Chapter 81: A behind-the-back pass! [Two in One]
This idea, like weeds burned by fire, grew crazily in Bruce's mind.
He suddenly felt that this idea was feasible!
He turned around and asked the assistant coach in a low voice: "Do you think it is possible for us to buy Nugent?"
Hearing this, the assistant coach was stunned, and then Asked rhetorically:
"Are you serious?"
"Of course! I've had enough of this non-scoring shit!"
"If our forwards are still like this next season, there is absolutely no way we can keep them In the Premier League! ”
Hull City’s offensive methods this season are few and single, and many goals are scored through set kicks.
The total number of goals scored by the four forwards in the team this season has not exceeded fifteen!
Seeing Bruce's serious look that didn't look like he was joking, the assistant coach immediately opened the player files on his laptop and said like a treasure trove:
"Nugent, 29 years old, height 1.8 meters, weight."
“He has scored 18 goals in the league this season and four goals in the cup”
“His technical characteristics are excellent headers, excellent confrontation, and his speed is not slow.”
While listening to the assistant coach's scouting report, Bruce stared at Nugent who was running on the field and pressing. The more he watched, the more he liked it.
"His enthusiasm is also good. If he is used as a fulcrum in the frontcourt, and paired with a speed forward, he should be able to achieve good cooperation."
After a pause, he frowned, "It's just that , I just don’t know if he is willing to come?”
Looking at the data report on the computer, the assistant coach immediately replied: “I think there is room for operation”
“Why. Say? "
"Since the No. 23 boy became the starter, Leicester City's tactical formation has changed from 442 at the beginning to 4231, and Nugent was also forced to move from the center to the left wing. The playing time is also less than in the first half of the season.”
"I think as long as we promise him playing time as a starting center and increase his salary, he should be very willing to join us."
"Since there is no problem with the player personally, then there is no problem!"< br>
After saying that, Bruce's face became more and more rosy, as if he had seen the scene of Nugent wearing an orange jersey, attacking the Tiger City!
. . .
While the Hull City coach was discussing with his assistants off the field the purchase of Leicester City's second striker, the situation on the field unknowingly fell into a stalemate.
Although the forward is not very reliable.
However, Hull City's defense still did a very good job.
Even though Leicester City has nearly 70% of the ball possession rate, the number of passes is twice that of Hull City.
However, Hull City's defense was watertight.
In the Premier League, Hull City, as a newly promoted team, basically gives away the ball, then relies on defense and occasionally counterattacks.
Therefore, they are accustomed to being suppressed in half-court scenes
Facing the shrinking defense of Hull City, Leicester City advanced past half-time and could only penetrate with short passes from the outside. Trying to carve out space.
As a result, the two sides engaged in a fierce fight and stranglehold in the midfield.
The target of Hull City's stranglehold is naturally Leicester City's most threatening ball point - Ling Feng!
Once Ling Feng gets the ball and intends to turn around, Hull City's two midfielders will pounce on him, one on the left and one on the right, not giving him any chance to pass the ball.
And he and Mahrez, who held the ball the most, were either tactically fouled or knocked down roughly.
Although the foul also paid a price, both Hull City midfielders received yellow cards.
However, Hull City's frequent fouls fragmented the rhythm of the game, and Leicester City was unable to organize an effective offense.
Seeing that he could not find any space to pass the ball, as the commander of Leicester City, Ling Feng was not impatient.
I saw him stepping on the ball under his feet, raising his hand to press down, signaling to his teammates to be steady.
The current situation is favorable to them.
They are leading the score. There is no need to play so impatiently and lose the ball.
They should reduce risky passes, ensure the ball is at their feet first, and have a high success rate.
In football offense and defense, the defender spends more energy and energy than the attacker.
It is impossible for a person to remain highly concentrated for a long time without revealing any flaws.
What's more, the game is ninety minutes, not forty-five minutes.
Seeing the game time slowly passing by, Hull City, which was lagging behind, would sooner or later become anxious and attack in an attempt to equalize the score.
At that time, it will be their time to completely kill the game!
In this way, under Leicester City's deliberate control of the rhythm, the second half of the first half suddenly became a lot duller.
Finally, the referee blew the whistle to end the first half!
