Chapter 196: Best Assist of the Season?!
βGOAL~~~GOAL~~~GOAL~~~β
"What an exhilarating goal!"
'In the last minute of the game, Jamie Vardy equalised for Leicester!'
The next second after watching the ball fly into the empty goal, the calmness on Vardy's face was suddenly replaced by excitement and excitement.
Originally, when he saw Ling Feng making soup on the side and entering the penalty area and facing the goalkeeper single-handedly, he was not sure about Ling Feng's pass.
Because, Ling Feng didn't turn his head to observe his or other teammates' running positions throughout the whole process.
Therefore, he was not sure that Ling Feng would pass it to himself in an empty position.
However, Vardy opted to follow up.
It's instinct as a shooter!
It is also the trust of Ling Feng!
You must know that as early as before the start of the season, Ling Feng had promised himself that he would continue to pass and assist him.
And this young man never makes promises that he can't fulfill!
As it turned out, his decision was the right one!
In the cheers of the King Power Stadium, Vardy, the hero of the Absolute Peace, turned around and rushed to Ling Feng without hesitation, and directly gave him a big hug!
After the hug, he asked with a smile on his face:
"Dude, I thought you were going to shoot yourself!"
And Ling Feng just smiled and said half-truthfully:
"I thought about it. You're in a better location, though! β
Yes, that's why he passes!
It's definitely not because he's not confident enough in his marksmanship.
And this answer, which is very in line with Ling Feng's style of play, made Vardy smile even brighter:
"Thanks, man! I owe you a great meal! β
As he spoke, the other teammates also rushed to the two of them to celebrate the precious equalizing goal.
With Jamie Vardy's equaliser, the reactions of the managers of both sides were also very different.
Rogers clasped his head in his hands and looked pained and helpless.
Pearson, who was sitting in the stands, high-fived and hugged Walsh, the assistant coach next to him, with an excited face, and never forgot to say:
"We equalized! We equalized! β
After some celebrations, the game went to stoppage time.
There were only three minutes of stoppage time.
Leicester City, whose morale was high, continued to put pressure on the Red Army's defensive line.
And with a wave of Rodgers' hand, Liverpool directly closed the troops.
He replaced Raheem Sterling with defender Lovren, and the Reds retreated to their own half.
Obviously, they just want to hold on to the draw.
In the end, with a long whistle from referee Oliver, the score of this red and blue battle was fixed at 3-3!
The two sides shook hands and made peace!
With Ling Feng feeding the cake in front of goal in the last minute of regular time, Jamie Vardy scored the equaliser.
This goal defended Leicester City's unbeaten home record this season, and also allowed them to get a valuable point against Liverpool!
And Liverpool, after falling behind by two goals in the first half, fought back in the second half and chased three goals in a row, which has fully demonstrated their tenacity and behind
Although it was finally flattened, I was a little unwilling.
However, given the excellent attacking firepower of the opponent, a draw is also an acceptable result.
"Wow, this game is so exciting!"
"I think I have to apologize to Ling Feng!"
"I said earlier that he wasn't the main character in this game. The truth is that I was wrong. β
"In this exciting and up-and-down classic battle, he is definitely the absolute protagonist without a doubt!"
"Personally, I think that this wing blast, a one-stop assist to the penalty area after connecting two people, can compete for the best assist of the season!"
"This assist is a complete reflection of individual ability."
"A lot of wingers, in a single situation, will never choose to pass the ball unselfishly!"
Peter Drury's reputation in English football critics is very high.
And this evaluation has also been recognized by many fans on the Internet.
The entry "Ling Feng assists" once hit the top ten of the hot search!
After the game, Ling Feng, who passed and shot, hugged Gerrard, who scored two goals, and exchanged jerseys.
And the photo of the two hugging was once again featured in the major media newspapers the next day.
Many fans feel very lucky.
After Gerrard and Frank Lampard both quit the Three Lions, they still have at least Ling Feng, a super talent!
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After a draw at home to Liverpool, Leicester City have already played all four of the BIG6 sides this season.
