Chapter 425: Give the FA a big blow!
The match between Manchester United and West Ham United directly topped the trending search on Twitter after the game, and it remains at the top.
Nothing else, just because of the controversial penalty in this game, it was full.
The first is Paye’s fake trick.
Then Lingard’s strike was blown away.
In the end, Mourinho was sent to the stands again for the first time and was suspended and fined!
It is worth mentioning that the last time Magic Bird was sent to the stands in the Premier League was in the tenth round of the Premier League a year ago.
The opponent is exactly West Ham United!
Of course, the most controversial and topical thing about this game was that Ling Feng knocked off the referee Anthony Taylor with one kick during the game!
You know, this is not the first time that Ling Feng has kicked the ball into the referee's head during a game.
Although many people knew it well but did not say it openly.
But West Ham United fans directly told the "truth" of the matter on social media and the Internet:
"With his footwork, how could he accidentally kick the referee? What?”
“This is intentional!”
“Assaulting the referee, you will be suspended!”
Both the FA and the Premier League Referee Company have reason to reasonably suspect that Ling Feng's two "unintentional" attacks on the referee on the field were definitely intentional!
However, considering who he is, he is now the top British player and the national treasure of England.
Not only that, he is also the player with the highest jersey sales, popularity and discussion in the entire Premier League!
If he is suspended, even for just one game, the ratings of Manchester United's games and the attention of the Premier League will at least drop a few points!
Moreover, without conclusive evidence that Ling Feng was intentional, there is no way to punish him.
After all, anything can happen on the court.
Although Ling Feng escaped the penalty of being suspended. However, the punishment of the head coach being suspended for two games is a foregone conclusion.
However, as an experienced person who has been sent to the stands, Mourinho is naturally ready for revenge.
A few days later, Manchester United ushered in the fifth round of the League Cup at home.
The opponent is West Ham United, who had their head coach sent to the stands just a few days ago!
Originally, facing a useless competition like the League Cup, Mourinho chose to rotate extensively.
However, after Ling Feng took the initiative, he still let Ling Feng start for half the game.
During the pre-game mobilization stage, captain Rooney reiterated the importance of this game:
“In this game, we are not only fighting for ourselves and the fans, but also for the fans. Fight for the boss!"
"Show those bastards, even if the boss isn't directing me from the sidelines, we can defeat them!"
"Go forward, Red Devils!"
And Rooney's words became a reality!
The Manchester United generals, burning with revenge, defeated the Hammers in just the first half.
Less than five minutes into the game, Ling Feng suddenly hit the door with a heavy kick from 30 meters away in the middle. Like an unstoppable hammer, he forcefully broke open the door guarded by Fabianski. !
Ten minutes later, Mata sent an exquisite overhead long pass in the midfield, finding Rashford who was running in at high speed. The latter broke into the penalty area with the ball, singled out the goalkeeper, and scored with a low shot. .
In less than twenty minutes, the score on the field has become 2-0!
And it’s not over yet!
Under the organization and coordination of Ling Feng and Mata, Manchester United's substitute lineup actually played a smooth offensive cooperation.
Before the end of the first half, Ling Feng passed a corner kick In the middle, he accurately found the top of Fellaini's head. The Belgian's fluffy head looked back at the moon with a move and hoisted the ball into the dead center of the goal!
As the referee blew the whistle to end the first half, Hammers coach Bilic and the players all looked helpless.
What's going on?
A few days ago, they had just drawn with the full strength Manchester United at this stadium;
But a few days later, they were defeated by Manchester United, who had a rotating lineup? !
Ling Feng, who contributed one pass and one shot in the half, also clocked out at halftime to save energy for the next league game.
In the end, West Ham United, which was stunned in the first half, failed to recover in the second half. Instead, Lingard seized an opportunity and made up for it!
In the end, the game ended with the score fixed at 4-0!
The four-goal victory also slightly relieved the depression and anger of the Manchester United generals in the last game.
Through this game, Mourinho and the coaching staff also discovered a very critical problem:
With Ling Feng on the court, and without Ling Feng on the court, Manchester United is the same. A different team!
In the first half, with Ling Feng on the court, Manchester United's offense was very impressive even with extensive rotations.
