Invincible Haaland at the start

Chapter 78: Stand tall to see far
"Okay, the European Player of the Year award for last season will be presented next, and the three candidates are Lin Yun, Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Lin Yun, the top scorer in the UEFA Champions League last season, is undoubtedly the one with the most calls for the award. Although he joined in the middle of the season and didn't play many games, in the limited number of games played, the Arsenal striker produced jaw-dropping statistics.

Messi's trip to the Champions League last season stopped in the semi-finals, and he was defeated in a head-to-head confrontation with Lin Yun, so the disadvantage in this award is quite obvious, but the Argentine led his team to the La Liga championship last season, and He scored 32 goals in only 46 appearances in the league and won the top scorer in La Liga.

c. Ronaldo... Well, because he was participating in a charity friendly match between Real Madrid and Deportivo, he didn't come to the scene. "

Every year before the start of the European Super Cup, UEFA's practice is to award the best of the European war last season, but since 2011, UEFA President Michel Platini canceled the selection of the best in each individual event , instead of cooperating with the European Sports Media Union to launch a new "European Best Player" award to compete with the FIFA Ballon d'Or.

The best players in Europe are voted by journalists from all UEFA member countries. The scope of selection is players who have played in UEFA's football association leagues. There is no nationality restriction. The selection basis is that the players have played in the national team and Performance ratings for the club season.

投票分为26进10、10进3以及最终3选1三个阶段。

In the 26 to 10 voting, the reporter can choose 1 to 5 in their minds;
10 into the 3rd stage, the reporter voted again.

At this stage, Lin Yun, Messi and Ronaldo have the highest points, but anyone with a discerning eye can see that the probability of Ronaldo accompanying him is extremely high, and the possibility of Messi winning is also very small.

Because Lin Yun's performance in the Champions League is too much.

Now is the final stage of one of the three elections. The reporter will vote again on the spot, that is, 10 into 3 votes will be invalidated, and at this time each person has and only one choice.

"The winner of the first European Player of the Year Award was Messi, and the second was Iniesta. If Messi still wins this time, then Barcelona will monopolize this award for three consecutive years."

"Lin Yun's performance last season is obvious to all. Whether it is the Premier League, Champions League, World Cup qualifiers or the World Youth Championship, he has produced convincing statistics, especially in the semi-finals. Messi has the upper hand in the competition."

A close-up of Lin Yun and Messi appeared on the live screen, and Ronaldo had only one image instead.

The 57 on-site reporters also seized the time to press the voting devices in their hands.

Both Lin Yun and Messi were smiling.

In fact, everyone knows that if it really depends on performance, Lin Yun is almost guaranteed to be the best in Europe, but Messi's influence is too terrifying. Before the real result comes out, no one knows what will happen.

"Okay, the results are out...

Cristiano Ronaldo, 3 votes;
Messi, 12 votes;
Lin Yun, 42 votes!
Congratulations to Lin Yun, who became the best player in Europe at the age of 18!
27 games, 62 goals, two championships, these are the results of Lin Yun's debut half a year ago!

The best player, well deserved! "

With 18 goals in the league, 15 goals in the Champions League, 15 goals in the World Youth Championship, and 9 goals in the World Preliminaries, plus 5 goals in the first round of the Premier League this season, Lin Yun's annual goals have exceeded 60. Only 91 of West's annual record of 29 goals set last year remain.

There are still four full months before the end of this year, and no one knows whether Messi's 91-goal miracle will become history after just one year...

There was thunderous applause from the audience, Lin Yun stood up, turned around and hugged his parents sitting in the back row tightly.

"I made it, Mom."

"Well, I see, you are our pride, son."

Lin Ming patted him on the shoulder, "Go up."

Lin Yun nodded, only to find that Messi beside him also stood up and reached out to him, "Congratulations."

"Thank you." Lin Yun reached out to shake his hand and walked up to the podium.

Mr. Big Scene seems to be only useful for competitions, because Lin Yun only felt his head go blank when he saw the dense crowd of people in the audience.

He took the heavy trophy from Platini stiffly, thanked him, and came to the microphone.

The applause and cheers gradually stopped, and everyone looked at Lin Yun on the stage.

Compared with when people saw him for the first time, now he has gradually faded out of youthfulness, with a handsome suit and haircut that looks like an adult, it is hard to believe that he spent his life just ten days ago. 18th birthday.

"At 18, a lot of people are just starting their careers...well, he's just starting his career...but what I'm saying is, a lot of people have worked their whole lives and never had the chance to get this honor, and He did just that in his first season.

