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Chapter 321
The old man was beaten.
Chapter 321 I can’t use my left foot, but I can use the outside of my foot!
April 8.
The people of Leicester suddenly found that the tranquility and peace of the whole city was broken.
Many “outsiders” appeared on the streets and in the hotel.
And these outsiders spoke an incomprehensible language.
However, when they saw the Dortmund jerseys they wore and the yellow and black scarves on their hands, the people of Leicester also understood.
After all, the first round of the highly anticipated Europa League quarter-finals will be held at the King Power Stadium.
Fans of both sides also gathered in this stadium that can accommodate more than 30,000 people.
Dortmund fans who have been to the Westfalenstadion have also felt the “enthusiasm” of the Blue Fox fans.
“Welcome everyone to watch the first leg of the 2015-16 Europa League quarter-finals on time. We will turn our attention to Leicester’s King Power Stadium.”
“Let’s take a look at the starting eleven of both sides.”
“Leicester City adopted the tactical formation they usually use, 4231. The goalkeeper is Kasper Schmeichel, and the four defenders are Simpson, Morgan, Huth, and Fuchs.”
“The two defensive midfielders are Drinkwater and Kante.”
“The two wingers on the left and right are Albrighton and Mahrez, and Ling Feng is in the middle. Vardy is at the forefront.”
“As for the visiting team Dortmund, two positions have changed compared to the league.”
Dortmund’s tactical formation has changed from 433 used in the previous round of the league to 4231.
In the goalkeeper position, it is the meritorious veteran Weidenfeller, whose playing time has been sharply reduced due to competition from Swiss goalkeeper Burki this season.
In this kind of crucial and important game, Tuchel still chooses to trust the experienced veteran.
On the defensive line, the left and right sidebacks are still the classic combination of Piszczek and Schmelzer.
These two were also the starting sidebacks when Klopp led Dortmund to win the Bundesliga championship and reach the Champions League final!
However, due to the injury of Subotic and Tuchel’s attention, Dortmund’s central defender partner this season is mostly Greek international Papathopulos and captain Hummels.
In the defensive midfielder, it is Weigl and Sven Bender’s partner.
Tuchel did not choose the regular main force Gundogan or another midfielder Castro, but chose Sven Bender who has stronger defensive ability.
Obviously, this pair of defensive midfielders is specially prepared for Ling Feng.
Gundogan’s role in Dortmund is to be a midfield commander, connecting and linking the front and back courts through passing and running.
However, when Weigl is on the court, if Gundogan is put on, there will be some overlap.
The roles of both of them belong to the kind of organizing midfielder.
If the two play together, it will only blur the command of the backcourt.
This season, the young midfielder Weigl, who just transferred from Munich 1860, is one of the biggest discoveries of Dortmund and even the Bundesliga!
After joining the Hornets, this young man, who is only 20 years old, quickly occupied the team’s main position and became an important hub for the team to pass the ball in the midfield and backcourt.
So far this season, his pass success rate is as high as 90, making him the player with the highest pass success rate in the team!
Whether it is short pass connection or long pass dispatch, this 20-year-old genius midfielder has shown maturity that is inconsistent with his age.
Some German media even dubbed him the “new Busquets”.
With Weigl on the field, the team does not have to worry about passing the ball in the midfield.
However, Weigl’s shortcomings are very obvious, thin body, slow speed and average defensive ability.
The other two midfielders, Gundogan and Castro, have average defensive abilities.
In order to prevent Ling Feng from passing the entire midfield line with a soup, Tuchel will choose Sven Bender, a defensive midfielder with excellent defensive ability, to protect the midfield and mark Ling Feng.
In front of the two midfielders, there are three players with outstanding offensive talents:
Germany’s No. 1 “Little Rocket” Reus is on the left, Shinji Kagawa, the former Bundesliga half-time best player, is in the middle, and Armenian King Mkhitaryan is on the right.
And the “Gabonese Supercar” Aubameyang is at the forefront!
In terms of the team’s offensive firepower alone, Dortmund is definitely not inferior to Leicester City.
The front four of Mkhitaryan, Reus, Aubameyang and Shinji Kagawa
In the group, judging from the data alone, it is not inferior to the Blue Fox Quartet of Ling Feng, Vardy, Mahrez and Albrighton!
