Chapter 848: Continue to Build Momentum
This game between Arsenal and Manchester United is related to the final title of the Premier League. Not only Arsenal wants to win, but even Liverpool and Chelsea, who are almost in the relegation zone, also hope that the Gunners can hold Manchester United back at Old Trafford. The steps forward.
However, your uncle is your uncle. Manchester United showed the world their determination and strength to regain dominance of the Premier League with a 4:1.
After losing this game, Arsenal, which was 14 points behind, basically missed the championship competition. This also disappointed Arsenal head coach Arsene Wenger. He expressed pessimistically after the game that he had lost the game before the half-time. Losing hope of competing for the championship is too demoralizing, but Arsenal will sum up the lessons of this game and work hard to play the remaining games. However, Arsenal’s focus will be on the cup competition and strive to end the situation without a championship in the past few years. .
Wenger spoke highly of Gao Xiaodong, who scored two world-beating goals, "Looking at the data, Gao really doesn't look like a midfielder, he is more like a forward, but judging from the game, he He is a midfielder who caused us problems on both offense and defense. Gao Xiaodong's performance today was at the Golden Ball level. I think that even if Gao Xiaodong wins the Golden Ball level this season, I think he will fully shoulder the responsibility. rise."
Ferguson was in a good mood after kicking his old rival Arsenal out of the championship team. At the post-match press conference, after summarizing the game, Sir Alex began to build momentum for Gao Xiaodong to compete for the Ballon d'Or.
"Xiaodong is a great player. Seeing his performance on the court, we often forget his age. He scored two goals today, but that is not everything he has done for Manchester United. He is nowhere to be found on both offense and defense. No, he is the biggest contributor to our victory today, or, I can also say that Xiaodong is also one of the biggest contributors to our winning streak during this period."
"The selection of the Ballon d'Or will be finalized soon. I think Gao Xiaodong is fully qualified to be Mr. Ballon d'Or. Although he did not participate in the World Cup, his performance last season including the first half of this season was very dazzling. The Ballon d'Or" The award should be given to players who have performed well throughout the year, not to those who played well in the seven games of the World Cup. If we only look at the World Cup to select the Ballon d'Or, it would be unfair to the stars who cannot participate in the World Cup."
There is still almost a month until the final Golden Globe Awards. Although the voting has basically ended, everything is still unknown before the awards ceremony begins.
The Ballon d'Or is of course the highest honor for an individual player. It means the official recognition that you are the best player in the world that year.
At the same time, when a player wins the Ballon d'Or, it also means huge honors and benefits for the player's club. Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi won the Ballon d'Or, which attracted the attention of the world. Jerseys sold for 100 euros are popular. Since then, commercial advertisers have been looking for them to endorse, not only sports goods merchants such as Nike, Adidas, and PES football games, but also Pepsi-Cola, MasterCard, European Airlines, Sabadell Bank, Milleras Watches, Tencent, Chery Automobile, and many others. International brands of non-sports goods have also begun to invest in them. In the year they won the Ballon d'Or, Ronaldo and Messi's advertising and commercial activity revenue exceeded 15 million euros.
Clubs like Messi and Ronaldo own more than 50% of their image rights, and the income from using and developing the image rights of Messi and Ronaldo exceeds the income of the players themselves.
In a sense, the Ballon d'Or is not only a competition for skills and honors, but also a competition for commercial interests.
Gao Xiaodong does not have an advantage in the competition for the Ballon d'Or. The huge impact of his superb performances in the Champions League and the league last season has been diluted by Spain's first World Cup victory in history. As a yellow man, in a white man's world , received a lot of unfair treatment. Although Gao Xiaodong's performance was still wonderful after coming to Manchester United, it is still difficult to say how many extra points Gao Xiaodong can get for such a performance before he gets the final honor.
Therefore, after Gao Xiaodong's two world-class goals helped Manchester United defeat rival Arsenal,
Manchester United has also started its campaign to build momentum for Gao Xiaodong's campaign for the Ballon d'Or.
