Chapter 351 Top Ten Rising Stars! Cristiano Ronaldo's unique heel kick!
With two consecutive wins at the start and firmly ranking first in the group, England has basically secured qualification for the group.
You can even consider the knockout opponents after qualifying from the group.
The media also writes various eye-catching headlines and content as always to praise the team's outstanding performance.
You know, when you can blow, try to blow as hard as you can.
After all, who knows when he will be eliminated, there is no need to brag about it.
In the major media reports, in addition to focusing on the penalty kick of the British captain and top star Rooney, most of the media are not interested in the penalty kick. I would like to express my unstinting praise for Ling Feng’s performance!
“World class!”
“Unbeatable!”
“Young midfield maestro!”
In two games, he scored one goal and provided three assists.
He made four of England's six goals!
Say he is the strongest leg of the Three Lions?
Not too much at all!
You know, this is the highest level national team competition in Europe!
Even though the competition system of this European Cup has been reformed, the number of teams has been expanded from 16 to 24, allowing some weaker teams in Europe to taste the wonderful experience of participating in the European Cup.
However, a team that can reach the European Cup finals is definitely not a weakling.
England’s opponents in the first two games, Russia and Wales, are not weak either.
The key is that Ling Feng just celebrated his twenty-first birthday not long ago!
At the age of 21, as the absolute core of the national team, he stepped onto the stage of the European Cup and shouldered the team's offensive responsibility, scoring one goal and three assists.
In comparison, it is already very good for 21-year-old talents from other football powers in the same age group to be able to steadily get opportunities to play in the national team.
Previously, the "Guardian", which likes to rank and observe rising football stars, created a "Top Ten European Cup Rising Stars", introducing the ten most anticipated rising stars of this European Cup in France.
Among them, Ling Feng, who participated in the European Cup for the first time, is the first of the top ten rising stars!
To say that he is a new star is not wrong.
After all, he is only 21 years old.
However, as the best player in the Premier League and holding the treble of the season, he is far more than the new star.
Among the top ten European Cup rising stars, Ling Feng is leading the way.
There are White Hart Lane supernova Alli and Red Devils new star Rashford, German flying wing Sane and Dortmund midfielder Weigl, French twin star "Champion Harvester" Koeman and "New Henry" Martial,
There are also Bayern's new aid Portuguese golden boy Sanches, Belgian star Origi, Swiss magic forward Embolo, and Russian rookie Golovin!
Among these people, apart from Ling Feng, the only ones who can start in the European Cup are Martial and Embolo.
There are no records of goals and assists recorded, but none!
In horizontal comparison, Ling Feng’s performance in this European Cup completely surpassed the other nine rising stars!
His sudden appearance at the World Cup in Brazil two years ago gave the media and fans across the UK a lot of surprises.
Now, on the stage of the European Cup in France, he has no stage fright, but has become the creative source of the Three Lions' offense.
The media and England celebrities gave him the titles of "Mr. Big Scene" and "Big Heart".
In addition to more and more nicknames and titles, through the big stage of the European Cup, Ling Feng's total number of personal social media fans has also unknowingly exceeded the 30 million mark!
Thanks to his performances in both the Premier League and the Europa League, the number of fans of this Premier League player, one of the creators of the "Blue Fox Miracle", has soared by 20 million in just one year. So many!
According to statistics from the well-known gossip newspaper "The Sun", Ling Feng, who debuted for less than three years, has the third largest number of social media fans in the Premier League, second only to Arsenal, which has been in the industry for many years. German star Ergo, and Manchester United captain Rooney!
Many media and England celebrities regard Ling Feng as England's next world superstar after Rooney!
The editor-in-chief of "The Times" even bluntly stated in the article that if Ling Feng can lead the Three Lions to achieve good results in this European Cup, then he will have completed the first step from a star to a superstar. step!
What is a superstar?
For several seasons, he has consistently performed at the top level of the league, won important championships and personal honors, and performed outstandingly in major competitions!
Since his debut, whether it is the finals of domestic cup competitions (FA Cup and League Cup) or the Europa League finals, Ling Feng's winning rate has reached an astonishing 100%!
Moreover, they are all the ones who decide the outcome of the game!
Superstars should shine in huge competitions!
