Chapter 148: This Horse Is a Promoted Horse?! [4,000 Words Chapter]

The domineering and outward celebration made all the cameras on the scene focus on Ling Feng, who scored the goal.

Many old Premier League fans think of the Manchester United king who put up the collar of his shirt from this celebration!

"Wow!"

"In just eighteen seconds of the opening game, Leicester City made a steal in front of the field, launched a counterattack, and after some beautiful cooperation, finally their No. 7 Ling Feng scored a beautiful goal!"

"What a fantastic start for Leicester!"

"It's worth mentioning that this is Leicester's first goal since returning to the Premier League!"

"It's the first Premier League goal of Ling Feng's career!"

"Ladies and gentlemen, remember this moment, we may be witnessing the rise of a superstar!"

Blue Fox fans didn't expect happiness to come so quickly.

In just ten seconds of the game, they scored!

And it was their star who scored the goal - Ling Feng!

They did not hesitate to give enthusiastic applause.

And someone who pretended to be forced was Lingard who raised his finger and ran over here:

"Jesse, pass beautifully!"

Then, turning to look at the smiling Mahrez, he high-fived him:

"This leak is very commorous"

"Hey, hey."

Just as Ling Feng, the scorer, was surrounded by his teammates, Pearson, who was sitting in the stands and watching the whole game, excitedly high-fived Walsh next to him in celebration:

"Steve, we did it!"

"Yes! Nice start! ”

At this time, in front of the TV, there was also a replay of the goal.

It was only then that the commentators in the studio and the audience in front of the TV realized that the goal did not stem from Everton's mistake, but Leicester City's tactics!

From the moment Everton kicks off, Leicester's front four immediately turned into off-string arrows, pressing up in a collective formation and making frantic pressings in high positions.

And the most critical point is that Ling Feng seemed to predict in advance that McCarthy would split the ball to the side, and an acceleration intercepted McCarthy's pass.

Then immediately launched a quick counterattack in the frontcourt!

In contrast to the excitement of Leicester's players and fans, the visiting Everton players and fans were at a loss.

What just happened?

Why did your team concede a goal at the beginning of the game?

Especially Ross Barkley, who was standing not far from Ling Feng, looked incredulous.

After a slight confrontation with Ling Feng in the midfield, he followed Ling Feng all the way forward.

Therefore, he can be regarded as an eyewitness to the whole process of this goal!

When following Ling Feng to the defensive area of the back midfield, Barkley gave up his follow-up defense and was replaced by the team's defender Barry.

However, what he didn't expect was that just as Lingard was at the bottom, Ling Feng easily got rid of Barry with a feint and reversed, and accelerated to the top of the arc of the big penalty area.

And Mahrez's leak deceived everyone even more, allowing Ling Feng to gain a huge space to stand on his feet calmly!

The final result is known to everyone

This wave of rapid counter-attacks was initiated by Ling Feng, through Lingard's advancing cross, Vardy's rush forward, Mahrez's outflanking the middle, and finally Ling Feng's back shot.

The whole process is smooth and beautiful!

Such a fluid counter-attacking combination would not surprise anyone if it appeared on any of the big teams.

However, it is precisely the Premier League promotion team that has just been promoted from the Championship that plays such beautiful football?!

However, this goal was only the prelude to Leicester's fierce attack

With Romelu Lukaku's kick-off in the centre circle again, Leicester's entire formation pressed forward again, pressing the ball forwards in an organised manner.

And this time Everton learned to be obedient.

All the way back to the feet of centre-back Jagielka.

Looking at Vardy, who pounced like a beast from the mountain, he didn't dare to be careless, and directly kicked forward.

With a bang, the ball flew past Vardy's head and flew straight over the pitch towards Leicester City's backfield.

However, in the face of the opponent's backfield, Leicester City had already been prepared.

Leicester City's tall and strong centre-back duo are not afraid of this kind of long passing!

I saw Morgan clinging to Kaku, the fulcrum of Everton's frontcourt, and his hands did not forget to roam on Kaku's body, trying not to let him easily get the ball as much as possible.

Another centre-back, Moore, stepped forward quickly, grabbed the first landing point and leaped to the top of the ball to right-back De Wright.

The latter took the ball and passed it directly to Mahrez in front.

The Algerian international did not dribble the ball, but directly knocked the ball with his left foot, passed the ball to Ling Feng in the middle, and played a two-by-one against the wall.

