When England national team coach Roy Hodgson called out Gao Shen's name without any suspense, the entire Zurich Grand Theater burst into applause. Even Messi and other Barcelona players applauded Gao Shen.
Gao Shen was not surprised at all. He first stood up from his seat, straightened his suit, hugged his wife Su Qing who was sitting next to him in an elegant evening dress, and then hugged Ferguson, Heynckes and others on the other side.
After hugging each other, they left their seats.
Before taking the stage, Gao Shen went over to shake hands and hug Real Madrid president Florentino, Valdano, Butragueno and Zidane, followed by Real Madrid players such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Dima.
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Tonight at the Grand Theater in Zurich, Real Madrid is the wealthy team with the largest attendance.
This is because Real Madrid has just won the Champions League and has seven players selected for the World Professional Footballers Union best team, the most of any team.
Goalkeeper: Casillas.
Defence: Marcelo, Pepe, Ramos and Alves.
Midfielder: Iniesta, Xabi Alonso and Ribery.
Forwards: Di Maria, Ronaldo and Messi.
In the 11-man best lineup, 7 positions were taken, which shows the overall strength of Real Madrid.
Everyone basically believes that Real Madrid was the most dominant team in Europe last season.
Therefore, Real Madrid specially chartered a flight from Madrid to Zurich this time, and with Florentino and other senior leaders leading the team, the scene was also very big.
It is worth mentioning that Real Madrid youngster Paul Pogba also entered the top 25 list of this Ballon d'Or selection.
This also makes him the leader among Real Madrid's new generation players.
With his outstanding performance at Leeds United in the first half of the year, his flash in the World Youth Championship in the summer, and his performance after joining Real Madrid, Pogba ranked 22nd in the Ballon d'Or selection this time, even better than
Ramos is slightly higher.
This time, he also came to Zurich with the team.
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Gao Shen quickly walked onto the podium amidst the applause of the audience.
Roy Hodgson solemnly handed the trophy into Gao Shen's hands, and the venue once again burst into warm applause.
This is not the first time Gao Shen has stood in this place, and the Men's Football Coach of the Year award is not an important award, but he is still excited.
Because this is the highest honor for a professional head coach!
"A big thank you to FIFA and France Football Magazine, and a big thank you to everyone who supports me."
This is a very iconic beginning.
"I have always felt that as a team sport, it is very difficult to win individual honors, because every success depends not only on the individual, but on the entire team, the entire club, and the entire team.
Everyone I’ve worked with during this time.”
Gao Shen thanked everyone at the Real Madrid club, his coaching staff, and the Real Madrid players.
"I am very honored to be able to coach the best team in the world and have a group of the best players in the world. We worked together to provide the fans with wonderful games and win after victory."
"I want to say that we are a winning team. Our history has just begun to be written. I dream that we can achieve more brilliant results in the future!"
"Finally, thank you to everyone!"
Gao Shen's speech once again received warm applause from the audience.
Everyone can feel the pride and ambition in Gao Shen's heart.
He is not only satisfied with the honor he has now, he also desires more.
Gao Shen left the field with warm applause, and Brazil's five-time World Cup-winning representative player appeared on stage to promote the upcoming World Cup.
The football king Pele was the first to speak, and he expressed appreciation that Gao Shen is the football king Pele in the coaching world!
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This made Gao Shen, who was halfway there, quickly turn around and humbly nod to Bailey.
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The subsequent awards had nothing to do with Real Madrid.
Pele received the FIFA Honorary Ballon d'Or tonight.
This is a newly added award this year, and was presented by FIFA President Sepp Blatter and French L'Equipe Group President Molinier.
Bailey deserves this award.
This represents the most supreme honor in football history!
There is actually not much suspense about the grand prize at the finale.
Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo won the FIFA Ballon d'Or, which broke Messi's monopoly on the Ballon d'Or in the past few years. It also allowed Cristiano Ronaldo to surpass Eusebio and Figo and become the first person to win the Ballon d'Or twice.
Portuguese players who won the Ballon d'Or.
The Portuguese received the golden ball from Pele and Blatter and cried with excitement.
It has been five years since I won the World Footballer of the Year and Ballon d'Or awards in 2008.
He has been waiting for five years!
Ronaldo thanked everyone on the stage, including his family, coaches and teammates.
Among them, he specifically mentioned his current head coach Gao Shen.
"I still remember, in the summer of 2012, when we first met, you told me that you were here to help me win the Golden Globe Award. At that time, I recognized you in my heart!"
"At this moment, I am very emotional, but I still want to say, boss, thank you!"
The audience burst into warm applause again.
