Full-Level Pass, Please Call Me The Boss Of The Three Lions

The new season is coming.

Chapter 157 Europa League grouping, Gunners attack [4,000 words combined chapter]

On August 28, the new England national team roster was announced:

With the official withdrawal of the two Germans from the national team, the Three Lions ushered in a new era.

Rooney, who was appointed as the captain of the Red Devils by Van Gaal this season, naturally took over the armband of the Three Lions and became the captain of both the club and the national team!

The vice-captain is Cahill, the backbone of Chelsea’s defense.

For this decision, the English football world applauded.

Whether in terms of seniority or strength, Rooney is indeed the best candidate to take on the responsibility and lead the Three Lions to move forward after the two Germans.

In the new round of England squad, “Leicester City Twins” Ling Feng and Vardy were selected again.

In addition to the overall framework of the World Cup, Hodgson also recruited four newcomers, Chambers (Arsenal), Rose (Tottenham), Colbeck (Newcastle) and Delph (Aston Villa).

A few days later, the Three Lions first ushered in the first friendly match after the World Cup, facing the “Nordic Vikings” Norway at home at Wembley Stadium.

Then five days later, they will go to Basel to play the first round of the 2016 France European Cup qualifiers with Switzerland.

England’s European preliminaries group can be said to be unique.

The opponents in the same group are Switzerland, Slovenia, San Marino, Lithuania, and Estonia.

Except for Switzerland, which still has some fighting power, the other four teams can only be bloodbathed in front of the Three Lions.

Therefore, Hodgson also plans to recruit some newcomers who have performed well into the team to examine their performance.

See who can become the future backbone of the team, and also prepare for the 2016 European Cup.

It is worth mentioning that compared to the last time when the assistant coach called to inform him, this time the head coach Hodgson called to inform him of his selection for the national team.

It can be seen that after the sudden emergence of the Brazil World Cup, his status in the Three Lions has changed from a rookie to an indispensable member of the team!

With the curtain call of the double De, the midfield of the Three Lions will inevitably be updated.

And as the British star who is now highly expected by the whole of England, the most valuable U20 player in the current football world, coupled with the nomination of the double De, he has almost become the successor of the double De in the eyes of everyone.

After notifying Ling Feng that he was selected for the new national team list, “Mr. Huo” also did not forget to care about whether he had adapted well to the intensity and rhythm of the Premier League.

With such a friendly attitude, Ling Feng definitely felt the importance of the national team coach to him!

In this regard, he also thanked Hodgson for the call, and said words of loyalty such as “I will definitely not let you down, coach”, “I will definitely play well after returning to the national team” and so on.

Anyway, everyone is carrying the sedan chair, you give me face, of course I have to reciprocate.

Football has never been about fighting and killing, but about human relationships

. . .

On the second day after the new England national team roster was released, Leicester City also ushered in a historic moment for the club.

That was the Europa League draw ceremony!

“Huha. Huha”

In the gym of Belvoir Base, Leicester City players were sweating in front of various fitness equipment.

Ling Feng, who was sweating profusely, rode a sports bike while looking at the LCD TV hanging on the wall.

And the LCD TV, which was rarely turned on in the gym, was broadcasting the Europa League draw live!

The draw ceremony for the 14-15 season of the Europa League will be held at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco.

The teams participating in the Europa League this season include the top teams from the five major European leagues and the top teams from various European leagues.

The teams in the first tier are led by the defending champion Sevilla, Naples, Tottenham, Inter Milan, PSV Eindhoven, etc.

There are also many familiar names in the second and third tiers, such as Wolfsburg, Monchengladbach, Everton, Saint-Etienne and other teams.

Only the fourth tier is basically some unknown and rotten fish and shrimps from various small leagues.

After 53 years, Leicester City, which participated in the European competition again, was divided into the fourth tier.

This is something that has been expected.

After all, Leicester City has not participated in European wars for many years.

The UEFA ranking is the lowest among all the teams participating in the Europa League!

The result of the final draw made Ling Feng’s mouth slightly raised involuntarily.

