September 27th.
The weather in London is rare and sunny.
As the capital and economic center of the United Kingdom, London, with a population of about eight million, is the heart of British football!
In this international metropolis, there are more than a dozen professional football clubs, large and small, competing in leagues at all levels.
Among them, there are six teams competing in the Premier League this season: Chelsea, Arsenal, Tottenham, West Ham United, Crystal Palace, and Queens Park Rangers!
Accounting for almost one-third of the number of Premier League teams!
It is conceivable that as the origin of modern football, London has a strong football culture and atmosphere.
In contrast, in a distant eastern country, a province with a population of 80 million, does not even have a top domestic league team.
And today, Crystal Palace, nicknamed "The Eagle", will face Leicester City, the "Blue Fox" who has performed amazingly this season, at their home stadium, Selhurst Park!
Regarding this stadium, it is also a witness to a superstar becoming famous with one goal.
On that sunny afternoon in 1996, a handsome blond boy from Manchester United announced his emergence on this stadium with a shocking half-time lob.
And that handsome guy’s name is David Beckham!
As one of several Premier League teams in London, Crystal Palace, founded in 1905, has always had a loyal fan base with an attendance rate of over 96%.
So, when Barbara and her female assistant came to the stadium, they found that there were people everywhere.
Both Barbara and Barbara asked friends who have Leicester City fan memberships to help buy their tickets.
After passing the security check, the two people holding the game magazine in their hands found their own seats in the visiting team fan area on the left side of the east stand.
Barbara can't be called a football fan, but she knows a lot about football.
At least you know what offside is.
When I was a child, I followed my father to watch the matches of the domestic league hegemon Ferencvaros. I just thought the football matches were very lively.
She was discovered by a modeling agency when she was a teenager and has been developing her modeling career since childhood.
It was only in the past two years, after signing a new model agency, that he gradually shifted his career center to Europe and the United States.
It is worth mentioning that this is her first time to watch a Premier League game!
For this reason, she specially chose a sporty outfit today.
Black tight-fitting high-waisted pants and a baseball jacket, paired with a gray printed letter T-shirt, and paired with a fresh high ponytail hairstyle, make this Victoria's Secret supermodel exude a sweet and energetic temperament.
Of course, this outfit is not only for this ball game, but also for someone I might meet.
Seeing that it was still some time before the game started, Barbara took out the game brochure and flipped through it with interest.
Every competition magazine is unique.
After flipping through the pages, she saw Ling Feng standing in the middle of the second row on the away team's family photo!
The smile in the photo is as bright and sunny as the first time we met in Milan.
Just as Barbara was lost in memories, the female assistant sitting next to her suddenly poked her with her elbow and reminded:
"Hey, the players are out for warm-ups!"
Hearing this, Barbara raised her head suspiciously and looked at the court.
I saw players from both teams filing out of the tunnel and onto the court, ready to start pre-match warm-ups.
The Crystal Palace players raised their hands in a familiar manner and waved to the fans in the stands.
This move immediately triggered a burst of warm cheers in the stadium!
The two Barbaras are in a good location and are quite close to the stadium.
After some searching, she quickly locked her sights on the black-haired young man wearing a blue long-sleeved training suit.
It's him!
Last time, the other party, as an audience, saw what he looked like at work.
But now, it's the other way around.
As an audience member, I saw the other person at work.
Barbara suddenly felt that this feeling was so interesting!
Just as Barbara was looking a little fascinated, the female assistant beside her suddenly asked:
"That black-haired No. 7 is the boy who paid for you in Milan?"
On the way to the stadium, under questioning from the female assistant, Barbara confessed her "encounter" with Ling Feng.
Hearing this, Barbara nodded: "Yes."
"I remember he seems to be very famous in England and his name is very special, called Ling Feng."
"By the way, it seems that Burberry just announced him as its image ambassador a few days ago."
While talking, the female assistant took out her mobile phone, found Burberry's official website, and opened an advertisement.
The protagonist of the commercial is none other than Ling Feng wearing a Burberry windbreaker!
