Chapter 5: The First Confrontation with Boss Mei, the annual goal of the top three Golden Globe Awards (asking for a monthly ticket)
"Beep!"
As the referee blew the whistle for the start of the first half, Suarez sent a centre circle for Barcelona.
Leicester City's players also quickly stepped up and pressed towards Barca's backfield.
In today's game, Leicester City played almost all the main players, and even Chen Yufeng, who had just returned from injury, stood in the right midfield position.
They used the same winning squad from last season and didn't give many opportunities to their new signings.
This really can't be helped, these people who were bought, if you want to say who has the ability to compete for the starting position as soon as they come up, it's not realistic.
Except for Klose, who is more competitive, the other players are too young and can only give some playing time in the back and work out slowly.
And for now, Shinji Okaki, who can run up and down the whole field, is actually more effective than the old and weak Klose.
It can only be said that if there is a situation of falling behind, replace it with Klose, and blow it up 442.
As for Barcelona's side, Messi, Suarez, Roberto, and Ter Stegen started the four, and the rest can only be regarded as regular rotations in the club.
Especially in this midfield, there are almost a bunch of people who have never heard the name.
What Marlon, Mathieu, Juan Camara, these are not their regular main players, they can only be said to be bench players.
It seems that head coach Enrique is still more confident in the strength of the team, and does not pay special attention to the ability of the starting lineup, and even the squad that came to participate in the warm-up match this time did not bring many main players over.
The game began, with Barcelona maintaining their traditional possession tactics and mobilizing Leicester's defence through constant rotation.
"Bang bang bang!"
After adapting to the rhythm for a while, the central midfielder of the Barcelona second team began to gradually move forward and found their core player Messi.
Because it was a warm-up game, Messi seemed to be playing more relaxed, and sometimes chose to take a belt after getting the ball to intrude on Leicester City's backfield defense.
For the first time, Leicester's players felt the pressure from the best players, and with a simple pinch and change of tempo, Messi was able to break through their midfield defence with ease.
Even the team's Premier League steal king Kante last season failed to take advantage of Boss Mei's side, and most of the time he could only follow the defense, and he faced being beaten as soon as he had the idea of stealing.
"It's so strong."
Chen Yufeng, who was standing in the front court, couldn't help but sigh that after watching Ronaldo's performance at close range in the European Cup, he met Messi again in this game.
These two must be the two best players alive, there's no doubt about that.
At that time, Ronaldo gave him the feeling of being sharp, comprehensive, efficient, top in all aspects, and capable of killing the game at any time.
It's an ability that surpasses the average superstar, and it's two notches more dangerous than the rest of the world's top scorers.
And now, when Messi is standing next to him, he feels very simple, it's genius.
Messi's play is often not very aggressive, and Boss Mei, who has won five Ballon d'Or awards, has gradually begun to transform his style of play.
He no longer likes to run long distances and dribble the ball past the whole defence and then score the ball as he did when he was younger.
Instead, he dedicates some of his energy to the playmaking side of the attack, occasionally dropping back to make passes.
When necessary, he will also use his dexterous foot ability to break through and then pass the ball.
From his several transfers, Chen Yufeng also saw his passing skills.
It's definitely easy to overlook the fact that Messi's passing is certainly not inferior to Kevin De Bruyne's, and on the contrary, he may have been more creative at some point.
That's the best!
"It's fun to compete with these people for the Golden Globes......"
Chen Yufeng sighed that he didn't pay too much attention to Messi's performance, but focused more on himself.
At present, his personal ability has also come to a very good level.
It is easy to create an illusion for himself that he is about to approach invincibility.
But in fact, in many ways, he still has a lot of room to catch up.
At least, before winning the Ballon d'Or, he can't say he's the strongest.
This will not hit Chen Yufeng, but give him a stronger motivation, he wants to play this game well, and then play extraordinary statistics in the new season of the Premier League, so that he can become more competitive at the end of the year!
This is not the year that he has to win the Ballon d'Or, the number of championships he has accumulated, his own influence, etc., have not yet reached the target.
But this is the year to strive to finish in the top three and lay the foundation for winning this award in the future!
"N'Golo Kante, Mahrez, try more on Chen Yufeng's side."
After playing for a while, Ranieri waved his hand and began to take the initiative to ask for the ball for Chen Yufeng.
may have seen that Chen Yufeng had just returned from injury, and his teammates were a little protective of him and didn't pass him too many balls.
As a result, Chen Yufeng has too few opportunities to perform, and there is no way to test his true state recently.
"Bang!"
As soon as Ranieri said this, Mahrez kicked the ball towards Chen Yufeng at the far end.
Chen Yufeng quickly dribbled towards Barcelona's full-back Kamara, ready to give the La Liga rotation defender the intensity of the Premier League.
Kamara was a little excited when she saw Chen Yufeng coming, this was a good opportunity to prove herself.
He was very decisive with his feet, constantly attacking the football at Chen Yufeng's feet, and his body was also close to Chen Yufeng.
