Chapter 309 CA crushes!
“The ball was scored again!”
“Leicester City completed an almost perfect teamwork!”
“In the end, their second scorer Ling Feng scored his first goal in the Europa League this season! "
"The game came to the 38th minute, and the score came to zero to two!"
"The home team is in trouble"
With the commentator's passionate narration, the Blue Fox fans in front of the TV cheered.
However, there was silence in the Sikri Arena, which can accommodate 30,000 spectators.
Looking at Ling Feng celebrating with his teammates at the corner flag, Augsburg coach Schuster stood on the sidelines with his arms crossed and a serious expression.
Schuster was Real Madrid’s coach during the transitional period between the first and second phases of Real Madrid’s Galacticos.
In the 2007-08 season, he also led the team to defeat Barcelona and win the La Liga championship.
That was the pinnacle of his coaching career.
At that time, the stars in Real Madrid's formation were much dimmer compared to the first phase of Galacticos.
However, as one of the greatest clubs in football, there are still many super talents gathered together.
Guti, Sneijder, Gago and other players supported the team's midfield.
In Ling Feng, he saw Guti's chic through ball, Sneijder's long-range shot, and Gago's organization and scheduling.
There was even a sharp breakthrough from Robben!
It can be said that in this young man who is only 20 years old, he sees all the characteristics needed for a midfield master!
Seeing Ling Feng playing on the field with his own eyes, this last season's Bundesliga Coach of the Year finally understood why the public and the media rated this young Englishman so highly!
Why they regard him as the future midfield leader of the Three Lions and the future number one midfielder in the world!
He does have this strength!
Seeing that his team was completely suppressed and fell behind by two goals before the first half was over, Schuster was helpless.
Before the game, Schuster and the Augsburg players and fans all thought they could give Leicester City a try, at least not allowing Leicester City to win so easily at home. .
Even though Leicester City is almost killing the gods in the Premier League this season, the Buddhas are killing the Buddhas.
But in the final analysis, Leicester City is just a small club that was promoted to the Premier League and entered the European stage for the first time last season.
However, the cruel reality tells them that they are no match for Leicester City!
Augsburg has home field advantage and has fielded its strongest eleven.
We have the right time and place, but what we lack is the harmony.
You know, even Manchester City, which is full of stars, was ruthlessly defeated by Leicester City.
What's more, the small Bundesliga team Augsburg without a famous star in the lineup? !
This game has been firmly controlled by Leicester City from the first minute of the game.
In addition to being beaten, Augsburg had no power to fight back!
This situation, if we use FM Football Manager’s terminology, is CA (strength) crushing!
Furthermore, in terms of net worth, Ling Feng’s net worth alone is almost equal to that of the entire Augsburg team!
Although worth does not equal strength, worth can reflect a player's strength to a certain extent!
And Ling Feng did show a performance worth 80 million euros.
The most popular midfielder in Europe completed a pass and a shot in the first half, helping the team lead Augsburg by two goals on the road.
The huge gap in strength made the Augsburg players feel the difference when facing Bayern Munich
It was only then that the Augsburg players understood why. Leicester City can dominate the Premier League this season and remain at the top of the league!
The players in their formation are so strong!
Not only the Blue Fox Three Musketeers headed by Ling Feng, but also the little black midfielder who ruthlessly swept through the midfield made them feel desperate.
No matter who it is, as long as the ball appears in the midfield area, Kanter will forcibly intercept or steal it!
In the Bundesliga, they have never encountered such a candy-like defensive midfielder that they can't get rid of!
After the short intermission, Schuster did not make any personnel changes.
After all, his team is not a wealthy team.
On the bench, there are no stars who can change the situation.
He can only hope that the team can hold on to the current score at home, or get a goal back to save a chance for the second round.
However, such a wish was still in vain
In the second half of the game, Leicester City, who was leading the score, played more confidently.
Using the opponent's formation to press the space left behind by the attack, Mahrez and Drinkwater each scored a goal, extending the score to zero to four.
In the end, Leicester City defeated Augsburg away from home!
