Full-level pass, please call me the speaker of the Three Lions

Chapter 286 Pogba, you are just a handful!

"The ball is in!"

"Harry~~~Kane!!!"

"The one who assisted him is still our No. 7 Ling Feng!"

Seeing Ling Feng's assist, Pogba on the bench heard his teammate Diarra sigh:
"I have to say, this wave of coordination is beautiful! Especially the pass from No. 7, it is just right!"

Hearing this, Pogba just curled his lips and then said directly:

"It's just a child, I can do it too!"

Although Ling Feng and Pogba are often compared.

However, there are not many similarities between the two playing styles and characteristics.

Ling Feng's playing style is like De Bruyne plus Kaká.

Thinking of this, Rooney couldn't help but pray from the bottom of his heart:

If he is in the frontcourt or on the wing, of course there is nothing wrong with showing off.

However, under normal circumstances, he mainly uses passing to organize and connect the team's offense on the court, penetrate the ribs, and then look for opportunities to send a fatal pass.

Immediately afterwards, he looked at Vardy with great envy, who was high-fiving Ling Feng and Kane.

This is obviously influenced by Pirlo.
The biggest difference between the two is that compared to Ling Feng's very crisp and deadly shots, Pogba is more obsessed with his skills at his feet and always likes to show off on the court.

Pogba is more like a combination of Pirlo and Zidane.

With Kane's goal, England took the lead at home.

Amid Ling Feng's shouts, England's frontcourt players also worked very hard to move around.

His foot skills are very delicate, his left and right feet are balanced, and he can pass extremely threatening passes.

"Rahim, come here and get the ball!"

However, compared to Ling Feng who prefers through balls from the ground, he prefers to play long passes behind the ball.

Even after getting rid of his opponent, when facing space, he will not advance with the ball, but choose to pass the ball.

The "Black Zidane" is tall and extremely flexible.

If he had a passing master like Ling Feng as his teammate in the club and could feed every pass to his mouth, he would definitely score a lot of goals.

Even the opponent grabbed the ball and then launched a counterattack in the hinterland!
Therefore, he needs someone around him to wipe his ass and then give him enough freedom to perform well.

On the one hand, it is Ling Feng's strategic core position in the team. This kind of scene is not unfamiliar.

But the biggest advantage of both of them is that they have broad vision, can capture fleeting opportunities, and then send precise passes.

And this did not slow down England's offensive at all, but became more fierce!

It would be great if Ling Feng could join Manchester United!

Only when the team cannot open up a situation or the opponent sets up a bus and the passing space is too narrow, he will use his personal breakthrough to tear open the opponent's defense, thereby creating opportunities for direct shooting and distribution.

Among them, Rooney also applauded and showed a heartfelt smile.

In fact, he can score this kind of ball (cake) steadily!

The ability to protect the ball and escape from the spot is the foundation of one's career, just like Zidane.

But most of his time he played as a central midfielder or defensive midfielder.

. . .

In many cases, Pogba's passing choices are equally creative.

From the perspective of responsibility and concentration, he is not suitable for playing as a defensive midfielder who needs to do dirty work, and can only play as a central midfielder who misses the attack.

However, if this set of actions is carried out in a sloppy manner, it is likely to delay the fighter plane.

More importantly, his defensive enthusiasm completely overwhelmed Pogba!

"Get on top!"

Vision and passing are like Pirlo.

From the perspective of tactical adaptability, Ling Feng is more plug-and-play, and does not need to be given a core position by the team to be able to exert his own characteristics and advantages.

He gets the ball in his own territory and likes to show off when faced with the opponent's pressing, and then uses his skills at his feet to get rid of the opponent's entanglement.

Therefore, the two people with different styles are generally considered in today's football world to be potential candidates for the world's number one midfielder in the future!
At the same time, seeing Kane score, the substitute players on the bench stood up and applauded the team's goal.

"Ali, run to the open space!"

Although compared with Ling Feng, Pogba does not have the speed to move forward with the ball.

Receive as soon as you see it!
Ling Feng doesn't even need to look up to observe, he can always grasp the movement of his teammates and then send the pass.

He can not only deliver threats and passes like De Bruyne, but he can also break through with the ball at high speed like Kaká.

He is like a performer on the stage, he wants to be the only protagonist in the spotlight.

Then, he seemed to think of something, and the smile on his face suddenly faded a little.

However, even if the playing styles are different, the positions are different.

