Chapter 305 Controversial penalty, first defeat in the league!
As the net rippled with white, Atkinson blew the whistle immediately and pointed to the center circle.
The next second, the entire White Hart Lane stadium suddenly burst into amazing cheers!
“The ball is scored!”
“Dele~~~Ali!!!”
"This young English star scored his fifth league goal this season!"
"Tottenham leads the top team Leicester City at home!"
However, just as Tottenham players excitedly rushed to the corner flag area to celebrate, referee Atkinson was surrounded by Blue Fox players.
Ling Feng, who chased all the way to the midfield, rushed in front of Atkinson and roared at him:
"Hey! This is a foul first!"< br>
"Didn't you see that he didn't touch the ball at all?!"
The Blue Fox players on the side also surrounded him.
Faced with the strong protests from the Blue Fox players, Atkinson just smiled slightly, waved his arms, and explained:
"There is no foul! He has lost control of the ball! "
"How is it possible? If it weren't for Vertonghen, he would definitely get the ball and finish the shot!"
"This is an absolute foul that prevents the opponent's offensive opportunity!"
While Ling Feng and others protested loudly with Atkinson, Ranieri on the sidelines also rushed to the fourth official and roared in a rare way Written by:
“This is a foul for stepping on a horse!”
“Calm down! If you are rude, I have the right to report your behavior to the referee!”
"This is obviously a penalty kick! I can see from this far away that he didn't kick the ball! Didn't you see it?!"
You know, Mahrez was fouled here and fell in the penalty area, and no penalty was awarded.
Tottenham scored a goal over there!
If a foul is awarded, Leicester City will be able to take the lead with a penalty kick, instead of being behind 1-0 now.
Back and forth, it’s the difference between two goals.
No wonder Ranieri, who has never been prone to mood swings, is so angry!
On the field, captain Morgan also arrived belatedly. After separating the slightly excited Ling Feng and Brother Drinking Water, he pointed at Mahrez, who was still lying in the Tottenham penalty area in the distance, and said in a deep voice:
"Hey! Martin (Atkinson), our man is still lying in the penalty area!"
In this era without VAR, the power of Premier League referees is very powerful.
Even Ling Feng, who is regarded by the British media and football circles as the future of the Three Lions, cannot shake the referee's authority on the field!
Once a goal is ruled valid, it is basically impossible to change it!
Therefore, even if the visiting team fans booed in the stands, it could not change the fact that the goal was valid.
“This is a clean steal!”
“As the captain, you take care of your players, otherwise I will take care of them!”
With a tough attitude After persuading the Blue Fox generals to leave, Atkinson immediately took out a Topaz God of War card from his chest pocket and gave Ling Feng, who came to protest, a yellow card.
The bright yellow card in front of him made Ling Feng laugh.
Only then did he realize that the man in front of him was "The Punisher" Atkinson, one of the top four players of the Football Association and one of the four blind men in the Premier League!
Whether he was a fan or since he stepped onto the stage of the Premier League, he has some understanding of the Premier League referees.
For example, Atkinson is a famously lax referee.
As long as it is a game that he is officiating, there will definitely be all kinds of fierce fighting and flying tackles on the field.
However, what Ling Feng didn't expect was that he turned a blind eye to this foul that happened in the penalty area right in front of him!
In other words, he saw it, but he just didn't judge!
Thinking of this, Ling Feng couldn't help but frown, thinking of the meaning behind this misjudgment.
A bold idea came up:
Could it be that Leicester City’s record is so good that the Football Association, as the general director of the Premier League, finally can’t stand it anymore.
They feel that this kind of championship plot is too monotonous and does not have the ups and downs of tension and suspense, which will affect the ratings of the second half of the Premier League.
That's why we decided to stretch out the big black hand behind the scenes to make it more difficult for Leicester City, which is so powerful, to put a brake on it? !
This is definitely something the FA can do!
As a professional player, Ling Feng cannot influence the referee's decision. All he can do is play his own game well.
Although the team lost the ball first.
But thankfully, Mahrez, who was knocked over by Vertonghen, only suffered a minor injury after diagnosis by the team doctor.
The team doctor sprayed him with freezing spray and he was able to continue playing.
This season, as the player with the highest success rate in the Premier League, Mahrez has also been violated the most in the league.
However, as a thin winger, although Mahrez's confrontation is average, he is very resistant to beatings.
Coupled with the careful care of the Blue Fox medical team, this season, just like Ling Feng, except for the rest games, he is basically full attendance!
As long as Mahrez is fine, it doesn’t matter if the team concedes the ball first!
They are equally capable of equalizing the score!
. . .
Perhaps affected by this misjudgment, the Blue Fox soldiers were holding back their anger and became more proactive and aggressive when pressing.
