MM Racing Chapter 254
Chapter 254
The new team is in the middle of a long battle.
Chapter 254 Strong troops and strong horses! Airborne captain!
After the Champions League final, European football officially entered the off-season.
Ling Feng also said goodbye to his parents and girlfriend, picked up his luggage, and came to St. George’s Park alone.
But this time, he did not come to report to the adult team, but to the youth team next door!
As early as late May, the English Football Association announced the list of this European Youth Championship.
Many players of the right age, such as Luke Shaw, Wilshere, Barkley, Chamberlain, Sterling, etc., were not selected.
On the one hand, these people have already established themselves in the adult national team, and on the other hand, the players personally do not think that the European Youth Championship is worth training for themselves.
Among the names on this list, the most famous are naturally Ling Feng, the Premier League assist king and the European League assist king this season, and Kane, the Tottenham superstar and Premier League silver boot winner who emerged this season!
In fact, many people were very surprised by Ling Feng’s decision to participate in the European Youth Championship.
You know, the European Youth Championship is also a competition that European youth teams attach great importance to.
However, its gold content is just like that, and it is completely incomparable to the World Youth Championship.
For Ling Feng, who has already established a core position in the adult team of the Three Lions and has a blast in the Premier League, there is no training value at all.
Ling Feng, who is already a first-class star in the Premier League, came to participate in the European Youth Championship, which is simply bullying a child!
A Chinese Manchester United fan posted a post that described it very appropriately:
“Ling Feng’s feeling of participating in the European Youth Championship is just like Ronaldo and Messi playing in the Chinese Super League, without any difficulty! Of course, the premise is that he will not have his legs broken by a tackle”
At that time, when Ling Feng saw this post, he burst into laughter on the spot.
He almost left a message on that post: Factos!
Many fans from other countries felt that England and Ling Feng had lost face in order to win the championship!
Of course, Ling Feng’s age fully complies with the rules of the competition. Whether he wants to participate or not,
And for all English fans, this is definitely great news.
With Ling Feng, they will definitely be able to dominate the European Youth Championship!
As for the complaints and ridicules from fans from other countries, they just think it’s envy and jealousy.
If you want to blame, blame yourselves!
Who made your country not have a super genius as young as Ling Feng!
You know, this season Ling Feng has surpassed Fabregas and Messi who have sent out 18 league assists, and De Bruyne who has sent out 20 league assists, becoming the assist king of the top five European leagues!
Originally, this honor belonged to “Ding Ding” who played the peak season of his career in Wolfsburg and created the first league assist in the history of the Bundesliga to exceed 20
There is no way, who made him meet the more ferocious Ling Feng!
In addition to Ling Feng and Kane, there are many young talents known as “future stars” in the young lions team that will participate in the European Youth Championship in the Czech Republic:
Stones of Everton, Chambers of Arsenal, Will Hughes of Derby County, Lingard of Leicester City (on loan from Manchester United), Ward-Prowse of Southampton, Berahino of West Bromwich Albion, etc.
It is worth mentioning that due to his outstanding performance on loan at Leicester City, Maguire also caught the last train of the European Youth Championship and was called up by Southgate to the U21 for the first time.
Led by Ling Feng and Kane, two British stars who are killing in the Premier League, this young lion is definitely the strongest team in this European Youth Championship!
It is no exaggeration to say that they are strong and powerful!
From the odds of winning the championship, it also reflects the outside world’s optimism about this young lion.
Originally, before the big list was announced, England’s odds of winning the championship were ranked fifth among the eight teams.
After the list was announced, after learning that Ling Feng would also come to participate in the European Youth Championship, the bookmakers quickly adjusted the odds.
England surpassed Germany in one fell swoop and became the biggest favorite to win the championship!
And the British media, as always, began to build momentum for the young lions.
“Let football go home!” The slogan almost occupied the covers and headlines of major sports news media.
In the eyes of the media, the championship of this European Youth Championship is already in the pocket of this England U21!
However, some media still analyzed the team’s prospects for winning the championship very calmly.
For example, the Mirror, which has always liked to analyze and predict, and the neutral Independent, both pointed out that this seemingly strong young lions have many problems.
