Chapter 345 Isn’t the curse meant to be broken? !
After calming down the fluctuations in his heart, Ling Feng quickly accepted this fact.
Although the attributes offered are not satisfactory. However, at least his attributes, which have reached ninety plus, are still acceptable.
Moreover, Bashen’s penalty kicks are definitely world-class!
At the beginning of his debut, Bashen’s penalty kick rate was eye-popping—all 21 penalty kicks he took in his career were successful!
Perhaps it was because he stood at twelve yards and had enough time to think that Bashen's penalty was so unsolvable.
As a man with a 100% penalty kick percentage, Jean Bashen’s penalty attribute has reached an astonishing 99!
Ling Feng’s [Penalty Kick Attribute] originally only had 65, but it jumped to 99 in an instant!
Immediately afterwards, countless skills and details of Balotelli's penalty kicks flashed through his mind.
Although he is temporarily in the club and the national team, he is not the team's first penalty kicker. So far, he can only enjoy himself on the training ground.
However, with Bashen's penalty attribute bonus, if he stands on the penalty spot in the future, his shooting rate will definitely be greatly improved.
This is also an improvement in strength!
Before the first match of the European Cup group against Russia, the British media began to exaggerate the importance of this game.
First of all, a good start is a good start for the Three Lions, who are aiming to win the championship in this European Cup.
Especially when the team is in a recession and there are many young people in the team, it is even more important.
Young people are full of energy but lack experience.
It's okay to kick the ball with the wind, but if you kick the ball against the wind, you will probably be defeated in one go.
Secondly, the bad start to the European Cup has been a curse that has haunted the Three Lions for decades!
This may be their best chance to break this curse!
England's curse of being invincible in the first round of the European Cup has been around for a long time.
This curse began in 1968.
Sir Ramsey, who once led the England team to win the Hercules Cup, led the team to the European Cup in Italy.
However, the "Three Lions" lost 0-1 to Yugoslavia in the semi-finals in their first game.
Twelve years later, England played in the European Cup again in 1980, but they only drew 1-1 with Belgium in the first game;
In 1988, the England team coached by Robson played in Europe again. Cup, this time their performance was even more disappointing. They actually lost three group matches and went home in shame;
In the 1992 European Cup, the England team became the appetizer for the "Danish Fairytale".
The Danish team, which temporarily replaced the Yugoslav team, only had 10 days to prepare before the opening of the competition.
Even so, the England team still could not defeat their opponents;
In 1996, the local England team made its European Cup debut at Wembley Stadium.
Venables' team broke the deadlock with a goal from super striker Alan Shearer. However, in the final stage of the game, the England team once again "lost the chain", Turkilmaz's goal The ball brought the "noisy" Wembley Stadium into silence;
In the 2000 European Cup, the England team encountered the "golden generation" Portugal team in their first game.
Although England scored two goals in the first 20 minutes of the game and took the lead by relying on crosses from both wings.
But the Portuguese team, which had regained its composure, controlled the game with its technical advantages. In the end, they scored three goals in a row and reversed the Three Lions.
And more importantly, in this game, England lost not only the game, but also the confidence brought by the technical gap
The time came to 2004, the famous coach Eli The first game of England's golden generation, coached by Paul Cerson, faced the defending champion France.
The England team once again took the lead, but they still failed to have the last laugh. Zidane scored twice in the final stage, helping the French team achieve a great reversal;
After missing the 2008 European Championship After the game, the Three Lions still faced the French team in the first game of the 2012 European Championship.
Although the French team is no longer the "Gaul Rooster" in its peak period, the England team is still struggling to win.
If you include the World Cup, the Three Lions have made a good start in international competitions. It goes back to the 2006 World Cup in Germany ten years ago.
At that time, the golden generation of the Three Lions defeated Paraguay 1-0 in the first round of the World Cup group stage.
Since then, whether it was South Africa in 2010 or Brazil in 2014, England's first game ended in a draw.
It is worth mentioning that in the first round of the game in Brazil, it was Ling Feng who came on as a substitute and provided a perfect assist for his club teammate Vardy who also came on the bench, which allowed England to finally equalize the score with Italy shakes hands and makes peace.
But this time, Ling Feng, who has become the absolute core of the Three Lions, feels that any invincible curse or a bad start to the competition
are all bullshit in front of a loser like him!
“The ball went in!!!”
"In less than three minutes, England scored a goal in Marseille!"
