De Bruyne is currently the best offensive midfielder in the Bundesliga.
Then, Ling Feng is currently the best offensive midfielder in the Premier League!
As the core of their respective team's frontcourt offense, the performance of the two will largely determine the quality of the team's offense, thus affecting the outcome.
With Lingfeng's speed and explosiveness that tops the Premier League, as well as his running coverage and ability to predict on the defensive end, it is entirely possible for him to freeze De Bruyne.
This is why Pearson wants to use Ling Feng to face De Bruyne to limit Wolfsburg's offense!
Just as the tactical meeting was about to end, a young coach in charge of tactics reminded Pearson in one sentence:
"Gentlemen, I don't know if you still remember our game against Tottenham."
As soon as these words came out, everyone reacted immediately.
really.
This is not the first time that the team has moved Ling Feng to other positions to restrict the opponent's core players.
In the Christmas Day game with Tottenham two months ago, in order to limit Walker's advancement on the right wing, they once moved Ling Feng from the center to the left wing, thus suppressing Tottenham's right wing attack.
Later, it was proved that this tactical idea was wrong!
They can limit the opponent's core or explosive points.
However, Ling Feng, the team's most threatening offensive core in the frontcourt, should not be sacrificed.
In order to limit the opponent's offensive core, making your own team's offensive core a victim will only sacrifice the team's offensive firepower!
This is a stupid act that destroys the Great Wall!
As the saying goes, one word wakes up the dreamer!
This reminder made Pearson instantly give up the idea of letting Ling Feng retreat.
Whether in training or games, Ling Feng's best position in the team is the attacking midfielder at the tenth position.
Retreating to the midfielder will only make him further away from the penalty area and goal, reducing the offensive threat.
Therefore, even if they risk being beaten by De Bruyne in the middle, they cannot move Ling Feng to the midfield position!
Because they need Ling Feng to help the team score goals on the offensive end to defeat their opponents.
The ultimate goal of a football match is always to score one more goal than the opponent!
Besides, the Europa League knockout rounds are two-legged matches.
If the tactics in the first round are not effective, Drinkwater and Cambiasso will really be unable to guard against De Bruyne.
Then, we can also make tactical changes in the second round, and then withdraw Ling Feng to the midfield and face off against him.
. . .
At the same time, far away in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany.
Wolfsburg coach Heijing and his coaching staff also gathered together and held a tactical meeting against Leicester City:
“Leicester City’s offensive firepower cannot be ignored!”
"The frontcourt quartet, led by Ling Feng, works very well together and passes smoothly."
"Their high-post press is also very threatening. Our backcourt must get the ball out as quickly as possible and cannot be sluggish."
"Going to Leicester, we still have to stick to our defensive counterattack tactics, seize every counterattack opportunity, advance to the opponent's half as quickly as possible, and then complete the shot."
The reason why Wolfsburg has a brilliant record this season has even challenged Bayern's dominance in the league.
It is not only because of the outstanding performance of powerful players and famous players such as De Bruyne, Dost, Gustavo, but also has a very close relationship with the tactical play of head coach Heijing.
Wolfsburg under Heijing also mainly plays the 4231 formation.
The core position of this formation is the midfielder!
Just like Pearson directly hugged Ling Feng's thigh, Heijing also very wisely chose to hand over the team's offensive responsibility to De Bruyne, the talented midfielder.
Most of the team's offensive tactics are developed around De Bruyne!
Speaking of which, De Bruyne and Wolfsburg achieve mutual success.
In Chelsea, due to the fierce competition in the frontcourt and his own lack of ability, the fledgling De Bruyne did not get the recognition of the coach.
After a short loan to Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga, he quickly adapted to the Bundesliga's relatively open league environment and rhythm.
After moving to Wolfsburg, De Bruyne truly gained the absolute trust of the head coach and great tactical freedom, and was finally able to fully display his offensive talents on the Bundesliga stage!
A future world-class top midfielder, coupled with a group of powerful stars, has created Wolfsburg's strong performance in the league this season!
If it weren't for the early stage of the run-in, the league dug too big a hole, coupled with the insufficient thickness of the lineup, and the distraction of the Europa League and German Cup, Wolfsburg would have truly threatened Bayern's Bundesliga championship.
However, Bayern's dominance in the Bundesliga has always been very stable.
