"Nice kick!"
"He doesn't even need to look up to observe, and he knows the movements of his teammates!"
"Ling Feng almost dominated the midfield!"
"This young man reminds me of Xavi and Pirlo, world-class midfielders who all have one thing in common, that is, it is very reasonable to pass the ball! There is no unnecessary movement!"
As the chief commentator of Sky Sports, Martin Taylor is the special commentator of this World Cup in Brazil.
He was also invited to give passionate commentary on this battle between England and Brother.
And from the beginning of the game, he did not hesitate to praise Ling Feng.
Anyway, the viewers of his live broadcast are all fans in the UK, and they are all his own family.
The more he praised his country's players, the happier the audience felt.
What's more, he didn't exaggerate, he just explained Ling Feng's outstanding performance on the court truthfully.
However, what Martin Taylor didn't know was that it wasn't that Ling Feng didn't want to take two extra steps, but that once he held the ball for more than one second, the Colombian defender would directly come up and hit him with his body!
Sweep him with your legs!
In order to protect himself and create space for his teammates, Ling Feng called Rooney in front to come closer to him and respond.
"Wayne, come back a little bit!"
"We can play one-two"
Hearing Ling Feng's call, Rooney just nodded to express his understanding.
And such small changes quickly yielded results!
In the 40th minute of the game, Colombia failed to suppress Ling Feng in the midfield, allowing him and Rooney to play a one-two against the wall to gain space for the pass.
Then, before the winger retreated to help defend, Ling Feng made a diagonal pass and passed the ball to Sterling on the right.
Sterling took the ball and immediately took a special duck step and broke through along the wing!
A standard happy soup. After reaching the bottom line, Sterling passed back an inverted triangle and looked for Ling Feng who came in behind.
However, Colombian midfielder Sanchez followed Ling Feng closely, and the latter did not dare to take the ball.
Just as the ball was rolling toward him, Ling Feng suddenly had an idea and followed Pirlo's example, spreading his legs and leaking!
"Inverted triangle pass!"
"Ling Feng. Oh my god, he missed the ball!"
The ball slipped between his legs and reached an area slightly outside the top of the penalty area.
At this time, the two defensive midfielders had been taken away by Ling Feng, and Gerrard, who was cutting in at high speed, was unmarked!
He was not polite and just hit the ball and shot!
"Gerard!!!"
The surrounding players from both sides only heard a loud "bang", and the ball shot out with a strong blast and went straight to the goal.
Unfortunately, the angle was too positive, and Ospina hit the ball directly with both fists, keeping the ball away.
The ball flew to the right, and Sturridge, who reacted quickly, wanted to catch up with a follow-up shot, but was saved by the Colombian right back Zuniga, who defused this extremely threatening attack.
Even so, the England fans at the scene still gave their players warm applause.
"Ling's leaked ball is a masterpiece!"
"It seems that this young man has a strong learning ability. This wave of combination of side and center is exactly the same as the first goal scored by Italy in the first round!"
"It's a pity that Gerrard's long-range shot was too accurate."
Gerrard's powerful kick made the Colombian fans in the audience tremble.
Colombian coach Pekerman, who was on the sidelines, suddenly frowned.
Ling Feng was too much of a threat in the frontcourt, so he had to send someone to guard him closely.
However, Ling Feng is not the only one in the England team who can pose a threat to the goal!
Even if Ling Feng doesn't have the ball, he can still attract the defense and create space for his teammates to shoot.
There are five or six minutes left before the end of the first half. If another goal is scored in the first half, the game will be unplayable.
Thinking of this, Pekerman did not hesitate at all and shouted to the disciples on the field:
"Back to half court!"
"Be defensive!"
Ever since, with a wave of the head coach's hand from the sidelines, Colombia once again shrunk its defense and stopped pressing in the frontcourt.
On the one hand, they had been pressing for ten minutes and needed to take a breather;
On the other hand, they also realized that England's counterattack was very threatening.
Once they press too hard, England can kill them with a counterattack!
You know, in football matches, goals are more likely to occur at the last moment of the first half and the second half.
That's because players on the court will inevitably feel tired after maintaining concentration for a long time.