Especially in the Europa League, Dortmund, which has always held high the banner of offensive football, has shown superior offensive firepower.
Although the performance in the group stage was average, it only qualified as the second in the group.
But after entering the knockout stage, the Hornets quickly found the rhythm of winning.
Defeated the Portuguese Super League giants Porto 3-0 in two rounds!
Bloodbathed the White Hart Lane Youth Army 5-1!
Scored eight goals and conceded only one goal in four games. Dortmund, who missed the Champions League last season, showed the style of a strong team in the Europa League in the Europa League!
In the Europa League, Aubameyang scored ten goals, Reus scored eight goals, and Mkhitaryan scored six goals. The three of them contributed a terrifying 24 goals together!
However, facing the most powerful team in the entire Europa League, the Leicester City players are not at all weak.
As they have been unbeaten in 20 home games in all competitions this season, the King Power Stadium of the Blue Foxes can be called the devil’s home court in the Premier League!
Therefore, the pre-match prediction of the win and loss is that Leicester City’s winning rate reached 40%, and Dortmund’s winning rate was 30%.
Since both sides are teams with excellent offensive firepower, the probability of a draw is only 20%.
Many football experts and commentators believe that this is definitely a big offensive battle!
Dortmund fans who came from afar believe that the team can defeat this little-known Premier League leader away from home.
Facts have proved that in the two-round European war, the team that plays away first and then at home has a certain advantage.
Playing away games first can take advantage of the away field first and observe the opponent’s tactical play.
After returning to the home court, the home team will have a more intuitive understanding of the away team, and can conduct more targeted deployment and drills, so as to gain an advantage in the home game.
First away and then home, if the away team wins a big victory, they can rotate at home to preserve their physical strength; if the away team performs poorly, they can go all out at home to win.
However, in Ling Feng’s view, it doesn’t matter whether it is first away and then home, or first home and then away.
As long as they beat their opponents in both rounds, they will be able to advance to the semi-finals!
Besides, if they win the first round at home, they will have a huge psychological advantage when they go to the away game.
Especially for Leicester City, a team that focuses on defensive counterattacks, it is even more crucial!
If they win at home and keep their opponents scoreless, when they go to the “devil’s home” Westfalen Stadium, they will be able to do a good job of defense, and then wait for an opportunity to use counterattacks to completely end the suspense of the game!
Instead of being forced to press forward and expose flaws in the tight defensive formation
And Ranieri also believes that the schedule of playing at home first and away later is beneficial to the team.
Therefore, before he was about to appear on the field, he made a pre-match mobilization in the locker room:
“Don’t think about the second round! This is our home court, we must defend the honor of this city and this stadium with victory!”
. . .
Standing in the player’s tunnel, the players of both sides were ready.
The singing from the stadium echoed in his ears. Ling Feng, who was wearing a white team jacket, turned his head openly and observed the opponent of this game as usual.
This was his first confrontation with Dortmund.
However, he was familiar with many players in Dortmund.
From goalkeepers to forwards, they were all stars he had seen on TV!
And when he saw Reus, the latter seemed to feel his slightly hot gaze and cast a look at him.
When their eyes met, Ling Feng couldn’t help but smile slightly, and he immediately sighed in his heart:
Bayern’s Reus is really handsome!
In the football world, there are many handsome guys with outstanding looks.
Among them, Reus’s charm is very lethal to male fans in addition to female fans.
Of course, he is not only handsome, but also his persistence in Dortmund is the real handsomeness recognized by male fans!
When all the familiar teammates around him left, he always stayed in the yellow and black army.
This loyalty is definitely one of the few and precious qualities in the increasingly commercialized world football!
His eyes patrolled the Dortmund players and stopped slightly on Weigl.
Compared with other Dortmund players, this young player is not famous or accomplished.
However, the reason why he noticed Weigl was because some German media pointed out before the game that in this game, Dortmund’s genius midfielder Weigl and the Blue Fox Great British Empire
Xing Lingfeng’s matchup will be a highlight.
The two of them certainly have some similarities.
First of all, both of them were born in 1995.
Secondly, both of them have excellent passing and combing abilities.
