Chapter 201 Space Reader, dual-core frontcourt! [Please subscribe]
Pellegrini’s words made the assistant coach beside him a little puzzled.
"Consumption? You mean that No. 7 is consuming Toure's physical energy?"
Pellegrini nodded with a serious expression.
However, this answer made the assistant coach even more confused.
"If this is really the case, then the kid has made the wrong calculation!"
You know, Yaya Toure has already reached his thirtieth year when professional players began to decline.
Although Yaya Toure, who came to the Premier League, has gained weight compared to Barcelona, his speed and agility have dropped significantly.
However, his physical fitness has not changed as a result
The league styles of La Liga and the Premier League are completely different.
When playing in La Liga, more emphasis is placed on passing and controlling skills, and there is less physical confrontation than in the Premier League.
And the club that Yaya Toure plays for is Barcelona, the league hegemon that focuses on possession of the ball.
Beside him are Xavi and Iniesta, two midfield masters with their own characteristics. Yaya Toure does not need to think about offense at all. He only needs to be responsible for the defense of the midfield, and then grab the ball. After the ball, give it to them and call it a day.
After leaving Spain, which has spring all year round, and landing in the gloomy and humid England, after experiencing the high-intensity rhythm of the Premier League and the baptism of fierce confrontation, Yaya Toure's physical fitness and confrontation ability have become more and more important. Take it to the next level!
Moreover, after coming to Manchester City, he gained greater freedom in the midfield.
He is no longer limited to acting as a steel barrier in front of the defense. He has become the team's midfield engine during the transition between offense and defense.
He can dribble the ball forward or dispatch the ball. !
Especially under Pellegrini's training and the arrival of Fernandinho, Yaya Toure's forward offensive ability has been completely unleashed!
Last season, Yaya Toure had the peak season of his career.
In addition to helping Blue Moon win the Premier League championship, he also became the second midfielder after Lampard to score 20 goals in the Premier League in a single season!
It was also in this year that he was recognized by fans as the world's number one B2B midfielder!
And this season, even if Aguero attacks the city from the front, he carries the team's offensive banner.
But guarding the midfield, he still uses his all-around performance to contribute an irreplaceable role on both offense and defense.
This is why Pellegrini gave him the important task of guarding Ling Feng!
From another perspective, this is also the importance attached to Ling Feng!
The other nineteen teams in the Premier League all know that Ling Feng is Leicester City's barometer.
Leicester City's performance depends largely on the performance of this 19-year-old young man.
So far this season, Leicester City has scored thirty goals in the league.
Among them, Ling Feng personally contributed eight goals and fifteen assists, scoring 23 goals!
Accounting for 70% of Leicester City’s team’s goals!
It is no exaggeration to say that as long as other teams guard Lingfeng, they can reduce Leicester City's offensive threat by 70%!
Although in the last league game against Everton, Yaya Toure played the entire game.
However, in the Champions League match against Roma in midweek, Yaya Toure took a rest.
In terms of physical fitness, Yaya Toure has no problems at all!
Judging from the current situation on the court, Yaya Toure almost completely suppressed the latter in a one-on-one match with Ling Feng, which made Manchester City's coaching staff and fans very upset. rest assured.
This is why the assistant coach feels that Ling Feng's idea of consuming Yaya Toure is very unreliable and unrealistic.
However, staring closely at the black-haired youth No. 7 running on the field, Pellegrini had a different opinion:
"Having said that, but, this The physical fitness of the No. 7 boy should not be underestimated.”
While studying Ling Feng’s game videos and highlights, Manchester City’s coaching staff found that several times at the last moment of the game, almost the entire game was played. Ling Feng can still run at full speed!
The most important thing is that when everyone's physical fitness is about to reach its limit, his speed advantage becomes even more obvious!
It is worth mentioning that according to post-match statistics, in the 88th minute of the away game against Crystal Palace, before scoring the winning goal, Ling Feng’s maximum speed while sprinting with all his strength reached an astonishing 36.7 kilometers per hour. Hour!
This is the fastest run recorded by any Premier League player so far this season.
It is no exaggeration to say that Ling Feng can be regarded as the fastest man in the Premier League today!
