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

The game was a close one, but the game was a close one.

Chapter 366: The No. 7 Showdown! I’ve seen this episode!

“The game is over!”

“The score is 2-2, and the two sides did not decide the winner in regular time!”

“The game will enter overtime!”

After the regular 90-minute game, the statistics of the game were also released:

The number of shots was 17 to 7, and the number of shots on target was 8 to 4;

The ball possession rate was 64% to 36%;

The key passes were 7 to 4;

Among them, Ling Feng alone sent out as many as four key passes!

It’s a pity that except for Vardy’s goal, the other three key passes were wasted by his teammates

And many media and professional football reporters began to express their opinions on official Twitter and social media.

Among them, Sky Sports directly released a poster of the duel between Ling Feng and Ronaldo on the official Twitter account, with the title:

“This is a great duel between No. 7s!”

Yes, everyone who watched the normal game would agree with this title.

In 90 minutes, England’s No. 7 Ling Feng scored a goal with a pass;

Portugal’s No. 7 Ronaldo scored twice!

In a situation where the game was completely at a disadvantage, Ronaldo still led the team to a draw with England, which was stronger.

This made many Ronaldo believers feel proud.

Of course, under the brilliant light of Ronaldo, Ling Feng, who is ten years younger, also performed brilliantly enough!

What no one expected was that Ling Feng, a “rookie” who participated in the European Cup for the first time, was not afraid of the stage at all in such a crucial game as the semi-final of the European Cup.

On the contrary, he was not at all inferior to the Golden Ball superstar like Ronaldo!

He is worthy of being regarded as the next Golden Ball winner by the British media!

Yes.

From the “British Star” when he debuted, to the “Golden Boy” when he first appeared in the Premier League and the World Cup, to the “First Person of the New Generation” who won the season’s treble

As Ling Feng’s performance gets better and better, his value is getting higher and higher, and his nickname is getting higher and higher.

And his recent dominant performance in the European Cup has also made many British media begin to spontaneously brag and hype Ling Feng.

If he can help England win the European Cup, then Ling Feng, who holds the Premier League, Europa League and European Cup titles, will be in the top ten of the Ballon d’Or, which is not too much.

He is even qualified to impact this year’s Ballon d’Or!

Thus, he will become the next Ballon d’Or winner in England after Michael Owen!

Therefore, many media will use the nickname “Next Ballon d’Or” to describe Ling Feng when reporting on special reports related to the European Cup.

European countries are no longer surprised by this.

In terms of the hype and marketing efforts for their own talented players, the British media is absolutely unique!

It is worth mentioning that Ferdinand, a double-star of England and Manchester United, and Ronaldo’s former teammate, posted a statement on his social media:

He believes that Ronaldo is a very competitive person.

In his opinion, it was Ling Feng’s outstanding performance that forced Portugal into adversity, thus inspiring the strongest Ronaldo.

Otherwise, Portugal would not be able to drag the game into overtime!

This statement was also recognized by many fans, and they all liked it.

Mendes, who was browsing the news on his mobile phone, turned his head and looked at Mourinho on the side:

“Jose, do you think we can win?”

“That depends on whether our defense can withstand Ling Feng’s impact in overtime!”

After a pause, Mourinho immediately made his own prediction:

“If we can hold the current score and enter the penalty shootout, we will definitely win!”

. . .

After a short break, the two sides returned to the lighted stadium again.

It was not in Hodgson and England’s plan to drag the game into overtime.

However, they still believed that the team had a greater chance of winning.

Because the team is mostly young, they still have an advantage in terms of physical fitness.

As long as they continue to attack, Portugal’s defense, which is not too good, will sooner or later have flaws and collapse!

However, due to Danny Rose’s injury in the second half, Hodgson was forced to use the last substitution.

On the contrary, Portugal had already prepared for overtime.

It is worth mentioning that just before Ronaldo scored a free kick to equalize the score, Santos was planning to use the last substitution and replace the team’s center forward Eder.

However, after seeing Ronaldo score twice,

After the tie, the Portuguese coach immediately cancelled the substitution.

In this way, he still had a substitution quota on hand, which could leave a trump card for change.

