Full-Level Pass, Please Call Me The Boss Of The Three Lions - Chapter 116
The first time, the second time.
Chapter 116 Assists and goals, I want them all! [4,000-word chapter]
The England-Italy match ended in a draw.
The English people can accept this result.
They care more about what the players show in the game.
Although Rooney still did not break his nine-game World Cup goal drought, Gerrard did not use a long shot to break Italy’s goal.
However, they are satisfied with the team’s mental outlook after falling behind twice.
Especially Ling Feng’s performance after coming on as a substitute, let them see the possibility of England’s passing and controlling style!
English fans are not just about a certain Luo Mouxi, Bayern’s Reus, or the cloud fans who dress up every time the World Cup comes.
The strong football atmosphere and long-standing football culture make them, regardless of gender or age, more or less understand penalty kicks.
Therefore, whether it is the live audience at the Amazon Arena or the fans in front of the TV, they can naturally see that after Ling Feng came on as a substitute, England’s entire offensive rhythm and routines suddenly took on a new look!
In the end, it was because of Ling Feng’s fatal pass that they avoided defeat and got the first point of this World Cup.
So, after the first game, the British media and football people appealed to the national team coach Hodgson through various channels to let Ling Feng start in the next game against Uruguay!
Among them, Lineker, who has a high reputation in the English football world, directly tweeted and talked to Hodgson:
“Please, Roy, give Ling a chance to start! He won’t let you down!”
The Times, who is not afraid of trouble, has held another online vote to solicit public opinions.
Should Ling Feng start in the next game?
��Within less than a day of voting, more than 10,000 people participated in the voting.
Among them, 80% of people think that Ling Feng should start in the next game!
The Guardian, the Independent, the Mirror and other media outlets have given Hodgson advice.
For example, put Ling Feng in the starting right winger position, and then replace Sterling with the left winger.
In this way, the “new Beckham” Ling Feng can fully cross the arc from the right to create shooting opportunities for teammates in the middle; Sterling can also cut in from the left and shoot.
Another example is to put Sturridge on the left winger, Rooney to the front, and Ling Feng to play the front midfielder.
This can also give full play to Ling Feng’s advantage in passing threatening balls and help Rooney score.
It is worth mentioning that most of the tactics are to replace the original starting left winger Welbeck and let Ling Feng start.
In the frontcourt of the Three Lions, it is actually a carrot and a pit.
Rooney, the team’s top player, cannot be replaced. Sturridge, who has scored goals, cannot be replaced. Sterling, who is active and the only explosive point of the team, cannot be replaced.
The combination of midfielder Gerrard and Henderson performed well, with full tacit understanding and complementary attributes.
Therefore, we can only let down Welbeck, one of the four dark kings of Manchester United.
There is no way, who made him perform mediocrely in this game against Italy, without any outstanding performance.
Every time the Three Lions participate in international competitions, the British media and people in the football industry will jump up and down to point fingers at the coach’s tactics and personnel.
This is basic operation.
When Hodgson accepted this job two years ago and led the team to participate in the European Cup, he encountered this situation.
He has long been accustomed to this.
Having lived for so long and coaching for more than 30 years, he has long learned what opinions should be listened to and what opinions should be ignored.
The one who finally decides the starting eleven is always him, the head coach.
. . .
On June 18, the first round of all group matches was completed.
FIFA also announced the candidate list of the best goals of the first round on its official website.
In the first round, a total of 49 goals were scored.
FIFA selected ten wonderful goals and asked fans to vote for the best goal of the first round.
Pirlo’s amazing miss, Marchisio’s long shot from outside the penalty area, and Ling Feng’s long pass after dribbling past the opponent, and Vardy’s dribbling shot, were all selected for the candidate list.
The most exciting thing about these two goals is not the goal itself, but the handling before the goal!
Finally, through online voting, the more difficult latter received more than %
Forty votes, becoming the best goal of the first round of this World Cup!
