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Chapter 427 Make Red Devil No. great again!
"The ball went in!!!"

"GOAL~~~GOAL~~~GOAL~~~"

"Martial broke the deadlock first! This is his fifth league goal this season!"

"The one who gave him the assist was our Super No.7!"

As expected, Manchester United, playing at home, was the first to penetrate Tottenham's goal through a fierce attack!

After scoring the goal, Martial rushed to the corner flag area with his arms open, jumped up and threw an uppercut to celebrate.

After completing the celebration, he turned around, forced out what he thought was the friendliest smile, and pointed both hands at Ling Feng who was coming towards him.

"Ling, thank you for your quick pass!"

"Well done! Anthony!"

After saying that, the two of them hugged each other.

As a talented child prodigy who emerged out of nowhere and touted by the media as the "new Henry", Martial once believed that he was Manchester United's chosen one.

Therefore, he felt dissatisfied when Mourinho forced him to give up the No. 9 jersey and Ling Feng took away the tactical position that belonged to him.

Giving the jersey number to Ibrahimovic is actually not a bad idea.

After all, the opponent is a long-established superstar in the football world and a senior.

Whether it is status or qualifications in football, he cannot compare to them.

But what is Ling Feng?
Even if he has the Premier League title, the Europa League title, and the European Cup Golden Boot.

so what?

He was the golden boy, and I was the golden boy too.

I'm no worse than him!

However, as the team made great strides in the league and the Champions League, the arrogant Martial gradually realized a fact that he was reluctant to admit:

Whether in terms of talent or ability, Ling Feng is much stronger than him!

Moreover, he gradually realized that instead of going against Ling Feng, it would be better to be on good terms with him, which would be more beneficial to him.

Because playing football alongside Ling Feng is so easy and comfortable!
As long as he is willing to run to the open space, Ling Feng will always deliver the ball to his feet comfortably, and then he will have more space to shoot.

There is no need for you to dribble and break through too many times and confront the opponent's defenders head-on.

In this way, I can play more easily and score goals and make assists easily.

As his attitude towards the game became more positive and he ran more on the field, he gradually regained Mourinho's trust and became the team's first choice for left winger.

However, as a treasure of the team's youth training, Rashford still shared his playing time to a certain extent.

Moreover, whether in lineup rotation or as a substitute, Rashford has shown a relatively high goal efficiency.

In order to stimulate healthy competition between the two, Mourinho called them to his office and said frankly:

"Whoever of you is in better condition will be the starter!"

Looking at the scene of Martial and Ling Feng hugging each other, Mourinho on the sidelines also showed a wise smile.

This season, with the arrival of Ling Feng, Manchester United's frontcourt finally has a real organizational core, and the offense has become more organized.

In addition to Ibrahimovic, the biggest beneficiary, and Rooney, who is enjoying a second spring, frontcourt players such as Rashford, Martial, Lingard, Mata, etc., all played more easily and confidently under Ling Feng's coordination.

Because they knew that as long as they ran into open space, Ling Feng would pass the ball to them.

It is precisely because of Ling Feng's presence that they are more willing to run more.

According to statistics, so far in the league this season, Manchester United's average running distance per game is a full six kilometers more than last season!

And these six kilometers are evenly distributed among the four players in the frontcourt and two defensive midfielders with a huge coverage area.

This is equivalent to each person running one more kilometer in each game!

You know, football is played while running, not standing.

Only by running can you create more opportunities!

Although we lost the ball first.

However, the young people of Tottenham were not discouraged by this, but instead aroused their inner courage.

What about Manchester United?
So what if I’m at the top of the list?
I am fearless!

So, after the next kick-off, Tottenham launched wave after wave of attacks like a tide.

With Pochettino's coaching, the front four players frequently run across the field, and each of them has the ability to attack the goal, making them completely unstoppable.

The two wingers on the left and right in the frontcourt are both inward-cutting types.

Both Son Heung-min and Eriksen are accustomed to moving to the middle and then giving the wing space to Walker and Rose, the most powerful wing combination in the Premier League.

The assists from the two full-backs made Tottenham's attack more layered and diverse.

"Eriksen's long shot is slightly higher!"

"Ali shoots! De Gea makes a great save!"

"Kane! Unfortunately, this header hit the post"

Facing the repeated attacks from Tottenham's young players, Manchester United's defense was obviously not quite able to adapt.

Although Smalling and Bailly were able to deal with the high crosses from the two full-backs and Kane's attempts in the middle.

