Chapter 239: Going to the European Youth Competition to Fry Fish? It's not impossible!
【Ding Dong!】 】
[The achievement of "the national team's single-game assists in the big four" has been achieved]
[Achievement Evaluation: S]
[Achievement Reward: 3 Free Attribute Points]
After defeating Lithuania, Ling Feng's mind sounded a pleasant prompt from the system.
After returning to the locker room, Ling Feng celebrated the victory with his teammates, and at the same time did not forget to remind the "rookie" Kane, who made his debut for the Three Lions:
"Hey, Harry, it's your big day. Remember to find a photographer with the team to take an ultra-high-definition photo of your goal, and then post it on social media! ”
Hearing Ling Feng's suggestion, Kane was stunned for a moment, and then immediately nodded:
"Oh, okay!"
Looking at Kane, who hurriedly went to find the photographer with the team to get the photo, Ling Feng just turned his head and saw Vardy sitting on the side, a little lonely.
In this game, Vardy did not come on, but sat on the bench and watched the whole game.
With the selection of striker supernova Harry Kane, Vardy's move up front is a little further back.
However, thanks to the flapping wings of Ling Feng's little butterfly, Vardy has shown a consistent performance at Leicester City, and has been recognized by Hodgson.
And in this squad, he squeezed out Welbeck, who couldn't score at Arsenal.
Although, with his age and seniority, he can't start every game.
But he's still an important addition to the team's forward line, and a blade that can be unsheathed at any time when the team needs him!
Thinking of this, Ling Feng smiled suddenly, sat next to Vardy, and then took out his mobile phone and pointed it at himself and Vardy, who looked confused:
"Come on, Jamie, let's take a group photo of Zhang Shuaishuai! Dude will make you a little more powder! ”
Hearing this, Vardy unceremoniously raised a middle finger at him!
In the midst of laughter, England won all the first five rounds of the European qualifiers and topped the group!
This is fully in line with the Three Lions' nickname of the 'King of Qualifiers'.
England haven't lost in a major tournament qualifier since October 2009!
Unless the next few European qualifiers are all lost.
Otherwise, the Three Lions have basically locked up their qualification for next year's European Championship in France!
This is obviously good news for Hodgson.
In this way, in the next few European preliminaries, he can train well, inspect the newcomers, and prepare for next year's European Cup.
Before that, though, Southgate had found him first.
And the England Under-21 boss came to the door with the intention of borrowing someone from him.
That's Ling Feng!
When Southgate offered to let the age-appropriate Ling Feng lead the Under-21s to the European Youth Championships in the summer, Hodgson only thought about it and agreed.
In his opinion, young people have more experience in the game, and there is no harm in it.
Of course, with Ling Feng's current strength, he is already ahead of his peers I don't know how many positions.
However, Ling Feng has even participated in the World Cup that all players dream of, and he may not be able to watch an event of this level as the European Youth Championship.
Therefore, the two called Ling Feng to the office, explained the situation to him, and then hoped that he could lead the U21 cubs to attack the championship of this European Youth Championship.
"European Youth Championships?!"
The European Youth Championship, also known as the European Under-21 Football Championship.
This is an event in which the U21 youth teams from all over Europe participate, mainly to train and discover young talents from various countries.
In short, it is a stage for the potential demons of various countries to show themselves.
Although his age is in line with the age group of the European Youth Championships.
However, with his current strength, to play in the European Youth Championship, which is full of U21 children, is completely to fry fish!
This kind of competition has little training value for yourself who has already started in the Premier League.
However, after thinking about it, Ling Feng felt that it was not impossible to fry the fish.
If you can win the European Youth Championship, you will definitely be able to complete the corresponding system achievements.
If you can still win the assist king and MVP, the system will at least reward two or three free attribute points, right?
No matter how small a mosquito is, it's still meat!
Besides, Southgate has personally invited him, and if he doesn't give face, he will definitely have a bad relationship with the other party.
Ling Feng knows very well in his heart that with the FA's emphasis on Southgate, this "South Gate" brother will definitely become the helm of the Three Lions in the future.
Selling Southgate now for a face is to make a good impression on the future manager!
After considering the pros and cons in his mind, Ling Feng did not hesitate to agree to Southgate's invitation to participate in the European Youth Championships in the summer!
And said that it is an honor to be able to contribute to the team.
