Chapter 525 Manchester United cannot live without Ling Feng!
As the undisputed king of football in 2017, Premier League giant Manchester United is definitely the biggest winner of this Laureus World Sports Awards!
As the top star of the Red Devils, Ling Feng not only won the Rookie of the Year and Male Athlete of the Year awards for the first time, he also made a breakthrough on behalf of the football world and became the first football player to win the Lawrence Player of the Year award!
In addition to the most dazzling Ling Feng who won two awards, the Red Devils Manchester United, which won six championships in 2017, also won the Laureus Team of the Year Award!
Since Mourinho was not available to accept the award, Sir Alex Ferguson, Manchester United's global ambassador, accepted it on his behalf.
For this best team award, Ferguson was also very emotional.
Thinking back to the turn of the century, when he led Manchester United to dominate the Premier League and reach the top of Europe, he also became the winner of the first Laureus Best Team Award in Laureus.
Now, eighteen years later, I have retired, and I still have the opportunity to stand on the Lawrence podium again.
Although after his retirement, Manchester United briefly sank and was briefly confused.
But fortunately, he finally found a great captain for his beloved team.
A captain even better than himself!
Therefore, when receiving the award, he also focused on praising Mourinho for the tremendous changes he has brought to the team, and then did not forget to mention Ling Feng, who scored 100 goals last year.
"When I was still coaching the team, I thought that no one could break Messi's annual record of 91 goals,"
"However, a young man used his actual actions to prove that football has no limits!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the live broadcast camera was also focused on Ling Feng in the audience.
The latter smiled, raised his hand and touched his left chest, expressing his gratitude for Ferguson's praise.
"It is Manchester United's honor and the whole football world's luck to have a genius like Ling Feng who is rare to see in a century!"
As one of the world's most famous coaches in football and the godfather of Manchester United, Ferguson's high praise for Ling Feng on such an occasion made Ling Feng very grateful and proud.
Hehe, Sir Alex still knows how to play football!
Along with this, this sports event that attracted worldwide attention also came to an end.
After the award ceremony, Ling Feng also fulfilled his little dream of taking a photo with "Juan Fu" at the party.
Later, he also posted photos with Ferguson, Federer, Nadal, Hamilton and other sports giants, as well as photos of himself holding the "Laureus Rookie of the Year" and "Laureus Male Athlete of the Year" trophies to the social media. Media.
In exchange, the likes, comments and reposts soared at rocket speed!
The next day, the headlines on all major sports pages were all about Ling Feng winning the award!
"First in football!"
"A victory for football!"
"Lawrence is the best!"
You know, this award is of great significance.
It is not only Ling Feng’s personal honor, but also a great breakthrough for the entire football world in the Lawrence Award!
Since the creation of the Laureus Award, only Messi has been nominated for the Best Male Athlete of the Year in football.
However, it is something that even Messi, a five-time Ballon d'Or winner, cannot do.
Ling Feng did it!
Many media believe that Lawrence has broken historical conventions and made a bold landmark decision.
In the eyes of many people, the reason why Ling Feng won the award is also based on the series of amazing records he created in football, as well as his social influence and long-term impact on football. It is measured from a more comprehensive standard. his achievements.
As the soul of the six-time champion and the new Golden Globe winner who scored 100 goals in a year, Ling Feng won the award without any controversy!
And this is the first Laureus Male Athlete of the Year trophy in football, which has also raised Ling Feng's status in football a lot.
Most fans who once believed that Ling Feng had not truly threatened Melo's dominance in football have begun to admit a fact.
That is:
Today's Ling Feng is indeed more outstanding than the peerless twins Mero!
Winning the Laureus Male Athlete of the Year award also allowed Ling Feng to complete the achievement of being the first Laureus winner in football.
The system’s rewards are very generous—a full ten free attribute points!
Of course, for Ling Feng's current strength, more free attribute points are just the icing on the cake.
However, this is the nourishment for him to maximize all attributes!
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Returning from Monaco with great honors, Ling Feng also received a warm welcome from the club.
Lingard, in particular, gave him the nickname "Mr. Lawrence".
Other teammates also followed suit and used this new nickname to call their captain during training.
"Mr. Lawrence, pass the ball!"
