N-A-A Chapter 319
Chapter 319
The first time, the second time.
Chapter 319 Free kick decides the outcome! The first person in the five major leagues!
After the draw results for the Europa League quarterfinals were released, the happiest people were the Sevilla fans.
Because the two championship rivals with the highest odds of winning the tournament were drawn together!
As the saying goes, when two tigers fight, one must be injured!
Whether it is Leicester City or Dortmund who advances, they will be seriously injured after this fierce battle.
This is extremely beneficial for them to strive to complete the hegemony of the Europa League three consecutive championships.
The amazing record in the league and the Europa League this season has boosted the confidence of the Blue Fox fans:
“We are the top of the Premier League! So what if we are second in the Bundesliga? We can beat them all!”
“So what if we are a strong team in the Champions League? We can play in the Champions League next year! Rounding up, we are also a Champions League team!”
However, there is still some time before the big battle with Dortmund.
And what Leicester City has to do is to continue to consolidate its top position in the league and lock in the championship as soon as possible!
In the 31st round of the league, Leicester City came to London to challenge Crystal Palace, which ranked 15th in the league.
Crystal Palace is only three points higher than the relegation zone, and the relegation situation is not optimistic.
Therefore, the “Eagle” still hopes to capture this crazy “Blue Fox” at home.
However, the gap in strength between the two sides made Crystal Palace’s calculations fall through.
Ling Feng, who clocked in at halftime in the last Europa League match against Manchester United, and Mahrez, who was given a rest, took over the game!
The game lasted only eight minutes. Mahrez got the ball on the right side, and after a series of smooth dribbling, he sent a perfect little through ball.
Ling Feng, who came in from behind, understood the situation and rushed the ball directly into the penalty area between the two tall central defenders of Crystal Palace, completing a low shot close to the goal.
Crystal Palace goalkeeper Speroni could not react in time and could only sigh at the ball.
In less than ten minutes, they took the lead away from home, making Leicester City play more easily.
This season, in all the games that took the lead first, the probability of Leicester City winning in the end was a terrifying 100%!
In other words, as long as Leicester City took the lead, they would definitely win!
This has a lot to do with Leicester City’s tactical play.
The Foxes mainly played defensive counterattacks this season, and their average possession rate and average number of passes per game were only ranked in the lower middle of the league.
But the number of goals was the first in the league.
There is no other reason, it is just because the quality of the Foxes’ counterattack is so high!
And the speed of the counterattack is extremely fast, often in more than ten seconds, it advances from the backcourt to the frontcourt’s offensive third zone and completes the shot.
One hit and one accurate!
And this game is no exception!
After losing the ball, Crystal Palace attacked more fiercely.
Crystal Palace’s offensive routine is very dependent on the wing, especially Zaha on the left.
After transferring to Crystal Palace, the former Manchester United winger quickly became the sharpest wing blade in the “Eagles” lineup.
His single-point breakthrough ability is definitely ranked in the Premier League.
It’s just that his decision-making ability after the breakthrough is too ordinary and a little too independent.
Many times, after breaking through the full-back and creating a passing space, he chooses to shoot instead of passing the ball to an open teammate.
Over time, opponents know his offensive routines, so they don’t have to defend his passes at all.
This is also the factor that restricts him from becoming a world-class winger, and it is also the reason why Manchester United gave up on him!
As Zaha dribbled on the left, Kante and Simpson doubled up and intercepted the ball, and the Foxes launched another quick counterattack.
Kante passed the ball to Ling Feng, who directly dribbled the ball in the middle, like a burst of blue lightning, striding across the half court.
Then, amid the exclamations of the home team fans, he sent a surgical pass.
The ball just passed through the gap between the two central defenders, and Vardy, who came in from behind, got the ball in the penalty area first like a ghost, and then kicked it without hesitation!
With a bang, the next second, the ball came into close contact with the white ball.
The Crystal Palace goalkeeper Speroni, standing on the goal line, just subconsciously raised his hands to surrender.
With Ling Feng’s pass and shot, plus Vardy’s 24th league goal, Leicester City firmly won the Crystal Palace away from home.
For another victory in the league, the Blue Foxes have become accustomed to it.
Because, after 30 rounds of games,
They only lost one game!
When winning becomes the norm, this team already has the mentality of a strong team.
They have strong confidence in themselves and believe that no matter who the opponent is, they are sure to defeat the opponent.
Especially when Ling Feng, Vardy and Mahrez are on the court, they feel that no one can stop the strongest trio in the Premier League!