However, they gave too much space to Ali who was running in from behind Kane like a loach.
Just five minutes later, Eriksen passed the ball to the side in the middle, and Walker, who came in at high speed on the right, made an unreasonable move, passed Luke Shaw, and completed an inverted triangle pass from the bottom.

Ali made a high-speed run from behind and completed a follow-up shot in the area slightly in front of the penalty spot before Kante returned to defense!

Bang!
The ball shot out and went into the lower right corner of the goal before De Gea went to the ground.

"GOAL!!!"

"Dele Alli!"

"This White Hart Lane genius scored again! Helped the team equalize the score!"

And the next second, as Ali ran to the corner flag area and slid on his knees gracefully, the visiting fans in the stands also gave him enthusiastic cheers.

Less than thirty minutes into the first half, both sides scored a goal.

Moreover, the scenes are open and close, and the rhythm is full.

Both sides showed no reservations and staged a passionate offensive battle for the fans!

Under such a fast rhythm of offense and defense transition, Manchester United's disadvantages gradually became apparent.

After all, compared to Tottenham's front four who are all in their twenties, Manchester United's front four includes two veterans over 30 years old, Ibrahimovic and Rooney.

In the team's frontcourt pressing system, the tall Ibrahimovic has certain privileges and the pressure does not need to be too strong.

On the contrary, Rooney is responsible for more defensive tasks in the frontcourt.

This results in his physical energy consumption being greater than Ibrahimovic.

Fortunately, with his physical fitness, he was able to persist in the first half of the game.

Finally, the first half of the game ended with both sides attacking and defending.

Both sides returned to the locker room with a score of one to one.

When the Manchester United players returned to the locker room, they immediately took off their wet jerseys and wiped their bodies with towels. From Rooney, Luke Shaw, Martial and others who were breathing heavily, it can be seen how great the pace and intensity of this game were.

It can be said that this Tottenham team is the third team that can make Manchester United feel most oppressed this season, besides Chelsea and Barcelona!
They are young, aggressive and powerful.

The most important thing is the desire to win!

Just ten minutes into the second half, Tottenham once again showed the offensive vitality of their youth!
Son Heung-min got the ball on the left and tried to break through.

While Rose was running at high speed behind him and drawing Valencia's defensive attention, the Korean superstar suddenly cut inside, created an angle and took a long shot!
Fortunately, De Gea was concentrating and flew to save the ball.

However, the ball bounced off the goal post and then bounced in front of Kane in the penalty area.

Of course Tottenham’s No. 10 was not polite and shot directly into the empty goal to overtake the score!
"Harry Kane!"

"Tottenham Hotspur have taken the lead again at the Theatre of Dreams!"

"This is the third goal of the game, the game is not over yet!"

“We may continue to see more goals!”

De Gea was very angry about this goal, and even kicked the ball in the goal hard as a way of venting his anger.

He was not angry with his teammates, but with his own save.

Why didn't he save the ball directly from the baseline or the danger zone!
Manchester United's offense has improved significantly this season, and the number of goals conceded is also among the highest in the league.

However, defensive attention became a loophole in the team's defense.

Especially the tall Smalling, he always misses people.

If Smalling could concentrate on this ball, he could move to Kane's side in advance and provide some interference.

Instead of just watching De Gea make a save stupidly and not going for the second point.

Perhaps, Kane's follow-up shot in front of the goal would not be so easy
After overtaking the score again, the visiting Tottenham were in high spirits.

At Pochettino's wave on the sidelines, the White Hart Lane young team continued to maintain a sharp offensive posture.

Obviously, they don't think that they can defeat their opponents by leading by one goal!

When the game reached the 60th minute, seeing that Rooney's physical strength could no longer keep up with the opponent's onslaught, Mourinho waved to Lingard who was warming up on the sidelines without hesitation:

"Jesse! Get ready to play!"

Hearing this, Lingard immediately ran back to the bench and began to take off his warm-up vest and training suit.
Three minutes later, there was a dead ball.

"Seeing that the situation on the field was at a disadvantage, Mourinho took the lead in making substitutions."

When seeing the number on the substitution card, not only the commentator, but also Neville, the Manchester United star who was the guest commentator, showed doubts:

"Huh? The one being replaced is Rooney (Wayne)?!"

"In the crucial stage of chasing points, they actually replaced the captain on the field?"

"What is Mourinho doing?"

