Chapter 123: Want to Play Aggressive Football? Try yourself a few pounds and taels first!
"Kick Barcelona...... Kick Barcelona...... Kick Bayern Munich ......! β
"I'm ......!"
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Soon, with the tense and exciting Champions League theme song over, all pre-match activities officially ended.
Under the excited cheers of the fans, the players on both sides rushed to their positions quickly, standing and doing the final warm-up.
It was Sevilla who kicked off first in the first half, and judging from the faces of these players, they still have great expectations and desire to win this game.
Sometimes that's how it is, when two teams don't meet in the same country and league, it's hard to look at each other's strength objectively.
Especially in the case of Leicester City, everyone's impression of him has always been a relegation team, even if he has been competing for the Premier League title for the past two seasons, the stereotype of luck will not be eliminated.
Sevilla's players wondered if the Premier League was not very suitable for Leicester City's style of play, so they let it form a situation of continuous domination?
This is a typical fluke mentality, even if they know that this is wrong, they still can't suppress the thoughts that are bouncing in their hearts.
A team that hasn't felt Leicester's oppressive power, that's it......
"Beep!"
The referee on duty blew the whistle for the start of the game at 7 p.m., by which time it was already dark outside, only the lights were shining inside, and from the aerial point of view, the entire Estadio PizjuΓ‘n was an alternative in the city.
But everyone knows that there's an important game going on here.
"CCTV, CCTV, welcome back! You're watching the first leg of the 1617 Champions League knockout round! β
CCTV commentary seat, the famous He Wei has already sat down: "Playing at home, attacking from the left side of the screen to the right side, it is the home team Sevilla, and on the other side is the more familiar Leicester City." β
"Neither team has made much changes to their line-up and formation, and Sevilla are still sticking to their 4231 and Leicester 442, which have achieved good results in the league."
"It seems that both sides are more confident in their own strength."
Next, He Wei briefly introduced the starting lineups of the two sides, and then began to explain the situation on the field: "Sevilla's offensive opportunities, they played very actively, all three lines pressed up, and carried out bold rotation changes, forward insertion and penetration!" β
"It's rare, even if it's a Premier League big6 team that faces Leicester City, they generally choose a safer way of attacking, like so active, so desperate, I really can't think of a few."
"It seems that the players of Sampaoli and Sevilla are still very confident in themselves, as for what results can be achieved by playing like this, it will be left to the course of the game."
This is just for the audience, if there is a camera that can capture He Wei's expression at this time, then you can find that the corners of his mouth have raised a very high arc.
Obviously, he doesn't like this style of play.
He could already guess what kind of collapse Sevilla would look like.
I believe there are many fans who also think the same way at this time.
But so what?
The Sevilla team, which has not experienced Leicester City's sharp counterattack, is still playing its own desperate football.
"Bang bang bang ......!"
They were very bold up front, every player got a lot of touches, and it looked like the organisation in all areas was doing a good job.
Passing is an easy way to boost a team's self-confidence, and after finding out how well they can pass and control, Sevilla's players play more aggressively and devote more troops to the front court to receive and organize.
"Okay! Good! Just kick it like that! β
The Argentine coach Sampaoli on the sidelines waved his hand, "Press me and fight!" β
After saying this, Sampaoli also glanced at Ranieri next to him, and found that after the latter was expressionless and just stood calmly with his arms folded, an ominous premonition suddenly entangled in his heart.
However, he was quickly suppressed, and he began to shout more to ease the little worry in his heart, "Suppress them to fight, it's just like that if the value is so high, don't worry at all!" Believe in yourselves! β
Under Sampaoli's constant encouragement, the players, who were already fluttering, became more fanatical, and some of them kept the corners of their eyes happy, as if they were completely enjoying football on the field.
That's true, but in the brutal knockout rounds of the Champions League, it might not be right......
"Correa! Correa! You're so good at it, get past him! β
Sevilla No. 10 Nasri, watching the team unable to attack for a long time, waved his teammates to try to break through, "Trust me, you can!" As long as we can break through, we can tear apart the space and numerical advantage! β
It seems like a good incentive, but it was De Rinkovay and N'Golo Kante who were stuck in the middle that allowed Correa to break through.
Drinkwater is okay, not the type that can't get by, but Kante ......
