MM Racing Chapter 194
Chapter 194
The Red Army is in a state of panic, and the Red Army is in a state of panic.
Chapter 194 Leading by two goals, the terrifying thing about the Red Army
Although the Red Army was scored by Leicester City just five minutes after the start.
However, the Red Army captain Gerrard did not blame Mignolet, but applauded and encouraged his teammates loudly:
“Hey, cheer up!”
“The game has just begun!”
Hearing the voice, he looked at Gerrard standing in the midfield, looking at the man who would stand on their side at any time and guide them on what they should do.
The other Liverpool players involuntarily became solemn, as if they had found their backbone, because the helplessness and frustration of falling behind in the score suddenly turned into a strong determination!
“Simon, throw the ball over here!”
Hearing this, Mignolet fished the ball out of the net and threw it to Gerrard.
I witnessed Gerrard holding the ball, then trotting to the kick-off point in the center circle, and then putting the ball away.
The Red Army fans in the stands immediately applauded in unison.
This man in the red No. 8 jersey had experienced the lore at Wembley and the miracle in Istanbul.
As long as this man is there, they have the possibility of equalizing the score or even overtaking!
As for the reason, it is very simple.
Just because this man’s name is Steven Gerrard!
With the kick-off again, Liverpool’s players played more relaxed and comfortable.
Because they already have a clear understanding of Leicester City’s playing style.
So, facing the Foxes’ wave after wave of pressing again, the Red Army’s midfielders and backfielders no longer risked passing the ball through short passes, but did not hesitate to make long passes to the frontcourt to find Lambert!
Of course, this tactic is very simple.
Whether it is Morgan or Vasilevski, they are not inferior to Lambert in physical confrontation.
As the regular central defender partner last season, the two have a tacit understanding.
One is responsible for marking Lambert and preventing him from getting the ball easily, and the other is responsible for dragging back to make up for the defense.
Facing the double-team defense of men on top of men, it is even more difficult for Lambert, who moves at an equally slow speed, to get the ball.
Therefore, most long passes have no chance to fall on Lambert’s head and will be cleared out.
Then the ball returns to Leicester City again.
Liverpool cannot organize an effective attack in the frontcourt, so Leicester City can control the ball unscrupulously and then press forward to Liverpool’s half.
Gradually, Leicester City mastered the rhythm of the game.
Anyway, the score was already ahead, and they did not attack too hastily, but patiently transferred and dispatched outside Liverpool’s formation, patiently pulling the opponent’s defensive formation to find space.
Liverpool did not rush to press, but maintained a tight defensive formation and let Leicester City attack.
They mainly defended Ling Feng in the middle of the midfield.
Whether he appeared on the left or right side of the midfield, Henderson and Lucas Leiva would stick to him at the first time to prevent him from getting the ball easily.
As a teammate of the national team, Henderson knows more about Ling Feng than many players.
For example, his dominant foot is his right foot, he likes to shake left and right when breaking through, and he likes to pull the ball back when he gets the ball with his back to the goal, etc.
It is precisely because of his understanding of him that when Ling Feng turned his back to receive the ball several times, Henderson would first attack from behind.
He also secretly pulled his jersey with his hands to prevent him from turning around or controlling the ball easily.
After Henderson intercepted the ball from his feet twice, Ling Feng reduced the number of times he received the ball with his back to the goal and tried to pass the ball with one foot as much as possible.
As other teams studied and understood him in depth, his playing style and habits are no longer a secret.
But why can’t other Premier League teams find an effective way to limit his performance?
That’s because his playing style can be seamlessly switched between the two states of ball and without the ball at any time!
With the ball, his surgically accurate passes and sudden soup-making are extremely threatening;
Without the ball, he is also threatening!
His running position is very erratic, and he can often appear in the empty space, and then receive the pass from his teammates to complete the last pass or the final blow.
As the midfielder with the most goals in the Premier League this season, almost all of his goals are the first touch after receiving the pass from his teammates!
It can be seen that his ability to run without the ball always allows him to appear
The most suitable position.
Seeing Ling Feng constantly running into empty space, Henderson and Reva could only take turns to leave the defensive area of the midfield and follow him.
However, such a defensive strategy did not have any impact on Leicester City’s offense.
