Football: Starting from the 05 World Youth Championship

After completing the training camp in North America, the Chinese national football team immediately announced its disbandment.

Most of the players returned to their home countries with their coaches and managers, and many of them still have league games to play.

However, Lin Feng did not leave with everyone else. He was invited by the Emperor James to go to Cleveland to watch the finals of the 06-07 NBA playoffs.

Before this game, the Cavaliers were trailing the Spurs 0:3, and if they lost another game they would miss the championship.

At this time, the little emperor had never been beaten and was still full of energy.

Even when facing the peak Spurs, James did not back down, but bravely challenged his opponents.

However, the ideal is very full and the reality is very skinny.

The Cavaliers, playing at home, failed to create a miracle and ultimately lost again 82:83, watching their opponent lift the championship trophy in their home court.

At the end of the game, Lin Feng saw frustration and confusion on James' face.

In these four games, he has tried his best, averaging 22 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists per game.

In an era when the NBA's defensive intensity is still very high, this data is already quite good.

But it was useless. Apart from him, no one on the Cavaliers could stand out. The second highest scorer on the team only scored 12.8 points.

On the other hand, in the last game of the Spurs, the GDP Big Three scored a total of 63 points.

Parker scored 24 points, Ginobili scored 27 points, and although Duncan only scored 12 points, he grabbed 15 rebounds.

The opponent's multiple attack points made it impossible for the Cavaliers' defense to find the focus.

What the Spurs have to do is simple: open the door, let Bowen go, and let him keep a close eye on James.

Lin Feng guessed that maybe it was because of this disastrous defeat that the little emperor had the idea of ​​joining forces with other stars to play brotherly basketball?
……

After watching the NBA finals, Lin Feng declined Ronaldinho's invitation to a party.

There is still some time before the Asian Cup kicks off, and he is planning to take a break from his busy schedule and return home for a vacation, but he doesn't want to hang out with Ronaldinho and the others in North American nightclubs.

Playing football in Milan, are you still afraid of not having parties?
The girls in Milan are much more charming than those in the United States.

However, even after returning to China, it seems that he cannot escape the American girls.

While shooting an advertisement for a product endorsement, Lin Feng saw the 'Fairy Sister' who is currently extremely popular in China.

"Lin Feng, let me introduce you. This is your filming partner, Ms. Liu Yifei. Ms. Liu, this is the Golden Boy Award winner and the number one Chinese football player I mentioned to you before—Lin Feng!"

Although I know that the other party is praising me, the title of "the number one player in Chinese football" sounds like an insult no matter how I look at it!

"Brother Wang, your information is outdated. Lin Feng is not only the best in Chinese football, but once he wins this year's Ballon d'Or, he will be the best in the world!"

As soon as the receptionist finished speaking, another staff member immediately corrected him.

After the man finished speaking, he took out a jersey and a football from somewhere like a magic trick and handed them to Lin Feng:

"Brother Lin, I'm your loyal fan, can you please sign an autograph for me? Please!"

"Yeah, no problem!"

Lin Feng has always been tolerant towards his fans. If the requests are not excessive, he will try his best to satisfy them.

After saying that, he took the pen handed to him by the fans and signed his name carefully.

Different from celebrity signatures that are specially designed by others, Lin Feng's signature is plain and simple regular script.

Liu Yifei was not far from him. When he was signing autographs for fans, she saw what he wrote:
"What a beautiful calligraphy. Have you practiced calligraphy?"

Lin Feng nodded: "I learned from my grandfather for a few years, but I only learned a little bit, not good enough to be used on the stage!"

Liu Yifei shook her head when she heard this: "It's already very good, at least better than what I wrote. You don't know my handwriting. Oh, let's not talk about it!"

Having also lived abroad for many years, Lin Feng's handwriting was much better than hers, which was at the level of an elementary school student, which made the fairy sister very envious.

Although he only needs to sign the name designed by the designer when attending events on weekdays, when interacting with fans and writing messages to fans, it is easy to expose his elementary school level.

This made her quite distressed.

Seeing this, Lin Feng comforted him, "Really? That may be because you don't practice enough. My grandfather said that there is no trick to writing. Just read more and practice more."

Liu Yifei was puzzled and said, "I also practiced calligraphy after returning to China. I have copied several calligraphy books, but there was no effect!"

Lin Feng couldn't help but ask curiously: "Did you write it according to the copybook?"

