Football: A late bloomer, starting with Leicester City

Chapter 357 vs. Atletico Madrid! Waltz volley! (8k finish race)

"Beep!"

As the Leicester City players fired the ball from the center circle, Atletico Madrid's three lines began to slowly press forward. They acted in a unified manner and had strict tactical discipline. Everyone knew what responsibilities they would play in this game.

Several years have passed, and Simeone has trained this team very well. It will be very difficult for any strong team to encounter them in the cup.

In the Premier League played by Leicester City, most of the strong teams are full of flowers. There are Chelsea who are good at defensive counterattacks, Arsenal who play beautiful football, and Manchester City who play the ultimate pass and control.

They can all be called kings in their respective fields.

But no matter what, no team in the Premier League plays exactly the same style as Atletico Madrid.

This team is like a one-man show, and has monopolized the title of 'iron-blooded' in the past few years.

Leicester City can only play fumblingly in this game. They can only use their five senses to feel the magical 'Atletico Madrid style' spread by the outside world.

Extraordinary overall linkage, relentless defense, and always running more aggressively than the opponent!

They can only experience and adapt to these on the court!

On the left wing, Cork heard Griezmann's shout after receiving the ball and turned around. He turned his head and saw Griezmann diagonally crossing behind Fox.

"Oh!"

"This is not an accidental scene, this is the style of this team! This goal is not luck!"

"If it doesn't work out, it proves that Atletico Madrid's tactical deployment is very successful, and they will most likely have the back-up to attack later."

The opponent defended him very hard, and the defensive method was actually very simple, which was to invest in numbers, or even a four-person partial defense team.

"Atletico Madrid defended Leicester City very well in the opening stage. Chen Yufeng tried an inside shot, but it was blocked by Oblak. Vardy's turn and volley did not have any power."

Atletico Madrid's defense is different from that of other teams. Their linkage is terrible. These four players seem to be sharing the same brain. If you go up and I go down, if one person goes up to grab it, someone will be two meters away. After filling in, there are two more people doing the planning.

From an onlooker's perspective, he was indeed right.

"Seventy minutes later, they probably won't be so strong."

Fox and Danny Simpson are both players who can't stand the torment, and their performance this season is far less stable than last season.

"Oh!"

On the other side, in the CCTV commentary area, CCTV commentator Liu Jiayuan is sitting in the commentary seat, bringing the broadcast of this game to the audience in front of the TV.

With the attention of all the fans at the Calderon Stadium, Atletico Madrid played a very efficient offensive organization. From the moment center back Godin cut off Vardy's football, Leicester City was already in a dangerous situation.

Cork did not hesitate and sent a penetrating diagonal pass, which instantly penetrated Fox.

Bypass Kanter and seize Leicester City's two aging full-backs to make a fuss!

Starting from this pass, Atletico Madrid's offensive deployment has been revealed.

It is obvious to onlookers that this sentence is correct.

Once confused, Atletico Madrid can take advantage of the situation.

"We can only rely on moving the ball, see if Mahrez can complete the breakthrough with the numerical advantage, and then pass it into the penalty area to create a threat."

He had this idea in his mind after playing for a while, "Maybe we are waiting for Atletico Madrid's fatigue period to arrive. Defense is more tiring than offense. Concentration for a long time consumes a lot of mental and mental energy."

"Efficiency is their greatest feature."

"Griezmann passed the ball! The landing spot is good, Torres, Carrasco are outflanking him in the middle! As well as Saul and Koke!"

Liu Jiayuan still maintained his rationality during his quick commentary. He analyzed the reasons for Atletico Madrid's goal very clearly without losing his passion.

As for speed, this is an accidental skill. Sometimes it works very well, and sometimes it works very poorly. If the opponent's assist defense is very good, then he can't do anything.

"The linkage between Atletico Madrid players will force them further away from the goal, making it more difficult to hit the target."

Once Leicester City fails to develop efficient offensive organization and clear offensive and defensive choices, they will fall into a confused situation.

"One to zero! Leicester City is behind in the Champions League quarter-finals!"

