Chapter 275
Chapter 275
The first time, the second time.
Chapter 275: On-the-spot command by only top coaches of B grade
With a harsh sound, the ball did not bounce into the goal, but bounced out.
All the Gunners players were stunned for a moment.
Then, Koscielny, Bellerin, Monreal and other Gunners players subconsciously rushed towards the ball.
However, someone was faster than them!
A blue figure, as if prepared, suddenly rushed out of the crowd, and then pushed with the inside of his foot before everyone else!
The ball went straight into the net from the lower right corner of the goal!
Cech, who was a step slower, could only sigh at the ball
The one who completed the supplementary shot was naturally Jamie Vardy, the sharpest shooter on Leicester City’s front line!
“Supplementary shot!”
“Vardy scored!!!”
“The Foxes’ No. 9 scored his ninth goal of the season. He has scored in seven consecutive league rounds!”
Even though the Gunners players raised their hands to indicate that Vardy was offside.
However, the linesman did not raise the flag as they wished, but ran back.
At the same time, the referee Oliver also pointed to the kick-off point, indicating that the goal was valid!
“No problem! Leicester City equalized the score at home!”
Ling Feng and his teammates also rushed to Vardy to celebrate with him.
Ranieri on the sidelines also applauded with a smile on his face.
Since seeing Ling Feng’s amazing long-range shooting ability in the last round, he immediately made some additions to the team’s long-distance set-piece tactics.
In the past, set pieces more than 30 meters away from the goal would be handled by Ling Feng or Mahrez, depending on the area.
But the two usually choose to pass the ball into the penalty area and look for teammates at a higher point.
But now, if the set piece is in the middle, Ranieri will let Ling Feng shoot directly!
After two months of extra training, Ling Feng is not sure to shoot the ball directly into the goal.
However, he is certain to shoot within the goal range!
Moreover, with his shooting power of 99, the goalkeeper can’t catch his shot at all, and can only save it with both palms or double dragons to hit the ball out.
Of course, it’s best to score directly.
But if it doesn’t go in, it will be saved by the goalkeeper or hit the crossbar and the goal post, and bounce out. Vardy or other teammates who are ready will rush to the front of the goal and make a supplementary shot.
This is also why Ling Feng will wink at Vardy before taking the free kick, and let Mahrez move forward to attract him!
And the carefully designed set-piece tactics really paid off!
After Leicester City equalized the score, the situation on the field did not change much.
Arsenal continued to control the ball and used a small range to besiege Leicester City, the hedgehog.
Short passes and one-touch passes increased the number of passes for the Gunners, which also made the audience dazzled.
As the team’s most important ball holder in the frontcourt, Sanchez, the “thigh” on the left, was the most active in the frontcourt.
Perhaps it was the goal in the first half that made him realize that Simpson, who was facing him, seemed unable to defend himself.
Therefore, the Chilean star repeatedly took the ball on the left and broke through, and took turns to attack the right side guarded by Simpson, trying to use his personal ability to tear open the defense of the Blue Foxes.
And Simpson also gradually became familiar with his extraordinary rhythm, using his excellent physical fitness to press as much as possible.
In addition, the midfielder Kante came to assist in defense many times, which made Sanchez not so rampant.
However, Arsenal’s offense does not rely solely on Sanchez’s personal ability.
Like many top teams, the Gunners’ offensive tactics are also based on the combination of wing and center.
Especially the two full-backs Bellerin and Monreal, who have excellent chasing ability.
Therefore, when the team attacks, they often boldly rush to the front court, forming a small-scale series cooperation with the forward or front midfielder at the front of the penalty area, and making more changes.
Although Kante, a back midfielder with a large coverage area, moves left and right and constantly participates in the defense.
However, he is only one person after all.
He can defend the left side, but he can’t teleport to the right side all of a sudden.
That’s not Kante, but Naruto who can clone his shadow.
Seeing Arsenal’s offensive wave after wave, Ling Feng had to return to the midfield area to help defend.
Super fast speed and abundant physical strength allow him to
Use running in the midfield to cover a larger defensive area.
However, it is difficult for people to maintain a high level of concentration for a long time in a defensive situation.
Moreover, defense always consumes more energy than offense, both physically and mentally.
Suppressed by Arsenal in the half, until the 42nd minute of the first half, Arsenal attacked again!
This time, Sanchez received the ball and broke through on the left, attracted Kante to the left again, and then passed it back to Erdog who was responsible for the connection in the middle.
