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

Chapter 245

The new season is coming.

Chapter 242 Real Madrid products must be top-notch!

It is worth mentioning that in addition to the best young player, many Blue Foxes and neutral fans also believe that Ling Feng is the favorite for the best player.

Because, compared with other candidates, Leicester City, where Ling Feng plays, is just a newly promoted team from the Championship this season.

Under the premise that the player strength and overall lineup are relatively inferior, Ling Feng can still contribute such explosive personal data and lead Leicester City to the top six in the league standings.

Its difficulty is definitely much more difficult than that of several other candidates in wealthy clubs!

Considering these factors, Ling Feng is impeccable in both personal performance and team record.

He should be elected as the best player of the season!

Ling Feng, who was preparing for the match at Belvoir Base, had no time to pay attention to the outside world’s disturbances.

Because on the day the candidate list was announced, the King Power Stadium ushered in the first leg of the Europa League quarter-finals.

The Premier League dark horse Leicester City faced Napoli, the strongest offensive firepower in Serie A, at home!

“Welcome to Leicester’s King Power Stadium. This is the scene of the quarter-finals of the Europa League this season. The two teams are Leicester City and Napoli!”

“This season, Leicester City has repeatedly defeated strong opponents not only in the Premier League, but also in the Europa League. It has eliminated the Dutch overlord Ajax and the Bundesliga Wolfsburg and reached the quarterfinals.”

“It is worth mentioning that Leicester City’s record at home this season is shocking and it remains unbeaten!”

“And as the team with the strongest offensive power in Serie A , whether Napoli can break the Blue Fox’s unbeaten record is also one of the highlights of this game. ”

“Let’s take a look at the starting lineups of both sides first.”

“For Napoli, the goalkeeper is still Andujar.”

On the back line, from right to left are Maggio, Albiol, Britos, and Ghoulam;

Lopez and Inler form a double defensive midfielder partnership;

The front midfielder is the “Dalian celebrity” Hamsik, Mertens is on the left, Callejon is on the right, and the “little smoker” Higuain is in front.

In addition to the starting eleven, Jorginho, Insigne, Koulibaly, Gabiadini and other stars are also sitting on the bench.

In addition to the reputation and strength of the back line, Napoli’s lineup can be regarded as the top of Serie A in the frontcourt!

Especially the front four, each of them is a well-known star!

Mertens, the main Belgian international.

Callejon, former bench bandit of Real Madrid;

Hamsik, captain of Slovakia;

Higuain, main striker of Napoli and Argentina!

This season, under the leadership of “tactical master” Benítez, their offensive firepower ranks first in Serie A.

Especially in the Europa League, Napoli scored 19 goals in 10 games, ranking second in the Europa League.

And the first place is Leicester City, which scored 20 goals!

Speaking of which, Leicester City and Napoli have similar lineups and tactics.

Both adopt the 4231 tactical formation, and both have players with outstanding offensive talents in the frontcourt, and both are strong in offense and weak in defense.

The performance of the two teams in the league is also very similar.

Can defeat strong enemies in strong dialogues, and can also lose balls and points to some mid-level teams.

As the saying goes, offense wins games, defense wins championships.

In a long league, the offense will always be silent or in poor condition. Only by doing a good job of defense can we score points steadily.

Serie A has played 30 rounds, and Napoli ranks fourth, more than ten points behind Juventus at the top.

There is no hope of winning the championship, but it is only one step away from the Champions League zone.

In the knockout Europa League, it has reached the quarterfinals.

And it is still the favorite to win the championship.

Just need to kill three more opponents to win the championship!

You know, since they won the UEFA Cup for the first time under the leadership of Maradona in 1988, they have not reached the finals of European competitions for more than 20 years!

In addition, Napoli’s current coach Benitez is a famous cup expert.

Therefore, Napoli’s top management is unwilling to give up any hope of winning the championship, but plans to focus on both the league and the cup.

Only children make choices.

Adults, want it all!

. . .

Compared with Napoli who sent all their main players, Leicester City,

However, they were attacked by injuries.

Morgan, Drinkwater and Mahrez, three main players, were unable to play, so Pearson could only choose relatively suitable substitutes:

In the goalkeeper position, Schmeichel.

On the back line, they were Simpson, Huth, Maguire and Schlupp.

