Soccer: The Road to Extraordinary

Chapter 398

Chapter 398

This was the beginning of Lin Fan's career in Europe. However, it was not so fast to make his official debut.

There is still a big gap between La Liga and the Chinese Super League.Although Lin Fan is already a relatively good player in the Chinese Super League, he still has a long way to go to be competitive in La Liga.

You know, it took Yan Feng several months to play from the reserve team to the first team.

The first thing Lin Fan has to do now is to adjust the jet lag first, and adjust his physical condition to the best condition.And doing this is not easy.Especially Lin Fan has just experienced a season in the Chinese Super League and the AFC Champions League. In fact, he is still a little tired physically.

Furthermore, Lin Fan still needs to work hard to keep up with the team's rhythm.The rhythm of the Chinese Super League and La Liga is several levels behind, and it takes unimaginable effort to adapt.On the other hand, it is more difficult than adjusting one's physical condition to the best.

Therefore, naturally, after Lin Fan came to the Granada team, he could only sit on the sidelines and not even make the squad.

In the No.20 three rounds of La Liga, Granada challenged Real Betis away.Probably in order to let Lin Fan get acquainted with La Liga as soon as possible, Pirlo asked Lin Fan to go with the team.It's not like other people who didn't make the big list don't go to the away game with the team.

The strength of Real Betis is still not as good as that of Granada, which can be seen in the current No.15 standings.

However, Real Betis is playing at home after all, and both psychological and home advantage allow them to play better.

In contrast to the Granada team, due to Lin Fan's temporary inability to play, the impact of Samper's departure is still great.In this game, although Pirlo intends to make the Granada team turn away, he actively strives for victory.But the actual effect is not too ideal.

After 90 minutes of hard work, it was only in stoppage time that Yan Feng beat Real Betis with a tough long shot.

Although the Granada team won this game, the whole process seemed a bit difficult.Facing Real Betis played so hard, which made the outside world begin to confirm that Granada's strength has declined a lot due to Samper's departure.

"The Granada team struggled to win. Facing the underdogs, the process is so difficult. It will be very difficult to achieve good results in the following matches."

"Although the Granada team won, the decline has already emerged. I am afraid that the No.5 position will be difficult to maintain."

"This proved that Samper's departure has hit the Granada team hard. The new Chinese player Lin Fan cannot play. It seems that he is unable to take on this important responsibility."

"Looking at the current situation, I am afraid that China Lin will not be able to replace Samper in the Granada team. This transfer of tens of millions of euros will be their biggest failure this season."

"An insider revealed that China Lin couldn't keep up with the team's rhythm in training. It is basically impossible to play in this situation. Maybe he really has potential, but this is La Liga, not the Chinese Super League. There is so much talent here and he came to La Liga that he is not even an ordinary player."

"China Yan's success is difficult to replicate. Hundreds of Chinese players come to Europe every year looking for opportunities, but very few of them can stay, let alone play at the same level as China Yan. There is only one player in China Yan .”

"It is a pity to say that the transfer of the Chinese boss was a failure. The Granada team needs players who can play immediately. Now it is obvious that China Lin is not like this."

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After the game against Real Betis, this kind of voice began to appear frequently from the outside world.These voices more or less affected the interior of the Granada team.

The outside world cannot say that all these are right, but one of them is right.It is true that buying Lin Fan will not be able to play the game immediately.This is not a good choice for the Granada team, which desperately needs new aid to play.

Yan Feng also realized this at this time.However, he has no regrets.Whether it's for selfish reasons or for the future of the team, he is willing to let the team buy Lin Fan.Of course, in this situation, he can only set his goal this season to keep No. 5, a position that can get a place in the European League.

Similarly, Pirlo, as the head coach, didn't realize this until this time.Pirlo also admitted that this is because he is too young and has no coaching experience.If he was a seasoned coach, he would never put all his hopes on a player like Lin Fan who hadn't proven himself in Europe.The normal way is to buy a player as a player, and then introduce a potential stock like Lin Fan as a backup.