While watching the commercial, the female assistant was amazed and said:
"He has a great figure, he can even be a model."
Looking at Ling Feng in the commercial and the real person warming up on the field, Barbara suddenly felt inexplicably nervous.
She suddenly regretted why she came to watch this game.
However, as soon as this idea emerged, she threw it out of her mind:
"I just came here to see the person who helped me, and I didn't do anything bad. Besides, my father taught me that if others help you, you must repay them!"
"Well, that's right, everything I did was to repay him!"
"After the game is over, I'm going to find him and treat him to dinner!"
Just as Barbara was secretly making up her mind, the players from both sides also completed their pre-match warm-ups and returned to the locker room to prepare.
After a while, players from both sides lined up to enter the field.
At five o'clock in the afternoon, under the watchful eyes of 26,000 spectators, the game officially started!
Ling Feng, who was running on the field, certainly didn't know about Barbara's arrival.
I don’t know that this supermodel came to watch this game specifically just to see me!
Once he stands on the green field, he will devote himself wholeheartedly to the game.
Victory is the only thing he pursues on the court!
There are many future Premier League stars in the Crystal Palace formation, such as Pang Jon, Ward, MacArthur and so on.
Among them, the one that Ling Feng is most familiar with is, of course, Wilfried Zaha, who will be dubbed the "London Football King" in the future.
At the beginning of this season, Van Gaal made it clear that Zaha was not part of his plans.
Therefore, Crystal Palace loaned the youth winger back to Selhurst Park to strengthen the winger's lineup.
However, he did not start this game, but served as the substitute for another "extraordinary maniac" Yannick Bolasie.
Crystal Palace is having a tough time this season.
Coach Tony Pulis, who led the team to avoid relegation last season and finished with the 11th best record in the Premier League, left the club directly due to disagreements with the club's senior management over recruitment issues at the end of August.
The club has brought back Neil Warnock, who coached Crystal Palace during the British Championship, to replace Tony Pulis.
Warnock's appointment has stabilized Crystal Palace's turbulent military morale to a certain extent.
Although the season started with two consecutive losses.
But in the third round against Newcastle away from home, Crystal Palace reversed their decline with a 3-3 draw.
In the last game, they defeated Everton away from home and won their first Premier League win of the season!
Back at home, with high morale, Crystal Palace planned to give the visiting Fox City a bit of a show.
As for Leicester City, after experiencing the last battle with Manchester United, they were very exhausted.
In addition, Crystal Palace's strength was not too strong, so Pearson boldly carried out extensive rotations.
As for the two full-backs, veteran Konchesky on the left started, and Luther Wright on the right returned to the starting lineup.
These two were originally the starting full-backs this season.
Especially Konchesky on the left.
Pearson had hoped that the former Liverpool player would use his Premier League experience to help the team.
However, rich experience could not save his declining physical condition.
After being repeatedly blown away by Premier League wingers, Pearson could only choose Schlupp, who was younger and more physically fit, to replace him.
In addition to the two full-backs, Andy King replaced "Drinking Brother" and controlled the midfield with Cambiasso.
As for the frontcourt quartet that Leicester City relies on most, except for the unstoppable Ling Feng, all are rotated!
Ulloa starts at center, with Albrighton on the left and Conoket on the right.
As for the tactics in this game, Pearson also made some changes.
Since the forward forward Vardy is replaced by Ulloa, the standing center, Ulloa's header and back-up ability can be used, either to directly header the ball to the goal, or to set up the ball for his teammates!
Therefore, he specifically emphasized that Albrighton should make more crosses from the wing, and that Lingfeng and Conoket should change positions more often and move to the right to make crosses.
Anyway, this is the tactical play in the second half of the game against Manchester United:
Cross from the wing, explode!
However, as soon as the game started, the Crystal Palace side, wearing red and blue striped shirts, pressed forward as a whole and set off a wave of attacks!
Obviously, coach Warnock is also very aware of Leicester City's offensive firepower.
Therefore, if you want to take advantage of the home court, start the game as soon as possible and strive to score first.
