Chapter 28 The arc above the King Power Stadium
As the saying goes, the ball cannot pass anyone.
Once Mahrez breaks through, there is a penalty area behind him.
Chelsea's two players, David Luiz and Cahill, are both slow and not that quick to defend.
Even if the central defender comes to cover, there will be space in the middle to penetrate forward.
At that time, Mahrez only needs to hit the middle, and the Leicester City player who inserts behind can form a shot!
Therefore, even if he was called for a foul, Ashley Cole felt it was very worthwhile.
This is obviously a tactical foul.
Ashley Cole did not defend himself to the referee, but retreated directly to organize defense with his teammates.
At this time, Ling Feng also came to Mahrez's side.
"Riyad, are you okay?"
"It's okay."
Holding Ling Feng's outstretched hand and standing up from the turf, Mahrez looked slightly regretful:
"It's a pity that we almost passed."
Ling Feng was very open-minded and just patted him on the shoulder and comforted him:
"It's okay, at least we created a chance."
The two men cooperated tacitly on the right this time, although they did not completely penetrate Chelsea's left defense.
But Leicester City still won a well-positioned set kick in the right area of the front edge of the penalty area.
“Leicester City won a good free kick in the frontcourt. It was about thirty meters away from the goal, and the shot was a bit far.”
“Let’s take a look at Rice. How to deal with Special City"
Before the game, Ling Feng was assigned by head coach Pearson to be the first free kick taker in the game.
Therefore, this is also the first time he has taken a set kick.
Looking at the three-man wall composed of Lampard, Oscar and Torres, Ling Feng just leaned into Mahrez's ear and whispered a few words.
Immediately afterwards, the two stood on both sides of the ball.
Seeing this, the commentator in the commentary box also found it interesting and couldn't help but discuss it with his partner:
"No. 23 Ling Feng and No. 26 Mahrez are both standing in front of the ball. Of these two players, one is right footed and the other is left footed. Who will take the penalty?"
"I I guess Ling Feng will take the penalty. In the past few games, his passing skills have been impressive."
"Not necessarily. If Mahrez takes the penalty with his left foot, the ball can go to the goal. The direction of rotation also has different changes”
“Let’s wait and see”
When facing dense defense, long shots and set kicks are both effective means to threaten the opponent’s goal.
Considering the excellent performance of Chelsea's opponent on the defensive end, it is not so easy to break through the defense.
Therefore, in the past week of training, Pearson specially led the team to practice the offensive tactics of set pieces.
For example, whether the placement point is front or back, whether to use a low, flat and fast cross or a wide arc
In the training of set pieces, Ling Feng’s passing accuracy, It was unanimously recognized by his teammates.
Therefore, other teammates had no objections to Ling Feng’s decision to become the number one free kicker after being promoted to the first team for less than a month.
In the football world, the strong can get respect and privileges.
Otherwise, how could there be a difference between ordinary players, stars, and superstars?
. . .
"Later, you raise your left hand to remind them that the ball will be hit backwards."
"Then you pretend to take the kick." Here, Ling Feng He also covered his mouth with his hand and discussed with Mahrez how to take the free kick.
Covering your mouth to speak is a way for players to avoid being seen by some lip reading experts as to what they are saying, thereby interpreting the team’s tactical details.
The two central defenders in Leicester City's backcourt, Captain Morgan and teenager Moore, both entered the penalty area, preparing to compete for a header.
Looking at the scenes of players from the two teams pushing each other in the penalty area, Chelsea coach Mourinho on the sidelines couldn't sit still.
Having watched the Leicester City game video, he was deeply impressed by Ling Feng's passing skills.
He also understands that this set piece will be a huge test for the defense.
So, he stood up directly, came to the sidelines, and started calling his disciples:
"Follow the training!"
"Everyone keep an eye on themselves. People!”
“Cheer up!”
Soon, after warning the players in the penalty area to pay attention to their movements, referee Paul Tierney blew the whistle in his hand, indicating that Ling Feng could serve.
Mahrez, who was standing on the right side of the ball, raised his left hand according to Ling Feng's arrangement.
Seeing this tactical gesture, the Leicester City players in the penalty area understood.
After putting down his hand, Mahrez put on a serious expression as if he wanted to take the set kick, and then rushed towards the ball!
The moment he approached the ball, his left leg did not kick towards the ball, but missed it!
As Mahrez feinted, the attention of many Chelsea players was attracted to him.
When they saw Mahrez just running past the ball, they were shocked and immediately turned their attention back.
However, at this moment, Ling Feng also rushed towards the ball!
Mahrez’s feint is just a cover.
And the one who really takes the penalty is Ling Feng!
He took a step forward with his left leg without hesitation and stood firmly on the left side of the ball.
The right leg swung back as much as possible, and then hit the bottom of the ball hard with the inside of his foot.
The next second, the ball shot out!
A perfect inner arc suddenly appeared above the King Power Stadium! !
The ball flew towards the crowd in the penalty area with strong spin.
And just as the ball started to fall, Chelsea's Brazilian central defender David Luiz in the penalty area jumped up first!
“Mine!”
However, it was not until he reached the highest point that David Luiz was surprised to find that he seemed to have jumped too early!
He can't hit the ball at all!
David Luiz, who is at the front point, is on top!
Not only that, his unkempt hair also interfered with the sight of other teammates to a certain extent, preventing them from capturing the exact landing point of the ball.
The ball rotated at high speed, just over the head of David Luiz, and also over the heads of several other Chelsea players, and flew straight back.
At this time, Moore, the young man who was ambushing at the back point, did not hesitate at all and jumped directly on the spot. His legs were as if they were equipped with springs, and he jumped up instantly.
“Drink!”
With a loud shout, he hit the ball hard with his forehead!
With a "bang", the ball turned into a black shadow and shot toward the goal.
The 42-year-old Australian legendary goalkeeper Schwarzer has good goal-line skills.
However, as he grows older, his reaction speed is no longer as fast as before.
What's more, the distance is so close.
He just subconsciously reached out to block it, but he was half a beat too slow.
The ball flew past his palm and hit the net hard with a "swish" sound!
The next second, the entire King Power Stadium erupted into astonishing cheers! ! !
(End of this chapter)