MM Racing Chapter 240
Chapter 240
The season is over, and the team is in the quarterfinals.
Chapter 237: Season is over, Europa League quarterfinals!
“The game is over!”
The next second after the whistle sounded, all the Blue Fox players cheered.
The home victory over Wolfsburg not only means that they remain unbeaten at home.
It also means that they have taken a solid step on the road to the Europa League quarterfinals.
For Ling Feng, what makes him proud is that he actually became the winner in his first head-to-head confrontation with De Bruyne!
Who is De Bruyne?
This Belgian who blushes when playing football is the future world’s number one offensive midfielder!
Even though he has not yet reached his peak, Ding Ding is now the core of the midfield of the “European Red Devils” and one of the most outstanding young midfielders in Europe!
If he defeated De Bruyne, doesn’t it mean that his strength is stronger than De Bruyne at this stage? !
Indeed, he can do what De Bruyne can do, such as organizing attacks, passing threatening balls, and long shots outside the penalty area.
However, what he can do, such as dribbling past the opponent on the wing and breaking through the defense, De Bruyne can’t do.
Except that his long shots are one level lower than De Bruyne, Ling Feng’s abilities in other aspects are not bad at all.
Even in some places, he is stronger than De Bruyne.
And now Ling Feng can be called an enhanced version of De Bruyne!
Thinking of this, Ling Feng couldn’t help but feel excited.
However, after a short period of excitement and excitement, he soon realized that this was just the beginning.
Although it is worth celebrating to defeat De Bruyne, who has not yet reached the peak of his career.
However, he should not be complacent.
If he cannot surpass De Bruyne, who has not yet reached his peak, with the help of the system plug-in, then he, the reborn, is too useless!
De Bruyne is definitely not the first superstar he has defeated, nor will he be the last!
As his thoughts turned, a somewhat unfamiliar voice came to his ears:
“Hey!”
Looking in the direction of the voice, what came into view was Ding Ding’s face that was flushed due to exercise!
Facing Ling Feng’s slightly puzzled eyes, De Bruyne said in very fluent English:
“You played great!”
At this time, De Bruyne was in a rapid rise in his career.
Whether in the Bundesliga or Wolfsburg, he is a well-deserved star.
After playing a phenomenal performance in the Bundesliga and leading the team to defeat the Bundesliga giant Bayern, De Bruyne’s self-confidence can be said to have exploded!
Before the game, even though the head coach repeatedly reminded him and emphasized that he was quite afraid of Ling Feng, his opponent.
However, he still firmly believed that under his leadership, the team would definitely be able to defeat Leicester City.
However, the process and results of the game were somewhat unexpected for De Bruyne.
Especially Ling Feng’s performance, which shocked him.
After seeing this black-haired boy who was four years younger than him playing football, De Bruyne suddenly realized.
It turned out that the reason why Ling Feng won the European Golden Boy was not because of media hype, but because of his real strength!
Although in this game, whether it was personal performance or team performance, Leicester City, where Ling Feng played, was better than Wolfsburg, which he led.
However, De Bruyne still believed that he would lead the team to a reversal when he returned to Wolfsburg’s home court!
As the world’s No. 1 offensive midfielder recognized by future fans, De Bruyne has the determination to climb up and the arrogance to not admit defeat.
Therefore, he chose to challenge Ling Feng as soon as the game was over:
“But, I won’t lose to you again in the next round!”
Ling Feng couldn’t help but raise his eyebrows when he said this.
In his impression, De Bruyne, who plays for Manchester City, is a humble and interesting person.
Of course, under the face that looks like the protagonist of an anime, there are also moments of bad temper.
For example, the famous “let me talk” and the classic scene of “angry at Guardiola”.
Despite this, such a sharp declaration of war did refresh Ling Feng’s understanding of Ding Ding for the first time.
It also made him realize that the person standing in front of him was not the Ding Ding in the live broadcast and interview, but a living De Bruyne!
And now De Bruyne is just a hot-shot in the Bundesliga at the age of 23.
He is not yet the future national team of the Blue Moon.
Wang, the world’s No. 1 attacking midfielder whose edges were smoothed by the happy boy’s repeated single-handed misses.
