Chapter 122 The pass that deceived the whole world [four thousand words chapter]
“Beautiful breakthrough!”
“It’s passed!”
“Ling Feng. Cross! "
Ling Feng's arcing cross is completely different from the one Sturridge made just now.
The ball drew a wonderful arc in the air, just around a central defender in front, and flew to the goal point in the small penalty area.
At this time, Rooney just got rid of the entanglement of another central defender and walked towards the ball.
His placement of the ball is very precise.
The moment the ball bounced off the ground, Rooney swung his right leg and accurately hit the ball with the inside of his foot.
The next second, the ball hit the goal with a bang!
The moment Rooney shot, not only Ling Feng, but other teammates and the England fans in the stadium thought the ball was there!
Has entered the small penalty area, the distance is too close, and the ball speed is fast.
Logically speaking, no matter how quick the goalkeeper reacts, it is impossible to save Rooney's shot.
However, Navas' position in front of the goal was very good. He just placed the far corner of the goal and blocked the near corner.
So much so that the shot that was so close hit him on his left shoulder, grazing the goalpost and flying out of the baseline!
Seeing this, there was a sigh in the Minelan Stadium!
Seeing that such a close shot failed to penetrate the goal guarded by Navas, Rooney put his head in his hands with an expression of disbelief.
Rubbing his face vigorously, Rooney did not forget to turn around and give a thumbs up to Ling Feng who made a good pass.
Seeing this, Ling Feng suddenly remembered a certain big black man wearing a red jersey of Manchester United. He also liked to praise his teammates who passed the ball after the shot failed.
This made Ling Feng murmur in his heart:
Do all you Manchester United forwards like to give likes so much?
Or is this the corporate culture of Manchester United?
Although there was no goal, this volley shot still received a burst of applause from the fans at the scene.
As England's top star and the Three Lions' best shooter, they really hope Rooney can score in the World Cup.
Ling Feng came to the corner flag area, ready to take the penalty Corner kick.
Since showing his unique passing ability in training and games, he has basically taken over the responsibility of taking long-range free kicks and corner kicks within the Three Lions team.
This can be regarded as a kind of recognition from the coach and an improvement in his status in the national team.
In just five games, he became an indispensable member of the Three Lions!
The England central defender partners Cahill and Jagielka also came to Costa Rica's penalty area.
For a time, the entire penalty area was filled with players from both sides pushing and shoving!
Set pieces are an effective way to break down dense defences.
As long as the set kick is taken well, you can create threats or chaos in front of the goal.
At this time, Ling Feng glanced at Gerrard, who was standing outside the penalty area with only one person watching him, and a bold idea suddenly popped into his mind.
“Rahim!”
Looking around, Sterling saw Ling Feng waving to him.
The former looked puzzled, but he still ran to the corner flag area obediently.
“Man, what’s wrong?”
Covering his mouth with his hand, Ling Feng said in a deep voice:
“Let’s cooperate. You can pass the ball later. Come back to me and I will pass in to make a time difference."
Hearing this, Sterling raised his eyebrows and nodded:
"Okay!"
The brief exchange between the two was seen by everyone.
“Ling did not take the corner kick directly, but called Sterling to his side and said something.”
“Are they planning to play a tactic?”
With the commentator's doubts, the referee blew the whistle.
There was a "beep" sound, and Sterling, who was running back, suddenly reversed and rushed towards the corner flag area.
And Ling Feng directly passed the ball to him.
Seeing England take a tactical corner kick, the opponent's defender immediately pressed forward, preventing Sterling from easily turning around and making a breakthrough.
You know, in the past two games, Sterling's explosive ability from the wing is the sharpest point of the entire Three Lions team.
Before the game, Costa Rica head coach Pinto also emphasized this point with his players.
When Sterling catches the ball, he must be closely guarded and cannot let him turn around and break through!
However, Sterling did not stop the ball, but directly knocked the ball back to Ling Feng who was a little behind.
The latter swung his right leg in a large swing and made a pass!
Ling Feng’s cross almost resulted in a goal just now.
Now, how can the Costa Rica players allow him to cross easily? !
"Don't let him cross!"
"Push forward!"
