Chapter 233: Pass after pass, the defense collapsed!
Cambiaso was a little surprised when he saw several Wolfsburg players rushing towards him like hungry wolves.
However, Commander Kan, who has played as the main defensive midfielder in the two giants of Real Madrid and Inter Milan, what scene has he not seen before?
I saw him calmly passing the ball to Brother Drinking on the side, and then calmly started running.
Unlike Barcelona's Sergio Busquets, who plays as a single defensive midfielder, Cambiasso is also surrounded by Drinkwater, who covers a very large area to help him.
This can greatly avoid his physical problems and give full play to his field control experience in the midfielder position.
After Cambiaso passed the ball, Wolfsburg's frontcourt trio seemed to have entered the sage's time, suddenly slowing down and giving up the press.
After doing this a few times, the Blue Fox coach Pearson on the sidelines also saw the opponent's defensive strategy!
First of all, Ling Feng was flanked by two midfielders to make it less easy for him to take the ball and organize.
This strategy did not surprise him at all.
In addition, Wolfsburg's frontcourt players adopted a "surround but not grab" strategy against Cambiaso.
Dost, Schürrle and De Bruyne were cruising around Cambiaso, maintaining a triangular position and faintly surrounding him.
Whenever Cambiaso wants to catch the ball, Wolfsburg's frontcourt players will suddenly start accelerating and pounce towards Cambiaso as if a switch has been pressed!
Those who are close, press Cambiaso;
Those who are far away, stand between him and Ling Feng, intercepting his forward passing route. .
Obviously, Wolfsburg also understands the importance of Cambiaso for Leicester City's midfield.
Compared to Cambiaso, Drinkwater focuses more on defense, and his vision and awareness of passing can only be said to be average.
Once Cambiaso is pinched as the connection point between the backcourt and the frontcourt, with Leicester City's ability to play the ball in the backcourt, there may be a passing error!
Thinking of this, Pearson suddenly felt very lucky.
He is glad that he started Maguire, who has a certain ability to play the ball, to help the ball in the backcourt!
"Danny! Run more open spaces!"
"Harry, go up more!"
"Be bold in passing the ball! Don't be afraid of mistakes!"
So, Amid the shouts of the head coach on the sidelines, in addition to Drinkwater's continuous support of Cambiaso, Maguire, as the ball-playing central defender, is also slightly in a position, forming a triangle position with the two defensive midfielders.
Once Cambiaso or Brother Drinkwater fails to pass the ball forward and passes the ball back to Maguire, he will directly split the ball with a kick and hand it to Lingard on the left. Or Mahrez on the right.
In this way, Wolfsburg's very targeted pressing strategy in the frontcourt was cracked by Maguire alone!
However, even if he could pass the ball to the frontcourt, Ling Feng, who was double-teamed by two defensive midfielders, could not easily get the ball.
However, this is definitely beneficial to Leicester City.
Because, once the two defensive midfielders are restrained by Ling Feng in the middle, they will not be able to cover the side.
In this way, Wolfsburg will have fewer defenders on the wing, giving Lingard and Mahrez on both sides more room to play!
In the 18th minute of the game, under siege, Cambiaso once again passed the ball back to Maguire.
Maguire looked up at the left and right wings, then passed the ball directly to Mahrez, who was retreating from the right.
The latter took the ball smoothly with his left foot and immediately advanced with the ball, taking the initiative to meet Wolfsburg's left back, Swiss international Ricardo Rodriguez, nicknamed "Ronaldo" !
Ronaldo, who is only 22 years old, is the left winger of Wolfsburg and the Swiss national team.
Since last season, this Swiss with a beard and a round head has been Wolfsburg's super thigh after De Bruyne.
This guy is not only reassuring on the defensive end, he can also contribute nine assists and five goals on the offensive end with outstanding offensive statistics!
His passing and free kick skills are even more outstanding, and he is often able to accurately deliver the ball to his teammates' heads.
Such an outstanding performance also attracted the attention of major European clubs.
In the summer window, Ricardo Rodriguez’s name is frequently associated with European giants such as Real Madrid, Bayern, and Juventus.
This season, because of his outstanding performance at Wolfsburg, many Bundesliga fans have praised the Swiss full-back who is less than 23 years old to the sky.
Some Wolfsburg fans even believe that he already has the level of the world's top full-back, even better than Real Madrid's Marcelo!
