69novels Chapter 251
Chapter 251
The first time, the second time.
Chapter 251 Premier League champion, let you keep it for a while!
Like Mourinho, when seeing Ling Feng’s heavy artillery bombardment, Blue Fox coach Pearson, who was not far away, almost dropped his jaw.
Damn!
When did this kid’s long-range shot become so awesome?
He turned his head suspiciously and looked at his old friend Walsh beside him:
“Steve, Ling’s father is Chinese, right?”
“Yes. What’s wrong?”
“Did he practice some mysterious oriental power?”
It’s no wonder Pearson thought so, it was really the shooting power that Ling Feng suddenly showed, which was too scary!
Hearing this, Walsh just smiled slightly and spread his hands:
“I don’t know either. But, haven’t you also seen the marks on the fence of the training ground? Or do you think that this kid can grow into what he is now, all thanks to practicing some mysterious oriental power?”
As soon as these words came out, Pearson immediately recalled the pits and dents on the fence of the training ground that were shot down.
Those are all ironclad evidence of Ling Feng’s efforts and time for this!
In the end, Pearson, who couldn’t figure it out, gave up directly.
He could only attribute Ling Feng’s sudden increase in shooting power to the infinite potential hidden in this super genius as always.
Or maybe practicing some mysterious oriental power can enable Ling Feng to discover his potential through continuous training, so as to master more football skills and techniques and become stronger than other professional players!
If you think about it this way, everything makes sense!
In any case, the stronger Ling Feng is, the more benefits it will bring to Leicester City!
With Ling Feng’s powerful kick, Chelsea’s defensive strategy changed.
With such a long range, even if Chelsea hoarded people in the midfield and backcourt and reduced the passing space, they could not fly into the air to intercept the ball.
After all, this is not basketball, but football.
Therefore, he must be stopped from taking a long shot!
“Go up!”
So, with the captain Terry shouting behind them, the two midfielders Matic and Ramirez began to take turns to defend Ling Feng closely.
However, Ling Feng is no longer the Premier League rookie who could only be forced to pass the ball with one foot when facing close defense.
With the increasing number of weapons in the arsenal, he has many ways to get rid of the opponent’s close defense!
In the 28th minute of the game, Ling Feng played a wall match with Mahrez who came to support in the middle, and easily passed Ramirez who was tightly entangled with him.
Then, facing the aggressive Matic, he directly made a rhino soup, opened the shooting angle, and shot directly!
With a “bang” sound, Matic only felt a strong wind passing by his side.
The ball instantly turned into a cannonball and shot towards Chelsea’s goal with a thunderous force!
Courtois, who was standing on the goal line, only felt a flash of white light, and the ball had already killed in front of him.
Damn!
Come again? !
He saw the power of Ling Feng’s two long shots just now.
If this shot hit his face, he would at least have a second-degree concussion!
However, if he blocked it with his hand, it is very likely that his palm would be broken.
In a flash, the desire to survive made Courtois burst into an amazing reaction. He subconsciously clenched his fists and used a move of two dragons out of the sea!
With a bang, the ball was punched out by his fists!
Then it bounced up on the grass and landed right at Vardy’s feet!
The latter’s first reaction was to stop with his foot and push.
Courtois, who was lying on the ground, had no time to block the shooting angle.
Like other Blues players, he could only watch the ball go into the net.
The next second, the stadium erupted in cheers!
“The ball went in!”
“Jamie~~~ Vardy!”
“The Foxes No. 9 scored the 15th goal of the league this season, helping Leicester City lead the Blues Chelsea at home!”
“This is the striker’s sense of smell!”
“However, 80% of the credit for this goal should be attributed to Ling Feng!”
“If it weren’t for his powerful long-range shot, which caused the Belgian goalkeeper to lose his shot, Vardy would not have been able to make a follow-up shot.”
Even though the Blues’ backline players raised their hands and complained to the referee that Vardy might be offside.
However, at this
In the era without VAR and semi-offside advanced systems, offside penalties rely heavily on the eyesight of the linesman.
And the linesman on the sideline did not raise the flag in his hand!
Beep!
As the referee raised his hand and pointed to the center circle, the goal was valid!
