Chapter 251 Aim far and hit near; aim near and hit far; hit both sides and hit the middle

. "I have to practice my right foot more when I go back!" Chu Feng said with a smile.

If Mahrez had switched to shooting with his left foot just now, the score on the field would probably have been changed, but he was just joking.

"Chu, we can control the tempo later. Otherwise, with only two people in the frontcourt, it will be difficult to create effective space."

Mahrez didn't care either.

"No, the boss's tactics require speed. Although slowing down the tempo can allow our teammates to come up, it also gives Tottenham players time to return to defense." Chu Feng shook his head. "If there is a similar opportunity again, you can run to my side and pass the ball to the left. This is the level of Tottenham's No. 4."

Chu Feng didn't finish his words, but his meaning was very clear.

After the brief match just now, he found that Tottenham's No. 4, Alderweireld, had good clearance and blocking skills, but his physical fitness was average.

Tottenham's other central defender, Vertonghen, is only inferior to Van Dijk in one-on-one defense and has excellent ball handling skills.

If you want to make progress, you must play to your strengths and avoid your weaknesses.

Use physical advantage to attack Alderweireld and use technical advantage to deal with Vertonghen.

"Yes, I understand."

Mahrez nodded.

If someone else told him this, he would just think the other person was a fool. You know, Tottenham's central defenders are a powerful combination ranked in the top three in the Premier League.

Why has Belgium achieved such good results in the World Cup?

A big reason for this is the stability of the defense, which is inseparable from Vertonghen and his partners.

But if Chu Feng said so Soon, Mahrez's corner kick was passed to the penalty spot.

Facing the defense of two tall central defenders, Chu Feng managed to grab a little bit of the ball but failed to exert his full strength and headed the ball directly into Lori's arms.

Tottenham's quick counterattack! Lori threw the ball to Trippier, who was the "successor of Beckham", and passed the ball to Sissoko in the middle.

The latter also continued to transfer the ball without stopping.

The football made a "Z" shape and came to the left side of the green field.

Eriksson!

He is the brain of the Tottenham team and a well-deserved core figure. Pochettino has given him absolute control of the ball.

Compared to David Silva and that dead fish eyes guy, his statistics are actually more luxurious.

But his weekly salary is only 75,000 pounds.

It has to be said that Tottenham chairman Levy is indeed stingy. There were also Tottenham fans in the stands who held up banners that read "Down with that miser Levy!"

Even though he had the privilege of holding the ball, Eriksen did not stick to the ball but made quick moves.

Football can only create the greatest threat when it is in motion!

“Ali!”

"A talented English player, after two years of decline, his form has improved recently!"

"Matic gets into position quickly!"

In the 2016-17 season, Alli scored 22 goals and provided 9 assists, establishing himself as one of the top midfielders in the Premier League.

Although his form has been up and down in the past two seasons, he is still Tottenham's first choice player as an attacking midfielder.

And Transfermarkt's transfer value has reached 90 million euros.

In the eyes of Tottenham fans, he is Tottenham's "Chu Feng" and will one day lead Tottenham to win the championship.

Facing the experienced Matic, Ali dribbled the ball confidently.

After delicately controlling the ball and creating space, he accelerated directly and headed towards Manchester United's defense line!

But Matic's positioning was too accurate. He moved half a step sideways and rammed into the ball hard, causing Ali to touch the ball a little too hard.

The football rolled to the front of the penalty area.

Players from both teams immediately started fighting for the ball. Harry Kane held off David Luiz and passed the ball to Son Heung-min on the side with his back.

The Korean superstar considered that the angle was too small and wanted to dribble to the middle before shooting.

What Maguire is least afraid of is frontal defense. He kicks the ball away quickly, fiercely and accurately.

The ball rolled out of the sideline after being fought over by McTominay and Sissoko.

"You should just shoot directly."

Ali muttered quietly.

As we all know, every team has a few troublemakers who rely on their own fame to look down on this and that.

That’s Ali.

As for the reason? It should be that he had a miserable childhood. He was sexually assaulted at the age of six, learned to smoke at the age of seven, sold drugs at the age of eight, and was hanged at the age of nine . In such a dark situation, it is difficult for anyone to keep his original intention.

Therefore, Ali also developed an aloof and arrogant personality.

Son Heung-min next to him pretended not to hear and walked back to his seat silently.

