After the Champions League final, European football has officially entered the off-season.

And Ling Feng also said goodbye to his parents and girlfriend, packed his bags, and came to the base of St. George's Park alone.

Only this time, instead of reporting from the senior team, he came to the youth team next door!

As early as late May, the FA announced the squad for this year's European Youth Championship.

Luke Shaw, Wilshere, Ross Barkley, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Raheem Sterling and many other players of the right age were not selected.

On the one hand, these people have established themselves in the senior national team, and on the other hand, the players do not think that the UMCA is valuable for their training.

And in this list, the most famous ones are naturally this season's Premier League assist king and Europa League assist Wang Lingfeng, and this season's Tottenham supernova and Premier League silver boot Kane!

In fact, many people were very surprised by Ling Feng's decision to participate in the European Youth Championships.

You must know that although the European Youth Championship is also an event that the youth teams of European countries attach great importance to.

However, its gold content is just like that, and it can't compare to the World Youth Championships at all.

For Ling Feng, who has already established a core position in the senior team of the Three Lions and has an explosive performance in the Premier League, there is no training value at all.

Ling Feng, who is already a first-class star in the Premier League, came to participate in the European Youth Championship, which is simply bullying children!

A Manchester United fan in China posted a very apt post:

"Ling Feng's feeling of participating in the European Youth Championship is the same as Cristiano Ronaldo Messi going to play in the Chinese Super League, there is no difficulty! Provided, of course, that he doesn't get his leg broken by shoveling"

At that time, when Ling Feng saw this post, he burst out laughing on the spot.

He almost left a comment on the post saying: Factos!

Many fans from other countries feel that in order to win the championship, England and Ling Feng don't want their faces!

Of course, Ling Feng's age is fully in line with the rules of the competition, do you want to participate?

And for all England fans, this is definitely great news.

With Ling Feng, they will definitely be able to kill all sides in the European Youth Championships!

As for the complaints and ridicule of fans in other countries, they only feel that they are envious, jealous and hateful.

If you want to blame it, blame yourself!

Who made your country not have a super genius as young as Ling Feng!

You must know that this season, Ling Feng has beaten Fabregas and Messi, who have sent 18 league assists, and De Bruyne, who has 20 league assists, to become the assist king of the top five European leagues!

Originally, this honor belonged to "Tintin", who played the peak season of his career at Wolfsburg and created the first league assist in the history of the Bundesliga to reach 20

There was no way, who made him meet an even more ferocious Ling Feng!

In this young lion team that participated in the European Youth Championship in the Czech Republic, in addition to Ling Feng and Kane, there are also many young talents known as "future stars":

For example, Everton's John Stones, Arsenal's Chambers, Derbyshire's Will Hughes, Leicester City's (on loan from Manchester United) Jesse Lingard, Southampton's Ward Prowse, West Bromwich Albion's Belasino and many more.

It is worth mentioning that due to his excellent performance on loan at Leicester City, Maguire also caught the last train of the European Youth Championship and was called up to the Under-21s by Gareth Southgate for the first time.

Under the leadership of Ling Feng and Kane, the two British stars who are in the Premier League, this young lion is definitely the strongest team in this European Youth Championship!

It is no exaggeration to say that the soldiers are strong!

From the odds of winning the championship, it also reflects the outside world's optimism about this young lion.

Originally, before the squad was announced, England were fifth out of eight teams to win the title.

After the announcement of the squad, after learning that Ling Feng would also come to participate in the European Youth Championships, the spinach company hurriedly adjusted the odds.

England overtook Germany all of a sudden to become the favourites to win the title!

And the British media, as always, began to build momentum for the lion cubs.

"Let the football come home!" The slogan has almost occupied the covers and headlines of major sports news media.

In the eyes of the media, the winner of this European Youth Championship is already in the bag of this England U21 team!

However, there are also some media outlets that have calmly analyzed the team's prospects of winning the championship.

For example, the Mirror, which has always liked to analyze and predict, and the neutral "Independent", both pointed out that this seemingly strong lion cub has many problems.

First of all, the strength of the entire lion cub on paper seems to be full of talent, and every grain is a star.

