Football: A late bloomer, starting with Leicester City

Chapter 363 Golden goal victory! Football, the paradise of winners! (Ask for monthly ticket)

On April 4, the FA Cup semi-finals arrived.

Originally, this could be regarded as a high-profile game, but Leicester City has been so popular in the Champions League recently that this game seems a bit insignificant.

However, this is definitely only relative to the attention of the outside world.

For the Leicester City players, they are still very interested in this battle that is related to their nightmare!

Last season, they suffered a painful home and away defeat against Arsenal. This season, they lost twice to Chelsea in the Premier League.

Last year, they had no chance to play against Arsenal in other competitions and wash away this humiliating record.

If we have it this year, we will definitely go all out!

Not to mention, the Premier League battle between them and Chelsea is far from over, with both teams about to enter the final stages of the game.

If they lose to Chelsea again in the FA Cup and are beaten three times by their opponents in a single season, their mentality of competing for the Premier League title will also be affected.

For various reasons, they must play this game well!

At the pre-match press conference, Chen Yufeng stood alone in front of the media's interview board and accepted questions from the crowd.

"Chelsea is a strong team and Conte has set them up well. We didn't find a way to beat them in the first two games."

"Chelsea made three substitutions in a row, and Leicester City also had to make adjustments. Klose replaced Vardy, and Odegaard replaced Drinkwater."

"It depends on Ranieri."

"Pedro cuts inside and hits the goal! The football is firmly in Schmeichel's pocket! There is no danger!"

Due to poor luck, Leicester City has only played a handful of home games in the FA Cup. They have gradually become accustomed to the feeling of being a dragon. Every time they go to the opponent's home court, they are booed like the final boss. .

"Chelsea rotated Hazard and the great beauty Diego Costa today, which weakened their offensive line."

"Matic! A very penetrating pass! Found Pedro on the wing!"

"Mahrez! He also shot an inward shot! The quality was not high and it missed the goal... We saw some disappointment on Chen Yufeng's face. He had just been marking one on one with David Luiz. If If the ball can be passed in, maybe he can complete a header from close range."

The start of the game was similar to the previous two games against Chelsea. Both sides invested a lot of people in the middle and launched a bloody battle. For a while, no one could do anything about the other.

On the sidelines of the court, Chelsea coach Conte had his hands in his suit pockets, his eyes seemed to be full of concentration, but if you look closely, you can still detect a hint of helplessness in his expression.

"One shot! Still didn't go in!"

"There is something wrong with Conte's expression on the sidelines. We make a bold guess that his mood may be similar to Simeone of Atletico Madrid. They clearly felt the pressure of Chen Yufeng after he changed his position to the middle!"

"Everyone knows that Leicester City is a team that weakens or even gives up control of the midfield. When Chen Yufeng played on the wing, their implementation of this tactic was not thorough enough, but once they came to the center, the situation was completely different."

Unlike Leicester City, all changes in formations, moves and rotations are all helpless or passive actions.

But everyone knows that as long as one side makes a mistake, the other side will quickly pour the ball into your goal with thunderous momentum!

"Chelsea's offensive opportunities, Batshuayi took up the center position. He is Chen Yufeng's teammate in the Belgian national team."

Chen Yufeng nodded, but did not finish his words. He finally greeted the reporters and went to the team's locker room to make final preparations.

"With a large-scale transfer, Schmeichel is directly looking for Chen Yufeng in the middle! The confrontation between Chen Yufeng and David Luiz! The advantage is obvious!"

"Okay, let's start the second half of the game. Let's see if the two sides can decide a winner in the forty-five minutes of the second half."

"It was like the game against Atletico Madrid, we lost the first game but won the second and ended up winning everything."

"I hope so."

He knew that his teammates were watching the press conference, so he spoke sharply.

"They can use long passes in every fast attack. Even if Chen Yufeng can't compete, Vardy may be able to use his speed to seize the opportunity."

The game officially started at 6 p.m. local time. The blue team Chelsea and the blue fox Leicester City started a life-and-death struggle at Stamford Bridge.

After the fifteen-minute intermission, substitution signs were raised on the sidelines.

Since there was no goal in the first half, Chelsea directly replaced the entire striker, with Hazard, Diego Costa, and Cesc Fabregas all on the field.

"As for Leicester City, it is even more unfamiliar due to frequent changes in center partners. Chen Yufeng and Vardy have never paired up with a double center."

The Blue Fox soldiers who always stayed in the Expeditionary Force stands gave these players comfort.

"If Klose is on the court, it will be double insurance!"

"This is a move to strengthen offense and threaten the ball. I hope Kanter can take up the defensive banner in the midfield and backfield!"

"..."

"..."

“Oh oh oh oh…oh oh oh oh…oh oh!!”

