The reason why he proposed to hand over the No. 7 jersey to Ling Feng was that Hodgson thought about it a lot.

First of all, Wilshere, the current owner of the number seven jersey, is just too brittle!

A player who has never played a full season and whose attendance is not guaranteed, no matter how talented and talented he is, is of no use.

Secondly, it is Ling Feng's current status in the Three Lions.

With his stunning performances in the Premier League and Europa League, Ling Feng's status in the national team has long been different.

In the current 4231 tactical formation of the Three Lions, Ling Feng is the forward midfielder who cannot be beaten.

Even Wayne Rooney, captain and leader of the Three Lions, could not steal his starting spot.

Lu Xiaopang can only go to the front line, or play a winger.

And many people know that the attack of this Three Lions Army relies heavily on Ling Feng's creativity.

It is no exaggeration to say that England can do without Rooney, but not without Ling Feng!

Although it has only been less than a year since Ling Feng made his debut for the national team.

However, both on and off the field, he has been unanimously recognized by his coach and teammates.

He is also using his performances to influence and help his team-mates to be better, showing the spirit of the Three Lions' next generation of leaders.

The last reason, almost everyone knows, Beckham is Ling Feng's idol!

And the two have a lot of similarities, such as being handsome and playing football!

If Ling Feng is allowed to wear the number seven that Beckham has always wore, it can be regarded as a kind of inheritance.

Therefore, instead of letting Wilshere occupy the pit and not, it is better to give the No. 7 jersey to Ling Feng as a recognition and reward for him.

At the same time, I hope he can lead the Three Lions to go further like David Beckham and make this number great again!

Just as Ling Feng's mind was turning, Hodgson immediately asked:

"So. What do you think? ”

As soon as the words fell, Ling Feng's expression was solemn, and his eyes were full of unwaveringness:

"Thank you very much, Mr. Hodgson. It is my pleasure! ”

Compared to the club's jersey number, the process of changing the jersey number of the national team is much simpler.

In addition to international competitions such as the European Cup or the World Cup, the jersey number can be changed every time you register for the European preliminaries.

So, with Hodgson's order, Ling Feng's jersey number changed from No. 23 to No. 7.

Later that day, he was given a training jersey and jersey with the number seven printed on it.

It is worth mentioning that in order to officially announce Ling Feng's change to No. 7 in the European preliminaries in Lithuania, the national team's propagandists also specially told Ling Feng not to disclose the news in advance on social media.

They can use this opportunity to spread the word that the national team has found a successor to Beckham.

For this propaganda strategy, Ling Feng didn't care at all.

It's not a matter of a day or two that he is called "New Xiaobei".

World football is like this, every once in a while, when he sees a certain demon playing well, the media will find him a similar template, and then give him the name of "New Xiaobei", "New Ibrahimovic" and "New XX".

Among them, the "new Messi" is already rotten on the street, and he can't count it on two fingers.

Even Messi himself doesn't know how many new Messis there are in the world.

What Ling Feng cares more about is that he is one step closer to his idol Beckham.

The next step is to put on a consistent and outstanding performance, and then one day become a Three Lions talker like his idol!

。。。

At night.

The whole England team, who had just finished dinner, came to the video room with laughter and laughter.

However, what they are about to watch is not the video of their opponent's game, nor is it their own game video.

Instead, watch the 28th round of La Liga, where Barcelona faces Real Madrid live at home!

The match between Barcelona and Real Madrid is known as the "Spanish National Derby".

And this is perhaps the hottest, top-level, and high-profile club battle on the planet.

Not one of them!

And the focus of this game is also the first duel between MSN and BBC, two super tridents in football history!

This season, Liverpool striker Suarez transferred to Barcelona and formed an MSN combination with Messi and Neymar!

And their opponent is the BBC combination of Cristiano Ronaldo, Benzema and Bale!

In the first leg between the two sides, Real Madrid beat Barcelona 3-1 at the Bernabeu.

However, Bale did not play at the time.

Therefore, strictly speaking, this league is the first matchup between the two major pairs of MSN and BBC.

MSN and BBC, who is the most powerful trident in La Liga and even in the world?

The answer will be revealed in 90 minutes!

Both sides use a 433 tactical formation, and the lineup is simply star-studded.

