Chapter 180 There are no underdogs in the Premier League
At the beginning of October, the Premier League temporarily ceased fire and ushered in the international match day.
Ling Feng and Vardy rushed to the St. George's Park base to continue competing with the Three Lions in the European preliminaries.
On October 10th, the Three Lions first faced the visiting San Marino national team at home.
San Marino is one of the smallest countries in the world, with a population of only 30,000.
San Marino, Liechtenstein, Faroe Islands, Malta, Luxembourg, etc. are all traditional European teams.
These teams don’t have any stars, and some even don’t have enough to recruit eleven professional players.
All that is left is the pride of playing for the country and the deep love for football!
In their view, being able to stand on the stage of the European preliminaries and play against the major European teams is already a different kind of victory.
Win or lose, it really doesn’t matter!
Even so.
However, the only significance of these weak teams in the European preliminaries is to gather the number of people and let the powerful shooters in Europe improve their statistics!
Considering that the opponent was too weak, Hodgson also directly sent a full substitute lineup in this game, taking the opportunity to inspect the new players of the national team.
Even so, at Wembley Stadium, the Three Lions still had a good record with a score of 6-0!
Ling Feng, who only played as a substitute for 20 minutes in the second half, also gave Vardy an assist at the last moment of the game.
For Ling Feng, the European preliminaries were just a formality trip at public expense.
Although the Three Lions are sometimes called the "Three Cats", they are still considered a strong team in Europe.
Especially the opponents in the group are all rotten fish and shrimps.
After defeating Switzerland in the first game, even a full substitute lineup would not prevent them from qualifying for the top spot in the final group
Three days later, the Three Lions took a special plane and arrived at the Baltic Sea. Estonia.
Compared to San Marino, Estonia has never reached the finals of any international competition.
But after all, it is a country with a population of one million, and the national team is still passable, barely a third-rate team in Europe.
The only thing that is certain is that it is stronger than an ancient country in the East with a population of more than one billion!
Yes, it’s you!
India!
Therefore, in order to deal with this opponent who is more powerful than India, Hodgson directly dispatched his main force.
With the performance of Ling Feng, Rooney, Sterling and others, they easily defeated Estonia 3-0.
After defeating Switzerland, San Marino and Estonia, the Three Lions won three consecutive European preliminaries and ranked first in the group in points.
It can be said that it is only a matter of time before the top spot in the group is reached.
After the national team match day, Ling Feng returned to England with the team.
After getting off the plane, the international players said goodbye to each other and drove their own luxury cars
And Ling Feng also got into the black Land Rover driven by the bodyguard.
Traveling with him was his female assistant Sophia.
As soon as the car drove out, the phone rang.
Seeing the caller ID, Ling Feng couldn't help but smile, and then answered the call:
"Hey, Barbara!"
"Yes, I just landed and am on my way home."
"How are you doing at work?"
Since After their last first date in London, the two were busy juggling life and work.
However, for half a month, the two of them have been in contact every day.
At first it was just texting each other.
Then maybe they thought text messages were too troublesome, or maybe the relationship between the two was developing rapidly, so they started calling each other.
The content of the phone call is not particularly important. It is mainly about sharing all kinds of trivial matters in each other's lives.
Barbara will tell him about things she encounters at work, and she will also share small things in life with her, such as her new manicure, today's outfit combination, etc.
In addition to listening obediently most of the time, Ling Feng will also share his daily life with him.
This time he went to Estonia for an away game. He even went to the beach, took some beautiful scenery photos and shared them with Barbara.
After chatting on the phone for about half an hour, Barbara was going to shoot, and the two ended the call.
As soon as he put the phone back in his trouser pocket, Ling Feng heard the female assistant sitting beside him say:
"Boss, can I report to you now?"
< br> Turning to look at the female assistant, Ling Feng joked with interest: "Why do I feel that your tone sounds a little impatient?"
Pushing up the black-rimmed glasses on the bridge of her nose, Sophia said calmly without changing her expression:
"Boss, you are doubting my professionalism!"
