Chapter 192: Li Chuanqi represents a new force in football
In the face of controversy, the founder of the Ballon d'Or, French newspaper L'Equipe, expressed his views:
"At eight o'clock last night, the FIFA 2012 Annual Awards Ceremony was held in Zurich, Switzerland.
In the Ballon d'Or selection, Barcelona's Argentine superstar Messi defeated Cristiano Ronaldo and Iniesta with 41.6% of the vote, winning this honor for the fourth time.
He therefore surpassed Cruyff, Van Basten and Platini and became the first player in the world to win the Ballon d'Or four times.
He is also the first player to win four consecutive awards.
2012 was a dream year for Messi. Although there was no national team competition this year and there were not many club honors, Messi's personal performance still shocked the world.
Messi became ‘Mr. Record Breaker’ this year!
He has set 15 records, including the annual scoring record of 91 goals, the annual international scoring record of 25 goals, the La Liga annual scoring record of 59 goals, the La Liga single-season scoring record of 50 goals, and the European Gold Medal of 50 goals.
Boot record, club scoring record of 289 goals, club league scoring record of 196 goals, Champions League record of 14 goals in the year, Champions League record of 5 goals in a single game, and La Liga record of 8 hat tricks in a single season, etc.
Also in this year, he won 15 honors including the FIFA Golden Ball Award, the European Golden Boot Award, the Argentine Footballer of the Year, the Best Player of La Liga, and the iffhs (International Football History and Statistics Association) World League Top Scorer.
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It was with these undisputed achievements that he once again conquered the world.
Messi's road to conquest began in 2009, when he took advantage of Barcelona's "Dream Three Dynasties" six crowns to undisputedly win the last European Ballon d'Or and the title of World Footballer.
In 2010, the two major awards were merged into the FIFA Ballon d'Or, and the scoring rules were also adjusted.
Messi, who had a mediocre performance in the World Cup in South Africa, unexpectedly won the Ballon d'Or again, beating out Xavi and Iniesta, the core of the World Cup champion Spanish team, and Sneijder, the core of Inter Milan's treble.
Small controversy.
In 2011, Messi led Barcelona to win 5 championships including the Champions League and La Liga. He personally scored 55 goals, while rival Ronaldo's performance was sluggish. Messi won the Ballon d'Or for the third time.
2012 was the year of the European Cup, and the selection situation was unfavorable to Messi, but Messi's performance this year was crazy. 91 goals and 23 assists almost exceeded human limits.
As a result, he defeated European Cup MVP Iniesta and Ronaldo, who also performed well, and won the championship for the fourth time.
For the 25-year-old Messi, he is at his peak, and 2012 belongs to him.
How many more Ballon d'Ors can Messi win?
This is a difficult question to answer.
Portuguese superstar Cristiano has been working hard to conquer the world and win his second Ballon d'Or.
Malaga youngster Li grew up at a jaw-dropping speed. He suddenly took off like a rocket and suddenly broke into the world of football.
He represents a new force in football, which has begun to threaten the dominance of Messi and Cristiano in today's world football.
Last season, he and his teammates created a miracle in the Spanish Cup - the D-level team won the King's Cup for the first time!
Some Spanish media believed that it was not a miracle, but a miracle.
This season, in the 17 rounds of La Liga games that have ended, Messi has scored 26 goals, which is a terrifying statistic.
But Messi did not have much advantage, and Li was only behind by two goals.
Not only that, Li participated in three Champions League group matches and scored eight goals, ranking first in the Champions League scorer list!
Helped Malaga, who participated in the Champions League for the first time, enter the knockout rounds three rounds ahead of schedule!
In the future, world football will no longer be dominated by Messi and Cristiano. Li is growing at an incredible speed.
Last night, Lee became a member of the best team, becoming the only player not from Barcelona and Real Madrid to win this award.
This shows that he has entered the world's attention and been recognized by players all over the world.
At the age of eighteen, he has achieved such an achievement. Who can tell clearly that he will not be the one to win the Golden Globe Award next year?"
L’Equipe pointed out the reasons why Messi won the award. They highlighted Li Chuanqi at the end of the article, believing that he is a new force that has begun to threaten the status of Messi and Ronaldo.
Faced with such high praise from L'Equipe, Li Chuanqi, who returned to Malaga, responded in an interview with local media: "I'm not thinking about the Ballon d'Or right now.
I pay more attention to the process. If the process is good, the result will naturally be good.
The Ballon d'Or is the highest honor for an individual player. If I say I don't want to win the Ballon d'Or, it would definitely be a lie.
But thinking about it is one thing, whether you can get it is another.
Instead of thinking about these illusory things, it is better to think about how to score more goals in the game and help the team win.
I value the present more. Only by doing well now can we have a good future!"
He finally said: "Since I have been able to enter the best team, it means that I am one of the three best forwards in world football today.
The other two have won the highest personal honors, and I think I can do the same in the future.
Or, I’m doing it now!”
These words spoke what was in his heart.
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Back in Malaga, Li Chuanqi received congratulations from relatives and friends.
Brother Li Chuanrui made a special trip home, and the two brothers talked about the present and the future.
As for rejecting Samsung's contract, they just communicated briefly.
His brother Li Chuanrui told him that he would shoot a few commercials next and would wait for notification of the specific time.
Li Chuanqi practiced three times a day as planned. He did not become complacent and stop his progress.
The winter break is coming to an end, the league will resume, and Málaga will reunite to prepare for the next game.
During the first training session, the whole team congratulated Li Chuanqi.
Itura, who had always been against Li Chuanqi, seemed to have recognized the reality and took the initiative to hug him.
Itura recalled what coach Pellegrini said to him yesterday: "You have seen that you and Li are not players of the same level at all. Is it useful for you to target him?
He will definitely become one of the most dazzling stars in today's world football in the future, and may even surpass Messi and Ronaldo.
What good does it do you to go against a player like that?
Under his leadership, Malaga has achieved unimaginable results.
Let me tell you something, as long as you continue to target him and don't tell me what I will do to you, the club's senior management will ask me to put you on the bench.
They may even find any excuse to send you to the reserve team."
Thinking of these words, Itura broke into a cold sweat.
Li Chuanqi behaved very generously, hugged him happily and accepted his congratulations.
As his fame increased, Li Chuanqi's mind became broader than before.