Football: Starting from the Ronaldo Template

Chapter 318: Manchester United needs more than just a traditional Roy Reis
Chu Feng stood on the podium and looked down at his chest, at the medal that symbolized the championship.

After two seasons of debut, they defended the Premier League title.

To be honest, he himself found it a little hard to believe. After all, the current Premier League landscape is a three-way competition.

Manchester United, Manchester City and Liverpool, none of them is absolutely sure of defeating the other.

Just look at the gap between the three teams in the standings to understand.

"The competition in the Premier League is getting more and more intense. I don't know if there is a chance to win the Premier League three times in a row again."

Chu Feng muttered to himself.

"Congratulations."

Greg Dyke interrupted Chu Feng's thoughts. He looked at the sunny and handsome young man in front of him, and the admiration in his eyes almost overflowed.

Since he took office as chairman of the English Football Association in 2013, he has begun to vigorously promote the Premier League around the world.

It turns out that he is an excellent management talent.

Moreover, he was once a member of the Manchester United board of directors and witnessed Manchester United's treble victory in 1999.

He can be said to be a former giant with outstanding achievements in Manchester United Club.

However, he stepped down in 2016 and entered retirement mode early.

When he was promoting the Premier League broadcast, he also visited Chu Feng's hometown.

Unfortunately, everyone preferred to watch La Liga at that time.

The reason lies in Messi and Ronaldo. The Spanish derby involving these two great players always attracts a large number of Chinese fans.

And now.
Dyke smiled and said: "As a Manchester United fan, I thank you for bringing so much honor to Manchester United, and I hope you can continue to lead Manchester United forward."

Do you know how much the ratings of the Chinese Premier League have increased since Chu Feng was promoted to the Manchester United first team?

The magnitude of this makes people feel suffocated when they see it.

So, Chu Feng is the cash cow of the Premier League and has also become the face of the Premier League.

Dike heard that Real Madrid has been making a lot of noise recently, saying that they would spend more than 200 million euros on signings.

If he is really poached by Real Madrid, it will be an unbearable loss for Manchester United and the Premier League.

"hope so."

Chu Feng smiled and nodded. Before he could greet Dai Ke, an acquaintance came over.

Greg Clark.

He is currently the Chairman of the English Football Association and Vice-President of FIFA.

"It's a shame that you won four awards last season, but only three this season."

Clark made a joke.

Because of the Premier League's best young player of the season, every young player only has one chance.

And Chu Feng had already won it last season.

"As for the Premier League's official Player of the Season, PFA Player of the Season, FWA Player of the Season and 2018-19 Golden Boot, they will all be presented in London the day after tomorrow. I would like to congratulate you in advance."

Clark continued.

The full name of PFA is the English Players Association. Players are essentially a closed group, and there are always some visible or invisible unspoken rules.

For example, voting for Mane is politically correct.

However, Chu Feng's performance is unquestionable. He broke the goal record set by himself and led Manchester United to win the championship over Manchester City and Liverpool.

Most of the players cast their votes for Chu Feng.

Besides, Manchester United is behind the scenes.

The full name of FWA is the Football Writers' Association, and the voting also has a certain closed element.

What really counts is the official Premier League season player award.

It is voted on by a committee of Premier League legends, the captains of the 20 Premier League teams, and 10% of the public vote.

"Thank you."

Chu Feng nodded slightly.

My own status has also improved.

Originally, even the Champions League draw ceremony could only be watched on TV.

And now the chairman of the English Football Association is very friendly to him.

This feeling is pretty good.

"Bad! I looked at the data carefully, and it seems that only Chu and David won awards in our team. I didn't even make the top three for the Golden Boot Award."

Mahrez put his phone back in his pocket and wailed with a bitter face.

The absolute core of Manchester United's current tactics is Chu Feng, which is why he has scored so many goals.

But this also resulted in other players' statistics not looking very good.

"Then I will play support for you next season?"

Chu Feng teased.

"Forget it, I have to take responsibility for my abilities." Mahrez shook his head decisively, "I can't handle your pressure."

Although he envied Chu Feng's tactical resources, he also knew his own strengths and weaknesses.

There is a saying: Absolute strength brings absolute status.

"David has been getting better and better recently. I heard that French football is going to establish a new Yashin Award to be awarded to the best goalkeeper in the world."

Chu Feng patted De Gea hard, "David, I'm counting on you this year!"

