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

The first time I saw him was when he was young, but he was still young.

Chapter 357: The hero of Belgium, what does it mean to give and get!

“The ball goes in again!”

“England scores another goal!”

“Gary Cahill’s powerful header helps the Three Lions extend the score to 2-0!”

“Ling Feng assists again! This is his sixth assist in this European Cup!”

“This 21-year-old British golden boy has surpassed the five assists of his national team predecessor Beckham in just four games. In the European Cup assist history list, he is second only to the eight assists of Czech legend Bobowski!”

“Not only that, his six assists also set a record for assists in a single European Cup!”

The entire Pierre Mauroy Stadium was filled with extremely joyful cheers.

That was the emotional catharsis of thousands of English fans.

And the Belgian fans were silent and put on masks of pain.

Looking at the black-haired young man who appeared on the big screen and celebrated with his teammates with a smile on his face, they actually felt a sense of powerlessness in their hearts.

Can’t defend, can’t defend at all!

If we talk about the best player in the first half, it is undoubtedly Ling Feng who scored with a pass and a shot!

Ling Feng, who cruised in the middle and right, not only made the left back Lukaku pass through a sieve, but also made the Belgian double defensive midfielders Witsel and Nainggolan look like two random wooden stakes!

Not only did he upset the Belgian defense line with his own strength, but even in the last stoppage time at the end of the first half, the pair of defensive midfielders “partners” had an “internal conflict” on the field!

That was Ling Feng taking the ball from Nainggolan again, and then using his body to withstand the crazy pull of the Roma giant, with a fake shake, he turned around and passed the ball to Rooney who came to respond.

And Witsel, who was following Rooney, followed Rooney closely with the ball, forced him to the side, and then went down to shovel the ball out of the sideline.

Originally, this was a very outstanding defensive performance.

However, Witsel probably couldn’t help it anymore. He stood up suddenly, raised his hands, and started to speak in French to Nainggolan:

“Hey! Racha!”

“Can you not let that No.7 take the ball so easily?!”

Don’t look at the Belgian midfielder duo. One looks like a 30-year-old uncle, and the other looks like a 20-year-old. They are like people from different eras.

In fact, the two are only a few months apart in age!

Facing the accusations of his teammates, Nainggolan was not polite and directly retorted:

“Get out of here!”

“Don’t talk nonsense to me!”

“You are so good, come and defend him!”

In Nainggolan’s view, he couldn’t defend Ling Feng, not because he was too weak, but because Ling Feng was too strong.

Besides, when you saw that I couldn’t defend him, you didn’t come to help? !

You just watched me get passed and then made a fuss? !

Originally, in Witsel’s opinion, the head coach arranged Nainggolan to defend Ling Feng.

Then Ling Feng easily got the ball, which was Nainggolan’s incompetence.

As a defensive midfielder partner, there was nothing wrong with him reminding him.

Even if the tone was a bit aggressive.

If Nainggolan lowered his head slightly or raised his hand to signal at this time, Witsel would not continue.

However, Nainggolan, who was a loner both in the club and the national team, not only did not lower his head, but directly fought back.

This made Witsel, who had more experience in the national team, feel embarrassed.

At that moment, he took an angry step and was about to go to Nainggolan.

Fortunately, Hazard, the captain of the French faction with Witsel, stepped forward in time to dissuade them, so that the two of them calmed down temporarily.

Then, the referee blew the whistle to end the first half of the game at the right time.

The unexpected first half came to an end just like that

As soon as the Belgian coach Wilmots entered the locker room, he dropped the water bottle in his hand.

As the water splashed, the various faces of the Belgian geniuses were reflected:

Some had no expression, some bowed their heads in frustration, and some looked confused.

They never thought that they, the European Red Devils with full talent, would be suppressed by England in all aspects in the first half? !

And the head coach’s dissatisfaction with the team’s performance was not beyond their expectations.

“What the hell are you doing on the court?!”

“You don’t play like a team that wants to win!”

“Fak!”

As one of the greatest Belgian players, Wilmots can be called the Maradona of Belgium.

Therefore, with his qualifications and reputation, it is not difficult to suppress the Belgian geniuses who only play with talent and infighting.

This is also an important reason why the Belgian Football Association appointed him as the head coach of the national team in 2012.

Indeed, after Wilmots took office, the Belgian geniuses put away their personalities and barely formed a team.

