Chapter 102: Cheating for a while, feeling good for a while, cheating all the time...[4,000-word chapter]
At the moment of passing the ball, Ling Feng felt as if the whole world had stopped.
After passing the ball, he just stared in the direction of the goal, hoping in his heart that his teammates would appear in front of the goal and score the ball:
Jay Mi, it’s up to you!
The moment he witnessed Vardy appearing where he should be and ruthlessly shooting the ball into the goal, the stone in his heart was suddenly relieved.
Immediately, an uncontrollable ecstasy surged from deep within his heart, causing him to clenched his fists involuntarily and roared with excitement in the native language deep in his soul:
"Fuck!"< br>
"Second brother, you are so damn handsome!"
Not only him, tens of thousands of Blue Fox fans at Wembley Stadium instantly burst out with enough energy to explode the decibel meter. Huge cheers!
Amidst the roaring cheers, Vardy, whose face was slightly red due to excitement, rushed straight to the corner flag area.
He was seen holding the corner flagpole with his hands, imitating Henry the Great, the former king of gunners, and assuming an arrogant posture.
Other Leicester City players also seemed to be crazy, rushing towards Vardy in the corner flag area and surrounding him like heroes.
Pearson, who was standing on the sidelines, jumped to the coaching bench and hugged assistant coach Walsh passionately:
"Steve, we are tied! We tied it!”
“Yes, Nigel, we did it.”
In sharp contrast to the Leicester City people celebrating wildly, both the Arsenal players and the Gunners fans in the stadium were all stunned.
Their eyes were confused and they looked at each other.
Big question marks popped up in my little head.
Why did Ling Feng suddenly dribble the ball forward?
Why does that curved cross seem to turn, pass through the space between the goalkeeper and the defender, and reach the back of the goal smoothly?
Why didn't the goalkeeper attack?
Why did Sagna fail to stop Vardy from shooting?
Why.
At this critical moment when the team suffered setbacks, Wenger showed an important characteristic of a world-class coach - calmness!
I saw him coming to the sidelines and loudly calling the captain Koscielny to the sidelines.
"Hey! Laurent, tell the boys it doesn't matter, the score is just equalized, don't worry about it anymore."
"Stay steady first, control the ball, and when it enters overtime, we will win them again!"
Hearing what Wenger said, Koscielny, who thought he would be blamed, was stunned for a moment, then immediately nodded and said:
"I know, BOSS! I Go tell the guys now.”
Looking at the Blue Fox players celebrating in the corner flag area, Wenger’s eyes shone with wisdom.
It's certainly uncomfortable to have a cooked duck fly away.
However, this is just a draw, not a win.
In his opinion, after the stoppage time draw, the Leicester City people will not take advantage of the surge in morale and continue to press in the frontcourt.
Instead, they will retreat to their own half, hold on to the last few minutes, and drag the game into overtime.
Because only in this way can they win the game after Arsenal react and get a breather!
However, once it enters overtime, it will be very beneficial for Arsenal.
Because, Leicester City players have been on the defensive during this game, and their physical energy consumption is obviously greater than that of Arsenal players.
While standing on the sidelines, Wenger had noticed that the pace of Leicester City's two midfielders was obviously a bit heavy, and their defense speed was not as fast as at the beginning.
And among the players in the frontcourt, they were not as energetic as they were at the beginning.
Mahrez’s pass, at best, was because he saw his teammates advancing forward, so he passed the ball; at worst, it was because he was physically exhausted and was unable to pass others!
Entering overtime, as long as they continue to firmly control the ball at their feet and continue to consume their opponents' physical energy, Leicester City's defense will definitely have loopholes.
The one who wins the game in the end will be Arsenal!
. . .
“A perfect draw in stoppage time!”
“Unbelievable!”
"This game is incredible!"
"Under the adversity of falling behind by two goals in the first fifteen minutes, the Leicester City people did not give up, but completed the tie in the final stoppage time. Goal!"
"I'm sure this game will become one of the most exciting games in the history of the FA Cup final!"
"Let's take a look at it through replays. The whole process of this goal.”
While the commentator and the audience in front of the TV were watching the replay of the goal with great interest, Hodgson, the head coach of the England team in the stands, couldn’t help but marvel at this. Great goal applause.
When he saw Ling Feng pass the fatal pass that penetrated between the goalkeeper and the defender, Hodgson had only one thought in his mind:
This World Cup must be Bring this young man with you!
The assistant sitting next to him also expressed his feelings:
“I finally understand why Gareth (Southgate) admires this eighteen-year-old so much. A kid."
"I swear, I have never seen any eighteen-year-old player pass such an imaginative and penetrating pass!"
