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"With Monaco winning the Champions League, we can also draw a successful end to this season. Monaco defended the league title and won the Champions League, Marseille won the UEFA Cup runner-up, and Lyon also scored eight goals in the Champions League. Strong, the time for the full rise of Ligue [-] is not far away."

Wenger, who was sitting next to Thierry, smiled, ignoring his idiotic words.

"Professor, you won the Premier League championship with an undefeated season. How long has it been since you won the championship undefeated in a season?" Thierry couldn't help sighing twice, "But compared to Monaco, your The results are not good enough. To be honest, before the season, I really thought that this year's European champions should be you."

This also made Wenger laugh conceitedly, "My children are good enough, and they will naturally be able to play well. A year of failure is nothing, just start over."

"Speaking of children are very good, these children in Monaco are also very good, which one do you like?" [

This question made Wenger laugh, "Okay, I will just comment. Evra at left back, it seems that he is the best rookie of the year? He played very well, but we already have Ashley. Cole is gone, no need for a left back. Maicon at right back is also good, this combination of defenders is enviable. But he is a Brazilian, as you know, it is difficult for a Brazilian to perform at a sufficient level in the Premier League, So I guess it’s fine.”

"Giuly, I won't make any comments. The level is very high, but he is a bit older. Roten seems to be unwilling to go abroad, so I have nothing to say. Pursau is also older, 30 years old. I don’t need to comment. The midfielders Cisse and Bernardi are more suitable for playing in small teams. Their technical characteristics are not outstanding enough, and they are not very suitable for higher levels of football..."

"Did you miss anyone who didn't mention it?" Thierry smiled a little badly, "I heard that Zhao Yaning was very close to Arsenal at one time, but he was not able to sign him in the end. May I ask what the reason is for you? Gave up on signing him?"

This question made Wenger's smile a little awkward, "Yes, that deal looks a bit silly now...but there are more specific circumstances in the deal."

"Can you reveal a little bit?" Thierry asked.

"You know, if people from other continents want to apply for labor certification, they need to participate in enough national team games. As for him, he needs to wait until the summer of 2004 before he can join Arsenal. But this In the winter, I want to fight for the Champions League, so I hope to sign up in the winter. And he participated in the Champions League game in Monaco and can't participate in the rest of Arsenal's games, so I didn't buy him, but bought another one Man, Reyes."

"Does that mean Reyes is a spare tire?" Thierry asked.

"No, both of them are similar players. I was going to choose one of them. But Zhao Yaning had a problem, so I had to choose Reyes." Wenger immediately denied this statement, " Their level is very close, maybe Zhao Yaning’s dribbling is a little bit better, but Reyes’ shooting is much better, he is more complete, this is undeniable.”

Thierry also recognizes this. Players from Ligue [-], if they have good dribbling skills, generally have poorer shooting skills. This is the consensus in the football world.

"Then why don't you commit to buying him this summer? It's better than going to Liverpool. Mr. Houllier has just resigned. He doesn't know what it's like when he gets there."

This question made Wenger a little embarrassed, "His value has risen a bit... And, most importantly, I sent someone to contact him, and he is unwilling to enter the tactical system I arranged for him. ...I want him to be our new Pires, to help Cesc build Arsenal into the best team in Europe, but obviously, he doesn't want to."

"Why is he assisting Cesc Fabregas?" Thierry asked the question directly, "Do you think Cesc Fabregas is more capable than him?"

"Of course!" Wenger replied immediately, "He is the future of Arsenal and the most important person for Arsenal."

"However, how strong can he be? This year's Monaco is likely to win the Champions League. The midfield core of the Champions League champion team is also in the top three of the Golden Globe Awards. Even if he is in the Champions League final. If you perform well enough, it is possible to win the Ballon d'Or, but you think Cesc Fabregas is stronger, do you think he will be able to win the Ballon d'Or?"

"Of course! Cesc is a kid at the Golden Globe level." Wenger replied affirmatively, and then he remembered to refute a few words, "Besides, it is impossible for Zhao Yaning to win the Golden Globe Award. This year, Milan won the league championship, and Arsenal won the championship undefeated. The performance of Henry and Sheva is not necessarily worse than him."

"League champion, he has already defended his title. This is the only champion who successfully defended his title in the five major leagues this year. Moreover, he may also win the French Cup. If someone in French football can really win the Triple Crown, the French media will You must know how high you hold him."

This made Wenger feel a little embarrassed.Indeed, French football has great influence, but it has not achieved any worthy achievements.If Zhao Yaning can really help French football win the Champions League and even the Triple Crown, the French media will definitely support him.

After all, the Golden Globe Awards were founded by the French, and the influence of the French media is also very huge.