In the 2013 World Cup qualifiers, Belgium qualified with an unbeaten record and broke into the top 5 in the world during this period.

Wilmots has indeed made great contributions to Belgium’s initial improvement.

It’s a pity that although he played very well as a player and had a high status in the domestic football world.

But his coaching experience and level are no different from those of a rookie coach who has just started out.

You know, before becoming the head coach of the Belgian national team, he was just a member of parliament!

Two years ago in Brazil, Wilmots’ true level as a head coach was exposed:

The deployment of troops was chaotic, the tactics were unclear, and he only relied on the personal abilities of the stars.

However, the Belgians’ talents are indeed too strong.

Even though the head coach had no experience and no tactics, Belgium, which had a golden generation of Kompany, Hazard, De Bruyne, Vermaelen, etc., still stumbled out of the group stage.

In the first round of the knockouts, they met the weak United States team, and the performance of the geniuses in the team also allowed them to advance.

In the end, they fell to Messi’s Argentina, which was a small test.

However, after Brazil, people naturally had higher expectations for this talented team that ranked in the top five in the world.

Before the opening of the European Cup, many Belgian media and domestic celebrities believed that with Belgium’s luxurious lineup, the minimum goal should be to reach the semi-finals!

And the bookmaker also gave the odds of winning the championship, with Belgium ranking fifth, second only to the four giants of Germany, France, Spain and England.

Before the match against England, Wilmots, who had just led his team to a 4-0 victory over Hungary, was still very high-spirited.

Even though England has a new generation of superstars like Ling Feng, he firmly believes that the Belgian geniuses can launch waves of beautiful attacks and overwhelm their opponents!

Unfortunately, after one and a half games and two goals, the arrogant Wilmots and the optimistic Belgians realized two cruel realities:

Denayer and Lukaku are not even as good as a hair on Vermaelen and Vertonghen’s legs!

Ling Feng can’t be restricted at all!

His eyes swept across the four starting defenders, and Wilmots put his hands on his hips, and he suddenly missed Kompany, the team’s stabilizing force.

If Kompany was there, together with Vermaelen and Vertonghen, their defense would never be broken by Ling Feng!

As the saying goes, if a soldier is bad, a general will be bad all over the place.

With a coach like Wilmots who has almost no coaching experience and poor tactical skills, Belgium’s fate is doomed.

Moreover, he did not learn the lessons of the World Cup in Brazil at all. There is still no clear tactic in this European Cup, and the players played in chaos.

He was still immersed in the fact that the team had many talents, and as long as they played at their normal level, they could defeat the opponent!

So much so that the team was restricted and dismembered by the more experienced Huo Taigong in the first half. The connection between the team’s frontcourt players was restricted and dismembered, and then Ling Feng’s personal ability led the frontcourt offensive cooperation, thus gaining a two-goal lead.

Of course, Wilmots himself did not know that the team was completely suppressed by the opponent. It was his own problem. He just felt that the players were in average condition and did not perform well enough.

Feeling the heavy atmosphere in the locker room, Wilmots held back his anger and did what a head coach should do:

“Guys, raise your heads!”

“The game is not forty-five minutes, but ninety minutes!”

“We haven’t lost yet!”

Considering that Nainggolan alone could not limit Ling Feng, coupled with repeated rough defense and a yellow card on his back.

Wilmots made a direct substitution decision:

“Racha, you have a yellow card, you come down and rest. Musa, you play in the second half!”

Hearing this, Nainggolan did not say anything, but just lowered his head and took the shin guards out of his socks.

He knew very well that his performance in the first half was simply a disaster!

Not only did he not limit Ling Feng well, but he also did not have more involvement in the offensive level.

As for why the head coach did not replace Witsel, who also had a yellow card, but replaced himself, he also expected it.

Who made

He is one of the few mixed-race players in the Belgian team who does not belong to the two major factions. He is a marginal player who is not loved by his grandparents.

Love whoever you want, I won’t serve you anyway!

Moussa Dembele, the Tottenham midfielder sitting not far away, was refreshed!

However, the next sentence of the head coach made him frown immediately:

“In the second half, you come to mark the number seven!”

The number seven is naturally Ling Feng who completed the pass and shot by himself in the first half!

In the Premier League, Dembele once played against Ling Feng.

At that time, he had experienced Ling Feng’s strength.

He knew very well that he could not do better than Nainggolan in the first half.

