The first time, the second time.

Chapter 174 The running No. 7!

The arrival of the beautiful supermodel to watch the game was just a small episode in the game.

Ling Feng, who was concentrating on the game, did not notice the big screen.

Of course, he would not have thought that the beautiful supermodel he met in Milan would be sitting in the stands cheering for him at this moment!

However, even though Leicester City firmly controlled the ball and took the initiative on the field.

However, the defense line of Crystal Palace was full of tall and strong British central defenders.

The high crosses from the sides could not get over the heads of the defenders at all!

In desperation, Ling Feng could only change his cross footwork and use De Bruyne’s signature half-high arc cross.

But such a pass also tests the reaction of the receiver.

The ball was too fast, and although the goalkeeper did not dare to attack, the defender did not dare to kick to clear the ball.

However, Ulloa, who was double-teamed by two central defenders, did not have the speed of Vardy to grab the first point of the cross.

Moreover, whenever Ling Feng and Knocket switched positions and came to the right side, he would be double-teamed by two people, preventing him from easily kicking the cross.

In terms of round burst and speed, Ling Feng is almost top-notch in the entire Premier League.

However, whenever he wanted to speed up from the side, he would be grabbed or thrown by the opponent, and he would be directly knocked to the ground!

What’s more terrible is that the referee of this game obviously came with a mission.

Many obvious fouls of Crystal Palace players were considered reasonable collisions by the referee.

Fouls that were enough to give cards were only verbally warned.

On the contrary, the normal confrontation of Leicester City players was considered a foul!

Such an obvious home whistle further encouraged the Crystal Palace players to commit fouls!

It was not until Ling Feng fell to the ground for the sixth time that the referee, surrounded by the angry Fox players, finally reluctantly showed a yellow card to Crystal Palace midfielder MacArthur!

In the stands where the away fans were, the fans looked at Ling Feng lying on the ground with great concern.

Barbara was no exception.

Her blue eyes were full of worry.

She couldn’t help but turn her head and ask the female assistant beside her: “Why do those people want to foul him?”

“There’s no way, who makes him so powerful!”

Hearing this, Barbara just nodded as if she understood.

As Ling Feng slowly stood up with the help of his teammates, Barbara’s hanging heart was finally put down.

The away fans then gave a warm applause.

At the same time, Pearson on the sidelines rushed to the fourth official and protested loudly:

“Hey! Is this a football or a person?!”

“Mr. Pearson, please calm down.”

“I am very calm. I just want to know why Crystal Palace players did not play cards when they violated my players like this?!”

Of course, such protests are fruitless.

Pearson returned to the bench with an unhappy face. As soon as he sat down, he heard Walsh, who was always good-tempered, spitting out foul words:

“Damn it!”

“What the hell is this referee blowing!”

With Leicester City’s outstanding performance, other Premier League teams will definitely conduct a comprehensive study on them.

As the core of Leicester City, Ling Feng will definitely be restricted and targeted by various teams.

Rough fouls are definitely the most effective of all means!

In the Premier League, if you are not violated by your opponent five or six times per game, you are embarrassed to say that you are the core of the team.

Violations are not a big deal.

There are many teams with rough and dirty styles.

The key is that the home whistle is too disgusting.

This away game against Crystal Palace may be the most difficult game played by Leicester City since it was promoted to the Premier League.

It is also the most frustrating game played by Ling Feng!

“Are you okay?”

Facing the concern of his teammates, Ling Feng just shook his head, “It’s okay.”

At this moment, he finally understood the feelings of Hazard, Neymar, Messi and other dribbling masters.

Why do opponents always violate and foul them roughly?

Because only by doing so can they be stopped!

However, Ling Feng did not expect that he would enjoy such treatment so soon.

However, the fact that the opponent targeted him in this way further shows that his ability makes them feel scared!

Although he does not have the superb footwork like Hazard, Neymar and Messi.

However, his brain is not stupid.

On the court, there is not only dribbling

Only by leading talents can you defeat the opponent

Since the cross from the wing cannot be scored, change the tactics!

However, before Ling Feng discussed with his teammates, Crystal Palace took the lead in seizing the few opportunities!

In the 32nd minute of the game, Bolasie broke through on the left side of the frontcourt, causing the Blue Fox right back De Wright to pass the ball out of the baseline.

