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Chapter 549: First on the three lists, a battle of revenge!
"Four-ball miracle!"

"Crazy big four!"

"If the World Cup is a stage, then Ling Feng is the undisputed protagonist!"

After a bloody massacre at the Rostov Arena, the Three Lions successfully advanced to the quarterfinals of this World Cup.

Of course, the course and score of the game were breathtaking.

After the game, overwhelming praise and flattery came towards the leader of the Three Lions wearing the number seven jersey.

Even if everyone guessed that the Three Lions would defeat the Blue Warriors, Ling Feng, as the captain and core, would definitely perform well.

However, no one would have thought that he would score four goals in a single game!

As the highest stage in football, scoring a goal in the World Cup is the dream of countless players.

However, not every player has the opportunity to accomplish this feat.

What's more, it was a four-goal game in a single match? !

You know, in the long history of the World Cup, only seven players have achieved the great feat of scoring four goals in a single World Cup game!

Ling Feng's goal of four goals against Xiao Rizi was the first goal of four goals in this World Cup in Russia. It also made him the eighth player to score four goals on the World Cup stage after ancient greats such as Fontaine, Eusebio, Butragueno and Salenko!
This is also the first time in 1994 years since Salenko in that a player has scored four goals in a single World Cup game!
At the same time, the 23-year-old captain of the Three Lions is the youngest person to achieve four goals in the World Cup!
After this battle, Ling Feng's name will be engraved in the long picture of the World Cup, alongside other ancient gods!

So far in this World Cup, Ling Feng's performance has always been the focus of media and fans.

The Three Lions boss scored a staggering eight goals and provided seven assists in four appearances.

Opening the scorer list and assist list, you can find that Ling Feng's name is ranked first!

Even in the average scoring list, Ling Feng ranked first with 8.7 points, surpassing all players from teams!

Ling Feng's personal performance, dominating the three rankings alone, is simply impeccable.

Under his dominant performance, the Three Lions won four consecutive games and entered the World Cup quarterfinals in an invincible manner.

It is worth mentioning that after several strong teams were eliminated, England's odds of winning the championship have become second.

Everyone believes that the Three Lions, with Ling Feng, have the strength to win the championship!
Of course, what lies ahead for him and the Three Lions is not flowers everywhere, but thorns everywhere.

All Ling Feng can do is to continue to hold the blood-stained sword tightly in his hand, lead the Three Lions to overcome all obstacles, defeat all opponents, and finally lift the Hercules trophy!
. . .

In the following two days, the last two matches of the round of 16 also came to an end.

Sweden beat Switzerland 1-0, and Belgium defeated Colombia 2-1, and they advanced together.

At this point, the top eight teams in the World Cup have been announced!

They are the "Gallic Rooster" France, the "Sky Blue Army" Uruguay, the "Polar Bear" Russia, the "Checkered Army" Croatia, the "Samba Army" Brazil, the "Three Lions" England, the "Nordic Vikings" Sweden, and the "European Red Devils" Belgium!

The matchup table was also announced:

France VS Uruguay!
Brazil VS England!
Sweden VS Belgium!
Russia VS Croatia!

Among these four quarter-finals, the most anticipated one is the powerful dialogue between the "Samba Army" Brazil and the "Three Lions Army"!

Another quarter-final!

Brazil again!

When the match schedule came out, England players and fans couldn't help but recall the battle four years ago.

Four years ago, in the summer of Brazil.

The Three Lions, led by the German double, also met Brazil in the quarter-finals.

At that time, England, which was in a period of transition, relied on the sudden emergence of Ling Feng to finally defeat Colombia, which had James Rodriguez, and advance to the quarterfinals.

However, facing the Samba Army with stronger overall strength, they still lost regretfully.

The two Germans also completed their swan song in the Three Lions
No one expected that four years later, the hand of fate would arrange for them to meet again!

This time, the Three Lions have completed their renewal and young talents have emerged.

