Although it was penetrated by Leicester City in just five minutes of the opening period.

However, instead of blaming Mignolet, Reds captain Steven Gerrard applauded his team-mates loudly:

"Hey, cheer up!"

"The game has just begun!"

Wen Sheng looked at Gerrard, who was standing in the midfield, at the man who would be on their side at all times and instruct them what they should do.

The other Liverpool players involuntarily shook their expressions, as if they had found the backbone, because the helplessness and frustration of falling behind the score suddenly turned into a thick firmness!

"Simon, throw the ball over!"

Mignolet fished the ball out of the net and tossed it to Gerrard.

Witness Gerrard holding the ball and then trotting to the tee point in the centre circle and setting it up.

The Red Army fans in the stands immediately burst into uniform applause.

The man in the red number eight shirt has experienced Wembley's lore and the miracle of Istanbul.

As long as this man is there, they have the possibility of equalizing the score or even overtaking!

As for the reason, it's very simple.

Just because this man's name is Steven Gerald!

With the kick-off again, Liverpool's players played more relaxed.

Because, they already have a clear understanding of Leicester City's style of play.

So, in the face of wave after wave of pressing from the Blue Foxes again, the Reds' midfielders no longer risked the ball through short passes, but did not hesitate to play long passes to the front to find Lambert!

Of course, such a tactic is very singular.

Whether it is Morgan or Vasilewski, when it comes to physical confrontation, there is no false Lambert at all.

As a regular centre-back partner last season, the two have a good understanding.

One is responsible for marking Lambert and not allowing him to get the ball easily, and the other is responsible for delaying the defense.

And in the face of the men's and men's bag defense, Lambert, who is also moving at a ridiculously slow speed, is even more difficult to get the ball.

As a result, most of the long passes, who have no chance to fall on Lambert's head, will be cleared out.

Then the ball was back on Leicester's side again.

Liverpool were unable to organise an effective attack up front, so Leicester could control the ball with impunity and then press Liverpool's half.

Gradually, Leicester City mastered the rhythm of the game,

Anyway, the score was already ahead, and they didn't attack too quickly, but patiently transferred and dispatched on the periphery of Liverpool's formation, patiently pulling the opponent's defensive formation, so as to find openings.

And Liverpool did not rush to press, but maintained a tight defensive formation, allowing Leicester City to attack.

They are mainly in the middle of the midfield, and they are strictly guarded against Ling Feng.

Whether he is on the left or right side of midfield, Henderson and Lucas Rewa will be the first to stick up and not let him get the ball easily.

As a teammate of the national team, Henderson knows Ling Feng a little more than many players.

For example, his dominant foot is the right foot, he likes to swing left and right when he breaks through, and he likes to pull the ball back when he holds the ball with his back, etc.

It is precisely out of understanding him that when Ling Feng has his back to receive the ball several times, Henderson will be the first to strengthen from behind.

He also tugged at his jersey with his hands, preventing him from turning or controlling the ball easily.

And after being cut off twice by Henderson, Ling Feng also reduced the number of times he received the ball with his back and tried to kick the ball out as much as possible.

As other teams have studied and learned more about him, it's no secret that his style of play and habits are no secret.

But why can't other Premier League teams find an effective way to limit his play?

That's because of his style of play, which can seamlessly switch between both with and without the ball at any time!

With the ball, his scalpel-like precision passing, as well as the sudden rush of soup, are extremely threatening;

Off the ball, he's just as dangerous!

Movement is very erratic, often appearing in the open space and then receiving a pass from a team-mate to complete the final pass or finish the shot.

As the midfielder's top scorer in the Premier League this season, his goals have almost always been the first touch of the ball after receiving a pass from a team-mate!

It can be seen that his ability to run off the ball always allows him to be in the most suitable position.

Seeing that Ling Feng kept running into empty positions, Henderson and Rewa could only take turns to leave the defensive area of the midfield and follow him.

However, such a defensive strategy did not have any impact on Leicester's attack at all.

If Gerrard hadn't retreated to the midfield position and increased the number of defenders, Ling Feng would have no pressure at all to take the ball in the middle and catch the ball.

However, due to Liverpool's heavy accumulation of troops in the middle, the space is extremely narrow, and Leicester City can only do something about Liverpool's two wings.

