Football: A late bloomer, starting with Leicester City

Chapter 407 Ten-man horse racing against Liverpool! What is the role of a super shooter? ! (8k please monthly ticket)
"Sorry, brothers, I'm really sorry. I was impulsive. I can't blame others." Godin gritted his teeth after receiving the red card and waved his hand to everyone.

His expression was full of frustration, and he turned around and walked down the field in despair.

Even though he has experienced hundreds of battles, he has never left the game with a straight start.

This scene made other Atletico Madrid players a little sad, especially Saul, who made a mistake in passing the ball. At this moment, he flew towards Godin.

"I'm sorry, the responsibility must be mine. Don't feel any guilt or anything. I'm very sad to see you like this." Saul patted Godin on the back, blaming himself.

"Play well. Although it is a friendly match, try not to lose. Many people are expecting us to win." Godin touched Saul's head and motioned for the latter to return to his position.

After taking a few more steps, he seemed to remember something and removed the captain's armband from his right arm, preparing to put it on for Torres.

But then I thought about it, Juanfran on the sidelines had already gotten up to warm up, and Torres was very likely to be off the field...

To Chen Yufeng?

Godin shook his head slightly. Chen Yufeng may be Atletico Madrid's best captain in the future, but he has just joined the team and wearing the captain's armband at this time will easily attract criticism.

But among the four, some are too difficult...

Under the guard of Matip and Joe Gomez, with Alexander-Arnold and Lovren ready to fill in at any time, his strong body was more like a sharp knife when it became entangled and became abnormal. Tough and strong chopsticks.

Chen Yufeng seemed to hear it, patted Godin's shoulder firmly, and then turned his head to continue the conversation with Simeone.

It's easy to cut off one, and it's not difficult to get two.

This is completely avoidable.

After hearing this, Simone put his right hand on his chin and thought for a few seconds, then nodded and said, "You are right."

He knew that it would be bizarre to wear the captain's armband in the team's third friendly match, but since Godin, the team's first captain, is willing to believe in himself, he can naturally assume this responsibility.

"Bang!" Felipe stepped out and blocked the shot with his own flesh and blood.

After seeing Chen Yufeng put on the Atletico Madrid captain's armband, his expression suddenly became wonderful.

Changing offense and defense, Atletico Madrid had to fall into a passive state for 90 minutes before the start was over.

"It is unrealistic to fight alone. Cork can drop back a little to relieve the pressure in the midfield, but Griezmann must come up when attacking. This is my request."

"Felipe." Godin took off the armband, glanced at Felipe's position, and found that the opponent was in the backcourt, too far away from him.

"I'll tell Griezmann, go back to your place."

Chen Yufeng, who put on the armband of Atletico Madrid captain, seems to feel that he has attracted a lot of attention.

Soon, the substitution card was raised on the sidelines.

Torres came off and Juanfran came on, playing the full-back position.

Looking at the captain's armband in his hand, Chen Yufeng ran a few meters and then turned back to wave to Godin, and then wrapped it around his arm with ease.

Milner and Salah played a wonderful pass and cut on the right. In the last step, Milner carried the ball into the penalty area and violently volleyed straight into the far corner of the goal.

The 442 formation changed to 441, and Atletico Madrid's defense didn't look so worrying.

It happened that Chen Yufeng was called to the sidelines by Simeone to talk. Godin simply handed the armband to Chen Yufeng's hand and warned: "Felipe will come on later."

"Attack! Bring up your energy! Get in front and fight. If I don't see your effort, I will replace you, I promise!"

The football hit him hard in the stomach, causing him to lie on the ground in pain and not get up for a long time.

"Liverpool's lead of one player will inevitably start a crazy high-pressure mode. It will be difficult for their midfielders to fall back when defending."

Single forward Chen Yufeng, no matter how strong his personal ability is, seems to be unable to survive alone.

Behind him, Simeone was stunned when he saw this move, and then looked at Godin suddenly, with question marks on his face.

The next time he met Simeone's eyes, both of them saw a sentence in each other's eyes: "I didn't instruct you, don't look at me."

Milner and Emre Can also used their unremitting running and impact to tear apart Atletico Madrid's defense.

