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Chapter 452: The top four on loan, unique in the Premier League!
Watching Ling Feng score this Ronaldo-like goal, both Ranieri on the sidelines and the Foxes players on the field showed expressions of helplessness and depression.

As former disciples (teammates), they know best how strong Ling Feng is.

Seeing Ling Feng put on such a stunning performance on the court, they felt mixed emotions.

On the one hand, I feel happy that my children are becoming stronger and stronger;
On the other hand, they also feel that the more powerful this guy is, the slimmer their hopes of qualifying for the Champions League will become.

Vardy, who was standing near the midline and preparing to kick off, frowned and complained to Mahrez who was not far away:

"This guy, when did he learn this perverted trick?"

"No need to ask, he must have been watching Ronaldo's videos recently"

"Damn it! Isn't he afraid of hurting himself?"

"Do you think he would be afraid of this with his knees made of steel?"

Hearing this, Vardy opened his mouth but was speechless.

indeed.

During his two and a half years at Leicester City, Ling Feng had never suffered a serious injury. Even minor injuries that required him to rest for a few days were only a handful or two.

Since transferring to Manchester United, there has been no news or information about his injury.

Moreover, this guy would add a new "weapon" to his arsenal every once in a while.

First, pull the ball back, then pick the ball from behind, then volley, with the outside of the foot or the left foot.
Obviously, this time he targeted Ronaldo's signature dribbling move - the pendulum dribbling!
The pendulum dribbling move, the highest level of bicycle kick, is not something that only Ronaldo can do.

It’s just that “Alien” is the only player who can bring this move to its full potential!

However, due to the great harm it causes to the knees, many clubs strictly prohibit players from using this kind of fancy dribbling moves.

Especially in the five major leagues with more confrontation and faster pace, professional players rarely use such dangerous actions that hurt themselves or even affect their careers.

Therefore, for a long time, the pendulum dribbling almost disappeared from football.

And now, they actually saw such gorgeous samba dance steps on an English player, which made people recall the alien who was unstoppable on the court back then!
Ling Feng's goal dealt a huge blow to the morale of the Foxes.

Although we have played against Manchester United, which has Ling Feng, twice this season.

And lost both times.

However, when Ling Feng destroyed their entire defensive system in an unsolvable way, a feeling of powerlessness still arose in the hearts of all the Foxes players.

Damn, their opponent has Ling Feng, a super pervert who is impossible to defend against. How can they win?
Perhaps, their Champions League journey will come to an end here.
Next, the Red Devils continued to press the Foxes in the half, turning this Champions League quarter-final into a half-court offense and defense drill.

Under Ling Feng's command, Manchester United, who were leading by one goal, were not in a hurry to break through the opponent's defense directly. Instead, they very patiently pulled at Leicester City's defensive formation, consuming the opponent's physical energy while looking for more obvious flaws and space.

The Foxes, on the other hand, could only pile up a large number of defensive players in the backcourt and park the bus under Manchester United's wave after wave of offensive attacks.

Even if they stole the ball in the backcourt, they were unable to launch an effective quick counterattack.

Neither Ndidi nor Drinkwater have the ability to switch from defense to offense and advance with the ball.

They could only pass the ball to Mahrez on the right between transitions, allowing him to launch a counterattack;
Or he could just make a long pass and allow Vardy to use his speed to attack the opponent from behind.

However, such tactical intention was too obvious and was guessed clearly by Mourinho.

Kante and Herrera's second-point counterattack in the midfield area can often nip Leicester City's counterattack in the bud!
When Kante, wearing the No. 6 Manchester United jersey, snatched the ball from Ndidi again, the live camera immediately turned to Vichai and his son who were watching the game in the stands.

The expressions of the two people were not very good either.

Although the sale of Ling Feng and Kante brought huge transfer income to the club.

However, the team's competitiveness was greatly reduced and its performance plummeted.

If you ask Vichai, will they regret selling Ling Feng and Kante?
The answer is yes.

However, Foxes fans can also understand the difficulties of the club's top management.

After all, a small club like Leicester City cannot retain superstars like Kante and Ling Feng.