Ling Feng didn't think about whether he could lead the U21s to the European Youth Championship.
If he can't lead the team to win the championship in such an event, then he is too sorry for his title of Premier League Player of the Year and Europe's Golden Boy!
Of course, the UEFA Youth Championships are only held at the end of June, so it's still too early.
Before the European Youth Championships, England U21 will first go to France to participate in the Toulon Cup to accumulate experience and run in.
Of course, compared with the European Youth Championships, the level of the invitational Toulon Cup is even lower.
Therefore, Southgate asked Ling Feng to join the team on the eve of the start of the European Youth Championships.
After a few days of rest at the base in St. George's Park, the Three Lions took a chartered flight to the Italian city of Turin.
At the home stadium of Juventus, they are about to play a friendly match against the "Azzurri" Italy.
On the plane, Ling Feng, who had no intention of sleeping, summoned the [Character Panel] again after a few months
【Player Name: Ling Feng】
[Age: 19]
[Height: 182]
[Weight: 75]
[Dominant foot: right]
[Club: Leicester City]
【Talent:God Vision】
[Skills: Pull the ball back, putter master, horse stepping meteor]
[Attributes: Ball Control C, Shot C, Pass S, Defense D, Body B, Spirit B]
[Total:85]
[Available Stats: 3]
With the successive goals in the Premier League and Europa League, Ling Feng's shooting skills have also improved significantly.
[Finish] has increased from 65 to 68, [Long Shot] has increased from 67 to 72, and [Shot Power] has also increased from 65 to 68!
And thanks to the effect of the S-level skill [Horse Stepping Meteor], coupled with persistent training, his dribbling skills have also improved visibly with the naked eye:
[Dribbling] rose by five points and became 75;
[Ball Protection] rose by four points to 74;
Physically, with the muscle-building program coming to an end for the time being, his
With the accumulation of competition experience and high-intensity training, his [Endurance] attribute has also increased to 88.
Such a value is also why he can still complete the foundation of making soup on the wing after playing the full 90 minutes!
Among the six attributes, the most obvious improvement is [Defense].
[Defense] The small attributes related to the big attributes, [Steal], [Sliding Tackle], [Marking], [Header] and [Defensive Position] have all increased by five or six points.
Without him, it's just that the initial value of these defensive attributes is the lowest, only forty or fifty, and the improvement is relatively fast.
It's like his [passing] related attributes that have reached the full level, and he has played in the Premier League for most of the season, and he has not risen even a little.
This means that these attributes, which are close to the highest values, can no longer be raised by the natural way of training and competition.
Only by cheating with extra points can you continue to improve!
With the improvement of various attributes, Ling Feng's [General Comment] also came to 85 unconsciously.
According to the 100-point system, this rating is already the level of the main players of the five major European leagues!
After adding three attribute points to the [Constitution] again and raising it to 88, Ling Feng closed the [Character Panel] with satisfaction, put on the headphones casually, and slowly fell asleep.
In his dream, he seemed to be standing at the golden award ceremony and holding the golden ball
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On the last day of March, England welcomed their old World Cup rivals, Italy, at the Juventus Arena.
With the World Cup, the Azzurri and the Three Lions have also ushered in a new generation.
It's just that compared with England's "double German ending", Italy has changed even more.
Not only did the head coach change from Prandelli to former Juventus champion coach Conte, but the core of the midfield Andrea Pirlo in the squad retired, and Roma's deputy De Rossi was also abandoned.
Conte's squad this time has recruited a large number of newcomers.
Apparently looking to scout the newcomers and prepare for next year's European Championship in France.
And against England in this game, he also put on the 352 tactical formation that he is most proud of.
The goalkeeper is still the most stable link in the backline, the "youngster" Buffon.
The central defence-back was replaced by Ranocchia and Barzagli, who formed the Italian steel defence with Leonardo Bonucci and Giorgio Chiellini.
The two wing-backs, Darmian and Florenzi.
The three midfielders are Soriano, Valtifiori and Parolo.
The two forwards are Eder and Pelle's "one high and one fast"
Judging by the starting formation, Conte really sees this friendly as a testing ground for newcomers.
Except for goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, Leonardo Bonucci and Giorgio Chiellini, the other eight are all newcomers to the national team!
On the other side, Hodgson also made a wide range of rotations.