Crystal Palace got the first corner kick opportunity of the game on the left side of the frontcourt.

Set-piece opportunities are definitely a favorable means for Crystal Palace to score goals.

In addition to the few small guys in the frontcourt, their midfielders and three defenders are all over 1.9 meters tall!

As Bolasie drove the ball into the penalty area, the crowded penalty area suddenly fell into chaos.

In the chaos, the 1.86-meter Crystal Palace right back Joel Ward jumped up and looked back at the moon!

The ball drew a parabola in the air, just passing Schmeichel’s raised right hand and hanging into the goal.

In this way, Crystal Palace, which was suppressed by Leicester City, took the lead at home by taking advantage of the set-piece opportunity!

As Crystal Palace scored first, Selhurst Park Stadium instantly erupted in an extremely warm cheer!

Standing at the front of the penalty area, Ling Feng looked at the Crystal Palace players celebrating wildly at their home stadium, and couldn’t help but pursed his lips with a serious expression.

He was not angry or frustrated.

Because football is like this, no one knows what will happen in the next second.

And there are many laws in the football world.

One of them is that if the dominant party keeps wasting opportunities, it will definitely be punished!

Falling behind is not terrible.

The key is what they should do to equalize the score or even overtake!

While the opponent was celebrating, he called Ulloa, Albrighton and Knocket to his side and discussed countermeasures.

In short, let the two wingers increase the insertion of the ribs, and then make more direct passes in the middle to find Ulloa.

Then Ulloa made a back pass and made a long shot from behind.

Seeing this, Pearson on the sidelines also realized that Ling Feng might have thought of a way to change the current offensive situation.

So, he did not call the players, but let them play freely on the field.

With Crystal Palace leading at home, the home team fans began to sing the team song “Glad all over” in unison

However, after the kick-off again, the Leicester City players were surprised to find that Crystal Palace actually changed its formation to 451, and then most of the players retreated to their own half!

Only the fastest Bolasie was left in front, like a black cheetah, wandering around the two Blue Fox central defenders, waiting for a counterattack opportunity at any time.

As Crystal Palace gave up the ball, Leicester City’s possession rate soared sharply, and they launched a siege in the frontcourt.

But Crystal Palace contracted its defense in its own half, and the space became extremely narrow, and it was impossible to penetrate through the pass.

In desperation, Leicester City could only use short passes on the periphery to constantly pull and dispatch the opponent’s defense line and look for opportunities.

The Crystal Palace side did not press forward easily, but strictly maintained a defensive formation.

Once the ball was intercepted, they kicked forward directly to find Bolasie!

Let Bolasie use his speed and dribbling to threaten Leicester City’s defense!

For a while, the field became a relatively dull half-time attack and defense drill.

For the behavior of immediately parking the bus after taking the lead at home, neither the Crystal Palace players nor the fans felt ashamed at all.

The players and fans of Crystal Palace have a clear understanding of their positioning.

This year is only the second year they have returned to the Premier League.

After experiencing four rounds of no wins at the beginning, they are very clear that their team is still a mid-to-lower-level team in the Premier League.

This season still has to fight for relegation!

And head coach Warnock is also very clear that if you want to stay in the Premier League, you must get every precious point!

And a newly promoted team like Leicester City is the object of scoring points!

So, for the sake of victory, it doesn’t matter if the scene is ugly.

After all, it is not so easy to win the game and win beautifully.

As Leicester City’s number of passes continued to increase, time was also passing by bit by bit.

Soon, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the first half!

. . .

“In the first half, from the number of shots and ball possession, we were the better side.”

“Only in the final shot, we need to do better.”

After returning to the locker room, Pearson first affirmed the players’ performance on the field.

Then An

He comforted the players, saying that the goal was just bad luck.

Then, he asked Ling Feng if he had any countermeasures.

Ling Feng also told his thoughts truthfully.

After listening, Pearson also looked at the 19-year-old core of the team with admiration, and publicly affirmed his ability to read the game.

Then he added two tasks, “creating set-piece opportunities” and “more long shots” on top of Ling Feng’s tactical thinking.

The conventional means to break through dense defenses are nothing more than long shots, set-pieces and personal explosions.

Moreover, this is not the first time they have controlled a large amount of ball possession and pressed the opponent in the half court for crazy siege.

This game made the Leicester City players recall the wonderful time in the English Championship.

