December 24th.
Before Christmas Eve, Leicester City held its last training session.
Because in two days, they are about to face the first test of the Premier League Christmas Devil schedule.
The opponent in the first game is Tottenham Hotspur, a powerful North London team that has become a BIG6 team in recent years!
Therefore, in order to avoid training injuries and attrition, the training arranged by the team for the players are all recovery training projects, such as simple warm-up, passing and receiving, running positions, etc.
After completing the one-and-a-half-hour group training session, everyone went to the physical therapy room to receive a massage from the team's physical therapist to relax their muscles.
However, unlike other teammates who immediately went for a massage after completing training, Ling Feng stayed alone on the training ground and planned to practice more.
Seeing that Ling Feng did not go with him, Mahrez couldn't help but stop and asked with a puzzled face:
"Ling, today is Christmas Eve, do you plan to practice more?"
"Um."
"Do you need my help?"
"No, I don't practice stopping the ball, nor do I practice long-range shots."
As soon as these words came out, Mahrez's curiosity was aroused:
"Then what do you practice?"
"Practice dribbling!"
Yes!
Today he does not plan to practice long-range shooting or stopping the ball, but plans to experiment with the Kaka exclusive skill he just obtained - [Horse Stepping on Meteor]
As the strongest man before Melo, Kaká once defined the pinnacle of an era.
The most iconic thing about this eternal prince of San Siro, apart from the celebration with his hands pointing to the sky after scoring a goal, is the posture of dribbling the ball with his head held high and striding like a meteor!
Of course, in his previous life, he had also seen the famous scene of Kaká dribbling Messi with the ball in an international friendly match.
At that time, Kaka had just come on as a substitute, and Messi had already played for more than 60 minutes.
The physical abilities of the two are not equal at all.
However, even under the premise of equal physical fitness, Messi cannot catch up with Kaká.
Because Messi has never been a fast horse known for his speed.
What makes him fast is never the speed at which he runs without the ball, but the frequency of his feet when dribbling the ball!
Of course, in terms of man-ball combination ability alone, Kaká is absolutely historical.
Therefore, Messi cannot catch up with Kaka's famous scene, although it seems surprising.
However, it's actually very reasonable.
After hearing Ling Feng's answer, Mahrez couldn't help but be stunned:
"With the ball?"
"That's right! I've been studying Kaka's dribbling posture recently, and I always feel like I can do it. So I wanted to give it a try."
Mahrez has long been accustomed to Ling Feng's tendency to think about how to make himself stronger.
In his opinion, Ling Feng was like a sponge that was never satisfied.
He will take the initiative to jump into the ocean of knowledge, absorb the knowledge about football again and again, and then find ways to make it his own!
Before, he stopped the ball, then shot from long range, and now he dribbles the ball. This young man is always learning and improving!
"Oh, you really don't need me to cooperate with you?"
"I'll practice alone first. If I really need it, I'll tell you."
Seeing Ling Feng's resolute attitude, Mahrez did not continue to insist, "Okay, you know where to find me."
After saying that, he turned around and left coolly.
After all the other teammates left, Ling Feng, who had the training ground to himself, began his own experiments:
He first placed three or four yellow dummy walls irregularly on half of the court to simulate a defensive scene where the opponent was blocking the advancement route.
Then, he pushed the ball forward on the center circle line, trying to pass the defenders standing as fast as possible while advancing.
Of course, at the beginning, he did not directly use his speed to make soup. Instead, he slowly dribbled the ball forward and passed the training dummy wall in front of him in the safest way.
Normally, the part that professional players touch when dribbling is the outside of the instep of their dominant foot.
Most professional players tilt their feet slightly downward and bend their toes inward to create a larger contact area for pushing the ball.
Because dribbling the ball in this way can keep the ball in front of you, it is easier to control and change the trajectory of the ball, and it will not go too far.
When Ling Feng dribbles the ball, he also pushes the ball with the outside of the instep of his right foot.
In the past, when he dribbled the ball forward, he mostly used the outside of his instep to throw the ball out, and then chased it with speed.
Now, when he dribbles the ball, he focuses more on controlling the ball within the thirty centimeters in front of his right foot.
This requires him to find his own pace and rhythm with the ball.
Therefore, he slowed down at the beginning and slowly found the feeling.
