Of course, Mendes is not sure whether Ling Feng can resist the temptation of Real Madrid.
After all, it is the club that has won the most Champions League titles, the most valuable club in the world according to Forbes for two consecutive years, and the giant among the giants - Real Madrid!
If he also has a "son-emperor dream" like Ronaldo, then there may still be a chance for this deal.
Of course, this all depends on Ling Feng himself.
Therefore, before asking Ling Feng about his wishes, Mendes had no choice but to tell Florentino that he would discuss it with the players.
And Florentino didn't pay too much attention. He just changed the subject very naturally and invited Mendes to come over to Madrid for a cup of tea.
After all, Ronaldo is his number one goal.
As for the English boy Ling Feng, he can only be regarded as a side dish at best.
You can get the best at a relatively low price, but if you can’t get it, it doesn’t hurt.
While Mendes was chatting with Florentino, a burst of warm cheers suddenly sounded in the stadium.
Looking into the stadium, Mendes discovered that players from both sides had already entered the stadium!
"Welcome to watch the World Cup quarter-finals showdown between England and Colombia brought to you by Sky Sports"
"Let's first take a look at the starting eleven from both sides."
Due to the big rotation in the last round against Little Suns, Colombia's main players got enough rest.
On the other hand, in England, most of the main players played the full 90 minutes in the final round.
However, in the final round of the game against Costa Rica, he spent most of the time pressing his opponent down and the physical exertion was not too great.
However, in terms of physical fitness, Colombia still has a certain advantage.
Colombia's starting lineup is basically the same as the lineup that defeated Greece 3-0 in the first round.
Led by Ronaldo, Porto forward Jackson Martinez, Fiorentina winger Cuadrado and others are the sharpest frontcourt players in the team.
In addition to the starting lineup, there are also powerful players such as Inter midfielder Guarin, Sevilla striker Bacca, FM Yaren central defender Balanta, and Quintero sitting on the bench.
More than half of the players in Colombia's team play in the five major leagues, and their strength cannot be underestimated.
As for England, they completely maintained the starting lineup that defeated Costa Rica in the last game.
Not a single location change!
In football, both players and coaches have some small superstitions.
In the coaching world, there is a superstitious saying:
When a lineup or tactic works, don't change it!
Hodgson is also a big believer in this statement.
Since the starting lineup and tactics in the last game completely suppressed Costa Rica and achieved the final victory.
So, this game continues the tactical play of the previous game, which is a very reasonable and wise choice!
Both sides adopted the most popular 4231 tactical formation in football today.
And the soul of this formation is the midfielder!
This formation requires players who serve as attacking midfielders to not only have the ability to organize and pass the ball as a traditional attacking midfielder, but also have certain scoring abilities.
It just so happens that both sides have a talented attacking midfielder!
In the eyes of many football experts and commentators, the playing styles of Ling Feng and Ronaldo are somewhat similar.
Most of the time the two of them were on the court, they used their wide field of vision to dispatch passes or cooperate with their teammates.
Compared to Ling Feng, Ronaldo's ability to attack the goal is stronger.
What makes Ling Feng better than Ronaldo is his running ability, speed, defensive participation and final pass.
Ronaldo has average speed, average running ability, and average escape ability.
If you encounter a double team, you will not be able to effectively break through or protect the ball, and the chance of losing the ball will greatly increase.
However, when faced with a double-team, Ling Feng was able to use his top explosive power to break out of the encirclement!
Moreover, Ronaldo's enthusiasm for pressing in the frontcourt is far less than that of Ling Feng.
Of course, the roles the two play in their respective national teams are also different.
In addition to passing the ball to the forward, Ronaldo is closer to the goal and has more firing rights, like a shadow forward.
Ling Feng, on the other hand, is more organized and dispatched, and will retreat or change positions from time to time, tearing apart the opponent's defense through passing balls, and is more like a frontcourt organizer.
Not having to be distracted to score goals also allows Ling Feng to have more energy to press and defend.
In short, Ronaldo is more like an assassin who lurks behind the striker and carries out a second attack at any time, while Ling Feng is a cake feeder who hangs behind the striker and constantly delivers shells!
Strictly speaking, Ronaldo is an excellent player with obvious advantages and disadvantages.
His requirements for the tactical system are very strict.
If you create an exclusive style of play around it as the core of your tactics, then Ronaldo will be able to maximize his abilities.
In contrast, Ling Feng's requirements for the tactical system are not so strict.
The reason is simple, Ling Feng is more comprehensive than Ronaldo!
What J Luo can do, Ling Feng can do, but he doesn't do it that well.
However, what Ling Feng can do, J Luo cannot do.