As Klopp's big hand waved towards Leicester City's half, Liverpool's strong attack officially began, "This is your best chance to win the game, seize it! It is also your chance to seize the new season." Starting position!”

"If Griezmann can help me contain one or two enemies next to me, I can ensure that I create a threat in every counterattack."

The only thing that worries them is their offense.

Six minutes later, the danger returned.

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With greater ability comes greater responsibility, and Chen Yufeng understands this truth.

Lucas Hernandez, who originally played as a full-back, moved to the central defender position, and a new, combat-effective defense line was reorganized.

Salah, Origi and Firmino fired three arrows together.

In the fourth minute of the game, Liverpool played quick coordination.

"If you have people holding you back, then we probably have at least 1.5 goals against, just down to the defense."

Whether it’s within the team or outside, there will be many.

Godin didn't pay attention at first. His eyes first moved to Simeone's face, and then looked towards the court.

Simone patted Chen Yufeng on the shoulder, and Chen Yufeng nodded and turned to leave.

"Bang bang bang!"

Firmino relied on Felipe to play the ball for Pharaoh Salah. The latter entered the penalty area and moved around, finally opening the angle for himself.

"Bang!" A push shot went straight to the far corner of the goal. Oblak reacted quickly and got down to the ground, used his chest to block the ball, and then confiscated the football.

Still didn’t get in!

Pity!
Salah looked up to the sky in pain, then took a deep breath, jumped up, and ran back to his place.

He was very excited about the game today, maybe because of the final, or because he wanted to use the championship as a gift to the Liverpool fans.

But no matter how many factors there were, one of the indispensable points was that he wanted to compete with Chen Yufeng on this field and compete for glory!
Especially after Godin went down, this idea became stronger.

Salah is not stupid, he knows that Chen Yufeng will definitely suppress his limelight in the eleven-a-side game.

But there is one more person on my side...

Then don't blame him for being rude. Victory by beating one more person is also a victory.

Being able to win against a top shooter like Chen Yufeng is a very strong sense of accomplishment.

Salah feels that the confidence it brings can even make him a top striker.

"Keep up the good work." He ran towards the back, looking forward to the next opportunity.

When the game time gradually passed more than 20 minutes, I saw that Atletico Madrid had not yet gained the momentum to counterattack, and watched that Liverpool had hit the goal with more than five shots and was unable to convert the goal.

Klopp called No. 66 youngster Alexander-Arnold next to him, "You have been playing in the core midfield position in the youth team. Are you confident that our team can score goals and win in a game of this intensity?"

Arnold nodded, his expression somewhat wistful.

"I now give you greater rights. You can go up every time we attack, and when switching from defense to offense, I can let the midfielder cover your position first to ensure that you have enough time to come back."

"Of course, you have to find the balance yourself. What I hope most is that you can take care of both."

"Definitely." Arnold nodded and ran back to the field.

Klopp looked at his back with affection in his eyes.

Later, he gave instructions to the team's midfielder Grujic, "Don't press too high. When switching, you have to make up for the back line as soon as possible. Do you understand? Normally you need to organize, but defensive Then you are a defender."

Grujic immediately accepted this tactical instruction and gave a thumbs up to Klopp, indicating that he was fine.

At this moment, Liverpool suddenly made a mistake in the backcourt.

When the full-back Alberto on the other side was passing the ball with his big foot, he hesitated for too long to aim, and Atletico Madrid's full-back Koke gradually approached him.

"Boom! Boom!"

Two voices sounded at the same time. This long pass looked like the late emperor's half-finished ball collapsed in the middle. It hit Cork's shoulder and flew to the other side.

In the middle, Chen Yufeng's eyes lit up.

He quickly came to the spot where the football landed, and while stopping the ball, he boldly turned around and faced the direction of the attack.

This is very important for an offensive player!
He also has the confidence to turn around directly. If someone comes up to grab him during this period, he can directly knock them away with his body, and at the same time make the opponent lose their defensive timing and position.

After turning around, Chen Yufeng saw Lovren approaching first, with Matip waiting to fill in behind, and there was a big gap in his ribs.

