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

Chapter 355: Belgium fights alone, England unites!

In fact, Belgium had this problem as early as the first round of the European Cup against Italy.

De Bruyne should have played the role of the core organizer in the frontcourt, and Hazard should have played the role of the wing blaster, and then they should have divided the work and performed their respective duties.

However, Hazard needs the ball to break through and tear open the defense, and then create threats by attacking directly or passing the ball;
However, De Bruyne also needs the ball to organize and dispatch, and to display his superb passing skills through a wide field of vision.

However, the two players' functions on the court were incompatible, and they were even fighting for the ball.

So, how to distribute the ball?

The method is simple:
Whoever has a higher tactical position will have more ball possession!

In the Belgian national team, the player with the highest tactical position in the frontcourt is undoubtedly the young and famous Hazard!
Hazard, who had just got the ball, did not dare to be careless when facing Walker, his old rival in the Premier League.

Grass!
Him again? !

Among all the Premier League right-backs that Hazard has ever faced, he thinks the most difficult one is undoubtedly the guy in front of him!

As a unique "chicken-type" full-back in football, Walker has explosive physical fitness. He has the physique, the speed, and is very tough in defense.

Especially his ability to defend alone on the wing, he is ranked second in the Premier League today, and no one dares to claim to be first!

Whether it is a winger who uses rhythm changes to surpass the opponent, or a winger who uses pure speed to make soup, it is difficult for them to take advantage of Walker.

The former has a change of rhythm. Even if he can pass Walker, he will be destroyed by Walker's pursuit if he does not have the speed to create distance.

The latter was not as fast as Walker. As soon as he dribbled the ball out, he was blocked by the faster Walker and the ball was intercepted.

Only a winger who has both footwork and speed can get past Walker or even get rid of him completely.

But there are only a handful of such wingers in the entire football world.

And in the entire Premier League, the only one who can gain a slight advantage over Walker in a one-on-one battle is Ling Feng!
Of course, Ling Feng is not able to get past Walker and threaten the opponent's goal every time.

However, compared to other wingers, he is the only one who makes Walker, who is now widely regarded as the best right-back in the Premier League, feel "unable to defend".

As a teammate, Ling Feng suddenly felt very relieved when he saw Walker defending Hazard alone.

"Hazard gets the ball on the wing."

"Walker is marking him"

"Premier League fans will certainly be familiar with this scene."

Walker was seen fighting and retreating, and facing Hazard's advance, he had no intention of kicking at all.

Perhaps because his physical condition had not yet recovered to its peak, or perhaps because he was a little afraid of Walker, Hazard did not break forward immediately. Instead, he continued to dribble the ball in small steps, using his body shaking to lure Walker to move his center of gravity and look for the best time to break through.

However, Walker had already adapted to his dribbling rhythm. Suddenly, he took a step forward, squeezed Hazard's body, and pushed him away, snatching the ball!
Seeing this, Ling Feng, who had retreated to the midfield, immediately called out:

"Kyle!"

Hearing this, Walker looked up and immediately made a low pass to Ling Feng.

But before Ling Feng could turn around, Nainggolan came up from behind and pushed him down!
Beep!
The referee immediately blew the foul whistle!

However, the fearless "field butcher" Nainggolan patted the referee on the shoulder and explained:

"Hey! I didn't use any force! This was a reasonable body collision!"

"You've already pushed someone! This is undoubtedly a foul!"

“He poured it himself”

Seeing that quibbling was useless, Nainggolan retreated backwards and did not forget to give Ling Feng who was sitting on the grass a provocative look.

Ling Feng was not willing to be outdone, he glared back with a fierce look.

As if to say, what are you looking at?!
This counterattack also caught Nainggolan by surprise.

At this time, the Belgian coach Wilmots on the sidelines also applauded Nainggolan for this timely tactical foul:

"Good job!"

In this game, Wilmots arranged Nainggolan, who had better running ability among the two defensive midfielders, to guard Ling Feng.

The task he gave Nainggolan was:

"No matter where that number seven gets the ball, don't let him turn around with the ball!"

This is also the reason why Nainggolan gave Ling Feng such a warning right from the start.

However, Ling Feng was not intimidated by Nainggolan's ferocity.