If Gerrard had not retreated to the midfield position and increased the number of defenders, Ling Feng would have no pressure at all to receive the ball in the middle.
However, since Liverpool had stockpiled heavy troops in the middle and the space was extremely narrow, Leicester City could only do something about Liverpool’s two flanks.
In this game, Pearson made targeted tactical arrangements for Liverpool’s starting lineup.
One of the key points is to focus on the right!
Because, compared with Glen Johnson, the right back, Manquillo, who is a right back but plays as a left back, is definitely the weakest link in Liverpool’s defense.
Therefore, Pearson told Mahrez on the right to increase his personal breakthroughs, and Ling Feng to come to the right more often to respond, and the two took turns to attack Manquillo!
How to gain an advantage in the game is nothing more than three factors:
Player strength, regional local number advantage, and tactical position!
The latter two are achieved through tactics.
“Player strength” is more simple and crude.
Player strength is divided into three situations.
It is definitely best if the player has the strength to gain a foothold in the team and help the team win;
If the player is not strong, but has potential, he can also be trained through a lot of playing time to become a strong player;
As for those players who are not strong and have no potential, they will only be ruthlessly eliminated!
In the football world, there are not so many human relationships, only the survival of the fittest.
The strong are respected, and strength is the only criterion for measuring the strength of a player!
From the perspective of player strength, Leicester City’s overall strength is not strong, at most it is at the middle level of the league.
However, if you only take out the Leicester City front four, it can be ranked among the top in all front combinations in the Premier League!
Although Vardy, Mahrez and Lingard have not reached their peak,
However, under Ling Feng’s connection, the three of them are much stronger than themselves in the same period of history!
If the overall game rating is used to evaluate the personal strength of the players, Vardy and Mahrez’s overall rating is about 80, which is about the upper-middle level of the Premier League.
And Lingard’s overall rating is about 75, which is about the lower level of the Premier League.
But with Ling Feng’s blessing, the strength of the three is like adding a buff, and the strength will increase by two to three points!
And this is the true value of Ling Feng, the core of the frontcourt organization!
His presence can make his teammates around him better and stronger!
In contrast, there are many players in Liverpool who can reach an overall rating of 80 or above.
For example, Gerrard, Sterling, Lallana, Henderson, Glen Johnson, etc.
But Manquillo is definitely not included!
This 20-year-old full-back on loan from Atletico Madrid is just a substitute in Liverpool.
In his short appearance, he left only two impressions on Liverpool fans and other Premier League teams:
He is very competitive and loves to make tackles!
His opponent in this game is Mahrez, who has the best footwork in Leicester City!
In the 18th minute of the game, Mahrez broke through on the right side of the frontcourt.
Facing Mahrez’s small steps, Manquillo slightly turned sideways, fighting and retreating, waiting for Henderson in the midfield to come to assist.
However, Mahrez would not give him this opportunity!
He first lowered his shoulders and shook, trying to mobilize Manquillo’s body center of gravity.
As his upper body shook, Manquillo was deceived by his fake move and his body tilted slightly to the right.
At that moment, Mahrez just shook right and left very lightly, and then dribbled the ball past Manquillo’s left side!
The whole pass was smooth and flowing!
“Wow!”
“A beautiful pass, Liverpool’s left back Manquillo is like a wooden stake, with no reaction!”
As soon as the commentator finished speaking, Manquillo woke up from a dream, immediately turned around and chased back, and made a sideways flying tackle directly at Mahrez!
“Ah!!!”
With a scream, Mahrez was tackled to the ground with the ball.
This scene immediately caused a deafening agitation in the blue of the stadium!
Damn, dare to fly a tackle on our people in our territory? !
With a bang, the referee Oliver immediately blew the whistle in his hand.
Ling Feng, who was nearby,
He immediately opened his arms and protested to the referee:
“Hey! Referee!”
“This is a red card!”
“Relax, I saw it!”
While speaking, Oliver came to the scene of the crime.
Ling Feng walked quickly to Mahrez’s side to check his injuries.
“Hey, Riad, how do you feel?”
Faced with Ling Feng’s concern, Mahrez just covered his calf muscles tightly with both hands and shook his head.
