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Chapter 264 How to become the world’s best defensive midfielder [Please subscribe! 】

8 month 5 number.

There are still three days until the opening game of the 2015-16 Premier League season.

The Blue Fox coaching staff headed by Ranieri came to the conference room again to formulate game tactics and targeted arrangements for the upcoming Premier League opening game.

In the past month, the team has experienced scandals, coaching changes and the arrival of several new players. It will definitely take time to adjust and blend the new and old players together.

Although in several pre-season warm-up games, the team's offensive firepower was still fierce and they achieved a complete victory record.

However, the opponents are all English League One and English Championship teams, so there is not much reference value.

Fortunately, the Blue Fox's main lineup structure and tactical formation are basically the same as last season.

In the first month of taking office, Ranieri, in addition to trying to understand every player, did the most to improve and transform the team's defense in training and games.

The most important change is the defensive position!
He asked that when the opponent was in possession of the ball, he gave up the high post press and chose to recycle the formation.

In several pre-season warm-up matches, he made many mistakes in his long passes, either not accurate enough or directly intercepted by his opponents.

As for the next attack, it is basically none of his business.

Therefore, after seeing the poor effect of this arrangement, Ranieri also gave up the idea of ​​letting the drinking brother directly play a long pass to find Vardy.

Instead, he was asked to give the ball to Ling Feng first during the transition between offense and defense.

During the transition between offense and defense, once a pass error occurs, the ball that was finally captured will almost be handed back to the opponent again.

In this way, one link of passing to Ling Feng is reduced, and the direct pass to Vardy can make the entire counterattack faster.

In addition to Brother Drinking Water, Ranieri's requirement for another defensive midfielder is to be responsible for intercepting and sweeping the midfield.

Use the fastest speed to burn the battle into the opponent's half, and then complete the shot!

As the ball-distributing point in the team's midfield and backcourt, his main task last season, in addition to receiving the ball from the backcourt, was to hand the ball to Ling Feng in front during the transition between offense and defense.

It can also share Lingfeng's organization to a certain extent, allowing him to use his speed to penetrate forward at high speed and quickly respond to Vardy in the frontcourt.

Such a passing tactic does not pose much of a threat to the two central defenders in the Blue Fox formation who have excellent air defense capabilities.

Therefore, after much consideration, Ranieri first asked the stronger and more experienced Swiss captain Inler to partner with Brother Drinker in the midfield in preparation for the upcoming first round of the Premier League.

Because, compared to Ling Feng, Brother Drinkwater's passing ability can only be said to be average.

Even if you can't grab it, you can force your opponent to attack from both wings, so you can choose the offensive tactic of crossing from the side.

Ranieri has only one requirement for Ling Feng, and that is to be fast!

In this way, the opponent can reduce the number of frontal breakthroughs or back-pass attacks, thereby avoiding the shortcomings of the two tall central defenders Morgan and Huth who turn slowly, and amplifying their frontal and air defense capabilities!
Once the ball is cut off, you can immediately pass the ball to Ling Feng or Mahrez to advance, or you can directly make a long pass to find Vardy in front.

Especially Brother Drinking Water.

This defensive midfielder, who is less than 1.7 meters tall, shows impressive running ability, defensive coverage area and sweeping and stealing ability.

Ranieri has not yet had a thorough understanding of the two's performance in the game.

However, since Kanter and Inler only joined the team in August, they missed several of the team's pre-season warm-up games in July.

Now, Ranieri asked him not only to hand the ball to Ling Feng, but also to directly make a long pass to Vardy in front, so that the latter can directly attack the opponent's defense.

Facing assistant coach Shakespeare, Ranieri clearly had a plan:
"We don't need too much ball possession at all. On the contrary, this can reduce the pressing consumption of the frontcourt players, allowing them to have more physical energy during counterattacks, thus improving the quality of the offensive rounds!"

Although Walsh highly recommended Kanter, and Kanter's performance in various trainings was also very good.

Except for Vardy at the front, the other frontcourt players retreated to the center circle, reducing the distance between each other and compressing the space.

If Ling Feng happens to be closely guarded, then leave it to Mahrez.

The coaching staff also has different opinions on this.

As the passing distance increases, the number of missed passes increases.

