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Chapter 159: Can the Premier League adapt to Ling Feng? ! [Four thousand words combined chapter]

For Arsenal, conceding the first goal away from home is not unacceptable.

In their last game at Everton's home court, they still achieved a comeback even after falling behind by two goals.

What's more, judging from the scene, their performance this time was much better than the previous one.

In the 35 minutes of the first half, Arsenal had [-]% of the ball possession and completed seven shots.

There were three shots on target.

Leicester City only had two shots, one on target.

The reason why they didn't score a goal was just that they did a poor job in the final blow.

Since center Sanogo is useless, Wenger decided to hand over the responsibility of scoring goals to the midfielder!

"Alexis (Sanchez)! You reduce dribbling on the wing and increase inverted triangle passes."

"Aaron (Ramsey), you move forward more!"

"Santi (Cazorla), I want to see more long-range shots from you in the second half!"

"Mesut"

As "Professor" Wenger came to the sidelines and made targeted arrangements for key players on the field, Arsenal stepped up their attack again after kick-off!
And Leicester City's defense began to become precarious.

Arsenal's style of play is inherently fast-paced.

Flamini in the midfield is a defensive midfielder who stays behind to protect and generally does not push forward.

And Ramsey is called the next Lampard by Wenger.

The reason is simple. Both of them have tireless running ability and an almost crazy desire to attack from behind.

Whenever the forward fails to seize the opportunity or enters a critical battle, Ramsey will step in from the midfield and add a man in the frontcourt, thereby taking advantage of the local numerical advantage to break the game.

This is also the reason why Arsenal sometimes can't score in the frontcourt, and Ramsey steps in from behind and kills the game!

In Wenger's tactics, Ramsey is his Lampard!
The reason why Ergo is the indispensable core organization of this Arsenal is because of his excellent overall view and passing ability. He can be dispatched from the center and play the role of a midfield link, linking Cazorla, Sanchez and Ramsey. Wait for others to connect in series and create beautiful coordination.

Whether it is in a positional battle or a rapid advancement stage, Ergou can pass the ball immediately to make the situation clear.

The man who can play the main role in the European giant Real Madrid at the age of 22 and become the European assists leader does not only rely on the finishing ability of superstars such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Benzema!

In the remaining ten minutes of the first half, Arsenal almost held Leicester City in a frenzy of friction in the half.

The Leicester City generals also retreated to their own half, compressing the passing space as much as possible, and only delayed the time to the last second of the first half!
Beep~beep~~~
The next second after hearing the referee blow the whistle, both the Leicester City players on the field and the home fans in the stands could not help but let out a long sigh of relief.

Although the castle with the blue flag was crumbling, it still survived the first half under the bombardment of gunners one after another.
After returning to the locker room, Pearson first praised the players, and then emphasized that the team's formation should press forward in the second half and continue to attack!

Leicester City's defense is not the team's strength.

Especially with Arsenal's fast ground cooperation, the shortcomings of Morgan and Moore's slow turning speed were fully exposed.

What's more, the defender spends more energy and energy than the attacker.

If this continues, a player's lack of concentration at a certain moment may be caught by the opponent and score a goal!
Only by replacing defense with offense can it be possible to expand the score and win the game.

Either score the second goal or be equalized by Arsenal!
Until No. 60 minutes, the situation of the fierce battle changed:
Pearson replaced Lin Huang, who was not performing well on the left, with big center Ulloa, then replaced the physically exhausted "Drinking Brother" and replaced him with Andy King.

Then change 442!

Shift Mahrez to the left, move Ling Feng to the right, and Ulloa and Vardy form a double forward, one high and one fast!

Pearson's idea is simple. Since Arsenal mainly attacks the center, there will definitely be space on the wing.

Let Ling Feng and Mahrez play with the midfielders at their feet in order to use their footwork to launch attacks from the wings.

Either a breakthrough from the wing, or a 45-degree cross into Arsenal's backcourt.

However, his change of tactics made the defense in the middle even weaker.

Without Ling Feng to retreat and intercept in the middle, Cambiasso and Andy King faced waves of Arsenal's advances in the middle, and the defensive pressure suddenly increased a lot.

In the 705th minute of the game, Arsenal finally penetrated Leicester City's midfield through small-scale cooperation in the middle and reached the front of the penalty area!