As Leicester City took the lead at home, the Blue Foxes were in high spirits and were determined to regain the ground they lost at Stamford Bridge at home.
However, their opponents were the best coaches and teams in football who were good at counterattacks!
Even though winning the championship was a foregone conclusion and they had rotated, Costa and Fabregas, the two main frontcourt players, did not appear.
However, as long as Hazard was on the court, Chelsea’s counterattack should not be underestimated!
That is, when Leicester City pressed forward to attack, Chelsea seized the gap in the transition between offense and defense and handed the ball to Hazard.
And this Premier League best player, who was praised by Mourinho as the third best player in the world, tore through Leicester City’s defense on the wing with his personal ability and created an opportunity for a corner kick in the frontcourt.
It was this corner kick that allowed Chelsea captain Terry to grab the first point in the penalty area and equalize the score with a flick of his head!
In the second half, both sides attacked and defended each other, and the game went back and forth.
Until the last moment of the game, there was a chance to kill the game.
Especially Leicester City, which had the home advantage and had a stronger desire to win, missed several great opportunities.
For example, in the 76th minute of the game, Ling Feng broke through several people in the middle and sent a single shot to the left, which was shot by Lingard on the side net;
Another example is Mahrez’s direct free kick on the right side, which was saved by Courtois.
In the end, with Vardy’s supplementary shot in front of the goal in the first half and Terry’s header, Leicester City tied Chelsea 1-1 at the King Power Stadium.
The next second after the referee blew the whistle to end the game, both the Blues players on the field and the visiting fans in the stands cheered.
Seeing this, some Foxes fans were puzzled, wondering why Chelsea was so excited and thrilled by a draw.
It wasn’t until someone reminded them that they realized it.
“They won the championship in advance!”
Yes, with three rounds left, Chelsea has already led second-placed Arsenal by as many as ten points with this draw with Leicester City!
In other words, even if Chelsea loses all the next three rounds and Arsenal wins all, Arsenal can’t stop Chelsea from winning the championship!
Chelsea still won the 2014-15 Premier League champions three rounds in advance with one point in this game!
And the Foxes players also very kindly congratulated the Blues.
Coming to Hazard, Ling Feng shook hands with him and said:
“Congratulations on winning the league championship, Eden.”
“Thanks, man.”
Congratulating Cahill, Terry and others, Ling Feng watched the Blues jump and celebrate excitedly on the grass of the King Power Stadium, and his eyes flashed with a strong fighting spirit.
Premier League champion, let you keep it for a while!
. . .
After the Chelsea make-up match, just three days later, Leicester City welcomed the “magpie” Newcastle United, which had lost seven consecutive league games, at home.
The last time the two sides met, they had a grudge.
In that game, many Leicester City players were fouled and violated.
Even Drinkwater was injured and retired directly.
Since then, Newcastle, which had an extremely bad start, has not improved its status. Instead, in the winter window, the original coach Alan Pardew also left the team and became the new coach of Crystal Palace.
The person who temporarily replaced him was the team’s assistant coach John Carver.
After several victories with the change of coach, this fire-fighting coach did not really save the Magpies’ decline, but sank with the Magpies all the way!
After 34 rounds of the league, Newcastle ranked only 15th, only three points away from the relegation zone!
Especially the last seven league games, all lost!
On one side is the Magpies who are in no form, and on the other side is the Foxes who are eager for revenge.
The process and result of the game were destined before it started!
Although Newcastle continued to use extremely rough foul tactics to try to interrupt the Foxes’ smooth attack.
However, this Foxes is no longer the Foxes seven months ago.
And the protagonist of this game is undoubtedly Vardy!
In addition to receiving Ling Feng’s through pass and scoring within five minutes of the start, he also caused Newcastle defender Janmaat to foul in the penalty area when he broke through, giving him a yellow dot package.
Vardy took the penalty kick and scored.
As the top scorer of the Foxes, Vardy
Vardy has scored 17 league goals in his first Premier League season!
In the 28th minute of the first half, Newcastle player Janmaat was sent off for his second yellow card for fouling Vardy.
With one man less, Newcastle’s morale was even lower, and their movements became even more rigid.
Just ten minutes later, Newcastle suffered another blow!
