69novels Chapter 296
Chapter 296
The first time he saw the ball was in the air, and the ball was played in the air.
Chapter 296 What is a star player?
Witnessing Ling Feng’s perfect stop and shot, the entire Anfield was silent.
Only the cheers of the visiting fans and the sound of the rain seemed to be giving the warmest applause for the performance of this goal.
Klopp on the sidelines was stunned.
Wang Defa!
What kind of monster is this? !
He has coached in the Bundesliga for many years and has coached many offensive geniuses, such as Gotze, Reus, Lewandowski, Gundogan, Shinji Kagawa, Sahin and others of Dortmund’s golden generation.
However, no one can not only shoot a super long shot from 35 meters away, but also eat up the defender at high speed, and then stop and shoot to kill the game!
In his impression, perhaps only the Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo can do this in the entire football world
However, the black-haired young man in front of him, who is only 20 years old, can already do what only the Golden Ball winner and one of the best in the world can do.
It can be seen that Ling Feng’s level has reached the world class!
Moreover, Ling Feng has been a talented organizer in most of the previous games.
Judging from this goal, Ling Feng used to be the one who passed the ball, not the one who rushed into the penalty area to receive the ball and then finished the shot.
However, in just over ten minutes after the Foxes changed their formation to 442, Ling Feng showed everyone his terrible lethality in attacking the goal.
Yes!
This future superstar rising from Leicester can not only organize and dispatch, feed the cake to his teammates, but also solve problems by himself!
This also made Southgate, who was watching the game in the stands, and the scouts sent by other teams to observe Ling Feng for a long time, all brighten their eyes!
Although they have admired Ling Feng’s wonderful performances on the field again and again.
However, they are still amazed by Ling Feng’s speed of improvement.
At the beginning, he was just a young midfielder with full vision and passing, but afraid of confrontation;
Then, he began to show his super athletic talent, repeatedly playing on the sidelines in the game, and the confrontation also made visible progress.
Now, he has developed a thunderous long-range shooting ability and the ability to hit the goal!
Normally, 18 to 23 years old is the best time for young players to improve.
However, there is no such crazy improvement as Ling Feng!
In the first Premier League season, he broke the assist record, won the European Golden Boy, and almost won the Premier League MVP;
In the second season, it took only 17 league games to achieve the achievement of double goals and assists, leading the team to start the season without a defeat so far!
Ranieri’s performance of pushing Ling Feng to the front line also provided Southgate with a new idea.
If the formation is changed to 442, Ling Feng is pushed to the front line and forms a double striker with Kane, the Three Lions can return to the traditional English 442 style of play!
Ling Feng has speed and passing, Kane has ball handling and shooting skills, and their technical characteristics can fully complement each other.
However, after thinking carefully, Southgate also quickly discovered the pros and cons of doing so:
Although Ling Feng’s tactical adaptability is very strong and he can play in all positions in the frontcourt, the position premise can further liberate Ling Feng’s offensive attributes.
However, he is essentially an organizer, not a finisher.
Even if he has a finishing ability that is no less than many first-class forwards!
Without Ling Feng’s organization and long-range shooting in the midfield, the team’s creativity and offensive level will definitely be greatly reduced.
Besides, even if the combination of Ling Feng and Kane is very strong, if teammates cannot pass the ball to Ling Feng and Kane, no matter how strong the two are, it will be useless!
You know, in this Three Lions team, the only player who can truly control the rhythm of the midfield and stably deliver a fatal pass is Ling Feng!
However, when the team is behind in the score and needs to attack in a big way, Ling Feng can be pushed to the front line, and then cross the ball through the two wingers to directly explode!
This routine is also what he learned from the game where Leicester City defeated Manchester United at home last season
And the scouts of other clubs either took out their notebooks or laptops and added “can play as a striker” and “obvious improvement in finishing ability” to the already densely written scout reports
Or they took out their mobile phones and couldn’t wait to call their bosses:
“We must
Action must be taken in advance!”