"Bang!"
At this moment, Chen Yufeng suddenly stepped out of the ball, and his feet suddenly kicked the ground violently, rushing forward.
Kamara was not too surprised, he watched the European Championship this year without pulling until Chen Yufeng had this speed.
He leaned back very badly, wanting to knock over Chen Yufeng, who had already started from the side.
It's certainly an uneven matchup, and a player who sprints at high speeds and can't be prepared for the confrontation can easily be taken down.
"Bang!" A muffled thud followed, and Kamala fell straight to the back.
Chen Yufeng, on the other hand, just stumbled, lost some of his body's center of gravity, and continued to move forward with the ball afterwards.
Kamala, who fell to the ground, looked at the sky of Los Angeles and fell into deep thought for a moment.
Isn't it all strong in the Premier League?
Chen Yufeng, who is not known for confrontation, is also so capable?
When he hesitated, Chen Yufeng had already dribbled the ball to Barcelona's backfield at high speed.
After the improvement, his strength and explosive ability gave him more self-confidence and allowed him to complete the breakthrough.
Of course, this has something to do with Barcelona's lack of main players in the backfield today, and he still has great confidence in the rotation players of the giant clubs.
Next up to defend was defender Mathieu, a tall player with a tough fight.
Chen Yufeng had already known him, and this time he took the initiative to avoid physical confrontation and chose to use fancy moves to shake his center of gravity.
Tall players tend to be bulky, and only a handful of tall players can turn quickly.
After seizing the right time, Chen Yufeng kicked the ball towards the bottom line, and there was already an empty block in front of him.
"Bang!"
Alexander-Arnold's close-to-the-ground cross then swept towards the middle and the ball sliced across the turf of the Home Depot Stadium to Shinji Okaki.
Seeing the opportunity to break through the Barcelona goal, Shinji Oka concentrated on his right foot and steadily pushed the ball into the net.
1 to 0!
Leicester City are ahead in this warm-up game!
“Ohhhhhhhhh……”
The American fans at the scene immediately erupted in cheers, and everyone stood up from their seats.
In an exhibition match, they will find it exciting to see which side scores, unless there are die-hard fans from both clubs sitting on it, and that may be different.
"Yufeng, pass more balls like this, I can't fight for the header!" Shinji Okaki's eyes narrowed into a slit, and he ran over laughing, "You're getting better again!" ”
In the previous warm-up game, Chen Yufeng played relatively relaxed, only this time against Barcelona was more serious.
It can be said that this is the first time that Leicester City's players have felt the real ability of Chen Yufeng.
"Don't worry, you'll pass more, I think your ability to take chances is better than Lukaku." When Chen Yufeng and Oka Qi Shinji high-fived, they didn't forget to tease Lukaku.
This made Oka Qi Shinji puff up his chest suddenly, "So I'm also a top striker?" ”
"Nope." Chen Yufeng shook his head, "It's just that you won't be very happy playing football." ”
Oka didn't dwell on the meaning of the sentence, turned around and hugged his teammates who came up.
On the sidelines, Ranieri and a group of assistant coaches also clapped their hands and breathed a sigh of relief.
Chen Yufeng seems to be really fine, and this fully integrated Leicester City also has the ability to lead the second-team Barcelona first.
This actually ensures a bottom line, and the team in the new season will at least have the standard of mid-table in the Premier League.
"Let's make substitutions, this kind of game for new signings and young people to try."
Steve Walsh glanced at Enrique next to him with some complaint, then turned his head and said, "Look at that guy Enrique, he doesn't pay attention to us at all." ”
'We're going to kick them with a second team and get Chilwell and them all to try.'
"I'll change it if there's another one." Ranieri stood calmly on the sidelines, still the same as before.
The game on the field soon continued, this kind of exhibition game actually the two sides do not have a strong sense of leading and lagging behind, anyway, there are no points to take, just play casually to find a sense of foot.
Barcelona still maintained that relaxed attitude, and then was scored by Leicester City, who were in their full squad.
In the 27th minute, Jamie Vardy's breakthrough resulted in a foul on Mathieu, and the referee decisively awarded Leicester a well-placed free-kick.
"Bang!"
Chen Yufeng's subsequent shot was of great quality, and Ter Stegen flew out of the way, which was worthy of touching the football, and pounced the ball back into the small penalty area.
Jamie Vardy once again showed his keen nose for the Premier League Golden Boot by stepping up to the ball and firing it into the net.
Two to zero!
Leicester City extended their lead.
After the goal, Jamie Vardy came up to hug Chen Yufeng in celebration, and the two rushed to the sidelines with a smile and greeted the fans in the United States.
Enrique, who was on the sidelines, couldn't sit still a little and began to hesitate to replace Busquets and others to strengthen the control of the midfield.
But when he saw five people standing up directly on Leicester's side, preparing for a large-scale rotation, he suppressed his thoughts again.
Let's play first, or change Sergio Busquets in the second half and they go up......
(End of chapter)