After spending a whole day battling wits with his girlfriend in Loughborough Town, Chu Zheng quickly returned to his daily routine of training.
In a blink of an eye, the time came to August 22.
14:30 pm London time, Leicester City’s home stadium, King Power Stadium.
At this time, the 32,500 seats on site have been filled.
Tottenham players and Leicester City players who came from afar were distributed in the left and right halves to warm up.
"Ranieri's coaching of Leicester City can be said to have created a dream start. In the first two rounds of the Premier League against Sunderland and West Ham United, they easily won 6-0 and 3-0 respectively."
"Pochettino's life at Tottenham has not been easy. In the first two games of the new season, he lost 1-0 to Manchester United, and then he lost to Stoke with a two-goal lead at his home stadium at White Hart Lane.
Kecheng tied 2-2!"
"If Pochettino can't win this game again, then he will be under great pressure!" Zhan Jun said in LeTV Sports Live Room.
The guest commentator sitting next to this game was Zhang Lu. He took over the words and said with a smile: "Pochettino played a 4231 formation at Tottenham."
"His style of play is to rely on the players' sufficient physical fitness to press high, control the ball, and then distribute the ball to the wings to launch the attack!"
"In this tactical system, defense becomes particularly important!"
"In fact, in Tottenham games, we often see the two attacking midfielders Lamela and Eriksen actively participating in the fight."
"Do you still remember what Lamela was like when he first came to the Premier League? At that time, the Argentine did not have an advantage in physical confrontation, but now he has become extremely fierce and is a famous villain in the Premier League!"
"Many fans think Eriksen is the core of Tottenham, but in fact the core of Tottenham is Dembélé!"
"His excellent ball control ability can play a big role on both offense and defense. He can break through when advancing, and steal the ball when retreating. He drags opponents into the quagmire created by Tottenham in the midfield and secures a defensive line for the entire team.
Time to adjust.”
Hearing Zhang Lu's analysis, Zhan Jun nodded and said: "But Pochettino's tactics have very high requirements for full-backs."
"You have to be fast, able to get up and down, have good physical fitness, pass the ball reliably, and your defensive ability must not be bad."
"Last season, Tottenham's performance was stumbling, which was actually caused by Tottenham's poor performance at the full-back position."
During the chat between the two, the time came to 21:55 BJ time, and the players from both sides also walked out of the player tunnel under the leadership of the referee team.
"Today's referee is Atkinson!"
"Fortunately it's not Mike Dean!" Zhang Lu said suddenly, narrowing her eyes.
"Haha!" Hearing Zhang Lu's words, Zhan Jun burst into laughter for a short time. Apparently he knew what Zhang Lu meant.
If it were Mike Dean who would celebrate when Tottenham scored a goal, then Leicester City would be in trouble today!
At this moment, the starting lineups for today's match between the two sides appeared on the camera.
"Ranieri still uses the strike combination of Vardy and Shinji Okazaki in this game."
"Chu Zheng and Drinkwater sit in the midfield."
After Zhan Jun finished speaking, Zhang Lu smiled and said: "Chu Zheng is also very efficient off the court. His position in Leicester City was established in just two games."
Zhan Jun grinned when he heard this and didn't say much.
The better Chu Zheng performs, the happier they will be.
After all, he is the only rising star of Chinese football overseas.
Tottenham Hotspur:(4231)
Forward: Harry Kane
Attacking midfielder: Chadli, Lamela, Dembélé
Midfielder: Ryan Mason, Dell
Defenders: Ben Davies, Vertonghen, Alderweireld, Kyle Walker
Goalkeeper: Lloris
"Tottenham's lineup has not changed much compared to the previous two games!"
"Kane comes forward, with Lamela, Chadli and Dembélé behind him. Mason and Dier are in the midfield. Danish star Eriksen is absent due to injury!"
At 22 o'clock BJ time, Atkinson blew his whistle.
As soon as Tottenham kicked the ball out on the field, Leicester City, wearing blue jerseys and attacking from left to right, immediately pressed forward and launched a powerful high-position pressure on Tottenham.
Tottenham were also very calm, passing the ball back into the backcourt continuously.
Vardy and Shinji Okazaki withdrew after more than ten seconds to prevent their own formation from pressing too far forward, allowing Tottenham to counterattack.
On the sidelines, Tottenham head coach Pochettino stood in the coaching area, his eyes always on Chu Zheng on the court.
During this summer transfer window, Pochettino actually also took a fancy to Chu Zheng, who was at Wolfsburg at the time.
Tottenham also made an offer to Wolfsburg for Chu Zheng.
However, Tottenham were instantly shocked by the 60 million offer.
Tottenham club owner Daniel Levy directly told Pochettino that the club could not afford to buy Chu Zheng.
Pochettino has also been at Tottenham for a season. He knows that Levy is a real businessman and stingy by nature, so he doesn't force it anymore.
After watching in silence for a few minutes, Pochettino felt that the Chu Zheng on the field was completely different from the Chu Zheng he saw in the video.