The end that many people dream of but can't get is just his starting point. "

Lin Yun took a deep breath, always dragging his soul back into his body.

"Thank you UEFA, thank you for your recognition from the judges, of course, thank you Arsenal, thank you Wenger, thank you my teammates, um, and my parents, I love you..."

The live broadcast camera also shifted to Lin Ming and Isabella in good time, and their outstanding appearance and temperament aroused heated discussions again.

But Lin Yun thanked him incoherently, and finally calmed down a little.

"We've had a successful season and a lot of people have worked hard for it and it's not fair that I'm the only one standing here, but my parents told me that's what sports is all about and that's life. .They taught me when I was very young: Only by standing tall can you see far.

The reason is very simple, but it is very difficult to do it. Fortunately, I succeeded.

The scenery here is beautiful, I like it very much.

Thank you. "

"Clap clap clap!"

Under the warm applause again, Lin Yun bowed his thanks and left the stage with the trophy.

So far, today's highlight is over.

Wenger, Mourinho, Lin Yun and their entourage did not stay long because they had to participate in the European Super Cup on the second day. They did not even wait for the ceremony to officially end before leaving the venue and heading to the Czech Republic. Capital Prague.

The enthusiasm for Lin Yun's award even overshadowed the draw results of the UEFA Champions League group stage, which aroused widespread heated discussions.

"After the UEFA Champions League group draw for the new season, UEFA announced the results of the vote for the best player in Europe. In the end, Arsenal player Lin Yun defeated the two superstars Messi and Ronaldo to win the championship.

He is the first Arsenal player to win this honor and the third Premier League player in history to be the best player in Europe after Steven Gerrard in 2005 and Ronaldo in 2008. "

"Arsenal sold the best player in the Premier League last season, bought the best player in Europe last season, and made the most successful transaction in world football. All Arsenal fans should thank Wenger, thank you He was there in the stands at the youth team game that afternoon, thanking him for taking Lin to the Emirates Stadium before everyone else, and thanking him for having the audacity to give Lin almost unlimited confidence."

Amid the praises, some people found another way to interpret this event.

For example, the report of the Spanish "Aspen" has almost nothing to do with Lin Yun, but "C Ronaldo doesn't like the atmosphere of Monaco".

"Both Lin Yun and Messi dressed up to attend the award ceremony for the best player in Europe, while Ronaldo, who was also a candidate, disappeared, because at this time he was traveling to Deportivo with Real Madrid to participate in a traditional game. Charity match, about 300 fans welcomed Real Madrid's arrival at the airport.

Why do you say Ronaldo doesn't like Monaco?Because for Ronaldo, the experience of the past year has not been pleasant.

He deeply knew that Lin Yun's performance was better than his own, and he also knew that he had no hope of winning an award. He didn't want to make his life too troublesome, and he didn't bother to pay attention to Platini's grand activities.

The results of the selection were not surprising. Lin Yun was elected the best with 42 votes, followed by Messi with 12 votes. It was a little surprising that Ronaldo got an embarrassing 3 votes again.

Cristiano Ronaldo will never forget the summer two years ago, when he attended the UEFA Champions League group stage draw and the UEFA European Player of the Year Award Ceremony in a personable manner, and witnessed his old enemy Messi winning the championship with 38 votes, No. 2 Harvey got 11 votes, and he himself came last with 3 votes.

Since then, Ronaldo has had another nickname: Luo Sanpiao.

This year the number of voters increased to 57, but this time the story of the year was repeated. Fortunately, Ronaldo wisely did not attend the awards ceremony, avoiding another embarrassment.

Ronaldo, who was suffocating, vented his anger in this match with Deportivo.

Although it was just an insignificant charity game, he still performed himself quite desperately. Not only did he contribute an assist, but he also jumped over the shoulder of the opponent's defender in order to grab a header in the game, and fell hard when he landed. Next, his face almost hit the ground directly, he is still the unyielding Ronaldo.

Former Real Madrid chairman Calderon talked about his views on this matter in an interview with the "Daily Telegraph": "C Ronaldo is very unhappy now, all this is caused by Florentino.Real Madrid's money to buy Bell should be used to motivate the players, but Florentino chose another incorrect path and went further and further away. '

Barcelona sports director Subi Sareta satirized Ronaldo with Messi's performance: "Messi knew that he was not recognized by most of the voting judges, but he still insisted on coming here. His smile made me see the greatness." personality.Of course I want Messi to win, but it doesn't matter if he doesn't. '

In fact, before the start of the party, "World Sports Daily" had already predicted that Messi would not be selected as the best.