All I can say is that I hope I can find an opportunity to use it...

"This is a scene that shocked me. Atletico Madrid's players are so good at running. In such a fast break, four people were able to quickly enter the penalty area and outflank them, and two others came to the outside to control the two points!"

Again, Chen Yufeng's breakthrough requires space. Even if he can push through the crowd like a bulldozer, there will always be someone dexterous on the opposite side who can poke his football away.

He does not yet have the miraculous small-scale breakthrough ability of Diego Maradora. Ronaldo's breakthrough also requires a certain small space.

"It was Carrasco who poked the football! The ball went in! Atletico Madrid leads 1-0!"

Godin first passed a cross pass to the team's right back Juanfran, who took the ball a few steps, and then made a wide transfer to find the left midfielder Koke.

"Atletico Madrid's opportunity, their offense is very vigorous! The football has come to Griezmann's feet!"

Liu Jiayuan expressed his analysis in the fourteenth minute of the game, "The current situation is that even if Leicester City can create some opportunities through the players' personal abilities, it is not an excellent opportunity."

"Cork!"

In the 22nd minute of the game, Liu Jiayuan's worried scene appeared.

Chen Yufeng knocked the football back to Kanter in another attack. He had already initially felt the pressure from his opponent.

Chen Yufeng felt very clearly that as long as he made a breakthrough with the ball, the opponent's players could quickly complete effective damage.

As a commentator for CCTV, Liu Jiayuan's narrative ability is definitely above par, not to mention his understanding of football.

"This is a situation that Leicester City rarely encounters. They often achieve results quickly in the first few attacks. Even if they don't score a goal for the entire half, they will not be as weak as they are today. .”

He is indeed a good commentator.

At this moment, thunderous cheers rang out in the Calderon Stadium. Atletico Madrid fans stood up from their seats and waved their hands, "Yeah——!!"

They certainly know how important it is to take the lead in the Champions League quarter-finals, and they also know what it means to score first against a counter-attacking team like Leicester City.

The semi-finals are already waving to them!

"Simone! My God!"

Someone shouted two words that all the fans at the scene wanted to shout, "Griezmann, my God!!"

"Well done! Well done! Hahahaha...!"

"We want to reach the semi-finals, then the finals, and win the final championship!"

"It's a regrettable story that I don't want to go through again. I have an advantage at home and can win them firmly in the away game. Come on Madrid!!"

"..."

In the Atletico Madrid coach's seat on the side of the court, all the substitute players and assistant coaches skated out on their knees.

"Boom...!!" Simeone also made a signature celebration move, placing his hands not far from his crotch and throwing it back angrily, straddling his waist and looking like he was going to break the air.

If we say the fans' excitement shows their expectations for the team's future ambitions.

The excitement of the coaches and players can reflect their release of pressure.

The game against Leicester City has always been like a big mountain pressing on their heads, making it difficult for them to breathe.

It is a dark polo team in itself. If you beat him, it may not matter. If you lose, you will be sprayed to death.

Not a lot of pressure?

And this sentence is not entirely accurate. Judging from the media's rendering before the game, they believe that Leicester City's encounter with Atletico Madrid is the most promising matchup to reach the semi-finals.

Do you think this is infuriating?

After all, Atletico Madrid is the king of the cup, the players on the team are also worth a lot, and they have a unique style of play.

Are we like the villains, rushing to gain experience points as a stepping stone for the dark horse of Leicester City?

Tolerable or unbearable!

"Come again! Come again!!"

Simeone finally showed his fangs. He waved wildly, stamped the ground with his right foot crazily, and used all his limbs to express his excitement.

After doing all this, he turned his attention to the back of Chen Yufeng's '66'.

Will this perseverant, late-blooming 'genius' be God's last hurdle for Atletico Madrid?

After crossing him, can we realize our dreams?

For a moment, Simone's eyes were a little wet.

He is not moved by anything else, he is only moved by dreams, wasted time, and regrets.

…………

"Beep!"

The Leicester City players walked to their own half in a daze, and then listened to the referee blowing the whistle for the game to restart.

