Chapter 72 Golden Boy Award The banks of the Geneva River, covered with heavy snow, are like elves covered in white gauze. The vast white ice and snow looks like a fairy tale world. Business cars with the UEFA logo printed on them slowly drove out of the town of Nyon. They were heading to Geneva and leaving by plane. The Roman delegation was in no hurry to return to the Eternal City. Because Gao Qi has to go to Turin tomorrow to attend the announcement ceremony of the 10th Golden Boy Award. "Barcelona 3-2 Real Madrid." "Real Madrid 1-3 Roma." "If we convert it, it means Barcelona 1 to Roma 2. We will definitely win, hahahaha!" Ivan joked.
The assistant curled her lips and said, "Is a football match like doing math problems?" Enrique was teaching Gao Qi the things to pay attention to when accepting the award, and at the end he said: "The winner of the 2012 Golden Boy Award must be you, otherwise there must be something fishy going on. Don't be modest in your acceptance speech, just say as much as you can." Among all the Golden Boy Award winners, Balotelli's acceptance speech was the most wild. The first exit is: 'What's the second name, Will what? I don't know him, maybe I'll be more careful next time we play against Arsenal. I'll show him my Golden Boy trophy and remind him: I won it.' 'Only Messi is slightly better than me.' 'He will take the initiative to exchange jerseys with me in the future.' China Sports Channel. Several commentators are giving the audience warnings and analyzing various possible outcomes. "Gao Qi has shown his strength in most of the season, and he is undoubtedly the number one golden boy." "But he has several 'off the field' disadvantages compared to other candidates." "He has not signed a contract with a big brand like Nike and Adidas. All previous Golden Boy winners have been spokespeople for these two brands. We cannot underestimate the influence of Adidas and Nike on football awards." "Clubs in the southern Apennines have a bad relationship with Tuttosport." "Does Roma have the ability to make the selection fair?" "Whether Gao Qi can win the Golden Boy Award or not, he is my Golden Boy for 2012!" "Super Golden Boy!" "The latest news from the front is that the award presenter is Beckenbauer!" "That's fine! If the selection is unfair, please don't move Beckenbauer!" It's snowing heavily.
The Roman delegation arrived at their hotel in Geneva. The big screen in the shopping mall opposite happened to be broadcasting the winners of the European Golden Boot and Golden Foot Awards. Passersby stopped and talked about it. “There was no suspense at all for these two awards.” "Wow! The winner of the Golden Foot Award is Ibrahimovic!" "Where's Messi?" “西甲联赛50球19助攻，欧冠14球5助攻，2011/12赛季的欧洲金靴的获奖者，梅西！” "He's really busy. He flew to France to receive the award so quickly?" "From the current perspective, he will also win the European Golden Boot next year. He will win the European Golden Boot for three consecutive years!" "There is no doubt about the Golden Boy Award this year. Gao Qi's performance in Rome was too eye-catching! The Golden Boy is staying in the hotel across the street!" Passersby moved their eyes and watched the Roman delegation entering the hotel. The Golden Boy Award is also of high value. Among the previous nine Golden Boys, only Anderson and Pato were affected by various factors and gradually fell into decline. One who can't play football at Manchester United is about to be cleared out. One was sold back to the Brazilian league. Ivan and the assistant carefully checked the room before letting Gao Qi in. "It doesn't matter if there are cameras. I won't do anything bad." "That's right, go to bed early." The two left quickly. Gao Qi took out a book from his schoolbag and began to read it with great interest. It's not "The Diary of Anne Frank", but "The Kite Runner". This book has not yet become a tool for some "big fools" to complain about their illness, nor has it been hyped up as a profound literary work. The chapters are concise, the perspective is not confusing, and it does not "strike" when it comes to bringing emotions to the readers, making it very suitable for after-dinner entertainment. Gao Qi fell asleep while watching. The next day. Turin, Mole Antonelliana. Gao Qi and thirty-nine other Golden Boy candidates arrived at the venue of the award ceremony. Media from 48 countries around the world set up their cameras. Anderson and Pato did not affect the value of the Golden Boy Award, because past winners such as Rooney, Messi, Fabregas, Balotelli, Aguero and others have lived up to the original Golden Boy expectations in European football.
