Chapter 318 I, Ling Feng, fight the elites!
“The ball is scored!”
“Newcastle equalized the score at the last moment!”
“With less than five minutes left in the regular game, Newcastle might A valuable point for the leader!"
Looking at the Newcastle players rushing to the corner flag area to celebrate wildly, Ranieri, who was sitting on the coaching bench, had a very indifferent expression. .
Since the second leg of the Europa League round of 16 will be played three days later, Ranieri also made certain rotations in this league game against Newcastle.
Ling Feng, the star player who has been frequently rumored to have affairs with other wealthy clubs recently, also rarely sat on the bench.
And their opponent Newcastle, under the leadership of former England coach McLaren, has dived all the way into the relegation zone.
After 29 rounds, they only accumulated 24 points, ranking second from last, second only to Villa, who had been relegated early this season.
However, the day before the game, Newcastle finally welcomed new coach "tactician" Benitez.
Even though the legend of "changing coaches is like changing swords" is everywhere, in this showdown at the top of the standings, most people thought that Leicester City could easily win Newcastle at home.
The beginning of the game was just as the public expected.
Even though Ling Feng, Mahrez, Kante and other absolute main players were not present, Leicester City still scored first in the 27th minute of the first half with Brother Drinkwater's long shot from outside the penalty area. Next city.
The lead was maintained until the 85th minute of the game.
Just when everyone thought the game was won, Newcastle players, under the tactical changes of "tactician master" Benitez, acted like crazy at the last moment and kept attacking. The defense line of the Blue Fox.
In the end, Newcastle relied on a corner kick opportunity created by a cross from the wing, and the team's top player Wijnaldum scored with a header to equalize the score!
This game finally ended with a score of one to one.
No one would have thought before the game that Newcastle could delay Leicester City's championship.
This game proves the saying - there are no underdogs in the Premier League!
Especially the relegation teams in the Premier League are a tough nut to crack!
Even though they were tied by Newcastle at home. But there was no regret or anger in Leicester City.
Without him, even if the championship rival Tottenham won Villa this round, they would be two points ahead.
But there is still a huge gap of fifteen points between them and Leicester City!
What's more, Leicester City still has one game less!
It is already a matter of time to win the league. Ranieri just hopes that players will not be injured in this kind of game.
This season, Leicester City's medical team is world-class!
Mahrez, who ranks first in the number of dribbles per game and the number of violations per game, and Ling Feng, who ranks third in the number of violations per game, are basically full attendance except for taking turns!
Of course, this also has something to do with the players' own physical fitness.
However, compared to Ling Feng, who is full of physical attributes, the fact that a thin winger like Mahrez can play in a logging league like the Premier League is largely due to the care and care of the team's medical team. .
Coupled with Ranieri's extremely reasonable rotation, Leicester City's injury situation has been controlled very well.
Until mid-March, the longest-lasting injury on the team was Matty James, an old injury who suffered from a knee injury. He missed about three months of games due to injury.
Other injured players can return from injury in two or three weeks at most.
This is also one of the important reasons why Leicester City has been able to achieve breakthrough results on all three fronts this season.
If it were Arsenal's veterinary team, they might not even have the possibility of competing for the treble of the season!
. . .
A few days later, the King Power Stadium welcomed the "Red Devils" Manchester United, who wanted revenge.
For Manchester United, this game is just a battle of honor.
Since we have already conceded four goals at home in the first round.
This means that they must score five goals to come back at the King Power Stadium.
This is almost impossible!
However, on the contrary, there was no hope of promotion, which allowed the Manchester United generals to let go of their hands and attack with all their strength, thus showing a good state.
From the beginning of the game, Manchester United almost suppressed the Blue Fox in the half and gave it a beating.
However, the offensive was overwhelming, but the thunder was loud and the rain was small.
The problem of lack of terminator still prevented them from sending the ball into the goal behind the second goalkeeper Schwarzer.
Even if Mata has the ability to send fatal passes, Rooney, whose condition has declined seriously, is no longer the same Lutank he was before.
As for young talents such as Martial, Rashford, and Depay, their methods and experience of handling the ball are a little immature.
