The referee quickly came to Matty James and showed him a yellow sapphire war card.
For this penalty, Matty James, who knew he was in the wrong, just gave the referee a thumbs up and kicked the ball away, preventing Arsenal from taking a quick free kick.
Although there were no faster “little tigers” Walcott and Chamberlain, Arsenal’s quick counterattack was also very simple and efficient.
With just a few passes, he hit the opponent’s penalty area from outside his own penalty area.
If Matty James hadn’t fouled in time, the consequences would have been disastrous.
Therefore, Captain Morgan, who finally returned to the backcourt, also high-fived Matty James and praised him:
“Well done!”
Although Arsenal’s threatening counterattack was stopped.
However, Arsenal still got a free kick in the frontcourt, slightly to the left of the penalty area, about 30 meters away from the goal.
Arsenal’s two most talented midfielders, Cazorla and Erdog, stood in front of the ball, one on the left and one on the right, ready to take the penalty.
At this distance, both the left and right feet can directly attack the goal.
“Marty! A little to the right!”
“Ling, get closer!”
After commanding the wall to stand, Schmeichel stood on the goal line, staring at the person standing in front of the ball, ready to save.
“Who will take the free kick? Pass or shoot?”
Not only Schmeichel, but also the fans in the stadium and the audience in front of the TV are thinking about this question.
The next second, the answer was revealed:
With the referee’s whistle, Erdog did not move, while Cazorla on the side took a run-up and rushed towards the ball.
He stepped on the left side of the ball with his left foot, using it as a support point, and then swung his right leg with a great amplitude, hitting the bottom of the ball with a “bang”!
At the moment the ball was shot, everyone in Leicester City realized that this was definitely not a pass!
Just as everyone was surprised, the ball flew to the far corner of the goal like a cannonball!
Schmeichel, who was originally moving to the right side of the goal to block the near corner, did not expect that Cazorla deliberately hit the ball in the opposite direction!
It was this early move that made him lose the chance to save.
Even if he reacted quickly and flew sideways to the left, it was too late!
The ball was very fast, with a slight drop, just bypassing Schmeichel’s fingertips, sticking to the crossbar of the goal, and drilling into the upper right corner of the goal!
With a swish, the net was swaying with white waves
“Biu~~Tefu!”
“What a beautiful free kick!”
“The ball went in!”
“Less than fifteen minutes into the game, Arsenal was two goals ahead of Leicester City at Wembley!”
“It has to be said that in this game, Arsenal’s ability to seize opportunities is much better than what they did in the league.”
In Wembley Stadium, cheers resounded through the sky again!
The Arsenal fans in the stands waved their flags or scarves excitedly, enjoying the joy of the team’s goal.
Hodgson, who was in the VIP stand, heard the words of his assistant beside him:
“Leicester City will have a difficult game this time.”
“Yeah”
Originally, Hodgson’s main purpose of watching this game was to personally observe Ling Feng’s performance.
And in the offensive round just now, which was initiated by himself and finally completed by himself, Ling Feng’s performance was very eye-catching.
This wave of attack fully demonstrated his ability in passing, positioning, and even long-range shooting.
However, what he didn’t expect was that Leicester City did not seize this opportunity, but instead let Arsenal use this corner kick to counterattack and finally create a free kick to score a goal.
Based on his rich coaching experience, Arsenal’s two goals came too quickly, and it is very likely to crush Leicester City’s morale at once.
Thus, this final, which was originally evenly matched, became a one-sided situation!
Thinking of this, his eyes followed the black-haired young man wearing the blue No. 23 jersey on the field.
He really wanted to know how Ling Feng, as the core of the team, dealt with the adversity of falling behind by two goals.
However, what he and others didn’t expect was that Ling Feng didn’t have even a trace of frustration on his face, but his expression was grim, as if he was thinking about something.
Indeed, Ling Feng was thinking
Thinking about how to win this game!
In his opinion, Arsenal, which has been ranked in the top four of the Premier League for many years and has a passing and controlling style of play deeply rooted in its bones, is indeed strong.