As the only Spanish media that is eligible to vote for the Golden Globe Awards, the editor-in-chief and reporters of the newspaper are quite familiar with the media with voting rights in other countries. You have magnanimously attended this feast..."

"The Sun" praised Lin Yun's performance emphatically.

From the dress to the hairstyle to the speech to the hostess sneaking glances at him, he never let go, as if to make him a top-notch posture in the world.

Lin Ming and Isabella collected the laces of this award with great joy, but they didn't expect that they were also missed by others.

Just because of the amazing glimpse at the awards ceremony, the two became a little popular on the Internet. Some businessmen immediately hit their minds on them, wanting to invite them to shoot commercials or even endorse them. Of course, they want to invite them to talk There are countless programs on parenting classics...

The two couldn't laugh or cry, and they refused almost without any hesitation, but there were also some differences between them.

Lin Ming felt that he should reduce public appearances in the future, and it would be better to become two invisible people completely, and silently support Lin Yun behind his back, but Isabella felt that it was natural and not to use Lin Yun's name to It is the basic principle to make wind and rain, but there is no need to deliberately keep a low profile.

Unable to argue for a while, and didn't want to disturb Lin Yun who was preparing for the game, he could only listen to the opinion of a professional named Mendes.

Mendes couldn't understand how these two men could be so rational.

He had to blackmail one of his employers again, his family members were really capable of causing trouble...

"I support Ms. Isa's opinion," Mendes said. "Lin is a public figure, and the outside world is naturally interested in his family. His parents, girlfriend, wife, children, etc. will affect other people. For his impression, points are awarded for good ones, and points for bad ones are deducted. It is really not a good thing for these people to be exposed to the public too much, but as long as they maintain a positive image, there is nothing wrong with showing themselves in front of the camera at the right time."

Lin Ming still disagreed, shaking his head, "He's not a traffic star, it's enough to play well, and I'm satisfied not to be his deduction item."

Isabella suddenly became discouraged, "I don't want to be judged by the whole world like the wives of the England team..."

Inspired by her, Mendes immediately thought wildly, "Mother group! This is a good idea, maybe you can organize the mothers of those players..."

"Stop, I can't," Isabella shook her head, "Okay, this is the end of the topic, excuse me, I think we know what to do."

"Okay, okay, maybe you are right, Lin just needs to play well, his template is indeed not Beckham..."

On the other side, Lin Yun has been devoting himself to the match against Chelsea non-stop.

For the first time since 1998, the UEFA Super Cup will not be held at the Stade Louis II in Monaco, but at the Eden Stadium in the Czech Republic.

All Arsenal people believe that a new king of Europe will be born in this new venue...

Chelsea has participated in the UEFA Super Cup twice as the winner of the Cup Winners' Cup, and once again last year as the champion of the UEFA Champions League in the 2011-2012 season.

Arsenal also participated in this event as the winner of the Cup Winners Cup in 1995. At that time, the European Super Cup still used the home and away two-round system. Nana first played 0-0 with AC Milan at home and came to San Siro Later, he was defeated by the Serie A giants 2-0, thus missing the first UEFA Super Cup in team history.

"Mourinho once led Porto and Inter Milan to win the Champions League, and was able to participate in the UEFA Super Cup twice. Unfortunately, both times ended in defeat. From this, we can also know that in the Champions League and the Europa League. In the competition, the former will not be stronger because the Champions League is more precious..."

At the pre-match press conference, all reporters focused on the confrontation between these two big-name coaches.

Wenger was the first to be attacked.

"...You have had 8 direct confrontations with Mourinho, but you have never won one. Have you ever thought about the reason?"

Not only the other reporters, even Mourinho squinted his eyes slightly, and looked over with a bit of a cheap smile at the corner of his mouth.

Since the first match against Mourinho in 2004, Wenger's record against Mourinho is 4 draws and 4 losses. Whether it is league or cup, he has never won Mourinho's Chelsea once, and the nightmare of eight years without a championship It also started after losing the Community Shield to the Mushi Blues.

It was not until Mourinho left that Arsenal led by Wenger had a victory over Chelsea.

One is a gentle and gentle professor, and the other is a rebellious madman who is born to be aggressive.

Wenger seems to have been prepared for the reporter's making things difficult.

"These are superficial records, but football is the current challenge. I will not recall these records until I retire. All I want to do now is to play every game now and in the future.