As for when to use this “trump card” again, it depends on the situation on the field.

At the beginning of the first second of the overtime, the situation on the field basically did not change.

England still firmly controlled the ball and suppressed Portugal in the half.

Portugal still set up the bus, all players retreated, leaving only Ronaldo in the frontcourt.

The game entered the overtime, and most of the starting players on both sides were almost exhausted.

Especially the Portuguese players, their breath began to be disordered, and the panting became more and more obvious.

After all, this was the third overtime they had participated in within ten days!

So, at this time, they just relied on willpower to support their bodies to keep running.

They didn’t even dare to stop to rest.

Because, they knew that once they stopped, it would be very likely that the opponent would have an opportunity!

The Three Lions, who have an advantage in physical fitness, naturally don’t want the game to be dragged into a penalty shootout.

Entering the overtime, England’s offensive routine is very simple and rough.

It relies on Ling Feng’s explosive ability on the right side to break through Portugal’s dense defense, thereby creating space and opportunities for teammates to shoot!

Unfortunately, as the game progresses, Ling Feng’s breakthrough routine has also been figured out.

Everyone knows that his left foot is not very good, he can only go outside and cross the ball after making soup.

As long as his passing route is blocked and he is not allowed to connect with other teammates, his chance of cutting inside and shooting is almost zero!

In addition, the two Portuguese central defenders have a certain understanding of Vardy’s running habits and shooting habits.

Therefore, they adopted a front and back defensive position.

One stands at the front point, responsible for blocking Ling Feng’s passing route;

One stands at the back point, closely guarding Vardy.

Moreover, the five midfielders maintain a very close distance from the back line, which is simply airtight!

Even if Ling Feng can use his personal ability to tear open the defense and pass the ball, there is no guarantee that the ball will be delivered to Vardy’s feet and complete the goal.

However, in addition to Vardy in the penalty area, Rooney, who is cruising outside the penalty area, is also a contact point.

Unfortunately, with the decline of physical strength, the reaction and movement connection of Little Fatty Rooney have become much slower.

Even if Ling Feng breaks through and passes the ball to Rooney in the front of the penalty area, the latter’s shot will not create much threat.

Either he uses too much force and flies directly, or he is blocked by the opponent’s defensive players.

Watching Rooney waste opportunities repeatedly, not only the English fans in the stands and in front of the TV hold their heads with their hands and show painful masks.

Even Ling Feng frowned, and his calm heart gradually began to ripple:

“I suddenly have a bad premonition. Will I really have to take a penalty?!”

If it enters a penalty shootout, all the advantages that England currently has will be gone.

As the culprit who eliminated them twice in penalty shootouts in international competitions, England naturally felt trembling in front of Portugal.

Although Ling Feng himself did not have this feeling, he would not be affected by the “penalty curse”.

However, he could not ensure that other teammates could withstand the huge pressure and score the penalty.

Thinking of this, Ling Feng’s eyes changed, and he could not help but make a decision in his heart:

“We must solve the opponent before the end of overtime!”

. . .

However, football is always a team sport.

Even though he passed Guerrero over and over again on the wing, almost like a hornet’s nest, and even passed the ball from time to time.

However, his teammates’ lack of strength and crazy spitting made the shooting opportunities he had created with great difficulty speechless.

In this way, amid the fear of countless Portuguese fans and the endless shouts of English fans, the fifteen minutes of the first half of overtime passed in a flash.

England controlled nearly 70% of the ball possession and fired six shots, but they could not get the ball into the goal guarded by Patricio!

After the first half of the extra time, during a short water break, Portugal coach Santos finally used his last trump card!

He replaced the exhausted Joao Mario with a fresh player, Andre Gomes.

After Gomes came on the court, he actively ran and pressed with Moutinho in the midfield, continuing to run and intercept in the midfield.

At this time, almost all players on both sides could not run.

Except for a few players with outstanding physical fitness and substitutes!

As a frontcourt offensive player who only came on in the second half, S

Turic is the best among the four players in the frontcourt except Ling Feng.

Therefore, Ling Feng also passed the ball to him many times, intending to use his personal physical advantage and footwork to play some small-scale pass-cut cooperation, so as to tear open the opponent’s defense.