After repeatedly dribbling the ball past several yellow dummy walls in front of him, Ling Feng clearly felt that his dribbling accuracy was higher and he could control the ball better at his feet.
Moreover, he doesn't even have to lower his head to stare at the ball at his feet, he can steadily control the ball in front of his feet!
You know, his [Dribbling] attribute has reached seventy after a long period of additional practice.
This value is definitely not excellent.
Therefore, this is definitely the change brought to him by Kaka’s exclusive skill [Horse Stepping on Meteor]!
However, as he slowly began to increase his dribbling speed, he began to make mistakes with his dribbling.
Either it's a little too big, or the ball is too close to the foot.
Obviously, although the skill [Horse Stepping on Meteor] allows him to keep an eye on the ball at his feet while advancing at a slow speed, he can also carry the ball steadily and well.
However, it is not enough for him to be like Kaka at his peak, who can push the ball at high speed, hold his head high and accurately control the ball within the appropriate distance without looking at the ball.
After experiments, the experimental results were similar to Ling Feng's conjecture.
Each player's exclusive skill allows him to master the technical points of this skill in an instant.
However, each player's exclusive skill needs corresponding attributes to support it in order to maximize the effect of the skill!
Although there is no so-called proficiency in each skill.
However, based on my previous experience in mastering the two skills of [Ball Recall] and [Putter Master], through the increase of attributes and persistent training, the skills can become more skillful!
Ever since, he started training with the ball again and again.
half an hour
One hour.
After all the other teammates had finished their physical therapy and came to the restaurant for lunch, you could still see Ling Feng practicing attentively and sweating on the training ground.
Seeing this scene, they suddenly felt awe in their hearts.
Even though we get along day and night, we have long known Ling Feng's diligent attitude in training.
However, it was only then that they finally understood why this black-haired young man had become an indispensable core midfielder for Leicester City and the Three Lions at the age of nineteen.
And he shined in the Premier League, won the European Golden Boy Award, and became the best player under U21 in world football!
And this scene before me is why!
. . .
Finally, after an hour and a half, Ling Feng reluctantly ended the additional practice under the "scolding" of head coach Pearson.
At four o'clock in the afternoon, Ling Feng drove his black Land Rover back to his parents' home.
Perhaps because he moved out, or because it was Christmas Eve, there were far fewer paparazzi squatting outside his house.
"Mom, Dad, I'm back!"
Christmas Eve, for Europeans and Americans who believe in Jesus, is equivalent to New Year’s Eve for Chinese people.
They are all important days for families to get together and spend quality time together.
Although neither Ling Feng nor his father believed in God. However, his mother Julia was a devout believer.
So, when Ling Feng took out the key, opened the door and walked into the living room, he saw a colorfully decorated Christmas tree placed in the corner!
Before Ling Feng could wait, his mother Julia, wearing an apron, quickly walked out of the kitchen.
Seeing Ling Feng, she suddenly showed an extremely bright smile:
"Oh, my baby."
As she spoke, she stepped forward and gave Ling Feng a big hug, and then kissed her precious son on the face:
"Go wash your hands first, then come help in the kitchen!"
"OK!"
In England, every family's Christmas Eve customs are similar.
It's nothing more than the women cooking turkey dinner in the kitchen, while the men brag and chat in the living room.
However, the Lingfeng family, which combines Chinese and Western elements, is somewhat special.
Their habit is to get together as a family and then work together to cook a sumptuous meal!
This is also the cultural heritage that Ling Feng's father brought from China.
As the saying goes, you can make enough food and clothing by yourself!
Lingshan taught Lingfeng since he was a child to do his own thing.
You cannot rely on others for everything, you must rely on yourself and use your own hands to create wealth!
Growing up in such a family education environment, surrounded by the deep love of his parents, Ling Feng felt that even if his future soul did not travel through time, the original "Ling Feng" would definitely become a good person!
Soon, with the happy cooking, the table was soon filled with sumptuous dishes.
Must-have roast turkey for Christmas Eve, homemade beef dumplings, steamed grouper, etc.
Anyway, a table of dishes made Ling Feng swallow his saliva several times.
So fragrant~~~
Strictly speaking, this was Ling Feng's first Christmas Eve with his family after traveling through time.
After sitting down one by one, and after the mother prayed before the meal, the three members of the family sharpened their knives and enjoyed the Christmas Eve meal!
