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

Chapter 345 Aren’t spells meant to be broken? !
After calming down his inner turmoil, Ling Feng quickly accepted this fact.

Although the attributes revealed were not satisfactory, at least they were not his attributes that had already reached over 90, so they were acceptable.

Moreover, Balotelli's penalty kicks are absolutely world-class!

At the beginning of his debut, Balotelli's penalty success rate was astonishing - he scored all of his first 21 penalties in his career!
Perhaps it was because he was standing at the penalty spot and had enough time to think that made Balotelli's penalty so unsolvable.

As a man with a 99% penalty success rate, Balotelli's penalty attribute has reached an astonishing !

Ling Feng's [Penalty Kick Attribute], which originally was only 65, soared to 99 in an instant!

Immediately afterwards, countless Balotelli's penalty kick techniques and details flashed through his mind.

Although he is not the team's first penalty taker in both the club and the national team, he can only enjoy it on the training ground so far.

However, with the bonus of Balotelli's penalty kick attribute, his hit rate will definitely increase greatly if he stands on the penalty spot in the future.

This is also a kind of improvement in strength!
Before the first European Cup group match against Russia, the British media began to exaggerate the importance of this game.

First of all, a good start is a good start for the Three Lions who are aiming to win the championship in this European Cup.

This is especially important when the team is in a period of transition and has many young players.

Young people are full of energy but lack experience.

It's okay to play with the wind, but if you play against the wind, you will probably be defeated in an instant.

Secondly, the European Cup has been a curse that has haunted the Three Lions for decades!

This may be their best chance to break the undefeated curse!
England's curse of not winning in the first round of the European Cup is long-standing.

This curse began in 1968.

Sir Ramsey, who once led England to win the World Cup, led the team to the European Cup in Italy.

However, the "Three Lions" lost their first match to Yugoslavia 0-1 in the semi-finals.

Twelve years later, England played in the European Cup again in 12, but they only drew 1980- with Belgium in their first match;
In 1988, the England team coached by Robson played in the European Cup again. This time their performance was even more disappointing. They lost all three group matches and returned home in disgrace.
In the 1992 European Cup, the England team became the appetizer of the "Danish Fairy Tale".

The Danish team, which temporarily replaced the Yugoslav team, had only 10 days to prepare before the opening of the competition.

Even so, England still couldn’t beat their opponents;
In 1996, the England team, playing on home soil, made its European Cup debut at Wembley Stadium.

Venables' team broke the deadlock with a goal from super striker Alan Shearer, but in the final stages of the game, England once again failed to keep up with the pressure, with Turkirmaz's goal silencing the noisy Wembley Stadium.

In the 2000 European Cup, England faced the "golden generation" Portugal in its first match.

Although England took the lead by scoring two goals in the first 20 minutes of the game thanks to the wing-cross tactics.

But the Portuguese team recovered and controlled the game with their technical advantage. In the end, they scored three goals in a row and reversed the Three Lions.

What's more important is that in this game, England lost not only the game, but also the confidence brought by the technical gap.
The year came to 2004, when England's golden generation, coached by the famous coach Eriksson, faced the defending champion France in their first match.

England took the lead again, but they still didn't have the last laugh. Zidane scored twice in the final stage to help France achieve a big comeback.

After missing the 2008 European Championship, the Three Lions faced France in their first match of the 2012 European Championship.

Although the French team is no longer the "Gallic Rooster" of its peak period, England is still struggling to win.
If the World Cup is included, the Three Lions' first successful start in an international competition dates back to the 2006 World Cup in Germany ten years ago.

At that time, the golden generation of the Three Lions defeated Paraguay 1-0 in the first round of the World Cup group stage.

Since then, England's first matches, whether in South Africa in 2010 or Brazil in 2014, have all ended in draws.

It is worth mentioning that in the first round of the game in Brazil, it was Ling Feng who came on as a substitute and provided the equalizer to his club teammate Vardy who also came on as a substitute, allowing England to finally equalize the score and make peace with Italy.

This time, Ling Feng, who has become the absolute core of the Three Lions, feels that the invincible curse and the black start in the competition are no longer a problem.
In front of a jerk like me, they are all shit!

"The ball went in!!!"

"Within three minutes of the game, England scored a goal in Marseille!"