Among them, they beat Manchester United at home and drew with Arsenal and Liverpool.
Away they lost to Chelsea.
Judging by this record, promoted Malicester City have no stage fright against the top teams in the league this season.
However, in stark contrast to their excellent attacking firepower, it is the number of goals they concede.
After fourteen league rounds, nineteen goals conceded!
In the opinion of many football pundits and commentators, Leicester City's defence has a lot of room for improvement.
However, the whole city of Leicester is optimistic about this fact.
A defensive system is not something that can be built overnight.
Since you can't defend it, why not focus on attacking and play as much as possible what the team is good at.
Anyway, as long as you score one more goal than concede it, you can win.
Football, isn't that what it is?!
Three days later, Leicester was on their way to Birmingham, more than 60 kilometres away.
They were greeted by Aston Villa!
Aston Villa, a veteran team based in the city of Birmingham, is also one of the founding members of the Premier League.
Villa's results in recent seasons have been very consistent.
Almost all of them were one or two above the relegation zone and were successfully relegated.
There are no talented players in the team, and the only one who still has potential is the team's youth training and household registration book, and the future 100 million Mr. "Shaker" Jack Grealish at the age of nineteen!
Grealish is now nothing more than the main rotation of Aston Villa.
However, the ball control and dribbling shown in the game are very rhythmic, and it can be seen that there is something about it.
For Villa, this game against Leicester City is definitely a good opportunity to pick up points.
Because, in the last fierce battle with Liverpool, the main players in Leicester City's team have suffered a huge physical exertion and have not yet recovered.
Even Ling Feng, who had good physical fitness, showed fatigue visible to the naked eye.
Facing the high-intensity pace and intense confrontation of the Premier League for the first time, the 19-year-old has done well enough.
However, at the heart of Leicester City, he has been targeted and violated so much that he ranks second on the Premier League list for the number of assaults per game, behind Chelsea's Eden Hazard.
Every time I was constantly wrestling, shoveling, and rushing by my opponent.
So far, I haven't suffered too many injuries, which is a great blessing among all blessings.
It's normal for the state to have some ups and downs.
After all, people are not machines
Considering that the final round of the Europa League is in a few days, a full bench can be sent to train in the case of qualification.
And when the time comes, Ling Feng and other main forces can also take full turns.
Therefore, head coach Pearson did not let Ling Feng, who had just played 90 minutes in the last game, as well as Vardy, Morgan and other main players take turns to rest, but continued to start.
It is worth mentioning that in this away game against Villa, Pearson did not know where to learn and suddenly did a small job.
He did not let Ling Feng continue to play as a forward midfielder, but tried to put him in the central midfield position for the first time to experiment with tactics.
He hopes to keep Ling Feng away from the opponent's key marking and marking by dropping back, so as to give full play to his open vision and passing skills and create more opportunities for his teammates.
These days, whenever Ling Feng is seen in the stands being violated and fouled by opposing players, Pearson is the most distressed person except for Ling Feng's parents.
Therefore, he hopes that in this way, he can reduce the number of times Ling Feng is violated on the field!
Next to Ling Feng, he brought on young midfielder Nick Powell, who was on loan from Manchester United.
Pearson hopes that the duo can create some sparks in the midfield, so as to enrich the team's tactical combination, and also allow Powell to share some of the organizational responsibilities of Ling Feng.
It's a pity that the idea is beautiful, but the reality is cruel.
Under the home advantage, Villa's players are all like chickens and full of momentum.
In particular, under the impact of Benteke and Abang Laho, Leicester City's pathetic slow backline was turned upside down.
On the other hand, on Leicester City's side, although the position is delayed and there is no close marking of the opposing player, Ling Feng can calmly control the rhythm in the midfield area and sort out the attack.
But staying away from the goal also prevented him from fully unleashing his attacking talent.
And, since Powell's defensive ability is very average, he even scores defense!
Even so, he is still the best performer in the Leicester squad!
Throughout the game, he made four key passes in the midfield area.
