Chapter 181 The Golden Boy Award belongs to him!
The next day.
Belvoir Base, in the coach’s office.
Holding the freshly released "Guardian", Pearson could only see the bold headlines on the cover of the newspaper:
"The curse is exerting its power!"
He just won the Coach of the Month award a few days ago, and in the next round of the league, he was tied with Newcastle in an away game.
This makes people have to be in awe of the so-called "Curse of the Best Coach of the Month".
This game, for Leicester City, can be said to be a loss of both women and soldiers.
Not only was a four-game winning streak in the Premier League ended, the high morale was hit, but a midfielder was also lost!
After the game, the team doctor diagnosed Drinkwater with an ankle sprain. It is conservatively estimated that it will take three to five weeks to recover.
Thinking of this, Pearson, who was sitting in the office chair, threw the newspaper in his hand on the table:
"Damn magpie!"
You know, the water drinker is a lazy man. Manchester City's unshakable main force in the midfield.
This English midfielder is both offensive and defensive, has excellent physical fitness, and has the ability to pass long passes from time to time.
Although most of the energy this season has been spent on defense, the work of playing the ball in the backcourt is handed over to the more experienced Cambiaso.
However, it was the barrier he built in front of the defense that prevented the team's two slower center backs from being easily broken through by the Premier League's powerful players.
Now that Brother Drinkwater is injured, someone needs to replace him in the starting lineup.
Fortunately, the team's lineup depth in the midfield is pretty good.
Andy King, Matty James, and Nick Powell, who is on loan from Manchester United, can all step in temporarily to partner Cambiaso in the midfield.
Although the strength of the three is slightly worse than Drinkwater, their defensive strength is not strong enough.
However, it runs actively and covers a good area. It is more than enough for a month.
No matter what happens, it is not impossible to drag Lingard, who is full of energy, into the midfield.
Except Brother Drinking, who was immediately retired from injury, the core players of the team, Ling Feng and Mahrez, were violated many times in this hand-to-hand battle with the Magpies.
No way, the former is the initiator of the team's offense, and the latter is the hot spot on the wing that holds the most ball in the frontcourt. They must both be the focus of the opponent's attention.
After examination by the team doctor, both of them had some muscle and soft tissue contusions and muscle fatigue.
It's not serious. As long as he recovers for a few days, he will basically be able to play in the upcoming third round of the Europa League.
Thinking of this, Pearson looked at assistant coach Walsh sitting on the sofa and asked:
"Steve, who do you think can replace Danny (Drinker)? Walter) position? "
"I think Andy is in good form recently, and he can definitely provide us with enough vitality in the midfield."
Hearing this, Pearson did not hesitate. He nodded immediately and said:
"Okay! Let Andy replace Danny and see the effect!"
Compared to another rotation midfielder, Matty James, who came from Manchester United's youth training, stayed with the team for ten years. The 20-year-old Andy King is truly his own man.
Soon, during the team training match, Ling Feng and others discovered that Andy King had put on the orange vest of the main team and formed a new midfield partner with Cambiaso.
Andy Metal is a versatile midfielder.
Basic skills are good, and all abilities are on average, but there are no outstanding features.
However, this type of player is the panacea that every team needs!
. . .
A week later, Leicester City traveled to Türkiye to challenge Turkish Super League team Trabzonspor away.
Türkiye’s away games are never easy to play.
The "Turk Telekom Stadium", the home ground of the Turkish Super League giant Galatasaray, is called "hell"
The heated fan atmosphere often frightens visiting team players and fans.
Strong European giants such as Barcelona, AC Milan and Real Madrid have also failed here.
There is good news and bad news for the Leicester City generals who came to Turkey.
The good news is that their opponent is not Galatasaray, but Trabzonspor.
The bad news is that they play as rough as Newcastle!
Apart from Bosingwa, there are no famous stars in the Trabzonspor team.
However, in order to defend the honor of the home field, both the fans in the stands sang loudly and the home team players on the field also worked very hard
Their playing style is different from other Turkish football teams. Like the team, full of aggression!
In the 30th minute of the first half, amid the boos from the home team fans, the Blue Fox finally played a beautiful combination on the right!
