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Chapter 359: European semifinals! Ibrahimovic steals the show!
Along with this, all the spectators who were watching the game in person or in front of TV experienced Ling Feng’s terrifying power with their own eyes!
Many journalists and celebrities who understand football see many shadows of midfield masters in this British No.7:

Get rid of the opponent with your back in the midfield like Zidane!

Carry the ball forward with big strides like Kaka!
Pass the ball with the outside of the foot like Modric!
He can also pass the ball between his legs like Pirlo!

What the hell is this monster?!
Although Ling Feng was not directly involved in the last pass and the last shot of the goal.

However, this goal was instigated by him!
Especially the leak in front of the goal, which was definitely the highlight of the entire attack.

This is not the first time that Ling Feng has made such a decision in the game to help his teammates score goals.

At critical moments, he is always able to make the best decision.

This is why he is hailed as "the future world's best midfielder" at such a young age!

Several England legends sitting in the stands stood up and applauded the fans' favorite who once again brought victory to the team.

The live camera was also aimed at the once greatest Three Lions number seven and captain - David Beckham.

The heartthrob who once charmed tens of millions of British girls is now dressed in a suit and has a beard, but he is still as elegant as ever.

Looking at the black-haired young man celebrating with his teammates on the field, the man who once wore the No. 7 jersey had admiration in his eyes.

He smiled and clapped, while joking with his teammate Ferdinand next to him:

"Dude, is Ling really only 21?"

"You know, when I was 21, I just made my first appearance for the national team, but this guy was able to lead the team forward at the crucial moment of the European Cup quarter-finals!"

Hearing this, Ferdinand smiled and shook his head, recalling something, and agreed:

"Yes, geniuses are always different. This kid is even better than Michael (Owen) and Wayne (Rooney)!"

"With him, we may really be able to see the day when football returns home!"

"hope so."

Ling Feng's performance in this European Cup so far has been perfect!

The two saw unlimited possibilities and hope of winning the championship in Ling Feng!

You know, the Three Lions haven't touched the championship trophy in many years.
. . .

The score on the field became three to one.

The goal scored by Vardy was decisive for the game.

Because England once again extended the score to two goals, giving them more room for error.

Not only that, the morale and fighting spirit that Belgium had finally built up were completely crushed.

It was like a violent storm came down upon us at a critical moment, soaking us like a drowned chicken, chilling us both physically and mentally.
After the England players finished celebrating, several minutes had already passed in the game.

Immediately afterwards, Hodgson replaced Vardy with defender Stones and changed the formation to 541.

In the next ten minutes or so, all England players retreated to the half court and continued to adopt a defensive counterattack posture, waiting very pragmatically for the Belgians to attack.

As time went by, Belgium played more and more impatiently.

Wilmots on the sidelines directly used his last killer move, replacing Carrasco with Origi, and then pushing Origi and a central defender Alderweireld to the front line!
Then when the ball is available, it will be passed directly to the sides, with De Bruyne on the right or Hazard on the left passing the ball directly to four teammates in the penalty area!
Fellaini is 1.94 meters tall, Lukaku is 1.91 meters tall, Origi is 1.85 meters tall, and Alderweireld is 1.87 meters tall. They were in the penalty area and started to make a big move.

However, England's three central defenders, plus the two defensive midfielders who returned to the front of the penalty area, also tried their best to clear one cross after another out of the danger zone.

It was not until the final stoppage time that Belgium got a valuable corner kick opportunity.

For a moment, England's penalty area was packed with people.

Even the two-meter-tall goalkeeper Courtois came into the penalty area, ready to score.

Unfortunately, De Bruyne's corner kick did not find the target, but was headed out of the penalty area by Smalling again.

As this wave of attack was fruitless, the referee on duty blew the whistle that he had already held in his mouth mercilessly.

A long whistle instantly drained the Belgians' remaining strength.

Several Belgian players collapsed on the ground helplessly.

This game not only consumed their physical strength, but also shattered the pride in their hearts.

It turns out that talent really can’t do whatever it wants…

And the England players began to celebrate!

