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Chapter 111: I got excited, thinking I saw Beckham! [A four thousand word chapter]

With the score reaching three to zero, the game has entered garbage time.

England was surrounded and unable to attack, and Peru was unable to counterattack.

In the end, the game came to the last moment due to the constant passing and kicking of the English players.

When the referee blew the whistle to end the game, a pleasant system prompt suddenly came from Ling Feng's mind:

【Ding dong! 】

[The achievement "Three Lions Debut" has been achieved]

[Achievement rating: B]

[Achievement reward: one free attribute point]

【Ding dong! 】

[The achievement "Three Lions' first assist" has been achieved]

[Achievement rating: B]

[Achievement reward: one free attribute point]

Nice!

You can add some more!

After completing his first national team game, Ling Feng suddenly discovered that he had hardly sweated.

Is this the legendary "You fell down before I even started sweating"?

At this time, Cahill, who scored his third goal for the national team, also found Ling Feng who assisted him and gave him a big hug.

"The ball just passed was so beautiful, it almost seemed like it was hitting me on the head."

Facing his teammates who were ten years older than him, Ling Feng just smiled back.
"Gary, you're a good pusher, you're very powerful, and the goalkeeper can't react at all."

After complimenting each other, Ling Feng suddenly felt that his relationship with Cahill had taken another step forward.

After the game, Ling Feng and Vardy, who made their debut for the national team, attended the post-match interview with Sky Sports reporters.

"First of all, congratulations to you for winning on your national team debut. What do you think?"

After that, the reporter handed the microphone to Vardy.

The latter was visibly happy and replied with a smile:
"Well, first of all, I'm very happy to be able to play for my country, and I'm very grateful that the coach can give me playing time."

After Vardy said this, the reporter took the microphone back and asked Ling Feng:

"Ling, you gave out an assist in your debut. What an outstanding performance! You have given assists in your debut in the FA Cup and the Championship. It seems that your debut and the assist are very destined."

"Haha, this is a good start for my national team career."

After the brief post-match interview, Ling Feng and Vardy returned to the locker room together.

On the way, Vardy suddenly sighed to himself:

"You assisted on your debut, but when will my first goal for the national team come?"

Obviously, Vardy is still feeling pity that he did not score on his first appearance with the national team.

Hearing this, the corners of Ling Feng's mouth turned up, he hugged his shoulders and said;
"Scoring in the warm-up match is nothing to brag about. Scoring in the World Cup is what counts!"

However, this sentence made Vardy even more depressed:

"There are so many forwards in the team, so I only got a chance to play in the warm-up match. By the time the World Cup comes, I may have been sitting on the bench, so how can I score goals?"

"I don't care about the rest, and I can't control it. Anyway, as long as we are on the court at the same time, I will pass the ball to you!"

"Just wait and eat the pie!"

Hearing what Ling Feng said, Vardy's eyes suddenly lit up and he stretched out his hand:

"Agreed?"

After smiling, Ling Feng stretched out his hand and held it tightly!
"A word is settled!"

The [-]-[-] victory over Peru was not a surprise for England fans.

After all, England's nickname "King of Warm-Up Matches" is not for nothing.

If the warm-up match is also an important championship, England will definitely win it!

In this game, what pleased the fans and the media the most was the national team debut of Ling Feng, the "new Beckham".

Although he only came on as a substitute for 10 minutes.

However, Ling Feng's solid performance on the court still earned him widespread praise from the media and newspapers.

"After Gerrard came off, this young midfielder took over the midfield!"

"Unlike Wilshere, his footwork is not gorgeous and agile, but simple and direct."

"Ling Feng has taken on the offensive and defensive responsibilities of the midfield very well. Perhaps, he deserves a starting position."

Of course, the fans and football commentators who called for Ling Feng to start the next warm-up match did not mean to replace Gerrard, but to let Gerrard and Ling Feng partner in the midfield.

After all, in the game against Peru, Henderson's performance was quite satisfactory, and there was not much that stood out.

In this way, England can use Ling Feng's passing series to make the team's frontcourt offense smoother.

