The first time, the second time.
Chapter 95 Damn, Wenger poached me in person? ! [Two-in-one]
May 17, 2014.
London, Wembley Stadium.
The annual FA Cup final was held in this largest modern stadium in Europe.
The stadium was clearly divided into two camps, red and blue.
Even a few neutral fans would buy an Arsenal jersey or a Leicester City scarf outside the stadium.
However, at a glance, the majority of fans were wearing Arsenal jerseys.
After all, it is a Premier League giant, and in a metropolis like London, its popularity and fans are unmatched by Leicester City.
Even in terms of numbers, after many years of entering the FA Cup final, almost all the fans of the small city of Leicester City came out.
90,000 seats, minus some neutral fans, there are still 40,000 Blue Fox fans who came to the scene to cheer for their team.
40,000 fans, including men, women, old and young, almost account for one-tenth of the entire population of Leicester!
It is conceivable how much Leicester people value this final!
In the singing competition between the two sides, the players of Leicester City took the lead in entering the stadium for the pre-match warm-up.
Especially when Ling Feng’s handsome face appeared on the big screen of the stadium, the Blue Fox fans in the stadium suddenly burst into a deafening cheer!
There were also screams from many female fans.
And Ling Feng also raised his hands and waved to the fans in the stands.
In addition to the Blue Fox fans, many Arsenal fans also know this black-haired young man.
“Is this the kid that Wenger personally called to invite to join in the winter transfer window?”
“Yes, if he could come in the winter transfer window, maybe we wouldn’t fall behind at the critical moment of the championship.”
“You pinned the team’s hopes of winning the championship on an eighteen-year-old child.”
“You don’t understand. His performance in the Championship this season is simply phenomenal. He not only contributed more than a dozen goals and more than twenty assists, won the best two awards of the season, but was also selected for the thirty-man preliminary list of the World Cup.”
“He is the strongest player in Leicester City. No! The strongest player in the entire Championship!”
“So powerful?!”
“You will know in the game later. I feel that he is the most threatening person in Leicester City.”
The pre-match warm-up session lasted only fifteen minutes.
However, after returning to the locker room, Ling Feng was a little surprised that his teammates seemed a little nervous.
Vardy, who always likes to play music before the game, did not, but just sat there quietly tying the shoelaces of his shoes.
However, Ling Feng noticed that after he tied his shoelaces, he seemed not satisfied, so he loosened the shoelaces and tied them again;
The water-drinking brother who liked to dribble the ball barefoot before the game did not dribble the ball, but just wore headphones and listened to music quietly.
Ling Feng did not feel nervous at first.
But he was also infected by the emotions of his teammates, and suddenly felt that he was a little too relaxed.
In the locker room, no one was chatting, no music was playing, and only jerseys and equipment were silently worn.
So, when head coach Pearson and the coaching staff entered the locker room, they felt the silence and tension in the locker room.
Among all the first-team players of Leicester City, only a handful of players have experienced cup finals.
Among them, right-back Paul Konchesky is the player who has entered the cup finals the most times in the entire team.
This experienced former England international once reached the FA Cup final with West Ham United in the 05-06 season, and also reached the Europa League final with Fulham in the 09-10 season.
In his playing career, coach Pearson also entered the FA Cup final.
So, they can understand the emotions of their players at this moment.
He did not pull out the tactical board as usual and tell the players the tactical details.
Instead, he clapped his hands, focused everyone’s attention, and said loudly:
“Listen, guys, I believe this is the first final most of you players have experienced.”
“So, it’s normal to feel nervous and uneasy.”
“But what I want to tell you is that you have done a great job this season!”
This swear word made the Leicester City players excited and focused more on the coach’s words:
“The past year
This season, we have done well enough. We won the league championship ahead of schedule and achieved the goal of promotion. ”
“And reaching the FA Cup final is an unexpected surprise for our outstanding performance.”
“No matter what the final result of this game is, it cannot deny the efforts and sweat we have made in the past season.”
“So, don’t have any pressure, just play to your heart’s content on the field!”
After that, Pearson clapped his hands.
The coaching staff also clapped their hands.
Amid the applause, Captain Morgan stood up suddenly, took over the conversation, and said in a deep voice:
“Did you hear what the boss said? !”
