Four hundred and fifty-one The Wizard of Oz (7)

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 While Wang Ai and reporters were having a friendly exchange in Doha, the annual Golden Globe Award controversy was being staged in major European media. There was a heated debate over whether Cannavaro should win the Golden Globe Award. Except for Jose early

In addition to the injustice of the former king Ai Ming, Wenger also believes that Henry should win the award. After all, he has reached the finals in both the Champions League and the World Cup this year. Lyon coach Houllier does not look down on Cannavaro at all, especially

Disdainful of the so-called "best defender in the world", this old man is also very stubborn. In order to add footnotes to his judgment, he deliberately defeated Real Madrid in the subsequent Champions League group stage, and finally took a point at the Bernabeu and went home.

Cannavaro, who was targeted everywhere in China, performed extremely poorly. After the game, Houllier said proudly: "He doesn't deserve to win this honor at all. If I had the final say, I would give it to the Chinese. If not, I could give it to Buffon."

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There are people who support Cannavaro, such as Lippi, but no one cares about him at the moment.

There are many people who criticize Cannavaro, and they are mainly divided into three factions.

The first is Jose, whose disciples like Wenger have impact, but in the end can only be ranked second. The criticism is lighter, but in fact it is more to appease the disciples. Chelsea did not help Wang Ai. Arsenal has been doing nothing for many years.

He was always short of breath, which also affected Henry's personal height. So when they felt wronged, the head coach would jump out and scold Cannavaro, and by the way, say to his disciples: "I'm optimistic about you."

The second is the French media. Don't look at L'Equipe and give the golden ball to Cannavaro. In fact, the French media are very dissatisfied with Italy this year. In the World Cup final, Materazzi's wonderful performance killed the male version of the Frenchman.

His beloved, Zidane, made France furious. Cannavaro moved to Real Madrid after the World Cup and wore Zidane's No. 5 jersey, which was seen as a provocation. Therefore, when the Ballon d'Or selection results came out, France

There was an uproar. France coach Domenech said: He still cannot accept the loss in the summer. "Le Figaro" and French national radio participated in the verbal criticism.

Of course, the strongest force to criticize Cannavaro comes from Barcelona. The pro-Barcelona media bluntly said: He only deserves to win the shot put award! Cruyff, the godfather of Barcelona, ​​also said: Cannavaro is just a pure defensive player.

Although Beckerbauer is also a defender, he is an attacking player on the back line. The Golden Globe Award should belong to the attacking player. If I were to rank, then Ronaldinho, Eto'o and Henry should win the award!

Not to mention how ugly Cruyff's personal comments were, but he raised another issue regarding Cannavaro's award, which is whether a defender should win the Ballon d'Or. Or to go even further, football matches

Is it an offensive sport or a defensive sport?

This is quite pertinent in the defensive style of play that has been fueled by Jose in recent years. Although Cruyff hardly dared to touch the topic of Chelsea after experiencing Jose's verbal skills, the old man still did it after all.

I felt unwilling to do so, so I secretly poked him like this.

In the more than 50-year history of the Ballon d'Or, only Beckerbauer, Sammer and Cannavaro have won the award as defenders, which shows the tendency of the Ballon d'Or, or the tendency of the media and the majority of fans.

It is too difficult for defenders to excel in football matches. No matter how many coaches favor them tactically, they always play the role of "destroyer" among the fans. How many smooth offenses end up with them, so apart from the fans of their own team,

, few people have a favorable impression of them. Beckerbauer and Sammer won the award because they were free agents and both scored many goals in the competition that year, so they are not traditional defenders. From this perspective

, Cannavaro is truly the only pure defensive player in the decades-long history of the Ballon d'Or.

Of course, goalkeepers are not included. Yashin was born that year, and no one was dissatisfied. When the Soviet team frequently encountered black whistles, his personal performance was so hard that people were speechless. The personal award given to him also had some points against the Soviet Union.

Unfair compensation, of course his personal strength is enough. From this point of view, it seems that Buffon should win the award.

Amidst all the commotion, Wang Ai, the second-placed player in this year’s Golden Globe Awards and the first yellow man to rank among the top three in world football, was intentionally or unintentionally ignored. Not only were commentators and football insiders talking about

There are not many, and reporters don’t ask many questions. Occasionally, some people come to ask, and I hear, how are you? You, the second-placed Ballon d’Or winner, actually went to participate in the comprehensive sports meeting of non-professional players. Well, since you don’t want to get involved

, we will ignore you.

The two major factors belonging to Wang Ai, Chelsea and China, are relatively weak at the club and national levels of football. However, under the calm situation, the fame and fortune fair surrounding Wang Ai is moving rapidly. During this period, Schlapner was busy.

No deal can be opened, many negotiations between clubs and sponsors are in full swing.

At present, Wang Ai is only concerned about two things. One is the attitude of Chelsea Club. The news that Wang Ai was to be resold in the winter has finally come to Wang Ai slowly. He wants to know the club’s current thoughts. There is a willful

As the boss, no possibility can be ruled out. The other one is Wang Ai's number one sponsor Adidas. This year's Ballon d'Or is another disappointing year for Adidas. Zidane, whom Adidas strongly supports, called Puma's Materazzi in the final.

Getting rid of it will also make the resources that Adidas invested in this entire first half of the year go down the drain.

After the World Cup, Adidas was embarrassed to find that the only person they could pin their hopes on this year was Wang Ai. But Wang Ai's Chinese team was the top eight, and there was also the issue of skin color, so Adidas was not sure whether to fully support Wang Ai.

Ai was always hesitant.

Although Wang Ai also knows that the chance of winning is not high, Adidas' attitude is indeed a problem. For example, in the final stage of the selection, Nike specially launched an advertisement for new sneakers for Cannavaro, which was an assist. Adidas did not move at all.

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Wang Ai is not going to fall out with Adidas over this matter, but it is necessary to strengthen communication and cooperation between each other. There will be no World Cup factor next year, and if Wang Ai keeps pace with anyone, the sponsor's assists will also be

A force.

While Europe is quarreling over the Ballon d'Or, Wang Ai is also training nervously with the National Olympics in Doha. He wants to "protect" the National Olympics when he comes back, but the best thing is to strengthen the running-in with his teammates.

Important. But before the first game, he unexpectedly received a temporary task: to serve as the flag bearer for the opening ceremony of the Chinese delegation at the 2006 Doha Asian Games!

Appointed by Director Liu of the State Sports General Administration, he is also the head of the Chinese Asian Games delegation and the chairman of the Chinese Football Association!


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