The advantage of four goals basically announced that most of Leicester City has entered the Europa League top 16!
Of course, this result is not beyond the expectations of the outside world.
It is normal for the top team in the Premier League to defeat the mid- and lower-tier teams in the Bundesliga.
Judging from the lineup strength and competitive status of the two teams, Augsburg is destined to be unable to pose any threat to Leicester City.
It is worth mentioning that at the post-match press conference, Schuster very kindly admitted that Leicester City was stronger.
Moreover, he also praised Ling Feng in front of the media for his maturity and composure that is not seen in this age group, and his general style, and he will definitely become a great player in the future.
For Leicester City's four-goal victory in the first round gave them a greater margin of error in the second round next week.
Considering that the schedule is very intensive and the players have been training and competing, they may be a little too nervous. Ranieri also took this opportunity to give all the players two days off.
And Ling Feng was finally able to leave the green field temporarily, forget about work, and return to daily life.
For example, go for a walk with your girlfriend, and then attend some business events that make your wallet bulging.
However, people are not in football, and everything in football is closely related to it.
While attending a business event for a fashion brand, a reporter also asked Ling Feng an unrelated question:
“Ling, what do you think of Mourinho next season? Become the coach of Manchester United?”
Hearing this, Ling Feng couldn’t help but raise his eyebrows.
He had already anticipated this problem.
In the past half month, the entire British football world has been attracted by a piece of news.
That is - Mourinho is going to coach Manchester United!
As early as the beginning of the month, after Manchester City officially announced Guardiola, Manchester United fans began to call on the club to sign Mourinho to rebuild Manchester United and lead the Red Devils against the Blue Moon!
At that time, Manchester United's club executives were still hesitating whether to give Van Gaal more time. However, just after Van Gaal led Manchester United to an upset away defeat to deputy squad leader "Black Cat" Sunderland in the league, Manchester United's top brass finally made up their minds!
According to media sources such as the BBC, Manchester United has launched specific negotiations with Mourinho's team and has even reached a written agreement.
Many media outlets including the Daily Mail, Mirror, Daily Star and Telegraph followed up on the news at the same time, claiming that Mu Rinho has informed his friends that his appointment as coach of Manchester United next season is a certainty!
There is even news that Mourinho has begun planning the Red Devils' tactics and specific signing targets for next season.
The "Sun" expressed the view that Mourinho is the only coach who knows how to defeat Guardiola, and he is also the only coach who can lead Manchester United out of the quagmire!
As the two most trafficked coaches in football, the news value extended by the two news items "Manchester City officially announces Guardiola" and "Madman joins Manchester United" brought huge traffic to the British media in February.
According to various sources, it has become a fact that Mourinho will take over Old Trafford in the summer.
Some media have even begun to "trial" Manchester United's lineup in advance
For example, which players will be purged and which positions will be strengthened.
This season, Manchester United under the leadership of Louis van Gaal not only has a poor record, but also has a conservative style and weak offense.
In fact, according to media reports such as "The Sun" and "The Daily Telegraph", as early as the winter window, Van Gaal asked Manchester United to introduce strong reinforcements in the winter window to increase the vitality and firepower of the offense.
But Manchester United's top brass rejected his request.
The reason is very simple, they no longer want to continue spending money on Van Gaal, whose coaching position is unstable!
This is also the message Manchester United sends to the outside world.
This is also one of the reasons why the media firmly believe that Van Gaal will be dismissed and Mourinho will take over Manchester United.
And with the change of coach, the team's tactics and lineup will definitely lead to a wave of reshuffles.
Of course, before anything is officially announced, the media’s speculations are based on speculation.
However, one of them attracted a lot of traffic and attention.
According to reports from Mourinho’s friends to the media, Mourinho believes that Manchester United’s midfielder needs to be updated.
So he hopes to bring a young midfielder who is the cornerstone of the team to Manchester United in the summer, and then build a new tactical system around him.
And this candidate, according to media speculation, will be decided between Leicester City's Great Britain star Ling Feng, Juventus' golden boy Pogba, and Real Madrid's Colombian national treasure James Ronaldo!