However, it is not strong enough to completely crush Leicester City.
The reason why they led by two goals so quickly was just because they seized the two limited opportunities at the beginning.
Two shots and two goals
It can only be said that Arsenal’s players were in good shape today, or they were lucky!
Of course, luck is also part of the game.
However, in a football game, if you want to win, you must score.
And if you want to score, you must create scoring opportunities.
And it just so happens that he is the kind of “Playmaker” who can create scoring opportunities.
Next, as long as he continues to create opportunities, I believe that Vardy and Mahrez, two future world-class stars, will not disappoint him!
However, before that, he has to boost the team’s morale, which has reached the bottom.
. . .
Losing two goals in just over ten minutes made the already nervous Leicester players fall into a state of confusion.
This is the first time they have fallen behind their opponents by two goals since January!
Even when facing the Blues Chelsea, they have never been so helpless.
The opponent only got two shooting opportunities at the beginning, and scored two goals.
Who can stand this? !
Many superstitious players even began to doubt whether it was not suitable to play football today?
A pessimistic atmosphere permeated the hearts of the people in Leicester City.
You know, in the past five months, Leicester City has almost cut melons and vegetables in the league and FA Cup.
The players of Leicester City have long been accustomed to suppressing their opponents on the field.
When they were confidently planning to compete with Arsenal, they were directly stunned by Arsenal’s two goals that seemed very easy.
Therefore, the strong sense of gap made them feel overwhelmed and even doubted themselves, which was also normal.
While the Leicester City players were thinking about it, Ling Feng’s actions attracted their attention.
The youngest starting player in the team trotted to the goal, patted Schmeichel on the shoulder, and said seriously:
“Kasper, it’s okay, don’t blame yourself. We just need to catch up!”
After that, he took the ball from the slightly surprised Schmeichel, held the ball, and ran all the way to the center circle kick-off point.
While running forward, he waved and shouted to his teammates:
“Guys! Come on!”
“It’s not like we haven’t fallen behind before, this is not the end of the world!”
“The game is not over yet!!!”
This action was also captured by the live broadcast camera and appeared on the big screen of the stadium.
Seeing that Ling Feng did not give up or surrender because of the two goals behind, the depressed Fox fans in the stands were also infected by his tenacious fighting spirit and applauded.
“Good job, Ling!”
“Come on, Foxes!”
“We still have time!”
Hodgson in the stands saw Ling Feng’s initiative to boost morale, and a touch of appreciation flashed across his eyes.
He didn’t expect that in addition to Ling Feng’s mature style of play, he also had the demeanor of a general when dealing with unfavorable situations on the field.
The assistant coach on the side directly expressed his thoughts:
“This young man is very motivated”
The shouts of Ling Feng and the applause of the fans echoed in their ears. The Leicester City players were stunned at first, and finally woke up from their dreams.
Yes!
The game had only started for fifteen minutes, and there were still seventy-five minutes left. They still had enough time to equalize the score!
They had finally made it to the FA Cup final, how could they be easily defeated?
If they lost their fighting spirit like this, how could they be worthy of their sweat and efforts, and how could they be worthy of the fans who supported and accompanied them all the way? !
Looking at Ling Feng standing in the center circle, eager to kick off, the Leicester City players felt a little ashamed.
You know, in terms of age, each of them is older than Ling Feng;
In terms of game experience, each of them has more than Ling Feng.
However, facing the unfavorable start and the adversity of falling behind by two goals, they were either frustrated or lost, but no one treated it as calmly as Ling Feng, and then responded positively.
Vardy was the first to recover from his depressed mood and echoed loudly:
“Ling is right!”
“We still have time”
Then, captain Morgan also raised his hands and gathered his teammates together to form a circle.
“Guys, listen, the game is far from over, we don’t have much time
It’s a good loss.”
“Play your best!”
“I hope that when you leave this stadium, no one will regret not fighting hard on the field!”
After saying that, he stretched out his hand.
