Chapter 833 Prejudice and Questioning
No one would have thought that this wave of winning streak since Manchester United started would be so long, and it would have broken the record of 14 consecutive Premier League wins held by Arsenal.
Before the start of the season, Chelsea was considered a favorite to win the championship, Manchester United, Manchester City and Arsenal were the chasers, but after the game began, everything turned upside down, Manchester United became the leader and Chelsea became the chasers.
At the beginning, Chelsea could still keep up, but after catching up with six consecutive victories, Chelsea fell behind, starting with a draw, then losing. When Manchester United completed the feat of 15 consecutive victories, Chelsea lost three games and tied one game, already 11 points behind.
Less than half of the league, defending champion Chelsea fell behind by 11 points, which made Chelsea boss Abu very angry. There are rumors that once Abbey makes mistakes in the Champions League, which Abbey values the most, Abbey is very likely to be fired.
In Premier League history, there are two leads with more than 10 points, Mourinho's Chelsea, leading by 15 points, and Manchester United, with a maximum lead of 13 points. Chelsea and Manchester United both won the final championship. Only Newcastle in the 9596 season was reversed by a big score. They led by 9 points in the second place, and Manchester United was the one who reversed them. With an 11 point lead, no team has been reversed and lost the championship.
With the rapid progress of Manchester United's three lines, the media and Manchester United fans' expectations for Manchester United have also risen, and there are more and more calls for returning to the glory of 1999.
Even within Manchester United, the boss and management hope to take advantage of this great opportunity to win more championships. Manchester United club ceo David Jill said that the huge advantage of the league will have a positive impact on the Champions League. It is not impossible for Manchester United to make good use of this advantage and strive to recreate the glory of the 1999 Triple Champions League.
Manchester United's brilliant record also helped Gao Xiaodong in the Golden Ball Awards. When the 23-man roster was released, Gao Xiaodong ranked fourth only after Sneijder and before Messi. However, in the last three candidates for the Golden Ball Awards just announced by FIFA and French Football, Gao Xiaodong squeezed out Sneijder and competed with Iniesta and Xavi for the Golden Ball Awards. On January 10, 2011, the final winner of the Golden Ball Awards will be announced.
Among the three candidates retained this time, Iniesta, nicknamed "Xiaobai", has the highest bid for the award. In this year's World Cup final in South Africa, the 26-year-old Iniesta scored a winning goal for Spain with 4 minutes to finish overtime, helping the "Matador" defeat the "Orange Clothes Army" and won the World Cup for the first time in history. His compatriot Xavi is the Spanish midfielder organizer and metronome, and has also made great contributions to the Spanish team's championship. In addition, Iniesta and Xavi also represented Barcelona in the club to enter the Champions League semi-finals. The two of them deserved the list of the last three candidates for the Golden Ball Award.
Gao Xiaodong's last three-man list has been questioned by many European media and fans.
The main reason why Gao Xiaodong was questioned is that he has no national team results, only the club's results.
A reporter from Spain's World Sports Daily believes that the merger of the Golden Ball Award and the World Footballer meant that when judging the award, the players' performance in the national team and the club should be considered. Although Gao Xiaodong led Inter Milan to win the triple crown, the national team's results were blank. If the club and the national team were both 100 points, Gao Xiaodong could only score 50 points on average. Although Messi only played in the semi-finals of the Champions League and only reached the quarterfinals of the World Cup, on average, Messi should be able to score 70 points, and Messi's football performance is more beautiful than Gao Xiaodong. In comparison, Messi should actually be selected for the last three-man list than Gao Xiaodong.
Germany's "Photo Bird" also believes that although Gao Xiaodong has reasons to be selected, there is no problem if Messi and Sneijder were selected. After all, Gao Xiaodong's performance in the national team is a flaw. Even if Gao Xiaodong enters the World Cup, there is no problem with him being selected. The key is that Gao Xiaodong doesn't even have a national team game.
The Argentine media were very dissatisfied with Messi's roster of the last three. The Argentine media believed that although Messi did not win an important championship last season, Messi's performance was the most shocking of all players. At that time, the alien Ronaldo was able to win the World Footballer without any important championship. Messi's performance is no worse than Ronaldo. Why can't Messi even be selected for the top three?
The Dutch media were also indignant about Sneijder's defeat. Dutch reporters believed that although Sneijder only won the runner-up in the World Cup, Sneijder was better than Iniesta and Xavi had a club triple-winning title. Although Sneijder was not the core, Sneijder won the runner-up in the World Cup. In summary, Sneijder was no worse than Xavi, Iniesta and Gao Xiaodong who were selected. Sneijder could not even be selected in the top three, which was simply discrimination against Sneijder.
Sneider's fans, Messi's fans, and Gao Xiaodong's opponents all attacked Gao Xiaodong, believing that Gao Xiaodong is the most convincing among the three candidates.
Some fans have weaved an insider theory, believing that FIFA intends to favor Asia and hope to get support from Asian member states when running for president.
Some fans compiled a packaging theory, believing that Nike had taken a fancy to the Chinese market behind Gao Xiaodong and wanted to package Gao Xiaodong as the top brand. He used his relationship to open the way for Gao Xiaodong, which pushed Gao Xiaodong onto the last three candidates.
Some people have made up the theory of human feelings, believing that Mendes has made efforts behind the scenes. Mendes has many stars and coaches, and they all have the right to vote. When Ronaldo obviously cannot compete for the Golden Ball Award, Mendes intends to cultivate Gao Xiaodong.
In short, because Gao Xiaodong was born in the football desert of Asia and China, European media and fans who occupy the mainstream of football public opinion are biased against him and always doubt his level and his qualities. In fact, he doesn't want to see an Asian player or a Chinese player standing on the highest podium in the world football world.
The more doubts and slander there are, the more praise and support there are. The Chinese media highly praised Gao Xiaodong for entering the top three in the Golden Ball Awards. The Football News said that this is the first time that Asian players have entered the top three. Regardless of whether Gao Xiaodong can win the Golden Ball Award or not, he is enough to be recorded in history.
"Sports Weekly" said that this is a reward for Gao Xiaodong's outstanding performance last season. Gao Xiaodong entered the top ten in the last Golden Ball Awards, and this time he entered the top three. His performance will inspire children who love football in the entire China and even Asia. His success will promote the rapid improvement of Asian football level.
Even the People's Daily published a comment and praised Gao Xiaodong and refuted the doubts of foreign media about Gao Xiaodong. The reporter believed that Gao Xiaodong's performance last season was perfect. Such results could win the Golden Globe Award in any year outside the World Cup. It is unquestionable to enter the top three. Questioning Gao Xiaodong is actually a prejudice. This prejudice is that yellow people are not good at football. Now Europeans should abandon this prejudice, otherwise Gao Xiaodong will continue to slap them in the face with the championship.
Chapter completed!