First of all, the paper of the entire young lions
In terms of strength, it seems that he is full of talent and every grain is a star.
However, like the traditional skills of the Three Lions, the reputation is greater than the strength.
Especially the defense line!
In the Toulon Cup that just ended in France, England played a single round-robin match with Mexico, Cote d’Ivoire, Morocco and China.
In the four games, they tied 3-3 with Morocco, won Cote d’Ivoire and China, but lost to Mexico.
In the four games, a total of six goals were lost, and no one was closed!
The stability of the defense line is still a big problem.
And Ling Feng’s selection will inevitably occupy a starting position.
Although his strength is definitely higher than any other player in this team.
But will the team’s tactics and the tacit understanding between teammates change with his positioning on the field?
Or let Ling Feng directly adapt to the team’s original tactics?
These are unknown factors that will affect the team’s combat effectiveness.
Then, there is the sudden change of the team leader!
After the European Youth Championship roster was announced, head coach Southgate also announced the team’s captain.
What surprised everyone was that Ling Feng, who was “demoted” from the adult national team to the U21 youth team for the first time, became the captain of this young lion!
Southgate’s decision immediately sparked heated discussions.
Some people strongly supported it, while others shook their heads and said nothing.
The media speculated that Southgate decided to let Ling Feng lead this talented young lion for the first time because of his outstanding strength and leadership qualities.
Of course, some people think that letting Ling Feng, who has never met or practiced with other teammates, serve as the captain of the team will affect the team’s running-in and tacit understanding.
Amid some doubts, English legends such as Lineker, Gerrard, Lampard, and Beckham all took the initiative to support Southgate’s decision in social media or interviews.
They all said that although Ling Feng is young, this young man has a big heart and a leadership temperament that always affects his teammates on and off the court.
He is definitely the best captain to lead the team to progress!
Moreover, seniority is a common phenomenon in every country and every field.
Although Ling Feng was selected for the U21 for the first time, strictly speaking, he is the senior of everyone.
Because he was selected for the adult national team earlier than all the players in this U21 team.
If we really want to rank them by seniority, although Ling Feng is the third youngest player in the team, he is the one with the most experience!
Moreover, in terms of personal strength and fame, Ling Feng is also a unique existence in this team.
Therefore, after many English celebrities endorsed him, no one questioned Southgate’s decision, but began to look forward to it.
Looking forward to this England team being able to win the European Youth Championship again after 31 years under the leadership of Ling Feng, the great British star!
. . .
Of course, young people are the most unwilling to admit defeat and the most aggressive.
Some players in the team think they are no worse than Ling Feng.
Therefore, they were more or less unhappy about him parachuting into the team captain position.
Especially when the team went to France to participate in the Toulon Tournament, Ling Feng was enjoying his vacation, went to watch the Champions League final, and posted intimate photos of himself and his girlfriend on social media.
This made some players who had long been dissatisfied with Ling Feng even more dissatisfied.
Why, as the captain of the team, he didn’t have to follow the team to participate in the Toulon Tournament?
Why is he handsome, good at playing football, and has such a beautiful girlfriend? !
Why.
In professional football, not admitting defeat can be said to be a trait that every professional player must have.
Only by not admitting defeat can one stand out in the fierce competition, be stronger than his peers, and gain a foothold in a higher-level league!
So, when Ling Feng first came to the U21 to report and stepped into the locker room, he felt the different ways of welcoming his teammates:
Some people smiled at the first time and stood up to greet him:
For example, Ling Feng’s teammates in Leicester City, Lingard, Liam Moore and Maguire.
“Hey, man, I finally waited for you!”
“I heard that you went to Berlin, so jealous.”
Even Kane took the initiative to hug him.
And some people sat in front of their lockers without saying a word, pretending not to see.
For example, Berahino, a local striker who also performed well in the Premier League.
This brother has scored 20 goals in all competitions in West Brom this season, second only to Kane among the local striker stars.
Before Kane made a big splash, Berahino was England’s
The main striker and rising star of the U21 team, he even once firmly pressed Kane on the bench!