De Gea was not modest and deliberately said: "Do you know what 17 clean sheets mean? If Harry didn't get crazy occasionally, my data would be much better."

Maguire was enjoying the joy of winning the championship when he suddenly heard De Gea teasing him. He immediately ran over to defend himself: "If there was no best defender award in the Premier League, I would definitely have won it this season. Look at those handsome goal-line clearances and the terrifying success rate of headers!"

"Is Van Dyke not as good as you?" Chu Feng asked darkly.

Maguire: “.”

Even if I hadn't said that just now, Van Dijk is indeed extremely strong.

Look at how the Premier League defenders were tortured by Chu Feng this season, but Van Dijk was able to make key interceptions.

This personal strength alone should not be underestimated, not to mention that Van Dijk also has excellent command ability.

Chu Feng stopped playing around with everyone, and walked to the edge of the podium, "Boss, why don't you go celebrate with everyone?"

"People always say that I act too much and overshadow the players. Am I not reducing my appearances on screen?" Mourinho said with a chuckle.

The two chatted as they walked to the bottom of the stands.

Mourinho suddenly took off his medal and threw it up with force.

Chu Feng was stunned for a moment.

He recalled the boss's life experience. In 2006, after Chelsea defended the Premier League title, the boss also threw the championship medal to the fans.

The reason is that the boss doesn't like to keep the same things.

Of course, Mourinho threw the runners-up medal to the Arsenal fans after losing the Community Shield to Arsenal in 2015.

The reason this time is that second place equals shame.

Chu Feng looked at the gray-haired leader who no longer looked youthful, and took off the medal from his neck. Amid the cheers of Manchester United fans, he threw it hard to a little fan.

"Ok?"

Mourinho looked at it in confusion.

Chu Feng grinned, revealing his white teeth, and said in a long-lost arrogant tone: "We can still win the league championship countless times, right?"

This time it was Mourinho's turn to be stunned. He stood there for a long time without moving.

It turned out that the pride in his bones did not disappear with time, but was transferred to his disciples.

"Yes, we can win the league championship countless times!" Mourinho also smiled.

The two stood side by side in front of the Stretford Stand, leaving the fans with an unforgettable back view.

"There is only one last ceremony left, the Manchester United captaincy handover ceremony."

Mourinho patted Chu Feng on the shoulder and said, "From today on, you are no longer the second captain, but the first captain. You have to take on more responsibilities."

Chu Feng subconsciously looked towards the court and found that his teammates had lined up in two rows.

"Let's go." Mourinho pushed Chu Feng over hard.

For a team, the captain is very important both on and off the court.

Manchester United has had many outstanding captains in its century-long history.

Robson, Keane, Neville
They even added a different meaning to the Manchester United captain.

In addition to the tactical role, what is more important is the spirit. The Manchester United captain must be a spiritual leader because he is the representative of the Red Devils.

Although Chu Feng often wears the captain's armband this season, he is actually only Manchester United's second captain.

pop, pop, pop
After walking through the line of teammates and listening to their enthusiastic applause, Chu Feng returned to the podium again.

Old Trafford was boiling again.

For Manchester United fans, they are always looking forward to having a leader with the temperament of a Red Devil to lead Manchester United back to the top of English football.

And now the dream is about to become a reality, Manchester United will once again have a captain, an omnipotent captain.

He can turn the tide when the Red Devils fall into the abyss, and he can improve the competitive state of the players around him in the game.

How can this not excite Manchester United fans?

Many older Manchester United fans were already in tears, having witnessed the power of Manchester United captains.

Robson's all-out effort against Barcelona, ​​Keane's unreserved effort against Juventus, and Bruce's stunning goal against Sheffield Wednesday
"You'll do better than I ever could."

Valencia put the captain's armband on Chu Feng's left arm.

Chu Feng felt the touch on his arm, and he remembered what Ibrahimovic said to him when he left.

"If you think that the captain is there to save the team at critical moments and has a cheerful personality and can get along well with every player? Can such a captain really take the team to a new level?"

Chu Feng originally thought that as long as he did his best, his teammates would definitely do their best as well.

He still holds this idea now.

However, he has also changed a little.

Chu Feng turned and looked at his teammates.

"Perhaps most people hope that Manchester United can have a captain who can save the team in times of crisis."

"But I think what Manchester United really needs is for everyone to develop a sense of team responsibility and feel sad after a defeat or a draw."