The two defensive midfielders were Cambiasso and Andy King.

Three offensive midfielders, Ling Feng in the middle, Albrighton and Lingard on the left and right.

The single striker was Vardy, the team’s top scorer who scored seven goals and ranked third in the Europa League scorer list!

In the player tunnel, Ling Feng also saw the Naples players wearing away white jerseys.

Among them, the biggest name in Naples is naturally the “little smoker” Higuain who transferred from Real Madrid last summer.

It is worth mentioning that Callejon also came to Naples from Real Madrid with Higuain.

Although the two are not the main force in Real Madrid, they are definitely the main force in Naples.

After the two came to Serie A, they were like fish in water and quickly took up the banner of Naples’ frontcourt attack.

In less than two seasons, Higuain and Callejon teamed up to score a terrifying 60 goals!

The two swords together, surpassed Juventus’s Tevez and Llorente (47 goals), Roma’s Destro and Gervinho (33 goals), and became the most lethal combination in Serie A!

It is true that Real Madrid products must be fine products!

After looking at Naples’ starting lineup, Ling Feng just retracted his sight, but found that Maguire standing in front of him was still stiff and staring at Higuain.

Obviously, the responsibility of guarding Higuain in this game fell on the shoulders of the young aircraft carrier!

Just as Maguire was thinking about how to defend Higuain later, he suddenly felt someone patted his shoulder.

Turning around, he saw Ling Feng looking at him with a smile:

“Hey! Big guy, relax a little bit”

Hearing this, Maguire was stunned at first, then nodded.

“Just follow the training. No matter how good he is, can he be as good as me?”

Ling Feng wanted to make a joke to ease Maguire’s tension.

However, Ma Datou really thought about this question, and then answered seriously:

“Indeed, you are better!”

This answer made Ling Feng startled, and then he immediately continued the conversation and continued:

“That’s it! You practice one-on-one with me every day, and you are also good at defense. Today’s game is the time for you to show the effect of extra practice!”

“Well! I will go all out!”

Before the game, many media and football experts believed that this would definitely be a wonderful offensive battle!

After the opening, both sides did not test at all and entered the state directly.

Especially Napoli, who turned the tables and launched a wave of white attacks at the King Power Stadium!

In the seventh minute of the game, Napoli, who was under high pressure, made a long pass to the right.

Facing Schlupp’s defense, Callejon stopped lightly and kept the ball at his feet.

Then he immediately knocked the ball to Hamsik in the middle.

Don’t think Hamsik is a midfield butcher like De Jong who kicked Alonso in the World Cup because of his Mohawk hair and fierce and unruly face.

On the contrary, he has excellent footwork, a wide field of vision, and is good at passing and long shots. He is an unscrupulous organizing offensive midfielder.

He looked up and observed, and before Cambiasso pressed forward, he made a long diagonal pass and hit the ball to the gap behind Simpson, the right back of the Foxes.

Mertens, who came in at high speed, showed a solid ability to stop the ball. After stopping the ball in front of him, he looked up at his teammates in the middle and made a low cross with his left foot.

The ball rolled to the penalty area line, and Higuain shot without stopping the ball!

Fortunately, Maguire followed closely and blocked the shot with his body, blocking the shot out of the bottom line.

If he didn’t block it, according to the trajectory of the ball, it would definitely hit the goal.

After completing this successful defense, the central defender partner Huth and goalkeeper Schmeichel came forward to high-five Maguire to show encouragement.

This wave of offensive cooperation was very smooth, and it fully demonstrated the tacit understanding and ability of the four players in the front court of Naples.

The two wingers, Mertens and Callejon, are both fast wingers.

Moreover, both of them have good footwork and can tear through the defense line and pass the ball to Higuain in the middle.

Nicknamed Higuain, his ghostly running and excellent goal sense are the foundation of his foothold in Europe.

Like Vardy, he is also a mobile striker

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He is often able to run to the best offensive space, then receive the pass from his teammates and complete a threatening shot.

However, like any player, Higuain is not without weaknesses.

His back-to-the-basket and dribbling abilities are not outstanding.

Many of his goals were scored by receiving the pass from his teammates and choosing to shoot at the first opportunity.

Therefore, in order to limit the striker of Naples, Pearson arranged Vardy to conduct special training for the two central defenders in the pre-match preparation stage.