The latter passed the ball back to Cazorla who was a little later.
Seeing this, the Blue Foxes thought that Arsenal would continue to pass the ball to the outside, and when the tight string was slightly relaxed, the Gunners brain Cazorla seized this opportunity and suddenly dribbled forward!
This is the essence of the passing and controlling tactics!
First use the outside pass to pull the defense line while paralyzing the opponent’s defensive attention.
Then suddenly speed up and catch the opponent off guard!
Cazorla, who was dribbling forward, first played a wall pass with Ergou. After passing Ling Feng who was trying to steal the ball, Ergou passed the ball back with his heel, allowing Cazorla to get the ball and rush to the right side of the front of the penalty area.
Then, before Kante came up to defend, he sent a moderately strong straight pass into the penalty area!
Ramsey, who cut in from the right, got in before Fuchs and blocked his position.
After dribbling to the bottom line, Ramsey passed the ball to the middle without hesitation.
This low cross was very cunning, just in the area between the goalkeeper and the defender.
Schmeichel didn’t dare to attack, for fear of being shot into the empty goal;
Huth or Morgan didn’t dare to stretch their feet to block, for fear of an own goal.
In the end, the ball went all the way unimpeded and came to the back of the goal.
Fortunately, under Simpson’s close interference, Sanchez’s push shot hit Huth’s body with a “bang” and bounced out of the penalty area.
It landed right at Cazorla’s feet.
This midfielder, who was less than 1.7 meters tall, stepped on the ball, flicked it, glanced at the goalkeeper’s position, and shot directly!
The ball drew a beautiful arc in the air, bypassed the Blue Fox player in front, and spun into the upper right corner of the goal unstoppably!
In this way, Arsenal took the lead again in the first half.
With the lead again, Wenger waved his hand and Arsenal also adopted a pragmatic low-position defense.
Leaving Walcott, the fast horse, in the frontcourt to counterattack, all the rest retreated to their own half!
Obviously, the first half is about to end, and they plan to bring the leading advantage back to the locker room.
Although Leicester City’s formation also followed the previous pressure, they launched a wave of fierce attacks.
However, there was not much time left, and several passes and cuts did not work, and they still failed to tie the score in the first half.
The two sides returned to the locker room with a score of 1:2.
When the players returned to the locker room, Ranieri immediately began his speech:
“This is our home court, our territory. And the fans are on our side.”
“It’s just a goal difference! We still have a whole half, 45 minutes to catch up, or even surpass the score!”
“So, don’t rush!”
“According to our rhythm, they should continue to adopt a defensive tactic in the second half to lure us to attack.”
“Ling, you can attack more towards Flamini and break through boldly.”
“Also, your defense can be tougher, so that the fans who bought tickets to watch your game in the stands can see your passion and determination to win this game!”
In the first half, although the team gave up most of the ball possession, there were not many opportunities to attack the offensive third zone.
However, the team lacked some tacit understanding on the defensive end, and lacked some communication.
After hearing Ranieri’s words, all the Blue Fox players’ eyes became more fierce.
Even Kante’s eyes became sharper!
. . .
The second half started.
Wenger really continued the defensive counterattack formation in the first half,
This is very consistent with the character of the Arsenal godfather – conservative!
In his opinion, leading away at the King Power Stadium, as long as he is willing to retreat to the half court and play a defensive counterattack.
Leicester City, playing at home, will inevitably press out to attack, giving them a chance to counterattack quickly.
At that time, the Gunners only need one chance to completely end the suspense of the game!
However, he seems to have overlooked a very important issue.
That is, the team’s defense is not as good as imagined!
The key to the defensive counterattack tactic is to prevent the opponent’s attack first before counterattacking!
In the final analysis, when Wenger is coaching
Over the years, Arsenal has always suppressed its opponents with gorgeous technology and offense.
Especially in the early 21st century, with front players such as Henry, Pires, and Bergkamp,
At that time, the Gunners’ defense was also solid.
Vieira and Petit, two defensive midfielders, built a French iron wall in the midfield, which no one could easily cross.
Coupled with the back line composed of Lawrence, Kolo Toure, Campbell, and Ashley Cole, few teams in Europe can directly tear open Arsenal’s defense and face the gate guarded by Lehmann!
But that was all in the past.
Now Arsenal’s defensive midfielders are Flamini and Cazorla!
After the start of the second half, Ling Feng obviously increased the number of times he took the ball and broke through in the midfield.