In his mind, there was only one thought:

“This wave, it’s stable!”

As a fourth-tier team, Leicester City was finally divided into Group L.

In the same group with the Polish champion Legia Warsaw, the Turkish Super League powerhouse Trabzonspor, and the Ukrainian Super League powerhouse Kharkiv Metalurg.

Compared with the top five league teams such as Sevilla and Inter Milan, as well as league giants such as Copenhagen and Celtic, these three opponents in the same group are basically the weakest teams in each tier.

This wave of draws is definitely a good draw!

Of course, perhaps in the eyes of these three teams, this Premier League promoted team that finally returned to the European war after many years is also a fish that can be bullied at will.

Strictly speaking, the main feature of this group is a fight between noobs!

After the draw, Ling Feng also got off the bike, picked up a towel and started to wipe his sweat.

At this time, Mahrez suddenly came over and asked:

“Ling, what do you think is our chance of qualifying from the group?”

Hearing this, Ling Feng kept moving his hands, and replied lightly:

“One hundred percent!”

“Well? Why are you so sure?”

“Because we have such strength!”

After leaving such a crazy word, Ling Feng patted Mahrez on the shoulder, stood up and walked out of the gym.

Only Mahrez was left standing there, blinking his eyes, and then slowly smiled:

“So crazy, but I like it!”

Coming to the bathroom, standing under the shower, letting the hot water soak his whole body, Ling Feng’s mind was running at high speed.

Helping Leicester City go further in the Premier League and the Europa League is his season goal this season!

In fact, as early as the meeting when he asked him to change his jersey number, head coach Pearson had proposed to him the playing time of this season.

He hoped that Ling Feng would focus all his energy on the two events of the Premier League and the Europa League.

As for the FA Cup and the League Cup, let the team’s star player take turns to rest.

Pearson made this decision after careful consideration.

On the one hand, as the core of the team, Ling Feng’s role on the field is indispensable;

On the other hand, he is only 19 years old and must be well protected and not used to death.

Continuous high-intensity games will only make his underdeveloped body suffer too much fatigue and damage, thereby increasing the chance of injury.

Once Ling Feng is injured, the team’s tactics and performance will definitely be greatly affected.

After all, his set of tactics and playing style are all centered around Ling Feng!

Therefore, he will make it clear to Ling Feng in advance.

Originally, Pearson was afraid that Ling Feng would feel that such playing time was not enough and would be dissatisfied with his arrangement.

However, what he didn’t expect was that Ling Feng accepted this arrangement very happily.

And he also thanked Pearson for his protective use of him.

For a newly promoted team that has just been promoted to the Premier League and has not made large-scale signings, it is already very difficult to fight on two fronts in the Premier League and the Europa League.

Therefore, strategically giving up the FA Cup and League Cup is a very wise decision.

As the core of the team, Ling Feng does not want to have physical problems or even injuries due to playing too many games, and miss more key games.

Besides, he has already won the FA Cup;

And the League Cup championship is too small, so he doesn’t look down on it.

There is gain in loss, and there is gain in loss!

If you want to go further in the Premier League and the Europa League, you must make reasonable rotations of the existing lineup.

And at present, Pearson has done a good job.

. . .

With the resumption of the war in the five major leagues, the transfer market has also come to the end stage.

The most shocking deal in the entire Premier League also followed:

Manchester United signed the Argentine star “Angel” Angel Di Maria from the Champions League champion Real Madrid for a sky-high price of 59.7 million pounds!

This transfer fee broke the record of 50 million pounds held by Fernando Torres in January 2011.

With this, Di Maria became the Premier League transfer king this season and also the most expensive player in the history of Premier League clubs!

On the last day of August, Leicester City welcomed last season’s opponent in the FA Cup final – Arsenal at home!

This season’s Arsenal can be said to have smashed Wenger’s piggy bank.

As of the day of the game, Arsenal spent a full 75 million pounds on signings!

Buying Barcelona players at a price of 35 million pounds

Alexis Sanchez, bought Welbeck from Manchester United for 16 million pounds, bought Newcastle’s French full-back Debuchy for 10 million pounds, bought Southampton’s new international Chambers for 12 million pounds, and won Colombian goalkeeper Ospina.

