Football: A late bloomer, starting with Leicester City

Chapter 21 The attention of Leicester City fans (seeking for further reading)
United Kingdom.

8 month 10 number.

The first round of the Premier League has ended one after another, and all teams have completed their first games of the new season.

Under this situation, some teams in the Premier League are happy and some are sad, and many football cities feel that they are covered in a layer of haze.

Many of the favorites who were highly touted before the season actually stumbled in this opening game.

Among them, Pochettino's Tottenham Hotspur is the first to bear the brunt.

After Pochettino took office with great success this season, he immediately made drastic changes to Tottenham, purging many useless players and buying back many powerful stars at high prices.

Having spent huge transfer fees, they naturally carry the expectations of all fans and team management.

As a result, facing the weak Stoke City, they actually played a [-]-[-] draw at home.

This caused a sudden change in external opinions, and Mourinho and Wenger were also roasted on the stove of public opinion.

[Tottenham drew with Stoke City [-]-[-] and faced Manchester United in the next round. Their state is worrying. 】

[Pochettino may have a two-game winless streak since taking office, and will not be sure of victory until he faces Leicester City in the third round. 】

[Pochettino's Tottenham had a bad start in the first round. At the same time, Mourinho's Chelsea were stubbornly blocked by Swansea! 】

[Arsenal led by Arsene Wenger was severely beaten by West Ham United in an away game. There is a tendency for chaos in the Premier League this season! 】

Report after report was issued, and soon attracted the attention of the whole of Europe and even the entire football world.

As the head coach of a football giant or an upstart team, this is the pressure of public opinion they must withstand.

The eyes of the whole world are here. As long as you make a slight mistake or mistake, you will be nailed to the pillar of shame, and you will face irreversible consequences in a short period of time!
But fortunately, this is just a bad start, not a winless streak.

They still have plenty of time to prove themselves.

In addition to these reports, there are also some reports that are like meteors passing through the football media and platforms, without attracting too many people's attention.

[Leicester City defeated Sunderland [-]-[-], Ranieri ushered in the first victory of the new team! 】

[In the second round of the Premier League, Leicester City is about to go to the home court of West Ham United to challenge West Ham United, which has just sealed a clean sheet against Arsenal. The victory may end there. 】

[Leicester City Chinese veteran Chen Yufeng made his Premier League debut at the age of 30. He contributed one goal and one assist as a substitute, with a post-match rating of 8.7. 】

Among them, the news about Leicester City is somewhat hot.

After all, this is a team that many people joked about before the season.

But regarding the news that Chen Yufeng had a goal and an assist in his debut, relatively few people paid attention.

The world likes geniuses, not veterans whose careers are in the twilight of their careers.

If a 17-year-old player makes his debut in the Premier League with a goal and an assist, he will attract attention from many places in an instant.

But at the age of 30, news of his debut was reported for the first time.

Even if he is seen by others, he will only be seen as a lucky man in a single game and will not arouse fans' expectations.

However, this is actually pretty good.

Breaking Chen Yufeng's zero breakthrough in the Premier League public opinion circle is a good start.

At least, Leicester City fans still saw this when searching for news about Chen Yufeng.

"It's a bit embarrassing, brother. I was yelling at an Asian guy on the court, but it turns out he's older than me."

"This is really a veteran. I don't think I have heard of his name before."

"My dad is a die-hard Everton fan. When I scrolled here just now, he said that he remembered this player. He was in the Everton first team more than ten years ago, but he barely played." "Farke, so good. Did a player only hit his first statistic when he was 30 years old? What a pity!"

"This man has suffered so much before, it's a miracle he can still persist."

"I really admire his spirit. The performance he played last game was really a reward from God. He deserves it."

"It's okay, no one liked him before and supported him, but now we are here!"

"That's it. Even if his career declines, even if his career stops at this moment, he is still a player who contributed one goal and one assist to Leicester City. This is worthy of our attention!"

"I hope he can perform even better in subsequent games. Come on, admirable Chinese veteran!"

"..."

Apart from Leicester City people, those who are paying attention to this news may be Leicester City's next round opponent, West Ham United.

Bilic, then the head coach of West Ham United, was currently in his office at the West Ham United training base, investigating everything about Leicester City.

In the last round of the game, the away game was [-]-[-] against the wealthy team Arsenal. This round of the game, they played the weak Leicester City at home, which made him feel quite confident.

However, the investigation still needs to be done.

Every head coach will make himself feel more confident.

"The data analyst asked us to pay attention to the 30-year-old Belgian Chinese on the opposite side. His information is very little except the video of the last game."

The assistant coach on the side reminded, "It is said that he seems to have played four English League Cups and six League One appearances, but it is so old that there is no data and no video tapes have been saved."

"You've played eleven games at the age of 30? Are you still a substitute?" Bilic flipped through the statistical analysis about Chen Yufeng.

This player touched the ball seven times in the last game, made four successful passes out of five, scored one goal, and assisted one, which can be described as magical efficiency.

In addition, there was even an interception and two clearances, which can be said to be really good.

"What do you think his situation is? A lucky man in one game, or an explosion of accumulated experience?"

Bilic asked the assistant coach with some curiosity, "I feel that the latter is unlikely, otherwise he should have gotten some opportunities early on."

"I think so too, but this point is actually a variable, so you may have to pay attention to it." The assistant coach shrugged.

"We should focus more on Vardy and Mahrez. These two players are really a threat."

Bilic put down Chen Yufeng's statistical records and studied Leicester City's recognized strongest attack point.

"Don't you want to take a look at his videotape? Someone edited a copy." The assistant coach reminded again.

"I'll take a look when I have time."

Bilic nodded, dealt with it hastily, and concentrated on investigating what he was more concerned about.

The assistant coach next to him was a little helpless, but he didn't say much. He sat next to the head coach and started working together.

It's just that he always feels uncomfortable if he misses a point.

Some people have this kind of obsessive-compulsive disorder and always like to control everything in a game, so that they feel confident.

And some people will directly block things that they think don't matter in their hearts and optimize these subconsciously.

This may be a matter of habit.

But the latter is definitely a very fatal habit, especially when this habit appears in a football coach.

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(End of this chapter)