Chapter 15: Gary Neville Comes Again, Georgie Thompson's Attack (Asking for a Monthly Pass)
In the new episode of the BBC's Premier League column, old friends who have been separated for a long time finally meet with fans and friends in the UK.
Not to mention, with the high appearance rate last season, the immersion of the two during this period is really nostalgic.
"Welcome back, viewers, you're tuning in to the BBC's Premier League special, Leicester City special."
As the camera turned, the figure of the host Lineker finally appeared in front of the audience and friends.
Just like the day he won the title at Leicester, Lineker didn't wear any clothes today, just shorts on the air.
That's what he promised last season and it's time to deliver on it.
"I'm host Lineker."
Lineker seems to have gotten used to it, and doesn't think there's anything wrong with it, so he appears in the picture like this.
"I'm Gary Neville."
Gary Neville next to him didn't think it was strange, but there was a slight smile on the corner of his mouth.
'A perfect season has come and gone for Leicester City, now let's look at the new season for the team and give a detailed preview.
The show started in this atmosphere, and there were constantly British viewers posting barrages, and the attention was still very high.
"Of course, in this episode, the first thing we want to mention is the No. 66 in the Leicester City team, Chen Yufeng."
Lineker pointed behind him, pressed the remote control in his hand, and brought up a photo of this year's player value rankings.
It can be seen that Barcelona's king Neymar, with 250 million euros, is the young third man in the world and is currently the most expensive player in the world.
In second place is Messi with 130 million euros, followed by Antoine Griezmann with 130 million.
Ronaldo, who is now 31 years old, has fallen out of the top three for the first time in recent years and is worth 128 million euros.
"Everyone has been talking about this list for many days, and we will not discuss this, but focus on Chen Yufeng."
Lineker flipped down the rankings and finally found Chen Yufeng in the seventeenth position on the second page, "The Leicester City captain is worth 55 million euros, ranking seventeenth in the overall list. ”
'It's a staggering statistic, when he joined Leicester last year, he was worth close to €50,000.
"It's a 1,100x increase, and it's the first time this age has seen such a big increase."
There was some exclamation and shock in his expression, how much this Leicester City celebrity wanted to substitute Chen Yufeng's anime male protagonist script, and he also experienced such an increase in his career.
"People may say, seventeenth on the list, but that's it, the stars you like are the top ones."
"But for a veteran who debuted at the age of 30, climbing to this position already represents a great success."
After Lineker said this, he pointed to Gary Neville next to him, "Gary, you come to evaluate." ”
'I don't have anything to say about it, the new Premier League, the League Cup, the European Championship and the Community Shield not long ago.
Gary Neville spread his hands and pouted: "If it weren't for the fact that his debut time was too short and the honors and achievements he had accumulated were not enough, he might have been able to confirm the Golden Globe Award at the end of the year." ”
"But now it's going to be hard."
"If he had a Champions League trophy before he got that, even if not in recent years, then his career achievements would have reached the Ballon d'Or."
Gary Neville has been caught in the peerless quarrel for so many years, and he still knows a lot about the selection mechanism of the Golden Globe Awards, and he also understands what Chen Yufeng needs.
"Don't talk about the Ballon d'Or, what about his new season?" Lineker asked again, in a sense, he also ran an interview program.
"For the new season, of course I hope he can maintain a good level of performance."
Gary Neville seems to have suffered last season's loss, and now he has become much more cautious in his words, "If there is a championship, his story will go down in history." ”
"Do you understand? It's an inspirational story in itself, one that everyone in the world will love and be inspired by, but if it's just a flash in the pan, it may not be remembered for long. ”
Speaking of this, Gary Neville had a smile on his face, "I have seen some fans on the Internet joking in the past two days, they are talking about what kind of legendary player Chen Yufeng will become if he retires directly after playing last season." ”
"Of course, I was really stunned because I couldn't imagine how the people who came after me would have guessed what it would be like for him to keep playing."
"Hahahaha......" Lineker laughed directly, and then asked as if digging a hole: "So Gary, do you think it's wrong for him to continue playing?" Afraid of affecting the reputation of this legendary season? ”
"I didn't mean that."
Gary Neville hurriedly shook his head, and after a snort, he felt that it was not his style, he actually didn't want to say too much of a lie, "If you want to say that there is, there is actually a little." ”
'The main thing is that he played too well last season and the European Championships, and if he continues to play, he can't maintain his form and meet people's expectations, which is not a good thing.
"You know, there's always some sunspots who like to make trouble for players like that, and like to attack them online."
"What I'm afraid of is that after Chen Yufeng can't beat his age, he will be hacked by those fans on the Internet and make excuses that his championship is mixed."
"Or maybe he just exploded for a season, and then disappeared directly from football, and he was a second-rate player."
What he said actually makes sense, there are indeed many such people on the Internet, who will jump out to praise you and chase you when you are brilliant.
But as soon as you fall off the altar, they will immediately stand up and attack you on the grounds of their disappointment, and even erase your past achievements.
Lineker nodded, and then found another point to refute, "But just look at the Community Shield in the new season, Chen Yufeng is not such a player." ”
'yes, he played a good game and I watched it live.'
Gary Neville had a pained expression, he must have gone to support Manchester United at the time, but he didn't expect to directly witness the home team being killed by Leicester City again.
