Francis watched Zhang Zhengming leave, and finally said to Lu Feng:

"Lu Feng, I am very pleased that Chinese football has produced a genius like you. It is not that you have a high level of skills, but that you can discover the real problem of Chinese football."

Yes, Francis has been in China for many years and is very familiar with Chinese football. To be honest, it is not that the Chinese have not invested much in football and do not pay enough attention to it. On the contrary, after the league was successful and the national team's performance became increasingly unsatisfactory, everyone paid attention to football.

Not only has the country carried out a series of related reforms to promote the development of the football ecology. Many people also spontaneously invested in football-related causes. This is also the reason why Chinese football can develop, youth training results continue to emerge, and finally this group of good young players represented by Land Feng appeared.

However, the Great Wall was not built in one day.

The problems accumulated by Chinese football over the years are not something that can be solved in just a few years or even more than ten years. Many problems are still plaguing Chinese football.

Let’s talk about the Chinese team’s players. In fact, their technical abilities are not weak. They can perform well and show their strength both at home and abroad.

But once they arrived at the national team, they seemed to be unable to play half of the football, and they were afraid of playing hard, which led to the unsatisfactory performance of the national team.

Is it because they are not strong enough, or they are not patriotic enough? No! The biggest reason for this is the huge expectation of the entire country for them.

If you perform well, the whole world will be filled with praise. But once there is a mistake, the whole world will stare at their tiny mistakes, and any player will make to criticize them.

Therefore, when they are in the national team, they dare not perform like they do in the normal league. Everyone is shackles, for fear of making mistakes. In this case, it is good to be able to exert 80% of their strength. This is why many Chinese players who perform well in the league seem to be unable to play football as soon as they enter the national team.

It’s not that they really stayed in the national team game, but that they didn’t dare to play football.

Lu Feng could see the problems that plague the entire Chinese football at a glance.

(After writing this, I have to sigh at the real Chinese football. To be honest, Chinese football is really not a problem of the system, but a problem of the overall social environment. Such problems cannot be changed by the country or individual alone. Only by solving the problems of the social environment can Chinese football achieve its true rise.)

When Lu Feng heard Francis' praise, he felt embarrassed to touch his head.

"Coach, I just say whatever I think, not intentionally saying it offends you and Team Leader Zhang."

"No, no, no."

Francis waved his hand and looked at Lu Feng with a smile.

"I don't mean to blame you. On the contrary, if you can say these words, you are not only an excellent player, but also a player who dares to take responsibility. Lu Feng, in fact, I have always been optimistic about you. Are you interested in being the captain of this national youth team?"

"team leader?"

"I?"

Lu Feng couldn't believe it.

"Coach...I. If I ask me to be the captain, will others be dissatisfied?"

Francis smiled.

"Didn't you also be the captain of the Suntian Youth Team before? There are many players in the team from that youth team, and everyone is very familiar with you. Besides, your strength is the strongest in the team, so why would they not be convinced?

The key is whether you are willing to be the captain of the National Youth Team and take on this responsibility.”

"I..."

Lu Feng hesitated. The captain of the National Youth Team is a world of difference compared to the captain of the previous youth team. Not to mention anything else, it means China, which is enough to make Lu Feng hesitate. Once he agrees, Lu Feng is destined to be paid attention to by all Chinese football media, and any mistakes will be infinitely amplified. He doesn't know whether he can withstand such pressure.

"Coach, can you please let me think about it? I'm not ready yet."

Lu Feng's answer was also expected by Francis, and it was not a sudden and temporary intention that he had let Lu Feng be the captain.

Long before Lu Feng came to the office, Francis discussed this issue with Zhang Zhengming.

After Zheng Tao was injured, the National Youth Team had no captain for a while, and the team's deputy captain was also defeated by this National Youth Team due to its decline in strength.

Therefore, choosing a new captain suitable for the team is something Francis and Zhang Zhengming must do.

But the candidate is actually the most suitable team as the captain in this team. Lin Hai is undoubtedly Lin Hai. Lin Hai is relatively sleek in dealing with people and has a relatively honest personality. As the captain, he can adjust the conflicts within the team.

But after seeing Lu Feng performing on the training ground, Francis changed his original idea. It would be better to let Lu Feng be the captain of the team.

In Lu Feng, Francis saw a spirit, a spirit of not giving in, and a spirit of longing for victory and goals. This spirit happens to be something that the national youth team and even the entire Chinese national team lack.

Therefore, Francis made his own suggestions to Zhang Zhengming.

Zhang Zhengming naturally disagreed, and the two sides discussed this matter for a long time. But in the end, Francis had the upper hand. After all, Lu Feng was enough to be the captain of the National Youth Team, whether it was qualifications or ability.

After Lu Feng said what he had said before, Francis became even more determined.

A player with sufficient ability, strong mental power and responsible attitude, no matter how you look at it, they are the best candidates for the team captain.

Francis didn't care and nodded.

"Then you think about it carefully. Lu Feng, I really hope you can be the captain and use your unyielding spirit to inspire the team. This way, I will give you a day off and you can go out for a walk. It just so happens that you haven't returned to China for a long time. You can go out for a walk and relax and have some rest."

Lu Feng nodded vigorously.

"I will think about it."

Francis smiled with Lu Feng and signaled that Lu Feng could leave.

Lu Feng turned around and took two steps, suddenly turned around and stared at Francis straight.

"Coach, why don't we discuss if I'm the captain, can you give me two extra days off and three days? I haven't seen my parents for a long time, and I want to see them. You know, this one-day flight is definitely not enough."

Francis...

Outside the office door, Lu Feng walked out humming a small song and saw Zhang Zhengming smoking in the corridor.

Five or six cigarette butts were already scattered on the ground. He was holding a cigarette in his mouth and staring at Lu Feng with his eyes squinted.

Lu Feng hurried over and greeted Zhang Zhengming.

Zhang Zhengming ignored Lu Feng at all, snorted, threw the cigarette on the ground, stepped on it and turned around and entered the office.

Lu Feng shrugged and trotted away.

Zhang Zhengming entered the door and looked at Francis.

"His he agreed?"

Francis shook his head.

"No, he said he should think about it for a while."

"snort."

Zhang Zhengming snorted dissatisfiedly.

"If you don't want to be a leader, don't be a leader. There are so many people who want to be a captain. I really didn't expect that this kid could say such words."

"yes."

Francis was also a little moved.

"You China finally have a world-class star seedling."

"Just him? World-class, still young."

Zhang Zhengming curled his lips, and at the end, he seemed to remember something.

"This kid was so happy just now and didn't agree to be the captain. Why is that?"

"Oh, I gave him two days off and allowed him to go home."

"What? How can you do this?"
Chapter completed!