After responding with his eyes, he adjusted his white socks, kicked the ball directly, and continued to run and receive the ball calmly.

However, the Belgians did not let him go easily!

From then on, whenever Ling Feng wanted to get the ball, Nainggolan would immediately come forward and stick to him, then touch him all over, making it impossible for him to turn around easily.

Ling Feng has long been accustomed to such defensive intensity.

Even if he has a "magic weapon to cure evil on the field" like the [Advanced Anti-Injury Card], if Nainggolan dares to commit a malicious foul against him, he will suffer the consequences.

But Ling Feng did not hold the ball for too long, deliberately luring Nainggolan to commit a rough foul on him, but instead kept running and supporting him, making Nainggolan run around behind him.

It's not that he doesn't want to get rid of a stadium butcher like Nainggolan, but he doesn't want to win by this means.

[Anti-Injury Card] was originally a personal protection item for him.

Of course, if Nainggolan insisted on committing a malicious foul on him and wanted to destroy him.

Ling Feng didn't mind letting this butcher on the court have a taste of what it felt like to have his legs broken by him!

With constant running and cruising, Nainggolan couldn't keep up with Ling Feng at all.

Even if he wanted to use fouls to interrupt the rhythm of the Three Lions core player, he had no idea where to start.

This also made Nainggolan's expression more and more ugly, and he couldn't help but curse in his heart:

"Damn you, kid! Why are you like a loach?"

After the game started, Belgium's offensive intention was fully exerted.

It can be seen from the fact that several players in the frontcourt pressed forward that Belgium also wanted to attack instead of defend, making full use of its excellent offensive ability to tear open England's defense as quickly as possible and take the lead in the score.

However, the Belgian players on the field seemed to be hesitating between the two ideas of "getting a good start" and "advancing steadily".

Whenever they had the ball, they wanted the defender to pass it to the back midfielder, who would then pass it to them and then advance. However, England adopted a high-pressure tactic, with the front players pressing directly in front of the defenders.

And through the diamond formation in the midfield, they double-teamed Belgium's midfielder Witsel, making him afraid to take the ball and organize the game.

This forced the Belgian backcourt players to either pass the ball to the side or make a long pass.

However, long passes and high balls are not a sure thing for Lukaku, who has not yet gained muscle.

Both Smalling and Cahill were able to overpower him and get the first point of the high ball.

If the center forward in the frontcourt cannot control the ball, a long pass is just giving away the ball.

De Bruyne in the middle received instructions from the head coach and did not retreat to receive the ball.

Therefore, this leads to Belgium's backcourt outlets becoming very limited.

The center back took the ball, looked up and observed, and could only pass the ball to the side before Vardy could steal the ball.

The full-back then passed the ball to Hazard on the left.

This is also Belgium’s regular tactical routine - give the ball to Hazard and let him play!

Hazard does have the ability to advance with the ball and organize, and he is also the best player in the team in ball-handling offense.

However, Belgium's most obvious problem when attacking is the lack of teamwork.

There are talented players like Hazard, De Bruyne, Lukaku and Carrasco in the frontcourt, but they are fighting on their own and cannot play effective passing and cutting cooperation!
There are two reasons for this.

First, De Bruyne did not have much ball possession and could not organize the offense and adjust the rhythm;
Second, as the captain, Hazard had too much possession of the ball and seemed particularly lonely in this game!
Perhaps due to criticism from the media and teammates, Hazard wanted to perform better in the game to prove that he is capable of becoming the captain of Belgium and leading the team to victory in key games.

His eagerness to make a contribution led him to become more obsessed with his personal dribbling and breakthroughs.

However, with Walker's single defense and Henderson's assistance, Hazard got the ball on the left many times, but was repeatedly intercepted.

Compared to the bloody massacre of Hungary in the last round, the "King of the Ball" who dribbled past many opponents is completely different!
Hazard's several fruitless breakthroughs also made De Bruyne, another core player of the team, dissatisfied.

Especially when there was an obvious open space near him, Hazard did not pass the ball, delaying the team's attack.

De Bruyne is also a famous "pressure monster"

If his teammates play unfairly or poorly, he will complain or criticize them directly.

During his time at Wolfsburg, he had quarrels with his teammates during games.