Parting ways amicably may be the best outcome
. . .

In the first half, Manchester United took the lead at the King Power Stadium.
It was not until the 40th minute that Leicester City's defensive formation showed flaws under the continued high pressure.

Ling Feng and Rashford made a series of wall passes and completed a two-pass at the front of the penalty area.

The latter received a small through ball from the outside of his foot from the former, dribbled the ball once, and then entered the penalty area.

Then, when everyone thought he was going to shoot, Rashford suddenly had an idea and sent a cross pass in front of the goal.

Ibrahimovic got in position in the middle and used his calf to push the ball into the goal!

Zero to two!
In the first half alone, Manchester United had already scored two goals.

In addition to the advantage of away goals, Manchester United almost controlled the situation on the field.

In the second half, Ranieri didn't have any good solution. He could only hope that the team could withstand the pressure, defend as well as possible, and concede fewer penalties.

After all, the people on the field are the best cards in his hand.

Their small club is not like the big teams. In addition to the starting eleven on the field, there are also strong stars sitting on the bench.

However, the reason why Leicester City was able to surprisingly reach the quarterfinals of the Champions League despite its poor league performance this season.

It's not about how strong they are, but that they have nothing to lose.

As the saying goes, those who are barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes!

They just hope to be like gorgeous fireworks, to show themselves to the fullest in their first and possibly last Champions League trip, without any regrets!
It is this mentality, coupled with the resilience that runs deeply in the blood of these frustrated players, that prevents them from being easily defeated by Manchester United even when they are in adversity.

However, resilience can only allow them to grit their teeth and persevere when they are suppressed by their opponents, but it can never make up for the obvious strength gap.

Even though Maguire once again turned into an aerial master in this game, clearing high crosses time and time again, and making Ibrahimovic very uncomfortable, he played his best defensive performance of the season;

Even though Vardy received a long diagonal pass from Mahrez, used his speed to break through the defender and completed a powerful shot to equalize the score;
Even though the Blue Foxes were united in their efforts and blocked the opponent's shots again and again.
After all, it was impossible to stop Manchester United from having the absolute upper hand at the King Power Stadium!

In the final moments of the game, Ling Feng used a set piece to deliver an extremely precise cross, finding Ibrahimovic in the penalty area.

The latter finally overpowered Maguire and slammed the ball into the net!

Finally, the game is over.

Manchester United beat Leicester City 3-1 away from home and took the lead in the two-legged match.

In the eyes of many Red Devils fans, Leicester City is no match for them! The advantage of three away goals basically ended the suspense of promotion!
They already have one foot in the Champions League semi-finals!

Even the Man Evening News gave a poisonous message on its front page:
"The Final Four, we are back!"

Celebrities also congratulated the team on its victory on social media and praised the head coach and players.

However, at the tactical review meeting the next day, Mourinho demonstrated the ability of a world-famous coach to control his players' psychology.

Noticing the complacency growing unconsciously within the team, he immediately poured cold water on everyone:
"You guys performed well in this game. But, in my opinion, it's not enough!"

"It's wrong to lose the ball!"

"Although we won the game away from home, don't forget that the Champions League is a two-legged game!"

"Back at home, the opponent still has a chance to turn the tables. Paris and Barcelona are living examples, have you forgotten?!"

"Besides, are you satisfied with reaching the semi-finals of the Champions League?!"

"You know, I didn't agree to coach Manchester United in order to lead the team to the Champions League semi-finals!"

"What quarterfinals! What semifinals! What finals! It's all bullshit!"

"The championship is the goal we should strive for with all our might!"

"So, before we win the championship, we have no right to be complacent!"

"If I see any of you slacking off or being lazy during training or a game, I will tell him to get out!"

"I do what I say!"

Mourinho's words not only made the players fully alert, but also revealed his ambition to his disciples for the first time!

Not the quarterfinals, not the semifinals, not the finals, but the championship!

Mourinho was born to win the championship!

At the beginning, some Manchester United players were somewhat resistant to Mourinho's speech.

After all, they have never reached the semi-finals of the Champions League, let alone won the championship.

