Chapter 133: Trial at Barcelona, accidentally broke Messi's record
"Come on, I'll attack and you'll defend!"
Lin Feng waved to Zhang Linpeng, indicating that they could start.
Zhang Linpeng nodded heavily, then took a defensive posture, concentrating his attention and staring at Lin Feng's every move.
Lin Feng also became serious, slowly approaching with the ball in small steps, and started to pedal the first bicycle.
Zhang Linpeng was very calm and did not fall for it because he saw that Lin Feng's dominant foot when dribbling the ball was his right foot, while the one who did the bicycle kick just now was his left foot, so he judged that the opponent's move was a fake.
Adopting different defensive strategies according to the offensive player's dominant foot is an essential skill for an excellent defensive player.
On this point, Zhang Moss is qualified!
But before he could be happy, the moment Lin Feng's left foot landed on the ground, he pushed the ball to the side with his right foot and accelerated past him.
Zhang Linpeng was a little frustrated that he was defeated so easily.
"Some players are ambidextrous and have no restrictions on their dominant foot, so before defending them, you need to do more homework and learn more about your opponent, so that you can do a better job of defending."
Zhang Linpeng nodded: "Come again!"
The two quickly entered into the next round of competition, and this time Lin Feng still used the bicycle kick.
With the lesson learned from the last time, Zhang Linpeng became more careful this time. Finally, he did not fall for it again and successfully blocked Lin Feng's first bicycle.
"it is good!"
"Well done Zhang Wu!"
On the sidelines of the court, Zhang Linpeng's friends cheered for him after seeing this scene.
But the next second, Zhang Linpeng was passed!
"Hiss, what a strong explosive power!"
"Brother Lin's acceleration is too fast, Zhang Wu can't keep up at all!"
“It’s worthy of being at the level of the top five leagues!”
The young players were full of praise for Lin Feng's dribbling. Zhang Linpeng was clearly not fooled, but he just couldn't keep up with the opponent's speed.
Zhang Linpeng was not convinced and said:
"Come again!"
He felt that he had hesitated just now and should have engaged in physical confrontation immediately.
Although he is one year younger than the other, Zhang Linpeng is tall and strong, and is not inferior to Lin Feng in height and weight.
He was confident that he could restrict his opponent with his strong physical fitness!
However, the result was completely beyond his expectations!
Zhang Linpeng was completely at a disadvantage in the physical confrontation with Lin Feng, and was even knocked down by the opponent because he could not withstand the opponent's impact.
Zhang Linpeng was stunned. His strong physical fitness had always been his most relied upon weapon, and it was his magic weapon that enabled him to dominate the Genbao Football Base.
But today, after meeting Lin Feng, his magic weapon failed to work.
"Your physical fitness is indeed good, which should give you an advantage in the domestic league, but there are many players of this level in the top five leagues. If you only rely on your physical fitness, it will be difficult to gain a foothold in the top five leagues."
Lin Feng walked up to Zhang Linpeng and reached out to pull him up.
Sun Jihai once said that when he was in Manchester City, he needed to train very hard and even practice extra time to maintain his condition, but his teammates could achieve that with just casual practice.
Therefore, if you want to gain a foothold in the top five leagues, you cannot rely solely on your physical strength, but you must also improve your abilities in other areas, such as using your brain more and playing football with awareness, prediction, and football IQ.
"Well, I remember it. Thank you, Brother Lin!"
Zhang Linpeng thanked him sincerely. This competition made him realize that there are always people better than you.
The opponent only used the bicycle trick to defeat me.
If the other party uses all means, he will only be abused even more miserably!
So this is the strength at the level of the top five leagues?
Zhang Linpeng said that his horizons had been broadened and his yearning for the top five leagues had become stronger.
What’s the point of playing football in the country?
It would only be interesting to go overseas and compete with high-level opponents like Brother Lin!
Seeing that Lin Feng was too powerful, the young players did not dare to challenge him anymore and instead set their sights on Feng Xiaoting, the "soft persimmon".
However, Feng Xiaoting, who was a soft persimmon in their eyes, was actually playing the pig and eating the tiger.
Faced with the challenge from the young players, he accepted them all and used all his skills to beat them severely.
