Chapter 322 Argentine Mahrez! The king of the outer instep!
When Liverpool legend Carragher was a guest on Sky Sports, he praised Mahrez’s performance this season:
“What Mahrez has done with his left foot this season I have only seen those things with Messi!”
Although this sentence is a bit exaggerated.
However, it is enough to see that Mahrez's left foot has been widely recognized by his peers.
And in the eyes of all Blue Fox fans, Messi?
It’s just Argentinian Mahrez!
Indeed.
Mahrez this season can definitely be called the number one right winger in the Premier League!
Whether it is game ratings, personal performance and data, they all rank first in the same position!
His golden left foot is deadly whether it is stopping the ball, dribbling, passing, or finishing!
And faced with this excellent opportunity to face the goalkeeper alone with the ball in the penalty area, he will naturally not miss it!
I saw him with a stern expression. He stopped and rubbed his left foot, and the ball drew a beautiful arc, flew past Weidenfeller's fingertips, and went into the far corner of the goal!
The next second, the entire King Power Stadium was excited!
“Goal~~Goal~~Goal~~~”
"The goal is in!"
"Mahrez helped Leicester City take the lead at home!"
"The most impressive thing about this goal is naturally Ling Feng. A through ball with a penetrating outside instep! "
"What Barcelona used to pass the ball with many feet, Ling Feng did it with just one pass!"
"Mahrez lived up to Ling Feng's passing and scored the ball!"
"What a tacit and seamless cooperation"
After scoring the goal, Mahrez also ran to the corner flag area very gracefully and performed a silky kneeling motion.
After standing up, he turned around, pointed with both hands at Ling Feng, who ran over to celebrate with him, and said with a smile:
"You are so ecstatic about passing the ball with your instep. !”
“Hey.”
In fact, after helping Leicester City win the League Cup at the end of February, the system rewarded him with a [Skill Treasure Box]
And the skill he issued was Quaresma’s [Outer Instep] King]
[Skill name: King of the outside instep]
[Skill level: A]
[Skill effect: Accurate passing and shooting with the outside instep of the dominant foot The speed and success rate have been greatly improved】
[Skill representative player: Quaresma]
This is why his outside instep pass can be so accurate and so chic!
Compared with the home team’s stands that turned into a blue ocean of joy, the Dortmund fans in the visiting team’s stands were completely silent.
Although I have heard about Leicester City’s offense for a long time.
However, they still felt unbelievable that the team was scored in less than fifteen minutes on the road.
However, Dortmund fans were soon relieved.
Because defense has never been their strong point.
Although in the league, the number of goals conceded is second only to Bayern.
But in the Europa League, even non-major league teams like Thessaloniki and Krasnodar can score their goals.
You can imagine how worrying the team's defense is.
What's more, this pass was too sudden and too precise.
You can’t blame Bender for not doing his job well, and you can’t blame the defender for not intercepting the pass.
If you want to blame, you can only blame Ling Feng’s passing, which is too elusive.
After losing the ball, the Dortmund generals finally realized for themselves why Tuchel repeatedly emphasized "Ling Feng is the biggest threat" "We cannot let No. 7 pass the ball easily."
This single kick, which directly penetrates the entire defense line with the outside instep, is enough to prove that the Premier League's single-season assists leader is not in vain!
. . .
After kicking off again, Dortmund had no ink and pushed the ball directly from the backcourt to the frontcourt and handed it to Royce on the left.
Dort’s tactical style of play is the wolf pack tactic!
Quickly pass through the midfield and use the outstanding players in the frontcourt to create smooth passing and cutting cooperation by running between each other.
As soon as Royce got the ball, Shinji Kagawa in the middle quickly came to respond. Then the two played a one-two and hit the wall to cooperate, easily passing the drinking brother.
Before Kanter could cover up the defense, Royce sent a through ball directly from the front of the penalty area.
Aubameyang, who was standing in front of Morgan a second ago, suddenly started to speed up, made a diagonal pass, and got the ball.
The speed of a cheetah also caught the two central defenders Morgan and Huth off guard.
This Gabonese supercar, who makes countless defenders in the Bundesliga fearful, catches the ball, turns around, and shoots directly!
With a "bang" sound, the ball shot out!
Fortunately, the angle of the shot was too right, and Schmeichel reacted quickly. He used a one-handed topper to directly lift the ball over the crossbar.
