Chapter 107 This boy has something! [Four thousand words chapter]
“Mr. Gerald!”
Hearing this unfamiliar title, Gerald was slightly startled.
In his daily life, most of his friends and teammates either call him by his first name or his last name.
Few people would call him "Mr. Gerrard"
Looking around, he saw Ling Feng standing next to the sofa, raising his hand to signal.
The somewhat familiar young man with black hair in front of him made Gerald react immediately.
I saw him showing a polite smile, taking the initiative to step forward and extending his right hand:
"Ling, I'm glad to see you here!"
Gerald As soon as he opened his mouth, a strong Liverpool accent hit his face.
However, judging from Gerald's attitude, the other party seemed to know him.
Of course Gerald knows Ling Feng!
It can be said that Ling Feng is now the hottest young star in England, bar none!
Although I haven’t seen Ling Feng’s game in person.
However, in the past few months, he had heard more or less about Ling Feng's name and deeds.
Especially after Leicester City won the championship in advance, broke all records in the British Championship, and defeated Arsenal a few days ago, the media was hyping up this 18-year-old English midfielder.
Reaching out his hand and shaking hands with Gerald, Ling Feng responded with a smile:
“I’m glad to see you too, Mr. Gerald.”
This In short, he speaks from the heart.
Because, his first football love was Beckham.
At that time, it was the 2006 World Cup, and he got to know many stars in England because of Beckham.
Lampard, Gerrard, Rio Ferdinand, Terry, Rooney and many more.
Among them, his favorite English player besides Beckham is the "Soul of Liverpool" Steven Gerrard!
As the saying goes, it starts with skills and ends with character.
His responsibility, his leadership temperament, and his loyalty.
These are excellent qualities that are very rare in this increasingly impetuous football world!
Feeling Ling Feng's respect for him, Gerald smiled lightly, raised his hand and patted his younger brother on the shoulder, and said in an old-fashioned way:
"We are teammates now, directly Just call me Steven. Mr. Gerrard is a little weird.”
“Okay, Steven”
Hands over the bag containing several pairs of sneakers. Administrator, Gerald continued to ask:
"You came quite early. Have you already met the coach?"
"Yes."
"Very good, wait for me here. I will put my luggage first, and then Let me show you around and introduce you to everyone.”
As the double captain of Liverpool and the national team, Gerrard has long been accustomed to lending a helping hand to young players.
Of course Ling Feng readily accepted this.
As soon as Gerrard left with his front foot, Lampard, the other "double virtue", also arrived at the base with his back foot.
This made Ling Feng complain in his heart:
Did you two make an appointment?
Do you have to come forward with both feet?
Or is this a deep-seated competition that makes you all hold on to it?
It is indeed an incompatible double virtue!
Compared to Gerrard, Lampard, who had faced off with Ling Feng in the FA Cup and exchanged jerseys, was a little more enthusiastic.
As soon as he came up, he gave Ling Feng a hug.
"Ling, congratulations on your first selection!"
"Thank you, Mr. Lampard."
Lampard was also stunned by Ling Feng's title.
However, he did not correct him. Instead, he enjoyed the title.
This made him feel Ling Feng's respect for him.
"You must be unfamiliar with St. George's Park when you are selected for the first time. Do you want me to take you around?"
Faced with Lampard's proactive invitation, Ling Feng couldn't help but feel embarrassed Showing hesitation.
"Oh, I'm happy to. But just now Steven said that he would take me shopping later and get to know the other guys. So..."
Hearing this, Lampard couldn't help but smile. Stiff, then calmed down a little.
"Oh, that's good. Since someone has already taken you to visit, I won't get involved."
After saying this, Lampard turned and left directly.
Only a confused Ling Feng was left.
What's going on?
Lampard is angry?
Standing there and thinking for a while, Ling Feng thought of several possibilities why Lampard was suddenly angry.
Either he was angry because Ling Feng accepted Gerrard's invitation and did not accept his own invitation;
Or Lampard heard that Gerrard was the first to win over Ling Feng, Feeling unhappy.
As a senior fan of Beckham and England, Ling Feng also knows the Three Lions quite well.
In his opinion, the reason why the Three Lions always perform poorly in competitions despite having strong paper strength has a lot to do with factions.
The reason why the double virtues are incompatible in the national team is that on the one hand, the functions of the two players overlap, and on the other hand, they are from different clubs.