Maybe it was because of what Klopp said to Arnold just now. The full-back just pressed forward to prepare for the attack. Will he be able to come back now...

"Bang!" Simply and crudely, Chen Yufeng kicked the ball toward his ribs, and then started racing with Lovren.

Matip also joined in halfway. The two of them didn't even dare to show their bitter feelings, so they gritted their teeth and chased after Chen Yufeng.

But obviously, they are not as fast as Chen Yufeng.

The first jersey color that came to football was red and white.

"Bang!!" Without stopping the ball or making any extra moves, Chen Yufeng shot a low shot straight into the far corner of the goal. Mignolet, the second goalkeeper of the Belgian national team, stood there stupidly, seeming to have given up on being extremely tricky about this angle. Saves from extremely fast football.

"Crack!" The sound of hitting the post sounded, and the football hit the outside of the post and missed the baseline.

From Chen Yufeng's perspective, the outside of the pillar is a very small piece, and the possibility of hitting it is very low.

It can only be said that bad luck...

"Pah!" Chen Yufeng clapped his hands, adjusted his breathing, then turned around and walked away without any regrets.

It's good to explore the depth of Liverpool's defenders. Not every shot can be scored, so don't affect your mentality.

These two people don't seem to have made much progress this year... If they get a good opportunity later, they will definitely be able to score a goal. Chen Yufeng smiled at the corner of his mouth.

He didn't know if he was acting inappropriately like this. The way he improved his abilities was very simple and very fast, but he compared himself with these two people.

"Fak, that's so damn fast." In front of the Liverpool goal, Matip had time to sigh, and the corners of his eyes were filled with sadness.

"Huh..." Lovren breathed a long sigh of relief. If Chen Yufeng scored first when one more player was beaten, he really didn't know how to explain it.

Thinking of the frequency and amplitude of Chen Yufeng's steps, both of them felt scared.

Why is this person getting stronger and stronger?

On the edge of the court, Klopp, who was sitting on the coaching bench, stood up.

Seeing Chen Yufeng's state, he suddenly hesitated whether to let Arnold step forward to strengthen the attack.

After thinking about it, Klopp, who wanted to win more, still didn't say anything to Arnold. He yelled in the direction of Alberto: "Play the ball fast! Observe more! Have you forgotten how they got the red card? Why? Make the same mistake again!”

At this time, a mistake broke the balance of offense and defense, and it must be like this... Chen Yufeng has the ability to make continuous dribbles, but he cannot make continuous dribbles every time. When the offense and defense are in a balanced state, it is unlikely that he will score.

Everyone likes to gamble, and there is no doubt that Klopp started to gamble.

But from any point of view, his idea is right. If there is one more person, what will be strengthened if the attack is not strengthened? What is the point of strengthening the defense?
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In the next ten minutes or so, Liverpool forgot about Chen Yufeng's threat just now and began to work hard on offense.

With the addition of Alexander-Arnold, Liverpool's frontcourt creativity began to become stronger and stronger, their offensive tricks gradually increased, and Atletico Madrid's defense gradually became weaker.

"Bang!" Salah's inward volley in the 30th minute of the game almost penetrated Oblak's goal. Thanks to Felipe coming to the far corner to block the goal.

"Bang!" Firmino also almost smashed the ball into the net with his calf during the corner kick attack in the 37th minute.

The greatest threat was the wave of consecutive attacks before the end of the first half.

Starting from Arnold's cross and Firmino's header, seven Liverpool players were suppressed near Atletico Madrid's penalty area. The football seemed to have eyes, looking for the body of the Liverpool player as its own two-point landing point.

Oblak saved the football, and Milner followed up with a volley.

"Oh!"

Lucas Hernandez's hard tackle blocked the ball out of the penalty area, Emre Can smashed the ball back, and Firmino shot again!

It wasn't until Salah finally hit a volley high that the attack was over.

"Ohh...!!" The fans on the sidelines were both satisfied and disappointed, and their expectations for the goal had reached their highest level.

Whoever scores a goal at this time will definitely get cheers from all of them.