You know, until the away game against Wolfsburg on January 30, Bayern under Guardiola had been undefeated in seventeen rounds this season!
Before the knockout rounds of the Europa League, Wolfsburg lost to Augsburg in an away game.
After 24 rounds of the league, Bayern has 61 points and Wolfsburg has 50 points.
A full eleven points behind!
After seeing that the league championship was hopeless, Wolfsburg's senior management and head coach also shifted the focus of the game to the two cup competitions that can compete for the championship.
Europa League and German Cup!
In the German Cup, they have eliminated Red Bull Leipzig and reached the quarterfinals.
The only obstacle between them and the Europa League quarter-finals is the "super-promoted team" Leicester City who performed equally well this season!
After the tactical meeting, Wolfsburg coach Heijing called the entire Wolfsburg team to the video room.
It is said that it is watching the opponent's game video, but it is actually watching Ling Feng's personal game video and highlights, and then listening to the assistant coach explaining how to limit the tactical details of the Blue Fox No. 7.
In the words of coach Heijing:
"As long as we limit Ling Feng's performance, we can win the game!"
While the assistant coaches were talking, De Bruyne, who was sitting near the front, always had an inexplicable feeling of déjà vu.
At this moment, his teammate Perisic came over and said to him:
"Hey Kevin, he passes the ball just like you!"
This sentence suddenly made Ding Ding realize it!
Speaking of which, Ling Feng and De Bruyne's playing styles are somewhat similar.
Especially after Ling Feng strengthened his ability to advance with the ball, the roles and functions of the two on the court became more similar.
They mainly use passing to connect teammates, and then send threatening balls to tear apart the opponent's defense.
Occasionally dribbling the ball to advance counterattacks, instigating attacks, and even taking long shots from outside the penalty area from time to time.
The difference is just a slight difference in abilities.
This season, many young talented midfielders at the No. 10 position have emerged in the five major European leagues.
Real Madrid's Ronaldo, Leicester City's Ling Feng and Wolfsburg's De Bruyne are the three hottest supernovas!
Among them, Ling Feng is even more famous than the other two due to the unrelenting praise and publicity from the British media.
Therefore, when browsing YouTube and social media, De Bruyne has come across Ling Feng's game highlights more than once.
Of course, he would never have thought that Ling Feng's passing ability originated from his peak period.
"It's a bit similar. However, his passing is more accurate than mine and more difficult to defend!"
"Besides, his speed is much faster than mine!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the projection screen in the tactical room played a clip of Ling Feng, after beating the defender on the wing, directly sending a precise arc pass to assist his teammate in scoring.
This operation directly shocked all Wolfsburg players present.
Especially the defensive players swallowed their saliva in unison.
Mud?
This black-haired boy is too fierce, right? !
At this time, Perisic couldn't help but turn his head and said to De Bruyne, who was frowning:
"He is indeed faster than you!"
You know, Ling Feng now has the vision and passing of peak De Bruyne, the speed and explosion that tops the Premier League, and the personal ability of single-point blasting.
It is no exaggeration to say that Ling Feng is definitely stronger than De Bruyne now!
It is precisely because of Ling Feng's visible strength that Heijin emphasizes his huge threat to his disciples over and over again.
Of course, this is just the focus and focus of defense on the defensive end.
When the team attacks, the focus and routine of the offense are also different:
"When we attack with the ball, we can find breakthroughs from the opponent's two defensive midfielders."
"The defensive midfielder pairing of Drinkwater and Cambiasso is the duo that has started the most games in Leicester City this season. If nothing else happens, they will also start in the game two days later."
While they were talking, the video and highlights of the two's matches began to play on the projection screen.
"We can see that Leicester City's pair of defensive midfielders do not position themselves in parallel when attacking."
"Cambiaso often comes in from behind to participate in the attack, while Drinkwater defends deep and rarely comes in."
"What we have to do is to take advantage of the huge space left behind Cambiasso during the transition between offense and defense!"
After a pause, Heijin looked at the somewhat introverted blond young man:
"Kevin, you push forward in the middle as much as possible, and then choose to split the ball or take a long shot."
"I think you should know how to do that."
Hearing this, De Bruyne just nodded and did not answer.
"Also, we must increase our pressing intensity in the frontcourt. Kevin, Bas (Dost), Andre (Schürrle), and the three of you can surround Drinkwater and Cambiaso. The two of them were running around and applying pressure.”
