N-A-A Chapter 278
Chapter 278
The new year is coming, and the new year is coming.
Chapter 278 Ballon d’Or nomination! The first of the new generation!
October 20th is a day that fans and media all over the world pay close attention to.
Because, on this day, FIFA announced the final list of 23 people for this year’s FIFA Ballon d’Or!
As early as the beginning of the month, as the only media in Spain with the right to vote for the Ballon d’Or, Mundo Deportivo exposed the initial list of 59 candidates for the Ballon d’Or.
And this list of 23 people is the final list of candidates after voting by head coaches, captains and media reporters from various countries.
Among the big list, King Sarr, one of the three major European giants, became the biggest winner.
Especially Barcelona, whose dominant performance in the league, Champions League and King’s Cup last season allowed them to win the triple crown again since 2008-09!
Thanks to the outstanding team record and championship honors, as many as six Barcelona players were selected for the final list of the Golden Ball Award.
They are the South American trident “MSN” Messi, Suarez, Neymar, as well as Iniesta, Mascherano and Rakitic.
Real Madrid, which is second only to Barcelona, has four players selected, namely the “BBC” combination of Cristiano Ronaldo, Bale, Benzema and James Rodriguez.
Bayern also has four players selected, namely Neuer, Muller, Lewandowski and Robben.
Manchester City has Aguero and Yaya Toure.
In addition, De Bruyne of Wolfsburg/Manchester City, Hazard of Chelsea, Sanchez of Arsenal and Ibrahimovic of Paris Saint-Germain were also successfully selected.
It is worth mentioning that the biggest controversy in this list is that the “old lady” Juventus, which won the Serie A four consecutive championships and reached the Champions League final, only had two players selected, Pogba and Vidal!
You know, in the preliminary list of 59 candidates, Juventus had as many as six selected.
But as the Serie A champion and the Champions League runner-up, they only had two people selected in the final list?
In contrast, Real Madrid, which was empty-handed last season, had four people selected in the final list!
This also made many Serie A fans and Italians very dissatisfied, and they questioned FIFA’s voting mechanism.
However, this is also a commonplace.
Since 2008, the Golden Ball Award has become a stage for the two heroes of the peerless.
In addition, in the past few years, the overall environment of Serie A has declined and stars have left.
Even if Juventus is the king of Serie A and reaches the Champions League final, its reputation is not as good as that of Real Madrid and Sampdoria.
When voting, the coaches and captains of national teams, as well as media reporters, will naturally vote for players they are familiar with.
As one of the most famous clubs in the world, Real Madrid and Real Madrid have an undoubted reputation and influence in the world of football.
In particular, the Spanish national derby, which attracts more than 100 million viewers every year, has expanded the influence of the two La Liga giants to the whole world.
It is worth mentioning that in this big list, there is a star from a small team, who is on the list.
That is the Blue Fox Emperor Star Ling Feng, who rose at a rocket speed, emerged at the Brazil World Cup, and quickly made a name for himself in Europe!
This is the first time he has been nominated for the Golden Ball Award in his career, and he is also the youngest nominee in this Golden Ball Award list!
The public said that Ling Feng’s selection is very reasonable.
After all, last season, Leicester City reached the top six of the Premier League and the quarterfinals of the Europa League as a newly promoted team, and he is the undisputed biggest contributor.
Although the team’s record and collective honors are far inferior to other league giants.
But considering the team’s lineup strength and positioning, it is already commendable.
Leading the newly promoted team to achieve results far beyond expectations is definitely a big plus.
Moreover, his personal performance is also extremely explosive.
Forty-three appearances in various competitions, contributing 20 goals and 30 assists!
He has created 50 goals alone, and his goal-making efficiency is second only to the two heroes!
Although he did not win a championship.
But in terms of personal honors, he won the Premier League’s best newcomer, the Premier League assist king, the England FWA Footballer of the Year, the assist king of the top five European leagues, and broke the Premier League single-season assist record held by Henry.
It can be said that in the past season, Ling Feng has made a huge leap from the best newcomer and Premier League rookie in the World Cup to the British star and one of the best in the Premier League!
And this season, Ling Feng, facing the changes in the new coach’s new tactics, still performed against the odds.
day.