Seeing this, the other teammates stretched out their hands and stacked them together.
“One, two, three.”
“Blue Fox, go ahead!!! ”
Accompanied by the uniform slogans, the frustration and disappointment in the eyes of the Leicester City players have been replaced by determination!
Seeing the players rekindled their fighting spirit, Pearson on the sidelines was also very pleased.
When facing difficulties and setbacks, they will not give up easily, but choose to unite and solve them together
This is a mature and united team!
Considering that in the past fifteen minutes, the single striker Vardy was closely watched and fell into a fight with two tall central defenders of Arsenal.
So, after discussing with the coaching staff, he also made tactical changes:
Vardy and Nugent switched positions!
In this way, Leicester City can use Nugent’s confrontation ability to involve the defense of the opponent’s two central defenders in the center position, so that they dare not easily expand their own
Then Vardy used his speed advantage on the wing to attack the gap left by the opponent’s right back, or cut inside to shoot and threaten the goal.
Or form an inverted triangle cross, and Ling Feng inserted to complete the long shot.
This is also one of Leicester City’s regular tactical changes.
In the 18th minute of the game, Leicester City kicked off again.
Arsenal players immediately found that Nugent and Vardy had switched positions.
They were not surprised by this change.
They had already scored two goals. If no changes were made, Leicester City would be equivalent to raising the white flag and surrendering.
However, seeing the scene of Leicester City players gathered together to cheer and encourage just now, they did not think that the opponent would surrender easily.
Wenger on the sidelines also sat back in the coaching seat without giving any instructions , it seems that he intends to keep the same in the face of all changes.
Anyway, with a two-goal lead, Wenger believes that his disciples will not easily fall over even without his reminder.
However, the direction of the game next time was beyond his imagination.
After the kick-off again, Leicester City controlled the ball.
Arsenal did not press the front court just like at the beginning, but retreated to the arc of the center circle, waiting for Leicester City to attack.
In the Championship League, which is accustomed to the rhythm of ball possession, Leicester City slowly penetrated with short passes, looking for an opportunity to strike a fatal blow.
However, Arsenal’s regional defense was done well, without leaving too much space.
Leicester City was not impatient, but continued to pull Arsenal’s defense through short and long passes.
When the game was 30 minutes in, through After several passes in the backcourt, the ball came to Ling Feng’s feet again.
As he pushed forward and passed the center circle, Ergou quickly pressed forward.
Perhaps because the scene of being easily passed by Ling Feng just now was still vivid in his mind, he did not rush to press, but chose to leave a certain space to block Ling Feng’s passing line.
You don’t want to steal from me, right?
Then I passed it!
Facing the dead man in front of him, Ling Feng resisted the urge to kick him in the face, flicked the ball with the outside of his right foot, and after pulling out a certain space, he kicked the ball directly!
The ball flew past Ergou’s head with a strong sound of breaking wind, which scared him so much that his head shrank.
At the moment when Ling Feng passed the ball, Vardy, who was standing next to Arsenal right back Sagna on the left, suddenly started and inserted into the penalty area from in front of him!
Then, a scene that shocked all the fans at Wembley Stadium and the audience in front of the TV happened:
With a somewhat erratic arc, the ball went straight through the entire Arsenal defense zone and flew to the left side of the penalty area.
And the landing point was right in front of Vardy!
The ball arrived!
Such a precise over-the-top long pass surprised everyone:
Wang Defa? !
He didn’t even look up to observe, how did he know that Vardy was running to that position?
Just when everyone was still marveling at Ling Feng’s passing skills, Vardy’s next move in the penalty area made them drop their jaws:
Vardy quickly adjusted his pace, and before the ball landed, he turned his body to the side, raised his right leg, and hit the ball hard with the instep!
The next second, the ball shot out like a cannonball!
Perhaps it was because the distance was too close and the ball was too fast, Fabianski, who was standing in front of the goal, just raised his hands subconsciously and let the ball fly into the net from the near corner of the goal!
There will be more updates later.
(End of this chapter)
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