The icy rain slapped against the body.

But it did not extinguish the beating hearts of Ling Feng and the Leicester City players, as well as the surging passion of the fans!

After hugging his teammates one by one, Ling Feng gave Mahrez a big hug:

"Good pass, Riad!"

"I thought you would shoot the ball away, you must know that you usually train, you don't miss flying chickens"

In the face of ridicule, Ling Feng just shrugged his shoulders and smiled, "Who made Brother feel good about shooting today."

Originally, even if the weather was fine and the ball was not slippery, his long-range shot from outside the penalty area was not very high.

Long-range shooting is very important about power and angle, and both are indispensable.

However, due to his lack of shooting power, he could only shoot as hard as he could in order to increase the speed of the ball.

But this makes it very easy to knock the ball off or off the rails.

Therefore, he can only achieve a balance point through continuous long-range shooting training, which not only has a certain ball speed, but also has a tricky angle!

And the beautiful slash just now, he admitted that he had an element of gambling.

Luckily, he was right!

Thanks to this heavy rain, the turf became slippery, which naturally increased the ball speed.

Otherwise, Foster could have saved the ball.

The start of this game did not go as the outside world speculated.

Not only this downpour, but also this wonderful long shot!

"This is Ling Feng's sixth league goal this season, and it is worth mentioning that five of these six goals were scored by him from outside the penalty area!"

"That's the most of any Premier League player!"

After taking the lead at St Mary's Stadium, Leicester City, who were playing away, attacked even more fiercely.

That's the main tone of Leicester City's tactics this season – attacking to the death!

Either the opponent is killed, or you are killed by the opponent's counterattack!

After the goal, Leicester City, whose morale was boosted, continued to launch wave after wave of attacks against the Saints' backline.

And Ling Feng, who felt that he felt good about shooting today, became the most active one on the field.

After training, his [Shooting Power] attribute has been increased to 65.

With full effort, the ball can reach speeds of up to 90 km/h.

The long-range shot from outside the penalty area was still quite threatening.

As soon as he gets the ball outside the box, he tries to shoot from distance!

In just ten minutes, he added three shots to his stats for himself and his team!

However, the three shots on goal were either too far away and not fast enough, and Foster was easily picked off;

Either it is blocked by a centre-back or a midfielder flying to block the ball.

However, the crosshairs of the three shots are not outrageous, and they are basically towards the goal.

As for Ling Feng's "wave shot" on the field, Leicester City coach Pearson on the sidelines had only one reaction:

That's applause!

"Well done!"

"Good shot!"

"Keep it up!"

In his opinion, this league game is irrelevant.

Win or lose, it will not affect the team's goal of relegation, nor will it affect the team's morale or atmosphere.

Instead, this is the first game he has given Ling Feng unlimited firing rights!

If Ling Feng's desire to shoot can be further stimulated through this game, and let him evolve into a frontcourt free man who can pass and shoot, then the team's offense will definitely go to a higher level!

As for the other Blue Fox players, whether it was the manager's tactical orders or their trust in Ling Feng, they were willing to keep running and pressing in the front court to pull the Saints' backline, thus creating more space for Ling Feng to shoot.

They know very well that Ling Feng's performance determines the team's lower and upper limits!

With Ling Feng on the field, and without Ling Feng on the field, Leicester City can be said to be completely two teams.

So, surround him, play to your best as much as you can, and victory will come!

。。。

"Ling Feng Ling Feng Ling ~~~ Peak!"

"He's from Leicester and we're our hero!"

"His passing is fascinating."

"Ling Feng Ling Feng Ling ~~~ Peak!"

"He's from Leicester and we're proud!"

Seeing that Ling Feng was so active, the thousands of away fans who accompanied the team also began to sing "Ling Feng's Song" loudly

Ling Feng, who heard the singing, was like being beaten with chicken blood, and his running figure was even harder, almost everywhere.

However, the Saints' backline is better at the back than most teams in the league.

Although the scene looked more passive, the fans also felt terrified, not knowing what Leicester City scored again.

However, whether it is the Saints players on the field or Koeman, who has been standing on the sidelines and letting the heavy rain wet him, he is very confident in himself.