At this time, the referee also blew the midfield whistle to save Atletico Madrid players, and the half game ended. The two sides returned to the locker room to rest with a score of zero to zero.

However, anyone with a discerning eye can guess that if this situation continues, it will only be a matter of time before Liverpool win.

"Beep!"

As soon as the second half of the game started, they started to bombard even more crazily.

It seems that only by constantly shooting the ball towards Atletico Madrid's goal can they forget that Chen Yufeng is standing behind them and the psychological shadow he has brought to them.

Offense is the best defense!

Liverpool's players knew this and applied it in this game, which received certain feedback.

If they play hard enough, Atletico Madrid will weaken their counterattack momentum due to fatigue.

In fact, if they were more aggressive, Atletico Madrid would not be able to attack the half.

Even if they lose the ball, they can quickly get it back through their partial numerical advantage and balance of power in the half!
"Well done! This is what I want to see, come on brothers! Come on!!" Klopp kept clapping his hands on the sidelines, and he saw the prototype of his football philosophy.

Finally, in the 62nd minute of the game, the goal came. Atletico Madrid intercepted the ball and launched an attack with a long pass. Unfortunately, it was not high enough and was directly intercepted by Liverpool midfielder Grujic and headed to Alexander-Arnold.

The young Arnold drove forward with the ball, observing and looking for opportunities.

"Bang!" As he passed the ball with a very personal long pass, the football accurately landed in front of Origi on the far end.

When Origi unloaded the ball, he was already facing goalkeeper Oblak.

Oblak, who had been so brave for most of the game, became helpless at this moment. There was nothing he could do, the distance was too close, and he had no time to attack to block the angle.

"Whoa!" Origi pushed the ball to the far corner, and the football successfully touched the net.

The deadlock is broken!
One to zero!

"Yeah...!!" More than 60,000 fans shouted, and the whole venue suddenly became shaken. The remaining 10,000 people may really like Atletico Madrid, or someone in the Atletico Madrid team. A member.

"Oh!" Origi spread his hands, laughed and rushed to the sidelines.

Instead of choosing the corner flagpole, he rushed towards coach Klopp.

The others ran in his direction, and everyone secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

A zero-to-zero fight with one more player only has an advantage, not a chance of victory.

But one to zero, the victory came out.

The opponent has to attack and try to equalize the score. At this time, their numerical advantage will become more obvious.

"I'm proud of you, Origi, Arnold!" Klopp also breathed a long sigh of relief and sent his blessings to the two.

A sense of joy arose spontaneously, which is a feeling that a strong team must find.

Those who come to the Audi Cup to play pre-season warm-up matches are all strong teams!
Everyone has to admit this.

But if we find strength and can show better strength in the new season, we need moments like this.

On the other side, Simone sighed, suddenly feeling a little guilty.

On the one hand, the guilt is for Atletico Madrid fans. Participating in this kind of pre-season cup competition has gained so much support and attention from everyone, but the result may be that the trip was in vain and no championship was given back to them.

On the other hand, it is for the new aid Chen Yufeng.

Over the years at Atletico Madrid, Simeone has experienced extreme sadness and helplessness more than once.

But not Chen Yufeng. From the day he turned 30, his career has been going smoothly, winning awards wherever he participates.

As a result, this time, in a pre-season warm-up match, the golden body was broken.

Is Atletico Madrid responsible?
Is it Godin's responsibility?
Simeone did not dare to say that. The long-term failure has made him often doubt himself, whether he is not doing well enough, which leads to frequent accidents in the team.

"Huh!" Simeone breathed again and stood on the sidelines with his arms folded.

His mood went downhill from that moment on.

The 76th minute of the game.

Atletico Madrid, eager to counterattack, lost the ball in the midfield. The ball was handed to the feet of new aid Salah after Milner's dribbling.

This time, Salah got a one-on-one chance.

Atletico Madrid no longer has a bus, they put more people into the offense, so that their midfield and frontcourt are out of touch, and there are not enough defensive people.

"Bang bang..." After two consecutive fast-paced kicks broke through Felipe, Salah volleyed a low ball from Felipe's crotch.

The football flies to the near corner, whether it is timing, angle, or strength, it is top-notch.