"The first half is over. Leicester City temporarily leads Hull City 1-0 with David Nugent's header."
"Let's take a look at the technical statistics of both sides, Leicester City had five shots in the first half, two of which were on target. Hull City had no shots in the first half."
"Unexpectedly, Hull City was dominated by Leicester City. The upper hand, Bruce should think of a way."
Bruce, who returned to the locker room, first complained about the players' laxity in the opening, and then changed the subject and praised their performance on the defensive end.
Finally, he encouraged the players that the difference was only one goal and they still had time!
On the other side of the Leicester City locker room, Pearson was also emphasizing the one-goal gap.
In football matches, a one-goal lead is the most unsafe thing.
Because it often only takes a moment to score a goal!
So, Pearson told Mahrez to increase dribbling on the wing and continue to create set-piece opportunities, and then told Drinkwater not to take long shots and stay in the midfield to prevent the opponent from attacking. Fight back.
Ling Feng also expressed his opinion for the first time. As long as Leicester City firmly controls the ball, Hull City will attack sooner or later.
At that time, they can take advantage of the space exposed by the opponent's forward pressure and score another goal!
Pearson also thought that this was the safest way, so he asked everyone to unify their thoughts and not to attack fiercely first, but to attract Hull City's formation out of the formation, and then deliver a fatal blow!
The fifteen minutes of rest time is fleeting.
The two sides returned to the court again, and the situation immediately reversed!
Hull City did not test the slightest, and immediately organized a wave of effective attacks as soon as the ball kicked off!
In the first half, Bruce discovered that Leicester City right back De Wright was a point that could break through.
Belgian De Wright is tall and has long legs, has a certain speed, and often provides assists.
When attacking, he can come to the frontcourt and increase the number of supporting players on the wing.
However, when defending, his defensive skills are relatively average and sometimes he is not flexible enough.
Forward Stephen Quinn, who has good foot skills, dropped back to catch the ball, then turned around and passed a diagonal pass behind Luther Wright on the left.
Hull City left-back Mohammadi, who had just passed the center line, immediately started and rushed forward.
De Wright did not hesitate at all and immediately turned around to pursue him.
Before the ball was about to reach the bottom line, De Wright took the lead in catching up with the ball.
He originally wanted to use his body to block Mohammadi behind him, and protect the ball from rolling out of the baseline. Unexpectedly, Mohammadi stretched his legs and passed under his crotch, flicking the ball, so that the ball finally touched his feet before crossing the baseline.
Seeing the referee's gesture for a corner kick, De Wright covered his head in shock and defended himself to the referee:
"He was the one who kicked the ball out!"
"I saw it with my own eyes. I saw it, the ball finally touched your foot!”
“Wright, come back and defend!”
The referee’s firm penalty and Morgan’s shout made De Wright give up and continue. He argued with his thoughts and quickly retreated to the penalty area to set up defense.
Set kicks are Hull City's main means of scoring goals this season.
Therefore, amidst Bruce’s shouts from the sidelines, the three central defenders all came to Leicester City’s penalty area.
Seeing such a formation, in addition to Vardy who was at the forefront to counterattack, Ling Feng also returned to the front of the penalty area.
While defending, also prepare yourself for opportunities to counterattack.
However, when there was pushing and shoving in the penalty area, Hull City did not take a direct corner kick, but played a corner kick to cooperate.
Muhammadi passed the ball with a short pass to Quinn who came to meet him. The latter looked at the penalty area and then passed the ball!
It was the time difference that gave the Hull City players in the penalty area a gap to get rid of the defense around them.
With the help of his teammates' pick-and-roll, center back Chester got rid of Morgan, who was following closely, and then jumped up!
I saw him swinging his head and rubbing the oncoming ball. The ball changed direction and flew towards the goal quickly
Although the speed was very fast, the distance was also very close.
However, the angle of the top was too positive. Schmeichel subconsciously raised his hands and blocked the oncoming ball.
With a bang, the ball bounced out and landed on the ground, bouncing twice.
At this critical moment, an orange figure rushed out of the chaotic crowd, got ahead of Schmeichel, raised his leg and kicked the ball hard!
The next second, the ball flew into the goal from Schmeichel's armpit!