…
What is a star player?
A hero who can stand up and lead the team to victory when the team needs it most or is in adversity!
After Ling Feng completed his exclusive celebration in front of the main stand, he faced the curses and middle fingers of the Red Army fans, clenched his fist and roared at the camera on the sidelines:
“Go! Foxes!”
It is worth mentioning that after Ling Feng completed this wonderful goal, the rain that had been unabated began to gradually decrease, and the dark clouds in the sky slowly left.
A few minutes later, the sky above Liverpool was clear after the rain!
A ray of sunshine fell on the grass at Anfield,
However, the Red Army was not so easily defeated!
“Please! Cheer up!”
“We still have time! ”
Looking at Henderson raising his arms and shouting to his teammates, Ling Feng suddenly felt as if he was in another world.
Once upon a time, he also encouraged his teammates like this many times when the team was behind.
However, as he became stronger, his teammates became stronger, and the number of times they fell behind in the game became less and less.
It turned out that before they knew it, not only him, but the entire team had become stronger!
It was even so strong that they didn’t need to boost morale when they were behind, and their teammates would have the firm belief and unyielding fighting spirit to defeat their opponents!
After the Foxes overtook the score, the Reds players, under the guidance of captain Henderson and head coach Klopp, Under Klopp’s encouragement, they cheered up and started to attack fiercely!
Leicester City followed the coach’s tactics step by step, first based on defense, and then created counterattack opportunities through active midfield pressing.
Although Liverpool’s offensive continued, they also created several shooting opportunities.
But Benteke’s ability to seize opportunities was so poor that Klopp and the Red Army fans shook their heads.
Even in the 83rd minute, Klopp replaced the depressed Benteke with the Belgian teenager Origi, who was called “koi” by later fans, but he failed to bring good luck to the team. .
In the end, thanks to Ling Feng’s double goal in the second half, Leicester City defeated Liverpool in the heavy rain at Anfield and won three points without any danger!
Ling Feng also won the man of the match in this game, which was also the eleventh time this season.
With the double goal in this game, the Fox No. 7 became the first player in the Premier League this season to score double goals and assists!
This is also his achievement of completing double league goals and assists for two consecutive seasons!
This also allowed him to complete the achievement of [Premier League Double Double] again, and received three free attribute points as a reward.
It is worth mentioning that even Ling Feng has achieved the achievements of [double-double Premier League goals] and [double-double Premier League assists] this season.
However, the system did not prompt the achievement to be completed.
In other words, the achievement of double-double league goals or assists is a one-time achievement.
Only [double-double Premier League] can be completed repeatedly!
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After exchanging jerseys with Coutinho on the court, Ling Feng, who was only wearing a blue sports tight long-sleeved shirt, came to the mixed interview area in the player tunnel to accept the post-match interview.
“Ling, congratulations, another exciting victory! Your team has been unbeaten for 18 games, and you scored twice again. What do you think at this time?”
“We are on the court just to win! Of course, if we can score goals and help the team win, it is the best result”
“In this game, after the team changed its formation, you were pushed to the front line at the end of the second half. This is also the first time you have played as a striker this season, and the effect is good. Do you think you will appear in this position more in the future? ”
“How to arrange positions and responsibilities is the job of the head coach. The only thing I have to do is to play well. I believe that no matter what position I play, I can contribute to the team! ”
“You haven’t lost a game for a long time, and your lead in the league is very large. Many people have regarded you as the favorites to win the championship this season. Do you think you can win the championship this season?”
Hearing this, Ling Feng raised his eyebrows and answered seriously:
“As a professional player with aspirations, chasing championships and honors is my ultimate goal in my career.”
“I think we are a very united and focused team with excellent players in all positions. So, I think we definitely have the strength to attack the championship trophy!”
Ling Feng’s “championship declaration” was faithfully recorded by the camera and then quickly spread.