Facing Mahrez's advancement, Ronaldo looked solemn, but turned his body sideways, fighting and retreating.
Even though Mahrez made successive fake moves with his upper body, his body's center of gravity was not shifted.
In desperation, Mahrez looked up and observed the middle, trying to find the possibility of cooperating with Ling Feng.
At this moment, Ronaldo seized the fleeting opportunity, made a sudden grab, and kicked the ball from Mahrez's feet out of the sideline!
In response, Mahrez just raised his hand to signal Ling Feng who ran over to the center, and then came to the sideline, ready to catch the ball.
However, when Simpson threw the ball to him, he was pinched in the back by Ronaldo behind him, and then felt pain in his waist.
Immediately afterwards, Ronaldo intercepted the ball and passed it directly across the middle to De Bruyne.
Fortunately, when Ding Ding was about to advance with the ball and launch a counterattack, the experienced Cambiasso directly fouled him, killing this attack in the cradle.
At this time, Mahrez complained to the referee very dissatisfied, claiming that No. 34 was playing tricks behind him.
However, the referee did not see it at all, so there was no such foul action.
The protest was fruitless, and Mahrez could only swallow this dumb thing in his stomach.
As the weather gradually warmed up, the bonus of the super legendary equipment [Winter Gloves] was lost. After that, Mahrez's competitive form declined.
Although Ling Feng was restricted by zone defense, he gained more ball rights and space.
However, with Leicester City's eye-catching performance, Mahrez, who has contributed seven goals and seven assists in various competitions, has also become the focus of other opponents.
Everyone knows that among the Blue Fox's front three, apart from Ling Feng, Mahrez has the strongest ball-holding ability.
So, he has been a little uncomfortable being guarded by defenders recently.
In this game, he is facing off against the top full-back Ronaldo who is in his prime.
In the following time, although Mahrez got many one-on-one opportunities on the wing.
However, Ronaldo, who is superior to him in speed and physical fitness, has an extraordinary rhythm and is not that effective.
No matter what fake move, Ronaldo remained motionless, allowing him to start first, and then use his explosive physical fitness to block the position, thereby intercepting the ball or clearing the ball from the sideline.
Thirty minutes into the game, the situation on the field was still very anxious.
For Leicester City, several players in the frontcourt were separated by Wolfsburg and could not form effective response and cooperation. Ling Feng was closely followed by two black midfielder bodyguards, and had almost no chance to get the ball. He could only keep running and occupying space;
And Mahrez on the right was beaten by R Luo Fang has no temper at all;
Vardy, who was at the front, could not get the support of his teammates and could only waste his energy in running over and over again.
As for Wolfsburg, De Bruyne is the most active one.
As the oldest football magazine in Germany and the world, "Kicker" magazine rates all Bundesliga players every year during the Bundesliga half-way and after the end of the Bundesliga season.
There are four levels of ratings from high to low, namely world-class, continental-level, international-level, and worthy of attention.
In the first half of the season, only three players were rated world-class.
That is Robben and Neuer of Bundesliga hegemon Bayern Munich, and De Bruyne of Wolfsburg!
Such a rating is enough to prove how outstanding he is this season!
The Belgian midfield genius moves erratically on the court, and his position is not limited to the center. He frequently appears on both wings to organize the ball.
Neither Drinking Brother nor Cambiaso could keep up with his rhythm and allowed him to send all kinds of threatening crosses.
Fortunately, the Blue Fox center back partners Huth and Maguire in this game are in good positions, and their frontal air defense capabilities are flawless.
Many times, he was able to push the ball out of the penalty area before Wolfsburg forward Dost grabbed the shot, resolving the crisis.
Even if there is no goal scored yet.
However, judging from the situation on the field, Wolfsburg, which came from afar, actually had a slight upper hand!
Speaking of which, Wolfsburg's current record in the past two seasons is definitely not due to luck.
On the one hand, backed by the wealthy Volkswagen Group, it has recruited many powerful players in the transfer market in the past two years.
In the lineup, there are famous players in each position on the front, middle and back lines. The overall strength of the players can be ranked among the top three in the Bundesliga.
You can even come up with a starting lineup that is almost entirely made up of international players!
On the other hand, the arrival of De Bruyne has completely given this team a midfield commander who can truly lead the team!
It is very important for a team to have a core player.