"This way, Mr. Lawrence!"
"Good shot! Mr. Lawrence!"
Ling Feng was also very generous when it came to the teasing of his teammates, and directly blocked their mouths with a luxurious Chinese meal!
Soon, time stepped into March, and the Premier League war reignited!
The Red Devils Manchester United, led by the new Lawrence of the Year winner Ling Feng, faced the challenge of the Blues Chelsea at home.
Since Conte dismissed get out of class and Hiddink took over to put out the fire, the Blues have indeed stopped their decline.
Especially after the introduction of Giroud, one of the Premier League's top pivot centers, in the winter window, Hazard has more room to play, and the team's offense has also improved significantly.
However, in front of Manchester United, which is in full swing, Chelsea, who are still in turmoil, have no chance of winning at all!
In this league game, the team's coach Mourinho returned to the coaching bench and his military morale was determined.
The core of the team, "Mr. Lawrence" Ling Feng, turned into a cake feeder in this game, demonstrating the art of passing to the fullest.
He first sent a fatal through ball in the first half, helping starting center Kaku to successfully counter offside and score with a low shot.
Then, in another corner kick opportunity, he passed a precise cross, found Maguire at the back point, and made an aircraft carrier shake of the head, piercing Courtois's fingers!
It is worth mentioning that after scoring this header, Maguire's number of goals this season has reached eight!
And this number also makes him the defender with the most goals in the Premier League and even the five major leagues this season! This season, Maguire has firmly established himself as Manchester United's main defender and has become the anchor of the defense.
Especially in the set-piece offensive tactics, the combination of Ling Feng and Maguire is simply unsolvable!
Ling Feng's fatal pass can always find Maguire's head!
Thanks to his outstanding performance in the Premier League and Champions League, Maguire has not only become the absolute main force of Manchester United and the Three Lions, but after the German transfer price was updated in January, his worth has skyrocketed by 30 million to 70 million. GBP!
Even Van Dijk, the most expensive defender in the history of the Premier League, surpassed Liverpool!
In the end, with Ling Feng's assist and two goals, and Martial's icing on the cake, Manchester United defeated Chelsea 3-1 at home and won their 27th consecutive Premier League victory!
Just when everyone thought that Manchester United might really become the first team to win the Premier League and even the five major leagues this season, Manchester United dropped the chain in an unexpected way!
A few days later, in the 29th League away game against Crystal Palace, Manchester United, which had been singing all the way, encountered the most difficult game of the season.
Since the day of the competition was his girlfriend's grandmother's 70th birthday, Ling Feng also asked for leave to accompany Barbara to Hungary to visit her.
Therefore, he did not appear in the squad against Crystal Palace.
Ling Feng originally thought that even if he took a rest, with Manchester United's current combat effectiveness and morale, it would be no problem to win a small Crystal Palace.
However, what he did not expect was that Manchester United, which lacked its core and captain, would not be able to achieve the same level of offensive smoothness and threat.
It was a close match against Crystal Palace in an away game!
However, what is even more unexpected is that the "British No. 1 central defender" became the absolute protagonist of this game!
In the first half, Maguire pulled down Crystal Palace forward Benteke in the scenic area and gave his opponent a yellow dot package.
Benteke scored overnight to help Crystal Palace take the lead at home.
After that, Crystal Palace immediately shrank its defense at home, with all players retreating and setting up their buses.
Manchester United pressed the attack, but they were still unable to break through Crystal Palace's iron barrel formation.
Without Ling Feng's fatal pass, without Ling Feng's personal explosion, the Manchester United stars who looked very impressive in the previous games seemed to have become a lot mediocre.
Even as a former Chelsea MVP, Mata can still create opportunities, but,
It wasn't until the 88th minute of the game that the Red Devils finally equalized the score with Maguire's second attack from a corner kick and a shot from the melee in the penalty area.
It was Maguire's effort that allowed Manchester United to get a point in the away game!
It is worth mentioning that on the last day of last year, Crystal Palace also tied with Manchester City at home!
Having tied first and second in the league twice at home in one season, Crystal Palace, under the leadership of Allardyce this season, has become a famous Premier League home dragon!
