Chapter 158: Can the Premier League Adapt to Ling Feng?! [4,000 Words Chapter]
For Arsenal, it is not unacceptable to concede a goal away from home.
In their last game at Everton, they were two goals down and they were able to come back from behind.
What's more, judging from the scene, their performance this time is much better than the last one.
In the 35 minutes of the first half, Arsenal had 60 per cent possession and completed seven shots on goal.
The number of shots on target was three times.
Leicester had just two shots on goal, one on target.
The reason why they didn't score was just a finishing blow at the end, which they did a little worse.
Since the centre-forward Sanogo is useless, Wenger decided to hand over the responsibility of scoring goals to the midfielder!
"Alexis (Sanchez)! You reduce dribbling on the flanks and increase inverted triangle passing."
"Aaron (Ramsey), you go forward!"
"Santi (Cazorla), I'm going to see more of your long-range shots in the second half!"
"Mesut"
With the "professor" Wenger coming to the sidelines and making targeted arrangements for the key players on the field, Arsenal after the kick-off once again strengthened the attack!
And Leicester's backline is also starting to become precarious.
Arsenal's style of play is originally fast-paced.
Flamini in the midfield is a defensive midfielder who drags back and protects and generally does not step forward.
Ramsey, on the other hand, is what Wenger calls the next Lampard.
The reason is simple, both men have a tireless ability to run, as well as an almost frantic desire to get back to attack.
Whenever a striker fails to grasp an opportunity or enters a tough battle, Ramsey will insert from the midfield and add a man to the front, so as to take advantage of the local number advantage and break the game.
This is also the reason why Arsenal sometimes can't score goals in the front, and Ramsey inserts a kick after that, and it kills the game directly!
In Arsene Wenger's tactics, Ramsey is his Lampard!
The reason why the dog is the indispensable organizational core of this Arsenal team is because of his excellent overall view and passing, which can be deployed in the center and play the role of a midfield link, connecting Cazorla, Sanchez, Ramsey and others to play a beautiful combination.
Whether it is in a positional battle or a fast-moving stage, the dog can pass the ball at the first time to make the situation clearer.
The man who can play the main role in the European giant Real Madrid at the age of 22 and become the European assist king does not just rely on the finishing ability of superstars such as Ronaldo and Benzema!
For more than a dozen minutes remaining in the first half, Arsenal almost pressed Leicester City into a half-time craziness.
And the Leicester City generals also retreated to their own half, compressing the passing space as much as possible, and only then did they drag the time to the last second at the end of the first half!
Beep~Beep~~~
The next second when the referee blew the whistle, both the Leicester City players on the field and the home fans in the stands couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
The castle with the blue flag, although crumbling, finally survived the first half under the bombardment of gunners one after another
After returning to the locker room, Pearson first praised the players, and then emphasized that the team pressed in the second half and continued to attack!
Leicester's defence was not the team's strong suit.
Especially under Arsenal's fast ground cooperation, the shortcomings of Morgan and Moore's slow turning speed have been exposed.
What's more, the defender consumes more energy and mental energy than the attacker.
If this continues, a player who is inattentive for a certain moment may be caught by the opponent and score!
Only by attacking instead of defending can it be possible to expand the score and win this game.
Either score the second goal or get an equaliser from Arsenal!
Until the sixtieth minute, the white-hot battle situation changed:
Pearson replaced Lin Huang, who was not playing well on the left side, with big center Ulloa, and then replaced the physical "drinking brother" with Andy King.
Then change formation 442!
Switch Mahrez to the left, Ling Feng to the right, and Ulloa and Vardy form a high and fast double striker!
Pearson's idea is simple: since Arsenal are playing in the middle, there will definitely be gaps on the wings.
Let Ling Feng and Mahrez play as a smooth full-back, just to use the footwork of the two to launch an attack through the wing.
Or a wide break down, or a 45-degree cross to the back of Arsenal.
However, his change of hand made the defense in the middle even weaker.
Without Ling Feng's retreat and interception in the middle, Cambiaso and Andy King faced Arsenal's wave after wave of central advances, and the defensive pressure increased a lot.
In the seventy-fifth minute of the game, Arsenal finally penetrated the midfield of Leicester City through a small range of cooperation in the middle and reached the front of the big penalty area!
