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Chapter 242: Real Madrid’s product must be a top quality product!

It is worth mentioning that in addition to the default selection of the best young player, many Blue Fox and neutral fans also believe that Ling Feng is the favorite for the best player.

Because, compared to other candidates, the Leicester City that Ling Feng plays for is only a newly promoted team from the English Championship this season.

Under the premise that the player strength and overall lineup are relatively inferior, Ling Feng was actually able to contribute such explosive personal data and lead Leicester City to the top six in the league standings.

The difficulty is definitely much more difficult than that of several other candidates who are in wealthy clubs!

Considering these factors, Ling Feng is impeccable in both his personal performance and team record.

He should be elected as the best player of the season!

Ling Feng, who was preparing for war at Belvoir Base, had no time to pay attention to the disturbances from the outside world.

Because on the day the candidate list was announced, the King Power Stadium ushered in the first leg of the Europa League quarter-finals.

Leicester City, the dark horse of the Premier League, faces Naples, the strongest offensive power in Serie A, at home!

"Welcome to Leicester's King Power Stadium, the venue for this season's Europa League quarter-finals, against Leicester City and Napoli!"

"This season, Leicester City has repeatedly defeated strong opponents not only in the Premier League but also in the Europa League. It has eliminated the Dutch Eredivisie hegemon Ajax and the German Bundesliga Wolfsburg and reached the quarterfinals."

The two defensive midfielders are Cambiaso and Andy King.

"It is worth mentioning that Leicester City's record at home this season is shocking and they still remain unbeaten!"

Hamsik, captain of Slovakia;

Higuain, Napoli and Argentina's main striker!

Thirty rounds of Serie A have been played, and Napoli is ranked fourth, more than ten points behind Juventus at the top.

They all use the 4231 tactical formation, and they all have players with outstanding offensive talents in the frontcourt. They are all offensively strong and defensively weak.

In the knockout Europa League, it has already reached the quarterfinals.

Compared with Naples who deployed their main players, Leicester City suffered from injuries.

The performance of the two teams in the league is also very similar.

Lopez and Inler formed a double midfielder partnership;

The front midfielder is "Dalian Famous" Hamsik, Mertens is on the left, Callejon is on the right, and the one in front is "Little Smoking Gun" Higuain.

There is no hope of winning the championship, and the Champions League is only one step away.

It is worth mentioning that Higuain came to Naples from Real Madrid with Callejon.

Therefore, Naples' top management is unwilling to give up any hope of winning the championship, but plans to focus on both the League Cup and the League Cup.

Callejon, the former Real Madrid bench gangster;

In addition, Naples' current coach Benitez is a well-known cup expert.

And the top one is Leicester City who scored 20 goals!

The three main players Morgan, Drinkwater and Mahrez were unable to appear, leaving Pearson to choose relatively suitable substitutes:

At the goalkeeper position, Schmeichel Jr.

There are three attacking midfielders, with Ling Feng in the middle and Albrighton and Lingard on the left and right.

In the player tunnel, Ling Feng also saw Naples generals wearing white away jerseys.

The single arrow is Vardy, the team's top scorer who scored seven goals and ranked third in the Europa League scorer list!

You only need to kill three more opponents to win the championship!

You know, since they won the UEFA Cup for the first time under the leadership of Maradona in 1988, they have not reached the finals of European competitions in more than years!

"Let's take a look at the starting lineups of both sides first."

On the back line, there are Simpson, Huth, Maguire and Schlupp.

In less than two seasons, Higuain and Callejon scored a terrifying 60 goals together!

The combination of the two has surpassed Juventus' Tevez and Llorente (47 goals), Roma's Destro and Gervinho (33 goals), becoming the most lethal in Serie A. The combination!

As the saying goes, the product produced by Real Madrid must be a high-quality product!

After the two came to Serie A, they felt like a fish in water and quickly took up the banner of Naples' frontcourt offense.

Speaking of which, Leicester City and Naples have similar lineups and tactics.

"As the strongest attacking team in Serie A, whether Napoli can break the Foxes' unbeaten streak is also one of the highlights of this game."

Only children make choices.

Naples' lineup, apart from the slightly inferior reputation and strength of the defense, the midfield and frontcourt offensive personnel can be regarded as the top in Serie A!

Especially the front four, all of them are famous stars!

