Gao Shen did not go to the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco.
Cristiano Ronaldo didn't go either because he was not among the top three.
The top three finalists this year are Barcelona's Messi and Iniesta, and Manchester City's David Silva.
This surprised Gao Shen, especially the inclusion of David Silva.
But it’s not surprising if you think about it. After all, David Silva performed very well in the European Cup.
Iniesta and David Silva not only performed well in the club, but also helped Spain win the historic European Cup in the national team. These effects are obvious to all.
What makes Gao Shen even more upset is that Messi was shortlisted.
It's not that Messi doesn't have this ability, but the key is that Manchester City performed so well last season. Based on the performance of Manchester City players, people like Robben, Suarez, Van Persie and others are qualified to be shortlisted. Even Gareth Bale also played bravely.
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But in the end it was Messi who scored.
It is not difficult to see that UEFA or the mainstream media in Europe still have a certain bias against Manchester City.
They all prefer traditional wealthy families.
But it was David Silva who finally won the award!
Seven crowns, the defending Champions League, and the European Cup. This series of honors has made David Silva a veritable winner, and he is worthy of this honor!
Although Gao Shen was separated from the TV screen, he could feel David Silva's excitement.
When David Silva received the award on stage, he thanked everyone, including Messi and Iniesta, and said he would share this award with his teammates from the Spanish national team and Manchester City.
"Without them, I wouldn't have the chance to win this award!"
The Spaniards also spoke of Gao Shen quite movingly.
He said that it was Gao Shen who trained him from a young midfielder to what he is today. "He is the most important mentor in my life. If I had not met him, I would definitely not have had this opportunity."
"I know he didn't come today, but he must be watching the live TV broadcast. I would like to take this opportunity to say a few words to him."
"Boss, thank you very much for everything you have done for me in the past. Thank you for always encouraging me and guiding me. Today I received this award. I want to say to you that I will continue to work hard. Thank you, boss!
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After David Silva finished shouting these words with tears in his eyes, he raised the trophy in his hand high and bowed deeply.
There was also a burst of thunderous applause.
Not only for David Silva, but also for Gao Shen who didn't come to the scene.
Gao Shen sat in front of the TV and watched this scene with emotion. Hearing the applause from the scene, he also had mixed feelings.
Unconsciously, he was no longer alone.
He has a family, friends, partners, colleagues, and a group of people who respect and love him.
"If I remember correctly, he should be the first player brought out by you to win the Intercontinental Award, right?" Zidane suddenly asked.
Gao Shen nodded, "The first one."
When he coached Real Madrid before, Zidane had a good chance, but unfortunately, he lost to Cannavaro.
Later, he coached Naples. Although his results were outstanding, the players on this team were not welcomed by the awards.
When coaching Manchester City, Suarez reached second place last season, but he failed to win this honor and lost to Messi of Barcelona. There is no way around it.
Just like this season, isn't Messi still in the top three?
After all, playing for a wealthy team has such advantages.
Gao Shen thought about many people, including Suarez and Gareth Bale, but he never expected that the first person to win the Intercontinental Award would be David Silva.
Speaking of which, I have to thank Del Bosque and the Spanish national team for this.
"Don't worry, scenes like this will happen one after another in the future." Hierro encouraged with a smile.
Zidane couldn't help but nod.
With Real Madrid's influence, as long as the team performs well, there is basically no suspense about Ronaldo winning the award.
This is another story.
Because in Real Madrid, Ronaldo is the number one star. As long as the team performs well and as long as he performs well personally, the team will do its best to support Ronaldo for any such award.
This even needs to be written into the terms of the contract.
David Silva won the Best Player in Europe, and Gao Shen was very happy for him. However, he himself missed out on the Best Coach in Europe. This may have something to do with him not taking time out to attend the awards ceremony in Monaco.
But who knows?
Del Bosque deserved this honor with his historic European Cup championship, and Gao Shen was very convinced.
For this reason, he even praised Bosque on Twitter after awarding the award.
David Silva's award also prompted Gao Shen to tweet three times in a row.
However, in the subsequent drawing of lots, Gao Shen was not so happy.
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To use the media's joking expression, thanks to Gao Shen, Real Madrid gloriously fell into the third pot of the top 32 groups of the Champions League.
61.420 points, even if it is the strongest team in the third tier, it is still the third tier after all.
This should be Real Madrid's first time in the Champions League.
In the same third tier as Real Madrid are Ajax, Paris Saint-Germain, Lille and other teams, all of which are very strong.