These forwards at Genbao Football Base were so abused that they began to question their lives!
It felt like the opponent was an impenetrable wall and they couldn't break through the opponent's defense no matter what.
It turns out that the substitute-level players in the top five leagues have such terrifying strength!
This realization hit them hard, and they felt that after all these years of learning, they had learned nothing.
With their current strength, let alone going abroad, it would be a big question whether they can gain a foothold in the local league, right?
The only one who remained motivated after suffering a blow was the youngest and shortest guy - Wu Lei.
"Brother Lin, Brother Feng, I am not your opponent now, but I will definitely surpass you in the future!"
Although Wu Lei is young, he has great ambition.
No wonder he can make such a bold statement about his worth of 7000 million US dollars. This guy really believes that he can become such a big star.
But the ideal is very full, and the reality is very skinny.
Although Wu Lei realized his dream of studying abroad in his previous life, his dream of being worth 7000 million was out of reach and impossible to achieve.
I hope that in this life, he can realize this dream as soon as possible!
"I'm a defensive player. It's pointless to compete with me. But if you want to surpass Brother Lin, it will be very difficult."
"How about this, our club's youth training camp is quite famous. If you have any ideas, I can introduce you to the La Masia youth training camp and see if you can get some experience!"
Although they had only known each other for a short time, Feng Xiaoting liked this kid very much.
Wu Lei looks smart and has good talent. He is indeed a good football player.
"for this I……"
Wu Lei was obviously moved, but due to emotional considerations, he was too embarrassed to speak out.
After all, he is a member of the Genbao Football Base. Xu Genbao has spent a lot of energy and financial resources to train him. If he just pats his butt and leaves, it would be a bit too ungrateful.
"Xiao Feng, do you really have a way to get Wu Lei to train at La Masia Youth Training Camp?"
When Xu Genbao heard Feng Xiaoting's words, his expression became serious.
Wu Lei is young and may not have heard of the La Masia youth training camp, and does not know the value of Barcelona’s youth training.
But Xu Genbao himself is engaged in youth training, and no one knows the strength of La Masia youth training camp better than him.
Barcelona's vice-captain Xavi, first substitute Iniesta, Arsenal's rising midfielder Fabregas, and Leo Messi, who has performed well this season, all came from the La Masia youth training camp.
These people are still very young and have not yet fully demonstrated their talents, but their performance is enough to amaze everyone!
Xu Genbao has a hunch that in the next few years, Barcelona is likely to rise thanks to the talents of La Masia youth training camp.
Therefore, Xu Genbao attached great importance to Feng Xiaoting's proposal.
Although he was reluctant to let Wu Lei go, for Wu Lei to have a better future, he would not set up any obstacles in this matter even if he was reluctant.
On the contrary, if Wu Lei really has the opportunity to train at La Masia youth training camp, he will even personally help Wu Lei deal with various complicated procedures in the country and accompany him to participate in the trial training.
Among the players of the first phase of Genbao Football Base, Xu Genbao's most promising players are Wu Lei and Zhang Linpeng.
If there was a chance to send them out for better training, he would definitely not hesitate.
"Well, I have some connections with the coach at the youth training camp. It should be no problem to arrange for one or two players to go there for trial training."
Feng Xiaoting has joined Barcelona for almost half a year. He has basically established a foothold in the team and naturally has some connections.
What's more, the trial places in La Masia youth training camp are not that valuable. As long as you have an introduction from an acquaintance, it is not a problem to get one or two trial places.
But whether he can pass the tryout and stay is hard to say.
Wu Lei might be better, as he is relatively young and has great potential.
As for Zhang Linpeng, it would be very difficult. At the age of 16, some of his technical movements have already been finalized, and he will not be able to receive training in the youth training camp for too long.
But whether it can succeed or not, you have to give it a try!
What if it happens?
Feng Xiaoting was very efficient. After making a phone call to the Barcelona youth training camp, he quickly secured a trial spot.
Barcelona is very welcoming to Chinese players coming for trials.
Since they signed Feng Xiaoting, they have received a lot of sponsorship cooperation from China. Even the genuine jerseys that were not selling well before have increased their sales in China by a large margin.
This made Barcelona see the huge consumption potential of the Chinese market and they wanted to further develop this market.