In this game, Pearson made a targeted tactical arrangement for Liverpool's starting lineup.

One of the key points is to focus on the right side!

Because, compared to Glenn Johnson at right-back, Manquillo, who is a right-back but plays at left-back, is definitely the weakest link in Liverpool's backline.

Therefore, Pearson told Mahrez on the right side to increase his personal breakthrough, and Ling Feng came to the right side more to respond, and the two took turns to attack Manquillo!

How to dominate the game is nothing more than three factors:

Player strength, numerical advantage in the region, tactical position!

The latter two are achieved through tactics.

And "player strength" is more simple and crude.

The strength of the players is divided into three situations.

It's best if a player has the quality to be in the team and help the team win;

The strength of the player is not good, but he has potential, and he can also be cultivated through a lot of playing time, so as to become a strong player;

As for those players who are not good in strength and have no potential, they will only be ruthlessly eliminated!

In the world of football, there are not so many people who are sophisticated, only survival of the fittest.

The strong are respected, and strength is the only criterion to measure the strength of a player!

From the perspective of player strength, Leicester City's overall strength is not strong, at most it is the middle level of the league.

However, if you just take out the front four of Leicester City, you can be at the top of all the frontcourt combinations in the Premier League!

Although Jamie Vardy, as well as Mahrez and Jesse Lingard, have not reached their peak.

However, under Ling Feng's tandem, the three of them are much stronger than themselves at the same time in history!

If the overall rating of the game is used to evaluate the individual strength of the players, the total rating of Vardy and Mahrez is now about 80, which is about the same as the middle and upper reaches of the Premier League.

And Lingard's overall rating is probably around 75, which is probably the lower level of the Premier League.

But with Ling Feng's blessing, the strength of the three of them is like adding a buff, and their strength will rise by two or three points!

And this is the true value of Ling Feng, the core of the front-court organization!

His presence can make his teammates better and stronger!

In contrast, there are many players in Liverpool's squad who can reach an overall rating of 80 or more.

Like Gerrard, Raheem Sterling, Lallana, Henderson, Glenn Johnson and many more.

However, Manquillo is definitely not included in it!

The 20-year-old full-back, on loan from Atletico Madrid, was only a substitute at Liverpool.

In his short appearance, he made only two impressions on Liverpool fans and other Premier League teams:

It's very hard-working, and I love to put shovels!

And the opponent he will face in this game is Riyad Mahrez, who has the best skill at his feet in the Leicester City team!

In the eighteenth minute of the game, Mahrez broke through with the ball on the right side of the front.

In the face of Mahrez's small steps at the feet, Mankie slightly sideways and retreated, waiting for Henderson in midfield to come over to help.

However, Mahrez won't give him that chance!

He first shook his shoulders in an attempt to mobilize Manquillo's center of gravity.

With the shaking of his upper body, Manquillo was deceived by his feints and leaned slightly to the right.

At that moment, Mahrez just made a very light right and left spurt, and the ball was swept past Manquillo's left side!

The whole is over, and the flow is smooth!

"Wow!"

"Beautiful, Liverpool's left-back Manchillo is like a stake, he doesn't react!"

As soon as the commentator's words fell, Manquillo immediately turned around and chased back as if he had just woken up from a dream, and made a sideways flying tackle directly at Mahrez!

"Ah!!h

With a scream, Mahrez was tackled to the ground with the ball.

This scene suddenly made the blue in the stadium emit a deafening restlessness!

Made, the people who dare to shovel us in our territory?!

With a bang, referee Oliver immediately blew the whistle in his hand.

Ling Feng, who was nearby, immediately opened his arms and protested to the referee:

"Hey! Umpire! ”

"It's a red card move!"

"Take it easy, I see it!"

As he spoke, Oliver came to the scene of the crime.

Ling Feng, on the other hand, walked quickly to Mahrez's side to check on his injuries.

"Hey, Riad, how do you feel?"

In the face of Ling Feng's concern, Mahrez just held his calf muscles tightly with both hands and shook his head.

Seeing this, Ling Feng waved frantically to the bench on the sidelines:

"Hey! Doctor! ”

It stands to reason that this dangerous action of putting a shovel behind the back, whether the shovel is tackled or not, constitutes a red card.

