King of the start, I'm the new king of the Azzurri

Chapter 121 Pharmaceutical Factory (4K)

Leverkusen, a traditional Bundesliga powerhouse.

Their strength is not weak, and they are even favorable contenders for the Champions League seats all the year round.

This time in the Champions League play-offs against AC Milan, which is on the road to revival, this means that they have a great chance to get a place in the Champions League group stage.

Purely in terms of strength, AC Milan's lineup is no worse than Leverkusen.

Not to mention a talented young forward in AC Milan's formation, which will put great pressure on Leverkusen's defense.

For Li Feng's existence, Schmidt felt tricky.

Not only is it a matter of player strength, but more importantly, Schmidt feels that there are no players in his team who can limit Li Feng.

Judging from the performance of last season, Li Feng has outstanding confrontation ability, superb shooting skills, and good personal ability, but it seems that only sharing the ball is his weakness.

So is it possible to limit it from this point?
Schmidt began to think about the feasibility of this.

On this point, Schmidt did not omit the possibility that Li Feng will improve himself in the summer.

If the opponent really used one summer to practice, then this is really a rather troublesome matter.

Despite the possibility, Schmidt isn't too convinced of it!
"Roger, I'm a reporter from Sport Bild. I don't know if you have the confidence to beat AC Milan in the away game?"

The German media naturally wanted to know whether Roger Schmidt had the confidence to score away goals.

At this stage, there is talk of away goals, so whether Leverkusen can score away goals is related to their ability to advance to the next round.

Naturally, Schmidt knew this.

At present, there is a saying of away goals in European wars or cup games. As long as they score goals in the away game, even if they lose the game, they can return to the home court and launch a fierce counterattack!

"I believe my players can take a victory away from the San Siro."

Schmidt believes that he will be the one who has the last laugh in this game.

Listening to these very confident words, the reporters sitting in the audience looked at each other. Judging from the strength of the lineups of both sides, Leverkusen seems to have a slight advantage on paper.

"Roger, I'm Ron, the reporter of "Kicker". I wonder if you will defend Li in a targeted manner?"

The reporter's question was very clear, and Schmidt knew exactly what they wanted, but he would not "tell" what the other party wanted.

"will not!"

Although Li Feng's performance in the past season was very good, but this is only the last season.

Leverkusen's pre-match press conference was half an hour later than AC Milan.

Unlike Schmidt's situation, Gattuso was more calm.

The managers of both teams expressed their desire to win, but the football commentators gave a different opinion.

"Arrigo, this is AC Milan's return to the Champions League. Although it is a play-off, who do you think can have the last laugh?"

"I think AC Milan will defend their home honor!"

Such a conversation took place in the pre-match program of Sky Sport Italia.

Regarding the traffic of AC Milan, Sky Sports will naturally not give up. For this reason, they invited Arrigo Sacchi and Fabio Capello.

These two are the meritorious coaches of AC Milan. They led the original AC Milan to great honors.

Now this team is not as strong as it was back then, but they believe that Gattuso can lead the team to the right track!

At this time, more topics were discussed around Gattuso's formation.

Judging from the current situation of AC Milan's players, Gattuso can dispatch a variety of formations, but how to maximize the player's ability is what Gattuso needs to study.

But there is one thing, that is, the team's starting center has been finalized, and the best candidate for this position is - Li Feng!
This is the consensus of all.

"Fabio, Arrigo, now you two can guess how many goals Lee can score this season?"

Guessing the number of goals scored by the striker is also a common routine in such programs.

But this is already familiar to Aligo Sacchi and Fabio Capello!

"At least 35 goals this season!"

Saki was the first to give his own answer.

In Saki's view, the number of goals Li Feng scored in the last season was somewhat extraordinary, and his second season will naturally receive more attention. Coupled with the situation of multi-line combat, this number of goals is naturally not enough. Likely to stay above 45 goals.

However, Sacchi also thoughtfully wrote the answer to the next question-35 goals and 10 assists.

And Capello gave a different answer, "30 goals + 15 assists."

"Can you two explain why?"

