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

The opponent was defeated.

Chapter 365: Dragon position! Ground cut!

As time went on, the body of England captain Rooney, who had been drinking heavily for many years and was hollowed out by alcohol, began to show obvious changes in physical decline.

He was obviously a beat slower in getting the ball and reacting.

Moreover, because of a mistake in passing the ball, the opponent almost launched a quick counterattack.

Fortunately, Henderson paid a yellow card in time as the price, knocking down Sanchez who was about to dribble forward, so that Portugal’s counterattack was strangled in the cradle.

Considering the favorable situation on the field, Hodgson hesitated for a while, but he still did not replace Rooney, the captain and team leader on the field.

Instead, he replaced the happy boy who was in very average form in this game and wasted a great opportunity in front of the goal with Sturridge.

Then he replaced Henderson, who had a card, with Dale to continue to maintain the defensive hardness in the middle.

Hodgson, who has always been conservative, made two substitutions in a short period of time.

This surprised many English media and celebrities!

And this change of tactics also made England’s offensive on the left slightly better.

Compared with Sterling, who was defended by Cedric in this game, Sturridge is better in both physical confrontation and footwork.

Although he returned from injury, his physical fitness and condition have not reached the best.

But the former Premier League Silver Boot had a desire to kill all sides and prove himself. He repeatedly took the ball to create threats as soon as he came up.

A volley shot from the left side of the penalty area almost flew into the dead corner of the goal.

If he hadn’t been blocked by the goal post, he might have become a hero of the Three Lions.

Seeing Sturridge in great form, Ling Feng quietly switched positions with Rooney and returned to the middle to support.

When the game came to the 72nd minute, Sturridge broke through the left again, and then faced two people defending, and sent the outside of his foot to the middle and then moved forward.

Ling Feng, who received the ball in the middle, faced Alves and Fonte, two tall central defenders, with a calm face.

He swung his right leg and pretended to shoot, deceiving the two to tighten their crotches, and they simultaneously guarded their arms, bent their knees and lowered their bodies to block the front shooting angle.

But unexpectedly, the Three Lions No. 7 did not choose to shoot!

Instead, he faked a shot and dribbled it, switched to his left foot, and then straightened his ankle and sent a secret through ball.

This unexpected pass just passed by Alves’ feet and found Sturridge who successfully countered offside on the left.

The latter broke into the penalty area and found that the shooting angle was small, so he shot directly with his left foot!

Although the distance was very close, Patricio, who had already blocked the near corner, subconsciously blocked with both hands.

Unfortunately, the shot was too powerful and he lost his grip!

The next second, a white figure suddenly rushed out from the crowd!

Black hair fluttering in the wind, and a handsome face.

It was Ling Feng!

With super strong reaction, Ling Feng rushed to the front of the goal before everyone else and completed the supplementary shot!

As the white net rippled, the entire lighted stadium burst into amazing cheers again!

“The ball went in!”

“Ling Feng scored a goal with a supplementary shot!”

“This 21-year-old scored his fifth goal in this tournament in his first European Cup trip!”

“This priceless goal not only helped England overtake the score, but also allowed him to continue to top the scorer list!”

Ling Feng was also very excited after scoring.

A goal at this time point is definitely a major blow to Portugal!

Damn!

I have to do it myself!

The next second, he rushed directly to the stands where the English fans were, then opened his arms and slid on his knees in a super handsome manner!

After getting up, he raised his arms and called on the fans on the scene to give more support to the team:

“Come On!!!”

Seeing this, the English fans also waved their flags and stood up from their seats, giving overwhelming cheers in response to Ling Feng’s call!

In an instant, the entire lighted stadium was occupied by the joy of the English people.

Then, Ling Feng turned around and saw Sterling, who looked excited, rushing towards him from the bench. The smile on his face suddenly faded.

Then Sterling, who had been replaced, hugged Ling Feng’s shoulders and shouted to the English fans in the stands:

“Yes!!!”

Ling Feng: Damn, you bastard, stay away from me

Stay away!

Sterling: Ling Feng and I together, pass and shoot to score!

. . .

After overtaking the score, England’s offensive continued, and continued to tear the opponent’s defense line through fast passing and cutting, consuming the physical energy of Portuguese players.

