Full-Level Pass, Please Call Me The Boss Of The Three Lions

The game was a big success, but the two sides have been in a state of panic.

Chapter 353 Kane or Vardy? This is a happy trouble

The result of England defeating Northern Ireland and advancing to the quarterfinals was not beyond the public’s expectations.

After all, their opponent, whether in terms of overall strength or player level, is definitely the weakest among the top 16.

If even Northern Ireland cannot be defeated, all of them, including Ling Feng, will be directly retired.

What is the “Three Lions”? Just change it to the small “Three Cats”!

For the Three Lions, advancing to the quarterfinals is good news.

Originally, before the start of the European Cup, the domestic media, as always, touted the team’s good age structure and what a youth storm was set off.

However, in terms of team strength, this team of the Three Lions, which is in a period of transition, is far inferior to Germany, France and Belgium.

Therefore, the championship was not in England’s plan from the beginning.

Hodgson did not set any goals for his disciples, but just told them to enjoy this international competition and play every game well.

But what no one expected was that this youngest team in this European Cup really set off a wave of youth storm!

The undefeated qualification in the group stage, coupled with the complete victory over Northern Ireland, surprised the public and also made the Three Lions a little imaginative.

Huh?

It seems that something is wrong? !

Of course, under the reminder of Hodgson and some media, they also realized a fact:

That is, whether it is the three opponents in the group stage or Northern Ireland in the knockout stage, their strength is not strong enough!

In the quarterfinals, they will encounter real strong enemies!

In the next few days, as the quarter-finals were decided one after another, the final eight teams of the European Cup were also released:

Poland, Portugal, England, Belgium, France, Germany, Wales, Italy!

In this round of games, basically all the stronger teams were able to advance.

However, there were also some unexpected results.

For example, the match between Italy and Spain, and the match between Croatia and Portugal!

This year’s Italy can be called civilian.

However, in front of the last European Cup champion “Matador Legion”, this Italy without superstars but with steel and concrete defense line resisted the drowsy passing and control, and sent the Spaniards home with two goals!

As the saying goes, Feng Shui turns around!

This game allowed the Italians to avenge the defeat in the European Cup final four years ago, and also made these Spaniards realize that today’s football is no longer the era of tiki taka!

The other match between Croatia and Portugal was even more tragic.

The Plaid Army led by Modric fought against the Portugal led by Ronaldo until overtime at the Felix Paulet Stadium in Lens.

Until the 116th minute, the Portuguese golden boy Renado Sanches, who came on as a substitute, shone his own light on this biggest stage in Europe!

The 18-year-old teenager dribbled the ball in the middle and launched an offensive.

Finally, through the transition of Nani and Ronaldo, Quaresma completed the header and killed the lore!

Three consecutive draws in the group stage, and then defeated the Plaid Army in overtime. Portugal has had a rough journey.

In the upcoming quarter-finals, every game is a strong dialogue!

Italy VS Germany!

The duel between World Cup champions!

After easily defeating Spain, the so-called most civilian Italian team not only slapped the media in the face, but also won the respect that fans deserve.

In the last round of the knockout round, the German team also went all out and swept Slovakia 3-0. It can be seen that there will be a life-and-death battle between the two giants!

Wales VS France, dark horse VS host!

Can the “Red Dragon” Wales, which is participating in the European Cup for the first time, defeat the host “Gallic Rooster” France under the leadership of superstar Bale?

Portugal VS Poland!

This is a head-on dialogue between the two superstars Cristiano Ronaldo and Lewandowski!

England VS Belgium!

The “youth storm” England, the only one to win three games in the group stage, met the luxurious lineup of the “world’s number one” Belgium. Who will have the last laugh? !

In the quarter-finals, every matchup is a strong dialogue!

After reaching the quarterfinals, the Three Lions, who have been advancing all the way, finally ushered in the true meaning of this European Cup.

A test!

That is the world’s No. 1 “European Red Devils” Belgium!

. . .

Before the game started, the British media also analyzed and predicted the upcoming battle.

There are definitely many highlights between England and Belgium.

Among them, the duel between Ling Feng and Hazard, the two best players in the Premier League, is also one of the highlights of the game.

Compared with Ling Feng, who had a perfect season, won the season’s triple crown and swept the personal honors Grand Slam, the sluggish King of the Premier League this season did not find some form until the end of the season.