Although he has been at Tottenham for three and a half years, his status in the team is not very high and he is often bullied by Lori and others.

Speaking of this, he was quite envious of Chu Feng. He had been in the first team for less than two years and was wearing the captain's armband.

Moreover, from the information I learned on a daily basis, Chu Feng's status in the Manchester United locker room is not low, even higher than those veterans.

"Sun, don't take it to heart, just focus on the game!"

Harry Kane consoled kindly.

Son Heung-min forced a smile: "Thank you."

In the following game, facing Manchester United's dense defense in the backcourt, Tottenham quickly switched their tactics.

Through Eriksen's passing ability, look for crosses from the flanks and opportunities for the two forwards to score.

However, Maguire controlled the landing point of his header well and did not give Kane and Son Heung-min too many good opportunities.

Even if Kane tried hard to get the first point, he posed no threat to De Gea.

Manchester United was looking for opportunities for a quick counterattack in the defensive gaps, but McTominay was a little flustered under Trippier's attack.

Matic could only lean over to help Xiao Mai find and fill in the gaps.

31st minute of the game.

After McTominay snatched the ball from Son Heung-min's feet, he was tripped by the falling Son Heung-min and lost his balance and fell on the grass.

Manchester United players immediately surrounded him and angrily questioned Son Heung-min.

Tottenham players were not to be outdone and rushed over to push away the Manchester United players, and a violent conflict broke out on the field.

The referee of the game, Mike Dean, rushed over, blew the whistle and separated the players of the two teams. "I will solve all the problems on the court!"

After saying that, he walked towards Son Heung-min, who was spreading his hands and pretending to be innocent, and gave him a stern verbal warning.

The Manchester United players were naturally dissatisfied and stepped forward to negotiate with the referee.

But Mike Dean shook his head firmly, he believed that Son Heung-min's behavior did not meet the yellow card standard.

"That damn bald guy!"

De Gea covered his mouth and cursed.

"I heard that he has a nickname, the North London Sniper. He seems to be a Tottenham fan and has celebrated after Tottenham scored more than once."

Maguire also covered his mouth and whispered.

"Come on, both of you! Stop talking about the referee behind his back, or you'll get sent off!"

Ashley Young cursed.

The FA carries out background checks on referees before each season.

The fact that Mike Dean was arranged to referee the match between Tottenham and Manchester United shows that the English Football Association has officially confirmed that he is not a Tottenham fan.

Moreover, this bald referee has very strict penalty standards. He is the first referee in the Premier League to issue 100 red cards.

You have to know that Atkinson, who is behind him, only has 58.

Chu Feng didn't chase after Mike Dean either.

As long as the penalty standards are consistent and not biased towards one side, they can completely accept it.

After all, Tottenham plays dirty football, and so does Manchester United.

When facing a malicious foul on the court, there is no point in talking about reason. You can only express your attitude through actions and make your opponent afraid or even fearful.

After the conflict subsided, Son Heung-min also found McTominay and expressed his apologies in a sincere tone.

Don't be fooled by his harmless appearance. He is actually very similar to Yue Buqun created by Jin Yong, and he knows how to use the "Gentleman Sword" very well.

McTominay was not fooled. He snorted coldly and turned away.

The game then became much more intense, with players from both sides letting go and competing with each other, causing the rhythm of the game to become scattered and neither side was able to create better opportunities.

Mourinho frowned slightly on the sidelines, stroking his chin and lost in thought.

Manchester United's problem is very simple, that is, they lack mobility and their backcourt defense is too passive, which leads to poor offense.

The solution to the problem is also very simple. Mourinho turned his head and looked at the bench. Kante was watching the game intently, simulating in his mind how he should handle the ball best when he was on the court.

"N'Golo, follow me into the locker room later. You will be the substitute in the second half."

Mourinho was determined.

"Okay, boss!" Kant said with his teeth bared.

He originally thought that he had no chance to play in this game, but he didn't expect the opportunity to come so quickly. He must take advantage of the opportunity to win the favor of the coach, and it would be best if he could directly take the starting midfielder position.

There were continuous roars from the coaching booth next door.

"Variation! Don't let the rhythm stop!"

"Insufficient width utilization!"

"Ali! Move forward decisively and flank from the far end!"