For example, pressing in the frontcourt, breaking away from the spot, and making soup on the wing.
Therefore, Ling Feng can seamlessly connect and plug and play under most tactical systems.
But James can't!
Therefore, Ronaldo is more suitable for the absolute core of the upper-middle teams.
He has a midfielder behind him to wipe his ass, and then gives him more freedom in the frontcourt.
And Colombia is exactly such a team!
Originally, the core of Colombia's frontcourt was, of course, the "tiger" Falcao, who competed for the Golden Boot with the best in La Liga and transferred to Ligue 1 for a record-breaking 60 million euros!
However, Falcao suffered a serious knee injury in the French Cup in January, which directly led to the season being reimbursed and he also missed the World Cup.
Therefore, Colombia coach Jose Pekerman can only entrust the heavy responsibility to Ronaldo.
The latter received the greatest support from his teammates, thus shining the most dazzling light in this World Cup!
When shaking hands before the game, Ling Feng also took a close look at the young star who will join Real Madrid for a sky-high price after the World Cup.
I have to say that whether it is a European aesthetic or an Asian aesthetic, Ronaldo is a handsome guy.
The confident smile on his face is enough to charm most women.
"Of course, he's still a little worse than me" - someone thought in his heart.
Before the game, many English celebrities and football experts were saying that the key to this game was whether they could restrain Colombia's core player, Ronaldo!
As long as Ronaldo is restricted, this game can be won!
Of course, even a pseudo-fan who has watched a few football games can tell you this kind of nonsense about restricting the performance of the opponent's core players, even if you are not a professional coach.
What specific tactical arrangements and how to limit Ronaldo's performance are the key!
Therefore, Hodgson specifically told Henderson to follow Ronaldo closely.
His movements can be rougher to make it harder for him to get the ball.
And let Gerrard's position not be too high, stay in the midfield, and dispatch long passes.
Although for Gerrard, who has a strong desire to attack, it is very frustrating to defend in the midfield.
However, he also knows that he is older now and his running ability is not as good as before.
If you attack it, you may not be able to come back.
Moreover, this is a knockout match that determines victory or defeat. You cannot not do things that are beneficial to the team because you don't like it.
For the team's victory, he, Steven Gerrard, can make all sacrifices!
In the end, Hodgson did not forget to tell Ling Feng to press the two Colombian midfielders in the frontcourt, forcing the opponent to split the ball instead of passing it directly to Ronaldo.
In short, others can get the ball, but Ronaldo can't!
Of course, as can be expected, Colombia thinks so too.
They will definitely also find ways to restrict Ling Feng from passing the ball.
Therefore, the key to the outcome of this game lies in which one of Ling Feng or Ronaldo can get rid of the opponent's targeted marking and create opportunities for the team!
. . .
Beep~~~
With the referee's long whistle, this high-profile dialogue officially began!
England kicked off first.
As Rooney knocked the ball back, Ling Feng took the ball.
What he didn't expect was that Colombia's entire formation was quickly recovered.
Except for Gutierrez, who was at the forefront of the single arrow and stepped forward slightly to press himself, the other players all retreated to their own half.
Seeing this, both Ling Feng and Hodgson on the sidelines realized the tactics adopted by Colombia.
Obviously, opponents are also very afraid of England's offensive ability.
When England was in possession of the ball, they did not press forward. Instead, they retreated into the half court and carried out regional defense by compressing the space!
When England had the ball, they did not rush to attack, but used quick short passes to firmly control the ball at their feet.
After all, it was a knockout round, so it was normal for both sides to play more cautiously at the beginning.
As Ling Feng's position moved to the frontcourt, facing him was Colombia's double midfielder combination, Carlos Sanchez and Abel Aguilar!
Even Ling Feng, a hardcore fan, had never heard of the names of these two people.
In other words, these two cannot be called well-known stars.
However, just because they are not famous does not mean that they have to pick their own feet.
On the contrary, the defensive strength and pressure of the two are pretty good.
Whether Ling Feng is retreating to catch the ball or running into the open space, there is always someone following him closely to provide pressure.
The other defensive midfielder will stay in place to protect the area in front of the central defender.
However, Ling Feng is already too familiar with such star treatment.
In almost all games in the English Championship and FA Cup, the opponent will arrange a full-time midfielder to mark him closely.
Or the two defensive midfielders take turns "waiting" to ensure that he cannot easily get the ball in the open space.
Some defensive midfielders' movements are very clean, but they will use reasonable physical confrontation to interfere with his ball-taking;
Some are very rough. In addition to the movements of their feet, they will also keep pulling and pulling with their hands.
The two Colombian defensive midfielders belong to the latter.
I don’t know if it’s the head coach’s special tactical arrangement, or the Colombian players’ playing style is so unrestrained and rough.
