Chapter 339 I asked you to score a goal. Do you really think you have a chance? !
“Welcome to turn on the TV and watch the 2015-16 European League finals!”
“The two sides facing each other are the new Premier League champions Leicester City and the defending Europa League champions Sevilla. Leah!”
“Next, let’s take a look at the starting lineups of both sides”
“For Sevilla, four players have been affected by injuries, especially Spain. Wing Reyes is absent due to injury, which will definitely affect the team's offense on the wing."
For Sevilla, in addition to the flying wing Reyes who played for Arsenal in the past, players such as main central defender Andre Oli and rotating full-back Trey Mulinas are also unable to appear.
However, the main lineup is still complete.
This season, affected by the loss of personnel and injuries, Sevilla is struggling in La Liga and unable to enter the European theater.
However, in the Europa League, the arena they are most familiar with, they were able to reach the finals with divine help.
Just like the answer given by Sevilla captain Koke (this person is not Atletico Madrid’s Koke) when facing questions from the media at the pre-match press conference:
"It's hard to explain why we performed so well in this tournament. The team's situation this season was not very good, some players left, some players were injured. But we still won"
The past three years , Sevilla reached the Europa League final three times.
Except for the third final that has not yet started, they had the last laugh in the other two finals.
It can be said that the winning rate in the finals is 100%!
Some fans even began to joke that after winning the unprecedented three consecutive Europa League titles, UEFA might as well rename the Europa League to the Sevilla Cup in the future.
Some fans also played the famous joke of rival Leicester City legend Lineker:
“The Europa League is a game where 22 people play football on the field and the ball is stuffed in the end. Villa’s championship game!”
In this regard, Blue Fox fans believe that the team will definitely prevent Sevilla from winning the championship again.
In terms of personnel injuries and injuries, Leicester City, whose medical department has made great contributions this season, is all in good health!
With the starting eleven, the Premier League Golden Glove Jr. Schmeichel still guards the goal.
The four defenders are Fuchs, Huth, Morgan and Simpson;
Kante and Drinkwater partner as midfielders, each performing their own duties;
Ling Feng is in the center, and the left and right sides are It's Albrighton and Mahrez;
The one at the front is the Premier League Golden Boot Vardy!
According to statistics from Premier League organizations, this starting lineup is Ranieri's most commonly used lineup this season.
The winning rate of this starting lineup is as high as 97%!
This means that as long as this starting lineup is used, the game is basically stable!
“The players on both sides are ready.”
“Whether Leicester City will win the European Championship for the first time in history, or Sevilla will complete an unprecedented three consecutive Europa League titles. Let’s wait and see!”
Beep~~~
With the referee's whistle, this highly anticipated Europa League final officially begins!
Although judging from the overall player level and lineup strength, Leicester City is stronger.
However, at the beginning of the game, Sevilla, who was more experienced, took the lead in taking the initiative on the court.
Of course, this also has something to do with the tactics of the two teams.
Leicester City focuses on defensive counterattacks, and giving up the ball to induce opponents to attack is part of their tactics.
As a La Liga team, Sevilla's tactical power of keeping the ball at their feet is in their blood.
So, under the gaze of 40,000 fans at St. Jakob Park and millions of viewers in front of the TV, Sevilla, seventh in La Liga, firmly controlled the ball.
The Premier League champion in blue retreated to near the midline, positioned himself, and allowed Sevilla to attack.
The ball kept passing back and forth under the feet of Sevilla players. In just five minutes, Leicester City didn't even touch the ball!
Seeing Sevilla "suppressing" Leicester City in the half, many La Liga fans immediately made various taunts on social media:
"Is this the Premier League champion?"
"We are also suppressing the Premier League champion!"
"You rough guys, you can't even touch the ball"
In response to the provocation from Sevilla fans, Blue Fox fans also responded.
"I know you are in a hurry, but don't be anxious yet."
"The game has just begun, let's see who can have the last laugh."
"Seventh in La Liga and runner-up in the Europa League, you will definitely not play in the European war next year"
And in a certain victory In the losing final, neither side dared to be too aggressive at the beginning.
And this is the first time in history that the two sides have met.
So, even if the ball is at their feet, Sevilla only plays some tentative attacks to get a feel for the Blue Fox's famous defense in Europe.
With "Redondo's successor" Banega connecting in the middle, Sevilla's small-scale passing and receiving cooperation played very smoothly.
As the tenth position in Sevilla’s 4231 tactical formation, Banega is the core of Sevilla’s organization!
