Chapter 89 Messi is jealous, Ronaldo is suspicious
"17-year-old Chinese boy conquers Meazza!"
"Inter Milan's genius showed off his power, the Nerazzurri defeated the newly promoted team 5:0 at home!"
"Lin Feng scored a hat trick on his debut, making Inter Milan forget about the 'traitor' Vieri!"
"Another genius emerges, will Lin Feng become the next Ronaldo & Kaka?"
After the game, almost all major Italian media reported Inter Milan's game on their front pages.
Without exception, they all focused their attention on Lin Feng.
This is the first time in history that a player has scored a hat trick in his Serie A debut.
Lin Feng not only broke the record of Chinese players in Serie A, but also broke the historical record of Serie A for more than 100 years.
If the outside world had doubts about Inter Milan spending 2000 million to introduce a 17-year-old young man, then after this game, all the doubts from the outside world disappeared.
After the game, the three major sports newspapers of Milan, Rome and Turin wrote articles praising Moratti and Inter Milan's vision in recruiting players.
After the World Youth Championship, many teams set their sights on Lin Feng.
But there is no team like Inter Milan that acts so decisively and firmly!
The outside world's reasonable prediction of Lin Feng's worth is between 800 and 1200 million euros. Even if there is a premium due to his age, it will not exceed 1500 million euros.
But Inter Milan dared to take a big gamble with a transfer fee of 2000 million euros!
When the transfer was first officially announced, the outside world unanimously believed that this was just Moratti's old problem of being stupid and having too much money coming back.
But now, no one feels that way anymore.
Because Lin Feng proved that he was worth the price, or even much more than the price, in just one game.
AC Milan spent 850 million euros to introduce Kaka, which was questioned a lot at the time.
But now, if you want to take Kaka away from AC Milan, I'm afraid Milan won't even look at him if the price is less than 5000 million!
It's only been two short years!
Lin Feng's current performance is even more impressive than Kaka's back then, and his combat effectiveness is far better than Kaka two years ago.
What's more frightening is that he is younger than Kaka, which means he has more room to grow than Kaka.
He is 17 years old and can perform so well. How strong will he be when he is 20 or 25 years old?
It can be said that as long as Inter Milan is willing to sell players, other European giants will be the first to wave their money to break down Inter Milan's door.
But how could Inter Milan be willing to sell such a genius!
Moratti has been criticized by the outside world for so many years, and finally this time he is not criticized anymore!
In his eyes, Lin Feng, like Adriano, is the future of Inter Milan, and he would not be willing to let him go no matter how much money other teams offer.
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"Kaka is in poor form, AC Milan is tied by the newly promoted team!"
"Inter Milan wins big at home, new player scores a hat trick!"
Kaka put down the newspaper in his hand and felt a little depressed.
Especially when he saw the content of another newspaper, he felt even more depressed.
Also facing a newly promoted team, Inter Milan defeated their opponent 5:0. Lin Feng scored four goals and completed a hat trick.
However, AC Milan was equalized by their opponents and he himself did not score a single goal.
Kaka tried his best in this game, but the home team's field was really bad.
To make matters worse, it rained on the day of the game, and the field was full of potholes and puddles of water.
It’s an exaggeration to say that this is a vegetable field. This is clearly a fish pond.
When playing football in such a place, Kaka didn't dare to run faster because the ground was too slippery and it would be easy to fall and get injured.
However, he lost his speed advantage and was targeted by his opponents, so he made almost no noise in this game.
But the media didn't care about that. Seeing that Kaka didn't get any goals or assists, they criticized Kaka mercilessly.
The media also had reason to say that, as Lin Feng from next door also completed a hat trick in his Serie A debut against a newly promoted team.
You are a veteran who has played in Serie A for two years and is six years older than him, but you haven't scored a goal or even an assist. Is this reasonable?
Even Milan fans, who have always been fond of Kaka, expressed a lot of criticism this time.
Ever since Lin Feng came to Serie A, the two players with similar styles have been compared by the outside world.
This put Kaka under a lot of pressure.