In the English Championship, those relatively weak teams adopted the strategy of retreating to the half court when facing the full-fire Fox.

But I didn’t expect that after being promoted to the higher-level Premier League, they would still press the opponent in the half court for crazy siege!

In the second half, the two teams changed sides and started the game again.

Leicester City continued to firmly hold the initiative on the field.

As for the changes in tactics, in addition to the two wingers reducing crosses, increasing dribbling, and creating set-piece opportunities in the frontcourt as much as possible, Ling Feng also increased the wall cooperation with Ulloa in the middle.

After the Argentine received the ball with his back in the penalty area, he immediately knocked the ball back to set up a long shot for Ling Feng who came in from behind!

In just ten minutes after the start of the second half, Ling Feng repeatedly shot from outside the penalty area

Either blocked by the defender or blocked by the goalkeeper.

Although he did not score directly, he repeatedly tested the goalkeeper of Crystal Palace.

Leicester City’s wave after wave of fierce attacks overwhelmed Crystal Palace.

The home team fans in the stadium also felt the team’s success and applauded the team’s successful defense again and again.

The away team fans were also in high spirits and kept cheering for the players on the field.

In football, in addition to strength, there are many other factors that affect the outcome of the game.

Among them, the cheering of the fans is also a huge motivation for the players running on the field.

Barbara, who watched the Premier League game for the first time, was gradually infected by the atmosphere of the game and has become a qualified fan.

Seeing Ling Feng’s shot being saved, she sighed with regret like other away fans;

Seeing Crystal Palace launch a counterattack with a long pass from the backcourt, she would also sweat for Leicester City.

Even the strongest city will be breached.

In the end, when it lasted until the 80th minute, the tenacious Crystal Palace still revealed a flaw:

Leicester City got a corner kick on the right side of the frontcourt.

Ling Feng took a corner kick and the ball flew straight to the crowd in the penalty area.

Moore, who was near the goal post, jumped up first, trying to grab the first point, but failed to hit the ball.

But it was this jump that shook the Crystal Palace players. No one headed the ball, but the ball accidentally hit Morgan’s subconsciously stretched thigh and refracted into the goal!

In this way, Leicester City finally equalized the score after 35 minutes of fierce attack in the second half!

Morgan, who scored the goal, picked up the ball directly from the goal and ran to the center circle.

Obviously, his body language was conveying a very clear message to his teammates and fans:

We don’t want a draw, we want a victory!

Under the influence of the captain, the Leicester City players simply high-fived the captain and returned to their own half to wait for Crystal Palace to kick off.

After equalizing the score, the morale of the Leicester City players was high and the offensive was even stronger.

However, when the game time came to the 88th minute, under the pressure of Bolasie, the right back De Wright accidentally kicked the ball out of his own bottom line when he passed the ball back to the goalkeeper in a panic, giving the opponent a corner kick.

This corner kick added a bit of drama to the outcome of the game, and also gave the home team the possibility of winning the game!

For Crystal Palace, who was aiming to score points against Leicester City, getting a point at home would not quench their thirst.

“Go!”

“All go!”

So, at the command of the head coach on the sidelines, almost all of Crystal Palace rushed to the front court, ready to seize the opportunity of this corner kick.

Only Joel Ward, a fairly fast full-back, and the goalkeeper were left in the backcourt.

The corner kick taken by Pang Qiong was of very average quality, and he did not find his own people, but was headed out by Moore in the first time.

The ball just came to the feet of Mahrez, who had just been substituted more than ten minutes ago, outside the penalty area.

He took the ball, turned around, and looked up and forward.

Only

A brown figure was seen advancing at high speed with an indomitable momentum!

The number printed on the back was number seven!

It was Ling Feng!

Seeing this, Mahrez did not hesitate at all and made a long pass!

“Ling!!!”

The ball drew a perfect parabola above the court and landed just on the left side of Crystal Palace’s backcourt.

In an instant, the offense and defense of both sides reversed!

Ling Feng, who was advancing, and Joel Ward, the last defensive player in the backcourt of Crystal Palace, were sprinting at full speed, trying to get the ball first.

However, what made the home team fans and Ward despair was that Ling Feng, like a flash of lightning, got the ball while leading Ward by several positions.

The game was already 88 minutes, why could he still run so fast? !

(End of this chapter)


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