They were not prepared for this scene.

Even if there is, I have forgotten about it now.

"Oh!"

After the restart, Chen Yufeng began to try to create some opportunities with small breakthroughs.

That is to say, through personal ability, he can quickly escape from a very small space, attract the defensive players and then quickly pass the ball out, without giving the opponent a chance to make up for the ball.

This is a foolproof strategy. As long as it creates a numerical advantage for teammates, Atletico Madrid's defensive players are not invincible.

Mahrez and others have the ability to break through them, not to mention Chen Yufeng.

However, it may be that he drew a lot of energy from the recent goal, or it may be the influence of Simeone, or the strong desire for the Champions League game.

The rapid movement of the formation shown by the Atletico Madrid players next deeply surprised Chen Yufeng.

It stands to reason that if he transfers the ball with one kick, he can at least create about 2 seconds of play time for his teammates on the weak side, right?

起码在2秒钟的时间内，他是一个1对1的形势，然后在4秒钟左右，还能保持一个1对2的局面，或者2对2的局面吧？

But Atletico Madrid compressed all the movements by at least half a point. At first glance, this does not sound scary, but when you step into Mahrez at this time, you can feel it.

"With a wide-range transfer, Mahrez stopped well. He chose to use a breakthrough to face the opponent's full-back Juanfran! A one-on-one opportunity!"

"It's over, Juanfran didn't guard Mahrez! But Savic made up the position quickly and made a sliding shovel!"

"Beautiful! Mahrez passed Savi with an exquisite pick...Ah, Godin caught up and poked the ball out of the sideline. Mahrez hugged his head in annoyance, looking a little annoyed."

Liu Jiayuan regretted very much, "Atletico Madrid's replacement was too fast! When I saw Godin just now, when the director locked Chen Yufeng and changed his perspective, he moved to the left in an instant and completed the replacement defense."

"We saw that next to Godin there were Atletico Madrid midfielders Carrasco and Gabi, and they were all watching eagerly and preparing to destroy!"

"This is a complete strangulation battle!"

"If we can maintain this overall movement speed for a whole game, we may be able to see that magical scene, where a team does not use the bus fight method to keep Leicester City clean and score a goal. "

"..."

After this scene, Leicester City players were seen moving at similar speeds in several scenes.

Atletico Madrid players, who were beaten to death, gradually felt a sense of powerlessness and despair.

Too hard to kick.

Ranieri looked a little helpless on the sidelines. He didn't know what tactical adjustments he could make at this time to change the team's decline.

The first half of the game passed like this.

The Leicester City players who returned to the locker room were all silent. Even Chen Yufeng was busy adjusting himself and did not comfort his teammates immediately.

By the time Ranieri made the tactical decision to replace Fox and replace Achraf, there was not much time left for the halftime break.

Chen Yufeng finally stood up and said: "There will always be smart people and strong teams in this world. This half tells us that we are not invincible."

"Today, Atletico Madrid was the better team. They did better than us in all aspects. I wouldn't be too surprised if they fell behind at halftime or even at full time."

"In the past period of time, the consecutive victories in the Premier League and the FA Cup have made us forget one thing again, that is, everything we have now is achieved by us."

"It's something like Atlético Madrid fought for today."

Chen Yufeng was ready to accept defeat. He saw something wrong with each of his teammates.

Adjustment takes time. His current goal is to tell everyone their mistakes and then set an example to deepen their impression as much as possible.

Even if we lose, the point difference should not be too big.

A draw would be the best, but judging from the current situation, he didn't dare to hope for it.

"British teams are afraid of us. They will refer to our strength and efficiency against other British teams. Premier League teams always feel that our offense is unsolvable and go crazy looking for solutions from other aspects."

"They even sacrificed their offense or used very innovative 'weird' formations to face us."

"It's because they are afraid!"

"Think about it, if we hadn't worked hard last season and crushed so many doubts with strength at the beginning of the season, would we have all this?"

