The midfield king of football life

Chapter 12 Feyenoord Financial Crisis

No road in the world can be peaceful and peaceful forever. There are times of violent storms, severe cold and snowstorms, and times of warm spring and flowers blooming.

The same is true of the road of life.

"Hey, Feng, have you read today's football news?" Pilar chatted with Li Feng on the side of the training ground.

"No, what's the matter?" Li Feng said lightly.

"The news said that our club has a financial crisis this year, and the club's leading stars Van Persie and Dirk Dirk may be sold this season. The club's performance this season is really terrible." Bilal said with a slight sigh.

"Uh, does this have something to do with us? The most important thing is that we train hard!" Li Feng said lightly.

"Please, this has nothing to do with us. One day we officially joined the youth team. After we have a professional contract, if our club has financial problems, we may all be traded. Also, if the club has no money, our training equipment and medical care will definitely be greatly reduced. Do you understand?" Bilal said anxiously.

"Oh, let's talk about it after I get the professional contract," Li Feng said lightly.

"Feng, you will definitely face this problem in the future? If possible, which league do you want to enter? Is it the Premier League, La Liga, or the Bundesliga?" Bilal asked Li Feng.

"I don't know. I didn't think that far. I just want to play football well. I'll talk about the rest later." Li Feng said lightly while juggling the ball.

"Forget it, let's not ask you about this matter, let's talk about something you are interested in, and the European Cup will start in about two months, do you plan to go to the scene to watch the match?" Bilal said excitedly.

"European Cup? I've never watched it before. My mother is very busy and probably won't have time to watch it with me." Li Feng said helplessly.

"Well, you just came here not long ago. Now every continent has its own cup competition. Your country should have participated in the Asian Cup. Like the Asian Cup, the European Cup is held every four years. Because there are so many stars in Europe, the European Cup competition is also quite fierce. Many new stars and talented players will show their strengths in the European Cup. Like Ronaldo in Portugal this year, Robben in our country is Eindhoven's winger Peter Pan. They will definitely show their strongest strength in the national team." Pilar kept saying.

"Mostly, I can only watch it at home by myself. My mother has nothing to do with me during this time." Li Feng said in a slightly depressed mood.

"Feng, I'm very sorry. If you have time, you can come to our house to watch football. Our whole family likes football. My father used to be a Feyenoord player, but he suffered a serious injury and retired later." Pilar said.

"Yeah, thank you, Pilar!" Li Feng stopped the ball and replied seriously.

In 2004, this was the worst year for the Feyenoord club in the past three years. As a result, the club had a financial crisis. The club's performance was not good, the fan attendance was not good, and the jersey sales were not good. This series of reactions were all related to the club's performance.

Soon, the sports news officially revealed that Feyenoord's main striker, Dirk Dirk, moved to the Red Army Liverpool, and Van Persie moved to the Gunners Arsenal.

Online forums are filled with all kinds of abuse from fans.

"Feyenoord club chairman Van der Helik is a businessman through and through. He is not worthy of managing Feyenoord club."

"My favorite Van Persie, he left us for Arsenal, I'll never see him play at the Feyenoord Stadium again, woo woo woo woo..."

"Why, the great Dirk, a former Golden Boot player, why did the club sell him to the Red Army Liverpool, are we really the player factory of the five major leagues?"

For these news, Li Fengzhong had never seen them before, and he didn't understand them either. He just wanted to play football well. Playing football with Bilal and the others was very happy. Although sometimes they didn't win, the feeling was very good.And Bilal has now considered career development.

At this time, Feyenoord club chairman Van der Helik was smoking a Cuban cigar alone in the spacious office. He liked to think while smoking a cigar alone.

"Everyone doesn't understand him. The club's finances are very difficult this year, and it's a last resort to sell Van Persie and Didier. There is no other way. But, please believe me, I will not throw away the glory of Feyenoord. Feyenoord, one of the Big Three in the Netherlands, will only grow stronger in the future, and the current situation is only temporary." Van der Helik said secretly.

"Ryan, please call the director of youth training Hertog, I have something to ask him." Van der Helik picked up the phone and said.

"Okay, Mr. Chairman." A gentle answer came from the other end of the phone.

After a while, Hertog, the director of youth training, came.

"Mr. Chairman, what can you do for me?" Hertog asked.

"That's right, Hertog, I'm afraid you already know the club's current situation. The club's league performance is not good, and fan attendance and jersey sales are not optimistic. Now our leading stars Van Persie and Dirk. In my pocket, the current difficulties of the club are only temporary, believe me." Fardherik said firmly to Hertog.

"Mr. Chairman, our club currently has a lot of outstanding youth players. In the next stage, I will give them more opportunities to exercise and let them grow faster. U9-U10 echelons include Fergena, Bilal, Li Feng, Tapia, etc. U11-12 echelons include Classi, Karsidorp, Villena, Kongolo, etc. U13-14 echelons include Janmat, Wijnaldum, etc. They are all players with great potential." Hertog said confidently .

"When the winter comes, it is time for us to wait. When the dawn comes again, our shining star will show its light, and then the Feyenoord club will be brilliant again." Van der Helik said with hope. "

"Yes, Mr. Chairman, I also firmly believe it." Hertog echoed.

The news of Feyenoord's financial crisis was not long before it was overshadowed by the grand European football competition --- the European Cup.

In the 2004 European Cup, there were many monster stars from all over the world. Ronaldo from Portugal, Robben from the Netherlands, Rooney from England, Zlatan Ibrahimovic from Sweden, and Li Feng, under the influence of the football atmosphere in Rotterdam, also matured step by step until he was amazing.

(End of this chapter)