Chapter 291 Everybody Loves N’Golo
December 7th.
8:30 in the morning.
A white BMW MiniCooper arrived at the gate of the Belvoir base on time.
“The dog touched you!”
After saying good morning to the caretaker, Kanter drove slowly into the base and arrived at the parking lot.
At this time, except for a Mercedes-Benz C260 and a black Land Rover, there were no other player cars in the parking lot.
Of course Kanter knows who the owners of these two cars are.
The former belongs to captain Morgan, and the latter belongs to the star player Ling Feng.
And these two people are often the first players to arrive at the base.
After parking the car, putting on his sports backpack, Kanter quickly walked into the base.
In the early days of joining the Blue Fox, Kanter could only run to and from get off work because his agent was still dealing with the house and other chores.
Fortunately, Ling Feng, a very friendly and enthusiastic teammate, is willing to pick him up from get off work every day, so that he does not have to run to and from get off work every day.
However, it has never been Kanter’s character to trouble others.
So, after a month of free rides, in order not to trouble Ling Feng, Kanter bought a second-hand BMW MiniCoopers as a mobility scooter.
And this second-hand BMW cost him 20,000 pounds, which made him feel distressed for a while.
You know, twenty thousand pounds can cost an ordinary French slum family for a year!
No matter now he is a Premier League star with a weekly salary of 40,000.
But in his heart, he is still the little boy who followed his father to rummage through garbage at the age of seven.
He knows that every penny is hard-earned!
Besides, he has seven brothers and sisters at home, and a lot of relatives and friends that he needs to support.
If the club hadn't been afraid of something happening to him on the road and had to let him drive, Kanter wouldn't have spent this money.
When he arrived in the locker room, Kanter saw captain Morgan and Ling Feng were chatting.
“Hello, the dog is touching you!”
Facing Kanter’s initiative to say hello, Ling Feng also smiled and stepped forward to shake hands and bump shoulders:
"Bonjour, N'Golo!"
While driving Kanter to and from get off work, Ling Feng also learned some simple French from Kanter and taught him English.
Furthermore, in daily training, Ling Feng also serves as his exclusive translator.
With his help, Kanter not only quickly integrated into the team, but his English level also improved by leaps and bounds. He can basically understand most commonly used tactical vocabulary and speak some simple short sentences.
Even so, his English still has a very strong accent.
However, this is also his personal characteristic
“How do you feel?”
“Very good.”
With the arrival of Kanter, Ling Feng also started to go back and forth between English and French Switched and started chatting with Kanter.
From the beginning, learning French with Kanter was not just a whim.
This is an advance preparation for meeting French-speaking stars in the future and being able to chat with them!
Among the several ultimate goals that Ling Feng has set for himself, in addition to winning the golden ball and winning the championship, there is another one that is quite special.
Those are the philatelic football stars!
Now that he is finally reborn, he certainly hopes to get to know many famous stars in his memory.
If you can chat with the other party, that would be even better!
This is also his original intention of learning other languages.
After both of them finished, other teammates came to the locker room one after another.
After changing clothes, everyone went to the restaurant to have breakfast. After enjoying a hearty breakfast, they went to the massage room.
Today is the first day back to the team after the holiday, which is usually mainly for recovery training.
While Ling Feng, Mahrez and other teammates were undergoing muscle relaxation in the massage room, the club’s football director Rudkin made a sudden visit:
"Guys, I have news for you. Sky Sports is planning to do a documentary follow-up shoot with us."
"Of course, all filming will not disturb you. You can just do what you usually do."
“In addition to some team shooting, we will also conduct separate interviews with you, and someone will notify you then.”
Obviously, from a club level, the team’s current record and league ranking, it is the closest to the Premier League championship in team history.
Even if they fail to win the championship in the end, this season is an extraordinary and exciting journey for them, which is worth remembering.
So when Sky Sports offered to make a short documentary on them, the club's top brass accepted without hesitation.
For the Leicester City players, there is basically no impact.
Originally, the team had a dedicated team photographer who was responsible for taking pictures of the team’s daily life.
Sky Sports' proposal just gives them an extra lens.