However, the home team took advantage of Atkinson's relatively loose penalty standards and took even greater fighting actions at home to deal with it!
For a time, both sides were overwhelmed on the court.
The attacking rhythm of both sides was also frequently interrupted and could not proceed smoothly.
For Leicester City, which was lagging behind, this did more harm than good
In the 42nd minute of the game, the Blue Fox got a chance to counterattack, and Ling Feng was about to advance with the ball. , but was immediately hugged and thrown down by Ali who was chasing after him.
Ling Feng thought that such an obvious tactical foul would get Ali a yellow card.
But no.
Atkinson only gave Ali a verbal warning and let him go.
And this is Ali’s third foul against Ling Feng!
This also caused many visiting team fans to burst into harsh boos again.
Ling Feng, who was sitting on the ground, did not continue to protest or put pressure on the referee, but just showed a sarcastic smile.
From the scale of the penalty in this game and the loss of the ball caused by the misjudgment, he knew that the referee of this game must have come with a mission.
Protesting is nothing more than a waste of words.
He declined Ali's extended right hand and stood up. Ling Feng stood in front of the ball, preparing to take the set kick.
It is too far away from the goal and there is no way to shoot directly. It can only hang the ball into the penalty area.
And this pass was met by Morgan in the penalty area, and he looked back at the moon, but it was easily confiscated by Lloris
And this was also the last goal of Leicester City in the first half An attack that threatened Tottenham's backcourt.
At halftime, players from both teams returned to the locker room.
“In this game, the referee’s penalty was relatively loose. The opponent’s movements were very big, so we have to hit the ball faster.”
Finally, Ranieri did not forget to remind Ling Feng. , reduce midfield dribbling during counterattacks and attacks, directly hand the ball to the wing, and then immediately move forward to look for opportunities for long shots.
In short, it is to speed up the offensive rhythm, move the ball, and reduce the chance of being violated or fouled by the opponent!
And such tactical changes also brought results to Leicester City in the second half:
In the fifty-seventh minute of the game, Leicester City attacked with the ball. After three passes and two leads, the ball came to Ling Feng's feet.
Following him is Ali, who is very active in this game!
However, in the face of Ali's interference, Ling Feng just pulled the ball and turned around, then passed the ball to Shinji Okazaki who retreated to receive.
The next second after passing the ball, Ling Feng directly started to push forward, and then received a knock back from Shinji Okazaki, and used the outside instep to hit the ball to the right.
Then, he continued to sprint forward.
After crossing positions with Shinji Okazaki, the attention of Tottenham's two central defenders was disrupted, thus gaining a short space at the top of the penalty area.
At this moment, Mahrez, who broke through with the ball from the right, feinted with his upper body and sent a cross pass!
The pass was a little forward, but Ling Feng took a big step, adjusted his step point, directly met the ball and pushed the ball low and shot into the near corner!
With a "bang" sound, the putt flew towards the goal, full of unwillingness to accept the penalty.
The speed of this shot, coupled with the tricky angle, made Lori on the goal line unable to reach the ground and could only watch the ball go into the lower right corner of the goal
"Goal!"
< br>“Leicester City equalized the score in the away game!”
“This is the thirteenth league goal scored by Ling Feng this season, after top scorer Vardy missed several games due to injury. Here, he took over the responsibility of scoring goals for the team!”
“With four goals in three games, his condition is as hot as fire!”
After the goal, amid the cheers of the visiting team's fans, Ling Feng did not celebrate, but rushed into the goal, picked up the ball and ran back.
And this scene also made countless fans in the stands and even in front of the TV sit in their seats
This action is obviously sending an obvious message to everyone:
I, Ling Feng, will not give in like this!
It is worth mentioning that while running past the referee Atkinson, he suddenly clenched his fist and roared in the direction of the stands:
"ComeOn!!!"
The sudden "celebration" startled Atkinson, and his heartbeat skipped half a beat.
After placing the ball at the kick-off point in the center circle, the corner of Ling Feng's mouth drew an arc that was not easy to detect.
This is his revenge on Atkinson and the FA behind him.
As Ling Feng equalized the score, Leicester City suddenly gained momentum and began to take the initiative to control the ball, and then pushed their formation slightly forward.
Ling Feng became the most active one in the Blue Fox formation.
Wearing No. 7, he is constantly cruising in the midfield and frontcourt like a column, running into open spaces to catch the ball, and then using the pass to connect his teammates.
Ali, who was responsible for marking him, couldn't keep up with his erratic movement!
A second ago, he saw Ling Feng within his field of vision.
The next second, when he turned his head, glanced at the ball, and then looked back, he found that Ling Feng had disappeared.