At some point, when Yaya Toure's physical fitness declines, it will definitely be more difficult to keep up with the extremely fast Ling Feng.
However, even if he knew Ling Feng's true intention of constantly running into open spaces, Pellegrini could not respond.
First of all, in the Manchester City formation, the only one who can truly defend Ling Feng is Yaya Toure!
Other defensive midfielders, such as Fernando, Milner, or Fernandinho, can at most restrict Ling Feng.
Secondly, Yaya Toure now has the upper hand, and they can respond to changes by remaining unchanged.
When Yaya Toure really shows signs of physical decline, it will not be too late to make changes.
What they have to do now is to take advantage of Yaya Toure to suppress Ling Feng and try their best to score goals on the away road first.
As long as they take the lead, they can be more at ease!
However, Leicester City's coaching staff was also confused about Ling Feng's "running around".
"Nigel, is this your arrangement for Ling to move like this?"
Hearing the slightly curious voice of assistant coach Walsh beside him, Pearson couldn't help but shook his head. "I have never arranged it like this"
As the core of Leicester City's frontcourt organizer, Ling Feng has been given great freedom.
Especially the movement!
Whether in training or in a game, Pearson will not instruct him on how to move.
Because, he discovered very early that Ling Feng had a terrible intuition and could capture the space on the court anytime and anywhere, and then appear there!
Pearson feels that Lingfeng, like Bayern Munich's Muller, has a natural acumen for the space on the court and can always appear where he should be most to complete the final pass or a fatal blow.
This kind of player is an extremely rare type in football, called a space reader!
Of course, Pearson would not know that the reason why Ling Feng is always able to appear in the open space is not because he has an intuition about space that is unmatched by other players.
It’s because there is a virtual holographic two-dimensional stadium in his mind.
Everyone on both teams is within his "vision".
This is why he can find opportunities anytime and anywhere!
At this time, Walsh immediately said:
"Could it be that he was afraid of confronting Yaya Toure, so he chose to keep running into the open space and kick the ball out, instead of daring to get the ball near him?"
Hearing this, Pearson frowned. He denied this possibility without hesitation:
“I don’t think so.”
“You know, although that boy is young, he is already a mature man. !
“Whether he is in the club or the national team, he has shown his strong ability to withstand pressure. He is definitely not the kind of person who will run away from difficulties! ”
"Although I don't know why he did this for the time being. However, I believe that he must have his own ideas when he did this!"
Pearson's words were resolute and full of trust in his proud disciple. Walsh on the side was also affected by his speech. He touched his gray hair and laughed at himself:
"Yes, you are right, I underestimated him."
“I am always confused by his too young face, but I don’t know that he has grown into the most reliable one in Leicester City!”
As they spoke, the two of them couldn't help but lock their eyes on the black-haired young man wearing the dark blue jersey No. 7 on the field.
Ling, let the people of Manchester see what you are capable of!
. . .
Meanwhile, on the court.
Looking at Ling Feng who kept running back and forth in front of him, Yaya Toure exhaled a hot breath from his mouth and cursed in his heart:
Farke, this guy is like a fly!
Even though it has been more than four years since I came to the British Peninsula.
However, people from hot Africa still find it difficult to adapt to the damn weather in this country.
Every winter, he has to add a warm sports long sleeve to his jersey, and then wear cold-proof gloves to resist the biting cold wind.
In his opinion, with the small body of this black-haired boy, he could knock him into pieces with just a slight bump.
In the first ten minutes or so, he fought against himself.
After that, he didn't dare to get even half a minute closer to him. Instead, he used his speed to keep running into open spaces, trying to connect with his teammates.
Of course Yaya Toure will not let him succeed.
Want to get the ball?
No way!
Due to Yaya Toure's follow-up defense, Ling Feng was unable to calmly take the ball and organize, so he could only keep crossing the space to meet his teammates.
So much so that Leicester City's offense showed obvious signs
Without Ling Feng's threatening passing penetration, Leicester City's offense could only constantly shift around the periphery of Manchester City's formation. and pulling, and no substantial progress.
