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Chapter 458: The new face of the Premier League, double kill of Manchester City!

“The best player in the Premier League!”

“Best in the Premier League!”

"The strongest man in Great Britain!"

"The best player in the Premier League in the past 20 years!"

Ling Feng, who won the PFA Player of the Year Award, FWA Footballer of the Year and Premier League Player of the Year for two consecutive years and completed the England personal honors Grand Slam, naturally became the subject of reports by major media.

The covers of all major newspapers are filled with photos of the Premier League star holding the trophy in high spirits.

With Ling Feng's explosive performance in the Premier League this season, many people believe that he is even more dominant than Henry and Ronaldo back then!
His status in the Premier League is equivalent to that of Messi and Ronaldo in La Liga!

After all, Henry's league goals and assists totaled 20, and Ronaldo's league goals totaled 31, which pales in comparison to Ling Feng's unique football feat of goals and assists totaling 30!
If you can score 30 goals in a single Premier League season, you will be considered a world-class striker.
If one can provide 30 assists in a single Premier League season, he would definitely be a unique assist master in football!

But Ling Feng's goals and assists exceeded thirty!

From this we can see how terrifying his current strength is!
It is worth mentioning that a picture of the [Premier League Player Pyramid] made by the Red Devils fans also quickly spread on the Internet.

Above the player pyramid, there are five levels.

From the bottom of the pyramid to the top of the pyramid, they are D, C, B, A, and S!

Fans have placed Premier League stars into five tiers based on their individual ability.

Ling Feng is recognized by fans of the 20 Premier League teams as the only S-level star standing at the top of the pyramid!
The Premier League is unique and well-deserved!

After Ling Feng won the PFA Best and various individual awards for the second consecutive year, Manchester United Club, PFA (Professional Footballers' Association), the Journalists Association, and the Premier League officials all posted congratulations on their homepages.

Even Leicester City, the former club, posted on official social media to congratulate the best youth training product in the club's history.

For the Premier League, Ling Feng has now replaced Rooney and become the new generation of Premier League face!

Like Rooney, Ling Feng is also a "red-blooded" person, except that his skin is not as white.

He grew up from the youth system of his local club, then moved step by step from the Championship to the Premier League, from the Premier League to the Champions League, and then became one of the best in the world today.

His personal influence and inspirational story not only made more people aware of the Premier League, but also increased the ratings and attention of the entire league.

It also played a profound role in motivating countless young local players to strive for progress.

Many young English players saw his explosive performance on the court or in front of TV and were conquered by him and became his fans!

Of course, he still has a long way to go if he wants to become a football genius like Messi and Ronaldo.

He must continue to maintain his world-class competitive level and win more personal honors and championship trophies.

At least for now, he is already more than one step ahead of others.
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In the last league game at the end of April, as an "appetizer" on the eve of the Champions League semi-finals, Manchester United came to the Etihad Stadium.

This is the make-up match of the 28th round and also the belated second Manchester derby match.

For Manchester City, they are still striving for the top four and ensuring qualification for the Champions League next season.

Manchester United has basically won the championship in advance, while Chelsea and Tottenham, who are in the second tier, have basically secured two Champions League places.

In other words, there is only one spot left in the top four, which will be fought over by Liverpool, Manchester City and Arsenal!

Every game at the end of the season is crucial.

What's more, it's a Manchester derby?!
However, it is worth mentioning that Manchester City, who was squeezed into the Europa League by Manchester United at the last moment of last season, has reached the semi-finals of this season's Europa League!
Even though Manchester City players are ready to give their city rivals a heavy blow at home.

However, Guardiola also has to consider the Europa League semi-final in five days.

Because their opponent in the Europa League is Celta from La Liga.

The other semi-final matchup is between Ajax of the Dutch Eredivisie and Lyon of the French Ligue 1.

In Guardiola's view, neither Celta, Ajax or Lyon are the opponents of the Blue Moon Army under his leadership!
Instead of fighting to the death with Arsenal and Liverpool for the fourth place in the Premier League, it would be easier and more profitable for the club to qualify for next season's Champions League by winning the Europa League.