While eating, Julia did not forget to talk about her son's love life:
"Xiao Feng, how are you and that Barbara getting along?"
"Ah? What's the progress?"
"Don't act stupid, I saw you blowing a kiss to her after scoring the goal. Besides, the newspaper covers were all about her spending the night at your house."
"When my son grows up, he will blow kisses to girls in front of so many people. It's a pity that my mother has never received this kind of treatment."
Hearing this, Ling Feng could smell a strong smell of vinegar when he met his mother's teasing eyes.
Lingshan on the side was secretly laughing.
You're sweating profusely, boy.
Although she knew clearly that Julia was joking.
However, Ling Feng still showed a flattering smile very cooperatively, picked up a piece of grouper belly with his chopsticks, and put it on the mother's plate opposite.
He knew that his mother liked to eat fish, especially fish belly.
"how could be"
After saying that, he immediately stood up, came to the mother opposite, bent down and gave Julia a hard smack on the cheek.
"My dear mother, how can you doubt your son's love for you? This is so sad."
This bite directly made Julia smile.
"You guy, where did you learn this trick to make women happy?"
"No wonder that Barbara is so fascinated by you. By the way, when will you bring her back to have a meal together? Let her try mother's cooking."
At this time, Lingshan, who had been watching silently, couldn't help but help:
"The children will take care of their own affairs. If you are so enthusiastic, you will scare other girls away."
"Yes, I will bring her back next time I have a chance."
As the father and son sang together, Julia did not continue to ask further questions.
After all, Ling Feng is an adult and has moved out to become independent.
Many things should be decided by the children themselves
After the family of three had a warm meal together, Ling Feng took the initiative to take on the "heavy duty" of washing the dishes.
After dinner, it’s time to exchange Christmas gifts.
In England, the royal family has the habit of exchanging Christmas gifts on the 24th.
Therefore, many families in England choose to give each other gifts and then open them on the night of the 24th.
The same is true for Ling Feng's family.
The gift Ling Feng gave to his mother was the latest Gucci bag.
It is worth mentioning that Barbara bought this bag for him with advice.
The gift for my father was a top-quality fishing rod worth over 10,000 pounds!
Lingshan is a good man who takes great care of his family.
Besides going to work, my only hobby is fishing!
Every holiday or day off, I would take my wife and children out for a picnic and go fishing.
Therefore, Ling Feng did what he liked and chose the fishing rod.
Sure enough, both of them were very happy to receive the gift carefully selected by their son.
The Christmas gifts prepared by his parents for Ling Feng were a hand-knitted sweater and a pair of shin guards engraved with Ling Feng's face!
Both of these things fully express his parents' love for him.
As Ling Feng became a hot star in the Premier League, the Ling family suddenly jumped from the middle class to the wealthy class.
However, there are so many things that money can buy.
However, you can never buy your parents’ deep love for you!
After exchanging Christmas gifts, the family of three crowded on the sofa in the living room and planned to watch a movie together.
This is also the Christmas Eve activity that Ling Feng’s family does every year.
And this year, they watched the most classic Christmas movie-"Love Actually"
While his parents were concentrating on watching the movie, Ling Feng took out his cell phone and kept replying to text messages.
No way, as he became famous in English football, he met more and more people in the industry and friends.
Since early in the morning, he has received Christmas Eve congratulations from many friends.
And just as Ling Feng was replying one by one, he suddenly received a text message from Barbara!
However, unlike other congratulatory messages, Barbara only sent him a photo:
I saw this Hungarian supermodel sitting in front of the full-length mirror with her mobile phone in hand.
And she was only wearing a short Christmas red skirt with suspenders!
Along with the selfie, she sent it a provocative text:
"Does this outfit look good?"
Seeing this photo, Ling Feng almost spit out his nosebleeds and replied without hesitation:
"nice!!!"
"Then let me wear it for you tomorrow?"
It was this sentence that made Ling toss and turn that night, unable to sleep.
Thank you all for your comfort and encouragement!
There is a huge gap in team strength. They are all semi-professional, there are Brazilian foreign players, and there are even retired Chinese Super League stars.
There is no way, losing is normal.
Playing is an experience. After college, I never played an 11-a-side game again.
The important thing is to participate.
(End of chapter)