As time went on, the Portuguese veterans who had been in passive defense also showed signs of physical decline.

After all, they had experienced two overtime games in a row, and their physical reserves were already worse than England’s.

For a while, England was once again overwhelmed.

Even Ronaldo, the only counterattack point in the frontcourt, retreated to his own half.

Just when everyone thought that the balance of victory had tilted towards England, something strange happened!

In the 80th minute of the game, Portuguese central defender Fonte was pressed by Vardy, and kicked the ball directly from the backcourt to the right side of the frontcourt.

Nani tried his best to chase, and Danny Rose took a step forward and slid the ball directly out of the sideline.

It was this clean and neat flying tackle that caused Danny Rose to strain the muscle on the back of his left thigh and he could not continue to play.

In desperation, Hodgson could only use the last substitution quota and let the substitute left back Bertrand replace the injured Rose.

At the same time, the Portuguese coach Santos also replaced Nani, who was already exhausted, with Quaresma.

Quaresma, the 33-year-old “king of the outside instep”, is Ronaldo’s senior.

The playing style of the two when they debuted was very fancy.

However, Quaresma, who became famous earlier, has a completely different career trajectory from Ronaldo.

After being unable to gain a foothold in Barcelona, ​​Inter Milan and other giants, Quaresma has gained a firm foothold in Besiktas and successfully made the list of this European Cup with his good performance.

In this European Cup, although he was a substitute for the team, he repeatedly played the role of a substitute surprise soldier at critical moments, helping Portugal to survive:

In the third round of the group stage, in the goal battle between Portugal and Hungary, it was his cross that helped Ronaldo score the equalizer;

In the extra time of the quarter-final against Croatia, Ronaldo’s shot caused the goalkeeper to lose his grip, and it was also his header in front of the goal that scored the winning goal!

A goal, an assist, are as precious as gold!

This is also the reason why Santos replaced him.

Looking at Quaresma’s figure, the old coach and millions of Portuguese fans in the stands and in front of the TV began to pray in their hearts:

“Ricardo, perform another miracle for us!”

After coming on the court, under Bertrand’s defense, Quaresma did not have many opportunities to get the ball.

However, he still tried his best to press the England full-back, strive to grab the ball, and launch the few attacks.

When the game came to the 87th minute, Dale’s team was quite good. Rooney stopped the ball a little too far, and Sanchez slid down to the ground and shoveled the ball to Moutinho, who came on as a substitute.

The latter sent a direct pass and found Quaresma on the right.

Quaresma, who had just come on the field, was full of energy and moved forward directly with the ball.

Bertrand did not rush to grab the ball rashly, knowing that the entire defensive formation was not in chaos. He only needed to fight and retreat, and slow down Quaresma’s advancement as much as possible, so that his teammates in the frontcourt could return to defense.

However, Quaresma did not, and looked up to observe his teammates in the middle, and then sent a cross pass with the outside of his foot to Ronaldo who came to the front of the penalty area to respond.

Smalling, who followed closely behind, seemed to be afraid that Ronaldo would turn around or make a long shot to Sanchez who came in from behind, so he chose to grab the ball.

But this reckless kick from behind was seen through by Ronaldo, who kicked him directly behind his heel.

With a scream of “Ah”, Ronaldo fell down.

Although this foul prevented Ronaldo from making the next move.

But it gave Portugal a free kick opportunity in an excellent position at the front of the top of the English penalty area.

When seeing Ronaldo holding the ball and coming to the foul site, Ling Feng, who was not far away, suddenly recalled the classic match between Portugal and Spain in the 2018 World Cup group stage.

After confirming the position of the ball again, ripples appeared in his heart!

Damn!

Isn’t this the legendary dragon position? !

Just as Ling Feng’s heart was surging, Ronaldo, standing in front of the ball, also showed a sharp and resolute look, carefully observing the position of the human wall, and calculating the distance between the human wall and the goal in his mind.

There was little time left in the regular game, and the team was in a difficult situation with one goal behind.

And the Portuguese leader knew very well

, this free kick in an excellent position may be his last chance to save the team again!

So, he must seize this free kick opportunity!

The next second, Ronaldo’s mind started to work at high speed.

Elevator ball?