At first, the Blue Fox players were a little uncomfortable with this change.

In short, Ranieri's tactical idea is to base on a solid defense, and then use the huge space left behind after the opponent presses the attack, so as to create a more concise and efficient quick counterattack!
It can be said that a change in tactics affects the whole body.

The entire counterattack will also come to an abrupt end.

As for whether to advance with the ball or directly pass the ball after getting the ball, it depends on Ling Feng's decision-making ability.

"Abandoning our original high-position press will inevitably increase the opponent's possession time. Will this reduce the team's offensive rounds and the number of goal threats?"

Definitely the sweeper the team needs most in the midfield!
However, in Ranieri's view, Kanter's outstanding performance in a league like Ligue 1 does not mean that he can adapt to the rhythm and intensity of the Premier League.

As for the midfielder position, physical confrontation and experience are very important.

The purpose of this is to press the opponent to the side with a relatively narrow space and achieve the effect of stealing the ball.

However, this detail did not make the team's counterattack sharp.

Therefore, he still has some concerns about which of the two will partner with "Brother Drinking Water" in the defensive midfielder.

Changes in defensive ideas and positions will also lead to changes in offensive methods.

Obviously, Ranieri pays more attention to the quality of counterattacks than the quantity.

Then, after the opponent's attack reaches the area near the center circle, Ling Feng, who is in the middle, acts as a commander and calls on his teammates on both sides to form a group of two and quickly attack the player holding the ball.

The entire formation changed from 4231 to 451!

He plans to use a few games at the beginning of the season to examine the competitive level and game status of several midfielders, and then determine who will play the main role.
That day, after the team training, Ling Feng finally remembered that he still had the [System].

After taking a shower and changing clothes, he sat on the bench in the lounge and summoned the [Character Panel]

[Player name: Ling Feng]

【Age: 20】

【Height: 183】

【Weight: 76】

[Predominant foot: right]

[Club: Leicester City]

[Talents: God’s Vision, God of War Heavy Artillery]

[Skills: Callback, Putting Master, Horse Stepping Star]

[Attributes: Ball Control C, Shooting C, Passing S, Defense D, Physical B, Mental B]

[Overall rating: 85]

[Available attribute points: 5]

After returning to the team, Ling Feng followed the team in pre-season preparations while also resuming daily additional training.

For now, his additional training items are dribbling and long-range shooting.

He plans to improve his dribbling skills and long-range shooting accuracy as much as possible in the coming season. This season, with the arrival of Ranieri, the team's tactics have changed, from high position pressing to defensive counterattack.

As the core of the frontcourt organization, the number of times he carries the ball during transitions between offense and defense will definitely increase greatly this season.

Therefore, he must enhance his dribbling ability, and then make full use of his propulsion speed in counterattacks to form an advantageous situation in the frontcourt with more and less.

And long-range shots can diversify his offensive methods.

Although with the changes in the team's tactics, they may not play against BIG6 teams such as Manchester City, Liverpool, Manchester United, and Chelsea like last season. Instead, they will let their opponents control the ball and seize the opportunity to counterattack.

However, when playing against some weak teams in the middle and lower reaches, the opponent will definitely not take the initiative to attack, giving them room to counterattack.

Therefore, if they want to score three points, they have to take the initiative, face intensive defense, and fall into a positional battle.

The three most effective conventional methods to deal with intensive defense are, in addition to single-point blasts by stars, set-pieces and long-range shots!
With the talent of [God of War Heavy Artillery], he doesn't have to worry about his shot being weak.

He only needs to worry about whether his shot hits the goal range.

Therefore, the higher the accuracy of long-range shots, the more he can threaten the opponent's goal from long distances.

Once he reaches thirty meters away from the goal, the opponent's defensive players will become passive.

If you prevent his passing, you will leave him open for a long shot; if you prevent his long shot, you will leave his teammates open.

By then, whether he is shooting or passing, he will be hard to guard against!
Considering that most attributes such as [Dribbling], [Ball Protection], [Long Shot], and [Shooting Power] can be gradually improved through acquired training, Ling Feng decided to add precious free attribute points to some short-term attributes that cannot be acquired. On top of the attributes that have been improved over time.

