under questioning from the female assistant, Barbara confessed her "encounter" with Ling Feng.
Hearing this, Barbara nodded: "Yes."
"I remember that he seems to be very famous in England and his name is very special, called Ling Feng"
"By the way, it seems that Burberry just announced him as its image ambassador a few days ago."
While speaking, the female assistant took out her mobile phone, found Burberry's official website, and opened an advertisement.
The protagonist of the commercial is none other than Ling Feng wearing a Burberry windbreaker!
Looking at the commercial, the female assistant marveled:
“He has a great figure, he can even be a model”
While watching the commercial Ling Feng in the room looked at the real person who was warming up on the field, and Barbara suddenly felt inexplicably nervous.
She suddenly regretted why she came to watch this game.
However, as soon as this idea emerged, she threw it out of her mind:
“I just came here to see the person who helped me, and I didn’t do anything bad. Besides, my father taught me that others I have helped you, so I must repay him!"
"Well, that's right, everything I did was to repay him!"
"After the game is over, I want to find him. Him, and then treat him to dinner!”
Just as Barbara was secretly making up her mind, the players from both sides also completed their pre-match warm-ups and returned to the locker room to prepare.
After a while, players from both sides lined up to enter the field.
At five o'clock in the afternoon, under the watchful eyes of 26,000 spectators, the game officially started!
Of course Ling Feng, who was running on the field, didn't know about Barbara's arrival.
I didn’t know that this supermodel came to watch this game just to see me!
Once he stands on the green field, he will devote himself wholeheartedly to the game.
Victory is the only thing he pursues on the court!
There are many future Premier League stars in the Crystal Palace formation, such as Pang Jon, Ward, MacArthur and so on.
Among them, the one Ling Feng is most familiar with is, of course, Wilfried Zaha, who will be dubbed the "London Football King" in the future.
At the beginning of this season, Van Gaal made it clear that Zaha was not in his plans.
Therefore, Crystal Palace loaned the youth winger back to Selhurst Park to strengthen the winger's lineup.
However, he did not start this game, but served as the substitute for another "extraordinary maniac" Yannick Bolasie.
Crystal Palace is having a tough time this season.
Coach Tony Pulis, who led the team to avoid relegation last season and won the 11th best Premier League record, left the club directly due to differences with the club's senior management at the end of August due to recruitment issues.
The club has brought back Neil Warnock, who coached Crystal Palace during the British Championship, to replace Tony Pulis.
Warnock's appointment has stabilized the turbulent military morale of Crystal Palace to a certain extent.
Although the season started with two consecutive losses.
But in the third round away game against Newcastle, Crystal Palace reversed its decline with a three-three draw. In the last game, they defeated Everton away from home and won their first Premier League win of the season!
Back at home, Crystal Palace, with high morale, plans to give the visiting Fox City a bit of a show.
As for Leicester City, they have experienced After the last big battle with Manchester United, there was a lot of consumption.
In addition, Crystal Palace's strength was not too strong, so Pearson boldly carried out a large-scale rotation.
As for the two full-backs, veteran Konchesky on the left started, and Luther Wright on the right returned to the starting lineup.
These two were originally the starting full-backs this season.
Especially Konchesky on the left.
Pearson had hoped that the former Liverpool player would use his Premier League experience to help the team.
However, rich experience could not save his declining physical condition.
After being repeatedly blown away by Premier League wingers, Pearson could only choose Schlupp, who was younger and more physically fit, to replace him.
In addition to the two full-backs, Andy King replaced "Brother Drinking Water" and controlled the midfield with Cambiasso.
As for the frontcourt quartet that Leicester City relies on most, except for the unstoppable Ling Feng, all of them will be rotated!
Ulloa starts at center, with Albrighton on the left and Conoket on the right.
As for the tactics in this game, Pearson also made some changes.
Since the forward forward Vardy is replaced by Ulloa, a standing center, Ulloa's header and back ability can be used to either directly header the ball or give it to his teammates. Make a ball!
Therefore, he specifically emphasized that Albrighton should make more crosses from the wing, and that Ling Feng and Konokat should change positions more often and move to the right to make crosses.
Anyway, this is the tactical play in the second half of the game against Manchester United:
Cross from the wing, explode!
