Just when the English generals were depressed, a familiar voice sounded in their ears:

"Cheer up, guys!"

Following the prestige, I saw Ling Feng clapping vigorously while shouting loudly:

"The game has just begun!"

"We've got a lot of time to equalise!"

The captain of the Three Lions, Gerrard, who was standing not far away, was not angry that Ling Feng had robbed him of his "job".

On the contrary, he felt very relieved in his heart.

After a short time together, he knew that this young man was always high-spirited and had a competitive heart that would never admit defeat!

Compared with other young internationals with softer personalities, such as Wilshere, Sterling, Oxlade-Chamberlain and others, Ling Feng's personality is tougher.

In the team, Jordan Henderson also belongs to this type of player.

However, perhaps because there is still Steven Gerrard in the team, the club captain, Henderson is very quiet, both in the dressing room and on the field.

On the contrary, Ling Feng, who was selected for the national team for the first time, was not stage frightened at all.

On the pitch, he will often shout out to his teammates, giving them verbal encouragement and reminders, even if his teammates have played much more for the national team than him

On top of that, he is a great player who not only feeds his teammates the ball but is also willing to defend aggressively up front.

No matter what national team or club team you are in, there are factions.

However, the strong always deserve respect.

What's more, who doesn't like a midfielder who can feed the striker and retreat to defend and press? !

And with Ling Feng's amazing performance in this World Cup, his status in the locker room has long been different.

No matter which faction it is, they are eager to pull Ling Feng into their own faction, so as to increase the voice in the locker room.

And Gerrard is also very optimistic about Ling Feng's prospects in the Three Lions.

He had even talked to Hodgson privately that Ling Feng had a natural leadership temperament.

This young man can take the initiative to stand up when the team is in adversity, motivate his teammates, and boost the morale of the team.

This kind of responsibility and responsibility is not something that every player has!

Perhaps, after Rooney, Ling Feng will be a new leader to lead the Three Lions forward in the future.

Of course, that's all for later.

Now, what they have to think about is how to arouse the team's desire to win and have a good fight with Brazil!

Thinking of this, Gerard also applauded and raised his arms, and echoed:

"Ling is right!"

"It's only been five minutes since the game, which means we have 85 minutes left to equalize the score and even take the lead!"

"So, get your damn ass off and run!"

With Ling Feng's encouragement and Gerald's loud reprimand, the dazed faces of the Three Lions generals retreated slightly.

Instead, firmness!

Hodgson, who was on the bench on the sidelines, had a sad face.

Originally, before conceding the goal, Hodgson also planned to put on a posture and wrestle with the Brazilian team.

However, conceding the goal so quickly was completely unexpected for him.

He also realised that his tactics weren't protecting the right side of the team enough!

And the top priority is not to concede another goal in a short period of time!

Once they are added to Brazil, the morale of the team will definitely be dealt a major blow.

Well, there's a good chance that this game will turn into a massacre!

So, Hodgson turned his head and whispered a few words to his assistant.

The latter abruptly stood up from the coach's bench, came to the sidelines, and called Ling Feng, the commander on the field, to the sidelines.

"Ling, you let Jamie and Raheem retreat to the center line, and you retreat to the midfield. We can't concede any more goals, got it! ”

"Understood."

As Roy Hodgson made tactical changes, the two wingers Vardy and Raheem Sterling retreated directly to the wing-back position, and Ling Feng also retreated to the midfield, standing parallel to Gerrard and Henderson to assist the midfield defense.

The Three Lions' formation changed from 4231 to 451, and they obediently played defensive counterattacks.

In the face of the menacing Samba Army, play a defensive counterattack, no shame!

With the entire formation retreating sharply, the Three Lions retreated to their own half.

Ling Feng's retreat allowed Henderson to leave the middle and get closer to the right to keep Neymar on hand.

Coupled with Sterling's return defense, as soon as Neymar gets the ball, two people will force him.

Of course, Neymar is not the kind of person who will not give up dribbling easily in the face of key marking.

Dribbling to create a threat is his style of play, and it's also the samba DNA engraved in his bones!

Seeing Henderson follow him like a piece of kraft candy all the way aroused his desire to dribble.

When Henderson stepped forward to press, he didn't pass back at the first time, but deliberately kept the ball in front of him, and then used his passing skills to pass him over and over again.