Pochettino wishes he could control the players with a handle and let them execute his tactics 100%.

He knew that Manchester United would change their tactics soon, and if Tottenham failed to score before that, it would become increasingly difficult later on.

After all, Tottenham is still slightly inferior to Manchester United on paper.

"We must not lose today's game." Pochettino clenched his fists tightly.

Because he had previously disclosed the inside story of the locker room, some players became dissatisfied, and he also had a conflict with the owner Levy.

If he fails to produce results again, I'm afraid this will be his last season.

The Tottenham players seemed to have heard his voice. Sissoko and Winks closed the door firmly, snatched the ball from Pogba's feet, and then quickly launched a counterattack! As a product of Tottenham's youth training, Winks is not particularly outstanding, on the contrary, he is even mediocre.

Of course, when it comes to technology, the brain is very useful.

For example, when Chu Feng rushed forward with the ball, the honest Eriksen would choose to move forward, and then be overtaken by Chu Feng and score the goal.

What about Winks?

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

He would pretend to fill in other positions, but when the job was done he would not be at fault at all.

So Winks chose to pass the ball safe.

"Lift the formation up!"

The moment Pogba lost the ball, Matic gave instructions and led his teammates to press forward.

So Winks's safety ball turned into a knife-edge ball.

Ali cursed Winks' ancestors in his heart, but he could only try his best to fight for control of the football.

"McTominay!"

"Tough physical confrontation, direct pass to Pogba!"

"Tottenham are in the process of switching from offense to defense. There are many loopholes in the formation. Don't stick to the ball anymore!"

Zhan Jun explained anxiously like a machine gun.

Taking advantage of the momentum of the forward pressure, Manchester United players spread out like flowers from heaven and penetrated into the gaps in Tottenham's defense.

Pogba did not repeat the same mistake and decisively passed the ball diagonally to the right.

Before Eriksen could retreat to steal the ball, Herrera kicked the ball to Mahrez in front of him.

At this point, Manchester United's frontcourt offensive has taken shape.

As Tottenham had two wingers involved in the attack, the only thing left in the backcourt was the Belgian central defender combination.

Chu Feng pointed to Alderweireld's left side, then quickly ran diagonally to take advantage of the deep space.

It can also be noticed that Chu Feng's forward route is very exquisite, which happens to be the most difficult point for the two central defenders to take into account.

"You go mark him!"

Vertonghen left a word and pounced fiercely on Mahrez.

The best defense is to nip the offense in the bud!

However, Mahrez pretended to pass the ball but suddenly dribbled the ball back, hitting the ball with the arch of his right foot! Bang! The ball quickly rolled to the left side of the penalty area along the grass.

It’s just that the quality of Mahrez’s right-foot pass was not high, and the end point was too close to Tottenham’s goal.

If it was Lukaku, he would definitely not be able to catch up.

But Chu Feng can.

Alderweireld was seen trying his best to chase back, but the distance between him and his opponent did not get closer but got farther and farther away. He couldn't help but feel powerless.

He has always been accustomed to reading the game to guess the intentions of the attacking players, then getting into a favorable position in advance and waiting for an opportunity to steal or clear the ball.

But this trick was of no use to Chu Feng.

Because he found that no matter what he did, Chu Feng's movements would be half a second faster, and that kind of unpredictability was simply unreasonable.

Alderweireld can only pin his hopes on Lori.

After Lori judged the trajectory of the football, he chose to leave the goal without hesitation!

With both hands open and shaking slightly up and down, the center of gravity sinks and is ready to dive sideways at any time. This is a textbook version of the posture for defending against a single attack!

And he was staring at Chu Feng's center of gravity.

The top goalkeepers in football can judge the direction of the opponent's shot by their body posture.

On the other side of the screen, Manchester United's No. 7's studs dug into the grass, bringing even more speed.

It even brought up some fine dust.

In the blink of an eye, he completed the posture adjustment before shooting, with his right toe slightly raised and pointing to the right side of the goal.

Shoot into the far corner!

The same thought emerged in everyone's mind, and they nervously waited for Chu Feng's next move.

But after reviewing more than 600 games and personal experiments over the past year and a half, Chu Feng has already developed the habit of cracking his opponent's defensive logic.

Lowry will choose to dive to the right!

There was no unnecessary adjustment, which showed his absolute confidence in his shooting skills!

