Football: A late bloomer, starting with Leicester City

Chapter 246 Linda asks for a celebration again, King Power Stadium versus Arsenal (please vote for me)

On August 8, there are only ten days left before the final UEFA awards ceremony.

Leicestershire, the King Power Stadium is already abuzz with people.

The second round of the new Premier League season has finally arrived, with Leicester City facing last season's bitter host Arsenal at home.

Last season, Leicester City's record was extremely brilliant. They maintained an unbeaten record against other teams in the league. Only Arsenal double-killed them, creating a big shadow for the fans.

This is a battle of revenge, a battle to restore morale!

"Leicester City! Come on!"

"We can definitely do it and beat them at home!"

"Chen Yufeng! Come on! Keep flying!"

"I support you to win the UEFA Player of the Year Award! You will be the first in the history of Leicester City! Go, go, go!"

"Come on! Defeat them!"

"..."

Even before the game started, the fans in the stadium were already shouting enthusiastically. Today, at least 27,000 Leicester City fans came to the scene to cheer, and there were only 5,000 away fans.

The oversized banner was pulled out, and the back of Chen Yufeng No. 66 appeared in the stands again.

This is the fans' efforts to fight for Chen Yufeng's best in UEFA, and they are making their voices heard in their own way.

Every Leicester City fan hopes that there will be a real superstar in his team, and to measure whether a star is enough to reach the level of a superstar is a personal honor award.

UEFA's best player is undoubtedly qualified.

By winning this award, Chen Yufeng's achievements in personal honors even surpassed Klose's.

He will also become the first player in the history of Leicester City and a legendary player of this club. He will also be regarded as a celebrity when he retires.

Including the number 66 chosen by Chen Yufeng, which is an uncommon number. After Chen Yufeng leaves in the future, this number may be permanently retired to commemorate Chen Yufeng.

"Beep!"

Not long after, with the referee's whistle, the players from both sides walked out of the tunnel.

Chen Yufeng took the caddy's hand and walked towards the outside of the stadium. The sun was blazing in Leicestershire today, and the sun was even a bit dazzling.

And in the first game after returning home in this new season, the first time in his career that he led the team as captain at the King Power Stadium, the ball boy next to him was actually the very familiar little girl Linda.

"This is the first time it's been shown from this perspective. It's not bad. He's growing up quickly." Linda walked beside Chen Yufeng. She hadn't seen him for several months and seemed to have grown taller.

Her development is relatively slow, otherwise she would not be a caddy at this age.

"You're still praising me, my lord." Chen Yufeng smiled and flicked Linda's forehead, then looked towards the stadium stands and saw the jersey tifos raised by the fans in the South Stand.

He shook off Linda's little hand, raised his hands high and clapped towards the south stand.

"Ohhhhhhhh...!"

All Leicester City fans cheered to welcome their new captain to the King Power Stadium.

This feeling is relatively new for both parties.

After Chen Yufeng finished applauding, he turned around and saw Linda also raising her hands and applauding beside him, just like his clone.

"You are really stealing the spotlight more and more. You annoy me with this." He complained with a smile and teased the little girl.

"If you ask me to apply for another celebration action, I won't be bothered anymore."

Linda was confused, her little eyes widened and she looked at Chen Yufeng longingly, "How is it? I also wish you can score a goal."

"What kind of celebration?" Chen Yufeng turned around and asked.

"How about blowing a kiss? Just like the one you gave Taylor at the European Cup." Linda suggested with a smirk, imitating Chen Yufeng's last blowing kiss.

"No, others think I have some weird hobbies." Chen Yufeng rolled his eyes speechlessly. It's okay not to want this kind of blessing.

"Why are you so stupid at the age of thirty-two? Just don't face me. You can randomly select a female Leicester City fan."

Linda also looked speechless. After saying this, she smiled evilly and said, "Maybe you can capture the heart of a female fan and make her fall madly in love with you."

"What's going on in your head all day long? Have you ever been in love at school? Just love, love, love." Chen Yufeng flicked Linda's forehead again and couldn't help but say.

"I don't want to fall in love at school." Linda turned her head, as if she was a little angry, "You can just say whether you want to do it or not."

"We'll discuss it again," Chen Yufeng said perfunctorily, and then led the team to start the pre-match ceremony.

After all the ceremonies were completed, he took the team flag exchanged with Arsenal and went to the sidelines to hand the team flag to the assistant coach.

On the way back, he saw the figure of professor Wenger. Wenger was still wearing a suit and shirt, as if he always looked like this formal dress all year round.

"Welcome back, European Cup champion." Wenger spread his arms towards Chen Yufeng and said with a smile.

"My ears have become numb every time I hear this name." Chen Yufeng shook his head and complained, before giving Wenger a hug.

