Chapter 865 Topic Character

After Christmas, before the winter break, the final half of the Premier League began. Manchester United easily defeated Black Cat Sunderland 2:0 at home, leading the standings with an 11-point advantage.

In the past 19 seasons of the Premier League, the half-time champions have won 11 times, and the chance of winning is more than 57%. With an 11-point lead, no team has been reversed. It can be said that there are no surprises. Manchester United almost won the league title.

It is reasonable for Manchester United to defeat Sunderland at home. No one would think that Sunderland can upset at Old Trafford.

What surprised fans was that Gary, the legendary captain of Manchester United, had announced long ago that he would retire during the winter break. Neville did not retire after the last game before the winter break.

Many people had previously believed that this was the best time for Neville to announce his retirement. It can also be seen from Neville's original conversation that Neville was preparing to retire after the halfway mark.

Some fans wonder if Neville is planning to retire at the end of this season. After all, Manchester United now has such a huge points advantage. Even if Neville cannot play, he can eventually win the league championship trophy as Manchester United captain.

But soon a reporter from "The Sun" broke the news that Gary. Neville recommended Gao Xiaodong to Ferguson as the captain of Manchester United. He postponed his retirement to wait for the results of the Ballon d'Or award to be announced. Now that Gao Xiaodong is young and inexperienced, he may not be able to convince everyone when he becomes the captain. If Gao Xiaodong can win the Ballon d'Or, it will greatly improve Gao Xiaodong's competitiveness and provide Gao Xiaodong with more opportunities to become the captain of Manchester United. favorable conditions.

The Daily Mail also made a similar report to the Sun, saying that Gary. Neville did recommend Gao Xiaodong to Ferguson as Manchester United captain, but the Daily Mail believed it was Gary. Neville was asked by Mendes to make a recommendation to Ferguson. After Neville retires, he is likely to engage in coaching. Mendes, who has a wide network of contacts and many stars under his banner, is naturally an important person for Neville to have good friends with.

The media reports caused an uproar among the fans. Most fans thought it was a joke. Not to mention Gao Xiaodong's age. He had just joined the team for less than a year. Why should Gao Xiaodong be the captain of Manchester United? If he really became the captain. , and a few people will listen to him.

But there are also many fans who believe that Gao Xiaodong has outstanding abilities and emotional intelligence. Gao Xiaodong deserves the most credit for Manchester United being able to lead the second place by so many points at half-time. Moreover, Gao Xiaodong has experience as a team vice-president in Porto and Inter Milan. In the absence of a suitable captain candidate, it is not unacceptable for Gao Xiaodong to be the captain.

But then Gary. Neville refuted the rumors. He said that Gao Xiaodong is indeed capable of being the captain of Manchester United, but he did not recommend Gao Xiaodong to Ferguson as the captain, nor did he make a deal with Mendes.

Although Neville refuted the rumors, this refutation was of no use. The Manchester United league was going smoothly. The fans had no topic other than discussing when Manchester United's unbeaten streak would end. Now the topic of whether Gao Xiaodong can become the captain has obviously detonated the media and Fans' enthusiasm for gossip, reporters' repeated reports, and fans' heated discussions on whether Gao Xiaodong will become the youngest captain in Manchester United's history has immediately become a hot topic in European football. The three major gambling companies in Europe even speculated on whether Gao Xiaodong can become the captain. Odds were offered.

It was not until Inter Milan coach Benitez resigned that the media and fans paid attention to this famous coach who resigned after just half a season. The topic of Gao Xiaodong becoming the captain gradually declined. However, as winter turned, The conference window opened, and the Golden Globe Awards entered the final sprint. Gao Xiaodong soon became the focus of European football. This time, the focus of the media and fans became whether Gao Xiaodong could win the Golden Globe Award.

Gao Xiaodong's competitors are Barcelona's midfielders Xavi and Iniesta. Last season, Gao Xiaodong led Inter Milan to win the club's highest honor, the League Cup and the Champions League treble, while Barcelona won the league championship. , Iniesta and Xavi also won the World Cup,

The team honors are almost the same.

After the start of this season, Gao Xiaodong moved to Manchester United and led Manchester United to win the half-time championship with an undefeated record, 11 points ahead of second-place Chelsea, and Barcelona's performance was not much better. They faced Mourinho's coaching C Real Madrid, led by Luo, led Real Madrid by 5 points at half-time and swept Real Madrid 5:0 in the El Clasico.

Judging from the performance throughout the year, Gao Xiaodong, Xavi, and Iniesta all have sufficient reasons to win the Ballon d'Or. In addition, this is the first time since the merger of the Ballon d'Or and World Footballer. Selection, who wins the Ballon d'Or has become more confusing.

For Gao Xiaodong, although he has a superstar system, being the captain of Manchester United and winning the Ballon d'Or are not the decisions he can make. What he can do now is to work harder on the court and strive for Win the support of more people.

After entering 2011, Gao Xiaodong's first battle is an alternative Chinese derby. He will challenge the Birmingham team of Chinese Yang Jiacheng away from home.

Yang Ka-shing is a die-hard Premier League fan. In June 2007, he acquired 29.9% of the shares of the Premier League Birmingham Club through his listed company Hongfeng International Holdings Co., Ltd., thus becoming the club's largest shareholder. Later, Hongfeng International slowly acquired Birmingham's shares, until this season Yang Ka-shing completely acquired Birmingham, becoming the first Chinese owner in the history of the Premier League.

Birmingham's performance in the league is very poor. They are now ranked third from the bottom in the league and the relegation situation is very bad. However, in the cup competition, Birmingham has been upset. They have reached the top four in the League Cup. As long as they beat West Ham United, they will be Will reach the League Cup final.

Although Yang Ka-shing and Gao Xiaodong have never known each other, they are both Chinese. Yang Ka-shing has always praised Gao Xiaodong on many occasions. He believes that Gao Xiaodong is the pride of the Chinese and the representative of Chinese football. He also said that if Gao Xiaodong comes to Birmingham, With the idea of ​​playing in such a small team, he would buy Gao Xiaodong over to build a Chinese force even if he went bankrupt.

Of course, Gao Xiaodong reciprocated the favor, often praising Yang Jiacheng for showing the Chinese people's determination to do a good job in football and making contributions to football. He is a true fan businessman who speaks for himself with his actions.

Birmingham has a close relationship with Arsenal in the Premier League, but in recent years Arsenal has not been strong enough to take care of its younger brother. Therefore, Birmingham is also in a difficult situation in the league. This time against a team like Manchester United, Yang Ka-shing also expressed his special feelings to Manchester United. He even called Gao Xiaodong's agent and friend Monkey in private, hoping that Gao Xiaodong would be merciful. However, during this critical period, Gao Xiaodong did not respond to Yang Jiacheng's request.