Salah showed his strength as a top wide player in this moment.

"Swish!" Oblak had no time to react, the ball flew into the net, and once again the fans at the scene shouted, "Oh...!!"

The Egyptian Pharaoh showed his talents for the first time, smiled and danced, twisting his body towards the sidelines.

"Beautiful! The championship is secured!"

"I knew you would score a goal. You were in great shape today!"

"Hahahaha! Why do I feel that we are quite competitive in the Champions League this year? Even defeating Bayern and Atletico Madrid, or Atletico Madrid with Chen Yufeng."

"You're right, we will definitely achieve something in this year's Champions League!"

The teammates behind him quickly followed up, and everyone looked excited, as if they had already seen the Audi Cup champion being lifted high by them.

Atletico Madrid players lowered their heads and walked towards their positions with some sadness.

Ten people beating eleven people is really hurtful.

Even if Chen Yufeng is injured, there is no way to save them.

Chen Yufeng looked at them and said nothing.

During his time at Leicester City, he experienced many situations where he fell behind first and they were often able to solve the problem at that time.

On the one hand, the reason is of course that Blue Lake has stronger cohesion and the players are used to reversal games.

Atletico Madrid's cohesion is also good, but they have no big breakthrough points before, there are too few reversals, and the players' performance in headwinds is too poor.

"As long as we can score a goal, there is still hope." Chen Yufeng murmured.

The familiar feeling came back, but this time, he was facing a group of unfamiliar people, a group of people who needed his leadership.

With the captain's armband on his shoulders, he knows he has this responsibility.

"Beep!" The game quickly resumed.

On the sidelines of the court, a beaming Klopp greeted a defender and a defensive midfielder.

One is naturally preparing to replace Arnold, and the other is preparing to replace Origi.

It’s time to step up the defense.

This is a required lesson for coaches, the timing of substitutions.

You have to minimize uncertainty and make the right decisions at the right time.

Atletico Madrid will definitely counterattack wildly, so let them do it. We won't attack you anymore, and we will shamelessly engage in a defensive battle with you.

With less than twenty minutes left, the probability of the opponent scoring two goals was extremely slim.

Unless Chen Yufeng can have the performance of a god coming down to earth, it is impossible... But will he have it?
Judging from the first 70 minutes or so, Klopp didn't believe it.

Today's Chen Yufeng seems to lack support and a little luck.

In the 80th minute of the game, Arnold and Origi were replaced. The two of them scored the first goal together. They were regarded as Liverpool's attacking cones today, so they gained everyone's respect.

The two of them sat on the bench to rest with satisfaction and joy, ready to welcome the victory that they had won with their own hands.

Simeone was still the same on the other side, but he fell into deeper silence.

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After eighty minutes, it was obvious that Atletico Madrid's players were gradually becoming extremely impatient.

From Chen Yufeng's perspective, this is actually a good thing.

There is no overtime in the Audi Cup format.

After ninety minutes, if there is a draw, there will be a penalty shootout.

This is actually a temptation point, a temptation point that can give Atletico Madrid players hope to attack.

As long as they score two goals in these ten minutes, they no longer have to bear the risk of ten-man battles... Having relied on absolute draws to go upstream, they must have a more tenacious mentality in the penalty shootout. At that time, the advantage will be Roll towards them.

The balance that seems to be falling steadily towards Liverpool actually contains a trace of murderous intent. Although this murderous intent becomes smaller and smaller as the game time goes by, the color becomes more and more vivid, or a single point of emotion. stronger.

"Oh!"

Atletico Madrid once again lobbed a high ball into Liverpool's penalty area. Liverpool had already returned to defense. Eight people were filling up positions in the penalty area and two were harassing outside the penalty area.

Matip used his height advantage to clear the ball. Chen Yufeng chased the ball outside the penalty area as it landed. He was no longer prepared to stay in the densely populated penalty area.

Griezmann caught the two-point ball and took it towards the wing.

"Cross! Cross!"

"middle!"

"Later! There is someone! Don't worry, spread the word!"

The Atletico players who entered the penalty area shouted loudly. Everyone was eager to score, and they wanted to try again at the last moment.