It's a pity that the teammate's state in this game is very sluggish, and the shot is either missed, or it is firmly grasped by the opponent's goalkeeper.
And just before he was about to be substituted, it was he who forced his way through the middle and created a free-kick on the edge of the box.
It was only after substitute Riyad Mahrez scored from a direct free kick to pull the score back.
Even so, at Villa Park, Leicester City suffered a disappointing defeat.
It also gave Aston Villa their first home win since August!
At the same time, it also allowed the soaring Blue Foxes to suffer their third defeat of the season.
It is worth mentioning that the three games lost this season have all been on the road!
Although it has not yet reached the level of "home dragon, away bug".
However, this also verifies the old saying - the away game in the Premier League is especially difficult to play!
And after witnessing the loss to Villa, Pearson also understood that Ling Feng's best position is still the front midfield!
Slipping back will only keep Ling Feng away from the goal, away from the striker, and bury his attacking talent.
Moreover, it will also make him waste his physical strength on defense.
Like Pearson, Ling Feng was not too satisfied with his performance in the central midfield.
This game, although only played for seventy minutes.
However, Ling Feng felt that he was even more tired than he was in the last game against Liverpool.
On the one hand, compared with starters such as Vardy and Mahrez, Leicester City's substitute strength is much worse.
On the one hand, he is lagging behind, causing him to take on more responsibilities on both offensive and defensive ends.
However, football is a team sport.
is as strong as Mero or Da Luo Qizu, and he can't lead the whole team alone!
And even more so him?!
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December's Devil's schedule is a fresh test for Leicester City, whose squad depth is not too thick.
The successive games have caused obvious problems with the players' physical fitness.
The team's training has basically been replaced by low-intensity recovery training.
It's a pity that the high-intensity rhythm of the game has not caused the team to suffer injuries, but some small accidents have caused the team to attrition:
In an ordinary tactical training session, the team's No. 1 goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel Jr. accidentally suffered a metatarsal fracture and will be out for at least a month.
Thankfully, a few days after the defeat to Villa, Leicester City were in the final group stage of the Europa League.
After beating Warsaw Legion at home in the previous round, Leicester City are unbeaten with four wins and one draw after five rounds, accumulating 13 points.
The second team in the group, the Warsaw Army, has 9 points, and the third team Trabzonspor has 7 points.
In other words, no matter whether they win or lose in the final round, Leicester City has already locked the first place in the group in advance and advanced to the knockout stage of the Europa League!
Therefore, Pearson, who was afraid that other main players would also be injured, very generously announced that Ling Feng, Vardy, Mahrez and others would have a three-day holiday and would not have to follow the team to Ukraine to participate in the final round of the group stage.
ushered in a rare holiday, Ling Feng shared the good news with Barbara who was filming in Paris for the first time.
and offered to go to Paris to meet him:
"Is the filming going well? Why don't I go to Paris to find you, and let's have a walk together? β
"I don't know very well, I don't know when the shooting mission will end. Even if you come, I probably won't have time for you."
Barbara's somewhat cold answer made Ling Feng a little surprised and a little disappointed.
However, he is not the kind of man who makes his girlfriend give up his career,
"Alright then, the work is important, and when you're done, it's not too late for us to make an appointment."
That night, Ling Feng had insomnia.
He began to think, obviously the two had a good chat, why did he propose to find each other, but Barbara politely refused?
Could it be that she doesn't like herself at all, and is just raising herself like a fish?
Or are you trying to get away with it?
Ling Feng suddenly felt that emotions were much more complicated than football.
However, on the afternoon of the next day, Ling Feng, who was playing FIFA in the game room, suddenly received a call from Barbara:
"It's me."
"Barbara?"
"Hmm. Are you at home now? β
"yes."
"I'm in Paris right now, ready to get on the plane. It will land at London Heathrow Airport in about an hour. So. Are you going to pick me up? β
Barbara's phone call caught Ling Feng a little off guard, and it also dispelled his inner worries at once.
So, without the slightest hesitation, he replied directly:
"Of course!"
(End of chapter)