Although the 27-game winning streak was ended at Selhurst Park.
However, Manchester United is still ahead of second-placed Manchester City by as many as seven points despite having one game less!
The reason for the expansion of the lead is very simple. Not only Manchester United has fallen behind, but Manchester City has also fallen behind!
In the twenty-third round of the league, Manchester City lost to Liverpool in an away game and suffered their second defeat of the season.
If the three points from the make-up are included, Manchester United's league lead will reach ten points!
According to statistics, before the 30th round of the Premier League, the league leaders who lead by seven points or more have basically won the single-season Premier League championship!
However, even with such a big lead, Mourinho emphasized time and time again in tactical meetings that the suspense of the Premier League championship is not over yet!
Because of this draw, the other nineteen teams in the Premier League realized that Manchester United is not invincible!
Their fear of the Premier League devil will also subside, and their minds will change:
Since Crystal Palace can draw this invincible Manchester United at home, why can't we give it a try?
With this mentality, Manchester United will inevitably encounter more tenacious resistance from their opponents in the next ten league games!
Of course, in addition to giving the other 19 Premier League teams a little hope, this draw also made the club and everyone see a very real problem more clearly.
That is, Manchester United cannot live without Ling Feng!
Just like the West cannot live without Jerusalem!
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Four days later, in the double red meeting against the red jun Liverpool at home, No. 7 captain and core Ling Feng returned to the starting lineup!
And Ling Feng also proved with actual actions what a difference there is between Manchester United with him and without him!
Within 70 minutes of his debut, the top scorer in the five major leagues kicked, kicked, left and right, and performed a perfect hat trick!
The first goal was scored with the head after a teammate's shot was released;
The remaining two goals were scored by him with his left foot and right foot respectively!
Under the shining light of the peak, even the Egyptian striker Salah, who has performed well in the Premier League this season, has been eclipsed.
In the end, Manchester United defeated Liverpool 3-1 at home and "" declared the whole Premier League with a hat trick:
As long as I am at Manchester United, you will never even think about becoming the Premier League champion!
In the second leg of the Champions League round of 16 two days later, he also completed a pass and a shot, becoming the first player to score ten goals in the Champions League in the new season. He also helped Manchester United beat Serbia 4-0 at home. Vilia!
With a double victory over Sevilla with a total score of 7-0 in two rounds, the Red Devils and Manchester United entered the quarterfinals of this season's Champions League without any surprise!
The top eight seats are Manchester United, Manchester City, and Liverpool in the Premier League, Real Madrid and Barcelona in La Liga, Juventus and Roma in Serie A, and Bayern Munich, the only team in the Bundesliga!
On March 16, the draw ceremony for the quarterfinals was held at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.
The Manchester United generals gathered in Lingfeng Villa also witnessed the "nuclear warhead" Shevchenko taking out Manchester United first.
Then, the second one drawn was La Liga giant Barcelona!
The opponent is actually Barcelona? !
This is also the second meeting between Manchester United and Barcelona in the Champions League after last year's Champions League group stage!
At that moment, all the experts, including Ling Feng, could not help but twitch their lips, and then sighed in their hearts:
UEFA is too impatient to draw lots!
The rest of the draw matches that were subsequently announced confirmed everyone's guesses!
Manchester United VS Barcelona!
Real Madrid VS Juventus!
Bayern VS Roma!
Manchester City VS Liverpool!
Seeing the newly released Champions League quarter-finals lineup, many people complained in their hearts:
This is not a man-made lottery result, I’ll take it!
Among the top eight, Roma is a significantly weaker team.
It can also be called a big gift package.
Therefore, Bayern fans who won the big gift package couldn't help but kneel down in their living rooms and shout "Tanken"
In the Premier League civil war between Manchester City and Liverpool, Bayern and Roma are clearly strong and weak. The scripts of these two contests are relatively normal.
The most effective part of the program is definitely Juventus' encounter with its "old enemy" Real Madrid again, and the double-header clash between Manchester United and Barcelona!
Although Real Madrid did not draw Barcelona and failed to stage the Champions League version of Melo's showdown again.
However, the battle between Ling Feng, the new king of football, and Messi, the five-time Golden Ball winner, is even more interesting!
(End of chapter)