i am beckham

Chapter 401 The Popular Candidate for Mr. Football

Time has entered 1999, world football is running at high speed, and all football workers are extremely busy.

The first thing is the selection of the World Footballer and the European Ballon d'Or.

First of all, FIFA is responsible for selecting the World Footballer. This award has been jointly organized by the National Football Federation and the International Federation of Football History and Statistics since 1991.

The selection method of this event is voting. The head coaches of the national teams of each member association vote for the top three candidates, but they cannot choose the national team players they coach.

No.1 voted by the head coach gets 5 points, No.23 points, No.31 points, and the player with No.1 votes is elected.

The Ballon d'Or is the best player in Europe selected by the magazine "French Football" of the French "L'Equipe".

This award has been held since 1956 and is one of the most prestigious and influential football awards in world football.

Before 1994, the Ballon d'Or was limited to players with European nationality. Since 1995, the selection objects have been relaxed to players who play for football clubs belonging to member states of the UEFA Federation.

Unlike the World Footballer of the Year who let the coaches vote, the Ballon d'Or is selected by 52 specially invited European journalists.

The voting methods of the two awards are quite different, but the selection criteria are almost the same. They all focus on the collective performance, individual performance, player quality, career, character and prestige of the participating players in the year.

FIFA only independently selected the World Player of the Year in 1991. The time is too short and the authority is not as good as the Ballon d'Or, but the victory is endorsed by FIFA, which has become a popular award for player selection.

The Golden Globes have been held for more than 40 years and are highly authoritative.Although the awards voted by the media have a lot of room for maneuver, after all, the victory lies in the precipitation of time.

The World Footballer selected by the head coaches of various countries is quite authoritative in this regard. Perhaps due to the competitive pressure of homogeneous awards, the Ballon d'Or has expanded the scope of players from European players to all players who have played in European leagues since 1995.

In the World Cup year, the biggest reference for the two awards is the World Cup.

According to the rule of not becoming, the champion of the World Cup year is usually selected from the champion team, so the bald baby Zidane of the French team is very popular for winning the award. Although he did not gain much in the club last season, the French team unexpectedly defeated Brazil in the final. He scored the first two goals for the French team in the game and is a well-deserved star of the championship.

The player whose voice is second only to Zidane is Beckham. He proved to the world in the World Cup in France that the England team with Beckham and the team without Beckham belong to two worlds.

After returning to the starting lineup, Beckham's performance completely saved the England team. He led the England team to kill the Quartet in the death zone, eliminated Argentina and the Netherlands all the way to the semi-finals, and even Brazil, the favorite to win the championship, had no way to take him.

Brazil's unhinged World Cup performance and final 0-3 loss to France has mixed news in the dressing room.One of the pieces of news believed that Ronaldo was too tired in the semi-finals, coupled with the pressure of the final, which caused the shofar to be triggered just before the final.

To make the aliens unable to survive, the overall organization of the England team can be described as solid, and Beckham's organization and transfer of the ball played an indispensable role in it.

Many people think that if last year was not a World Cup year, then Beckham would have a high probability of winning the Golden Globe Award. He helped Manchester United win the Champions League and the Premier League championship this year, and he personally also got the "Double Twenty" data in various competitions.

In addition, he also appeared in the goal highlights several times, especially in the league and the Champions League final. There should not be many people who object to calling him No.1998 of the club in 1.

Shearer, who won the World Cup Golden Boot with 7 goals, is also popular. Since 1974, all the top scorers in the World Cup have scored 6 goals. He pierced this layer of window paper, which is also of great significance.

In addition, Suker, Ronaldo and Owen also have many supporters.

Suk, who led the World Cup new team Croatia to the semi-finals with 6 goals, showed his strength as a first-class star. He repeatedly scored at critical moments and almost excluded the hosts from the final.

The alien Ronaldo's performance in the World Cup is not flattering, but as the world's number one striker, he has never lacked supporters.

Surprisingly, Irving has a very good reputation in the hearts of head coaches from various countries. Many head coaches even publicly stated that if there is a striker like Irving in the team, they can wake up from their dreams with laughter.

If the England team relies on Beckham for strategizing, and Shearer for destroying the city, then Owen is the "weapon of life" of the England team. Argentina was the most pitted by Owen.

His ability to change direction and make the defenders collapse when counterattacking makes every opponent dare not press. With him in the frontcourt, the England team always has plenty of room to deal with opponents.

Among the six favorites predicted by the media, the England team occupies half of the country, which is enough to illustrate the huge role of the three people for the England team.

Despite this, everyone thinks that Zidane's two trophies are basically a certainty, and the gold content of the four-year World Cup is too high.As the core midfielder of the French team, Zidane scored two key headers in the final. Judging from the results, it makes no sense for him not to win the Footballer of the Year.