On the other hand, it is of course a rare opportunity to start. Vardy, Alli, and even Dier are very excited, hoping to impress Hodgson on the sidelines with their performance on the court, so as to strive for more playing time in next year's European Cup.

In contrast, France, which is conducting extensive rotations in this game, has a mediocre tacit understanding among the players, and there are occasional mistakes in passing and receiving cooperation.

Ever since, amid waves of cheers from the home team fans, England almost crushed France at halftime!

Such a scene also made Hodgson and the coaching staff on the sidelines shine.

Until the 38th minute, England once again cooperated with the pass from the left, and Vardy broke into the penalty area and completed a low shot, extending the score to 2-0!
Finally, with the referee's short whistle, a perfect first half for England fans came to an end.

"Guys, you did a great job!"

Back in the locker room, Hodgson first praised a wave of players, and then made substitution adjustments:
Replace Vardy with captain Rooney, and then change the team's 4231 to 433!

Already leading by two goals, Hodgson planned to take the opportunity to practice the team's second tactic!

In fact, Rooney's position is very embarrassing in the current Three Lions team.

In the 4231 tactical formation played by Hodgson, Ling Feng's position as the core of the frontcourt organization is unshakable.

As long as he is not injured or in very bad condition, Ling Feng will serve as the team's starting midfielder.

With Kane's rapid rise, the White Hart Lane shooter known as the "new Shearer" has basically occupied the main center position.

Compared to Kane, who is young and in hot form, Rooney, whose physical function has declined severely and his competitive form is sluggish, has no advantage at all.

Even though he plays as an attacking midfielder for Manchester United, Rooney has never been a No. 10 player.

In terms of creativity, passing, vision and other abilities, Rooney is far behind Ling Feng!
Therefore, in the Three Lions, whether it is the center position or the attacking midfielder position, Rooney cannot compete with Kane and Ling Feng.

The winger position that requires speed and breakthrough is even more unplayable with his current speed and impact. Therefore, how to arrange Rooney's position has been a headache for the coaching staff in the past few months.

After a long period of lineup matching and observation by Hodgson and the coaching staff, they finally came up with a good idea:

That is to let Rooney retreat and play as a defensive midfielder!

Because he plays as a defensive midfielder, Rooney can avoid his own shortcomings as much as possible, so as to exert his ability to pass long balls and insert long shots.

Just like Gerrard who retreated all the way from the attacking midfielder to the defensive midfielder.

Partnering him with a defensive midfielder with good defensive ability and a large coverage area can also ensure that the defense in the middle is not so fragile.

This is perhaps the most reasonable of all options.

However, as the captain and leader of the national team, Rooney believes that he still has gas in the tank and can attack the team in the frontcourt and create scoring opportunities.

If he plays as a defensive midfielder, he is too far from the goal and the chance of scoring is too low.

As a result, he will not be able to continue to expand his national team scoring record.

Rooney is naturally unwilling to accept such an arrangement.

And Hodgson was not willing to let Kane and Ling Feng as substitutes, nor was he courageous enough to directly take the team's top player Rooney into the starting lineup.

Therefore, he could only settle for the next best thing and prepare a second tactical formation that could allow Ling Feng, Kane, and Rooney to all start at the same time.

Hodgson was inspired by Real Madrid's tactical formation and also adopted 433!

Ling Feng, Kane and Sterling, the three most outstanding stars in England at present, form a frontcourt trident!

Kane is in the center, with Ling Feng on the left and Sterling on the right.

The key to this formation is to move Ling Feng to the left and play as an inverted winger.

With Lingfeng's top speed in the team, he can use his personal ability as a breaking point on the wing to tear open the opponent's defense.

And in this set of tactics, Ling Feng's responsibilities in the Three Lions are equivalent to Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo!
Get the ball from the wing and explode, then cut inside to complete a fatal pass or directly attack the goal!

Coupled with Sterling, who can also explode from the right wing, both wings can fly together!
Then let Rooney play as a left midfielder. As the organizer of the midfield, he can control the team's offensive rhythm through long-distance transfers.

Also, when Ling Feng is pulling wide, he can frequently come to the middle, participate in the attack, and wait for opportunities to jump in and complete the shot.

Rooney was happy to accept this arrangement.

After all, he is self-aware.

He knew that his physical condition was declining and he was no longer the rampaging little tank he was before.

If he wants to continue to gain a foothold at Manchester United and the Three Lions, he must transform!

And he also knows very well that if the team wants to achieve breakthroughs and even good results in the upcoming European Cup, the team must rely on talented young players such as Ling Feng, Kane, and Ali.