"Ling Feng is definitely a treasure given to England by God!"
Ling Feng, who was celebrating wildly with his teammates in the corner flag area, of course had no idea that he had conquered the crowd with his amazing performance on the field. Check out your own England coach and assistant coach.
Even if I knew, I would only smile slightly.
Just kidding!
Do you think De Bruyne’s peak passing ability is just a joke? !
As long as you run into place, I can pass the ball in place!
Vardy’s goal once again brought the scores between the two sides back to the same starting line.
After another kick-off, Leicester City, as Wenger expected, retreated to their own half.
Obviously, tying the score satisfied them.
How to last these few minutes and then continue the fierce battle with Arsenal in overtime is the question they are thinking about.
The Arsenal players, who were stunned by the goal just now, did not continue to attack under Wenger's special instructions. They just dumped the ball in the midfield and firmly controlled the ball.
If one party does not attack, the other party will not rob.
With the inexplicable tacit understanding between the two sides, the referee blew the whistle to end the regular time game.
With the two teams tied at 2-2 in ninety minutes, this final will enter the exciting overtime!
Players from both sides quickly left the court and returned to the locker room.
Back in the locker room, the team's physical therapists took the time to massage and relax the players with tight muscles.
Taking off the wet jersey, Ling Feng twisted it casually and saw sweat falling down.
You can imagine how much he sweated.
Except for him, the jerseys of the other five players in the midfield and frontcourt were all soaked.
Especially the two midfielders were visibly tired, breathing heavily.
Leicester City's crazy frontcourt press in the last ten minutes of the game consumed a lot of physical energy from the players.
This is also the key to why Leicester City did not continue to pursue the victory in the last few minutes of stoppage time!
If they continue to press and there is a physical problem, Arsenal only needs a well-timed direct pass to penetrate their defense!
Although the score was equalized in stoppage time, the game was dragged into overtime.
But in Pearson's view, their chances of winning the game are not much higher than before the game.
Because, in overtime, both sides are fighting for fighting spirit, lineup depth and physical fitness!
This highlights the difference between the Premier League giants and the English Championship teams.
Compared to Arsenal, which has fewer games and a deeper lineup, Leicester City players are worse in terms of physical reserves.
Although on the premise of winning the league in advance, several core players such as Ling Feng, Vardy, and Mahrez were given a rest in the last few rounds of the league.
However, in the 90 minutes just ended, Arsenal's passing tactics consumed the physical energy of Leicester City players to a large extent.
The most crucial thing are the two midfielders.
Originally, the midfield position requires offense and defense, and physical energy is consumed the fastest. The two starting midfielders, Drinkwater and James, have played at least 38 games in all competitions this season.
And he basically plays the entire game and is rarely substituted.
Because these two midfield positions are too important.
Once physical fitness declines and the defense is unable to return to position, there will be no barrier in the area in front of the defender.
The opponent can then drive straight in and face the defender directly.
But considering the state of the game and after asking about the situation of the two players, Pearson finally decided to play the first half of the overtime with this lineup.
Let’s check the situation in the first half, and if it doesn’t work, make substitutions.
“Well done guys!”
"Ninety minutes, we didn't lose!"
"This is undoubtedly a big slap in the face to those who didn't think highly of us before the game!"
"The next overtime game , we still play as we did at the beginning of the second half, focusing on defense first, and then seizing the opportunity to counterattack."
While Pearson was making the final tactical arrangements, Ling Feng, who was sitting in front of the locker, I remembered the secret weapon that had been lying quietly in my [Item List] - [Strength Drink]
[Item Name: Strength Drink]
[Effectiveness of the prop: After drinking it, your physical strength will immediately return to its optimal state! 】
Looking at the orange drink in the toolbar that looked like a certain cow, Ling Feng fell into thinking.
To drink or not to drink?
This is a problem.
Drink it, and your physical strength will be fully restored.
Thus, in the following overtime, you will gain a physical advantage and increase your chances of winning the FA Cup;
If you don’t drink, your physical fitness will be insufficient and your running ability on the field will decline. If motivation decreases, the movements may become deformed.
It is very likely that Arsenal will score another goal in overtime and lose the game and the championship.
After careful consideration, Ling Feng decided to use [Energy Drink]
In his opinion, he already had his own system hang.
I am a sucker myself.
Without cheating, he wouldn't have even been promoted to Leicester City's first team, and it would have been impossible for him to lead Leicester City to break the Championship winning streak and reach the FA Cup final!
So, why care about those ridiculous ideas that are impossible to win?
In the world of sports competition, victory and championship are the most important!
【Do you use energy drinks? 】
"Yes!"