However, Manquillo kept rounding up with both hands, emphasizing that he had tackled the ball first.

Oliver thought for a moment before pulling a yellow card out of his chest pocket.

The yellow card caused a burst of boos from the home fans inside the King Power Stadium.

Obviously, they were very unhappy with the referee's decision.

And Liverpool's players are still fans, and even Manquillo himself breathed a sigh of relief.

If Manquillo directly receives a red card, Liverpool, which is already at a disadvantage, can basically announce its surrender with one less player.

Although very dissatisfied, the Blue Fox generals did not continue to put pressure on the referee.

The referee has already made a decision, so it is impossible to change it!

Thankfully, after being examined by the team doctor, Mahrez is fine and can continue playing.

This time it was a wide break, and Mahrez won a set-piece on the right side of the front for Leicester City.

Ling Feng stood in front of the ball, and after observing the positions of everyone in the penalty area, he decided to hit the ball to the front point!

With a "bang", the ball drew a graceful arc in the air and flew into the big penalty area.

The Blue Foxes captain Morgan, who rushed to the front point, jumped up first, and then met the ball and rubbed back, just in time for the ball's trajectory to change, and flew into the small penalty area.

Mignolet, on the other hand, reacted a little slowly, hesitated, and did not choose to attack.

Just as everyone was trying to grab the ball, a blue figure rushed out, grabbed Skrtel's big foot to clear the siege, aimed at the ball with the sole of his foot, and kicked it hard!

In the next second, the ball bounced off the ground and flew into the net from Mignolet's side!

Immediately afterwards, the player who scored the goal opened his arms and rushed to the corner flag area with a face.

The characteristic Mohican hairstyle, the vigorous body.

The scorer was none other than the team's top scorer – Jamie Vardy!

"The ball is in again!"

"Jamie ~~~ Vardy!"

'The England international scored his eighth goal in the Premier League!'

"Their performance this season is amazing!"

With Vardy's follow-up goal, the stands at the King Power Stadium suddenly turned into a sea of joyful blue.

Blue Foxes fans waved scarves and flags in their hands to celebrate the team's lead.

Seeing his team concede another goal, Rodgers on the sidelines could no longer hold back the anger in his heart.

I saw him turn around suddenly, spread his hands, and complained to his teaching assistant:

"Hell!"

"Again!"

"This ball should come out!"

This conceded goal fully reflects Liverpool's problems in defending set-pieces.

In the last two seasons, they have conceded the most goals from set-pieces in the league.

In addition to the problems of the backline, goalkeeper Mignolet's poor timing of his attack is also one of the important reasons for conceding more goals.

Rodgers couldn't help but swear in his heart that after this game, the current set-piece defensive tactics must be improved!

To the surprise of all fans and viewers in front of the TV, this much-watched "red and blue battle" has only lasted 20 minutes, and the promoted Malecester City has already led last season's Premier League runner-up Liverpool by two goals at home!

It is worth mentioning that Leicester City's record at home this season can be described as very strong.

Except for the draw with Arsenal in the third round of the league, Leicester City won all the other home games!

That said, so far, the Blue Foxes are undefeated on their home turf!

The two-goal lead made Leicester's players play more relaxed.

For the rest of the first half, Leicester City remained firmly in control of the field, constantly launching wave after wave of attacks against Liverpool.

And Liverpool also began to increase the pressing in front, trying to snatch the ball.

The fierce battle between the two sides in the midfield area brought the time to an end unconsciously.

Beep~Beep~~~

With the referee's long whistle, the unfinished first half of the game came to an end.

Leicester City's players walked into the tunnel with a relaxed face.

The Liverpool players, led by Gerrard, frowned tightly and had solemn expressions.

However, back in the locker room, looking at the ease and smiles on the faces of his teammates, Ling Feng frowned.

Although already leading by two goals at home.

However, he didn't think the team could open the champagne at half-time.

Especially the opponent is the "miracle team" Liverpool!

You know, the scariest thing about Liverpool's team is their tenacity.

Whether it's 2-0 or 3-0, they won't give up until the last minute of the game!

(End of chapter)