Chapter 259: Complete victory and championship! New coach candidate!
Time: July 1, 2015
Location: Prague, Eden Stadium.
The stadium is packed with seats.
The fans in the stands greeted the upcoming European Youth Championship finals with the warmest cheers and applause.
The two teams that reached the final are England U21 and Portugal U21!
In the semi-finals, England beat Denmark 3-0, while Portugal beat Germany 4-0.
In this way, two teams in the same group met again in the finals after the first round of the group stage!
This is the first time England U21 has reached the European Youth finals after six years since 2009.
Before the game, the support ratings of the two teams were almost one-sided.
Almost everyone believes that England will defeat Portugal and win the European Youth Championship.
Because, half a month ago, in the first contest between the two sides, England led by Ling Feng easily defeated Portugal.
“Let us welcome players from both sides!”
Under the passionate introduction of the stadium DJ, England, dressed in white, and Portugal, dressed in red, held the ball. Children, step onto the court.
The leader at the front of England's queue is naturally the most valuable and famous player in this European Youth Championship, England's No. 7 and team captain - Ling Feng!
According to the updated net worth in the German transfer market, Ling Feng's net worth has skyrocketed again.
From 50 million pounds to 65 million pounds!
Such a high value allows him to continue to rank first in the list of most valuable players in England and become the most expensive player under U21 in the world!
The direction of the game is just as predicted by the media and football experts before the game, there is no suspense!
With Ling Feng, the only player in the field, commanding the game with determination, England firmly controlled the situation on the field, holding Portugal in a frenzied frenzy in the half until the last second of the game.
In the end, with Ling Feng's pass and shot, and Kane's icing on the cake, England used its absolute strength to crush Portugal, which has B seat, Guerrero and other monsters in the final.
After thirty-one years, England once again won the European Youth Championship!
The next second the game whistle sounded, Ling Feng did not feel too excited or excited. He just raised his arms and showed the calm smile of a winner.
In his opinion, the disparity in strength between the two sides was a crushing match.
It's refreshing, but it doesn't feel exciting or exciting at all.
However, other teammates didn't think so.
Even if the gold content is not too high, it still represents the top of the European U21 national team and is also a heavy championship!
The whole process of winning the championship was a bit too easy. However, this is also the perfect result of their relentless running on the court.
Therefore, both Kane, who has always been introverted and shy, and Lingard, who has always been cheerful and humorous, hugged each other for the first time, and then swarmed up, surrounding Ling Feng who was standing there. .
“Ling, we won the championship!”
"Yeah!"
"Yes! We did it!"
"We are the champions!!!"
At the same time, the coaching staff on the bench As well as the substitute players, they rushed into the court together, formed a circle, and jumped around.
The English people celebrating wildly in the stadium and the Portuguese people slumped on the ground with a dejected look formed a sharp contrast.
Sports competition, that’s it!
As head coach Southgate entered the stadium, he hugged and greeted his disciples one by one.
Until he came to Ling Feng, the smile on his face suddenly became as bright as a blooming daisy.
"Ling, well done!"
Southgate knew very well that the black-haired young man in front of him was definitely his great benefactor.
If it weren't for Ling Feng, they would never have been able to sweep all their opponents with such a strong attitude and achieve the final championship!
Thinking of this, he felt very lucky for his decision to invite Ling Feng to join the team.
After the celebration, the award ceremony ushered in.
Ling Feng, who scored three goals and provided six assists in five games, was undoubtedly elected as the MVP of the European Youth Championship!
This also makes him the third English player in history to win the European Youth Championship MVP, after Mark Hartley in 1984.
You know, many football superstars have performed well in the European Youth Championship and won MVP awards, such as Davor Suker, Figo, Cannavaro, Pirlo and so on.
Now, Ling Feng’s name is also compared with these football superstars!
After the MVP award, Ling Feng, the captain of the team, took the championship trophy from the match officials. Then, amid the cheers of his teammates, he walked to the center of the queue and suddenly raised it. The championship trophy in hand:
And Kane, Lingard, Maguire and others behind him also burst out with the loudest cheers:
"Oh~~~oh!"
