The two consecutive strikes in less than 20 minutes of the opening game directly stunned all the players of Portugal U21.

All the Portuguese players, including the young B-seat, looked dazed and helpless.

Didn't the coach say that as long as you keep an eye on that number seven, you can win the game?

But now the problem is that they can't keep an eye on him!

The man in charge of keeping an eye on Ling Feng in this game is Portuguese midfielder Willian Carvalho.

This black-looking and hard-looking old man is the main midfielder of Portuguese Super League giants Sporting Lisbon, and he is also the most experienced player in the senior national team of the Portugal Under-21 team.

Carvalho has an excellent defensive position and excellent interception ability, and has become the main defender of the Portuguese senior national team as early as two years ago.

Originally, with him building a barrier in midfield, no one could easily pose a threat to Portugal's backline.

However, the opponent he encountered was Ling Feng who should not appear in this level of competition!

In the year when Portugal won the European Championship, in addition to the golden boy Sanchez and Eder who scored the killer goal, the Portuguese team impressed him the most was the main Portuguese defender.

Because Carvalho's rate is too slow, terrifyingly slow!

And in the face of this kind of bulky and slow back waist, Ling Feng had no pressure at all.

All he needed was a pot of soup to get rid of the carvalho stake.

The big black didn't even have time to turn around, let alone see his taillights!

Seeing that the situation was not right, while the England players were celebrating, the Portugal Under-21 coach hurriedly called Carvalho and another midfielder, Oliveira, to the sidelines.

Originally, Portugal's tactical formation was 4132, with Carvalho acting as a single midfielder to protect the backline.

However, seeing that Ling Feng's point was too strong, Carvalho alone could not limit his play.

As a result, the Portuguese coach made a quick decision, dragged a midfielder back to the back, and then recycled the formation to further stop Ling Feng through multiple packs and fouls.

Although he also considered that the two backs might not be able to keep an eye on Ling Feng.

But that's the only way he can think of and do it at the moment.

After kick-off, Portugal's formation changed from 4132 to 451, which focused on defensive counter-attacks.

At this moment, the Portuguese manager's thinking is very simple, that is, the opponent must not let the opponent score again in the first half!

Once the score gap widens to three goals, or even four goals, the mentality of the players will inevitably be unbalanced, and this game is likely to be bloodbathed by a big score!

And such a tragic accident in the first group stage will inevitably deal a huge blow to the already unstable mentality of young players, which will affect the next two group games.

It's not terrible to lose, it's the scariest thing to lose confidence in yourself!

On the other side, seeing that the Portuguese had changed formations, Southgate, who was sitting on the sidelines, just crossed Erlang's legs and looked at the disciples on the field with an indifferent expression.

At the moment the team is performing very well and they have the absolute upper hand.

There's no reason why just because his opponent has changed, he has changed with him.

However, he ignored the change in mentality of the young players.

Taking a 2-0 lead so quickly made the England Youngsters a little emotional.

They suddenly felt that this Portugal team was not as strong as they imagined, and even a little vulnerable.

And in less than half an hour of the game, they had already scored two goals comfortably.

Then this game is basically won!

Thinking of this, the lion cubs in England began to have their own careful thoughts.

Unlike Ling Feng, who has already made a name for himself in Europe, other teammates participate in the European Youth Championships to use this stage to show their talents and talents, increase fame and attract more attention, so as to achieve a career leap.

And with so many viewers and fans on the scene and in front of the TV, isn't it a good opportunity for yourself to perform?!

As a result, both Southgate on the sidelines and England fans in the stands soon discovered that England's attack became less simple and direct.

England's two full-backs began to be unwilling to be lonely, frequently dribbling the ball along the flanks.

And the two midfielders who were originally left, Ward Prowse and Chalobah, no longer directly handed the ball to Ling Feng in front of him and let him organize the attack.

Instead, try to dribble forward and look for opportunities to attack.

Seeing this, Ling Feng didn't care.

Although the team's tactic is to give him the ball to organize the attack.

However, this level of competition really didn't interest him much.

He also didn't want to put all the burden on himself and kick him to death.

He has always believed that football is a team sport.

The eleven men on the field may all need to go all out for the goal of victory.

