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Chapter 30 My Name is Moon Shadow, My Teacher is Feng Ling

On March 3, London time, the European qualifiers for the 21 World Cup in Brazil reignited. England will be a guest in San Marino.

Due to the huge disparity between the strengths and weaknesses of the two sides, England has already accounted for the three points. Therefore, at the press conference before the game, the most talked about was not the game itself, but the freshly released national team roster.

The focus is on one's absence and one's inclusion.

Absent is Rio Ferdinand.

The Manchester United central defender rejected the call-up of the national team on the grounds of physical discomfort, but traveled 15 hours in a helicopter to the Middle East to commentate on the game, and his whole life was very lively, and he did not look like he had any physical problems.

This incident exploded in English football. In an interview, Ferdinand changed his words and said that it was because he had not received the notification from the FA and thought he had not been selected. freezing point.

"I've made it very clear that it was Ferdinand who turned down the offer and we all know why, and frankly, I'm not going to interfere with the business of a player or a club, but I'm very disappointed by his behavior.

Not notified?That's an excuse!Everyone knows I'm only going to inform players who have just been called up to the England squad, instead of phoning everyone and telling them: Hey man, I need you... that's a joke!

I chose Ferdinand because of his strengths. He has played well recently, but it is impossible now because he has not gone through a series of training to maintain sufficient physical fitness. From this moment on, my focus is to find someone to replace him! "

At the same time, England captain Gerrard also accepted an interview. He said that he would not withdraw from the national team voluntarily like Ferdinand. The pinnacle of a player's career and if I don't play tomorrow I will feel worse than dead. There is no bigger stage for a player than the World Cup..."

So far this season, Gerrard has never missed any Premier League game, and has started every game and played a full 90 minutes. For a veteran who is about to turn 33 years old, this kind of physical fitness is simply amazing. envy.

Another focus of the press conference was the selection of Lin Yun.

He replaced Southampton striker Lambert.

Hodgson's face immediately turned from cloudy to sunny after talking about Lin Yun, "Yes, I recruited Lin Yun, oh, maybe it's time to call him another name, Claude Lin, who knows, so this kid has The English name... There are very few players who can make me so excited. I watched almost all his games live. I know that he is the kind of player that the England team needs. You don’t have to worry about strikers anymore!”

This remark not only made the reporters in the audience look at each other in blank dismay, even Gerrard next to him was a little stunned.

Do you want to be so exaggerated?
Someone immediately raised doubts.

"But is it too early? You know, he's only 17."

"Only 17 years old? How old was Owen when he participated in the World Cup for the first time? How old was Messi when he first entered the Argentine national team?" Hodgson laughed dumbfounded, "Lin scored 17 goals in 4 official games at the age of 11. , and a lot of people can't do that at 27, so age is the problem?"

"of course not……"

One of the greatest hobbies of the English media is to create super talents and then destroy them with their own hands. This is one of the main reasons why the English Football Association staged the "old is not necessarily good".

Lin Yun, nothing could be more wonderful...

"Speaking of Irving, what do you think about his retirement? Do you think Lin can reach the heights of Irving?"

Just yesterday, the 33-year-old chasing uncle Michael Owen announced that he would hang up his boots and end his brilliant and regretful career.

He played 89 times for the national team and scored 40 goals, ranking fourth in England's history.

For many fans who are only fans during the World Cup, the so-called England team is actually Beckham + Owen, so it is not an exaggeration to say that this product is a mark of the England team in a certain historical period.

An old man who had made great achievements for the national team retired, and a newcomer who turned out to enter the national team almost at the same time, which made many people feel a little bit emotional.

I still remember that Owen was about the same age when he first put on the England jersey...

The 17-year-old Irving ran long distances in the 98 World Cup and became famous with one goal. Everyone is full of interest in whether the 17-year-old Lin Yun can copy his trajectory and break out of his own world in the England team.

"Michael? It's a pity that he is a great striker. It's a pity that injuries prevented him from reaching higher heights. As for whether Lin can become the second Michael, I can only say that time will give us the answer..."

Due to the rush of time, the training time for the national team is only three days.

Walcott was not selected for the national team. Fortunately, Wilshere, an old driver, led the way. Lin Yun went to the England National Football Center in St. George's Park, Staffordshire.

The £1.05 million training ground, which was only officially put into use last year, is the headquarters for the Three Lions' international players and coaches of all ages.

The outside of the base was already surrounded by reporters and fans. Wilshere had to slow down the speed of the car and complained: "Brother, you have to buy your own car. I don't want to be blocked by your fans every time. This feeling sucks."

"How do you know they're not after you?"

"Come on, it's not the first time I've been here, they weren't so enthusiastic before."

In fact, Wilshere's popularity is still very high now, but the star flavor is indeed a bit weaker.

He lowered the car window and waved to the fans. After entering the base, Lin Yun glanced at the national team roster in his hand.

Goalkeepers: Foster, Joe Hart, John Rudy;

Defenders: Baines, Jagielka, Gary Cahill, Ashley Cole, Phil Jones, Smalling, Kyle Walker;

Midfielders: Barkley, Carrick, Cleverley, Gerrard, Lampard, Ashley Young, Chamberlain, Wilshere;
Forwards: Rooney, Defoe, Sturridge, Welbeck, Lin Yun.

Wilshere seemed to know what he was thinking, "Rooney will definitely occupy a position. Defoe and Sturridge are also in good form recently, but I think your biggest opponent is Welbeck."

"No," Lin Yun folded the list and threw it aside, "My biggest opponent is only myself."

At the moment of entering St. George's Park, the system task came again.

"Main task three: Who in the world does not know the king?"

"Mission description: Score a hat-trick in your national team debut."

"Mission Difficulty: Three and a half stars."

"Task Reward: Feature (Unique)*1."

The reason why the difficulty is only three and a half stars is because the opponent of the England team this time is the fish belly among the fish belly.

San Marino, ranked 207th in the world…

If you don't abuse you, who will you abuse?
　I heard that some people think that the hanging is not big enough?

　　
　
(End of this chapter)