Chapter Eighty-Three: Charlton's Lobbying
"Horse ...... Matthews? Ling Feng was shocked, even Beckenbauer, Maradona, Pele and other characters could not give Ling Feng such a shock, seeing Bobby•Charlton also felt almost nothing, because these players are a level for Ling Feng, and Ling Feng like Maradona can be seen every day, as for others, it is not necessarily how many grades higher than the old horse.
But, but Matthews, this is the person who Bailey has to call Uncle when he meets!
He is the first European Footballer of the Year, winner of the Ballon d'Or!
Do you remember the five champions selected by the German media at the end of the 70s, including England's Matthews, the world champion born in 1915?
Seeing this 82-year-old man with his own eyes, Ling Feng couldn't help but sigh, a profession like an athlete generally has a long life, and it is really a miracle that Matthews is now 82 years old and still so deaf and clear-sighted.
What's even more outrageous is that Matthews has been mentioning that he was 50 years old before announcing his official retirement, and among the recorded international players, Matthews can be regarded as an evergreen tree in football.
Friends who have played Pro Evolution Soccer should know this name, Matthew of classic England, he has a very significant characteristic, in the national team, his strength is mediocre, but if you buy it into the team in the Super League mode, you will find that Matthew's ability value is already at the same level as Maradona!
The reason is that in the two World Cups that Sir Matthews participated in, in 1950 and 1954, the England team did not achieve impressive results, and at that time, Matthews was already 35 years old.
"Your ball control skills are very similar to mine, Chinese boy!" Matthews smiled and patted Ling Feng's shoulder and said.
"It's my pleasure." Ling Feng smiled, it was indeed a matter of pride to be praised by the player with the best ball control skills in football history.
In the history of world football, some classic movements are named after players, the two most famous are Cruyff's slalom and Matthews's pass, and Matthews's pass is often used by Ling Feng - the reverse tail flicking!
Able to use both his left and right feet to flick the tail of the ox, Ling Feng is also a well-deserved king of football.
"You're really lucky," Lineker whispered in Ling Feng's ear as Sir Matthews beckoned everyone into the house, "Sir Matthews came to Manchester from his hometown of Stoke City three days ago to recuperate, otherwise it would not be easy to meet him, and the doctor said that Jazz's current health is not very good, but he just likes to hold on." ”
Ling Feng nodded in understanding, he remembered one thing, it happened in the previous life, not long after the new millennium, people saw that all the Premier League games had to be silent for a minute before the start of the game, and those who could enjoy this treatment, except for the sudden tragic event, there was only one possibility, that is, a great British player died.
Sir Matthews died on 24 February 2000 at the age of 85.
Ling Feng really felt very lucky, because if this opportunity was missed, he might never see this great player again.
"Actually, I invited you to be a guest this time, mainly because Sir Matthews wants to meet you and see you, a Chinese boy who has created countless miracles in the past three years." Once the guests were seated, Bobby•Charlton said with a smile.
Ling Feng smiled humbly on the surface, but secretly calculated in his stomach, how could there be such a simple thing, I'm afraid that Matthews wanted to see him just a pretense, who knows what the hell Charlton has in his heart?
"Bobby, how many times have I told you, don't call me Sir, just call me Stanley," the old Matthews laughed, "I really envy this group of young people, if I can still play on the court at this time, how nice it would be!" ”
Ling Feng smirked vigorously on the side, he really didn't know how to interface - it was all Charlton's bald donkey, what did he think!
Seeing Ling Feng's helpless appearance below, Charlton also felt funny, and finally asked: "Ling, I heard that your goal is to win the championship of the five major leagues before the 02 World Cup?" ”
Ling Feng was stunned, and finally understood what this bald man meant!
Mother's, Ling Feng secretly scolded himself in his stomach for being a fool, what is Charlton's identity? O directors of Manchester United!
Now that Cantona is gone, Arsenal under the tutelage of the Frenchman Arsene Wenger, several French youngsters have taken on the main firepower of the arsenal, Manchester United is six points behind Arsenal this season, although it is said that it still maintains the hope of winning the championship, but the hope is really small, it can even be said that it is slim, weak forward, aging defense, Manchester United can maintain the current situation, largely relying on the world-class midfield.
But for Manchester United, it was clear that such a result would not please the fans.
Therefore, they urgently need a top striker to join, and this candidate naturally hit Ling Feng, a guy who threatened to win the championship trophy of the five major leagues.
Although Ling Feng's position in the past three years has basically been an all-round midfielder, but with his skills and quality, it is more than enough to serve as a striker, and in recent rounds of games, Ling Feng has repeatedly made cameo appearances as a striker, all of which have played well, and Manchester United naturally does not want to let go of this big pie.
It is no secret that Ling Feng threatened to win the championship trophy of the five major leagues, and the champions of Ligue 1 and Bundesliga have been obtained, and the championship of Serie A is also in the bag.
It's just that Ling Feng's confidence is a little shaken now, because when he was filming a movie in Hawaii, he was taught a good lesson by those guys, with his current identity and fame, there is really no need to take those two trophies again, and if he really wants to separate from Si Yue, Ling Feng will not be willing.
After thinking so much for a moment, Ling Feng smiled and said, "I used to be young and ignorant, if I ran back and forth like this, I would get tired sooner or later." ”
Charlton smiled, Ling Feng's answer was ambiguous, he was indeed a fox, but Matthews on the side said: "Look at you, you fight for honor all day long, if you want me to say, when we played football, where did we think so much, just to have fun, look at the FA Cup I won in my life, isn't it still so nourishing?" ”
Matthews's words made Ling Feng and Charlton speechless, whether it is football or basketball, the purpose of such a competitive game is to win, purely enjoying football, this is impossible.
