Chapter 20

"Mr. Key!" » One of Belgium's largest sports newspapers, "Sports Life", featured this headline prominently on its cover, with a photo of Wang Feng celebrating with his hands pointing to the sky after the first goal.

"Wang's offensive ability is very comprehensive. Breaking and dribbling have always been his strengths. Now we see that he has also improved in his ability to pass the ball. In such circumstances, the future is Wang's future is very bright." "Anderlecht couldn't win it, which is really unfortunate and unfortunate," Belgian soccer star Paul Fan Himster said in an interview.

This report has sparked much discussion in Belgian football circles. Some people agree with "Sport Life" and even compare Vuong Phong to Ronaldo, Saviola and other South American football superstars. Some people believe that Vuong Phong has participated in relatively few professional tournaments, clearly not worthy of the title that receives so much praise as it currently does.

"Dernières Nouvelles" went to Verton to interview head coach Mette Magritte, and for the former favorite, Magritte was full of praise: "Wang Feng is definitely a player of the future. , with 5 goals wins and 2 assists in 3 games since being in the Vertonghen team, we couldn't have asked for anything better."

"Off the field, Wang is also the most diligent person, meticulous in training and always practicing harder. It is very difficult for such a disciplined athlete to succeed. »

"What pleases me the most is the confidence that exudes from Wang, whether handling the ball or shooting, he seems to be in control, this confidence will help his performance be more stable and will also infecting surrounding players, even the coach."

But inside Henke, he hopes the media will not praise Vuong Phong too much and make him blindly arrogant. Genk head coach Aimee Antonis believes that Wang Feng's abilities are not comprehensive enough and his shortcomings are obvious, which need to be improved further.

In an interview, team manager Bill Albert felt that Wang Feng's performance in these few matches was indeed excellent, but the team's victory was due to the hard work of the entire team. In response to recent rumors that Premier League and Ligue 1 teams are investigating Wang Feng and want to sign him, the team manager denied this. "We have not received any offers and we will not sell Wang Feng. He is still very young and it is too early to leave Genk."

However, some media analyzed that the team manager indicated that no offer had been received, perhaps a suitable offer could impress Genk and get Wang Feng.

After Wang Feng saw the report, he immediately called his agent Francisco Balmond: "Bamond, I saw the report. Is the team really interested in selling to me?

Balmond replied: "Actually, I've been contacted by several clubs, including Montpellier in Ligue 1 and Mainz in the Bundesliga, but they don't want to pay you a big transfer fee."

"On the other hand, Genk clearly prefer a very high transfer price before considering a sale, because you are both a rising star and an immediate fighting force."

Upon hearing this, Vuong Phong breathed a sigh of relief: "Balmond, I still don't want to leave the alliance. My gaming experience is still too low, the constantly changing environment will make me a little uncomfortable."

Francisco Balmond said: "Wang, don't worry, I understand what you mean. I agree with you to stay first. I will try my best to treat you better in Genk."

..... Zhao Haiyang is a journalist for the national newspaper "Sports Weekly" in Belgium and the Netherlands. He is often responsible for reporting major events. Unfortunately, there is not much national attention paid to Europe's second-tier leagues so their reports are often unavailable.

Sometimes he is very jealous of his colleagues who have gone to Germany and England. Their reports about foreign players Sun Jihai and Yang Chen often spark heated discussions in China. In addition, this year Xie Hui also joined the second-tier Bundesliga team. Trieu Hai Duong even wanted to request a transfer. Go to Germany.

When Zhao Haiyang first heard about Wang Feng when he won the cup for Genk, Zhao Haiyang thought it was someone of Chinese origin, because in China there was no news about a talented player leaving the country. outside.

It was not until Wang Feng brought 2 consecutive victories to Genk and caused a stir in Belgium that he did not know that this young player was a pure Chinese. Trieu Hai Duong asked his friends in China to check but could not find Vuong Phong's information, meaning he had not registered as a player of the Football Association, which surprised him even more.

He felt that the report about Wang Feng would definitely attract public attention, so he contacted Wang Feng's representative Francisco Balmond after a long time.

Balmond quickly called Vuong Phong: "Vuong, there is a reporter from your hometown who wants to give you an exclusive interview. Get it organized quickly. This will obviously increase your value and influence.

Vuong Phong did not expect to attract the attention of domestic reporters. He happily accepted an exclusive interview and met Zhao Haiyang at a cafe in Genk.

When Trieu Hai Duong first met, he was a bit surprised. Although the outside world says that Vuong Phong is only 16 years old, looking at that young face, it is hard to believe that his owner played in the Belgian First Division.

The two shook hands and after a brief greeting, Trieu Hai Duong directly asked Vuong Phong how he came to Belgium to play football. Wang Feng did not hide anything and recounted his experience of being cheated in Belgium at first and then gradually playing football. Trieu Hai Duong said: "It's unbelievable that a boy like you can escape from the world when he goes abroad alone. Vuong Phong smiled, he was definitely lucky.

Then they discussed training and life. Zhao Haiyang also said rhetorically that it would be good if he could practice more in the League. Obviously he had heard the recent transfer rumors, Vuong Phong nodded in agreement.

Finally, Trieu Hai Duong also asked Vuong Phong if he wanted to play for the national team, Vuong Phong replied that he was always ready. The interview went well, Zhao Haiyang nodded with satisfaction and said: "This report will soon be made available to domestic fans, I believe that by then many people will pay attention to you, I hope Hope you can play better."

Vuong Phong smiled shyly and left. His life will not change because reporting, training and competing still take up all of his time.

Two days later, UU read www. uukanshu. Com news about Vuong Phong was published in "Sports Weekly", the magazine also paid more attention to it. He used many pages to write about the content of the profile and interviews with Vuong Phong, and quoted many Belgian media reviews about him.

After reading this report, many people in China realized that there was a Chinese teenager active in European football in faraway Belgium. .

The football federation was also very surprised by this player coming from outside the establishment. When some media learned whether Wang Feng would be recruited for the 2000 Asian Cup, the spokesman said: "Wang Feng is an excellent young player. I hope he can continue to work hard. , continues to improve European football.

Regarding the national team participating in the Asian Cup, he said: "After discussion, we believe that the current squad is very mature. We have many experienced foreign players so there are currently no plans to recruitment".

Many fans also expressed their sympathy. They thought that Vuong Phong was too young, it would be better to fight for his country in the future. But there are also fans who think that Vuong Phong should be invited to the field: "His sharp attack will help a lot." A fan left a message on the forum. Trieu Hai Duong called and said: "Vuong Phong, I heard that you have a chance to join the national team. Head coach Milu watched your match video. He thinks your strength is quite enough."

"But you also know, you are not the football association that registered players. There are too many problems in this matter, and the interests involved are also very large, so in the end you were defeated." Trieu Hai Duong couldn't help but feel regretful.

Vuong Phong was quite upset after hearing this, but still said: "It's okay, I also feel like I'm still very young. When I get better, I will always have the opportunity to serve my country. »