N-A-A Chapter 329
Chapter 329
The first time, the second time.
Chapter 329 Elegant fighter, Nesta’s sliding tackle!
[Ding Dong! ]
[Congratulations, you have drawn the top star “Elegant Fighter” Nesta! ]
Elegant fighter?
Nesta!
Nesta, nicknamed “Neshao”, is definitely one of the top central defenders in Italy that cannot be ignored.
Not only does he have both good looks and football skills, but his elegant style of play is also unique among the defensive players in football.
The central defender combination he formed with Milan’s legendary captain Maldini escorted talented offensive players such as Pirlo, Rui Costa, and Kaka. He was also an important contributor to the Rossoneri’s dominance in Italy and twice reaching the top of Europe in the early 21st century.
“It’s finally here.”
As an offensive player, he drew a central defender.
However, this was also within his expectations.
As the world’s top central defender, Nesta, who was once known as the “world’s No. 1 defender”, is still very good in terms of physical fitness.
Otherwise, he couldn’t withstand the successive attacks of various forwards.
If you can draw the peak Nesta’s [Strength] and [Balance], it would be the best.
Otherwise, it’s not a loss to draw his defense-related attributes.
For Ling Feng, the reward of [Peak Star Card] is a pleasant surprise.
[A random attribute is being drawn for you.]
[Ding Dong! ]
[Congratulations, you have obtained the sliding tackle attribute of the peak star! 】
Hearing the cold voice of the system in his mind, Ling Feng was stunned on the spot.
“It was Nesta’s sliding tackle?!”
There is a kind of tackle called Nesta!
Nesta’s tackle is not rough, but full of elegance and art.
Especially the tackle in the penalty area, which fully demonstrates Nesta’s skill and courage in defense!
The next second, a classic scene suddenly emerged in Ling Feng’s mind:
It was the quarter-finals of the Champions League in the 2011-12 season.
Messi, who got the ball in the middle, rushed into the small penalty area and was about to shoot with his left foot. At the moment when Nesta, who was chasing closely, used a textbook sliding tackle to cleanly shovel the ball out of the baseline and also resolved Messi’s must-goal opportunity.
Messi, who was at the peak of his career at the time, also hammered the grass angrily, sighing at the exquisiteness of this defense!
Just as Ling Feng was thinking back, the card suddenly turned into a golden stream of light and entered his chest.
The next second, his [Slide] attribute suddenly soared to an astonishing 98!
This also made [Slide] the eleventh attribute to exceed 90 after [Short Pass], [Long Pass], [Cross], [Field of View], [Curve], [Volley], [Explosion], [Speed], [Endurance], and [Physique]!
With the [Slide] attribute soaring, his [Defense] attribute rating finally changed from D to C.
Even his overall rating increased a little and became 89!
Only one step away from the 90th level!
According to the speculation of various attributes, the highest value of the overall rating should be 99.
If it reaches 90, it should be equivalent to the group of people at the top of the football pyramid!
Of course, with Ling Feng’s current explosive data of goals and assists in the Premier League, he has already entered the ranks of “world’s top”.
Next, his goal is very simple:
That is the best in the world!
As the attributes surged, Ling Feng’s mind flashed through scenes after scenes.
Some were Nesta’s wonderful sliding tackles when he played for Lazio, and some were Nesta’s elegant defense when he played for Milan.
The [Sliding] attribute determines his ability to slide on the ground.
The higher the attribute, the higher the accuracy of the sliding tackle, and the more likely it is to shovel the ball from the opponent’s feet.
However, the [Sliding] attribute generally needs to be used with related attributes such as [Defensive Position], [Decision], and [Prediction] to play the greatest role.
The attributes complement each other.
Even if the sliding attribute is super strong, if you can’t kick at the right time, it is very likely that the tackle will be empty or the ball will not hit the person.
Ling Feng is quite satisfied with the result of drawing Nesta’s [Sliding].
Although it is not the [Strength] or [Balance] that is most helpful to him in offense,
However, the [Sliding] attribute can also make up for his shortcomings on the defensive end to a certain extent.
After all, with the progress and development of modern football, the positions of players are becoming more and more
Blurred, the roles and responsibilities on the field are becoming more and more diverse.
Forwards not only need to score goals and dribble past opponents, but also actively press in the frontcourt;
Midfielders not only need to deliver shells and create opportunities, but also need to be able to shoot from a distance and retreat to the front of the penalty area to erect a barrier;
Defenders not only need to intercept and defend head-on, but also need to be able to pass the ball!
