Chapter 447: The top eight showdown full of program effects! The second youngest Captain Britain!
After three years, Manchester United has once again reached the quarterfinals of the Champions League. Everyone at Manchester United is excited about it.
Moreover, the double defeat at home and away from the leader of Ligue 1, the most powerful of the five major leagues, further illustrates the strength of the team and the gold content of promotion!
And these two games have allowed the world to see why Ling Feng can be compared with Melo!
In two games, he scored three goals and provided three assists!
At the Golden Globe Awards at the end of last year, Ling Feng, as the first person of the new generation, defeated Suarez, Neymar, Bale and other long-established superstars, and won the third place in the Golden Globe Award, thus becoming the first of Melo. The first person to get off.
At that time, in addition to English fans, many fans from other countries believed that he got this falsely high ranking thanks to the media's praise and public relations.
Many people in the industry and fans hold the view that Ling Feng has proven himself even in international competitions such as the Premier League, Europa League, World Cup and European Cup.
But he has never participated in the Champions League, the club's highest competition, and cannot prove his strength in the club's highest level competition.
Even though he led Manchester United to an inseparable match against Barcelona with MSN combination in the group stage;
Even though he contributed an astonishing performance of one goal and one assist per game in the five Champions League group matches, he was the biggest contributor to Manchester United's return to the Champions League knockout rounds;
Doubts of this kind are still very popular on the Internet.
There are even a group of "Ling Hei" appearing
As the first person of the new generation who may threaten Melo's dominance in football, Melo's fans and fans are very concerned about Ling Feng. Attitudes are also different.
Even though Luo Ge and Ling Feng both have the same agent, they have interacted a lot on social media.
Even though Luo Ge's fans believe that Ling Feng's personal ability is very strong,
however, they all agree that Ling Feng's championship honor is not enough.
Mei fans are even more arrogant, unanimously believing that Ling Feng is not qualified to be compared with Messi, the five-time Ballon d'Or winner, and is not even worthy to carry Messi's shoes!
Of course, after leading Manchester United to eliminate Monaco, the biggest dark horse in Ligue 1 this season, and reaching the quarterfinals of the Champions League, these doubters and scumbags cannot be completely shut up.
But at least it can make them calm down for a while
As Manchester United tops the league table and reaches the quarterfinals of the Champions League, the media is beginning to analyze whether Manchester United's results this season have met expectations.
The answer is yes!
Especially Manchester United celebrities and fans, they all gave Mourinho overwhelming praise without hesitation!
He is indeed one of the top head coaches in football today!
As long as you spend money on Mourinho, he can really get things done!
At Chelsea, Abramovich spends money on him. He can interrupt Manchester United and Arsenal's monopoly on the Premier League championship and build Chelsea into a new Premier League giant!
In Inter Milan, if Moratti paid him money, he would be able to make Inter Milan defeat the then cosmic Barcelona and become the first Triple Crown team in Italian football!
In Real Madrid, if Florentino spends money on him, he will be able to lead Real Madrid to win the championship with 100% points, ending Real Madrid's embarrassing nickname of "Sixteenth Son of the Champions League"!
At Manchester United, in his first season as manager, he led the team to the top of the league and reached the quarterfinals of the Champions League!
Especially against the backdrop of rivals Manchester City who also spent more than 100 million pounds, Mourinho's achievements are even more dazzling.
As a rival in the coaching world, Guardiola has led Manchester City to only rank in the top four of the league this season.
Even in the Europa League, Manchester City is almost unbeatable and is the favorite to win the championship.
But Mourinho’s impressive results still pale in comparison to Guagua.
Of course, the season is not over yet.
Now is not the time to evaluate the performance of Mourinho and Manchester United this season.
Although the Champions League goal set by the club has been achieved.
However, the quarterfinals are by no means the ultimate goal of Mourinho and the Manchester United generals.
If the team can win the league championship and also reach the semi-finals of the Champions League, or even the final, then it will be considered a satisfactory season.
This was also the first sentence Mourinho said to his disciples in the locker room after knocking out Monaco:
“Not enough!”
"The quarterfinals are not our end!"
With the Champions League quarterfinals announced, it's time to draw lots that we love to see.
