boyutpedia Chapter 225
Chapter 225
The first time, the second time.
Chapter 221 The front court is beautiful, the back court…
Facing Leicester City’s 45-degree cross tactics, Van Gaal was not unprepared.
A wise man will not fall in the same place!
After the first round of the two sides, he and his coaching staff carefully studied how to crack Leicester City’s trick.
And in modern football, whoever wins the midfield wins the world!
After changing from a 4231 formation to a 442 parallel position formation, the number of midfielders changed from three to two.
Moreover, the 442 parallel position formation has very high requirements for the two central midfielders.
Although Cambiasso has awareness and experience, his physical fitness and confrontation are average.
Drinkwater, the “drinking brother”, has good physical fitness and confrontation, and can go up and down.
But the midfield area he can cover alone is not enough to resist Manchester United’s attack!
As long as they use the number advantage in the middle to suppress the two midfielders of Leicester City, they can directly threaten the two central defenders behind them.
The central defenders of Huth and Morgan are tough but not fast enough.
Whether it is Falcao, Di Maria, or Mata who just came on the court, they all have the technical ability to play pass-cut cooperation in a small space.
Only one two-pass is enough to defeat these two central defenders with slow turning speed!
Of course, if the midfield is crowded with people, the wing will naturally be empty!
Especially under the premise that Leicester City focuses on wing attack, they will pile up heavy troops in the midfield, which will only give Ling Feng and Mahrez more space on the wing!
However, Van Gaal also responded to this.
Directly let the full-backs move forward and press behind the two wingers.
Especially on Ling Feng’s side!
Luke Shaw couldn’t defend Ling Feng anyway, so he might as well press behind him and foul him as soon as he got the ball.
In this way, Leicester City’s offensive rhythm could be interrupted.
Even if a free kick was given, it would be far away from their own half!
So, Van Gaal took advantage of the dead ball opportunity to call captain Rooney to the sidelines and give him some instructions:
“Wayne, play more passes and cuts in the middle!”
“Let Angel (Di Maria) break through Cambiasso more!”
“Also, let Luke and Antonio (Valencia) press forward.”
And this tactical change soon paid off.
Manchester United slowly took control of the ball through the number advantage in the midfield.
Within fifteen minutes, Manchester United’s possession rate reached an astonishing 70%!
And whenever Leicester City wanted to pass the ball directly from the backcourt, it would pass it to the two wingers.
The two full-backs Valencia and Luke Shaw who followed them closely would not hesitate to commit fouls!
Kill any possible attacks from the beginning!
As Manchester United launched repeated attacks in the middle, Cambiasso’s physical fitness obviously declined, becoming a breakthrough point for Manchester United’s main attack!
In the 78th minute of the game, Manchester United once again played a continuous pass and cut in the middle.
Mata and Di Maria played a two-on-one match, passed Cambiasso, and came to the front of the penalty area.
The former shook his left foot directly and sent a very comfortable oblique pass to the back of the Foxes right back Simpson.
The latter was like a sharp knife, going straight into the penalty area, and then directly swept the ball to the front of the goal without stopping the ball!
Rooney, who came in from behind, rushed out from between the two central defenders, pushed the ball into the goal, and overtook the score at home!
“Wow!”
“Beautiful cooperation!”
“Rooney~~~”
“When the team needed him most, the captain of the Red Devils stood up!”
Seeing his beloved team equalize the score, Ferguson in the stands, like every other ordinary Manchester United fan, smiled and applauded his former disciples.
Although the performance at the beginning of the season was really disappointing.
However, time has proved that Van Gaal is definitely the most suitable head coach for the Red Devils at present!
As the score was overtaken, the morale of Manchester United players was even higher.
However, at this time, Van Gaal’s tactical decision-making ability as a famous coach was reflected.
He was seen standing on the sidelines, pressing his hands down, signaling to his disciples to stay steady and not rush forward to attack.
You know, they are leading now!
And with Van Gaal’s order, Spanish midfielder Mata became the commander of Manchester United’s midfield.