However, this brother wanted to prove himself too much and wanted to be a hero who killed the game too much.

Often after Ling Feng passed the ball to his feet, the ball would not be passed back.

Witnessing the scene where Sturridge broke through again without success and was intercepted, he looked up at the time displayed on the stadium screen, and there were only ten minutes left.

At this moment, Ling Feng finally woke up belatedly:

Damn!

Instead of continuing to feed the cake to unreliable teammates, it is better to make the cake and eat it yourself!

So, he simply started to work alone!

Next, whether he got the ball in the middle or on the right, no matter who was in front of him, it was a soup!

However, under the iron wall of Portugal, even if Ling Feng could pass his opponent, he could not find the space to shoot.

Because if he passed one, the second and third would come up!

If he passed the second, the third and fourth would rush over!

The space was too narrow and the defensive distance was too tight, so it was impossible to make soup!

When it came to the dribbling technique in a small range, Ling Feng was still a little immature.

What’s more, his weak foot was not enough to support him to cut inside on the right and then complete a high-quality shot.

For a while, Ling Feng was trapped in a lonely battle

The photographer at the scene even captured a wonderful photo of Ling Feng holding the ball in the middle and then surrounded by five Portuguese players!

This photo was later considered to be comparable to the classic scene of Iniesta being surrounded by five Italian players in the 2012 European Cup group match between Spain and Italy!

As Ling Feng broke through again and again, the English fans in the stands and the fans in front of the TV could not help but be moved.

“Go!”

“Three Lions, go!”

“Ling Feng, please.”

But time waits for no one.

117 minutes 25 seconds. 26 seconds. 27 seconds.

118 minutes 37 seconds. 38 seconds. 39 seconds

When it came to the last minute of overtime, England actually had a chance to kill.

At that time, Ling Feng dribbled the ball inward on the right, then tugged with his left foot on the right side of the penalty area, and pretended to shoot with his right foot.

Then he suddenly rubbed his feet and sent a curved cross ball to the far back point.

“Shoot. No, pass the ball!”

“Back point!”

This sudden pass was beyond everyone’s expectations.

No one could have imagined that Ling Feng, who had been concentrating on breaking through for the past seven or eight minutes, would suddenly pass the ball.

Including Ling Feng’s teammates, no one expected him to pass the ball.

Facing the sudden pass, Sturridge, who was late to react, relied on his physical strength and explosive power to head the ball towards the goal with a diving header before the Portuguese right-back Cedric cleared the ball.

The next second, there was a crisp sound of “duang”, and the ball hit the outside of the goal post and flew out of the bottom line.

Seeing this, not only the Three Lions held their heads with both hands, with an expression of disbelief on their faces, but also the stands suddenly rang with the sighs of English fans

Ling Feng just curled his lips and shook his head helplessly.

“I can’t carry it. I can’t carry it.”

He had done the best he could with this pass.

After attracting the attention of all defensive players through dribbling, he passed the ball to an unguarded space, allowing his unguarded teammates to complete the header.

Unfortunately, Sturridge’s header still failed to penetrate Portugal’s goal.

Then, the referee looked at his watch and blew the whistle to end the extra time!

Beep~beep~beep~~~

As the whistle sounded, the players on both sides were so tired that they sat down on the grass and gasped.

After 120 minutes of fierce battle, England and Portugal shook hands and made peace, and could only enter the cruel penalty shootout!

Although the whole scene of this game was not good-looking, it was even very ugly.

However, the individual performances of Ling Feng and Ronaldo, two new and old superstars, are destined to be recorded in the history of the European Cup and become one of the famous superstar duels that future generations will talk about with relish!

At this time, many people realized a very important thing.

England vs. Portugal, the two sides tied 2-2 in regular time and overtime, and the winner was decided by penalty shootout.

These familiar elements put together made many old fans of England and Portugal surprised to find:

I have seen this episode!

Portugal 12 years ago

In the quarter-finals of the European Cup in Portugal, England and Portugal were tied 2-2 and finally dragged into a penalty shootout.

How amazingly similar history is!

And this time, is history repeating itself or changing history?

After the brutal penalty shootout, the result will be known!

(End of this chapter)