For example [Physique]

Considering that in order to stop him in the new season, his opponents would definitely defend him more tightly and invade him more roughly. Ling Feng did not hesitate to directly add the five free attribute points obtained from the European Youth Championship to [Physique], so that It went from ninety to ninety-five!
After adding points, Ling Feng suddenly felt that his whole body was more powerful and energetic.

Those gray eyes were filled with eager flames:
Premier League, I'm ready.

And you? !
. . .

Since I have an appointment with my parents in the evening, I have to go home for dinner.

So Ling Feng did not practice as usual today, but went straight to the parking lot after training.

However, not long after he drove out of the team base, he saw a familiar figure on the roadside.

It was a short black man wearing a Nike backpack and sportswear.

And this black man who is running is his new teammate, Kanter!
Slowing down, rolling down the window, Ling Feng followed Kanter in the Land Rover, and then shouted:

"N'Golo?!"

Upon hearing his name, Kanter, who was running, suddenly stopped and then turned his head to look over.

"Ling?"

Since he didn't speak English, the team provided Kanter with a translator.

However, in daily communication with his teammates, the new French midfielder basically expresses himself through gestures and some very simple words.

"Why are you running?"

"Sauri."

Seeing Kanter's silly smile, he just raised his finger and pointed at his ears to express that he didn't understand.

Ling Feng had an idea and immediately took out his mobile phone and clicked on the translation software he had just downloaded not long ago.

Through the translation software, Ling Feng learned from Kanter that the reason why he ran home was because his agent was helping him find a house recently and had no time to pick him up.

Therefore, he runs from the hotel to the base to train every day, and then runs back to the hotel after training!

Looking at Kanter with a silly smile on his face and no sweat on his head, Ling Feng only had one thought in his mind:
Awesome!
It turns out that this is how the physical fitness of the world's number one defensive midfielder was developed? !

While complaining in his heart, Ling Feng did not forget to ask:
"Where is your hotel?"

Afterwards, Kanter reported the name of the hotel.

"The hotel you are staying in is not far from my home. Let me take you back on the way!"

Faced with this proposal, Kanter thought for a moment and readily accepted Ling Feng's kindness:
"OK, thanks."

Listening to Kanter's thank you that was more like "Fake", Ling Feng just twitched the corner of his mouth and opened the passenger door:
"boarding!"

After getting in the car, Kanter put his backpack at his feet and immediately fastened his seat belt.

On the way, Ling Feng also asked Kanter about things in his daily life, such as whether Xi was used to the food in the team cafeteria, what he would do during his breaks,

Although Kanter is not a talkative person.

However, he always answered Ling Feng's questions.

A few days after joining Leicester City, he had already discovered that Ling Feng, a young man several years younger than himself, had a very high status in the team.

After he joined, Ling Feng was the first teammate to take the initiative to talk to him.

Moreover, in the past few days, Ling Feng was also very enthusiastic about helping him integrate into the team and familiarizing him with the environment of the base.

Therefore, Kanter has a good impression of him.

It can also be said that Ling Feng was the first friend he met in Leicester City.

Otherwise, given his personality, he would not easily trouble others.

While chatting, the two soon arrived at the hotel where Kanter was staying.

"Thank you for sending me back, Ling."

"You're welcome, it's just a little effort."

Just as Kanter was about to get off the car, Ling Feng suddenly thought of something and suddenly suggested:

"By the way, N'Golo, before your agent is finished, I will take you to the base and back to the hotel every day!"

Ling Feng's sudden proposal put Kanter, who had never known how to refuse, in trouble.

"This is not good, it is too troublesome."

"You're welcome. Anyway, I'm bored driving to work by myself every day. I just want to chat with you. Besides, I also want to learn some French from you."

"Besides, once we get to know each other better, we can have a better understanding on the court. Isn't that right?"

"Well, you teach me a little French every day and it's like the fare!"

Since Ling Feng said so, Kanter also felt that if he refused, it would be too disrespectful.

Ever since, Kanter nodded and showed a simple and honest smile:
"Then it's up to you!"

"Very good, I will be here to pick you up on time at 8:15 tomorrow morning."

"Ok."

Finally, watching Ling Feng's black Land Rover roar away, Baby Kanter felt warm in his heart.

Ling, what a good person!
(End of this chapter)