Chapter 256 Two consecutive victories, the crying little demon
The two consecutive victories in less than 20 minutes in the beginning directly stunned all the Portuguese U21 players.
Including young Seat B, all the Portuguese players looked confused and helpless.
Didn’t the coach say that as long as you keep an eye on No. 7, you can win the game?
But the problem now is that they can't keep an eye on him at all!
The person responsible for closely guarding Ling Feng in this game is Portuguese midfielder William Carvalho.
This dark and tough-looking old man is the main defensive midfielder of the Portuguese Super League giant Sporting Lisbon and the most experienced player in the adult national team in this Portuguese U21 team.
Carvalho has an excellent defensive position and excellent interception ability. He became the main defensive midfielder of the Portuguese adult national team as early as two years ago.
Originally, with him building a barrier in the midfield, no one could easily pose a threat to Portugal's defense.
However, the opponent he encountered was Ling Feng, who should not appear in this level of competition!
In the year when Portugal won the European Cup, apart from the emergence of the golden boy Sanchez and Eder who scored the winning goal, the one who impressed him the most in the Portuguese team was the Portuguese main player. Lower back.
Because Carvalho's speed is too slow, terrifyingly slow!
Facing this bulky and slow midfielder, Ling Feng didn't feel any pressure at all.
He only needed to make soup to get rid of Carvalho's wooden pile.
This old black guy didn’t even have time to turn around, let alone not see his taillights!
Seeing that the situation was not right, while the England players were celebrating, the Portugal U21 coach quickly called Carvalho and another midfielder Oliveira to the sidelines.
Originally, Portugal's tactical formation was 4132, with Carvalho serving as the single midfielder to protect the back line.
However, seeing that Ling Feng was so strong, Carvalho alone could not limit his performance.
As a result, the Portuguese coach made a prompt decision and dragged a midfielder back to the midfielder, then retracted the formation, using multiple double-teams and fouls to further stop Ling Feng.
Although he also considered that the two defensive midfielders may not be able to keep an eye on Ling Feng.
However, this is the only way he can think of and achieve at the moment.
After the kick-off, Portugal's formation changed from an offensive 4132 to a defensive counterattack 451.
At this moment, the Portuguese coach’s idea is very simple, that is, he must not allow his opponent to score again in the first half!
Once the score gap widens to three goals or even four goals, the players' mentality will inevitably be unbalanced, and this game is likely to be bloodbathed by a big score!
Suffering such a tragedy in the first group match will inevitably have a huge blow to the already unstable mentality of the young players, which will affect the next two group matches.
Losing is not terrible, losing confidence in yourself is the most terrible thing!
On the other side, seeing the Portuguese change their formation, Southgate, who was sitting on the sidelines, just crossed his legs and looked at the disciples on the court with an indifferent expression.
The team's current performance is very good and they have an absolute upper hand.
He has no reason to change himself just because his opponent has changed.
However, he ignored the changes in the mentality of young players.
Achieving a 2-0 lead so quickly made the England Young Lions a little distracted.
They suddenly felt that Portugal was not as strong as they thought, and even a little vulnerable.
In less than half an hour of the game, they had easily scored two goals.
Then this game is basically won!
Thinking of this, the young lions of England began to have their own little thoughts.
Unlike Ling Feng, who has long been famous in Europe, other teammates participated in the European Youth Championship because they wanted to use this stage to show their talent and talents, increase their fame and attract more attention, and thus achieve a career jump. .
With so many spectators and fans at the venue and in front of the TV, isn’t this a good opportunity for me to perform? !
Ever since, both Southgate on the sidelines and the England fans in the stands soon discovered that England's offense became not so simple and direct.
England's two full-backs began to be unwilling to be left alone, frequently dribbling the ball along the wing.
The two defensive midfielders who originally stayed behind, Ward Prowse and Chalobah, no longer directly handed the ball to Ling Feng in front, allowing him to organize the offense.
Instead, he tries to bring the ball forward and look for opportunities to attack.
Seeing this, Ling Feng didn't care.
Although the team's tactic is to give him the ball to organize the offense.
However, a competition of this level really did not interest him much.
He also didn’t want to put all the burden on himself and work himself to death.
He has always believed that football is a team sport.
