After a double defeat against Watford at home, Leicester City players only had three days of rest before ushering in the twenty-seventh round of make-up games.
Home vs. Middlesbrough!
Taking into account the players' physical problems, Pearson made a bold comprehensive rotation in this game.
Except for Ling Feng and goalkeeper Schmeichel, the other nine people all came on the bench!
Under normal circumstances, unless the goalkeeper is injured or the cup is rotated, the goalkeeper position will not change easily.
And the position of Ling Feng cannot be moved casually.
In Pearson's view, Ling Feng is the source of creativity for the team.
As long as he is on the court, even if he is walking, he can create a threat at any time!
This is Pearson's trust in Ling Feng, and it is also the key to his diamond-shaped midfield 4231 tactical system that emphasizes control!
In fact, when the club signed a new contract with Ling Feng, Mendes specifically added a playing time clause to the contract.
It is stipulated that Ling Feng must start in 60% of the games every season.
The original intention of Mendes's operation was to ensure Ling Feng's playing time so that he could grow up quickly at this age where the ball is rising rapidly.
However, he didn't know.
Even without this clause, Pearson would still like to put Ling Feng into the starting lineup in every game!
Because Ling Feng's passing skills are irreplaceable in terms of his importance to the entire team's offense!
What's more, compared to other players who have played for half a season, Ling Feng, who only started playing for the first team in January, has pretty good physical reserves.
Of course, Pearson didn't dare to fuck Ling Feng.
After all, Ling Feng is only eighteen years old. Playing too many high-intensity games at such a young age will only overdraw the player's sports life in advance.
Young stars such as Arsenal's Wilshere, Ramsey, Theo Walcott, etc. played high-intensity and fast-paced games like the Premier League too early, which led to constant injuries later on.
You know, Ling Feng is not only his baby, but also the future of the entire club!
Of course he had to use it sparingly!
Therefore, after taking a two-goal lead at home against Middlesbrough, Pearson did not hesitate to replace Ling Feng in the 70th minute.
"Leicester City are preparing to make substitutions on the sidelines..."
"Pearson replaced No. 23 Ling Feng with veteran Taylor Fletcher..."
“The young man’s performance tonight was as good as ever.”
"This is his sixth consecutive league game with assists, and he has set a new record for a Championship player!"
Seeing his number displayed on the substitution board on the sidelines, Ling Feng walked towards the sidelines.
At this time, the King Power Stadium suddenly burst into warm applause to bid farewell to Ling Feng, the hero of the team.
The applause and cheers echoing in his ears made Ling Feng's heart ripples.
This feeling of being called by your name is really fascinating...
While he was intoxicated, he did not forget to wave to the stands with a smile and respond to the support and applause of the fans.
Arriving at the sidelines, as soon as he high-fived Fletcher, Pearson came up to him.
He threw his arms around Ling Feng's neck and gave him a hug. He did not forget to whisper to comfort the proud disciple who did not fill the entire audience:
"Good job, boy! Now I need you to get some rest and get ready for the next game!"
"Copy that, Coach."
Returning to the bench, Ling Feng took the black down jacket from the team coach and put it on.
High-fiving his teammates on the bench one by one, he finally took the seat next to Mahrez.
"Ling, I noticed how you can know the position of your teammates without looking up every time before passing the ball. It's unbelievable! How did you do it?"
Because I have a plug-in.
Although he thought so in his heart, Ling Feng said Master Xing's classic line:
"Want to learn? I'll teach you!"
Hearing this, Mahrez was startled at first, and then showed an expression of great surprise:
"Really?!"
"Of course! But in exchange, you have to teach me how to dribble and stop the ball!"
Before his rebirth, Ling Feng was deeply impressed by Mahrez when watching Premier League games.
Without him, this world-class winger from Africa is not only outstanding in strength, but also very capable.
He has nicknames such as Winter Limited Player, Ma Dongmei, and Shi Yiting.
The first two are because every winter, Mahrez puts on gloves and becomes a super-powerful being like Messi.
Hence the name "Winter Limited Ball King" and "Ma Dongmei"
And "The World Stops" is a high praise for his stopping skills.
According to an interview with the Manchester City team, Mahrez is recognized by many world-class stars in the team as the first person in stopping skills.
Therefore, the fans jokingly called Mahrez the world's best!
And Mahrez's stoppage is definitely the best in the world.
Although Mahrez was in England for the first time at this time, he had not experienced the killings of the Blue Fox during the miracle period, nor had he accepted the guidance of Guardiola.
However, his astonishing ball-stopping skills are just beginning to emerge.
Ling Feng speculated that Mahrez's [stop the ball] attribute is at least 90 or above!
Therefore, Ling Feng was wondering, if Mahrez guides him, can his [stop the ball] attribute increase rapidly?
After all, the growth rate is very different between training on your own and having a mentor to guide you.
Faced with Ling Feng’s one-for-two deal, Mahrez didn’t feel at all disadvantaged, but felt it was very reasonable:
"Okay! You teach me to pass the ball like you do, and I teach you how to dribble and stop the ball?"
"make a deal!"
As soon as they finished speaking, the two of them stretched out their hands and held them tightly!
. . .
Just as Ling Feng and Mahrez reached an ulterior "deal" on the bench, the winner was also decided on the field.
The score of two to zero remained until the end of the game.
Ling Feng, who sent an assist during the game and helped the team control the midfield, once again became the best player in the game!
This is the fifth time he has won the best player award!
Except for coming on as a substitute in the 25th round of the league and not winning the Man of the Match award, in the following five league games, he won the Man of the Match award in all of them!
Winning the best of the game five times in total also allowed Ling Feng to complete an achievement and receive a free attribute point as a reward.
As the team's tactical core, Ling Feng's outstanding performance means that the team's performance will not be bad.
Just after defeating Middlesbrough, Leicester City achieved a landmark ten-game winning streak in the league, tying Reading's ten-game winning streak record set in the 0506 season.
In other words, as long as they win one more game, they can surpass Reading and become the team with the most consecutive league wins in a single season in the history of the Championship!
This is also the question Ling Feng was asked when interviewing reporters:
"Ling, as long as you win the next game against Nottingham Forest, you can set a new winning streak record for the British Championship team. What do you think about this?"
Facing the camera, Ling Feng thought for a moment and then replied calmly:
"I just want to say, no matter what records or data, we will focus on winning every game!"