Whenever Ling Feng gets the ball or is about to catch the ball, they will not hesitate to get close to him and then directly confront him!
Bang!
As soon as Ling Feng turned his back to pick up the ball, he felt a strong force coming from behind, and he was immediately pushed to the ground.
And the sharp whistle sounded again!
Turning around and sitting on the grass, Ling Feng immediately protested to the referee and made a hand gesture:
"Hey! He pushed someone! Doesn't this give you a card?"
However, the referee Capers from the Netherlands just shook his head.
"It's just a common foul."
"Ling, are you okay?"
He reached out to hold Sterling's outstretched hands and stood up quickly. Ling Feng shook his head and said:
"fine."
After patting the grass clippings on his butt, Ling Feng's white jersey seemed to be dirty.
Only ten minutes into the game, this was already his eighth foul by his opponent!
This time, the referee called Colombian midfielder Aguilar, who had committed the foul, to him and gave him a verbal warning.
However, he was still not shown a card.
Aguilar, who was warned, spread his hands innocently, as if he wasn't the one who pushed Ling Feng just now.
Looking at Aguilar who quickly returned to his defensive position, Ling Feng's expression was indifferent, with just a sneer on his lips.
Baby, do you think this will scare me?
nonexistent!
Ling Feng finally noticed that the referee's penalty scale was very loose.
As long as you don't tackle sideways or behind, you won't be given a card.
In Ling Feng's view, it doesn't matter if the referee's penalty scale is loose.
Don't double standard, just blow the whistle.
And the Dutch referee was fair.
Just like Ling Feng was frequently violated by his opponents, but he didn't seem to take any yellow or red cards on the field, Ronaldo was repeatedly violated by English players, and he didn't give cards easily.
Under the joint coverage of Henderson and Gerrard, Ronaldo rarely had the opportunity to calmly take the ball and organize.
Most of the time, he takes the ball with his back, and under interference, passes the ball back or directly kicks the ball.
After ten minutes of competition, Ling Feng basically adapted to the intensity of his opponent's marking of him.
So far, Ling Feng personally believes that the strongest defensive midfielder he has ever encountered is Chelsea's Nemanja Matic.
Whether it is physical confrontation ability or the pressure of defense, Matic is much stronger than these two Colombian midfielders.
Matic's body alone is enough to make Ling Feng eat a pot.
And these two Colombian midfielders only know how to get started, even pulling and pulling, and have no technical content at all.
If a foul is called, just pretend to be innocent in front of the referee.
It's simply shameless!
However, this is also the way for these defensive midfielders with poor technical skills and only physical and running abilities to survive in professional football.
Ling Feng respects each player's different playing style.
However, that doesn’t mean he agrees!
In the eleventh minute of the game, England got a free kick opportunity on the left side of the front court. Gerrard and Ling Feng both stood in front of the ball.
Ling Feng covered his mouth with his hand and asked in a low voice:
"Do you want to pass it in directly?"
Gerrard just shook his head, then bent down to play with the ball, and never forgot to say:
"It's too far from the goal. You pretend to move forward first, and then I'll pass the ball short to you, and you decide!"
After stable performance in training and games, Ling Feng has used his skills to gain the trust of his teammates.
Gerrard also believes in his heart that as long as this young man, who is only 19 years old, continues to grow like this, he will definitely be England's midfield leader in the next ten years.
Therefore, he was very happy to give Ling Feng more opportunities to perform on the court.
What's more, in terms of passing awareness and vision, Ling Feng is definitely the best and most trustworthy presence in the entire Three Lions!
Hearing this, Ling Feng was not surprised and just nodded:
"good!"
After the discussion, Ling Feng pretended to move forward, leaving only Gerrard in front of the ball.
"When Gerrard handles this ball, will he pass it to the front of the goal or to the back? Let's wait and see."
However, just when his teammates, opponents and commentators all thought Gerrard would use a long pass to hoist the ball into the penalty area, he did not do so!
Instead, he pushed forward slightly and passed the ball directly to Ling Feng in front.
Seeing Ling Feng catch the ball, Colombian midfielder Aguilar immediately pounced on him.
However, Ling Feng did not give the opponent a chance to foul again. Instead, he directly stepped on the ball with his right foot, pulled it back, and then pushed it forward with his heel.
When he raised the [Burst] attribute to 95, the speed of the entire [Pull Back] skill was obviously faster than before!
Before Aguilar could react, the ball had already rolled past his feet.
At the same time, Ling Feng also completed his turn.
With a kick of his feet, his whole body flew past Aguilar like the wind.
Even if the latter reaches out subconsciously to pull, he only pulls away a lonely person.
