Home team dressing room.

Coach Pearson's first words when he returned to the dressing room were:

"Guys, good first half!"

This is encouragement, and it is also a fact.

In the first half, Manchester City had a slight advantage in possession between the two sides, reaching 60%.

The number of shots on goal was six to four, which is also more for Manchester City.

Being able to play back and forth at home against the last Premier League champions is a testament to how their tactics and style of play work.

And judging from the current record and league standings, their promoted team, which has returned to the Premier League after ten years, is definitely on the right path!

"In this game, we did a good job defensively and didn't give the opponent too many absolute chances.

'In the second half, we need to stay focused and take our chances'

'Jesse [Lingard], you can get forward a little bit more and help Jamie [Vardy] pull away the defenders"

"Ling, you played well this time, and you did a good job of restricting Yaya Toure's play!"

Hearing this, Ling Feng, who was gnawing on a banana without saying a word, raised his head suddenly, but his face was dazed and puzzled.

Yes?

Am I restricting Yaya Toure?

Shouldn't he have restricted me?

Ling Feng thought that Pearson would say that he was praised, but he was praised?

However, after thinking about it, Ling Feng understood what Pearson meant.

Indeed, in the first half, Ling Feng was completely suppressed by Yaya Toure, with few chances to get the ball, and did not create too many opportunities for other teammates.

But isn't this a kind of containment?!

It is precisely because of Ling Feng's presence and erratic running position that Yaya Toure can only focus on defense and has no time to move forward to participate in the attack.

Even if he wants to advance with the ball, the faster Ling Feng will block him as soon as possible, becoming the first barrier to hinder Manchester City's advance!

This has also led to the lack of a very important point of advancement in Manchester City's midfield.

And the other midfielder, Fernando, is basically a defensive squatting midfielder, and he has no ability to push forward at all.

It is precisely because there is no Yaya Toure when the offense and defense are switching, like a bulldozer moving forward, that Manchester City's advance speed from defense to attack will not be able to fight!

Nasri, David Silva and Frank Lampard up front are not among the players who are known for their speed.

Once they can't play the counter-attacking speed, Leicester's defenders will quickly retreat into position, and a good counterattack will turn into a positional battle.

That's why in the first half, when Manchester City dominated possession and shots on goal, they didn't really threaten Leicester City's goal!

In this way, he did limit the play of Yaya Toure, the core of Manchester City's midfield, to a large extent!

In this game, it is equivalent to Manchester City using Yaya Toure, a first-class horse, to exchange Leicester City's first-class horse Lingfeng!

However, in this way, the key to winning or losing the game depends on the performance of other teammates.

In terms of the individual strength of the players, Manchester City is definitely a notch higher than Leicester City as a whole!

Except for the striker, in almost every position, Manchester City has basically won completely!

Therefore, how to liberate Ling Feng in the second half has become a question for Pearson to think about

He also considered whether to let Ling Feng and Riyad Mahrez, or Lingard, switch positions.

However, as soon as this idea came out, he vetoed it!

Once Ling Feng leaves the middle and moves to the wing, the wing will certainly be able to play some coordination and attack.

However, neither Jesse Lingard nor Riyad Mahrez had the deterrent power to keep Yaya Toure in midfield and not get forward to attack.

Once Yaya Toure is allowed, Manchester City's attack will definitely become more threatening!

So, after much thought, Pearson decided to keep it as it was!

After all, judging from the current scene, Leicester City is not losing at all.

Both offensively and defensively, they did a good job, and there was no need to change for the time being.

There is no need to take the huge risk of freeing up the core of the opponent's midfield to upset the current balance of power on the field.

Because, he is not sure whether he will let Manchester City score or let his team score.

Even if the two sides end up with a blank draw and a draw, both him and Leicester City can accept it.

Manchester City, on the other hand, will be able to end their good winning streak if they can't get three points against promoted Malecester City.

And to catch up with Chelsea will be a little bit.

So, it is not them who should be in a hurry, but the opponent!

Besides, this head-to-head match with the world's top midfielder Yaya Toure is definitely very helpful for Ling Feng's growth.

Only by playing against a midfielder of Yaya Toure's level can Ling Feng recognize his current strength, and how far he is from the real world's top midfielder.

Moreover, if he moves Ling Feng to the side, he may send a wrong message to Ling Feng, that is, the head coach feels that he is not Yaya Toure's opponent!

