Chapter 1,239 Excessive Reputation

Gao Xiaodong deservedly won the Golden Globe Award, and the online and print media unanimously applauded.

Gao Xiaodong's Golden Globe Award last year caused great controversy. The reason for the controversy was not that Gao Xiaodong did not perform well, but because last year was a World Cup year and Gao Xiaodong did not participate in the national team at all.

This year is not a competition year. Gao Xiaodong's triple crown is the highest achievement in world football this year. Moreover, Gao Xiaodong's shortcomings in the national team have also been made up. His record in the Chinese team is not inferior to any star.

The Associated Press commented: "In the past 2011, the Chinese football king performed extremely well. He helped Manchester United win the Triple Crown. The other two competitors, Messi and Ronaldo, were completely unable to match his brilliance. In comparison, Gao Xiaodong, who is even more surprising, has led the Chinese national team to achieve a good record. He is likely to lead the Chinese team to the World Cup finals for the second time."

Agence France-Presse also praised Gao Xiaodong: "Gao Xiaodong, who is only 23 years old, defeated powerful opponents Messi and Ronaldo with an absolute advantage, and won the Ballon d'Or for two consecutive years. He is now the captain of Manchester United. He led Manchester United is now the undisputed champions of world football."

Reuters commented: "If it was very surprising that Gao Xiaodong won the FIFA Ballon d'Or last year, then there is no suspense for Gao Xiaodong to win the award again this year. In 2011, Gao Xiaodong and his teammates created a football Dynasty, based on Manchester United's current results, Gao Xiaodong is likely to tie Platini's record of three consecutive Ballon d'Or awards next year."

The three major news agencies generally recognize Gao Xiaodong's achievements and have high expectations for the Chinese national team's achievements. In the European and American world of white supremacy, Gao Xiaodong's achievement is enough to make all Chinese feel proud.

In the past, because Gao Xiaodong did not participate in national team games, Chinese media were more restrained and even repressive when reporting on Gao Xiaodong.

This year Gao Xiaodong returned to the national team and led the national team to an exciting record. The media had no scruples in praising Gao Xiaodong.

News Network also gave Gao Xiaodong nearly a minute, saying that Gao Xiaodong had won honor and pride for China and was as much a national hero as the Olympic athletes.

News Network started, and other media even praised Gao Xiaodong to the sky, with titles such as "Chinese Football King", "Maradona II", "Pele II", and "Asian Football King". They put it on Gao Xiaodong's head one after another.

In the past, Chinese netizens finally confronted the official media and the print media. Netizens criticized what the print media praised. But this time, netizens and the print media are on the same front. Many online fans even feel that the print media is not boasting enough. They think Gao Xiaodong is not inferior at all. For Pele and Maradona, because Maradona and Pele's achievements in the club are not as good as Gao Xiaodong's, and if they come to lead the Chinese national team, they may not be better than Gao Xiaodong.

Gao Xiaodong was very happy to win the Ballon d'Or, but he didn't take the media's praise too seriously. For him with a system, his future results will definitely be more amazing than now, surpassing Pele Maradona in the future. It's not impossible.

Gao Xiaodong's most important task now is to lead Manchester United to catch up with Manchester City in the Premier League.

Manchester United's performance in the league is very good. They have not lost since losing to Manchester City at home, but Manchester City's performance is not bad. They have not lost after beating Manchester United and always have a two-point advantage over Manchester United.

After returning from participating in the Ballon d'Or awards, Manchester United played Bolton at home. This round, Manchester City started the game first. Manchester City defeated Wigan Athletic 1-0 in the away game. If Manchester United cannot win, they will be five points behind. This will bring Manchester United A lot of pressure.

Gao Xiaodong showed off his golden goal to the fans before the game, and then scored two goals in the first 20 minutes of the game, which put the outcome out of suspense. In the end, Manchester United defeated Bolton 4:0 at home and continued to cling to the points. Manchester City.

At the post-match press conference, Ferguson exerted psychological pressure on Manchester City. He said, "As long as we can keep the points gap within 3 points, the fate of the championship is in our hands, because we still have a game with Manchester City. direct dialogue, I hope Manchester City will not collapse before that."

Faced with Ferguson's provocation, Mancini did not respond. The young coach always remembered Hughes's lesson and did not play psychological warfare with Ferguson, but just played his own game quietly.

After the game against Bolton, there is only one week left before the Chinese Lunar New Year.

The Spring Festival is the most important holiday in China. New Year's Eve is a day for family reunion, but Gao Xiaodong is leading Manchester United to an away game against Arsenal. The game will be at 22:00 in the evening.

Dongfang Zhuo had played for Manchester United before, and South Korean player Park Ji-sung also had the habit of celebrating the Spring Festival, so Ferguson had some understanding of Chinese customs and habits.

Knowing that the day of the game against Arsenal was the Chinese New Year, Ferguson was worried that Gao Xiaodong's state would be affected.

After training on Monday, Ferguson called Gao Xiaodong into the office.

After exchanging some trivial matters, Ferguson said: "Gao, your Chinese Spring Festival is coming soon, right? Have you brought your parents over?"

Thinking of his parents who were far away in the motherland, Gao Xiaodong felt a little sad and said, "No, my parents are not used to living abroad and don't want to come here. But now I live with my assistant and agent, and they take good care of me."

Ferguson praised: "At your age, you are very professional. I hope the Spring Festival will not affect your state. If you need help from the team, just ask."

Gao Xiaodong said: "It won't affect me. Don't worry, coach, I know what I should do."

Ferguson was very satisfied and said: "I believe you, but I still advise you. If your parents don't want to come over, you can live with your girlfriend. After all, friends are not as good as relatives and girlfriends."

girlfriend? Are you talking about Emma? Gao Xiaodong smiled bitterly. The two of them were busy with their own careers, and even the phone calls became less and less. Gao Xiaodong felt that the two of them were almost no longer in a long-distance relationship.

Speaking of which, although the Premier League makes a lot of money and has many fans, the games are too intensive and there is no winter break. After two years here, Gao Xiaodong feels a little nervous. It seems that he has no time to do anything else except games and training. It seems that he is not as good as Comfortable while in Portugal.

However, Gao Xiaodong didn't want to talk about feelings with an old man, so he said: "Okay, thank you for your concern, boss."

Ferguson patted Gao Xiaodong on the back and said, "Go back early. After the game, I will give you and Park Ji-sung two days off so that you can have your own holiday. Of course, the premise is that you must win the game."

Gao Xiaodong smiled. This old man almost moved me. It turned out that it was just for the competition. This crooked nut was still too straightforward.

"Don't worry, boss, we will win Arsenal."

Gao Xiaodong waved to Ferguson and left the office.