And the young man who could only watch the team lose has also grown into the most reliable leader of the Three Lions!
And this time, he is determined to complete his revenge!

Facing England, which has set off a youth storm in this tournament, Brazil coach Tite seems full of confidence.

Not only did he say in an interview with the media that this England team lacked veterans and experience in major competitions, but he also believed that Ling Feng was not as unstoppable as rumored.

He even announced the starting lineup a day in advance!
On the defensive line, Marcelo returned to the starting lineup, forming a four-man defense with Miranda, Thiago Silva and Fagner.

The double defensive midfielder combination, Paulinho played with an injury, and Fernandinho replaced Casemiro who was suspended due to accumulated yellow cards.

The front four, Neymar in the middle, Coutinho and William on the left and right, Jesus the lone striker!

After the announcement of this starting lineup, the Brazilian media and fans did not feel at ease. Instead, many people expressed concern.

Because there is a very obvious hidden danger in this starting lineup.

That's the defensive midfielder!
Casemiro, the team's main defensive midfielder, played the full game in the first four games.

In this game, without his interception and positioning as the last barrier of the back line, Ling Feng would definitely be able to advance with the ball more easily and then face the Brazilian back line.

And Fernandinho has been fooled by Ling Feng many times in the Premier League and is unable to restrict Ling Feng at all!
It is also unknown how much of Paulinho's strength can be exerted while playing with an injury.

Of course, even if he used all his strength, he was no match for Ling Feng.

As the most sought-after new-era football champion, Ling Feng's playing style and personal abilities are already known to almost all teams.

Whether it's offense or defense, confrontation or physical fitness, he is at the top level in football!
He can dribble with Messi, shoot with Ronaldo, pass with De Bruyne, and defend with Kante.
Everyone knows that if there is no targeted defensive strategy against Ling Feng, this world's number one player who is in explosive form will definitely destroy all opponents with goals and assists!
After seeing the starting lineup of the opponents, many English stars believed that Brazil could not stop them at all!

Lineker, the top fan, said bluntly:

"A slow and old defensive midfielder combination like Fernandinho and Paulinho will definitely be beaten by Ling Feng!"

Yes, the 33-year-old Fernandinho and the 30-year-old Paulinho simply can't keep up with Ling Feng.

Last season, these two also played against the invincible Red Devils led by Ling Feng. Both Fernandinho, who played for Manchester City, and Paulinho, who played for Barcelona, ​​were madly ravaged by Ling Feng.

Even though the outside world has great objections to his choice of the defensive midfielder position.

But for Tite, he also has his own difficulties.

Mudd!

It seems as if I am unwilling to send a stronger midfielder to restrict Ling Feng.

I really need some talent!

If I had Dunga, Alberto Silva and Casemiro, wouldn't I send them?

Do I need you to teach me?!

Fernandinho and Paulinho are the strongest defensive midfielder combination he can deploy.

Augusto and Fred on the bench are worse than these two!
In fact, over the years, the Samba Army has had countless talented offensive players and world-class frontcourt players.

However, the output in the defensive midfielder position,

If you count the world-class defensive midfielders in Brazil, you can really count them on one hand.

Attack may be the obsession running in the blood of every passionate Brazilian.

Everyone wants to play as a striker, everyone wants to attack with the ball and become an offensive star like Pele and Neymar.

Moreover, for children from the slums, only by scoring goals can they be noticed by European scouts, go to Europe to play football, earn more money, and change their lives!
In the past few World Cups, Brazil has repeatedly failed halfway through its bid for the World Cup because it was not strong enough.

Even with an offensive line of Ballon d'Or-level players such as Ronaldo, Ronaldinho and Kaka, they could only make it to the quarterfinals.

Casemiro is already considered the strongest defensive midfielder produced by Brazil in recent years!

As the head coach of Brazil, doesn’t Tite know how big a threat Ling Feng poses?
The extremely confident remarks before the game and the early announcement of the starting lineup were just to give the players some confidence.
Compared to the Brazilian coach Tite's apparent confidence, the shrewd Hodgson was following the routine and showing weakness before the game.