Even though his performance and data this season are not as good as Kane, they are still outstanding enough.
Many media have praised his physical fitness and future prospects, which are not inferior to Kane at all.
After the end of the season, many Premier League clubs have set their sights on him and plan to buy him.
So, in Berahino’s view, although Ling Feng is indeed very good.
But if he can get the full support of the team and unlimited firing rights, he can also play a blasting performance!
Feeling the various emotions and attitudes in the locker room towards his arrival, Ling Feng, who had just arrived, did not put on any star airs.
After hugging and greeting familiar teammates, he took the initiative to greet those teammates who had only met in the Premier League or had not met, and shook hands one by one.
In the face of Ling Feng’s friendly attitude, even though they were not convinced and unwilling, these young English lions did not refute Ling Feng’s face in public, and they all showed awkward but polite smiles and shook hands with him.
After all, no matter how unconvinced they were, it could not change the fact that Ling Feng’s personal strength and qualifications were much higher than theirs.
However, this world is so big, and there are still some guys with no emotional intelligence
“Hey, Sedo, how are you?”
When Ling Feng came to Berahino, called his name and extended a friendly hand, the latter did something that surprised everyone in the locker room:
The West Brom striker just looked up at him, then stood up directly, walked past him, and walked straight out of the locker room.
Although I expected that the young man might not be convinced by me because of his vigor.
However, Berahino’s unrespectful operation made Ling Feng raise his eyebrows.
Yo ho!
Quite a personality.
Although he was ignored, Ling Feng was not angry at all, but felt it was very funny.
He really didn’t know whether Berahino was brainless or arrogant. As a young player who had just made his mark in the Premier League, what capital did he have to be in front of himself, the European golden boy and the European assist king?
However, this also fits his understanding and impression of the player.
No wonder Berahino, from the promising star who put Kane on the bench at the beginning, became a problem figure who fell out with the club and was demoted to the reserve team, and then became a scandal-ridden, drunk driving, drinking in the locker room, fighting with teammates, and finally became a nobody with no ball to play.
It turns out that everything has a reason.
Speaking of which, compared to Kane, who was nicknamed “Ball Tan” by fans, this one is a real flash in the pan.
Seeing this, Lingard and Maguire on the side immediately came up to ease Ling Feng’s embarrassment.
“Dude, he’s just that kind of guy, don’t worry about it.”
Compared to Lin Huang who wanted to be a peacemaker, Maguire was more direct in his stance.
He came up to Ling Feng with a serious face and whispered:
“Ling, this kid actually dared not to give you face, do you want me to teach him a lesson when we fight in the team later?”
Hearing Maguire’s words, Ling Feng almost laughed out loud.
Maguire, you thick-browed and big-eyed guy, when did you become so servile?
“Haha, it’s okay. Let it go.”
After patting Maguire and Lingard on the shoulders, Ling Feng went straight to his locker.
After changing into training clothes and shoes, he went to the outdoor training ground with other teammates.
This was Ling Feng’s first time at the training ground of the U21 youth team.
As the main training ground of the St. George’s Park base, the training ground is naturally well maintained.
This training ground is only a fence away from the training ground of the adult team where he used to be.
However, this five or six-meter-high fence is a “high wall” that many players have spent their entire careers unable to cross.
Among this young lion team alone, only Dale, Lingard, Maguire, Stones and Kane can be selected for the Three Lions in the future and gain a foothold.
With Southgate’s whistle, all the players came and lined up in several rows.
“First, let’s welcome our captain, Ling Feng!”
Under the leadership of the coaches, everyone applauded to welcome Ling Feng’s arrival.
“I believe he has already greeted you in the locker room, so let’s skip the unnecessary courtesy and start training!”
Then, Ling Feng followed the team for the first training session.
During the training, Ling Feng’s mental outlook and physical condition were excellent.
This made Southgate, who was standing on the sidelines, also smile with satisfaction.
With the addition of Ling Feng, this super killer, he instantly
The confidence in winning the European Youth Championship soared!
I have Ling Feng, who am I afraid of? !
(End of this chapter)