In the pre-match training and tactical meetings, they knew that Leicester were a "crazy" team with attacking football.

The reason why other Premier League teams think Leicester City is crazy is simple.

Leicester's style of play is to attack the opposition from the first second of the opening game until the last second.

Even in the face of giant teams Chelsea and Arsenal, they all choose to take the initiative and play against each other.

In their impression, aren't the promoted horses playing five backs or defensive counterattacks, letting other teams bombard, trying to steal one, and then survive in the cracks of this league?!

Where have they ever seen such an arrogant, so crazy, and so good grades promoted horse!

It's just that this promoted team, which rushed to the top of the league standings like crazy, is not without weaknesses.

After ten league games, Leicester City have conceded more than one goal per game.

It's not for nothing to concede two or three goals in a single game.

It can be seen that although Leicester City has a sharp attack, its defense is not good.

Moreover, the lack of mobility of the defenders, the slow speed of turning and chasing, is a very obvious drawback.

They only need to resist the attack, and then seize the opportunity to switch between attack and defense, and play a quick counterattack, and they can kill with one blow!

That's what Southampton used in this game – defending and counter-attacking!

They are not superstitious about possession, but more concerned about the speed of attack.

As long as they play fast and effective advances, they can form a fast and slow advantage up front, allowing Mane, who has a strong blasting ability, to single out Leicester's two slow central defenders.

And in this way, the odds of scoring goals will only increase significantly!

It's just that the only thing that surprised them a little was Ling Feng's desire to shoot in this game.

Although I guessed that the opponent might take advantage of the heavy rain to increase long-range shots.

However, they never thought that the increased number of long-range shots would actually be completed by Ling Feng.

You must know that Ling Feng, as the top of the league assist list, has an average of only 1.3 shots per game.

As a midfielder who mainly organizes assists, it is not unusual to have such an average of shots per game.

However, his shot conversion rate is among the top five in the league!

Fourteen shots on goal in exchange for six goals, with a conversion rate of 0.42!

Such a conversion rate is even comparable to that of many first-class strikers.

And the most puzzling thing is why a midfielder, who doesn't "like" shots, suddenly becomes so keen on long-range shots.

In less than forty minutes, he alone contributed five shots on goal.

And the positions of the shots are all outside the big penalty area.

Why is such a huge change?!

That's what Southampton boss Koeman, who was standing on the sidelines, was thinking at the moment.

However, when he saw Pearson cheering Ling Feng on the sidelines, he immediately understood.

"It must have been arranged by the manager!"

Could it be that this game is a stage specially arranged by Pearson to exercise Ling Feng's long-range shooting ability? !

Thinking of this, Coman couldn't help frowning, and he was even more sure that he was right.

Because, it's entirely possible!

Ling Feng's amazing talent and offensive talent can be seen even by a blind man.

In terms of passing, he is already comparable to many top midfielders.

If he can develop a long-range shot again, Ling Feng's threat on the field will definitely become even greater!

Perhaps, it will become a pass-enhancing version of Steven Gerrard, or Frank Lampard?!

Of course, football is a game of offense and defense, and it is important to have both offense and defense, not just strong offense or defense.

The more the formation presses the attack, the more empty the space at the back will be, and the more opportunities there will be.

And, don't look at Leicester almost pinning Southampton into the half, but there are very few who really threaten the goal.

It wasn't until the 43rd minute of the game that Southampton, who was pressed and beaten by Leicester City, finally seized a precious opportunity to switch between attack and defense and played a beautiful wave of quick counterattacks:

With a "bang", Ling Feng's long-range shot was once again blocked by Fengte's outstretched legs.

The ball bounced off and came to the feet of Saints midfielder Snyderlin.

And Snydering pulled the ball and turned around, looked up and looked forward, it was a long pass, and found Pelle in the front.

The latter first resisted Morgan, who was pulling him, with his back to the ball, and then stopped with his chest, and then in a half-turned situation, passed the ball to Tadic, who received it on the right.

And at this moment, Leicester City's backfield is empty, and only two central defenders are left!