Among them, Ling Feng and Ronaldo have higher voices, and Mourinho’s agent is both Mendes.
As a youth training player of Manchester United, Pogba's return to Old Trafford to prove himself is also fascinating.
However, considering Mourinho's unabashed admiration for Ling Feng, the media believes that Ling Feng is more likely to join forces with Mourinho at Manchester United in the summer.
And this is why reporters asked Ling Feng what he thought of Mourinho's upcoming appointment as Manchester United coach.
Faced with this question, Ling Feng did not intend to say too much:
“I will wish him all the best.”
However, his answer did not satisfy the reporter. Instead, he continued to ask:
"Mourinho has also praised you in front of the media many times, thinking that you are the best player in England of this age group and looking forward to working with you."
"According to media reports, Mourinho has proposed to Manchester United's senior management to introduce you in the summer. What do you think of this?"
"José and I are friends. However, we both have our own lives, and we don't talk too much about work in private."
"Also, this is the business event site of XX brand, I don’t want to talk too much about irrelevant things. Thank you.”
After saying this, Ling Feng also left the interview area.
The reporter from "The Sun" was also invited out by the brand staff.
However, this short interview still caused "The Sun" to produce a news article the next day that "Ling Feng and Mourinho may join forces at Manchester United."
Ling Feng said he was used to it.
Playing in the commercial Premier League, every Premier League player is like standing in the spotlight.
Dealing with the media is also a required course for every Premier League star.
As a British star with both good looks and skills, this is not the first day that Ling Feng has dealt with the media.
Catching rumors and making up random things are their specialty.
As long as it doesn't affect his personal image, Ling Feng doesn't care.
After all, these media will help him cheer for him when he competes for the Golden Globe Award in the future.
In his view, both parties are in a relationship of mutual benefit.
The media attracts attention and traffic through his various news;
And he uses the influence of the media to build momentum, thereby expanding his reputation and status in world football.
Just take what you need
. . .
After a short vacation, Ling Feng returned to the team again.
A few days later, Leicester City welcomed Augsburg from afar at the King Power Stadium.
In front of the Blue Fox, which had a comprehensive rotation, Augsburg went all out.
However, thanks to the Italian chain defense system that Ranieri spent most of the season building, and the outstanding performance of Maguire, Amartey and other players, Augsburg was never able to penetrate the Blue Fox's goal.
Even Maguire used a corner kick to score a header!
In the end, Leicester City eliminated the Bundesliga team Augsburg in two rounds with a total score of 5-0, and successfully advanced to the Europa League top 16!
The seats for the top sixteen have also been decided.
La Liga and the Premier League became the biggest winners, with four teams and three teams reaching the top 16 respectively.
There are no seeding teams in this draw, and there are no national restrictions. Teams from the same league may compete against each other.
The teams that have reached the top 16 are Athletic Bilbao, Sevilla, Valencia and Villarreal in La Liga;
LeBron James in the Premier League Manchester United, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur;
Leverkusen and Dortmund in the Bundesliga, Lazio in Serie A;
Anderlecht in Belgium, Swiss Super League Basel, Braga in the Portuguese Super League, Fenerbahce in the Turkish Super League, Shakhtar Donetsk in the Ukrainian Super League, Sparta Prague in the Czech First Division
It is worth mentioning that after the first round of eliminations, the winning odds of the top four have not changed at all.
From high to low, they are defending champion Sevilla, Bundesliga giants Borussia Dortmund, Premier League leader Leicester City, and former Premier League hegemon Manchester United!
That night, UEFA also held a draw.
The result is also full of highlights:
Athletic Bilbao and Valencia are in the same room;
Leverkusen vs. Villarreal;
Dortmund vs. Tottenham Hotspur;
And the "Blue Fox" Leicester City, which is gaining momentum, draws As for the football traffic king "Red Devils" Manchester United, which has been hotly discussed in the media recently!
A civil war between red and blue in the Premier League is about to take place in the Europa League!
(End of this chapter)