For this reason, the Brazilian Football Association also specially customized a trophy for the best goal of this round, and came to Fluminense Club to present the award to Vardy.
In an interview, he said to the camera very seriously:
“I want to thank my teammate Ling Feng. Without his perfect pass, I would not have won this award!”
In this regard, Ling Feng did not forget to forward Vardy’s award-winning photo on his personal social media, and wrote:
“Man, I’m proud of you!”
Winning the best goal of this round is just a small episode.
After coming on as a substitute and helping the team to tie Italy, Ling Feng clearly felt that the team’s forwards had become much friendlier to him.
Especially Rooney, every time he saw him, he would show an honest smile.
In his opinion, Ling Feng, who can pass threatening balls, may be the key to his breaking the World Cup goal drought.
What’s more, in the eyes of all forwards, a super assister like Ling Feng is definitely the best teammate!
For Ling Feng, passing the ball to assist his teammates is his main way of playing and the foundation for his club and national team.
There are many forwards who can eat cakes.
However, there are very few midfielders who can make cakes by themselves and stuff them into the mouths of forwards.
Of course, adults don’t make choices.
He wants both assists and goals!
But his goal-scoring ability is still very average for the time being.
In order to improve his goal-scoring ability, in addition to daily training, he must assist his teammates and win more victories and championships in order to achieve more achievements and gain more free attribute points!
After resting for four days in Rio de Janeiro, the Three Lions took a bus to Sao Paulo, the largest city in Brazil, under the protection of local military and police.
At the Sao Paulo Stadium, they are about to face another strong opponent in the group – the “Sky Blue Army” Uruguay!
In the historical battles between the two sides, England is also at a disadvantage.
England has played against Uruguay twice in the previous World Cup, but has not won.
The last time England beat Uruguay in a warm-up match was in 2006.
It can be said that neither side knows much about each other.
Only by fighting on the field can we know who will have the last laugh.
It is worth mentioning that Liverpool striker Suarez, who missed the first round of the game due to injury, returned to the front line in this game and formed a striker partnership with Paris Saint-Germain striker Cavani.
Both of them have performed very well in their respective leagues this season.
Suarez is almost unstoppable in the Premier League this season.
Not only did he win the Premier League Golden Boot and PFA Player of the Year awards with 31 goals, he also helped Liverpool win the league runner-up.
Cavani, as the transfer king last summer, still showed a good state after transferring from Naples to Paris Saint-Germain at a high price of 65 million euros.
Even as the deputy of Ibrahimovic, he played as a winger most of the time.
But he also scored 25 goals in various competitions.
The twin forwards have scored more than 50 goals in total, which can be said to be two powerful weapons for Uruguay to attack the city!
In addition, Uruguay’s defense line also has stars.
Atletico Madrid’s iron guard Godin, Juventus defender Cáceres and young central defender Jimenez are all defensive stalwarts.
Coupled with Muslera’s excellent reaction speed, the defense is pretty good.
However, Uruguay’s lineup is still a little worse than other traditional strong teams.
Otherwise, it would not have lost to Costa Rica in the first round.
Moreover, Uruguay’s midfield configuration is relatively inferior.
When facing Costa Rica, a team that mainly relies on defense and counterattacks, it exposed the shortcomings of being brave but lacking creativity.
Therefore, Uruguay’s style of play is also very simple and rough.
Directly, the long pass from the backcourt finds Suarez and Cavani in front, allowing them to use their personal abilities to blast the opponent’s defense and create threats!
One hour before the game, England also announced the starting lineup for this game.
What disappointed the English media and fans was that England’s starting lineup was exactly the same as the previous game!
There was no change in any position!
Hodgson did not listen to the public’s opinion at all and put Ling Feng, who performed well as a substitute in the previous game, in the starting lineup, but continued to let him stand by on the bench.
Ling Feng was not surprised by the fact that he was on the bench again.
First of all, with his qualifications, it is impossible for him to squeeze out any player in the midfield and frontcourt immediately after a good performance as a substitute.