"Yes!"
"We are the champions!!!"
The next second, salute ribbons sprayed out from both sides, and "We Are the Champions" was played on the stadium. The melodious singing
. . .
After the awards were over, back in the locker room, the Young Lions were still in high spirits.
Looking at the red-faced Kane, who was holding a bottle of champagne and sparring with Lingard and others, Ling Feng suddenly thought of the bad attributes of this "uncrowned king" and couldn't help but feel scared:
"It's okay, okay, not having a championship in his career shouldn't be his problem"
This is Kane's first real championship.
As for whether he is the last one, it all depends on his luck.
However, after the Three Lions in this world have themselves, the probability of winning the championship will definitely be much greater!
While the Young Lions of England were celebrating in the dressing room, at the same time, the country of England was already in a state of jubilation.
You know, this European Youth Championship champion is the first champion for England's national team in many years since 1984!
For England, which has not touched the championship trophy for many years and has been calling "football home" for decades, this is definitely a happy event worthy of celebration.
Therefore, keywords such as "European Youth Championship", "Win the Championship" and "England Championship" quickly appeared on the hot search rankings of major search engines.
For a time, the whole team was talking about this championship
Many people believe that although this England lineup cannot be called luxurious.
However, because of Ling Feng’s presence, the team won all five games, scoring fifteen goals and conceding only three!
Ling Feng won the tournament MVP and assists king, Kane won the Golden Boot, and as many as six people were selected for the best team of the tournament.
From the perspective of record and scenes alone, this England team is absolutely It is the most dominant team in the history of the European Youth Championship!
No one!
The performance of the Young Lions on the team was eye-catching.
For example, Kane has six goals in five games, Lingard has two goals and one assist in five games, and Maguire has firmly established himself as the starting central defender.
In the eyes of the media and fans, these young lions They are all the future of the Three Lions!
As long as these young lions grow up, the Three Lions will only become more powerful.
In the eyes of all media and football experts, the biggest contributor to winning this European Youth Championship is naturally from scratch Carry to the end of Lingfeng!
Football is a team sport, everyone agrees.
However, in this European Youth Championship, Ling Feng showed his personal ability to the fullest.
He single-handedly brought England, which was originally not optimistic, to another level, defeated all opponents, and finally won the championship.
Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to say that "the Czech European Youth Championship is a European Youth Championship that belongs to Ling Feng alone"! For Ling Feng, his mission with the England U21 team has come to a short and successful end.
Leading Kane to the championship? Finish!
Build some favorability in front of Southgate? Finish!
Brush attribute points? Finish!
In this European Youth Championship, he achieved four achievements in one fell swoop: [European Youth Championship Champion] [European Youth Championship MVP] [European Youth Championship Assists King] [European Youth Championship Best Team].
Except for the champion's achievement reward, which is two free attribute points, the other three are only rewarded with one free attribute point.
However, as the saying goes, no matter how small the mosquito is, it is still meat!
. . .
After the celebration, everyone took out their mobile phones one after another and began taking turns holding the trophy to take selfies and tweet.
As the captain of the team and a major contributor to the championship, Ling Feng has become the "mascot" for his teammates to take photos with.
I just finished shooting a short video with Lingard. Kane Bian came up, put his arm around his shoulders, and then handed the phone to Maguire:
"Ling, let's take a picture! Harry, help us take a picture."
"No problem!"
Unknowingly, these young lions who were once unconvinced were all Ling Feng was impressed by his performance in this European Youth Championship.
Not only his strength, but also his conduct off the court is impeccable.
Although he is relatively young, he has a very calm personality, without any airs of a football star, and is approachable.
Kane, who hugged Ling Feng's shoulders and won the golden boot of this European Youth Championship, secretly made up his mind:
No matter what, he had to hug Ling Feng's thigh tightly.
The cake he fed was so fragrant and comfortable!
After finally taking selfies with his teammates one by one, and then taking a group photo with the whole team, Ling Feng had time to check a lot of unread text messages on his phone.
Club teammates and colleagues in the industry all sent text messages congratulating him on winning the championship.
