In fact, Bailey's cup of poisonous milk does not always lead to blood sealing his throat.
Especially for something like this that was almost certain, he guessed very accurately.
As expected, the Rookie of the Year was awarded to Rooney, which made Cristiano Ronaldo, who was sitting next to Su Dong, feel very depressed because he did not think that his performance was worse than Rooney, but whether it was in Manchester United or the Premier League,
Rooney's momentum now seems to overwhelm him.
But this is the Cristiano Ronaldo that Su Dong is familiar with.
At that time, he dared to challenge Quaresma and claimed that he was the best man in the sports tower. Wasn't it because he had some anger in his heart?
This situation is not necessarily a bad thing for him now.
Su Dong asked himself that he still knew Ronnie very well.
Without this energy, he would fight tooth and nail, but with this energy, he would fight even harder!
And maybe not many people believe it. After last season's Champions League reversal of AC Milan, in the best team selected by FIFPro, champion Barcelona did not have more players selected than AC Milan. This has to be said to be outrageous.
Strange things.
Of course, the reason why it was such a big comeback and why it was hailed as the Miracle of Istanbul was because Barcelona's performance before the game was not as good as AC Milan's, and most of AC Milan's finalists this time were defense and goalkeepers, which is understandable.
It is worth mentioning that Zidane did not attend the award ceremony, but received the award via video.
Real Madrid's recent form is not good. 2006 is another World Cup year, and the schedule is severely compressed. There is a La Liga game in the middle of the week. Real Madrid can no longer lose, so Zidane did not come to London.
The final grand prize is the Player of the Year, which actually doesn't have much suspense.
Among the many stars present, there are very few players who are qualified to compete for this award.
Shevchenko lost completely in last year's Ballon d'Or competition, also lost in the World Footballer competition, and still lost in the Champions League final. It is difficult for him to pose a threat to Sudong.
Teammate Ronaldinho is considered the most threatening, but within Barcelona, Su Dong is basically the number one star promoted by the team.
The advantage of the top star is that no matter what honors the team gets, as long as he performs well, he will basically benefit the most, not to mention Su Dong scoring five dollars in an occasion like the Champions League final.
When Su Dong stepped onto the podium to receive the biggest and most important trophy tonight, the audience burst into warm applause.
Although it is the first edition, the International Professional Players Association is still very influential in world football, and there are naturally many guests present, which makes this award more authoritative.
Many people are even speculating that in the future, the Ballon d'Or awarded by the media, the World Footballer selected by the national team, and the FIFPro Player of the Year selected by professional players will form a tripartite force in world football.
But who knows what will happen in the future?
…
After receiving the award, I accepted the interview as if it were a formality, and then attended the party held by the organizer.
At this time, Su Dong truly saw the depth of the Brazilian football kingdom.
Even though Ronaldinho only won the lineup award, there were many Brazilians present, including Pele, and many Brazilian celebrities came to support him, which naturally made them the focus of the party.
On the contrary, Su Dong didn't know many people around him, so he could only sit with Ronnie.
"You still have to be careful." Ronnie reminded.
Su Dong was a little surprised, "What are you careful about?"
"2006 is the year of the World Cup."
"Then what?"
"You are stupid, think about it, Brazil is full of talents, Ronaldo is still very powerful, Ronaldinho, Kaká, Baptista, and now there is Robinho, and there is also the Italian A
Deliano, think about it, with this kind of lineup and this kind of talent, Brazil is definitely the favorite and it is entirely possible to defend the World Cup."
Su Dong immediately understood what Ronnie meant.
In the field of national team competition, he is naturally weak, and he is not an ordinary weak, but the kind of weak that has no sense of existence.
Nedved, Shevchenko, Giggs...
These superstars have been praised as lame because the national team is very weak, but no matter how weak they are, they are all from the Czech Republic, Ukraine and Scotland. The so-called weak is relative to the world's top teams.
But Su Dong was really weak in the national team, the weakest in the world.
"If Brazil really takes him as its core and wins the World Cup, you will be out of luck in 2006," Ronnie reminded.
Su Dong understood what Ronnie meant and his good intentions.
When that time comes, maybe Su Dong, Barcelona's number one star, will have to be replaced.
This is not a conspiracy, but a conspiracy, an honest conspiracy!
Su Dong had no choice but to perform better.
"Don't worry, we have survived even worse situations, there is nothing to be afraid of!" Su Dong patted Ronnie on the shoulder and said with a smile.
Ronnie also seemed to remember everything that happened in Lisbon, with a look of nostalgia on his face.
It was indeed a hard time, very poor, and very hard, but the days were very fulfilling and carefree.
Now I seem to have everything, money, fame and fortune, and even women, but I don't seem to be living a happy life.