And this information is likely to hit the self-confidence of this amazing young man, so that he will be shaken even the slightest.

It really doesn't matter if you win or lose a game.

Even if they lose to Manchester City, they can still stay in the top four.

However, if Ling Feng's confidence is affected because of a game, it will be too worthwhile!

Therefore, at halftime, he did not let Ling Feng make any changes, but let the players maintain the performance of the first half

After a short half-time break, players from both sides returned to the pitch again.

"Welcome back and let's continue to watch the 16th round of the Premier League as Leicester City host Manchester City in the second half."

'In the first half, both sides were a threat to the goal. Manchester City, in particular, have created a lot of chances. But it's still a little bit short of a goal. ”

"Obviously, the absence of Sergio Aguero, the team's top scorer, has a huge impact on Manchester City."

After the start of the second half, Ling Feng continued to act as a "space reader" in the front court, appearing in various spaces to answer his teammates.

Manchester City, on the other hand, continued to adopt a steady tactic, unhurriedly playing small passes on the flanks.

Until the 60th minute of the game, seeing that there were still no good chances to score, Manchester City finally couldn't bear it anymore and took the lead in making changes:

Manuel Pellegrini replaced No. 78 Pozzo with No. 15 Jesús Navas!

The Spanish youngster Pozzo, who played for an hour, looked very out of place on the field.

He can't form a tacit understanding with other teammates at all, so he can only keep running and answering his teammates.

Compared to Ling Feng, he was more like a headless fly running aimlessly on the field.

Therefore, Pellegrini finally understood a truth:

Not every eighteen-year-old player is born out of nowhere!

After bringing on right winger Keylor Navas, 'Peagong' pushed Frank Lampard straight up front and then moved David Silva, who had played on the right, to the middle.

Silva's vision is wide, his passing is accurate, and his footwork, especially in small areas, allows him to deliver shells to his teammates.

And this change quickly paid off!

In the 67th minute of the game, Keylor Navas won the ball on the right side of the field.

Under Schlupp's defense, he stepped on a bicycle and resolutely made soup from the outside.

However, what he didn't expect was that Schlupp's speed was not slow either.

Seeing that he couldn't break through, he suddenly made a sudden stop at his feet and crossed the ball directly to the middle!

David Silva, who picked up in the middle, came to the passing route like a slippery earthworm.

I saw him stretch out his left foot and stop, stop the ball steadily, and was just about to deal with the ball, but was tackled to the ground by Cambiaso who followed closely!

A shrill whistle sounded.

The referee did not hesitate to show the Argentine a Topaz God of War card.

Cambiaso didn't defend himself, just patted Silva on the shoulder and stood in front of the ball to prevent his opponent from sending a quick free-kick.

At this moment, the former Argentine superstar, who has won three consecutive Serie A championships and the Champions League, is just muttering in his heart:

If he had been three years younger, he would have been able to shovel the ball away from Silva's feet without fouling!

It's a pity that time has taken away not only his hair, but also his speed and reflexes.

It was also thanks to Cambiaso's timely foul that Silva was not allowed to dribble into the box or shoot straight at goal.

However, the foul was committed at the front of the penalty area, about 22 meters from the goal, which was in a very good position.

As for Manchester City, it was Yaya Toure who took the free-kick at the edge of the big penalty area.

Four Leicester City players formed the human wall.

As soon as the whistle blew, Yaya Toure took two steps to run, and then swung his right leg violently and blasted a beautiful curling ball!

Yaya Toure's free-kick went around the wall and flew straight into the top right corner of the goal.

Leicester City's goalkeeper Ben Hammer was too stunned to react.

In the next second, thousands of away fans at the King Power Stadium suddenly burst into amazing cheers:

"What a brilliant free-kick!"

"Yaya~~ Toure!"

"The four-time African Footballer of the Year super midfielder once again knocked on the door for Manchester City with his own goal!"

'The deadlock on the pitch has finally been broken, so let's see how Leicester respond next'

At the same time, Ling Feng, who was standing not far away, had a solemn expression, but there was a touch of reverence in his eyes.

It deserves to be the world's No. 1 B2B midfielder today!

In addition to being able to build a solid barrier in midfield and complete defensive tasks such as tackles and interceptions, he can also participate in attack, either dribbling the ball forward in midfield or cutting in from a distance to score goals.