This behind-the-back pull immediately caused a burst of cheers in the stadium.
"Nice pass!"
"Ling! The breakthrough has passed!"
Seeing Ling Feng pass his partner, Colombia's other midfielder Sanchez immediately stepped forward.
However, Ling Feng did not choose to pass the ball. Instead, he slowed down first, and then with a change of rhythm, he suddenly moved the outside of his right foot to the right and made soup!
This is a breakthrough technique he learned from Mahrez.
Before breaking through, you can slow down first and let your opponent think you are preparing to pass the ball. When you relax your vigilance, you can suddenly speed up!
Originally Ling Feng did not dare to break through like this.
Because he is outstanding without burst and speed!
Even if he goes out to make soup, opponents who are faster and more explosive will get in front of him and block his advancement route.
However, after the [Explosion] attribute increased by ninety plus, the world's top explosive power made his breakthrough connection extremely smooth!
At the same time, it becomes hard to guard against!
He is no longer what he used to be!
Sanchez did not expect Ling Feng to suddenly accelerate again, nor did he expect that the black-haired boy was so fast.
Just making a simple soup, Ling Feng easily passed him by like a wooden stake!
"Wow! Ling defeated two people!"
"He's still pushing forward!"
After passing the two midfielders, there is an open space in front!
Without any hesitation, Ling Feng continued to advance with the ball while paying attention to the movements of his teammates.
Without the protection of the midfielder, Colombia's two central defenders did not dare to attack rashly, for fear that after being passed by Ling Feng, they would directly attack alone.
Therefore, they can only maintain a sideways defensive posture and the distance between their partners, and retreat all the way.
Seeing that he had advanced all the way to the outside of the penalty area, Ling Feng already had room to take a long shot.
At this moment, both the fans in the stands and the England coach and substitute players on the sidelines all murmured in their hearts:
"Shoot!"
"Shoot!!"
As if hearing their inner cries, Ling Feng suddenly slowed down.
I saw him raising his left hand upwards and swinging his right leg back hard, as if preparing for a powerful long-range shot!
Upon seeing this, Colombian defense leader and captain Yepes immediately shouted:
"Chris, get on top!"
At the moment when Colombia's right center back, Christian Zapata, who plays for AC Milan, was forced to move forward to block the ball, Ling Feng showed a mysterious smile.
Laughing because he achieved his goal!
The moment his right foot was about to touch the ball, Ling Feng suddenly released his strength and gently pushed forward with the inside of his foot.
Fake ejaculation and real ejaculation!
The next second, the ball clung to the turf and passed right between Zapata's open legs!
"Wow!"
"Nice crotch pass!"
Just when everyone was sighing at Ling Feng's extremely concealed pass, Rooney, who got in from behind the defender and successfully countered offside, already had the opportunity to face the goalkeeper alone!
Facing Ospina in front of the goal, Rooney was very calm and did not disappoint his teammates and fans.
He didn't stop the ball, but directly adjusted his steps and shot into the far corner with his right foot!
Already within the six-yard area, the distance is too close and the ball is too fast.
Even if Ospina reacted quickly, he would never have time to make a save.
He just subconsciously raised his hands and felt a gust of wind passing by his side. The ball hit the white net with a swish!
As the net rippled, the Maracana Stadium instantly erupted into amazing cheers!
After scoring the goal, Rooney's face turned red at a speed visible to the naked eye.
I saw him rushing all the way to the corner flag area, then jumping up and delivering a red uppercut!
After landing, he turned around and pointed with both hands at Ling Feng who passed the ball to him, with a bright and honest smile on his face.
Ling Feng and others also came to him and hugged him.
"Wayne, that's a great cum!"
"It's you who preaches well"
One to zero!
In this focused battle, England took the lead in breaking the deadlock and taking the lead just twelve minutes into the first half!
And the one who scored the goal was none other than the Three Lions' top star - Wayne Rooney!
"Wayne~~Rooney!!"
"This legendary striker from England took the lead and got his team off to a dream start!"
"The shot was so powerful and heavy that the goalkeeper had no choice!"
"Of course, the assist before this goal is even more masterful!"
Yes.
As England's leading commentator Martin Taylor lamented during the live broadcast, the most exciting part of this goal was not the goal, but the series of actions before the goal!
Gerrard's set kick first attracted most of Colombia's players into the penalty area.
After Ling Feng got the ball, he rarely passed two people, advanced to the penalty area, and made an unexpected operation - a fake shot and a real pass!
Only then did Rooney, who succeeded in countering offside, get the perfect opportunity to challenge the goalkeeper.
And scoring a goal is a matter of course.
Completed two thousand words!
Keep up the good work tomorrow!
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