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

The first time I saw a young man was a big mistake.

Chapter 184 I will score two goals in this game!

Southampton is England’s southern gateway to the world.

What is most praised about Southampton is not the beautiful and prosperous port, nor the departure point of the Titanic, but the pride of this city – Southampton Football Club!

Southampton has always been famous in England and even the entire European football world for training young players.

There have been many outstanding stars who have shined in the Premier League, such as Lallana, Bell, Walcott, Chamberlain, Luke Shaw, Ward Prowse, etc.

However, as a small club, it is difficult for them to retain the outstanding stars produced by their own youth training.

Faced with poaching by giants, they can only sell their own stars at a good price as much as possible, and then continue to look for cheap and good substitutes in the transfer market, or directly promote them from the youth team.

And this is also the way for small and medium-sized clubs to survive and operate!

Since returning to the Premier League with three consecutive jumps in the 11-12 season, this is their third season in the Premier League.

Their own excellent blood-making ability, coupled with the club’s very reasonable operation, allows them to continue to maintain competitiveness in the Premier League.

Even though the “Five Tigers” composed of Lallana, Lambert, Luke Shaw, Lovren, and Chambers were poached last season, and the head coach Pochettino was poached, they were almost dismembered by the giants.

However, they added strong reinforcements in time in terms of transfers and signings, and under the leadership of Koeman, they played beautiful offensive football!

Moreover, their defense is also impregnable.

After ten rounds, with the fewest goals conceded in the league, they ranked fourth in the league!

It can be said that this is definitely a strong team!

Therefore, when Ling Feng saw the starting lineup of Southampton, he couldn’t help but sigh in his heart:

This is definitely a tough battle!

Southampton’s starting goalkeeper is the Great Britain substitute goalkeeper, Fraser Foster.

During the national team training, he was responsible for shooting training with the players.

Therefore, Ling Feng knows this brother’s strength very well.

Although he is not as good as Joe Hart, he is definitely at the starting level of the mid-level teams in the top five leagues.

The four defenders are all well-known Premier League players:

Bertrand, who made his debut in the Champions League final, Portuguese international Fonte, Belgian international Alderweireld, and England’s new international Klein;

In the midfield, French midfielder Schneiderlin is on the left, Northern Ireland international Steve Davis is on the right, and Kenyan midfielder Wanyama is slightly behind to protect;

On the left and right sides, there is “Smoky Tai Sui” Mane, one of the future Red Arrow Three Heroes, and Serbian magician Tadic.

At the forefront is the Italian center forward Luneng legend Pelle!

In terms of the overall strength of this starting lineup in a single round, Southampton is not only stronger than Leicester City, but can definitely rank in the top six of the league!

Perhaps Leicester City’s frontcourt is slightly stronger than Southampton’s frontcourt.

However, the strength of the midfield and backcourt is much worse.

The former is attacking instead of defending, while the latter is both offensive and defensive!

This is why after ten rounds of the league, Leicester City lost 13 goals, while Southampton only lost five goals.

Of course, the strength of the two sides is not too different, they are only on par.

Judging from the score predictions of football experts before the game and the odds of the bookmakers, they are all optimistic that Southampton can win.

This season, Leicester City’s away record is not good.

It may be a bit conflicting with the word “West”. The only two defeats were away to Chelsea and Swansea!

When the opponent has the home advantage and controls the ball, Leicester City will fall into a passive situation.

And Leicester City’s defense line is not stable.

Even if it has the ability to counterattack, it often cannot hold on to the counterattack, and the defense line will be broken by the opponent.

Since you can’t defend, then attack!

This is why Leicester City will adopt a high-pressure offensive tactic whether at home or away.

As the saying goes, one tactic is the key to success!

In this away game at St. Mary’s Stadium, Pearson believes that if he wants to get out of this game unscathed, he must take the initiative and stick to his offensive football!

“From the first second of the game, we must suppress Southampton!”

“Frontcourt

Press more aggressively and don’t let them easily control the ball and organize the attack.”

However, just as Pearson was giving everyone pre-match tactical arrangements, another assistant coach Shakespeare walked into the locker room quickly and whispered something in Pearson’s ear.

Then, Pearson frowned, looked around, and said in a deep voice:

“It’s raining outside.”

“We need to change our tactics a little bit! ”

Rain has a significant negative impact on football matches.