"Don't you like it?" Wenger looked at Chen Yufeng with a look of fondness in his eyes.

After sending Leicester City to the championship at the last minute last season, he was subjected to online violence from Arsenal fans. While he was called worthless, he was also called a sinner.

At that time, Wenger was thinking that the fans were actually blinded by his achievements and did not really care about what he had paid for this club.

He even thought that it would be great if Chen Yufeng was in their club, even if his data had declined due to style reasons. But casually creating 20+ goals can still make their performance on multiple fronts stand out.

"Okay, let's talk after the game. Come on, otherwise Mr. Ranieri will be jealous." Wenger joked and touched the back of Chen Yufeng's head.

"Hahaha, he won't." Chen Yufeng laughed, then ran towards the court and stood in his position.

Players from both sides stood still and made final mental preparations. The game was about to start at the King Power Stadium.

"Come on, brothers! The first home game of the new season, let our fans see it!"

Chen Yufeng waved to his teammates and shouted, "We can do it! Think about the people standing behind you!"

The Leicester City players were gearing up, with a bit of determination in their eyes.

"Beep!"

Soon, the referee blew the whistle to start the game, and Leicester City center Kirishin Oka fired the ball from the center circle for the team. He is still the team's starting center today.

When playing against a team like Arsenal, Leicester City will definitely defend and counterattack, and will not engage in positional battles too aggressively.

At this time, Kirishin Oka plays a great role. He can even retreat directly when defending and play a five-midfield configuration for Leicester City.

Kante will also retreat appropriately at that time, taking the position in front of the central defender, often assuming the role of sweeper.

"Okay, with the referee's whistle, the second round of the Premier League has officially started. In the first half of the game, Leicester City took the lead in taking the ball from the center circle!"

"Let's take a look at the starting lineups of both sides. Arsenal's side has a four-two-three-one formation."

"Goalkeeper Petr Cech, left back Monreal, centre-back Koscielny partnering with Holding, right-back Bellerin."

"In the defensive midfield position, Xhaka is paired with Kirkland, and in front of them are Chamberlain, Cazorla and Walcott."

"In the center position, today Sanchez is standing."

After Zhan Jun introduced Arsenal's starting lineup, he commented, "This is also a signal. Arsenal will not go too high. They are still the best at beautiful football."

"Through the penetration of short passes, we can tear apart Leicester City's defense and find scoring opportunities."

"This is Arsene Wenger's usual style. They were the first team to play footwork in the Premier League."

"Today, many teams have begun to pay more attention to the ground. Arsenal's specialness is no longer there, but every time you see them, everyone can still think of the dominant team in the early 21st century."

"..."

While he was talking, the game on the field had already begun.

Leicester City did not try too many passes in the backcourt. After just a few passes, they drove the ball directly to the frontcourt.

The football soon fell into Arsenal's control, and Leicester City also shrank its overall front line and acted defensively.

After returning from the European Cup, Chen Yufeng gradually became familiar with this way of playing football.

He even felt that this style suited him better and made him more comfortable.

Because every time he gets the ball, the opponent will always expose a very large gap behind him, giving him the opportunity to complete a long-distance run with the ball and directly penetrate the defense.

For Leicester City now, this tactic is more suitable for them.

People can't forget their roots, and neither can the team.

You have to remember how you were successful last season and not lose the way you play best.

Looking at the last game against Hull City, it is hard to say whether Leicester City can defeat the newly promoted team if they play a positional battle.

"Let Odegaard and Chilwell prepare in midfield, and Maguire and Ndidi can also warm up first."

Ranieri is making arrangements in the coaching seat. He is always such a courageous person and is willing to make some bold attempts.

"If the team can lead by more than two goals, let Odegaard try his level against the giants. He has performed very well in training recently."

"If Simpson can't adapt to Walcott's attack, let Chilwell go up and keep watch."

"I also have plans to try the rest. I can warm up first and wait for the opportunity."

The assistant coach next to him nodded slightly, and the players behind him who heard this also began to praise each other and informed the protagonists of the arrangement.

These people became excited almost immediately, with a few glimmers of light bursting out of their eyes.

Especially Odegaard, he has long been looking forward to making his debut in Leicester City. He has been studying his appearance in the past few days, trying to leave a good impression on the fans.

"Don't even think about Odegaard. We are two goals ahead of Arsenal. This is something we didn't do last season."

Leicester City's substitute Ulloa shook his head slightly at the side, hit Odegaard, and then said: "On the contrary, I think Chilwell is more likely to play."

"How can you not believe in the team? I believe Leicester City can take the lead!"

Odegaard patted his chest, pointed to the Leicester City team logo, and then focused on Chen Yufeng, "In other words, I believe Yufeng can help us take the lead!"

"You just want to play, stop pretending." Maguire said heartily next to him.

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(End of this chapter)