"The goal was scored by this season's Premier League top scorer, Jamie Vardy!"

"And the one who assisted him was England's super number seven!"

The Velodrome Stadium, which can accommodate 60,000 people, was filled with joy.

The English fans in the stands were already excited and waving their national flags wildly.

The Russian fans, on the other hand, had an expression of disbelief on their faces.

They never expected that their team would lose the ball shortly after the start of the game!

At this moment, live broadcasts from all over the world are once again replaying the fastest goal of this European Cup:

England was in control of the ball, with midfielder Henderson passing the ball to Ling Feng in front.

The latter, with his back to the goalkeeper, used a back pass to get past Russian midfielder Denisov and turned around.

Immediately afterwards, the Three Lions number seven dribbled the ball at high speed along the middle, and then sent a very comfortable through pass to the flanks of the central defender and the full-back!

This season's Premier League Golden Boot winner Vardy made a sudden counter-run and successfully beat the offside trap and entered the penalty area.

Finally, England's No. 11 took the ball and shot with his right foot without hesitation!

The next second, the ball shot out and penetrated the fingers of Russia's guardian angel Akinfeev!

Less than three minutes into the game, England took the lead!

Watching the scene where he hugged Ling Feng after scoring the goal and then rushed to the stands to celebrate passionately with the fans, Hodgson on the sidelines also smiled and applauded his disciples.

In this European Cup, as the head coach of the Three Lions, Hodgson has a happy trouble.

That is the starting lineup for the striker!
With Vardy, who has won the Premier League Golden Boot, and Kane, who has won the Silver Boot, the question is who will start in the first game.

Finally, after discussion with the coaching staff, Hodgson finally chose Vardy, who had a better tactical fit and better understanding with Ling Feng!
It is worth mentioning that after the starting lineup was announced, many domestic media believed that Hodgson should start Kane instead of Vardy.

Since Kane emerged, he has become the new hope for the Three Lions' forward line.

In the eyes of many people, Vardy's outbreak and Golden Boot this season were only due to the Foxes' defensive counterattack tactical system, plus the support of two world-class players, Ling Feng and Mahrez, behind him.

On the contrary, Kane at Tottenham did not receive much support except Eriksen.

Because whether it is Son Heung-min, Lamela, or Ali, they are all frontcourt players who attack the goal, and their assist ability can only be said to be average.

So, it is not easy for him to score 25 goals in the Premier League.

From this we can see that Kane, who is younger and more talented, is definitely the future of the Three Lions' striker line!
In terms of age, Kane, who is younger than Vardy, is indeed the best candidate for the Three Lions' center forward.

However, for tactical reasons, the coaching team led by Hodgson believed that Vardy, who was faster and more flexible, would be more effective against Russia's tall but slow defense. Vardy, who got the chance to start, was very competitive and did not disappoint him and thousands of fans, and also severely slapped the media who were not optimistic about him before the game!

It is worth mentioning that in the last World Cup in Brazil, Vardy’s first World Cup goal also came from Ling Feng’s assist.

This time, Vardy's first goal in the European Cup also came from Ling Feng's assist!

As a striker, Vardy certainly knows how fortunate it is to have a pass master like Ling Feng behind him.

So, he suddenly recalled that his agent persuaded him to move to Arsenal in the summer and seize the last chance of joining a top club in his career.

"Fuck! If Ling hadn't passed the ball to me, my goal scoring efficiency would have been greatly reduced!"

"No! I can't transfer and leave!"

"I must stay!"

After Vardy scored the fastest goal of this European Cup, England has firmly controlled the rhythm of the game.

With Henderson and Dale as double defensive midfielders to cover him, Ling Feng also unscrupulously pressed forward to participate in the attack, fully focusing on the attack.

Under Ling Feng's organization and dispatch, the Three Lions took the initiative to speed up the passing rhythm. Through the impact of Sterling and Vardy, combined with Ling Feng's support in the middle, they took turns to ravage Russia's aging defense.

Even Rooney, who played as a right winger in this game, had many opportunities to shoot.

In the 38th minute of the first half, the happy boy broke through on the left and made a cross pass to the middle.

Ling Feng received the ball at the front of the penalty area and pretended to take a long shot, which attracted the attention of the Russian defender. However, he faked a shot and passed the ball to Rooney who was running in from the right with the outside of his foot.

