"Shoot!!!"
The moment the inner arch of the foot collided with the ball, rainwater splashed up, and the ball shot out with strong rotation!
It just passed by Southampton center back Alderweireld and hit the right side of the goal.
Perhaps it was because his line of sight was blocked that he couldn't see Ling Feng's shooting action.
However, as Ling Feng's national team teammate, Southampton goalkeeper Foster may be one of the people who knows Ling Feng's shooting habits best.
Because when training at the St. George's Park base, Gerrard always asked Ling Feng to be the goalkeeper when he taught him how to practice long-range shots.
According to Gerrard's original words, if a two-meter-tall goalkeeper can't block your long-range shot, then your long-range shot must be very tricky and full of power!
Therefore, Foster is very aware of Ling Feng's long-range shots outside the penalty area, and usually chooses a push angle.
And he likes to shoot to the right side of the goal.
Ever since, Foster, who is nearly two meters tall, subconsciously made a decision:
Pounce to the left!
When he stretched his body and dived to the left, he saw the ball coming towards him.
At that moment, he knew that he had guessed it right!
However, Foster did not dare to be careless when facing the slippery ball.
Instead of catching the ball directly with his hands, he saved the ball directly from the baseline!
Seeing the ball flying out of the baseline, the fans of the away team suddenly let out a sigh in unison.
The home team fans gave Foster a warm applause for his saving performance.
However, the first thing Foster did when he stood up was to yell at his teammates:
"What the hell!"
"Don't step on the horse and let him kick the ball!"
After being criticized by Foster, the Saints, including Southampton captain Fonte, suddenly remembered the instructions of coach Koeman:
The Blue Fox No. 7 in front of him can do more than just pass the ball and assist.
In ten rounds, he has scored five league goals!
Moreover, almost all of the five league goals were scored from outside the penalty area!
Koeman, who was wearing a suit on the sidelines and was soaked to the skin, was also frightened by the foot and yelled:
"damn it!"
"I told you to guard against his long-range shots!"
"Have you lost your memory?!"
What he cares about is not the possible loss of the ball, but the fact that the players do not follow his own tactical arrangements!
On the other side, watching Foster save his shot, a look of regret briefly appeared in Ling Feng's eyes.
Although it is a pity that he did not penetrate the door guarded by Foster.
However, Ling Feng felt that he felt good about shooting today.
"Jesse, nice pass!"
After sending Lingard his first praise of the game, he combed his wet hair back and ran to the corner flag area, preparing to take the corner kick.
The raindrops kept falling.
The fans in the stands had already put on raincoats.
The players on the field were soaked to the skin, their jerseys stuck tightly to their bodies, and they felt very uncomfortable.
However, weather is also part of the game.
After receiving a corner kick opportunity in the frontcourt, the two central defenders of the Blue Fox also entered the penalty area, preparing to compete for a header.
Ling Feng's corner kick happened to bypass Fonte at the front point and landed on Morgan's head.
However, the ball was a bit slippery, and the Blue Fox captain just barely hit the bottom of the ball.
There was only a "bang" sound, and the ball was slightly higher than the crossbar and flew out of the baseline.
As the rain poured down, ground coordination became increasingly difficult.
Coupled with Leicester City's crazy pressing in the frontcourt, Southampton did not dare to control the ball in the backcourt and directly made a long pass!
The target of the long pass is either Pellet, the big center in the frontcourt, or Mane on the left.
The former has body and the latter has speed. They are both players who can create threats in the frontcourt.
When the game reached the 16th minute, center back Alderweireld, who was pressed by Vardy, could not find the nearest contact point, so he had to make a long pass and hit the frontcourt.
"Southampton's long pass from the back."
"Found Pellet on the 19th"
Facing the high-altitude ball, Pellet first skillfully raised his butt and leaned against the black tower-like Morgan behind him. Then he jumped up hard and headed the ball back to Steven Davis who was advancing forward.
The latter directly passed the ball overhead and towards the left side of the frontcourt.
And Mane, who started to speed up, subconsciously started running!
Even the raindrops on his dark face were thrown behind him by his speed.
"Nice overhead pass!"
"Mane is sprinting with all his strength."
Fortunately, Leicester City's starting right back is Danny Simpson, who is strong and has speed, rather than De Wright, who has speed but no hardness.