Accompanied by a diagonal kick from the dog, Sanchez, who was inserted from the left side, received the ball and then made a feint, shook off the angle, and it was a full shot.
The ball flew past Schmeichel's fingertips and into the far corner!
After the goal, Sanchez did not celebrate, but ran straight into the goal, scooped up the ball and ran all the way to the kick-off point in the centre circle.
Such an undisguised desire to win made the away fans at the scene burst into warm applause and boosted the morale of the Gunners!
In the following period, Arsenal began attacking and defending drills at Leicester City's half.
Even Arsene Wenger, who has always been calm, came to the sidelines and shouted to his disciples to launch wave after wave of onslaught on Leicester City.
In the 80th minute, taking advantage of a dead goal, Pearson was able to bring on Vardy and Mahrez for Albrighton and substitute centre-back Waslfski.
Then all the players retreated to their own half, changed to 541 tactics, and set up the bus.
As for Ling Feng, it was impossible to replace him at such an anxious time.
Because, in this Blue Fox Formation, he is the absolute core and soul!
As long as Ling Feng is still on the field, they have the backbone, they have a teammate who can pass the ball over without hesitation at a critical moment, and they have a breaking point that threatens as long as they get the ball!
Moreover, with Ling Feng's explosion and speed, he can also stay on the field and fight back.
In this way, the opponent will also be afraid of Ling Feng's huge threat and dare not press it too much.
And under the fierce attack and defense of both sides, time is consumed little by little.
In the end, thanks to Jamie Vardy's goal and Alexis Sanchez's first Premier League goal, Leicester drew with the menacing Arsenal at home!
One point for each side!
In terms of results, both sides played good goals in each half of the first half.
But, looking at the whole process, Arsenal with more chances should have taken three points on the road.
Leicester City are certainly happy with the result.
As a promoted team, it is very good to get a point against Premier League giants Arsenal.
For Arsenal, drawing away from Leicester City is barely acceptable without the premise of starting centre-forward Olivier Giroud.
It is worth mentioning that the effect after the change of formation in the second half made the Leicester City coaching staff see the problem of the 442 parallel positional formation.
The 442 parallel standing formation was originally a second formation tactic that Pearson specially practiced when Ling Feng was not on the field.
The aim was to take advantage of the ball from both flanks and find the two strikers Ulloa and Vardy up front.
This tactic focuses on the simplicity and brutality of a wide cross.
However, when facing a team like Arsenal that likes to make a fuss in the middle, the midfield cannot leave only two players, and it is easy to be directly penetrated through the midfield defense and face the central defenders!
Therefore, it is necessary to choose different tactical play styles according to the different opponents' personnel and formations, so as to achieve the effect of restraint.
Moreover, the run-in and proficiency of tactics are also the key to whether tactics can play a role.
And these are the aspects that Pearson and the Leicester City coaching staff will continue to work on
The best player of the game in this game was finally given to Ling Feng!
Maintained a 95 per cent pass completion rate, three key passes, one assist, and just three lost possession.
In addition to his impressive performance on the offensive end, on the defensive end, he also contributed one steal, two interceptions, and three successful duels, which is comparable to the defensive statistics of a sweeping midfielder.
After the game, Sofascore also gave Ling Feng a game-high score of 7.5!
"If it weren't for his selflessness and his running around the pitch, Leicester might have suffered a big defeat!" ——This is Lineker's evaluation of Ling Feng's performance in this game on social media after the game.
It was Ling Feng's second Premier League Man of the Match this season.
And to do that, it took him just three games!
In the first three rounds of the return to the Premier League after ten years, Leicester City, as a promoted horse, got a record of one win, one draw and one loss.
Everton 4-2, Chelsea 2-1 and Arsenal 1-1.
Such an outstanding performance put Leicester City in ninth place in the table.
Just one more goal difference than Stoke City, the opponent in the next round, and one place higher!
Compared to the other two promoted teams, Rangers have two losses and one win, and Burnley has two losses and one draw, and Leicester City's performance is remarkable.
And in these three games, the best performance in the Leicester City team is the core of the team with one goal and five assists - Ling Feng!
It can be said that Ling Feng is the barometer of Leicester City's record.
As long as he plays well, Leicester City will not be far behind.