Central defender Williamson committed a tactical foul when Ling Feng was advancing from defense to offense, and also received the second yellow card of the game.
In this way, before the end of the first half, Newcastle was already 2-0 behind and had two less players.
In the stoppage time, Ling Feng received a cross pass from Mahrez and scored a low shot from the penalty area line, securing the victory for the team at halftime.
After the score was 3-0 at halftime, Pearson directly replaced Ling Feng, who had passed and shot once, in the midfield.
In addition to letting them clock out early and rest, it also prevents opponents from getting too excited and committing rough fouls on their own big baby.
In the end, Leicester City beat the Magpies 5-0 at home, and avenged the first round!
After defeating Newcastle, there are only three rounds left in the league.
The battle for the Premier League championship has been settled.
But the battle for the European Cup quota has not yet been determined.
The top three in the league are Chelsea with 81 points, Arsenal with 71 points, and Manchester City with 68 points.
If nothing unexpected happens, the three teams will basically win the top three places in the league and qualify for the Champions League next season.
The key lies in the last Champions League spot for the fourth place!
After defeating West Brom at home, Manchester United has 64 points, two points more than Leicester City, which is fifth.
And Liverpool, which is sixth, has 59 points.
Manchester United, Leicester City and Liverpool all have the opportunity to finally get fourth place and get a ticket to the Champions League next season.
However, for Leicester City, which returned to the Premier League after a lapse of ten years, the performance this season has exceeded everyone’s expectations.
You know, before the start of the season, no one would have thought that they would achieve such an amazing record.
Even the Blue Foxes could not have thought that at the end of the season, they would still firmly occupy the top six positions in the league!
Regardless of whether they can finally make it to the top four, they have created the best record in the Premier League in team history!
Therefore, whether it is training or tactical meetings, head coach Pearson is always reducing the pressure on the players.
“This season, we have performed so well”
“Don’t worry about the Champions League qualification, play every game seriously, and the results will come naturally”
“Our goal is to enjoy the game”
Of course, if Leicester City can qualify for the Champions League for the first time in history, there will be many benefits.
Not only can they make a lot of money, but they can also attract more powerful players to join the team through the Champions League qualification.
If it is well operated and managed, Leicester City may even take off and become a strong team in the Premier League!
Of course, before considering those future plans and developments, they must consider a very serious problem.
That is whether the existing lineup structure can be retained!
With Leicester City’s amazing performance this season, the main players in the team have attracted strong interest from other clubs.
In the summer, they will definitely be scrambled or offered by other clubs.
As for whether they can qualify for the Champions League or the Europa League next year, it is just a matter of how much they can earn.
. . .
Perhaps it was too relaxed, or perhaps it was a rotation, the team actually lost the chain at the last moment when they needed to concentrate the most.
In the 36th round of the league, at home against Southampton.
Although with Lingard’s tenth league goal, the Foxes entered the second half with a one-goal lead.
However, in the 83rd minute of the second half, the central defense that has been used by opponents many times this season was broken again:
Saints No. 10 Mane staged a long-distance attack, and before Cambiasso and Drinkwater surrounded them, he made soup and passed by.
Then he broke into the penalty area at high speed and completed a high-quality lob shot, which penetrated the ten fingers of Australian goalkeeper Schwarzer.
And this goal finally allowed Southampton to draw at the King Power Stadium.
This draw put Leicester City in an unfavorable situation.
However, in the 37th round of the game, Manchester United was tied by Arsenal at home and also lost the chain.
Leicester City seized the opportunity and won a small victory over Sunderland away from home, narrowing the points gap to two points again.
In this way, the suspense of the league’s top four was maintained until the last round of the league.
In the last round of the league, Leicester City played against Queens Park Rangers, who had already been relegated, at home.
And Manchester United, the opponent in the top four, faced Hull City, which was also relegated, away from home.
The two sides differed by two points, and Leicester City’s net score was 2.
More goals won.
That is to say, in the last round, as long as Manchester United loses or draws, Leicester City can overtake and get the fourth place in the league, thus getting a ticket to the Champions League next season.
But the prerequisite is that Leicester City must beat Queens Park Rangers!
(End of this chapter)