Beep~~~
With the referee's whistle, this highly anticipated red-blue battle in the fifth round is about to begin!
Manchester United, playing away from home, kicked off first.
Even as a guest at the King Power Stadium, the noise of the Blue Fox fans can be heard in my ears.
However, the pride and confidence of the giants allowed the Red Devils and Manchester United to launch a fierce attack on the Blue Fox from the very beginning.
The most active player in Manchester United is naturally this season's Premier League champion - Angel Di Maria!
The arrival of Di Maria has given the Red Devils another hot spot on the left wing.
The left winger, wearing number 7, is a breakthrough maniac, but he is Argentinian!
The midfielder received Blind's pass. Di Maria took the ball and knocked it forward, dribbling directly along the middle.
Perhaps because of his relatively thin body and his fast dribbling speed, he feels as light as a swallow.
And just before the two midfielders "Drinking Brother" and Cambiaso were surrounding him, he sent a through ball forward with his left foot.
The ball stuck to the turf and flew straight into the Blue Fox's penalty area.
And Van Persie, who was running diagonally, got ahead of Morgan and directly completed a shot from the left side of the penalty area without stopping the ball!
However, Schmeichel, who returned to the starting lineup after recovering from injury, was in good condition. He directly attacked to block the shooting angle and saved the ball from the baseline.
Immediately, the referee blew the whistle.
It turned out that even if the shot was not saved, the linesman raised the flag to indicate that it was offside.
"Oh, the ball was offside. But Di Maria was obviously very excited today."
As soon as the game started, the Red Devils came up against the away team and showed a good competitive state.
Neither Pearson, who was sitting in the stands, nor the Leicester players on the field were surprised by the Red Devils' opening attack.
After all, they are a Premier League giant led by a famous coach, and they are a newly promoted team. There is a clear gap between the team's strength and lineup.
Coupled with the fact that the opponent's frontcourt is full of superstars, they must also focus on offensive football.
It is foreseeable that the pace of this game will definitely be faster!
Leicester City kicked off in the backcourt and passed the ball to the retreating Ling Feng with a few passes.
Herrera, who was nearby, immediately stepped forward to press.
Obviously, the one assigned to guard Ling Feng in this game was the Spanish midfielder with outstanding running ability.
Looking at Herrera with a solemn expression in front of him, a slightly funny picture emerged in Ling Feng's mind:
In another parallel world, during the red-blue battle between Manchester United and Chelsea, Herrera followed Hazard closely and turned into a personal bodyguard!
No matter where Hazard went, Herrera followed him closely, preventing him from taking the ball calmly.
Only when the player is strong enough, the opponent's coach will specially arrange this kind of star treatment.
Obviously, Van Gaal intends to let Herrera limit his performance as the core of the Blue Fox.
The reason why Herrera was able to freeze Hazard was very simple, two words:
Duizi!
Mourinho, the head coach of Manchester United at the time, asked Herrera to keep an eye on Hazard and not leave within one meter of Hazard.
Even if Azar goes to the toilet, follow him closely!
Then he deployed targeted tactics so that wherever Hazard moved on the pitch, two people would double-team him.
Although he may not have read [Historical Records], "Madman" Mourinho definitely understands Tian Ji's horse racing principles.
Tian Ji's horse racing is simply a one-for-one exchange of extremes!
It's not too much to trade Herrera, a "medium horse", for you, a "super horse" Hazard, right?
Manchester United can live without Herrera.
However, Chelsea's strength is greatly reduced without Hazard.
As the strength waxed and waned, Manchester United defeated Chelsea!
Although the current Manchester United coach is not Mourinho, but Louis van Gaal.
But most of the world's top coaches have the same tactical ideas.
What's more, in a football match, if you want to defeat your opponent, in most cases, two methods are used:
Either use the tactics you are good at;
Either limit the opponent;
Or both!
It is a routine operation to restrict the opponent's core players through various means.
Knowing that Ling Feng is the absolute core of Leicester City, no matter how stupid Van Gaal is, there is no way he can organize an offense on the court so easily.
Even if you can't completely prevent him from dying, you must limit him as much as possible!
However, he, Ling Feng, is not Azar!
In terms of his skills with the ball and his ability to combine the ball with the ball, he is several levels behind Hazard;
But in terms of running ability and enthusiasm without the ball, he has [God's Vision], which is several levels higher than Hazard!