"But you want to get the trophies of the five major leagues, although you are in a hurry to achieve a little bit of success, it's nothing, young people also need a goal," Matthews found the embarrassment of the two, and also knew that the smell of football commercialization is getting stronger and stronger, and said: "I also really hope that you will come to the Premier League to play, in this case, I can also come to the scene to watch your game in person, feel the atmosphere of the stadium, if you are far away, my old bone can't run so far to cheer for you." ”
Ling Feng glanced at Charlton very strangely, he understood in his heart, Matthews, an old fool, was purely deceived by Charlton to beat the side drum - he himself didn't know what Charlton meant by wanting to recruit Ling Feng, but if he wanted to join the Premier League, there was a director of Manchester United here, where would he go if he didn't go to Manchester United?
Charlton coughed dryly, he knew best that Manchester United is a very commercial club, unlike Ling Feng's Fiorentina, although it has a brilliant record now and the fans are very supportive, but generally speaking, it takes at least three or four years to get the capital back, but Ling Feng's popularity is really strong, and the club's jerseys alone have sold hundreds of thousands of pieces in China - genuine, imitation Fiorentina No. 46 does not count, it is pirated......
Although he admired Ling Feng and Si Yue for making such contributions to the football industry of their country, from the perspective of a businessman, these two were indeed quite stupid.
If Manchester United can't achieve good results now, it will greatly reduce the benefits for the club, and Ling Feng is not only superb in football, but more importantly, he has 1.2 billion Chinese die-hard fans behind him.
However, just as Charlton frowned, Matthews and Ling Feng discussed their skills.
One was the king of dribbling back then, and the other was the most skilled player in the world now, and when it came to this pass, there were many topics, but unfortunately, Matthews was old, and it was okay to take two steps, so let him play football - maybe he would have a cerebral hemorrhage after hitting a kick.
This concern was not unnecessary, because Sir Matthews had already begun to call the butler to let him bring a football over, but was stopped by the blank Lineker and Ling Feng.
Joke, what if something happens to Matthews?
"It's not okay to be unconvinced!" Matthews sighed: "I really want to go back to the football field like you young people, think back then, when I was forty-one years old, playing against Brazil, when Pele was already famous, but unfortunately he and I are both forwards, and I can't deal with them." ”
Ling Feng and Lineker glanced at each other and smiled bitterly, if you can call Uncle Bailey a young man, it is estimated that only Matthews is left alive in today's football world......
Maybe the old man always likes to nag, after Matthews saw Ling Feng, he liked this Chinese young man with his heart, while instructing the housekeeper to prepare dinner, while continuing to nag with Ling Feng: "The current football rules are much stricter than we were back then, the best is the birth of this red and yellow card, it is really difficult to be a player without eating cards, Gary (Lineker) has never eaten a card in his life, because he is a striker, there are not many opportunities to defend, and there are not many fouls, That's understandable, but you haven't played a single card until now, which is very surprising to me, because I've watched your games and you've spent a fair amount of your time defending. ”
When he said this, Ling Feng's face turned red, not to mention the fake fall for the time being, the main problem was that he smashed people with the ball, this should be strictly counted as a malicious and hurtful action, and it would not be an exaggeration to give a red card, if it weren't for Matthews's sincerity, Ling Feng really thought that this old guy was talking back.
Matthews is an old man, how could he not see Ling Feng's embarrassment, and said with a big grin: "Of course I know about the game between you and the Japanese team, this is a classic game in football, you don't need to feel guilty, those unrepentant things, play well, play well!" ”
Charlton and Lineker looked at each other and smiled wryly, looking at the famous football figures in England, only Matthews dared to say such a thing - because the most frustrating thing about this antique football king is that he did not participate in the World Cup at his peak age.
Because, after the third World Cup in 1938, because of World War II, the World Cup was not held for 12 years, and in 1938, Matthews was just 23 years old, and he was in the prime of his golden age in 12 years, and the three World Cups that should have been held were delayed because of World War II, so it is very normal for Fascist Matthews not to have a trace of politeness.
"Ling," everyone chatted for a while, and dinner was almost ready, at this time Charlton said to Ling Feng alone: "The atmosphere of the Premier League is still very different from other leagues, if you still want to continue your path in the five major leagues, I hope to ......"
"Did you join Manchester United?"
'You're a smart guy, I don't need to say more,' Charlton laughed: "David [David [David Beckham] and Peter [Schmeichel] know you very well, and I think at Manchester United you'll feel like you're at home." ”
"But Arsene Wenger and their Nikolaas (Anelka) are also familiar with me!" Ling Feng said with a smile, just to say this, purely to see Charlton's embarrassment.
Sure enough, a sweat flowed down Charlton's shiny bald top, and he said embarrassedly: "Arsenal's strikers are saturated, I want to ......"
"But I'm in midfield?" Ling Feng said very curiously, didn't Charlton know what position he was playing?
"I think you can be better as a striker." Charlton laughed, "Don't you want to try the thrill of attacking single-mindedly?" ”
Seeing that Ling Feng did not refute, Charlton threw the last bait in a timely manner: "If you come to Manchester United, we will arrange a good partner for you in the front line, and this person we arrange, no matter which club you go to, you can't meet him." ”
Seeing Ling Feng's curious face, Charlton smiled and spit out a name: "Eric•Cantona!" ”