Of course, Mendes wasn't sure if Ling Feng could resist Real Madrid's temptation.

After all, that is the most Champions League titles, Forbes the world's most valuable club for two consecutive years, and the giant among the giants - Real Madrid!

If he is also a "child dream" like Ronaldo, then this deal may still have a chance.

Of course, it all depends on Ling Feng himself.

Therefore, without asking Ling Feng about his wishes, Mendes had to tell Florentino that he would discuss it with the player.

And Florentino didn't pay much attention to it, just very naturally changed the subject and invited Mendes to come to Madrid for a cup of tea.

At the end of the day, Ronaldo is his number one target.

As for Ling Feng, an English boy, it can only be regarded as a side dish at most.

It's best to get it at a relatively low price, and if you can't get it, it doesn't hurt.

As Mendes and Florentino were chatting, there was a roar of cheers in the stadium.

Looking into the stadium, Mendes realized that it was the players from both sides who had entered!

"Welcome to Sky Sports' World Cup quarter-finals, England-Colombia showdown"

"Let's take a look at the starting eleven on both sides."

Thanks to the big rotation in the final round against the small days, Colombia's main players have been well rested.

On the England side, most of the main players played the full 90 minutes in the final round.

However, in the final round of the match against Costa Rica, most of the time was pressed against the opponent, and the physical exertion was not too great.

However, in terms of fitness, Colombia still has a certain advantage.

Colombia's starting lineup is basically the same as the one that beat Greece 3-0 in the first round.

Led by J Ronaldo, Porto striker Jackson Martinez, Fiorentina demon wing Cuadrado and others are the sharpest frontcourt players in the team.

In addition to the starting lineup, there are also powerful players on the bench such as Inter midfielder Guarin, Sevilla goalscorer Baka, FM demon central defender Balranta, Quintero and so on.

More than half of the players in the Colombian squad play in the top five leagues, and their strength should not be underestimated.

England, on the other hand, completely maintained the starting lineup that beat Costa Rica in the last game.

There is not a single change in position!

In football, both players and managers have some little superstitions.

And in the coaching world, there is a superstitious saying:

When a lineup or tactic works, don't change it!

Hodgson is also a big believer in this statement.

Since the starting lineup and tactics of the last game, they completely suppressed Costa Rica and won the final victory.

Then, it is a very reasonable and wise choice to continue the tactical play of the previous game!

Both sides adopted the tactical formation of 4231, which is the most popular in football today.

And the soul of this formation is the front waist!

This formation requires the players who play as the front midfielders not only to have the traditional forward midfield's ability to organize and pass, but also to have a certain ability to score.

It just so happens that both sides have a talented and talented forward midfielder!

In the eyes of many football experts and commentators, Ling Feng and Ronaldo's playing styles are somewhat similar.

Most of the time on the field is spent using the open field of vision, making passing arrangements or cooperating with teammates.

Compared with Ling Feng, Ronaldo's ability to attack the goal is stronger.

What Ling Feng is stronger than Ronaldo is his running ability, speed, defensive engagement and final pass.

Ronaldo's speed is average, his running ability is average, and his ability to get rid of it is also average.

If you encounter a bag trap and cannot make an effective breakthrough or protect the ball, the chance of conceding the ball is greatly increased.

However, when facing the bag clamp, Ling Feng can use his top-notch explosive power to make soup and break through!

Moreover, Ronaldo's enthusiasm in the front court is far less than Ling Feng.

Of course, the roles of the two in their respective national teams are also different.

In addition to passing the ball to the striker, Ronaldo is closer to the goal and has more right to fire, like a shadow striker.

Ling Feng, on the other hand, is more organized and dispatched, and from time to time he will retreat or change positions, tearing apart the opponent's defense line through passing, which is more like a front-court organizational core.

Shooting and scoring without distraction also allows Ling Feng to have more physical strength to press and defend.

In short, Ronaldo is more like an assassin who lies in ambush behind the striker and carries out a second attack at any time, while Ling Feng is a master of feeding cakes that cruising behind the striker and constantly delivering cannonballs!

Strictly speaking, Ronaldo is a good player with very clear strengths and weaknesses.

He is very strict about the tactical system.

If you build an exclusive style of play around it as the tactical core, then Ronaldo will be able to maximize his ability.

In contrast, Ling Feng's requirements for the tactical system are not so strict.

The reason is very simple, Ling Feng is more comprehensive than J Ronaldo!

What J Luo can do, Ling Feng can do, but he doesn't do it so well.

However, what Ling Feng can do, J Luo can't do.

For example, pressing in front, getting rid of the spot, and making soup on the side.