Especially after it was confirmed that Sky Sports would not enter the locker room for filming, the Blue Fox soldiers did not take this matter to heart. Instead, they began to talk about accepting exclusive interviews.
And Ling Feng became the target of advice from other teammates.
Who knows that at such a young age, he is almost a veteran in dealing with the media
It is worth mentioning that the first person to accept an exclusive interview with Sky Sports was not the team’s head coach Ranieri. , not the star player Ling Feng, but the soul of the team and chief scouting director, Steve Walsh!
Someone has calculated that among the Blue Fox's starting eleven, except for Schmeichel Jr. and the team's youth training Lingfeng, the other nine were recommended and brought back by Walsh. .
So, in a sense, Walsh is the founder of this Premier League team!
As the saying goes, a thousand-mile horse always exists, but a bole does not always exist.
The importance of Bole plays a decisive role in professional football.
If you want to deeply understand the story behind why Leicester City has been able to achieve great results after returning to the Premier League, starting with Walsh is a good starting point.
And After chatting with Walsh, the next person Sky Sports producers conducted an exclusive interview with was the team's head coach, Italian coach Ranieri who has only taken charge of the Blue Fox coach this season!
In a room with lights and cameras, Ranieri accepted an exclusive interview with the documentary producer.
At first, it was just the usual questions.
For example, the feeling of returning to coach in the Premier League, the team’s initial goals, understanding of the players, etc.
Soon, the topic turned to the players introduced this season.
“By the way, I just had a chat with Steve Walsh and he said that you didn’t seem to want to sign N’Golo Kante at first, is that right?”
Faced with reporters’ questions, Ranieri also smiled and admitted:
"Oh, yes. We had an idea at the beginning that we wanted to find some international players. So we bought Inle." "But Steve was very persistent and kept saying N'Golo N in my ear. Golo even made a very detailed scouting report and put it on my desk!”
“Then I read the scouting report. I didn’t know this little man could play in the Premier League”
“It wasn’t until N’Golo came to the team and saw his performance on the training ground that I knew he was right.”< br>
In the beginning, Ranieri was indeed not very optimistic about Kanter and did not have high expectations.
Even though chief scouting director Walsh strongly recommended it to him, he only reluctantly accepted the signing of the small French midfielder.
It doesn’t cost much anyway, just buy it.
However, as he learned more about training and games, he was surprised to find that this little defensive midfielder, who is 1.68 meters tall, is definitely the most indispensable part of the team!
Even though he plays in the humble position of midfielder and is extremely low-key off the court, his outstanding performance on the court that is obvious to all can no longer block the Frenchman's brilliance.
Many football experts have pointed out that the reason why Leicester City has made huge progress on the defensive end this season is, in addition to the Italian defensive tactics concepts Ranieri instilled in the team, a large part of the reason is because of Kante The arrival!
The midfield is sweeping and intercepting everywhere. Kante relies on his abundant physical fitness and active running to form an insurmountable barrier in Leicester City's midfield.
Whether he is competing against the tall midfielders and forwards of the Premier League, or competing for five or five goals, Kante, who looks a little thin, does not fall behind at all!
Especially his defensive ability. Once he is stuck by Kanter, there is only one fate for any player, and that is to get the ball stolen!
With Kanter by his side, Brother Drinkwater can also reduce the burden of defense and focus more on the backcourt hub.
What surprised everyone was that Kanter was not only able to defend as a midfielder, but he was also able to advance with one hand!
Coupled with Ling Feng's rapid advancement ability and precise passing, Leicester City has a variety of methods of delivering the ball and advancing during the transition from defense to offense, making it impossible to guard against it!
It can be said that in the past three months, Kante has conquered his teammates and fans with his performance
If there is a vote for the best signing of the Premier League season now, Blue Fox fans will definitely Vote for this little giant who is only 1.68 meters tall!
. . .
Sky Sports’ follow-up filming and player interviews do not end in one day.
Instead, as the schedule progresses, let the players talk about their thoughts and feelings on important moments in certain important games.
In the next few days, Ling Feng, Vardy and Mahrez will all receive exclusive interviews.