With that, the orange drink in the toolbar disappeared suddenly, turning into an orange stream of light and flying into Ling Feng's chest.
The next second, Ling Feng felt that the fatigue all over his body disappeared instantly, and even his spirit was lifted.
As the saying goes, if you cheat for a while, you will be happy for a while, if you cheat all the time, you will feel happy all the time!
. . .
A short five-minute rest period is not enough for the players to recover much physical fitness.
After players from both sides changed into clean jerseys, they returned to the court again.
It is worth mentioning that Wenger used up the last substitution.
Replaced Podolski on the left wing and replaced him with another tall center Yaya Sanogo.
At only 21 years old, Sanogo has excellent physical fitness. He once performed four times in the FA Cup this season.
Obviously, Wenger intends to use Sanogo and Giroud to form a double center in the frontcourt, causing chaos in Leicester City's penalty area and creating murderous opportunities!
With the referee's whistle, the overtime of the FA Cup final began.
From the beginning of overtime, Leicester City continued to implement defensive counterattack tactics, building defenses in their own half and allowing Arsenal to attack.
Arsenal, on the other hand, was not in a hurry. They just made short passes and penetrated according to their own rhythm, continuing to pull the opponent's formation and find space.
It wasn’t until ten minutes into overtime that Arsenal finally showed its fangs!
They began to frequently pass and cut in the space in the ribs, playing in the space between the full-backs and center-backs.
In just five minutes, Arsenal passed the ball directly to the center forward, and then returned to the teammate who intervened, completing a long shot at the top of the arc, constantly threatening Leicester City's goal.
Fortunately, due to the united efforts of Leicester City’s generals, most of the shots were blocked or saved by goalkeeper Schmeichel Jr.
Moreover, what surprised both the Arsenal players and the Leicester City players was that Ling Feng, who had played the full 90 minutes of the game, was actually able to run so happily!
Is he a robot?
You won't be tired? !
It was his running around the field, constantly pressing and filling positions that made Arsenal's offensive in the middle not so smooth.
In this way, Leicester City survived the difficult first half of overtime.
There is no rest time in the overtime. Players from both sides can only come to the sidelines to drink water before entering the game again.
While taking advantage of the break to drink water, Ling Feng wiped Mahrez’s sweat with a towel while not forgetting to say to his teammates:
"Guys, there are still fifteen minutes left, and they will definitely attack harder."
"This means there is space for their defense."
"Once the steal is made, immediately Give the ball to me. Jamie, don't worry so much, just run forward!"
At this critical moment, Pearson finally used up all three of his substitutions.
Replace Nugent, replace with Conoket, and then move Vardy back to the center, ready to counterattack at any time.
Then they replaced Matty James, who was at the bottom of his physical strength, and Schlupp, who had a yellow card on his back, and replaced him with Andy King and Paul Konchesky to increase the defensive coverage in the backcourt.
His idea is very simple, that is to counterattack and steal one when he has the opportunity.
Otherwise, defend until the last second and drag the game into a penalty shootout!
And his delaying tactics were faithfully implemented by his disciples.
In the second half of overtime, with three new players, Konokat, Andy King, and Paul Konchesky, plus Ling Feng who didn’t seem tired at all, the four people in the backcourt Actively assisting in defense and pressing, Leicester City's defense was stronger than in the first half of overtime!
After being unable to attack for a long time, Arsenal's players were a little impatient and made passing mistakes.
After Andy Jin stole the ball, he immediately handed it to Ling Feng in front.
The latter took the ball without hesitation, turned around, and then sent a long overhead pass.
It's a pity that Vardy's physical fitness has reached the bottom. Even if the overhead ball passed through the midfield and accurately landed in a large space in the Arsenal defense, he could not get rid of Koscielny's close body. Defend, get the ball first and get into the penalty area.
Seeing that Leicester City still had the ability to counterattack, Wenger on the sidelines and the Arsenal players on the court were frightened into a cold sweat.
Ever since, in the following time, they suddenly became timid and did not dare to attack too hard, for fear of being killed at the last moment.
As Arsenal suddenly became cautious, time unconsciously flowed to the last second.
Beep~Beep~~Beep~~~
As the referee blew a long whistle, the overtime of the FA Cup final also came to an end.
Next, the two sides will enter a brutal penalty shootout!
This chapter has been modified! It has been modified!
My question is, if the article is good, then the article will be good, if it’s cheating, then it’s cheating, and don’t do those pretentious things!
This is my first time writing a football article. I really don’t know some of the poisonous points. This is my problem.
If you know your mistakes and can correct them, you are still a good boy!
When the editor gave me permission, I changed the chapter name too!
(End of this chapter)