The skyrocketing number of fans means that Ling Feng's popularity and fame in football are getting louder and louder.
It is worth mentioning that when he previously completed the achievement of [social media fans exceeded 10 million], Ling Feng received a reward from the system - [Advanced Anti-Injury Card]
[ Prop Name: Advanced Anti-Injury Card]
[Prop Effect: When subjected to any malicious foul action that will cause serious injury, the damage can be reflected back to the opponent! 】
【Number of times props can be used: 6/6】
To put it simply, this [Advanced Anti-Injury Card] is an upgraded version of the previous [Anti-Injury Card].
It just so happened that the previous [Retaliation Card] had been consumed unknowingly.
The emergence of this [Advanced Anti-Injury Card] will also allow Ling Feng to run more unscrupulously on the green field.
Because whoever dares to shovel him maliciously will suffer a heavy price!
. . .
In a happy and joyful team atmosphere, five days later, the Three Lions ushered in the final round of the group stage in Saint-Etienne.
The opponent is Slovakia!
In this game, Hodgson boldly carried out a comprehensive rotation.
Klein, Stones, Sturridge, Kane, Rashford, Lingard and other players all got starting opportunities.
Compared with the previous round of the game against Wales, the starting eleven actually changed ten people!
The only thing that remains unchanged is that as the team's tactical core, Ling Feng continues to make his debut.
You know, Slovakia is definitely not weak.
They just defeated Russia in the last round and won their first victory of this European Cup. They also reached the European Cup finals again after many years.
The most critical player in the team is naturally Naples midfielder Hamsik.
In addition, there are three stars who play for Liverpool: Skrtel, AC Milan star Kutzka, and young central defender Skriniar.
However, apart from these few players, there is nothing worthy of praise for the other players.
Even though the lineup is not strong, Slovakia’s team spirit is commendable.
On the court, his style of fighting for every ball is even more awe-inspiring.
Therefore, in the fifteen minutes after the start of the game, England, which had a full substitute lineup, was shocked by the Slovaks' strong style and did not quickly enter the game state.
On the contrary, Slovakia, through the cooperation of the team, repeatedly attacked the hinterland of England.
Fortunately, Slovakia's frontcourt players were too weak to threaten the goal guarded by Southampton's two-meter goalkeeper Frazer Forster.
As the game progressed, with Ling Feng's continuous efforts, the Three Lions' offense gradually improved. Some Three Lions internationals also know very well that this may be their only chance to start in this European Cup.
After entering the knockout rounds, they may not have a chance to play at all.
So, they all cherish and focus very much, hoping to use this starting opportunity to show their talents and abilities to the world as much as possible.
Among them, Lin Huang, who had been teammates with Ling Feng in the Blue Fox, also performed in the European Cup for the first time in his career and also performed an eye-catching performance!
Compared with Rashford, who started to act mindlessly when taking the ball on the left, Lingard played with ease.
His range of activities is not only limited to the right wing, but also often roams to the middle, playing some pass-and-cut coordination with Ling Feng.
As soon as Ling Feng got the ball, Lingard seemed to press a switch and immediately ran into the open space to respond.
The two people's small-range short passing cooperation was very smooth, as if they had practiced it many times before.
Even the commentator sighed repeatedly:
"Wow!"
"Ling Feng and Lingard played a wonderful two-on-three combination on the right rib!"
"Lingard entered the penalty area and shot!!!"
"Kozacik made a magical save!"
This wonderful cooperation that almost scored a goal also received warm applause from the English fans in the stands.
Hodgson on the sidelines also showed a faint smile.
He brought Lingard along because of the tacit understanding and good chemical reaction between Lingard and Ling Feng.
Judging from the results on the field, his decision is very reasonable!
At this time, assistant coach Livington on the side also expressed his feelings:
"Recruiting this kid into the team is definitely a wise choice!"
At the same time, sitting on the bench, Rooney and Smalling, who are club teammates with Lingard, saw the scene. Lingard's eye-catching performance also showed a surprised look.
Huh? !
Jesse is not that good at the club!
How come he seems to be a different person when he joins the national team?
When they saw Ling Feng stepping forward to high-five Lingard, the two looked at each other and immediately understood.
Why does Lingard perform better in the national team than in the club?
