Lvyin Fengmo

Chapter 9 Instinct
2012 5 Month 18 Day.

Liverpool FC, Kirkby Academy is hosting the season closing ceremony.

"It's the end of another season, lads."

Faculty President Frank McParland concluded from the podium:

"The past year was a new season for every Liverpool person. I am very pleased that everyone has put in 100% effort..."

Liverpool in the 2011-12 season could not be called a success. Dalglish failed to lead the team back to glory, but continued to sink in the Premier League. After the end of the season, he only ranked eighth and only won the English League Cup.

The two strikers who sold Torres also performed poorly:

The 3500 million local striker Carroll is an out-and-out parallel importer, and soon became a marginal role.

Although Suarez, who is worth 2650 million yuan, has played brilliantly many times and was named the best transfer in the winter of 2011, he played 39 games in all competitions throughout the season and only scored 17 goals. Such a report card obviously cannot impress fans. Forget Torres.

As for other transfer players, it is also not convincing:
The winger Tang Ning, who was bought for £2000 million, played 36 times in the league in one year, but contributed 0 goals and 0 assists, and was even dubbed "Tang Ling" by his fans.

The midfielder Jordan Henderson, who was also bought for 2000 million, was once called "Gerrard's successor" and "the next captain", but he only surrendered a dismal performance of 48 goals and 2 passes in 2 games.

After taking office, he spent a total of more than [-] million yuan, and no one just got eighth in the league. This made Dalglish feel ashamed, and he could only leave the position of head coach in disgrace.

Also swept out by the club was the former football director Damian Comoli. They all have to take responsibility for the poor record and ineffective signings in recent years.

The performance of the first team is poor, but the young echelon has reaped gratifying results:

Raheem Sterling, a winger born in 94, is the one with the most potential. This local rookie not only performed well in the youth league, was elected the best player of the season in the reserve team, and was promoted by Dalglish Entered the first team and officially staged his debut in the league in March, becoming the second youngest player in club history to make his debut.

Connor Coady, who was born in 93, also showed excellent performance. The U18 captain led the team as the captain of England U17 two years ago to win the only championship trophy in England in the past 20 years-the European Youth Championship. Like Sterling, he is considered to be the next generation superstar of the Three Lions.

In 94, the teenager Adam Morgan was also highly praised. As a striker, he once created an astonishing statistic of 13 goals in 16 consecutive games. Le"!
Another outstanding representative of the reserve team is the Spanish teenager Suso in 93. The talented boy introduced by Benitez in the past is no longer satisfied with playing for the reserve team. Together with Tring, he officially entered the first team.

In addition to these players who have stepped into the first team with one foot, the younger U16 is also quite interesting.

This U16 team has won two consecutive championships in the English Youth League Cup and the Youth FA Cup in the past season. They are almost the most outstanding group of youth training players in the past 30 years.

The main striker Ryan Kent scored nearly 60% of the team's goals and scored 30 goals in 62 appearances in all competitions. He was of course selected as the MVP of England U16.

The two midfielders Branagan, Rossiter, midfielder Williams, and central defender Jones have also entered the U16 best 11.

Among these talented young players, not only was Lu Feng not buried by them, but he was particularly eye-catching.

He gradually became the main force in the second half of the season, so the data does not seem to be as good as Kent, but in 9 league games and 3 cup games, he also scored 16 goals and 5 assists. 1.75 balls, as a left winger, such a report card is good enough.

"Your offensive stats are really good, Lu, but football isn't all about offense."

After the ceremony, U16 coach Critchley also left a message for individual players:
"Your offensive method is still relatively simple. Of the 16 goals, 7 came from headers, 6 from offside grabs, 2 from supplementary shots, and only [-] goal came from a shot after passing. .

In the U16 game, the speed and bounce are enough to solve most problems, but if you enter the higher level stage, your weakness in confrontation ability may be exposed. "

Lu Feng did not deny his analysis:

"Coach, do you mean... should I strengthen my strength training?"

Critchley shook his head slightly:

"No, you don't need to deliberately strengthen your strength. You are still in the developmental stage. Excessive strength training will easily lead to fatigue and injuries. On the contrary, you should pay more attention to... how should I put it, the skills of playing football."

Borrell, the Technical Director of the Youth Training Academy sitting on the side, took the topic with a smile:
"Let me tell you, since your body is thin and you are not good at confrontation with strength, then use your skills to the extreme."

Lu Feng was a little embarrassed.

He also wants to stage a criminal surname like Messi, but... the talent does not allow it!
Borel saw his mood, and said:
"Do you know another nickname of La Masia College? School of Film and Television?"

Lu Feng nodded slightly embarrassed.

As a veteran of the La Masia Youth Academy, Borrell is not embarrassed at all:
"It's no shame, lad. For a player as thin as you are, in many cases, acting is the best way to protect yourself."

He stretched out a finger and tapped his temple:
"Remember, young people, football is indeed a sport that relies on the muscles of the body, but you must not only have muscles in your mind."

For his point of view, Lu Feng deeply agreed.

When Lu Feng left the office, the smile on Borel's face slowly faded away.

He turned on the computer on his desk and played a video.

This is the FA Cup match between Liverpool U16 and Manchester United U16, and it is still 2-2 near the end of the game.

The ball was at the feet of Lu Feng, who came off the bench. His forward route was obviously blocked by the opponent, but he still ignored the reminders of his teammates and insisted on breaking through by himself.

Although the United full-back did not complete the frontal interception, it ended the attack with a vicious sliding tackle.

But Lu Feng didn't stop at all, he just got up from the ground and launched another fierce attack.

Crazy is like being possessed, and his teammates are like air in his eyes.

Looking at the thin figure on the screen, Critchley said:
"His body lacks strength, but he is not afraid of confrontation, but is very brave, but as you just said, he doesn't seem to have much flexibility in his mind..."

Borel's expression is still serious, and his eyes are still fixed on the screen:

"The concentration and willpower he showed in the game is very impressive. When I was working at La Masia, I also saw a similar situation with Messi."

Critchley raised his eyebrows:
"Messi? I'm afraid you think too highly of him. Many young players only see football when their eyes are red, and their usual training tactics and coordination will be left behind by them. It's just instinct."

"maybe."

Borrell laughed too, and glanced at the screen again.

After failing twice, Lu Feng finally succeeded in breaking through the defense for the third time. He almost lost all his focus under the strong defense of the opponent, but he still used one hand to complete the final shot. .

"But...his desire for victory is indeed stronger than everyone else's."

Borel stood up from his seat, with an indescribable feeling in his eyes:

"I've never seen such a strong desire in a 16-year-old.

This feeling, while it may inspire him to great success, is more likely to drive him to ruin! "

(End of this chapter)