"Yeah, isn't that wrong?"

"It can't be said to be wrong, but calligraphy also requires copying and imitating. Copying helps to familiarize yourself with the structure of the characters, but if you want to achieve the effect of practicing calligraphy, you must move away from copying and practice copying."

The two of them were chatting happily about how to practice calligraphy and did not notice the expressions on the faces of the staff around them.

Little did they know that while they were chatting, the gossipy hearts of the staff nearby also began to burn:

"Hey, do you think these two look like a good match?"

"The man is handsome, and the woman is pretty and charming. They look like a perfect couple!"

……

On June 6, Lin Feng, who had finished his advertising and endorsements, appeared at the Chinese Super League match.

Although he had disguised himself by wearing sunglasses and long sleeves.

But he completely underestimated his influence in the country. As soon as he entered the stadium, he was recognized by the fans!
"Lin Feng is here!"

"where is it?"

"Damn, it's really the King of Lin!"

"Lin Feng, I love you!"

"Yue, don't you feel disgusted when a grown man says this?"

……

The fans' overly enthusiastic reaction caught Lin Feng off guard, and also caught the security personnel responsible for maintaining order on the scene off guard.

As a last resort, they could only ask Lin Feng to go to the stands closest to the stadium to separate him from other fans.

If this is not done, I'm afraid all the fans in the stadium will run to where Lin Feng is sitting!

This situation made Lin Feng a little overwhelmed. Why did he feel like an animal in a zoo, isolated and watched by people?
Of the more than 20,000 people in the audience, at least half were looking in his direction. Reporters even set up their cameras and took 360-degree photos of him.

This made Lin Feng feel scared, because he had said before that he would take Fairy Sister to watch the game together!

Fortunately, this one didn't happen, otherwise, I'm afraid both of us would be treated like monkeys.

The two exchanged contact information when they were shooting an advertisement last time. They have been communicating frequently via text messages in the past few days, and as a result, their relationship has become more familiar.

Just when Lin Feng turned the Xinhua Road Stadium into the Hanyang Zoo, in a villa on the pure waterside of East Lake across the river.

Liu Yifei, who had just finished practicing calligraphy, lay on the sofa, turned on the TV, and planned to clear her mind.

When the TV was turned on, a football game was playing.

Liu Yifei didn't watch football originally, but influenced by that person, she has recently developed some interest in football. So, for some reason, she didn't choose to change the channel, but continued to watch this game where she didn't even know who the opponents were.

But just as she put down the remote control, a familiar face appeared on TV.

Liu Yifei's eyes widened instantly, staring at the TV screen intently:

How could it be him?
After watching for a while, she burst out laughing.

As a fellow celebrity, she immediately guessed what had happened to Lin Feng.

The opponent was obviously recognized by the fans at the scene, and then was taken away by security to a separate "private seat" for isolation.

Looking at the crazy fans around him who were trying to jump over the human wall of security guards and rush to him, Liu Yifei couldn't help but worry for him.

But when I thought about his embarrassed look, I suddenly found it very funny.

Thinking of this, she picked up her phone, found the person's name, quickly edited a text message and sent it.

Lin Feng felt the vibration of his phone, and when he opened it he saw the text message from Liu Yifei.

"I saw you on TV (), you looked so miserable!"

This sly expression, coupled with the text she sent, made Lin Feng seem to see a young girl covering her mouth and laughing on the sofa.

He quickly tapped on the keyboard and sent a text message, trying to drag Liu Yifei into the water:

"If you see me, come and save me! I'm almost being mistaken for a panda in the zoo!"

Seeing Lin Feng's reply, the girl hugged the pillow and covered her mouth with her hands while laughing:

"()Tsk, I'm not going. I don't want to become an animal being watched!"

The two exchanged text messages for a while, and Liu Yifei agreed to treat him to a meal after the game to make it up to him and to play the role of host at the same time.

……

There are no professional football stadiums in the country. Some of these comprehensive stadiums are even open-air, and there are very few boxes.

To be honest, the viewing experience of watching a game in this kind of stadium is not very good.

Apart from anything else, the running track outside the stadium really affects the viewing experience, which is far less exciting than that of a professional stadium.

But the atmosphere at the game was quite good. More than 20,000 fans cheered for the home team throughout the game, and the sound never stopped.

Even though some fans have shouted themselves hoarse, they are still continuing to roar with their hoarse voices.