Sticking to him closely and not letting him turn around and shoot easily is the only way to limit him.

However, it is easier said than done.

Especially the two central defenders of Leicester City are both relatively bulky and tall central defenders.

Compared with Huth, the mobility of the “young aircraft carrier” Maguire is not bad.

At the beginning, under the condition of sufficient physical strength, he can definitely keep up with Higuain’s interweaving and running.

But with the decline of physical strength and high concentration of mind, fatigue or distraction is inevitable.

At that time, it may only take a moment for the defense to collapse!

In a football match, even if you can defend well for more than 89 minutes and 50 seconds and prevent the opponent from scoring.

But at that moment, if you don’t follow the defense so closely, or if you don’t take one more step forward to block the shooting angle, the opponent may seize the opportunity and send the ball into the goal.

And defense is such an unpleasant, but extremely important thing!

Knowing the shortcomings of the team’s unstable defense, Pearson’s solution is to attack instead of defend!

. . .

Facing Naples’s knock, Leicester City is not to be outdone.

In the 15th minute of the game, Leicester City launched an attack in the middle!

After receiving Maguire’s pass, Cambiasso handed the ball to Ling Feng who was retreating without hesitation.

The latter, with his back to the goal, used a fake shake plus the outside of his foot to lead the ball and turn around, passing the Swiss international Inler who was closely guarding him.

“Nice dribbling!”

However, before he could advance a few meters with the ball, another defensive midfielder, David Lopez, came over from the side and hit him with his shoulder.

However, this collision only made Ling Feng stagger, and he quickly regained his balance and passed the ball to Albrighton on the left.

Albrighton paused with his right foot and sent a cross directly into the penalty area.

Vardy jumped up, headed the ball, and headed it to the right side of the goal.

Fortunately, this header, coupled with the reaction speed of the Naples goalkeeper, made a flying side dive and held the ball steadily.

“Nice header!”

“Leicester City also responded immediately!”

“You know, this is the King Power Stadium!”

Soon, both the fans at the scene and the audience in front of the TV could see that the situation on the field was very open.

Moreover, they also found that the attack speed of both teams was very fast.

Often, it only takes a few passes to reach the opponent’s attacking third zone.

In the absence of a center forward, Napoli chose to abandon the middle and focus on the wing.

Using the speed and breakthroughs of the two wingers, they created opportunities for cutting in and crossing, and then made full use of Higuain’s ghostly running in the frontcourt, either to grab a shot or to cross with teammates to create space.

Moreover, Hamsik’s ability to attack the second point behind the striker is also top in Serie A.

Whenever it is difficult to kick the ball, Higuain will knock the ball back and let Hamsik, who is inserted from behind, take a shot.

And this offensive routine is very similar to Leicester City.

The difference is that Ling Feng is more powerful at this point.

He has the single-point blasting ability that Hamsik does not have, and he can also shoot from a distance independently.

As the game progresses, the rhythm is getting faster and faster.

Gradually, the “Master Benitez” on the sidelines saw the weakness of Leicester City’s central defense, so he took the opportunity of a dead ball to explain to the full-back Guram:

“Play more in the middle!”

“Let the two defensive midfielders run more!”

Soon, after Napoli increased the impact on the two defensive midfielders, the problem of Leicester City’s lack of layers in the central defense was exposed.

The organization of Napoli’s frontcourt depends largely on Hamsik.

His strengths are ball protection and escape, long passes are accurate, physical strength is abundant, and running ability is strong. He is a very modern all-around midfielder.

But his speed is not fast, and his breakthrough ability is average. He can’t tear open the defense line through his own personal dribbling.

In theory, as long as he is close to the pressure, he can’t pass the ball so easily.

However, Andy King, who was arranged by Pearson to mark him, was physically confronted and

Whether it was the defensive position, they could not put too much pressure on Hamsik.

Coupled with Cambiasso who had awareness but could not keep up physically, Leicester City’s defensive coverage area in front of the back line became much smaller.

Seeing his team being suppressed, Pearson also missed the “drinking water brother” watching the game in the stands.

However, the team’s central defense problem is not a day or two.

It was just this game that made him more determined in his heart:

“This summer, it is really time to find a new defensive midfielder”

(End of this chapter)