Football: A late bloomer, starting with Leicester City

Chapter 347 Want to play radical football? Try how many pounds you have first!

"Kick Barcelona...Kick Barcelona...Kick Bayern Munich...!"

"I'll wipe it...!"

"Oh——!!!"

Soon, as the tense and exciting Champions League theme song ended, all pre-match activities officially ended.

Under the excited cheers of the fans, players from both sides rushed to their positions and performed the final warm-up while standing.

Sevilla kicked off first in the first half. Judging from the faces of these players, they still have great expectations and desire to win this game.

This is sometimes the case. When two teams from different countries and leagues meet, it is difficult to objectively view each other's strength.

Especially in the case of Leicester City, everyone's impression of him has always been that of a relegation team. Even if he has been competing for the Premier League title in the past two seasons, the stereotype of fluke will not be eliminated.

The Sevilla players were thinking in their hearts, is it because the Premier League is not suitable for Leicester City's style of play, so it allows it to form a situation of continuous dominance?

This is a typical fluke mentality. Even if they know that this is wrong, they still can't suppress the thoughts racing deep in their hearts.

A team that has never felt the pressure of Leicester City is like this...

"Beep!"

The referee on duty blew the whistle to start the game on time at seven o'clock in the evening. At this time, the sky outside had darkened, and only the lights inside the stadium were shining. From the perspective of aerial photography, the entire Pizjuan Stadium was An alternative in this city.

But everyone knows that an important game is being held here.

"CCTV, CCTV, welcome back! What you are watching now is the first leg of the UEFA Champions League knockout round of the 1617 season!"

The famous commentator He Wei has already taken his seat in the CCTV commentary seat: "For the home game, the one attacking from the left to the right of the screen is the home team Sevilla, and the other side is the familiar Leicester City."

"Neither team has made much adjustments to their lineup or formation. Sevilla still sticks to their 4231 results in the league, while Leicester City's is 442."

"It seems that both sides are relatively confident in their own strength."

Next, He Wei briefly introduced the starting lineups of both sides, and then began to explain the situation in the starting field: "Sevilla's offensive opportunities, they played very proactively, pressed all three lines, and made bold rotations Position, forward penetration and penetration!”

"This is rare. Even the big 6 teams in the Premier League usually choose a safer offensive method when facing Leicester City. I can't think of a few that are so proactive and so desperate."

"It seems that the players of Sampaoli and Sevilla are still very confident in themselves. As for the results of playing like this, let's leave it to the progress of the game."

This is just for the audience. If there is a camera that can capture He Wei's expression at this time, it will be found that the corners of his mouth have been raised in a very high arc.

Obviously, he is not optimistic about this style of play.

He could already guess how Sevilla would collapse later.

I believe there are many fans who think the same way at this time.

But so what?

The Sevilla team, which has never experienced Leicester City's sharp counterattack, is still playing its own desperate football.

"Bang bang bang...!"

They conducted very boldly in the frontcourt, and each player got a lot of opportunities to touch the ball. It seemed that the organization and scheduling in each area were done well.

Passing and controlling can easily improve a team's confidence. After realizing that they were so comfortable with passing and controlling, Sevilla's players became more proactive and invested more troops in the frontcourt to organize and coordinate.

"Okay! Okay! Just kick like this!"

Argentina coach Sampaoli on the sidelines waved his hand, "Press me down and hit me!"

After saying this, Sampaoli glanced at Ranieri next to him. After realizing that the latter was expressionless and just standing calmly with his arms folded, an unknown premonition suddenly lingered in his heart.

However, he was quickly suppressed by him, and he started shouting more to relieve some of his inner worries, "Just beat them with pressure. With such a high social status, that's all. Don't worry at all! I believe you." Own!"

Under Sampaoli's constant encouragement, the already elated players became even more enthusiastic. Some of them had joy in the corners of their eyes, as if they were completely enjoying football on the field.

This is actually right, but in the cruel knockout rounds of the Champions League, this may not be right...

"Correa! Correa! Your skills are so good, beat him!"

Sevilla No. 10 Nasri, seeing his team unable to attack for a long time, waved to his teammates to try to break through, "Believe me, you can do it! As long as we can break through, we can tear up the space and numerical advantage!"