This is really a very rich club. They really rely on two sets of lineups to compete for the championship on multiple lines this year... Whoever comes up will not look unfamiliar because they have accumulated a lot of experience before. .

The team needs this kind of emotion. Having just defeated Atletico Madrid, they must use thunderous momentum to get everything back from Chelsea!

"You mean, you will be the final winner?" a reporter from the British Peninsula asked.

Chen Yufeng rubbed his eyes and said calmly: "But everything has passed. This is a brand new game. Leicester City will attack the championship. We will defeat them. Everything should be restored today. came back."

"Let's see if Ranieri will boldly replace Klose and let him partner with Chen Yufeng or Vardy!"

"Chelsea's two defeats in the league have indeed created a lot of suspense for the Premier League title race. However, if we can handle the last few games of the Premier League well, do not lose the title, and then step on their shoulders from the FA Cup to the final. , that means we lost nothing.”

"Leicester city!! Leicester city...!!!"

"In this case, a dull first half will be over. There are still more than ten seconds left in stoppage time. The referee should blow the whistle when the goal kick is taken!"

"I think it would be better for Klose to replace Vardy. Chen Yufeng has similar functions to Vardy. Everyone has to accept the fact that Vardy is famous for his sense of smell in front of the goal, impact, dribbling ability, and speed... these points, Chen Yufeng is better...but he has other advantages, so he seems to be the better one among the high and fast."

"..."

William, Batshuayi, Pedro exit.

The midfielder area has always been an area of ​​concern for him. No one on the team can shoulder the defensive burden of this position.

Matic is good, but he needs a more functional partner.

We need a defensive player who can compete with Chen Yufeng for the top position and can also protect the two-point position without Chen Yufeng's easy kicking!

Kanter is such a player.

Before the start of this season, he promised team owner Abramovich that if he could buy Kante from Leicester City, the team would be able to guarantee the competitiveness of the two-way championship next season!

The immortal Frenchman has always been Conte's favorite player.

He was once very close to Kanter, just a few steps away.

But in the end, I don’t know who was bewitched him, but Kante stayed at Leicester City... and did not come to Chelsea.

Although Chelsea is also competing for the championship on both fronts this season, it is not safe.

"Bang!" Kanter on the court happened to cut off Hazard's dribbling with a beautiful tackle. Seeing this scene, Conte's heart was bleeding.

The better Kanter performed, the more flustered he became.

There is a need for balance on the court. When Chelsea players find that so many attackers cannot deal with the Leicester City defense, they will unconsciously increase the number of attackers, resulting in an empty rear and increasing the risk of conceding the ball.

Conte knows this and can remind him at any time.

But you can't change the things in your subconscious mind. Sometimes the players on the field won't hear you when you shout.

Except for the sound level of 'Alan back'.

"Sir, we have to think about how we defeated Leicester City in the first two games." An assistant coach next to him reminded us that everyone had discussed this issue before the game, and this kind of precaution is necessary.

He was just afraid that Conte would forget after standing here, or not be firm enough.

"I was thinking about it. Chen Yufeng's move to the middle broke a lot of balance and made me don't know how to deal with it."

Conte replied to him seriously, "Originally, I wanted to use David Luiz's experience in defense and combine it with the strategy of blocking the penalty area to weaken his threat."

"But this obviously doesn't work. The threat he poses when he gets to the center is too great. It's so great that I couldn't deduce it to this point before the game. Do you understand?"

"In this kind of hinterland, you can no longer send four or five players to carry out crowd tactics like on the wing. Once he distributes the ball, he may be able to do it alone."

Conte is a bit pessimistic. He is not an optimistic Italian to begin with. He is synonymous with ruthlessness and iron fist. His and Ranieri's personalities are simply two extremes.

"Are there no weaknesses?" the assistant coach reminded him. He was definitely not a fool and could see something coming out. He just hoped that Conte would also pay attention to these.

"I know that when he gets to the middle, his play will be simpler, and the frequency of breakthroughs will be reduced. Many times he will be used as a fulcrum, and there will be fewer opportunities to shoot."

Conte expressed his opinion, "But the threat and containment ability are greater, right? The closer you are to the threat, the more threat you can create. Occasionally, you can also have superstar abilities that suddenly appear."

"I have to worry, even though I know our players are playing well, they have the ability to kill the game at any time."

Conte's character assistant coach also understood that he could only elaborate on his suggestions as much as possible, "Strengthen the wing defense to prevent crosses from coming in. Chen Yufeng's defensive strategy is changed to interference."

"This player himself also knows that he has a strong containment ability and everyone is afraid of him. Therefore, when there is no particularly good opportunity, he will not fight very hard with everyone."

"We don't have to waste defensive numbers and reduce the opportunities he gets."