That’s because he has a super midfielder like Ling Feng beside him!
The reason why Ling Feng is regarded by Hodgson, the media, and celebrities as the hope and future leader of England is not just because he possesses the historical talent of "the sky is the limit"!
The terrifying growth rate visible to the naked eye!
Super ability to create opportunities!
More importantly, as a creative offensive midfielder, he can make his teammates better!
In short, Ling Feng is the cornerstone of a team around which a team can be built, or the absolute core of its own system!
Therefore, even if captain and spiritual leader Rooney is not on the court, Ling Feng must be on the court.
Otherwise, this Three Lions Army will be like rootless duckweeds with no backbone.
And Ling Feng lived up to Hodgson's trust in him!
Under his command, the Three Lions' substitute lineup was like a pride of lions emerging from the cage, constantly pounced on the hinterland of Slovakia, showing its fangs and claws.
Soon, in the 23rd minute of the first half, they tore apart the Slovak front!
With the cooperation of Ling Feng and Lingard on the right, Ling Feng received the ball and broke into the right side of the penalty area, sending a very comfortable arc cross, which directly found Kane's head.
The Premier League Silver Boot scored his first goal in the European Cup with a shot back to the moon!
After scoring the goal, Kane rushed to the corner flag area very excitedly and knelt down!
Then, Ling Feng, Lingard, Ali, Rashford and others also rushed to the corner flag area and performed a wave of sliding and kneeling together!
The photographer on the sidelines also captured this scene, and it became the front page cover of The Independent the next day.
And their title is also very eye-catching:
“The future!”
24-year-old Lingard, 23-year-old Kane, 21-year-old Ling Feng, 20-year-old Ali, 18-year-old Rashford
In the eyes of the media, these people are already the Three Lions The new generation of the Legion!
Only ten minutes after the goal, Rashford, who broke through with the ball from the left, finally raised his head to observe the movement of his teammates amid Ling Feng's shouts.
Then he sent an inverted triangle cross.
Although this pass is slightly backward.
However, Ling Feng still relied on his super reflexes and physical fitness to make a sudden meal, and then knocked the heel of his left foot smoothly to pass the Slovak midfielder in front of him.
Then he adjusted the ball to his right side, took advantage of the situation and pushed the ball into the blind corner with his right foot to complete the goal!
This move is exactly Cristiano Ronaldo's unique skill - [CHOP]
CHOP, the original meaning is to chop, chop, chop.
The practical application in football is to change the direction of the ball by quickly knocking the ball with the heel, so as to achieve the purpose of passing and getting rid of.
This is the skill that was found in the [Player Skills Treasure Box] that he was awarded after winning the [PFA Player of the Year] achievement!
[Skill name: CHOP]
[Skill level: S]
[Skill effect: The success rate of heel knock and escape is greatly improved]
< br>[Skill representative player: Cristiano Ronaldo]
In the Champions League quarter-finals between Real Madrid and Roma this season, Cristiano Ronaldo dribbled along the left at high speed, knocked his left heel, and cleanly passed Roma defender and captain Florenzi, then curled his kick. The string ball shot into the far corner and penetrated the fingers of Roma goalkeeper Alisson!
And this goal, which was smooth and entertaining throughout the entire process, was also the best goal in the Champions League that season!
However, it has only been two weeks since Ling Feng acquired this skill. He will definitely not be able to use it as freely as Cristiano Ronaldo and integrate it into his own extraordinary rhythm.
However, based on his explosive physical fitness, he still completed the smooth operation of knocking the ball past people and pushing the ball to score!
This goal also received bursts of exclamation from the commentators and fans in the stands.
More importantly, this goal helped the Three Lions' lead in the first half to expand to 2-0!
After entering the halftime break, Hodgson directly replaced Ling Feng who completed one pass and one shot.
In the second half, although England's offense was greatly reduced without Ling Feng's command, Slovakia once launched a counterattack.
But in the end it was still unable to threaten England's goal.
With the referee's whistle, the game is over!
England defeated Slovakia 2-0 in the third round of the group match.
So far, the Three Lions have won all three games in the group stage of this European Cup, scoring eight goals and conceding only two. With a complete victory, they qualified from the top spot in Group B!
(End of this chapter)