Especially compared to Ling Feng of his peers, it is even more unbearable to look at!
In this game, Ling Feng still started the game.
Due to the huge advantage established in the first round, he played very relaxedly.
In addition to using his passing to help Leicester City control the rhythm of the game, he also used active running to help press and defend in the midfield.
Look at Rashford and Martial who lower their heads when they get the ball, and look at Ling Feng who controls the rhythm of the game with one short pass after another like a leisurely pace. Manchester United fans are eager to see it.
Compared to his own incompetent child, Ling Feng is the legendary child from other families!
At the last moment of the first half, it was Ling Feng who teamed up with Andy King to intercept Depay's ball in the midfield, and then sent a fatal through ball to the left winger, local teenager Gray. Breaking into the penalty area and completing a high-quality shot.
Had it not been for De Gea's heroic performance that made people exclaim "Duck daddy, save me!", Ling Feng's number of assists in the Europa League might have increased by one more.
In this way, after one attack and one defense, the two sides returned to the locker room zero to zero.
During the halftime break, Ranieri directly replaced the three Musketeers of the Blue Fox and asked them to clock out.
Then change the team formation into 442 with parallel positions.
The outcome of this game has actually been decided.
They still have to prepare for the league match two days later.
In Ranieri's plan, it is best for the team to win the league in advance before the Europa League quarterfinals.
In that case, they can allow the main players to concentrate on preparing for the Europa League and strive for the third championship trophy this season!
"Steve, are there any good young guys from the youth team?"
On this side, the Blue Fox coaching staff has begun to discuss whether to let some youth team players complete their debut in the next round of the league. show.
The situation on the field has changed quietly
With the three Musketeers of the Blue Fox off the field, Leicester City's counterattack threat has obviously been reduced by more than one or two points.
The frontcourt cannot provide too many threats, and Manchester United's entire formation can attack unscrupulously.
In the end, in the 67th minute of the game, Manchester United finally used the passing cooperation of Martial and Mata, and the French genius star scored the first goal of the two rounds.
As the goal occurred, the morale of the Manchester United players was high.
However, just as they continued to attack, they found that the opponent's defense became tighter!
Furthermore, because the formation is too high and the space is compressed, it is even more difficult to penetrate the ball into the offensive third.
Leicester City, on the other hand, continued to resolutely implement the coach's tactical instructions, defend well, and then counterattack. Finally, in the 78th minute, the Blue Fox, who was being pressed, seized the huge gap behind Manchester United's pressure and launched a quick counterattack. Shinji Okazaki scored a goal. Evened the score.
This goal directly destroyed the morale and fighting spirit of the Manchester United players.
I worked so hard to score a goal, but the opponent only needed a counterattack to equalize the score.
What a kick in the ass? !
In the end, Van Gaal gave up the useless struggle and chose to replace the three main players Rooney, Martial, and Fellaini.
Although the Europa League is gone, the league still has to fight for the fourth place
Finally, the referee blew the whistle to end the game.
Leicester City drew 1-1 with Manchester United at home and advanced to the Europa League quarterfinals with a total score of 5-1!
It is worth mentioning that when shaking hands with the opponent players, Rooney specifically found him:
"Ling, I heard that you are preparing to leave Leicester City?"
As a national team teammate, Rooney had already recruited Ling Feng privately while at the St. George's Park base.
And this is the second time!
“Man, join Manchester United, let’s do great things together!”
Facing the recruitment of the Red Devils captain, Ling Feng could only cover his mouth and give a vague answer:< br>
"Manchester United is a great team, I will consider it."
After Rooney, Lingard, who came on as a substitute in this game, also found this former teammate and asked very straightforwardly ;
"Man, do you want to come to Manchester United next season?"
Facing Lingard, who has a better relationship, Ling Feng just rolled his eyes and said, "Please, let me take a rest. "
Lin Huang relied on his good relationship with Ling Feng and bombarded him with text messages from time to time, telling him how great and good Manchester United was.
Especially when Ling Feng was linked with major giants, he called him several times and asked him if he wanted to join Manchester United next season.