And although I haven't calculated it carefully, according to my estimation, in the past many years, Chelsea's investment in the transfer market should be ten times more than Arsenal's. I don't think winning with money is worth it. Proud. "

This is a typical hatred of the rich. Not only was Mourinho not angry, but he took advantage of this to fight against the army.

"It's true that money can't buy championships, but when a team is stingy with even the most basic investment, it's normal not to have a championship. Obviously, Arsenal have realized this, um, 5000 million, indeed It's a big deal, I heard their highest transfer record before this was 1500 million? It's a big improvement indeed."

"Compared to Chelsea and Real Madrid, 5000 million is really a small investment, but considering that we only spent 280 million to win the Champions League, I don't think it makes sense to dwell on the transfer numbers, you know, Real Madrid. It was one of the teams with the highest transfer fees in Europe last season, but they couldn't even make it to the Champions League final. Well, it's a bit contradictory to what I said earlier, sometimes money can't buy victory, This is football..."

Mourinho got a little angry, "If you want to talk about Chelsea, I can stay here until 4 pm, but if you keep asking me about Real Madrid, I will not accompany you."

This is too much fun?

Wenger rejoices.

"Okay, let's talk about Chelsea...forget it, it seems that there is nothing to say, do you have anything else to ask?"

"Yes," the Telegraph reporter raised his hand, "do you have anything to say about Lin being the best player in Europe?"

"I really have nothing to say about this," Wenger spread his hands, "Isn't it normal for the best player in the world to win the best player award in Europe..."

He said "nothing to say", but what followed was a five-hundred-word essay with a single-word theme: Lin Yun is a dick, I found it, praise us quickly.

In La Liga, he had to watch Guardiola praise Messi desperately, and when he returned to the Premier League, he had to endure Wenger's fancy blowing of Lin Yun. Mourinho was so uncomfortable that he wanted to vomit. Magic can't beat magic.

Because the current Blue Army really doesn't have a single one to live up to.

Who do you ask him to praise?
Lukaku?

The pre-match press conference ended peacefully, and the game started on time.

After coming to the coach's bench, the two coaches are still one of the biggest focuses of the audience.

Both of them look like dogs, and they both wear Armani that fits well, but they have completely different tastes.

One is unrestrained and unrestrained, and the other is serious.

After the opening, Mourinho took his small notebook to write and draw on the sidelines, as if he had encountered some difficulty, he impatiently unbuttoned an extra button of his shirt, while Wenger on the other side put his hands in his pockets , standing there with a straight figure and a serious expression, the iconic red tie swaying in the wind, contrasting with Munirio on the other side.

Of course, when the players actually enter the field, there is only one protagonist left.

"...This is Lin Yun's first game after winning the best player in Europe. If he wins, he will win his third championship this year! If he can win the Club World Cup again at the end of the year, he will win Become the unprecedented quadruple champion of the Champions League, World Youth Championship, European Super Cup and Club World Cup!"

The probability of the Champions League, UEFA Super Cup, and Club World Cup triple crown is still very high, but if it is mixed with a World Youth Championship, it will be a bit unmainstream.

"For Chelsea, Eto'o and Willian who just joined did not come to Prague with the team. Schurrle, who joined from Bayer Leverkusen this summer, served as the starting right wing, and captain Terry sat on the bench.

Modric, who just joined Arsenal, entered the squad, but did not enter the starting lineup. Wenger still used the starting 11 players in the Champions League final.

Chelsea 4-2-3-1.
Goalkeeper: 1-Cech;

Defenders: 2-Ivanovic, 24-Cahill, 4-David Lewis, 3-Ashley Cole;
Midfield: 7-Ramirez, 8-Lampard (C);

Midfielder: 14-Schuerle, 11-Oscar, 17-Azar;
Forward: 9-Torres.

Arsenal have exactly the same formation.

Goalkeeper: 21-Fabianski;
Defenders: 25-Jenkinson, 4-Mertesacker, 5-Vermaelen, 17-Monreal;

Midfielder: 7-Rosicky, 8-Arteta;

Midfielder: 19-Cazorla, 10-Wilshere, 14-Walcott;

Forward: 11-Lin Yun. "

"With the whistle of the referee Eriksson from Sweden, the game officially began."

Looking at Torres on the opposite side, the Arsenal players actually felt a little hairy.

Torres entered the final, just like Ruud van Nistelrooy entered the penalty area, that is really mysterious.

Winners in life are not called for nothing...

　I wish all the big friends a happy Children's Day... I would like to recommend the new book of the big guy, "Things After Being Sold to Inter Milan by Barcelona"

　　


(End of this chapter)