However, he did see Chu Zheng's superhuman talents in defensive position selection and crisis awareness.
Very excellent!
Pochettino observed for a full five minutes, and he didn't even see Chu Zheng make a mistake in position selection. Every time he chose the position, he was just right, and he could directly break his high-position pressing tactics.
In just five minutes, Tottenham launched three probing attacks, all from the left half.
As a result, the best line of the three attacks was immediately blocked by Chu Zheng, leaving their troops without any threat. Kane, Chadli, and Lamela were forced to choose to pass back and reorganize the attack again and again.
Pochettino was amazed by Chu Zheng's game reading ability and vision.
Then Pochettino's wonder soon turned into horror.
In the 10th minute of the game, Chu Zheng, who had been silently defending in the midfield, retreated to receive a cross pass from captain Morgan in the left rib area. Chu Zheng turned around and shot the ball, and his speed immediately increased.
The first one to appear in front of Chu Zheng was Argentinian midfielder Lamela.
Although Lamela is unfamiliar with Chu Zheng, he also knows that Chu Zheng came to Leicester City with a net worth of 6,000.
Like many media in the Premier League, he felt that Leicester City had bought a parallel import.
Facing the oncoming Chu Zheng, Lamela quickly adjusted to the best defensive posture, ready to destroy the ball or leave the player behind at any time.
However, despite all the calculations, Lamela never expected that Chu Zheng would be so fast.
In full view of everyone, Chu Zheng rushed in front of Lamela, moved his left foot to the left, made a smart change and suddenly accelerated again.
At that moment, the acceleration ability was like that of a supercar equipped with nitrogen acceleration. He suddenly picked up the speed and rushed past Lamela.
On Lamela's side, this dirty Argentinian man immediately reached out and grabbed Chu Zheng's back.
Then he took one slow step and another slow step. Chu Zheng's speed prevented him from even touching his jersey.
"HO!!!!!!!"
"HU!!!!!!!!!!!!"
"HO!!!!!!!"
"HU!!!!!!!!!!!!"
"..."
Around the stands, Leicester City fans who saw Chu Zheng charging for the first time were also excited. They kept cheering for Chu Zheng with rhythmic collective cheers.
On the court, after Chu Zheng broke through Lamela, the second person who appeared in front of him was Ryan Mason.
Seeing that it was this guy, not Dell, Chu Zheng, who had originally planned to shoot the ball forward, instantly changed his attention.
He slowed down, waited for Mason to get closer, knocked the ball with his left foot, and accelerated again in disguise.
But Mason, who is 31 years old, is very experienced.
He seemed to have judged in advance that Chu Zheng would repeat his old tricks, so he quickly blocked his position laterally.
However, the next second, Mason's face was filled with astonishment.
Because the moment he made physical contact with Chu Zheng, he felt a huge force hit his small body.
In full view of everyone, Mason was directly knocked to the ground by Chu Zheng.
"oh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Seeing Chu Zheng pass another one, Leicester City fans cheered collectively.
However, at this moment, Dale, who was behind Mason to protect him, quickly moved sideways and made a fierce sliding tackle directly towards Chu Zheng.
On Chu Zheng's side, as soon as he poked the ball toward his right front ribs, he was knocked down by Dell.
After Chu Zheng fell to the ground, he immediately thought Atkinson would blow the whistle.
But no!
Atkinson directly signaled Tottenham's throw-in and quickly backed away.
"What???!!" Chu Zheng sat on the turf with his hands spread out, his eyes wide open, and his face was in disbelief.
"Haha!" In the LeTV sports live broadcast room, Zhan Jun and Zhang Lu saw Chu Zheng's expression through the camera, and they immediately jumped up and down with joy.
"He is indeed the condemned Atkinson!" Zhan Jun shook his head, his tone was rather sarcastic.
"This veteran in the English refereeing world, you will always see how he does good every day in the games he officiates!"
Zhan Jun grinned and nodded, "Atkinson's refereeing game allows shoveling. Even shoveling with a conflicting nature is not a big deal for him. Anyway, if there is no foul, no cards will be drawn. You love
What the hell!"
"Ha ha!!!"
"Ha ha!!!!"
"Ha ha!!!!"
"..."
Hearing Zhan Jun's ridicule in the live broadcast room, countless fans immediately burst into laughter.
On the sidelines, Ranieri acted very excitedly and was obviously very angry at Atkinson's inaction. He went directly to the fourth official Mason on the sidelines to protest.
But the fear in Pochettino's heart at this time has not completely dissipated.
If Dell didn't knock Chu Zheng down in time when he first entered, once Chu Zheng was allowed to rush over, it would directly form a two-on-one situation with Mahlis.
When the time comes, with Mahrez's individual breakthrough ability, coupled with Chu Zheng, Ben Davis will definitely be blown away in an instant, thus threatening the goal guarded by Lloris.
Pochettino knew that Chu Zheng was as fast as some speed forwards, but he never expected to see such explosive and impactful power at the scene.