Whenever I think in my mind that halftime will be over in a few minutes, I will inevitably feel a little relaxed.
And it is at this time that the running will become lazy, the defense will become careless, and the opponent will have a greater chance of scoring a goal!
Gerrard's long-range shot sounded the alarm for them.
Of course, not only the Colombian players needed to take a breath, but the English players who had been pressed for twenty minutes also needed to take a breath.
In this way, with England's reverse control of the ball, the little time left in the first half was exhausted.
. . .
Due to the lead, the atmosphere in the England dressing room was relatively relaxed.
"Guys, great job in the first half! I'm very pleased with your performance!"
"But the game is not over yet, don't relax!"
“Keep staying focused!”
After affirming and encouraging his disciple's performance, Hodgson then made specific tactical arrangements:
"Ling, Wayne!"
"The No. 3 on the opposite side is very slow and turns very slowly. We can play more behind the ball."
That No. 3 is Colombia’s captain and defense leader Yepes.
For Colombia's centre-back pairing, Zapata is responsible for attacking and intercepting, while Yepes is responsible for covering up behind him.
In the first half, it was Yepes' delay that allowed Rooney to successfully fight offside, receive Ling Feng's crotch pass, and face the goalkeeper alone.
Therefore, this is definitely a weakness that opponents can exploit.
Colombia's two full-backs are fast enough and can go up and down. Sturridge and Sterling's breakthrough success rate is not high.
Asking Rooney to retreat and increase the coordinated attack with Ling Feng in the middle was Hodgson's tactical change in the second half.
Hearing this, Ling Feng and Rooney both nodded to express their understanding.
This is something they've been doing since the second half of the first half, so, they're not unfamiliar with it.
Rooney's dropback has two benefits.
It can not only meet the marked Ling Feng, but also lead out the faster central defender Zapata, and then insert behind the other central defender Yepes, thereby threatening the goal.
Although the two did not spend much time playing together on the court.
However, the intelligence of top players is enough for them to reach a certain tacit understanding and understand each other's thoughts.
The first goal is enough to prove this!
After a short intermission, players from both sides returned to the court again.
Colombia, which was lagging behind, took the lead in making substitution adjustments, replacing Gutierrez, who had done little in the first half, and replaced him with Carlos Bacca, a striker who played for Sevilla in La Liga.
At this time, the camera focused on Ling Feng, who was slowly walking into the stadium with a calm look on his face.
"Ling Feng's performance today was as solid as ever. This 19-year-old supernova from newly promoted Premier League team Leicester City is using his own strength to tell the world that England has a future midfield master."
After a while, the camera then found Columbia's No. 10.
Compared to Ling Feng, Ronaldo frowned, seeming to be thinking about how to help the team get through this backward adversity.
The language of the lens is self-evident.
"Compared to Ling Feng who once again sent out a fatal assist today, James Rodriguez, who dominated the group stage, seemed a little quiet under the focus of Gerrard and Henderson."
"However, he is still the most threatening player in Colombia's frontcourt. We cannot relax our monitoring of him, otherwise, we will definitely pay the price."
"Okay, the referee blows the whistle, and the second half of England's game against Colombia begins!"
In the second half, Colombia kicked off.
After receiving the return pass from Bacca, Ronaldo passed it directly to Cuadrado on the right.
In this Colombian team, the most explosive point in the frontcourt is definitely Cuadrado, nicknamed "Baoqiang".
Cuadrado, who plays for the "Purple Lily" in Serie A, is fast and has excellent skills with his feet. He is one of the best dribblers in Serie A.
In the first half, Colombia's several threatening attacks all originated from his right wing.
His explosive pass from the right wing, coupled with Ronaldo's long shot from the center, is also an offensive routine that Colombia relies on very much.
After getting the ball, Cuadrado looked at the left back Baines in front of him and Gerrard who came to help defend. Without hesitation, Cuadrado directly advanced with the ball.
However, Bynes is not a vegetarian.
Although he is nearly thirty years old, his speed and confrontation still show no signs of declining.
Facing Cuadrado's duel, he first retreated sideways, waiting for Gerrard to come to help defend.
Then when the opponent was about to start making soup, he seized the opportunity to block his position and poke the ball out of the sideline.
