Chapter 407: All-round player in the frontcourt!
"Lingfeng steals!"
"Kante drives the ball forward!"
"This is Manchester United's counterattack!"
In Manchester United's " In the "anti-counterattack" tactical system, the speed of switching from defense to offense is crucial.
Only by quickly advancing the offensive into the opponent's half can we take advantage of the opponent's formation to take advantage of the numerical advantage to threaten the goal!
The first counterattack point in Manchester United's formation is naturally Ling Feng!
Once Kanter and Herrera intercept the ball in the midfield and backcourt, they will find Ling Feng immediately and let him instigate a counterattack.
Then go to the opponent's backcourt, or distribute the ball at the right time, or directly perform the explosive shooting aesthetic!
It all depends on him
Of course, it is a well-known secret that Ling Feng is the core of Manchester United.
So, many times, in order to nip Manchester United's counterattack in the cradle, opponents often foul Ling Feng tactically before he catches the ball or when he is about to catch the ball.
No matter what, just knock him down!
However, Ling Feng is used to being targeted in every game, and he also knows how to deal with this kind of tactical foul.
Either run in the open position, prevent the opponent from getting close to you, and then immediately turn around and start speeding after receiving the ball;
Or just kick the ball out, turn around and accelerate forward to get rid of the opponent's defense.
Anyway, just by using his superior speed and reaction, there is no chance for the opponent to pull the jersey in the blink of an eye!
Of course, not every counterattack, Ling Feng can avoid the opponent's foul tactics.
When Ling Feng cannot be the first point of counterattack, Kanter behind him will step forward!
Just like in Leicester City, Kante's turn is the beginning of the team's transition from defense to offense!
As Kanter advanced, Herrera, who was pushed to the midfielder position, ran to the right, trying to open up space for Kanter.
However, before he could pull to the wing, he felt a strong sense of oppression coming from behind.
Damn it, who jumped back to defend so fast
Just when Herrera was shocked, he turned around and saw Ling Feng’s face tightened due to sprinting with all his strength. His handsome face suddenly felt relieved:
Oh, it’s you, then it’s okay!
The next second, he saw Ling Feng whizzing past him, and then rushed towards the goal guarded by Liverpool left back Milner with one hand.
With an expression as if facing a formidable enemy, Milner could not help but cry out in his heart:
Ah! Don't come over here! ! !
At Anfield, Ling Feng staged a wave of extreme speed exceeding 60 meters!
Successfully defended Coutinho from the wing in his own half. After intercepting the ball, he accelerated from the backcourt and pushed forward!
At a speed visible to the naked eye, he first surpassed Lingard who was on the same level, then surpassed Kante who was advancing with the ball, and finally surpassed Herrera who was more than ten meters ahead!
This scene is like a passionate scene in a racing game!
The protagonist starts from the last position, drives a supercar, and then overtakes all the way to the front row!
Such a scene also made the visiting team fans burst into enthusiastic exclamations.
“Wow! What did I see?!”
"He is indeed the fastest man in the Premier League!"
"He can even compete in the Olympic 100-meter final!"
The commentator's exclamation is not unreasonable.
According to the Premier League sprint speed rankings released by the famous data company Opta, Ling Feng has topped the list for two consecutive seasons!
His top sprint speed can reach an astonishing 36 kilometers per hour!
You know, even famous fast horses such as Walker, Theo Walcott, and Bellerin can only run 35 kilometers per hour.
Ling Feng is the only player in the Premier League whose sprint speed reaches 36 kilometers per hour!
What is this concept?
If you convert the unit of speed, 36 kilometers per hour is equivalent to 10 meters per second.
That is to say, Ling Feng only takes about 10 seconds to run 100 meters, which is faster than Olympic sprinters from many countries!
Of course, no one knows that this is not Ling Feng’s limit!
After all, there is definitely a difference between sprinting 100 meters on a court with interference and sprinting 100 meters on a professional track.
Even in the team speed test, Ling Feng only showed 70% of his strength and easily won the fastest speed in the team.
This also gave him a new nickname unanimously recognized by his teammates after joining Manchester United:
The Flash!
And just when everyone was still sighing at Ling Feng's speed, Kanter, who had just pushed the ball past the top of the center circle, scored the ball directly!
The direction is naturally the right road where Ling Feng is!
Facing Milner with the ball, Ling Feng did not hesitate at all. He raised his left arm, swung his right leg suddenly, and hit the lower part of the football with a bang!