Although he didn't score a goal,
but this shot still made the home team fans in the stands behind the goal break into a cold sweat.
Leicester City's central defenders are all tall central defenders with excellent frontal defensive capabilities.
Whether it was a long pass or a cross from the wing, they could not shake their defense at all.
But what they fear most is speedy forwards like Aguero who can move and super explosive power like Aubameyang!
After experiencing Aubameyang’s amazing speed, Blue Fox captain Morgan also quickly warned his teammates:
“Robert (Huth), don’t let him take off easily!”
"N'Golo (Kante), return your position a little bit."
This wave of attacks also cheered up the Blue Fox soldiers.
It is indeed a strong team in the Champions League!
Something!
For Dortmund, the goal conceded shortly after the opening was indeed an accident.
However, they did not pay too much attention to this conceded goal.
After all, this is Leicester City’s home ground.
Moreover, the opponent is the team with the strongest offensive firepower in the Premier League, so conceding goals is expected.
Therefore, in the preparation stage before the game, Tuchel repeatedly emphasized to his disciples that they should not dare to attack because they are afraid of losing the ball!
The Europa League knockout round is a two-leg match, and there is also an away goal rule.
In other words, if they can score one or two goals in the away game, it will be extremely beneficial to their promotion situation.
Moreover, the magic weapon for their team to remain competitive in the Bundesliga and Champions League is offensive football!
Ever since, after this wave of attacks, while Tuchel applauded vigorously, he also waved his hand to signal the team to continue attacking!
In the 23rd minute of the game, Dortmund played a wonderful match on the right. Mkhitaryan passed a very low ball and found Aubameyang who was outflanking him in the middle.
"Beautiful Sheep" pushed the ball, but was slightly interfered by Huth beside him, and the ball missed the goal;
In the 27th minute of the game, Roy on the left After Si cut in laterally, he completed a dodge shot from the left edge of the penalty area, which was resolved by Schmeichel;
In the 33rd minute of the game, Weigel sent an overhead kick. Pass and find Royce on the left.
The latter dribbled the ball inside, attracted the defense, and then sent a cross pass to Shinji Kagawa in the middle. Then a diagonal pass was handed to Mkhitaryan who came in from the right and completed a blast.
Unfortunately, the shot was too powerful, and it hit the crossbar and flew out of the baseline.
The direction of the game was not as predicted by the media and commentators before the game, with both sides attacking aggressively.
On the contrary, after Dortmund lost the ball, they quickly turned the away game and used their rapid offense to firmly suppress it in the half!
However, Leicester City, which is best at defensive counterattacks in the Premier League, only got beaten.
We had several opportunities to counterattack, but we failed to take advantage of them!
You know, this is something that even Premier League giants such as Chelsea, Manchester City, and Manchester United cannot do!
Looking at his team on the field suppressing the top team in the Premier League, Tuchel's frown on the sidelines relaxed slightly.
From the beginning of the game, he found that Bender could not restrain Ling Feng at all, and he immediately understood a very cruel fact:
In this game, it is absolutely impossible to defend!
Because they really can’t stop Ling Feng’s power!
As the star player and tactical core of the Blue Fox, their inability to limit Ling Feng means they cannot limit Leicester City's counterattack!
However, Tuchel also thought of a solution that was not a solution.
Since you can’t restrict Ling Feng, then restrict his teammates!
Ever since, he made tactical arrangements. Once the ball was lost in the frontcourt, he would immediately counterattack on the spot.
Even if you can't grab the ball, you still have to slow down your opponent's counterattack.
Especially to prevent others from giving the ball to Ling Feng!
As long as Ling Feng does not get the ball, he will immediately foul on the spot and interrupt the counterattack rhythm!
And this targeted arrangement also hit the blue fox just above the seven inches!
You know, the Blue Fox's ability to play the ball in the midfield and backfield can only be said to be average.
The central defender partnership of Morgan and Huth basically has no ability to play the ball.
Many times, whether it is a position advancement or a quick counterattack, the two fullbacks Fuchs and Simpson take the ball and are responsible for handing the ball to Kanter or Brother Drinkwater for handling.
If both defensive midfielders are being closely watched, just hand it over to Ling Feng who is retreating.
Or just find a winger.