The closer you are to a dead end, the more courage and motivation you have to rebel.

Burning the Cauldron illustrates this dynamic.

Of course, the premise is that you have enough cohesion.

"Bang!" Griezmann passed the ball. This was not a curve ball, but a lob pass.

If this kind of ball is passed near the small penalty area, the probability that the goalkeeper will control or clear the ball is 90%. Many Atletico Madrid players have become dissatisfied with the ball when they see Griezmann passing the ball with this kind of footwork. What hope?

Moreover, the ball seems to be passed to the outside of the penalty area...

Outside the penalty area?

Wasn't it passed on to them?
Many people immediately turned their heads and saw that outside the penalty area, Salah was the first to rush to the landing point of the football, preparing to use the arch of his foot to clear the ball into the frontcourt.

But a figure approached him at an extremely fast speed.

"Bang!!"

Salah felt a sharp wind and sharp murderous aura coming from behind, which made him unable to help but close his eyes when he took off.

A familiar voice sounded, but the familiar feeling of touching the ball did not come. He felt that he had kicked someone else's calf.

At this moment, Salah seemed to wake up from a nightmare, and he had already guessed what was happening in front of him.

When he opened his eyes and looked, he could only see Chen Yufeng's body rising into the air, volleying out his feet in a graceful and determined manner, and then due to the inertia of the sprint, he flew forward in front of him and fell to the ground in a panic.

"Whoa!" But the sound of hitting the net had already sounded. No matter how quick Salah reacted, he did not see the flight path of the football. When he turned his head, the football had already been nailed to the net, and Mignolet fell on it. on the ground.

Volley!

After rushing over at high speed, he threw himself out with a volley!
Salah couldn't imagine how cool this kick would be if he watched it on TV!
But now he can no longer appreciate the ball, because the ball hit each of them heavily in the heart!
One to two!

The suspense is renewed!

Atletico seemed to be hoping to drag the game into a penalty shootout.

"Yeahhh...!!!" The fans at the scene went crazy. Chen Yufeng stood up and excitedly punched a part of the stadium in celebration. He also shouted to release his emotions: "Hoo...!"

Griezmann watched Chen Yufeng's volley from the best viewing angle. Shocked, he quickly ran to the goal and fished the ball out, then called on his teammates to quickly return to the center circle and kick off again.

He knew the ball would create a three- to five-minute period of excitement for their players.

Seizing this exciting period, they may overtake the score!
"Oh, oh...!" Simeone on the sidelines hugged his head with a shocked expression. He looked back, looking for someone to share his joy.

But I found that everyone was busy celebrating, who cared about him as a coach?

Simeone simply stopped sharing and just clenched his fists and shouted.

All the depression accumulated throughout the game was thrown away at this moment. Even if they couldn't win in the end, it was worth it to see the players still have the desire to score goals at the last moment of the game and succeed in doing so.

The Atletico Madrid bench was in a state of excitement, especially Torres, whose face had been darkened all game. At this moment, he also walked to the sideline with his mouth wide open, and there was a light shining in his expression.

This is so damn handsome.

It seems that keeping Chen Yufeng on the court is the right thing to do.

Because towards the end, it seemed like all was not lost for them.

the other side.

It was not so easy on the Liverpool side.

A long silence fell over their bench, leaving each of them a little breathless.

Arnold and Origi, who had been laughing and teasing each other just now, also looked confused at this moment, sometimes looking at each other and sometimes observing Klopp's back.

Isn't it going to be overturned?
One more hit, leading 2-0.

Who can I tell if this is going to be turned over?
Where does the responsibility lie?

"I..." Klopp's stubble squirmed because of his gradually distorted face, "I made a mistake again."

At this moment he discovered that anything you worry about will eventually happen.

Even if you just mentioned it before, you just said: "If you are lucky..."

That's also very likely to happen.

What is the role of a super shooter?
The function of a super shooter is that when everyone is going against the trend, he can turn around and rush towards you with a knife to kill you!

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ps: Eight thousand updates per day, brothers, don’t keep books, the data is already very bleak. There are still bad things going on these days.

(End of this chapter)