Obviously, in this round of offensive and defensive battle, Bynes has the upper hand.
However, in a football game, the offense and defense are inherently unequal.
The offensive side can make mistakes when attacking.
However, the defender cannot make mistakes!
Once you make a mistake, it will be fatal!
Obviously, Colombia has changed its offensive strategy, playing more simply and directly, and more aggressively.
The defensive midfielder or full-back takes the ball and splits it directly to the right.
Ronaldo in the middle will also wander to the right, cooperate with Cuadrado in passing and receiving, and focus on the right.
Compared to Henderson who is closer to the left, Gerrard's defense is slower.
Therefore, the right wing has become Colombia's main attack direction!
In the 53rd minute of the game, Colombia once again attacked on the right!
"Baoqiang" advanced along the wing with the ball, but was defended by Gerrard and Baines.
Seeing that the space was being squeezed smaller and smaller, Cuadrado flicked his ankle and kicked the ball secretly, passing the ball from between Gerrard's legs to Ronaldo who came to meet him from the middle.
And Ronaldo directly passed the ball forward without stopping the ball.
"Nice pass!"
"Two for two!"
This beautiful wave of hitting the wall directly allowed Cuadrado to break out of the siege and get space to break through on the right side of the frontcourt.
With an open space in front of him, Cuadrado directly dribbled the ball forward at high speed, hitting the bottom
In desperation, Cahill could only come over immediately to make up the defense.
There is no way, compared to Jagielka, his speed is still faster.
But not much faster.
Cahill blocked the space for Cuadrado to cut inside. The latter looked up and looked at the center, then directly kicked off and passed a low ball.
But Bacca, who had just come on the field not long ago, was desperately trying to gain the upper hand.
Fortunately, Jagielka in the middle reacted quickly and got ahead of Bacca in time to kick the ball forward to clear the ball.
With a "bang" sound, the ball flew towards the top area of the midfield arc.
It just so happens that Ling Feng is waiting here!
However, before Ling Feng could stop the ball with his chest, Colombian midfielder Aguilar rushed up from behind.
He raised his hands and pressed on Ling Feng's shoulders, preventing the latter from taking off. At the same time, he jumped high and pushed the ball back.
The landing point of the ball happened to be Ronaldo not far in front!
Facing the ball flying towards him, Ronaldo first used his chest to cushion the ball and then turned around.
Then when the ball fell into the air, he suddenly swung his left leg and fired a volley!
He even shot directly without observing the position of the goal and goalkeeper before shooting.
With a "bang" sound, the ball turned into a shell and hit the upper right corner of the goal.
Then, as he was approaching the goal, he suddenly dropped significantly.
Even though Joe Hart jumped up as hard as he could and made a save, he couldn't stop the ball from getting into the blind corner.
"Wow!"
"James Rodriguez!"
"What an amazing goal!"
"This goal is simply wonderful! It can definitely be elected as the best goal of this World Cup!!!"
Whether it was the tens of thousands of fans in the Maracana Stadium or the millions of viewers in front of the TV, their jaws almost dropped by Ronaldo's shot.
Immediately afterwards, the Colombian fans in the stands celebrated wildly, giving the warmest cheers for this wonderful goal and the team's equalizer!
In sharp contrast, the English fans invariably held their heads in their hands, showing expressions of disbelief.
At the same time, Ling Feng, who witnessed the entire scoring process, his eyes widened suddenly, and his heart was filled with turmoil.
Damn it!
This goal is very similar to the world-shattering shot scored by Ronaldo in the knockout match between Colombia and Uruguay in history!
The chest stopped, half turned and volleyed!
Comparing the two goals in my mind, except for the different opponents and goalkeepers, all the details are almost the same!
Ling Feng did not expect that his butterfly would change England's fate of being eliminated from the group stage, and also change the fate of many people, but it could not change Ronaldo's one-goal fame!
This Colombian national treasure still hit this magic goal that shocked the world in the quarter-finals!
However, when he saw Joe Hart standing in front of the goal with a helpless expression, his eyes blinked, and everything suddenly seemed reasonable.
As the saying goes, God is affectionate and God is old. When he saw Hartmon, he kicked him!
(End of chapter)