The two wingers interspersed their positions, opening up space for their breakthroughs while also looking for opportunities to get forward to receive the ball.
Ling Feng repeatedly gained huge space for breakthroughs and advancement in the midfield, becoming the most active player in the Blue Foxes’ offense.
In front of Ling Feng, the first supercar in Britain, these two veterans over 30 years old are no match for him!
Cazorla couldn’t catch up with Ling Feng at all, and there was no physical confrontation to put some pressure on Ling Feng.
Flamini had a yellow card, so he was naturally timid in defense, and he didn’t dare to stop Ling Feng’s sharp breakthrough.
For a while, Arsenal’s central defense was useless!
That’s why, when the game came to the 57th minute, Ling Feng passed Cazorla in the middle and shot directly!
Bang~~~
This time, although the shot was fast, the angle was slightly right. Cech didn’t dare to neglect it and directly slapped it out of the baseline with both palms.
Leicester City, which had been suppressed for nearly 60 minutes, finally got the first front corner kick opportunity of the game.
It was with this corner kick that Ling Feng’s pass accurately found the Blue Fox captain Wes Morgan in the penalty area.
The latter jumped high and headed the ball before Koscielny.
The distance was too close. Even though Cech reacted quickly and touched the ball with his left hand, he could not stop it from flying into the goal behind him.
In this way, the Blue Foxes once again tenaciously equalized the score at home!
After sending the assist to equalize the score, Ling Feng, who was standing in the corner flag area, turned around, raised his arms, and called on the fans in the stands to give them some support.
“Come On!”
“Let me hear your voices!”
Seeing this, the entire King Power Stadium was boiling instantly.
More than 20,000 home team fans in the stands cheered and attacked the players on both sides of the field.
For a time, the morale of the Blue Fox players was as high as the flames in winter, burning fiercely.
The morale of Arsenal players, which had already been hit hard, was even more like falling into an ice cave.
Wenger on the sidelines spread his hands and frowned when he saw the Blue Foxes equalize the score.
Perhaps he did not expect that the Blue Foxes would equalize the score so quickly.
For a moment, he was a little undecided, not knowing whether to let the team continue to defend and counterattack, or to continue to strengthen the offense.
And the on-the-spot command of this old coach has always been criticized.
Hesitant and conservative!
If the on-the-spot command level of top coaches such as Ferguson, Heynckes, Mourinho, Guardiola, and Van Gaal is A or S level, Wenger’s on-the-spot command level is at most B level!
Flamini had a yellow card on his back, was timid in defense, and Cazorla had no defensive contribution, but he did not make a substitution and replaced Coquelin, who had stronger defensive ability.
This also made the direction of the game gradually out of his control
Just ten minutes later, Ling Feng got another chance to get the ball and break through in the middle.
He accelerated and pushed forward, easily passing Cazorla with a soup, and he was already within the range of long-range shots.
Seeing Ling Feng flicking his foot and pretending to shoot from a distance, Koscielny’s eyes widened and he immediately called out to Flamini, the last barrier in front of the defense line
“Go up!”
“Don’t let him kick!”
And Flamini didn’t care that he still had a yellow card on him and rushed forward directly.
However, fouling was not Ling Feng’s purpose!
And just as Flamini rushed over, Ling Feng faked a shot and dribbled it, using a fried meatball to pass him cleanly.
Then, he took advantage of the situation and went straight to the heart of Arsenal.
At the moment when Koscielny came to steal the ball, Ling Feng shook the inside of his right foot and sent a fatal through ball.
The ball just passed Mertesacker’s feet and came to the left side of the penalty area.
Albrighton, who was advancing from the left, took advantage of Mertesacker and
Bellerin passed through the ribs of the two and got the ball!
“Wow!”
“A perfect through pass!”
“Albrighton! Facing the goalkeeper!”
Facing Cech, a world-class goalkeeper, Albrighton was a little nervous, not knowing whether to push the ball into the far corner or shoot directly.
However, a familiar shout made him give up his decision to shoot!
“Mark!!!”
Hearing the shout from the right, Albrighton did not hesitate at all and passed the ball horizontally with his left foot.
And this pass caught Cech off guard.
Even if he moved horizontally at the first time.
But Ling Feng, who had already reached the front of the goal, pushed the ball gently and sent it from Cech’s stretched fingertips into the half-empty goal!
With the fierce collision between the ball and the net, white ripples rippled.
In an instant, “boom”, the whole stadium was ignited again!
(End of this chapter)
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