The chat between the two stopped here. Conte did not give any answer. He just paced back and forth until seventy minutes later, he came to the sidelines and deployed the assistant coach's suggestions on the court.

He thought this was a good idea.

……

In the Chelsea backcourt, Chen Yufeng clearly felt that there was less pressure around him, and the opponent seemed to let him go.

"What do you mean? What is Conte thinking? Does he think I rarely turn around with the ball and am not too much of a threat?" He had doubts in his heart. He just saw a player coming over to whisper to everyone, so he must It was Conte's arrangement.

This is really a delightful and childish change.

Of course, the secret joy comes from the fact that he can try to turn around and take a long shot in the next time. Childishly, it comes from the fact that he feels that he is not respected.

respect...haha, one of Mourinho's famous quotes.

Chen Yufeng thought this way, just joking with himself and adjusting his mood to facilitate a better competition.

People sometimes need to communicate with themselves.

"So, Conte thinks I am the arc of the penalty area. There are very few shots outside the penalty area. Most of the goals are scored through inward arcs, and there are very few long-range shots from the instep."

"Cleverness leads to mistakes."

This is the most real thing that Chen Yufeng has experienced after playing more than a year, and it is also a fact.

Why does every time he acquires a skill, is it always useful in the first few games, or is it only used a few times to change the situation of the battle?

It's because, after he became a superstar, people around him studied him too much and took too many precautions against him.

They all want to minimize his other threats, so they are looking for his weaknesses every time and want to use some points to guard against him.

And often, his new skills will make up for one of his weaknesses, causing unexpected effects.

In this game, Chen Yufeng doesn't know whether he can use Diego Forlan's shooting skills to score a goal. But he knows that causing trouble is certain.

"Bang!!"

In the 75th minute of the game, Chen Yufeng received the ball and turned around and fired a furious shot. The football went straight to the right corner of the goal, but the height was not high enough, making it easier for the goalkeeper to pounce.

The ball was saved by Courtois with one palm.

"Come on!!" Courtois, who saved a ball, roared to cover up his panic and fear. The ball just now really shocked him.

After finishing the shot, Chen Yufeng felt a sense of relief. Courtois's roar also evoked the memory of the conflict between them.

"Courtois! Courtois! Show him how good you are!"

"Chen Yufeng! Chen Yufeng! The golden goal wins!!"

A smell of gunpowder filled the stadium, and fans from both sides began to shout the names of the two players.

Whether Chelsea helps Courtois wash away his shame with three kills in a single season, or whether Leicester City wins the final key battle and allows Chen Yufeng to win over Courtois again, it all depends on this game!

"Oh!"

"Oh!"

Chen Yufeng could be said to shoot furiously after receiving the football. He was really close to scoring a few times and shocked Chelsea fans again and again.

Although there was no shortage of missed balls, no one dared to let him continue playing like this.

When Chen Yufeng received the football again and took aim, David Luiz, with the idea of ​​success or failure, kicked Chen Yufeng's ankle with his leg.

If he couldn't kick the ball away, he kicked Chen Yufeng down.

Chen Yufeng's eyes lit up, and he moved the ball away with a quick kick. At the same time, he tightened his calf muscles and was ready for a malicious foul.

"Bang!" "Ah——!"

"Beep!"

Three voices sounded, and the interval between them was definitely no more than a second. Chen Yufeng fell to the ground holding the shin guard.

David Luiz can commit a flagrant foul, and he can certainly use the rules to create free kick opportunities.

This wasn't a flop, it was just that he guessed the opponent's intentions and deliberately fell into the trap.

"Free kick opportunity! Leicester City got a free kick opportunity in the 87th minute of the game!"

"Will Chen Yufeng be the taker of free kicks? Maybe we shouldn't discuss this issue anymore, who else!"

"Come on! Let's see if Chen Yufeng's classic free kick can help Leicester City take another step forward and enter the FA Cup final. This will be a moment that determines history!"

"As long as they score, Chen Yufeng will help the team create history! They will officially enter the era of competing for the domestic Grand Slam!"

"The two sides fought for a whole game, and neither one could do anything to the other, but the balance was broken at this moment. We all know that in this position, Chen Yufeng's free throw success rate is very high!"

"..."

The commentator's excited voice sounded, and he was pushing the mood.

The reason why he pushed a little harder was that he really didn't want the fans watching the live broadcast of the game to fall asleep... The score was still zero to zero at the end of the game. No matter how strong the two sides were and how fast the contest was, it would still look boring. of.

This is the case for most people, so he can only roar like this to help everyone cheer up.

On the field, Chen Yufeng quickly looked like he was fine.

Courtois hurriedly arranged the wall, he didn't want to lose face at such an important moment.

Save this ball and Chelsea still have a chance.