Dominant performances at both ends of the pitch and even a good free-kick!

It can be said that the pinnacle Yaya Toure is the ultimate goal he is working for!

For the Blue Foxes, this conceded goal is helpless.

It can be said that after almost 70 minutes of the game, Manchester City has such a great opportunity of absolute significance.

Moreover, for the first free kick opportunity of the game, Yaya Toure fired the ball into the corner of the goal.

Such a goal simply cannot be stopped.

However, facing the last Premier League champion at home and holding on until almost 70 minutes before being penetrated is already good.

After all, the huge gap in overall strength cannot be completely narrowed by active running or fighting spirit.

If it weren't for Sergio Aguero and Dzeko, City would have taken the lead

After taking the lead, Manchester City did not take advantage of the victory to chase after it, but continued to shrink the formation and let Leicester City attack.

However, without Ling Feng organising, Leicester's attack did not improve much.

It was only through the two wings and Vardy's frequent drop-backs that he managed to play some games.

But they couldn't threaten City's goal either.

In the 80th minute of the game, after unremitting running, Yaya Toure's physical fitness finally began to decline significantly.

Coupled with the fact that the team is already ahead, Yaya Toure's defensive attitude has become lazy.

As for Ling Feng?

He had already begun to mutter:

Those Brits blew this boy seven so badly, I didn't think he was so good.

Aside from being a little more physically fit and a little faster than the other players, it's not a big deal.

No, under his own defense, he didn't even dare to take the ball!

Ling Feng also noticed that the speed of this super beast's waist and heel defense began to slow down.

Eighty minutes of "running around" finally made Yaya Toure paralyzed and careless!

And then, it's time for him to perform.

Minutes later, Leicester attacked with the ball.

Cambiaso passed the ball to Riyad Mahrez on the right and Manchester City left-back Kolarov, who replaced Klich, was immediately in position.

Mahrez went straight to the feet of the flowers, and came a few times to test the shoulders.

However, Kolarov didn't shake up, just stared at the ball at his feet.

As a result, Mahrez, whose physical strength had also decreased significantly, did not choose to continue to break through, but passed the ball to Ling Feng, who came over to answer.

And before Ling Feng received the ball, he had already noticed that Yaya Toure was not following so closely.

So, just when everyone thought he would pass the ball to his teammates again, he directly dialed back with a beautiful pull ball and completed the turn!

"Nice turn!"

Under the admiration of the commentator, Yaya Toure reacted and crashed into it like an angry black rhinoceros!

However, in Ling Feng's opinion, his speed had slowed down a lot.

A long diagonal pass was played directly behind Manchester City right-back Zabaleta!

At the same time, Lingard, who didn't get much of the ball on the left side of the field, stepped forward resolutely!

Before Zabaleta could turn and chase back, Lingard lifted the ball with his chest and then dribbled into the box.

Then he made a half-high ball with his left foot in an inverted triangle!

"Jesse Lingard is in the box!"

"Inverted triangle!"

And Ling Feng, who immediately stepped forward after passing the ball, appeared in the direction where the ball flew at the right time.

Half-high balls at the waist are more embarrassing for professional players.

Because whether it's stopping or shooting, it's very uncomfortable.

However, for Ling Feng, whose [Volley] attribute was as high as 97, this was not a problem at all.

Seeing the ball in front of him, at that moment, in his mind, there was only Van Persie's non-stop shooting scenes.

Seeing Joe Hart standing in front of the door again, Ling Feng immediately made a decision!

Made, see Hartmund kick!

If you enter, you will enter, and if you don't enter, you will pull down!

Without the slightest hesitation, he aimed directly at the landing point of the ball, swung his right leg, and slammed a shot!

With a "bang", the ball shot out and flew towards the middle of the goal.

Faced with a sudden shot, Joe Hart reacted quickly and made an immediate move.

However, the ball suddenly fell in the air, bounced off the ground, and got right into Joe Hart's arms.

Caught off guard, the Great Britain goalkeeper subconsciously fished with both hands, trying to control the ball.

However, this fishing directly caused the ball whose kinetic energy had not completely disappeared to hit his chest, forming a rebound.

Then it bounced to the ground, passed under his legs, and couldn't wait to jump inside the goal line!

(End of chapter)