Chapter 67: Meet Stuttgart Again
At the end of the game, Hamburg team won the game with difficulty and qualified to advance to the third round of the League Cup.
Ling Feng fell on the court the moment the referee sounded the end of the game. He finally exhausted all his physical strength in this game, and now he couldn't even move a finger.
But the crazy Hamburg players rushed into the field desperately and pressed Ling Feng under them. Ling Feng, who claimed to be China's hope, was not exhausted on the field, but was almost overwhelmed by his teammates.
Gulite reviewed his tactical arrangements at the post-match press conference and highly praised Ling Feng. Fortunately, Ling Feng was sent home directly, otherwise he would not be able to bear it even if he heard Gulite's praise.
He was miraculously overtaken by his opponent while having the advantage. No matter how many opportunities Chelsea got or how lucky he was in the whole game, he still lost the game. At this point, Gulite, as the head coach, cannot refuse.
"Chelsea needs a dedicated coach." This is the comment from the Sun after the match. This season, Chelsea's former coach Hodel was transferred to the England national team as head coach, while Gulit, a player, took the place of his position.
Although Chelsea's performance in the league is impressive and Gulite occasionally plays a cameo, the game against Hamburg makes people think that Gulite is not as brilliant as his player as a player. The Sun even pointed out that Chelsea should hire another special head coach, and Gulite should continue to take on the heavy responsibility of his players.
Gulite was too lazy to pay attention to this statement. Anyway, the reporters were like this. Once they made a mistake, they could expand infinitely. Anyway, they got used to it. When they were left to quarrel for two days, they would keep their mouths obediently.
After visiting Ling Feng specifically, Gulite led the team back to London. The League Cup has been eliminated and they have to prepare for the remaining FA Cup and league games.
Ling Feng was very happy. Although he was as tired as a dead dog, he was taken care of by Siyue and reached out to see the feeling of being a "uncle".
But the only drawback is that Lele and Laxi are two dogs. Now Lele is completely damaged by Laxi. The two guys always take away the bones Siyue cooked for Ling Feng when Siyue is not paying attention. After eating, they sway and then climb onto Ling Feng's bed and roll. When they are tired, they burp twice. The two dogs occupy Ling Feng's bed and sleep soundly...
"What a scourge!" Ling Feng looked at Laxi who was still wearing a tongue while sleeping, and complained to Siyue: "Why did you pick it up? Now I basically change a pair of slippers a day, and it has bitten it by grinding its teeth."
Siyue shrugged aggrievedly. She was also very dissatisfied with Laxi now. In the past, Lele had been sleeping with her, but now Lele was abducted by Laxi and was so dirty every day. She had to wash three times a day just by taking a shower. Every time, less than a while, the little white dog turned into a little black dog and had to be washed again.
As for Laxi's original owner, Siyue has used her own connections to find her. Now Siyue wants to send this troubled guy away as soon as possible, but she is kind and doesn't want to send Laxi to the adoption center. She can only find a way to find its original owner and let him take this naughty bad dog away...
Ling Feng was fine after a day of rest. Although his body was still a little light and his whole body was sore, he knew that this was a condition after overdrawing, and he could slowly adjust it by performing some restorative training. What he was worried about now was the match between the German Cup and Stuttgart in three days.
Time is too tight! This week's double-game system makes it impossible for many players to appear on the court in the best condition, especially Ling Feng has just played such a strong game with Chelsea. Ling Feng himself doesn't know what state he can recover in three days.
However, Ling Feng's return to the team training still gave Hamburg players great encouragement. He could only bring back five goals in the last game. Not to mention now, he only lost two goals, and Hamburg also scored one away goal.
Seeing everyone calculating the accounts so arrogantly, Ling Feng had the urge to beat them all up. After losing to Stuttgart, he was embarrassed to run to him to seek credit: "Look, we only lost two goals and scored one away goal. Are we awesome?!"
It's time for these kids to teach them well. When I first came back, I was eager to win Chelsea, so I didn't even have time to hit people. But now, I can still play in the League Cup. Before playing against Stuttgart, Ling Feng has to settle the accounts...
With a burst of crackling, waves of ghosts and wolves howling came from the lounge. When everyone came out, except Ling Feng, everyone else had at least a dark circle of eyes...
But no matter what, the game with Stuttgart will still be won. Although the two teams fought in the first league this season, Hamburg defeated their opponents 7:2, the situation was really special at that time - Ling Feng performed his "beating" skill for the first time and kicked Kuffrick into the hospital.
It was because of Ling Feng's "shocking kick" that the Stuttgart team members were dizzy. In the future games, as long as Ling Feng made a shooting move, they would all be busy avoiding each one. It would be strange if they didn't lose!
But now it's different. After so long, Stuttgart players' fear of Ling Feng should have disappeared, but their hatred is getting stronger and stronger. In the last game, Ling Feng was not there, and he barely got back a ball with a header from Baron. In the second round of the game that was about to be held, the players in Hamburg were all seriously exhausted. At this time, if you want to score two goals and win Stuttgart, the difficulty is almost no less than the game with Chelsea that just ended.
Stuttgart is now ranked fourth in the league, only seven points away from Hamburg. Such a team is not a rookie. The fact that Ling Feng turned the tide in the last game has spread throughout European football. If Stuttgart's head coach Helger did not specifically formulate any tactics specifically against Ling Feng, no one would believe it if he told him.
With such speculation, Hamburg has ushered in another tough battle at home. Whether Ling Feng can create a miracle again has become the words of major German sports newspapers and media.
