Football: A late bloomer, starting with Leicester City

Chapter 239 Gary Neville predicts again, Georgie Thompson’s criticism (please vote for me)

In the new program of the BBC Premier League column, old friends who have been away for a long time finally meet with British fans and friends.

Not to mention, despite their high appearance rate last season, the immersion between the two during this period is really nostalgic.

"Welcome back, viewers, you are now watching the BBC Premier League column program, Leicester City Special."

As the camera turned, host Lineker finally appeared in front of the audience.

Just like the day he won the title with Leicester City, Lineker was not wearing any clothes today and was only broadcasting in shorts.

This was also his promise last season, and now it's time to fulfill it.

"I'm Lineker."

Lineker seemed to be used to it and didn't think there was anything wrong, just appearing in the picture.

"I'm Gary Neville."

Gary Neville next to him didn't find it strange, but he just smiled slightly at the corner of his mouth.

"For Leicester City, a perfect season has passed. Now let us turn our attention to the team's new season and make a detailed preview."

The program started in this atmosphere. British viewers kept posting comments, and the attention was still very high.

"Of course, in this episode, the first thing we want to mention is Chen Yufeng, number 66 in the Leicester City team."

Lineker pointed his finger behind him, pressed the remote control in his hand, and brought up a photo showing this year's player value rankings.

It can be seen that Barcelona king Neymar leads the list with 2.5 million euros. The young third man in the world is currently the most expensive player in the world.

In second place is Messi with 1.3 million euros, followed by Griezmann with 1.3 million euros.

Cristiano Ronaldo, who is currently 1.28 years old, has fallen out of the top three for the first time in recent years and is worth million euros.

"Everyone has been discussing this list for many days. We will not discuss this, but focus on Chen Yufeng."

Lineker scrolled down the rankings, and finally found Chen Yufeng at the seventeenth position on the second page, "The Leicester City captain is worth 5500 million euros, ranking seventeenth in the overall list."

"This is an astonishing statistic. When he joined Leicester City last year, his worth was still close to 5 euros."

"This is an increase rate of 1100 times. It is the first time that players of this age have experienced such a substantial increase."

There was some exclamation and shock in his expression. This famous Leicester City star wanted to step into the role of Chen Yufeng as the male protagonist of the anime, and experience such growth once in his career.

"Perhaps people will say that number seventeen in the overall list is nothing more than that. The stars you like are all in the top few."

"But for a veteran who debuted at the age of 30, climbing to this position already represents a great success."

After Lineker said this, he pointed his finger at Gary Neville next to him and said, "Gary, you be the judge."

"I have nothing to comment on. They are the new Premier League champions, League Cup champions, European Cup champions, and they won the Community Shield not long ago."

Gary Neville spread his hands and curled his lips and said: "If his debut time was not too short and the honors and achievements he accumulated were not enough, he might have been able to confirm the Golden Globe Award at the end of the year."

"But right now, it might be difficult."

"If he had a Champions League trophy before he got this, even if he didn't get it in recent years, then his career achievements would be considered to have reached the Golden Globe level."

Gary Neville has been involved in the quarrel between the two great men for so many years. He has a relatively good understanding of the selection mechanism of the Golden Globe Awards, and he also understands what Chen Yufeng needs.

"Let's not talk about the Golden Globe Award, but let's talk about his new season?" Lineker asked again. In a sense, he is also running an interview program.

"In the new season, I certainly hope that he can maintain a good competitive state and level."

Gary Neville seems to have suffered the losses of last season, and now he has become much more cautious in his words. "If there is still a championship, his story will be recorded in history."

"Do you understand? This is a very inspiring story in itself, a story that can be liked and inspired by everyone in the world, but if it is just a flash in the pan, it may not be remembered for too long."

Speaking of this, Gary Neville had a smile on his face, "I have seen some fans joking on the Internet in the past two days. They are talking about what kind of legendary player Chen Yufeng will become if he retires directly after playing last season. .”

"Of course, I was really confused, because it's hard for me to imagine how those people later would guess what would happen if he continued to play."

"Hahahaha..." Lineker laughed directly, and then asked like he was digging a hole: "So Gary, do you think it's wrong for him to continue playing football? Are you afraid of affecting the reputation of this legendary season?"

"It didn't mean that."

Gary Neville hurriedly shook his head, and after clicking his tongue, he felt that it was not his style. He actually didn't want to tell lies that were too false, "If you say yes, actually it's a little bit."

"The main reason is that he played too well last season and in the European Cup. If he continues to play and cannot maintain his form and meet people's expectations, it will not be a good thing."

"You know, there are always some unscrupulous people who like to cause trouble for players like this and attack them online."

"What I'm afraid of is that after Chen Yufeng cannot overcome his age, he will be criticized by fans on the Internet and find excuses to say that his championship is a scam."

"In other words, he just exploded for one season, and then disappeared from the football world. He was a second-rate player."

What he said actually makes sense. There are indeed many such people on the Internet. They will jump out to praise you and pursue you when you are brilliant.

But once you fall off the altar, they will immediately stand up and attack you on the grounds of their own disappointment, and even erase your past achievements.

Lineker nodded, and then found a point to refute, "But just look at the Community Shield match in the new season, Chen Yufeng is not such a player."

"Yes, he played very well in that game. I watched it live."

Gary Neville showed a painful expression. He must have gone to support Manchester United at the time, but he did not expect to directly witness the home team being killed by Leicester City again.