Hit a wall with Ling Feng, and after passing the full-back, Mahrez, who dribbled the ball to the baseline, passed a low pass to help Vardy grab the point and score.
After the score fell behind, Trabzonspor's players played more fiercely, and all kinds of fouls came directly.
Especially Ling Feng, who was knocked to the ground many times.
The painful lesson against Newcastle in the last round was still vivid in his mind, and Pearson watched in pain from the sidelines.
In the 60th minute of the second half of the game, Pearson was afraid that Ling Feng and other core players would be injured, so he quickly replaced all the "Three Musketeers of the Blue Fox"!
After the three men came off the field, Leicester City's offense suddenly became disorganized, and they had to retreat to half court and launch a defensive counterattack.
Trabzonspor, which has the home field advantage, is becoming more and more arrogant.
In the remaining thirty minutes, Leicester City was almost pinned down at half-time by Trabzonspor and was frantically besieged.
Until the final stage of the game, the Turks used a pass and cut to penetrate Schmeichel's goal and even the score!
The final score was fixed at one to one.
Although I didn’t score three points as I wished.
However, taking one point away from home is an acceptable result when no players are injured.
After returning to England, the team announced a day off so that the players could go home and take a rest.
And the next morning.
Ling Feng, who was enjoying a sumptuous breakfast, suddenly received a call from Mendes:
"Ling, congratulations, you have entered the shortlist for the Golden Boy Award!"
"Huh?"
It turns out that not long ago, Italy's "Turin Sports News" announced the list of forty candidates for the 2014 European Golden Boy Award!
The European Golden Boy Award is an award founded by the newspaper in 2003. This award is voted by important European media to select the best young player of the year. It is also considered an "coming of age ceremony" for young rookies
The selection must be played for a European club and is 21 years old. Young players under the age of 15.
"Torino Sport" will send out ballots to more than 30 European sports media every year. Each ballot can be awarded a maximum score of 10 points. In the end, "Torino Sport" is responsible for tallying the scores and awarding the awards.
It can be said that the European Golden Boy Award is definitely the most prestigious young player award in European football.
The elected ones represent the future of football!
The success rates of previous Golden Boy winners are very high.
Many of them have become famous and left their own footprints in football, such as superstars such as Rooney, Messi, Cesc Fabregas, and Aguero;
And some, after experiencing a brief period of glory, quickly fell away.
For example, Anderson, Pato, Balotelli.
The last European golden boy was the talented midfielder Paul Pogba from the Serie A giant Juventus.
Pogba, who came from Manchester United's youth training, has become a key training target of the "Old Lady" since his free transfer from Manchester United to Juventus in 2012.
Under the guidance of Pirlo, Marchisio and others, he grew rapidly and became the main midfielder as Juventus won three consecutive Serie A championships.
Pogba, who is only 21 years old, can be regarded as one of the best midfielders in world football!
In the eyes of many people, Pogba has a bright future and can definitely become a superstar.
However, no one would have thought that he would embark on the road of no return by changing his hairstyle
When Ling Feng saw the list of candidates for the Golden Boy Award in the newspaper, his eyes lit up , and it suddenly brought back the feeling of looking at the list of monsters when playing football manager games.
Because, he knows almost all the names on the candidate list!
Berardi, Januzaj, Kovacic, Deulofeu, Zouma, Laporte, Marquinhos, Koeman, Stones
And now, the list I got an extra one of my own!
Suddenly, Ling Feng realized that he had unknowingly become a super star who could compete for the Golden Boy Award!
However, his selection is completely deserved.
After the shortlist was announced, media from various countries have made predictions about who will win this year’s European Golden Boy Award.
Most media believe that the winner of this year's European Golden Boy Award is destined to be born among England's twin stars.
That is Sterling, the second-ranked candidate, and Ling Feng, the first-ranked candidate from Leicester City!
At only nineteen years old, Sterling's performance in 2014 was absolutely shocking.
In the Premier League, he contributed outstanding statistics of nine goals and five assists;
formed the feared "3S" combination with Sturridge and Suarez, helping Liverpool win the Premier League runner-up. ;
In the World Cup in Brazil, he followed the Three Lions all the way to the quarterfinals, speeding along the wing many times and tearing open the opponent's defense!
If nothing unexpected happened, Sterling would have won this year's European Golden Boy Award with a superior performance.
