Full-Level Pass, Please Call Me The Boss Of The Three Lions - Chapter 118
The first time was a good opportunity for England to win the championship.
Chapter 118 Pirlo of England!
Before the starting lineups of both sides were announced, the Uruguayan coaching staff had always taken Ling Feng as the starting player and formulated a number of tactical arrangements to restrict him.
After all, in the last game, it was Ling Feng, the “substitute surprise soldier”, who helped England to draw with Italy.
Moreover, the British media has been hyping up the past few days, saying that Hodgson should let Ling Feng start.
According to the fact that Hodgson had previously accepted the opinions of the public and the media and brought Ling Feng and Vardy on the plane to Brazil, the Uruguayan coaching staff thought that Hodgson would also accept the suggestions of the media and the public this time and let Ling Feng start.
Anyone who has watched the last game can see that Ling Feng’s organization and dispatch in the midfield and the ability to pass threatening balls are what this England team needs!
Hodgson, who has rich coaching experience, can certainly see this.
However, what the Uruguayans did not expect was that Hodgson not only deceived the media, but also deceived them!
He did not start Ling Feng!
In addition to being surprised and unexpected, this is definitely good news for Uruguay!
And the progress in the first half also made them happy.
They scored the first goal.
However, Hodgson seemed to finally wake up from a dream and played the Ling Feng card.
In Tavares’ view, the next 45 minutes will be the time to truly decide the outcome.
Looking at Ling Feng’s overly young face, the Uruguayan players all looked unhappy.
You know, this black-haired and gray-eyed kid is the player they know best in the entire England lineup, except for Rooney and Gerrard!
Because, head coach Tavares played Ling Feng’s game videos and highlights in the tactical room more than once!
In Tavares’ original words, that is:
“This young man is the most creative and threatening player in the England team! As long as we can limit him, we will definitely win!”
Tavares’ authority and qualifications in the Uruguayan national team are beyond doubt.
Since he said so, how could the Uruguayan players despise this calm black-haired young man.
Suarez turned his head and said to his striker partner Cavani in Spanish:
“Edinson, he will be handed over to you!”
The latter just nodded silently.
In the Uruguayan national team, Suarez is the undoubted core of the frontcourt.
However, Cavani’s tactical role is also indispensable.
Even though he also has the ability and status of a superstar, Cavani did not compete for power with Suarez, but strictly implemented the tactical instructions of the head coach and worked diligently as the latter’s deputy.
In this game, he not only ran more for Suarez who played with an injury, but also took on the responsibility of restraining Gerrard.
Now after Ling Feng came on the court, he will return to the midfield position and strangle Ling Feng with other midfielders!
The purpose is simple, to completely limit England’s most threatening point of passing!
. . .
After the start of the second half, Ling Feng immediately felt the “enthusiasm” of the Uruguayans
Whenever he retreated to get the ball, Cavani would follow closely behind him, not allowing him to easily get the ball and turn around.
This future veteran of the Happy Group, the Uruguayan striker nicknamed “Colonel”, constantly used his strong body to increase the strength of Ling Feng, and his hands were also pulled and dragged.
Although after half a season of extra training, Ling Feng’s confrontation ability and core strength have improved to a certain extent.
However, compared with Cavani, his body is still a little weak.
Such intense pressure made Ling Feng basically unable to turn around, and he dared not keep the ball at his feet too much.
Of course, he would not be so stupid as to tangle with Cavani in the midfield.
The task that Hodgson asked him to come on as a substitute was very simple.
It was what he had always done and what he was best at:
Organize the team’s offense and create shooting opportunities for teammates!
However, this is not so easy to do.
With the lead in the score, Cavani retreated to the midfield, and Uruguay’s tactical formation changed from 442 at the beginning to 451.
Uruguay hoarded a large number of troops in the midfield just to prevent Ling Feng’s threatening through ball.
Of course, such a scene is not uncommon for Ling Feng.
In the Championship League, almost every opponent of Leicester City will take defensive counterattacks or even
A posture of comprehensive defense.