He kept running, connecting his teammates with simple short passes, and then continued to control the ball from the outside, adjusting
Mobilize the entire defense of Leicester City and patiently look for better passing opportunities.
Time passed bit by bit, and the players of Leicester City felt a little exhausted.
The game was coming to an end, and the physical strength of the front players could not support them to press high.
Even if Pearson replaced the exhausted Cambiasso with the energetic Matty James to strengthen the defense in the midfield;
Also replaced Mahrez with the more physically fit Albrighton, and then let the two wingers return to the sides of the midfield to assist in defense.
It also failed to change the situation that Manchester United pressed them in the half!
Leicester City had several sporadic counterattacks, and could only make long passes from the backcourt to find Ling Feng on the right side, and then let him advance or pass directly.
After several fouls, Ling Feng was covered with grass clippings.
And Luke Shaw finally got a yellow gem victory card as a punishment.
This deadlock was not broken until the 88th minute of the game:
Ling Feng retreated on the right and received a pass from right back Simpson.
This time, Luke Shaw, who had a yellow card on his back, did not dare to commit another foul.
And Ling Feng was not polite, and directly used up his last strength to start making soup!
Seeing Ling Feng pass by him, Luke Shaw could only desperately chase back.
Seeing Ling Feng continue to dribble the ball to the right side of Manchester United, Ulloa and Vardy, and even Albrighton on the left, all ran to receive his pass.
All the way to the right side of the penalty area, Ling Feng glanced at his teammates in the penalty area, and then kicked the ball without hesitation!
Bang!
A half-high arc ball flew into the penalty area of Manchester United!
“Cross!”
Phil Jones in the penalty area immediately went to the front point.
After the experience of losing the ball last time, Phil Jones did not dare to neglect it, and even more so did not dare to let the ball pass by him.
So, he stretched out his left foot!
However, just when he thought he could stretch his legs to block the ball, the ball suddenly fell in the air!
What? !
The ball fell two meters in front of him, and then bounced up!
Then, under the surprised expression on Phil Jones’s face, it rubbed against the outside of his thigh, and then a strange change of direction occurred.
The next second, the ball flew straight to the far corner of the goal, passed by De Gea’s subconsciously stretched right hand, and finally got into the goal behind him!
And De Gea’s posture of stretching out his hand to save the ball was frozen in place.
Witnessing the birth of this own goal, the entire Old Trafford Stadium fell into a dead silence.
Countless home team fans held their heads in their hands, watching all this in disbelief.
And the next second, “boom”, the away fans burst out with amazing energy, cheers and celebrations, instantly occupying the entire stadium!
“Nice!”
“It’s tied!”
“Ling Feng, good job!”
They never thought that this ball would actually result in an own goal.
Happiness came too suddenly!
“Wow!”
“This cross actually flew into his own goal”
“It should be Jones’ own goal.”
“It’s really unexpected. Everything is possible before the last minute of the game!”
“In the last minute of regular time, Leicester City equalized the score at Old Trafford!”
Under the leadership of the Fox Club, a loyal fan group of the Blue Foxes, thousands of away fans sang “Lingfeng Song” for the first time at the Theatre of Dreams:
“Lingfeng Lingfeng Ling~~~Feng!”
“He is from Leicester and is our hero!”
“His pass is fascinating.”
“Lingfeng Lingfeng Ling~~~Feng!”
“He is from Leicester and is our pride!”
The harsh singing echoed in his ears, and De Gea could only helplessly fish the ball out of the goal and then kick it into the air.
The inner depression, no way to vent, could only curse in his heart:
I’m really angry!
In addition to defending the opponent’s shots, you also have to defend against the “undercover” in your own defense line
This goal cannot be blamed on the goalkeeper.
No matter how strong De Gea is, he cannot predict the irregular change of direction of the ball.
Of course, this goal cannot be blamed on Phil Jones.
It is because he wants to let go that he tries to stretch his foot to intercept the cross.
If he does not stretch his legs and let the ball slip through, the last goal is a vivid example!
If you want to blame, you can only blame their bad luck.
However, although this result is unexpected, Ling Feng does not think it is luck.