However, this was a crucial match for the national team, and Hazard was the captain, so his professional ethics prevented him from showing his emotional fluctuations.

However, after several times, he did not go close to the left to provide support, but moved to the right, allowing Carrasco to move to the middle.

The two core players on the field act independently, which makes the team's frontcourt offense extremely torn and the offensive routines very easy to predict.

Anyway, there are only two options: either Hazard dribbles past the opponent on the left and creates a chance;
Either De Bruyne takes the ball on the right and cooperates with his teammates to create threats;
As for Lukaku in the middle, he was trapped by two tough guys, Smalling and Cahill, and couldn't even get the ball.
In comparison, England's team atmosphere and cohesion are better.

With the end of the Double Derby, the club competition mentality of the older generation of English players also withdrew from the national team.

The new generation of English players surrounded Rooney, the only team leader, off the field.

On the court, the team revolves around Ling Feng, the only tactical core.

The key to the unity of the Three Lions is the current team captain and locker room leader - Rooney!
In the two years since the retirement of the German and German teams in 14, Rooney has gradually realized that he alone cannot lead this young and transitional Three Lions team to achieve what the golden generation could not do.

Therefore, he was more willing to retreat to the second line, give up more tactical freedom, and leave the offensive responsibility to Ling Feng, who was highly expected.

This kind of concession of power has made the team's offense more and more smooth, and they have won one victory after another.

Of course, this is also due to Hodgson's full support for Ling Feng and the fact that Ling Feng's personal strength has been widely recognized by his teammates.

Rooney's tactical role in the Three Lions today is very similar to that of the Red Devils Manchester United that dominated Europe back then.

Back then, Rooney was Ronaldo's wingman at Manchester United; now, Rooney is Ling Feng's wingman in England.

Because Rooney does not have the domineering leadership qualities like Ronaldo, who is able to take on important responsibilities.

Facts have proved that, whether in Manchester United for so many years or in the Three Lions, he seems to be more suitable for the role of a supporting second-in-command.

Playing as an assistant to the core rather than being the top striker is the position where he can best play his role!
However, as England's best striker in the past fifteen years, Rooney is not without the ability to take on the responsibility alone.

In the 09-10 season after Ronaldo left, Rooney was finally promoted by Ferguson and became the core of the Red Devils Manchester United's front line, shouldering the offensive responsibility of the Red Devils Manchester United.

At that time, Luis Suarez was at the peak of his physical and technical condition. With the help of Ferguson's tactical system, he had the peak season of his career.

Then that season, the team lost the Premier League title and missed the opportunity to win four consecutive Premier League titles.

Then, in the next two seasons, Rooney, as the team's offensive core, had good personal data.

He even scored a career-high 11 league goals in the 12-27 season!
However, the team lost again in the Premier League title race with Manchester City.

Coincidentally, in the two seasons of 09-10 and 11-12 when the team failed to win the championship, Rooney scored the best goals in his career.

It was not until the introduction of Van Persie in the summer of 2012 that Ferguson let Rooney return to the deputy position and regained the Premier League title.

Of course, there are too many factors that affect winning the championship.

The team's failure to win the Premier League title cannot be blamed on Rooney scoring too many goals.

Now that he is getting older and at the end of his career with his physical functions seriously declining, even if Rooney is still ambitious and wants to take on the team's offensive banner, he is unable to do so.

Coupled with the rapid rise of Ling Feng and Kane in the past two years, Rooney is also very willing to lighten the burden on him and let young people share some of the responsibilities.

This is also one of the important reasons why England's performance in this European Cup is so eye-catching!

As Belgium's tactics were unclear, England, under the command of Ling Feng, gradually took control of the rhythm on the field.

When the game reached the 13th minute, England took control of the ball and attacked.

Henderson took the ball and passed it to Ling Feng who came back to receive it.

When his back was turned, Ling Feng was very clear that Nainggolan was following him closely.

Therefore, at the moment of catching the ball, Ling Feng did not stop the ball with his right foot, but turned his body to the side and pretended to turn to the left.

Then he tricked Nainggolan behind him into moving his center of gravity to the left, but he used the heel of his left foot to knock the ball in the opposite direction.

The next second, Ling Feng turned to the right and accelerated suddenly.

It whizzed past Nainggolan, who looked surprised!

(End of this chapter)