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Chapter 291 Everyone loves N’Golo

12 month 7 number.

Half past eight in the morning.

A white BMW Mini Cooper arrived at the gate of the Belvoir base on time.

"Dog touch you!"

After saying good morning to the caretaker, Kanter drove slowly into the base and arrived at the parking lot.

At this time, except for a Mercedes-Benz C260 and a black Land Rover, there were no other player cars in the parking lot.

Kanter certainly knows who the owners of these two cars are.

The former belongs to captain Morgan, and the latter belongs to the star player Ling Feng.

And these two people are often the first players to arrive at the base.

With his help, Kanter not only quickly integrated into the team, but his English level also improved by leaps and bounds. He can basically understand most commonly used tactical vocabulary and speak some simple short sentences.

Moreover, in daily training, Ling Feng also serves as his exclusive translator.

"Good."

From the beginning, learning French with Kanter was not just a whim.

This is an advance preparation for meeting French-speaking stars in the future and being able to chat with them!
Among the several ultimate goals that Ling Feng has set for himself, in addition to winning the golden ball and winning the championship, there is another one that is quite special.

While Ling Feng, Mahrez and other teammates were undergoing muscle relaxation in the massage room, the club's football director Rudkin made a sudden visit:

Today is the first day back to the team after the holiday, which is usually mainly for recovery training.

After both of them were finished, other teammates came to the locker room one after another.

Especially after it was confirmed that Sky Sports would not enter the locker room for filming, the Blue Fox soldiers did not take this matter to heart. Instead, they began to talk about accepting exclusive interviews.

"Guys, I have news for you. Sky Sports is going to make a documentary follow-up with us."

But in his heart, he is still the little boy who followed his father to rummage through garbage at the age of seven.

And Ling Feng became the target of advice from other teammates.

If the club hadn't been afraid that something would happen to him on the road and forced him to drive, Kante wouldn't have spent this money.
Arriving in the locker room, Kanter saw captain Morgan and Ling Feng chatting.

No matter now he is a Premier League star with a weekly salary of 40,000.

So, after a month of free rides, in order not to trouble Ling Feng, Kanter bought a second-hand BMW Mini Coopers as a mobility scooter.

Even so, his English still has a very strong accent.

While driving Kanter to and from get off work, Ling Feng also learned some simple French from Kanter and taught Kanter English at the same time.

Who knows that at such a young age, he is almost a veteran in dealing with the media?
It is worth mentioning that the first person to accept an exclusive interview with Sky Sports was not the team's head coach Ranieri, nor the star player Ling Feng, but the team's soul and chief scouting director, Steve Walsh!

That’s the football stars of philatelic football!
Now that he was finally reborn, he certainly hoped to get to know the many famous stars in his memory.

In the early days of joining the Blue Fox, Kanter could only run to and from get off work because his agent was still dealing with the house and other chores.

After changing clothes, everyone went to the restaurant to have breakfast. After enjoying a hearty breakfast, they headed to the massage room.

Fortunately, Ling Feng, a very friendly and enthusiastic teammate, was willing to pick him up from get off work every day, so he didn't have to run to and from get off work every day.

Faced with Kanter's initiative to greet him, Ling Feng also smiled and stepped forward to shake hands and bump shoulders:

"In addition to some filming with the team, we will also conduct individual interviews with you. Someone will notify you then."

If you can chat with the other person, that would be even better!
This is also his original intention to learn other languages.

After parking the car, putting on his sports backpack, Kanter quickly walked into the base.

And this second-hand BMW cost him 20,000 pounds, which made him feel distressed for a while.

He knows that every penny is hard-earned!
Besides, he has seven brothers and sisters at home, and a lot of relatives and friends that he needs to support.

Originally, the team had a dedicated team photographer who was responsible for taking pictures of the team's daily life.

Even if they fail to win the championship in the end, this season is an extraordinary and exciting journey for them, which is worth remembering.

Sky Sports' proposal is just to add another camera to their side.

For Leicester City players, there is basically no impact.

Obviously, from a club level perspective, the team's current record and league ranking are the closest to the Premier League championship in team history.