However, now the head coach has entrusted me with the important task of defending the opponent’s core players. I can’t just say “I can’t do it”

“If he switches to the right, then you go over and double-team him with Jordan (Lukaku), and don’t let him pass!”

“Even if it’s a foul, it doesn’t matter.”

Hearing this, Dembele couldn’t help but murmur in his heart.

It’s easy to say, can that monster be defended by double-teaming? !

Although I thought so in my heart, I still had to nod very seriously on the surface:

“I understand.”

There is no way, I can only bite the bullet

After making the substitution adjustment, Wilmots also gave some instructions to Hazard and De Bruyne, asking them to get closer and play more passes and cuts.

In response, Hazard and De Bruyne both nodded slightly to show that they understood.

The Belgian duo looked at each other and saw the unwillingness to admit defeat in each other’s eyes!

. . .

“.Let’s go back to the Stade Pierre Mauroy and watch the second half of England’s match against Belgium.”

In the second half, the two sides changed sides and fought again.

But the situation on the field changed dramatically:

With a two-goal lead, Hodgson made conservative changes.

He asked the entire England formation to retreat to the midline, and then only let Vardy roam in the front court, ready to counterattack at any time.

And this retreat strategy gave Belgium more ball possession and offensive opportunities.

So, at the beginning of the second half, the fans who had just returned from the toilet were surprised to find that Belgium began to press England in the half court and rubbed it crazily!

Hodgson’s tactical strategy was not wrong at all.

With a two-goal lead, playing defensive counterattacks was the most stable.

But he still overestimated the team’s defensive ability after all.

You know, the team they faced had the most valuable front court trident in the entire European Cup!

When Belgium’s front two cores were unable to perform, Belgium, which was in trouble, needed a hero to stand up at this moment.

And this person is Lukaku, who has nicknames and titles such as “Belgian Brothel” and “Everton Striker”. He is a center forward but likes to play on the side!

When the game came to the 63rd minute, Belgium finally found a great chance to score:

Hazard broke through with the ball on the left and quickly killed to the front court.

This time, he did not indulge in “passing Walker”, but after attracting two defensive players, he suddenly sent a cross pass to the middle.

And the one who responded to him was another player of the Belgian dual core – “Blue Moon King” Kevin De Bruyne!

“Kevin!”

Hearing the shouts from the front, De Bruyne sent a straight pass without stopping the ball and passed it to Lukaku on the penalty area line.

Then he immediately moved forward to pull the defensive attention of England’s midfielder Dale for Lukaku.

Lukaku, who got the ball, got a chance to face off against center back Smalling!

He first leaned against Smalling with his back, then turned around and shot suddenly!

The force was so great and the shot was so sudden that Joe Hart was too late to get off the ground.

He could only take a step subconsciously and watched the ball stick to the grass and quickly drill into the goal from the near corner of the goal!

“Goal!!!”

“When the team needed it most, Lukaku stood up! His powerful shot helped the team score a goal!”

“The Belgians haven’t given up yet!”

Yes!

What does it mean to give and get!

Just as Lukaku, who scored the goal, was still cheering excitedly, he saw De Bruyne not far away, waving at him:

“Romelu! Are you still celebrating?! Go pick up the ball!”

Hearing this, Tiehanhan finally reacted and rushed to the goal.

The funny thing is, maybe to look cool, he stretched out one hand to grab the ball, but he didn’t catch it.

Seeing the ball slipping away from his hand, he hurriedly chased after it with a little embarrassment, picked it up with both hands, and ran towards the center circle

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Fortunately, his face was darker, so others couldn’t see that he was blushing.

Seeing that they had pulled one goal back and the difference between the two sides was only one goal, the morale of the Belgian players suddenly rose.

But at this moment, Wilmots, the head coach, made the second substitution of the game:

Replaced Witsel with another shaggy-haired Fellaini, and then pushed him to the front line, and he and Lukaku became a tall and fast double striker!

Then the formation changed to 4-4-2, De Bruyne and Dembele controlled the midfield, and sent the ball to the two sides when there was a ball.

Let the two wingers Hazard and Carrasco take the ball and break through, and then directly make a high pass to find Lukaku and Fellaini in the penalty area!

Looking at Belgium’s sudden tactical change, Ling Feng had a strong sense of déjà vu.

Why does this tactic look so familiar? !

After a second thought, he realized:

“Isn’t this Leicester City’s desperate 4-4-2, 45-degree cross bomb?!”

(End of this chapter)