When Xu Genbao saw that Feng Xiaoting had actually gotten a tryout spot, he was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling. He immediately notified the parents of Wu Lei and Zhang Linpeng and started to handle various procedures for them.
I don’t know what connections he used, but the procedures that would have taken a long time to complete were all completed within just a few days.
This made Lin Feng sigh, a big boss is a big boss, his connections and network are really extensive!
The two of them were almost done with their vacation and were returning to the club, so they boarded the same flight with Xu Genbao, Wu Lei and others.
Seeing that it was still early, Lin Feng simply went to Barcelona with them and took the opportunity to visit this famous youth training camp.
...The La Masia youth training camp is located on Aristides Street in Barcelona and looks inconspicuous from the outside.
In the early years, the supporting facilities here were very simple. Under the leadership of the Dutchman Cruyff, Barcelona spent a lot of effort to renovate and transform it, and expanded the scale of the youth training camp, which led to the current La Masia youth training camp.
When Cruyff coached Barcelona, the most famous youth training camp in the world was Ajax's youth training camp.
Cruyff himself was an outstanding product of Ajax's youth training, so he brought that set of advanced concepts of Ajax's youth training to Barcelona, which laid a solid foundation for the future glory of La Masia youth training camp.
After arriving in Barcelona, they found a hotel and had a good night's rest.
After recuperating and adjusting his condition, he brought Wu Lei and Zhang Linpeng to the La Masia youth training camp.
They arrived early and the door of the youth training camp was not open yet.
A staff member in work uniform was outside, explaining something to those who were preparing for the tryout:
"If you want to enter the La Masia youth training camp, you need to pass the entry-level exam in advance to prevent those who have never played football and want to sneak in and fish in troubled waters!"
La Masia youth training camp is well-known and many people come here to learn from it.
Among these people, some really come here to pursue their dreams, but some come here to visit, check in, or even buy for free.
If they are not screened and allowed to sneak in, it may bring some safety risks to the youth training camp.
"Stop talking so much and tell me how to test it."
Some people here came very early and had been waiting for a long time. When they saw the staff were still nagging, they couldn't help it.
"Ahem, the test is very simple. Do you see the five tires hanging on the goal? Kick each tire twice. If you can score three out of ten goals from 20 meters away, you'll pass!"
Twenty meters is roughly the top of the penalty area. Without a goalkeeper defending, it would be difficult for even professionally trained players to kick the ball into a tire with a diameter of about half a meter.
For someone without any training, this is an impossible task.
Both Wu Lei and Zhang Linpeng passed this level smoothly, with Wu Lei scoring 5 goals and Zhang Linpeng scoring 4.
The results of the other test participants were similar, and not a single one was able to kick all 10 balls into the goal.
There are quite a few who didn’t score any of the ten goals!
"Who else wants to try?"
Seeing that no one came forward, he said proudly:
"Haha, it's normal that you don't dare to try. Even Messi only scored nine goals in this test. So far, no one has ever scored a perfect score!"
"I'll try!"
Just when he was about to continue showing off, someone suddenly stood up.
The person who stood up was an East Asian with yellow skin, black eyes and black hair. He seemed to be in the same group as the two Asian players before.
Is he here for the tryout as well?
He vaguely felt that this person seemed familiar, as if he had seen him somewhere before.
But he couldn't remember where he had seen it, so he simply gave up the thought and nodded, motioning for the other person to come forward.
Lin Feng stood at the free throw spot, looked at the position of the tire, took a deep breath, and started shooting free throws.
For the first ball, he did not choose the simplest tire that was in the middle.
Instead, he aimed at the most difficult one in the upper right corner. For many right-footed players, it is very difficult to kick the ball into this corner.
But for Lin Feng who can shoot with both hands, this is not a problem.
The first penalty was scored smoothly, and so was the second.
The person in charge of the test looked at Lin Feng in surprise. This kid has some strength!
Both goals were scored from this position!
Tires are relatively hard, so if you want to score a goal you can't just rub against them, you have to shoot the ball into the net through the air.
So although it may seem that the tire has a diameter of half a meter, in reality the only shooting position you can choose is the small area closest to the center.