. . .
March 13th.
it's clear.
Tens of thousands of fans inside the King Power Stadium have been waiting for a long time.
"Welcome to the 2014-15 Europa League quarter-finals, the first leg match between Leicester City and Wolfsburg."
"Let's take a look at the starting lineups of both sides first."
"The tactical formations used by both sides are 4231"
"For Wolfsburg, the goalkeeper is still Swiss national goalkeeper Benaglio. On the defense, there are No. 8 Vierinha, No. 5 Klose, No. 25 Nardo, and No. 34 Rodriguez."
"The two defensive midfielders are No. 22 Gustavo and No. 23 Guilavoji."
"Three offensive midfielders, No. 17 Schürrle and No. 7 Caligiuri are on the left and right, and No. 14 De Bruyne is in the middle."
"The one on the front line is Dutch striker Dost who has performed well this season!"
Wolfsburg's starting eleven, except for Perisic who was replaced by Schürrle, almost all the main players!
Leicester City also plans to seize the opportunity at home and lay the foundation for victory in the two rounds of the game.
Except for Maguire, who made his first Europa League start and formed a central defender partner with Huth, all other positions are regular starters this season.
Goalkeeper Schmeichel Jr.;
The back four of Simpson, Huth, Maguire and Schlupp;
The defensive midfielder partners "Drinking Brother" Drinkwater and Cambiasso;
The front four are Ling Feng, Vardy, Mahrez and Lin Huang!
In the player tunnel, Ling Feng also met for the first time the future contender for the "No. 1 Middle School" - "Ding Ding" De Bruyne!
For De Bruyne, he has mixed feelings in his heart.
Especially when he thought about using Ding Ding's passing ability to defeat him on the court, Ling Feng felt an inexplicable NTR feeling.
Mad, what on earth am I thinking? !
After shaking his head to get rid of the distracting thoughts in his mind, Ling Feng's eyes suddenly became much sharper.
This head-to-head confrontation with De Bruyne is the best opportunity to verify his current strength.
He wants to see who is more powerful now compared to Tintin from the Wolfsburg period!
Under the introduction of the stadium DJ and the enthusiastic cheers of the fans, the players from both sides entered the stadium.
Live shots also frequently focused on the core players of the two teams, namely Ling Feng and De Bruyne!
"The core players on both sides are talented young midfielders. One is the assist king in the Premier League, and the other is the assist king in the Bundesliga."
"Who is the better one?"
With the referee's long whistle, Leicester City took the lead to kick off.
Vardy immediately passed the ball back to Ling Feng.
The next second, Wolfsburg's frontcourt players immediately pounced forward like wild beasts out of their cages.
Seeing this, Ling Feng couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
Hey, you guys also play high-position pressing?
Facing the oncoming Dost, Ling Feng did not hesitate. He just knocked his foot and passed the ball back to Cambiaso behind him, and then moved forward.
However, just after running five or six meters forward, Ling Feng found that there were two "personal bodyguards" with dark faces beside him.
It is Wolfsburg's two black midfielders, Brazilian international Gustavo and French international Guilavoji!
Whenever Ling Feng showed his intention to catch the ball, Wolfsburg's two midfielders would step forward without hesitation.
With just his second touch of the ball, Gustavo knocked Ling Feng over and gave him a powerful blow.
Although a foul was called. However, Ling Feng felt from Gustavo's provocative eyes that his opponent valued him.
Ling Feng had already expected this.
He would be surprised if Wolfsburg didn't restrict him
In order to avoid the physical battle with the two black midfielders, Ling Feng chose to constantly run into the open space to catch the ball, and then kicked the ball.
Even so, his time and space with the ball were severely compressed by two tall and strong black midfielders.
However, Ling Feng is not the only point in the midfield that can hold the ball.
He was seen running without the ball, drawing the defensive attention of the two defensive midfielders, while signaling his teammates to hand the ball over to Cambiasso.
Cambiaso's responsibility in Leicester City's formation is mainly to serve as the hub of the midfield and backcourt, helping the backcourt to deliver the ball.
His role and role in Leicester City is equivalent to Busquets in Barcelona.
And precisely because of such an important role, as soon as Cambiasso got the ball, he was pressed by Wolfsburg's frontcourt trio of Dost, De Bruyne and Schürrle!
(End of chapter)
