January 11, 2014, Saturday afternoon.
More than 20,000 Leicester City fans poured into the King Power Stadium, dyeing most of the seats in the stadium blue.
The Derby County fans who accompanied the visiting team huddled in a stand, shivering as they listened to the home fans singing the Fox City team anthem.
Amidst the singing, the players from the two teams led the ball boys and slowly lined up from the players' tunnel into the stadium.
Ling Feng, wearing a blue Fox jacket, also entered the court with other substitute players.
This is his first time coming to Leicester City’s home stadium, the King Power Stadium.
The singing of the Blue Fox fans rang in his ears, making Ling Feng truly feel the passion of the twelve members of the team.
Not long after he came to the bench and sat down, the commentator's magnetic voice sounded in the stadium:
"Welcome to the 25th round of the English Champions League, Leicester City plays Derby County at home."
"The starting eleven of the home team Leicester City has no changes from the lineup that defeated Millwall in the last league round. The goalkeeper is still Kasper Schmeichel..."
"As for the bench, there is a young face. The 18-year-old Ling Feng, who played a major role in eliminating the Premier League team Stoke City in the third round of the FA Cup, has entered the league squad for the first time!"
Following the commentator's words, the live broadcast camera on the sidelines focused on Ling Feng sitting on the bench at the right time.
Seeing this, Ling Feng just showed a handsome and sunny smile towards the camera.
This smile appeared in the broadcast and immediately melted the hearts of many female fans watching the game on TV.
Even the commentator couldn't help but start joking:
"Not to mention his skills, what a handsome young man!"
"I think Leicester City's head coach Pearson also wants to protect his players and does not want to encourage others. I guess this young man will come on as a substitute in the second half to feel the rhythm and intensity of the English Championship."
"Yes, I agree with you. Putting an 18-year-old young man without any league experience directly into the starting lineup may only be done by the Frenchman at Arsenal..."
After hearing this conversation between the two commentators, Ling Feng on the bench couldn't help but curl up his lips.
It is no news that "Professor" Wenger likes to train young monsters.
Being promoted to a first-team starter as a teenager and then playing in the Premier League is also a basic thing.
In contrast, at the age of eighteen, he had not yet become a starter for a British Championship team, which seemed like a failure.
Even so, Ling Feng is still very confident. With his vision and passing, he is fully capable of establishing himself in the British Championship.
Once you become a starter, you will never go back to the bench!
Although Pearson does not have the courage like Wenger to directly use the league to help the team's little demons level up.
But he also attaches great importance to Ling Feng, a genius who emerged from youth training.
In the home team's locker room, head coach Pearson told him that if there were no accidents, he would come on as a substitute in the second half of the second half to gain some time.
Being able to promise playing time to a newcomer who has just been promoted to the first team is enough to prove how much Pearson values him!
When he heard the head coach say these words, Ling Feng even felt the envious looks from the other two substitute midfielders.
There is no way, who makes him pass the ball well and look handsome?
. . .
Soon, with a long whistle from the referee, the game officially started!
Having just been defeated 1-0 by Wigan Athletic at home in the last round, Derby County came to the King Power Stadium and faced the top team that has been in hot form recently and did not have any advantage.
With more than 20,000 fans at home cheering loudly "Blue Fox, go forward!", the home team Leicester City firmly controlled the situation on the field from the beginning.
Vardy and Nugent, two powerful forwards, took turns attacking Derby County's defense.
Compared with Vardy, who is faster, David Nugent is stronger and more capable of confrontation, and he is very comfortable in the intense confrontation in the British Championship.
If Vardy is a sharp knife that pierces the enemy's heart, then Nugent is a battering ram.
In both seasons at Leicester City, he was able to contribute more than a dozen league goals.
This season, he is still Leicester City's top scorer.
He has played 23 games in the league so far and has scored 12 goals. His scoring efficiency is also ranked high in the British Championship.
However, Ling Feng's wonderful cooperation with Vardy in the last game and his relationship with Vardy off the court made him feel a faint sense of crisis.
Therefore, he plans to use active running and pressing to show the head coach his value in the team.
But the hard work paid off, and he quickly found a chance to score!
"Nugent!!!"
"Header goal! GOAL!!!"
"The score on the field has been rewritten! Leicester City, playing at home, wins first!"
The first half ended quickly amid the deafening cheers of the Leicester City fans.
The Leicester City players returned to the dressing room with a 1-0 lead.
"Good job, guys!"
"We completely suppressed them..."
After praising the players' performance in the locker room, Pearson added some details of offensive tactics and then ended the short lecture.
After the halftime break, players from both sides returned to the court again.
Under Pearson's waving command, Leicester City pressed Derby County in the half and continued to attack.
In the 65th minute of the game, "Water Drinker" Drinkwater hit a long shot in the penalty area, rewriting the score to 2-0.
With a two-goal lead, Pearson, who was standing on the sidelines, immediately relaxed a lot.
He looked down at his watch, then turned around, came to the bench, and waved:
"Ling!"
"Mahrez!"
"You two go warm up!"
After hearing this, Ling Feng and Mahrez, who were carefully watching the situation on the field, immediately stood up.
Seeing Ling Feng come to the sidelines to warm up, the camera crew on the sidelines immediately pointed their cameras at the "Blue Fox Rising Star" who was touted by the media.
"Two goals ahead, Leicester City seems to be planning to make substitutions..."
Ling Feng, wearing an orange vest, appeared on the stadium's big screen, immediately arousing applause and cheers from most Leicester City fans in the stadium.
In their view, Ling Feng, who came out of Leicester City's youth training, is their child.
Feeling the fans' encouragement and enthusiasm for him, Ling Feng also waved to the stands while warming up.
Mahrez, who was warming up with him on the side, was very envious.
"Ling, the fans are applauding you."
Hearing this, Ling Feng just smiled slightly and said seriously:
"Riyad, I believe that with your strength, the fans will soon be applauding and cheering for you!"
After saying that, he saw Pearson waving to the two of them, and quickly patted Mahrez on the shoulder and reminded:
"Let's go, it's time for us to perform!"
Come to the sidelines, take off your jacket and training pants, revealing the blue jersey underneath.
"Ling, just like the FA Cup, when you go up, you stand behind David (Nugent)..."
"Riyad, you're in charge on the right..."
After simply arranging tactics for the two of them, a dead ball appeared on the field.
"No. 23 Ling Feng and No. 26 Mahrez are ready to play..."
As the fourth official on the sidelines raised the substitution card, Ling Feng took the lead to step onto the flat turf of the King Power Stadium.
In this way, Ling Feng made his debut in the British Championship!
