Chapter 302: That Year of Twenty, Golden Globe foil
After the top three candidates for the men's and women's Golden Globe Awards stepped down, the first award to be awarded was this year's Puskas Award!
The Puskas Award is the FIFA Best Goal Award of the Year.
In order to commemorate the legendary Hungarian player Ferenc Puskas, it was named after him.
The Puskas Award is often the most entertaining goal of the year.
The FIFA Committee collects the goals of the year and selects a shortlist of the 10 most beautiful goals around November each year, and then uploads the video of the goal to the official website of International Football.
In the end, fans all over the world will vote, and the person with the highest number of votes will win the Puskas Award for that year.
The first to be played are the goals from the fourth to the tenth place.
Among them, the American women's football captain Lloyd's half-court lob in the Women's World Cup final, and Milan defender Mex's volley from the corner kick were both impressive.
It’s a pity that the goal collection phase ends before November.
Therefore, when Ling Feng represented England against France in November, he slipped Pogba into the half, passed three people in a super long-distance run, and scored a 36-meter direct free kick against Manchester United, and on December 30 The half-time long-distance run against Manchester City is eligible to be included in the candidate list of Puskas.
However, he scored that wonderful free kick against West Brom in the league at the end of October, and was still selected as a candidate for the Puskas Award.
Even ranked seventh due to the crazy voting of British fans.
However, compared to the top three goals, his free kick is still slightly less enjoyable to watch.
One is Roma defender Florenzi’s lob shot from the center line against Barcelona in the Champions League, piercing Ter Stegen’s fingers;
One is the Goiás player Lira of the Brazilian League who scored an overhead kick in the Goiás State Championship;
The last one is Messi in the King's Cup final against Athletic Bilbao. , after passing five people in a row on the right, he completed a shot from the near corner that surpassed the century!
All professional players and people in the industry, including Ling Feng, believe that Messi's goal is definitely the most undisputed among the three goals.
After all, whether it is the enjoyment and difficulty, or the importance of the game, Messi’s goal is full of success!
However, in the end, the Puskas winner was not the popular Messi, but the little-known Lira.
Obviously, anyone with a discerning eye can see at a glance that this is FIFA trying to share the cake.
Last season, after Messi led Barcelona to win five crowns, there was basically no suspense about the winner of the Ballon d'Or.
So, instead of awarding the Puskas Award to the superstar Messi who is bound to win the Golden Ball, it is better to award it to the grassroots Lira.
In this way, it can not only appease the South American football federations, but also externally can be said to encourage more grassroots players.
After seeing Lila go on stage to accept the award, Barbara on the side could not help but lean into her boyfriend’s ear and whispered:
"Baby, I think FIFA should set up an annual best assist award. What do you think?"
Hearing this, Ling Feng couldn't help but curl up the corner of his mouth and immediately smiled: "100% agree!"< br>
If there was an award specifically for the best assists, then at least five or six of Ling Feng's assists over the past year could compete for this award!
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After the Puskas Award, the awarding process for the best team of the year came.
"Cheetah" Eto'o served as a guest and presented the award to the FIFA Team of the Year.
Among the best lineups of the year, Real Madrid and Barcelona, the most famous players in world football, are still the biggest winners.
The Spanish giants each have four players selected, Bayern, Paris Saint-Germain and Juventus each have one player selected.
As for the Premier League, no one has been selected for the best team.
This result made many Premier League fans and the British media very unhappy.
In their view, as the most entertaining league with the highest commercial value today, it is simply a shame that no player in their entire league has been selected for the best team of the year!
In their view, both Premier League MVP Hazard, who helped Chelsea regain the Premier League, and Ling Feng, who broke the single-season assist record, are eligible for selection.
However, the two competitors for the same position are too strong!
In the best team of the year, the goalkeeper position is Bayern goalkeeper Neuer.
The four defenders are Thiago Silva of Paris Saint-Germain, Ramos and Marcelo of Real Madrid, and Alves of Barcelona.
The three midfielders are Iniesta, Modric and Pogba.