However, compared to Ling Feng, a modern midfielder who can score from both sides and has explosive physical fitness, Banega is more like one of the few classical midfielders left in world football.
Since his debut, he has been known for his passing and creativity.
Similar to "Maradona's successor", the nickname "Redondo's successor" is not exclusive to a certain player, but is a gimmick abused by the media.
After all, Banega has neither Redondo's strong defense, nor Redondo's gorgeousness, nor Redondo's free and elegant style.
The only thing he is close to Redondo is his passing ability.
Even so, he has been a famous midfield genius in Argentina since his debut.
And his task on the court is to organize and connect in the midfield to make the team's offense smooth.
Under Emery's tactical system, almost all frontcourt attacks are initiated by him. The team does not even need him to take on defensive tasks. It only needs to pass the ball at the right time. Just teammates.
This can circumvent his shortcomings of speed and confrontation and maximize his vision and creativity.
It is worth mentioning that I wonder if geniuses are more bohemian.
Banega is a well-known thorn in the football world, and some media even called him the "King of Stupid Things"
Some of the stupid things he has done are done in front of the camera. Indecent actions, drunk driving, contradicting the head coach, sharing a photo of himself wearing a Real Madrid jersey on social media when he was playing for Valencia, parking the car with his feet, resulting in fractures of his ankle and calf, etc.
Perhaps it was his character flaws and physical shortcomings that prevented Banega from becoming a superstar.
However, since coming to the hands of his former mentor Emery last season, the Argentine, who is called a "low-key midfield master" by fans, quickly found his feel and performed well on the court.
However, what they faced this time was not the La Liga teams that focused on technology and small-scale coordination, but the obviously stronger Premier League teams!
While in control of the ball.
However, Emery on the sidelines and the Sevilla players on the court soon discovered that the Blue Fox's overall defensive formation was maintained very well.
The distance between players is just right, with basically no big gaps.
Moreover, whenever Banega gets the ball, Kante will immediately step forward to press.
Having seen how difficult Kante is from the game videos and highlights, Banega will not be stupid enough to go head-to-head with the Premier League steals king.
He passed the ball out immediately, and then continued to move to meet his teammates.
In the first fifteen minutes of the game, since Leicester City had two strong points, Ling Feng and Kante, in the middle, the relative space was very narrow. Therefore, Sevilla has been looking for opportunities to break through and cross from the wing.
However, without the Spanish winger Reyes who drove a motorcycle, the explosive abilities of the two wingers Vitolo and Koke could not cause any trouble to Leicester City's two fullbacks.
You know, the wingers Fuchs and Simpson faced in the Premier League were Sterling, Walcott, Son Heung-min, Lukaku and other wingers!
There is no advantage on the wing, and the ball can only be passed to the center, leaving it to Banega and Krechowiak for organization and scheduling.
Anyway, the La Liga team is influenced by the tiki-taka tactical concept, and every player has good foot skills.
Since you can't find an opening to penetrate the opponent's defense at once, then patiently conduct the ball and continue to look for opportunities.
At the same time, Leicester City is also adapting to Sevilla's tactical play, as well as the players' personal levels and habits.
The two-round contest with Villarreal in the semi-finals also gave them an understanding of the La Liga team.
With the development of modern football, the game videos and highlights of each team, as well as various statistical data, are all open and transparent.
It can be said that there is no secret about which team uses which tactics and which player is the core.
So, Leicester City knew that Sevilla’s attack point was Banega, so they specially arranged for Kante to mark him.
Sevilla also knew that the most threatening player in Leicester City's formation was Ling Feng, and specially sent Polish international Krychowiak to take care of him.
In addition to sending special personnel to guard, Sevilla also asked Banega to form a three-man defense "cage" with two midfielders, Nzonzi and Krechowiak, faintly guarding Ling Feng. Surrounded by it.
This is the midfield strangulation tactic specially prepared by Emery for Ling Feng, the best player in the Premier League.
However, for Ling Feng, whose speed and explosiveness are at the top of the football world, this tactic is completely useless!
Even in the cage and under the personal interference of Krechowiak, Ling Feng seemed particularly relaxed.
Whether he is holding the ball or passing the ball, it is not affected at all.
Both Banega and Nzonzi are midfielders without speed.
As long as he makes soup, he can easily break out of the cage.
In contrast, under Kanter's focus, Banega, who has no speed and confrontation, has trouble getting the ball!
