Chapter 337: Metamorphosis

Chapter 337: Metamorphosis

Cristiano Ronaldo's interview in European football caused a heated discussion. Many people thought he was a bit arrogant. "Marca" commented, "Wang Feng currently has 16 goals in the Champions League, ranking first on the top scorer list."

"While Cristiano Ronaldo only has 3, where does he get the courage to say he will score more goals than Wang Feng?"

Other media outlets echoed similar sentiments, mostly agreeing that Manchester United would defeat Real Madrid because the Galacticos' defense was weak, but they didn't believe Ronaldo would outscore Wang Feng.

"At the age of 22, Wang Feng has already won two European Golden Balls and two FIFA World Player of the Year awards. Cristiano Ronaldo is empty-handed. The Portuguese should learn to respect his predecessors."

Manchester United coach Ferguson also felt Cristiano Ronaldo's remarks were inappropriate: "You shouldn't say that. You should show more humility." He gave this beloved player a lot of care and guidance.

Cristiano Ronaldo respects Ferguson very much, but he has his own ideas and career plans, as well as his own pride. He believes surpassing Wang Feng is only a matter of time and a prerequisite for joining Real Madrid.

Regarding Cristiano Ronaldo's challenge, Wang Feng expressed his thoughts in an interview: "I believe the team's smooth advancement is my top priority, and scoring goals is to help achieve this goal."

"Cristiano Ronaldo and Rooney are both very talented and capable young players. I am looking forward to competing with them and Manchester United."

This broad and assertive statement received unanimous praise from the public. Although the Chinese superstar is young, his numerous honors make him quite dignified.

On April 15th, in the 30th round of La Liga, Real Madrid challenged Racing Santander away.

While many key players, including Wang Feng, sat on the bench, the home team seized an opportunity in the 39th minute. Spanish forward Juanjo dribbled into the penalty area and was tripped by Real Madrid defender Bravo.

His consistently excellent performances attracted the attention of many clubs from the top five leagues. Bournemouth received several offers, but after discussing with Wang Feng and carefully considering it, Dong Fangzhuo decided to stay in the Eredivisie for another year.

At the age of 22, his data so far couldn't support him becoming an absolute mainstay in a new team due to his early-season slump. However, Alkmaar could guarantee it. Even next season, they would formulate tactics around him as the focal point of attack, and he would surely perform even better by then.

The next morning, Dong Fangzhuo arrived at the Alkmaar training base as usual. The team would conduct the final tactical rehearsal today to prepare for tomorrow's crucial match against PSV.

After completing a set of warm-up exercises, other teammates also arrived one after another. They greeted Dong Fangzhuo very friendly, not as arrogant as they were at the beginning of the season.

As for Van Sel, who had humiliated him before, he could only sneak away in embarrassment now, no longer daring to provoke him. Strength is everything!

Van Gaal came in front of everyone with a serious look on his face. "If we can defeat PSV tomorrow, we will climb to 2nd place in the standings."

"With only 4 rounds left in the league, we still have hope to compete for the final championship. Come on, guys!"

With that, he began to arrange the tactical rehearsal for the next day, dividing the team into main and substitute teams. Dong Fangzhuo was undoubtedly a mainstay, and according to the coach's arrangement, he needed to provide the main attacking firepower.

Outside the training ground's wire fence, there were also some media and players stopping by. Thanks to Dong Fangzhuo's recent outstanding performances, many fans had started making signs to support him.

Seeing all this, domestic sports channel reporter Wang Lei couldn't help but feel emotional. There was a time when this Chinese youngster was disliked by everyone, and even many domestic fans were dissatisfied because they felt that Dong Fangzhuo's performance was embarrassing compared to Wang Feng's brilliance.

Only she, who followed Alkmaar's coverage, knew how hard Dong Fangzhuo worked. Fortunately, this effort was not in vain. Now he had grown into the most famous attacking player in China after Wang Feng, winning the love of many people.

"Nice goal!" Suddenly, a photographer exclaimed. It turned out that shortly after the training match began, Dong Fangzhuo successfully created space and scored with a powerful long shot.

"His form is simply outstanding. If it weren't for the initial adjustment period at the beginning of the season, he might have competed for the league's top scorer this year!" The photographer lamented regretfully, and everyone believed that Dong Fangzhuo's early-season slump was due to his lack of adaptation to the new environment.