The eleven people on the field may all need to go all out for the goal of victory.
If you score goals and assists, you should also give your teammates some opportunities to shine.
So, watching Ward Prowse advance with the ball, he just kept running in vain, attracting the opponent's two midfielders while opening up space for his teammates.
As Ling Feng ran and pulled, Portugal's central defense was suddenly involved. Prowse suddenly sent a diagonal ball and hit the space behind the left back Guerrero.
England right winger Raymond came in at high speed, then dunked with his right foot and cut inside into the penalty area!
However, his link speed was a little slower than half a beat, and the Portuguese central defender kicked the ball away.
Seeing that Portugal does not seem to have much power to fight back.
Next, England's young lions showed off on the field.
If you can pass the ball the first time, you just don’t;
To be able to hit the wall twice more than once, you need to put two more twists under your feet, two more twists, and a few more bicycles.
With the attack slowed down by unnecessary dribbling and movement, Portugal slowly adapted to England's offensive routine and regained some possession of the ball.
At the same time, with the sharp forward pressure of the full-backs and defensive midfielders, the space exposed by the defense is getting larger and larger.
The young people in Portugal also seized the few opportunities and launched a quick counterattack!
In the 37th minute of the game, Portuguese left back Guerrero intercepted the ball at the feet of Raymond who was dribbling too much, and then passed it directly to the No. 10 core B seat.
The Portuguese Messi, who has already established himself as the main player in Ligue 1 Monaco, first used a fried ball to easily pass the uphill Chalobah, and then dribbled the ball forward quickly in the middle.
Prowse, who was not very fast, could only chase after him desperately, but he could not stop him from sending a precise diagonal ball after pushing past half court.
The ball was handed to winger Caballero, who was cutting in at high speed from the left. The latter feinted his upper body and easily passed the England right back Chambers, who had lost his center of gravity.
Cut inside to the penalty area line at a speed as fast as the wind, and shoot directly into the far corner!
England goalkeeper Bertrand failed to react in time and flew to save, but failed to touch the ball.
With a "swish", the ball hit the net, splashing white waves!
This counterattack is simple, efficient, and done in one go!
From the start of the entire attack to the goal, only three passes were used, passing through the feet of three players!
After the team got back a goal, the Portuguese fans watching the game were finally able to feel proud and proud, waving the national flag in their hands with flushed faces, venting their inner excitement and excitement.
The young Portuguese people on the field suddenly had high morale.
Although you England are strong, we Portugal are not weak either!
Seeing Caballero eagerly pick up the ball and run to the kick-off point in the center circle, England's defenders looked at each other. They did not expect that with just a simple counterattack, their opponents would penetrate their back line.
At this time, Ling Feng, as the captain, knew very well that he should stand up!
I saw him clapping his hands and said loudly:
"Hey! Guys, concentrate!"
When the eyes of his teammates were attracted, he raised his hands and pressed them down:
"Steady! Don't Urgent!"
"The game is not only for thirty minutes, don't give your opponent any chance before the whistle blows!"
"We are still ahead, then let us. Keep it up!”
As the person with the highest strength and qualifications on the team, Ling Feng gained the recognition and support of most of his teammates in just one week.
Especially after seeing Berahino, who was disrespectful in the locker room, being directly abandoned by the head coach, the Cubs understood even more clearly who has the final say on this team!
Under Ling Feng’s reminder, the team did not mess up their position at the last moment of the first half, but steadily controlled the situation.
Back in the locker room with a score of 2 to 1, under the solemn emphasis of coach Southgate, the Young Lions also realized that their opponent was not a fuel-saving lamp.
If they want to win the game, they must go all out and play more as a whole!
As a result, the Portuguese changed sides and fought again in the second half. The Portuguese, who wanted to take advantage of the victory, found that their opponent suddenly calmed down.
The situation on the field suddenly changed back to what it was just fifteen minutes into the game.
England's attack is no longer aggressive or impatient.
Both the backcourt and midfielder handed the ball to Ling Feng in an orderly manner, and then the frontcourt players continued to move in and out of space, creating space for Ling Feng to pass the ball.
And Ling Feng did not disappoint them.
In the 62nd minute of the game, he cruised to the right, received a pass from his teammate, and suddenly accelerated.