The two raced wildly, and the moment Mane was about to stretch his legs to get the ball, Simpson fell to the ground and made a sliding tackle, taking the lead in shoveling the ball out of the sideline!
This wave of beautiful defense also gave the visiting team fans a wave of applause.
As the rain fell harder and harder, the scene became very open!
Both sides adopt the simplest offensive method, which is to go straight.
As Leicester City's formation pressed forward, as soon as Southampton's two midfielders or defenders got the ball, they directly made long passes behind their defense.
Then let Mane use his speed to attack the Blue Fox's defense.
Either look for Pellet, let him distribute the ball to both sides, and then make a quick advance or pass.
In the torrential rain, the tactical value of the big center is undoubtedly revealed!
Compared with Pellet, who frequently appears on the scene and often acts as a fulcrum in the frontcourt to help his teammates with the ball, Vardy seems very quiet.
In the first fifteen minutes, he only touched the ball once!
Vardy, who is relatively thin, cannot get the ball at all in front of the two tall central defenders Fonte and Alderweireld.
Moreover, because Southampton's formation did not press forward and could not hit behind through overhead balls, Vardy was unable to use his speed and impact.
He can only keep wandering and intersecting in the ribs, waiting for the pass from his teammates.
However, compared to Leicester City's high-position pressing, Southampton's frontcourt pressing was not active.
Leicester City can calmly play the ball in the backcourt and then hand it over to Ling Feng who returns the ball or Mahrez on the right for organization.
As for Lingard, he uses his off-the-ball movement to help his teammates create space.
Although the sound of rain almost covered up the shouts of the players on the field and blocked the view.
However, the drainage of St. Mary's Stadium is pretty good, and at least there is no water accumulation yet.
Coupled with the tacit understanding over the past few months, the Blue Fox frontcourt quartet is still able to run out of space and play simple and direct cooperation.
However, every time Ling Feng gets the ball, he will be "served" by Wanyama and Snedlin in turn.
The Premier League has been going on for three months.
As the most outstanding young player in the Premier League this season and the absolute core of Leicester City, his playing style and habits have been studied repeatedly by football experts, commentators and the other 19 teams countless times.
Everyone knows that his foot skills are average, and his superiority relies on explosiveness and soup-making.
The rain made the ball slippery and made Ling Feng, who had average ball control skills, even more afraid to let the ball stay at his feet for too long.
However, Ling Feng was used to this situation and figured out a way to solve it.
That means being patient!
Can't turn around?
It doesn't matter, just knock the ball back to midfield and continue to run into the open space.
With his explosiveness and speed, not many midfielders in the entire Premier League can keep up with him.
Otherwise, drop back to get the ball, draw out the midfielder, and create space in the middle;
Otherwise, he and Mahrez frequently change positions, run through the ribs, and launch an offensive.
Football matches are a game of restrictions and counter-restrictions!
It can be said that in the past three months, the Premier League has adapted to Ling Feng, and Ling Feng has also adapted to the Premier League!
And so far, he has adapted very well!
So good that nineteen other Premier League teams regard him as Leicester City's top threat. In every game, a "bodyguard" is specially arranged for him to follow him for the entire 90 minutes.
And this trick was somewhat effective at first.
However, with Ling Feng's explosiveness and speed, coupled with the enhancement of his physical confrontation ability, he has also adapted to this special treatment.
Soon, both Snedlin and Wanyama discovered a very uncomfortable thing:
Ling Feng almost ran up and down the frontcourt, coming to the left, then to the right, and then back to the center.
They couldn't keep up with him!
Moreover, it is impossible for them to leave their defense zone and follow Ling Feng the whole time!
This is also thanks to the manager and Leicester City.
Pearson gave Ling Feng almost unlimited freedom in the frontcourt and the right to fire.
Although he plays as an attacking midfielder, he does not only move in the middle. He is similar to a free agent in the frontcourt and can move wherever he wants.
Other teammates only need to cooperate with him and follow his instructions to move and create space.
Whether to pass or shoot, it's his decision.
This style of play is also called the "King of the Football King" by fans.
Only a few players with super personal abilities can enjoy this kind of treatment.
For example, Tottenham's Bale, Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo, Barcelona's Ronaldinho and Messi!
Although Ling Feng's personal breakthrough ability is not strong and cannot compare with the above superstars.