However, Henderson, who repelled the beauty of the prosperous world with his eyes, would not get used to him.

When Neymar tried to pass through the crotch again, Henderson slammed him to the ground with a sideways shoulder force.

With a very realistic scream of "ah", the referee's whistle sounded in time!

The referee came to the "scene of the crime" as soon as possible

"Hey, give this brute a sign!"

Looking at Neymar, who was sitting on the ground and making a gesture to the referee, Henderson didn't even look at him, just patted himself on the shoulder and explained to the referee:

"You see, I didn't make a move, it's just a reasonable confrontation!"

The nature of the foul was just an ordinary foul, and for the first time, the referee did not give Henderson a card, but only gave a verbal warning:

"It's too big, take it away!"

"Okay."

Nodding to the referee, Henderson slowly stepped back.

He doesn't speak Spanish.

Therefore, Henderson just stared at Neymar without saying a word, as if to say to him:

"If you dare to show off in front of me again, I will continue to you!"

Even if he didn't speak, through Henderson's threatening death gaze, Neymar, who was standing in front of the ball, still clearly felt the "message" transmitted by the other party.

The last thing Neymar is afraid of is the kind of player who spews trash talk a lot.

Because in Brazil, all the opponents who are easily passed by him will use trash talk to cover up the embarrassment and anger of being teased by him.

However, a ruthless character like Henderson who doesn't talk much, he is really jealous.

This kind of player can be beaten.

But it will never be destroyed!

Sure enough, after Henderson's shock, Neymar also restrained a little and didn't dare to continue to show off too much in front of him.

In Neymar's view, he is going to lead Brazil to win the Mighty Gold Cup on his own doorstep.

If he provokes his opponent with too much dribbling and is tackled off, how can he help his team win the championship?!

As a result, he cut down on unnecessary showmanship and made more passes.

Neymar played more reasonably and the threat was still huge.

However, England's tactical changes to increase the number of defenders on the right flank have paid off significantly.

At least Neymar has less space to break down the left flank, and he can't play calmly with Marcelo who is inserted in the back.

As the attack on the left side fell silent, Oscar, who was in charge of organizing and scheduling in the middle, had no choice but to distribute the ball to Hulk's feet on the right.

Compared with Johnson on the right, left-back Baines has both offense and defense, and is not tall, but his speed and confrontation ability are good.

Of course, in front of Hulk, whose physical fitness can be called explosive, he still can't bear it.

Thankfully, Jamie Vardy's return took the pressure off his defence.

Vardy is not tall and muscular.

However, his excellent core strength allows him to not fall behind in the confrontation.

In front of Hulk, who is as strong as an ox, he is like a hyena, repeatedly defeated and constantly harassing his opponents.

Coupled with Ling Feng's assistance in the middle, Brazil's two wing attacks were limited to a certain extent.

And Oscar, who is in the middle, can only try to pass some penetrating straight stoppers to find Fred in front.

However, the latter is stronger than the nose in front of goal, and neither speed nor confrontation is dominant.

Often as soon as you get the ball at your feet, you are squeezed by Smalling or Cahill and lose possession.

Over time, Oscar didn't give him a pass, just patiently looking for better passing opportunities.

As Brazil's attacking tempo slowed, England finally got through the first fifteen minutes of the game and could take a breather and keep the ball at their feet.

While running in the backfield to receive the defender's pass, Ling Feng observed the vacancy of the opponent's formation through his [God Vision].

With the overall formation pressing, there is a lot of space in Brazil's backfield.

The first step in the tactics of defensive counter-attack, "defense", has been done.

So, next, it's time to fight back!

In his opinion, Brazil's defense line is not invulnerable.

With the exception of Thiago Silva, the rest of the three are attacking defenders.

Especially the two wings, Marcelo and McConn, are the kind of super wingbacks who have a dragon on the wing.

It's just that, compared to Marcelo, who is at his peak, McConn, who was once the "world's No. 1 right-back", has become the weakest link in this defensive line.

Since suffering a meniscus injury in his right knee in 2011, he has been plagued by frequent injuries in recent years, and his competitive form has dropped dramatically.

Once a professional player has passed the age of 30, there will be a significant decline in physical functioning.

And the speed and fitness that McCone once relied on to pride have also dropped very significantly.

