Chapter 362: Ronaldo is a fan, and then joins his mortal enemy, right? !
"Hey, man!"
"Long time no see!"
In the players tunnel, when he saw Luo Ge taking the initiative to shake hands with him with a smile on his face, Zheng Lingfeng immediately smiled back and stretched out his right hand.
“Chris, it’s an honor to see you here!”
"Hahaha, I hope we can give a wonderful game"
"I think we will definitely!"
After the greetings, Ronaldo patted Ling Feng on the shoulder and then left Go forward.
Watching Ronaldo come to the front of the queue and shake hands with Rooney, Ling Feng suddenly felt as if he was in another world.
Obviously two and a half years ago, I was just an ordinary fan waiting in front of the TV late at night. I could only watch the famous stars display their talents on the green field through live TV signals. ;
But now, he is about to be on the stage of the semi-finals of the European Cup, preparing to compete with one of the greatest twins, Cristiano Ronaldo!
Is there any more exciting football story than this? !
This couldn't help but make a very appropriate advertisement appear in Ling Feng's mind.
It was a six-minute commercial that Nike shot specially for Ronaldo before the European Cup. It was called "The Switch"
The content of the advertisement is roughly that Ronaldo is While participating in a national team match, he bumped into an English boy named "Lee" on the sidelines and exchanged souls!
The advertisement then narrates the perspective of Ronaldo, who has the body of a teenager, and "Lee" who enters Ronaldo's body.
On the one hand, "Li" who entered Ronaldo's body slowly mastered Ronaldo's strong physique through muscle memory.
On the other hand, Ronaldo, who entered the young body, Start from scratch with a firm will!
From street football to the professional arena, and then step by step from the British Championship and Premier League to the England national team.
An inspirational journey of a wave of max-level bosses returning to the Novice Village to level up again!
At the end of the commercial, the two people who exchanged souls met again at the top of the national team friendly match!
This commercial fully demonstrates why Cristiano Ronaldo was able to rise from a young boy on the island of Madeira to the pinnacle of football and become one of the two prides in football!
Returning to his boyhood, Cristiano Ronaldo used his hard work and sweat to tell everyone:
Even if I lose everything, I will still start from scratch and try my best!
The English boy "Lee" who regards Ronaldo as his idol is, strictly speaking, a believer in Ronaldo's spirit.
Even though he inherited Ronaldo's strong physique, talent, and wealth, he did not pursue pleasure or indulge in it.
Instead, he learned from his idol and worked hard to adapt to and master the body that he dreamed of, so that he could be in the world.
The spirit of the commercial is passionate and full of positive energy.
However, what made Ling Feng almost move to Bengbu was Li, who regarded Ronaldo as his idol. After a lot of hard work, he finally joined Manchester United's rival Manchester City!
Marder, you regard Ronaldo as your idol and then join your mortal enemy, right? !
Little Heizi? !
After complaining, Ling Feng still made a reasonable guess:
Because Nike is Manchester City’s jersey sponsor, it would be more convenient to let Manchester City’s jersey copyright and Manchester City stars appear on the scene.
Manchester United is a sponsored team by rival Adidas and will definitely not appear in Nike's own commercials.
It is worth mentioning that in this commercial, Ling Feng, Kane, Sterling and Barkley and other England international players who signed with Nike all appeared.
However, during the filming, they did not need to actually play a football match. They just shot a storyboard of playing football in the studio.
Then through post-production, a clip of the England and Portugal national teams competing on the field can be synthesized.
So, Ling Feng did not meet Luo Ge during the filming of the commercial. It was only when the commercial was broadcast that he saw the scene where he and Luo Ge competed together in the commercial.
So, strictly speaking, this European Cup semi-final is not the first confrontation between him and Luo Ge.
However, those are just details.
In Ling Feng's view, this creative commercial is not only a small gift for every fan, but also a "portrait of experience" that makes him very empathetic
With the characters in the commercial Like the other protagonist "Lee", he also played all the way from the British Championship to the Premier League, and then to the Three Lions.
This sense of déjà vu is so immersive!
The only difference is that his body is not Ronaldo’s soul, but an Eastern soul that has obtained a plug-in!
When seeing this commercial, Ling Feng also thought about this question:
If you are an ordinary fan, you can really exchange souls with a certain football star.