Every time the Champions League draws, what may attract fans the most is no longer the so-called showdown between giants and some focus dialogue, but the various conspiracy theories that have been criticized and criticized in recent years.
For example, if Arsenal draws either Bayern or Barcelona, they must have a grudge against UEFA;
For example, Real Madrid is "walked" every year and basically only draws teams from the Bundesliga, Eredivisie and other leagues. , the best team will be drawn in each knockout round, never touching top teams such as Bayern, Atletico Madrid, and Barcelona;
Putting aside all kinds of conspiracy theories, the matchup that many fans want to watch the most is perhaps Leicester City VS Manchester United!
Barcelona VS Dortmund!
Juventus VS Real Madrid!
Bayern VS Atletico Madrid!
On the one hand, these teams have basically never played against each other in the past history of the top 8 of the Champions League, so this kind of matchup is very fresh;
On the other hand, as the most popular and popular No. 7 of the Red Devils today, the reunion between Ling Feng and his old club Leicester City in the Champions League reminds people of the meeting between Cristiano Ronaldo and Manchester United in the Champions League.
The program effect is immediately full!
On the night of the live draw, the world’s football world focused its attention on the UEFA headquarters in Switzerland.
This season’s Champions League quarter-final draw guest is Liverpool’s legendary striker Ian Rush.
And the first team he picked was Atletico Madrid!
The opponent of the Sheets Legion is the Bundesliga's second-ranked "Bumblebee" Dortmund.
Subsequently, the second set of duels turned out to be the "Premier League Civil War" and "Club Derby" that fans expected, Leicester City vs. Manchester United!
After the first two games were drawn, Bayern, Real Madrid, Juventus and Barcelona were left in the lottery jar.
This means that there will definitely be two strong duels.
In the end, Bayern drew Real Madrid, and Juventus beat Barcelona to the death!
Atletico Madrid VS Dortmund;
Leicester City VS Manchester United;
Bayern Munich VS Real Madrid;
Juventus VS Barcelona!
For Manchester United, this draw result is definitely a top draw!
Compared with Real Madrid, Serie A champion Juventus, and Champions League runner-up Atletico Madrid, Dortmund and Leicester City are two relatively weak teams among the top eight.
Leicester City, which is ranked in the middle of the Premier League, is undoubtedly the weakest "gift package" among the top eight
If you look at this draw result as a Manchester United player, Of course, Ling Feng knelt down in the living room to celebrate:
"Nice! Great signing! Top four in loan!"
But personally, Ling Feng did not want to face his old man The owner's.
Against his old club, whether to let him go or not is a question.
Don't let it go, I'm afraid that you will try too hard and destroy the confidence of your old teammates. I feel sorry for Vardy, Mahrez and other old teammates;
Let it go, this is not the case It fits my attitude towards football. After thinking about it, Ling Feng decided to choose the former!
It's not that he doesn't want to let go, it's just that he knows that if he lets go, Vardy, Mahrez and others will feel that they look down on them, and they will break up with him.
On the contrary, if he goes all out, even if Leicester City is defeated, they will not blame themselves!
. . .
March 20, St. George Park Base.
Maguire, who arrived here for the first time in the national team’s nanny car, seemed a little nervous.
“Thank you.”
After thanking the national team driver who made the special trip to Leicester City to ride him, Maguire stepped out of the car carrying a Nike backpack and a suitcase in his hand.
At the entrance of the base, he first saw the following photographer holding a camera.
"Is this?"
"This is a record of every new international player's first report"
"That's it."
Under the familiar guidance of the staff, Maguire, who had just arrived, also accepted a simple interview and talked about his thoughts and feelings about being recruited by the Three Lions for the first time.
For Maguire personally, this March is definitely the most important month in his career!
On the one hand, as the club's main central defender, he helped Leicester City reach the quarterfinals of the Champions League for the first time in history;
On the other hand, the Three Lions announced in the latest issue He was also called up for the first time in the legion roster!
This is definitely a dream come true for Maguire, who has dreamed of fighting for his country since he was a child.
Although he is not sure whether he can make his debut for the Three Lions on this international break.
However, being called up to the team is already an achievement that countless English players would envy!