. . .
As the weather in England warms up, April has arrived.
The stars of the five major leagues also ushered in the international match day.
The five major leagues and the European arena have entered the end of the season.
The ownership of the championship has gradually surfaced:
Ligue 1 is the league with the least suspense.
Led by superstars such as “Fengxian” Ibrahimovic and Cavani, Paris Saint-Germain has been leading by 22 points and has won the Ligue 1 championship seven rounds in advance.
The second is the Premier League and the Bundesliga.
Leicester City has one less game, but is still 15 points ahead of second-placed Tottenham, firmly at the top of the list.
With seven rounds left in the league, it is only a matter of time before they win the championship.
This super promoted team, which was promoted from the English Championship last season, is likely to create an unprecedented miracle this season and win the first Premier League championship in more than a hundred years of team history!
After 28 rounds of the Bundesliga, Bayern is already 15 points ahead of second-placed Dortmund.
With six rounds left in the league, Bayern can win the championship in advance as long as they win the next league game!
Finally, it is La Liga.
This season, the MSN combination has gone through a season of running-in, and even more,
The three have scored more than 100 goals in all competitions!
Such data makes people gasp and exclaim:
It’s so terrifying!
With eight rounds left in the league, Barcelona is nine points ahead of second-placed Atletico Madrid and ten points ahead of third-placed Real Madrid, with a huge advantage.
In addition to the league championships of France, England and Germany being basically settled, the most intense competition for the championship is actually Serie A.
In Serie A, Juventus may have been eliminated by Bayern in the round of 16 of the Champions League, and the league record has fluctuated.
As of the 30th round, the “Old Lady”, who has always been as stable as an old dog, has lost four games this season, one more than Naples, which ranks second!
The points difference between the two teams is only three points!
Who will win the final championship may not be known until the end of the season.
However, Juventus, who has no Champions League mission, still has a very strong dominance when focusing on the league.
Most people are optimistic that Juventus can maintain its advantage and laugh to the end.
And the most anticipated Champions League, the top eight have been released.
The three giants of La Liga, Bayern and Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga, Paris in Ligue 1, Manchester City in the Premier League, and Benfica in the Portuguese Super League.
As for Serie A, the Champions League and the Europa League were all annihilated!
Among them, the defending champion Barcelona is the most favored, with the highest odds of winning the championship.
In second place is Bayern, which has already secured the league championship, and Real Madrid is in third place.
Of course, the Champions League has nothing to do with him.
However, Ling Feng, who came to St. George’s Park, received good news:
That is, Luke Shaw has been undergoing recovery training, and I believe he will be able to return to the court soon!
It is worth mentioning that considering the importance of Ling Feng to the team’s season sprint championship, Ranieri even called Hodgson, hoping that he would not arrange Ling Feng to play the whole game.
Hodgson, who has always regarded Ling Feng as the team’s thigh, also readily agreed to this request.
Anyway, the friendly match is just a team run-in, and there is no significant meaning.
He does not want Ling Feng to be injured in the friendly match and miss the upcoming European Cup.
That would be a devastating blow to the Three Lions!
So, after asking Ling Feng’s opinion, Hodgson only arranged for Ling Feng to play half of each of the two friendly matches on the international match day.
After a short break, Ling Feng returned to the club and welcomed the seventh-ranked “Saints” Southampton at the King Power Stadium!
In the past two seasons, even though Liverpool has repeatedly poached players.
But Southampton still relied on a stable business philosophy and the excellent vision of the scout department to recruit less famous and powerful stars such as Mane, Tadic, Wanyama, and Pelle.
And under the leadership of the Dutch star Koeman, the offensive style is quite methodical, and gradually became a strong competitor in the European war zone.
This season, under the leadership of Koeman, continue to impact the European war zone.
The team has powerful stars such as Van Dijk, Fonte, Wanyama, Mane, Tadic, and Pelle, and both offense and defense are very good.
However, at Leicester City’s home, various events have been added.
19 consecutive unbeaten games!
Any team that comes to this stadium dyed into a blue ocean will be shocked by the momentum of the Blue Foxes.
Taking advantage of the home court, Ranieri also considered the Europa League game a few days later, and Ranieri chose a certain range of rotation.
Among the three musketeers of the Blue Foxes, Vardy and Shinji Okazaki partnered up in the front line.
Ling Feng and Mahrez sat on the bench and watched the game.
Just when everyone thought it was a wonderful offensive and defensive battle, the referee came out to steal the show again!