In this game, because Sterling and Sturridge are both injured, Walcott and Vardy have been given the opportunity to start, and they are separated.
Kane, who just made his national team debut and scored his first goal in the last game, ushered in his first start for the national team!
Rooney, on the other hand, retreated slightly and was responsible for delivering shells to Kane.
As for Ling Feng, he was on standby.
Before the game, Hodgson was afraid that his baby core would have an opinion, and he specially explained to him that young people need to know how to rest in order to maintain a long career.
In this regard, Ling Feng did not have the slightest emotion, and said that he resolutely obeyed the coach's arrangement.
In his opinion, it's just a friendly match, so why take it so seriously and let others go up and kick.
Maybe it was a little nervous to usher in the start for the country, or maybe it was a lack of running-in, both sides played more cautiously at the beginning.
As the game progressed, Hodgson on the sidelines quickly frowned.
He found that the team's offense was not disciplined at all!
Compared with Ling Feng, Rooney is more than one grade behind in terms of vision and passing timing.
A lot of times, a teammate runs open and he can't see it.
Even if he saw it, he should have passed the ball with the first kick, but he dragged it with his feet.
When I wanted to pass it again, I had already delayed the fighter plane and missed the opportunity to break through the defensive line.
Moreover, Rooney's speed dropped very much, and under the chain defense of Italy, he couldn't break through at all.
Once you get the ball in the front court, you can only rely on your relatively strong body, take the ball with your back, and then split your teammates, and immediately step forward to grab the point.
He didn't play like a playmaker at all, but like a shadow striker.
However, before developing the ability to drop back into playmaking, Kane was also a striker who needed his teammates to play the ball.
Not only will Rooney not be able to deliver cannonballs for him, but this subconscious forward consciousness will also run heavy with Kane.
After witnessing Rooney steal Kane's position several times and forcing Kane to be a little overwhelmed, Hodgson could only return to the dugout and whisper to his assistant Levinton:
"Wayne is really not a good fit for this position."
"Indeed."
How to arrange Rooney's position has become a headache for Hodgson and the coaching staff.
Arrange for him to play as a midfielder, he can't afford to pass the ball;
Arrange for him to play as a winger, and he has no speed and no crosses;
Arrange for him to play a single arrow, he can't match Ling Feng's scalpel-like through ball, and his duels drop badly, and he can't grapple with the opponent's central defender.
Very embarrassing!
However, as the new leader and captain of the Three Lions, Rooney could not help but start.
If Rooney is put on the bench without his consent, the next day the major media newspapers and magazines will make a big splash and then try to question his appointment as a manager.
Fortunately, on the Italian side, there is no Pirlo, there is no Verratti, the midfield control and creativity are greatly reduced, and there are no good chances.
It was just a matter of relying on two wing-backs to come up and assist and cause some problems on the flanks of England.
Italy couldn't attack, England couldn't attack, and the two sides played very "friendly"
In the blink of an eye, with the referee's whistle, the very dull first half ended like this.
In the second half, the two sides continued to spend time in the temptation, as well as the passion and patience of the fans.
It wasn't until the 65th minute of the second half that the deadlock on the pitch was broken:
With Darmian's low cross from the wing, Pelle headed past Smalling in the middle and found the net open for second goalkeeper Forster.
1 to 0!
Italy is ahead!
Tens of thousands of Italian fans at Juventus can finally wave their flags and celebrate.
Seeing that the stands had turned into a blue sea of joy, and the team's offense was still not improving, Hodgson finally couldn't help it.
"Ling, you go warm up!"
In the seventieth minute of the game, Ling Feng replaced Vardy and played a right winger position.
And as soon as he came on the field, the situation on the field immediately changed.
He picked up the ball on the right flank, immediately attracted two defenders, then passed the ball to a teammate in the open space before running to the open to receive it.
With Ling Feng's debut, England's attack suddenly had a backbone and was a lot smoother.
It wasn't until the 78th minute of the game that he blasted on the right flank, and directly made a soup past Bonucci.
Then without looking up, go straight to the arc half-high ball cross!
The ball arcs in mid-air and flies precisely into the dangerous zone between the back line and the goalkeeper.
Kane, on the other hand, in the middle, suddenly rushed out from behind Ranocchia and then kicked the ball towards the goal.
It was too close for Buffon to react and could only watch the ball fly past him into the goal!
(End of chapter)