This half-high ball fast cross technique is to create a killing opportunity in the “no man’s land” where the goalkeeper dare not attack and the defender dare not stretch his feet!
Whether it is a teammate who kicks this ball, or
If the opponent kicks this ball, it will pose a threat to the opponent’s goal.
And this is the signature skill of Mr. Ding, the first midfielder in the Premier League – arc cross!
Phil Jones’s own goal also poured cold water on the high morale of Manchester United players.
Other teammates also knew that this kind of accident was unpredictable.
They did not complain.
Some just lowered their heads and sighed, and some looked helpless.
At this time, Rooney, the captain on the field, showed his responsibility as a team leader!
He raised his arms and applauded to attract the attention of his teammates:
“Guys!”
“Look up!”
“This is Old Trafford! It’s our home ground!”
“Are you going to give up so soon?!”
After that, he ran to Phil Jones, who looked guilty, and comforted the child who made the mistake.
Looking at Rooney’s morale-boosting scene, Ferguson in the stands also showed a deep sense of relief in his eyes.
The once grumpy little fat man has now grown into a Red Devils leader who stands up at critical moments.
This also made him sigh in his heart:
Time flies so fast
After Rooney launched the morale-boosting captain’s skill, Manchester United players rekindled some fighting spirit.
In the last five or six minutes of stoppage time, they launched a fierce attack on Leicester City again.
All the players of Leicester City retreated to their own half and withstood wave after wave of sieges with one heart.
Finally, with a long whistle from the referee, the game was over!
With a goal and an own goal created by Ling Feng’s two crosses, Leicester City tied Manchester United with difficulty at Old Trafford and was able to retreat unscathed!
. . .
After the game, it was already eight o’clock in the evening.
This means that there are only the last thirty-five hours left before the winter transfer window deadline!
There is less than a day and a half left for all clubs to operate!
Half an hour after the game, when Leicester City’s team bus just drove out of Old Trafford, Leicester City’s football director received offers from Arsenal and Liverpool.
The offer was for their top scorer, Jamie Vardy!
Arsenal offered 10 million pounds, while Liverpool offered 12 million pounds.
From the amount of the offer, we can also see how much the two teams want Vardy.
Compared with Liverpool, which has four “old, weak, sick and disabled” strikers and a serious lack of strikers, Arsenal is definitely not so anxious.
Although Welbeck, the striker just introduced in the summer window, is not in good shape and can’t score.
However, their main striker is Giroud, and Walcott, who has recovered from injury.
The introduction of Vardy, on the one hand, is to strengthen the striker line to cope with the three-line battle of the league, the Champions League and the FA Cup.
On the other hand, it is also to hit Leicester City, a direct competitor for the top four.
Liverpool, on the other hand, is more urgent.
There is no other reason. The four forwards in their team combined have not scored as many goals as Vardy alone!
If they don’t buy a forward who can score goals, they may not even qualify for the European Cup this season!
Faced with these two offers, Leicester City Football Director Rudkin, who had already received instructions from Pearson, rejected the offer without hesitation.
However, just a few minutes later, the two clubs sent new offers again.
The two clubs raised the price without hesitation, one for 1,200 and the other for 1,400.
Rejected again.
Then the third offer, both clubs offered 15 million pounds!
And after the summer window renewal, Vardy’s contract breach amount was exactly 15 million pounds!
In other words, both clubs triggered Vardy’s penalty clause and planned to take Vardy away directly!
Until this time, Rudkin knew very well that even if he refused, it would be meaningless.
Once the club triggers the player’s termination clause, it can skip the club and negotiate directly with the player!
So, he immediately notified the team’s head coach and the player’s agent, informing them of the two clubs’ offers for him.
Pearson received a call from the club’s football director while on the Leicester City team bus on the highway.
“Really? I see”
After hanging up the phone, he heard Walsh’s slightly curious voice beside him:
“What’s wrong? You don’t look very well. Did something happen?”
Hearing this, Pearson, with a frown on his face, just turned his head slowly and said in a deep voice:
“Both Arsenal and Liverpool have triggered Jamie’s buyout clause.
Terms! ”
(End of this chapter)