The press conferences before the two teams were very unfriendly. Stuttgart head coach Helger made a big fuss about Ling Feng kicking Kuffrick into the hospital in the last game. At the same time, he also contacted Ling Feng for the example of hurting five Japanese team members in the last Asian Cup, pointing out that Ling Feng is a "violent and unprofessional" player.
I'm afraid this is the only head coach who dares to point at Ling Feng's nose and scold him. But Helger's mind is really watery. This is Hamburg's territory. Isn't he afraid of being drowned by Hamburg fans when he speaks like this?
Kverik, who was injured by Ling Feng in the last game, also stood up and said, "Since the German Football Association cannot give him justice, he will get himself back!" - It seems that when the woman did not get property after the divorce, she said this to the judge.
Ling Feng just laughed at Stuttgart's provocation. Anyway, there was no need for him to speak, so naturally someone would come out to speak for him.
Sure enough, before the game started, Hamburg fans collectively booed the Stuttgart players who were warming up on the court. The Stuttgart players who were booing the ball - even couldn't play the ball well. The Kverik, who said before the game, wanted to get justice, tried to perform a handsome Marseille slew in the fans' booing to prove how handsome his skills were.
But amid the booing of the fans, Kverik was nervous and unsure of being nervous. He stepped on the ball and fell to the ground hard. Suddenly, the booing and ridicule intertwined over the Arena Stadium, forming a gorgeous symphony.
Helger scolded Kuffrick, that idiot off the court, and embarrassed himself if he had nothing to do. Now, his pre-game declaration has become a laughing stock now. If he loses this game, he will not want to see anyone.
The game finally began. Unlike expected, Hamburg did not launch a fierce attack, but steadily controlled the ball in the midfield. When attacking, once the opportunity was found to be bad, it would pass the ball to the backcourt, and Vieira and Ling Feng reorganized the attack.
Stuttgart players were a little scared. The fifteen minutes of the first half passed quickly, and their possession time was only 30% of them. Although Hamburg has only had one or two tentative shots so far, if this situation has continued, it is difficult to guarantee that their goal will not be broken.
However, this way of killing the game time made Helger very puzzled. According to his estimate, Hamburg should start a fierce attack from the beginning, trying to attack his defense with a quick offensive and catch two goals as soon as possible. In this way, with the same total score, Hamburg will be qualified to advance to the next round of the German Cup with one more away goal.
The sharp knife of Hamburg's attack was Ling Feng, so in this game, Helger arranged three players to be responsible for the defense of Ling Feng near the midfield. In Helger's own words: "Even if he dies, he has to pull a Chinese as the back!"
Unfortunately, Helger's wishful thinking was wrong. Until now, Ling Feng was only responsible for the team's offensive and defensive dispatch in the midfield. Most of the time he was passing the ball, or wandering aimlessly in the frontcourt - but the Stuttgart defensive players did not dare to be careless, and there were still two people following him, fearing that a sudden opportunity would give Ling Feng a chance to break through quickly.
This is called cleverness but was misled by cleverness. Ling Feng’s remaining physical strength is not enough for him to finish a 90-minute high-intensity game again, so Ling Feng is now like a veteran over 30 years old. Pay attention to the reasonable configuration of his physical fitness, try to control the ball as little as possible during the game, seize the gap and hand the ball over to his teammates with the best position.
Since the game has been held, the core of Hamburg's offense is Hao Haidong and center Baron.
Hao Haidong ran around in front of the penalty area, and he appeared on both sides of the left and right. His current ball control skills have greatly improved, coupled with his already good physical and speed, which really caused a headache for the Stuttgart defenders.
Baron is even more "disgusting"! He is 1.96 meters tall in the penalty area, and no matter which defender he is, he has to consider his high-altitude advantage.
Baron received a pass from Hao Haidong and headed the ball slightly higher, which scared the Stuttgart player in a cold sweat. Helger on the bench couldn't sit still and attracted captain Freder, whispered a few words in his ear, asking him to give up his tight supervision of Ling Feng for the time being and shifted the focus of the defense to Hao Haidong, because in his opinion, Ling Feng's condition is really not very good today.
There was only one player left to defend Ling Feng, which was like a fish in water for Ling Feng. The purpose of his arrangement to control the rhythm of the game was to force the Stuttgart players to worry, because the two goals were really much easier for him than the seven goals in the last game. Now that the pressure on defense has been reduced, all he had to do was to find an opportunity to score first.
Moreover, the current situation is similar to the previous game. Hamburg is playing at home. In order not to give the opponent a chance to score, it is necessary for Hamburg to control the rhythm of the game. Once Stuttgart loses the ball, it is difficult to guarantee that his door will not be knocked open under the desperate attack. Not every game can be like Yasin possessed like he was on the court.
Hamburg fans still give their team the greatest support. Although Hamburg has not yet obtained a truly threatening shooting opportunity, they believe that the balance of victory will still be on their side.
The moment that excited Hamburg fans finally came. In the 30th minute of the first half, Ling Feng finally broke the deadlock on the court!
This goal was a long shot, but the difference is the last strong shot of the left foot in the last game. The goal Ling Feng scored now is a standard hanging shot with his left foot - in the words of commentator Thomas: "Ling Feng broke the deadlock on the court with a moving free kick."
The so-called moving free kick refers to the same arc as the free kick he usually takes, but the ball is not placed on the ground and is not moving.
Chapter completed!