Unfortunately, he met the unexpected Ling Feng!
Ling Feng, who only made his debut for Leicester City’s first team in January, has performed phenomenally in the past ten months!
As the core of the team, he helped Leicester City win a record double title of the British Championship and the FA Cup, and entered the European stage historically after many years.
The season statistics were 20 goals and 30 assists, breaking the league and FA Cup assist records, and won the double championship;
In the World Cup, he helped the Three Lions reach the quarterfinals, And he was successfully elected as the Best Newcomer of the World Cup;
After being promoted to the Premier League with the team, he led the Blue Fox to the top four in the standings as a super dark horse without any adaptation period;
He also became the first player in the five major leagues to reach double figures in assists, ranking first in the league's assist list!
Many media exclaimed that they have never seen a young player rise so quickly!
From making his debut in the British Championship, to leading the team to win the double crown, to making his debut for the national team and competing in the World Cup, and finally helping the newly promoted team rank in the top four in the league and top the league assist list
< br>Some things that professional players cannot do in their entire careers, Ling Feng did it in less than a year!
With his charming appearance, outstanding skills, and the unrelenting praise from the British media, Ling Feng's fame has spread almost throughout England and even Europe!
According to the on-field performance in various events, Ling Feng is obviously one step ahead!
This is why the public and the media regard him as the golden boy!
In addition to the good news that Ling Feng was selected as a candidate for the Golden Boy Award, Mendes also brought him news:
BBC Sports plans to invite him to do an exclusive interview program with Beckham!
In the opinion of BBC Sports producers, the meeting between the real Beckham and the new Beckham will definitely be interesting!
Ling Feng readily agreed to this invitation!
So, later that day, Ling Feng changed into casual clothes and came to a studio in London.
Just as he was shaking hands with the on-site staff, a familiar figure suddenly appeared in front of him.
It’s the handsome Beckham!
"Hey, Beckham (Beckham's nickname)!"
"Hey, Ling!"
The two smiled and hugged.
And this scene was also faithfully recorded by the camera.
“When did you come?”
“I arrived yesterday”
After a few words of greeting, the two sat on a sofa and faced the camera. Start the interview.
“Ling, you have said many times on social media and in public that David is your football idol. Now, how does it feel to be interviewed together with your idol?”
Hearing this, Ling Feng first smiled slightly, then spread his hands and said seriously:
"Although it is a bit regretful that we are not fighting side by side on the court. However, I feel like I am dreaming. ! "
Ling Feng is telling the truth.
Before traveling through time, he never thought that one day he would be able to sit down with Xiao Bei and talk and laugh!
Hearing this answer, Xiaobei on the side also smiled, and couldn't help but murmur in his heart:
This guy is so generous!
If you didn’t know what Ling Feng was like, you would have thought that Ling Feng was deliberately trying to flatter him.
“David, this outstanding young man beside you was selected as the Golden Boy. A candidate for the Golden Boy Award. As a senior, what chance do you think he has of winning the Golden Boy Award?"
Faced with this question, Beckham answered almost without thinking:
" I personally feel that the Golden Boy Award belongs to him!”
As soon as these words came out, not only the reporter but also Ling Feng could not help but be stunned.
Then, Beckham smiled slightly and began to explain:
“This year, he showed us his amazing talent and talent. I watched every game in England in Brazil. A game."
"I was thinking, this kid is so good, look at those passes, it's incredible"
"Of course, if he was wearing what he was wearing at the time. I would probably be happier if I were Manchester United's No. 7."
Hearing this, the interviewer seemed to have captured something. His eyes lit up and he immediately asked;
"Do you think Ling Feng can become Manchester United's No. 7?"
"Why not? I have no intention of doing so. Offended to Leicester City, I just feel that every team would like to have a talent like Ling.”
“To tell you the truth, when I called the boss before, I already told him. I highly recommend Ling.”
Hearing that Beckham suddenly broke such explosive news, not only the reporter, but also Ling Feng on the side could not help but feel ripples in his heart!
Who else can Beckham be called "boss" besides Sir Alex Ferguson, who has been in charge of the Red Devils and Manchester United for more than 20 years? !
Beckham actually recommended me to Ferguson? !
(End of this chapter)