Attracting the opponent's defensive focus to the right rib space, he pretended to cooperate with right winger Raymond, but suddenly sent a secret outside instep diagonal pass to distribute the ball. Left!
The unmarked Lingard dribbled the ball into the penalty area and shot directly into the near corner, helping England expand the score again!
This wave of attacks from east to west made the England fans at the scene and on the TV very excited!
Originally, the strength gap between the two teams was not big.
However, with the addition of a Premier League MVP-level player like Ling Feng, England's offense has improved qualitatively!
In the following time, England did not give Portugal any chance at all. It kept firmly in control of the ball and patiently looked for opportunities to attack.
It is worth mentioning that Ling Feng’s shouts on the field almost never stopped.
If his teammates are too slow, he will shout loudly to let them play the ball faster;
If his teammates perform well in offense or defense, he will not hesitate to praise and shout "Do it" Be beautiful"
And with Ling Feng as their convincing backbone, the Cubs played with ease.
If you don’t know what to do on the court, just pass the ball to Ling Feng!
In the first group match of the European Youth Championship, it was with Ling Feng's two passes and one shot that England easily defeated Portugal 4-1 and got a good start in this European Youth Championship!
It is worth mentioning that after the game, the live footage captured the Portuguese full-back Guerrero unable to help covering his face and crying.
In this game, his right wing was repeatedly ravaged by Ling Feng and Raymond, and all three goals conceded were related to him.
Such a poor performance allowed the future Portuguese backbone to directly break through the defense.
Seeing that Guerrero was actually crying when he was tortured by him, Ling Feng could only silently mourn for him for three seconds in his heart.
Sports competition, the winner is the king and the loser is the loser.
It’s so cruel!
This is also the reason why he dare not stop getting stronger.
He doesn't want to lose!
The British media and fans were also excited about this result.
Especially the dominance of the game shown by the Young Lions is simply eye-catching!
And this is just the beginning.
Three days later.
The second group match.
England, which is in a hot state, faces the challenge of "Viking" Sweden.
In this Swedish U21 team, there are basically no stars except for the game monster Guidetti and Victor Lindelof, who will move to Manchester United in the future.
However, the combat effectiveness of this Swedish national youth team cannot be underestimated.
Nordic football style has always been very tough and focused on confrontation.
If the original history was to be followed, the Swedish national youth team fought all the way to the finals, and finally defeated Portugal to everyone's surprise and unexpectedly won the European Youth Championship.
Unfortunately, they met Ling Feng, who should not have appeared in this world and this event!
Under the leadership of Ling Feng, England scored a goal each in the first half from Kane and Loftus-Cheek.
When the game reached the 60th minute, Ling Feng's corner kick accurately found Maguire in the penalty area.
The latter flicked the ball into the goal with a header, extending the score to three to zero!
Seeing that they were leading 3-0, Southgate also replaced Ling Feng and Kane, the strongest offensive pair, allowing the two to take a short rest and accept the applause of the fans at the scene.
Although at the end of the game, the Swedes used the melee in front of the goal to regain the victory.
However, nothing changed in the results.
We won two consecutive games at the start of the season, scoring seven goals and conceding only two!
Under the leadership of Ling Feng, England U21 made great progress and locked in a group qualifying spot in advance.
The offensive duo formed by him and Kane is a perfect match and has a perfect understanding.
Kane scored three goals in two games, and he had one goal and three assists in two games. He is a strong contender for the top scorer and assist king in this tournament!
. . .
While Ling Feng was frying fish in the Czech Republic, Mendes, who was far away in England, also brought him good news.
After preliminary negotiations between Mendes and the club, the club has a strong desire to renew Ling Feng's contract.
Of course they don't want to lose Ling Feng, the best product of the team's youth training and the team's star.
For this, they are willing to pay any price for it!
In the first contract renewal negotiation, the club proposed to increase Ling Feng’s weekly salary of 70,000 to 100,000, and then increase assists and goals, reach the FA Cup quarter-finals or the top few in the league and other related bonuses terms.
Although the weekly salary of 100,000 yuan is far from the psychological expectations of Mendes and Ling Feng.
However, both parties are full of confidence in the progress of the negotiations.
(End of this chapter)