Football: The strongest post-zero generation.

Chapter 249 The youngest candidate for the European Ballon d’Or

The seventh round of the 2017-2018 Premier League season has come to an end, and the league has ushered in a two-week intermission. Many players who do not have national team competition obligations choose to take a vacation during this rare intermission, while players who have national team competition obligations have Report to the hotel where the national team is staying.

Li Qing performed well in both the league and the Champions League, and was naturally selected into the new England national team squad.

Since England has already qualified from the group early, the last two rounds of the group stage against Slovenia and Lithuania were mainly conducted by head coach Southgate to inspect the players. Li Qing played as a substitute in both games.

Although Li Qing did not play much time, he still scored three goals and provided one assist in the limited game time, helping the England national team achieve 39 unbeaten games in the World Cup qualifiers and European Cup qualifiers, with a winning rate of more than 75%, truly the king of qualifiers.

Because of Li Qing's emergence, the English media believe that the England national team will definitely have great achievements in next year's World Cup.

Harry Kane is already a world-class goalscorer, and now he has Li Qing, who scores goals profusely. With England's current ability in the three lines, it is almost difficult to find an opponent.

At the end of the final round of the 2018 World Cup in Russia, the qualifying spots for all continents have almost been settled. Dutch fans are sad. The national team, which has been idle for many years, did not perform well enough in the two-year qualifiers and ultimately missed the Russian World Cup. In the main game, they didn't even qualify for the play-offs, which is disappointing.

Counting the host Russia, the European area has 14 places, of which nine are determined for the main draw, namely France, Portugal, Germany, Serbia, Poland, England, Spain, Belgium and Iceland.

The eight best group runners-up are Switzerland, Italy, Croatia, Denmark, Northern Ireland, Sweden, Ireland and Greece, which means that the last four places in the European zone will be produced by eight teams.

Due to the limited number of international match days in October, the play-off places for each continent except Asia will be determined. The play-off places for other continents or intercontinental play-off places will have to wait until the next international match day.

国际比赛日结束，各国体育媒体的焦点逐渐放到2017-2018赛季英超联赛第8轮的焦点赛事，前7轮一样活得6胜1平积19分的曼联和利物浦将会在安菲尔德球场进行一场天王山之战。

But before that, the 30-person shortlist for the European Ballon d'Or announced from the official website of "France Football", the official INS, and the official Twitter account temporarily attracted the attention of the media and Li Qing.

The European Ballon d'Or candidate list is almost the same as the World Footballer candidate list. They are both led by football's twin heroes Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi. Last season's Champions League champion Real Madrid occupied 1/4 of the places. A total of seven players were selected, namely C Ronaldo, Modric, Ramos, Kroos, Benzema, Isco and Marcelo.

Barcelona has three players selected, namely Messi, Suarez and Coutinho, who transferred at the buzzer this summer.

Liverpool, which won the Premier League and FA Cup last season, had four people selected, namely Firmino, Mane, Henderson and Li Qing.

Among them, the final concern was Li Qing, who was only 16 years old at the time. It is equivalent to saying that he was shortlisted for this year's World Footballer, European Golden Boy Award and European Golden Ball Award, achieving an astonishing record that has never been seen in the history of world football.

In addition, Li Qing is the youngest player candidate among the three personal honors.

Li Qing, who had been selected twice before, waited early for the announcement on the official website of "France Football" this time. When he saw his name appearing, he couldn't help but raise his arms and shout.

Although it is difficult for him to beat Cristiano Ronaldo, who has the Champions League championship and La Liga championship, in the selection of the European Ballon d'Or, being shortlisted proves that he is one of the best players in 2017. Chelsea, Tottenham, Manchester City and Manchester United also have players on the Ballon d'Or shortlist. However, based on the 2016-2017 season that ended, the English media feels that Li Qing is the most promising.

If Li Qing has no hope, then players like Hazard, Kanter, Harry Kane, De Bruyne and Pogba are even less likely to be elected. Therefore, the English media are touting Li Qing and hope that he can get More recognition from professional peers.

Looking at various media reports, Li Qing felt elated.

Of course, he didn't lose himself in the adulation from the media and fans.

The European Ballon d'Or is the most authoritative player award in world football. Its professionalism is unquestionable. If Ronaldo does not win the Champions League, Li Qing can give it a try. The problem is that Ronaldo has not only won the Champions League but also won the Champions League. There is a league championship.

Coupled with Ronaldo's super personal influence, Li Qing's chances of being selected for the European Golden Globe Award are very low.

Thousands of miles away in the east, the domestic media in China (I heard it was available) were covering Li Qing overwhelmingly, using all the available words of praise.

As time goes by, football media and fans around the world have focused their attention on the port city of Liverpool in northwest England. At 10:14 noon local time on October th, Great Britain, there will be a veritable first-place match at Anfield Stadium. Great war.

主队利物浦7轮联赛6胜1平积19分，进24球丢9球，拥有15个净胜球，曼联跟利物浦积分相同，不同的是曼联进21球丢2球，净胜球比利物浦多4个。

In addition to the first place battle and the double red club derby title, this game also has the strongest spear and shield battle in the Premier League in the new season.

Liverpool scored 7 goals in 24 rounds, which is the team with the most goals among the 20 Premier League teams. Manchester United has 3 fewer goals than Liverpool on the offensive end, but only conceded 2 goals in 0.29 games, averaging goals per game, which is the highest score in the Premier League this season. The best defensive team in the league so far.

The two teams met three times last season, twice in the league and once in the League Cup. They drew two rounds in the league. In the League Cup, Liverpool eliminated Manchester United as a guest.

In terms of statistics, Manchester United has the advantage. Since the establishment of the Premier League, the two sides have had 50 matches at the league level. Manchester United has the advantage with 27 wins, 10 draws and 13 losses. In 25 away games, they have 12 wins, 5 draws and 8 losses. In the past six seasons, they have only Lost one game.

There have been 198 total clashes in history, and Manchester United also has the upper hand, with 79 wins, 54 draws and 65 losses. However, what is interesting is that Dortmund and Liverpool, coached by Klopp, have the upper hand against Real Madrid and Manchester United, which were coached by Mourinho, with 3 wins and 3 losses. Draw, 1 loss.

A lot of wars of words often break out in Premier League clubs. Manchester United stars and Liverpool stars quarrel with each other in the distance. Fans from both sides also get angry at each other during this period, but the coaches and players of both sides are more restrained.

In the blink of an eye, the day of the game has arrived, which means that the first round of the 2017-2018 Premier League season will soon begin.

(End of this chapter)