Chapter 415: One-on-one defense against Messi, a volley arc over Camp Nou
“The referee’s whistle blew, the first half is over!”
“Believe in this first half The game was beyond most people’s expectations.”
“Manchester United scored two goals from Ling Feng in less than thirty-five minutes in the first half, leaving the Camp Nou stadium in silence.”
“When the team was in trouble, it was Messi who stepped forward and scored directly with a wonderful free kick, bringing the score closer and making the suspense of the game even more confusing.
"The second half of the game will definitely be more exciting. Let's take a short break and be back soon."
During the halftime break, the popularity of this game even topped the trending searches in various countries.
Originally, the Champions League attracts more attention than the domestic league.
What's more, the two sides are Barcelona and Manchester United, two super giants with global influence and fans!
According to statistics from BT Sport, the exclusive broadcaster of the Champions League, the first half of this powerful dialogue attracted 3 million viewers!
You know, the combined population of the UK and Ireland is over 70 million.
So 3 million viewers is equivalent to a ratings rating of over 4.2%!
This is already a very high number!
It is also enough to prove the huge influence of Manchester United in the UK.
The ratings in the first half reached their peak when Ling Feng scored the second goal!
More than five million spectators witnessed Ling Feng scoring twice at Camp Nou.
And this is just the number of viewers in the UK and Ireland!
In other words, more than 10 million people around the world watched this game and witnessed with their own eyes the whole process of Ling Feng blitzing Barcelona in the opening game and scoring twice!
The most intuitive impact is that Ling Feng’s personal social media fans also experienced a surge visible to the naked eye in just forty-five minutes of the first half!
It is worth mentioning that, as a mortal enemy, Real Madrid’s official social media is also paying attention to this game.
Coupled with the transactions of Beckham, Ruud van Nistelrooy, and Cristiano Ronaldo, the relationship between Real Madrid and Manchester United is not bad.
Every time Ling Feng scores a goal, the social media account will immediately announce the score, and also send out high-definition photos of Ling Feng scoring and celebrating.
Even more diligently than Manchester United’s official social media account.
For Real Madrid, as long as they can make Barcelona unhappy, they are willing to do it!
And some Real Madrid fans also poured into the comment area of Real Madrid social media and Ling Feng’s personal social media account, leaving comments:
"Well done! Man!"
"Why didn't we buy Ling Feng?!"
"Buy him!"
"Are you interested in coming to Real Madrid? ”
Of course, this summer, Ling Feng, who was robbed by wealthy families, was also rumored to have an affair with Real Madrid.
Some media even broke the news that Real Madrid chairman Lafayette personally called Ling Feng and invited him to join the club.
But he was declined by the latter!
Of course, Real Madrid firmly denied this inside information that only the person involved knew, and then clarified that the team's lineup is very healthy, and Morata, who was repurchased from Juventus, is the only target in the summer window.
After all, Florentino, a big shot in the football world, personally called to recruit, but was rejected by Ling Feng.
This is so shameless!
Of course, when interviewed by the media, Ling Feng also specifically denied this fact, saving some face for Lafayette.
Football, after all, is not about fighting and killing, but about worldliness
As for those who questioned Ling Feng’s performance against the giants before the game, they were all slapped in the face by Ling Feng and shut up honestly. On the mouth.
The number of players who can score twice against Barcelona for the first time can be counted on one hand!
However, some media are still very tough-minded and continue to raise doubts with the idea that black and red are also red:
"Although Ling Feng scored two goals, he will definitely be restricted in the second half, just watch!"
"Barcelona has woken up and will not give Manchester United any more chances!"
"Messi has shown his strength, can Suarez and Neymar be far away?!"
Of course, the turmoil off the field did not disturb Mourinho and the Manchester United generals. Good mood.
For the away team, taking the lead at Camp Nou is definitely an unexpected result.
Of course, in a good way.
"Well done! Well done! Well done!"
As soon as he entered the locker room, Mourinho gave him three "goodjobs" in a row.
The performance of the disciples in the first half made Mourinho very happy and gratified.
He originally thought that the team would have some stage fright at Camp Nou, and he also expected that the team would be pressed to the ground and rubbed by opponents.
But they never expected that the team would have the upper hand from the beginning of the game.
Especially Ling Feng’s personal performance is simply unstoppable!
Looking at Ling Feng sitting there calmly, drinking electrolyte drinks one after another, Mourinho wanted to grab this kid and kiss him on the forehead!