Due to the strong tactical execution and the needs of the team, Shinji Okazaki, who rarely started, seemed particularly excited.
However, his pressing in the frontcourt was a bit too reckless.
In the first half, he received a yellow card for pressing the back midfielder.
When the game came to the 55th minute of the second half, he pressed the central defender in the frontcourt again, causing a foul.
It was an insignificant foul, but the referee on duty, Clattenburg, showed Okazaki Shinji a second yellow card without hesitation and sent him off the field!
Such an operation was beyond everyone’s expectations.
Fortunately, the player sent off was a forward, so the entire defensive formation was not affected too much.
Even so, with one less player, Leicester City was more passive.
And Vardy was forced to return to the midfield to help defend.
Seeing that Southampton’s offensive was unabated and kept pressing Leicester City in the half, Ranieri on the sidelines gradually frowned.
As the saying goes, long defense will lead to loss.
The most taboo in defensive counterattacks is to only defend and not counterattack.
If the team cannot provide some counterattack threats, Southampton’s offensive will sooner or later break through Leicester City’s defense.
Just as Ranieri was considering whether to replace Ling Feng, the nuclear weapon, there was a sudden change on the field!
“Ah!”
During a midfield scramble, Andy King collided with the opponent’s defensive midfielder Wanyama and sprained his ankle.
It really rains when it rains!
Seeing the team doctor making a substitution gesture to his side, Ranieri frowned and immediately turned around and looked at Ling Feng on the bench:
“Ling! Warm up and get ready to play!”
Hearing this, Ling Feng immediately stood up, took off his coat, and ran to the sidelines to warm up.
And this scene also made the home team fans sing the second personal song created for Ling Feng – “Super No. 7”
“Wow. Our Super No. 7.”
“His pass is like art, his shot is like a cannonball”
“He is our Super No. 7.”
Our Super No. 7 is ready to appear!
Tremble, Saints!
However, while the Foxes were one man short on the field, Ling Feng had not had time to come on the field, and Southampton seized the opportunity and launched a threatening attack!
After a wave of passing and cutting, No. 10 Mane cut inside and completed a high-quality shot, penetrating the goal guarded by Schmeichel!
“The ball went in!”
“Southampton took the lead!”
Seeing that the team still couldn’t hold on, the Foxes fans
It wasn’t until the Leicester City player put the ball on the kick-off point in the center circle that Ling Feng was able to replace Albrighton and went into battle amid the enthusiastic applause of the fans!
Ling Feng, who played as a left winger, quickly helped the team stabilize the situation after coming on the field with his running and passing.
And on the wing, he has the personal ability to take the ball and complete a single-point explosion. In addition to killing a bloody road, he also gave his teammates who had been pressed to kick a little breathing space.
When the game reached the 75th minute, the score was still zero to one.
At this moment, the Foxes intercepted the ball in the midfield again, and Kante immediately passed the ball to Ling Feng who was cruising to the middle to receive the ball.
This time, Southampton did not give Ling Feng a chance to start the game. Midfielder Romeu directly hugged Ling Feng at the cost of a yellow card, killing this counterattack.
However, this also gave Leicester City a free kick opportunity 33 meters away from the goal and to the left!
And Ling Feng seized this opportunity!
Looking at the position of goalkeeper Foster, his eyes were like torches. After taking three steps back, he suddenly accelerated forward and kicked the ball hard in the middle and lower part of the ball.
With a “bang” sound, the ball instantly turned into a black afterimage and shot out!
The ball did not rotate at all, but swayed with the wind, first passing over the wall of people.
Then it drew a strange S arc in the sky above the King Power Stadium, first left and then right, and finally plunged into the upper right corner of the goal!
And goalkeeper Foster, except for the first step, was dumbfounded the whole time!
“Wow!”
“The ball went in
!”
“What a powerful shot! What a weird arc!”
“Here, I warn all opponents not to foul him from 30 meters away! Otherwise, you will be bombarded by the devastating Leicester precision missiles!”
“Ling Feng scored the 17th goal of the league this season! This is also his sixth direct free kick this season!”
“This goal allowed him to surpass top players such as Payet, Messi, and Pogba, becoming the player with the most direct free kicks in the Premier League and even the top five leagues this season!”
“It is worth mentioning that the idol of this Blue Fox No. 7 is Beckham!”
“However, compared to Beckham’s deadly arc, Ling Feng’s free kick is full of power, giving people an irresistible sense of powerlessness!”
“In any case, both of them are great free kick masters!”
(End of this chapter)