Manchester City, the original third-tier team, has now been promoted to the second-tier team because it defended the Champions League last season.
But the strength of the teams in the fourth tier is not bad either. Celtic in the Scottish Premiership, Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga, Malaga in La Liga, and Montpellier in French Ligue 1 are all teams with good strength.
Not to mention the first and second gears.
All in all, Real Madrid's group of death is a sure thing.
The key question is, how many people will die?
Many people are speculating that if Manchester City is drawn in the second pot, it will definitely be the most interesting.
Don't mention it, UEFA just wants people to be drawn to their old club.
But there is also a little advantage. If you draw Manchester City, you will miss several teams in the Premier League in the first pot.
After the award ceremony, the party entered into the draw.
The draw was presided over by UEFA Secretary General Infantino and Director of Sports Marchetti. Former Real Madrid star McManaman served as the ambassador of the final venue, and the guest of the first draw was Manchester United star Denis Law.
There is no suspense in the first pot, which basically divides the eight seeded teams into different groups.
But in the second gear, things start to get interesting.
George Weah, the World Footballer of the Year, successfully drew Manchester City to Porto, Juventus to Manchester United, and Schalke to Arsenal. No matter how you look at it, it is very dangerous.
According to the commentator, these teams have every possibility of drawing Real Madrid.
In the much-anticipated third pot, Dutch star Gullit will draw the lots.
This legendary Dutch star, who had long hair when he was young and was known as handsome with braids, now has neat short hair, and his draw is just like his hair, very crisp and straightforward.
As soon as he came up, he didn't say much and just started smoking.
The first one to be drawn out was Lille; then Paris Saint-Germain...
As Gullit pulled out the small balls one by one, each ball had the name of a team, and then the group began to be drawn. The group where Porto and Manchester City were located seemed to be waiting there specially.
Generally, it is always left empty.
Until Gullit pulled out a small ball and pulled out the name Real Madrid from it.
By this time, the whole place was already in an uproar.
There is no suspense, Real Madrid was drawn into Group D, the group of death.
No, it's a super death group.
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"I know UEFA's bad taste!" Carlo said full of resentment.
Being drawn against Manchester City is really disappointing.
Everyone knows that Manchester City is definitely the most powerful team in European football today, even more powerful than Barcelona.
The scariest thing about Blue Moon is that it has a strong bench and an almost perfect lineup.
Goalkeeper: Neuer.
Defence: Felipe, David Luiz, Kompany and Lichtsteiner.
Midfield: Javi Martinez deep, David Silva and Rakitic in the centre.
Forwards: Gareth Bale, Suarez and Robben.
Look, how powerful and perfect is this lineup?
It took Gao Shen three years to build it carefully, and it can be said to be the best team in the world.
Even if the head coach fails to invite Guardiola, is Pellegrini weak?
He is the head coach of the Champions League semi-finals and is very capable.
Carlo is absolutely right, UEFA really likes this kind of bad taste.
Playing against the former team is a topic that happens again and again almost every year.
What is even more despairing is that the teams in the fourth tier avoided Malaga, the domestic team of La Liga, Montpellier, the French champion team, and the Scottish Premier League champion Kyle.
A special player, but got the Bundesliga champion Dortmund.
When the lot came out, Gao Shen was really confused.
He even wondered whether UEFA was deliberately trying to get rid of him?
Are you crazy to meet Dortmund in succession?
Premier League champion and seven-time champion, Portuguese Super League champion, Bundesliga champion, La Liga runner-up.
UEFA is really awesome for being able to draw this team into a group.
As soon as the draw results were released, the schedule was also released.
Real Madrid will challenge Dortmund away from home in the first game, and the games against Manchester City will be in the third and fourth rounds. Before playing Barcelona, Real Madrid will play Porto at home.
"From a strength perspective, we must go all out to win against Dortmund and Porto. We cannot afford to lose any of the four games. Only in this way can we be safe." Gao Shen analyzed.
But defeating these two teams is not an easy task.
Dortmund is a team that will reach the Champions League final this season. Porto is equally strong, not to mention Manchester City, who are eyeing the competition. Real Madrid's current situation is that there is a wolf in front of them and a tiger behind them.
The most critical thing is that Real Madrid's current lineup and tactics have not been fully adjusted, and the team is not yet in its best condition.
Not to mention meeting Manchester City, Gao Shen was a little worried even when meeting Klopp's Dortmund.
You know, Bumblebee is notoriously difficult to deal with, kicking crazy and capable of anything.
"No more moves, let's fight to the death!" After pulling it out, he looked away.