The three forwards happen to be the top three candidates for the Ballon d'Or, Messi, Neymar, and Cristiano Ronaldo!
Compared to these world-famous superstars, Ling Feng has made rapid progress and has the potential to surpass Rooney in England.
However, the club's platform and reputation are too small, which limits his popularity in world football.
Even during the voting stage, the British media and celebrities were hyping and building momentum for him, but they failed to get more players to vote for him.
Even many of the professional players who voted did not know where in England the Leicester City club that Ling Feng played for was located.
In the best team of the year built with a 433 formation, the three midfielders selected for the best team of the year are Iniesta, Modric and Pogba.
These three people all performed very well last season.
As the core midfielder of Barcelona and Spain, Iniesta was also an important contributor to Barcelona's five-time crown win last year;
As the core midfielder of Real Madrid and Croatia, Modric is The commander of Real Madrid is also one of the top five midfielders in football today.
Pogba serves as the core of Juventus' midfield. He helped Juventus achieve four consecutive Serie A championships and also reached the Champions League final.
In contrast, Ling Feng, who only helped Leicester City reach fifth place in the league and the top eight in the Europa League, is not enough!
Of course, if we only look at the importance of an individual to the team and his personal data, Ling Feng can actually squeeze out Modric, who had nothing in the top four last season, and be selected for the best team of the year.
However, when it comes to popularity and team platform, with the support of European super giants like Real Madrid, the reputation alone can crush small clubs like Leicester City
Looking at the stage With the exception of Neuer, who was not present in the best team of the year, Ling Feng couldn't help but feel ripples in his heart.
Envy? Not willing to give in?
There are some!
He does not feel that his current comprehensive level and ability are much worse than Iniesta or Modric.
He is at least better than Pogba!
However, awards, to a large extent, also depend on the platform and public relations capabilities.
Unless you have undisputed personal performance and championship honors, you still can't say that you are a sure winner.
Otherwise, Sneijder and Ribery would have won the Ballon d'Or each long ago.
So, he also experienced firsthand the huge gap between small clubs and big clubs.
Just as Ling Feng was dreaming about one day standing on the stage, there was a slight vibration in his trouser pocket. He took out his mobile phone and saw that it was his agent Mendes who was sitting a few rows back who had sent him a text message:
"Hey, man, don't be discouraged. You will definitely be on top next year. ! ”
Seeing this text message, Ling Feng raised his eyebrows and then replied with a text message:
"Did you send such a text message to every player?"
"Of course not! I will only post to players I recognize. In my opinion, you are much better than Pogba!"
"Are you so confident?"
"I never make mistakes! However, the premise is that you must join a bigger team!"
Seeing this, Ling Feng also understood the purpose of Mendes texting him.
He is indeed a super predator in the football agency industry!
Even the players’ psychology is so thoroughly understood!
Mendes knew that Ling Feng had great ambitions, so he sent him text messages at the right time for further persuasion.
This is obviously because he is afraid that he will eventually choose to stay because Leicester City won the Premier League this season.
And Ling Feng also gave Mendes reassurance through text messages:
"Don't worry, Jorge, I will definitely leave in the summer. Where is the team's contract extension? , I’ll leave it to you to handle.”
“I only have two requests, don’t fall out with the club, and then you can contact other clubs privately, but the final decision will not be announced until the end of the season. . ”
As a youth training student of Leicester City and a child of this city, Ling Feng even
"No problem! Leave professional matters to the professionals. Don't worry, you just need to play well on the court and win the championship!"
After putting the phone away, Mendes turned out to be I felt a little overwhelmed inside.
Although I have known for a long time that Ronaldo will not win the Golden Ball, I feel very regretful.
However, Ling Feng's rapid rise has made his expectations for the Englishman become higher and higher.
He feels that Ling Feng is definitely capable of competing for the Golden Ball in the future!
Of course, the premise is to transfer to a wealthy club and get more exposure and championship honors!
With Ling Feng’s current potential and worth, if he can really help Leicester City win the first Premier League title in team history, his worth will definitely skyrocket!