Although they currently have a clear lead in the league, they have one foot into the semi-finals of the Champions League.

However, how easy is it to win the Champions League, the club's highest honor? !

However, when they thought that the man standing in front of them had won two Champions League titles and was the top coach in today's football, they suddenly realized!

If this man didn't have the determination and ambition to win the championship, he wouldn't say this, nor would he accept the arduous task of leading the Red Devils to a revival!
Moreover, after more than half a season of transformation and training, Mourinho has deeply imprinted his own football philosophy on this team.

At the same time, through his impressive record, he also gained support from the club.

It can be said that this man has the final say over this Manchester United!

They only have one choice:

That is obedience!
. . .

The next day.

While the media is touting Manchester United for their impending return to the Champions League semi-finals, England's Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) has also announced the shortlist of candidates for the best Premier League player of the 2016-17 season!
The top six candidates are Ling Feng (Manchester United), Ibrahimovic (Manchester United), Hazard (Chelsea), Kante (Manchester United), Kane (Tottenham) and Sanchez (Arsenal)!

These six will compete for the PFA Player of the Year award for the 2016-17 season.

Although it is called a competition, everyone knows that this award is basically in the pocket of the Red Devils' No. 7!

If we conduct a market survey and ask fans of the 20 Premier League teams, who is the best performing player in the Premier League this season?

There is no doubt that more than 90 percent of people will choose Manchester United’s No. 7 - Ling Feng!
The transfer king of Manchester United, the Premier League and football in general has performed at a level comparable to that of Messi and Ronaldo this season.

He made 27 league appearances, contributing a terrifying 27 goals and 30 assists!
Not only does he rank first in both the scorer and assists charts, his individual statistics are also unique in the Premier League:

Ranked first in average post-match rating!

First in average number of threatening balls per game!

First in average dribbles per game!

First in forward passes!

First in shot conversion rate!

In addition to the personal data that most directly reflects a player's performance, Ling Feng's performance in the game is also impeccable!
Manchester United won all 27 games in which he started!

In 25 of those league games, he provided assists for his teammates;

In 16 league games, he was the first to score for the team;

He completed goals and assists in six consecutive games, setting a new Premier League record!
It can be said that every victory of Manchester United is closely related to him.

The tremendous changes his joining has brought to Manchester United are obvious to all.

Whether in terms of personal data or team performance, Ling Feng is undoubtedly the best!
Therefore, after the shortlist was released, almost no one talked about it.

However, at this time, the Manchester Evening News, which specializes in reporting on the Manchester duo, launched a hypothetical topic vote:

"If Ling Feng, who is the core of the team this season, leads Manchester United to win the Premier League and the Champions League, will he have a chance to win the Ballon d'Or?"

And this topic instantly became the most hotly debated topic in British football!

It once topped the hot search and trend lists of major search engines in the UK.

In just a few days, more than 100,000 people participated in the voting.

The result of the vote was that 70% of the voters believed that if Ling Feng could help Manchester United win the Premier League and Champions League titles, he would definitely be crowned the Golden Ball!

First of all, Ling Feng’s personal data is also explosive enough!
So far, Ling Feng has played 36 games in all competitions, contributing 36 goals and 42 assists.

There are still seven or eight games left until the end of the season, and it is only a matter of time before the goal mark exceeds 40.

There is only one player in the football world who has scored over 40 goals and made over 40 assists in a single season!
Secondly, 2017 is not a year for international competitions.

Generally speaking, in years without the European Cup and the World Cup, the highest team honor is the Champions League title!
Therefore, generally speaking, those who win the Golden Ball in non-competition years are basically the superstars with the best performance of that year, or the core players of the Champions League champion that year.

For example, Kaka in 07, Messi in 09, Messi in 11, Messi in 15
Therefore, in the eyes of many people, if Ling Feng can help Manchester United win the Premier League and the Champions League, two championship trophies with great gold content.

Coupled with the British media's ability to create hype and public relations, he is likely to break the monopoly of Messi and Ronaldo and win the Golden Ball for the first time!
(End of this chapter)