Although he previously claimed in public that Ling Feng's level has reached the level of Messi and Ronaldo.
But that is more of an incentive.
However, he never expected that in this first head-to-head confrontation with Messi, Ling Feng would explode!
In the first half of the game, he was not only comparable to Messi, but his personal performance was explosive, and he even surpassed European Golden Boot winner Suarez, Brazilian ace Neymar, and five-time Golden Ball Mr. Messi!
It was only then that Mourinho finally realized the joy of coaching Ling Feng!
Mourinho naturally watched the first half of the game.
He and Ling Feng's views coincided with each other.
indeed.
Barcelona's MSN combination was too strong. With just a little effort, it put huge pressure on Manchester United's defense.
So, if they want to win this game, they must continue to adhere to the high pressure tactics of the first half and suppress Barcelona's midfield and backfield as much as possible, so that the MSN frontcourt combination cannot get more balls. attack!
This requires maintaining a high-intensity pressing in the frontcourt, forcing Barcelona to have difficulty playing the ball in the backcourt, and even make more mistakes.
Looking around, Mourinho clenched his right fist, hit the palm of his left hand, and then said in a deep voice:
"The first half of the game is over. We have to forget it, because for the forty-five minutes of the second half, I hope you will not play thinking that we are ahead, but play thinking that we are behind!"
"The second half , we continue to use high pressure tactics!"
"As long as we suppress them, we can score a fourth goal!"
"I'm right! You have confidence! ! ”
Although Ibrahimovic’s speed and pressing ability are average, and he consumes a lot of money in pressing.
But as the team's center, he plays a fulcrum role in the frontcourt.
Moreover, his height and header are a major weapon for Manchester United in set-piece tactics!
You know, of the ten goals Ibrahimovic has scored in all competitions this season, five have scored with headers!
And these five headed goals all came from Ling Feng’s crosses!
This shows how seamlessly the combination of Ling Feng and Ibrahimovic works together!
Considering that Barcelona's defense is not high enough, creating more set-piece opportunities in the half will be a very effective way to score goals.
Ever since, Mourinho never forgot to tell Ling Feng to break through with the ball on the right, and it would be best if he could directly complete a 45-degree cross.
Even if not, creating free kicks or corner kicks can still pose a great threat to Barcelona's goal!
Height limit at Camp Nou?
He insisted on smashing the Camp Nou goal open with a header!
. . .
After a short intermission, players from both sides returned to the court amid cheers.
Easy side to fight again, Barcelona kicks off.
The Barcelona generals, who thought their opponents would retreat to half-court, were immediately confused when they saw the Manchester United players rushing forward again. Mad, aren't these guys tired?
However, even as they cursed in their hearts, the Barcelona players hurriedly accelerated the passing speed and did not dare to make any mistakes in the backcourt.
The key to cracking the high-pressing tactic is to take the ball out.
If it were the former Meng San Barcelona, they would not be afraid of the opponent's pressing at all.
However, Barcelona's current ability to play the ball in the backcourt is simply not enough to effectively conduct the ball and send it to the feet of the MSN combination.
After experiencing an embarrassing first half at the hands of Manchester United, Enrique also made countermeasures:
Let Messi retreat to the midfielder position to meet Busquets who is single in the midfielder, thus successfully taking the ball away.
This move really alleviated Barcelona's ball crisis.
However, with Messi's position retreating, Ling Feng in the attacking midfielder position is the first time in this game to truly confront Messi!
Barcelona No. 10 VS Manchester United No. 7!
Until this moment, everyone was surprised to find that not only on the offensive end, Ling Feng was able to break through the gate of Barcelona on his own.
On the defensive end, he can do better than any offensive player!
The standard for measuring his defense is to mark Messi!
"Busquets took the ball and handed it to Messi"
"Ling Feng came up to press closely, but Messi dropped his shoulders and didn't even shake Ling Feng away!"
"Wow! Ling Feng used a sliding shovel to take away the ball."
Compared to Kanter, Ling Feng has stronger physical confrontation ability, faster speed, longer legs and a larger defensive area.
Although as an offensive player, his defensive awareness and skills are relatively average.
However, his explosive physical fitness is enough to make up for his lack of defensive awareness.
What's more, when defending Messi, consciousness has never been the key factor.
Because, no matter how good your consciousness is, it is useless if your body cannot keep up with Messi's pace!