It seems like this is a good incentive, but what he allowed Correa to break through was Drinkwater and Kanter who were stuck in the middle.

Drinkwater is okay, he's not the insurmountable type, but Kanter...

"No problem, wait until you get the chance!"

Correa patted his chest and agreed. He said he had a chance, but in fact, after he got the ball, he took the ball directly to Kanter.

"Drinkovot! Pay attention to the backup behind you, he should be passing the ball!"

Kanter shouted at Drinkwater. He had not yet thought that his opponent would come up resolutely this time with the idea of ​​getting past him.

There are too few players in Leicester City who can speak Spanish, and most people are still confused about the communication between Sevilla players at this time.

They can only feel that Sevilla's head coach and players seem to be very passionate and are playing with confidence.

Although the threat of attacking again and again is not great, Leicester City's defense is still a little panicked. They are afraid that their opponents will have such exquisite cooperation.

After all, letting the other team have the ball all the time is not a good thing.

And the other party didn't intend to give any chance...

"suffer?"

As soon as they thought of this, all the Leicester City players realized something was wrong. This Correa was still dribbling the ball forward. Was he preparing to complete a breakthrough in the middle?

Not to mention the difficulty of breaking through in the middle, if you put it on the wing for you to break through Kanter, it would not be easy for you...

"The opportunity has come." Mahrez, who was on the wing in the frontcourt, smiled and was ready to start.

Putting aside the player's perspective, from a God's perspective, Sevilla is playing relatively poorly at this moment. 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.

This is a sign of disrespect for Leicester City and a way of digging a hole for oneself.

Ranieri on the sidelines could also see this.

After all, their head coach Sampaoli is too lazy. Is it difficult to formulate a game strategy based on Leicester City's style and its own characteristics?

Why do we choose to escape reality, claiming to believe in ourselves?

Is Sevilla so strong that they believe in themselves?

This is actually not the fault of the players. Players’ understanding of their opponents is based on their head coaches. The head coaches don’t respect their opponents very much. They say in training every day that you have to believe in yourself. If you play your way, you will definitely win.

Over time, the players also thought so, wouldn't it be the end?

"Oh!"

As soon as Correa came to Kanter's side and was about to make his own breakthrough move, he saw the opponent suddenly take a step forward, and then made a quick and decisive kick to poke the ball away from his feet.

His eyes suddenly widened, and the hairs all over his body even stood up. He turned around hurriedly and wanted to control the football again, but he felt a huge force coming from the left side.

There was a muffled sound and Correa fell to the ground. He could only see a dark figure flying away with the ball.

It wasn't until he fell to the ground that Correa could re-examine the words that introduced Kante - the Premier League steals leader, the Premier League interceptions leader, the Champions League is the same as the Premier League

"Correa fell to the ground! It's like this a lot of times. You know there's something evil, but you just don't believe it."

He Wei rarely joked with the fans. He is famous for his poetic closing remarks, but this is only the top 16 match, and it is not that exciting yet. He can just relax and explain: "You only know after you have touched it once. It turns out that what everyone said is true.”

"This is a very wonderful psychology. It comes from the arrogance deep in people's hearts. As the top attacker in La Liga, Correa must have his share of pride."

"Now, it's Leicester City's offensive round! Sevilla's offensive round ended in an embarrassing way!"

On the court, Kanter dribbles the ball very quickly. His legs are not too long, but his frequency is very fast.

The Sevilla players around him simply couldn't keep up with him, including Nasri, who had just encouraged Correa to break through. He could only watch helplessly as Kante used a very simple and crude kick to pass the ball from his own. Rushing past.

"The papery midfield defense! A bunch of weaklings! Why can't they be stopped with a foul in the midfield!"

Until this moment, the players on Sevilla's defense finally panicked. They began to complain loudly and kept saying, "Idiots! Cowards! Men should be responsible for their own mistakes." Responsible!"

While cursing, the five people in the backcourt began to retreat quickly. Only Nzonzi tried to interfere with Kanter and stepped forward to press.

"Oh!"