Real Madrid's starting lineup, the goalkeeper is captain "San Cassie" Casillas, and the back line is Carvajal, Pepe, Ramos, and Marcelo.

three midfielders, namely Luka Modric, Kroos, and Isco;

The three forwards are the "BBC" combination, Bale, Benzema, and Ronaldo!

For Barcelona, the goalkeeper is Bravo, and the backline is Alves, Pique, Mathieu, and Alba;

The midfield combination is Rakitic, Mascherano and Iniesta;

The forward trio is the "MSN" combination, Messi, Suarez and Neymar!

It is worth mentioning that the combined value of the two teams exceeds one billion euros!

It's not an exaggeration to say that this is the most expensive showdown on the planet!

Even professional players can benefit a lot from watching such top-level matchups.

As the two sides lined up into the court, Ling Feng heard Rooney, who was sitting in the front row, suddenly ask Phil Jones beside him:

"Phil, how are the La Liga standings?"

"Barcelona have a one-point lead, and the outcome of this game is likely to determine the final winner of this season's La Liga title."

Hearing the conversation between Rooney and Jones, Vardy suddenly rolled his eyes and said to Ling Feng:

"Ling, shall we make a bet?"

Hearing this, Ling Feng raised his eyebrows, "Yes." How much to bet? ”

"A hundred pounds. I think Real Madrid will win! ”

As soon as the words fell, Rooney, who was sitting in front, suddenly turned around and interjected:

"Count me in, how about it?"

"Absolutely! Wayne, which side are you going down? ”

"I think Barcelona will win!"

Hearing this, Ling Feng's expression remained unchanged, but he couldn't help but complain in his heart:

You don't think Barcelona will win, but you hope Barcelona can win!

After all, Real Madrid has Ronaldo, a "friend" who once betrayed him, in the Real Madrid team

Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo, the twin stars of Manchester United, used to be good friends.

It's a pity that for various reasons, they finally broke up and became strangers

With the addition of Wayne Rooney and Jones, other teammates have also offered to participate.

"I'm under Barcelona!"

"I'll get off Real Madrid!"

After a while, what was supposed to be a small bet between Vardy and Ling Feng turned out to be a gamble in which the whole team participated.

Bet on it, a very common phenomenon in European and American countries.

A lot of the time, it's a game of friendship between friends.

The content and bets of the bets are also strange.

Betting on which team will win while watching a football game is also the most common bet among Englishmen.

Not one of them!

From the Queen of England to children of a few years old, they all have their own support teams.

This side reflects the influence and status of football in England!

And this head-to-head duel between MSN and the BBC is really exciting.

Looking at the fierce attack and defense of the two sides, Ling Feng's eyes couldn't leave the projection screen, and his heart was also agitated.

Looking at the peerless Shuangjiao on the field, he couldn't help but look forward to it.

One day, I, Ling Feng, will also stand on such a grand stage and fight against the strongest players on the planet!

And then defeat them with your own hands!

。。。

In the end, the ups and downs of the Spanish national derby came to an end under a long whistle from the referee.

Even if Ronaldo received an assist from Benzema's cross and scored a goal.

But Barcelona still relied on Messi's assist to Mathieu's header and Suarez's god-level stop to push the far corner, under the gaze of more than 90,000 fans at Camp Nou and hundreds of millions of viewers around the world, defeated the sworn enemy Real Madrid with a score of 2 to 1!

And such a score also made Ling Feng and Vardy earn about five hundred pounds.

Because, there are more people who support Real Madrid than those who support Barcelona.

This is not surprising.

In this era, Real Madrid, which has just won the tenth Champions League trophy, is the undisputed number one giant in Europe!

Who wouldn't want to wear that pure white and become a white knight at the Bernabeu!

And the reason why Barcelona has been able to keep pace with Real Madrid in recent years is only one reason, and that is Messi!

Barcelona with Messi and without Messi are completely two teams.

Moreover, Ling Feng knows very well what a humiliating way the future Messi left Barcelona for which he had poured everything into it.

It is precisely because of the way Barcelona treats Messi that Ling Feng hates this club very much!

Watching the Spanish national derby is just a small episode during the team's training camp.

A few days later, on March 28th.

The Three Lions welcomed the fifth round of the European qualifiers at Wembley Stadium.

The opponent is Lithuania, one of the many fish belly in Europe.