However, as with the traditional performing arts of the Three Lions, fame is greater than strength.

Especially at the back!

In the just-concluded Toulon Cup in France, England played a single round-robin match with Mexico, Ivory Coast, Morocco and China.

In four games, they drew 3-3 with Morocco, won Ivory Coast and China, and lost to Mexico.

In four games, a total of six goals have been conceded, and none of them have completed a clean sheet!

The consistency of the backline is still a big problem.

And Ling Feng's selection will inevitably occupy a starting position.

Although his quality is definitely one notch higher than any player in this team.

But will the team's tactics and the tacit understanding between his teammates change with his positioning on the field?

Or just let Ling Feng adapt to the team's original tactics?

These are all unknown factors that will affect the team's combat effectiveness.

Then, there was the sudden change of team leader!

Following the announcement of the UEFA Youth Championship squad, manager Gareth Southgate also announced the team's captaincy.

To everyone's surprise, Ling Feng, who was "relegated" from the senior national team for the first time and selected for the U21 youth team, parachuted in to become the captain of this young lion team!

Southgate's decision immediately sparked heated discussions.

Some people strongly support it, and some people shake their heads and say nothing.

The media speculated that Southgate took a fancy to Ling Feng's outstanding strength and leadership temperament, so he decided to let him lead this talented lion cub for the first time.

Of course, some people think that letting Ling Feng, who has never met with other teammates or practice together, be the captain of the team will not affect the team's run-in and tacit understanding.

In some doubts, Lineker, Gerrard, Lampard, Beckham and other England celebrities have taken the initiative to support Southgate's decision on social media or in interviews.

They all said that they should not look at Ling Feng's young age, but this young man has a big heart and a leadership temperament that affects his teammates on and off the court.

Definitely the best captain to lead the team to progress!

Moreover, seniority is a common phenomenon in every country and field.

Although Ling Feng was selected for the first time in the U21, strictly speaking, he is the senior of everyone.

Because he was selected for the senior national team earlier than all the players in this Under-21 squad.

If you really want to talk about seniority, although Ling Feng is the third youngest player in the team, he is the most senior!

Moreover, in terms of personal strength and fame, Ling Feng is also the only existence of this team.

So, after many England legends endorsed him, no one questioned Southgate's decision, but began to look forward to it.

I look forward to this England team being able to win the European Youth Championship again after 31 years under the leadership of Ling Feng, the British Emperor star!

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Of course, young people are the most unwilling to admit defeat and the most vigorous.

Some players in the team think that they are no worse than Ling Feng.

Therefore, for his parachuting into the captain of the team, he is more or less unhappy in his heart.

Especially when the team went to France to participate in the Toulon Cup, Ling Feng was spending his vacation in style, went to watch the Champions League final, and posted intimate photos of himself and his girlfriend on social media.

This made some players who had long been unaccustomed to Ling Feng even more dissatisfied in their hearts.

Why is it that as the captain of the team, he can not participate in the Toulon Cup with the team?

Why is he so handsome, so good at football, and has such a good-looking girlfriend?!

Why.

In professional football, not admitting defeat can be said to be a trait that every professional player must have.

Only by not admitting defeat can we stand out in the fierce competition, be stronger than our peers, and be able to stand on a higher level of the league!

Therefore, when Ling Feng came to report to the U21 for the first time and stepped into the dressing room, he felt a different welcome from his teammates:

Someone smiled for the first time and got up to greet him:

For example, Ling Feng's teammates at Leicester City, Jesse Lingard, Liam Moore and Harry Maguire.

"Hey man, it's finally been you!"

"I heard that I was going to Berlin, and I was so jealous."

Even Kane took the initiative to hug him.

Others, on the other hand, sat in front of their lockers without saying a word, pretending not to see.

For example, the new local striker who also performed eye-catching in the Premier League, Belasino.

The old man, who has scored 20 goals in West Brom in all competitions this season, is second only to Kane among the new stars of the homegrown striker.

Before Kane's blockbuster, Belasino was England's main striker and hopeful star of the U21s, and even pressed Kane firmly on the bench at one point!

