Young Football Player

While attending an event in London, Lee Chenglong received a call from Southgate who invited him to his house for dinner.

But Barnett has a full schedule for Lee Jackie Chan. While he has to promote the Cartier platform, after all, he has taken other people's money, he also has to take time to accept interviews with "442" and "The Guardian", and then squeeze time to go back. I went to the Crystal Palace youth training camp to give some encouragement to the young players there.

How can I say that Jackie Lee also came out of the Crystal Palace youth training camp. Going back to support his old club can not only experience the feeling of returning home, but also show his own feelings.

This is indeed the case. After returning to the Crystal Palace, Li Chenglong immediately became the most shining star, surrounded by a group of people, touching this child's head, patting that child's shoulder, and saying a few words of encouragement, There is quite a sense of immediacy of leaders going to the countryside for inspections.

It is worth mentioning that the situation of the Crystal Palace is very good this season. Zaha's performance is becoming more and more mature. He is currently leading the Crystal Palace in the English Championship and has a good chance of reaching the Premier League.

However, Zaha's outstanding performance has also made the rich teams keep an eye on him.

At present, Crystal Palace has signed a transfer agreement with Manchester United. Zaha transferred to Manchester United with a contract of 10 million pounds direct transfer fee plus 5 million additional terms. However, Manchester United needs to loan Zaha back to Crystal Palace for half a year to continue to help Crystal Palace upgrade.

In other words, although Zaha has already moved to Manchester United, he still needs to continue playing in Crystal Palace for half a year before leaving.

According to the "Manchester Evening News", Manchester United quickly won Zaha because they missed the European golden boy Lee Jackie. After all, Manchester United is not the only one who is eyeing Zaha.

Moreover, Manchester United introduced Zaha at a high price, hoping that he can become the second Jackie Chan.

15 million pounds to buy a Championship player is really not cheap.

Even for Li Chenglong, his value skyrocketed only after his outstanding performance in the Europa League.

As for Zaha, who is regarded as the second talent of the Crystal Palace youth training camp, he seems to be unconvinced by Lee Jackie Chan, who is the first talent. At the press conference of joining Manchester United, when he was compared with Lee Chenglong, Zaha directly stated his position : "Besides Ronaldo and Messi, I don't think there are other players better than me."

Young man, you are still too arrogant.

Now Jackie Chan went back to the Crystal Palace for "inspection". Although he didn't see Zaha, the official reporter from Crystal Palace still asked him if he had any suggestions for Zaha.

"Wilfried is of course a player with outstanding talent, but I don't think he should have joined a big club so early."

"Of course the rich teams attract more attention, but there is also fierce competition there, and they are very focused on performance. For young players, especially those who need a lot of playing opportunities, rich teams are not a suitable place..."

Li Chenglong can also be regarded as a "little prophet".

Zaha joining Manchester United will indeed not have any good results.

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In short, Jackie Chan was very busy in London and had no time to meet Southgate.

But he didn't expect that when he returned to Scotland and planned to rest for two days and go back to Germany to prepare for the game, Southgate chased Scotland again.

"Bruce, it's really difficult to see you." Southgate complained as soon as he saw Jackie Lee.

"I'm sorry, Gareth, I'm really busy recently." Li Chenglong and Southgate are also acquaintances, so don't be too polite.

"Bruce, I came all the way to find you, just to personally invite you to join my team." Southgate said seriously.

"Your team?" Li Chenglong was a little strange.

"Yes, I am currently the coach of the England U20 youth team. I will lead England to Turkey to participate in the World Youth Championship this summer. At present, my team does not have a suitable core player, so I specially invite you."

Now the time has passed December, and now it is January, so Southgate said this year,

It was 2013.

But Li Chenglong really didn't expect that Southgate came to him for this matter.

At present, Jackie Lee has already participated in the England senior team competition, and he has never considered going back to participate in the youth team competition.

The World Youth Championship held in 2013, or the U20 Youth World Cup, required players born after January 1, 1993 to participate in the competition, and Li Chenglong just met the line.

"Bruce, I know that you are not taken seriously in the senior team. Hodgson is a rather rigid old man. He will always trust those famous stars who have proven themselves. The youth players get performance opportunities under him. not much."

Seeing that Jackie Chan was still hesitant, Southgate began to persuade him.

"But it's different in my team. When you come to my team, you are undoubtedly the core. Everyone in the team will serve you and run tactics around you."

"And the World Youth Championship can be said to be the most gold-rich youth competition. Top stars such as Maradona, Messi, Figo, Owen, Aguero, Suker, etc., all became famous in the World Youth Championship. Yes, that is also a big stage to show yourself."

"Besides, England's performance in the World Youth Championship has always been very bad. The best result is the third place. It has never reached the final. If you can lead the team to make a breakthrough, it will also be of great benefit to you."

"If you come to the youth team, I will explain to Hodgson that you don't have to participate in the senior team's competition before the World Youth Championship in the summer."

What Southgate said really made Li Chenglong a little moved.

At present, Hodgson really doesn't pay much attention to Jackie Lee. He is used as a substitute in every game. Rooney is Hodgson's treasure and the core of the England team.

Now Jackie Lee has only played four times in the England senior team, all as substitutes, and only scored one goal.

With such a performance, some media are already saying that Li Chenglong is a soft-footed shrimp in the national team.

In the world of football, there are many players who have made great strides in the club and then become weak when they return to the national team, and Li Chenglong is no exception.

But Jackie Lee didn't think he was that kind of player.

Now this World Youth Championship is exactly the opportunity for Lee Chenglong to prove himself.

However, although he was a little moved, Li Chenglong did not agree rashly.

"Gareth, I still need to think about this matter seriously, and I can't give you an answer right away."

"Of course, that's no problem." Southgate is indeed very sincere: "But I still hope that you can join in the end, and we will go to the World Youth Championship together."

"In the last Olympic Games, we failed to cooperate well, but this time is a good opportunity for us to cooperate. I believe in your strength. As long as we cooperate sincerely, we will surely achieve a beautiful result."

"Well, I hope so."

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After sending Southgate away, Li Chenglong took out his phone and wanted to consult Barnett about this matter.

But after thinking about it, Li Chenglong put down the phone again.

Barnett is currently negotiating with Adidas in Germany, and he will return to Germany in two days, so it will be more convenient to have an interview then.