Chapter 346 My days in Three Lions Landlords
After easily defeating Russia in the first game, Ling Feng also completed [European Cup debut] [European Cup first assist] [European Cup assist and scored twice] Degree] [European Cup Best of the Match] four achievements.
Four achievements reward four free attribute points.
As for these four attribute points, Ling Feng did not immediately add them to [Reaction].
Because, after suddenly increasing [Reaction] from 82 to 90, he found that he needed some time to adapt to the suddenly faster reaction speed.
It's like he had been driving an Audi R8 in the beginning and suddenly switched to a Lamborghini. He also needs to adapt.
So, after thinking about it, he added the four attribute points he just obtained to [Prejudgment], raising it from 82 to 86!
Prejudgment is a very important mental attribute for a player.
The higher the prediction, the more reasonable prediction he can make, whether on the offensive or defensive end, to gain insight into the opponent's next move and gain an advantage!
After adding points, Ling Feng looked at the [Overall Rating] which was still 89 and couldn’t help but make a decision:
In this European Cup, as long as you play well and have data recorded, you should be able to get some attribute point rewards.
Then, the goal of this European Cup is to raise your [Overall Rating] to 90!
The victory in the first battle is a good start for the ambitious Three Lions.
At the same time, it is also a release of stress.
Because, before the game started, it was not just the domestic media that was crazily praising them, saying that they had a chance to win the championship.
Even the Chairman of the FA, Dyke, publicly stated in Paris that he was optimistic about England winning the European Cup!
Although Ling Feng doesn’t know what the game goals set by the Football Association for Hodgson are.
However, just from the words of the Chairman of the Football Association, we can see how blindly confident the "masters" of the Football Association are.
Of course, the English people's high expectations for the Three Lions in every major competition are not something that happens in a day or two.
They always think that their team has gathered all the major Premier League stars and local talents. Judging from the strength on paper alone, it is a strong championship contender.
However, football is never just a game based on paper strength!
Judging from the public remarks of the Chairman of the Football Association, it means that if the Three Lions cannot achieve relatively satisfactory results this time, Hodgson's position will definitely be lost.
For Ling Feng, this is an issue that needs to be considered.
If Hodgson is dismissed, will his core position in the team be affected?
Will it affect his future as a talker for the Three Lions?
Definitely.
After all, in Hodgson's tactical system, he is the tactical core that no one can shake!
However, with his unique strength in the entire Three Lions, no matter who the England coach is, he will be regarded as an important member of the team.
It’s just that a new coach and new tactics will definitely cause shuffle and turmoil within the team.
For a team that is facing a new generation, stability is very important.
The team personnel have changed too much and the tactics have changed, which will only waste time on the extremely talented "leading stars" such as Kane, Sterling, and Ali, in the process of adapting to the team.
So, from the perspective of himself and the team's future competition championship, Ling Feng definitely does not want Hodgson to dismiss get out of class.
For this reason, he decided to go all out to keep Hodgson, the coach who valued him extremely!
Besides, it is not impossible for the Three Lions to win the championship.
Even Portugal, which has three consecutive draws in the group stage and is even worse on paper, can finally win the championship.
Why can't the Three Lions win the championship even though they have such a bad team like themselves? !
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With all three games on the second match day coming to an end, the situation in Group B where England is located is very clear.
England defeated Russia 3-0 and firmly ranked first in the group with three points and three goal differences.
In another match in the same group that started earlier, Wales defeated Slovakia 2-1, winning its historic first European Cup victory and ranking second in the group.
As analyzed by the media before the game, England and Wales are expected to qualify together.
Of course, we still have to try to find out who is the first in the group.
In the second round of the group stage a few days later, England will face the biggest opponent in the group and England's little brother-Wales!
This game may be regarded as England's first test in this European Cup.
This is the first time Wales has reached the finals of an international competition since 1958.
However, everyone can see that Wales is not just going through the motions!
The key man in the Welsh team is naturally the winger Gareth Bale who plays for the giant Real Madrid!
