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Chapter 410: Play chess in silence and only speak when you have checkmate your opponent!
From cold and damp Manchester to sunny and warm Barcelona, ​​Ling Feng suddenly understood why many professional players choose to come to this country to play football and live even though they know that Spain’s tax rate changes every year.

Because this country is really suitable for living!

It was noon when we arrived in Barcelona.

Although it is only over ten degrees, the temperature feels a bit like the bleak autumn wind

However, with the bright sunshine shining on my body, I didn't feel cold at all.

This is Ling Feng's first time in Barcelona.

As the economy and second largest city in Spain, Barcelona is naturally most famous for its city’s business card – FC Barcelona!

Barcelona is one of the two greatest and most successful clubs in La Liga history, and is an important part of today's football world, along with Real Madrid in the capital.

Putting aside its past glory, Barcelona is now definitely one of the strongest teams in European football.

Since welcoming new coach Luis Enrique in 2014 and the joining of Premier League striker Suarez, Barcelona has once again reached its peak.

In the 1415 season, they won the triple crown (La Liga, Champions League, King's Cup) in an invincible manner. In the Champions League, they swept the league championships of various countries and finally won the championship;
In the 1516 season, although they were eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Champions League, they still successfully defended their titles in the league and the King's Cup, beating their arch-rival Real Madrid for two consecutive years.

Although with Xavi moving to the Middle East, "Little White" Iniesta is getting older, the team's midfield control is no longer as powerful as it used to be.

However, the team's forward strength is definitely one of the best in today's football!

In particular, Enrique's tactics that focus on depth and speed are very suitable for the current red and blue team with average midfield strength.

The front trident "MSN" composed of Messi, Suarez and Neymar is invincible!
In the 1415 season, the three of them combined to score 122 goals!
In the 1516 season, the three players with better tacit understanding scored a terrifying 131 goals!
You know, Manchester United scored 49 goals in the league last season.

In contrast, Suarez alone has scored more league goals than the entire Manchester United team!

Of course, the current Manchester United is no longer the same in terms of offensive firepower.

In the eight league games so far this season, the Red Devils have scored 26 goals!
Therefore, the Red Devils trident composed of Ling Feng, Ibrahimovic and Rooney versus the "MSN" composed of Messi, Suarez and Neymar is also a major highlight of the game!
Due to the rules of the Champions League, two teams cannot practice on the field at the same time on match day.

Therefore, as guests coming from afar, Manchester United players could only put their luggage away at the hotel and after a short rest, they came to the Nou Camp Stadium to walk around and adapt to the grass in advance.

For Ling Feng, this is his first time to play in Camp Nou.

When he and his teammates walked onto the pitch, the Camp Nou, which can accommodate 100,000 people, was empty.

Looking around at the seats painted red and blue, Ling Feng narrowed his eyes slightly, and the scene of tomorrow's game, in which he would be surrounded by the noisy cheers of the home team's fans, emerged in his mind.

Prior to this, Ling Feng had competed with Luo Ge, one of the two heroes, in the European Cup.

And this time, he can finally compete with the other two heroes on the same field!

In this way, he has achieved the small achievement of "competing with the two heroes".

It took him less than three years to go from a rookie on the professional stage in Leicester City's youth team to a superstar leading Manchester United to face Barcelona in the Champions League!

In a sense, within three years of his debut, he has already reached the top of the football pyramid step by step!
You know, not every professional player has the opportunity to compete with Messi.

Apart from the domestic teams in La Liga, clubs from other leagues must enter the Champions League if they want to face Barcelona, ​​which has Messi!
Therefore, those who can showcase their talents on the Champions League stage are the best players in today’s football world!
Although the opponent is a La Liga giant with the strongest trident in today's football;
Although it is still in the opponent's home court;

However, Ling Feng didn't feel that way at all. Instead, he was full of anticipation for tomorrow's game!
He, Ling Feng, plays against a strong team!

In this game, his goal is very clear:
That's to win the game!
"It seems like it's time to let the world see what it means to be a hacker."