Ling Feng raised his eyebrows. He smiled and spread his hands:
"Okay, professionals, how is the work I assigned you going?"
"The security company has installed two security cameras at the entrance and around the house. Fourteen-hour surveillance and a four-person security team are arranged to conduct regular patrols around the house.”
"Also, here is some real estate information that I have collected. There are different options for renting and selling, and the locations are near and far."
After saying that, Sophia took out the briefcase she carried with her. A document was handed to Ling Feng.
"Okay, please excuse me."
After taking the information and looking through it, Ling Feng quickly settled on a mansion located on the outskirts of Leicester.
The house has five rooms, three bathrooms, and is equipped with a private gym, indoor swimming pool, cinema, etc.
Moreover, Leicester's geographical location has convenient transportation, whether it is to London, Birmingham or Manchester, it only takes an hour's drive.
The most important thing is that this house can be rented. You don’t need to buy it at once, you can just move in directly.
Although the price of this house is not too expensive, it only costs less than one million pounds to buy it directly.
However, he still had to discuss it with his parents before making a decision on such a big thing, spending one million pounds at once to buy a house.
“Just this one, I’ll find time to look at it another day.”
"Okay."
Immediately afterwards, Sophia introduced some new business cooperation projects to Ling Feng one by one.
With his outstanding performance in the Premier League, his outstanding image and his potential huge commercial value have become the commercial darling in the eyes of major enterprises and companies.
Many well-known companies and brands have extended an olive branch to him for cooperation.
Faced with the pounds sterling offered to him by the brand, Ling Feng did not accept them all.
Of course he wants to make more money.
However, he is not short of money.
Moreover, whether it is for the reasonable allocation of his off-court time or for his business image, he must choose carefully! . . .
After returning home and enjoying a day of vacation, Ling Feng returned to the club to report the next day.
While everyone was warming up on the training ground, Ling Feng was suddenly called by the head coach
And he unexpectedly discovered that the head coach, who always wore a sports coat, was actually wearing a black suit today. !
Just when he was confused, he suddenly understood after seeing the following reporter with a camera in his hand.
"Ling, congratulations, you were elected the best player in September!"
"Thank you!"
After receiving the somewhat heavy Player of the Month award from the official staff of the Premier League, Ling Feng's mind suddenly rang with a system prompt:
[Ding dong! 】
[The achievement "Premier League Player of the Month" has been achieved]
[Achievement evaluation: A]
[Achievement reward: two free attribute points]
Ling Feng was not surprised at all about this award.
As early as early October, Ling Feng’s name was among the candidates for September’s Best Player announced in early October!
Competing with him are Southampton's Italian striker Pelle and midfielder Schneiderlin, Manchester United's Angel Di Maria, and West Ham United's Sakho.
In September, there were two teams that achieved three consecutive victories, namely Leicester City and Southampton.
With the massive loss of main players and the adjustment and understanding of new players, Southampton, which had undergone a major lineup change, quickly achieved good results on both offense and defense after experiencing a short period of adaptation at the beginning.
For this, the training of Dutch coach Koeman is indispensable.
In addition, Italian striker Pelle, who just transferred from Feyenoord, also performed well.
However, Southampton's record is still slightly inferior to Leicester City.
Under the leadership of Ling Feng, the Blue Fox defeated Stoke City, Manchester United and Crystal Palace in the Premier League in September, winning three consecutive victories!
Among them, the goal battle in defeating the "Red Devils" Manchester United 5-3 at home was even more exciting.
In three games, Ling Feng contributed three goals and four assists!
Such an astonishing performance finally allowed him to win the award of the best player without any suspense!
As for the competition for Coach of the Month, Blue Fox coach Nigel Pearson defeated Koeman and Mourinho and won the Coach of the Month for the first time in his coaching career!
The Leicester City coach won Player of the Month and Coach of the Month.
You can imagine how impressive Leicester City’s record was in September!
It is worth mentioning that this is also the first time that two people have won this honor.
