Full-Level Pass, Please Call Me The Boss Of The Three Lions

The best way to make a living is to eat one bite at a time.

Chapter 49 Eat one bite at a time

The East Midlands region is located east of central England.

In this region, there are three teams competing in the English Championship, namely Leicester City, Derby County, and Nottingham Forest.

Compared with Leicester City and Derby County, Nottingham Forest is the most famous team in the entire region and even in the whole of England.

Because Nottingham Forest Football Club not only has a long history, but also has unforgettable glorious times.

In the 1977-78 season, under the leadership of legendary coach Brian Clough, Nottingham Forest won the English League One championship as a newly promoted team.

This is the first time in the history of professional football that a club team has won the league championship as a newly promoted team!

This is nearly 20 years earlier than the “Kaiserslautern Miracle” known to the majority of fans.

In addition to creating the miracle of a newly promoted team winning the championship in the domestic arena, Nottingham Forest’s brilliant record in the European arena is still incredible.

In the 1978-79 season, Nottingham Forest, which played in the European Cup for the first time, was invincible in the European Cup, defeating one opponent after another, and finally won the Big Ear Cup for the first time!

In the following year, Nottingham Forest once again advanced to the final of the European Cup.

In the final, Nottingham Forest defeated the Hamburg team led by Kevin Keegan, the European Footballer of the Year in 1980, and won the European Cup for two consecutive years!

It is worth mentioning that this Nottingham Forest also created a terrifying record of 42 unbeaten games in the English League.

It was not until the unbeaten Arsenal team in the 21st century that broke this record.

However, since the reform of the Premier League in 1992, Clough left the team and Nottingham Forest gradually returned to mediocrity.

After being promoted back to the Championship in the 2007-08 season, Nottingham Forest has been fighting in the Championship.

However, compared with other teams in the Championship, Nottingham Forest can be said to have a rich ancestor.

After all, not all teams have two Champions League trophies.

Therefore, many Nottingham Forest fans are very unhappy that their ranking in the Championship is below their neighbor Leicester City.

Of course, they are even more unwilling to be the background board for Leicester City to create a new record of consecutive wins in the Championship.

In their view, our Forest is a team that has won two consecutive Champions League titles. What kind of championship is your Leicester City? !

. . .

Two hours before the game, the Leicester City team bus arrived in Nottingham.

Sitting on the moving team bus, Ling Feng could hardly cover up the noise coming from outside the window even if he was wearing headphones and playing music.

Looking out through the window.

Many fans wearing red jerseys were seen waving red flags and scarves with ferocious faces.

Noticing Ling Feng looking over, these Forest fans raised their middle fingers at the same time, greeting them and shouting slogans:

“Forest, win!”

“Go back, you stinky foxes!”

“Boy, go back to your mother’s arms and cry!”

Faced with the insults and international gestures of the Forest fans, Ling Feng couldn’t help but chuckle.

Well, the enthusiasm was expected!

I wonder if these Forest fans will be as enthusiastic as they are now after the game in the evening.

Under the warm welcome of the Forest fans, the team bus slowly drove into the parking lot of the City Stadium.

The players got off the bus and quickly entered the visiting team’s locker room at the stadium.

As soon as he put down his backpack, Ling Feng was called out of the locker room by the assistant coach.

When they came to the corridor outside the locker room, head coach Pearson said, “Ling, you and I will go to the press conference.”

Ling Feng was stunned when he heard this.

“Me? Press conference?”

“Yes, it’s you.”

Generally, the head coach and the team captain will attend the pre-match press conference together.

Of course, sometimes the core players of the team will also attend.

A month ago, Pearson believed that too early exposure to the media would make young players like Ling Feng lose themselves.

A month later, Pearson still thought so.

The reason why Ling Feng was asked to attend the pre-match press conference was completely his impromptu idea.

In the past few days, the media has been hyping the importance of this game.

In addition, many people are questioning Ling Feng’s ability to withstand pressure.

These reports made Pearson angry.

In the two FA Cup matches against Premier League teams,

If Ling Feng hadn’t resisted the pressure and delivered a fatal pass, Leicester City would not have advanced to the quarterfinals.

Moreover, since the FA Cup came out of nowhere, Ling Feng has been closely guarded by opponents in almost every game.

Under the constant pressure of continuous pressing, he lost the ball less than five times per game.

The media actually said that he couldn’t withstand pressure? !

Eyes are not used, they can be donated!

Therefore, he decided to let Ling Feng participate in the pre-match press conference and support his favorite disciple with practical actions!

Moreover, according to Ling Feng’s performance in several post-match interviews, he also felt that this 18-year-old boy was very decent and generous.

Of course, fearing that Ling Feng would talk nonsense at the press conference, Pearson reminded Ling Feng:

“Just do it as you did in the post-match interview, don’t be nervous.”

“If you encounter a question that is difficult to answer, you can kick my foot and let me help you answer it.”

Ling Feng blinked at the coach’s kindness and promised with a smile:

“No problem, coach. I will do well.”

The two of them went to the press room immediately.

When they saw Ling Feng following closely behind Pearson, the reporters in the press room seemed to smell a group of sharks offering blood, and they immediately pressed the shutter frantically.

For a while, the whole room was filled with flashes.

Ling Feng, who attended the pre-match press conference for the first time, was almost blinded by the flash.

Only by covering his eyes with his hands did Ling Feng sit down next to Pearson.

The press conference began under the auspices of the press officer.

After the reporters asked the two head coaches a few questions as usual, a sports reporter from the BBC asked Ling Feng a somewhat professional question:

“A question from the BBC.”

“Ling, this is your seventh league game since you were promoted to the first team. In the past six league games, you have contributed an amazing number of one goal and six assists. Your assists have already reached the top ten of the assists list.”

“But I found that your average number of shots per game is very low. Does this mean that you are an assist player who focuses on passing? Or is this the coach’s arrangement?”

In fact, Pearson gave Ling Feng great freedom in tactics.

In addition to letting the two midfielders help him clean up his butt, Pearson also encouraged him to make more forward runs, respond to the cross-knocks and inverted triangles on both sides, and shoot at the second point.

However, Ling Feng would not make forward runs every time, but chose to pass threatening balls and let Vardy or Mahrez complete the final blow.

After thinking for a while, Ling Feng answered:

“As a midfielder, I enjoy the feeling of assisting my teammates more than scoring goals myself.”

Yes.

He likes assists, not because he is not good at shooting and dares not shoot too much!

“Of course, when the opportunity comes, I will not hesitate!”

Some things like shooting rely on talent, and some rely on long-term training and learning.

With the system, Ling Feng has unlimited possibilities.

Of course, if you want to improve your shooting skills to the level of Vardy, it is not something that can be done overnight.

Therefore, the best way to play at present is to use your best passing to help the team’s forward line create threats and even score goals, so that the team can open the door to victory.

Then slowly improve your other abilities through training and competition, as well as achieving system achievements.

As an offensive player, his four major skills, passing, stopping and shooting, have reached the maximum level.

The next step is to focus on improving his ball stopping skills.

You have to eat one bite at a time and walk one step at a time.

If you take too big a step, you may get hurt easily.

(End of this chapter)