Amidst the shouts from his teammates, the Costa Rican left back immediately gave up on Sterling and jumped up. Trying to block Ling Feng's passing route with his body.
In the penalty area, players from both sides were also pushing and shoving, trying to compete for a favorable position and compete for the header.
Teammates, opponents, and fans from both sides at the scene, everyone thought that Ling Feng was preparing to cross.
Even the live broadcast camera was fooled by Ling Feng's movements and moved directly into the restricted area.
Unexpectedly, the moment Ling Feng finally swung his leg to touch the ball, he released most of his strength and bent his ankle.
The next second, the ball shot out!
However, the direction the ball flew out was not into the crowded penalty area, but close to the turf, rolling towards the center at high speed!
This pass was unexpected by everyone.
"Cross!"
"No, it's a low cross!"
At the same time, seeing the ball coming, Gerrard suddenly tensed up and sped up quickly.
He ran directly past the Costa Rican midfielder and captain Ruiz who was marking him, and met the ball with a furious shot!
“Jay~~~Ladd!!”
As the commentator suddenly raised his voice, the ball flew out like a cannonball!
It is worth mentioning that the ball did not rotate at all, it just seemed to be stationary in the air and hit the upper right corner of the goal.
Perhaps it was because there were too many people in the penalty area, blocking the line of sight. When the ball passed through the crowd and flew towards the goal, it was too late for Navas to react.
Even though he flew to save the ball immediately, he could only watch helplessly as the ball entered the upper right corner of the goal and hit the white net hard with a "swish", causing waves of ripples. ripple!
The next second, the entire Minelan Stadium suddenly burst into cheers!
"Captain of England!"
"He has made a contribution!!!"
"What a beautiful long-range shot! This shot reminds me of that night in Istanbul."
Under the passionate voice of the commentator, Gerrard went crazy as a teenager, rushed all the way to the stands where the England fans were, and knelt down.
After he stood up from his knees, he followed the trend with a Liverpool uppercut and roared:
"Come On!!!"
Seeing this, the England fans in the stands shouted "Gerrard" and rushed towards the stands excitedly.
Every England fan was red-faced and extremely excited. The camera also showed former England captain Beckham watching the game in the stands.
Beckham just stood up, smiling and applauding his successor in the national team.
Amidst the cheers and applause in the stadium, other Three Lions players also rushed to Gerrard's side and surrounded him.
Turn around, Gerrard immediately hugged Ling Feng deeply as he passed the ball to him:
“Ling, good pass!”
“Shi Tivin, what a handsome long-range shot! You must teach me when you have time!"
As the Three Lions and one of the best sluggers in world football, Ling Feng believes that under the guidance of Gerrard! , your [Long Shot] attribute can be increased by any number of points!
Hearing this, Gerald smiled lightly and agreed immediately:
"Haha, no problem!"
After hugging each other, Sterling suddenly blocked Ling Feng's way.
"Ling, didn't you just say to pass the ball directly? You even lied to your teammates?!"
Facing Sterling's joking "question", Ling Feng just smiled , explained:
"The key to this pass is here! If you don't even know where I am passing the ball, how can the opponent know that I will pass the ball directly to Steven?!"
Hearing this, Si Trin was stunned for a moment, then nodded.
This does make sense.
However, this guy who is half a year younger than me is too cunning!
Fortunately he is my teammate
Looking at Sterling who was a little stunned, Ling Feng just raised his hand and patted his shoulder, and said in an old-fashioned way:
"Next time you have a chance, you can try this trick."
As the replay of this goal was broadcast on television in various countries around the world, many commentators made their own comments:
“Half of the credit for this goal must be recorded in England. No. 15 Ling Feng! "
"His fake move was similar to Pirlo's missed ball in the first round of England's match against Italy! "
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"He is England's Pirlo!"
"This is Lingfeng's second assist in three games. In the three group matches, he contributed one goal and two assists. This player who participated in the World Cup for the first time The 19-year-old English player is showing his amazing talent to the world! "
"Unfortunately, if he completes the assist in the last game, he will become the first person to contribute assists in three consecutive World Cup games! player"
Yes.
If Sterling had scored that single goal in the last game against Uruguay, then Ling Feng would have set a new record and become the first player to have assists in three consecutive World Cup games!