For this reason, he even posted an official photo of himself selected for the national team roster on his social media account for the first time.
And the caption said:
“Dreams come true!”
After a brief interview at the entrance of the base, Maguire also took a photo with the Three Lions emblem on the wall.
However, just as he finished taking the photo, a familiar voice suddenly came from his side:
“Hey, big man!”
He turned around and looked When I went there, I saw Ling Feng, wearing a national team training jacket, standing there with his hands in his pockets, smiling.
On his left and right sides are the two guardians, "Second Brother" Vardy and "Lin Emperor" Lingard!
Since briefly being club teammates in the 2014-15 season, these four people who once played side by side with the Blue Fox have finally joined the same team again in the Three Lions!
Seeing Ling Feng and the others, Maguire was stunned for a moment, then immediately showed a slightly honest smile and raised his hand to greet the three of them:
"Hey, guys"< br>
"Congratulations on being selected for the squad! Harry, you deserve it."
"Thank you."
"You should thank Ling. He said this is your first time coming to St. George's Park, so he specially asked us to welcome you together!"
Hearing Lingard's words, Maguire felt warm in his heart. Warm.
The eyes that looked at Ling Feng were filled with gratitude:
"Thank you, Ling."
"You're welcome, it's no big deal. The main thing is This is your first time reporting here, and it’s so big here that I’m afraid you’ll get lost.”
After making a casual joke, Ling Feng patted Maguire on the shoulder and showed his usual charming smile:
“Let’s go, we will take you to meet other people!”
As the core of the team, Ling Feng personally introduced him to other national team teammates and took him around the St. George Park base.
For Maguire, his first day at the Three Lions will definitely be a day he will never forget!
For the Three Lions, this international match day is a good opportunity to inspect new players.
Because Rooney, Kane, Henderson and other main players are absent due to injuries.
So, Hodgson also recruited newcomers such as Maguire (Leicester City) Antonio (West Ham United) Livermore (West Brom) Ward Prowse.
The opponents in the two friendly matches are Germany and Lithuania.
However, due to muscle discomfort after the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, the current British captain Rooney was dropped from the latest squad.
With Rooney unable to play, Cahill, as the vice-captain, will usually become the captain of these two friendly matches.
However, Hodgson made a bold decision that was unimaginable at his age:
At the press conference on the eve of the friendly match with the German team, Hodgson brought the core of the team to Linghui for the first time. Feng attended the meeting together and announced in public that Ling Feng would be the captain of the game!
And this exciting decision suddenly made the eyes of all the reporters at the scene brighten.
For a while, the reporters were typing quickly on the keyboard and immediately started writing a new press release.
You know, Ling Feng only turned twenty-two on June 8 this year.
If Ling Feng wears the captain's armband in the friendly match against Germany, then at the age of 21 years and 298 days, Ling Feng will surpass Michael Owen, who served as the captain at 22 years and four months, and become the second only to the legendary captain Bao in the history of the Three Lions. The second youngest captain after Bea Moore!
Handing the captain's armband to 21-year-old Ling Feng shows how much Hodgson values him.
Of course, Hodgson's love for Ling Feng is well known.
Almost everyone in England knows that as long as Hodgson is still at the helm of the Three Lions, Ling Feng will be No. 1 in his lineup!
This is not surprising.
You know, if Ling Feng hadn't used goals and assists to bring the Three Lions to a level that didn't belong to them, Hodgson might have been dismissed long ago.
Of course, some reporters also deliberately caused trouble. , asking if this decision might be rushed.
After all, there are several players in the Three Lions team who are more qualified than Ling Feng.
For example, Cahill, Smalling, Hart, and Walker.
Why not let these players with more seniority and more appearances for the Three Lions serve as on-field captains?
Faced with this question, Hodgson also answered very calmly:
"Although he is not that old in age or qualifications, this is a young England. And the coaching staff unanimously determined that Ling He has natural leadership and is deeply supported by his teammates."
"The most important thing is that he has enough strength to lead the team to victory!"
"In Wei. When En is not on the court, I believe he can assume the important role of team leader!"
"And this is not the first time he has served as captain"
(End of this chapter)