Even though the opponent was very good, however, England still sent a full main lineup.

After the starting list was released, seeing that Ling Feng's jersey number changed from No. 23 to No. 7, many media smelled some exciting news.

They even had tomorrow's headlines in mind!

For example, "Arsenal prodigy is injured again, and the Three Lions usher in a new seven!" "New Becky, New Seven!"

At the press conference before the game, Hodgson also brought Ling Feng to participate together.

As soon as I stepped into the newsroom, the shutter sounded frantically "click-click".

As soon as he sat down, a reporter from The Times immediately asked the question that everyone wanted to know the most:

"Ling, your jersey number has changed from 23 to 7, can you tell us about it?"

Faced with this question that he had expected a long time ago, Ling Feng also smiled slightly, and replied indifferently:

"A few days ago, the coach called me into his office and said he was going to hand me the number seven shirt.

"I'm flattered by this offer."

"The player who has influenced me the most in my football development has been David Beckham."

"He's not just my idol, he's a role model for me to follow. His professionalism, his dedication to the game"

"So, it's a great honour to have the opportunity to wear the number seven shirt that the great legend who led the Three Lions."

As soon as he finished answering, another slightly more pointed question followed:

"Do you feel pressured to wear the number seven shirt?"

"I deal with pressure every day and I know I can handle it and use it as motivation to run the pitch."

"Wearing the number seven means I have to take more responsibility and give a lot to help the team win. However, I am confident that I will be the number seven that will impress everyone! ”

This confident sentence, coupled with Ling Feng's calm expression, suddenly caused a shutter sound.

And watching Ling Feng calmly accept the baptism of the media reporters, Hodgson, who was sitting on the side, liked it more and more.

This kid is really good, quite a general!

At five o'clock in the afternoon, under the watchful eyes of tens of thousands of England fans, players from both sides walked onto the pitch.

The on-site camera immediately pointed at Ling Feng, who was wearing the No. 7 jersey.

When his figure appeared on the big screen in the stadium, it immediately caused enthusiastic cheers from the English fans at the scene.

Although Ling Feng's No. 7 jersey has not yet gone on sale.

However, there were many fans in the stands wearing his number 23 shirt.

Especially female fans!

The camera also pointed at several female fans holding homemade placards, and the slogan on the sign reads:

"Ling, this is my number! Call me! ”

"Ling, I love you! I want to have a soccer team with you! ”

As the face of the Three Lions, Ling Feng's female fans are much more than other teammates.

It was definitely a game to remember for Ling Feng and thousands of England fans.

Because, this is the first game for the 19-year-old Leicester genius to wear the Three Lions' number seven shirt for the first time!

In the face of the opponent of Lithuania, Ling Feng happily incarnated as a data brush!

In the fifteenth, thirty-seventh and fifty-fourth minutes of the game, he assisted Rooney, Welbeck and Chris Smalling to score goals respectively!

In less than an hour, Ling Feng completed his first hat trick of assists for the national team!

Seeing that the overall situation has been decided, Hodgson also began to change his troops.

It is worth mentioning that perhaps considering that this was Ling Feng's first game after changing to No. 7, or perhaps because he wanted to see the chemistry between Ling Feng and Kane, the frontcourt pair, he did not replace Ling Feng.

In the 70th minute of the game, Tottenham supernova Harry Kane replaced Rooney as a starter and came on as a substitute.

Kane, who was wearing No. 18, only two minutes after his debut, received a cross from Ling Feng after breaking through on the left side and scored with a low shot!

Kane, who scored his first goal for the Three Lions, immediately opened his arms and rushed to the sidelines with an excited face and hugged Hodgson.

Then, he turned around and faced the England fans in the stands, not forgetting to pull up his shirt and kiss the team emblem to show his patriotism.

In the end, he didn't forget to give Ling Feng a big hug.

Of course, the protagonist of this game was not Kane, who made his national team debut and scored a goal.

It's Ling Feng, who completed the assist of the senior happiness!

In the end, England beat Lithuania 5-0 at home.

After the game, the official website of the FA and the covers of major media newspapers were all back photos of Ling Feng wearing the No. 7 jersey!

title, it is:

"The Three Lions' new seven!"

On this day, the Three Lions officially unveiled their new Seven to the world!

(End of chapter)