Therefore, Ling Feng can be seamlessly connected and plug-and-play under most tactical systems.

But Ronaldo can't!

Therefore, Ronaldo is more suitable for the absolute core of the middle and upper middle teams.

There's a midfielder behind him to wipe his butt and then give him more freedom up front.

And Colombia is just such a team!

Originally, the core of Colombia's frontcourt was, of course, the "tiger" Falcao, who had competed for the golden boot with the peerless duo in La Liga and transferred to Ligue 1 for a record-breaking 60 million euros!

However, because in the French Cup in January, Falcao suffered a serious knee injury, which directly led to the cancellation of the season and also missed the World Cup.

Therefore, Colombia coach José Pekerman can only entrust the heavy responsibility to Ronaldo.

And the latter has received the greatest support from his teammates, thus shining the most dazzling light of this World Cup!

When shaking hands before the game, Ling Feng also took a closer look at the young star who will join Real Madrid at a sky-high price after the World Cup.

I have to say that whether it is European aesthetics or Asian aesthetics, Ronaldo is a handsome guy.

The confident smile on his face is enough to charm most women.

"Of course, it's still a little bit worse than me," someone thought to himself.

Before the game, many English celebrities and football experts were saying that the key to this game is whether they can limit Colombia's core players, that is, J Ronaldo!

As long as you limit Ronaldo, this game can be won!

Of course, this kind of nonsense that restricts the performance of the opponent's core players, even if you are not a professional coach, a pseudo-fan who has watched a few football games, can say it.

What specific tactical arrangement and how to limit Ronaldo's play is the key!

Therefore, Hodgson specifically told Henderson to keep close to Ronaldo.

The movement can be rough and make it less easy for him to take the ball.

And let Gerrard's position not be too pressed, stay in the midfield, and make long passes.

Although for Gerrard, who has a strong desire to attack, it is a very embarrassing thing to defend in the midfield.

However, he also knows that he is old now, and his running ability is not as good as before.

If you attack it, you will probably not be able to come back.

Moreover, this is a win-lose knockout game, and you can't stop doing things that are good for the team as a whole because you don't like it.

For the sake of the team's victory, he Steven Gerrard can make any sacrifices!

In the end, Hodgson did not forget to tell Ling Feng to press the Colombian two midfielders in the front court, forcing the opponent to split the ball to the side, instead of passing straight to Ronaldo.

In short, everyone else can get the ball, but Ronaldo can't!

Of course, as expected, Colombia thinks the same way.

They will definitely find a way to restrict Ling Feng from passing the ball.

Therefore, the key to the outcome of this game lies in who can get rid of the opponent's targeted marking and create opportunities for the team!

。。。

Beep~~~

With a long whistle from the referee, this high-profile strong dialogue officially opened!

England kick-off first.

As Rooney knocked the ball back, Ling Feng took the ball.

What he didn't expect was that Colombia's entire formation was recycled.

Except for Gutierrez, the lone arrow at the front, who stepped forward slightly to press himself, the rest of the players all retreated to their own half.

Seeing this, both Ling Feng and Hodgson on the sidelines were aware of the tactics adopted by Colombia on the ground.

Obviously, the opponents are also afraid of England's attacking ability.

When England had possession of the ball, they didn't press up front, but pulled back into the half, compressed the space, and defended the zone!

And when England was in possession of the ball, they did not rush to attack, but through quick short passes, they first firmly controlled the ball at their feet.

After all, it was a knockout round, and it was normal for both sides to play more cautiously at the beginning.

As Ling Feng's position moved to the front, he was paired with Colombia's two-back pairing, Carlos Sanchez and Abel Aguilar!

The names of these two people, even Ling Feng, who is a hardcore fan, has never heard of them.

In other words, these two are not well-known stars.

However, not being famous does not mean that they have to pick their feet.

On the contrary, the defensive strength and pressure of the two are not bad.

Whether it was Ling Feng retreating to catch the ball or running to the empty position, there was always someone who followed him closely and pressed him.

The other midfielder will stay in place to protect the area in front of the centre-back.

However, Ling Feng is already too familiar with such a star treatment.

In almost all Championship and FA Cup matches, he is marked by a full-time midfielder.

Or the two midfielders take turns to "wait" to ensure that he can't easily pick up the ball in the open space.

Some midfielders move cleanly, but they just use reasonable physical confrontations to interfere with his ball;

Some are very rough, in addition to the movement of their feet, their hands will be constantly pulling.

And Colombia's two backs belong to the latter.

I don't know if it's the manager's special tactical arrangement, or if the Colombian players' style of play is so unrestrained and rough.