The grass watered by rain will become silky, the speed of the ball will increase, and the players’ feet will easily slip.

Because the jerseys are wet and become heavier, the players’ ability to run on the field will be greatly reduced, and their physical energy consumption will double.

If the drainage system of the stadium is good and there is not much water on the stadium, you can still play some cooperation.

If there is too much water, it will be a disaster for the team that is good at ground cooperation!

This is why in many classic battles, the team that was originally at a disadvantage will reverse the game because of rain.

Rain is an important factor that affects the direction and outcome of the game!

“Play more direct passes!”

“Jesse, Riad, you should make more inverted triangle passes near the front of the penalty area.”

“Ling, don’t be polite in this game, make more long shots! ”

On rainy days, long shots are a very effective way to score goals!

Because the high-speed ball will become slippery after being touched by rain, and its trajectory will change unpredictably, which will also make it easy for the goalkeeper to make a mistake in saving the ball.

Therefore, whenever there is a rainy game, both teams will increase the frequency of long shots and reduce short-distance passes, and directly play long passes and lobs!

If the starting lineup submitted could not be changed temporarily, Pearson even planned to replace Lingard with the center forward Ulloa.

In this way, the frontcourt can have a fulcrum for teammates to pass the ball, and the entire offense can be more three-dimensional.

It’s a pity that it can’t be changed.

Hearing the instructions of the head coach, Ling Feng, who was taking off his gloves, nodded.

Since seeing Mahrez wearing gloves as if he had a BUFF, Ling Feng also learned to wear gloves during the game.

Although there is no obvious effect for the time being.

But he really felt that his hands would be warmer and the heat in his body would not be lost from his hands.

Moreover, when he was knocked down and fell to the ground, wearing gloves could also cushion the pain and it would not be so painful.

However, if it rains, the wet gloves are likely to become another burden on his body.

So, he decided to take off the gloves.

After arranging the tactics and conducting routine pre-match mobilization, the Blue Fox players slowly walked out of the visiting team’s locker room.

At this time, Lingard, who was walking beside Ling Feng, suddenly asked:

“Ling, I have a feeling that you will score in this game! ”

Hearing this, Ling Feng was stunned.

On rainy days, the probability of scoring with long shots is indeed higher than usual.

In addition, the unlimited firing rights granted by the head coach in this game increased his chances of scoring.

Thinking of this, Ling Feng made a “yeah” gesture, and then pretended to be serious and said:

“Well, I also have a hunch that I will score two goals in this game! ”

After saying that, he couldn’t help but smile, patted Lingard on the shoulder, and then walked forward.

Originally, Ling Feng was just joking with Lin Huang.

But he didn’t expect that the latter took it seriously.

Looking at Ling Feng’s back slightly forward, Lingard’s eyes suddenly became firm.

At this moment, Lin Huang couldn’t help but secretly make up his mind that he must pass the ball to Ling Feng more in this game and let him score!

In return for his care for him since the first day he was loaned here!

…

When the players of both sides lined up to enter St. Mary’s Stadium, warm cheers suddenly rang out in the stadium.

The drizzle in the air could not extinguish the enthusiasm of the fans!

And Ling Feng raised his head and felt the raindrops hitting On his face, there was a little coldness.

The rain was not heavy, just a drizzle.

In November, there were fewer and fewer sunny days in England.

The British have long been accustomed to this.

However, Ling Feng has never tried to play a game in the rain.

So, this will be the first rainy game in his career so far!

After the pre-match ceremony and the referee’s whistle, the focus battle of the eleventh round of the Premier League, Southampton’s home game against Leicester City, officially started!

Southampton’s offense mainly relies on two flanks.

Although Mane on the left is not the “fiery King Kong and smoky Tai Sui” of Liverpool,

but his excellent speed and breakthrough have already begun to show.

On the left

The dribbling forward on the right is a weapon for Southampton to speed up on the wing!

Although Tadic on the right is not an orthodox winger, his speed and explosiveness are average.

However, his ball protection and passing are both first-class.

Especially with his wide field of vision, he can always catch teammates in the gap and pass the ball.

In the game where the “Black Cats” Sunderland were slaughtered 8-0, he contributed an assist hat trick!

Currently, he ranks third in the league assist list, second only to Ling Feng, who is far ahead, and Fabregas, who is second.