"Because such people's desire for victory can never be satisfied."

"During the seven-match ban for Eric Cantona at the start of the 1995-96 season, the Neville brothers, Scholes, Beckham, Giggs and others had to rely on themselves to solve the problem.

"And the fact is that Manchester United have won five of the seven games, which is a new record."

"So I hope that each of us, every Manchester United player, can take their responsibility."

Chu Feng talked about his understanding of the captain.

We can’t just say there is a “magical captain” in the team and put all the responsibility on him.

There is a famous football cartoon in England - "Roy of Rangers".

Roy Reis is a player who can always lead the team to launch a tide of offensive and help the team out of trouble when the team is dying.

But is this "dependency culture" correct?
I think that's not right.

The sequel to the comic is that Roy's teammates got rid of the shackles of responsibility because they knew that Roy would always stand up to save them at some point, which eventually led to the gradual decline of Melchester Rovers.

To explain in one sentence: Football is a team sport.

I don't know when Ferguson arrived. He listened to everything silently and then said while clapping: "The Manchester United captain has never been a lone ranger. He doesn't have to lead the team alone in the front."

"But he's got to always think about taking responsibility for the team and making sure he steps up when the situation calls for it and making sure his teammates do the same with him."

"You say so, Gary."

After Ferguson finished speaking, he looked at Neville.

Neville nodded vigorously. "Thinking back to when I was injured and sitting on the bench, my teammates beat Chelsea to win the Champions League. Every one of them stood up."

"It would have made no difference whether you were there or not. Now if Manchester United doesn't have Chu, the best they can do is top four in the Premier League." Rooney muttered softly.

"what?!"

Neville scratched his ears. He was an old senior, so how could Fatty Lu interrupt him when he was educating the younger ones?
"Nothing." Rooney laughed twice.

McTominay nodded seriously. He agreed with Chu Feng and Sir Ferguson that Manchester United's never-give-up spirit does not lie in individuals, but in every player of the Red Devils.

"Yes, Manchester United needs a captain who is more than just a traditional 'Roy Reis'."

Mourinho has also seen the cartoon.

Chu Feng has a special tactical position in Manchester United. He should play freely on the court, and too much responsibility may become an obstacle.

And this depends on how Chu Feng himself balances everything.

"Don't worry, they won't become dependent on us. Remember the Champions League final last season?"

Ashley Yang said loudly: “Do you think that Chu was the only one who tried his best to win that victory?”

"No, every one of us stepped up, the Manchester United lads all have that quality!"

Ferguson looked at the united Manchester United players, his eyes hidden behind the lenses were a little moist.

He treats Manchester United as his own child.

Ferguson stuffed a medal into Chu Feng's hand and said, "This is the first league championship I have won since I coached Manchester United. I hope that when you leave Manchester United in the future, you can pass this medal on to your successor."

Chu Feng was moved, but also a little confused.

what's the situation?
Shouldn’t it be given to the boss? What does it mean to me?
He immediately figured it out.

Sir Alex Ferguson wants to tie him up.

But it is so difficult for one person to be in one city in the modern world. Chu Feng couldn't give Sir Alex Ferguson any assurances. He could only say, "I will try my best."

Recalling the UEFA Super Cup at the beginning of the season, he beat Felipe in public.

The final punishment was only a three-game suspension.

In addition to the pressure exerted by the Chinese government, there is the old man in front of him, who threatens to withdraw from the UEFA committee.

Regardless, kindness must be repaid.

After the captain handover ceremony, Chu Feng took Maria to the stadium, and the two took a photo holding the championship trophy.

This made Manchester United fans feel very emotional.

The daughter of the head coach of city rivals Manchester City attended Manchester United's championship celebration?

Guardiola would have seen this.
But the two of them are indeed very well matched, and standing together they look like a golden boy and a jade girl.

Mahrez, who was passing by, held the child in his arms and winked at Chu Feng and said, "Look, Foden is one year younger than you, and the second child is about to be born. Why don't you hurry up?"

Chu Feng: “.”

Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night. After finishing the celebration, Manchester United players went to the dinner hotel together.

But compared to the last time, this time is more formal and grand.

Many Manchester United managers also came, such as Er Dezi, Sander Dezi and so on.

After several hours, Chu Feng finally had some free time. He leaned back in his chair and talked to himself.

"It's more tiring than playing the game today."

(End of this chapter)