In the face of dense defense, either the wing burst, set-piece tactics, or long-range shots are used.
The first two complement each other.
This is also one of the reasons why Hodgson moved Sturridge to the left.
He hopes that Sturridge and Sterling, the Liverpool wing combination, can make a storm on the left and right wings, tearing up Uruguay’s defense, and thus creating set-piece tactics!
So, when England was in control of the ball, Ling Feng kept passing the ball to the sides, allowing the two wingers to constantly attack the opponent’s back line.
Once the opponent’s central players went over to assist in defense and the space was squeezed, Sturridge and Sterling would pass the ball to Ling Feng in the middle, and then the latter would continue to organize and dispatch, looking for space for passing.
“Raheem! Here!”
“Daniel, don’t rush, slow down!”
With Ling Feng’s running and assisting on the field, passing the ball, and constant shouting, the Three Lions, who were very impatient in the first half, seemed to have a backbone and played more and more methodically.
In the past fifteen minutes, England’s possession rate soared from 50% in the first half to 70%!
Moreover, with Sturridge and Sterling’s single-point explosions, they repeatedly created cross opportunities on the wing.
However, Rooney at the front point was not able to grab the first point often and complete a high-quality shot under Godin’s close defense.
As the most stable passing point in the team, all teammates were very confident to pass the ball to Ling Feng.
Because they knew that this man who was always running to receive the ball in the open space would not be dragging his feet and rarely lost the ball.
If they want to equalize the score or even win this game, they must unite and obey the command!
Seeing Ling Feng commanding the game with confidence, Martin Taylor, a famous commentator of the British live broadcast signal, couldn’t help but sigh: “Ling Feng, he is our England’s Pirlo!” Ling Feng’s appearance allowed the Three Lions to implement Hodgson’s “attack instead of defense” tactics very well, and firmly suppressed Uruguay in the half. And Suarez, who was in the front, had no room to play no matter how strong he was. When the game reached the 70th minute, England finally opened a gap on the wing! After using a chic [pull back] to pass the Uruguayan midfielder Gonzalez who rushed over, Ling Feng immediately passed the ball to Sterling on the right. Then, he suddenly accelerated to run to the right, close to Sterling. Facing the two Uruguayan midfielders and the left back’s defense, Sterling looked up and glanced at the left, and then pushed with his right foot. At the moment when he knocked the ball back to the middle, he also accelerated to sprint behind the Uruguayan left back. At the same time, Ling Feng, who came to meet Sterling, passed the ball behind him without stopping!
The ball just passed over the head of the Uruguayan left-back and flew behind him.
This light pass immediately caused a cheer from the English fans in the stadium!
“Beautiful pass!”
A two-on-two, Sterling successfully broke through along the sideline and successfully got the ball near the bottom line.
Looking back at the Uruguayan left-back chasing back, Sterling did not hesitate and directly dribbled the ball into the penalty area.
Until he reached the penalty area line, he could already feel the heavy breathing behind him.
He looked up at Rooney who was double-teamed by two central defenders at the front point, and Sturridge who was blocked from passing at the back point, but he didn’t know what to do.
Just as he hesitated, he caught a glimpse of a white figure outside the penalty area from the corner of his eye, so he made a quick decision and swept his right leg back.
Inverted triangle pass!
The ball stuck to the grass, passed through the penalty area at high speed, and came to the outside of the penalty area line!
The Uruguayan players in the penalty area turned their heads in surprise.
Ling Feng, dressed in white, came to the outside of the penalty area at some point and swung his right leg high!
And there was no player guarding him closely!
“Don’t let him shoot!”
With Godin’s exclamation, two nearby Uruguayan midfielders immediately rushed over from both sides.
However, just as both of them tried to block the shot, Ling Feng, with a stern expression, pushed the ball!
The next second, with a “bang”, the ball made a clear arc in the air and flew straight to the right side of the goal.
Just when the fans of both sides thought that the ball might fly out of the bottom line close to the goal post, the ball turned a corner at the last moment and flew into the goal just close to the inside of the goal post!
Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!
(End of this chapter)