So, who does he want to exchange with most?
Ling Fengfeng chose Kaka without hesitation!
No other.
Just because he is handsome and plays football well!
Just like myself!
"Next, let us welcome the players from both sides!"
At this time, the introduction of the DJ in the stadium and the sudden burst of cheers in the stadium pulled Ling Feng's thoughts away. Come back.
With a slight smile on his face, Ling Feng followed the queue and walked into the illuminated stadium.
The next second, overwhelming cheers came to us!
The two groups stood in line, and soon the national anthem was played.
As the biggest star of this tournament, the on-site photographer also very wisely focused his lens on the Portuguese captain.
When Ronaldo's handsome face appeared on the big screen, the entire stadium suddenly burst into cheers that resounded from the sky.
Not only the Portuguese fans are cheering for their national hero, but also many English fans are applauding the son of Manchester United who once brought them good memories.
After all, many English fans are still old fans of Manchester United.
However, when the camera mischievously focused on the last peak of the England queue, there was a lot of cheers in the stands.
Soon, with the long whistle of the German referee, the first semi-final of the 2016 European Cup in France, the "English-Portuguese War", officially started!
England kicked off first.
As Vardy passed the ball back to Ling Feng behind him, everyone in the stadium saw a somewhat strange scene:
That is, except for Ronaldo, None of the other Portuguese players pressed forward!
"Portugal does not seem to mean to press forward, but uses the center line as the dividing line of its defense zone"
"Obviously, Portugal's posture is very pragmatic."
As the commentator said , Portugal has indeed been very determined to implement the pragmatic tactics formulated by the coach from the first second of the game.
Portugal coach Fernando Santos is called a "pragmatist" by the Guardian
Portugal under his rule is based on defense and then uses Ronaldo's personal ability , to resolve the battle.
And this frowning old coach, at the pre-match press conference, gave England a mouthful of poisonous milk in front of the media:
He claimed that England has many outstanding young talents, killing them. The chance of reaching the finals is greater;
Then he publicly praised Ling Feng’s talent and importance to England in front of the British captain Rooney.
Whether it was the truth or a lie, Santos It is very clear that England has obvious advantages in terms of offensive ability and player physical fitness.
Moreover, considering that the entire team is older, pressing forward will only consume the already not very good physical energy faster. Therefore, his ideas are very pragmatic. Just put on a defensive counterattack posture and wait for England to attack!
Although the formation is 4141, when defending, the entire formation is a complete 451!
Except for center Ronaldo, who was at the front, everyone retreated to half-court.
C Ronaldo will not waste his energy on pressing.
Instead, he is swimming in the rib space in the frontcourt and between the two central defenders, like an extremely patient hunter, waiting for the opportunity to strike a fatal blow
Regarding Portugal's "bus" tactics, neither Hodgson nor the Three Lions generals were at all surprised.
They just teach step by step.
However, when the ball advanced through the center line, they were pressed by Portuguese players.
Once the ball is passed back, the Portuguese players will retreat and will not continue to attack.
Such a hedgehog-like tactical routine is no stranger to Ling Feng, who plays for Leicester City.
Of course, he also knows very well how difficult such defensive counterattack tactics are.
Portugal accumulated too many defensive forces in the backcourt, and the space was compressed very narrowly.
It is very difficult to achieve effective passing and cutting coordination.
As the core of England's tactics, Ling Feng was subject to regional defense as always.
Portuguese single midfielder Danilo and two midfielders Sanches and Joao Mario used a triangle position to vaguely surround him.
Once Ling Feng gets the ball, the three will immediately double-team him and force him to pass the ball out.
However, Ling Feng was not surprised. He just kept running out of the "cage", either moving to the left or the right.
Then he took the ball outside Portugal's position and constantly divided the ball to the sides, pulling Portugal's overall defensive formation.
Portugal is not in a hurry, and England is even less anxious.
This game is destined not to be as open as the game against Belgium.
What they have to do is to slowly pass the ball and consume the Portuguese players' mental and physical energy. When the opponent's physical fitness declines and their mind is tired, their opportunity will come!
Patience is the key to life.
The same goes for competitions!
. . .
“The game quickly reached twenty minutes, and both sides had not yet completed the first shot within the goal range.”
"I have to say that both sides played very cautiously in this game."