But after Manchester United won the Toyota Cup, the media reported that some of the votes were diverted to Beckham.Many people think that his overall performance in 1998 was better than Zidane's. His performance in various competitions was very stable. As a 23-year-old player, his mental quality and overall situation are amazing.

Since entering Manchester United's first team, Beckham's performance has been above the passing line, almost never.

On the other hand, Zidane was criticized by many media during the World Cup. The biggest question people have about him is the irrational behavior of trampling on Saudi players in the group stage.

Many people think that the World Cup Organizing Committee's sentence for him is too light. The broadcast screen clearly explained that he stepped on the opponent's lower body when the Saudi player tackled the ball, and he also spun with force.

How insidious and vicious this action is, but any male fan who slightly substitutes for a Saudi player will not feel that he should forgive him.

Of course he is not worthy of forgiveness. FIFA only suspended him for two games. The opponents of the French team in these two games were Denmark and Paraguay. Many people joked that he was basically forced to rest.

Even if Zidane successfully cleans up after he comes out, there are still big hidden dangers left.

If Blanco hadn't scored the golden goal in extra time, the French team had a half probability of going home in the quarter-finals.

Once the French team did not win the golden goal in extra time and the Paraguay team won the penalty shootout, his fate must be very different from what it is now.

All I can say is that he was lucky.

In the 2006 World Cup, Italian midfielder De Rossi's elbow was sentenced to a four-match ban and he did not play again until the final.

Many people think that even if he is suspended for one more game, the French team will have to fold.

The "Sun", which has a relatively large influence in Europe, even helped everyone sort out the past of the bald baby. The report released a photo of Zidane's game in Bordeaux. It is said that the defenders kept interfering with him with small movements, and the referee was very loose in law enforcement. So in the next confrontation, the defenders shoveled again. After landing, Zidane put his knee on the opponent's neck, forcing the opponent to apologize.

The picture accompanying the report shows Zidane's knee pressing on the upper body of a player. Is there such a thing? There is a picture but no video.

In addition, a reporter from a tabloid did not know where to get a scouting report written by Manchester United scouts for Zidane. The report stated that Zidane's mood is not stable enough, and he is easy to lose control once he is irritated.

The tabloid believed that this was the reason why Ferguson finally gave up on the Frenchman and did not bid for Juventus.

The Toyota Cup and the "temper door" appeared at the same time, making the voting results confusing.

The entry of the schedule into January means the opening of the winter transfer window. Blackburn has the most operations in this window. They have introduced 6 second-rate players during this transfer period, which can be called honey operation.

The French striker Henry, who is well-known all over the world in the World Cup, did not resist the temptation of Juventus and rejected Monaco's contract extension, so he moved to Juventus for 1200 million euros in the winter.

Arsenal also operated in the transfer market. They sold 50-year-old Ian Wright to West Ham United for 36 pounds, and then introduced Nigerian striker Kanu from Inter Milan.

These two transfer operations have caused dissatisfaction among fans, and many people think that Ian Wright should be allowed to die at Arsenal.

Even in the few appearances this season, the veteran is still remarkable, and everyone thinks that Wenger is a bit unreasonable.

In addition, Kanu's transfer has also been greatly questioned.

As the football champion of the Atlanta Olympic Games, the 1996 African Footballer of the Year, the little monster of the Ajax team, and one of the members of the Champions League winner, Kanu is of course amazing, and his performance in the first two clubs is also very good.

But the problem lies in his body. The Nigerian was found to have a heart attack in 1996, and he should not continue to play football.

Although he returned to the court after a year of surgery and recovery, no one knows which will come first, tomorrow or the accident.

Otherwise, how could Inter Milan sell the Nigerian Little Warcraft to Arsenal for 400 million pounds, just because they don't want people to die in their own homes.

Many people think that Wenger's lottery ticket is a bit unlucky.

But no matter how disgusted he is by the outside world, the Frenchman is still very calm, while Arsenal are closely following Manchester United in the league, the League Cup has entered the final, the first two rounds of the Football Cup have been easy, and the prospect of the Champions League is not bad.

If Wenger is evaluated without being subjective, the Frenchman's work can be said to be fruitful.

He transformed Arsenal's lineup and hematopoietic system by himself, and solved the running-in problem of many stars in just half a season.

A week later, Manchester United will face Arsenal in the League Cup final, and the battle between the Premier League duo will become the biggest hot spot of the season.

In the face of the cup championship, Ferguson kept his promise. He said that he would send out the "League Cup main lineup".And Wenger also publicly stated that he will send the team's strongest lineup. The Frenchman has only won one FA Cup in two years since he came to England. He made it clear that he wants to cultivate the players' psychological advantage over Manchester United.

Seeing Wenger's words, Ferguson chuckled: "What psychological advantage does he have? He just has a good adjustment ability!"

(End of this chapter)