Chapter 314 He has all the qualities to become the world's number one midfielder!
“The ball is scored!”
“Wow!”
“In the face of Leicester City’s fierce offensive, Manchester United seems unable to parry!”
< br>“At Old Trafford, Vardy scored again!”
"As expected of a wealthy killer!"
Since being promoted to the Premier League last season, Vardy is the player in the Blue Foxes who has scored the most goals against BIG6 teams.
Among them, Manchester United is his favorite opponent.
In the four meetings so far, Vardy has scored four goals!
And Manchester United is also the Premier League team with the most assists provided by Ling Feng!
Manchester United's huge traffic, coupled with Leicester City's amazing performance this season, made this Premier League civil war in the Europa League attract a lot of attention, and also attracted many football celebrities to come and watch the game.
In addition to Sir Alex Ferguson who must attend every home game and team CEO "Santoku" Woodward, many Manchester United stars Gary Neville, Scholes and Ferdinand are all Came to the scene.
In addition, Three Lions coach Hodgson, U21 coach Southgate, and scouts from major clubs are also closely observing the performance of the players on the field.
It is worth mentioning that the "madman" Mourinho, who is rumored to have reached a personal agreement with Manchester United, also came to watch the game!
Sitting next to him is Mendes, the football agent tycoon.
At this moment, seeing Ling Feng send an assist to help Vardy take the lead in penetrating the Manchester United goal, Ferdinand, sitting next to Scholes, couldn't help but tease his old teammate:
"Paul, Do you still think you can restrain him now?"
Hearing this, Scholes smiled helplessly and had to shrug and spread his hands.
"You are right. Now this Manchester United can't stop him at all"
Before the game, Scholes also said in an interview that Fellaini and St. Nedlin's defensive midfielder combination is full of hardness, which can cause more physical confrontation with Ling Feng and limit his activities.
As a result, after only fifteen minutes, he was slapped in the face.
This goal started when Ling Feng easily passed the pair of defensive midfielders!
Because, they simply can’t keep up with Ling Feng’s speed, so what about the body and limitations? !
Looking at the indifferent Blue Fox No. 7 walking towards his own half with his teammates, Ferdinand, who has always admired him, couldn't help but sigh:
"If he can come to Manchester United , then the team’s offense will not be constipated.”
At the same time, Ferguson, who was sitting not far away, also said to Woodward next to him:
"If this young man can come to Manchester United, the team's offense will not have to worry!"
“Is he really that good?”
Hearing this very unprofessional question, Ferguson rolled his eyes and then said without mercy:
“Do you think What? Even if you don’t know much about football, you still know the value of being the Premier League’s assist leader and having double figures in goals and assists, right?”
"Even if you don't understand, you can also understand that among young players of the same age group in the world, which player is more valuable than him?"
"I can say that he has the ability to become the world's best player. All the qualities of a first midfielder!”
“So, do you think he is good enough?”
Faced with Ferguson’s ridicule, Woodward nodded on the surface, like a A junior who listens very carefully to his teachings.
But in the heart of the Manchester United CEO, he disagrees.
"Old man, do you still think I'm still the little Ed who followed you around, shouting and yelling?"
"I am now the talker of Manchester United, Mr. Wu!"< br>
Although Ferguson officially retired three years ago and no longer personally interferes in the club's affairs.
However, in the past few years, the old Scottish man has more or less used his huge influence on the club to constantly interfere in the club's decision-making.
As the godfather of the club, Manchester United's senior management cannot completely ignore Ferguson's opinions.
Prior to this, Ferguson had recommended Ling Feng to the club's senior management more than once.
At the beginning, the Manchester United management headed by Woodward was reluctant to follow Ferguson's advice.
In their opinion, when you retire, Ferguson, you should just stay at home, drink tea and watch soap operas, or come to the stadium to watch the football and have fun, and stop dictating the affairs of the club.
This is also the reason why Manchester United did not really contact Ling Feng and try to sign him in the past few transfer windows.
However, the brilliance of a superstar cannot be ignored or covered up!
As Ling Feng's performance in the Premier League and European competitions became more and more impressive, his worth continued to rise, and he became a popular fried chicken that major clubs across Europe competed for.
Up to this point, after investigation and analysis by his business team, Woodward finally realized a very important thing:
From a business perspective alone, Ling Feng is definitely A super high-quality stock with a very high return rate!