And coming to the European Cup, with the full support of his national team teammates, he slowly regained his confidence.

In the quarter-final against Hungary, Hazard, who made twelve passes and contributed one pass and one shot, finally found the hot state of last season.

Of course, Ling Feng and the Three Lions players would not think that Belgium only has Hazard.

If Hazard is the sharp blade that Belgium uses to tear open the opponent’s defense, then Manchester City’s core “Ding Ding” De Bruyne is Belgium’s navigator!

Although the performance in the first round was not good, there were even rumors of internal control between the two.

However, the two quickly broke the rumor with their tacit cooperation on the field!

So far, Hazard and De Bruyne have teamed up to send six assists, which can be called the dual core of the European Red Devils.

It has to be said that this Belgium has too many offensive players in the frontcourt.

Hazard, De Bruyne, Lukaku, Mertens, Benteke, Carrasco, Batshuayi.

Each one is a star!

Facing Belgium’s luxurious attack line, should England press forward and fight against it, or avoid its edge and defend and counterattack pragmatically?

This is a question.

Of course, this is not just a question that Hodgson and the coaching team should consider.

In Ling Feng’s view, if England fights against the opponent, it will have a better chance of winning.

Because, strictly speaking, England’s lineup is top-heavy!

The front court has top Premier League players such as Ling Feng, Vardy, Kane, Sterling, and Rooney.

But the back court is lackluster.

Especially the central defender position!

Tottenham’s full-back combination of Rose and Walker is a tough player who can go up and down.

And the central defender combination of Smalling and Cahill also looks good.

In the three games in which these two started together, they only lost two goals. It seems that the defense of the Three Lions is very good.

However, only insiders can see that the reason why England’s defense line loses less goals is because the front court attack is too strong!

The front court attack suppresses the opponent, and the back court defense pressure is much less.

Moreover, under the command of Ling Feng, after the team takes the lead, they will try their best to control the ball under their feet and not easily give the ball to the opponent.

In addition, the strength of the opponents along the way is not strong.

Under various factors, England’s number of goals lost is second only to Germany and Italy, ranking at the top.

However, in front of the Belgians who “only play with talent”, the central defender partnership of Smalling and Cahill did not make Ling Feng feel at ease at all.

The two are very similar in type, tall, with excellent frontal defense and header ability.

But the turning and chasing speed are slow, and the one-on-one ability is poor.

Especially against strikers or wingers with excellent individual ability, there is no doubt that they will be sieved by Hazard or Carrasco.

Therefore, under the situation that the overall offensive ability is obviously stronger than the defensive ability, the Three Lions holding high the banner of offense is the key to opening the door to victory!

Moreover, there is another good news for England:

That is, in the upcoming quarter-finals, the two main Belgian central defenders Vertonghen and Vermaelen will miss the game due to injury and the other due to yellow card suspension.

The defense line lost two generals at once!

You know, after losing to Italy in the first game, the Belgians finally found the best combination of the four-man defense line!

With the cooperation of Vertonghen, Alderweireld, Vermaelen and Meunier, the team quickly completed the running-in.

And in the next three games, they all kept zero shutouts!

The absence of Vertonghen and Vermaelen will definitely greatly weaken Belgium’s defense.

Therefore, Ling Feng believes that as long as the team launches a fierce attack, this temporary defense will definitely collapse in an instant!

Hodgson also noticed the shortage of personnel in the opponent’s defense.

As the saying goes, take advantage of his illness to kill him!

After a meeting with his assistants, Hodgson decided to attack instead of defend in the game against Belgium!

After deciding on the tactics, it was time to deploy the troops.

The sun was shining brightly on the Burgundy Stadium outside Chantilly.

The Three Lions were divided into two teams, the main team and the substitute team, and were conducting tactical drills.

The main team wore orange vests on their training suits, while the substitute team did not wear vests.

With all the players in place, after the first four games, the framework of the entire main team was basically determined.

Only a few positions needed to be considered and adjusted according to the opponent’s tactics and lineup.

Facing the upcoming “European Red Devils”, Hodgson also mentioned it.

You know, Belgium is definitely the strongest opponent of the Three Lions in this European Cup so far!

Moreover, the chairman of the English Football Association, Dyke, also sent someone to find him and conveyed a death order:

You must beat Belgium!