It's a pity that Ling Feng doesn't know this.
If he knew, he would at least give Sterling a white eye.
Made, can you be so happy? !
Waste me an assist.
. . .
Twenty minutes of the game.
As Gerrard's long-range shot penetrated Costa Rica's goal, the score on the field came to 1-0!
The progress of the game is very beneficial to England.
If this score remains until the final whistle, no matter what the score is in another match between Italy and Uruguay, England will be ranked second in the group and qualify hand in hand with Costa Rica!
After falling behind, Costa Rica did not change its tactics and press out the formation, but continued to maintain a 541 defensive posture.
Under the comfort and encouragement of Costa Rica's head coach and captain Ruiz, the morale of the Costa Rica players did not fluctuate much.
After all, the goalkeeper or the defense can't really be blamed for this kind of unsolvable long-range world wave.
Mainly because Ling Feng’s fake moves were too realistic, and Gerrard’s long shot was too beautiful.
This kind of flash of inspiration from a star is often impossible to predict or prevent in advance.
A star is one who can do things that ordinary players cannot do!
After taking the lead, the Three Lions players became more confident on the court.
The result of being overconfident is that the frontcourt players of the Three Lions want to transform into Gerrard and shoot at the goal guarded by Navas when they get the ball.
Among them, Sturridge is the most "confident"
Due to Sterling's frequent outbursts on the right, he attracted Costa Rica's focus.
And the center is too densely populated to pass a through ball to Rooney.
Therefore, Ling Feng could only move the ball to the left side of the weak side again, allowing Sturridge to create a threat on the left side.
However, every time he gets the ball at his feet, Sturridge just dribbles and breaks through regardless.
Sturridge in the 13-14 season is definitely one of the strongest forwards in the Premier League!
His speed, footwork, and shooting skills are all top-notch.
Especially seeing that even Gerrard has scored, but as the main forward of the Three Lions, he has not yet scored.
Sturridge couldn't help but feel a little anxious.
However, the more impatient he is to score goals, the more he wants to use his personal ability to solve the problem.
But in the face of Costa Rica's tight and united defense, the more they play alone, the less likely they are to score goals.
Obviously he has attracted the defense of two or three players on the left wing. As long as he passes the ball to the center, Ling Feng or Rooney can get space to shoot.
But he just doesn’t pass it!
Either he forced his shot and was blocked by his opponent; or he was trapped in a double-team and was intercepted.
After Sturridge repeatedly lost the ball, Costa Rica, which rarely got the ball, launched a quick counterattack from the wing.
On one occasion he even hit the heart of England directly and almost made a cross.
Had the left back Baines not been concentrated enough and stretched out his feet to block the opponent's pass, he might have also posed a certain threat to England's goal.
Just a little bit alone.
After Sturridge lost the ball, he didn't pursue it with all his strength!
This is unacceptable!
Although the team is leading the score, the frequent loss of the ball due to personal dribbling is still very damaging to morale.
Even though Ling Feng was unhappy with Sturridge's pressing behavior and his lazy attitude after losing the ball.
But he still resisted the urge to curse.
However, he has made a mental decision to never pass the ball to Sturridge again.
Made, you like to lead, right? You like not to pass the ball, right?
If I don’t pass the ball to you, let’s see what else you bring!
However, just because he is silent, it does not mean that other teammates will also get used to his bad habits!
After being intercepted while dribbling again and failing to recover after losing the ball, Gerrard wiped his ass on the wing and shoveled the opponent's pass out of the sideline. The captain of the Three Lions directly cursed:
"Daniel! How many times have you stepped on your horse! Why didn't you chase after the ball after losing it?!"
"Also, pass the ball to your teammates! If you continue to be so alone, you will get off the field!"
As the captain of Liverpool and England, Gerrard's leadership and majesty are beyond doubt.
Faced with Gerrard's sweet words, Sturridge did not dare to say a word, but timidly gave Gerrard a thumbs up to show that he understood.
Looking at this scene, Ling Feng raised his eyebrows and couldn’t help but give Gerald a thumbs up in his heart:
So scolding!
I’ll post one chapter first, and I’m writing the second chapter. If I can’t finish it, I’ll finish it tomorrow.
I have to make up for it anyway!
(End of this chapter)