In fact, what no one knows is that Ling Feng has not yet fully exerted his full strength!
Even in the last game against Liverpool, he didn't give his best.

Even until now, he has never really sprinted with all his strength!

Of course, it’s not that he didn’t give his all on the court, but that he didn’t have to give his all to defeat his opponent.

With the overall improvement of his attributes, he had a feeling during the European Cup that his opponents could not defend against him at all.

In a sense, it was his fault that we lost to Portugal in the penalty shootout.

Even though he knew that other teammates were unreliable, he still chose to create opportunities for them instead of playing in a more individualistic way!
If he had used his personal explosive ability to continuously attack Portugal's defense in that game, he might have been able to win the game in overtime!
To be more precise, Ling Feng has not yet truly transformed from a "assistant" to the role of a "terminator"!

In Ling Feng's view, as an offensive midfielder, his main responsibilities on the field are to organize the attack, connect the team, send threatening passes, and feed the ball to teammates.

Unless the opportunity is very good, or the team is in trouble and needs to attack the goal directly, he will adopt a more individualistic style of play.

Otherwise, he still prefers a casual style of play, assisting his teammates and helping the team win.

This is also the reason why he has rarely scored goals against weak teams so far, and instead chose to assist his teammates more often.

Because I am a cheater.

Therefore, he always felt that there was nothing to be proud of by bullying weak opponents and scoring goals.

Scoring a goal against a strong team is a real skill!

Of course, he is also very clear that in order to compete for the Golden Ball Award, goal statistics will definitely be a big plus.

Who says that goals scored against underdogs and weak teams are not goals?
A considerable portion of Messi's 91 goals in the year were scored against weak teams.

But except for some Messi haters, who cares about his goals?
They only remember that Messi scored 91 goals, breaking Gerd Muller's natural year Golden Ball record.

All I remember is Messi's explosive personal performance, which won him the Ballon d'Or that year;
History is always written by the victors!

Therefore, Ling Feng, who has figured it out, is also slowly changing his playing style.

It's not just about assisting teammates, but also about scoring more goals yourself.

In the adult world, there is no choice.

Assists and goals, he wants them all!

However, in the eyes of the outside world, even if Ling Feng is outstanding and is the best active player in England;
Even though he had just scored a hat trick in the last Red Devils derby;

However, facing the invincible MSN combination, there won't be many chances.

Spanish media Marca and Mundo Deportivo reported:
"Manchester United will be crushed by the great Barcelona!"

"The Red Devils lost at Camp Nou!"

Then, some media dug up Mourinho’s past remarks that Ling Feng was at the same level as Messi and Ronaldo, and made a wave of ridicule.

"This game will expose the ugly scam of the British!"

"What a great British star, what the future world's best midfielder, in front of the King of Barcelona, ​​it's nothing!" "Messi will teach this kid a lesson!"

Under the fierce firepower of the Spanish media, the British media, which has always been the favorite, has also fallen silent and no longer has the arrogance of the past.

Some reporters who usually praised Ling Feng to the sky and clamored that Ling Feng was on par with the two proud figures, were like ostriches with their heads buried in the sand, without saying a word.

After all, the opponent is Barcelona led by Messi!

Of course, as the weaker side, Manchester United is not without supporters.

England and Red Devils legends have all spoken out in support of Manchester United.

It is worth mentioning that Lineker, the number one fan and famous Mei fan, is in a dilemma.

Before Ling Feng made his debut, he was a loyal fan of Messi.

But since Ling Feng emerged in Leicester City, he has praised Ling Feng more in the media and programs, and has praised Messi less frequently.

Finally, after careful consideration, he tweeted on social media:

"Messi is definitely a player from another planet. However, I don't think Ling Feng will be much worse at his age."

"I think this game is a great opportunity for this talented young man to prove to the world that he deserves the Ballon d'Or!"

"From what I know about Ling Feng, the more important the game, the better his performance will be."

"I predict that Messi will score in this game! Ling Feng will also score! And help Manchester United tie with the powerful Barcelona!"