"No problem, wait until you have the chance!"
Correa also patted his chest and agreed, he said that he had a chance, but in fact, after the words fell and got the ball, he went straight to Kante with the ball.
"Drinkwater! Pay attention to the position behind him, he should be going to pass the ball! β
Kante shouted at Drinkwater, he didn't expect his opponent to come up resolutely this time, with the idea of passing him.
Leicester City have so few Spanish speaking players that most people are still confused about how the Sevilla players are communicating with each other.
They could only feel that Sevilla's manager and players seemed to be passionate and playing with confidence.
Although the attack again and again is not a big threat, Leicester's backline is actually a little flustered, and they are afraid that the opponent will have that very delicate combination.
After all, it's not a good thing to keep the ball in possession all the time.
And the other party didn't plan to give any chances......
"Suffer?"
As soon as I thought of this, all the Leicester City players found out that something was wrong, this Correa was still advancing with the ball, was this preparing to complete the breakthrough in the middle?
Not to mention the difficulty of breaking through in the middle, if you put it on the side for you to break through Kante, then you are not easy to get it......
"Here's your chance." Riyad Mahrez on the flank of the front field smiled and was ready to start.
Putting aside the player's perspective, from God's point of view, Sevilla at the moment is playing more floating, they did not fully face up to Leicester City's high efficiency in the Premier League, but chose to believe in their own strong attack.
It's a sign of disrespect for Leicester City and a way to dig a hole for yourself.
Ranieri could also see this on the sidelines.
After all, their manager Sampaoli is lazy, is it difficult to develop a game strategy based on Leicester's style and his own characteristics?
Why do you choose to escape from reality and believe in yourself?
Does Sevilla have that strength to believe in themselves?
In fact, the players can't blame the players, the players' understanding of the opponent is based on the manager, the manager doesn't respect the opponent very much, and every day in training you say that you have to believe in yourself, you will win if you play your set.
Over time, the players thought the same way, isn't that the end of it?
"Bang!"
Correa had just arrived at Kante's side, ready to make his own breakthrough, when he saw a sudden arrow come up, followed by a swift and decisive kick that poked the ball away from his feet.
His eyes widened suddenly, and even his hairs stood up, and he hurriedly turned around and wanted to control the football again, but he felt a huge force coming from the left.
A muffled thud sounded, and Correa fell to the ground, only to see a dark back carrying the ball away.
It wasn't until he fell to the ground that Correa was able to revisit the words that introduced N'Golo Kante β the Premier League's steal king, the Premier League's interception king, and the Champions League is the same as the Premier League
"Correa is on the ground! A lot of times that's the case, you know that something is evil, but you just don't believe in it. β
He Wei rarely joked with the fans, he is famous for the poetry of his conclusion, but this is only the top 16 game, and it is not so tense and exciting, just relax and comment: "Only after touching it once, you will know that what everyone said is true." β
"It's a very amazing mentality, he comes from the arrogance in the heart of people, Correa must have his own pride as one of the top attackers in La Liga."
"Now, it's Leicester's attacking turn! Sevilla's offensive round ended in a messy way! β
On the pitch, N'Golo Kante was fast with the ball, his legs weren't long, but he was fast.
The Sevilla players next to him couldn't keep up with him, including Nasri, who had just encouraged Correa to make a breakthrough, and he could only watch Kante rush past him with a very simple and crude kick.
"Papier-mΓ’chΓ© midfield defence! A bunch of soft eggs! Why can't you stop them with a foul in midfield! β
Until this moment, these players in the Sevilla backline finally panicked, and they began to complain loudly, saying "Idiot! Soft eggs! It is the man who is responsible for his mistakes! β
While scolding, the five who were dragging in the back began to retreat quickly, only Nzongzi tried to interfere with Kante and stepped forward to press.
"Bang!"
Breaking through was not Kante's strong suit, after all, and he was afraid that he would waste this good opportunity by sticking to the ball, so he slotted the ball to Riyad Mahrez on the left.
The moment he passed, Chen Yufeng on the right flank rushed forward, and he knew that Mahrez would soon come to the middle from the pass.
Chen Yufeng ran two steps and saw the defender in front of him.
Lenglet and Escudero, in fact, are two good defenders, but their talent is more on the ball and attacking, and not much on pure defense.