Of course, he has the confidence to say so.
After defeating Liverpool
After that, Leicester City was officially crowned the Christmas champion of this season!
In fact, as early as three games ago, they had already locked in the Christmas champion of this season in advance.
Because, at that time, Leicester City, which ranked first, was already 11 points ahead of Manchester City, which ranked second.
In other words, even if they lost three games in a row, the Christmas champion of this season would not fall into their hands.
Moreover, Leicester City this season is even stronger than Chelsea last season!
Chelsea last season scored 46 points after the end of 19 rounds of the league.
However, Leicester City this season, after 18 rounds of games, actually scored 52 points!
The record is a terrifying 17 wins and 1 draw!
18 games unbeaten!
Such a record and points also tied the best record and points record of the Premier League in the first half!
You know, in the 03-04 season when Arsenal won the championship unbeaten, Arsenal’s record and points in the first half were only 12 wins, 6 draws, and 42 points.
The best record and points in the first half of the Premier League were also created by Chelsea, led by the “madman” Mourinho.
In the 2005-2006 season, Chelsea achieved 17 wins, one draw and one loss in the first 19 rounds of the league.
This is also the only time since the establishment of the Premier League that the first half of the points reached more than 50 points!
It can be seen how invincible Mourinho and his iron-blooded blue army were at that time!
However, with the passage of time, Mourinho, who returned to the palace for the second time, was fired not long ago because of poor performance.
Just like the first time he coached Chelsea
Such a familiar ending also makes people feel sad.
Even Mourinho, the best head coach in the club’s history, who brought three Premier League trophies to the team and made it a Premier League giant with his own hands, would be dismissed because of the team’s performance and other problems.
This shows how cruel the world of sports competition is
However, the media soon discovered that Leicester City, which had only played 18 rounds of games, still had a chance to break the record!
Because, three days later, Leicester City, the Christmas champion, welcomed the last game of 2015 at home, which was the last round of the first half of the league.
The opponent was their biggest rival for the championship – “Blue Moon” Manchester City!
To say it was a rival for the championship was actually a recognition of Manchester City.
Because Leicester City was already 17 points ahead of Manchester City!
In the next round of games, as long as they remain unbeaten, the “Blue Fox” Leicester City, which returned to the Premier League last season, will break a record again:
Become the team with the best record and the highest points in the first half of the Premier League history!
Before the hell schedule at the end of November, most people thought that Leicester City would lose points due to the intensive schedule, thus “showing its true colors”
However, the Blue Foxes used a strong winning streak to slap the faces of those doubters!
They defeated Manchester United, Everton, Chelsea, Liverpool and other strong teams in the league.
Leicester City is like an invincible battleship, knocking away all the ships in its way, whether they are small boats or cruisers!
Except for Leicester City, the other three top four teams, Manchester City, Arsenal and Manchester United, all lost their chains in the Christmas schedule.
Even Arsenal, who has the best record, lost to Southampton in the just-concluded 18th round.
As Ling Feng’s “championship declaration” quickly fermented, the British media and all the fans who follow the Premier League focused their attention on the King Power Stadium in Leicester.
Because the 19th round of the league, Leicester City’s home game against Manchester City is about to start.
And this game is a real “Battle of the Kings Mountain”, and it is also a six-point battle between the top team and the second team.
Even in the eyes of many experts, this is Manchester City’s last chance to prevent Leicester City from winning the championship!
Only by defeating Leicester City can Manchester City narrow the points gap between the two teams, and only in the second half of the league can they wait for Leicester City to make mistakes and take the opportunity to overtake.
If they lose the game, the points gap between Manchester City and Leicester City will reach an astonishing 20 points!
With such a huge lead, even if the championship is not stable, it can almost be announced that “Leicester City is the champion!” It’s just a matter of time!
Therefore, this game may be the last chance for Manchester City, who still want to compete for the championship, and the top four teams!
(End of this chapter)