Whenever Ling Feng gets the ball or is about to catch it, they will stick it up without hesitation, and then go directly to the confrontation!

Boom!

As soon as Ling Feng took the ball with his back, he felt a strong attack behind him, and the whole person was immediately pushed to the ground.

And the shrill whistle sounded again!

Turning around and sitting on the grass, Ling Feng protested to the referee for the first time and made a gesture to play his cards:

"Hey! He's got to push people! This doesn't give cards? ”

However, Keppers, the referee from the Netherlands, just shook his head.

"It's just a normal foul."

"Ling, are you okay?"

Reaching out to hold Sterling's outstretched hands, Ling Feng shook his head and replied:

"It's fine."

patted the grass clippings on his buttocks, Ling Feng's white jersey looked dirty.

Just ten minutes into the game, this is already his eighth foul by an opponent!

And this time, although the referee called the fouling Colombian defender Aguilar in front of him to give a verbal warning.

However, he was still not shown a single card.

Aguilar, who was warned, spread his hands innocently, as if it wasn't him who pushed Ling Feng just now.

Looking at Aguilar, who quickly returned to his defensive position, Ling Feng's expression was indifferent, and the corners of his mouth only showed a sneer.

Look, do you think this scares me?

Inexistent!

Ling Feng can see that the referee is very lenient in this time.

As long as you don't shovel sideways or behind, you won't be told.

In Ling Feng's view, it doesn't matter if the referee blows the penalty scale.

Don't double standard, just blow the whistle.

And the Dutch referee blew it fairly.

Just like Ling Feng was frequently violated by his opponents, he didn't seem to have brought yellow and red cards to the field, and J Ronaldo was repeatedly violated by English players, and he didn't give cards easily.

And under the combined marking of Henderson and Gerrard, Ronaldo rarely has the opportunity to calmly take the ball and organize.

Many times it is to take the ball with his back, and under interference, pass the ball back or directly split the side.

After ten minutes of matching, Ling Feng basically adapted to the opponent's marking of him.

So far, Ling Feng personally believes that the strongest midfielder he has ever encountered is Chelsea's Nemanja Matic.

Whether it is the physical confrontation ability or the pressing feeling of the defense, Matic is much better than the two Colombian midfielders.

Matic used his body alone, which was enough for Ling Feng to eat a pot.

And these two Colombian defenders can only get started, even pulling and pulling, and there is no technical content at all.

If you are blown for a foul, you will play innocent in front of the referee.

It's just stinky and shameless!

However, this is also the way for these poor technical players who only have physical and running ability to survive in professional football.

Ling Feng respects that every player has a different style of play.

However, it does not mean that he agrees!

In the 11th minute of the game, England won a free kick on the left side of the field, and Gerrard and Ling Feng both stood in front of the ball.

Ling Feng covered his mouth with his hand and asked in a low voice:

"Do you want to pass it straight in?"

Gerrard just shook his head, then bent down and fiddled with the ball, and said:

"It's too far from the goal. You pretend to move forward, and then I'll give you a short pass of the ball, and you'll decide! ”

After a steady performance in training and games, Ling Feng has used his ball skills to gain the trust of his teammates.

Gerrard also believes in his heart that this young man who is only 19 years old, as long as he continues to grow like this, will definitely be the midfield leader of England in the next decade.

Therefore, he is very happy to give Ling Feng more opportunities to perform on the field.

What's more, in terms of passing awareness and vision, Ling Feng is definitely the most popular and trustworthy existence in the entire Three Lions Army!

Hearing this, Ling Feng was not surprised, but nodded:

"Good!"

After the discussion, Ling Feng pretended to move forward, leaving only Gerrard in front of the ball.

'Steven Gerrard will deal with the ball, whether he will pass it to the front of the net or hang it to the back of the net, let's wait and see'

However, just when his teammates and opponents, as well as the commentators, thought that Gerrard would hoist the ball into the box with a long ball, he did not do so!

Instead, he gently pushed forward and passed the ball directly to Ling Feng in front.

Seeing Ling Feng receive the ball, Colombian defender Aguilar immediately pounced.

However, Ling Feng did not give the opponent a chance to foul again, but directly stepped on the ball with his right foot, pulled it back, and then flicked it forward with his heel.

When he points the [Burst] attribute to 95, the speed of the entire [Pull Ball Callback] skill is significantly faster than before!

Before Aguilar could react, the ball was rolling past his feet.

At the same time, Ling Feng also completed his turn.

As soon as he kicked his feet, the whole person passed by Aguilar like the wind.

Even if the latter subconsciously reached out to pull, it was only lonely.

This back-to-back pull ball passed by, which immediately caused a burst of cheers in the stadium.