The distance is not enough, it can pass the wall, but it may not have enough falling distance.

Only the arc ball.

However, the arc ball requires very high control of the shooting force.

If the power is not enough, even if it hits the goal range, it will be saved by Joe Hart.

If the power is too strong, it will fly over the goal.

After observing the wall, Ronaldo suddenly thought of a bold idea:

“Or, it can be like that!”

Under the attention of tens of thousands of spectators, Ronaldo, with his legs straight like a compass, first took a deep breath, then stepped on the measured steps and rushed towards the ball!

With a “bang”, the inside of his right foot hit the lower and middle part of the ball.

The next second, the ball flew out tightly along the grass!

What? !

What no one expected was that Ronaldo actually hit a ground-level shot!

Of course, Joe Hart, who was standing on the goal line as if facing a formidable enemy, did not expect it either.

When the ball passed through the jumping wall like a ghost and rolled to the lower left corner of the goal, it was too late for Joe Hart to react.

The ball was too fast and the angle was too tricky, so that when Joe Hart flew into the air, the ball had already entered the goal first!

The next second, countless Portuguese fans who were praying jumped up and cheered for the goal.

At the same time, many fans from all over Portugal also burst into amazing voices, even causing a small decibel earthquake!

“Wow!!!”

“Goallllllll~~~”

“Excellent!”

“What a perfect low shot!”

“Cristiano Ronaldo, once again used his extraordinary performance to pull Portugal back from the brink of elimination!”

“The score on the field has become 2-2!”

At this moment, many people can’t help but recall Ronaldo’s low free kick at the Allianz Arena in the 13-14 Champions League semi-finals!

Almost the same position, the same angle, the same way of scoring!

And witnessing this goal not far away, Ling Feng couldn’t help but respect in his heart:

Worthy of being Luo Ge!

With Ronaldo scoring this low shot from the dragon position, Portugal stubbornly tied the score on the field to 2-2 at the last moment of the game!

After scoring the goal, Ronaldo stood there, raised his arms, and roared with all his strength:

“Vamos!!!”

This roar released all the anger and resentment of being suppressed by the opponent!

Then, other teammates rushed to him and surrounded the Portuguese king.

This goal was definitely a bucket of cold water poured on England’s head.

Or maybe the cooked duck flew away? !

When the Portuguese finished their crazy celebration, the game time had come to the last minute of regular time.

And the fourth official on the sidelines also raised the sign of extra time:

“There will be four minutes of extra time!”

“Will there be any goals on the field in the last four minutes?”

The commentator’s question soon revealed the answer:

In just four minutes, there were some disagreements in England.

Hodgson on the sidelines pressed his hands down, indicating to stabilize.

Obviously, in his opinion, there was not much time left, so it was better to leave the suspense of victory to overtime.

Anyway, they had the advantage in terms of physical fitness.

Seeing the coach’s instructions, coupled with the low shot scored by Ronaldo, which was too unsolvable, the morale of the English players suffered a heavy blow.

Most of the English players began to pass the ball back in the backcourt, and did not even go forward to attack.

However, a few players still wanted to fight at the last moment.

For example, Ling Feng and Vardy!

“Eric!”

Hearing Ling Feng’s shout, Dale did not think too much and passed the ball directly.

Then, Ling Feng, who retreated to the midline, took the ball and turned around, and then began to dribble.

Seeing this, Mourinho in the stands raised his eyebrows, and his eyes were more admiring.

The more such moments, the more you can see a player’s desire to win.

For a professional player, physical fitness and technical level are certainly important.

But this is only the lower limit.

Mental willpower and resilience, ambition, desire to win, etc., are the key factors that determine success.

The upper limit of players!

In the last moment of stoppage time, Ling Feng still did not give up.

He created a chance to cross the ball through his strong attack on the wing.

However, there were too few troops in the frontcourt, and only Vardy was able to flank the goal.

As a result, Portugal easily defended against England’s last wave of attack.

As Vardy’s shot slipped out of the goal, the referee on duty, who had already put the whistle in his mouth, blew the whistle to end the game!

Beep~beep~~beep~~~

With its tenacious will and resilience, as well as Ronaldo’s superstar performance again, Portugal kicked England’s victory away.

The game was dragged into overtime again!

(End of this chapter)