Nowadays, those who can buy tickets to enter are undoubtedly true fans.

In fact, the price of Chinese Super League tickets is not cheap. The average ticket price for each game is around 40-50 yuan.

For ordinary people in China whose average salary is less than 2000 yuan, this price is actually a bit high.

Lin Feng lived in Germany for a long time and often went to watch football matches.

Whether it is the Bundesliga or the 2nd Bundesliga, the tickets are quite cheap.

If you buy season tickets, the price of a single game ticket for a Bundesliga team can be as low as a few euros.

The average income of Germans was at least 20 times higher than the average domestic salary at that time.

When calculated in terms of cost, it seems like watching football for Germans is free!

It is no wonder that the Bundesliga has the highest attendance among the five major leagues. With such cheap tickets and high incomes for Germans, watching football has naturally become a very cost-effective national entertainment activity.

The Chinese Super League is still far from reaching the level of German football, but with the rapid development of the domestic economy.

In the next ten years or so, the per capita income of the nation will rise rapidly. If ticket prices can remain unchanged, the cost for fans to watch games will slowly decrease, and perhaps one day it will reach the level of the Bundesliga.

Even though the prices of Chinese Super League tickets are relatively high, more than 2 people still showed up.

You should know that the Wuhan team’s home stadium can only accommodate 3 people. Due to domestic fire safety restrictions, it can only seat more than people at most.

More than 20,000 people arrived and the venue was already full.

This kind of grand occasion probably only occurred in the A-League ten years ago.

This made Lin Feng feel very gratified. It seemed that after the campaign against organized crime and illegal activities, Chinese football once again won the support of fans.

The Chinese Super League, which was once ignored, has become popular again.

This is a good thing for Chinese football.

Because only when the local league flourishes can it drive the development of the entire football industry, provide more jobs for players and attract more people to join the football career.

Moreover, the improvement of the level of the local league will also drive the continuous improvement of players' skills and improve the level of the national team.

Although the course conditions were poor, the game was very exciting.

Even in Lin Feng's opinion, the level of this game was quite high.

The offensive and defensive rhythms of both teams were very fast, and neither side kicked the ball blindly. Instead, they tried their best to control the ball under their feet and complete the attack by ground advancement.

No wonder the Chinese Super League’s world ranking has improved, it turns out it has really become stronger!
Thanks to the coach's excellent tactical arrangements and on-the-spot command, the Wuhan team finally defeated the visiting team Duchun Yatai with a score of 3:1.

Lin Feng didn't want to cause any trouble, so he wanted to leave quietly after the game.

But he didn't expect that the reporter was one step ahead of him and ambushed him outside the exit passage.

"Lin Feng, say a few words!"

"Yeah, say a few words. We finally met you, give us a chance!"

The reporters looked at Lin Feng eagerly, expecting him to accept their on-site interview.

Currently, the most popular sports stars in the domestic sports world are Liu Xiang, Lin Feng and Yao Ming.

Among them, Liu Xiang stayed in China the longest, so reporters had many opportunities to interview him.

Yao Ming would also return to his hometown in Shanghai for vacation during the NBA off-season every year.

So among the three, Lin Feng is the most difficult to meet.

Every time he returns to China, he basically returns to participate in the national team's training. After the game, he will return to Europe and rarely stays in the country.

Reporters only meet a few times throughout the year, and there are too few reporters qualified to go to Europe to interview the team.

That’s why the fans and reporters at the scene were so excited. After all, it’s really not easy to meet Lin Feng once in the country!

"Haha, thank you all for your support and love!"

Seeing that he couldn't escape, Lin Feng had no choice but to stand up and say a few words:

"Everyone knows that I am from Hubei, and the Wuhan team is half my home team. I am very happy to see them achieve good results on the field, and I am also very happy to see that our league is getting better and better!"

Seeing Lin Feng speak, the reporters were excited and began to ask questions:
"Lin Feng, what do you think of the current level of the Chinese Super League? How far is it from the top European leagues?"

"Lin Feng, what do you think of Zhu Guanghu's previous declaration of winning the championship? Do you have the confidence to lead the national team to win the Asian Cup?"

"Lin Feng, the media in Japan and South Korea both claim that they will beat the Chinese team in the Asian Cup. What do you think?
"Lin Feng, there are rumors that a team is contacting Inter Milan for your transfer. Can you tell me the details?" (End of this chapter)