69novels Chapter 243
Chapter 243
The new season is coming, and the new season is coming.
Chapter 240 Going to the European Youth Championship to fry fish? Not impossible!
【Ding Dong! 】
【Achievement “National Team Single Game Assist Four” has been achieved】
【Achievement Rating: S】
【Achievement Reward: Three Free Attribute Points】
After defeating Lithuania, Ling Feng heard the pleasant reminder of the system in his mind.
After returning to the locker room, Ling Feng celebrated the victory with his teammates, and at the same time reminded Kane, the “rookie” who played for the Three Lions for the first time:
“Hey, Harry, this is your big day. Remember to ask the team photographer to take the ultra-high-definition photo of your goal, and then post it on social media!”
Kane was stunned at first after hearing Ling Feng’s suggestion, and then nodded immediately:
“Oh, okay!”
Looking at Kane who hurried to find the team photographer to get the photo, Ling Feng just turned his head and saw Vardy sitting aside, a little lonely.
In this game, Vardy did not appear, but sat on the bench to watch the whole game.
With the selection of the striker supernova Kane, Vardy’s ranking in the striker line has moved back a little.
However, due to the flapping of the wings of Ling Feng, this little butterfly, Vardy has shown a continuous and stable performance in Leicester City and has been recognized by Hodgson.
In this big list, he squeezed out Welbeck, who couldn’t score a goal in Arsenal.
Although he cannot start every game due to his age and experience.
But he is still an important supplement to the team’s front line, and a sharp blade that can be unsheathed at any time when the team needs him!
Thinking of this, Ling Feng suddenly smiled, sat down next to Vardy, and then took out his mobile phone and pointed it at himself and the confused Vardy:
“Come on, Jamie, let’s take a handsome photo! Brother, I’ll help you gain some fans!”
Hearing this, Vardy raised a middle finger to him without any hesitation!
Amidst the laughter and joy, England won all the first five rounds of the European qualifiers and ranked first in the group!
This is completely in line with the nickname of the Three Lions “King of Qualifiers”.
Since October 2009, England has not lost in the qualifiers for the major tournaments!
Unless the next few European qualifiers are all lost.
Otherwise, the Three Lions have basically locked in the qualification to participate in the European Cup in France next year!
This is obviously good news for Hodgson.
In this way, he can train his players and observe the newcomers in the next few European qualifiers to prepare for next year’s European Cup.
However, before that, Southgate found him first.
The purpose of the England U21 coach to come to him was to borrow someone from him.
That was Ling Feng!
When Southgate proposed that Ling Feng, who was of the right age, lead the U21 to participate in the European Youth Championship in the summer, Hodgson only thought about it and agreed.
In his opinion, it is beneficial for young people to have more competition experience.
Of course, with Ling Feng’s current strength, he is already ahead of his peers by many positions.
However, Ling Feng has even participated in the World Cup that all players dream of, and he may not be interested in the European Youth Championship.
Therefore, the two called Ling Feng to the office, explained the situation to him, and hoped that he could lead the U21 young lions to compete for the championship of this European Youth Championship.
“UEFA European Championship?!”
The European Championship is also known as the European U21 Football Championship.
This is a competition for U21 youth teams from various European countries, mainly to train and discover young talents from various countries.
In short, it is a stage for potential young players from various countries to show themselves.
Although my age meets the age range for participating in the European Championship.
However, with my current strength, playing in the European Championship full of U21 children is just a waste of time!
This kind of competition has no training value for me who has already started in the Premier League.
However, after thinking about it, Ling Feng felt that it was not impossible to go and fish.
If I can win the European Championship, I will definitely be able to complete the corresponding system achievements.
If I can also win the assist king and MVP, the system should at least reward two or three free attribute points, right?
No matter how small the mosquito is, it is still meat!
Besides, Southgate has personally invited me. If I don’t give him face, I will definitely be at odds with him.
Ling Feng knew very well that with the importance the English Football Association attached to Southgate, this “Southgate”
Brother will definitely be the helmsman of the Three Lions in the future.
Giving Southgate a face now is to give a good impression to the future head coach!
After considering the pros and cons in his mind, Ling Feng accepted Southgate’s invitation without hesitation to participate in the European Youth Championship in the summer!
And said that it was his honor to contribute to the team.