The team can formulate corresponding tactics around the core players, and then other players can also twist into a rope under the leadership of the core players and work together!
What's more, this core will be the world's number one offensive midfielder in the future!
Speaking of which, the rises of Ling Feng and De Bruyne have a certain overlap.
Both of them relied on their own personal abilities and talents to lift the Blue Fox and Wolfsburg to their current heights.
It is worth mentioning that both of them only became members of the team's first team in January 2014, and then gained the trust of the head coach and teammates in a short period of time and became the core of the field.
Before the game, many Bundesliga fans felt that Ling Feng, the new European golden boy, was just a darling touted by the media.
If we really want to talk about personal strength, De Bruyne will definitely beat Ling Feng!
Judging from the current performance of the two, De Bruyne is indeed better.
Thirty minutes passed, and Ling Feng didn’t even get the ball in the frontcourt as many times as the team’s center back Maguire.
Seeing the team passive on the court, the Blue Fox fans in the stands, led by die-hard fans such as Fox Club's William and Bob, began to sing "The Song of Ling Feng"
The singing is full of the fans’ support for the team.
They hope that the core of the team can stand up and turn the situation around!
At the same time, Ling Feng was frequently shown footage of the scene.
“A loud song rang out at the King Power Stadium. This is the personal song of Leicester City’s No. 7 player Ling Feng. Obviously, when the team is passive, the fans hope that this man who once led them once The young man who defeated his opponent once again is playing the role of a hero!"
"However, this Blue Fox genius was heavily targeted by his opponent in this game, Wolfsburg's two midfielders! Follow him closely, once he gets the ball, he will be violated!”
The fans’ songs echoed in my ears.
Seeing the team being suppressed by Wolfsburg at home, Ling Feng also realized that this could not continue!
So, he decided to make a change!
He waved to Lingard on the left, and then said loudly to him:
"Jessie, let's change positions!"
Hearing this, Lingard De had no objection and immediately nodded to express his understanding.
He was on the left and basically did nothing.
He is defended by Portuguese international Vierinha.
Vierinha, who plays as a winger, is short but has good speed and balance.
Lin Huang, who was not good at one-on-one on the wing, could not get past him.
Every time he gets the ball, Ling Feng can only play some pass-and-receive coordination with Vardy, who comes over to help.
However, compared to Ronaldo on the other side, Vierinha here is definitely a relatively weak point in Wolfsburg's defense.
Ling Feng thinks that he is absolutely sure to tear open the gap in Wolfsburg's defense from here, thereby threatening the opponent's goal!
Moreover, after Lingard comes to the middle, he can also give full play to his ability to attack the space and connect in series.
This is also the reason why Ling Feng chose to switch places with Lingard!
Soon, both the fans in the stands and the coaches on the sidelines saw the change of positions between Ling Feng and Lingard.
And this change of position has an immediate effect!
After Ling Feng came to the left, Maguire's pass from the backcourt could find him.
In the 37th minute of the game, Ling Feng dropped back to catch the ball on the left, and then dribbled the ball along the wing.
Gustavo immediately made up for it and helped defend with Vierinha.
However, facing the help of the two people, Ling Feng was not polite at all. He directly moved the instep of his outside feet inward, and his whole body suddenly turned into a blue afterimage, and Gustavo and Vieux were shot from behind. Between Rinya, I passed by making soup!
The two of them didn't even have time to reach out to pull him, they could only see his roaring back.
This simple and crude breakthrough directly ignited the enthusiasm of the home team fans at the scene.
“Yes!”
“That’s it!”
“Ling! Kill them!”
Cutting inside to the penalty area, facing the oncoming central defender Klose, Ling Feng first made a gesture to shoot. After tricking the opponent into making a blocking action, he directly flicked his ankle and sent a powerful through ball. .
With just one pass, Wolfsburg's defense collapsed in an instant!
At the moment when Ling Feng passed the ball, Vardy, who was standing parallel to another Wolfsburg defender Nardo, understood it.
He did not hesitate to cross behind Klose and received the ball in the penalty area.
Wolfsburg's two central defenders are both over 1.9 meters tall and move too slowly.
So much so that Vardy in the penalty area could observe the goalkeeper's position and then calmly make a choice to shoot into the far corner!
With a bang, the ball shot out!
Drawing a beautiful arc in the air, it flew past Swiss national goalkeeper Benaglio and turned into the goal behind him!
(End of this chapter)