He didn't dare to keep the ball at his feet for more than a second, so he could only pass the ball as much as possible.
However, just when the blue fox was about to adapt and was about to show its sharp fangs, a sudden change occurred!
In the twenty-fourth minute of the game, Sevilla controlled the ball and attacked.
Banega handed the ball to Vitolo on the left, who rushed in with the ball and then sent a small through ball behind Simpson.
Sevilla forward Gameiro made a diagonal pass and got the ball with his back in the penalty area.
But under Huth's follow-up defense, it was difficult to turn around, so he looked up at the center and directly knocked the ball back to Bitolo in the center.
And Bitolo, who took advantage of the situation to reach the top of the penalty area, met the ball with a blast!
The defensive midfielder Drinkwater subconsciously stretched his foot to block the ball, but failed to block the ball firmly. Instead, he allowed the ball to rub his calf.
Suddenly the trajectory of the ball changed direction and a break line occurred!
The next second, the ball surprised everyone and came to the undefended Gameiro.
Faced with the gift from his opponent, Sevilla's top scorer, who is only 172cm tall, did not hesitate at all. Before the two strong men Huth and Morgan could complete the double-team, he stabbed him with his toe. !
He reacted too quickly in front of the goal and chose the simplest way to shoot.
Caught off guard, Schmeichel didn't get to the ground in time, but let the ball fly past his feet and drilled into the near corner of the goal!
The next second, the entire Sevilla fans in St. Jacobs Park suddenly burst into amazing cheers!
“Gameiro!”
“The ball is in!”
"Sevilla was the first to break the deadlock!"
Looking at Gameiro sliding and kneeling towards the corner flag, the Leicester City players on the field were a little helpless.
This unexpected goal was a sap for the Blue Fox, who was slowly entering the state.
It also made many people doubt:
Could it be said that Sevilla has really been favored by the goddess of the Europa League and is invincible in this event? ? !
Just when some superstitious people were thinking this way, Ling Feng's voice sounded at the right time:
"Guys, it's okay!"
Applause and shouts will be heard. Everyone's eyes were drawn to the handsome young man with black hair.
“This is just a lucky ball!”
“Don’t care! If they can score one, we can score two or three!”
Hearing Ling Feng's confident and even arrogant words, his teammates immediately cheered up.
If a person without strength is bragging, it is arrogance;
But if it is the Premier League's top scorer who scores double 20 goals in a season and leads the team to kill all the major Premier League giants, When good players brag, they tell the truth.
Because he has the ability to achieve awesome things!
The reason why Ling Feng said this is very simple.
After twenty minutes of observation, Ling Feng could already tell that there was nothing wrong with this Sevilla!
Sure enough, less than five minutes after Sevilla scored, Ling Feng got the ball in the middle.
With a change of direction and acceleration, he passed by Krechowiak who was following him everywhere, and then he took advantage of the situation and whizzed past the space between Nzonzi and Banega!
Driving the ball into the shooting range, Ling Feng looked sharply and swung his legs without hesitation to shoot!
The next second, there was only a bang, and the ball shot out like a shell.
It turned into an afterimage in the air, and the ball flew towards Sevilla's goal in an instant.
In an instant, Sevilla goalkeeper Soria was surprised by the speed of the ball, but before he could make a save, the ball had already penetrated into the upper right corner of the goal.
Whoosh!
The ball hit the white net and splashed with waves
“Wow!”
"World wave!"
"This is a super long-range shot from 35 meters away!"
"He is indeed the king of long-range shots in the Premier League this season!!!"< br>
“Wonderful goal!”
At this time, in the stands of St. Jacobs Park, it was the turn of the Blue Fox fans waving blue team flags to cheer excitedly Cheers and applause.
After scoring this super-heavy artillery piece that caused thunder on the ground, Ling Feng did not rush to the stands to make his iconic celebration. Instead, he turned around and made a very domineering move towards his teammates:
I saw him patting the Blue Fox emblem on his left chest, then pressing down with both hands, and then shouted loudly amidst the warm cheers of the fans at the scene:
"Guys, relax! I'm here!"
"We can definitely win!"
This goal and these words are like a shot in the arm, Players who scored against the Blue Fox
yes!
They have a peerless genius like Ling Feng!
How could it be possible to lose? !
After celebrating with his teammates, Ling Feng returned to his own half, looked at the Sevilla players who were either serious or reserved, and couldn't help but reveal a contemptuous smile.
If you are asked to enter one, do you really think you have a chance? !
(End of this chapter)