Hit the ball behind Everton left-back Baines, and Ling Feng also stepped forward for the first time.

With Riyad Mahrez on the right flank, the remaining three in front of the field have all reached Everton's attacking third.

The whole process, without a trace of mud and water!

And this is the key to Leicester City's tactics this season!

The reason why Leicester City were able to fight in the Championship last season, and scored the most goals and conceded the first goal, was because they were too fierce in attack!

Pearson knows very well that with the team's ability to withstand pressure at the back, it will definitely not be able to withstand the bombardment of the Premier League's giants.

Therefore, he decisively gave up the defensive counterattack and focused on offensive football!

As long as the front court presses the opponent to attack, the opponent will have no time to attack, and the pressure on the back line will be greatly reduced.

The two midfielders are mainly responsible for covering the midfield area, defending and intercepting.

Once in possession of the ball, quickly pass through midfield and hand the ball to Ling Feng, Riyad Mahrez and Jesse Lingard in front.

Then reduce the time of dribbling as much as possible, play more simple passes, and get to the opponent's goal in the shortest possible time to complete an attack that threatens the goal.

And the quick counterattack after this steal also fully demonstrated the excellent tactical execution of the four people in the front court!

Mahrez scrambled before Everton left-back Baines could return to the defense, and with a flick of the outside of his left foot, he cut straight inside.

Seeing this, Everton central defender and captain Jagielka immediately stepped up and denied Mahrez a chance to shoot with his feet.

The latter just looked up, then shook his ankle and sent a short straight plug with a strong concealment to the middle of the opponent's two central defenders!

At the moment of passing, Vardy, who was parallel to Everton central defender Distin, made an accelerated diagonal cut, grabbed ahead of Distin, and twisted to complete a volley!

Thankfully, Howard focused and moved to the near corner early to seal most of his shots.

I only heard a "bang", and this powerful shot was knocked out of the bottom line by him with both fists.

This shot turned the cheers of the home fans into sighs and then into applause.

And after completing the save, he immediately clapped his hands and loudly "encouraged" his teammates:

"Damn it!"

"Cheer up your horses!"

Just as the Everton players were still cheering each other up, Ling Feng quickly ran to the corner kick area, took the ball thrown by the caddy, and put it on the corner kick area.

As Morgan and Moore also entered the penalty area, Ling Feng took a corner.

With a slight spin, the ball flew precisely past the crowd near the penalty spot and into the relatively empty back of the goal.

Lingard, who was ambushed at the back post, forced himself to jump up and head the ball under the interference of Everton right-back Coleman.

It's a pity that this header is a little off the top and flies out of the bottom line against the goalpost.

Holding his head in his hands with some annoyance, Lingard reacted, and as he ran back, he gave a thumbs up to Ling Feng in the distance.

The home fans and the head coach in the stands also gave him encouraging applause.

Although this wave of attacks did not result in a goal in the end.

However, it created a huge threat and overwhelmed Everton's players.

And for the next fifteen minutes, Leicester City launched wave after wave of onslaught on Everton.

No one expected that Leicester City, which returned to the Premier League after ten years, not only took the lead in the score, but also suppressed Everton on the field!

You know, Everton was fifth in the Premier League last season!

Looking at the situation on the field, the same thought came to the minds of many Everton fans and football experts:

This pedal horse is a promotion horse?!

。。。

"If you're just turning on the TV to watch this game now, don't be surprised that it's not Everton who are wearing the blue shirt, it's Leicester City at home!"

'In the last fifteen minutes, Leicester have been in possession of 60 per cent and have had four shots on goal!'

"And the Toffees, who are fighting away, can barely pass half the court, and they haven't shot a shot on goal until now!"

"And the score is 1-0!"

Under the pressure of Leicester City's formation in an all-round way, under the pressure of high pressing in the front, Everton can only frequently play big feet at the back and find the only high point in the front, Lukaku.

Everton's attacking attack relies heavily on Lukaku's role as a fulcrum up front.

Lukaku, who has not yet gained weight, is considered to be first-class in the Premier League in terms of physical confrontation and headers.

However, the style of play and technique are far worse than that of "Warcraft" Drogba.

Especially under the close monitoring of Morgan and Moore, two strong men, he couldn't even jump, how to grab the first landing point of the high ball.

He can't get the ball up front, so he can't make the ball with his back to his teammates.