Sacchi and Capello looked at each other, and they both signaled each other to speak first through their eyes.

"This is my personal speculation. In the past season, Li Feng performed exceptionally well. When such a young player comes to the new season, he will be valued more by the opponent. This situation will cause Li Feng A decline in the number of goals scored;

This is an inevitable thing. How to solve this problem is to pass the ball to his teammates, and he will strengthen the pivot ability of the center forward again! "

Saki's words have already set Li Feng's development prospects-to become an all-around center forward!

But if you want to become such a player, you naturally need to hone your skills through the game.

"My opinion is the same as that of Aligo, but I think Ivan will let Lee cooperate more with his teammates; judging from the signings in the summer, AC Milan has the ability to explode on the side, which will make them The offense is more three-dimensional, which is conducive to the construction of the team!"

"I have already said before the start of this game, and there is one thing I will emphasize again before the game; no one will be the absolute main force here, if you want to get the main force, then use your own performance to win Conquer me!"

Gattuso once again clarified his employment rules, and he hopes to arouse the "bloodiness" of the players through this method.

The head coach's words naturally stirred up important rotation players.

They're not content to just be a rotation player, they want more.

And now Gattuso has given them a choice, so they will especially cherish this opportunity.

However, except for a few of these people, most of the players are aware of their situation. If they want to be in the top position, they need the support of the head coach.

Now AC Milan's first key game is about to kick off. For all the "red blacks", they will do their best to support the team.

"Welcome to the first round of the Champions League play-offs, AC Milan hosts Leverkusen as a guest."

"This is a strong dialogue. Although it is an away game, Leverkusen will not easily let AC Milan get the result they want."

"Let me introduce us again, I'm Zhang Jun (Zhan Lu)."

Looking at the data in his hand, Zhang Jun was silent for a while.

As the "big guy" in football commentary, Zhang Jun has heard of Li Feng.

But he didn't expect that this guy's many key statistics would be so outrageous. According to the ability reflected in the statistics, Li Feng can now become one of the core players in the middle and upper reaches of the Premier League.

And this match against Leverkusen may become another stage for Li Feng to perform.

"Let's take a look at AC Milan's starting 11 players. Compared with last season, Gattuso has made adjustments;
Goalkeeper: Diego Lopez
Defenders: De Sciglio, Rodrigo Eli, Romagnoli, Antonelli

Midfielders: Milinkovic-Savic, Nigel De Jong, Kucka
Forwards: Berardi, Li Feng, Bonaventura;

Compared with last season's starting lineup, Gattuso has adjusted a lot, which is also the result of Galliani's summer behind the window! "

Judging from the selection, the midfield has undergone a major reshuffle. Although Nigel De Jong is still in the midfielder position, Matuidi on the bench is staring at this starting position.

In addition, Gattuso promoted Donnarumma, a teenager in the emotional echelon, which is also to prepare for the follow-up!

"Schmidt's starting lineup has not changed much, and so has Leverkusen's best team at the moment;
Single Arrow Forward: Keasling

Central midfielders: Sun Xingmin, Charhanoglu, Bella Rabi

Defenders: Russ Bender, Cramer
Defender: Wendell, Kyriakos Papadopoulos, Yonatan Ta, Hilbert

Goalkeeper: Leno. "

Comparing the strengths of both sides on paper, Leverkusen has a slight advantage, but not much.

As for the reason, it's very simple. AC Milan's players are young enough that they can quickly adapt to the first game of this new season through their adaptability.

But this is a test of the player's ability to quickly enter the game.

AC Milan, who played at home, failed to get the right to attack in the first round.

Kisling kicked off and Leverkusen's away game officially began.

Charhanoglu, who received the pass, did not stop the ball, and he quickly returned the ball to Kramer.

"Cramer in the defensive midfielder returned the ball again, and Leverkusen began to organize in an orderly manner."

Zhang Jun quickly read the offensive that Leverkusen wanted to launch from the perspective of God.

Kyriakos Papadopoulos adjusted after receiving the pass, and he drove forward with his big foot. This is the time to test the strength of AC Milan's midfield.