Bang! Before the dull sound of the ball was heard, Lori had already reacted and dove to the far corner like lightning!

But the football flew strangely towards the near corner.

After a brief silence, Wembley erupted into deafening cheers and Manchester United fans waved their arms excitedly.

Chu Feng faced the excited and frustrated eyes, ran dozens of meters, jumped up, punched, and hit the air! Scoring a goal at Wembley Stadium really feels different! "In the 39th minute of the game, Xiao Chu broke through Tottenham's goal!"

"I originally thought that both sides would return to the halftime break with a draw, but Manchester United seized the opportunity of Winks's pass error and changed the score on the field with the simplest counterattack."

"Xiaomi grabbed the ball well, and Xiaochu shot it well!"

Zhan Jun's hearty laughter rang out.

Zhang Lu, however, gave a serious explanation: "Everyone can watch the process of the goal carefully. Xiao Chu was behind the left side of the ball at that time. He had adjusted his body posture to the extreme. No matter who it was, they would think that he would push the ball into the far corner."

"After all, it is difficult for ordinary players to use their body balance to kick a close-range kick with the right accuracy, speed and power."

"But Xiaochu defies this conventional approach because his physical fitness and explosive power are so well matched, and he also has coordination that ordinary players don't have."

"You can tell from Xiaochu's relaxed posture."

Zhang Lu sighed for a long time before continuing, "To put it simply, aim far and shoot close!"

"Aim far and shoot near, aim near and shoot far, trace both sides and shoot in the middle. Xiao Chu's shooting skills seem to be more spiritual than last season!"

Zhan Jun stared at the slow-motion footage and couldn't help but sigh at the degree of twisting of Chu Feng's ankle.

Lori had the same thought at the moment.

Any normal goalkeeper would have chosen to block the far corner, but he failed, so he looked like a fool.

Think of this.

Lori just felt like crying but had no tears. Last time, Manchester United scored seven goals against him, and today he became Chu Feng's background board again.

Ali in the distance couldn't help but complain: "The near corner should be blocked!"

After hearing this, Lori jumped up like a cat with its fur standing on end. He angrily questioned Ali: "You make it sound easy. If I gamble to block the near corner, do you believe he will shoot at the far corner?"

After saying that, he punched the door post hard.

Harry Kane hurried back to dissuade the two. There has been a lot of pressure in the Tottenham locker room recently. If an internal conflict breaks out before the game is over, it will probably become a laughing stock in European football.

At this time, Manchester United players were gathering together to celebrate.

Mahrez's envy was palpable: "Chu, if my right foot was 80% as good as yours, I would probably win the Ballon d'Or next year."

"Come on! You even missed the ball!" Pogba curled his lips, "You're not even as good as Chu Liufen!"

"There are almost five minutes left in the first half, so don't let your guard down! Tottenham's fourth place in the standings isn't due to luck!" Chu Feng ignored the two people who were playing around and tightened the captain's armband on his arm.

"clear!"

The Manchester United players all responded.

Ashley Yang was extremely pleased watching from a distance, thinking that Chu Feng was becoming more and more like a captain.

After the game restarted.

Tottenham players were trying their best to equalize the score, but they seemed a little anxious. Ali tried to use his personal strength to break through more than once.

But in front of Manchester United's dense defensive formation, he could get past one but not the second.

When Manchester United regained possession of the ball, Wembley erupted in harsh boos.

Tottenham fans tried every means to interfere with Manchester United players because they were too scared and worried about experiencing another 7-Up tragedy.

The football was passed to Chu Feng near the center circle.

Vertonghen immediately tensed up, fearing that Chu Feng would suddenly break through, but who knew that Chu Feng would pass the ball back to the backcourt.

There was little time left in the first half, so there was no need to take risks in attacking. Bringing the lead back to the locker room was the most energy-saving and correct option.

Seeing this, Tottenham players intensified their pressure in the frontcourt.

However, their little tricks, which always worked, did not produce a good effect against Manchester United.

Firstly, Manchester United players already have experience in dealing with this. Secondly, whenever the ball is intercepted by Tottenham players, as long as the referee does not blow the whistle, they will immediately get up and fight back.

In less than five minutes, the ball changed hands five or six times.

Finally, the referee blew the whistle to end the first half.

(End of this chapter)