Manchester United CEO David Gill accepted an interview with a "Sky Sports" reporter after the game. He first praised Manchester United's great performance this season, and then couldn't wait to praise Gao Xiaodong, "I actually don't want to praise a certain player individually, but Gao Xiaodong's I have to talk about his performance separately, especially when the Ballon d'Or is about to be announced. I won't talk about Gao Xiaodong's performance in Inter Milan. Everyone knows that Inter Milan is the triple crown champion and Gao Xiaodong is the league champion. and the top scorer in the Champions League, let’s talk about Gao Xiaodong’s performance at Manchester United this season. As a midfielder, Gao Xiaodong has scored 21 goals in the league, and Manchester United has also achieved a record of 16 wins and 1 draw. Another thing I want to disclose Yes, Gao Xiaodong is Manchester United’s first penalty kicker, but he gave up penalty kicks to Rooney twice. He has high skills and good character. For such a player, it would be a crime not to give him the Ballon d’Or.”
"The Times" also cheered for Gao Xiaodong after the game, "4:1, Manchester United defeated Arsenal easily. Gao Xiaodong scored two super goals. His performance in the game was even more amazing than his statistics. He rose from Porto. After that, Hua Guogao shocked the world again and again. He won the Triple Crown for Inter Milan last season. He came to Manchester United in the summer transfer with the world's second-highest value of 80 million euros. Now he has led Manchester United to 16 wins and 1 victory in 17 games. With a flat record, winning the 20th league championship and overpowering Liverpool is just around the corner. No one doubts Hua Guogao's ability now. What everyone doubts is whether FIFA can give Gao Xiaodong an honor worthy of him. I don't want to say Yi It's not good for Nesta and Xavi. They are both great players and won Spain's first World Cup championship. But I want to say that Spain's World Cup championship is more about the strength of the team, and Gao Xiaodong Individual performance is more outstanding. The championship is an honor for the whole team, while the Golden Globe Award is an individual honor. Whether it is a team or an individual, Gao Xiaodong deserves the Golden Globe Award."
The "Daily Mail" also highly praised the miraculous performance of Manchester United and Gao Xiaodong, "The Gunners were kicked out of the championship lineup 4:1, with 16 wins and 1 draw in 17 league games. Last season, Manchester United, which almost lost all four major players, returned as king, almost halfway through. To lock in the final championship, before the start of the season, Manchester United was in trouble. Rooney even promised a transfer because the lineup was too poor. However, with the addition of Gao Xiaodong for 80 million euros, Manchester United only lost the League Cup with a substitute appearance in all competitions. In one game, the reason why Manchester United has undergone such earth-shaking changes is because of the joining of Gao Xiaodong. Gao Xiaodong is a rare all-round player. So far, Gao Xiaodong has played in all positions on the court and has performed well. With the existence of such a player, he not only makes up for Scholes' physical fitness and Fletcher's ball play, but also makes up for Rooney's skills and Berbatov's running. It can be said that Gao Xiaodong is Manchester United's panacea. He is a People make up for all the shortcomings of the original Manchester United, which is also the key to Manchester United's brilliant record."
"Daily Mail" supports Gao Xiaodong's bid for the Golden Globe Award, "From last year to now, for a whole year, Gao Xiaodong has been the player who has had the greatest impact on fans and our professional reporters in the entire world of football. Although according to convention According to the standards of the Ballon d'Or Award, Gao Xiaodong's skills are not perfect enough, his performance is not that strong, and his imagination is not top-notch, but there has never been a player in the history of football who can score goals, has super comprehensive abilities, and has so many honors. , he is one of the best players in world football today, and the Ballon d'Or should be the best reward for him."
In China, major media including the "People's Daily" have also been building momentum for Gao Xiaodong. In addition to praising Gao Xiaodong's wonderful performance in the game against the Gunners, the Chinese media also talked about the selection of the Golden Globe Award. The Chinese media believed that , the white European world's arrogance and prejudice against yellow people, the Chinese media hopes that this prejudice will not be brought to the pure world of football. In this sport that is loved by people all over the world, please select the Golden Globe Award that represents the world's number one player. Let your strength and honor speak, rather than relationships and insider information.
Although the Chinese media and the English media both raised their prejudice against yellow people when helping Gao Xiaodong to build momentum, hoping to make this issue explicit and avoid secret operations, some celebrities believe that this may be counterproductive, and some people in power may Not only will they not stop, but they will become more unscrupulous. In this critical period, the media and fans should not interfere too much, but should let Gao Xiaodong conquer the judges with his wonderful performance.