The accuracy of Kyriakos Papadopoulos' long pass is not bad, although it is not as accurate as the "lock", but it is enough!

"Kiesling headed it back, chance for Leverkusen."

In Zhang Jun's commentary, Leverkusen's forward midfielder Charhanoglu dunked the defender and shot directly from a long distance.

"Calhanoglu's long-range shot went out of bounds against the goal post, AC Milan's goal kick."

The opportunity came out, but it's a pity that the final kick was Charhanoglu's "performance"!
Diego Lopez took the ball from the ball boy on the sidelines. He did not rush to serve, but observed the situation in the middle and front courts.

In the frontcourt, Li Feng looked back and saw Diego Lopez's action. He stuck Lars Bender behind him.

Diego Lopez kicks off.

Li Feng headed the ball forward, and Berardi got the ball forward.

"This is the benefit of a big center!"

An excellent big center can provide the team with a strong fulcrum ability. Li Feng's ferry immediately changed the situation on the field.

Berardi was in control of the ball. He turned his head and saw Li Feng who was thrusting into the middle. A trace of surprise flashed in the young Berardi's eyes. He noticed that Li Feng's speed seemed to be getting faster again!
With continuous fake moves, Berardi shook Wendell away, and he continued to advance with the ball.

Since the introduction of Berardi from the wing, AC Milan seems to have stepped up to a new level on the right.

"Berardi sent the stick to the ground. This is an excellent opportunity. I don't think Li Feng will waste such an opportunity!"

As Zhang Jun said, the timing of Berardi's super close cut was very well grasped.

Kyriakos Papadopoulos from the previous point failed to stop the opponent's cross, followed by the sound behind him.

"careful!"

As the voice fell, Kyriakos Papadopoulos looked back and saw Li Feng pushing with his right foot.

Although this shot failed to bring a goal, it also broke out the cold sweat of the Leverkusen players on the field.

Li Feng's shot was directly scored by Leno, which is good news for the goalkeeper.

"Leno's performance is not bad. Only by withstood the bombardment of AC Milan in the next time, will they have a chance to score goals from the away game!"

Leno noticed Li Feng's retreat, and he quickly drove the ball out.

Just when everyone thought it would be a great header, Milinkovic-Savic, cited by Xia Chuang, showed his presence.

"Milinkovic-Savic's header ruined this long pass."

Looking at the 1.92m tall midfielder, Zhang Jun was a little silent.

At present, the main big and tall players in AC Milan's formation do not seem to be simple.

The strength of Milinkovic-Savic cited by Xia Chuang does not seem to be that simple!
This made Galliani, who was watching the game from the sidelines, think that this deal of less than 2000 million was quite a bargain.

Bonaventura passed back and Milinkovic-Savic dribbled the ball forward.

The big tall man was not advancing fast.

If the speed improves, then it is not conducive to Milinkovic-Savic's organization.

"Milinkovic-Savic picks a pass into the box."

"It's Li Feng again, the short-distance sprint speed seems a bit exaggerated!"

Looking at the short-distance sprint ability shown by Li Feng in the frontcourt, Zhang Jun took a deep breath.

Judging from the latest personal body information, Li Feng has made obvious progress.

"A header from Li Feng, AC Milan's attack!"

"The ball was blocked by Leno."

Watching Li Feng's header being thrown, Leno, who was in the goalkeeper position, got up excitedly and roared and punched in celebration.

Noticing the opponent's movements, Li Feng inadvertently raised his eyebrows.

The next step is still AC Milan's offensive opportunity, and Leno's clarity may be a bit premature!

"Berardi came to take this corner kick, which is an excellent opportunity for the newcomers to adjust."

"The quality of the corner kick is very good, it's Li Feng again!!!!!!"

Among the crowd, Li Feng once again got a chance to shine.

Li Feng, who used the space to charge up, jumped even higher, and he directly pressed the defensive player Kyriakos Papadopoulos under him.

"Li Feng shook his head and hit the goal, the ball went above the crossbar!"

The opportunity was very good, but it was a pity that he couldn't suppress it at the last moment.

(End of this chapter)