If he couldn't save it, the team would have no chance, and he would have no chance to make a comeback against Chen Yufeng.

The conflict between the two has become the biggest highlight of the competition.

"Beep!"

When Courtois gave a thumbs up to the referee, when the latter blew the whistle for a free throw.

Chen Yufeng took two deep breaths, and glanced at Courtois with a sharp look. He did not look at the opponent's expression, but looked at the direction of the opponent's knees.

He needs to judge where to hit the ball, which will pose a greater threat.

"Kick, kick, kick..." Chen Yufeng's run-up began. After a small step, there were three most critical distance adjustments.

Then, just step on it, stretch your left arm, swing your right leg, hit, pull, and kick the ball! !

"Bang——!!" In the silence of the entire stadium, the sound of the ball being touched was particularly loud, and everyone focused their attention on the football.

Chelsea fans clasped their hands together. What they hoped for most was that the ball would bounce off the wall.

This is indeed a common mistake in free kicks. Most free kicks do not go over the wall.

But... Chen Yufeng's free kick passed!

The football instantly passed through the air above the wall and fell towards the goal.

In panic, Chelsea fans saw Courtois stretch his body and throw himself in the direction of the falling football.

"Come on... Come on, you can do it, you can definitely do it. You are tall, long arms, and quick to react! This ball can't be a problem for you!" Some Chelsea fans were so frightened that they almost cried. They could only comfort themselves in this way.

The football quickly came to the goal, and Courtois quickly put his hand on the line of the football.

When the moment of life and death finally arrived, all the substitute players and coaching staff of the Leicester City team stood up, and a crowd of people stood on tiptoes and looked behind the wall.

"Whoa!!" Finally, they saw the net shaking violently, and the football seemed to fall into the net!

Didn't Courtois pounce? !

"Yeah——!!!" The Leicester City expeditionary force behind Courtois gave everyone the answer.

Yes, he didn't pounce!

The ball went in!

It really was a goal to win!

"Chen Yufeng! Oh...!! Chen Yufeng!!"

"OH MY GOD!! GOD!!"

"It's him again! It's him again!"

"One to zero! We are going to the final! Chelsea is going to fall!"

"We shattered their confidence, we will win the final Premier League championship and FA Cup championship, come on!!!"

"The God of free kicks! His free kicks are definitely among the top ten in the world!!"

Everyone on the sidelines of the stadium swarmed towards Chen Yufeng, waving their hands wildly and showing bright smiles.

Is it possible to get a yellow card?

They don't care!

The final is the last game. As long as they can get in, they don't have much control over it. A yellow card suspension is impossible anyway!

"Leicester City has officially launched its bid for the domestic Grand Slam! League Cup champion! Premier League champion! Community Shield champion! FA Cup... final!"

"I don't know what else can stop them! The Champions League?"

"Leicester City, who have entered the semi-finals of the Champions League, have their destiny firmly in their own hands. Now, no one can make them regret it except themselves!"

"Remember! They have created a prosperous world with their own two feet! They have the chance to win everything!"

"..."

In the chaos, Chen Yufeng's figure stood out, and he was more crazy than the others.

Rushing to the corner of Stamford Bridge and breaking the corner flagpole with a sliding tackle was his gift to himself.

Behind him, Courtois lay on the ground and never got up. He kept covering his face and almost sobbing.

Courtois knew very well that he had lost all opportunities to catch up with Chen Yufeng.

That breath can never come out again.

He doesn't have to think about the Belgian national team.

Conte on the sidelines glanced at his watch in panic. After several celebrations from Leicester City, the time had reached the 89th minute.

After thinking about the very coherent and smooth second half of the game, Conte's experience told him that the maximum stoppage time is generally 2 minutes.

2 minutes…

What can be done?

In a daze, Conte seemed to see a shadow running back and forth on the sidelines.

That was the scene of him running around the field excitedly when he challenged the title rivals Leicester City twice in a row this season.

It's a pity that, from this perspective, he won two insignificant games.

Leicester City won a vital game.

"Beep! Beep! Beep--!"

When the referee's whistle finally sounded, Conte smiled meaningfully, then quickly walked towards Ranieri with his pockets in his pockets, shook hands quickly and left quickly.

Chelsea's players mostly lowered their heads and left quickly, leaving the venue to the Leicester City people who were caught up in a new round of carnival.

In just one week, I experienced great joy twice in a row.

Happiness is on the lips of every Leicester City fan and player. This is the end of the season. There are too many crucial games.

As long as you can keep moving forward, you will always be happy and joyful.

This is football, a game of winners.

Chen Yufeng is the winner who shines the brightest, and Leicester City is also the winner who has repeatedly created miracles.

Now, they are heading to the FA Cup final!

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ps: There will be another chapter later, I am sure of it, I will not break my promise.

(End of this chapter)