Even if the performance and statistics this season are not as good as Kane's, they are still good enough.

Many media outlets have touted his physical fitness and future prospects, and he will not lose to Kane in the slightest.

And after the end of the season, many Premier League giants have set their sights on him and plan to buy him.

Therefore, in Belasino's opinion, although Ling Feng is indeed very good.

But if you can get the full support of the team and unlimited firing rights, you can also play explosive performances!

Feeling the various emotions and attitudes towards his arrival in the locker room, Ling Feng, who had just arrived, did not put any star shelves.

After hugging and greeting his familiar teammates, he took the initiative to greet those who had only met in the Premier League, or had not met before, and shook hands one by one.

In the face of Ling Feng's friendly attitude, even if they were not convinced or reluctant, these English lion cubs did not refute Ling Feng's face in public, and they all showed embarrassed and polite smiles and shook hands with him.

After all, no matter how unconvinced he was, it couldn't change the fact that Ling Feng's personal strength and qualifications were much higher than theirs.

However, the world is so big, there are still some guys who have no emotional intelligence

"Hey, Saido, how are you?"

When Ling Feng came up to Belasino, calling out his name and extending a friendly hand, the latter made a move that surprised everyone in the locker room:

The West Brom striker just looked up at him, then stood up, walked past him and walked straight out of the dressing room.

Although I expect young people to be vigorous, I may not be convinced.

However, Belasino's operation that did not give face at all directly made Ling Feng raise his eyebrows.

Yo ho!

It's quite a personality.

Although he was ignored, Ling Feng was not angry at all, but felt very ridiculous.

He really doesn't know if Belasino is brainless or arrogant, what capital does he, a young player who has just made his mark in the Premier League, have to cross in front of him, the European golden boy and European assist king?

However, it is also in line with what he knows and thinks about the player.

It's no wonder that Belasino went from being a star of hope who pressed Kane to the bench at the beginning, to falling out with the club, being sent to the reserves, to scandal-ridden problem figures with drunk driving, drinking in the dressing room, fighting with teammates, and finally reduced to a crowd with no ball to play.

It turns out that everything is for a reason.

Speaking of which, compared to Kane, who is nicknamed "Ball Epiphany" by fans, this is a real flash in the pan.

Seeing this, Lingard and Maguire on the side immediately came up to relieve Ling Feng's embarrassment.

"Man, he's such a guy, don't care."

Compared with Lin Huang, who wants to be a peacemaker, Maguire is more direct in line.

I saw him leaning over to Ling Feng with a serious face, and said in a low voice:

"Ling, this kid actually dares not to give face to you, do you want me to give him some color when I fight in the team later?"

Hearing Maguire's words, Ling Feng almost burst out laughing.

Maguire, you thick-eyed man, when did you become so doggy?

"Haha, it's fine. Let it be."

Patting Maguire and Lingard on the shoulder, Ling Feng went straight to his locker.

After changing into training clothes and sneakers, I went to the training ground with my teammates.

This is the first time Ling Feng has come to the training ground of the U21 youth team.

As the main training ground at St. George's Park, the training ground is naturally very well maintained.

And this training ground is only a fence away from the senior team training ground where he used to be.

However, this five- or six-meter-high fence is a "high wall" that many players have spent their entire careers not being able to cross

In this young Lions team alone, only a few people can be selected for the Three Lions in the future and stand firm, such as Dier, Lingard, Maguire, John Stones and Kane.

With Southgate's whistle, all the players arrived, lined up in several rows.

"First of all, let's welcome our captain, Ling Feng!"

Under the leadership of the coaches, everyone also applauded to welcome Ling Feng's arrival.

"I'm sure he's already greeted you in the dressing room, so let's skip the unnecessary politeness and start training!"

Immediately after, Ling Feng followed the team for the first training session.

In training, Ling Feng's mental outlook and physical state were very good.

This made Southgate, who was standing on the sidelines, also show a satisfied smile.

With the addition of Ling Feng, a super killer, his confidence in winning the European Youth Championship instantly soared!

I have Ling Feng, who am I afraid of?!

(End of chapter)