Following Ergou's diagonal kick, Sanchez, who came in from the left, caught the ball and made a fake move to get out of the angle, and then took a shot.

The ball passed Schmeichel's fingertips and flew into the far corner of the goal!

After scoring the goal, Sanchez did not celebrate, but ran directly into the goal, picked up the ball and ran all the way to the kick-off point in the center circle.

Such an unabashed desire to win made the away fans at the scene burst into warm applause and also inspired the gunners' morale!

In the following time, Arsenal began offensive and defensive drills in the Leicester City half.

Even Wenger, who has always been calm and composed, came to the sidelines and called on his disciples to launch wave after wave of attacks on Leicester City.

In the 80th minute, taking advantage of a dead ball, Pearson replaced Vardy and Mahrez with Albrighton and substitute center back Waslski.

Then everyone retreated to their own half, switched to 541 tactics, and set up the bus.

As for Ling Feng, it was impossible to replace him in such an anxious time.

Because, he is the absolute core and soul of this Blue Fox formation!

As long as Ling Feng is still on the court, they have a backbone, a teammate who can pass the ball without hesitation at critical moments, and a hot spot who is a threat whenever he gets the ball!
Moreover, with Ling Feng's explosiveness and speed, he can also stay on the court to fight back.

In this way, opponents will also be wary of Ling Feng's huge threat and dare not press too hard.

Under the fierce attack and defense of both sides, time was consumed bit by bit.
In the end, with Vardy's goal and Sanchez's first Premier League goal, Leicester City drew with the menacing Arsenal at home!

Each side gets a point!
Judging from the results, both sides played a good half of the game in the first and second half.

However, looking at the entire process, Arsenal, who had more opportunities, should have scored three points on the road.

Leicester City is certainly satisfied with this result.

As a newly promoted team, it is very good to get a point from the Premier League giant Arsenal.

For Arsenal, without starting center Giroud, the away draw with Leicester City was still barely acceptable.It is worth mentioning that the effect after the formation changes in the second half made the Leicester City coaching staff see the problem of the 442-[-]-[-] parallel formation.

The 442-[-]-[-] parallel position formation was originally a second formation tactic that Pearson specially practiced when Ling Feng was not on the court.

The purpose is to take advantage of the kick-off from the two wings and find the two forwards Ulloa and Vardy in the frontcourt.

This tactic focuses on a simple and crude cross from the wing.

However, when facing a team like Arsenal that likes to make a fuss in the middle, you cannot leave only two players in the midfield. It is easy to directly penetrate the midfield defense and face the central defender!
Therefore, it is necessary to choose different tactics according to the opponent's personnel and formation to achieve the effect of restraint.

Moreover, the degree of integration and proficiency of tactics is also the key to whether the tactics can work.

In these aspects, Pearson and the Leicester City coaching staff must continue to work hard.
The best player in this game was finally given to Ling Feng!

Maintained a passing success rate of 90.00%, three key passes, one assist, and only lost the ball three times.

In addition to his outstanding performance on the offensive end, he also contributed one steal, two interceptions, and three successful confrontations on the defensive end, which is comparable to the defensive data of a sweeping midfielder.

After the game, Sofascore also gave Ling Feng a game-high 7.5 points!
"If it weren't for his selflessness and running around the field, Leicester City might have suffered a big defeat!" - This was Lineker's evaluation of Ling Feng's performance on social media after the game.

This is Ling Feng's second Premier League Man of the Match award this season.

And to do this, it only took him three games!
In the first three rounds of their return to the Premier League after ten years, Leicester City, as the newly promoted team, had one win, one draw and one loss.

Defeated Everton [-]-[-], lost to Chelsea [-]-[-], and drew with Arsenal [-]-[-].
Such an outstanding performance ranked Leicester City in ninth place in the standings.

Just one more goal difference than the next round opponent Stoke City, one ranking higher!
Compared with the other two newly promoted teams, Rangers had two losses and one win, and Burnley had two losses and one draw. Leicester City's performance is remarkable.

Among these three games, the best performer in Leicester City's team is none other than the core of the team - Ling Feng, who has one goal and five assists!
It can be said that Ling Feng is the barometer of Leicester City's performance.

As long as he plays well, Leicester City won't be far behind.