If the frontcourt can suppress the opponent in the half court, it can use offense instead of defense, reducing the pressure on the midfield and defense.

This view has also been recognized by many famous players in England.

Of course, many people feel that Ling Feng still needs to be familiar with the team's tactics and get along well with his teammates.

The midfield combination of Gerrard and Henderson is a perfect match at the club.

Hasty changes may cause the midfield to lose control.

What's more, Ling Feng has only played for 10 minutes, so we can't make a conclusion so quickly.
Even if all parties have different opinions.

But it is undeniable to everyone that Ling Feng, an organizational midfielder who mainly focuses on passing, is extremely rare in the entire Three Lions.

This young man, less than 19 years old, has a very mature style of play and is very creative in his passing.

There is no shortage of players in England's frontcourt who can score goals. Whether it is Sturridge, the Premier League silver boot, Rooney, the Red Devils' No. [-], or Gerrard and Sterling, they all have the ability to attack the goal.

However, there are only three people who can continuously deliver cannonballs to them.

One is Ling Feng, and the other two are Wilshere and Lallana.

However, compared with Wilshere's playing style, Ling Feng's is more simple and direct.

The former likes to hold the ball at his feet, make breakthroughs, and then pass the ball; while the latter basically advances without the ball. When he sees an open space, he will pass the ball without hesitation and provide comfortable comfort to his teammates as soon as possible. Pass the ball.

Lallana's style is somewhere in between.

As for how to make a decision, it still depends on head coach Hodgson.
. . .

The small test against Peru made the coaches and players of the Three Lions more aware of Ling Feng's strength.

Back at St. George's Park, Ling Feng could feel the subtle changes in the attitudes of his teammates.

Almost everyone who meets him anywhere in the base will smile and say hello to him.

Some would also fist-bump, hug, and exchange pleasantries with him.

Six days after the first warm-up match, the Three Lions ushered in the second warm-up match before heading to Brazil.

The opponent is the "King of the Plateau" Ecuador, a South American powerhouse that has also entered this World Cup.

The home stadium of the Ecuadorian national team is Atahualpa Stadium in Quito, the capital.

This stadium with an altitude of 2800 meters and thin oxygen makes many visiting teams miserable. It is one of the world's famous devil's home stadiums.

Taking advantage of their home court advantage, Ecuador broke through in the preliminaries and entered the main round of this World Cup.

Speaking of which, England can be regarded as the sufferer of Ecuador.

Eight years ago, England faced Ecuador in the quarter-finals of the World Cup in Germany.

In that game, it was with Beckham's full moon scimitar that he was able to defeat Ecuador and advance to the quarterfinals.

However, this time it is not at the plateau home court of Ecuador, but at Wembley of the Three Lions!
There are also stars in the Ecuadorian team that Ling Feng is familiar with, such as Antonio Valencia, one of the four dark kings with full faces, and Enna Valencia, the future captain of Ecuador.

Perhaps because he wanted to see the performance of other players, Hodgson made a comprehensive rotation of the starting lineup in this game.

Except for the goalkeeper, all the other ten players were changed.

Since England wingers such as Theo Walcott, Lennon, and Chamberlain are either in poor condition or injured, the Three Lions' winger lineup is extremely thin.

Seriously, there is only "Happy Boy" Sterling as an orthodox winger.

Therefore, Vardy, who has good speed and impact, got the chance to start and still served as the left winger.

It is worth mentioning that Ling Feng also got the chance to start after coming on as a substitute in the previous game.

However, he did not serve as the team's attacking midfielder or central midfielder, but was placed in the right wing position by Hodgson!
This arrangement not only surprised English fans and football commentators, but also left the Ecuadorian head coach somewhat confused.

You know, Ling Feng has never played as a winger before.

Although he has switched positions with Mahrez many times in the league and organized attacks on the right wing.

However, in England's tactical system, wingers need to break through and have explosive speed to tear apart the defense one-on-one on the wing and create threats.

Just because of these two things, Ling Feng has never shown superiority in competitions!

While everyone was puzzled, Hodgson and the England players were very calm.