"In fact, everyone's worries about him are nothing more than two points, one is age, and the other is stability."
"We all know that after the half-season has passed, and in the New Year, Chen Yufeng's virtual age will be 32 years old, which is the age at which many strikers retire."
After seeing the barrage talking about the peerless double pride, Gary Neville shook his head, "Don't talk about Messi and Ronaldo, the two of them are different." ”
'You can't expect anything from them because they're the best players in history.
'Chen Yufeng is obviously not at that level at the moment, he has not shown people that he is consistent, he has not shown people that he is good in the Champions League.
Gary Neville began to say the key point, "A wide player like him, when he is about 32 or 33 years old, maybe some parts of his body will go down. ”
"The most obvious thing is the speed, he may slow down year by year, and eventually lose the ability to eat his opponent raw."
Afraid that others would not understand, Gary Neville gave an example: "Does everyone play football games? Let's spread out the player stats. ”
"If Chen Yufeng's speed and explosiveness are 90, then next year, it may be 87, the year after next may be 83, and then it may fall below 80 and fall back to 70."
"You might understand that way, right? yes, if you can understand you, you'll know what I mean. ”
“……”
He is right, from the perspective of a bystander, this is indeed a problem that Chen Yufeng should solve.
The decline in various body functions is inevitable for the players.
The decline in physical fitness is not obvious, on the contrary, speed explosiveness, and some other aspects are easy to drop.
That's what every older player should face.
"So, if I had to make a prediction, I think Chen Yufeng scored 15 goals this season and provided 5 assists to be considered a success."
Gary Neville concluded: "Of course, only in the Premier League, not other competitions, after all, he is still a top scorer. ”
After he finished speaking, Lineker nodded slightly, seemingly agreeing with this statement.
He then faced the camera and said his prediction, "Gary Neville is always conservative, I'm different, I'm aggressive, I think Chen Yufeng can still score 20 goals and 8 assists this season." ”
"Including in the Champions League, Chen Yufeng may also be able to try more than five goals."
"That's my prediction."
After saying this, Lineker turned his head to Gary Neville, "Gary, dare you bet with me?" ”
"What?" Gary Neville asked, not knowing why.
"Whoever guesses closer will continue to appear on BBC shows like me." Lineker pointed to his bare arm and smiled.
"I'm willing to fight you on this bet." Gary Neville held out his hand towards Lineker, and the two completed their engagement in the barrage.
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And at this moment, in the report of the new issue of Sky Sports.
Host Georgie Thompson reappeared here and began to report on Leicester City and Chen Yufeng.
She obviously didn't want to say this, but she was saying something else, "It is reported that Chen Yufeng's worth has now come to 55 million euros, ranking 17th in the annual value list. ”
"I believe that many fans are surprised by his stay, and this level seems to be more suitable for the big clubs?"
Georgie Thompson shook his head and smiled slightly, then pressed the remote control and began to control the multimedia screen behind him, on which some videos soon played.
"Does Real Madrid need Chen Yufeng?"
It appeared to be in a press conference where Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane and president Fiorentino were asked for an exit.
"No, we obviously don't need it, we have the best forward set-up."
Zidane quickly shook his head, as if he had never considered such a thing, "The combination of Bale, Benzema, and Ronaldo must be the strongest striker in Europe." ”
"We don't need reinforcements, even though he's good."
Fiorentino next to him also shook his head and smiled: "We have a good relationship with Leicester City, and we have reached a loan contract with them this year. ”
"But this player, Real Madrid really don't think about it at the moment."
The video was quickly played, followed by a quote from Barcelona coach Enrique in an interview, this time not like a press conference, but like a private interview.
"Uh...... In fact, I don't know if you have paid attention to one point, Chen Yufeng's soles are a little rough. ”
Enrique pursed his lips and shook his head, noting: "He has scored a lot of goals, but the short passes and all the statistics have been average. ”
'Barca probably don't need a player like that, he's not a good fit for our system and he's getting older.
The host in the picture seemed to say something at this time, but he couldn't hear it clearly.
Enrique nodded again: "Yes, yes, even if it is 20 million euros, we may not buy him." ”
After him, countless coaching videos were exposed, including Manchester City's new coach Pep Guardiola, Liverpool coach Julopp, and Southern King Bayern, Serie A hegemon Juventus.
They were all asked this question and answered in the negative.
The reason is the system and age, they don't believe in Chen Yufeng.
The humility and caution in his words are just to avoid being sprayed by Chen Yufeng's fans.
"Looking at it, I believe everyone knows that Chen Yufeng is still more suitable for this Leicester City team at present."
Sky Sports host Georgie Thompson smiled regretfully, raised his eyebrows and said this sentence, "The European Cup champion does not seem to be favored by the giants at the moment, it is not as simple as everyone thinks." ”
This episode ended quickly, and it looked like he was deliberately coming out to criticize Chen Yufeng, and he didn't know what his intentions were.
This is normal, the road up the mountain is always noisy, and it will only be a little quieter when you continue to climb up and get to the top.
When you actually stand at the top of the mountain, you won't hear anything.
The words of these people are the rumors that Chen Yufeng suffered, which will be his best motivation.
In their noisy words, Leicester City's first Premier League game of the new season is also close......
(End of chapter)