If they can score first, they can enter their own rhythm in this game.
However, Leicester City is well prepared for their attack on Crystal Palace!
After the opening, the Blue Fox generals immediately started pressing in the frontcourt like beasts coming out of the cage!
After defeating Manchester United in the last game, the Blue Fox coaching staff headed by Pearson is even more convinced that high-pressing offensive football is the most suitable for their young and energetic team!
However, this high-position pressing tactic requires a lot of enthusiasm from the players and consumes a lot of physical energy.
The entire formation must press forward and contribute more running and pressing in order to prevent the opponent from controlling the ball so easily.
Therefore, proper rotation is very necessary!
The substitute players who got the chance to start were also very active in pressing the Crystal Palace ball-carrying players.
Crystal Palace's lineup and player strength are at the mid-to-lower level of the Premier League. Apart from Bolasie, there are no stars with outstanding skills at their feet.
Therefore, under Leicester City's high pressure, it is very difficult to get the ball out, so we can only drive forward.
The Crystal Palace does not have a center as a fulcrum, so long passes can only go to Bolasie on the left.
This winger has speed, skills with his feet, and is very threatening when passing through. He is considered the strongest point in the Crystal Palace frontcourt.
However, the right back De Wright who defends his side is not slow, and with the help of Cambiaso, he can still restrict the wing speed horse to a certain extent.
Once Bolasie was restricted, it was basically difficult for Crystal Palace's offense to move forward.
Soon, under pressure, the ball came to Leicester City's feet.
Leicester City then launched wave after wave of attacks against Crystal Palace's defense!
At the same time, in the stands, Barbara was completely immersed in the fierce competition.
Compared with the domestic leagues in Hungary and Xiaozhi, the Premier League games are faster-paced and more beautiful.
However, all her attention was focused on the black-haired young man!
Whenever she saw Ling Feng holding the ball, her eyes widened suddenly and she sat up straight, as if she wanted to see his every move on the court clearly;
Whenever she saw Ling Feng being violated by an opponent and falling to the ground, she would also show a worried look, and then like other visiting team fans, she would protest:
"Hey, referee!"
"This is a foul!"
"Give him a card!"
In this game, Crystal Palace also conducted a targeted double-team defense against Ling Feng.
Whenever Ling Feng wants to catch the ball or get the ball, he just fouls!
Although, Lingfeng attracted the defense of two or three players and passed the ball well to the open teammates.
However, perhaps because they wanted to express themselves too much today, or because of personal ability issues, the Blue Fox frontcourt players failed to seize the opportunity in the final pass and the final kick.
Although they had the advantage on the field and had far more shots than their opponents, Leicester City was unable to penetrate Crystal Palace's goal.
Perhaps it was because the situation on the field was at a stalemate and not many exciting scenes appeared. The live broadcast cameras began to focus on the fans in the stands and began to capture their reactions.
Soon, the on-site director discovered the outstanding-looking and sweet Barbara among the fans of the visiting team.
Beauty!
The director did not hesitate to target this beautiful fan, and her appearance appeared on the big screen.
The female assistant noticed this and immediately poked Barbara, who was staring closely at the court, with her elbow.
The latter was stunned for a moment, and then he reacted when he saw the crane camera pointed at him and himself appearing on the big screen in the stadium.
And she didn't coy, but waved to the camera generously, without forgetting to show a charming smile.
This smile immediately melted the entire audience and caused a burst of wolf howls from the male fans present.
"Damn! It's so beautiful!"
"Does the visiting team have such beautiful fans?!"
"Mom, I'm in love"
The commentator originally thought that this was just a beautiful female fan, but after being reminded by his assistant, he learned the identity of this beautiful fan!
"Haha, I didn't expect that we would have a supermodel on site today. This young lady, named Barbara Palvin, is a very famous Hungarian model."
"Guess which team she came to Selhurst Park today to cheer for?"
This question is obviously very unprofessional.
Everyone is already sitting in the visiting team fans area, they must be supporting Leicester City!
(End of chapter)