Especially this Escudero, the player who is playing against him.
When he was attacking Sevilla, he had been pressing on the edge of the Leicester City penalty area, and he had just seen Leicester City counterattack, so he ran up with Chen Yufeng all the way, and he was already out of breath at the moment.
"Since the troops are arranged like this, then I will do my best to grasp this place and kick it to give you a taste."
Chen Yufeng muttered, and glanced at Sampaoli on the sidelines, the other party did not send a defensive defender to defend him, which was really disrespectful to him......
Some people may think that he would be too dark to think like this, but if he didn't have the desire to win and the self-esteem, then he wouldn't be the player he is today.
Any successful person likes to break the routine is himself.
Once he sees that his opponent wants to break the mold, he usually chooses to beat them back to the prototype.
"Bang!"
Mahrez's cross went straight to the back post of the box, and when Klose wasn't on the pitch, Chen Yufeng was the first choice.
The ball landed a little too far back, and the footwork of the pass was similar to that of a slalom ball, and the ball had no force when it landed.
So Chen Yufeng didn't jump directly, but quickly came to the landing position, put his butt and left leg back, and prepared to jam the Sevilla players who came up to compete.
"Lenglet! Let's go together! β
Sevilla full-back Escudero shouted, then hurried in front of Chen Yufeng and tried to squeeze Chen Yufeng out of the penalty area from behind.
His right hand is also secretly constantly pulling, at this time the game is not var, as long as it is in the blind spot of the referee's field of vision, the interference is not so obvious, it is not visible.
But Escudero soon discovered one thing, that is, he couldn't shake Chen Yufeng at all!
Not at all!
Chen Yufeng's clothes were about to be torn off by him, and he still couldn't feel the shaking of Chen Yufeng's upper body!
Even the referee cast a surprised look in front of him, what was going on, how could Chen Yufeng's muscle lines be clearer, as if someone was dragging his clothes behind him......
Tugging on clothes?
The referee's eyes suddenly moved, and he caught Escudero's small expression, as well as Chen Yufeng's secret movements.
He picked up the whistle and prepared to blow a penalty as soon as Chen Yufeng fell to the ground.
But Chen Yufeng didn't go to the end, in other words, Chen Yufeng couldn't feel much power behind him, he just felt that Escudero was a little annoying, that's all.
"Bang ......"
Then, all the fans present saw a very violent scene.
Chen Yufeng's right foot followed the landed football to the right, and then his legs exploded to complete the turn, and directly threw Escudero behind him.
Just kidding, it's not too easy for the Premier League to play with a physical monster of Kyle Walker's level every day, and to play with an attacking full-back in La Liga.
"Bang!!"
After turning around, Chen Yufeng didn't wait for Lenglet to come up, and his left foot was directly pumped on the football and pumped the ball to the far corner of the goal.
The back body is incised, and it is also incised.
As long as he cuts inside, then he will be handy when he opens the door!
"Huh!" The goalkeeper simply made a gesture of raising his hand in surrender and could only watch the football go into the net.
1 to 0!
Chen Yufeng scored his 15th goal in the Champions League!
At the same time, it was his first goal in the knockout rounds of the Champions League!
Muscle monsters, violent, unreasonable!
All kinds of words were applied to him, and there was no contradiction to them.
βYeahββββοΌοΌοΌβ The Leicester City Expeditionary Force kicked off the first round of the game, with everyone standing up with applause.
"I knew that, I knew Sevilla would be blown up!"
"I saw a lot of tough guys in the Premier League last season playing like this, and this season the teams are almost extinct, Sevilla are really brave."
"Can't they learn from the previous losers?!"
"No, you're talking too plainly! The reality is that no matter whether they take the initiative or not, whether they are aggressive or not, they will lose! In that case, why not give it a go? β
"I didn't see anything, I only saw the arrogance and ignorance of the Spanish team, they will be beaten by us!"
"Why? Because we have Chen Yufeng! Hahaha! Warcraft Chen! β
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On the court, Chen Yufeng rushed to the corner flag area of the Pizjuan Stadium to celebrate with his own kneeling.
From the first time he knelt to celebrate, he said that he would skate all the famous courses in his life.
Seville?
It was his first step in conquering La Liga.