"That's right. I'm not afraid. Whoever makes me unhappy will be made even more unhappy!" Ronnie said with a bad smile.
Su Dong also laughed.
now it's right!
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On the evening of September 21st, Camp Nou.
In the fourth round of La Liga, Barcelona faced Valencia at home.
As usual, before the game, Barcelona held a brief celebration ceremony.
Su Dong and Ronaldinho each held the trophies they received in London, and slowly walked out of the players' tunnel as players from the two teams lined up to greet them.
Although these two trophies are not as authoritative as the awards issued by FIFA and UEFA, or the French Football Magazine, they are still very important because they are selected by professional players around the world.
Nearly 100,000 Barcelona fans were cheering for them.
Su Dong is from Valencia. He has many friends in this team, such as David Silva, Vicente, Aimar, and Albelda. They all have a good relationship with Su Dong and they all
Congratulations to him.
Everyone knows that if Su Dong continues to stay in Valencia, he will definitely not be able to win so many honors and will not be able to reach his current status in world football. This is the gap between Valencia and Barcelona, and it is also a lot.
The reason why players are eager to join a wealthy team after performing well in the Bat Corps.
Therefore, they were very friendly to Su Dong.
But when it came to the game, the situation was completely different.
As a professional player, no matter how good your friends are, they are life-and-death opponents on the court.
…
After Ranieri's failure last season, Valencia welcomed Flores. The local coach brought the team's tactics back to the original 4-2-3 formation, but due to this game
The game was suspended for Baraja, so Brazilian left back Aurelio was asked to take Baraja's place.
After the game started, the two teams played at a fast pace.
Valencia still used a high position to press and press, turning the visitors around and attacking Barcelona. Vicente even hit the goal from a small angle on the left side of the penalty area, creating the first shot of the game.
But it's a pity that it hit the side net.
Barcelona quickly reacted and tried to control the rhythm, but with little effect.
In the 18th minute, after receiving a pass from Xavi, Su Dong suddenly shot a long shot from the outside of the penalty area, about 25 meters away from the goal, and hit the crossbar directly, failing to break through Valencia's goal.
The subsequent game was basically under Barcelona's control.
In the 27th minute, Ronaldinho's long-range shot from outside the penalty area hit the defensive leg of Albelda, bounced directly high and fell into the middle of Valencia's penalty area.
Sudong reacted quickly, leaped high, got ahead of Ayala and Marchena, and headed the ball towards the goal.
Canizares failed to save and the ball hit the net.
One to zero!
…
Although they are leading in goals, everyone can see that there are still some problems in Barcelona's entire midfield and frontcourt.
The ball possession advantage is not as good as last season. Ronaldinho, Deco and Xavi are not as active as last season.
This is actually a normal phenomenon. After all, Barcelona did play very well last season, especially in the midfield and frontcourt.
If the defense hadn't been too stretched, we wouldn't have had such an awkward and difficult performance in the knockout rounds of the Champions League.
This season, the defense in the midfield and backfield has become much more stable, but the players' performance has declined after a season of excellent performance, which requires more time to slowly adjust.
No one can maintain a high level of performance throughout a long season or a long career.
Until the end of the first half, Su Dong saw that the midfielder was suppressed and could not get the ball, so he took the initiative to retreat and receive the ball. After getting the ball, he turned around, dribbled the ball forward, and sent a direct pass to the goalkeeper.
On the right side behind the defense, Giuly quickly stepped in, dribbled the ball into the penalty area, and calmly succeeded with a push shot.
Two to zero!
But no one expected that the situation would take a turn for the worse in the second half.
Valencia took the lead after the start and launched another wave of attacks.
First, Villa and Vicente had a clever one-two match on the left. Edmilson committed a foul by pushing someone from behind in the penalty area, and was sentenced to death by the referee. He received a penalty kick and a yellow card. Villa won in one fell swoop.
Than two.
Just two minutes later, Deco passed back into the penalty area. After receiving the ball, Valdes kicked the ball directly into Villa's legs and bounced back to the goal, two to two!
The entire Camp Nou stadium was shocked!
I just said that the defense was stable, but the goalkeeper started to stretch his hips?
Fortunately, in the 81st minute, Ronaldinho picked a pass from the left. Sudong got ahead of Canizares in the penalty area and headed the ball back. Deco then inserted a pass.
A kick from the foot gave Barcelona another victory.
Three to two!
In the end, Barcelona narrowly defeated Valencia at home.
The three-pointer was obtained, but the process of the game was extremely depressing.
Barcelona is obviously better than Valencia, but why is it so difficult?
Especially the team's defense, is there really no solution?
The addition of Marcos Senna and Van Bommel has indeed strengthened the midfield interception and defense protection, but why are the central defenders and goalkeepers still so stretched?