"Nice pull pass!"

"Ling! The breakthrough is over! ”

Seeing Ling Feng pass his partner, another Colombian defender Sanchez, immediately stepped forward.

However, Ling Feng did not choose to pass the ball, but first slowed down, and then changed the rhythm, and suddenly flicked the outside of his right foot to the right with the outside of his right foot, and directly boiled the soup!

This is the breakthrough technique he learned from Mahrez.

Before you break through, you can slow down and make your opponent think you're ready to pass, let your guard down, and then suddenly speed up!

Originally, Ling Feng didn't dare to break through like this.

Because he is outstanding without burst and speed!

Even if he makes soup, faster and stronger opponents will rush in front of him and jam his advancing path.

However, after the [Explosion] attribute was increased by ninety, the world's top explosive power made his breakthrough connection extremely smooth!

At the same time, it also becomes unguardable!

Now he is not what he used to be!

Sanchez didn't expect Ling Feng to suddenly accelerate again, let alone that the speed of this black-haired kid was so fast.

Just a simple soup, he was like a stake, easily passed by Ling Feng!

"Wow! Ling Lian has two people! ”

"He's still pushing forward!"

After passing the two midfielders, there is an open field in front of you!

Without the slightest hesitation, Ling Feng continued to advance with the ball while keeping an eye on the running positions of his teammates.

Without the protection of the back, Colombia's two central defenders did not dare to rush up, for fear that after being passed by Ling Feng, they would directly go single.

So, they can only maintain a sideways defensive stance and the distance between their partners, all the way back.

Seeing that he had advanced all the way to the outside of the big penalty area, Ling Feng already had room to shoot from a distance.

At this moment, whether it is the fans in the stands, or the English coaches and substitutes on the sidelines, they all murmur in their hearts:

"Shoot!"

"Shoot!!"

As if hearing their inner cries, Ling Feng slowed down.

I saw his left hand raised upward, and his right leg swung back vigorously, as if he was ready to shoot vigorously from a distance!

Seeing this, the Colombian defense leader and captain Yepes immediately shouted:

"Chris, go up!"

Just when Colombia's right central defender, Cristian Zapata, who plays for AC Milan, was forced to block forward, Ling Feng showed a mysterious smile.

Laugh, because he achieved his purpose!

At the moment when his right foot was about to touch the ball, Ling Feng suddenly unloaded his force and gently pushed forward with the inside of his foot.

Fake shot real pass!

In the next second, the ball clung to the turf and passed right between Zapata's outstretched legs!

"Wow!"

"Nice crotch pass!"

Just when everyone was sighing at Ling Feng's extremely hidden pass, Rooney, who was inserted from behind the defender and successfully countered offside, had already got the opportunity to face the goalkeeper alone!

Facing Ospina in front of goal, Rooney was very calm and did not disappoint his teammates and fans.

He didn't stop the ball, but directly adjusted his pace and fired into the far corner with his right foot!

It's already in the six-yard zone, it's too close, it's too fast.

No matter how quick Ospina reacted, he didn't have time to make a save.

He just subconsciously raised his hands, and then he felt a gust of wind passing by his side, and the ball slammed into the white net!

With the ripples of the net, the Maracanã Stadium instantly erupted in amazing cheers!

After the goal, Rooney's face flushed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

I saw him rush all the way to the corner flag area, and then jumped up and hit a Red Devil uppercut!

After landing on the ground, he turned around and pointed his hands at Ling Feng, who was passing the ball to him, with a bright and honest smile on his face.

And Ling Feng and the others also came to him and hugged him.

"Wayne, shoot fantastic!"

"It's you who pass it well"

1 to 0!

In this key battle, England only broke the deadlock on the field after only twelve minutes of the first half and took the lead!

And it was none other than the Three Lions' top star - Wayne Rooney!

"Wayne~~ Rooney!!"

"The legendary goalscorer in England took the lead and got his team off to a dream start!"

"The shot is so powerful that the goalkeeper can't help it!"

"Of course, this pre-goal assist is even more masterful!"

Yes.

As England commentator Martin Taylor lamented in the live broadcast, the most exciting part of this goal is not the goal, but a series of treatments before the goal!

Gerrard's set-piece first drew most of Colombia's players into the box.

And after Ling Feng got the ball, he rarely connected two people, and made an unexpected operation before advancing to the big penalty area - fake shot and real pass!

Rooney, who successfully countered offside, got a great opportunity to single out the goalkeeper.

And the goal, it came naturally

Make up 2,000 words!

Keep up the good work tomorrow!

Thank you for the many tips from "Bright DB", thank you!

(End of chapter)