No, I have to train harder and play well in every game. I can't be outdone by a 17-year-old kid!
Kaka made up his mind secretly.
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In Barcelona, Messi returned home depressed, turned on the TV, and lay on the sofa thinking about life.
Barcelona was tied by a newly promoted team away from home in this round, which made the whole team feel bad.
Messi, who sat on the bench for the entire game, was even more depressed than his teammates.
What made him even more depressed was yet to come.
Messi, who was thinking about life, suddenly heard a familiar name on TV.
Messi took a closer look and found that the other person was an acquaintance:
"It's him!"
Messi was deeply impressed by this guy who once defeated him in the World Youth Championship.
Messi, who is determined to defeat Lin Feng on the field and complete his revenge, has been secretly following Lin Feng's movements.
He knew that Lin Feng had joined Inter Milan, and he also knew that Inter Milan had a game today.
But he never expected that Lin Feng would become a main player at Inter Milan so quickly and even become a starter!
What he didn't expect was that this guy, whom he had previously looked down upon and had no other advantages except speed, actually completed a hat trick in his Serie A debut.
I must have opened it wrong, this can't be true.
Messi can't accept this reality in his heart!
Why?
Why is this guy, who is younger than me, able to start for Inter Milan while I can only sit on the bench for Barcelona?
Messi's heart was almost filled with jealousy.
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Manchester City, the entire Manchester United team, which had just defeated Newcastle away, was returning to the team hotel.
When passing by the hotel lobby, Ronaldo, who was about to get on the elevator, was suddenly stopped by his teammates.
"Hey, Xiaoxiao Luo, look at this!"
Rooney pulled Ronaldo back, pointed at the TV program being played in the hall, and said to Ronaldo.
Ronaldo glared at Rooney and said, "I've said it many times, don't call me Little Ronaldo, I have my own name!" Rooney laughed and didn't take it seriously, thinking to himself, what should I call you if not Little Ronaldo?
Aveiro?
Ronaldo did not continue to argue with Rooney. He looked up at the TV and found that his name appeared on it.
The three most anticipated young stars in football: Ronaldo, Messi and Lin Feng?
He had heard of the name Messi, who seemed to be some youth training genius of Barcelona. As for this Lin Feng, who was he?
I've never even heard of Ronaldo!
What level are you? How dare you be ranked with me?
"These guys, why didn't they put my name in there? Do they look down on me?"
Rooney, who was standing by, seemed a little indignant when he saw that his name was not on the list.
I am the winner of the European Golden Boy Award and the youngest international player in the history of the England team, but I am not on the list?
What kind of fake list is this?
This sentence made Ronaldo very unhappy: a fake list?
Just because I am on the list, it means it is a fake list?
Rooney, you are crazy.
The idea of getting rid of Rooney began to grow in Ronaldo's mind.
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Lin Feng didn't care too much about the praise or even eulogy from the outside world.
Having lived two lives, he is very familiar with the media's tactics.
These guys have always liked to create gods, but they like to see the fall of gods even more.
In order to create gimmicks and gain traffic, these people have no bottom line and dare to do anything!
No matter how much they brag now, when they come to kick someone when they are down, their strength will only be greater than it is now.
So don’t pay too much attention to these people’s flattery. If you really believe it, or even become carried away by it, then you’ll be a little confused.
In comparison, Lin Feng still prefers to deal with those trustworthy media people, such as the reporters from CCTV.
"Brother Lin, there's no need to send me off. You guys can go back. I can go to the terminal by myself."
Outside the airport, Li Hong waved to Lin Feng and the others, indicating that they didn't need to see them off.
After completing the exclusive interview with Lin Feng, Li Hong took the lead in returning home.
Xu Yuanyuan and the photographer stayed to continue tracking and filming until the entire documentary was completed.
After Li Hong returned, the content of Lin Feng’s interview was quickly published on CCTV’s official website.
This interview comes at a very timely moment, as Lin Feng's reputation and popularity in China have soared due to his explosive performance in his Serie A debut.
After many fans found out that this was an exclusive interview with Lin Feng, they clicked on it out of curiosity.