Later, when he met in the Champions League, he would not be soft, even if the opponent was the powerful Real Madrid Barcelona......
He'll also be on his knees at the famous Santiago Bernabeu and Camp Nou, where he will test the humidity and slippery turf for himself!
"One to zero! Eleven minutes into the first half, Chen Yufeng's goal gave Leicester City the lead! It's a familiar process, but this time it's extra violent! β
He Wei in the commentary seat smiled, "Perhaps, from the time Sevilla decided to appear in this game with an attacking attitude, and from the time when Correa decided to break through Kante, this goal was already doomed!" β
"If you have to find an excuse for Sampaoli and Correa, it's only one point, this is their home stadium, they still want to control a certain initiative, otherwise it will be even more difficult to play at the King Power Stadium!"
"But no matter what, they should have thought that if there was no numerical advantage, their back line would not be enough to resist the impact of Chen Yufeng and others!"
"Teams that are weaker than Leicester City and don't know it tend to get into more trouble, so let's hope Sampaoli can adjust quickly."
"At the same time, we also congratulate Chen Yufeng, it is very fast to Cristiano Ronaldo's Champions League single-season goal record!"
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Off the court, Chen Yufeng, who was celebrating the completion, ran towards his half court surrounded by a group of teammates.
It's crucial to get an away goal.
In a sense, this goal has established their initiative in 16 into 8!
This feeling of going hand in hand makes everyone feel very enjoyable!
The Premier League was at the top of the table by a narrow margin that season, the FA Cup had just reached the quarter-finals, and the Champions League also had an advantage!
"As Chen Yufeng said, we have to get something."
Achraf, who was given another chance to start today, muttered that he is now basically the main player of this team and has grown through training every week.
The task in the loan contract has been completed by Leicester City a long time ago.
Now that it's out, it's really outstanding.
These young players who are extremely talented in their own right, if they are cultivated a little, will definitely be mainstay players in the second half of the season!
They also have an aura and creativity that other players don't have, and occasionally bring unexpected surprises to the team.
"Castilla boy, is the league in Spain poor? ran to Leicester City and Chen Yufeng as a dog. β
Ashraf was walking when he heard a curse in front of him.
His eyes looked towards the source of the sound, and he saw Correa, who had just lost the ball, coming over with a depressed face, and after looking at him, this depression quickly turned into anger: "It's you." β
It seems that this humiliating failed attempt has made Correa a little crazy.
"Dark and narrow-minded, take care of yourself, don't be beaten by us by a big score, it's not good to have a big score in the Champions League knockout round." Ashraf, who understood Spanish, frowned in reply, and ran away.
Influenced by Chen Yufeng, he also likes to use his skills to speak.
Too much controversy is useless, nothing but annoyance, and winning a quarrel proves that this person is very powerful?
So why aren't talk show actors on the Forbes list and the Golden Globe rankings?
"Oh......"
Correa raised his eyebrows and raised his hands in a clapping gesture, as if to say that he was just waiting here to see if Achraf could give them a big score.
Achraf ignored him and returned to his position to wait for kick-off.
"Beep!" The game began as Sevilla re-sent the ball in the centre circle and launched a fierce attack on Leicester's half.
In the absence of clear tactical instructions, they opted for a more aggressive attack after kick-off, as if they wanted to eat the whole of Leicester in one bite.
On the one hand, the original tactical design is like this, and on the other hand, the eagerness to fall behind gives them a stronger desire to attack.
Sampaoli, who was on the side of the court, pouted his big belly and walked around the sidelines quickly, which was a small habit of his personal life, and it was the same as the drying of iron hair.
......Sampaoli's pace was fast and urgent, which reflected his anxiety and increased the anxiety of the players.
Even the Sevilla fans on the sidelines felt that this was not right.
"You can't play like that, you chose the wrong way from the beginning, and it's useless to look at possession of the ball."
"After the Spanish national team won the championship and the end of Dream Three, the traditional pass-and-control football has been thoroughly studied, and if there is no change with the times and the basic ability to watch people cook, it is really dangerous to play like this."
"I don't approve of this tactic, I feel that this is too soft, they want to use the pass instead of one-on-one confrontation and one-half confrontation, and over time, in exchange for the players are not used to confrontation and fear confrontation."