Especially for Mata, when Ling Feng moved to the wing to attract many opponents to defend, he was able to calmly take the ball and organize, and thread the needle.
This not only avoids its shortcomings of poor confrontation, but also gives full play to its advantages of wide vision, ability to carry and pass, and create some delicate small-scale cooperation in the frontcourt.
In this way, Manchester United's substitute lineup can form a dual-core midfield system like Manchester City, and the offense will be more organized and smooth.
Compared with the dual-core combination of "De Bruyne plus Silva", the dual-core combination of "Lingfeng plus Matta" is more complementary!
However, if Ling Feng continues to be used during the lineup rotation, it will be a huge test for Ling Feng's physical fitness.
You know, considering his young age, since his debut, both Pearson and Ranieri, the two Blue Fox coaches have been very cautious in using the strongest youth training product in the history of Leicester City.
After all, Irving, Wilshere, Rooney, Walcott and other British stars have learned from their mistakes, and they don’t want Ling Feng to be like them.
Becoming famous at a young age and being exposed to high-intensity and fast-paced competitions too early can lead to physical overdraft and even premature aging!
According to the importance of the game, the head coach also has to choose whether to send the main lineup or rotate.
Ling Feng does not need to participate in some useless cup matches that are not important at all and have nothing to do with the overall situation.
Struggling with core players will only increase their risk of injury.
Of course, if Ling Feng's physical condition remains at full level at all times, Mourinho will be eager to let him start and play the entire game in every game!
After all, which coach would put his ace player on the bench!
You know, Lampard, who was under his command back then, had full attendance in the league for two consecutive seasons and played more than 50 games every year.
Of course, among football players like Lampard It is also extremely rare for an Ironman to start 164 consecutive games in the Premier League.
However, judging from Ling Feng's current injury history, he has only taken a short break due to muscle strain once.
However, in hundreds of games in his career, he has basically never had cramps or injuries on the court.
According to various data fed back from the smart sports vest used by the club for training and games, Ling Feng’s physical condition is the best among all Manchester United players!
Cardiorespiratory endurance, explosive power, speed, maximum oxygen uptake and other data are enough to show that Lingfeng's physical fitness and recovery ability are all due to his existence at the top of the professional player pyramid!
So, after a meeting with the physical coach and the medical department, and careful analysis and research, everyone agreed that with Ling Feng’s current physical quality and physical condition, he is fully capable of taking on more games!
In Ling Feng's first season in the Premier League, he made a total of forty-three appearances in the league plus the Europa League;
In his second season, he made a total of forty-four appearances in the league, plus the Europa League and the League Cup.
This season, he can definitely increase the number of appearances to fifty games!
Where these extra six games are used depends on the arrangement of head coach Mourinho.
. . After defeating West Ham United, Manchester United reached the semi-finals of this season's League Cup.
The other three teams that advanced together are Liverpool, Southampton and Hull City!
Of these three opponents, except for Liverpool, which may be a threat, the other two teams cannot stop Manchester United.
This means that we only need to win three more games to have a chance to win the first championship of the season!
Although the League Cup is useless, it is still a championship.
In Mourinho's view, in order to truly lead this Manchester United to a revival, the team must develop a winning mentality.
When the players go from being full of desire for championships, to getting used to competing for every championship, and finally seeing the championship as something within their grasp, Manchester United will once again become an invincible team. Invincible teacher!
Therefore, while focusing on the league and Champions League, Mourinho also has to consider whether to invest in the League Cup.
However, the first leg of the League Cup semi-finals will not start until mid-January, so he has plenty of time to think about it.
The top priority is to arrange the squad for the game at Goodison Park before he returns from the ban!
In the fourteenth round of the league, the Red Devils will take a several-hour bus ride to Liverpool, Merseyside, to challenge the "Toffees" Everton.
Considering that a few days later it will be the final round of the Champions League group stage.
This game will not affect the team's qualifying ranking and situation, and the substitutes can completely play.
Therefore, Mourinho decided to use all his main players to win the Toffees!
With the team's success in the league this season, Mourinho is delighted and has set his sights further.