However, he has an almost abnormal wide vision and accurate passing to a millimeter, which can help his teammates score goals more easily!
Of course, he creates scoring opportunities for his teammates.
In turn, his teammates will selflessly provide him with assists!
When the game reached the 25th minute, Ling Feng dropped back to catch the ball again and passed the ball directly to Mahrez on the right.
When the latter faced Southampton left back Bertrand, he did not break through along the wing. Instead, he cut inside and took two steps to the left, and then suddenly passed a diagonal pass behind Bertrand.
Ling Feng, who circled to the right, jumped in at high speed and got the ball before Bertrand turned around to chase.
"Ling Feng gets the ball on the right side of the frontcourt, he can pass in!"
When he came to the right side of the front court to pick up the ball, he had already entered Ling Feng's passing area.
He paused briefly and made a pass.
Sure enough, Bertrand was fooled by his fake move and jumped up, trying to block his forty-degree cross.
Um?
Not passed? !
The next second, before he landed, he saw Ling Feng's foot push lightly, and a ground ball was passed from his foot.
Looking back, I saw Mahrez making a forward move from the rib space, grabbing the ball back in the penalty area before the ball came out of the baseline.
Seeing this, Saints captain Font immediately called his partner to come forward:
"Toby, don't let him cross!"
While shouting, he did not forget to reach out to stop Vardy who was trying to rush forward, and stuck him firmly behind him.
Hearing this, another central defender, Alderweireld, stepped forward with his hands behind his back, trying to block Mahrez's passing route.
Seeing that Vardy was being stared at at the front and Lingard at the back was unable to pass the ball, Mahrez was not in a hurry. With a flick of his right ankle, he passed the ball to the top of the arc in the penalty area. !
He didn't even turn to look at the area.
Because countless times of cooperation and tacit understanding during training and competitions made him very sure that that guy would definitely appear where he should be!
"Mahrez passed the ball!"
"Inverted triangle!"
What? !
Just when Southampton's players followed the rolling ball with their eyes and turned around suddenly, they were surprised to find that a figure appeared at the top of the penalty area like a ghost!
It was Ling Feng who crossed in from the right!
Oops!
Come again? !
"Don't let him cum."
This time, before Fonte finished shouting, Ling Feng directly met the ball with a powerful push!
The moment the shot was made, time seemed to stop.
All the fans in the stands subconsciously held their breath.
However, the fans of the home team were praying for the shot to fly away; the fans of the away team were expecting the ball to fly into the goal.
Standing on the goal line, "Giant" Foster, trying to keep his eyes wide open, was once again faced with a difficult decision.
Left or right? Or the middle?
With a "bang" sound, the ball shot out!
At the same time, Foster still made a subconscious save.
He still chose to attack the left side.
And this time, he guessed the right direction again!
However, compared to the last long-range shot, this time Ling Feng specifically lowered the ball and hit a standard ground-cutting shot.
Perhaps the slippery turf reduces the friction, so that the ball speed is much faster.
Even though Foster pounced in the right direction, the two-meter-tall figure still landed half a beat slower.
He could only watch as the ball slipped away from his fingertips and entered the goal from the inside of the right goal post!
The ball came into close contact with the white net, causing ripples and making waves in the uneasy hearts of the fans!
"The ball went in!!!"
"GOAL~~~GOAL~~~"
"Beautiful ground-cutting!"
Watching the ball hit the net, the fans were both happy and sad.
Fans of the home team either covered their heads and lamented, or looked helpless.
The fans of the visiting team roared to the ground and let out deafening cheers!
Amid the roar of the mountains and the tsunami, Ling Feng, who scored the goal, turned around and rushed towards the stands where the fans of the away team were.
While running, he did not forget to wave his hands and call his teammates to celebrate together.
Then when he was approaching the sidelines, he took advantage of the situation and made a super long-distance slide on the slippery turf!
After leaving two clear traces on the grass, he did not stand up immediately.
Instead, he knelt on his knees, opened his arms, held his head high, and greeted the visiting fans with a look of enjoyment.
Behind him, Mahrez, Vardy and others also knelt down and hugged him.
This is definitely a moment worth remembering.
Because, a super genius named "Ling Feng", representing Leicester City, captured St. Mary's Stadium for the first time!
(End of chapter)