And if this is the case, the Granada team should be better able to make up for the offensive organization, but they can't buy Lin Fan.It was the determination of the Granada team that allowed them to buy Lin Fan from the Guangzhou Evergrande team.

This is the end of the matter, and it is useless to think about it any more.Not to mention that the winter transfer window is about to close, and the Granada team has no extra budget to buy an available midfielder.

After discussing with the coaching staff and Yan Feng, Pirlo unified the team's season goals in order to keep the No.5 in the league.

The team began to figure out how to face this reality.But it brought great pressure to Lin Fan as the party involved.He needs to play as soon as possible to prove his worth.His ego made him want to prove he deserved the price Granada paid.

For this, Lin Fan tried his best.

On this day, after the training ended, Yan Feng looked at Lin Fan who hadn't left the training ground yet, feeling happy and worried at the same time.

"Smelly boy, the training is over, go home. Everyone is leaving."

"You go first. Brother Feng, I want to practice again." Lin Fan looked up at Yan Feng, then lowered his head to practice.

Yan Feng walked over and grabbed Lin Fan. "Let's go, it's getting dark."

"Brother Feng, I still want to practice." Lin Fan didn't want to leave.

"It's time to rest. You're in too much of a hurry."

"I want to practice. I hope I can get a chance to play soon. I don't want people to say I can't."

"Listen to me, Lin Fan. You can't do it like this. I know that there have been a lot of rumors outside recently, which has brought you a lot of pressure. However, there is a saying that speed makes speed."

"Professional football pays attention to science. Whether it is training or other things, there are specific rules. It doesn't mean that if you are anxious, it will be useful. If you are so anxious, in my opinion, it will only have a counterproductive effect." In today's training , Lin Fan was indeed very active.But some seemed too anxious, and he made a lot of mistakes even though he hadn't adapted to the rhythm of the team.

Lin Fan fell silent, with a gloomy and uncomfortable expression on his face.

Seeing Lin Fan like this, Yan Feng felt a little sympathetic.However, he continued: "You know, you have already played in the Chinese Super League for the entire season. Although the Chinese Super League is not as long as La Liga, your body is also exhausted. You are too eager now, which will increase your physical fatigue. If you don’t do it well, you will get hurt.”

"I know you want to catch up with the rhythm of the team earlier, but this is really not easy. Take me for example, it took me more than a month to catch up with the rhythm of the reserve team. After arriving here in the first team, it is even more difficult. It took a long time to get used to it.”

"Is this the only way? After I get used to it, maybe this season will be over. Brother Feng, I really want to play soon. I don't want to be told that I don't deserve this jersey." Lin Fan said excitedly.

"I understand. We are good brothers, how could I not understand? And I have also experienced it. I understand everything, and I have experienced it." Of course Yan Feng understood Lin Fan's thoughts. "Lin Fan, you listen to me. What you need most now is to adjust your mentality. Only when you are under pressure can you be motivated, but you can't let the pressure overwhelm you. I can be the captain of you, Brother Feng. You are more talented than me. Are you afraid you won't be able to stand up?"

"Brother Feng, I~" Lin Fan looked at Yan Feng, not knowing what to say.

"You are a genius. Don't you believe that you are a genius now?" Yan Feng said with a smile.

"of course not."

"That's right. Well, it's getting dark now, and I can't see it anymore. How can I practice? You can't let the whole base light up for you alone, can you?" Yan Feng looked around and got more and more said the darker sky.Now there are only two of them left on the training ground.

"Okay." Lin Fan looked around and nodded.

"Hehe. Let's go. Don't think too much. Brother Feng, I am the captain. With me here, are you still afraid that you won't be able to play the ball? Don't worry, I will help you to play the ball as soon as possible. Don't say too much, Ben You will definitely be able to play this season. I can assure you of this." Yan Feng patted his chest and walked out with his arms around Lin Fan's shoulders.

"Yes. Thank you, Brother Feng."

"We are two brothers, this is what we should do."

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(End of this chapter)