Main stage. The host is still Pedro Pinto, dressed in a sexy suit. He glanced at Beckenbauer and didn't dare to say anything nonsense. "Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the 10th Golden Boy Awards ceremony!" “Forty outstanding young people who play football for European clubs are here!” “They are the best group of young people in the northern hemisphere!” "I declare that the ceremony begins now!" Followed by. A series of exciting clips appeared on the big screen, introducing the forty Golden Boy candidates. Coutinho of Inter Milan, Koke of Atletico Madrid, Chamberlain of Arsenal, Salah of Basel, Verratti of Paris, Varane of Real Madrid, Eriksson of Ajax, Deulofeu of Barcelona, Alaba of Bayern Munich, Pogba of Juventus, Morata of Roma, Lamela of Roma. There was thunderous applause. The talents displayed by this group of young players on the green field are extremely dazzling. The audience may question whether the Golden Boy Award is worthy of its name, but they cannot question this group of new forces in European football. gradually. The ceremony entered the Golden Boy ranking stage. "The fourth candidate, 97 votes, is Atletico Madrid's goalkeeper - Courtois! He has secured a starting spot in the La Liga powerhouse! His save statistics rank first in the Iberian Peninsula!" "The third candidate, 125 votes, AC Milan striker El Shaarawy! The rapidly growing Serie A talent has become Milan's most dazzling star and most reliable scorer." "The second candidate, 137 votes, is Isco, the 20-year-old commander of Malaga! He led Malaga to the knockout stage of the Champions League! He is called a combination of Messi and Iniesta!" "." The host, Pedro Pinto, paused. The cameras were all focused on Gao Qi in the player representative seat. "2012 Golden Boy Award winner, Gao Qi!" “187 votes.” "The new hero of the Eternal City." "14 goals in the first half of Serie A, 4 goals in the Champions League group stage! Hat trick conquers the Bernabeu!" "Who else could it be but him?" at the same time. CTV5 channel is broadcasting the award ceremony live. The narrator was excited.
The moment the award was announced, all worries disappeared. “A moment that will go down in football history!” "The first Chinese player to win the Golden Boy Award!" "I am proud of Gao Qi!" “I hope he can grow smoothly and win more honors.” Comment area. - [It feels like a dream.] - 【Handsome, handsome! 】 - 【Finally got my first personal honor trophy! 】 - [When Gao Qi made his Serie A debut, I thought he was in charge of selling jerseys. I never thought he would win the Golden Boy Award.] - [Based on his outstanding performance in the Bernabeu, he deserves the Golden Boy Award. ] - [It's a pity that Barcelona was drawn in the Champions League round of 16. Alas! If Gao Qi could reach the Champions League quarterfinals, the competitiveness and influence would be greater. ] - [So what if Barcelona? I'm waiting to see Gao Qi conquer Camp Nou. ] Mole Antonelliana. Beckenbauer cushioned the heavy trophy and walked towards Gao Qi in the gaze of the entire audience. When Gao Qi received the trophy, the host Pedro Pinto announced again: "The 10th Golden Boy is Gao Qi!" The warm applause and cheers seemed to penetrate the floor-to-ceiling windows and echoed with the sound of the wind outside the tower. Influenced by Germany's special historical environment, Beckenbauer has loved reading "Tao Te Ching" since he was a child. I always carry the Tao Te Ching with me wherever I go. When he left the Federal Republic of Germany in 1990, he said in an interview, "Retire after success; it's God's will," which shocked Europe. At this moment, looking at the young Chinese player in front of him. The football emperor thought for a moment, patted Gao Qi on the shoulder, and whispered: "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." This sentence was also his motto in his youth. clap clap. The applause was sporadic. The cheers were loud. The reporters at the scene had no time to applaud and were writing furiously. Gao Qi smiled and nodded. He couldn't help but think: If it was Paul Breitner who presented the award to him, maybe the old man would say something that would shock the whole world. The interview session was very short. The media reporters did not ask tough questions. "Hello, Gao. I'm Tom, a reporter from The Times. Where will your next stop be? Is there a chance for you to play in the Premier League?" Gao Qi shook his head and said, "I haven't thought about this for the time being. Roma is on the road to winning the championship." It is impossible to transfer in the winter window. He had no intention of leaving Rome at all now.