"The goal was scored by this season's top scorer in the Premier League, Jamie Vardy!"
< br>“The one who assisted him was England’s Super Seven!”
The Velodrome Stadium, which can accommodate 60,000 people, was filled with joy.
The England fans in the stands were already excited and waving their national flags crazily.
The Russian fans looked in disbelief.
They never expected that their team would lose the ball not long after the game started!
At this moment, live broadcast signals all over the world are once again replaying the fastest goal in this European Cup:
I saw England controlling the ball, midfielder Hund Sen handed the ball to Ling Feng in front.
With his back turned, the latter passed the Russian midfielder Denisov with a pull ball and completed the turn.
Immediately afterwards, the Three Lions No. 7 dribbled the ball along the center at high speed, and then sent a very comfortable through ball to the ribs of the central defender and fullback!
And Vardy, this season's Premier League golden boot, suddenly made a diagonal run and successfully countered offside and entered the penalty area.
In the end, the England No. 11 took the ball and took advantage of the situation and shot with his right foot without hesitation!
The next second, the ball shot out and penetrated the fingers of Russia's patron saint Akinfeev!
In less than three minutes, England took the lead!
Watching the scene where he hugged Ling Feng after scoring the goal and then rushed to the stands to celebrate passionately with the fans, Hodgson on the sidelines also smiled and applauded his disciples.
As the coach of the Three Lions in this European Cup, Hodgson has a happy worry.
That is the starting candidate for the striker!
With Vardy and Kane as the Premier League's golden boots, who will start the first game is a question.
In the end, after discussions with the coaching staff, Hodgson finally chose Vardy, who had a higher degree of adaptability and understanding with Lingfeng’s tactics!
It is worth mentioning that after the starting lineup was announced, many domestic media believed that Hodgson should start Kane instead of Vardy.
Since Kane was born, Kane has become the new hope of the Three Lions forward.
In the eyes of many people, Vardy’s explosion and winning the Golden Boot this season is only due to the Blue Fox’s defensive counterattack tactical system, coupled with Ling Feng and Mahre standing behind him It's just a feed of two world-class players.
On the contrary, Kane at Tottenham, except for Eriksen, did not get much support.
Because whether it is Son Heung-min, Lamela, or Ali, they are all frontcourt players who attack the goal, and their assist ability can only be said to be average.
Therefore, it is not easy for him to score 25 goals in the Premier League.
It can be seen that Kane, who is younger and more talented, is of course the future forward of the Three Lions!
In terms of age, Kane is younger than Vardy and is indeed the best candidate for the center of the Three Lions.
However, for tactical considerations, the coaching team headed by Hodgson believes that Vardy, who has better speed and flexibility, will be more effective when dealing with Russia's tall but slow defense line. efficient. Vardy, who got the chance to start, was also very upbeat and did not disappoint him and thousands of fans. He also gave a hard blow to the media who were not optimistic about him before the game!
It is worth mentioning that at the last World Cup in Brazil, Vardy's first World Cup goal also came from an assist from Ling Feng.
This time, Vardy’s first goal in the European Cup also came from Ling Feng’s assist!
As a forward, Vardy certainly knows how lucky it is to have a cake feeder like Ling Feng behind him.
So, he suddenly recalled that his agent persuaded him to move to Arsenal in the summer and seize the last opportunity of his career to join a giant.
"Fak! If Ling hadn't passed the ball to me, my scoring efficiency would have been greatly reduced!"
"No! I can't transfer and leave!"
"I must stay!"
After Vardy scored the fastest goal of this European Cup, England had already won the game The rhythm is firmly in your own hands.
With Henderson and Dell as defensive midfielders to back him up, Ling Feng also pressed forward unscrupulously to participate in the offense, completely focusing on the offense.
Under Ling Feng’s organization and dispatch, the Three Lions took the initiative to speed up the passing rhythm. Through the impact of Sterling and Vardy, combined with Ling Feng’s support in the middle, they took turns ravaging Russia’s Aging defense line.
Even Rooney, who played as the right winger in this game, got the chance to attack the goal many times.
Thirty-eight minutes into the first half, after the happy boy broke through with the ball on the left, he made an inverted triangle cross into the middle.
Ling Feng received the ball at the edge of the penalty area and took a long shot, attracting the attention of the Russian defender. However, he faked a shot and passed the ball. He used the instep of his outside foot to send a small kick to Rooney who was inserted on the right. Incline plug.