When there is no ball at his feet, Hazard's threat is not great, at most he is at the level of an ordinary star.
However, Ling Feng is more threatening without the ball than with the ball!
Because no one can keep up with his ghostly and erratic movement!
Under Herrera's focus, Ling Feng did not choose to advance with the ball. Instead, he directly passed the ball to Lingard on the left, and then immediately ran forward.
Even though Herrera immediately turned around to defend, he even immediately reached out to pull Ling Feng's jersey.
However, after both [Explosion] and [Speed] reached 90, Ling Feng's speed without the ball can already be compared with famous fast horses in football such as Bell, Aubameyang, and Walker!
Errera stretched out his hand and just pulled a handful of air. He could only watch helplessly as Ling Feng played a one-two with Lingard and threw himself several positions away.
At this time, what stood in front of him was the direct player Van Gaal bought from Ajax this season, the Dutch international Blind.
This made Ling Feng sigh in his heart. It turns out that there is a precedent for Manchester United's head coach to buy people from Ajax and establish a direct team!
A certain Dutch bald man was just following his example.
While his mind was spinning, it did not prevent him from dribbling the ball on the court.
With Little Blind in front and Herrera in the back, Ling Feng didn't hesitate at all. He directly moved the ball with the instep of his outside foot, and there was a soup from the right side.
Before Little Blind could even react, Ling Feng, who was wearing blue clothes, flew past him like the wind!
Turning around suddenly, he could only see the taillights of Ling Feng's car.
"Fuck, so fast?!"
Ling Feng's lightning-fast figure aroused bursts of cheers from the Blue Fox fans at the scene.
"Wow! Nice breakthrough!"
"Ling Feng runs like a super sports car!"
After passing Blind, Ling Feng had already reached the front of the penalty area and faced Manchester United's defense!
Facing Evans and Blackett who were well positioned and waiting, Ling Feng swung his legs and shot from a long distance. Then, at the moment when he tricked the young Blackett into making a blocking action, he pushed his right foot to the right.
From the area between left center back Blackett and left back Rojo, an extremely concealed through ball came out!
And Mahrez seemed to have discussed it with Ling Feng, and timely inserted himself behind Rojo of Manchester United.
Stop with your left foot to meet the ball, and stop the ball firmly on the left side in front of you.
"Mahrez gets the ball in the penalty area!"
The next second, raise your arms, swing your legs, and shoot!
There was only a "bang" sound, and the ball shot out and flew straight to the far corner of the goal!
"Shoot!!!"
De Gea in front of the goal even made a judgment in advance and flew to the right.
However, the ball had a strong arc and went right around his fingertips.
However, just as the home team fans stood up in unison and were about to celebrate
Duang! ! !
There was a crisp sound, and the ball hit the goal post with great accuracy.
It didn't bounce into the goal, but bounced out.
Vardy, who reacted quickly, was about to step forward for a supplementary shot, but goalkeeper De Gea took the lead and pressed the ball under him.
At this point, Leicester City's threatening and smooth attack came to an end.
Witnessing with his own eyes that Leicester City almost scored their own goal relying solely on Ling Feng's strength, Van Gaal, who was sitting on the coaching bench on the sidelines, frowned.
Although when I was studying the opponent's game video, I was already shocked by Ling Feng's strength.
However, when he actually sat on the sidelines and saw Ling Feng's every move on the green field, he could more truly feel how outstanding this super genius who was touted by the British media was!
Regardless of his foot skills and speed, or passing, just from the way he handles the ball, he definitely deserves these praises!
calm! Mature! Reasonable!
Van Gaal dared to swear to God that he had never seen a 19-year-old young player who could combine all these excellent qualities!
But Ling Feng did it!
This young man obviously knows exactly what he should do on the court.
Whether it was running, passing, or passing, he made the most reasonable choice among many options.
Moreover, judging from the offense and defense of this round, Herrera, who had specially arranged to guard Ling Feng, could not guard him at all!
Thinking of this, Van Gaal immediately turned around and discussed with the assistant beside him:
"Ander (Herrera) seems to be unable to guard against Ling. Do we need to make Rafael's position more advanced?"
"I think it's just the beginning, and after being prepared, he won't advance so easily next time. Maybe we can observe again."
After discussion, the two decided to stay put.
You can't just change the established tactics within a few minutes of the game.