After receiving the ball, the Three Lions captain directly pushed the ball into the far corner of the goal!

"Wow!"

"Smooth coordination!"

"It's England's second goal!"

"The goal was scored by England captain, Wayne Rooney!!!"

This is also Rooney's first goal in this European Cup!
After scoring the goal, Rooney happily pointed at Ling Feng who assisted him, and then high-fived and hugged him.

“Man, you pass the ball so comfortably!”

"Wazza (Rooney's nickname), your shot is too tricky, isn't it?!"

"Ha ha."

When the captain scored a goal, the other players came over to congratulate him.

With the end of the double De, Luke Shaw, who has seniority and popularity, became the sole leader of the Three Lions team.

In the past season, he also applied what he learned from great captains such as Keane, Neville, Vidic and Beckham to the Three Lions.

Although Rooney is not a talkative person in the locker room, he will still speak out when necessary. He is the kind of person who speaks his mind.

Under Rooney's affinity and leadership, the relationship between the players in this young and middle-aged Three Lions team is much closer than before, and the internal factional struggles are not as tense as before.

Perhaps the overall strength of the lineup is not as good as the golden generation of the past.

But the team's cohesion is much better.
In the first half, England took an early two-goal lead thanks to goals from Vardy and Rooney.

In the second half, England continued to press Russia and constantly threatened the opponent's goal.

If Akinfeev hadn't made several wonderful saves, Russia's goal would have been lost again.

In the 65th minute, Hodgson replaced Vardy with Kane, making a positional substitution and continuing to maintain the offensive suppression in the frontcourt.

Just ten minutes later, he received a cross from Sterling on the wing and scored with a header, extending the score to 3-0.

And this is also the final score of the game!

In the end, with Ling Feng's assists and two goals, England defeated Russia 3-0 in the first round of the group stage.

In this way, England's 48-year European Cup winless curse was easily broken!

After the game, Ling Feng, who made two assists and won the best player of the game, also responded to the invincibility curse when facing reporters:

"Aren't spells meant to be broken?!"

Such a domineering and confident answer also won him the support and recognition of the public and fans.

As his strength increased, Ling Feng gradually showed his confident side.

In the eyes of English fans, such strong self-confidence attracts people.

After all, everyone admires the strong.

The strong give people a sense of trustworthiness and security, which makes people follow them.

Moreover, there are many gentleman-like players in England, but it is still rare to find such confident and domineering players.

The feeling Ling Feng gives people is that I know I am awesome, and I also know I am very strong.

So, I’m not being modest, I’m just that awesome!
After getting off to a good start in the first game and breaking the long-standing curse of not winning in the first game, the British media once again began to praise the team in various ways.

Ling Feng, who dominated the midfield in this game, was the main focus of praise!

The passing success rate for the whole game was 95%!

Five key passes and two assists!
Five times of dribbling past the defense, five times successful!
Compared to his slightly immature performance in the Brazil World Cup two years ago, after two years of experience in the Premier League, the fledgling Three Lions newcomer has grown into the most trustworthy midfield core of the Three Lions!
On the field, Ling Feng played football more easily and more like a leader.

His teammates were confident in letting him handle the ball, and he didn't even take a shot in this game!
Just focus on how to use passing to connect the team's offense and deliver hot cakes into teammates' mouths.

In Ling Feng's view, the team is always more important than the individual.

As the core of the team, I should not take personal data too seriously.

Of course, if his teammates really cannot score a goal, then for the sake of winning the game, he will step forward and take on the responsibility of scoring a goal!
This game was exciting for England.

Not only did they get off to a good start, but more importantly, under the leadership of Ling Feng, the Three Lions finally took complete control of the game and defeated their opponents cleanly!

Whether it is ball possession rate, number of shots, number of chances created, or even number of corner kicks, all aspects of the data are completely crushing!

You know, the opponent is not some European underdogs like Liechtenstein and Luxembourg, but Russia, a strong Eastern European team that once reached the semi-finals of the European Cup!
In the past, the Three Lions always had a luxurious lineup before international competitions, aiming to win the championship.

But when it comes to the real competition, all kinds of mistakes will happen, and even a big one will be made.

And this time, the dominance they showed on the court can truly be called a strong team!
(End of this chapter)