If you score goals and assists, you have to give your teammates some opportunities to show off.

So, seeing Ward Prowse advance with the ball, he just kept running empty, attracting the opposition's two midfielders while opening up space for his teammates.

And as Ling Feng ran and pulled, Portugal's central defense was suddenly involved, and Prowse suddenly sent a diagonal plug that hit the space behind left-back Guerreiro.

England's right winger Raymond cut in at high speed, then took advantage of the right foot and cut inside into the box!

However, he was a little slower by half a beat before the Portuguese centre-back cleared the ball away.

It seems that Portugal does not have much to fight back.

Next, England's lion cubs showed off on the field.

can pass the ball at the first time, but don't pass;

To be able to hit the wall two times one, you have to take two more times under your feet, twist two more times, and pedal a few bicycles.

With the attack slowed down by unnecessary dribbling and movement, Portugal also slowly adapted to England's attacking routine, reclaiming some possession.

At the same time, with the full-backs and midfielders pressing forward sharply, the space exposed at the back is also increasing.

And the young people in Portugal also seized one of the few opportunities and played a wave of rapid counterattacks!

In the 37th minute of the game, Portuguese left-back Guerrero broke the ball at the feet of Raymond, who was overly dribbled, and then passed a straight pass to the No. 10 core B seat in the team.

The Portuguese Messi, who is already firmly in the main force of Monaco in Ligue 1, first used a croquette to lightly pass Chalobah, and then dribbled the ball forward quickly in the middle.

And Prowse, who was not fast, could only desperately chase back, but he could not prevent him from sending a precise diagonal ball after pushing through the half.

The ball was handed to winger Caballero, who cut in at high speed on the left, and the latter shook his upper body and easily beat England right-back Chambers, who had lost his centre of gravity.

Cut inside to the line of the big penalty area at a wind-like speed, and shoot directly into the far corner!

England goalkeeper Bertrand couldn't react and flew to save, but couldn't touch the ball.

With a "bang", the ball hit the net and splashed a white wave!

This counterattack is simple and efficient, and it is done in one go!

The whole attack was launched to the goal, and it took only three passes to pass through the feet of three players!

After the team pulled a goal back, the Portuguese fans who watched the game were finally able to raise their eyebrows, wave the national flag in their hands with red faces, and vent their inner excitement and excitement.

And the young Portuguese people on the field were suddenly demoralized.

Although you England are strong, we Portugal are not weak either!

Seeing that Caballero couldn't wait to pick up the ball and ran to the tee point in the center circle, the England defenders looked at each other.

Little did they expect that with a simple counter-attack, the opponent would penetrate their backline.

And at this time, Ling Feng, as the captain, knew very well in his heart that he should stand up!

I saw him applaud and say aloud:

"Hey! Guys, concentrate! ”

When his teammates' eyes were all attracted to him, he raised his hands and pressed them down:

"Steady! Don't rush! ”

"It's not just 30 minutes, don't give your opponent any chance until the whistle blows!!"

"We're still ahead, so let's keep it going!"

As the person with the highest strength and seniority in the team, Ling Feng was recognized and supported by most of his teammates in just one week.

Especially after seeing that Belasino, who didn't give face in the locker room, was directly abandoned by the head coach, the young lions understood better who had the final say in this team!

Under Ling Feng's reminder, the team did not mess up at the last moment of the first half, but controlled the situation steadily.

Back in the dressing room with a 2-1 scoreline, the Youngs realised that their opponents were not fuel-efficient lamps under manager Gareth Southgate's deep emphasis.

If they want to win the game, they have to give it their all and play more like a team!

So, in the second half, the Portuguese who wanted to chase after the victory found that the opponent suddenly became calm.

The situation on the field suddenly changed back to the first fifteen minutes of the game.

England's attack was no longer aggressive, nor was it impatient.

Both the backcourt and the midfielder give the ball to Ling Feng to deal with it in a regular manner, and then the frontcourt players constantly intersperse the running position, pull the space, and create space for Ling Feng to pass the ball.

And Ling Feng didn't disappoint them either.

In the 62nd minute of the game, he swam to the right side, and after receiving a pass from a teammate, he suddenly accelerated.