This is a lack of confidence in oneself and a lack of trust in the players.
On the other side, Pearson in the stands was very satisfied with the performance of his disciples.
At this time, assistant coach Walsh’s voice rang in his ears;
"This advance is very beautiful, but he could have taken a long shot by himself, but he still chose to pass the ball."
Hearing this, Pearson raised his eyebrows and said in a deep voice: "This kid is still too selfless sometimes."
Mahrez was obviously very upset as he missed the ball by a hair.
He rubbed his face with his gloved hands, then gave Ling Feng a thumbs up, giving him his first like today.
The fans of the home team at the scene gave encouraging applause for this wave of offense.
Ling Feng also applauded him and said loudly:
"Riyad, good shot!"
After that, he opened his arms, pushed forward, and called for his teammates to press forward.
"Press up, don't let them get the ball in the backcourt!"
Hearing this,
When De Gea stood up with the ball in his arms, he discovered that his teammates in the left, center and right directions of the backcourt were all followed by a Blue Fox player who was eyeing him!
High pressure!
Seeing that it was difficult to get the ball out of the midfield and backcourt, De Gea had no choice but to kick directly towards the frontcourt.
The ball drew a parabola in the sky above the King Power Stadium and flew towards the Blue Fox half.
Facing the high-altitude ball, the Blue Fox's double-mountain combination was not afraid at all!
Moore followed Falcao, and captain Morgan directly pressed Van Persie with both hands to prevent him from taking off. At the same time, he immediately headed the ball to the defensive midfielder Cambiasso in front.
With a quick stop, Cambiaso completed his turn and then moved forward with the ball.
While Van Persie was still complaining to the referee, Cambiaso had already passed the ball to Lingard on the left.
The person guarding him is the younger of the two Brazilian brothers from Manchester United, Rafael.
Facing his old club, Lin Huang looked solemn and felt both excited and nervous.
Just as he was thinking about whether to pass or pass someone, a familiar voice sounded in his ears:
"Jesse, get over him!"
How could he not recognize that this was Ling Feng's voice!
And this shout was like a shot in the arm, giving him great courage!
The next second, he pushed the outside instep of his right foot outward, making a move to cut inside.
With a sway of his body, he stepped in front of the ball with his right leg, made a bicycle, and then pushed with his left foot!
When in doubt, make soup!
Perhaps he didn't expect Lingard to choose to pass directly. Rafael, who was guarding Lingard's pass, was caught off guard and was directly passed by Lingard from the outside!
Even though he subconsciously moved up to hit him, Lingard stumbled, but still maintained his balance and continued to move forward along the wing with the ball!
"Beautiful! Lingard is over!"
In terms of absolute speed, Lingard is not slow.
However, Rafael can rotate full-backs at Manchester United and has certain strength.
At least it's fast enough!
He immediately used all his strength to chase back, trying to prevent Lingard from making a pass or continuing to break through.
Hearing Rafael's heavy breathing behind him, Lingard advanced with the ball and looked up at his teammates in the penalty area.
I saw Vardy rushing forward diagonally, attracting the attention of Manchester United's two central defenders Evans and Blackett.
And Ling Feng penetrated from behind at an extremely fast speed!
I don’t know how many times I have practiced this running position during training!
Without any hesitation, Lingard flicked his ankle, swung his left foot and struck the middle of the ball, sending a very standard low inverted triangle cross!
The ball stuck to the turf, passed by Evans' feet, and came to the line of the penalty area.
At the same time, Ling Feng appeared at the right time just like he did during tactical training again and again!
This position at the top of the penalty area is his sweet spot!
Facing the incoming ball, Ling Feng took small steps in a short period of time and frantically adjusted the best step.
"Inverted triangle cross!"
"The one outflanking is Ling~~Feng!!!"
With Mr. Taylor's exclamation, whether it was all the fans in the stadium or the audience in front of the TV, Ling Feng hit the ball and put it directly!
With one kick on the ground, the ball shot out.
Perhaps because Blackett blocked his view, when the ball came out from Blackett's feet and moved to the far post in advance, De Gea was surprised to find that the ball did not go to the far corner, but went straight to the near corner!
It is too late to make a save at this time.
The ball went straight from the inside of the near post, into the goal, and came into close contact with the white net, causing waves.
The next second, the entire King Power Stadium suddenly burst into overwhelming cheers!
(End of chapter)