Seven league appearances, five goals and ten assists!
Two goals per game!
Ling Feng’s selection immediately caused widespread heated discussions in the English football world and was reported by all media!
Leicester City’s official website immediately issued an announcement to congratulate Ling Feng.
Fox fans posted various photos of Ling Feng on social media to congratulate him
And major media newspapers also made the news of Ling Feng’s nomination for the Ballon d’Or as the headline of the sports page.
For a time, Ling Feng’s nomination for the Ballon d’Or became a grand event in British football!
You know, the nomination for the Ballon d’Or is not only a recognition of the individual players, but also a recognition of English football.
This is the first time since Rooney in 2012 that an English player has been selected for the final list of the Ballon d’Or after a lapse of three years!
This is of great significance to the English football world, which has always been very self-important.
After the golden generation of Beckham, Lampard, Rooney and others gradually left the stage, they finally cultivated another outstanding player who could be nominated for the Ballon d’Or!
Many players of the same age have not yet gained a firm foothold in the Premier League and obtained stable playing time.
Ling Feng has already begun to compete for the best in the Premier League and has even been shortlisted for the Ballon d’Or.
In a sense, the first nomination for the Ballon d’Or has completely established Ling Feng as the first player of the new generation in England!
What Kane, Sterling, Barkley, Ali, all step back.
Great British star, I only recognize Ling Feng!
As the list of the Ballon d’Or came out, some media also ranked the value of these 23 nominees.
Ling Feng’s value, like Muller, is 75 million euros.
Second only to the peerless duo with the same value of 120 million euros, and the four stars of Bale, Suarez, James Rodriguez, and Neymar with the same level of 80 million euros!
Below him, there are top stars such as Lewandowski and Hazard with a value of 70 million, Aguero and De Bruyne with 60 million, Sanchez and Pogba with 55 million.
Of course, the value is only a reference data of market value.
It does not mean that Ling Feng is stronger or more famous than other players.
The reason why Ling Feng’s value is so high and can be compared with top stars like Muller who have been famous for a long time is, on the one hand, the “bonus” of the English household registration book, the media’s hype and hype; on the other hand, it is his age and potential.
Value is not fixed, but changes according to the direction of the career.
Just like the 34-year-old Ibrahimovic, his value is only 15 million euros.
However, in his peak period, his value was as high as 46 million euros!
Moreover, with the changes of the times, the value figures have also experienced inflation like the transfer fee.
If Ibrahimovic is not 34 years old now, but 28 years old at his peak, then his market value is definitely more than 70 million euros!
And there is no price in the market!
Therefore, of Ling Feng’s 75 million euros, perhaps 30 million is based on his age, potential, household registration and other factors.
Of course, if you really want to buy Ling Feng, who was shortlisted for the Ballon d’Or at the age of 20, 75 million euros is definitely not enough.
After all, two months ago, De Bruyne just joined Manchester City at a sky-high price of 74 million euros.
Ling Feng, who is equally strong but younger and has greater potential, will only have a higher market value.
You know, whoever can win Ling Feng is equivalent to winning the core of the Three Lions’ midfield for the next ten years, and the cornerstone of the team’s construction for the next ten years!
There are even many media that believe that Ling Feng is even better than Neymar, who was hailed as the “successor to Pele” at the time.
After all, Neymar at that time was just killing in Brazil and had never proved himself in the five major leagues.
Ling Feng, who is in the same age group, has led the Blue Foxes, a not-so-strong promoted team in the Premier League, to fight against many powerful teams without losing the high-intensity confrontation and rhythm of the Premier League!
It is obvious who is better.
Of course, after coming to Barcelona, Neymar has grown rapidly beside historical stars such as Messi, Xavi, and Iniesta, and has now become the leader of the Samba Army and the absolute main force of Barcelona.
However, in terms of personal strength, the current Ling Feng is not inferior to the current Neymar.
In terms of speed, passing, and long shots, Ling Feng is even more skilled!
Perhaps, the gap between Ling Feng and Neymar is not in their own strength, but in the platform and teammates.
. . .