"In fact, everyone's worries about him are nothing more than two points, one is age and the other is stability."

"We all know that after half the season and entering the new year, Chen Yufeng will be 32 years old. This is the age at which many forward players retire."

After seeing the comments on the barrage talking about the two unparalleled talents, Gary Neville shook his head, "Don't talk about Messi and Ronaldo. They are two different kinds."

"You can't ask others based on their performance. These two are historical stars."

"Chen Yufeng has obviously not reached this level yet. He has not shown people his stability and his level in the Champions League." Gary Neville started to talk about the key point, "A wide player like him, By the time you reach the age of 32 or 33, some parts of your body may begin to decline.”

"The most obvious thing is the speed. He may get slower year by year, and in the end he will lose the ability to eat his opponents alive."

Afraid that others would not understand, Gary Neville gave an example: "Does everyone play football games? Let's spread out the players' values ​​and look at it."

"If Chen Yufeng's speed and explosive power are 90, then next year it may be 87, the year after that it may be 83, and then it may fall below 80 and fall back to 70."

"Looking at it this way, maybe everyone can understand it, right? If you can understand it, you will understand what I mean."

"..."

What he said is right. From the perspective of a bystander, this is indeed a problem that Chen Yufeng should solve.

The decline in various body functions is inevitable for players.

In fact, the decline in physical fitness is not obvious. On the contrary, speed, explosiveness, and other aspects are easy to lose.

This is what every older player should face.

"So, if I were to make a prediction, I think Chen Yufeng would be successful if he scored 15 goals and sent 5 assists this season."

Gary Neville finally said: "Of course, it's only in the Premier League, not including other competitions. After all, he is still the top scorer."

After he finished speaking, Lineker nodded slightly, seemingly agreeing with this statement.

He then faced the camera and expressed his prediction, "Gary Neville is always very conservative. I am different. I am a radical. I think Chen Yufeng can still score 20 goals and 8 assists this season. "

"Including in the Champions League, Chen Yufeng may also be able to try more than 5 goals."

"That's my prediction."

After saying this, Lineker turned his head to Gary Neville, "Gary, do you dare to take a gamble with me?"

"What?" Gary Neville asked, not knowing what was going on.

"Whoever guesses closer will continue to appear on BBC programs like me." Lineker pointed to his shirtless shirt and smiled.

"I'm willing to make this bet with you." Gary Neville stretched out his hand towards Lineker, and the two completed the agreement in the barrage.

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At this moment, in the new report of Sky Sports.

Host Georgie Thompson is here again, reporting on Leicester City and Chen Yufeng.

She obviously didn't want to say this, but was just talking about other points, "It is reported that Chen Yufeng's net worth has reached 5500 million euros, ranking 17th in the annual net worth list."

"I believe his staying on the team surprised many fans. It seems that this level should appear in a wealthy club?"

Georgie Thompson shook his head slightly and smiled, then pressed the remote control to start controlling the multimedia curtain behind him, and some videos were quickly played on it.

"Does Real Madrid need Chen Yufeng?"

It seems that at a press conference, someone asked Real Madrid coach Zidane and president Florentino about the exit.

"No, we obviously don't need it. We have the best forward configuration."

Zidane quickly shook his head with a firm attitude, as if he had never considered such a thing, "The combination of Bale, Benzema, and Ronaldo must be the strongest striker in Europe."

"We don't need reinforcements, although he is very good."

Florentino next to him also shook his head and smiled: "We have a very good relationship with Leicester City, and we even reached a loan contract with them this year."

"But this player is really not considered by Real Madrid at the moment."

The video finished playing quickly, and what followed was an interview with Barcelona coach Enrique. This time it didn't feel like a press conference, but like a private interview.

"Uh... Actually, I don't know if you have noticed one point. The soles of Chen Yufeng's feet are a little rough."

Enrique pursed his lips and shook his head, pointing out: "He has scored a lot of goals, but his short passing and other statistics have always been average."

"Barcelona may not need such a player, he does not fit our system well and he is already old."

The host in the picture seemed to have said something at this time, but he couldn't hear it clearly.

Enrique nodded again: "Yes, yes, we may not buy him even for 20 million euros."

After him, countless videos of coaches were exposed, including those of Manchester City's new coach Guardiola, Liverpool's coach Klopp, as well as the southern king Bayern and Serie A hegemon Juventus.

They were all asked this question and answered in the negative.

The reason is still a matter of system and age. They do not believe in Chen Yufeng.

The humility and caution in his words are just to avoid being criticized by Chen Yufeng's fans.

"Looking at it, I believe everyone knows that Chen Yufeng is still more suitable for Leicester City."

Sky Sports host Georgie Thompson smiled regretfully, raised his eyebrows and said this sentence, "The European Cup champion does not seem to be favored by the wealthy at present. It is not as simple as everyone thinks."

This episode ended very quickly. It seemed like they were deliberately criticizing Chen Yufeng. I don’t know what the intention was.

This is normal. The road up the mountain is always very noisy. Only when you continue to climb up and get to the top of the mountain will it become a little quieter.

When you actually stand on the top of the mountain, you can't hear anything.

The words of these people are the rumors that Chen Yufeng has suffered, and this will be his best motivation.

Amid their noisy words, Leicester City's first Premier League game of the new season is getting closer...

(End of this chapter)