"Of course, all filming will not disturb you. Just do what you normally do."

However, it has never been Kanter's character to trouble others.

So when Sky Sports offered to make a short documentary on them, the club's top brass accepted it without hesitation.

"Bonjour, N'Golo!"

"Hello, the dog touches you!"

However, this is also his personal characteristic
"How does it feel?"

You know, 20,000 pounds can cost an ordinary French slum family for a year!

With the arrival of Kanter, Ling Feng also started to switch back and forth between English and French and chatted with Kanter.

Someone has calculated that among the Blue Fox's starting eleven, except for Schmeichel Jr. and the team's youth training Lingfeng, the other nine were recommended and brought back by Walsh.

So, in a sense, Walsh is the founder of this Premier League team!
As the saying goes, a thousand-mile horse always exists, but a bole does not always exist.

The importance of Bole plays a decisive role in professional football.

If you want to deeply understand the story behind why Leicester City has been able to achieve great results after returning to the Premier League, starting with Walsh is a good starting point.
After chatting with Walsh, the next person Sky Sports producers conducted an exclusive interview with was the team's head coach, Italian coach Ranieri, who has only taken charge of the Blue Fox coach this season!
In a room with lights and cameras, Ranieri gave an exclusive interview to the documentary filmmaker.

At first, it was just the usual questions.

Such as the feeling of returning to coach in the Premier League, the team's initial goals, understanding of the players, etc.

Soon, the topic turned to the players introduced this season.

"By the way, I just had a chat with Steve Walsh and he said you didn't seem to want to sign N'Golo Kante at first, is that right?"

Facing reporters’ questions, Ranieri also smiled and admitted:
"Oh, yes. We had an idea at the beginning, we wanted to find some international players. So we bought Inle." "But Steve was very persistent and kept saying N'Golo N in my ear. Golo even made a very detailed scouting report and put it on my desk!”

"Then I read the scouting report and I didn't know that this little guy could play in the Premier League."

"It wasn't until N'Golo came to the team and saw his performance on the training ground that I knew he was right."

At the beginning, Ranieri was indeed not very optimistic about Kanter and did not have high expectations.

Even though Chief Scouting Director Walsh strongly recommended it to him, he only reluctantly accepted the signing of this small French midfielder.

It doesn’t cost much anyway, just buy it.

However, as he learned more about training and games, he was surprised to find that this little defensive midfielder, who is 1.68 meters tall, is definitely the most indispensable part of the team!
Even though he plays in the humble position of midfielder and is extremely low-key off the court, his outstanding performance on the court that is obvious to all can no longer block the Frenchman's brilliance.

Many football experts have pointed out that the reason why Leicester City has made huge progress on the defensive end this season is, in addition to the Italian defensive tactics concepts Ranieri instilled in the team, a large part of the reason is because of the arrival of Kante!
The midfield is sweeping and intercepting everywhere. Kante relies on his abundant physical fitness and active running to form an insurmountable barrier in Leicester City's midfield.

Whether he is competing against the tall midfielders and forwards of the Premier League, or competing for five or five goals, Kante, who looks a little thin, does not fall behind at all!
Especially his defensive ability. Once he is stuck by Kanter, there is only one fate for any player, and that is to get the ball stolen!

With Kanter by his side, Brother Drinkwater can also reduce the burden of defense and focus more on the backcourt hub.

What surprised everyone was that Kanter was not only able to do his defensive duties as a defensive midfielder, but he was also able to advance with one hand!
Coupled with Ling Feng's rapid advancement ability and precise passing, Leicester City has a variety of methods of delivering the ball and advancing during the transition from defense to offense, making it impossible to guard against it!

It can be said that in the past three months, Kanter has conquered his teammates and fans with his performance.
If there is a vote for the best signing of the Premier League season now, Blue Fox fans will definitely vote for this little giant who is only 1.68 meters tall!
. . .

Sky Sports' follow-up filming and player interviews do not end in one day.

Instead, as the schedule progresses, let the players talk about their thoughts and feelings on important moments in certain important games.