In addition to Ling Feng's organization and scheduling, Leicester City, which focuses on defensive counterattacks this season, suddenly returned to the aggressive and fierce offensive of last season!
The Blue Foxes in blue shirts held Tottenham in the half, constantly attacking their defense.
Ling Feng, on the other hand, shuttled through the air, creating murderous intent while strolling in the courtyard.
In just fifteen minutes, Leicester City created six threatening shooting opportunities and almost penetrated the gate guarded by Lori.
This cannot continue!
Ali looked like a headless fly in the midfield, unable to restrict Ling Feng at all.
And the team's defense was in a hurry. Pochettino on the sidelines had no choice but to replace Ali and replace him with Moussa Dembele in the 70th minute.
Then the young midfielder Tom Carroll, who had done nothing in this game, was replaced and replaced by Sun Heung-min, the first brother in Asia.
Immediately, let Eriksson move from the middle to change the overall formation into a defensive 4411.
Obviously, Leicester City's attack was so fierce, they avoided its edge, retreated to half-court, and played defensive counterattack!
Then use Dembele's ball and the speed of the left and right wingers Son Heung-min and Lamela to achieve a quick counterattack!
The effect of substitutions and formation changes is also obvious.
Although Leicester City still has a clear advantage, suppressing Tottenham at halftime.
However, the team's space in the backcourt was compressed, and Leicester City's offense was unable to penetrate into the hinterland. It could only stretch space on the periphery, looking for opportunities.
Seeing that the offense was not going well, Ranieri also made a prompt decision and replaced Shinji Okazaki and replaced him with Ulloa.
Add a fulcrum center in the frontcourt, and then let both sides directly pass the ball!
As Ling Feng and Mahrez changed positions, Ling Feng made arc passes from the right, creating murderous opportunities one after another, making Tottenham's penalty area full of danger.
However, just as the home team fans were frightened for their team, a sudden change occurred!
When the game came to the 85th minute, Albrighton's cross failed to find Ulloa in the penalty area. Instead, Alderweireld headed the ball out immediately. .
The ball came to Dembele's feet, and the Tottenham man made a diagonal pass directly in front of Son Heung-min on the left.
The Asian brother who just came on the field was full of energy and pushed the ball along the side. Then with a change of rhythm, he directly moved his right foot, passed Simpson, and started to cut inward horizontally!
He reached the top of the penalty area and shot directly!
This sudden cold shot was very powerful, but the angle was too right, and Schmeichel knelt down and hit it out with both hands.
However, when he stood up quickly and followed the ball with his eyes, he suddenly discovered that the rebounded ball fell right at the feet of Kane who rushed into the penalty area!
Looking at Kane who was already ahead of them, Leicester City's two central defenders were startled and subconsciously raised their arms to indicate that Kane was offside.
But the referee didn't blow the whistle, but watched helplessly as Kane scored with a supplementary shot!
After hitting the ball into the goal, Kane even looked back at the linesman.
After confirming that the linesman did not raise the flag in his hand, he opened his arms and rushed to the corner flag area with excitement on his face, jumped up and delivered a White Hart Lane uppercut!
At the same time, Atkinson also blew the whistle and raised his hand to point to the center circle.
The goal is valid!
This scene completely angered the Blue Fox soldiers!
Morgan, Huth, Brother Drinking Water and others immediately rushed towards the famous Premier League whistle and surrounded him again:
“Are you blind?! It's already offside!"
"It's offside!"
"This goal doesn't exist at all!"
However, this time, Atkinson still had a tough attitude and waved his hands:
"It's not offside! He came in from behind!"
In the end, during this protest, Ah Turkinson seemed to have finally remembered that he still had the red and yellow cards on him, and gave a yellow card to the most excited Drinker and Huter before forcing the Blue Fox generals down.
Ling Feng, who already knew that the FA was doing something, did not participate too much in the protest.
At times like this, it is more important to stay calm.
He didn't want to give the referee a chance to show him a second yellow card because of his impulsiveness.
Even if we lose this league in the end, it will only be three points.
But if he is suspended by a red card, it will not be worth the gain
With this controversial goal, Leicester City's morale suffered a huge blow.
Even at the last moment, Leicester City attacked with all their strength amidst Ling Feng’s shouts, and even the central defender reached half-time.
But they failed to equalize the score again before the final whistle sounded.
Beep~~Beep~~Beep~~~
As the sharp whistle sounded, all Tottenham members and Pochettino on the sidelines immediately raised their arms to celebrate this A "hard-won" victory.
The Leicester City soldiers, including Ling Feng, all had serious faces.
Because, they suffered their first defeat in the league this season!
(End of this chapter)