69novels Chapter 302
Chapter 302
The first time I saw a young man was a big shot.
Chapter 302 That year, I was twenty, and the Golden Ball was my foil
After the top three candidates for the men’s and women’s Golden Balls stepped down, the first award to be presented was the Puskas Award of the year!
The Puskas Award is also known as the FIFA’s annual best goal award.
It was named in memory of the legendary Hungarian player Ferenc Puskas.
The Puskas Award is often the most entertaining goal of the year.
The FIFA committee collects the goals of the year and selects the candidate list 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.
Finally, fans around the world vote, and the one with the highest number of votes will win the Puskas Award of the year.
The first to be broadcasted were the goals ranked from 4th to 10th.
Among them, the half-time lob shot by Lloyd, the captain of the US women’s football team, in the Women’s World Cup final, and the volley shot by Milan defender Mex from a corner kick were both impressive.
It’s a pity that the goal collection stage ends before November.
Therefore, Ling Feng’s super long-distance run in November, when he played against France on behalf of England, dribbled past Pogba in the half-time, passed three people, and scored a 36-meter direct free kick against Manchester United, as well as the half-time long-distance run against Manchester City on December 30, are all eligible to be selected in the Puskas candidate list.
However, he was still selected in the Puskas Award candidate list for the wonderful and powerful free kick he scored in the league against West Bromwich Albion at the end of October.
Even under the crazy voting of British fans, he ranked seventh.
However, compared with the top three goals, his free kick is still a little less enjoyable.
One was when Roma defender Florenzi lobbed a shot from the center line against Barcelona in the Champions League, piercing Ter Stegen’s defense;
One was when Goiás player Lira scored a hook shot in the Goiás State Championship;
The last one was when Messi dribbled past five players on the right side and shot into the near corner in the King’s Cup final against Athletic Bilbao!
All professional players and industry insiders, including Ling Feng, believed that Messi’s goal was definitely the most undisputed of the three goals.
After all, whether it was the viewing and difficulty, or the importance of the game, Messi’s goal was full!
However, the final winner of the Puskas Award was not the popular Messi, but the unknown Lira.
Obviously, anyone with a discerning eye could see that this was FIFA playing a game of dividing the cake.
Last season, after Messi led Barcelona to win five championships, there was basically no suspense about who would win the Ballon d’Or.
Therefore, instead of awarding the Puskas Award to Messi, the superstar who is bound to win the Ballon d’Or, it is better to award it to the grassroots player Lila.
In this way, it can not only appease the football associations of South American countries, but also encourage more grassroots players.
After seeing Lila go on stage to receive the award, Barbara on the side couldn’t 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 his lips and immediately smiled and said, “100% agree!”
If there is an award specifically for the best assist, then Ling Feng’s assists in a year, at least five or six of them can compete for this award!
. . .
After the Puskas Award, the award ceremony for the best team of the year came.
“Cheetah” Eto’o, as a guest, presented the award to the FIFA’s best team of the year.
In the annual best team, Real Madrid and Barcelona, the most famous teams in the world football, are still the biggest winners.
Four players from each of the Spanish giants were selected, while Bayern, Paris Saint-Germain and Juventus each had one player selected.
As for the Premier League, no one was selected for the best team.
This result made many Premier League fans and British media very unhappy.
In their opinion, as the most entertaining and commercially valuable league today, it is a shame that no player in their entire league was selected for the annual best team!
In their opinion, whether it is the Premier League MVP Hazard who helped Chelsea regain the Premier League, or Ling Feng who broke the single-season assist record, they are eligible to be selected.
However, the competitors of the two in the same position are too strong!
In the annual best team, the goalkeeper position is Bayern goalkeeper Neuer.
Four defenders, divided
Especially 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 are just the top three candidates for the Ballon d’Or, Messi, Neymar, and Ronaldo!
Compared with these world-famous superstars, Ling Feng has made rapid progress and has a tendency to surpass Rooney in England.
However, the club’s platform and reputation are too small, which restricts his popularity in the 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 professional players who voted did not know where Leicester City, where Ling Feng played, was located in England.
In the annual best team built with a 433 formation, the three midfielders selected for the annual best team were Iniesta, Modric and Pogba.
These three players all performed very well last season.
Iniesta, as the core midfielder of Barcelona and Spain, was also an important contributor to Barcelona’s five championships last year;
Modric, as the core midfielder of Real Madrid and Croatia, is the commander of Real Madrid and one of the top five midfield masters in today’s football.
Pogba, as the core midfielder of Juventus, helped Juventus achieve four consecutive Serie A titles and also reached the Champions League final.
In comparison, Ling Feng, who only helped Leicester City to get fifth place in the league and the quarterfinals of the Europa League, is not good enough!
Of course, if we only talk about the importance of individuals to the team and personal data, Ling Feng can actually squeeze out Modric, who was empty-handed last season, and be selected into the annual best team.
However, in terms of popularity and team platform, backed by a European super giant like Real Madrid, the fame alone crushes a small club like Leicester City.
Looking at the annual best team on the stage except for Neuer who was not present, Ling Feng’s heart could not help but ripple.
Envy? Unwilling?
Both!
He doesn’t think that with his current comprehensive level and ability, he is much worse than Iniesta or Modric.
He is at least better than Pogba!
However, awarding awards also depends on the platform and public relations ability to a large extent.
Unless you have undisputed personal performance and championship honors, it is still not a sure thing.