"What is this Argentine doing in Sampaoli? Isn't the Argentine national team quite tough? He's quite hard himself, so why can't he make the players harder? β
"Everyone knows that the current Premier League is not the Premier League of the past, you must be careful in facing them in European competitions, you must make special tactical preparations and targets, not to mention that you are still facing the team that is ranked first in the Premier League today, is Sampaoli really so stubborn and conceited?"
"It's going to be the end of this kick."
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Doubts abounded, and the cheering of the Sevilla fans gradually weakened, and then a cacophony hung over the entire Pizjuan stadium.
Undoubtedly, this is another catalyst that makes the players more anxious.
Under the successive blows, Sevilla's players have become a little ghostly, they have begun to make frequent mistakes, and frequently lose possession.
You must know that football is a sport with basic rules, and if you keep breaking your rhythm of ball control, the rhythm that will come over will break your basic rules.
The formation is disjointed, the players cannot change back after changing positions, the local confusion and the initiative to release gaps, these low-level mistakes have become the main theme of Sevilla's players.
"It's not uncommon for teams to collapse and collapse every day, but it's relatively rare for it to happen so early."
'In particular, it's not an insignificant game, it's a Champions League knockout game and the most important game of the season for both teams.
"We are all reluctant to tie the rise and fall of a team to the manager, but the negative things that Sevilla have shown so far can only be a problem of Sampaoli's ability and mentality."
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After He Wei just finished sighing, a reasonable scene was discovered.
Achraf, who was already holding back his energy, this time he personally cruised to the middle to assist in the defense, and used a fierce up to cut off Correa's football again.
"Bang Bang Bang ......"
Achraf lay down on the ball and went straight up front, his pace was high, and his brain was making decisions as he ran.
He then sent a through ball in the direction of Chen Yufeng, and then ran towards the middle of the field.
"Captain! Help me! β
Achraf shouted that he hoped the captain would aim for him to pass and give himself a chance to score.
Feeling full of strength, he knows one thing very well, that is, if Chen Yufeng's landing point is accurate enough, then he will definitely use 120% effort to try to break the goal!
Don't dare to say that it is included!
But he played with his life!
That's the idea!
"Bang!"
Chen Yufeng's pass was sent, and he saw Achraf's desire to score, which sometimes made the player run two more steps and rush faster.
And in a place like the football field, which is made up of thousands of moments, sometimes a change that breaks the mold can make a huge difference.
A low flat ball flew towards the middle and ran towards the central defence, led by Lenglet.
"Bang!" It wasn't until Chen Yufeng passed the football that Escudero next to him came up and bumped Chen Yufeng's shoulder, as if he wanted to interfere with his pass.
Chen Yufeng: "......"
He looked at Escudero with a speechless look of 'are you sick?' and the latter's embarrassed hairs stood on end, and he felt a chill all over his body.
The two didn't communicate much, and both set their sights on the middle lane.
Chen Yufeng's pass was still accurate, and this pass went past all the defenders and went straight to the small penalty area.
Why can you cross it?
It's not that it's footwork, it's that it gives a large amount of advance.
This means that in order for a striker to receive the football, he needs to be a little more resolute and move a little faster at the start!
Grab the point, or see if the desire to 'grab' is strong enough.
"Bang!!"
A blue-clad figure came out and stabbed the ball into the net, and the goalkeeper raised his hand in surrender again, and then fell to the ground squarely, like a machine toy to cooperate with the performance.
On desire, who is now stronger in desire than Achraf?
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Shrouded in the shouts of the expedition fans and bathed in the desperate expressions of the Sevilla fans, Achraf rushed towards Chen Yufeng.
Chen Yufeng stood in place and spread his hands towards Ashraf, who understood and jumped directly on Chen Yufeng's body.
βOhβ¦β¦ Come onβ¦β¦οΌοΌ β
Achraf was smiling happily, the feud with Correa was still to come, and now he just wanted to celebrate.
"Sure enough, the captain has everything, and I want to eat some of these cakes too." Okazaki Shinji quickly came up, and ran to Chen Yufeng's side with a sad face, pretending to be a little jealous.
"Don't disgust us, Okazaki." Mahrez, who was keeping up, made a look of disgust.
2-0, it can be said that this away, they have almost sealed the win!
(End of chapter)