These transactions have strengthened some positions of Arsenal.

Especially in the winger position, the arrival of Sanchez immediately gave Arsenal an extra ball-holding point in the frontcourt.

The Chilean star also quickly integrated into the team and became the most active figure in Arsenal, and sent an assist in the first round of the game.

The loss of the lineup is the former captain Vermaelen and the full-back Sagna.

It has some impact on the lineup.

But not much.

It can be said that Arsenal’s lineup is still very competitive except for the bench depth that has always been criticized.

And Arsenal’s start this season is pretty good.

First, they reversed Crystal Palace at home in the first round, and then drew with Everton in the second round away.

Although they did not win two games in a row, they did not lose.

It is worth mentioning that in both games, the Gunners achieved a reversal when they were behind.

Arsenal’s resilience in adversity has been widely praised.

In this game at the King Power Stadium, Wenger and the Gunners have only one goal, that is, revenge!

They want to avenge the FA Cup final last season!

For Leicester City, there is good news that in the Champions League qualifiers where Arsenal defeated Besiktas, Arsenal’s starting center forward Oliver Giroud suffered a fibula fracture and will be absent for up to three months!

Therefore, in this away game to Leicester, Wenger had no choice but to use Sanogo as the starting center forward.

Arsenal’s tactical formation is also 4231.

Goalkeeper Szczesny.

The four defenders, from left to right, are Monreal, Koscielny, Mertesacker, and the newly joined Debuchy.

The three midfielders, Flamini and Ramsey partner in the midfield, and Erdog is slightly forward.

On the left and right sides, they are Sanchez and “third brother” Cazorla!

In the front, it is Sanogo.

Looking at this starting lineup of Arsenal, after a summer window operation, Arsenal’s strength in the two fullbacks and wingers has improved.

However, due to the injury of the starting center Giroud, this lineup can only lack a powerful battering ram.

This is the hidden danger of Arsenal in this game!

And the last FA Cup final match proved that Sanogo is not very useful.

But there is no way, the only one who can play center in Arsenal is Sanogo.

In the last game against Everton, Wenger once used Sanchez as a center forward.

But the effect is not good.

Podolski’s condition is worrying, and he is even less suitable to be at the front and fight with the strong central defender.

Therefore, Sanogo is just a helpless solution.

Although Arsenal was defeated by Leicester City, and Leicester City’s strength has also improved.

However, Pearson also emphasized in the locker room that he must concentrate.

You know, there are also stars in the opponent’s lineup who can change the situation on the field.

Especially the future Arsenal “thigh” Sanchez, Erdog, and “third brother” Cazorla, these three offensive midfielders are the three most threatening people in Arsenal.

Coupled with the “God of Death” Ramsey who occasionally inserts from time to time, Arsenal is absolutely capable of turning the tables at the King Power Stadium!

Back at home, Leicester City only made one position adjustment compared to the starting lineup against Chelsea in the last game.

That is to replace right back De Wright with Danny Simpson!

In the last game, De Wright was dribbled past Hazard and almost pulled a muscle.

So, for safety reasons, Pearson used Simpson and made him start the league for the first time this season.

Compared to De Wright, Simpson is stronger and faster, and he should be able to limit the opponent’s breakthrough when facing Sanchez.

Before the game, standing in the player’s tunnel, Ling Feng couldn’t help but cast his eyes on Sanchez, who had just transferred from Barcelona.

Worthy of being called “Sanchez’s Thigh”

Sanchez’s thigh muscles are really strong, comparable to Ronaldo’s muscular and streamlined thighs!

Sanchez seemed to notice Ling Feng’s gaze, and he couldn’t help but wonder in his heart:

“Is this black-haired boy the core player that the boss emphasized to focus on?”

“He doesn’t look special.”

Just as he was thinking this, Ling Feng’s eyes rolled, and suddenly he spoke to Sanchez in some broken Spanish:

“Hey, how’s the weather in England?”

(End of this chapter)