However, Manchester City's coaching staff and fans were not happy for long.
Because of Leicester City's attack, there will soon be a new commander!
As Ling Feng reduces the number of times he takes the ball, Leicester City's offensive dominance is handed over to "Ma Dongmei" on the right
As the saying goes, once the gloves are put on, Messi in winter!
The colder the weather gets, the more graceful and elegant Mahrez, who has transformed into the winter limited version of Messi, dances on the court!
In the 15th minute of the game, Mahrez, who was holding the ball on the right, received a pass from Cambiaso. He moved the ball with his left foot without stopping, and passed directly through his crotch. Manchester City left back Clichy.
Then he immediately sent a precise through ball forward.
Vardy successfully countered offside and got the ball first with a diagonal pass.
At the moment when the shot was taken, the center back Mangala, who was being chased, stretched his leg to block it, and the ball flew out of the baseline.
This wave of simple and efficient cooperation also caused a round of applause in the stadium.
“Wow!”
“Crossing the crotch is awesome!”
"Beautiful through ball!"
"It's a pity that Vardy's shot was blocked by Mangala, otherwise it would definitely test Joe Hart's concentration"
"Ben In this game, Leicester City's number one star Ling Feng seemed a little quiet under Yaya Toure's defense. Fortunately, Mahrez stepped up! "
Now Mahrez is definitely going to do it. Better than Mahrez at the same time in history!
Especially after learning the passing skills from Ling Feng, his passing has become more lethal.
When Ling Feng is heavily targeted by his opponents, he can often step forward and take over the responsibility of organizing the offense.
This is also Leicester City’s dual-core frontcourt tactic under forced circumstances!
With Ling Feng's continuous support, Mahrez completely had the upper hand in the duel with Clichy.
When he thought he was going to pass the ball, he passed the ball to Ling Feng, who came to meet him, and then hit the wall to cooperate;
When he thought he was going to pass the ball, he passed the ball!
Anyway, it just made Chrissy unsure of what his next move would be.
In desperation, Clichy was forced to resort to foul tactics to prevent Mahrez from advancing.
After seeing that Mahrez's side was very strong, Pellegrini got up and came to the sidelines and immediately made tactical adjustments.
Then, Lampard will move closer to the left to help defend Mahrez.
Nasri on the left also frequently retreated to restrict Leicester City's midfielder Cambiasso.
With the addition of Lampard and Nasri, the space on the right wing has become narrower, and it is not so easy to cooperate.
With the change of formation, Manchester City slowly regained some possession of the ball and then handed it over to David Silva.
There is a core axis in Manchester City's lineup.
That is center back and captain Kompany, midfielders Yaya Toure and David Silva, and forward Aguero!
These four people are the most unshakable core of this Manchester City, and they are also the reason why this Manchester City is strong!
Kompany is the leader of the defense and the anchor of the sea;
Yaya Toure is the versatile midfielder and offensive promoter;
David Silva is the frontcourt magician and opportunity creator ;
Aguero is the terminator who completes the final blow!
In this game against Leicester City, except for Aguero, the other three players all started!
Most of Manchester City's offense is organized by David Silva or Nasri.
The two have outstanding skills at their feet and can often play smooth passing and receiving cooperation in the frontcourt.
However, the impact of not having a good striker is also reflected.
Spanish youngster Pozo ran very aggressively.
However, perhaps because of not trusting him very much, other Manchester City players rarely pass the ball to him.
It is precisely because of the lack of Aguero, an authentic terminator, that Manchester City's final blow often ends in vain.
In addition, the second goalkeeper Ben Hamer, who started this game instead of Schmeichel, performed very steadily and saved several threatening long-range shots.
Finally, the referee blew the whistle to end the first half.
Manchester City and Leicester City exchanged offense and defense in the first half, and had several shooting opportunities, but they failed to grasp them.
The score is still zero to zero.
It is worth mentioning that in the first half of the game, Leicester City's frontcourt core Ling Feng was completely suppressed by the opponent's core midfielder Yaya Toure.
Only touched the ball thirty-two times in the first half!
This number is twice as low as the previous game statistics!
(End of this chapter)