Football: A late bloomer, starting with Leicester City

Chapter 252 The campaign for UEFA’s best player, the views of Cristiano Ronaldo and Suarez (please vote for me)

"Leicester City defeated Arsenal 2-1 and won their second consecutive victory of the season! Currently ranked sixth in the standings with a goal difference disadvantage!" - Loughborough Consulting

"Scoring three goals in the first two rounds, Chen Yufeng, the best player in the European Cup, continues to maintain a very high level! Is it the last madness before dusk, or is he a very high level?" - Sky Sports UK

"Slip down and say no? Chen Yufeng scored twice against Arsenal, helping the team complete its second consecutive Premier League victory! The late-blooming veteran is making an impact on UEFA's best player!" - UK Guardian

"Odegaard couldn't hide his frustration after the game. Chen Yufeng stepped forward to persuade him and hoped that the two could jointly score goals in the Premier League! After a season, Chen Yufeng has grown into a role model for other young players!" - British BBC

"After a crazy night at the Taylor Hotel, you were just studying Atletico Madrid tactics? Chen Yufeng's answer is intriguing. We all know that Atletico Madrid today is crazy and fanatical. Its synonyms may be violent, turbulent, and violent. Iron-blooded, what does Chen Yufeng mean?" - The British Sun

Many reports were issued the next day, bringing a lot of fun to fans who follow this Leicester City team.

People began to speculate about Chen Yufeng's total goals this season, followed up to discuss his possibility of winning UEFA's best player, and even began to talk about his relationship with Taylor.

"These media are still very sophisticated. When you score a goal, there will be a lot of applause. As soon as you don't score, they will directly start to spread topics such as failure."

"It's only been two rounds and I can't see anything yet. What's there to brag about? At least wait until the first ten rounds to see."

"Some people say that Chen Yufeng can score 30 goals in the Premier League this season. I don't agree with this statement. According to what you said, Lewandowski next door has scored four goals in two rounds. Isn't he going to reach 50+ this season?"

"Chen Yufeng has indeed maintained a very high level in the past year. He scored 21 goals in the Premier League last season, 7 goals in the EFL Cup, and a record 11 goals in the European Cup. This may help He won the UEFA Player of the Year award, but that doesn't guarantee his level this season."

"Don't make it embarrassing by posting a long post with examples. Just keep reading. If you have to prove that someone is not good, aren't you looking for trouble?"

"Heizi is like that. He always likes to prove that his ideas are different from others and that he is powerful and knowledgeable."

"As for Chen Yufeng and Taylor, I don't really believe it (bad laugh), but I do believe the subsequent speculations of The Sun. Is Chen Yufeng that strong?"

"You just have to try whether he is strong or not. Anyway, he is very fierce on the court and has a good personality. I think he is the most suitable candidate for captain."

"..."

Discussion posts were sent out one after another, and everyone was discussing Chen Yufeng.

This is actually a player who rarely gets hyped. The fact that he is so popular may be mostly due to the peculiarity of his age and the attribute of being a late bloomer.

To this day, when mentioning Chen Yufeng's name and mentioning the owner of Leicester City No. 66 and Belgium Team No. 6, no fan does not know that it is Chen Yufeng.

They will nod more often and say, "Ah, I know him, he performed very well in the Premier League/European Cup."

The next step is to see if Chen Yufeng can win a UEFA Best Player trophy as he wishes.

This will be the best compliment and appreciation for him, and the best summary of the entire season.

After the third round of the Premier League on August 8, Chen Yufeng will go to Monaco with Ranieri, where this year's Champions League draw and UEFA awards will be held.

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On August 8, countless British media went to Spain to find some stars during the gap period in the schedule for interviews.

For these British media, they are still more concerned about whether the Premier League can have a UEFA best player again after many years.

In the past few years, players' personal honors and awards have been basically monopolized by Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi of Real Madrid and Barcelona.

In fact, they are also looking forward to it, and hope that players playing in the UK can win a major personal honor.

In order to create a public opinion war, they came to Spain to conduct some exclusive interviews.

The first person they found was Suarez, who scored 40 goals in La Liga last season and won the top scorer title.

They came to Suarez's home for an exclusive interview.

"Do you think you have any hope of winning the award in UEFA's selection?" a reporter from the British Guardian asked.

"The best team is more promising, but the best forward is less hopeful."

Suarez usually seems to be relatively low-key, and his tone is relatively calm: "As for the most important award, the best player, I generally don't think about it."

"Everyone knows that this year is the year of the European Cup, and my national team competition is in South America. This is contrary to UEFA's selection."

Having said this, the reporter can clearly feel Suarez's frustration. This is indeed one of the problems for South American players.