The next second, the ball drew a wonderful arc in the air and flew to
The target of the pass was naturally one of the highest points in the penalty area!
"Cross!"
"Zlatan!!!"
With the commentator's suddenly excited tone, Ling Feng's 45-degree diagonal pass accurately found the penalty area. Ibrahimovic has just got rid of the entanglement of Liverpool center defender Matip.
The latter shook his head like a lion and hit a very threatening header!
The violently rotating ball just passed Karius's fingertips and was about to go to the far post of the goal.
Just when everyone thought that this header would definitely go in, and the away team fans even stood up to celebrate eagerly, the Anfield goal rejected "God's" header!
Only a duang sound was heard, the ball hit the outside of the far post of the goal and bounced out!
With the visiting team fans lamenting with regret and the home team fans gasping, right back Klein quickly cleared the ball before Lingard took a follow-up shot. Only by reaching the sideline can this wave of attack be completely resolved.
Although this wave of offense did not result in a goal.
However, the visiting team fans still applauded the team.
"Made."
He lowered his head and cursed angrily, and Ibrahimovic did not forget to give Ling Feng his third like today.
Unconsciously, the situation on the field, with Mourinho's two substitutions, tilted towards Manchester United again.
After Fellaini came on the field, he moved to the left midfielder position to increase the height and barrier of the midfielder.
And Herrera was pushed to the midfielder position, using his excellent running and passing abilities to maintain the pressure and delivery ability in the midfield.
Of course, among these personnel adjustments, the most amazing one is naturally moving Ling Feng to the right!
As Ling Feng switched to the right, Coutinho, the most active player in the Red Army, was completely frozen!
Under Ling Feng's close defense, the core of the red jun, whose physical fitness was completely crushed, could not even get rid of the ball.
He didn't dare to show off his skills anymore. He kicked the ball as much as possible and then ran into the open space to catch the ball. Even so, under Ling Feng's pressure, he greatly reduced the frequency of receiving the ball.
Coutinho is the most important part of Liverpool's offensive system. His ball-taking and distribution, as well as long-range shots, are the weapons that Liverpool relies on most.
Without Coutinho's breakthrough goal, Liverpool's attack from the left was obviously not as sharp as before.
Among them, the scene of Lingfeng defending Coutinho alone made Lineker and his former Blue Fox teammates who were watching the live broadcast sigh:
"This Boy, it’s simply terrifying.”
As a player who started out as an attacking midfielder, Ling Feng’s playing style is becoming less and less like a simple No. 10 player.
Not only can he organize and dispatch, link up attacks, and deliver the last threatening pass like a frontcourt playmaker at position 10;
he can also attack the opponent's penalty area like a forward forward at position 9, Receive passes from teammates to complete the finish;
Can also act like an all-around midfielder at position eight, taking long shots, dribbling the ball forward, and providing offensive drive;
Can even act like a six Like a defensive midfielder at the No. 1 position, he strangled and swept through the midfield and established a strong midfield barrier!
Coupled with his sharp breakthroughs and endless soup-making on the wing, he can give great support and help to the team in almost any position in the frontcourt!
Versatile in the frontcourt, perhaps the most suitable adjective for him!
. . .
“Ling Feng completed the interception again!”
“Red Devil No. 7 has won the third time against Red Jun No. 10!”
“Liverpool The left offensive is almost paralyzed"
As the pressure on Manchester United's defense dropped sharply, opportunities for counterattacks increased. Mourinho's tactical adjustment of Herrera's position in advance once again allowed the team to occupy the counterattack
You know, Herrera is considered the entire Among Manchester United, apart from Ling Feng and Mata, there are only a few players who have the ability to send vertical threatening passes!
Whether Ling Feng steals the ball from the wing, or Kante or Fellaini steals the ball in the middle, he can immediately hand the ball to Herrera who is responding in front, and then the latter can pass to the left or Fellaini. Send a precise through ball from the middle.
In the end, Lingard or Ibrahimovic will complete the finish!
However, Liverpool did not sit still.
Seeing that the team's offense was at a deadlock, giving his opponents more opportunities to counterattack, Klopp, who looked serious on the sidelines, could only call on his disciples to move the ball to the right.
Since you can’t get through on the left, let’s fight on the right!
“Play more on the right!”
“Couto (Coutinho’s nickname)! Move in the center and connect with Sadio!”
