The midfield king of football life

Chapter 17

In the Rotterdam area, and even the entire Netherlands, all clubs have scouts all over the country, both professional and part-time. Take Feyenoord as an example, there are more than 60 full-time scouts in the Rotterdam area, mainly concentrated in Rotterdam and the surrounding 60 kilometers area.These scouts don't cast their nets aimlessly, looking for potential and talented players everywhere.Instead, it will investigate and establish a database of all outstanding young players in the Netherlands, and clubs will also share player information.

The scouting system of the Dutch Football Association will also hold player selection matches every week. At the end of each year, a 4-day "Genius Day" event will be organized. Players of the right age who are willing to come within 60 kilometers of the Rotterdam area can sign up for the competition.

This year's "Genius Day" event is also held as usual.The coach of the youth training camp, Molenke, informed all the youth training members of the news and signed up voluntarily.

Li Feng also went to the registration point under the leadership of his mother to sign up. He also wanted to see other outstanding players in the Rotterdam area and see how far he was from them.

"Feng, have you signed up for the Genius Day event? I have already signed up!" Klassey asked on the sidelines of the training ground.

"Well, I signed up." Li Feng said lightly.

"I heard that Sparta Rotterdam has several talented players, and some amateur clubs also have good players!" Klassey continued.

Li Feng nodded to show that he heard it. At this time, he was thinking in his heart: "It would be great if Pilar was here, he would definitely be very interested, and he would definitely say arrogantly that he is a genius."

Thinking of this, Li Feng showed a disappointed expression on his face.Seeing that Li Feng's expression was not right, Klassie stopped talking.

On the day of "Genius Day", Li Feng was still shocked by the spectacular scene.The venue is arranged at the Feyenoord Stadium, because this is the largest stadium in the Rotterdam area and can accommodate tens of thousands of people.

Accompanied by their parents, many children came to participate in the "Genius Day" event. Looking around, there were huge crowds of people. This was the first time Li Feng had seen such a large-scale player selection competition.

It's a pity that according to Li Feng's actual age, he was classified in the U10 echelon, which is completely underestimated for his actual level.However, the competition organizing committee is divided according to age standards, which is understandable.

There are about 10 teams in each age echelon, and the total number of participants has exceeded 1000 on average.Then the teams of each age echelon compete with each other, and all scouts and youth training coaches form an observation team to score each player, and finally report the performance data of all players to the Football Association's youth player database.Of course, its particularly outstanding players are the focus of many clubs.

In the ensuing games, many incredible players emerged.For example, the U7 echelon’s kid named Nairins, who dribbled the ball to 5 people in a row, can imagine the ability to break through the ball. The key is that he is only 7 years old, and the U9 echelon’s Brazilian kid named Paul Rodriguez has won many scouts and coaches with his gorgeous samba-style skills. Li Feng’s group of him and Clasi have also attracted the attention of many club scouts.

During the game, Li Feng's organization in the midfield and his precise passing aroused bursts of applause from the sidelines.Li Feng sent several precise long pass assists, and helped his teammates score goals in the most concise way. If you pay attention to the statistics, the average number of passes by Li Feng for each attack is no more than 5 times, which proves how efficient and high-quality Li Feng's passes are.

Klassey also performed well in the U12 echelon. All 4 goals were of extremely high quality. One was scored by relying on speed to overwhelm the defender, one was scored by a free kick in the frontcourt, one was scored by a header, and the last one was scored by a penalty kick awarded for breaking through the penalty area.Four goals also showed the observation team a comprehensive striker, a super shooter.

Another thing that attracts attention is Wijnaldum in the U14 echelon. His several moves on the field are quite eye-catching. He is easy to spin in Marseille and step on a bicycle.

During the game, Li Feng met Filchner and Damus. They both missed the days of playing football with Li Feng, and they made an appointment to play football in the Olympic Park this weekend.

After the simple greetings, Li Feng went home with his mother. What he didn't expect was that a scout came to ask about Li Feng's situation the next day.This surprised Li Feng.

After seeing so many excellent players, Li Feng worked harder to practice the ball. There is still a lot of room for improvement in his speed, passing skills, overall situation, and vision. He used to play as a striker for Bilal, and he liked the feeling of assisting Bilal. However, Li Feng has not fully understood the importance of the midfield position in the entire team. In the following technical and tactical training, coach Obiku gave him a lot of inspiration, which laid the foundation for Li Feng to become a midfielder in the future.

During the 4-day match day, Li Feng would go to Bilal's house to visit him after each day.

"Hey, Feng, how is today's match day? Is there any striker who is better than me?" Pilar said arrogantly.

"Hehehe, of course not, you are the most powerful striker in my heart, no one can replace you!" Li Feng said with a smile.

"Cut, it's a lie, but I like it when you praise me like that! Hahaha!" Pilar said with a big laugh
"Feng, do you know the Portuguese midfielder Rui Costa in this European Cup? I think you can take him as your role model. I watched the replays of the game when I was free at home. Rui Costa's position on the field is the same as yours. His through ball is simple and effective, as accurate as a scalpel, and he has a very wide field of vision on the field. You can see the running of your teammates on the field at any time. If you have time, you can watch the video of his long pass. It's so beautiful!" Said.

"Yeah, I saw a lot of people pass the ball very accurately from the Genius Day competition, I will study hard!" Li Feng replied seriously.

"Feng, I look forward to the day when you become a master. At that time, I will ask you to sign and sell it, and then I will make a fortune, hahaha!" Pilar said with a big smile.

Li Feng looked at Pilar's current state, and he secretly made up his mind to do it!

After bidding farewell to Billa, Li Feng went home and searched for Rui Costa's videos on the Internet to study and watch carefully. He found that this player is really good.

(End of this chapter)