After three rounds, Ling Feng's outstanding performance of providing five assists in three games overcame Cesc Fabregas, David Silva, and other stars, and firmly topped the assist list!
In the eyes of many people, Ling Feng seems to have no need for any time. He has adapted to the rhythm and intensity of the Premier League almost from the moment he participated in the first Premier League game.

The question now is, not when Ling Feng can adapt to the Premier League, but when the Premier League can adapt to Ling Feng!

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After three consecutive rounds of games, the Premier League finally ushered in a short international match day.

However, as the indispensable main midfielder of the Three Lions, Ling Feng went to the St. George's Park base to join his national team teammates after resting for a day at home.

As the Three Lions continue to prepare for war, Europe's summer transfer window has finally come to an end.

The twenty teams in the Premier League are recruiting players aggressively, and the total transfer fees invested have exceeded an astonishing one billion pounds for the first time!

This amount also makes the Premier League the most expensive league in a single transfer window among the five major leagues!

Among them, the Premier League team that spends the most money is Manchester United, which has huge global influence and huge commercial value.

After the new coach took office, the "Red Devils" Manchester United, which is in the rebuilding period, spent more than 1.5 million pounds on transfers and signings!
But after three rounds, their record was only two draws and one loss, with no victory!

In three games, only two goals were scored.

It can be said that he spent the most money and received the most severe beating!
Fortunately, at the last moment of the transfer window, Van Gaal bought Di Maria from Real Madrid and loaned Colombian striker "Tiger" Falcao from Monaco.

His purpose is very clear, which is to strengthen the team's offensive firepower!

Countless Manchester United fans are looking forward to the arrival of Di Maria and Falcao, which will allow Manchester United's frontcourt to form a dream quartet of Van Persie, Falcao, Rooney, and Di Maria, and then sweep away their opponents like a strong wind sweeping away fallen leaves. Rub it on the ground.

However, only Ling Feng knew that this was just wishful thinking of Manchester United fans!
Football is not a virtual game where you can win the game by blindly stacking stars together.

In addition to the most basic player strength, factors that affect victory or defeat include morale, status, tactics, locker room atmosphere, etc.

Because of this, football makes countless people crazy and obsessed with it.
The day after the transfer window ended, the Three Lions ushered in a new era and also ushered in their first friendly match after the World Cup in Brazil.

The opponent is the "Viking" Norway, ranked 67th in the world.

It is worth mentioning that the Norwegian national team maintains a record that they can brag about.

That is, in official competitions, I have never lost to Brazil!

At the end of the 20th century, Norway, with its main team of Premier League players led by Solskjaer, reached the World Cup finals in 1994 and 1998.

And within two years, he defeated the then-powerful Selecao twice in a row!

However, after entering the 21st century, due to the conservative strategy of the management and the aging of the lineup, the Norwegian team that had strong combat effectiveness gradually became one of the weakest teams in Europe.

In the past 16 years, it has not participated in an international competition.

There is no well-known player in the current Norwegian team.

Facing this Norway team, England, playing at home, will naturally not be polite!

Four to zero!
22% ball possession, [-] shots!

England pinned Norway to the ground and beat them wildly throughout the whole process!

Rooney, who put on the captain's armband for the first time, scored twice!

In his first game as captain of Great Britain, he used his outstanding performance to announce to England fans that he was the most trustworthy leader in the post-Double Germany era!
It is worth mentioning that both of Rooney's goals were assisted by Ling Feng.

After starting the game and playing for six and 10 minutes, and giving Lu Xiaopang two "inauguration gifts", Ling Feng clocked out on time.

On the one hand, Pearson specifically greeted Hodgson and hoped that Ling Feng would not play for too long in the friendly match;
On the other hand, Hodgson also knows the importance of Ling Feng to the Three Lions and does not dare to use it too harshly.

If Ling Feng gets injured due to playing too many games and is unable to play, not only will Leicester City's strength drop significantly, but the Three Lions' combat effectiveness will also be greatly affected.

After easily defeating Norway on their own doorstep, the Three Lions took a special plane to Basel.

There, they are about to usher in the first game of the European preliminaries.

Their opponent is the most difficult opponent in the entire group-Switzerland!
　Something happened today, so I was delayed and couldn't hold back eight thousand words.

　　I apologize to everyone and will continue to work hard tomorrow!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)