After the Serbian magician got the ball, he glanced back at Schlupp, who was frantically chasing back, and did not advance with the ball.

He knew very well that he was not fast enough with the ball, and even if he advanced with the ball, he would not be as fast as Schlupp's recovery speed.

Once Schlupp catches up for a foul or interferes, this rare counterattack is basically ended.

So, he subconsciously looked up at the far end of the other side of the court.

Seeing that Mane had already stepped forward, he flicked the outside of his left foot and directly sent a precise 45-degree long pass!

Like a precision-guided missile, the ball flew across the entire Leicester City backline and straight into no-man's land on the left side of the pitch.

"Beautiful long pass transfer!"

'There's a huge gap in Leicester's defence!'

And Mane, who was inserted at high speed, was stuck in position before the Simpsons who were chasing back!

I saw the Southampton No. 10 stop the ball with his chest in the penalty area, and then without waiting for the ball to land, without thinking, he grabbed a shot before the attacking Schmeichel!

The whole action is very coherent.

And the ball that flew out, although it hit Schmeichel's open left hand, there was a broken line.

But he still got into the empty door behind him!

"Wow!"

"Beautiful shot! Southampton equalised in the first half! ”

"It was the number ten who scored the goal, Sadio ~~~"

With the foreshadowing of the stadium DJ, the home fans shouted out the goal hero in unison:

"Mane !!"

Mane, who scored the goal, rushed all the way to the corner flag area, and also took advantage of the situation to make a handsome slip kneeling!

"These two teams are very strong teams in the league. The two goals in the first half were very exciting. ”

"Could it be that in this game, we will witness a classic goal battle again?!"

And this goal fully demonstrated Mane's strong physicality and flexibility.

The physical fitness of the African brother is really incomprehensible

Seeing his tactics work, Koman, who was on the sidelines, also waved his fists excitedly in celebration.

Then he looked at Pearson not far away.

Let your formation be pressed so high!

Looking at the Saints players celebrating wildly in the corner flag area, the Leicester City generals also realized that the opponent in front of them was not a middle and lower level team like Burnley and West Bromwich Albion.

And victory is not like a dandelion on a hillside, which is within reach.

It's about giving them their all!

With the Saints leveling the score, the two sides were back on the same page again.

Going into halftime with a 1-0 lead is completely different from going into halftime 1-1.

The former will make their second half more relaxed, while the latter will make the second half more anxious.

Due to the heavy rain, coupled with the loss of body heat, the physical fitness of the players on both sides seems to have reached a critical point.

So, for the rest of the first half, the Foxes and the Saints stopped attacking as if they had discussed it.

With a whistle from the referee, the first half came to an end.

After a short half-time break, the second half changed sides.

Fifteen minutes did not make the rain lighter.

And the drainage system of St. Mary's Stadium is not bad, and the water accumulation on the stadium is not serious.

Even so, both sides significantly reduced their ground passes in the second half and switched to long passes.

For a while, the ball kept flying around in mid-air!

The turf was slippery, and after slipping and falling a few times, players on both sides did not dare to rush too hard to avoid straining or spraining their knees.

In this special game environment, Southampton, which has a big center forward as the fulcrum of the frontcourt, is slowly occupying the initiative on the field and gradually has some offensive.

In the 63rd minute of the game, Tadic took the ball on the right side and wanted to cross directly to Pelle, who was in the middle, but was blocked by Schlupp with his outstretched leg and blocked the ball from the bottom line.

Getting a corner kick opportunity in front, Saints coach Coman suddenly realized that this was a great opportunity and hurriedly waved his hand:

"Go up!"

"Let's all go up and fight for the top!"

With Snyderlin, Alderweireld, Font and other high points all coming up from the back, the entire Leicester City penalty area was suddenly crowded.

With a whistle from the referee, Tadic took a corner kick that made a strange arc in the air and flew over the crowd in the box.

And at this moment, with the help of his teammates to block and dismantle, Pelle, who got rid of the defenders, jumped high and met the ball angrily!

In the next second, the ball turned into a black shadow, flew past Schmeichel's hand, and smashed into the white net behind him!

(End of chapter)