When he learned that he was shortlisted for the Golden Ball Award, Ling Feng tweeted immediately to express his excitement:
“Nominated for the Golden Ball Award! This is really
So cool! ”
The 23-man list of the Ballon d’Or is equivalent to the 23 best players in the world football of the year.
How can one not be excited and excited when he is among them?!
In the past two years, he has worked hard and grown step by step from a small transparent player in the youth team to a Ballon d’Or nominee today.
It turns out that hard work pays off!
However, this excitement and excitement only lasted for a short while before gradually fading away in his heart.
Ling Feng knew very well that being selected for the final list of the Ballon d’Or was the greatest recognition of himself by professionals in the industry.
However, he could not be complacent about it.
His goal has never been just to be shortlisted for the Ballon d’Or.
It is that golden football!
However, this nomination made him completely It became the achievement of [being selected for the Golden Globe Award].
This time, the system’s reward was not free attribute points, but the long-lost [Skill Box].
So, after replying to the congratulatory messages from relatives and friends one by one, he summoned the [Character Panel] with great expectation and opened the [Item Bar].
He did not open it immediately, but observed the light of the treasure box first.
Compared with the S-level skill box he opened last time, the light emitted by this skill box was not too dazzling.
According to his speculation, this skill box can only open B-level or A-level skills at most.
Guess what?
You will know after opening the box!
[Ding Dong! ]
[Congratulations to the player for obtaining the B-level skill – Stop with Ease! ]
[Skill name: Stop with Ease]
[Skill level: B]
[Skill Effect: Greatly Improved Stopping Ability! ]
[Skill Representative Player: Berbatov]
Seeing this skill, Ling Feng’s eyes widened and his face showed joy:
It’s actually Brother Xiaosha’s stopping skill? !
Berbatov, known as “Brother Xiaosha”, is a striker with an elegant style of play.
It is said that after a game, Berbatov did not sweat a drop.
Whether it is shooting or stopping the ball, his movements are so cool and elegant.
Hence the name – Brother Xiaosha!
Stopping the ball, as one of the most important basic skills of professional players, is often the detail that distinguishes top players from ordinary players.
Often on the court, the first touch of a player’s handling of the ball is to stop the ball.
With Brother Xiaosha’s stopping skill, his stopping technique is completely comparable to that of the Blue Fox. Mahrez, the “world’s best stopper” in the team.
The better the ball stop, the more time you have to handle the ball, and the more reasonable and correct choices you can make.
This is definitely an improvement for Ling Feng!
Being shortlisted for the Ballon d’Or is just a small episode for Ling Feng, who is unlikely to win the award.
Only by continuing to perform well in the Premier League and European competitions can he continue to be shortlisted for the Ballon d’Or, and even win the Golden Ball that represents the pinnacle of football.
So, what he has to do now is to play every game well and lead the team to victory after victory!
Then, honor will naturally come to him.
While the British media began to praise him crazily again, Ling Feng and Leicester City ushered in the tenth round of the league at home.
The opponent is Alan Pardew’s Crystal Palace.
Pardew, who jumped from Newcastle to Crystal Palace in the middle of last season, led the team to successfully avoid relegation and also achieved the second highest ranking in the team’s history of tenth place in the league.
This season, after purchasing new players such as Kabaye, Wickham, and McCarthy, Crystal Palace’s strength has been strengthened and it has quickly entered the state.
In the first nine rounds of the game, they achieved a record of five wins and four losses, including an upset of 2-1 away defeat against Chelsea.
Due to the poor performance of the major giants, this mid-stream team is temporarily ranked sixth in the league.
In this game, the Foxes, who played at home, still adopted a defensive counterattack tactic.
The scene of being defeated by West Ham United in the second half of the last home game is still vivid, so Crystal Palace launched a fierce attack without reservation.
However, what they didn’t expect was that compared with West Ham United, Leicester City’s counterattack was more deadly!
The quick counterattack launched after a steal in the first and second half broke through their defense very neatly and sent the ball into the goal.
The score on the scoreboard finally settled on 2-0.
For the Foxes, Crystal Palace was not a strong opponent, and it was not surprising to win the game.
What they cared more about was that in this game, they finally completed the season.
The first clean sheet in the Premier League this season!
(End of this chapter)