However, as soon as the game started, the Crystal Palace side, wearing red and blue striped shirts, pressed forward as a whole and set off a wave of attacks!
Obviously, coach Warnock is also very aware of Leicester City's offensive firepower.
So, if you want to take advantage of the home court, start the game as soon as possible and strive for the first goal.
If they can score first, they can enter their own rhythm in this game.
However, Leicester City is well prepared for its attack on Crystal Palace!
After the opening, the Blue Fox generals immediately started pressing in the frontcourt like beasts coming out of the cage!
After defeating Manchester United in the last game, the Blue Fox coaching staff headed by Pearson is even more convinced that high-pressing offensive football is the most suitable for their young and energetic team!
However, this high-position pressing tactic requires a lot of enthusiasm from the players and consumes a lot of physical energy.
The entire formation must press forward and contribute more running and pressing, so that the opponent will not be able to control the ball so easily.
So, proper rotation is very necessary!
The substitute players who got the chance to start were also very active in pressing the Crystal Palace ball-carrying players.
Crystal Palace’s lineup and player strength are at the mid-to-lower level of the Premier League. Apart from Bolasie, there are no stars with outstanding skills at their feet.
So, under Leicester City's high pressure, it was very difficult to get the ball out, so we had to drive forward.
The Crystal Palace does not have a center as a fulcrum, so long passes can only go to Bolasie on the left.
This winger has speed, skills with his feet, and is very threatening when passing through. He is considered the strongest point in the Crystal Palace frontcourt.
However, the right back De Wright who defends his side is not slow, and with the help of Cambiasso, he can still restrict the wing speed horse to a certain extent.
Once Bolasie is restricted, it is basically difficult for Crystal Palace's offense to move forward.
Soon, under pressure, the ball came to Leicester City.
Leicester City then launched wave after wave of attacks against Crystal Palace’s defense!
At the same time, in the stands, Barbara was completely immersed in the fierce competition.
Compared with the domestic leagues in Hungary and Xiaozhi, the Premier League games are faster-paced and more beautiful.
However, all her attention was focused on the black-haired young man!
Every time she saw Ling Feng holding the ball, her eyes widened suddenly and she sat up straight, as if she wanted to see clearly his every move on the court;
And every time she saw Ling Feng holding the ball, When Feng is violated by her opponent and falls to the ground, she will also show a worried look, and then, like other visiting team fans, protest:
"Hey, referee!"
"This is a foul!"
"Give him a card!"
In this game, Crystal Palace also conducted a targeted double-team defense against Ling Feng.
Whenever Ling Feng wants to catch the ball or get the ball, he just fouls!
Although, Ling Feng attracted the defense of two or three players and passed the ball well to the open teammates.
However, perhaps because they wanted to express themselves too much today, or because of personal ability issues, the Blue Fox frontcourt players failed to seize the opportunity in the final pass and the final kick.
While occupying the advantage on the field and having far more shots than their opponents, Leicester City has been unable to penetrate the Crystal Palace goal.
Perhaps the situation on the field has reached a stalemate. At this stage, there were not many exciting scenes, and the live broadcast cameras began to focus on the fans in the stands and began to capture their reactions.
Soon, the on-site director discovered the outstanding-looking and sweet Barbara among the fans of the away team.
Beauty!
The director did not hesitate to target this beautiful fan, and her appearance appeared on the big screen.
The female assistant noticed this and immediately poked Barbara with her elbow, who was staring closely at the court.
The latter was stunned for a moment, and then he reacted when he saw the crane camera pointed at him and himself appearing on the big screen in the stadium.
And she did not coy, but waved to the camera generously, without forgetting to show a charming smile.
This smile immediately melted the entire audience and caused a burst of wolf howls from the male fans present.
"Holy shit! It's so pretty!"
"Do the visiting team have such pretty fans?!"
"Mom, I'm in love"
Commentator Ben I thought this was just a beautiful female fan, but after being reminded by my assistant, I learned the identity of this beautiful fan!
“Haha, I didn’t expect that we would have a supermodel on site today. This young lady, named Barbara Palvin, is a very famous Hungarian model.”
"Guess which team she came to Selhurst Park today to cheer for?"
This question is obviously very unprofessional.
Everyone is already sitting in the visiting team fans area, they must be supporting Leicester City!
(End of this chapter)