Even if you occasionally grab a high ball and put it on your team-mates, Leicester's two midfielders will be in place immediately to prevent the opposition from counter-attacking.

After a slight block in the midfield, the front four who pressed on the front court will quickly retreat to near the center circle line, and then start a new round of pressing.

Such tactics are extremely aggressive. And it is extremely physically demanding, and it tests the tactical execution and physical fitness of the players.

Some of the high pressing tactics that Jurgen Klopp built at Liverpool in the future just don't put as much emphasis on high-intensity running as a whole.

Fortunately, the four players in the front court of Leicester City are all relatively light young people.

And the running ability is good.

Even so, after twenty minutes of onslaught, Leicester City, who were in possession of the ball, took the initiative to slow down the tempo.

After all, the game is not forty-five minutes, but ninety

And Everton, who took a breather, also began to press and press under the big hand of coach Martinez on the sidelines.

However, compared to Everton, Leicester City looked very calm when facing the pressing of Premier League teams.

The reason is simple, because they have Ling Feng in the midfield, a midfield commander who almost never concedes a goal!

Once the midfield is pressed, there is only one thing they need to do:

That is to pass the ball to Ling Feng who retreats as soon as possible, and everything will be solved!

Of course, Everton also know the importance of Ling Feng in Leicester City's midfield.

As long as he restricts his ball, Leicester's attack will certainly be greatly weakened.

So Martinest put Ireland international McCarthy, who has excellent running ability, to guard him tightly.

When necessary, get on the body!

However, the close-fitting defense has an impact on Ling Feng, who is running erratically, but not much.

Moreover, Ling Feng didn't give his opponent a chance to get on his body at all!

Once he pulls back to get the ball with his back, he will kick the ball out.

With Ling Feng's retreat in the midfield, Everton's pressing just looked very lively, but it didn't have much effect.

And Everton's formation is pressed, and the entire backfield space has become larger and more opportunity

In the 25th minute, Ling Feng and Mahrez switched positions.

Ling Feng moved to the right and McCarthy was drawn out of the midfield area.

The midfielder's "drinking brother" took the ball and passed it to Mahrez who was cruising to the middle.

After receiving the ball, unmarked, he calmly turned around.

Look up at the sides and then send a diagonal kick before Everton midfielder Barry steps forward to press.

The ball clung to the turf and rolled towards the right side of the pitch, behind Everton left-back Burns.

In the process of learning from Ling Feng last season, Mahrez's passing skills and passing accuracy have also improved.

Coupled with his own ultra-high ball quotient and vision, even if Ling Feng is followed to death, Mahrez can still bear part of the organization's blame.

In the face of his national team teammate Baines, Ling Feng was not polite, and with an acceleration, he overtook Baines and took the lead in getting the ball on the right side.

Seeing this, Jagielka in the middle immediately called out to his partner Distin next to him to block his cross as much as possible.

Before the words fell, I saw that Ling Feng didn't even look up to observe, raised his left hand, swung his right leg vigorously, and directly crossed with his feet!

In the next second, the ball crossed the King Power Stadium and drew a beautiful arc.

This 45-degree arc cross can't help but let many old fans see the shadow of the Red Devils No. 7 in the past.

"Arc Bassel?!"

Of course, although Ling Feng's appearance and ball skills are comparable to those of Xiaobei when he was young.

However, this is not an authentic Baelle arc.

At best, it's a high-imitation version!

This is the result of asking Beckham for advice when he participated in a charity match in the United States.

Beckham's cross is unique for a simple reason:

His ankles are extremely durable and he has a unique way of generating power!

In order to make a cross with arc and speed on the right flank, just past the defender, the ankle of the foothold must be tilted to a certain extent.

And the moment you touch the ball, you have to exert a little force on your ankle.

Finally, there is the position of the touch, which also affects the speed and curvature of the ball.

Under Beckham's verbal teaching and personal demonstration, coupled with his own passing skills reaching the top level, Ling Feng did not dare to say that he had completely replicated this trick.

But a few "Beesk arcs" are passed in a game, just like playing!

And this curling cross was pinpointed over the head of the Everton defender and found the head of Lingard at the back post.

Lin Huang only needs a light top.

In the next second, the ball changed its trajectory, flew past Howard's subconsciously raised palm, and got into the net!

I wanted to hold back a big chapter today, but I went out to do something, but it was too late.

Gan!

(End of chapter)