This guy played ten times in the qualifying stage, scoring seven goals and providing two assists, accounting for 70% of the team's goals!
It is no exaggeration to say that Bale single-handedly led Wales to the European Cup!
Of course, football is always a team sport.
Although the role of superstars is obvious, being able to be awesome for one game does not mean that they can always be awesome.
Especially under the tight surveillance of the opponent, when the superstar is restricted, whether other teammates can stand up is the key to victory or defeat!
In addition to Bell, the Welsh team is also assisted by Premier League players such as Ramsey, Ben Davis, Ashley Williams, and Joe Allen.
Even so, judging from paper strength alone, Wales is definitely not England's opponent.
However, considering the historical grievances between the two sides, England naturally does not dare to take it lightly.
Even in terms of historical record, England has an absolute advantage.
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The days in France are very monotonous.
After defeating Russia in the first game, the team had a day off.
This European Cup, like the last World Cup, Hodgson still explicitly prohibited players’ partners from appearing in the hotel.
Moreover, players cannot go out without authorization.
So, most of the England players who got their holidays could only find something to do to kill time.
For example, playing table tennis, watching TV series, or fighting landlords!
In the hotel restaurant in the afternoon, Ling Feng's voice suddenly sounded:
"Four and eight, explode!"
I saw Ling Feng with a smile on his face, picked up the only playing card in his hand, and raised it to Vardy who was sitting opposite:
"Mr. Landlord, do you still want it? I'll just It’s a card.”
At the same time, on several tables next to them, Rooney, Kane, Henderson and others were also holding playing cards in their hands, fighting with red faces.
Since Ling Feng started to "fight the landlords" with his Three Lions teammates last year, this very interesting and easy-to-use poker game has quickly swept the entire team.
Of course, Landlords is not just about playing cards.
As England's favorite bettors, Premier League stars always add some bets to their cards. The bet can be as small as tens or hundreds of pounds, or as large as a gold Rolex watch!
None of the Premier League players who can enter the Three Lions are short of money.
It can be said that they are all "landlords"
And Landlords, a very socialist poker game, will be promoted to players in capitalist countries and become an important part of their lives. Ling Feng has his own little ideas for entertaining games.
This is just like table tennis, isn't it a cultural invasion? !
Since they have just finished a season of games, some players in the team who are not in good physical condition can be seen to be a little tired during training.
So, in the next few days of training, the team will mainly focus on restoring physical fitness.
Fortunately, in the last game against Russia, after taking a three-goal lead in the second half, Hodgson also used up three substitutions and rotated personnel.
This can prevent some of the main players from consuming so much physical energy.
It is worth mentioning that what surprised Hodgson and the coaching staff was that Vardy's physical fitness and condition during training were extremely outstanding.
It doesn’t look like a 29-year-old forward who has just played more than 40 games and sprinted the most distance in each game!
In Ling Feng’s view, Vardy, who won the Premier League Golden Boot this season, has obviously reached the peak of his career.
His speed, core strength, superb shooting skills, and physical fitness are among the best in the entire Three Lions!
More importantly, behind him, there is Ling Feng, a club teammate who knows his running habits very well, delivering cannonballs to him!
The tacit understanding between the two has extended from Premier League champion Leicester City to the Three Lions, and together they contributed the fastest goal in this French European Cup.
Because of Vardy's current hot state, Hodgson has no reason to remove him from the starting center.
He could only temporarily aggrieve Kane and sit on the bench for a while longer.
Soon, the match day of the second round of the group stage came quietly.
Against Wales, Hodgson continued to put in the starting lineup that defeated Russia in the first round, staying the same to cope with changes:
Joe Hart guarded the goal, Danny Rose and Walker, the pair of Tottenham flying wings, were separated on the left and right. Smalling and Cahill partnered as central defenders;
Double midfielders Henderson and Dell formed in front of the defense. The barrier sweeps away all threats behind Ling Feng in front of him;
On the left is the sharp breakthrough Sterling, and on the right is the team captain Rooney.
The one at the front is still the blue fox demon sword Vardi!