As the most popular football idol in England and the core midfielder of the Three Lions, Ling Feng’s popularity and fame in England can be called the Beckham of the new era.
Especially combined with his outstanding appearance and love with his supermodel girlfriend, this 20-year-old young man has become popular all over the world, and his commercial value far exceeds that of other long-established English stars. .
Whether it is jersey sales or advertising
If Ling Feng is signed, it will definitely bring substantial and considerable commercial income to the club, and even increase the influence of the Manchester United brand in Europe and the world.
Moreover, this is also the first time Woodward has heard Ferguson speak so highly of a young player!
Although I am also very interested in the proposal of "signing Ling Feng".
However, Woodward does not think that he followed Ferguson's advice and planned to sign Ling Feng.
But through his excellent business vision, he discovered the huge value of Ling Feng to the commercial brand of Manchester United!
Moreover, even if Ling Feng really wants to be signed, he should take the lead!
Looking at Ling Feng's figure on the field, Woodward also made a decision in his heart:
"It seems that it is time to call the Portuguese trafficker."
. . .
Ling Feng didn't know what everyone in the stands was thinking.
He just hopes to help the team win a big victory as much as possible at Old Trafford, so that the second round of the game will lose the suspense.
As for this Manchester United, he doesn't take it seriously at all.
However, Manchester United regards it as the most threatening player on the field!
After he sent an assist to help Vardy open the scoring, the Manchester United midfielder defended him even more closely.
However, the two Manchester United midfielders Fellaini and Snedlin who were responsible for marking him were both tall and bulky midfielders who could not keep up with Ling Feng's speed!
And Mata, who retreated, could not cause any interference to Ling Feng.
So, Manchester United had no other option but to use rough aggression and hugging to prevent Ling Feng from getting the ball.
However, because Ling Feng's powerful free kick was too lethal, they did not dare to foul Ling Feng in the area of 30 to 40 meters.
It is necessary to stop Ling Feng and not give a free kick for a foul, which also increases the difficulty of their defense.
This is also the reason why Ling Feng's average number of violations per game this season is less than last season!
In order to avoid being double-teamed by two muscular men, Fellaini and Schneiderlin, Ling Feng also increased the frequency of empty runs, not only in the middle, but also frequently cruising to the left and right wings. , and play some passing and cutting cooperation with the two wingers.
At the same time, he also chooses to shoot the ball more often and does not give his opponents a chance to violate him.
Under Ling Feng's connection, Leicester City firmly controlled possession of the ball, and then used pass-and-cut coordination to continuously create threats to Manchester United's goal.
Had it not been for De Gea's stable performance, high ball and low ball, Leicester City would have expanded the score long ago. Facing Leicester City's fierce offensive, Manchester United's defense is also under tremendous pressure.
Especially Blind, the starting central defender in this game, started to breathe heavily only half an hour into the game.
This second-generation star, who has a very famous star father, made his debut in the star factory Ajax.
He may have inherited his father's talent in football. He has a very high football intelligence and outstanding passing and foot skills.
However, his physical fitness is lackluster.
Not only is his physical strength below average, his speed is also pitifully slow.
Even his name, Daley, was ridiculed by fans as Delay
Of course, players who use their brains to play football are always more popular than players who rely on their bodies to make a living. Careers last longer.
Although the beginning of my career was somewhat tortuous.
But in the 13-14 season, Blind still occupied the main left back in Ajax, and was appreciated by Van Gaal and was able to participate in the World Cup in Brazil.
After the World Cup in Brazil, he was brought to Manchester United by Van Gaal due to his outstanding performance.
Last season, he also served as the team's main defensive midfielder and his performance was quite satisfactory.
And this season, with the joining of Schweinsteiger and Snedlin, coupled with the team’s original defensive midfielders such as Herrera, Fellaini, and Carrick, he The team's defensive midfielder position continues to move backward.
Speaking of which, Blind's situation at Manchester United is quite embarrassing.
He seems to have outstanding football intelligence and skills. He is capable of playing multiple positions in the defensive midfielder and can be called a versatile player in the backcourt.
In fact, no matter which position, it is difficult for him to be the main player of Manchester United.