Once the transfer is made in the summer window, it is destined to become a shock to the football world, even comparable to super transfers such as Ronaldo and Bale!
When he thought that there would be another transfer that would cause a sensation in the world, Mendes was eager to try. He wanted to contact the major football teams immediately to let them know that Ling Feng was ready to transfer.
In fact, even without him taking the initiative to promote, other wealthy clubs have already taken the initiative to approach him and inquire about Ling Feng's transfer intention.
After all, the inspection time for Ling Feng by major wealthy families ranges from half a year to as long as a year!
While everyone in the audience was thinking, the male host also came to the guest seat and found the former Dutch superstar and one of the three Dutch Musketeers, Van Basten, for a series of interviews.
Facing the male host's question "As a coach, what would you do if you had such a lineup?" Van Basten, who has won three Ballon d'Or awards, also smiled slightly:
< br>"If you have such a lineup, the most important thing the head coach should do is shut up. Let them play freely, and victory will come naturally!"
This humorous answer also caused a burst of laughter in the audience. Voice.
really.
Ling Feng also recognized it very much.
Such a lineup, excluding the rivalry between Melo, the sworn enemy relationship between the clubs and other factors, in terms of the strength of the lineup alone, whether in the real world or the game world, They can almost be said to be the best among the best!
Every position is basically filled with historical players.
Except Pogba!
Thinking of this, Ling Feng also rolled his eyes at the French hairstylist on the stage, and then complained in his heart:
What a stinky rat shit, ruining a pot of super luxurious seafood porridge!
The funniest thing is that in the next session, FIFA even used video editing to simulate the scene of this lineup playing together on the field:
Goalkeeper No. Il handed the ball to center back Ramos and then passed it to Thiago Silva, Marcelo, Alves, Modric, Iniesta, Pogbanemar.
< br> Passing all the way up, Messi finally sent the final pass to Ronaldo to complete the goal!
This idea is very beautiful.
But maybe it can only be realized in the game
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With the Golden Globe Awards proceeding in an orderly manner, the Women’s Football Coach of the Year and the Men’s Football Coach of the Year were also awarded to Jill Ellis, the head coach of the U.S. Women’s National Team, and the head coach of Barcelona, Spain respectively. Coach Luis Enrique.
The former led the US Women's Football Team to win the 2015 Women's World Cup, while the latter led Barcelona to win five crowns, which is well deserved.
The subsequent Women's Football Golden Ball Award was finally won by Lloyd, captain of the U.S. Women's National Team.
You know, she performed an amazing hat trick in the World Cup final!
This is also the first female player in the history of women's football to score a hat trick in a World Cup final.
She fully deserves this Golden Globe Award.
The highlight of the awards ceremony is naturally the Golden Ball battle between Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar.
However, for most people, the suspense of this award is almost non-existent.
In the 14-15 season, Messi played 57 games in various competitions, scoring 58 goals and assisting 27 times, helping Barcelona win the La Liga championship, the Champions League championship, the King's Cup championship, the European Super Cup, and the World Club Championship. Five cup champions!
Whether it is personal data or championship honors, Messi beats Ronaldo and Neymar.
It is worth mentioning that the presenter responsible for announcing the Golden Globe winner was Cristiano Ronaldo’s former teammate and CP in Real Madrid, and he was also the last person to win the Golden Globe before football entered the era of double pride. The man——Kaka!
"The winner of the 2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or is."
"Lionel Messi!"
With Kaka's announcement, Ling Feng was also in the audience to witness Messi defeating Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar and winning the Ballon d'Or for the fifth time!
In this way, at the age of twenty, he also completed the first Golden Globe Award in his life.
After the awards ceremony, FIFA also announced the ranking of the Golden Globe Awards.
Ling Feng ranked sixteenth at the Golden Globe Awards with a vote rate of 0.7%!
This ranking is definitely a great affirmation for Ling Feng, who was selected for the Golden Globe Award for the first time!
The one ahead of him is Pogba, who entered the best team of the year.
Behind him, there are Bale, James Rodriguez, De Bruyne, Benzema, Kroos and other superstars!
(End of this chapter)