In the next few days, Ling Feng, Vardy and Mahrez all received exclusive interviews.

During this period, the following team also caught up with Mahrez being elected as the Premier League Player of the Month in November, and Ranieri being elected as the Best Coach in November.
This is definitely a good video material.

And on the second day of the away game against Sion, Kanter, who was lifting irons in the gym, heard the assistant coach shout:

"Hey N'Golo, it's your turn!"

Kanter, who was holding dumbbells, looked confused: "What's my turn?"

"Accept an exclusive interview with the TV station."

Hearing this, Kanter's honest and honest black face couldn't help but reveal a look of embarrassment:
"Well, my English is not good. Can I not accept the interview?"

Perhaps he had expected it, the assistant coach said directly

"It's okay. Ling will accompany you and he will be your translator."

When Kanter heard that Ling Feng was being interviewed together with him, Kanter was stunned for a moment, and the resistance and anxiety in his heart immediately subsided a lot.

For Kante, Ling Feng was his first friend at Leicester.

Coming to a strange country and a strange team alone, Kanter was a little at a loss at first.

Fortunately, Ling Feng provided help in all aspects, and he quickly integrated into the team and the city.

Ling Feng would even take him to his home from time to time to have dinner and talk football together.

And he fell in love with Chinese food after tasting the food carefully prepared by Ling Feng's private chef!
Since Ling Feng is accompanying him, there should be no problem.
With this in mind, Kanter put down the dumbbells and nodded:
"OK then"

"You just go to the media room, they're waiting for you."

When Kanter came to the media room, he saw two seats placed in the middle.

One was empty, and the other one was occupied by Ling Feng, the star player of the Blue Fox.

Opposite Ling Feng, sat a middle-aged man in a suit and leather shoes.

Seeing Kanter who was obviously a little reserved, Ling Feng immediately stood up, stepped forward and put his arms around Kanter's shoulders, and then whispered to him:
"N'Golo, if you have any questions later that you can't answer, just pretend you don't understand and I'll answer them for you."

Hearing this, Kanter suddenly felt much more relaxed, and then showed Ling Feng his signature silly smile:

"OK."

Although he also accepted exclusive interviews with the media when he was in French Ligue 1 Caen.

However, he has never been interested in these media and interviews.

He doesn't like to be famous, and he doesn't like to be the darling of the media.

He just enjoys the joy of playing football and the rewards of hard work
After Kanter sat down, the interview began.

"Kante, how is your English?"

"It's okay, I can probably understand it."

At first, the producer just asked Kanter why he chose to join Leicester City, as well as general topics such as his thoughts after joining.

However, regarding the topic of joining, Kanter just omitted some of the process. He only said that he learned about Leicester City’s situation from his agent, and then felt that he was honored to have the opportunity to play in the Premier League.

After a few simple questions, the producer found that the interview had no explosive points, so he suddenly asked an interesting question:

"Ling, can you tell me a story about you and N'Golo? I heard from other people that you and N'Golo were always whispering in French in the corner."

Hearing this, Ling Feng raised his eyebrows and laughed out loud:

"Haha, those guys are just jealous of my language talent."

"However, I remember that one day not long after he joined, I met N'Golo on the way home after extra training."

In front of the camera, Ling Feng told the story for the first time that he met Kanter on the roadside as he was running back to the hotel. He also told the story of how he drove Kanter to and from get off work, and then asked Kanter to teach him French as a reward:
"It was during that month that I gained a friend and a French teacher."

After saying that, Ling Feng did not forget to raise his fist and signal to Kanter who was standing aside.

The latter was stunned for a moment, then raised his fist very cooperatively and touched it.

"Then what characteristics of N'Golo impressed you most?"

"He is humble, serious, hard-working and friendly. I really can't find any faults in him."

"You can see N'Golo on every inch of grass on the pitch! I think every team wants an N'Golo!"

Turning his head and glancing at Kanter with a silly smile on his face, Ling Feng spread his hands and said with a smile:

"Whether it's coaches, teammates, or fans. Everyone loves N'Golo!"

(End of this chapter)