Among them, Pearson, the club coach who was just fired!
After thinking for a moment, Ling Feng took his mobile phone and went to a deserted corner of the stadium and dialed Pearson's number:
"Hello?"
"Hey, boss."
"I'm not your boss anymore, please call me Nigel."
Hearing this, Ling Feng was silent for a moment, and then said: "In my heart, you are always my boss!"
"My child, I am very grateful that you can say this."
< br>"Sorry, boss."
"You have nothing to be sorry for. This is not your fault. If you do something wrong, you will have to bear the consequences. This is a matter of course."
"Then what are your plans next?"
"Let's take a rest first. I haven't been on vacation for a long time."
After chatting briefly and making an appointment to have tea together when they were free, Pearson took the initiative to end the topic and hung up the phone.
In professional football, coaching changes are common.
Although the dismissal of a head coach is often a sad ending.
Especially this head coach, he has a very good relationship with me, he is both a teacher and a friend.
However, as a player, Ling Feng can only learn to accept and digest it.
Now, Pearson's time has passed.
What he wants to think about is who will become the new coach of the Blue Fox?
Will it be Ranieri or someone else?
Will the new coach's tactical style affect his performance? !
With expectations and a little anxiety about the unknown, Ling Feng followed the team on a special plane and returned home with great honors!
When the Young Lions arrived at London Heathrow Airport, the waiting hall was already crowded with England fans and media reporters who came to pick them up.
"Ling! I love you!"
"Jesse!"
"Harry! This way!"
When they heard someone calling their names, Kane and Maguire in the queue looked over at the same time.
When the two noticed each other's gaze, they couldn't help but smile at each other.
Considering the order issues at the airport, the Cubs did not stay at the airport for too long. They just hurriedly left the terminal and took the team bus back to St. George's Park.
Later that day, Ling Feng, as the team captain, attended the press conference with head coach Southgate.
Attend together, and of course there will be the European Youth Championship championship trophy!
The entire press conference was actually a wave of praise and praise from the media, and then asked questions such as what this championship will bring to England, what this championship means, and so on.
Among them, faced with the question of whether Ling Feng will continue to be selected for the U21, Southgate gave a very clear answer:
“With Ling’s strength, there is no competition for the U21 age group. It means so much. His future is to lead the adult national team to make progress!”
When faced with the media’s performance as captain of the team for the first time, Southgate gave a very high evaluation. :
“In my opinion, he leads by example both on and off the court and is a natural leader!”
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The half-month European Youth Championship journey ended with the championship.
Due to participating in the European Youth Championship, the club gave Ling Feng a special two-week holiday.
In other words, he can rest until July 15th before returning to the team to report.
However, even if he is resting at home, Leicester City's coaching progress is always affecting his heart.
According to media reports, Neil Lennon, coach of the English Championship team Bolton Wanderers, and Martin O'Neill, coach of the Irish national team, are the popular candidates for the new coach of the Blue Fox.
The former played for Leicester City when he was a player and can be regarded as a star of the Leicester City team.
He once led Celtic, the Scottish Premier League hegemon, to three Scottish Premiership titles and two Scottish Cup titles.
The latter was more famous in his playing days and was one of the main members of Nottingham Forest's Champions League win in the 1980s.
After picking up the coaching staff, he also coached Leicester City and is one of the most prestigious coaches in the history of Leicester City.
In addition to these two candidates who have more or less connections with Leicester City, the media has also selected many scandal targets for Leicester City.
As the fifth-placed team in the Premier League last season, and with a British star like Ling Feng in the team, Leicester City's coaching position can be said to be a very challenging and coveted position.
However, perhaps because they were afraid that Ling Feng would not renew his contract with the team, or in order to smoothly carry out the summer transfer and recruitment plan, Leicester City selected a coach unexpectedly quickly.
Just one week later, Leicester City officially announced the candidate for their new coach!
And this candidate was beyond everyone’s expectations.
Not Neil Lennon, not Martin O'Neill, but the Italian Claudio Ranieri nicknamed "Tinker"!
(End of this chapter)