At a distance of 20 meters, it is difficult to aim at the center of the target, let alone kick the ball into the goal.
Because of the height of the tires on the left and right sides, the football cannot fly directly into them. It needs to find an angle with a certain arc to get in, which requires very high footwork.
Add to that the issue of using your dominant foot, and that’s why the top right tire is so difficult to get into.
After solving the upper right corner, Lin Feng’s next target was the upper left corner.
Just like the previous two goals, he made these two free throws with ease.
Next came the two lower corners on the left and right. The ball was easier to kick at this position, and Lin Feng successfully scored 4 goals.
This way, only the two balls in the middle were left to be kicked.
When Lin Feng scored eight goals, there was already a lot of discussion and exclamations at the scene.
The expressions of the staff in charge of the test also became nervous:
Is it true that no one will break Messi's record?
Without any surprise, Lin Feng scored the last two free throws steadily.
This game is indeed quite difficult. If he hadn't learned it from Mihajlovic, he wouldn't have been sure to score all the goals.
"Sir, you have passed the test of our La Masia Youth Training Camp! You can report at any time!"
When the staff saw that Lin Feng had really kicked all ten balls into the goal, their attitude immediately changed 180 degrees and became flattering.
Others also cast envious glances at Lin Feng. Being able to join the La Masia youth training camp directly without taking an exam is the dream of many people!
However, the object of their envy rejected Barcelona's invitation:
"Ahem, I'm not here for the tryout, they are!"
Lin Feng pointed at Wu Lei and Zhang Linpeng beside him, and slowly retreated behind the crowd.
"Is that so? That's such a pity!"
The person in charge of the test had a look of regret on his face. This guy looked very capable, and it was a pity that such a talent could not be recruited to the La Masia youth training camp.
…………
A moment later, the gate of La Masia youth training camp opened, and those who passed the entry test followed the staff and entered the youth training base.
As soon as they entered the La Masia youth training camp, Wu Lei and Zhang Linpeng became nervous.
This trial may very well determine their future fate. If they can stay in the La Masia youth training camp, even if they cannot find opportunities in Barcelona in the future, they can use this identity to look for opportunities in other European teams.
"Don't be nervous, relax a little. The more nervous you are, the more likely you are to perform poorly!"
Feng Xiaoting saw that the two were very tense and tried to comfort them.
But the more he comforted them, the more nervous they became.
"Your brother Feng is right, don't take this tryout too seriously, no one said you can only try out once.
Even if you can't get into Barcelona's youth training camp, there are still so many European giants to choose from. If you don't mind the trouble, I can introduce you to Inter Milan to try your luck! ”
Hearing Lin Feng's comfort, the two nodded heavily and gradually relaxed.
The mentality of having a retreat and having no retreat is completely different.
The reason why Feng Xiaoting's consolation had no effect was because what he said was too vague.
Lin Feng directly told them that there were other options besides Barcelona, which reduced the importance of this trial in the minds of the two and naturally dispelled their nervousness.
Feng Xiaoting gave Lin Feng a thumbs up, admiring him for being able to find the key to the problem every time.
Half an hour later, the two began their tryout.
After completing the individual tests, the two were arranged to different venues to compete in a competition.
Wu Lei is too young and is at a disadvantage in physical confrontations. He is often knocked down by players older than him on the field and looks very embarrassed.
But his off-ball movement and excellent sense of goal left a deep impression on the trial coach.
As for Zhang Linpeng, his physical fitness is very outstanding and he stands out among the trial players.
However, his awareness and footwork were not as good as those of his peers on the training ground, which made the coach in charge of the tryout frown frequently, as if he was not very satisfied with Zhang Linpeng's performance.
"Who is that guy? He seems to stand out from the crowd. Zhang Linpeng and his team are no match for him!"
Xu Genbao also noticed that Zhang Linpeng was not in good shape, so he pointed at an outstanding player on the opposite side and asked Feng Xiaoting beside him.
"Oh, that guy? His name is Bojan, and he's the big devil in the youth training camp. Don't look at his young age. It is said that he has scored more than goals in the youth team, averaging goals per game. He is simply a goal-scoring machine!"
Bojan?
Hearing the name, Lin Feng couldn't help but take another look.
(End of this chapter)