In Guardiola's view, if he could win a Europa League title for the club in his first season in England, it would be a token of gratitude for the trust shown by the club's top management.

Therefore, Guardiola also made a choice and was reserved in this Manchester derby, only sending out a half-main lineup.

For Manchester United, this game is also a moment when Mourinho must make a choice!
With a nine-point advantage in the league, winning or losing is not something he considers.

What he needs to consider is how to get all the main players of the team in the best condition to face the highlight five days later - the Champions League semi-final!

If all the main players are allowed to play in this Manchester derby which is destined to be of high intensity, in addition to the physical exhaustion, it will also increase the risk of the main players getting injured.

Of course, these problems can be avoided if the substitute lineup continues to play.

However, the main players have already rested for a week and are in very good physical condition.

What's more, if you don't play a game for too long, you will perform poorly when you go all of a sudden.

The assistant coach also gave his own advice, suggesting that the main players should be put on the field first to let them find their form in the game.

Then, in the second half, they would replace a few core players or main players who seemed to be lacking in energy to prepare for the Champions League semi-finals.

Anyway, five days of rest is enough.

So Mourinho also sent out all his main players!

The full main lineup also gave the team an advantage at the beginning of the game.

Just seven minutes into the game, Ling Feng broke through Kolarov's defense on the right, and with no one guarding him and two body lengths ahead, he completed a precision-guided cross.

With a roar, Ibrahimovic burst out with amazing strength, directly pushed Kompany away with half of his body, and hit the ball with his forehead first!

The next second, the ball turned into a close-range cannonball and hit the goal behind Bravo!
After scoring the overwhelming goal, Ibrahimovic ran directly to the main stand of the Etihad Stadium and opened his arms defiantly.

Such an arrogant move instantly attracted the angry spray and middle finger from the home team fans in the stands:

"Fake Squid!"

"WTF!"

"Go back to your mother's belly, you big, brainless fool!"

In addition, many beer cups and food boxes were thrown in the stands. In response, Ibrahimovic just clenched his fist again, bared his teeth at the home team fans in the stands, and then turned around and high-fived and hugged his teammates one by one.

It is worth mentioning that Manchester City coach Guardiola is not far away!
The photographer at the scene immediately captured a rare photo of the two of them in the same frame.

As he turned around, Ibrahimovic glanced at Guagua not far away and showed an undisguised sneer.

"No need for me, right?"

"I'm gonna dunk on your team!"

Of course, he still remembers his feud with Guardiola at Barcelona.

For Ibrahimovic, being able to score a goal in front of Guardiola and then defeat Guardiola's team is something that is even more enjoyable than exercising with his wife!

For this reason, "God", who never asks others for help, also made a small request to Ling Feng privately before the game:
"Man, I want to score in this game! I want to prove it to that Spanish bald guy,"

"Will you help me?"

Facing Zlatan's request, Ling Feng did not consider
"It's my job to pass the ball to the forwards."

"Do not worry!"

This is also the reason why Ling Feng made many crosses from the wing at the beginning of this game.

However, Guardiola obviously did not care about this big center forward who was once "abandoned" by him. He was just very dissatisfied with the team's defensive leakage.

He just waved his hand and called all his disciples to the sidelines, and began to passionately instruct them on the spot:

"Vincent (Kompany)! You shouldn't have let Zlatan head the ball in that area! Where's your interference? Where's your defensive hardness?!"

"Alexander (Kolarov), don't let him pass you again! Just foul!"

"Yaya, didn't I tell you that once Ling Feng gets the ball in that area, you must immediately go up and mark him closely, and don't give him a chance to speed up!"

After some time, Manchester City players returned to the field and continued kicking off.

However, after the game started again, Guagua's guidance did not have an immediate effect.

Although the frontcourt players David Silva, De Bruyne, Aguero, Sane and Sterling are getting better and better at running in, and have strong offensive firepower, they are often able to suppress weaker or inferior opponents, thereby achieving a clean sheet or reducing the number of goals conceded.