Wales, on the other hand, adopted a 532 tactical formation that focuses on defense.
At the goalkeeper position, it is Hennessey;
The five defenders are Gunter, Ben Davis, Ashley Williams, Chester, and Neil Taylor;
The three midfielders are Ledley, Joe Allen, and Ramsey;
The ones at the front are Kanu and Bale!
Wales coach Chris Coleman also understands very well that the strength gap between the team and its opponents is obvious. Only defensive counterattack can find a way out!
Considering England's offensive capabilities, if you hold on first and wait for the opponent's formation to press forward, you can give full play to Bell's speed advantage and give your opponent a fatal blow!
“Welcome to the focus of Group B of the 2016 European Cup in France, England vs. Wales!”
“Let us set our sights on the Stade Borlalt Delery in Lens ."
"The game is about to begin."
On the stands, the lines are already clear.
The "Red Dragon" fans wearing red jerseys and the "Three Lions" fans wearing white jerseys cheered for their respective teams with the warmest shouts.
In the player tunnel, the protagonists who are about to appear have serious expressions.
Even if Ling Feng wanted to go up and say hello to Ramsey, who was still an acquaintance, and Bell, whom he met for the first time, he couldn't take a step forward.
The war of words before the game had already filled the atmosphere between the players of the two teams with tension.
In an interview with the media, Bell once criticized the English for being "too arrogant, arrogant and bragging about themselves, but in fact they have not achieved any results"
He once refused a call-up from England and claimed that "even if he can never participate in a major competition, he will still play for Wales." "No player in the current Three Lions team is qualified to be selected for the Welsh squad."
In England, Rooney and Some famous players in England also joined the fray and began to ridicule "the decline of Welsh talent" and "the team in this cup will go home."
Some media also directly said that Bale was not qualified to be selected for the England team.
Ling Feng only found it funny that children at kindergarten level were quarreling like this.
Should I say it or not, Bell's words may be a little too attracting hatred.
However, the British media's counterattack was too unsatisfactory.
Bale, who is in his prime, is qualified to become the main force of the national team no matter which country he is in!
Moreover, Ling Feng knew that under the leadership of Bale, this Wales team had created quite a miracle
“You have to be careful, Wales can’t be pinched just as you want. "Soft persimmon"
With cautious thoughts, the players from both sides lined up and entered the court.
After a series of pre-match ceremonies and a long whistle from the referee, the much-anticipated British Civil War in Group B has officially begun!
Wales, who took the first kick, did not take the initiative, but passed the ball backwards.
In contrast, the Three Lions were more proactive, trying to gain an early start through offense.
Vardy, Sterling, and Rooney all immediately pressed forward and applied pressure, preventing the opponent from passing the ball in the backcourt so easily.
Ling Feng is also roaming near the opponent's midfield, making interception predictions at any time.
Of Wales' three midfielders, Ledley is the full-time defensive midfielder.
The midfielders Joe Allen and Ramsey, who are separated on both sides, are organizational midfielders.
Judging from past games, many times when Wales' three central defenders play the ball from the backcourt, they directly find Joe Allen and Ramsey who retreat to receive the ball.
Then the two men will handle the ball rights.
In addition, they also have Bell, a frontcourt free man with huge tactical freedom!
Bell is more of a winger than a striker.
When the England formation presses forward to press, the Red Dragon star wearing No. 11 will retreat to the wing to receive the ball.
Then he uses his speed and dribbling to push forward, then immediately distributes the ball to his teammates, and then moves forward to respond again.
Five minutes before the game, everyone could see that Wales was firmly adopting defensive counterattack tactics.
They conduct the ball in the midfield and back, attracting the England formation to press forward, thus creating space for counterattack.
England, eager to get the start, were willing to fall into the "trap" and press high.
After all, in the eyes of Hodgson and most people in England, how can you, a small Wales, with average backcourt players pass the ball from the backcourt to the frontcourt?
That’s something only Spain can do!
So, as long as the frontcourt presses, you will either make mistakes in the backcourt, or you can only make long passes.
There is no other way!
(End of this chapter)