In his view, only before the start of the Champions League knockout rounds and after establishing more leads in the league can they be more able to cope with the two-front battle between the league and the Champions League.
In this game, assistant coach Faria served as the interim head coach and gave instructions from the sidelines.
However, he does not need to give too many instructions to the players at all.
Because, even if there is no head coach directing from the sidelines, the team has a commander on the field from beginning to end!
That is the absolute core of the team, Ling Feng wearing No. 7!
"Marcus (Rashford), follow up!"
"Wazza (Rooney), put some pressure on him!"
"Good shot! N'Golo!"
From the day he joined the team, Ling Feng announced to the world and the Manchester United generals:
He is not here to assist anyone, but to be the core!
The club and head coach have given him absolute tactical freedom and status in the team.
Ling Feng was also in training and competition, using his superior strength to conquer his teammates.
Although some are too early.
However, this Manchester United has quietly changed from Rooney's team to Ling Feng's team!
Under Ling Feng’s command and example, the visiting Manchester United players wore white jerseys and formed groups of two, constantly pressing the Everton players wearing blue jerseys.
Such aggression will even make many fans who have just turned on the TV wonder:
Whose home court is this? !
Perhaps they did not expect that Manchester United would compete so fiercely in the away game. Everton players were a little nervous. , Smalling grabbed the first point and tipped the ball to Kanter in front.
The latter sent a direct pass to the intersecting Ling Feng.
Ling Feng dribbled the ball forward and then sent a small through ball at the line of the penalty area.
Ibrahimovic leaned on the defender, twisted around and fired a powerful shot. The ball stuck to the lower corner of the goal and went into the net!
After scoring the goal, Ibrahimovic also rushed to the corner flag area, then kicked the innocent corner flag pole, and then opened his arms to receive the abuse and international friendly gestures from the home team fans!
At that moment, Da Fengxian, wearing No. 9, was so domineering!
As Ibrahimovic took the lead, Everton also launched wave after wave of counterattacks.
However, Everton's midfield combination is Barry, Gueye and Cleverley.
These three people have more than enough defense and hardness, but lack creativity.
Let them sweep and intercept in the Super League, there will be no problem at all.
But it is too difficult for them to organize and dispatch the ball and pass threatening balls.
Just as Manchester United gradually regained control of the ball and planned to continue their offensive, the controversial penalty reappeared!
In the 33rd minute of the game, when Herrera was holding the ball in the midfield to observe, he was tackled fiercely from behind by Everton player Barry and was directly knocked down.
But "The Punisher" Atkinson, who was the referee for this game, had no reaction at all!
Then, while the Manchester United players were stunned, Everton counterattacked on the spot. Cleverley sent a through ball and found Lukaku who was advancing.
The "Little Monster" dribbled the ball directly into the penalty area, then dunked with his right foot and shot into the far corner with his left foot, piercing De Gea's fingers!
Having the previous experience of West Ham United, this time Rooney stopped other teammates in advance, and as the captain, he stepped forward to protest with the referee.
However, still to no avail.
Atkinson's attitude was very firm. He felt that Barry had touched the ball first and knocked down Herrera. This did not constitute a foul.
The goal is valid!
The score was equalized by Everton.
Not only that, Herrera was collided and after examination by the team doctor, it was determined that he could not continue to play.
In desperation, Faria on the sidelines could only replace veteran Carrick to control the rhythm of the midfield.
And in the second half, it was Carrick's long overhead pass that accurately found the Lingard entered the penalty area diagonally.
The latter jumped up, raised his leg in the air, and passed the ball to the center.
The next second, a white lightning flashed, killing him in time!
“Ling Feng!!!”
Following the commentator's suddenly excited tone, Ling Feng's right leg snapped like a whip and hit the ball hard!
Immediately afterwards, the ball turned into a line, passing over Stekelenberg's head with an indomitable momentum, and flew into the goal!
After scoring the goal, Ling Feng also ran all the way to the main stand, and then stopped suddenly.
Then, open your arms and hold your head high.
That cold and ruthless look is the biggest counterattack against the controversial penalty and the FA:
So what if you blew the whistle? !
I can still win!
(End of this chapter)