After watching the interview, they lamented the difficulties of professional players and cursed a certain association.
"This is not cutting leeks, this is clearly digging up the leek roots!"
"Now is the critical moment for them to compete for the main force of the team. It is obvious that they don't want them to stay abroad and force them back in various ways!"
"Damn it, I was wondering why Chinese football has never gotten better. It turns out that some people are not human beings!"
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The fans' condemnation initially only occurred on bulletin boards and forums, and the impact it caused was not very significant.
But as public opinion continued to ferment, more and more people watched Lin Feng's interview.
The impact of this incident gradually spread from online to offline, and the scope of influence became larger and larger, with more and more people participating in it.
In fact, long before Lin Feng’s exclusive interview was announced, the media interview reports commissioned by Gao Lin and others had already come out.
However, the influence of these people is relatively small, and these reports did not attract much attention and soon fell into oblivion.
But the situation this time is completely different. Firstly, Lin Feng’s influence in the country is too great, and secondly, the report is by CCTV.
As public opinion intensified, the matter became more and more serious.
A certain association finally could not sit still any longer and quickly asked Zhu Guanghu to call Lin Feng in an attempt to downplay the impact of the incident.
"Xiao Lin, do you have any demands that we can discuss?"
If this matter continues, it will not be beneficial to either side.
Although they cannot shut up the fans, they can use the media resources in their hands to accuse Lin Feng and others of having no sense of collective honor and being unwilling to serve the country.
This trick can easily deceive those who don't know the truth and leave them with a bad impression of Lin Feng and others.
So when he saw that the other party took the initiative to surrender, Lin Feng decided to stop while he was ahead.
"Coach, can we really talk about anything?"
"Ahem, as long as it's not too much!"
Since the other party said so, Lin Feng would not be polite.
He truthfully reflected his own and other overseas players' demands to Zhu Guanghu.
Lin Feng and his team’s demands are simple: they can participate in national team competitions, but they want to minimize the impact on the league.
Moreover, we cannot call them back to play in all kinds of random matches. We can just let newcomers or select a group of people from the domestic league to take over the less important matches. There is no need to bother them.
Zhu Guanghu understood the difficulties faced by Lin Feng and others, but this East Asian Games was held in Macau after all, and the higher-ups still attached great importance to it.
What if we don’t recruit any of these players who are studying abroad, what will we do if we lose?
I can’t explain this to my superiors!
"It's okay, I will accept the call-up and come back to participate in the East Asian Games. But for others, if they don't want to, you can't force them to be called up!"
Playing for the national team can get higher points and rewards, so Lin Feng is not opposed to it.
But for other national youth players, coming back to compete will do more harm than good.
What's more, now is a critical moment for them to gain a foothold in the club, and they should not damage the long-term future of Chinese football for the sake of short-term interests.
Lin Feng’s words made Zhu Guanghu breathe a sigh of relief.
It doesn’t matter about the other players, as long as Lin Feng comes back to participate.
He had coached Lin Feng in the national team and knew Lin Feng's strength.
Even strong teams like South Korea and Japan couldn't stop him, so the East Asian Games, a competition mainly participated by young players, was even less of a problem for him.
So after hearing Lin Feng's promise, Zhu Guanghu immediately made the decision:
"Okay, I will contact the others one by one and ask about their wishes. Don't worry, if they don't want to come back to participate, I will never force them!"
Even for Lin Feng who was willing to come back to participate in the competition, Zhu Guanghu tried his best to provide some help within his ability.
"Xiao Lin, how about this? In the first two rounds of the group stage, our opponents are Macau and Hong Kong. Both teams are very weak and we have a great chance of winning. So why don't you come back for the time being and wait until we enter the knockout stage before returning to compete?"
Zhu Guanghu calculated that if he only participated in the knockout rounds, he would have missed 4 club games. But with this adjustment, this number would drop to 1-2 games, and the impact on Lin Feng at the club would be minimized.
This is the limit of what Zhu Guanghu can do with the limited power in his hands.
(End of this chapter)