Ling Feng did not consider whether he could lead the U21 to win the European Youth Championship.
If he could not lead the team to win the championship in such a competition, he would be too sorry for his title of the best player in the first half of the Premier League and the golden boy of Europe!
Of course, the European Youth Championship will not be held until the end of June, and it is still too early.
Before the European Youth Championship, England U21 will go to France to participate in the Toulon Cup to accumulate experience and run-in.
Of course, compared with the European Youth Championship, the invitational Toulon Cup is at a lower level.
Therefore, Southgate asked Ling Feng to reunite with the team on the eve of the European Youth Championship.
After resting for a few days at St. George’s Park, the Three Lions took a chartered plane to Turin, Italy.
At the home of Juventus, they are about to have a friendly match with the “Blue Army” Italy.
On the plane, Ling Feng, who was not in the mood to sleep, summoned the [Character Panel] again after several months.
[Player Name: Ling Feng]
[Age: 19]
[Height: 182]
[Weight: 75]
[Dominant Foot: Right]
[Club: Leicester City]
[Talent: God’s Vision]
[Skills: Pull Back, Putt Master, Horse Stepping on Meteor]
[Attributes: Ball Control C, Shooting C, Passing S, Defense D, Physical B, Mental B]
[Overall Rating: 85]
[Available Attribute Points: 3]
With the successive goals in the Premier League and the Europa League, Ling Feng’s shooting skills have also improved significantly.
[Finish] increased from 65 to 68, [Long Shot] increased from 67 to 72, and [Shot Power] also increased from 65 to 68!
Thanks to the effect of the S-level skill [Horse Stepping on Meteors], coupled with persistent training, his dribbling skills have also made visible progress:
[Dribbling] increased by five points to 75;
[Ball Protection] increased by four points to 74;
In terms of physical fitness, as the muscle-building plan came to an end, his
With the accumulation of game experience and high-intensity training, his [Endurance] attribute also increased to 88.
Such values are also the basis for why he can still complete the soup-making pass on the wing after playing the full 90 minutes!
Among the six major attributes, the most obvious improvement is [Defense].
The minor attributes related to the [Defense] major attribute, [Steal], [Slide], [Marking], [Heading], and [Defensive Position] have all increased by five or six points.
There is no other reason, it is just because the initial values of these defensive attributes are the lowest, only 40 or 50, so they can be improved quickly.
Just like his [Passing] related attributes that have reached the maximum level, he has played in the Premier League for most of the season, but has not increased even a little.
This means that these attributes close to the maximum value can no longer be increased through natural methods of training and competition.
Only by cheating by adding points can they continue to improve!
With the improvement of various attributes, Ling Feng’s [Overall Rating] has also unknowingly reached 85.
According to the percentage system, this score is already at the level of the main force of the top five European leagues!
After adding three attribute points to [Physique] again and raising it to 88, Ling Feng closed the [Character Panel] with satisfaction, put on headphones, and slowly fell asleep.
In his dream, he seemed to be standing at the magnificent award ceremony, holding up the golden ball.
. . .
On the last day of March, England welcomed its old rival in the World Cup, Italy, at the Juventus Arena.
After the World Cup, the Azzurri and the Three Lions also ushered in a renewal.
However, compared with the “end of the double German” in England, the changes in Italy are even greater.
Not only did the head coach change from Prandelli to the former Juventus champion coach “Kong Erlangzi” Conte, the midfield core Pirlo retired, and Roma’s vice-chairman De Rossi was also abandoned.
Conte’s big list this time has recruited a large number of newcomers.
Obviously he intends to observe newcomers and prepare for next year’s European Cup in France.
In this game against England, he also put out his most proud 352 tactical formation.
The goalkeeper is still the most stable link in the back line, “young player” Buffon.
The three central defenders are replaced by Ranocchia Barzagli, and form an Italian steel defense with Bonucci and Chiellini.
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The two wingbacks are Damian and Florenzi.
The three midfielders are Soriano, Valdifiori and Parolo.
The two forwards are Eder and Pelle, one tall and one fast.
From the starting lineup, Conte really regarded this friendly match as a testing ground for newcomers.
Except for goalkeepers Buffon, Bonucci and Chiellini, the other eight are all newcomers to the national team!
On the other side, Hodgson also made a large-scale rotation.