It is worth mentioning that this is the fifth time Rooney has been substituted early in the league this season.

Although I am unwilling to do so.

However, Rooney did not have any intention, but silently took off the captain's armband on his arm and handed it to Valencia.

Although the Manchester United captain does not feel that he is old at all, his body is honest.

Whenever he started in a game and played for 60 or 70 minutes, he could clearly feel his whole body was tired and his steps became heavy.

He knew very well that this was his body telling him that he was already thirty-one years old!

It is time to give more playing time and training opportunities to young people.
. . .

After taking the lead again at Old Trafford, Tottenham did not control the tempo but continued to launch wave after wave of attacks on Manchester United.

This not only put more pressure on Manchester United's defense, but also caused the entire formation to be pressed too far forward, exposing a larger space behind them.

When Lingard came on the pitch, he quickly used his abundant physical strength and active running to inject vitality into Manchester United's frontcourt.

It was after he returned to his own half a few minutes later and, together with Kante, intercepted Son Heung-min's ball that Manchester United got a chance to counterattack!

Kante passed the ball to Ling Feng in front of him as soon as possible.

With a [pull back], Ling Feng stopped and passed the ball, passing Wanyama who was guarding him closely behind him.

Seeing that Ling Feng was about to start the attack, Wanyama, who had already lost his position, remembered Pochettino's instructions before the game, and reached out without hesitation and hugged him, thus preventing Ling Feng and Manchester United from the counterattack opportunity.

But the price of doing so was a yellow card and a free kick opportunity thirty-six meters away from the goal!
"Manchester United won a 36-meter free kick in the frontcourt."

"This distance is a bit far for other teams. But for Ling Feng, it's just right!"

"He has already scored two fantastic goals from direct free kicks this season, let's see if this is the third."

As a result, Ling Feng's powerful free kick has become his signature skill.

The heavy bombardment with violent aesthetics has also become a nightmare for the goalkeepers of the other 19 Premier League teams.

Even the French goalkeeper Lori stared at him as if he was facing a formidable enemy.
The human wall formed by Kane, Ali, Dier and Dembele looked nervous and anxious.

Among this human wall, three are international players of the Three Lions, and they are all very familiar with the power of Ling Feng's free kicks.

They could only pray silently in their hearts:
"Don't shoot me. Don't shoot me."

At the same time, from the moment Ling Feng picked up the ball and came to the foul spot, the Tottenham fans at the scene tried hard to boo, trying to influence the Red Devils No. 7.

However, this did not help at all.

He just took a few steps back without even looking at the goal. The moment the whistle sounded, he took decisive steps and rushed towards the ball!

Bang!
With a crisp sound, the ball shot out instantly, turning into an elusive afterimage, drawing a strange trajectory above Old Trafford!

First left and then right, in the blink of an eye, it flew into the goal guarded by Lori!
White waves ripple along with it!
Lori, standing on the goal line, just stood there motionless and shook his head helplessly.

Not to mention that Ling Feng's free kick has a weird trajectory and is difficult to capture.

Even if he captured the flight of the ball.

However, by the time his body was about to react, the ball had already flown into the goal.

How the hell is this?!

"Biu~~~te no!"

"A direct free kick from thirty-six meters away!"

"The Red Devils' No.7 once again performed the violent aesthetics of long-range shots at Old Trafford!"

"It's not an exaggeration to call him a free kick master!"

At the same time, Sir Alex Ferguson and many old Red Devils fans in the stands saw this free kick and had only one thought in their minds:
"This free kick is too damn unsolvable!"

Even though they have seen Beckham's crescent arc and Ronaldo's escalator fall on this great stadium,
And now, they have seen Ling Feng’s violent heavy artillery!

In the past, they always thought that the Red Devils No. 7 jersey seemed to have great heritage and magic.

Whoever wears it will become the Red Devils' superhero and lead Manchester United to overcome all obstacles and be invincible!
However, since Cristiano Ronaldo left Real Madrid in 2009, they have discovered that not every "genius" or "superstar" can shoulder the weight of this jersey.

I also gradually realized that it is not the No. 7 jersey that makes the players great, but the superstars of every era who make this No. 7 jersey great!

Best, Robson, Cantona, Beckham, Ronaldo.
Now, it's Ling Feng's turn!

And this spirited black-haired young man, with his dominant performance on the field, made the Red Devils' No. 7, who had briefly faded into obscurity, great again!
(End of this chapter)