Full-level pass, please call me the speaker of the Three Lions

Chapter 107 This boy has something! [A four thousand word chapter]

"Mr. Gerald!"

Gerald was stunned for a moment when he heard this unfamiliar title.

In his daily life, most of his friends and teammates call him either by his first name or his last name.

Few people would call him "Mr Gerrard"

Looking around, he saw Ling Feng standing next to the sofa, raising his hand to signal.

The somewhat familiar young man with black hair in front of him made Gerald react immediately.

I saw him showing a polite smile, taking the initiative to step forward and extending his right hand:

"Ling, nice to see you here!"

As soon as Gerrard opened his mouth, a thick Liverpool accent came to his face.

However, judging from Gerald's attitude, the other party seemed to know him.

Of course Gerald knows Ling Feng!
It can be said that Ling Feng is now the hottest young star in England, bar none!

Although I haven't seen Ling Feng's game in person.

However, in the past few months, he had heard more or less about Ling Feng's name and deeds.

Especially after Leicester City won the championship in advance, broke all records in the British Championship, and defeated Arsenal a few days ago, the media has been hyping up this young English midfielder.

Reaching out and shaking hands with Gerald, Ling Feng responded with a smile:
"Nice to meet you too, Mr. Gerrard."

He said this from the heart.

Because, his first football love was Beckham.

At that time, it was the [-] World Cup, and he got to know many stars in England because of Beckham.

Lampard, Gerrard, Rio Ferdinand, John Terry, Rooney and many more.

Among them, his favorite English player besides Beckham is the "Soul of Liverpool" Steven Gerrard!
As the saying goes, it starts with skills and ends with character.

His responsibility, his leadership qualities, and his loyalty.
These are excellent qualities that are very rare in this increasingly impetuous football world!

Feeling Ling Feng's respect for him, Gerald smiled lightly, raised his hand and patted his little brother on the shoulder, and said in an old-fashioned way:
"We are teammates now, just call me Steven. Mr. Gerrard is a bit weird."

"Okay, Steven."

Passing the bag containing several pairs of his sneakers to the equipment manager, Gerrard continued to ask:

"You came quite early. Have you already met the coach?"

"Yes."

"Very good, wait for me here. I'll put my luggage away first, and then I'll take you around and introduce you to everyone."

As captain of both Liverpool and the national team, Gerrard is already accustomed to lending a helping hand to young players.

Of course, Ling Feng readily accepted this.

As soon as Gerrard left with his front foot, Lampard, the other "double virtue", also arrived at the base with his back foot.

This made Ling Feng complain in his heart:
Did you two have an appointment?
Do you have to come forward from the front and back?
Or is this a deep-seated competition that makes you all come to grips with it?
It is indeed an incompatible double virtue!

Compared to Gerrard, Lampard, who had faced off with Ling Feng in the FA Cup and exchanged jerseys, was slightly more enthusiastic.

As soon as he came up, he gave Ling Feng a hug.

"Ling, congratulations on your first selection!"

"Thank you, Mr Lampard."

Lampard was also stunned by Ling Feng's title.

However, he did not correct him, but rather enjoyed the title.

This made him feel Ling Feng's respect for him.

"You are selected for the first time, so you must be very unfamiliar with St. George's Park. Do you want me to show you around?"

Facing Lampard's proactive invitation, Ling Feng couldn't help but show hesitation.

"Oh, I'm happy to. But just now Steven said that he would take me to go shopping later and get to know the other guys. So..."

Hearing this, the smile on Lampard's face couldn't help but froze, and then softened a little.

"Oh, that's good. Since someone has already taken you on a tour, I won't get involved."

After saying these words, Lampard turned around and left.

Only Ling Feng, who was a little confused, was left.

what's the situation?
Lampard is angry?

After standing there and thinking for a while, Ling Feng thought of several possibilities why Lampard was suddenly angry.

Either he was angry because Ling Feng accepted Jerad's invitation but did not accept his own invitation;
Or Lampard was unhappy when he heard that Gerrard was the first to win over Ling Feng.

As a senior fan of Beckham and England, Ling Feng also knows the Three Lions quite well.

In his opinion, the reason why the Three Lions often perform poorly in competitions despite having strong paper strength has a lot to do with factions.

The reason why the double virtues are incompatible in the national team is that on the one hand, the functions of the two players overlap, and on the other hand, they are from different clubs.