Don’t think about the Champions League title. But the Serie A title and the Italian Cup title are not out of reach. The Golden Boy candidates in the audience had different expressions. Some people applauded. Some people are unwilling to accept this. It's easy for young players to show their emotions on their faces. Isco looked at the tall figure on the main stage with an intoxicated look on his face. Courtois looked disdainful. He thought he suffered a loss in the goalkeeper position during the competition for the award. He won the Europa League at the age of 19 and played in the European Super Cup, but he was only ranked fourth among the Golden Boy candidates. Juventus' Pogba crossed his arms over his chest, looking unconvinced. "I just played less than half a season in the top five leagues." "The road to championship? I will make sure Gao Yi gets nothing for the Serie A and Italian Cup titles." The most miserable person is the Prince of Bernabeu - Jesus. He sat in the last row of the player representative seats. Fists clenched. Trembling all over. A strong sense of unwillingness welled up in my heart. Why isn't the person standing there me? He looked at the fluttering snowflakes through the three French windows of the Mole Antonelliana. Snowflakes are fluttering, the north wind is howling, and the sky and the earth are vast. last of the last. The host Pedro Pinto was still talking about the young Chinese players' journey in Europe. Gao Qi faced the camera and raised the trophy. Click. Click. The spotlight flashed crazily. Media reporters used cameras to record this moment. The Eternal City Far Away. The local Roma fans gathered under the giant screen in the square and cheered. They looked back on Gao Qi's life in Rome and it felt like they were watching a movie.
The Red Wolves, who were stuck in the mud and covered with scars, were saved by a magical boy from Real Madrid! Since then, they have been unstoppable and defeated all kinds of powerful enemies! Didn't dwell in joy for too long. They quickly took action: holding paint buckets and ladders, they began to graffiti on the wall a picture of Gao Qi holding up the trophy. Each piece of news became a hot search on the Chinese Internet. Major front-page headlines rushed to report on it. "2012 Golden Boy Award Winner: Gao Qi!" 《The first Chinese player to win the Golden Boy Award! 》 "The player's value has skyrocketed again, Roma's "550 million euros" has increased tenfold." "Looking back at Gao Qi's 2012, the beginning of a legend." "Famous coach Enrique: How to train a golden boy. " "A 10,000-word article analyzing Gao Qi's current combat characteristics. Let me first state the conclusion: His combat style has the ability to break through Barcelona's defense line." Chinese fans felt an extremely strong emotional value. A young Chinese player won the Golden Boy Award, which caused a huge sensation. Gao Qi's jersey sales have skyrocketed again. Not only the red and yellow No. 23 home jersey of Roma, but also the black Champions League away jersey has become a hot-seller. The days passed like this. Roma was not idle when the winter break began. "Happy New Year! Happy New Year to the Chinese football fans!" "How do you say it?" "Congratulations on your prosperity and good luck!" "How can you, an old man, speak Chinese so hard? Like a little day! Oh, bastard, you better shut the fuck up!" Sabatini, wearing a red Tang suit, put his hands on his hips and cursed at a club executive. The staff decorated the training base to create the atmosphere of the Chinese New Year. The team members gathered at the Trigoria base. Gao Qi is teaching them to recite the Spring Festival greetings. Enrique, Ivan and the old men in the coaching staff also changed into Tang suits and followed their Chinese teacher to learn how to greet the New Year. After a long time. Dozens of people from the Club of Rome stood in three rows on the steps.
Facing the camera, they greeted the Chinese fans in Chinese: "Happy New Year, best wishes for prosperity, good luck, good health, everything goes well, and a happy Spring Festival!" "Roma Club wishes you a happy New Year!" "Ok?" "OK OK!" "Congratulations on getting rich! Congratulations on getting rich!" Sabatini took out a stack of red envelopes from his pocket and began to distribute rewards. The young assistant ran to the sidelines, took out two documents from his briefcase, and handed them to the old men in the coaching staff: "Marquinhos, 18 years old, he was loaned to Serie A this season and played 6 games. Castan and the analyst said that he performed very well on the defensive end. As soon as the winter transfer window opened the day before yesterday, we bought him out completely from the Brazilian league!" "how much did you spend?" "400 million euros! He has been training with the reserve team, so we let him go back to Brazil for vacation early." "We have been tracking Benatia, the 25-year-old Udinese central defender, for a long time and have reached an agreement in advance. He was originally expected to join in the summer window, but the boss added 350 million euros to complete the buyout, totaling 1700 million euros!" "These two guys will join the first team on time on January 1rd." "There is really no other way. It is too difficult to buy good players in the winter transfer window." The assistant looked embarrassed. After spending several months in various clubs, they only managed to find two central defenders. Ivan took the information. He was very satisfied with the signings in the winter window, and his thoughts drifted away: In the Champions League round of 16, the home team used a six-defender formation and deployed a nine-and-a-half defensive counterattack tactic (End of this chapter)