And Messi suddenly felt the defensive pressure from Ling Feng.
Originally, the black defensive midfielder who defended him was still slower than himself in terms of pace.
However, after switching to Ling Feng to defend, he suddenly discovered that even if he suddenly started to speed up, stopped suddenly and changed direction, the opponent could still follow him!
You can even continue to interfere with yourself physically!
You know, Messi hasn’t had this inescapable feeling for a long time!
The last person to put such great defensive pressure on himself was Ashley Cole, known as the "No. 1 left back in the Premier League".
Under Ling Feng's personal entanglement, Messi's retreat was not It didn't play a very effective role.
Ever since, both the fans in the stadium and the audience in front of the TV were surprised to find that the situation on the field had once again returned to the situation in the first half of the first half!
The Manchester United players wearing white jerseys seemed to be working tirelessly, constantly running and pressuring Barcelona's formation.
But Barcelona's midfielder and backfield looked like the ball was hot at their feet. They didn't dare to let the ball stay at their feet for more than two seconds, and they had to pass it out immediately.
Under Manchester United's pressing pressure, even if Messi had retreated to the midfield to get the ball, there was not much change.
On the contrary, after Messi retreated, it was more difficult to advance the ball to the frontcourt under Ling Feng's single defense, which led to greater physical consumption.
Without Messi's breakthrough with the ball, Neymar and Suarez can only retreat frequently and then push forward.
This keeps Barcelona's threatening offense away from the offensive third, and is more conducive to Manchester United forming a tight defensive formation to form a regional defense.
Although such crazy high-position pressing consumes a lot of physical energy of the players.
But the results achieved are still considerable.
When the game came to the 56th minute, Barcelona made a mistake in the backcourt and Umtiti's pass was intercepted by Rooney.
The latter immediately handed the ball to Ling Feng who moved to the right.
However, the moment he caught the ball, Barcelona left back Alba came up directly and pushed him down.
This is the most obvious change on the defensive end for Barcelona in the second half.
As long as Ling Feng tries to get the ball, the nearest player will knock him down!
Even if he commits a foul, he cannot be allowed to rush past or complete the cross!
However, this action was a bit too frightening.
Although Ling Feng was not allowed to take the ball and complete the next step. However, it gave Manchester United a chance to set the ball in the frontcourt.
When Manchester United's two central defenders and Ibrahimovic and others entered the penalty area, the Barcelona generals and Enrique on the sidelines realized that something was wrong.
Within the penalty area, there are three high points exceeding 1.9 meters.
They are Manchester United's Ibrahimovic, Smalling and Barcelona's Mathieu.
And Mathieu was entangled with Bailly, another Manchester United defender, and was unable to do anything else.
At a glance, you can see that there is a large height difference between Ibrahimovic and Maggie, Smalling and Rakitic in the penalty area.
Looking at this scene, the hearts of the tens of thousands of home team fans at Camp Nou were in their throats again.
They knew how deadly the Red Devils No. 7's cross was
As expected.
The defense in the penalty area lacked the protection of high points, which also allowed Ling Feng's 45-degree cross to draw a wonderful arc over the Camp Nou, finding Ibrahimovic's head very easily and freely. .
The Swedish God Tower, who once played for Barcelona, jumped up and used the strength of his waist and abdomen to swing his head and attack the goal!
With a bang, the ball hit the white net mercilessly!
Ter Stegen, on the goal line, opened his arms and had no effect at all.
Or maybe it just became the backdrop for Ibrahimovic’s wonderful header
“The ball went in!!!”
“The scorer was Manchester United’s No. 9, hereby Ratan~~~Ibrahimovic!"
"One to three!"
After scoring the goal, Ibrahimovic just opened his arms and held his head high, showing his domineering air!
Then, he high-fived Ling Feng who was running over. He grabbed Ling Feng’s head excitedly and roared:
“Gan! You pass the ball so accurately. ”
As the score was opened again, the morale of the Manchester United side was even higher, and they continued to exert pressure in the frontcourt as if they had been beaten to death.
In the 60th minute, seeing Captain Lu's physical fitness declining significantly, Mourinho also replaced him with Lingard to increase his running ability in the frontcourt.
Strictly speaking, Lingard has average talent.
But, I can run!
When Barcelona center back Umtiti took the ball and looked up, they were all Manchester United players wearing white.
How to spread this nonsense? !
(End of this chapter)