Because only they know how powerful Ling Feng's explosive power is!
After winning the first FA Cup championship in team history, Ling Feng gained six free attribute points.

Coupled with the two free attribute points for completing his first appearance with the national team and his first assist, he has eight attribute points at his disposal.

And Ling Feng added six of them to [Explosion], making it reach a terrifying 95!

Then, he added the remaining two points to [Speed].

Therefore, with his current explosive power, even if he starts from the wing, he can basically pass 90.00% of the full-backs in football!
Of course, after three meters, you will be overtaken by your opponent because of your slow speed.

However, the three-meter lead was enough for him to pose on the court and then cross!

After the game started, all the fans and TV viewers watching the game were surprised to find that Hodgson's move was a stroke of genius!
Moving from the center to the right did not make Ling Feng feel any discomfort, but instead allowed him to give full play to his passing advantages.

Because, compared to the densely defended center, there are fewer defenders on the wings and more space.

And on the right wing, for Ling Feng, whose dominant foot is his right foot, it is easier to pass the ball!

At the beginning, the Three Lions, with almost all substitutes on the bench, suppressed Ecuador, whose entire team was full of black brothers, amid the loud singing of tens of thousands of home team fans at home.

Under Hodgson's instructions, his teammates were very willing to pass the ball to Ling Feng for organization.

Ling Feng's role in this game is not so much a winger, but a midfielder or wing playmaker!
This tactic of pulling the midfielder forward is actually a change in future football tactics.

Let the midfielder who does not have an advantage in speed, but has excellent ball control and vision, pull wide, and then send a cross to the forward, or knock back the inverted triangle inserted in the back, you can use the combination of wing and center tactics to the fullest.

It can be said that Hodgson, on the premise of arranging tactics based on Ling Feng's technical characteristics, accidentally came up with the advanced tactic of "front midfielder pulling the side" in advance!

And the Blue Fox midfielder, the young man known as the "New Beckham", repeatedly gets the ball on the right wing and is the most threatening player in England.

Many older England fans looked in disbelief as they watched the black-haired young man wearing the No. 15 jersey make extremely precise crosses from the right.

They thought they saw the Three Lions captain who wore the No. [-] jersey and led them to victory after victory!

However, compared with Beckham's 45-degree cross, Ling Feng's arcing pass from the right wing was more elusive.

Every time a cross ball appears in the area between the goalkeeper and the defender, it makes the Ecuadorian goalkeeper and defender extremely uncomfortable.

The goalkeeper does not dare to attack, for fear that if the ball is not confiscated by the attack, the opponent will score an empty goal;
The defender did not dare to stretch his foot to intercept, for fear that he would miss the ball and instead let the ball fly towards his own goal.

Moreover, compared to Beckham, who is not very fast, Ling Feng's terrifying explosive power was fully demonstrated to the world for the first time in this game!

He only needed to move the ball forward with the instep of his foot, and easily passed the defensive player in front of him.

Then he immediately made a pass!

According to the statistics after the game, Ling Feng sent as many as seven threatening passes in this game!

And six of them were arcing passes from the right wing!
Four of them connected with teammates, either with a header or a low shot from an inverted triangle.

In the end, he contributed two assists, helping the Three Lions beat Ecuador [-]-[-], and he also became the best player of the game.

This victory delighted England fans and football people.

If we say that the last game against Peru was a complete victory, it was because there was an obvious gap in strength between the two sides.

And this time, facing Ecuador, who had a back-and-forth match with the Three Lions in the World Cup, the Three Lions showed a dominant performance!
Ecuador was almost overwhelmed throughout the game, especially on the left wing, which was beaten by Ling Feng alone!

The total number of shots in the game was [-] for England and only [-] for Ecuador!

And most importantly, they saw the shadow of Beckham in Ling Feng!

After the game, "The Times" directly used a photo of Ling Feng's cross during the game on its sports front page, and then paired it with a photo of Beckham's cross.

The headline on the front page is full of gimmicks:
"The Three Lions have a new David Beckham!"

(End of this chapter)