After all, breakthroughs are not Kanter's strong point. He was afraid that he would waste this good opportunity by sticking to the ball, so he passed the ball to Mahrez on the left.

The moment he passed the ball, Chen Yufeng from the right quickly moved forward. He knew that Mahrez would soon reach the center from the pass.

Chen Yufeng took two steps and saw the defensive player in front of him.

Lenglet and Escudero are, in fact, two very good defenders. However, their talents are more in playing the ball and attacking, and not much in pure defense.

Especially this Escudero, the player against him.

When Sevilla was attacking, he had been pressing on the edge of Leicester City's penalty area. He had just seen Leicester City counterattack, and then he followed Chen Yufeng all the way up. He was already out of breath.

"Since we are arranging our troops like this, I will grab this place and kick with all my strength to give you a taste."

Chen Yufeng murmured and glanced at Sampaoli on the sidelines. The opponent did not send a defensive defender to defend him. This was indeed disrespectful to him...

Some people may think that he is too dark to think this way, but if he did not have this desire to win and self-esteem, then he would not be the player he is today.

Any successful person likes to be the one who breaks the rules.

Once he finds that his opponent wants to break the rules, he usually chooses to bring them back to their original form.

"Oh!"

Mahrez's cross went straight to the back of the penalty area. When Klose was not on the court, Chen Yufeng was the first choice.

The ball landed a little too far back, and the passing footwork was similar to a slalom ball. When the football landed, it had no strength.

Chen Yufeng simply did not take off, but quickly came to the landing position, put his butt and left leg back, preparing to block the Sevilla players who came up to fight.

"Lenglet! Come together!"

Sevilla full-back Escudero shouted, and then hurriedly came to Chen Yufeng and tried to squeeze Chen Yufeng out of the penalty area from the side.

His right hand was also secretly pulling. There was no var in the game at this time. As long as there was less obvious interference in the blind area of ​​the referee's field of vision, it would not be visible.

But Escudero soon discovered one thing, that is, he could not shake Chen Yufeng at all!

Not even a little bit!

Chen Yufeng's clothes were almost torn off by him, but 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's going on? Why is Chen Yufeng's muscle lines clearer? It's as if someone is pulling his clothes behind him...

Dragging clothes?

The referee's eyes suddenly moved, and he caught Escudero's expression and Chen Yufeng's secret exertion.

He picked up the whistle and prepared to blow the penalty kick 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 annoyed, that's all.

"Boom..."

Then, all the fans at the scene saw a very violent scene.

Chen Yufeng's right foot followed the landing football to the right, and then his legs exploded to complete the turn, directly throwing Escudero behind him. Just kidding, the Premier League plays with physical monsters like Kyle Walker every day, and playing with an offensive full-back from La Liga is simply not easy.

"Bang!!"

After turning around, Chen Yufeng didn't wait for Lenglet to come up, and directly hit the football with his left foot, driving the ball to the far corner of the goal.

Cutting in from behind is also an inside cut.

As long as he cuts inside, he will be able to hit the goal easily!

"Whoa!" The goalkeeper just raised his hands in surrender and could only watch the football go into the net.

One to zero!

Chen Yufeng scored his 15th goal in the Champions League!

At the same time, this is his first goal in the Champions League knockout round!

Muscle monster, violent, unreasonable!

All kinds of words are used about him without any violation.

"Yeah————!!!" Leicester City Expeditionary Force started the first round of carnival of this game, and everyone clapped and stood up.

"I knew it, I knew Sevilla would be blown away!"

"Last season in the Premier League, I saw many strong players playing like this with us. This season, there are almost no teams playing like this. Sevilla is really brave."

"Can't they learn from the experience of previous losers?!"

"No, what you are saying is too superficial! The reality is, no matter whether they fight proactively or not, aggressively or not, they will lose! In that case, why not give it a try?"

"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!"

"..."

Chen Yufeng on the court rushed to the corner flag area of ​​Pizjuan Stadium and performed his own celebration by sliding on his knees.

From the first time he skated and knelt down to celebrate, he said that he would skate all the famous courses in his life.

Seville?

This was his first step in conquering La Liga teams.

Later, when we meet in the Champions League, he will not show mercy, even if the opponent is the powerful Real Madrid and Barcelona...