“Form a circle!”
Under Morgan’s leadership, everyone stood up, formed a circle, and put their hands on each other’s shoulders.
“Let’s play to our heart’s content!”
“Blue Fox, go forward! ”
The next second, the eyes of the Leicester City players condensed, and they shouted in unison with all their strength:
“Blue Fox, go ahead!!!”
…
The walls on both sides of the player’s tunnel had already been replaced with the promotional posters of the two teams.
One side is red, the other side is blue.
Red and blue have always produced many exciting and fierce duels!
The promotional figures of Arsenal’s poster are Ramsey and Koscielny.
These two made great contributions to Arsenal’s advancement to the FA Cup final.
And on the Leicester City poster, there are Ling Feng and Vardy!
In addition to having the absolute core position of the team, Leicester City Club has also gradually established the 18-year-old Ling Feng as the image spokesperson of the club outside the stadium.
The players of the two teams have also successively From the locker room to the player tunnel, ready to line up for entry.
Ling Feng, wearing the No. 23 jersey of the Blue Foxes, also turned his head to look at the Arsenal formation.
There was no smoke bomb, and no sign of weakness.
The FA Cup championship was just around the corner, and both coaches had deployed their strongest lineups.
It is worth mentioning that the tactical formations of both sides were 4231.
For Arsenal, the goalkeeper was the Polish Fabianski.
The four defenders, from left to right, were Gibbs, Koscielny, Mertesacker, and Sagna.
Three midfielders, Arteta and Ramsey partnered in the midfield, and Erdog was slightly ahead.
On the left and right, they were “Polish” and “Sergio Ramsey”. “Prince of Erti” Podolski, “third brother” Cazorla!
The striker is the Frenchman Oliver Giroud!
As for Leicester, the goalkeeper position is still the steady old dog Schmeichel.
The four defenders are Schlupp, Morgan, Moore, and De Wright.
It is worth mentioning that England U21 teenager Liam Moore, who has Jamaican ancestry, replaced the old central defender Waselowski in the second half of this season and became the central defender partner of captain Morgan.
Morgan is experienced, has strong frontal air defense ability, and is slow to turn and chase.
And Moore’s outstanding physical fitness and fast speed can complement Morgan .
The three midfielders, Drinkwater and Matty James, the former Manchester United twin stars, stayed back to guard and escort Ling Feng who was rushing forward.
This is the iron triangle of Leicester City’s midfield this season, and it is also the control of Leicester City’s midfield.
On the left and right sides are Nugent and Mahrez.
The single striker is Jamie Vardy, the team’s top scorer in the English Championship!
He basically knows all of Arsenal’s starting eleven.
Of course, I don’t know if they recognize him.
However, Ling Feng can be sure that Ramsey recognized him at the PFA awards ceremony just now!
“Hey, Allen!”
Looking at the voice, seeing that it was Ling Feng who greeted him, Ramsey couldn’t help but smile:
“Ling, are you okay?”
“Not bad, how about you.”
“Not bad. ”
After a brief greeting with the only player he knew in the Arsenal team, Ling Feng turned around and prepared to return to his team.
Unexpectedly, Wenger, who was tall and dressed in a suit, suddenly appeared in front of him!
“Professor” Wenger was exactly the same as he saw on TV!
Wise and determined eyes, elegant temperament
Wenger was obviously a coach of a different style from the “madman” he had met before.
Instantly, Ling Feng’s heart was filled with ripples!
Sure enough, there are only wrong names, not wrong nicknames!
The next second, he smiled first and greeted the Arsenal godfather:
“Mr. Wenger! How are you?”
“I’m fine, Ling, we finally meet.”
The two shook hands, and Ling Feng said with emotion:
“Yes, I didn’t expect to meet your team at Wembley before being promoted to the Premier League.”
“Haha
, maybe it is a special fate that makes us meet in advance. ”
After a pause, Wenger couldn’t help but joked:
“If you accepted my invitation at that time, maybe you would be wearing an Arsenal jersey and standing on my side, not the opposite.”
The Arsenal players who pricked up their ears and listened to the conversation between the two showed surprised expressions at the same time.