However, under Dortmund's frontcourt pressing tactics, it became very difficult for the Blue Fox to get the ball out.
Even if the backcourt players want to hand the ball to Ling Feng immediately to initiate a counterattack, they will be interrupted by a direct foul.
After several times, the Blue Fox backcourt players could only choose to play the ball faster, pass the ball to Ling Feng before their opponents could catch it.
In doing so, there are certain requirements for the players' footwork, which greatly increases the chance of passing errors.
If a passing error occurs, the ball will return to Dortmund's feet, allowing the Hornets to launch another round of offensive!
And under such crazy attacks that spared no effort in physical strength, Dot finally achieved results!
In the 38th minute of the game, Mkhitaryan cut in from the right and shot, but was blocked in time by defender Morgan.
The ball bounced out and came not far in front of Brother Drinking Water.
Brother Drinkwater stopped the ball and immediately looked up to observe.
Just when he was about to look for Ling Feng, he moved a little slower and was stabbed by Shinji Kagawa from behind, passing the ball to Weigel, who came in from behind.
The offense and defense reversed again!
The young German genius midfielder raised his hand and pointed forward.
Aubameyang understood this and ran back before running forward, directly getting rid of Huth's follow-up defense.
The next second, Weigel sent a direct kick to the ground, penetrated through the crowd, and found Aubameyang!
“Beautiful through ball!”
Even though the trailing central defender Morgan raised his hand to indicate offside, he stepped forward and stretched his legs to block the ball.
But he couldn't stop Aubameyang from firing a low shot into the lower right corner of the goal!
“The ball is scored!”
“Dortmund equalized the score!”
After scoring, Aubameyang rushed directly to the corner flag area, and then did Performed his signature celebration move - front flip!
The Dortmund fans in the stands were finally able to wave their scarves and flags and cheer for the team's goal!
With the equalizer, Dortmund played away.
With a wave of Tuchel's hand from the sidelines, the Hornets of course chose to pursue the victory!
However, seeing that the team's defense was tight, Ling Feng did not hesitate and immediately chose to retreat to the midfield area to help defend.
With his retreat, the Blue Fox has an extra defender in the midfield and an extra point for the ball.
The control of the midfield suddenly became stronger, and the entire defensive formation became more intensive.
Seeing that the blue fox was like a hedgehog, pricking itself from time to time, the bumblebee, unable to bite, could only fly around in the periphery, looking for the right moment to launch an attack.
As both parties suddenly became cautious, time also passed quietly.
The first half of the game ended with a long whistle from the referee.
The two sides returned to the locker room with a score of one to one.
For Dortmund, a one-to-one score is a good result.
For Leicester City, this score is unacceptable!
The first half of the game was a roller coaster ride.
Although it started smoothly, with Ling Feng's flash of inspiration and Mahrez's excellent cooperation, he took the lead in knocking on the opponent's door.
However, the situation quickly took a turn for the worse, being completely suppressed by Dortmund's offensive and unable to mount an effective counterattack.
This puts the team at a disadvantage.
However, Ranieri does not think that the team has been completely suppressed by its opponents.
The high-intensity counterattack in the frontcourt in the first half also made Dortmund's frontcourt players pay a certain price.
In addition to the huge physical exertion, Aubameyang and Shinji Kagawa also received yellow cards.
This yellow card will definitely make these two people avoid attacking in the second half and not dare to press so fiercely.
As long as their frontcourt pressure is not so strong, they can pass the ball out and launch a quick counterattack!
As the opponent adopts foul tactics to interrupt the counterattack, the counterattack advancement when switching from defense to offense becomes very important!
The team cannot rely solely on Ling Feng as the first point of counterattack, because the opponent has already targeted him.
Therefore, a counterattack advancement point must be added.
As long as someone can break out of the press and pass the ball out, the Blue Fox can rush forward!
Ever since, Ranieri's pair of sophisticated eyes hidden under the lenses patrolled the faces of his disciples, and finally landed on a simple and dark face.
"N'Golo!"
Hearing his name, Kanter immediately raised his head and met the head coach's gaze.
"Your task in the second half is very important! I need you to advance the ball more in the midfield!"
Faced with Ranieri's instructions, Kanter did not hesitate at all. He directly exposed his iconic two rows of pure white teeth and said with a smile:
"Okay, boss."
(End of this chapter)