Otherwise, Sneijder and Ribery would have won a Golden Ball each.
So, he also personally experienced the huge gap between small clubs and big clubs.
Just as Ling Feng was looking forward to standing on the stage one day, there was a slight vibration in his trouser pocket.
He took out his phone and saw that it was a text message from his agent Mendes who was sitting in the back rows:
“Hey, man, don’t lose heart. You will definitely be on top next year!”
Seeing this text message, Ling Feng raised his eyebrows and replied with a text message:
“Did you send such a text message to every player?”
“Of course not! I will only send it to players I recognize. In my opinion, you are much better than Pogba!”
“Are you so confident?”
“I will never make a mistake! However, the premise is that you must join a bigger team!”
Seeing this, Ling Feng also understood why Mendes sent him a text message.
He is indeed a super crocodile in the football agent industry!
He even understands the psychology of the players so thoroughly!
Mendes knew that Ling Feng had great ambitions, so he sent him a text message at the right time to persuade him further.
This is obviously because he was afraid that he would choose to stay because Leicester City won the Premier League this season.
Ling Feng also gave Mendes a reassurance through text messages:
“Don’t worry, Jorge, I will definitely leave in the summer. The team renewal will be left to you.”
“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 be announced after the end of the season.”
As a youth training of Leicester City and a child of this city, Ling Feng even
“No problem! Professional matters will be left to professionals, you don’t have to worry, just play well on the field and win the championship!”
After putting the phone away, Mendes was actually a little overwhelmed in his heart.
Although he knew that Ronaldo could not win the Golden Ball, he felt very regretful.
However, Ling Feng’s rapid rise made his expectations for this Englishman higher and higher.
He felt that Ling Feng was absolutely capable of competing for the Golden Ball in the future!
Of course,
The premise is to transfer to a top club to 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 shocking transfer in the football world, and even comparable to super transfers such as James Rodriguez and Bale!
When he thought that he would have another sensational transfer under his command, Mendes was eager to try, and he wanted to contact the major top teams immediately to let them know that Ling Feng was ready to transfer.
In fact, even if he didn’t take the initiative to promote, other top teams had already taken the initiative to find him and ask about Ling Feng’s willingness to transfer.
After all, the major top teams’ inspection time for Ling Feng was as short as half a year, and as long as a year!
Just as everyone in the audience was thinking, the male host also came to the guest seats in the audience and found Van Basten, a former Dutch superstar and one of the Dutch Three Musketeers, for an interview.
Facing the male host’s question “As a coach, if you have such a lineup, what would you do?” Van Basten, who has won the Ballon d’Or three times, also smiled:
“If you have such a lineup, the most important thing the head coach should do is to shut up. Let them play freely, and victory will come naturally!”
This humorous answer also caused a burst of laughter at the scene.
Indeed.
Ling Feng also recognized it very much.
Such a lineup, apart from the kings of Messi and Ronaldo, the mortal enemies between the clubs and other factors, in terms of the strength of the lineup, whether in the real world or the game world, it can almost be said to be the best of the best!
Every position is basically a historical player.
Except Pogba!
Thinking of this, Ling Feng also rolled his eyes at the French hairdresser on the stage, and then complained in his heart:
It’s really a stinky rat shit that spoiled 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 Neuer passed the ball to central defender Ramos, and then passed it to Thiago Silva, Marcelo, Alves, Modric, Iniesta, Pogba and Neymar.
Passed it all the way up, and finally Messi sent the last pass to Ronaldo to complete the shot and score!
Such a concept is very beautiful.
But perhaps it can only be realized in the game
. . . .
With the orderly progress of the Golden Ball Award, the best women’s football coach of the year and the best men’s football coach of the year were also awarded to Jill Ellis, the head coach of the US women’s national team, and Luis Enrique, the head coach of Barcelona, Spain.
The former led the US women’s football team to win the 2015 Women’s World Cup, and the latter led Barcelona to win five championships, which is well deserved.
The subsequent Women’s Football Golden Ball Award was also finally won by Lloyd, the captain of the US 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 perform a hat trick in the World Cup final.
She deserves this Golden Ball Award.
The highlight of the award ceremony is naturally the Golden Ball competition between Messi, 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, scored 58 goals, assisted 27 times, and helped Barcelona win the La Liga championship, the Champions League championship, the King’s Cup championship, the European Super Cup, and the Club World Cup!
Whether it is personal data or championship honors, Messi is stronger than Ronaldo and Neymar.
It is worth mentioning that the award presenter responsible for announcing the Golden Ball Award winner is Ronaldo’s former teammate and CP in Real Madrid, and the last man to win the Golden Ball Award before the football world entered the era of double pride-Kaka!
“The winner of the 2015 FIFA Ballon d’Or is…”
“Lionel Messi!”
Along with Kaka’s announcement, Ling Feng also witnessed Messi defeating Ronaldo and Neymar and winning the Ballon d’Or for the fifth time!
In this way, at the age of 20, he also completed his first Ballon d’Or in his life.
After the award ceremony, FIFA also announced the ranking of the Ballon d’Or.
Ling Feng ranked 16th in the Ballon d’Or with 0.7% of the votes!
This ranking is absolutely a great affirmation for Ling Feng, who was selected for the Ballon d’Or for the first time!
In front of him was Pogba, who was selected into the best team of the year.
Behind him, there are Bale, James Rodriguez, De Bruyne, Benzema, Kroos, etc.
A bunch of superstars!
(End of this chapter)