In this game, since Sterling and Sturridge were injured, Walcott and Vardy both got the chance to start, separated on the left and right.
Kane, who just made his national team debut and scored his first goal in the last game, ushered in his first start for the national team!
Rooney retreated slightly to deliver ammunition to Kane.
As for Ling Feng, he was on standby as a substitute.
Before the game, Hodgson was afraid that his beloved core player would have an opinion, so he explained to him that young people need to know how to rest in order to maintain a long career.
Ling Feng was not emotional at all and expressed his determination to obey the coach’s arrangement.
In his opinion, it was just a friendly match, so why take it so seriously and let others play.
Perhaps it was because they were a little nervous about starting for the country, or perhaps it was because they were not used to each other, so both sides played more cautiously at the beginning.
As the game progressed, Hodgson on the sidelines soon frowned.
He found that the team’s offense had no rules at all!
Compared with Ling Feng, Rooney’s vision and timing of passing were more than one level lower.
Many times, his teammates ran into empty space, but he couldn’t see it.
Even if he saw it, he should pass the ball with the first kick, but he dragged his feet.
When he wanted to pass again, he had already delayed the opportunity and missed the chance to break through the defense.
Moreover, Rooney’s speed dropped very sharply, and he couldn’t break through under Italy’s chain defense.
Once he got the ball in the frontcourt, he could only rely on his relatively strong body, took the ball with his back, then passed it to his teammates, and immediately rushed forward to grab the ball.
He didn’t play like a frontcourt organizer at all, but like a shadow striker.
However, before developing the ability to retreat and organize, Kane was also a striker who needed his teammates to make the ball.
Not only could Rooney not deliver ammunition for him, but this subconscious forward rush would also make him run in the same position as Kane.
After witnessing Rooney grabbing Kane’s position several times and forcing Kane to be somewhat at a loss, Hodgson could only return to the coaching seat and whispered to his assistant Livington:
“Wayne is really not suitable for playing this position.”
“Indeed.”
How to arrange Rooney’s position has become a headache for Hodgson and the coaching staff.
If he is arranged to play as a front midfielder, he cannot bear the responsibility of passing threatening balls;
If he is arranged to play as a winger, he has no speed and no cross;
If he is arranged to play as a single striker, he cannot adapt to Ling Feng’s surgical through balls, and his confrontation is greatly reduced, and he cannot fight with the opponent’s central defender.
Very embarrassing!
However, as the new leader and captain of the Three Lions, Rooney cannot not start.
If Rooney is put on the bench without his consent, major media newspapers and magazines will report it extensively the next day, and then try to question his use of players as a head coach.
Fortunately, there is no Pirlo or Verratti on the Italian side, and the midfield control and creativity are greatly reduced, and no good opportunities can be created.
It just relies on two wingbacks to assist and cause some trouble to England’s flanks.
Italy can’t attack, and England can’t attack either. The two sides play very “friendly”
In a blink of an eye, at the referee’s whistle, the very dull first half ended.
In the second half, the two sides continued to waste time and the passion and patience of the fans in the test.
It was not until the 65th minute of the second half that the deadlock on the field was broken:
With Damian’s cross from the wing, Pelle headed the ball in the middle and beat Smalling, penetrating the gate guarded by the second goalkeeper Foster.
One to zero!
Italy took the lead!
Tens of thousands of Italian fans of Juventus can finally wave their flags and celebrate.
Seeing that the stands had turned into a blue sea of joy, and the team’s offense still did not improve, Hodgson finally couldn’t help it.
“Ling, you go warm up!”
In the 70th minute of the game, Ling Feng replaced Vardy and played as a right winger.
And as soon as he came on the court, the situation on the field changed immediately.
He took the ball on the right and immediately attracted two defensive players, then passed the ball to a teammate in the open space, and then ran
Open space to receive.
With Ling Feng’s appearance, England’s attack suddenly had a backbone and became much smoother.
Until the 78th minute of the game, he broke through on the right and passed Bonucci with a direct shot.
Then he didn’t look up and made a half-high pass!
The ball drew a beautiful arc in the air and flew accurately to the dangerous area between the back line and the goalkeeper.
Kane in the middle suddenly rushed out from behind Ranocchia and kicked the ball towards the goal.
The distance was too close, Buffon couldn’t react in time, and could only watch the ball fly into the goal from his side!
(End of this chapter)