Welbeck, who was called on by the media to be replaced, was also
A senior player in the team who has played for the national team more than 20 times.
And Sterling, who has the least experience, was the most active player in the last game.
Rooney and Sturridge are even less likely to be substitutes.
Secondly, if Hodgson arranges him to start according to the public opinion.
If he performs poorly, it is understandable.
Once he performs well and helps the team beat Uruguay, the credit will not belong to Hodgson, but to those who proposed him to start!
In this way, those media and football people will teach Hodgson more rampantly!
Of course, this is all Ling Feng’s own speculation.
In his opinion, putting him on the bench is still out of tactical considerations.
Before Ling Feng was selected for the national team, Hodgson’s tactics and personnel had been running-in for two years.
As a relatively conservative old-school coach, and in an international competition like the World Cup, Hodgson must be playing it safe.
Of course, he also values Ling Feng’s value in this Three Lions.
Therefore, the day before the game, after the internal announcement of the starting lineup, Hodgson called Ling Feng to the office again to comfort him.
At the beginning, Hodgson first affirmed and praised Ling Feng’s performance as a substitute in the previous game.
Then, he confessed to Ling Feng that he hoped Ling Feng would come on the bench when changes were needed in the second half.
So as to play the role of a “substitute surprise soldier” and catch Uruguay off guard.
Although he sneered at Hodgson’s reason for comforting him.
However, Ling Feng could understand Hodgson’s approach.
After all, he was just a Championship player who had just been selected for the national team.
If he was a world-class star like Rooney or Gerrard, Hodgson would not dare to put himself on the bench!
Most importantly, Hodgson finally made a verbal promise to him that if he performed well against Uruguay, he could start in the next game against Costa Rica!
Anyway, for Ling Feng, this World Cup is just a big stage to show himself to the world.
He has no pressure and no burden, he just needs to do his best and perform well.
As for how far the Three Lions can go, it depends on the luck of this team.
Anyway, with England’s lineup that is not yet in place, even with this little butterfly, it is impossible to win the championship.
It is worth mentioning that after Ling Feng did not enter the starting lineup, Vardy came to Ling Feng’s hotel room to comfort him.
“Ling, don’t be discouraged, you just need to be prepared, and the opportunity will come naturally. I believe that with your strength, everyone will be amazed!”
Vardy even took out his personal experience when he was sinking in the fifth-level league, and persuaded Ling Feng with his experience as a person who had experienced it not to lose confidence because of a temporary substitute.
And Vardy’s very warm operation touched Ling Feng a little.
It’s worth it for him to feed the second brother crazy cakes!
Beep! ! !
A sharp whistle brought Ling Feng back to reality.
The cheers of tens of thousands of fans in the stadium suddenly came into his ears.
He looked at the white and sky blue figures on the field and then he reacted.
The second round of Brazil Group D, England vs. Uruguay, has begun!
After the opening, England took the initiative on the field and continued to attack Uruguay.
Just six minutes later, England got a free kick outside the Uruguayan penalty area.
Rooney took the penalty, and the ball went around the wall, but it was slightly off the goal.
In the 18th minute of the game, England got another set piece near the bottom line on the left side of the front court.
Gerrard made a cross, and Rooney jumped high in the crowd in the penalty area and hit the ball.
However, the ball hit the crossbar of the Uruguayan goal and bounced out.
Uruguay escaped, but Rooney’s first World Cup goal has not yet arrived.
After a long period of attack, they were finally punished!
In the 39th minute of the game, Uruguay launched a quick counterattack. Cavani dribbled the ball on the left side of the front court. Facing several people blocking him, he still sent a lob to the penalty area.
Suarez, who successfully countered the offside, passed between Jagielka and Baines and used a header to penetrate Joe Hart’s ten fingers!
England had a bad start again and the opponent scored first.
The score of one to zero was maintained until the whistle sounded at the end of the first half
(End of this chapter)