This requires modern players to become more comprehensive!
As a typical modern attacking midfielder, Ling Feng can switch between forward, attacking midfielder, winger, central midfielder and other positions at any time because of his outstanding physical fitness and nearly comprehensive technical level.
He can become a forward forward like Vardy who uses speed and impact to complete the finish, and he can become an all-around midfielder like Gerrard who uses vision and technology to organize the attack and insert long shots from behind.
Pulling to the side can also become an explosive winger like Hazard or Bale who uses dribbling and speed.
This is why he is so difficult to limit!
Of course, there are only a handful of players in the entire football world who are all-around in the frontcourt like Ling Feng.
Most players specialize in one thing and try to maximize it.
As an offensive player, even if you have team privileges, you don’t have to go back to defense often.
But in modern football tactics, among the eleven players on the field, no one does not need to defend!
If Ling Feng can complete his tasks on the offensive end and make contributions on the defensive end, it will be a good thing for both himself and the team, and it will also be a great plus!
. . .
In mid-April, the attention of British football and even European football was occupied by the news that Leicester City won the Premier League championship five rounds in advance.
As a newly promoted team that was promoted to the Premier League last season, it shocked the world in the second season and reached the top of the Premier League.
In the eyes of many people, the difficulty of the Blue Foxes winning the championship is no less than the Kaiserslautern miracle of that year!
Not only major media in the UK, but also media in other countries, such as “Marca”, “Torino Sports Daily” and “France Football”, have reported on the Blue Foxes winning the championship.
Among them, the report summary of The Times is impressive:
“An outdated coach who has never won a league championship, with the lowest transfer budget and investment in the Premier League, and a grassroots team composed of a group of frustrated people, personally created a miracle in the history of the Premier League!”
“The name of the miracle is the Fox!”
And the words “Fox Miracle” and “Fox Fairy Tale” are also recognized by the public, and are the most appropriate adjectives for Leicester City’s journey to win the league championship.
In the 132 years since the team was founded, an unknown small town team in central England, without a sponsor to spend money, without a championship foundation, and without a super outstanding youth training system, has shockingly defeated the major Premier League giants and teams and won the first Premier League championship!
If this is not a miracle, what is it? !
And Ranieri, who led Leicester City to win the first English top league championship in team history and the first top league championship in his coaching career, has also received unanimous praise from the media and the public.
According to statistics from the Daily Mail, in 1986, Ranieri retired and soon began his coaching career from a low-level league team. By 2016, it was exactly his 30th year as a coach.
In 30 years, Ranieri has coached 15 different teams, from amateur league teams to European giants.
And this is his first time to win the top league championship!
Thirty years is enough to turn a once ambitious young coach into a tinkerer who has experienced vicissitudes of life.
Although the waiting time is a bit long, and he is no longer the same as before
However, Ranieri’s desire for the championship is never less than that of other head coaches.
And on the training ground and in the office, the countless days and nights of struggle and hard work did not make him
Although he did not cry excitedly when leading the team to say goodbye.
However, everyone can see that Ranieri’s eyes are already red.
It’s just that no one specifically pointed it out
In addition to the head coach, the main players in the Blue Foxes are also praised by the media.
Vardy, the top scorer in the league, Mahrez, the dribbler with double-digit goals and assists, Kante, the most steals in the Premier League, and Morgan, the mainstay of defense.
All of these names were mentioned by the media.
However, none of them shines as brightly as the black-haired super No.7!
As the star player and absolute core of the team, Ling Feng has received unanimous praise from British football legends and major media
“If I coach him, he will definitely win the Golden Ball in the near future!”
——Sir Alex Ferguson, former Manchester United godfather
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“This absolute core of the Blue Foxes, with his incomparable offensive talent, has shown his amazing strength to the world since his debut.”
——The Times.
“At the age of 18, he became the first Leicester City player to win the first FA Cup in team history, and returned to the Premier League after ten years!”
“At the age of 19, he broke Henry’s single-season assist record, led the team to a dark horse counterattack, and entered the top six of the league!”
“At the age of 20, he led the team to break the team’s championship drought in 132 years and won the first top league championship!”
“This young man who is less than 21 years old is undoubtedly a peerless genius that makes a team and a country excited, and is the most dazzling jewel in the crown of English football!”
——John Cross, editor-in-chief of the Daily Mirror.