During this period, the following team also caught up with Mahrez being elected as the Premier League Player of the Month in November, and Ranieri being elected as the Best Coach of the Month in November
This is definitely a good period. Video footage.
On the second day of the away game against Sion, Kanter, who was lifting irons in the gym, heard the assistant coach shout:
"Hey, N'Golo, it's your turn!"
Kante, holding the dumbbells, looked confused: "What's my turn?"
"Accept an exclusive interview with the TV station "
Hearing this, Kanter's honest and honest black face couldn't help but reveal a look of embarrassment:
"Well, my English is not good. Can I not be interviewed? ?”
Perhaps as if he had expected it, the assistant coach said directly
"It's okay, Ling will accompany you, and he will be your translator."
Hearing that Ling Fengfeng accepted it with him During the interview, Kanter was stunned for a moment, and the resistance and anxiety in his heart immediately subsided a lot.
For Kanter, Ling Feng was his first friend in Leicester.
Coming to a strange country and a strange team alone, Kanter was at a loss at first.
Fortunately, Ling Feng provided help in all aspects, and he quickly integrated into the team and the city.
Ling Feng would even take him to his home from time to time to have dinner and talk about football together.
And he fell in love with Chinese food after tasting the food carefully prepared by Ling Feng's private chef!
Since Ling Feng is accompanying him, there should be no problem
Thinking about this, Kanter put down the dumbbells casually and nodded:
"Okay then"
"You just go directly to the media room, they are waiting for you."
When Kanter came to the media room, he saw two pictures placed in the middle Seats.
One is empty, and the other is occupied by Ling Feng, the star player of the Blue Fox.
Opposite Ling Feng, sat a middle-aged man in a suit and leather shoes.
Seeing Kanter who was obviously a little reserved, Ling Feng immediately stood up, stepped forward and put his arm around Kanter's shoulders, and then whispered to him:
"N'Golo, if you have any questions later, don't you?" That’s a good answer, just pretend you don’t understand, and I’ll answer it for you.”
Hearing this, Kanter immediately felt much more relaxed, and then gave Ling Feng his signature silly smile:
< br>“OK.”
Although when he was in Ligue 1 Caen, he also accepted exclusive interviews with the media.
However, he has never been interested in these media and interviews.
He doesn’t like to be famous, and he doesn’t like to be the darling of the media.
He just likes to enjoy the joy of playing football and the rewards of hard work
After Kanter sat down, the interview began.
"Kante, how is your English?"
"It's okay, I can probably understand it."
At first, the producer just asked Kanter why he chose to join Leicester City, as well as general topics such as his thoughts after joining.
However, regarding the topic of joining, Kanter just omitted some of the process. He only said that he learned about Leicester City’s situation from his agent, and then felt that he was honored to have the opportunity to play in the Premier League. .
After a few simple questions, the producer found that there was nothing explosive about this interview, so he suddenly asked an interesting question:
"Ling, can you tell us about you and N'Golo? Story? I heard from others that you and N’Golo are always whispering in French in the corner”
Hearing this, Ling Feng raised his eyebrows and laughed out loud:
"Haha, those guys are just jealous of my language talent."
"However, I remember it was when he first joined One day not long after, after finishing the extra training, I met N’Golo on the way home.”
Ling Feng told the camera for the first time that he met N’Golo on the roadside while running back. Kanter at the hotel also told a story about how he drove Kanter to and from get off work, and then asked Kanter to teach him French as a reward:
“It was in that month that I gained a friend, and a French teacher”
After saying that, Ling Feng did not forget to raise his fist and signal to Kanter who was standing aside.
The latter was stunned for a moment, then raised his fist very cooperatively and touched it.
“Then what characteristics of N’Golo impressed you most?”
“He is humble, serious, hard-working and friendly. I really can’t find any shortcomings in him.”< br>
“You can see N’Golo on every inch of the grass on the pitch! I think every team wants an N’Golo!”
Turning his head and glancing at Kante with a silly smile on his face, Ling Feng spread his hands and said with a smile:
"Whether it's coaches, teammates or fans, everyone loves N'Golo!"
(End of Chapter)