Lvyin Fengmo

Chapter 10 Showing off! U18 genius!
Lu Feng, who spent the summer vacation in 2012, is about to turn 16 in the new season. He also naturally left the U16 and was promoted to the U18 echelon.

He was promoted with him, in addition to Kent, Branagan, Rossiter, Williams, Jones and other teammates, as well as their head coach Critchley.

On the first day of August, the head coach told everyone very seriously:

"U18 and U16 are two completely different worlds, and everyone should be mentally prepared from the first day they enter the team.

You are no longer children, football is no longer an amateur game for you.

From now on, everyone should consider one thing, how can they enter the first team and become a real professional player through fierce and brutal competition? "

Of course, Critchley was not alarmist. Lu Feng and his teammates quickly saw the horror of U18.

The absolute main players of this batch of U16 echelons can only experience the taste of competition again in the new echelon.

They're not kids anymore, they're about to experience what English football is really about.

Fierce collisions, fierce interceptions, rough fouls, enough sliding tackles to break a leg, and... blind referees who will never treat them like babies again!

The first of this group of young people to qualify for the U18 game is, not surprisingly, the leading shooter Ryan Kent.

Then... this super shooter who scored 16 goals in the U62 league last season had a five-round scoring drought.

Kent, who is only 168 tall, can't get a chance to shoot in the muscular jungle. As for the gorgeous dribbling he is famous for, he will only get himself a chance to get in touch with the turf!
The tragic fact that there were no results in five rounds made all the little guys calm down from the joy of being promoted to U18. They began to train harder and wanted to qualify for U18 as soon as possible.

Compared with the U16s who only had two or three training sessions a week, they now have to participate in training activities every day, which is not only more intensive, but also adds relatively boring tactical courses.

The tactical course mentioned here is that everyone sits in the conference room and watches the video, and then listens to several coaches taking turns to play and break up the analysis. Technical director Borrell will occasionally guide him personally.

Whenever the assistant coach turned on the video, Lu Feng couldn't help frowning.

Although he has lived in this city for more than a year, and his English level has long been able to communicate with most of his teammates without barriers, every time he hears the local Liverpool accent of the coaches, he still cannot fully adapt...

Time passed quickly in the day-to-day training.

When 2012 came to an end, the 16-year-old and 4-month-old Lu Feng finally bid farewell to his status as a high school student and became a full-time youth player.

"Lu, are you free tonight?"

After this day's training, his friend in the U18 echelon, midfielder Michael Williams couldn't wait to put his arms around his shoulders.

Lu Feng pointed to another teammate:
"I still need to practice for a while, you go to Jordan to play!"

Although the wages of the youth training players are pitifully low, they still cannot stop many people from yearning for a better life. However, as a good boy, Lu Feng has rarely participated in the "corruption" activities organized by his teammates.

Jordan Ibby, who was named by him, also walked over with a smile:

"Hey, Lu, everyone must participate in today's celebration! Otherwise, you will never get another pass in the next half of the season!"

You are public campus bullying!

Lu Feng frowned, and couldn't help but change his expression:
"You can try it!"

Although he never causes trouble, if he is cornered, he doesn't mind letting these British guys taste his strength!

Jordan Ibby was just a small, skinny monkey anyway...

Feeling the murderous intent, Ibi immediately waved his hand and apologized:

"Sorry, sorry, I didn't mean that. Tonight is just to celebrate that Michael and I have obtained official professional contracts, so we invite all teammates to join us!"

Born in November and December 1995 respectively, Williams and Ibby have reached the age of 11. According to the regulations of the FA, they have both reached the age of official signing. Of course, the Liverpool Club will not let go of these two hopes. The stars, who soon offered them professional deals, put them firmly in the red jersey.

Lu Feng curled his lips, but he couldn't help showing envy in his eyes:
"I want to eat you poor!"
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When the calendar turned to 2013, more and more friends around Lu Feng got professional contracts.

Lloyd Jones born in 95, Tom King, Joe Maguire in 96, Branagan, Ryan Fulton...

Seeing that these teammates who may not have performed better than him have left their status as youth training apprentices, how could Lu Feng remain calm all the time?
His training was as hard as ever, and he had already used the two skills given to him by the system to perfection.

It was with such efforts that he finally got his first chance to start for the U2013 team in the FA Youth Cup match on March 3, 13.

Facing the "Tiger" Hull City, whose strength was far inferior to Liverpool's, Lu Feng completely vented his desire to score goals that he had accumulated for more than half a season!
[Endless Restraint] and [Fatal Strike] are competing to burst out light from his body!

Three unreasonable header bombings, plus two quick one-step shots!

He shocked the entire English football world with an unparalleled five blessings!
This is no longer a youth team game where you can randomly score goals!
Even if he is as strong as Messi, he has not left such an amazing record in Barcelona's youth team!
Coupled with the four goals of other teammates who took advantage of the victory, the score of 9-0 caused a huge sensation in an instant!

"The Times: 60 goals in 5 minutes! An unparalleled debut for the U18 Chinese teenager!"

"Mirror: God descends to earth! The Chinese who smashed records!"

"The Guardian: Tigers tremble! Liverbirds soar!"

"Echo: Liverpool's youth training bears fruit again!"

If a highlight can only attract the attention of the British Isles, then the youth league a week later completely made the entire European football world hear the name of the Chinese teenager for the first time!
On March 3, Liverpool went 21 kilometers away to challenge their century-old enemy, Manchester United.

In the 2012-13 season, Manchester United was almost invincible in the Premier League. Ferguson was full of firepower in his last season, and he achieved a double-digit advantage after halfway through. By late March, he had locked the league title.

Their U18 echelon has also copied the dominance of the adult team. With the "Belgian Beckham" Januzaj and the 2012-13 Golden Boot favorite James Wilson, Manchester United's U18 was originally the most popular candidate for the championship. people.

And what about Liverpool?
The first team started six rounds without victory, creating the worst start record since the team was established more than 100 years ago. It fell into the relegation zone three times and made all fans doubt their lives. It was not until the second half that they barely climbed to 10th. It is almost impossible to even squeeze into the top seven European theaters.

The two major goalscorers the team had high hopes for - Carroll chose to transfer after only playing two games, while Suarez received 13 yellow cards due to fouls, flops, and cursing, and once became the "villain" in the Premier League. "Typical.

Compared with the first team, their U18 echelon also struggled. They fell behind early in the league and lost hope of competing with Manchester United. They only barely retained the possibility of promotion in the cup.

However, one of the most irrefutable truths in the football world has been verified again in this game:
"Football is round, anything can happen!"

Such a powerful Manchester United U18 team, obviously sitting on the right time, location, and harmony, was overturned to the ground by the seemingly dilapidated Liverpool at their home court!
Despite the strict defense, Lu Feng still kicked his head and kicked open the gate of Manchester United three times!

"Two eight-ball games! Liverpool has found a treasure!"

"Crazy performances in a row! The Chinese teenager defeated the Red Devils!"

"16 years and 7 months, the birthplace of Cuju finally gave birth to a peerless genius!"

(End of this chapter)