After receiving the ball, the captain of the Three Lions directly pushed the ball into the far corner of the goal!
“Wow!”
"Smooth cooperation!"
"This is England's second goal!"
"The goal was scored by the England captain, Wayne~~~Rooney!!!"
This is also Rooney's first goal in this European Cup!
After scoring the goal, Rooney was also very happy to point to Ling Feng who assisted him, then high-fived and hugged him.
"Man, your pass is so comfortable!"
"Wazza (Rooney's nickname), your shot is too tricky, isn't it?!"
"Haha."
The captain scored a goal, and the other players also ran over to congratulate him.
With the end of Double Virtue, Lu Xiaopang, with his qualifications and popularity, became the sole leader of the Three Lions Army.
In the past season, he also applied what he learned from great captains such as Keane, Neville, Vidic, and Beckham to the Three Lions.
Although Rooney is not a talkative person in the locker room. However, he will still stand up and say a few words when necessary, and he has a straightforward personality that speaks directly.
Under Rooney's affinity and leadership, the relationship between the players of this now-riddled Three Lions team is much closer than before, and the internal factional struggles are not as tense as they once were.
Perhaps the overall strength of the lineup is not as good as the golden generation of the past.
But the cohesion of the team is much better.
In the first half, England took an early two-goal lead thanks to goals from Vardy and Rooney.
In the second half, England changed sides and fought again. England continued to suppress Russia and continued to pose threats to the opponent's goal.
Had it not been for Akinfeev's several wonderful saves, Russia's goal would have been lost again.
In the 65th minute, Hodgson replaced Vardy with Kane and made a substitution to continue to maintain offensive pressure in the frontcourt.
Just ten minutes later, he received Sterling's cross from the wing and scored with a header, expanding the score to 3-0.
And this is also the final score of the game!
In the end, with Ling Feng's assist and two goals, England defeated Russia 3-0 in the first round of the group stage.
In this way, England's 48-year European Cup winless spell was easily broken!
After the game, Ling Feng, who sent out two assists and won the best of the game, also responded to the curse when being interviewed by reporters:
"The curse, Isn’t it just for breaking?”
Such a domineering and confident answer also won him the popularity and recognition of the public and fans.
As his strength improved, Ling Feng gradually showed his confident side.
In the eyes of English fans, such strong self-confidence makes people flock to him.
After all, everyone loves to be strong.
Strong people give people a sense of trustworthiness and peace of mind, making people follow them.
Moreover, there are many gentleman-like players in England, but such confident and domineering players are still very rare.
Ling Feng gives people the impression that I know I am awesome and I also know that I am strong.
So, I’m not humble either, I’m just so awesome!
After getting off to a good start in the first game and breaking the curse of not winning in the first game for many years, the British media once again started to flatter the team in various ways.
Ling Feng, who dominated the midfield in this game, was the target of major praise!
The passing success rate was 95%!
Five key passes, two assists!
Five times passed, five times successful!
Compared to the slightly immature appearance in the World Cup in Brazil two years ago, after two years of experience in the Premier League, the fledgling Three Lions newcomer has grown into the most trustworthy midfield core of the Three Lions!
On the court, Ling Feng is more comfortable playing football and more like a leader.
His teammates felt confident leaving the ball to him, and he didn't even take a shot in this game!
Just focus on how to connect the team's offense with passing passes and deliver the hot pie into the mouths of teammates.
In Ling Feng’s view, the team is always more important than the individual.
As the core of the team, you should not take personal data too seriously.
Of course, if his teammates really can't score, he will step forward and shoulder the heavy responsibility of scoring for the sake of winning the game!
This game is exciting for England.
Not only did they get a good start, but more importantly, under the leadership of Ling Feng, the Three Lions finally took full control of the game and defeated their opponents cleanly!
Whether it is ball possession rate, number of shots, number of chances created, or even number of corner kicks, all data are completely crushed!
You know, the opponent is not some European giants like Liechtenstein and Luxembourg, but the Eastern European powerhouse Russia, which has reached the semi-finals of the European Cup!
In the past, the Three Lions always had a luxurious lineup before international competitions, aiming to win the championship.
But when it comes to the competition, all kinds of mistakes will be made, and even big problems will occur.
And this time, the dominance they showed on the court can truly be called a strong team!
(End of this chapter)