One is the "Soul of the Red Army" and the other is the "Blue Bridge Magic Lamp". The two are competing with each other in the club.
And they also unknowingly brought this subconscious competitive relationship to the national team.
This unknown inside story was revealed by Ling Feng himself when Ferdinand, Lampard and Gerrard participated in an interview.
They secretly compete with each other, and no one is convinced by the other.
In addition, both of them like to attack forward and are unwilling to do the dirty work in the midfield. This is the fundamental reason for the incompatibility of the "double virtues" and the imbalance in the midfield!
Before, when the leader Beckham was there, the locker room was relatively stable.
During the years when Beckham served as the leader of the national team, although the results of the national team were not very good, they were still quite satisfactory.
After Beckham faded out of the national team, the national team established Terry as the team's new captain.
However, due to the off-field factors of the "Friends' Wife Gate", Terry was once deprived of the captain's armband.
Although he later became the main force of the national team through his outstanding performance and once again wore the captain's armband.
However, he did not leave a deep influence on the national team and completely quit the national team last year.
Finally, the captain's armband of the Three Lions was handed over to Gerrard.
This is undoubtedly a very unpleasant thing for Lampard, who is two years older than Gerrard and has scored more goals and won more championships than Gerrard.
In his opinion, he who is older and more outstanding is the best leader to lead the Three Lions forward!
Thinking of this, Ling Feng also understood why Lampard felt unhappy all of a sudden.
He may have thought of himself as a member of Gerald's faction!
This is the first time that Ling Feng has personally experienced the undercurrent of locker room relations within the England national team.
Of course, he had no intention of getting involved in factional struggles.
Ling Feng knows very well that after this World Cup, Shuangde will retire from the national team.
These competitive relationships will disappear with the departure of the two.
Besides, if he really wants to hug his thigh, he might as well hug Rooney's thigh.
With Shuangde leaving the national team, Rooney, the oldest player, will definitely become the only boss of the national team.
Just when Ling Feng made up his mind to ignore the factional struggle, a familiar voice suddenly sounded in his ears, calling him back to reality:
"Hey, Ling!"
Looking around, I saw my club teammate Vardy walking in from the main entrance with an excited face.
“Hey, buddy!”
After giving Vardy a big hug, Ling Feng immediately said: “By the way, Gerrard is going to take me shopping later. Base, do you want to come together?”
“Of course!”
“Then put your luggage first, we will wait for you here.”
“Okay, we’ll be right back.”
< br>After a while, Gerald came back
After Ling Feng explained the situation to him, Gerald was very willing to take the two newcomers around the base at once.
While waiting for Vardy together, other teammates of the national team also arrived one after another.
When they saw Ling Feng and Jerad chatting and laughing in the hall, they were all a little surprised and surprised.
I didn’t expect that Ling Feng would develop a relationship with the team’s boss Gerrard the first time he was selected.
Everyone has an idea in their mind:
This kid is not simple!
And Gerald also introduced Ling Feng by the way.
"This is Ling Feng, this is Leighton Baines, the team's left back"
"This is Johnson."
After a while, Vardy finally came to the hall.
Under Gerrard's guidance, Ling Feng and Vardy, who had just joined the national team, took a rough tour of the main areas and places at the St. George's Park base.
Such as gym, tactical room, physical therapy room, indoor football field, etc.
Among them, the jacuzzi and heated swimming pool, which are no different from the supporting facilities of a five-star hotel, were an eye-opener for the two of them.
Finally, the last stop for the three of them was the team's locker room.
Compared with the entire hotel-style interior decoration, the decoration of the dressing room is not too luxurious, but it is quite large and spacious enough.
Perhaps, this is also the football idea that the Football Association wants to convey to the players:
Simple and effective!
"Ling, that's your place. Jamie, your place is right next to it"
In this World Cup in Brazil, Ling Feng is the second-youngest player after Luke Shaw players.
As a newcomer selected for the national team for the first time, just like in the club, his locker room is also located in the far corner.
The national team jersey number he received is No. 15.
The seat next to him belongs to his club teammate Vardy, who was also selected for the national team for the first time.
As the training time approached, the players came to the locker room one after another.
When everyone was in the locker room, Gerrard clapped and focused everyone's attention:
"Guys, let us welcome Ling, who was selected for the first time, with applause. and Vardy”
As soon as he finished speaking, other players in the locker room looked at the two newcomers with critical eyes and clapped along with Gerrard.
