Football: A late bloomer, starting with Leicester City

Chapter 97 Chen Binghua’s storage room, the magnificent Anfield Stadium (please vote for me)
【Unstoppable!Leicester City defeated Everton in the away game and won five consecutive victories! 】

[Everton coach Martinez: Except for the wealthy teams, the probability that other teams will stop Leicester City is extremely slim! 】

[The upcoming new challenge, can Klopp's Liverpool stop the impact of Leicester City's cavalry? 】

[Veteran Chen Yufeng scored consecutive goals and scored his ninth goal in the Premier League. He is in hot form! 】

This was the report issued by the local British media that night after Leicester City easily defeated Everton.

For a time, anxiety and worry enveloped the big6 fans.

For Tottenham, Manchester United, and Chelsea fans, there is nothing more than holding their breath and wanting to come back in the second half.

But for Liverpool and Manchester City fans, it is panic and anxiety.

Everton is not a weak team, this is definitely a strong team in the middle and upper reaches.

Leicester City visited Goodison Park and actually won an easy victory, maintaining a singing attitude.

This is really worrying...

Thinking of their arrogant remarks before the season, even though they were still anxious, these fans still bravely expressed their support for their home team on the Internet.

"Don't be too panicked. Manchester United is due to Van Gaal's illness, and Chelsea is out of shape this season. Liverpool can definitely beat them!"

"If Liverpool is not good, there is still Manchester City. Manchester City's midfielder and midfielder, what can Leicester City's defender do to support it?!"

"The main reason is that Manchester United and Chelsea are too useless and have nothing to do with others."

"Those who can't go far, who definitely can't go far, look at the players in their team? The statistics are just inflated!"

"Liverpool and Manchester City will definitely knock them out of the water!"

"The last two hopes of the Premier League giants, especially Liverpool, are about to face Leicester City at their home stadium Anfield. The home court advantage will definitely help them win a big victory!"

"..."

They used indignant gestures to cover up their panic and shield their anxiety.

The words went viral and were all over social media in the UK.

Later, even the players at Leicester City's training base had more or less brushed up on them.

"Hahahahaha..."

Okazaki Shinji was sitting on the yoga mat in the gym, holding his mobile phone and reading to the people next to him, "Yufeng, Mahrez, they said your data was just inflated."

In front of him, Chen Yufeng was lying leisurely on the yoga mat. Next to him, Mahrez was kneeling on one knee and pressing his shoulder.

"Stronger hands, you are not as good as those girls in massage parlors, and you are still the Algerian football champion."

Chen Yufeng teased the young Mahrez, and the latter quickly increased the strength of his hand, causing Chen Yufeng to take a breath instantly.

Then, Mahrez turned to look at Shinji Okazaki and said: "Only my data is real, Vardy and Chen Yufeng's are indeed a bit inflated."

"It's so shameless. If it weren't for the two of us, I would never have scored more than ten goals this season." Vardy, who was training his leg muscles on the other side, responded.

"That Klopp, I heard from them, seems to be very powerful. He presses hard in the high position." Kanter came over and mentioned it.

"Let's look forward to it. The season has reached this point. We shouldn't continue to be anxious." Vardy walked off the fitness equipment and said: "Just play one game at a time, and don't have the pressure of results." .”

"Yeah, we must not feel pressure, and don't have the feeling of wanting to win but afraid of losing."

Andy King also nodded and said: "As Mr. Ranieri said, just give us 100% in every game. Winning or losing is not important."

"After all, we are just a relegation team."

After saying the last words, team veteran Andy King had a smile on his face.

The others' expressions also moved slightly, with some smiles on their faces.

Relegation team.

This title has lasted for most of their season, but now it sounds quite pleasant.

“Keep grabbing points for more pizza!”

Captain Morgan concluded with the final words, and the other team members cheered, and everyone was in a positive state.

…………

On the other side, Liverpool training base.

In the head coach's office.

The then coach Klopp, wearing gold-rimmed glasses and an unshaven beard, appeared here, accompanied by several assistant coaches of the team.

Klopp stood next to the tactical board, moving the flags on the tactical board while telling his assistants, "We only want the whole, and integrity must be what we emphasize in training these days."

"Vardy, Shinji Okazaki, Mahrez, including the Belgian Chinese Chen Yufeng, they will not be our focus."

"We maintained our three lines and continued to push forward, burning the flames of war all the way to the opponent's penalty area and double-teaming their defense."

"do you understand?"

Klopp had concentration on his face, and he looked energetic and high-spirited.

Having just achieved good results from Dortmund, he came to the Premier League this season and faced the media for the first time, but he put down his rhetoric.

Give me three years and Liverpool will become a championship team!
Along with confidence, naturally comes pressure.