The Serbian international is the source of creativity for Southampton, equivalent to Ling Feng of Leicester City.

Therefore, Pearson also specifically pointed out the importance of Tadic, and asked Schlupp, the “physical monster” guarding the left, to defend him closely.

Then he ordered the experienced Cambiasso to assist in defense, determined to lock down the Southampton frontcourt commander!

As for the big center forward Pelle in front, he is a typical stationary center forward.

As long as Tadic’s passing is restricted and he can’t touch the ball, with his speed and running without the ball, there is basically no big threat.

Southampton kicked off first.

As soon as Pelle passed the ball back, the defensive midfielder Schneiderlin who took the ball immediately found that the Blue Fox players in blue shirts rushed up at once!

In response, he turned around and passed the ball back to the central defender Fonte.

The next second, Sneiderlin felt a breeze blowing around him, and a blue afterimage ran quickly past him.

And behind that afterimage, the number seven was printed!

As the game got better, Leicester City players became more and more familiar with the team’s tactics, and the pressing distance between them was maintained very well.

However, facing the Blue Fox’s frontcourt pressing, the Saints’ backcourt players were not panicked, but passed the ball to the two sides.

At the same time, the two defensive midfielders Wanyama and Sneiderlin came back to respond.

Then, they were surprised to find that at a glance, there were players wearing blue jerseys everywhere!

The entire formation of the Foxes was extremely forward.

Even the center back Morgan had even pressed to the vicinity of the center circle!

Seeing this, Southampton coach Coman on the sidelines could not help but frown.

The formation was so forward? !

Are they crazy?

Although he had studied the opponent’s tactics.

However, he did not expect that Leicester City’s frontcourt pressure would be so fierce!

You know, such a pressing force is extremely physically demanding.

It really deserves to be the team with the youngest average age in the league!

After a difficult pass in the backcourt, the ball finally came to the feet of left back Bertrand.

He first glanced at Snyderlin who came over to meet him, but found that Andy King was following closely behind him.

Seeing that Mahrez had already approached, he had no choice but to make a long pass and hit it forward.

At the same time, left winger Mane immediately started to move forward.

Fortunately, right back Danny Simpson was fast enough and reacted quickly, so he chased back immediately.

After a wave of physical collisions, Simpson caught up with the ball first, and then passed it to Morgan, the central defender.

The Foxes captain passed it directly to Cambiasso.

The latter looked up and passed the ball directly to Ling Feng, who was waiting to organize it.

However, before Ling Feng could get the ball with his back to the goal, Wanyama came up and headed it.

The next second, Ling Feng felt a huge force coming from behind and was immediately pushed to the ground.

Beep!

The home whistle sounded!

Wanyama, who committed the foul, did not make any excuses, but gave the referee a thumbs up and stepped back directly.

Obviously, this black and hard Kenyan beast waist was the player arranged to keep an eye on him in this game!

In response, Ling Feng just smiled, patted his butt, and stood up.

He had gradually gotten used to this kind of treatment.

However, after five minutes of testing each other, the rain showed no sign of stopping.

Instead, it got heavier!

As the rain poured down, Leicester City took the lead in using simple passes to create a wave of threats:

In the tenth minute of the game, Ling Feng played a wall match with Lingard on the left side of the frontcourt. The latter received a through ball, dribbled the ball down the sideline, and then crossed the ball with his left foot without raising his head!

“Lingard!”

“Inverted triangle!”

The ball rolled over the slightly slippery grass and flew straight to Ling Feng who was outflanking outside the penalty area!

Seeing that there was no one guarding him, Southampton captain Fonte’s eyes suddenly widened and he immediately shouted:

“Defensive midfielder!”

“Prevent him from passing the ball!”

Perhaps Ling Feng’s passing skills were so good that they temporarily overlooked a very important thing.

That is:

Ling Feng’s long shot is also quite threatening!

Therefore, the two central defenders did not block him, but guarded against him passing the ball to Vardy who was cutting in diagonally.

And Wanyama, who was chasing back, rushed over from the left at high speed.

However, Ling Feng had never thought about passing the ball before receiving the ball!

Seeing that there was no one blocking him, he did not hesitate at all, and stopped the ball in front of him with his right foot.

Then he took a step forward and shot directly before Wanyama landed and slid!

(End of this chapter)