They play in Europe, the most advanced place in modern football, and select these honorary awards together with European players.

However, their national team's intercontinental competition results will not be counted in these selections because they are in South America.

Unless they win the World Cup, they will always have one less column in their personal honors.

With one column missing, you often have a chance to suppress European players only if you perform at a dominant level like Messi.

Of course, this mainly refers to UEFA's best selection and has nothing to do with FIFA's annual Ballon d'Or award.

FIFA's Ballon d'Or awards are often relatively fair, and everyone will compare them together. The European Cup is not much more advanced than the Copa America.

"Then who do you think is most likely to win the award?" the British Guardian reporter continued to ask.

"This year..." Suarez seemed a little hesitant, because club teammate Messi's performance in the previous year could not be said to be dominant, and without the support of the European Cup, Messi has basically been determined to withdraw from the competition.

In this situation, it was really difficult for him to speak.

"Cristiano Ronaldo, what else?" The Guardian reporter helped him name the superstar of his rival team, which solved Suarez's unspeakable secret.

Next, Suarez seemed much more relaxed and said: "Then there is Chen Yufeng from Leicester City."

"I'll start by saying, it's incredible, I heard his name about halfway through last season."

"I probably remember that his data at that time was 13 goals and 10 assists. This is a very good data."

"When you put this data on a 30-year-old veteran who is playing professionally in his first year, it becomes even more incredible."

Speaking of this, Suarez's expression was somewhat shocked, "Later on, I kept hearing news about him winning the League Cup, the Premier League, and later the European Cup, and breaking many records."

"I almost always have this expression, you know?" He made a wide-eyed, open-mouthed expression, amusing the Guardian reporter.

"It's incredible that his performance in the European Cup can make him the best player in UEFA's selection."

"If you were asked to choose one, would you choose Chen Yufeng or Chen Yufeng?" the Guardian reporter continued to ask.

"Of course, there is no doubt about it, Chen Yufeng."

Suarez lay on the sofa, leaned back and spread his hands.

For a Barcelona player, he quite hopes that Chen Yufeng will win the award.

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On the other side, a reporter from the British BBC also approached Ronaldo himself for a brief interview.

"The UEFA awards ceremony is about to begin. Will you be there that day?" A BBC reporter put the microphone to Ronaldo's mouth.

Ronaldo is wearing a gray short-sleeved suit and gray trousers today. He seems to be in a relatively relaxed state.

Faced with this pointed question, Ronaldo did not hesitate and said with a shrug: "Of course, I will go to the scene and get the final trophy back."

"This will be the second time I win this best player trophy. I will put him higher in the honor room, although I may have to move the Champions League trophy to the side."

When you win a major championship, since there is only one championship trophy, it will definitely be placed in the club's honor room.

But the players will not just take back a trophy. Instead, they will quickly find a designer to customize a special commemorative trophy on the same day and put it in their home.

This is a way to commemorate something that almost every player does.

"Hahahaha..." The BBC reporter was obviously amused and didn't know what to say for a moment.

Of course, Ronaldo's words were not just for show, but also meant to be a joke.

He is not always a serious person in his daily life, and occasionally has some fun, such as when he is in a good mood.

"A very critical question. It is rumored that Chen Yufeng is more likely to win the award. What do you think?" The BBC reporter did not gossip too much and directly talked about Chen Yufeng.

"No, brother, I scored 51 goals and 15 assists in all competitions for the club last season. In the national team, I also had 11 goals and 3 assists."

"62 goals and 18 assists, which is the same as Chen Yufeng's... what were his statistics last season?"

"A total of 42 goals and 27 assists." The Guardian reporter reminded from the side.

"Yeah, you all know how it compares."

Cristiano Ronaldo also showed his hands and didn't seem to take Chen Yufeng's data seriously. "Whether it's total goals or total goals created, I have a strong advantage."

"Do you think he is competitive because he has the European Cup?"

"Sorry, I also have the Champions League. Who would say that the club's achievements are lower than those of the national team?"

"The national team game is an honor for me, but it is not a time to really show my strength, because there are too many restrictions. I need to do a lot of things, not just focus on scoring goals."

Having said this, Ronaldo couldn't help but raise his eyebrows: "But my performance in the club will let people know who is the best."

"Do you think that in national team matches, there are too many factors involved in teammates, so it is impossible to show the true level of the players." The BBC reporter nodded slightly and added: "Club performance is the king?"

"I think my teammates in Portugal are very good, they are all very good players."

Ronaldo thought for a moment, then nodded: "But if you put aside the World Cup, it is like this in itself."

(End of this chapter)