Obviously, there are only two choices before Hodgson:

Either beat Belgium and reach the semi-finals!

Or go home and get fired!

Of course, he chose the former!

To this end, he specifically asked the substitutes to simulate Belgium’s tactical formation, and then through tactical drills, he looked for weaknesses in the opponent’s tactics and formation.

“Raheem (Sterling)! Look up!”

“Jordan (Henderson), pass the ball faster!”

“Eric (Dyer), less long passes! Let Ling handle the ball!”

Looking at the smooth cooperation of the disciples on the field, Hodgson, who was standing on the sidelines, was overwhelmed with thoughts.

In his mind, the starting eleven for the next game against Belgium has been finalized.

Except for two positions.

That is the position of right winger and center forward!

First of all, the right winger.

In the first two rounds of the group stage and the quarter-finals, England’s right winger was played by captain Rooney.

But this was a helpless move.

When he was the right winger, he didn’t pose any threat.

Until he started to switch positions with Ling Feng, he suddenly caught the opponent off guard!

According to the change of position, Ling Feng’s playing style will also change accordingly.

As a frontcourt freeman, Ling Feng has enough physical fitness and ability to play all positions in the frontcourt.

However, his best position is still the attacking midfielder.

In the attacking midfielder position, he is like a combination of the core of the organization and the shadow striker.

In addition to using passes to connect the offense and threatening the goal with long shots from the front, he occasionally inserts a direct attack on the goal.

The varied offensive means make it difficult for the opponent to defend.

Ling Feng, who came to the right, is like a pure winger.

On the wing, he can give full play to his speed advantage, but his offensive means are relatively simple, that is, after making soup and passing, he completes the cross!

Therefore, the opponent only needs to defend his start acceleration and cross.

It is worth mentioning that this Three Lions No. 7 is the king of dribbling so far in this European Cup!

A total of 27 dribbles, 24 successful, with a success rate close to a terrifying 90%!

Of course, his dribbling is different from Hazard and Messi’s dribbling with footwork and rhythm changes.

His dribbling is just one word:

Fast!

With one dribbling, he directly got rid of the defender by several positions!

The opponent either reached out and pulled him down, or could only eat his tail gas

It was after Ling Feng switched to the right that the Three Lions truly achieved the flying of both wings.

With Sterling on the left, Ling Feng on the right, Rooney dispatching and passing the ball in the middle, and Vardy or Kane finishing full-time, the entire Three Lions’ frontcourt offensive system has become clear!

Therefore, some coaches also suggested, why not let Rooney play as a front midfielder and let Ling Feng play as a right winger?

This suggestion also made Hodgson look at Rooney wearing an orange vest on the field, and couldn’t help but have a ripple in his heart.

“It seems. It’s not impossible?”

First of all, Rooney, as the team leader and captain, must start.

However, it turns out that Rooney has no speed as a winger and can’t dribble past anyone.

Coming to the center, Rooney can also avoid the obvious disadvantage of his physical function decline, and connect through his football IQ and awareness.

After all, he is the most outstanding talent in England, and his football IQ and awareness are no problem at all.

What’s more, he has Ling Feng, the current Premier League’s top midfielder, by his side!

Anyway, Ling Feng has absolute freedom in the frontcourt and can change positions at any time according to his reading of the game process.

It doesn’t really matter whether the positions of the two are changed or not.

After deciding to let Rooney continue to play on the right, the next thing to consider is the starting center!

In the first two games of the group stage, Vardy served as the team’s starting center.

This grassroots who has been killing in the Premier League this season

The forward performed very well and also scored a goal.

Especially his impact and speed, he has a good understanding with Ling Feng, and the cooperation is even more sharp with the club’s bond!

Often once Ling Feng gets the ball, Vardy knows how to run to receive the ball, or involve the defense to create passing or shooting opportunities for Ling Feng.

And Kane, who got the chance to start in the third round of the group stage and the quarter-finals, showed a more comprehensive center forward technique.

For example, back-to-back, header, and pass

Moreover, as teammates who reached the top of the European Youth Championship with Ling Feng, Kane and Ling Feng also have a good understanding.

Each of them has their own strengths and distinctive characteristics.

So. Vardy or Kane?

With two super strikers in hand, who will start?

For Hodgson, this is a happy trouble

(End of this chapter)