He also wants to skate and kneel in the famous Bernabeu Stadium and Camp Nou Stadium. He wants to personally test the humidity and slipperiness of the turf there!

"One to zero! Eleven minutes into the first half, Chen Yufeng's goal helped Leicester City take the lead! This is a familiar process, but this time it is extra violent!"

He Wei in the commentator's seat smiled, "Perhaps, from the moment Sevilla decided to attack in this game, from the moment Correa decided to break through the insurmountable Kante, this goal was already destined. !”

"If you have to find an excuse for Sampaoli and Correa, there is only one thing. This is their home court, and they still want to have a certain amount of initiative. Otherwise, it will be more difficult to play at the King Power Stadium!"

"But no matter what, they should have thought that without the numerical advantage, their defense line would not be enough to prevent the impact of Chen Yufeng and others!"

"Teams whose hard power is weaker than Leicester City and don't know it will often get into greater trouble. I still hope Sampaoli can adjust quickly."

"At the same time, we also congratulate Chen Yufeng, who is close to Cristiano Ronaldo's Champions League single-season scoring record very soon!"

"..."

Off the court, Chen Yufeng celebrated his completion and ran towards his own half surrounded by his teammates.

Getting an away goal is very important.

In a sense, this goal has established their initiative in the 16th and 8th!

This feeling of going hand in hand is very enjoyable for everyone!

That season the Premier League ranked first with a slight advantage, the FA Cup had just entered the quarterfinals, and the Champions League also had an advantage!

"Just like Chen Yufeng said, we want to get something."

Ashraf, who got the chance to start again today, whispered that he has basically become the main force of this team and is growing every week in training.

Leicester City has already completed the tasks in the loan contract.

Now that he appears, he is truly outstanding.

If these young players with extremely high talents are trained a little, they will definitely become mainstay players by the second half of the season!

They also have aura and creativity that other players don't have, and occasionally bring unexpected surprises to the team.

"Boy from Castilla, is the Spanish league bad? Go and be a dog to Leicester City and Chen Yufeng."

Ashraf was walking when he suddenly heard a curse coming from the front.

He looked towards the source of the sound, and saw Correa, who had just lost the ball, walking over with a depressed look. After looking at him, the depression quickly turned into anger: "That's what I said. you."

It seems that this humiliating failed attempt has made Correa a little crazy.

"Dark and narrow-minded, take care of yourself, don't let us score a big score. A big score in the Champions League knockout round is not good-looking." Ashraf understood Spanish, frowned and replied, and then ran away.

Influenced by Chen Yufeng, he also likes to let his skills speak for himself.

Too many disputes are useless and useless except annoying. Does winning the quarrel prove that this person is very powerful?

So why aren’t talk comedians on the Forbes list and the Golden Globes list?

"Oh……"

Correa raised his brows and raised his hands in the air, as if applauding, as if to say that he was waiting here to see if Ashraf could score a big score for them.

Ashraf ignored him and returned to his position waiting for the kick-off.

"Beep!" The game started immediately. Sevilla fired the ball from the center circle again and launched a fierce attack towards Leicester City's half.

Without clear tactical instructions, they chose a more violent attack after kick-off, as if they wanted to eat the entire Leicester City in one bite.

On the one hand, this is the original tactical design, and on the other hand, the urgency of falling behind gives them a stronger desire to attack.

On the sidelines of the court, Sampaoli poked out his big belly and walked quickly around the sidelines. This is a small personal habit of his, which is the same as Tiezi's hair drying.

"Pap tap tap tap..." Sampaoli's steps were fast and urgent, which reflected his anxiety and also increased the anxiety of the players.

Even the Sevilla fans on the sidelines felt that this was not right.

"You can't play like this. You chose the wrong way from the beginning. It looks like you have possession of the ball, but it's of no use."

"After the Spanish national team won the championship and the Dream Three ended, the traditional pass-and-control football has been thoroughly studied. Without changes that keep pace with the times and the basic ability to read and understand, it is really dangerous to play like this. "

"I don't agree with this tactic. I feel it's too soft. They want to use passing games to replace one-on-one confrontations and half-goal confrontations. Over time, the players will not adapt to confrontations. Confront fear.”

