Lvyin Fengmo

Chapter 54 Hold Tight Thighs
On September 9, Rogers led his disciples on a plane to Switzerland.

They are about to challenge the second opponent in the Champions League group stage, the "rich killer" Basel.

In order to show that he did not underestimate the enemy, Rogers only adjusted two positions, and pushed the strongest lineup in his hands onto the battlefield.

However, this match has nothing to do with Lu Feng.

As early as after the Merseyside Derby, he had already taken an international flight and flew to Southeast Asia thousands of miles away.

The 2014 Myanmar Asian Youth Championship will officially start in a week. How can he stay in the club and play in the Champions League and Premier League if he is dedicated to the country?
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"Little Lu, how about you being the captain of the national youth team?"

On September 9, when Lu Feng had just arrived at the training hotel of the National Youth Team in Myanmar, head coach Li Bing made such a suggestion to him.

In the time and space of history, Li Bing was replaced by Zheng Xiong because of his poor performance in the "WF Cup", but because he adjusted the team's offensive core in time, he still stayed on.

Li Bing, who knew the key to the team's victory, not only did not let go of Lu Feng's thigh, but hugged him even tighter.

Lu Feng curled his lips subconsciously, with a reluctant expression on his face:
"Director Li, forget it, I can't even recognize the names of these teammates."

Li Bing was obviously a little surprised, he really did not expect that this partial proposal would be rejected.

Although it is only a U19 national youth team, this "National Youth Captain" is also the title and halo that many players dream of, which means that he is the one with the most leadership and the most development potential among this group of players of the same age. During the interview, it was also the one with the highest exposure.

Of course Lu Feng also understood these reasons, but he was still not interested in the title of captain.

Once he became the captain, he had to be a leader to unite and lead a group of seventeen or eighteen-year-old boys, and as a social person whose mental age was not young, he had no interest in such troublesome things.

He just wants to do his job well!
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In the early morning of October 10, Lu Feng, who had just woken up, habitually turned on his cell phone.

He saw that in the chat group of Liverpool's first team, coach Rodgers, captain Gerrard, and many coaches and players have sent many messages of encouragement:
"No big deal, we have four more games!"

"we will be together forever!"

"Never give in, never give up!"

"work hard together!"

……

He froze for a moment, then turned on the sports news.

A series of bold and black headlines immediately came into view:
"Champions League - a fatal mistake by the guard with a knife, Liverpool lost 0-1 away to the Swiss champion!"

"Champions League - the two central defenders made mistakes to give gifts, Liverpool lost 0-1 in the Champions League away game for the first time!"

"[Champions League] Liverpool lost to Switzerland, regrettably lost to Basel away!"

"Champions League - Sterling loses a point from a set-piece, Liverpool 0-1 Basel!"

……

He shook his head speechlessly.

The coaching staff held so many meetings before the game, and the media and fans also reminded Rogers and the players many times that "don't underestimate the enemy", but when these people stepped into the field, they still put these reminders behind them!
A fact that made the Red Army officers and soldiers lose face is... Basel, which is obviously inferior in strength, did not set up an iron barrel formation at their home court, but listed a 343 formation that is more inclined to attack aggressively!

In the technical statistics after the game, the possession rate of the home team is even 12 percentage points higher than that of the "super giant" and "five Champions League winners" Liverpool!

If the opponent retreats and counterattacks, there may be a reason for Liverpool to lose, but... when the opponent shows their chariots and horses and wants to fight the Red Army, what reason does Liverpool, which is known for its sharp offense in football, have to lose? -
Putting the club's wins and losses aside for now, Lu Feng concentrated all his energies on the national youth team's training camp.

Although he seldom paid attention to the Chinese Super League before crossing, he would read the domestic news more or less, so in this national youth team, he also found a few familiar names:
Wei Shihao, Zhang Xiuwei, Micro Motion, Xiang Xubai, Tang Shi, Yan Zihao, Wei Jingzong...

Zhang Xiuwei, in particular, was once detained for drinking and became a topic of concern to the whole society.

In addition to Lu Feng, 20 of the team of more than 15 people have the background of studying abroad. Most of them benefited from the "Study in Portugal Project" signed by the Chinese Football Association, the local Football Association and the Portuguese Football Association.

In terms of strength, this group of young players in the 95 and 96 age group can barely keep up with Lu Feng's rhythm. If the addition of the three skills is not considered, his overall evaluation (70) is only higher than this group of teammates. Around 10 points - of course, he is mainly dragged down by his size and defensive skills, otherwise at least 3 points higher.

Since most of the players participated in the previous WF Cup, they were convinced of Lu Feng's strength. When the head coach Li Bing announced that he would continue to use Lu Feng as the core of the offensive strategy, no one dared to raise objections. "Of course" is written on people's faces.

Indeed.

If your strength is only 1% higher than the average person, then someone will definitely dissatisfy you.

But when your strength is 10%, 20%, or even 50%, 100% higher than theirs, they will even swarm around you spontaneously.

The outstanding Lu Feng not only has the strategic core position in this national youth team, he even has the privilege to discuss tactics with the coaching team!
"All free kicks can be passed to me, the height does not need to be too low, I can grab it!"

"If we are in a defensive counterattack, the two wings can try more through balls or overhead passes, and the amount of advance can be larger, and then larger. As long as you don't pass directly to the bottom line, don't worry about me not being able to catch up. !
"If there is only one defender in front of me, don't doubt it, please pass it directly to my feet!"
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When Liverpool defeated West Bromwich Albion 2-1 at Anfield, the world football officially entered the time of the international competition.

And Lu Feng also ushered in his first opponent in the group stage of the 10 Asian Youth Championship on the evening of October 9th.

Japan, Ben, team.

Although the Japanese national youth team failed to reach the semi-finals in the last three consecutive Asian Youth Championships, they have been able to qualify from the group stage for 1990 consecutive sessions since 11.

On the other hand, the Chinese National Youth Team has failed to advance to the semi-finals in the past four Asian Youth Championships since winning the runner-up in 2004. Two years ago in the UAE in 2012, it was embarrassing and lost all three games.

But... historical results are always an irrelevant reference for a single game.

"drop!"

The referee from India blew the whistle to start the game.

The Chinese team in a bright red jersey kicked off first!
Lu Feng passed back lightly, then turned and moved forward.

He had just taken three steps when he heard a muffled sound behind him:
"Oh!"

He turned sideways in some astonishment, and saw a shadow flying across the air!
His No. 20 teammate and midfielder Chen Zhechao directly kicked a big kick!
"Wow, trough, ni, ma, ah!"

Lu Feng, who has always been mild-tempered, burst out with a foul language.

What teammates are these? !
Why do you want to open the big foot directly when no one is pressing? !

Take a step back and say, you just drive, why not kick the goal directly in front, so at least there is a possibility of forming a shot!
Why did you choose to kick towards the touchline on the right?

Isn't this voluntarily giving up the opportunity to attack? !
Before he finished his swearing, he saw the left back of the Japanese team catch up with the ball.

The defender didn't know what he was thinking, maybe he wanted to show off his delicate ball-stopping skills, and stretched out his right foot towards the ball that was about to fly out of the sideline...

Then... the ball bounced straight out!
The Chinese team won the frontcourt throw-in!

Lu Feng's eyelids twitched wildly.

"This tmd is also okay?!"

Could it be that... all along, he has underestimated these teammates around him?

(End of this chapter)