The next second, the entire Wembley Stadium suddenly burst into cheers.
Hull City fans wearing orange jerseys jumped up from their seats and celebrated wildly.
“The ball is in!”
“Although Schmeichel reacted quickly and pounced on the ball, he failed to firmly control the ball and gave Hull City a supplementary shot. Opportunity."
"It was their center back, No. 4 Bruce!"
"Hull City equalized the score just six minutes into the second half!"
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The Hull City players hugged each other excitedly and slapped Bruce, the hero of the goal, on the head.
Schmeichel, who was kneeling in front of the goal, slapped the turf angrily, very dissatisfied with his mistake in losing the ball.
"Farke!"
"Farke!!!"
Seeing this, all the Leicester City generals looked at each other, not knowing what to do.
According to their plan, they didn't expect Hull City to equalize the score so quickly.
Just as everyone was feeling frustrated, Ling Feng, who was standing there, suddenly stepped towards the goal.
I saw Ling Feng walking directly beside Schmeichel and picking up the ball from the goal.
Then he turned around, reached out and patted Schmeichel on the shoulder, then walked towards the center circle of the court, waving to encourage his teammates:
"Guys , the second half has just begun!”
"They equalized the score, then we will score another one!"
Hearing this, captain Morgan also echoed:
"Ling is right, cheer up. !”
Under the comfort of several core players, the morale of everyone in Leicester City did not receive a big blow.
Yes.
As Ling Feng said, the second half has just begun.
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In the 50th minute of the game, the two sides returned to the same starting line again.
And Hull City, who equalized the score, were unyielding!
Like tigers descending a mountain, the "Tigers" pushed the entire formation across the half-court, constantly passing through the wings and making crosses, impacting Leicester City's defense.
Even though Leicester City's two central defenders have excellent frontal air defense capabilities, they can clear out almost all high balls that are hoisted into the penalty area immediately.
However, under the continuous attacks, Leicester City's defense was somewhat shaky.
Seeing their home team being bombarded, the Blue Fox fans in the stands were also worried, fearing that Hull City would score another goal and overtake the score.
Under such adversity of being suppressed by opponents, Leicester City urgently needs someone to stand up and stabilize the morale of the army.
And this person is none other than Ling Feng, who is regarded by head coach Pearson and the club as the core and future of the team!
In the 65th minute, Hull City got another corner kick opportunity.
The three central defenders once again came to Leicester City's penalty area, planning to repeat their same tricks.
The Blue Fox generals were shouting to each other as if facing a formidable enemy, while sticking closely to the person they were guarding.
Hull City took a corner kick directly.
But this time, Moore relied on his excellent jumping to jump up and get the ball out before everyone else.
Under the gaze of 90,000 people in the audience, the ball flew straight to the top of the penalty area.
The player standing there is none other than Ling Feng wearing a blue jersey!
“Don’t let him get the ball!”
Even without the reminder from his teammates, Livermore, the trailing midfielder, rushed towards Ling Feng without hesitation.
He knew very well that if Ling Feng got the ball, Leicester City would launch a quick counterattack.
Due to the corner kick attack, all three central defenders came to the frontcourt.
In the large open space behind him, there is only one wing-back left!
Even if it is a foul, Ling Feng cannot be allowed to get the ball!
Feeling the heavy breathing behind him, Ling Feng's eyes were always fixed on the ball falling in the air.
With a [Volley] attribute of up to 97, he can perfectly judge the landing point of the ball.
Just when Livermore came behind him and was about to press him, he made a move that amazed everyone:
I saw him letting the ball fall to his knees, Then he raised his right foot, used the instep to cushion the ball, and gently lifted it up!
The next second, the ball flew up in front of him and over his head.
At the same time, Ling Feng stepped hard with his right foot and turned around gracefully!
And with an explosive power of 84 points, he got rid of Livermore the moment he turned around.
Livermore was caught off guard and wanted to reach out, but he was too late.
I could only watch as Ling Feng ran past him and caught up with the ball.
"Wow! What a beautiful dance move!"
After passing Livermore with a back-to-back pick, Ling Feng did not advance with the ball, but passed it directly forward. A fatal through kick!
There will be another chapter later!
(End of this chapter)