"Please briefly introduce yourselves!"
"Ling, you come first!"
Hearing this, Ling Feng stood up first and looked around.
Lampard, Gerrard, Rooney, Joe Hart, Henderson
Perhaps this England national team has the worst lineup ever.
However, when each of the Premier League stars who could only be seen on TV broadcasts now become his teammates in the national team, right in front of him, Ling Feng can't help but feel a wave of excitement in his heart. waves.
From the emergence of the FA Cup, to sweeping the English Championship, winning the FA Cup, and finally being selected for the England World Cup squad
In just six months, he has experienced It’s a wonderful time that many professional players may never experience in their lifetime.
Perhaps he will sit on the bench in the upcoming World Cup;
Maybe he will get some playing time in the final stage of the game and make his national team and World Cup debut;
Or maybe he will perform amazingly in the limited time
These are not important .
He only hopes that he will not regret every step he takes!
I only hope that I can go all out and live up to this rare opportunity to live my life again!
Various thoughts flashed through his mind, and Ling Feng did not forget to introduce himself to his teammates:
"Hello, guys. My name is Ling Feng, and I will be nineteen in half a month. . My position on the field is midfielder."
After the two took turns to introduce themselves, there was another burst of applause in the locker room.
In this way, Ling Feng completed his "entry ceremony" in the Three Lions.
Whether he can gain the trust and respect of his teammates depends on his performance in training and games.
In the world of sports competition, there is an iron rule that applies everywhere:
Let your strength speak for itself!
. . .
Ten o'clock in the morning.
After changing into sneakers and putting on the black GPS vest, everyone left the locker room one after another and came to the outdoor training ground.
The main training venue for the England national team is Sir Bobby Charlton Stadium.
Bobby Charlton is not only a legend and one of the Holy Three of Manchester United, but also the greatest player in England.
No one!
As the scoring record holder of the England national team, in recognition of his great contribution to English football, the Queen awarded him a knighthood.
When St. George's Park was built, the stadium was also named after him.
The FA's idea is very simple.
I hope that the England internationals training on this lawn can follow in the footsteps of Bobby Charlton, a great senior, and make their own contribution to English football!
The weather is good today, the sun is shining, and the temperature is very suitable for football.
Due to the advanced age of coach Hodgson, the collective tactics and training guidance are all implemented by the coaching staff personally.
First I conducted a wave of warm-up training with the physical coach.
Then, conduct simple passing and receiving training.
During this training, the coach and teammates focused on Ling Feng's performance.
Recently, the media has made a lot of noise about this young player who won the British Championship assists title and the best player in both categories at the age of only 18.
Especially his passing, it is even comparable to Harvey and Beckham!
During training, Ling Feng also noticed the suspicious looks cast by his teammates from time to time.
He knew very well that as a rookie selected for the national team for the first time, if he did not show off his skills, these self-esteemed Premier League stars would definitely underestimate him and even be unwilling to pass the ball to him on the court.
So, after the passing and receiving training, he specially pulled Vardy to prepare for a wave of "show off skills"
The two of them stood on both sides of the half court near the sideline. , and then practice long passes to each other.
Vardy took the lead in passing a not too fast high ball to Ling Feng.
Facing Vardy's long pass, Ling Feng made an astonishing move under the watchful eyes of the national team coach and teammates:
I saw that he didn't stop the ball at all, but simply volleyed directly over the outside of his instep very lightly, and then passed a accurately guided low ball!
For Ling Feng, whose [Volley] attribute reaches ninety-seven, the accuracy of the volley pass is even higher than his ground pass!
It can be said that volley passing is his unique skill!
Seeing this scene, everyone thought they were being fooled at first.
However, next, Ling Feng continued to pass the ball directly into the air without stopping. Vardy accurately passed every shot back to Vardy.
More than a dozen kicks, each one as precise as if measured with a measuring stick, landed accurately in front of Vardy!
The other teammates who witnessed this scene all showed expressions of disbelief.
As professional players, they understand the difficulty of volleying and passing the ball directly without stopping the ball.
What is required is not only an accurate prediction of where the ball will land, but also good enough footwork and vision!
It is precisely because they understand the difficulty of doing this that they are extremely shocked.
Looking at Ling Feng who looked very relaxed and at ease on the court, everyone had the same thought in their hearts;
There is something about this kid!
My cold is better today, and I should be able to resume normal updates tomorrow.
(End of this chapter)