"But Atletico Madrid is different. Atletico Madrid will not spoil us. They will stick to their own style, make some targeted arrangements, and then gather their strong will and willpower into combat power to defeat us!"

"Keep your original intention. We have been talking about moving forward for so long. Are we going to ruin it in this forty-five minutes or this ninety minutes?"

Chen Yufeng looked around and said, "In the second half, I hope everyone will not collapse. It is best to regain confidence by scoring goals."

"that's it."

The Leicester City players looked left and right, and even the coaching staff moved their bodies a few times. The atmosphere was still strange, but it was much improved compared to just now.

Indeed, when tactical changes make no sense, changes in mentality and desires are the most effective.

And the one who takes on this responsibility is Ranieri a few times, and Chen Yufeng most of the time.

He is the soul of this team.

………………

"Beep!"

"The second half of the game has begun. Dear viewers, welcome back. What you are watching now is the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, Atletico Madrid's home game against Leicester City."

"Atletico Madrid sent a mid-range ball. They looked very strong in today's game. The players had a strong desire to win."

"Looking at Leicester City, they did not show the efficiency and speed that people expected."

“I don’t know if it will change in the second half.”

"..." Under Liu Jiayuan's explanation, the iron-blooded Atletico Madrid brandished its bloody bone knife again and rushed towards Leicester City's defense.

The extremely hard physical confrontation, the tireless running, and the organization and cooperation that are not greedy for merit or greed for the ball made Kanter in the midfielder position a little unable to resist.

"Drinkvot, go up less. It takes too much physical energy to kick me like this."

This iron man, who has been working quietly for Leicester City for more than a year, said this for the first time, "I'm afraid I won't be able to run behind."

Pulled out alone, Kanter beat any Atletico Madrid player.

But what he faced was a complete central axis.

"I can't develop without playing football." Drinkwater seemed a little embarrassed.

"Then hit the high ball over my head!"

Chen Yufeng, who was standing in the frontcourt, heard the conversation between the two and pointed at his head.

At this moment, the situation suddenly changed again.

Griezmann, who lost to Chen Yufeng twice in the European Cup and Ballon d'Or, showed an extremely strong football style today.

This is a player who looks very agile, even to the point of being a little thin.

After receiving a pass from Godin in the middle, Griezmann used a fake turn to deceive his national team teammate Kante.

This gives him an opportunity to move the ball.

"Bang!" A wide-range long pass came from Griezmann's feet, and the football quickly fell to the far end.

A clear tactical purpose keeps football away from Kanter.

Leicester City's other defensive players are not afraid.

The individual combat capabilities of most of them are only at the upper-middle level of the five major leagues. This is still at the peak of their confidence.

On the left side of the backcourt, Danny Simpson was struggling to cope with the breakthrough from Carrasco.

He tried to engage in physical confrontation several times, but was avoided by the opponent.

"Bang!" A very sudden cross ball suddenly flashed out from Carrasco's feet.

Danny Simpson didn't hold back.

In the center, striker Torres used his chest to unload the ball. He didn't wait for the football to land, and hit a volley from the right side of the penalty area where he was most familiar.

"Oh!"

The powerful and heavy football flew into the upper corner of the net at a speed that was difficult for the naked eye to catch. Schmeichel judged the landing spot correctly, but unfortunately he raised his hand too slowly.

This is not the speed at which humans can react.

"Yeah——!!" The Calderon Stadium was boiling again, and Torres, the hero of the goal, roared and rushed to the wing, using a very chic sliding kneel to make his curtain call.

Simeone said that after taking a two-goal lead, he can switch to defense and he will go down then.

Torres understood the significance of this goal, and he was very fortunate that it was himself who completed this task.

Courtside.

"Boom!!" Simeone made the old move of crossing the waist and then turned around and called Thomas Partey on the bench.

This is a versatile but somewhat defensive midfielder. It's time to send him out to defend the victory.

With abundant physical fitness, he can not only solve the problem of midfielder ball, but also retreat to the central defender position at the appropriate time to assist the team in the central defense. Simeone believes that the player has this tactical discipline.