However, when facing powerful opponents like Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal who have equally sharp attacks, the problem of aging defense is also exposed!

Manchester City's defense, especially the two full-backs, is aging badly.

Whether it is the starting wingers Kolarov and Zabaleta, or Clichy and Sagna on the bench, they are all too old and unable to withstand the high-intensity and fast-paced games of the Premier League.

Not to mention restricting the current number one player in the Premier League!
Seeing Ling Feng taking the ball on the right and easily passing Kolarov again, and then completing the cross, Guardiola, who was standing on the sidelines, had a serious expression on his face, and he had already made a decision in his heart.

The defense must be updated in the summer window!

He firmly believed that there was nothing wrong with his tactics!

The problem is the players!
After all, no matter how advanced or varied the coach's tactics are, they still need to be executed and followed through by the players on the field.

The lack of ability of the players will lead to the failure to implement the tactics.

If they are young, Gua Gua can help them improve through guidance and training.

However, several of the team's full-backs are over 30 years old and are not worth further training.

Therefore, the best option is to replace it directly and buy a new full-back!

Of course, the renewal of the defense line will be a matter after the end of the season.

In this game, Manchester City, playing at home, ran into a tough opponent.

After more than half a season of transformation and training, Manchester United's frontcourt pressing is much better than at the beginning of the season.

Especially when Ling Feng alone is able to make the two Manchester City midfielders feel nervous when they get the ball.

There is no other reason, it’s just that his pressing speed is so damn fast!

Once they get the ball with their backs, whether it is Fernandinho or Yaya Toure, as soon as they turn around, they will see Ling Feng rushing towards them with a sound of breaking wind.

The speed is so fast that it is unbelievable!
If the ball is not passed quickly, Ling Feng will immediately put great pressure on the person holding the ball.

The most terrifying thing is that although Ling Feng does not look very strong, his resistance and strength are unexpectedly amazing!
Even when Yaya Toure was protecting the ball with his back, Ling Feng was able to push away the former Premier League's top midfielder from the side and then intercept the ball!
Such a scene also left the head coaches and fans of both sides stunned.

Am I crazy? !

Ling Feng knocked Yaya Toure away?
Am I turning on the TV wrong, or is the world going crazy?!
However, only Ling Feng himself knew that this was the effect of him adding all the free attribute points he had gained in the past period of time to [Strength]!

Now Ling Feng's [Strength] attribute is as high as ninety points!
Such strength is one of the best in the entire Premier League.

Perhaps when Yaya Toure was at his peak, Ling Feng was not able to gain the upper hand in physical confrontation.

But now facing Yaya Toure, whose career is on the decline, he still relies on his youth and cheats to have a slight advantage!
In addition to Ling Feng's first line of defense, Herrera and Kante will form a triangle with him behind him and carry out organized pressing.

Therefore, they can only pass the ball back and then the defenders will distribute it again.

This will slow down the attack.

Under Mourinho's targeted defensive strategy, even though Manchester City had many stars in the frontcourt, they could only advance the ball to the frontcourt through De Bruyne and David Silva's retreat to get the ball.

The frontcourt offense was unable to play smoothly, and the defense was naturally under tremendous pressure.

Moreover, in this game against his former enemy, Ibrahimovic was particularly active on the court and was in very hot form.

Ling Feng made two precise crosses, and he dribbled the ball into the goal despite the interference of the central defender.

Tonight's Ibrahimovic is definitely worthy of the nickname "Swedish God Tower"!

In the end, with Ling Feng's two passes and one shot, and Ibrahimovic's two goals with headers, Manchester United defeated Manchester City 3-1 at the Etihad Stadium, completing a league double kill against their city rivals!

With this make-up match won, Manchester United is leading second-placed Chelsea by 12 points with four rounds left in the league!

This means that as long as they get one point in the next four league games, it will be enough to ensure that the Premier League championship belongs to Manchester.

The earliest they can do so is in the next round of the league at home against Swansea City, winning the league title after a lapse of four years!
(End of this chapter)