Klopp regarded this game against Leicester City as a game against a big6 team.He wants to use this victory to tell Liverpool fans that they are making drastic reforms and will have good results soon!
Soon after, many assistant coaches walked out, leaving only the last assistant.

"Is there really no need to specifically mark Leicester City's three efficient attack points?"

The assistant was a little worried, "In the past few games, they have scored almost ten goals together."

Klopp shook his head, smiled bitterly and said: "There are three points, and the possibility of marking them all is almost non-existent. There will definitely be a situation where you lose sight of one thing."

"Vardy's efficient finishing ability, Mahrez's powerful offensive attributes, and that Chen Yufeng..."

When he said this, he paused for a moment, as if he didn't know how to summarize Chen Yufeng's ability. After a moment of silence, he said: "The ability of the nerve knife..."

"Indeed, we can only work together as a whole." The assistant nodded, agreed with this statement, and then asked curiously: "This season, who does Mr. Klopp think will ultimately belong to the Premier League?"

Klopp smiled and said, "You are asking about Leicester City's odds."

"I think it's very small, but until now, no one can say that he doesn't have that possibility."

"Okay." Klopp stood up, "Let's all have a good Christmas and prepare for the game."

…………

On December 12th, the long-awaited Christmas finally arrived.

Every city is surrounded by joy and reunion, with bright lights shining on the streets all night long.

Chen Yufeng and Chen Binghua are naturally not used to celebrating this kind of festival.

That day, the father and son just went out for a walk, had lunch, and then returned home to rest early.

The next day was the match against Liverpool, and they didn't dare to slack off today.

At night, Chen Binghua went to his storage room again, washed a new rag, and carefully wiped a pile of neatly arranged video tapes.

He took out a new box, wrote 'Liverpool' on it, and set it aside.

Look at Sunderland at the bottom, then to West Ham, Aston Villa, Tottenham, Arsenal...and then to Manchester United, Everton, Chelsea.

There was a smile on the old father's face, and a great sense of pride and accomplishment rose in his heart.

I originally thought that these video tape equipment purchased many years ago had long lost their use value.

But I didn’t expect that this year it would take a turn for the worse and it would finally be used.

Maybe it's the holiday today. Seeing people outside eating the local reunion dinner, the father and son will inevitably feel a little lonely.

Perhaps it was because he was remembering the countless silent and gloomy Christmases before that there were a few tears in Chen Binghua's eyes.

He wiped it away and then looked at the wall of honor on the other side of the wall.

This is the wall he built himself, and he is very much looking forward to having more things placed here at the end of the season.

"If this place can be full when I retire, I am really lucky that I persisted at that time."

Chen Binghua murmured to himself, and smiled again when he saw the small crystal cups for the Premier League Player of the Match above.

…………

On December 12, the 26th round of the Premier League resumed.

There is no rest time, and most players cannot even go home to reunite with their families before they enter a new round of fighting.

Liverpool, the Leicester City team's bus drove here for the second time.

However, this time the destination is not Goodison Park, but Anfield, which is famous throughout the world!
As the famous devil's home stadium in the UK, playing here will undoubtedly make every opponent feel difficult.

As the bus slowly drove into the Anfield area, the sky gradually darkened, and the lights of the Anfield Stadium appeared in front of the Leicester City players in the distance.

Chen Yufeng stared out the window all the way, looking at Anfield Stadium from far away to in, and he was very shocked.

A giant landmark-shaped building, a grand and huge ceiling, red and white colors, several fan shops and characteristic neighborhoods around it, and countless football-style buildings...

Everything shows the glorious history of this team. They are one of the best teams in England and have the best fans in the UK.

From a closer distance, you can clearly see that there are dense crowds outside the stadium, all wearing the team's red jerseys.

The cold weather did not change their habit. They just wore thicker shirts under their jerseys, even if it was a bit uncomfortable.

With excitement, Chen Yufeng followed his teammates into the stadium, changed his equipment and started to warm up.

Ten minutes later, they all held the hand of the caddy beside them and stood in the tunnel waiting to play.

"Beep."

Following the referee's whistle, the players from both sides walked towards the court amid a burst of music.

Chen Yufeng stood behind Mahrez and looked forward. He first saw the densely packed fans in the opposite stands, and then the overhead lights and ceiling.

"You'll Never Walk Alone...You'll Never Walk Alone...!!"

Until he walked into the stadium and heard neat and loud singing ringing clearly in his ears.

It’s the Liverpool anthem he’s heard countless times on broadcasts, You’ll Never Walk Alone.

Now, standing here, with more than 5 fans watching, the moment against Liverpool has finally arrived.

He had waited a long time for this day.

(End of this chapter)