As the saying goes, the ball can't pass anyone.
Once Mahrez breaks through, there is a penalty area behind him.
Chelsea's two players, David Luiz and Cahill, are both slow and not that quick to defend.
Even if the central defender comes to cover up the defense, there will be space in the middle to penetrate forward.
At that time, Mahrez only needs to hit the middle, and the Leicester City player who inserts behind can form a shot!
Therefore, even if he was called for a foul, Ashley Cole felt it was very worthwhile.
This is obviously a tactical foul.
Ashley Cole did not defend himself to the referee, but retreated directly to organize defense with his teammates.
At this time, Ling Feng also came to Mahrez's side.
"Riyad, are you okay?"
"fine."
Holding Ling Feng's outstretched hand and standing up from the turf, Mahrez looked slightly regretful:
"It's a pity that it almost passed."
But Ling Feng was very open-minded and just patted him on the shoulder and comforted:
"It's okay, at least we created a chance..."
This time the two cooperated tacitly on the right, although they did not completely penetrate Chelsea's left defense.
But it still won Leicester City a well-positioned set kick on the right side of the penalty area.
"Leicester City won a good free kick in the frontcourt. It was about thirty meters away from the goal. The shot was a bit far..."
"Let's see how Leicester City deal with it..."
Before the game, Ling Feng was assigned by head coach Pearson to be the first free kick taker in the game.
Therefore, this is also his first time taking a set kick.
Looking at the three-man wall composed of Lampard, Oscar and Torres, Ling Feng just leaned into Mahrez's ear and whispered a few words.
Immediately afterwards, the two stood on both sides of the ball.
Seeing this, the commentator in the commentary box also found it interesting and couldn't help but discuss it with his partner:
"No. 23 Ling Feng and No. 26 Mahrez are both standing in front of the ball. One of these two players happens to be right-footed and the other is left-footed. Who will take the penalty?"
"I guess Ling Feng will take the penalty. In the past few games, his passing skills have been impressive..."
"Not necessarily. If Mahrez takes the penalty with his left foot, the ball can spin towards the goal and have different changes..."
"let us wait and see..."
When facing a dense defense, long shots and set kicks are both effective ways to threaten the opponent's goal.
Considering the excellent performance of Chelsea's opponent on the defensive end, it is not so easy to break through the defense.
Therefore, in the past week's training, Pearson specially led the team to practice the offensive tactics of set pieces.
For example, whether the landing point is forward or backward, whether to use a low, flat and fast cross or a wide arc...
During the set-piece training, Ling Feng's passing accuracy was unanimously recognized by his teammates.
Therefore, other teammates have no objections to Ling Feng's decision to become the first free kick taker after being promoted to the first team for less than a month.
In the football world, the strong can get respect and privileges.
Otherwise, how could there be a difference between ordinary players, stars, and superstars?
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"Later, you raise your left hand and remind them that the ball will hit back..."
"Then you pretend to take the kick..."
Here, Ling Feng covered his mouth with his hand and discussed with Mahrez how to take the free kick.
Covering your mouth when speaking allows players to avoid being seen by some lip reading experts, so as to interpret the details of the team's tactics.
The two central defenders in Leicester City's backcourt, Captain Morgan and teenager Moore, both entered the penalty area and prepared to fight for a header.
Seeing the scenes of players from the two teams pushing each other in the penalty area, Chelsea coach Mourinho on the sidelines couldn't sit still.
After watching the Leicester City game video, he was deeply impressed by Ling Feng's passing skills.
He also understands that this set piece will be a huge test for the defense.
So, he stood up directly, came to the sidelines, and started calling his disciples:
"Follow your training!"
"Everyone, keep an eye on your own people!"
"cheer up!"
Soon, after warning the players in the penalty area to pay attention to their movements, referee Paul Tierney blew the whistle in his hand, indicating that Ling Feng could serve.
Mahrez, who was standing on the right side of the ball, raised his left hand according to Ling Feng's arrangement.
Seeing this tactical gesture, the Leicester City players in the penalty area understood.
After putting down his hand, Mahrez put on a serious expression as if he wanted to take the set kick, and then rushed towards the ball!
And the moment he got close to the ball, his left leg did not kick towards the ball, but missed it!
As Mahrez feinted, the attention of many Chelsea players was attracted to him.
When they saw Mahrez just running past the ball, they were shocked and immediately turned their attention back.
However, at this moment, Ling Feng also rushed towards the ball!
Mahrez's feint is just a cover.
And the one who really takes the penalty is Ling Feng!
He took a step forward with his left leg without hesitation and stood firmly on the left side of the ball.
The right leg swung back as much as possible, and then hit the bottom of the ball hard with the inside of the foot.
The next second, the ball shot out!
Above the King Power Stadium, a perfect inner arc suddenly appeared! !
The ball flew towards the crowd in the penalty area with strong spin.
And just as the ball started to fall, Chelsea's Brazilian central defender David Luiz in the penalty area jumped up first!
"mine!"
However, it was not until he reached the highest point that David Luiz was surprised to find that he seemed to have jumped too early!
He can't hit the ball at all!
David Luiz, who was in the front spot, was on top!
Not only that, his unkempt hair also interfered with the vision of other teammates to a certain extent, preventing them from capturing the exact landing point of the ball.
The ball rotated at high speed, just over the head of David Luiz, and also over the heads of several other Chelsea players, and flew straight back.
At this time, young general Moore, who was ambushing at the back point,
Without any hesitation, he jumped directly on the spot, and his legs jumped up instantly as if they were equipped with springs.
"drink!"
With a loud shout, he hit the ball hard with his forehead!
With a "bang" sound, the ball turned into a black shadow and shot toward the goal.
The 42-year-old legendary Australian goalkeeper Schwarzer has good goal-line skills.
However, as he grew older, his reaction speed was no longer as fast as before.
What's more, the distance is so close.
He just subconsciously reached out to block it, but he was half a beat too slow.
The ball flew past his palm and hit the net hard with a "swish" sound!
The next second, the entire King Power Stadium erupted into astonishing cheers! ! !