In order to avoid the situation that he stepped forward to assist and then couldn't come back.

Scolari specifically instructed him to cut forward less and stay at the back as much as possible to help defend.

In the pre-match tactical meeting, Hodgson emphasized the point of McCone on the right side, which may be their breakthrough.

Although Vardy, who played as the starting left winger, was not as fast and individual as Bale, who stepped on the colorful auspicious clouds.

However, today's McCone is not the world's No. 1 right-back who swept the continent with Inter Milan in 2010!

It's worth a try!

So, in England's possession phase, Ling Feng moved to the left wing and approached Vardy to cooperate.

In the 25th minute of the game, after Ling Feng retreated to the midfield to get the ball, he took two steps forward with the ball, and then passed the ball diagonally to Vardy on the left side.

The next second, Vardy heard a familiar voice ringing in his ears:

"Jamie, pass him!"

Hearing this, Vardy seemed to have been injected with a booster, his eyes sharpened, and his right leg did not hesitate to push the ball to the left.

Immediately afterwards, his legs kicked violently, and the whole person started to follow up!

A soup!

As if he didn't expect Vardy to choose to make soup directly, McCone was slightly stunned.

Thankfully, his experience in the game allowed him to jump right inside and knock Vardyra, who was about to run sideways, to the ground.

Beep!

The whistle blew.

Ling Feng, who was nearby, immediately stepped forward to put pressure on the referee.

"Hey, he blocked a favorable push! Cards should be given! ”

However, the referee directly waved his hands, indicating that this was a very normal foul and could not constitute a card.

Coming to Vardy's side, he stretched out his hand to pull him up, and Ling Feng did not forget to whisper to him:

"That's it!"

"Let's hit the wall more and cooperate, and you plug in his back more."

Hearing this, Vardy did not speak, but nodded.

This set-piece on the left side of the front field was driven by Ling Feng and flew directly to the back area of the penalty area.

However, the first drop was grabbed by David Luiz and the ball was cleanly pushed out of the edge of the penalty area.

Raheem Sterling grabbed the second spot and didn't hesitate to volley in.

But it was too hard, didn't hold the ball, and flew directly into the stands.

It was a ridiculous shot, but it was England's first shot of the game.

It's not a good start, but it's a start.

Next, the two sides entered a stalemate.

Heavily marked on the left, Neymar began to cruise down the middle and switch positions with Oscar.

However, wherever he went, Henderson followed him closely and did not let him go out of his three-metre range.

Moreover, the defense in the middle is more dense than on the wing!

As long as he dares to take two more steps, he will be caught in the trap of Ling Feng, Henderson and Gerrard.

Neymar, who doesn't believe in evil, goes directly to the man.

When he had just passed Gerard, who had been robbed, his forward route was blocked by Ling Feng.

After a pause, Henderson stretched out his foot behind him and poked the ball at Ling Feng's feet.

"Jamie!"

The latter struck a diagonal ball to find Jamie Vardy on the left.

As soon as he got the ball, Brazil's right-back McCone met him.

Jamie Vardy has once again had the chance to go head-to-head with former world number one right-back!

McCone was glued to Vardy's feet, preoccupied.

Do you think you're the Welsh?!

However, just when McCone thought that the opposition would start from the outside again, Vardy did not do so, but took the ball forward for a few metres before suddenly knocking it back into the middle!

McCone turned his head suddenly.

As his eyes rolled with the ball, he saw that the person who received the ball was Ling Feng, who came to the middle to answer at some point!

Between the lightning and flint, Ling Feng directly did not stop the ball and picked up the pass behind him!

Oops!

McCon, who reacted, turned around and chased back as soon as possible.

"Pretty pick!"

"Ling Feng and Vardy's collision with the wall combined to hit the ball behind McConn."

However, McConn's pace was devastated by the injury, and Jamie Vardy took advantage of the start to get ahead of him and catch the ball.

Under the pressure of McCone behind him, he didn't even look up, and directly sent a flat cross into the box with his left foot!

Sturridge, who was flanked in the middle, accelerated to try to get the first cross between the two centre-backs.

However, the ball simply couldn't get past Thiago Silva, who was on point!

In the face of the incoming ball, the Brazilian captain kicked the ball directly out of the sideline with a big foot!

(End of chapter)