Mertens, the main international player of Belgium.

"For Naples, the goalkeeper is still Andujar."

Although the two are not the main players in Real Madrid, they are the absolute main players in Naples.

After taking a look at Naples' starting lineup, Ling Feng just looked away, only to find Maguire standing in front, still holding his neck and staring at Higuain.

And he is still the favorite to win the championship.

On the back line, from right to left are Maggio, Albiol, Britos and Gulam;

In a long league, there will always be misfires or poor conditions in offense. Only by doing a good job in defense can we score points stably.

As the saying goes, offense wins games and defense wins championships.

In addition to the starting eleven, there are also stars such as Jorginho, Insigne, Coulibaly, and Gabbiadini on the bench.

Adults, want them all!

. . .

It can defeat strong opponents in strong dialogues, and can also lose goals and points to some mid-range teams.

This season, under the leadership of "tactician master" Benitez, their offensive firepower ranks first in Serie A.

Especially in the Europa League, Napoli scored 19 goals in ten games, ranking second in the Europa League.

Among them, the biggest name in Naples is naturally Higuain, who transferred from Real Madrid last summer.

Obviously, the important task of marking Higuain in this game rests on the shoulders of the young aircraft carrier!

Just as Maguire was thinking about how to defend Higuain later, he suddenly felt a tap on his shoulder.

Turning around, he saw Ling Feng looking at him with a smile:

"Hey! Guys, relax"

Hearing this, Maguire was stunned for a moment, then nodded.

"Just follow the training. No matter how powerful he is, can he be as powerful as me?"

Ling Feng wanted to make a joke and relieve Maguire's nervousness.

However, Ma Datou really thought about this question, and then answered seriously:

"Indeed, you are more powerful!"

This answer made Ling Feng startled, and then he immediately picked up the topic and continued:

"That's enough! You practice one-on-one with me every day, and your defense is pretty good. Today's game is when you show the effect of your extra practice!"

"Yeah! I'll do my best!"

Before the game, many media and football experts believed that this was definitely a wonderful offensive battle!

After the opening, the two sides entered the state directly without any testing.

Naples, in particular, directly turned against the visitors and set off a white offensive wave at the King Power Stadium!

In the seventh minute of the game, Naples, who was pressed high in the backcourt, directly made a long pass to the right.

Facing Schlupp's defense, Callejon made a quick stop and firmly stopped the ball at his feet. Then he immediately knocked the ball horizontally to Hamsik who was connecting in the middle.

Don’t look at Hamsik’s mohawk and his fierce and uninhibited face, and think that he is a midfield butcher similar to De Jong who kicked Alonso in the World Cup.

On the contrary, he has excellent skills with his feet, broad vision, good at passing and long-range shooting, and is an organizational offensive midfielder who does not hesitate to dunk.

He looked up and observed, and before Cambiaso stepped forward to press, he made a long diagonal pass and hit the ball into the space behind the Blue Fox right back Simpson.

Mertens, who came in at high speed, showed solid stopping skills. After stopping the ball in front of him, he looked up at his teammates in the middle and passed the ball directly with his left foot.

The ball rolled to the line of the penalty area, and Higuain volleyed the ball without stopping!

Fortunately, Maguire followed closely and blocked the shot with his body, blocking the shot from the bottom line.

If you don't block it, judging from the trajectory of the ball, it will definitely hit the goal.

After completing this successful defense, center back partner Huth and goalkeeper Schmeichel both stepped forward to high-five Maguire as a sign of encouragement.

This wave of offensive coordination was very smooth and fully demonstrated the tacit understanding and ability of Naples' frontcourt quartet.

The two wingers, Mertens and Callejon, are both very fast wingers.

Moreover, both of them have good foot skills, and can pass the ball to Higuain in the center after tearing apart the defense.

Nicknamed Higuain, his ghostly movement and excellent sense of touch in front of goal are the foundation for his foothold in Europe.

Like Vardy, he is also a mobile forward.

He is often able to run into the best offensive space, then receive passes from his teammates and complete threatening shots.

However, like any player, Higuain is not without weaknesses.

His backing and dribbling abilities are not outstanding.

Many of his goals come from receiving passes from teammates and shooting at the first opportunity.

Therefore, in order to restrict Naples' dominant striker, Pearson arranged for Vardy to conduct special training with the two central defenders during the pre-match preparations.