This wave of predictions also received crazy likes and comments from Leicester City fans and Manchester United fans.

But with the exception of a few British media and a few others, media and professional journalists from other countries all overwhelmingly support Barcelona.

Everyone thought Manchester United couldn't stop Barcelona.

Barcelona seems to think so
Before the game, Barcelona coach Enrique and player representative Pique attended the press conference.

As a famous coach of the "Tie the Dog to the Crown" school, Enrique is not that arrogant.

When faced with questions from the media, he simply said some clichés like "Manchester United is a very good team" and "Ling Feng, Ibrahimovic and Rooney are all capable of posing a threat to us."

However, his tone still showed confidence in the team's victory.

It is worth mentioning that during the interview, when asked how to limit Ling Feng, who is in the hottest form in Manchester United, Pique gave a hotly debated answer:
"I haven't played against him. But I have watched his game videos. Ling Feng is indeed an outstanding young man. But he definitely has no chance in front of me."

"I've seen through all his offensive tactics!"

Logically speaking, as Barcelona's core central defender and mainstay of defense, Pique, who has won numerous championships and personal honors, is definitely much more important than Ling Feng in terms of status in football.

Even so, Pique's condescending and arrogant attitude still perked up the media reporters on the scene, and they immediately started typing frantically on their laptops.

This wave of blatant provocation was also hyped up by the media who were not afraid of trouble, and then several versions were derived.

For example, "Pique claimed that he could freeze Ling Feng" and "Pique felt that Ling Feng was still a child and could not beat him at all".
Ling Feng was not surprised by this.

Pique has always been so annoying.

He especially likes to provoke opponents before and after the game!

The most classic scene was when he stretched out his hand to mock and provoke Real Madrid fans after defeating Real Madrid 5-0 in the national derby.

Of course, his high-profile operations sometimes backfire.

In a Spanish national derby, he once publicly declared before the game that "he has seen through all of Ronaldo's fake moves"

But during the game, he was broken through by Ronaldo and scored.

Whether it was teasing or mocking, since then, fans have given him the nickname "Skin Seethrough".

How can a player who does not respect his opponents gain the respect of his opponents?
Or in other words, Pique has been a two-faced villain from the beginning to the end.

Whether he always likes to provoke his opponents, stabs his teammates in the back, or cheats in the future, all of these can prove his character.

For such a provocation, everyone was hoping to see Ling Feng's response.

Judging from the silent celebration in the last Red Derby, Ling Feng is definitely not the type of person who would swallow his anger if provoked.

really.

Ling Feng was not afraid at all and confronted the enemy head-on!

An hour after Pique's provocation, the Red Devils' No. 7, who has tens of millions of fans, posted a photo of chess on social media.

And the text says:
"Play chess in silence, and only speak when you have checkmate!"

Compared with Pique's eloquent speech at the press conference, Ling Feng's actions not only fought back, but also directly opened up the situation!

The meaning of this tweet is very clear, obviously:

Don't bother me before the game, just show your strength on the court and it will be all over!

In sports competition, the strong is respected!
With Pique's provocative remarks and Ling Feng's response, the already highly anticipated game became even more topical.

Soon, it was the day of the competition!

One hour before the game, the starting lineups for both teams were officially announced!

Barcelona, ​​playing at home, has all its main players on the field!

The front three is the MSN combination of Messi, Suarez and Neymar!

The three midfielders are "Little White" Iniesta, "Professor Busquets" Busquets and "The Leader of Messi Fans" Rakitic.

"Pique" Pique and France's new central defender Umtiti are in charge of the central defense, with "Little Marco" Mascherano and Alba on both sides.

The goalkeeper is the "Little Lion King" Ter Stegen.

As for Manchester United, after repeated consideration by Mourinho, they also used the entire main lineup from the previous game against Liverpool.

Obviously, he also hopes to fight against Barcelona with the strongest lineup!

A key Champions League battle that has attracted the attention of all of Europe and even the world is about to begin!
(End of this chapter)