Although they are not at the same level in terms of personal data, team status and honors.
However, the maturity and overall view of the two on the court that are inconsistent with their age are impressive.
At the age of 20, it is rare in football to be able to become the midfield brain of a team.
However, Lingfeng was amused and helpless about such a view.
What level, to be compared with me? !
Whether in terms of strength or fame, Weigl is not qualified to be compared with him, and he is not even qualified to touch porcelain!
Moreover, in the game, the one who really faced Lingfeng was not Weigl, but Sven Bender!
When he saw Sven Bender following him closely, Lingfeng knew that Tuchel had given the important task of marking him to the German international.
However, he didn’t care at all.
With the increase of game experience and after playing against major Premier League stars, Ling Feng has a clear understanding of his current ability and level.
In his opinion, except for Kante and Yaya Toure, no one in the entire Premier League can limit him in the position of defensive midfielder!
As for Sven Bender, let alone defending himself, it is still a question whether he can keep up with him.
. . .
Five minutes before the game, the Blue Fox, who kicked off first, did not rush to attack, but firmly controlled the possession of the ball.
And Dortmund, who played away, was not polite at all, and pressed forward to press!
Even though Klopp has left the team, the influence on the tactical style of Dortmund is still deeply engraved in the blood of every Dortmund player.
They are used to pressing in the frontcourt, forcing the opponent to make mistakes, and then playing fast pass and cut cooperation on the spot.
However, at the King Power Stadium, the Hornets soon felt that this move didn’t seem to work!
Because no matter how they pressed in the frontcourt, the Foxes would pass the ball to Ling Feng as much as possible, and then let him distribute the ball.
And Ling Feng would not lose the ball no matter how Dortmund players harassed and pressed.
However, Dortmund’s players were well prepared.
If Ling Feng didn’t have some strength, how could he become the leader of the Premier League and the absolute midfield core of the Three Lions? !
It doesn’t matter if you can’t grab Ling Feng’s ball.
The key is to limit him and not let him handle the ball so calmly!
The method adopted by Dortmund is the old routine of the general team against the stars, arranging a person to specifically defend!
And this person is Sven Bender.
It is worth mentioning that when Bender defended Ling Feng, he always followed him to the right as much as possible to defend his dominant foot.
Because, as we all know, Ling Feng rarely uses his opposite foot to complete the pass and dribbling.
Therefore, in Tuchel’s view, as long as Bender continues to follow Ling Feng, interfere with him, and prevent him from easily handling the ball with his right foot, he can limit the performance of the Blue Fox core to a certain extent.
However, he overestimated Bender’s ability and underestimated Ling Feng’s strength!
Facing Bender’s defense, he immediately noticed that his opponent was defending his right foot.
This is not surprising.
As the star player of the Blue Fox, his playing style and habits have long been magnified and studied by all opponents under a microscope.
When facing top stars like Ling Feng, almost all opponents will ask to defend his dominant foot when arranging defensive tasks.
However, such a defensive strategy does not work for Ling Feng.
Because, just like Robben’s left foot cut inside, his soup, no one can defend!
Moreover, even if he doesn’t make soup, he still has a way to crack Bender’s defense.
When the game came to the twelfth minute, Ling Feng received the ball in the midfield and turned around, then he saw Bende standing sideways in front of him on the right, ready to fight.
Seeing this, Ling Feng smiled slightly, and his upper body swayed to the right, pretending to break through to the right.
This action really tricked Bende to move to the right, blocking his soup-making route.
And this is what Ling Feng wanted!
Indeed, he can’t use his left foot.
But this doesn’t mean he can’t use the outside of his foot!
He kicked his left foot without hesitation, swung his right leg violently, and hit the bottom of the ball with the outside of his foot with a bang.
The next second, the ball shot out, flew past Bende’s right side, and flew forward.
What? !
When Bende looked back suddenly, he found that this outside of his foot arc passed straight, drawing a beautiful arc turning outward in the air, directly
It penetrated the entire midfield and landed right behind the center back Papathopulos and the left back Schmelzer!
And Mahrez, like a blue ghost, inserted from behind, and as soon as his left foot stopped, he got a great opportunity to face the goalkeeper alone in the penalty area!
(End of this chapter)