Sticking to him tightly and preventing him from easily turning around and shooting is the only way to restrict him.

However, it is easier said than done.

In particular, Leicester City's two central defenders are relatively bulky and tall central defenders.

Compared with Huth, the maneuverability of the "young aircraft carrier" Maguire is not bad.

At the beginning, with sufficient physical strength, I can definitely keep up with Higuain's penetration and movement.

However, with the decline in physical fitness and high concentration, fatigue or mind wandering will inevitably occur.

At that time, it may only be a moment, and the defense will collapse!

In a football match, even if you can defend well for more than eighty-nine minutes and fifty seconds, you will not let your opponent score.

But at that moment, if you don't follow the defense so closely, or if you don't take an extra step forward to block the shooting angle, your opponent may seize the opportunity and send the ball into the goal.

And defense is such an unpleasant, but extremely important thing!

Knowing the shortcomings of the team's unstable defense, Pearson's solution was to use offense instead of defense!

. . .

Faced with Naples' overwhelming performance, Leicester City was not to be outdone.

In the fifteenth minute of the game, Leicester City launched an attack in the middle!

After receiving the ball from Maguire, Cambiaso handed the ball to Ling Feng who retreated without hesitation.

With his back turned, the latter used a fake shake and an outside instep to lead the ball and turn around, passing the Swiss international Inler who was closely marking him.

"Exceptionally beautiful!"

However, before he could advance a few meters with the ball, another defensive midfielder, David Lopez, came directly from the side and hit him with his shoulder.

However, the collision only caused Ling Feng to stumble, and he quickly regained his balance and then passed the ball to Albrighton on the left.

Albrighton struck out with his right foot and sent a cross directly into the penalty area.

Vardy jumped up, shook his head and headed the ball to the right side of the goal.

Fortunately, this header, coupled with the reaction speed of the Naples goalkeeper, made a flying side dive and held the ball firmly.

"Nice header!"

"Leicester City also responded immediately!"

"You know, this is the King Power Stadium!"

Soon, both the fans at the scene and the viewers in front of the TV could see that the situation on the court was very open.

Moreover, they also found that both teams attacked very quickly.

Often it only takes a few passes to reach the opponent's offensive third.

In the absence of a high center forward, Naples chose to abandon the center and focus on the wing.

Use the speed and breakthroughs of the two wings to create opportunities for incisions and crosses, and then make full use of Higuain's ghostly movement in the frontcourt, either to grab points for shots, or to cross paths with teammates to create space.

Moreover, Hamsik's ability to hit the second point behind the striker is also top-notch in Serie A.

Whenever the ball is difficult to kick, Higuain will knock the ball back, allowing Hamsik to take a kick.

And this kind of offensive routine is very similar to Leicester City.

The difference is that Ling Feng is more powerful.

He has a single-point blasting ability that Hamsik does not have, and he can also make long-range shots independently.

As the game progresses, the pace becomes faster and faster.

Slowly, "Master Bei" Benitez on the sidelines saw the weakness of Leicester City's defense in the middle, and took advantage of the dead ball opportunity to explain to full-back Gulam:

"Hit the center more often!"

"Let the two midfielders run more!"

Soon, after Naples increased the impact on the two defensive midfielders, Leicester City's lack of layering in defense in the middle was still exposed.

Naples' frontcourt organization relies heavily on Hamsik.

His strengths are ball protection and escape, accurate long passes, abundant physical fitness, and strong running ability. He is a very modern all-around midfielder.

But the speed is not very fast, and the breakthrough ability is average. He cannot tear apart the defense line through his own personal dribbling.

Logically speaking, as long as he presses closely, he cannot distribute the ball so easily.

However, Andy King, who was arranged by Pearson to mark him, could not put too much pressure on Hamsik, whether it was physical confrontation or defensive positioning.

Coupled with Cambiasso, who was conscious but could not keep up physically, Leicester City's defensive coverage area in front of the back line became much smaller.

Seeing his team being suppressed, Pearson also missed the "drinking brother" watching the game in the stands.

However, the team's defensive problem in the middle is not a problem that lasts for a day or two.

It was just this game that strengthened his inner thoughts:

“This summer, it’s really time to look for a new midfielder.”

(End of this chapter)