If you let him play as a full-back, his speed problem is too obvious and he will not be able to catch up with those fast-moving Premier League wingers;
If you let him play as a midfielder and play a pivotal role, then The team's upper limit is limited, and its dominance in the top league is obviously insufficient;
As for the central defender, he has neither height nor body, and is even more the target of being ravaged by forwards!
As a direct descendant of Van Gaal, Van Gaal cannot give up on Blind and can only integrate him into the team's tactical system as much as possible.
In order to cooperate with the team's ball-control tactics and due to the many injuries of the team's central defender, Van Gaal transformed Blind into a ball-playing central defender.
This has pros and cons.
The team has a stable backcourt outlet, and can also launch attacks directly from the backcourt through Blind's precise long diagonal pass.
However, his defensive ability is very average.
Especially if there is no defensive midfielder with strong running ability to protect him, the shortcomings of insufficient physical fitness will be infinitely magnified.
Once you encounter some powerful forwards with speed or physical strength, Blind will be the easiest weakness in Manchester United's defense to break through!
And Ranieri also saw that Blind was the most obvious breakthrough in Manchester United's defense.
So Vardy was specially arranged to press Blind's ball out of the backcourt, and then told Ling Feng and Mahrez to attack Blind's point more.
And this kind of tactical arrangement has indeed achieved very good results!
When the game reached the 40th minute, Leicester City, which was beating Manchester United hard, expanded the score again:
Ling Feng changed positions with Mahrez, and then blasted forcefully from the right. After passing Rojo, he sent a fatal cross.
Mahrez in the middle stopped and shot, and shot into the far corner, once again piercing De Gea's fingers!
“Wow!”
“Leicester City scores another goal!”
“Mahrez penetrated Manchester United’s goal with a beautiful shot Goal! ”
"The one who assisted him was No. 7 Ling Feng!"
In the end, Manchester United withstood the pressure of collapse in the first half and held on to a score of zero to two.
Seeing that the team was completely suppressed by the opponent at home, Van Gaal took the initiative to seek changes during the halftime break.
He replaced the young player Rashford with the veteran Carrick, and then directly changed to 3412!
Carrick, Rojo, and Smalling partnered with three central defenders. The original central defender Blind and right back Varela were pushed to the midfield to form a team with Fellaini and Snedlin. A midfield four in parallel positions.
Depay and Martial partnered up front, and behind them was Mata, who was responsible for organizing the connection.
This change of formation did not make Manchester United fans happy, but angry.
After all, they are now two goals behind at home, and replacing a winger with a defensive midfielder seems to be sending a very conservative signal:
"We can lose by two goals. Accept it, we can't continue to let our opponents score goals. As for scoring goals, let's just let it happen."
In the eyes of the fans, this is a sign that the coach is too conservative and lacks aggressiveness!
But in fact, after Carrick came on the scene and changed formations, Manchester United's defense in the midfield and backfield was much better.
Although Carrick is slower than Blind.
However, after adding more manpower in the midfield, the defense has also been protected, and it can also circumvent Carrick's declining physical fitness to a certain extent.
If the defense is stable, more "cannonballs" can be delivered to the frontcourt
Both Carrick and Blind have the ability to send precise long passes.
Facing Leicester City's high press, Manchester United played more directly!
As long as Leicester City presses forward, Carrick will directly make a long pass from the backcourt to find Martial or Depay in front.
However, such a long pass tactic cannot threaten Leicester City's defense at all!
Because they have Maguire!
In this game, because Huth felt some muscle discomfort during training, Maguire got the chance to start and formed a central defender partner with Morgan.
The two central defenders have a clear division of labor.
Morgan is responsible for holding back, and Maguire is responsible for attacking.
Faced with Manchester United's long pass from the backcourt, Maguire turned into an aerial bully, always preventing the ball from falling and clearing it out immediately.
In front of Maguire, neither Depay nor Martial could get the ball at all.
Maguire's performance also attracted the attention of many scouts in the stands.
As Leicester City's third central defender this season, Maguire has played a lot of time in the league and cup games.
His heading and frontal air defense capabilities are eye-catching.
Mourinho, who saw Maguire playing football for the first time, also raised his eyebrows and said to Mendes on the side:
"Well, this big man's name is What's the name?"
"Harry Maguire"
Hearing this, Mourinho recited the name three times in his mind, and then said:
"He played very well!"
(End of this chapter)