Therefore, for a Belgian genius who had just joined Wolfsburg and claimed that Wolfsburg was just a springboard for him to join a giant club, such a statement would not be too surprising.
After all, if you are not angry, can you still be called a young man? !
Facing De Bruyne’s letter of challenge, Ling Feng just smiled, stretched out his right hand and said:
“First of all, thank you for your compliments, and you performed well in this game. Then, I will do my best to defeat you again!”
Looking at Ling Feng’s outstretched right hand, De Bruyne hesitated for a moment, stretched out his right hand, and shook it vigorously.
“We’ll see!”
After leaving such a sentence, De Bruyne turned around and left without hesitation.
Only Ling Feng, who showed a smile, was left standing there.
. . .
For Leicester City, defeating Wolfsburg 3-1 at home is exciting good news.
The difference of two goals seemed to indicate that they had already stepped half a foot into the quarterfinals of the Europa League.
But before the Foxes fans could be happy for a few days, a sudden bad news broke their hearts:
In the league match against Hull City three days later, although Leicester City, which was rotating, won the game 2-0 with the return of Ulloa and Ling Feng.
However, the team’s main defensive midfielder, “Drinking Water Brother” Drinkwater, suffered a leg injury in a fierce confrontation and was directly injured and left the field.
After the game, after the diagnosis of the team doctor, Drinking Water Brother’s hamstring strain required at least two months of recovery!
And now it is mid-March.
This means that Drinking Water Brother is directly out for the season!
You know, Drinkwater is the team’s main force in the defensive midfielder position.
This taciturn old man, with his active running and interception sweeps, covered the entire midfield and built a solid barrier in front of the back line.
This season, even though Pearson made a relatively reasonable rotation, allowing both the main players and substitutes to get corresponding playing time.
However, perhaps the schedule of the two-line battle is too dense, and the high-pressure tactics adopted by the team consume too much physical energy of the players.
So that they cannot adapt and recover in a short period of time, resulting in injuries.
Moreover, no one can predict when injuries will come.
Football is originally a sport full of confrontation.
What’s more, in a top league like the Premier League, the confrontation is fierce and the game is intense, and the risk of injury is even greater.
Originally, the team had some injuries.
For example, goalkeeper Ben Hammer, who broke his finger during training, team captain Morgan, who had a groin strain, and full-back Konchesky and center-back Upson, who had a hamstring strain.
Now, including the water brother who just finished the season, the number of injuries in Leicester City has reached five.
But Leicester City’s injuries are still acceptable.
According to the injury list compiled by the official Premier League data team, among all the Premier League teams this season, the one with the most serious injuries at this stage is the “Magpie” Newcastle.
There are a total of ten players who cannot play due to injuries!
All Premier League fans are not surprised that Newcastle ranks first.
To put it nicely, Newcastle’s tactical style is iron-blooded, and to put it bluntly, it is rough (dirty).
The confrontation is fierce and intense, with all kinds of fouls flying all over the sky, and muscles colliding, it is normal to be easily injured.
In addition to Newcastle, Liverpool, Arsenal, Aston Villa, Crystal Palace, Queens Park Rangers and other clubs have more serious injuries.
There are seven or more players who are troubled by injuries and cannot return in a short time.
It is worth mentioning that the current injury situation of the two major championship contenders Chelsea and Manchester City is very good!
Only Mikel is troubled by a knee injury in the former.
The latter is fully staffed, and there is no injured player in the first team.
In fact, these two teams have also been hit by injuries before.
Before Christmas, Chelsea’s striker Costa suffered an injury and rested for nearly two months.
In addition, after entering the second half of the league, his condition has declined.
Otherwise, Costa would have already opened up the gap with Aguero in the scorer list.
As for Manchester City, injuries are mainly concentrated on the front line.
Before the winter window, Aguero, Dzeko, Jovetic and other forwards were all lying in bed, and at one point they even had to push the 18-year-old young player Pozzo into the starting lineup.
However, the depth of the lineups of these two giants is sufficient, and the other players also have enough strength to help the team win.
Therefore, even if they are in
Injuries in the key position of the striker did not have much impact on the results.
In the eyes of many people, the suspense of the Premier League championship continues in the last nine rounds of the league.
Of course, for Leicester City, the Premier League championship has nothing to do with them.