“Daniel (Stu) Richie), drop back more to catch the ball”
With Firmino roaming in the middle and Sturridge frequently dropping back to catch the ball, Liverpool can also create a threat on the right.
Especially Mane, he is the absolute hot spot in the Red Army formation!
Coupled with Fellaini's lateral movement ability, it is too slow and cannot give Luke Shaw much defensive help.
With the interplay of Sturridge and Firmino, many one-on-one opportunities were created for Mane.
In a one-on-one situation, Luke Shaw still had a hard time facing "Smoky Tai Sui".
When the game came to the 78th minute, Liverpool launched an offensive on the right!
When Mane gets the ball, he is directly making soup from the outside.
Luke Xiao immediately turned around and chased back, also providing interference with his hands.
Even so, Mane still twisted under the interference and completed a low pass!
The ball clung to the turf and swept into the penalty area at high speed.
Smalling and Sturridge rushed forward together, both trying to grab the ball first.
However,
Under Sturridge's entanglement, Smalling turned around and was about to make a big save, but was carried by Sturridge with his body. Lost his balance and lost the right place to kick the ball.
The outside instep rubbed the ball and rolled to the vicinity of the penalty spot, right in front of Firmino!
The latter reacted quickly. Before De Gea attacked to block the angle, he sent the ball into the goal with a light push!
"The ball is scored!"
"Firmino!"
"The tenacious red jun equalized the score again!"
"What a wonderful duel. ! The two sides are back on the same starting line again!"
"There are more than ten minutes left in the game,"
Although Sturridge's collision was suspected of being a foul, Smalling and other Manchester United players also rushed to the referee immediately to appeal.
However, in the end Anthony Taylor still ruled that the penalty goal was valid.
Just like that, with Smalling's own goal assist, Sturridge succeeded in pushing the ball in front of the goal and equalized the score for the team!
Ling Feng, who witnessed the entire scoring process, suddenly felt a sense of déjà vu.
Really a defensive team? !
After equalizing the score, Liverpool, whose morale was high, did not stop, but instead attacked more fiercely!
You know, this is Anfield!
The opponent is still the bitter rival Manchester United!
In this game, a draw or a loss is unacceptable!
For Manchester United, who is playing away from home, taking away one point at Anfield is completely acceptable.
Therefore, Mourinho, who was standing on the sidelines, quickly waved his hand, indicating that except for Ibrahimovic, all the frontcourt players should retreat to their own half.
In order to prevent the attack from the right, Ling Feng also quickly called for Kante and Fellaini to switch positions and went over to help Luke Xiao defend Mane, the hot spot.
As a result, both sides of Liverpool's offensive suddenly dropped sharply.
As time went by, the two sides reached a stalemate.
Regular time has ended and stoppage time has entered.
And just when everyone thought that this game might be a draw, due to Liverpool's full attack, Manchester United once again got an excellent chance to counterattack!
Mane's forced cross from the right was cleared by Bailly's header and came to Fellaini's feet.
"Maruwan!"
Hearing the shout, Peng Pengtou immediately passed the ball to Ling Feng, who accelerated on the right.
At this moment, because Liverpool's entire formation is pressed very high, there are only three defenders left in the entire backcourt.
Even so, Emre Can followed Ling Feng closely and did not let him get the ball easily.
Because, once the attack fails, Manchester United cannot be allowed to launch a quick counterattack!
Unfortunately, they still paid the price for their rashness!
Facing Fellaini's pass, Ling Feng took the initiative to catch the ball, and then completed the turn before Emre Can was in place.
Seeing Ling Feng making soup, Emre Zhan's eyes sharpened, and he immediately went to the ground to shovel!
Even if two yellows turn one red, Ling Feng's advance must be stopped!
Don’t even think about getting past me!
However, Ling Feng made a light ball with the outside of his instep, and then accelerated and passed Emre Can who was shoveling in front of him.
Immediately afterwards, under the desperate eyes of Emre Can, the Red Devils No. 7 raided all the way to the right and headed towards the hinterland of Liverpool!
Liverpool left back Milner was afraid of Ling Feng's speed and did not dare to attack. He just fought and retreated to buy time for his teammates to return to defense.
However, Ling Feng, who had already played for ninety minutes, showed no mercy at all. He made soup without any reason, and overtook from the outside like a ruthless blue supercar!
(End of this chapter)