However, he hopes that as the captain and leader of the team, he can help the team on the court, instead of just sitting on the bench and watching Ling Feng, Kane and others win.

In Rooney's view, it would be best if he could start the game and also play alongside outstanding teammates such as Ling Feng and Kane.

And Hodgson's tactical formation and arrangement can ensure this!
In the second half, as the team changed formation, Ling Feng moved to the left, and the three midfielders also changed to parallel positions.

Dell, whose main task is to defend and intercept, is in the middle, slightly behind, and can be regarded as a defensive midfielder.

Rooney and Ali are separated on the left and right, and their roles are left and right central midfielders.

Although it seems that the midfielder has changed from two defensive midfielders to three midfielders, the number of players has also increased.

However, the midfield defense is not as stable as 4231's two midfielders.

Originally, the 433 formation had very high requirements for the three midfielders.

Total offense and total defense means not only stepping in to participate in the attack, but also returning to defend and intercept.

Since both Rooney and Ali have a strong desire to attack, they often press the attack.

After the two men pressed forward, there was too much space in the midfield.

Once the frontcourt is intercepted and the opponent launches a quick counterattack, neither Rooney nor Alli can return to the defense immediately. England's midfielder is left with only Dell as a midfielder to protect the defense behind him.

By then, the entire midfield will be lost!
Deschamps, who was on the sidelines, quickly discovered the key problem with this formation after observing it for a few minutes.

Substitutions were made immediately!

Matuidi was replaced by Pogba, who has a stronger ability to play the ball and advance. Martial, who was mediocre, was replaced by Griezmann, who had excellent off-the-ball and breakthrough abilities.

And these two substitutions have an immediate impact!
Just ten minutes later, France seized the opportunity to counterattack:

First, French left back Digne stole the ball from Sterling in the backcourt and passed the ball to Pogba in the center.

Pogba took the ball with his back, and with a cool Marseille spin, he easily passed Rooney who was rushing forward.

At this moment, in the huge midfield, England has only one player left, Dell.

When Dell was hesitating whether to continue to retreat or to advance, Pogba took the lead in making a reasonable decision!

He did not advance with the ball, but looked up and observed the movement of his teammates in front of him, and then without hesitation sent an enchanting overhead long pass to Kingsley Coman, who was running at high speed on the right.

The latter speeded up and got in from behind England left back Gibbs. After stopping the ball firmly, he went directly into the inverted triangle and passed the ball across to the front of the penalty area.

Griezmann, who had just come on as a substitute, completed the outflank, swung his leg and sent the ball into the goal guarded by Bertrand!

The entire counterattack process went smoothly and directly penetrated England's entire midfield!
After completing the assist, Pogba looked nonchalant and just spread his hands.

He also deliberately glanced at Ling Feng, who was back on the left near the center line, and then raised his chin at him contemptuously.

Seeing this, Ling Feng just raised his eyebrows and raised the corner of his mouth slightly in an imperceptible sneer.

Like Pogba, he also looks down on this famous "team cancer" and "giant baby" in football.

He is also a representative figure of "world class below the brain", but Bashen is much cuter than Boba
Bashen is just brainless and not a bad person.

But Pogba is too evil and evil!
What about backstabbing the head coach and asking a wizard to curse his teammates?
You only need a handful of horses!
What are you pretending to be in front of me? !
Thinking of this, Ling Feng decided to give him some color to see!
A few minutes later, Sterling's cross pass to Kane made a mistake and was cleared by Varane, arriving at the feet of French team midfielder Cabaye.

The latter looked up and before Rooney pounced on him, he handed the ball to Pogba who raised his hand in front without hesitation.

Pogba gets the ball in midfield again!

Fortunately, Ali, who was not far away, immediately stepped forward to interfere and prevent him from playing the ball smoothly.

However, in front of the tall and long-legged Pogba, the fledgling Ali is obviously still not enough.

Just when the Juventus golden boy used his long legs and foot skills to get rid of Ali's entanglement, raised his head to observe, and was about to pass the ball, a sudden change occurred!
A white figure flew past him quickly!

In an instant, a look of surprise appeared on Pogba's dark face, "What?!"

Before he could react, the attacker stretched out his leg and stabbed the ball cleanly off his feet!

Immediately afterwards, Pogba could only watch as he completed his turn and then advanced quickly with the ball.

Only then did he see clearly the big "7" number printed on the back of this white figure!

(End of this chapter)