When the opponent's defensive center of gravity was drawn to the right rib space, he pretended to play with right winger Raymond, but suddenly sent a hidden outside instep diagonal plug to distribute the ball to the left side!

And the unmarked Lingard took advantage of the situation to dribble the ball, hit into the penalty area, and directly pushed the near corner to help England expand the score again!

This wave of sound hit the west, so that the English fans at the scene and on the TV set were addicted!

Originally, the difference in strength between the two teams was not large.

However, with the addition of Ling Feng, a Premier League MVP-level player, England's offense has improved qualitatively!

In the following time, England did not give Portugal any chance at all, and kept firmly in control of the ball, patiently looking for opportunities to attack.

It is worth mentioning that Ling Feng's shouting on the field has hardly stopped.

If a teammate drags too much, he will shout loudly to make him play faster;

If a teammate performs well offensively or defensively, he will also praise him and shout "well done"

And with Ling Feng, the convincing backbone, the lion cubs played with ease.

If you don't know what to do on the field, just pass the ball to Ling Feng!

In the first group stage of the European Youth Championship, it was with Ling Feng's two passes and one shot that England easily won Portugal 4-1 and won the start of this European Youth Championship!

It is worth mentioning that after the game, the camera at the scene captured the Portuguese fullback Guerrero couldn't help but hide his face and cry.

In this game, the right side where he was repeatedly ravaged by Ling Feng and Raymond, and the three goals conceded were all related to him.

Such a poor performance allowed the future Portuguese stalwart to break the defense directly.

Seeing that Guerrero was actually being abused and crying by himself, Ling Feng could only silently mourn for him for three seconds in his heart.

Sports competition, win or lose.

It's so cruel!

That's why he didn't dare to stop getting stronger.

He doesn't want to lose!

For this result, the British media and fans are also excited.

In particular, the dominance of the game shown by the lion cubs is simply eye-catching!

And that's just the beginning.

Three days later.

The second group stage.

England, which is in hot form, is facing the challenge of Sweden, the "Viking of Viking".

The Swedish Under-21 squad has few stars other than the game demon Guidetti and Victor Lindelof, who will move to Manchester United in the future.

However, the combat effectiveness of this Swedish national youth team should not be underestimated.

The Nordic style of football has always been very tough and confrontational.

According to the original history, the Swedish national youth team overcame all the obstacles to reach the final, and finally defeated Portugal to the surprise of everyone and won the championship of this European Youth Championship.

It's a pity that they met Ling Feng who shouldn't have appeared in this world and this event!

Under Ling Feng's leadership, England scored a goal each in the first half through Kane and Loftus-Cheek.

In the 60th minute of the game, Ling Feng's corner kick accurately found Maguire in the penalty area.

The latter smashed the ball into the goal with a flick of his header, extending the score to 3-0!

Seeing that he was already leading 3-0, Southgate also replaced Ling Feng and Kane, the strongest offensive combination, so that the two could take a break and accept the applause of the fans at the scene.

Although at the end of the game, the Swede pulled one back with a scuffle in front of goal.

However, nothing has changed for the results.

Started the game with two consecutive wins, hit seven goals, and conceded only two goals!

England U21, under the leadership of Ling Feng, made great progress and locked a place in the group ahead of schedule.

And the offensive duo formed by him and Kane is a perfect match and full of tacit understanding.

Kane scored three goals in two games, and he scored one goal and three assists in two games, and he is a strong contender for the top scorer and assist king of this tournament!

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And just as Ling Feng was frying fish in the Czech Republic, Mendes, who was far away in England, also brought him good news.

After Mendes' initial negotiations with the club, the club's willingness to renew Ling Feng's contract is very strong.

They certainly don't want to lose Ling Feng, the team's best product in the academy and the team's star player.

For this, they are willing to pay for it!

In the initial contract renewal negotiations, the club proposed to increase Ling Feng's weekly salary of 70,000 yuan to 100,000, and then add related bonus terms such as assists and goals, reaching the quarterfinals of the FA Cup or the top few in the league.

Although the weekly salary of 100,000 yuan is far from meeting the psychological expectations of Mendes and Ling Feng.

However, both sides are confident in the progress of the negotiations.

(End of chapter)

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