Two minutes later, Torres came off the field and Thomas came on, moving to the middle of the midfield.

Atletico Madrid gave up when it was good and chose a 4-5-1 formation to face Leicester City.

After experiencing the opponent's second goal and seeing this adjustment, Leicester City felt a deep powerlessness again.

Mahrez Vardy and others lowered their heads. They no longer felt that they could win this game.

Don't forget, the opponent is also a strong team with a world-famous reputation.

It's easy to play, but it's easier to play than Real Madrid.

Subtly, Leicester City must have been influenced by some media and thought it was an easy game, and then they were sanctioned.

Atletico Madrid's tactical passion and strategic composure caused some of the confidence that Leicester City players had just organized to disappear again.

Zero to two...

Maybe it’s time to return to the King Power Stadium.

They don't know what kind of state they will be in in the second round.

"Beep!"

The game started again, with the familiar plot and the familiar kick-off attack.

And then...the familiar futility returned.

After Leicester City played for a while and the players calmed down again, Chen Yufeng felt that it could not go on like this.

He's going to play solo.

He simply can't wait for his opponent to make a mistake or lose concentration.

The team now needs him to find some opportunities.

Any superstar needs to stand up at this moment. Cristiano Ronaldo is the well-known king of adversity. No matter what the predicament is, there is a possibility of reversal.

Chen Yufeng hopes that he can be such a person.

"It's just that all the good tactics and small plans were easily solved by the opponent. Now I am fighting alone."

Chen Yufeng set his sights on the goal. He saw Oblak who was concentrating and not slacking off for a moment. In 17, Oblak was a strong contender for the best goalkeeper in the world.

Anyone who has experienced this stage knows his dominance at this stage.

"Even if I beat the Atletico defender, I still have to face the magic boy Oblak. Can I hit the ball into the goal..."

After walking behind Atletico Madrid's steel defense for a whole game, Chen Yufeng was not really an emotionless goal machine. He also began to experience psychological fluctuations.

However, not long after the idea came out, he quickly shook his head and rejected it.

Anyway, give it a try!

You’ve persisted for so long, can’t you stand it for so long?

Once you have the ball, try it!

Although the success rate may not be high, and he will receive some puzzled looks from his teammates and fans in the early stage, as long as he can score a goal in the away game, there is still hope when he returns to home!

"Oh!"

In the 69th minute of the game, Chen Yufeng received the football on the right and started his first try.

The first time he chose to take the bottom line, he strengthened his resolve and began to attack this target line, which was full of enemies.

No miracle happened, he failed completely.

The second time, Chen Yufeng tried to go inside, but this time he also failed.

Atletico Madrid has done a great job in compressing space, and it even has a bit of an artistic feel.

As soon as Chen Yufeng took the ball and took a few steps inside, he saw that there were people in front of him, and there was no space or angle to shoot.

"call……"

In the 79th minute of the game, 10 minutes had passed since the first attempt, and Chen Yufeng started his third attempt.

This time, he began to change his catch point.

Use this to create chaos in the opponent's defense line and try to make the players who are following the defense confused.

After experiencing another failure, Chen Yufeng could already feel the suspicious eyes of the Leicester City expeditionary force and the helpless emotions of his teammates.

This is also the reason why the lone wolf mode cannot be used from the beginning.

Everyone played according to the rules at the beginning, the team mentality is still there, and the players' fighting spirit is still there.

If you play like this, it will immediately affect other people's ability to play football.

Even if I tolerate you for a while because you are a meritorious captain, you will still collapse over time.

Use it in the last 20 minutes. Use it when the team is already in a desperate situation. Even if the team collapses, Atletico Madrid will not have much time to attack.

In the 84th minute of the game, Chen Yufeng clearly knew that his physical fitness was coming to an end.

The next time he saw Drinkwater advancing with the ball, he chose to stand between Godin and Savic to receive the ball.

This is the center position.

Vardy and Shinsi Okazaki, who were next to them, quickly moved out of the way to avoid repositioning themselves with Chen Yufeng.

"Bang!" Drinkwater's pass came.