One is the "Soul of the Red Army" and the other is the "Blue Bridge Magic Lamp". The two are competing with each other in the club.

And they unknowingly brought this subconscious competitive relationship to the national team.

This unknown inside story was revealed by Ling Feng himself when Ferdinand, Lampard and Gerrard participated in an interview.

They secretly compete with each other, and no one is convinced by the other.

In addition, both of them like to attack forward and are unwilling to do the dirty work in the midfield. This is the fundamental reason for the incompatibility of the "double virtues" and the imbalance in the midfield!

Previously, when the leader Beckham was there, the locker room was relatively stable.

During the years when Beckham served as the leader of the national team, the results of the national team, although not very good, were still quite satisfactory.

After Beckham faded out of the national team, the national team established Terry as the team's new captain.

However, due to the off-field factors of the "Friends' Wife Gate", Terry was once deprived of the captain's armband.

Although he later became the main force of the national team through his outstanding performance and once again wore the captain's armband.

However, he did not leave a deep impact on the national team and quit the national team completely last year.

Finally, the captain's armband of the Three Lions was handed over to Gerrard.

This is undoubtedly a very unpleasant thing for Lampard, who is two years older than Gerrard and has scored more goals and won more championships than Gerrard.

In his opinion, he who is older and more outstanding is the best leader to lead the Three Lions forward!
Thinking of this, Ling Feng also understood why Lampard felt unhappy all of a sudden.

He may have regarded himself as a member of Gerald's faction!
This is the first time Ling Feng has personally experienced the undercurrent of locker room relations within the England national team.

Of course, he had no intention of getting involved in factional struggles.

Ling Feng knows very well that after this World Cup, Shuangde will retire from the national team.

These competitive relationships will disappear with the departure of the two people.

Besides, if he really wants to hug his thigh, he might as well hug Rooney's thigh.

With Shuangde leaving the national team, Rooney, the oldest player, will definitely become the only boss of the national team.

Just when Ling Feng made up his mind to ignore the factional struggle, a familiar voice suddenly sounded in his ears, calling him back to reality:

"Hey Ling!"

Looking around, he saw his club teammate Vardy walking in from the front entrance with an excited look on his face.

"Hey guy!"

After giving Vardy a big hug, Ling Feng immediately said: "By the way, Gerrard is going to take me around the base later. Do you want to come with him?"

"Of course!"

"Then put your luggage first, we will wait for you here."

"Okay, be right back."

After a while, Gerald came back

After Ling Feng explained the situation to him, Gerald was very willing to take the two newcomers around the base at once.

While waiting for Vardy together, other teammates from the national team also arrived one after another.

When they saw Ling Feng and Jerad chatting and laughing in the hall, they were all a little surprised and surprised.

Unexpectedly, Ling Feng established a relationship with the team's boss Gerrard the first time he was selected.

An idea popped into everyone's mind:
This boy is not easy!
And Gerald also introduced Ling Feng by the way.

"This is Ling Feng, this is Leighton Baines, the team's left back"

"This is Johnson."

After a while, Vardy finally came to the hall.

Under Gerrard's guidance, Ling Feng and Vardy, who had just joined the national team, took a rough tour of the main areas and places at the St. George's Park base.

Such as gym, tactical room, physical therapy room, indoor football field, etc.

Among them, the jacuzzi and heated swimming pool, which are no different from the supporting facilities of a five-star hotel, were an eye-opener for the two of them.

Finally, the last stop for the three of them was the team's locker room.

Compared with the entire hotel-style interior decoration, the decoration of the dressing room is not too luxurious, but it is quite large and spacious enough.

Perhaps, this is also the football idea that the FA wants to convey to players:

Simple and effective!

"Ling, that's your place. Jamie, your place is right next to it."

In this World Cup in Brazil, Ling Feng is the second youngest player after Luke Shaw.

As a rookie selected for the national team for the first time, just like in the club, his locker room position is also in the far corner.

The national team jersey number he received is No. 15.

The seat next to him belongs to his club teammate Vardy, who was also selected for the national team for the first time.

As training time approached, the players came to the locker room one after another.

When everyone was in the locker room, Gerrard clapped and focused everyone's attention:

"Guys, let's welcome Ling and Vardy, who are selected for the first time, with a round of applause."