After three rounds, Ling Feng delivered five assists in three games, beating Fabregas, David Silva, and other stars, and firmly topped the assist list!
In the eyes of many people, Ling Feng seemed to not need any time, and almost from the first Premier League game, he adapted to the rhythm and intensity of the Premier League.
The question now is not when Ling Feng will be able to adapt to the Premier League, but when the Premier League will be able to adapt to Ling Feng!
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After three consecutive rounds of fixtures, the Premier League has finally ushered in a brief international break.
However, as an indispensable main midfielder for the Three Lions, Ling Feng rested at home for a day before heading to St George's Park to join up with his national team team-mates.
And as the Three Lions continue to prepare, Europe's summer transfer window has finally come to an end.
The 20 teams in the Premier League have recruited aggressively, and the total transfer fees have exceeded a staggering one billion pounds for the first time!
This amount also makes the Premier League the most expensive league in a single transfer window among the five major leagues!
Among them, the Premier League team that spends the most money is Manchester United, which has huge global influence and huge commercial value.
The new coach took office, and the "Red Devils" Manchester United, which is in the rebuilding period, spent more than 150 million pounds on transfer reinforcements!
But after three rounds, their record is only two draws and one loss, and they have not tasted victory!
In three games, only two goals were scored.
It can be said that he spent the most money and was beaten the most viciously!
Fortunately, at the end of the transfer window, Van Gaal bought Di Maria from Real Madrid and also signed Colombian striker "Tiger" Falcao on loan from Monaco.
His purpose is very clear, which is to strengthen the team's offensive firepower!
Countless Manchester United fans are looking forward to the arrival of Di Maria and Falcao, who can make Manchester United's front court form a dream quartet of Van Persie, Falcao, Rooney and Di Maria, and then press the opponent to the ground like a wind sweeping leaves.
However, only Ling Feng knew that this was nothing more than wishful thinking on the part of Manchester United fans!
Football is not a virtual game where players are blindly stacked together to win a game.
In addition to the most basic player strength, the factors that affect victory and defeat are morale, form, tactics, locker room atmosphere and so on.
Because of this, football has made countless people crazy and addicted
The day after the end of the transfer window, the Three Lions, who ushered in a new era, also ushered in the first friendly match after the World Cup in Brazil.
The opponent is Norway, the "Viking Viking" ranked sixty-seventh in the world.
It is worth mentioning that the Norwegian national team holds a record that can be boasted of.
That is, in an official competition, I have never lost to Brazil!
At the end of the 20th century, Norway led the Premier League players led by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, and reached the World Cup finals in 1994 and 1998.
And in two years, he defeated the Samba Army in a row at that time!
However, after entering the 21st century, due to the conservative strategy of the management and the aging of the squad, Norway, which had strong fighting power at that time, gradually became one of the fish belly of Europe.
In 16 years, he has not participated in a single international competition.
There is no well-known player in the current Norwegian team.
In the face of this Norway team, England, who is playing at home, will naturally not be polite!
Four to zero!
Seventy percent possession, twenty-two shots on goal!
England pressed Norway to the ground and beat it crazy fat all the way!
And Rooney, who wore the captain's armband for the first time, scored a brace directly!
In his first game as captain of Great Britain, he used his outstanding performance to announce to England fans that he was the most trusted leader in the post-German era!
It is worth mentioning that Rooney's two goals were assisted by Ling Feng.
After playing for 60 minutes on the debut and giving Lu Xiaopang two "inauguration gifts", Ling Feng clocked out on time.
On the one hand, it was Pearson who specially greeted Hodgson, hoping that the friendly match would keep Ling Feng from playing for too long;
On the other hand, Hodgson also knew how important Ling Feng was to the Three Lions, and he didn't dare to use it too hard.
If Ling Feng is injured because he plays too often and is unable to play, not only will Leicester City's strength be greatly reduced, but the Three Lions' combat effectiveness will definitely be greatly affected.
After easily taking Norway on their doorstep, the Three Lions took a special plane to Basel.
There, they were about to play their first match of the European qualifiers.
Their opponent is the toughest opponent in the group - Switzerland!
There was something going on today, and I was delayed, but I didn't hold back 8,000 words.
Say sorry to everyone and keep up the good work tomorrow!
(End of chapter)