After all, compared with Chelsea and Manchester City, which have deep benches, Leicester City’s lineup is not worth mentioning.
Originally, the loss of Morgan, the main central defender and captain, has caused new problems in the defense of the team that has just improved.
Fortunately, the central defender has sufficient personnel reserves and can hold on for a while.
However, in modern football, the importance of the midfielder to the team is self-evident.
The main midfielder Drinkwater was directly reimbursed for the season.
This means that the team lacks the sweep and interception of Brother Drinkwater in the midfield, and the central defense will inevitably be empty.
This sudden injury casts a shadow on the team’s future.
The team’s top priority is to think about a very important question:
Who can replace Drinkwater?
Especially in the upcoming second leg of the Europa League quarter-finals, who will form a defensive midfielder partnership with Cambiasso? !
The team currently has three midfield substitutes, Andy King, Matty James, and Nick Powell.
The style of the first two is both good at attacking and defending. Powell is more inclined to be an organizing midfielder.
But the defensive ability of the three is not as good as that of Brother Drinking Water.
You know, even Brother Drinking Water can’t defend De Bruyne.
And the other starting midfielder Cambiasso is also old, with awareness and experience, but he can’t run faster than time.
He can’t keep up with De Bruyne’s rhythm at all, and often can only use fouls to stop Ding Ding’s pace.
And the position in the middle, once a foul is committed, it will give the opponent a very good position for a set-piece opportunity.
After repeated research in the tactical meeting, Pearson, who racked his brains, slapped his head and suddenly thought of a good idea!
“We can just let Ling retreat to the midfield, right?!”
This season, Ling Feng also retreated to the midfield and partnered with Cambiasso as a defensive midfielder, and the effect was also good.
With his extraordinary speed and burst, as well as excellent defensive positioning and anticipation, and the significantly enhanced confrontation ability after muscle gain, Ling Feng is fully capable of playing the role of defensive midfielder.
If Ling Feng’s position is retreated, they can put Lingard in the front midfielder position, allowing him to connect his teammates through excellent off-ball running.
The most important thing is that after Ling Feng retreats to the midfield, he can face De Bruyne, Wolfsburg’s most threatening player.
From the last game, as long as De Bruyne is defended, Wolfsburg’s offensive threat will be reduced by almost 70%!
On March 20, Leicester City came to Wolfsburg in Lower Saxony with a score advantage of 3 to 1 at home.
In the Volkswagen Arena, they welcomed Wolfsburg, who had the advantage of home court and planned to attack with all their strength!
Except for the suspension of Gustavo, who was replaced by young player Arnold, Wolfsburg still fielded the strongest lineup!
However, Leicester City’s deployment of troops in this game was beyond everyone’s expectations.
Including the opponent.
Wolfsburg coach Hei Jin was very surprised by Leicester City’s tactical change of withdrawing Ling Feng to the defensive midfielder position.
You know, Ling Feng is the offensive core of Leicester City.
Withdrawing him away from the goal, the offensive threat will definitely be greatly reduced.
Could it be that they are not going to attack? !
And after the game started, he found that he guessed right!
In this game, Leicester City actually gave up the highly aggressive high-pressure pressing, but instead contracted the defense, and all the players retreated to their own half and played a defensive counterattack!
And Pearson gave Ling Feng only one task.
That is to keep an eye on De Bruyne!
Under the premise of restricting De Bruyne, consider the attack!
And Ling Feng completed the task assigned to him by the head coach very well.
For the entire 90 minutes of the game, plus the extra time, he followed De Bruyne closely.
Under his close defense, De Bruyne could not calmly take the ball to organize the attack, nor could he easily get rid of his defense.
Because Ling Feng’s speed and burst were faster than his.
Once he got the ball, Ling Feng could always follow him, interfere, and then wait for the opportunity to steal the ball.
Although he could not snatch the ball from De Bruyne every time.
However, he effectively restricted the individual performance of the core player of Wolfsburg, thereby greatly weakening Wolfsburg’s offensive threat.
In the end, Leicester City finally won the game at the Volkswagen Arena with
The score of 1:1 tied Wolfsburg, the second most powerful team in the Bundesliga!
And with a total score of 4:2, they eliminated Wolfsburg and successfully advanced to the quarterfinals of the Europa League!
(End of this chapter)