The first twenty minutes of the game disappointed most of the fans.
Boring, boring!
To put it simply, England, with their overall formation pressing forward, constantly passed the ball around the outside of Portugal's position, and then occasionally made a breakthrough on the wing or shot a long shot from the outside.
In twenty minutes, England controlled as much as 60%
In front of Portugal, who retreated to half-court and gave up the ball, England, whose skills were notoriously rough, actually started passing and controlling!
Of course, compared to the Matador Legion, their pseudo-passing and control will still make many mistakes.
When a pass error occurs, or a long shot misses, the ball possession changes.
Portugal, who was in possession of the ball, was not in a hurry to advance the attack, but instead passed the ball to the two wings as much as possible.
Then attract England's troops to move to both sides, allowing Ronaldo to retreat in the middle to get more space to get the ball.
Portugal's tactical tradition of focusing on the wing is well known.
And this Portugal team also focuses on the wing.
Although Adrian Silva and Nani, the two starting wingers in this game, are not as good as Figo and Cristiano Ronaldo, who has switched to center, they can tear apart each other on the wing through their personal abilities. Open a line of defense.
However, they still played very skillfully in small-scale cooperation on the wing.
The 18-year-old prodigy Sanches and Joao Mario in the middle will also frequently pull out.
Of course, giving up the attack in the center and concentrating the troops on the wings is for one purpose only:
Cross!
If England allows them to get the ball on the wing, they will immediately cross or cross, looking for the best finisher on the planet wearing the No. 7 jersey!
For Portugal, which can also be said to be in turmoil, Cristiano Ronaldo is their battering ram!
However, after a season of full attendance and continuous overtime consumption, Ronaldo's physical fitness is not ideal.
Coupled with being isolated and helpless, facing the double-teaming of two traditional British central defenders, Smalling and Cahill, he simply could not calmly take the ball and turn to face the goal.
However, as he grows older and his role on the court changes, Cristiano Ronaldo has already changed from the winger who was flying on the wing with flowers at his feet to the unstoppable terminator in front of the goal today. !
He does not stupidly get into a muscular entanglement with the opponent's central defender, but frequently retreats to support, and then uses it as a fulcrum to play some ribs with Sanches in the center or Nani cutting inside. The whole team cooperates with each other.
Nani has been Cristiano Ronaldo’s strike partner for many years in the national team, and the two have some tacit understanding.
However, Nani, who is already 29 years old, has suffered a serious decline in form, his speed and dribbling power have dropped significantly, and his explosive power on the wing is not as good as before.
But his brain is quite normal.
At least he will not do the unnatural act of offside again to steal an empty goal from his teammate
As Portugal’s biggest discovery in this European Cup, Sanches’ performance is impressive. One light!
At only eighteen years old, he possesses a maturity that is different from his peers.
Able to hold the ball, capable of physical confrontation, able to advance, intercept and steal
It is no exaggeration to say that it is both offensive and defensive!
The performance in the last game against Poland even made many media exclaim:
He is like Pogba of Portugal!
As the starter in this game, Sanches also wants to use his outstanding performance to help Portugal reach the final again.
When the game reached twenty-four minutes, he finally had a chance to show himself!
Rooney's shot from the front of the penalty area was slightly higher than the crossbar.
Portugal goalkeeper Patricio passed the ball to left back Guerrero, who advanced the ball a few meters and then sent a direct pass to Sanches.
Faced with Henderson, who was coming to defend him, the Portuguese prodigy was not polite and just made soup!
Henderson did not expect that he would be so simple and crude. After his reaction was a little slow for half a beat, he still subconsciously moved his body to defend.
However, in the physical confrontation with Henderson, Sanches did not fall behind at all.
His feet seemed to be coated with glue, and he firmly controlled the ball.
Just like this, he carried Henderson forward for several meters. Before Milner came to help defend, Sanches sent a diagonal pass to Ronaldo who didn't know when to pull to the left.
Coming to the familiar ball-taking area, Ronaldo suddenly exuded a strong murderous aura.
Even when facing the double defense of Walker and Smalling, he did not hesitate at all.
I saw him stepping on a small bicycle under his feet. He moved the outer instep of his right foot to the right. After dribbling horizontally for two steps, he widened the shooting angle and directly kicked off to blast out a very high-quality kick. Long shot!
(End of this chapter)