"The game is over!"

"England beat Belgium 3-1!"

"They are the Final Four!"

After the game, the British media The Times immediately used an intriguing headline to give the most concise summary of the game:

"Football is a game for eleven people!"

Yes.

In this England-Belgium battle, the Three Lions were much more united than the Red Devils and played more like a whole.

The Belgians, who have talent but only have it, fight on their own, each wanting to be a hero and the core.

Later, The Times compared the Three Lions team that reached the semi-finals of the European Cup for the first time in 2004 years with the luxurious team composed of the golden generation in .

At the 2004 European Cup in Portugal, the Three Lions were a star-studded team.

Owen and Rooney partner up in the front line, Beckham, Lampard, Gerrard and Scholes form the four midfielders, and Campbell, Terry, Ashley Cole and Neville guard the backcourt!

Perhaps except for goalkeeper David James, the others are all well-known big-name football stars.

Such a lineup is simply a dream!
Even in the eyes of the majority of football fans, this is definitely the strongest England team in the past twenty years.

Later, the report also specifically pointed out that in the current Three Lions lineup, the only players who could occupy the starting positions in the dream team of that year are perhaps Ling Feng, Joe Hart and Kyle Walker!
However, the old Three Lions team with its golden generation was eliminated in the quarterfinals, while the new Three Lions team, which was in a period of transition, made it to the semi-finals beyond expectations!

From this we can see that football has never been a sport that only looks at strength on paper!

The Guardian, which has always been a "Ling fan", is focusing on continuing to praise Ling Feng, the "core of the Three Lions", who scored a goal and assisted in this game, and contributed the winning goal!
The front page cover showed the wonderful moment when the Three Lions' No.7 made a cool save in front of the goal.

And with the eye-catching title "Great British Treasure!"

"Ling Feng's unparalleled performance made all the bright stars of Belgium pale in comparison!"

"The great performance of the new No.7 made this night in Lille so wonderful!"

"Twenty-one-year-old Ling Feng has already become a superstar of the new era in England!"

This was a significant victory for England.

Because this is the first time they have reached the semi-finals of the European Cup in 1996 years since !
Originally, the news that England defeated Belgium and advanced to the semi-finals would have dominated the front pages of all major media the next day. However, what no one expected was that the headlines of the next day were snatched up:

First, the French media broke the news that after losing to England, the Belgian players and the top brass of the Belgian Football Association questioned the lineup of head coach Wilmots.

Among them, goalkeeper Courtois was the most excited.

Not only did he kick the bench seat when leaving the field, he also publicly criticized Wilmots's lineup in front of the media.

Then the two people who disagreed started fighting in the locker room!
Once this news broke out, it instantly became the focus of media attention.

In addition to the internal strife in the Belgian locker room, a man also took the opportunity to grab a lot of traffic.

And that man is the world superstar "Swedish God" Zlatan Ibrahimovic!
In fact, on June 6th, the day before, Ibrahimovic, who had just ended his contract with Paris Saint-Germain, had already made a move that shocked the world of football:

This "God" who has always been independent announced on his Twitter that he is about to join the Premier League giants Manchester United!
There are many fancy operations in the official transfer announcement methods in football.

In terms of credibility, media publicity, journalist publicity, sponsor publicity, self-publicity, and club publicity increase from low to high.

The player's self-announcement in advance was definitely an unexpected move.

However, this is absolutely in line with Ibrahimovic's character and personality.

After all, he is such a straightforward person!

Then on the next day, July 7, Manchester United officially announced on the club’s official website that Ibrahimovic joined the club as a free transfer!

Then the official Twitter account released an official video of Ibrahimovic wearing a Manchester United jersey.

And the caption said: "Are you ready? Now it's Zlatan time!"

It was this news that detonated the British football world and sparked heated discussions in the British media.

It also made the headlines about England advancing to the semi-finals of the European Cup, stealing a lot of attention.

Ibrahimovic became the second signing after the "madman" Mourinho took over the Red Devils Manchester United.