Seeing this, Ling Feng waved frantically to the bench on the sidelines:
“Hey! Team doctor!”
In theory, this dangerous action of shoveling from behind, whether the shovel ball was shoveled or not, constitutes a red card.
However, Manquillo kept making circles with both hands to emphasize that he shoveled the ball first.
After thinking for a moment, Oliver took out a yellow card from his chest pocket.
This yellow card made the home team fans in the King Power Stadium boo.
Obviously, they were very dissatisfied with the referee’s decision.
Liverpool players and fans, even Manquillo himself, all breathed a sigh of relief.
If Manquillo was sent off with a red card, Liverpool, who were already at a disadvantage, could basically declare surrender with one less player.
Although very dissatisfied, the Blue Foxes did not continue to put pressure on the referee.
The referee has already made a decision, and it is impossible to change it!
Fortunately, after the team doctor’s examination, Mahrez was fine and could continue the game.
And this time, Mahrez won Leicester City a chance to set the ball on the right side of the front court.
Ling Feng stood in front of the ball, and after observing the positions of everyone in the penalty area, he decided to hit the ball to the front point!
With a “bang”, the ball drew a beautiful arc in the air and flew into the penalty area.
Morgan, the captain of the Foxes, who rushed to the front point, jumped up first, then rubbed the ball backwards, just changing the trajectory of the ball and flying into the small penalty area.
Mignolet was a little slow to react, hesitated for a moment, and did not choose to attack.
Just as everyone was trying to grab the ball, a blue figure suddenly rushed out, and before Skrtel could clear the ball with his foot, he aimed at the ball and kicked it hard!
The next second, the ball bounced off the ground and flew into the goal from Mignolet’s side!
Then, the player who scored the goal opened his arms and rushed to the corner flag area.
The distinctive Mohawk hairstyle and agile figure.
The person who scored the goal was the team’s top scorer – Vardy!
“The ball goes in again!”
“Jamie~~~Vardy!”
“The England international has scored his eighth goal in the Premier League!”
“Their performance this season is amazing!”
With Vardy’s follow-up shot, the stands of the King Power Stadium suddenly turned into a joyful blue ocean.
The Foxes fans kept waving their scarves and flags to celebrate the team’s lead.
Watching his team lose the ball again, Rogers on the sidelines could no longer hold back his anger.
He turned around suddenly, spread his hands, and complained to his assistant:
“Damn it!”
“It’s like this again!”
“He should have come out for this ball!”
This goal fully reflects Liverpool’s problems in set-piece defense.
In the past two seasons, they have ranked first in the league in the number of goals lost in set-pieces.
In addition to the problems of the back line, goalkeeper Mignolet’s poor timing of attack is also one of the important reasons for the loss of many goals.
Rogers couldn’t help but swear in his heart that after this game, the current set-piece defense tactics must be improved!
What all fans and TV viewers didn’t expect was that this much-watched “Red and Blue Battle” was only 20 minutes in, and the newly promoted Leicester City was already two goals ahead of last season’s Premier League runner-up Liverpool at home!
It is worth mentioning that Leicester City’s record at home this season is very strong.
Except for the draw with Arsenal in the third round of the league, Leicester City won all other home games!
In other words, the Foxes have not lost at home so far!
The two-goal lead made Leicester City’s players play more relaxed and comfortable.
In the rest of the first half, Leicester City still firmly controlled the initiative on the field and continuously launched wave after wave of attacks on Liverpool.
And Liverpool also began to increase the intensity of the frontcourt’s pressing, trying to grab the ball.
The two sides fought fiercely in the midfield area, and time came to an end unknowingly.
Beep~beep~~~
Accompanied by the referee
The long whistle ended the unsatisfying first half of the game.
The Leicester City players walked into the player tunnel with a relaxed look.
The Liverpool players, led by Gerrard, frowned and looked solemn.
However, when he returned to the locker room and saw the ease and smiles on his teammates’ faces, Ling Feng frowned.
Although they were already two goals ahead at home.
However, he did not think that the team could open champagne at halftime.
Especially when the opponent was the “Miracle Team” Liverpool!
You know, the most terrifying thing about Liverpool is their tenacity.
Whether it was 2-0 or 3-0, they would not give up easily until the last moment of the game!
(End of this chapter)