Behind every golden ball, there is often a successful and great team, and this team is often built by the head coach, but in the world of professional football, the head coach is often ignored.
Only Gao Shen is an exception!
No matter where he goes, he is the most dazzling center of attention!
Even in Real Madrid where there are so many superstars, there is no exception.
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After the award ceremony, everyone attended the FIFA dinner.
This looks more like a celebration party for Real Madrid.
Gao Shen became the busiest person on the scene, not even one of them.
Because many people around him were celebrating him, including senior executives from Barcelona traveling with the team, as well as players such as Messi.
Although the two sides often fight to the death on the court, off the court, the relationship is actually quite good.
This is a kind of demeanor.
If Messi wins the award tonight, Gao Shen and everyone at Real Madrid will definitely send congratulations.
In the end, Su Qing, together with the female Juan present, Yingying Yanyan, became the center of attention at the banquet.
Even if she is standing with Yin Lianna, Antonella, or even Shakira and others, Su Qing is still the most beautiful scenery in the audience, frequently attracting attention.
Gao Shen was surrounded by Ferguson, Heynckes, Ancelotti and others.
Players have a circle of players, and coaches also have a circle of coaches.
Otherwise, how could it happen that after Chelsea fired Ancelotti, top coaches were unwilling to accept the Blues' affairs?
"To be honest, judging from this year's Ballon d'Or rankings, Real Madrid is now a well-deserved Galactico."
Hodgson said with admiration.
Regardless of the number of stars or ranking, Real Madrid is a well-deserved giant.
This is also due to the sophisticated operation.
"Judging from the age structure, we still have at least five more years of glory." Ferguson, who has more experience, said firmly.
Ancelotti nodded.
Five years later, Cristiano Ronaldo will only be 33 years old. With his self-discipline and characteristics, there will be no problems at all until that time.
More importantly, after Cristiano Ronaldo, Real Madrid has now emerged new generation stars such as Jese and Morata.
Pogba and Verratti also performed well in the midfield, plus Toni Kroos is not too old.
"You must not flatter us. The difficulty for us now is no less than before. On the contrary, the pressure will be even greater." Gao Shen remained rational.
It is difficult to conquer a country, but even harder to defend it.
Real Madrid has indeed conquered a huge territory now, but it is really not that easy to hold on to it.
Especially the players, this is the hardest to control.
Everyone also nodded, they all have experienced it, so they naturally know.
Just like Ancelotti, he coached AC Milan to its peak in 2007, and then the team began to decline. Ancelotti's reputation in AC Milan was also damaged because of this.
If he had retired in 2007, the situation might have been completely different.
Retreating bravely from the rapids is a skill.
It's not time for Gao Shen to quit now, because this Real Madrid team still has considerable potential that has not been tapped, but how to curb the team's pride after achieving success is what Gao Shen will focus on next.
"I think this kind of thing is easy to say and difficult to say, but one thing is necessary. We must kill it as soon as we see the signs. Don't wait until it develops to the point where it is out of control. Then it will be too late." Ferguson
reminded.
Guardiola was too soft-hearted at the beginning, otherwise he would never have left Barcelona early.
If he had been more ruthless, not to mention selling a few players, but at least doing some hard work, a lot of things could have been avoided.
But Guardiola is sometimes too emotional.
Gao Shen understands this.
Just like now, he is fighting side by side with this group of Real Madrid players, winning so many honors together, and breaking down so many hard bones. This kind of friendship is extraordinary.
If Gao Shen were to sell Di Maria, Modric, Toni Kroos, Xabi Alonso or Ramos, etc., would Gao Shen be willing to do so?
Of course, if these players perform poorly, Gao Shen will still be hard-hearted and will punish them when they deserve it and beat them when they need beatings.
But sometimes, it is easier to say and think, but more difficult to do.
"No matter what, this is a challenge!" Gao Shen was very motivated.
With Real Madrid's current player lineup and age structure, there is no problem if they can maintain their glory for five years.
Gao Shen is also full of confidence in this.
Moreover, he himself will also assess the situation.
If the team really reaches a point of no return, then he will also consider quitting.
It’s not a good idea to lose all your fame, right?
But before that, he must work hard to maximize the potential of this galactic battleship that he has worked so hard to build.
In fact, he will establish a huge territory in European football in the next few years!
Ferguson, Heynckes, Ancelotti and others all looked at Gao Shen with envy and sighed in their hearts, being young is really good.
But at the same time, I have to find in despair that, looking at European football, there don't seem to be many teams that can challenge advanced teams.
Carlo Ancelotti's Paris Saint-Germain may be one.
With a world-class coach in charge and deep pockets, he should be able to accomplish something!