And this year, La Liga champions Valencia, Cup champions Zaragoza, Serie A champions Milan, Cup champions Lazio, Premier League champions Arsenal, and Cup champions Manchester United. Defending, and no one can sweep the double. [

It is a rare double crown in the Bundesliga, but it is a pity that their core Micoud is the fourth choice in the French team after Zidane, Pires, and Carrière. Dorasso competed for this position, and did not perform well in Serie A. Italy considered him unsuitable for high-level football. Therefore, he is not highly rated in France and Italy, so don't expect this honor.

The other three major leagues have had a lot of problems. Even Arsenal, which is so strong that it has been undefeated in the season, has also been questioned because of its poor strength in the Champions League and defeat in the cup.This year, not only were the upsets in the Champions League, the league results of the major giants can also be said to be a mess.

Henry and Shevchenko are not so much the strongest as they are the generals among the dwarfs.After all, everyone else is worse, and these two won the league championship anyway.

The same is true for Ronaldinho. Although his strength has indeed been recognized by many people, he is touted as a Golden Globe contender for a second place in the league, which is also due to the general decline of giants this year.

In such a year, if Ligue [-] can get enough strong honors, Zhao Yaning can naturally become famous.Although it may be because the name is not loud enough and the qualifications are not old enough, Fa and Henry and Shevchenko compete for the Golden Globe Award, but it is definitely not difficult to rank among the top three.

Of course, all of this has to be based on winning the Champions League final.In this year, Zhao Yaning's performance has been enough to surprise many people, but Porto's Deco has also received a lot of praise.If it wasn't for the success of winning the championship, there may not necessarily be anything about him.

Like Zhao Yaning, Deco also has a huge problem: things like changing nationality are very unpopular in football.Although he has already relied on his own strength, many people have begun to admire his strength, but changing his nationality is tantamount to being a stepmother's child. Unless he has enough honor to add luster to himself, he is also impossible no one's approval.

This game is equally important to both of them. Winning the game is a contest they use to decide who can step into the world's top stars.After this game, Zhao Yaning had the last laugh.

"I still don't think he can have a high ranking." Wenger still chose to be stubborn, "Don't forget, the European Cup has not yet played. Once the European Cup kicks in, there will definitely be many talents who will perform outstandingly. At that time , maybe his ranking will drop."

"There was also the Asian Cup in 04."

"What kind of extra points is the Asian Cup? Even if he wins the championship, it is only a matter of course. If he loses, he will still be deducted points." Wenger shook his head, "Unless this year's European Cup is also the same. Cold, what happened in Denmark last year, European players were dragged down by the European Cup, so he could have a better ranking. But, is that possible?" Wenger asked with a smile.

Europeans are very arrogant on this issue, except for the European Cup, they don't care about other intercontinental competitions.Whether it is the Asian Cup, the Africa Cup, or even the America's Cup, they are not important awards with reference value in their eyes.In such a year with the European Cup, the Europeans always have a lot to gain.

If Deco won the Champions League and then the European Cup, then he must basically win the European Ballon d'Or. No matter how nice others say, it is meaningless.

This is where Zhao Yaning suffers. He has no European Cup to play, and Europeans are not interested in Asian football. Even if Zhao Yaning can win the championship, they just think that it is no big deal to win a low-level award.On the contrary, if they lose, they will think that they can't even win this kind of game. It can be seen that they are generally unable to play in the European Cup, which is very disadvantageous for players from other continents.

Thierry nodded, "It's really unlikely, but in this way, Henry is unlucky: If France can't win the European Cup, then Henry will definitely be complained by the domestic media, and Zhao Yaning has no European Cup competition. , must be sympathized by the media, maybe he will divert a lot of Henry's votes."

This time, it was Wenger's turn to look ugly.

If France wins the championship, Zidane will be proud of it.After all, there is no dispute that Zidane and France are the pillars and the core of the team.And if she didn't win the championship, Shevchenko's Ukraine would not have the task of the European Cup. He doesn't have to worry about the damage to his image caused by his poor performance in the European Cup.Ronaldinho also doesn't have to worry about the European Cup, their votes will not drop.And if Zhao Yaning wins the Champions League, Henry will have one more person who is not afraid of being affected by the European Cup. Although Henry's personal statistics are good and his undefeated record is good, no matter how you look at it, it is dangerous...

"However, it's no big deal. Henry is still young, so he still has a chance!"

young?Wenger smiled wryly. This was his first time, and he hoped that his players would be a little older...

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ps: Henry ranked first in the total number of votes for the Golden Globe Award in ten years, but he never got it once... The French media always think that he is still young and still has a chance, but in the end he missed it...