Even Piers Morgan, a diehard Gunners fan and famous host, admitted in the show that Ling Feng is the future of English football.
He even claimed that the 20-year-old Ling Feng is better than the 20-year-old Henry!
In addition to the overwhelming praise and flattery, major domestic media also conducted a detailed analysis and dissection on the theme of “Why the Blue Foxes can win the championship”.
First of all, it is the coaching ability of the team’s head coach Ranieri!
This Italian coach, who has coached all over Europe, is known for his ability to integrate the team.
In his first season as the Blue Foxes, he integrated the team into a more cohesive whole, and instilled the Italian chain defense concept into the players’ minds, creating a defensive counterattack tactical system that fits the team’s personnel configuration very well.
After 33 rounds of the league, Leicester City has an amazing record of 27 wins, 5 draws and 1 loss.
The team’s performance on both offense and defense is even more terrifying-81 goals were scored in 33 games, and only 22 goals were conceded!
Whether it is the number of goals or the number of goals conceded, it is the first in the league!
In short, it is the most goals scored and the least goals conceded.
It is not surprising that there are many goals.
After all, the team has the strongest trio in the Premier League, the “Blue Fox Three Musketeers”. The total number of goals scored by Ling Feng, Vardy and Mahrez exceeds 60!
It is the great improvement of the team on the defensive end that is the important reason why Leicester City can advance all the way and sweep the Premier League!
As the saying goes, offense wins games, defense wins championships.
Last season, the Blue Foxes under Pearson played offensive football and scored the second-highest offensive firepower after Manchester City.
But on the defensive end, it was unsatisfactory.
In 38 rounds of games, 48 goals were lost!
And this season, under Ranieri’s tactical transformation, the team not only has undiminished offensive firepower, but also has become the best defensive team in the Premier League, no one else!
After 33 rounds of games, the Blue Foxes only lost 22 goals!
The number of goals lost has doubled!
This change is enough to prove how important and successful Ranieri is in improving the team’s tactics and defense!
Secondly, it is the strong support of the team’s management.
The team owner did not interfere too much with the team management and provided Ranieri with the greatest support.
Some media specifically pointed out the name of Walsh, who is the assistant coach and scout director.
This “Eagle Eye” in the scout world is definitely the biggest contributor behind the Blue Foxes’ championship.
He has a keen eye for talent and has brought players such as Vardy, Morgan, and Mahrez to the team in the past few seasons.
Last summer, he and Ranieri made several very cost-effective deals, signing the “new Makelele” Kante from Ligue 1, signing Austrian captain Fuchs for free, buying out the “young version of the aircraft carrier” Maguire, signing Shinji Okazaki and Inler.
These new players quickly integrated into the team and made an indelible contribution to the team’s championship.
Then it was the performance of the core players.
The more mature Blue Foxes, the French little giant who made countless steals when they first arrived in England, the tacit defense line, and the stable goalkeeper.
Finally, it was the collective lameness of the Premier League giants this season!
First, the defending champion Chelsea encountered the “team doctor scandal” in the first round. The core players of the team, such as Hazard and Fabregas, were affected and performed abnormally. In addition, the defense was aging, and they withdrew from the championship race early before December;
Although Manchester City won the summer transfer king De Bruyne and Liverpool star Sterling, the defense was seriously injured. In addition, the official announcement of the coaching change in advance caused the team’s state to fluctuate too much and could not score points stably;
Liverpool’s transfer operation failed, the tactics were changed, and even the head coach was changed.
After the coaching change, the team’s running-in was average and the results were neither up nor down.
Arsenal
As usual, they habitually failed to perform well. From January to March after Christmas, they only won five out of the fifteen games.
The only team that could put pressure on Leicester City to win the championship was Tottenham, which was blowing a storm of youth.
Although with the help of the English Football Association, they gave the Blue Foxes the only defeat so far this season.
But they were not motivated. The pit they dug at the beginning of the season was too big. Even if they chased points frantically in the later stage of the season, they could not narrow the gap with the Blue Foxes.
In this era when the giants collectively failed, Leicester City also seized the opportunity and counterattacked.
Although there was a certain amount of luck, winning the championship still relied on the team’s hard power!
You know, the dark horses that performed amazingly this season are not only Leicester City, but also West Ham United and Southampton.
Why did Leicester City win the championship instead of West Ham United or Southampton?
The reason is very simple.
Leicester City is stronger than them!
(End of this chapter)