"What is Sampaoli, an Argentine, doing? Isn't the Argentine national team very tough? He himself is very tough, so why can't the players be tougher?"

"Everyone knows that the Premier League is not the Premier League of the past. When facing them in the European war, you must be careful and make special tactical preparations and targets. What's more, you are facing the team that is currently ranked first in the Premier League. Sampaoli is Are you really so stubborn and conceited?”

"Kicking like this is going to end."

"..."

Doubts arose, and the cheers of Sevilla fans gradually weakened, and instead a noise enveloped the entire Pizjuan Stadium.

There is no doubt that this is another catalyst that makes the players even more anxious.

Under the successive blows, Sevilla's players had become somewhat indifferent. They began to make frequent mistakes and lose the ball frequently.

You know, football is a sport with basic laws. If you frequently break your rhythm of ball control, the rhythm that comes back will break your basic laws.

The formation is out of sync, players cannot change back after changing positions, local confusion and taking the initiative to release gaps. These low-level mistakes have become the main theme of Sevilla players.

"This situation is actually not uncommon. Teams show a tendency of collapse and defeat every day. However, it is relatively rare for this situation to occur so early."

"Especially, this is not an insignificant game, this is a Champions League knockout match, 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 head coach, but the negative things Sevilla has shown so far today can only be caused by Sampaoli's ability and thinking."

"..."

Just after He Wei finished sighing, a reasonable scene was discovered.

Ashraf, who was already full of energy, this time personally wandered to the middle to help defend, and once again intercepted Correa's football with a fierce up-and-coming tackle.

"Boom bang bang..."

Ashraf lay on the ball and ran straight to the frontcourt. He was very fast, and his brain was making decisions while running.

Then, he sent a through ball in the direction of Chen Yufeng, and then ran towards the center.

"Captain! Help me!"

Ashraf shouted that he hoped the captain could pass the ball at him and give him a chance to score.

Feeling full of power, he knew one thing very clearly, that is, if Chen Yufeng's landing point is accurate enough, then he will definitely use 120% of his efforts to try to score!

I dare not say that I will be included!

But he is desperate!

That’s the idea!

"Oh!"

Chen Yufeng's pass came out, and he saw the desire to score in Ashraf. This desire sometimes makes players take two extra steps and rush faster.

And in a football field, a place made up of thousands of moments, sometimes a change that breaks the rules can bring about huge changes.

A low ball flew towards the center and ran towards the central defense line led by Lenglet.

"Bang!" It wasn't until Chen Yufeng passed the ball that Escudero 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 that said, "Are you sick?" The latter's hair stood up in embarrassment, and he felt a chill all over his body.

The two of them didn't communicate much, and both set their sights on the middle.

Chen Yufeng's pass was still accurate. This pass passed all the defensive players and went straight to the small penalty area.

Why can we cross it?

This is not because of the footwork, but because of the amount of advance it gives.

This means that if the forward wants to catch the football, he needs to be more determined and move faster when he just starts!

To grab something, it depends on whether the desire to 'grab' is strong enough.

"Bang!!"

A figure in blue came out and kicked the ball into the net. The goalkeeper raised his hands in surrender, and then fell straight to the ground, acting like a mechanical toy.

When it comes to desire, who has more desire than Ashraf now?

“Yeah————!!!”

Surrounded by the cheers of the expedition fans and bathed in the desperate expressions of the Sevilla fans, Ashraf rushed towards Chen Yufeng.

Chen Yufeng stood on the spot and spread his hands towards Ashraf. The latter understood what he was doing and jumped up high on Chen Yufeng's body.

"Oh...Come on...!!"

Ashraf smiled happily. The grudge with Correa was still behind him, and now he just wanted to celebrate.

"Sure enough, I have flattered the captain. I have everything. I also want to eat some of these cakes." Okazaki Shinsi came up quickly, ran to Chen Yufeng's side with a sad face, pretending to be a little jealous.

"Don't disgust us, Okazaki." Mahrez, who followed, looked disgusted.

Two to zero, it can be said that they have almost sealed the victory in this away game!

(End of this chapter)