These two people with the same rebellious personalities fought side by side for the second time after a lapse of seven years!
However, this transfer had actually been rumored for a long time.

At this point, it has finally come to a perfect end.

Many media can finally turn their attention to the next one, such as which star or rising star will join which top club with the help of the European Cup stage.

Among them, Ling Feng, who helped England advance to the semi-finals of the European Cup, is naturally the target of the media.

After this game, many English legends publicly called on and persuaded Ling Feng on social media to transfer to a bigger club immediately and seek higher career development.

Especially the big-mouthed celebrities of Manchester United, Beckham, Ferdinand, Neville, Scholes, have even begun to publicly recruit Ling Feng for Manchester United!
Celebrities from other Premier League giants have also spoken out and gotten involved.

This kind of operation has never been seen before!

This is enough to prove how popular Ling Feng is!
Everyone began to speculate that Ling Feng, who performed extremely well in this European Cup, might find it difficult to stay in a small team like Leicester City.

Even though this team has just created a miracle and won the Premier League championship and the Europa League championship.
. . .

That night.

Ling Feng was lying on the bed in the hotel and browsing his phone. After seeing the news that Manchester United officially announced Ibrahimovic, he suddenly thought of Kante.

So he went to the public balcony of the hotel and called Mendes:

"Hey, my dear Ling, congratulations on making it to the semi-finals!"

"Thank you, Jorge."

"You didn't call me to report the situation, did you?"

"I want to know how the N'Golo transfer is going?"

"all the best!"

"Although the vampire behind the French guy has a big appetite, he has never seen the world. Besides, the treatment given by Manchester United is also very favorable. It is not their turn to be dissatisfied."

"If nothing unexpected happens, the transfer will be completed after the European Cup!"

Hearing Mendes' words, Ling Feng also raised his eyebrows:
"That's good"

His appearance made it very likely that Kante, who was supposed to join Chelsea, would transfer to the Red Devils Manchester United.

Although it is not yet known whether this change is good or bad for Kante.

However, from Ling Feng's perspective, intercepting Chelsea is a very interesting thing.

After all, Chelsea has done too many things to intercept.
Just as he was thinking this, Mendes' voice came from the phone again:
"By the way, you should have seen the news about Manchester United and Ibrahimovic, right?"

"Saw it"

It was not until this time that Ling Feng learned from Mendes that Ibrahimovic's announcement of joining Manchester United had caught Manchester United off guard.

It turns out that during the European Cup, Ibrahimovic's agent Raiola was already in in-depth negotiations with Manchester United about joining the team.

And they are very close to reaching an agreement.

However, before the club signs a formal agreement with the player, Manchester United, as a listed company, cannot make an official announcement.

But at this time, Ibrahimovic had lost his patience with the negotiations that had lasted for several months.

Therefore, he sent the Bluebird away without consulting his agent Raiola.

In Ibrahimovic's view, it's either in or out.

If Manchester United doesn't want me, then I will go to another club that is willing to accommodate me.

Instead of continuing this seemingly endless negotiation!
But in Manchester United's view, Ibrahimovic is forcing them to make a decision as soon as possible, which is an offensive act!

"His move directly destroyed Manchester United's carefully prepared official marketing plan, and conservatively estimated that the loss was millions of pounds."

Listening to Mendes' revelations, Ling Feng did not foolishly ask Mendes why he knew these inside information.

Even though Mendes and Raiola are two giants in the football agency industry, they are also the biggest competitors.

However, both of them are top bosses in the industry, and they always get inside information that ordinary people cannot access.

Moreover, as Woodward's guest of honor, he could even directly learn from Sandezi's anger or complaints about the attitude of Manchester United's top management towards Ibrahimovic's self-promotional operations.

Even so, Manchester United did not interrupt the signing, but went with the flow.

After all, that is the famous "God" Zlatan in the world of football!

After signing him, the commercial income brought to the club is enough to make up for the loss of lack of publicity.

"If you join Manchester United in the summer, with a super striker like Ibrahimovic as your partner, you will definitely get a lot of assists!"

(End of this chapter)