After a brief interview in front of the camera, the two took a group photo with a smile while holding the monthly best trophy.
This group photo will not only appear on the official websites of the Premier League and Leicester City Club, but also on Ling Feng’s personal social media account.
Ling Feng did not forget to post and interact with the fans:
"The best of the first Premier League month! I think I should start getting a display cabinet at home, what do you think?"
However, when the club announced the good news of the "double yolk egg" on its official website, most Blue Fox fans, in addition to congratulations, also expressed concerns in the comments.
"Oh my God! The curse is coming!"
"Mr. Pearson, can you give the award back, please"
You know, The curse of the Premier League Coach of the Month is famous.
Both Ferguson and Mourinho have been victims.
To put it simply, if the head coach wins the Coach of the Month award, the team led by the head coach will lose next, or even lose in a row!
The most striking example is right around the corner:
The Swansea coach, who just led his team to perform well last month and won the August Coach of the Year award, will spend the next nine months In three games in a month, he immediately encountered a three-round winless streak!
So, no wonder Blue Fox fans are so worried.
Faced with this curse, Leicester City Club just posted a sentence on its official website:
"Let's see what happens next."
A few days later.
Leicester City came to Newcastle's St. James Park Stadium for their first away game against the "Magpies" Newcastle United!
As the earliest football club established in the Premier League and even Europe, Newcastle has a long and glorious history.
Newcastle also has many famous players, such as Andy Cole, Kevin Keegan, David Ginola and so on.
Among them, the one who left the most significant mark in the history of Newcastle United is naturally the Premier League's historical top scorer - Alan Shearer!
However, the state of the "Magpies" this season can only be described as "extremely bad".
In the first seven rounds, Newcastle only had three losses and four draws, without a win!
Only one point higher than the newly promoted Burnley, who is at the bottom, and deep in the relegation zone.
The team coach Alan Pardew has also been criticized by fans, and his dismissal odds on the betting website have also soared to the first place!
And their opponent is the super dark horse Leicester City who have won four consecutive Premier League victories!
So before the game, most people thought that the high-spirited Blue Fox would score three points in the away game!
Then Newcastle will announce Alan Pardew's dismissal after this game!
The Leicester City generals also felt that they would be able to win easily against the deputy squad leader who was in such a bad state.
However, the Magpie soldiers used their tenacious fighting spirit and rough fouls to teach the Leicester City generals who returned to the Premier League a good lesson!
The whole competition process was very difficult.
In the cheers of the home team fans, the Newcastle players felt like they had been given a shot of blood, their eyes glowing green.
As soon as he saw a Blue Fox player holding the ball, he immediately pounced on him.
Pull your hands and sweep your feet. Anyway, you will not be able to easily pick up the ball and pass the ball.
Perhaps shocked by the rough foul committed by Newcastle players, the Blue Fox players were a little restrained in playing.
The offense was frequently interrupted, and the rhythm of the game was disrupted by fouls.
After the whole game, Newcastle received a total of eight yellow cards!
If the referee hadn't been merciful, Newcastle would have sent off at least one person.
This shows how dirty Newcastle played in this game.
It was under such foul tactics that Leicester City players were
Newcastle seized the precious opportunity and took the lead in breaking the deadlock with a corner kick in the 60th minute of the second half!
After taking the lead, Newcastle's morale became even stronger and they continued to strangle Leicester City in the center circle.
Although at the last moment, Ling Feng's set-piece assist helped Ulloa, who came on the bench, score the ultimate goal and tenaciously tied Newcastle.
However, in this game, many Leicester City players were fouled and violated.
Even the team’s main midfielder, Drinkwater, was injured by a tackle and was unable to continue the game. He was limped back to the locker room by the team doctor.
After the game, the Leicester City players refused to shake hands with the Newcastle players and went straight back to the dressing room.
At the post-match press conference, Pearson rarely condemned Newcastle's rough fouls, disregard for player safety, etc.
It is worth mentioning that after this game, everyone at Leicester City deeply realized the fact:
There are no underdogs in the Premier League!
(End of this chapter)