As soon as he finished speaking, other players in the locker room looked at the two newcomers with critical eyes and clapped along with Gerrard.

"Please briefly introduce yourselves!"

"Ling, you come first!"

Hearing this, Ling Feng stood up first and looked around.

Lampard, Gerrard, Rooney, Joe Hart, Henderson
Perhaps this England national team has the worst lineup ever.

However, when one of the Premier League stars who could only be seen on TV broadcasts now became his teammates in the national team, right in front of him, Ling Feng couldn't help but feel waves in his heart.

From the emergence of the FA Cup, to sweeping the English Championship, winning the FA Cup, and finally being selected for the England World Cup squad
In just six months, he has experienced many wonderful moments that professional players may not be able to experience in their lifetime.

Perhaps he will be benched in the upcoming World Cup;
Perhaps he will get some playing time in the final stages of the game and make his national team and World Cup debut;

Or maybe he will perform amazingly in a limited time
None of this matters.

He only hopes that he will not regret every step he takes!
I just hope that I can go all out and live up to this rare opportunity to live a new life!

Various thoughts flashed through his mind, and Ling Feng did not forget to introduce himself to his teammates:
"Hello guys. My name is Ling Feng. I will be 19 in half a month. My position on the field is midfielder."

After the two took turns to introduce themselves, there was another round of applause in the locker room.

In this way, Ling Feng completed his "entry ceremony" in the Three Lions.

Whether he can gain the trust and respect of his teammates depends on his performance in training and games.

In the world of sports competition, there is an iron rule that applies everywhere:
Speak with strength!
. . .

ten in the morning.

After changing into their sneakers and putting on their black GPS vests, everyone left the locker room one after another and went to the outdoor training field.

The main training venue for the England national team is Sir Bobby Charlton Stadium.

Bobby Charlton is not only a legend and one of the Holy Three of Manchester United, but also the greatest player in England.

none of them!

As the England national team's goalscoring record holder, in recognition of his great contribution to English football, the Queen awarded him a knighthood.

When St. George's Park was built, the stadium was named after him.

The FA's idea is very simple.

I just hope that the England internationals training on this lawn can follow in the footsteps of Bobby Charlton, a great senior, and make their own contribution to English football!

The weather is good today, the sun is shining and the temperature is very suitable for football.

Due to the advanced age of coach Hodgson, the collective tactics and training guidance are personally implemented by the coaching staff.

First, I conducted a wave of warm-up training with the physical coach.

Then, conduct simple passing and receiving training.

During this training, the coach and teammates focused on Ling Feng's performance.

Recently, the media has made a lot of noise about this young player who won the English Championship assists title and double player of the year at a young age.

Especially his passing is comparable to Harvey and Beckham!
During training, Ling Feng also noticed the suspicious looks cast by his teammates from time to time.

He knew very well that as a rookie selected for the national team for the first time, if he did not show off his skills, these self-esteemed Premier League stars would definitely underestimate him and even be unwilling to pass the ball to him on the court.

So, after the passing and receiving training, he pulled Vardy to prepare for a wave of "show off skills"

The two stood on either side of the half court near the sidelines, and then practiced long passes to each other.

Vardy took the lead and passed a not too fast high ball to Ling Feng.

Facing Vardy's long pass, Ling Feng made an astonishing move under the watchful eyes of the national team coach and teammates:

I saw that he didn't stop the ball at all, but simply volleyed directly over the outside of his instep very lightly, and then passed a accurately guided low ball!
For Ling Feng, whose [Volley] attribute reaches 97, the accuracy of volley passes is even higher than his ground passes!

It can be said that volley passing is his unique skill!

Seeing this scene, everyone thought they were being fooled at first.

However, next, Ling Feng continued to pass the ball directly into the air without stopping. Vardy accurately passed every shot back to Vardy.

More than a dozen kicks, each one as precise as if measured with a measuring stick, landed accurately in front of Vardy!
The other teammates who witnessed this scene all showed expressions of disbelief.

As professional players, they understand the difficulty of volleying and passing the ball directly without stopping the ball.

What is required is not only an accurate prediction of where the ball will land, but also good enough footwork and vision!
It's the realization of how difficult it is that shocks them.

Looking at Ling Feng who looked very relaxed and at ease on the court, everyone had the same thought in their hearts;
This kid has something!

　My cold is better today and I should be able to resume normal updates tomorrow.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)