In this regard, Ling Feng was fine at first, but gradually he felt a little tired of it.
In the end, it wasn’t until he directly threatened to block him if he mentioned the transfer again that Lin Huang stopped.
After Lingard, national team teammate Smalling also found him
They said they were exchanging jerseys, but in fact they were here to recruit him.
Ling Feng even began to wonder if Ferguson had called several people privately and assigned them tasks.
That is, taking advantage of the game against Leicester City, everyone must take the initiative to recruit Ling Feng!
Of course, this recruitment method is not his first time.
He didn't take it to heart at all.
He will not choose a transfer team because of the lobbying of players from other teams.
Although the more acquaintances he has with the new team, it will definitely be beneficial for him to adapt to the new environment.
However, Ling Feng feels that he is a very outgoing person and can fit in no matter which team he joins.
Besides, with his ability, no matter which team he transfers to,
and the scene of him whispering with the Manchester United players was also captured by the on-site photographer. In the blink of an eye, it appeared in all major and small media newspapers.
“Ling Feng and Rooney are chatting and laughing and may become teammates next season!”
"Manchester United tried their best just to recruit the golden boy!"
The media all included the scene of Ling Feng chatting and laughing with the Manchester United players, coupled with the previous photos of the Manchester United CEO with Mourinho and Mendes. Taking photos, he pieced together what he thought was a script.
Manchester United, together with Ling Feng, the two most popular hot spots in British football, directly hit the major hot searches in the UK.
As for the outside speculation, Ling Feng ignored the speculation and just invited his teammates to his home to watch the new round of the Europa League draw.
After several other games later in the evening, this season’s Europa League quarterfinals are officially announced!
Among the top eight, La Liga occupies three seats, namely Sevilla, Villarreal and Athletic Bilbao.
The remaining five teams are Leicester City in the Premier League, Borussia Dortmund in the German Premier League, Braga in the Portuguese Premier League, Shakhtar Donetsk in the Ukrainian Premier League, and Sparta Prague in the Czech League!
After drawing lots, Leicester City actually drew one of the two strongest teams among the top eight, Dortmund of the Bundesliga!
Even if the defending champion Sevilla draws Villarreal from the same league, it is not as good as this strong dialogue, which is exciting.
As for this result, the Blue Fox generals who were sitting in the living room and watching the whole lottery ceremony all showed a slightly solemn or serious look.
You know, as a Bundesliga giant that competes in the Champions League all year round and just reached the Champions League final a few years ago, the "Bumblebee" Dortmund can definitely be regarded as a strong team in the Champions League!
Although Leicester City is invincible in the Premier League this season.
And in the Europa League, they were killing all the way.
But really speaking, in the European arena, they are just newcomers participating in the European war for the second time.
Are they really ready to face the test of the strong teams in the Champions League?
Just when everyone was asking such questions in their hearts, Ling Feng made a surprising move:
He jumped up from the sofa and said very excitedly:
"Nice!"
"We don't have to go to the Champions League, but we can compete with the Champions League teams in advance!"
Looking at Ling Feng's bright eyes, Leicester City The generals were suddenly confused.
After drawing such a strong opponent, shouldn't you think
Why is he so excited? !
Facing everyone's different looks, Ling Feng showed a bright smile, opened his arms, and said loudly:
"Guys, I heard that the Westfalenstadion is famous for its devilishness. At home, let’s go meet them for a while!”
Hearing Ling Feng’s eager tone, the Leicester City generals were immediately relieved.
Perhaps this is why he was selected as a candidate for the Ballon d'Or at such a young age and ranks among the top players in the world!
He has a fearless mentality!
No matter who the opponent is, he is not afraid and moves forward bravely!
In Ling Feng's view, there is basically no difference between a strong team and a weak team.
Although it is best to draw a weaker team, it will make it easier for the team to advance to the next round.
However, nine times out of ten things in the world are unsatisfactory.
No matter who the opponent is, if they want to win the championship, they must defeat all opponents who stand in their way!
What about Dortmund? What about the strong teams in the Champions League?
I, Ling Feng, fight the elites!
(End of this chapter)