Facing the Brazilian team that had defeated him four years ago, he first admitted at the press conference that Brazil was a very strong opponent and the favorite to win this World Cup.

The team must go all out to be able to compete with Brazil.
The media were somewhat surprised that Hodgson showed such weakness at the press conference.

You know, this Three Lions team, which has many Manchester United players as its core, has shown its dominance in the first four games, defeating anyone it meets!

However, as the head coach, Hodgson is so pessimistic about his own team?

Should we say that he is conservative or that he is steady?
However, they didn't know that this was just Hodgson's psychological tactic!

Hodgson, who has been coaching for many years, knows very well that such public display of weakness will magnify the arrogance of Brazilian players.

Secondly, it will definitely arouse the indignation of the young players on the team, thus stimulating their fighting spirit and desire to win.

Sure enough, under Hodgson's psychological game, the Lions all felt that the head coach underestimated them, and they couldn't help but secretly hold back their energy, intending to prove themselves to their head coach on the court.

This time they came here for the Hercules Cup.

Even five-star Brazil can't stop them!
Ling Feng could understand Hodgson's good intentions even more.

Because before showing weakness publicly, Hodgson had first communicated with him privately.

In his opinion, Hodgson's operation was very stable.

After four consecutive wins at the start, the British stars in the team began to get a little cocky, and they even thought they had already touched the World Cup.

Confidence is a good thing.

But arrogance is the prelude to falling into the abyss!
If we face Brazil with such an arrogant mentality, even with the presence of Ling Feng, this bug, we will definitely be in a tough battle.

Therefore, Ling Feng also believes that slow development and keeping a low profile are the keys to winning the championship.

Want to pop some champagne? Want to celebrate?
Let’s win the championship first!

As the team captain and star player, Ling Feng is undoubtedly the hope of all England fans.

Everyone believed that as long as Ling Feng played at his normal strength, England would have a chance to avenge the defeat four years ago!
Because this young man is much stronger than any superstar of England's golden generation!
Many people even think that Ling Feng is only one World Cup away from being named the best player in England's history.
At the pre-match press conference, Ling Feng also faced various questions from reporters:
"Four years ago, you lost to Brazil in the quarter-finals. How do you feel about facing the Selecao again?"

Listening to the Portuguese coming out of the mouth of the blonde female reporter, Ling Feng knew that the other party was either a Brazilian reporter or a South American reporter.

With a raised corner of his mouth, Ling Feng also answered in English:

"I am personally looking forward to this game because I was also there four years ago."

"Brazil is definitely a strong opponent for me. We must concentrate fully to gain the upper hand in the game."

"Neymar is my friend and a player I personally like very much. I really enjoy playing against such a super player on the court."

"Four years ago, you were just a rookie participating in the World Cup for the first time. Four years later, you became the youngest captain of this World Cup. How do you feel?"

"I feel much stronger than I was four years ago, and the responsibility on my shoulders is much heavier. Fortunately, this team is younger and full of talented players than four years ago."

“I believe that this time, we will be the winners on the field when the whistle blows at the end of the game!”

Amid the online arguments between fans of both sides and the media hype, this much-anticipated England-Pakistan battle has finally arrived!
July 7, Kazan.

The Kazan Stadium, which can accommodate 45,000 people, has long been clearly divided.

Half of the stands are bright yellow and the other half are pure white.

"Tune in to Sky Sports for the second quarter-final of the 2018 World Cup in Russia"

"The two teams are Brazil, the Samba Army, and England, the Three Lions Army"

“This is definitely the highlight of this round!”

"Just yesterday, France defeated Uruguay 2-0 with goals from Griezmann and Varane, becoming the first team to advance to the semi-finals. Therefore, the winner between Brazil and England will meet France in the semi-finals!"

Amid the cheers of the fans, players from both teams, one in white and one in yellow, lined up and walked onto the field.

The war is about to break out!
(End of this chapter)