Chen Yufeng received the ball, then lowered his head and dribbled to the left, making a signature cut-in look.

"Defend inward cuts!" Atletico Madrid players didn't talk much. Oblak just reminded everyone of the key points of defense, and they started running like steel machines.

The entire penalty area was full of Atletico Madrid players. They made maximum use of their bodies and blocked all shooting angles.

In this way, no matter how fast Chen Yufeng is, he can't find a reasonable shot after the ball passes.

He can only try the fallen leaf ball... Chen Yufeng made a decision in his heart while thinking quickly about what he should do.

It is unrealistic to pick up the ball and shoot. There is only one way that might be possible.

"Bang!" Chen Yufeng knocked the ball to Mahrez, then quickly turned his head to observe the situation in the penalty area, and at the same time pointed eagerly to the soles of his feet, signaling Mahrez to pass back.

Mahrez didn't know what Chen Yufeng was going to do at the first time. He just knocked the ball back out of the trust and habit between good partners.

In a daze, Mahrez, who was still observing the dense crowd in Atletico Madrid's penalty area, saw Chen Yufeng using the outside of his left foot to lift the ball behind him.

"Bang!!!"

When Mahrez turned his head in shock, Chen Yufeng completed the coolest turn in his career so far.

As if he had expected it, he quickly switched to the supporting foot after picking the ball with his left foot, lowered his center of gravity and raised his toes to turn around.

In the process of turning around, Chen Yufeng quickly raised his right foot and made a sideways thrust.

He wants to play cool!

Only in this way can we be surprised!

A top warrior danced a waltz at the edge of Atletico Madrid's penalty area. This came from his impromptu dance that emerged out of desperation in desperate situations. After a spin, his powerful explosive power gave the dance a profound ending.

"Bang!!"

A heavy sound broke through the audience, and Chen Yufeng's volley hook hit the football.

No one can clearly describe how the football flies, because when people came back to their senses, they only saw the football touching the net. Oblak lowered his center of gravity in confusion, but did not know which way to pounce! !

"Oh——!!!"

The first ones to react were the Leicester City players on the field. They pounced on Chen Yufeng with shocked eyes.

"Yeah————!!"

"wind----!!!!"

Then came the fans off the field. The shouts of thousands of Leicester City fans broke through the roof of Calderon, rose into the sky, and then dispersed.

Even the home team Atletico Madrid fans also exclaimed, "Ah...!"

They just screamed, and with this single voice, they conveyed everything they wanted to express.

Everyone is crazy!

Wonderful goal!

Unimaginable creativity!

One to two!

Chen Yufeng scored a valuable away goal for Leicester City! !

Super star ability!

Under the excited words of commentators from various countries, the on-site director focused the camera on Chen Yufeng, who was kneeling in excitement, and then on Simeone, who was regretfully pushing forward with his hands in his pockets.

Didn't keep it!

Still scored by Leicester City!

"What did we do wrong?"

There was not much time left in the game, and Simeone knew that it was impossible for Leicester City to equalize the score. He was just wondering what he had done wrong.

Looking at Chen Yufeng's back, even if he was the leading side, Simeone had to worry about the second round...

Has this person's ability to break conventions reached this level?

"Gudong!" He swallowed hard, his face turning blue.

Not long after, when the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, the fans of Atletico Madrid and Leicester City all stood up and applauded the players.

The home team won the first round 2-1. This result was acceptable to both sides.

Going to Leicester City in the second round is a real life-and-death battle.

At that time, it will be time to compete.

As for the players on the field, they were all a little disappointed...

Atletico Madrid is disappointed that they did not keep a clean sheet, and Leicester City is disappointed that they experienced their first defeat in a short period of time.

Two completely different but similar emotions enveloped the stands and the field.

People only remember that Ranieri hugged Chen Yufeng tightly in the end and breathed a long sigh of relief.

I also remember that Simeone stood angrily on the sidelines and cursed at several of the team's defenders.

It's over, let's fight for our lives in the next round...

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ps: super big chapter.

(End of this chapter)