They have worked with Wenger for so long, and they can definitely hear the full regret in their head coach’s tone.
Does the boss appreciate this kid so much?!
Wenger’s words made Ling Feng stunned for a moment, and then he smiled and said:
“Haha, yes. There are many moments in life when you need to make choices, and no one can say whether the choice you make is correct. I only know that I will never regret every choice I make”
“What do you think, Mr. Wenger?”
This philosophical words, spoken by a young man who was only 18 years old, Wenger raised his eyebrows and nodded:
“I completely agree with your point of view! ”
After meeting him, Wenger discovered that this young man was really more mature and steady than his peers!
Just like the mature style of play he showed on the court!
This black-haired young man reminded Wenger of the Spaniard who had also become the core of the team at the age of 18, became the captain of the team at the age of 21, and finally chose to defect at his own expense.
However, the two of them took completely different approaches when facing invitations from other teams.
While Ling Feng and Wenger were chatting, Pearson, who had just arrived in the player’s tunnel, saw this scene and immediately became alert in his heart.
Damn!
Wenger, this old guy, is he still not giving up?
This time he actually plans to poach my team treasure in front of me?!
Thinking of this, Pearson immediately stepped forward and interrupted the two of them:
“Mr. Wenger!”
“Hey, Mr. Pearson, hello.”
“I’m not very good, are you poaching my players in public? ”
Although he had a smile on his face, Pearson’s tone was somewhat aggressive.
Faced with the half-true and half-false “accusation”, Wenger just smiled very elegantly and waved his hand:
“Oh, of course not!”
“We were just chatting”
As his predecessor and a big shot in the football world, even if Wenger really poached him in person, Pearson couldn’t really turn against him.
Therefore, he immediately joked along the steps:
“Haha, forgive me for being so nervous. You also know how charming you are.”
After that, he waved to Ling Feng and reminded him:
“Go back to your team and prepare for the game.”
“Yes, boss.”
Hearing this, Ling Feng hurried back to the end of the Leicester City team.
And Vardy, who was standing in front of him, suddenly turned around and asked Ling Feng in a low voice:
“Wenger seems to be very optimistic about you. Would he still want to buy you? ”
Hearing this, Ling Feng raised his eyebrows and suddenly remembered a transfer news in his previous life.
And the two protagonists of the transfer were Arsenal and Vardy.
After the Blue Fox miracle, Wenger also planned to buy Vardy to increase the impact of the team’s front line.
However, facing the invitation of Arsenal and Wenger, Vardy finally decided to stay in Leicester City, which made the later “Blue Fox Soul” a good story.
Thoughts were fleeting, Ling Feng just shrugged and pretended directly:
“I am so good, every team will want me, right?”
And this confident look only got Vardy’s sneer:
“Tsk! ”
After the episode in the player tunnel, both teams were ready to appear on the field.
“Let’s welcome the two teams in the final”
With the introduction of the stadium DJ, the head coaches of both teams, holding the ball boys, followed the referee team and took the lead to enter the stadium.
Behind them were the players of the two teams, as well as Prince William and Princess Kate as special guests.
As the oldest cup competition in history, the FA Cup final is a big event.
Before the game, there were not only performance teams, but also the Royal Guard Band to help play music.
After the two teams lined up, Facing the front stand, Prince William, as a special guest of the final, came forward to shake hands with the coaches and players of both teams.
When Prince William came to Ling Feng, the latter also responded with a polite smile and stretched out his hand to shake hands with him.
After completing the pre-match ceremony, the players of both sides also shook hands one by one.
Then, both sides came to their respective half courts and waited for the game to start.
Looking at the blue stands, Ling Feng saw an extremely huge blue fox flag.
The giant flag seemed to be floating on the blue ocean, rippling with waves of
Waves.
On the other side, in the bright red area, Arsenal fans were waving red flags.
Fans from both sides were shouting slogans to cheer for their teams.
“Foxes, go ahead!”
“Gunners, win!”
Standing on the Wembley Stadium, the cheers of 90,000 spectators echoed in his ears, and Ling Feng suddenly felt his heart surging.
Is this the atmosphere of the FA Cup final?
Love it!
(End of this chapter)
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