Ultimate Demon Sword

Chapter 50 Mr. Asian Football
Wen Zhihao did not participate in the training session in the morning. Ranieri arranged for assistant coach Walsh and physical coach Cohen to conduct the first physical test and individual adaptive training for him.The result made Ranieri very satisfied.

Especially when Cohen fed back Wen Zhihao's physical fitness data, Ranieri's eyes widened even more, thinking that he was hallucinating.

A young man under the age of 16 is actually close to the average level of the Premier League!

Ranieri couldn't help but look at Wen Zhihao who was stretching in the distance.He admitted that he was really interested in Wen Zhihao.Originally because of Wen Zhihao's "hukou", Ranieri was still quite prejudiced. He even wanted to transfer Wen Zhihao to the reserve team yesterday, but now he is very interested in exploring Wen Zhihao's potential.

The Premier League is different from the other four major European leagues. In addition to the league, there are two cups in a season, the FA Cup and the League Cup, and the schedule is more intensive.So there is no winter break, and Leicester City will usher in the third round of the FA Cup rematch with Tottenham in three days.Ranieri has recently maintained a high-intensity training three times a day, trying to beat the league leader in one fell swoop.

Wen Zhihao felt overwhelmed when he participated in the team's first joint training.His physical fitness can barely cope with the team's training intensity, but his physical condition is the biggest flaw.The Premier League emphasizes physical confrontation in high-speed offense and defense. Wen Zhihao found that he had just ran out of the open space, and before the ball from his partner reached his feet, the defender had already quickly posted it.And don't fight for skills at all, just fight for physical strength.Throughout the training, Wen Zhihao suffered unspeakably. He was completely caught in a muscle fight, and his advantages of good technique and fast frequency were not reflected at all.The most actions I do are to fall to the ground, get up, fall to the ground again, and get up again...

Ranieri looked at the training field from the sidelines and whispered to assistant coach Benetti: "Paul, look at that new Chinese, even the intensity of training is so hard."

Benetti nodded in sympathy and expressed his understanding: "Indeed. After all, he is too young, and the intensity of the Asian League is at most equal to the level of League One. Old man, do you expect him to be able to play in the Premier League immediately? This is really whimsical."

"I've been observing him for the past two days, and there are some bright spots. When I find time, I'll look for William. He's a young man worth cultivating, but he still needs to be refined."

Three days later, his teammates played together in the FA Cup rematch with Tottenham, but Wen Zhihao received a notice from the AFC at this time and moved to New Delhi, the capital of India, to attend the 2015 AFC Awards Ceremony.

The shortlist for Asian Footballer of the Year has been announced earlier.Wen Zhihao, who played a dominant performance in the AFC Champions League last year, was nominated as a matter of course and became the favorite to win the championship.His other two competitors are "Gulf Messi" Omar and AFC final opponent Khalil.

The domestic media once again climaxed.They are all looking forward to Wen Zhihao, as an outstanding representative of the younger generation of local players, to win the AFC Golden Boot and at the same time win the highest personal honor in Asian football.For football, this will be a historic moment.

A CCTV reporter who participated in the coverage of the awards ceremony found Wen Zhihao at the airport and offered to do a simple interview.Wen Zhihao gave a confident response: Only successful people deserve the attention and applause.

Obviously, Wen Zhihao had a solid foundation in his heart, but it was not time to celebrate.

It was the first time for Wen Zhihao to attend such an occasion in formal attire, and Wen Zhihao was still quite nervous. The people sitting in the audience were all senior officials of the AFC and famous figures in Asian football.Sitting among these people, an underage child felt a sense of disobedience.

But just like experiencing many "firsts" before, there will always be inexplicable excitement while being nervous.Wen Zhihao looked at the stage, and various thoughts kept popping up in his mind: If I really won the Asian Footballer, how would the group of foreigners in the audience react?I should be the youngest award-winning player in history, right?How crazy should the domestic media be?How should I celebrate after winning an award?

The various awards in the first half of the awards ceremony did not receive much attention.Guangzhou Evergrande reached the top for the second time and won the best club of the year; Goulart was elected as the best foreign aid; the best coach of men's and women's football was awarded by Australian national team coach Postkoglu and Japanese U19 women's football coach Takakura Asako.In addition, Aya Miyama, the core of the Japanese women's football team, won the Miss Asian Football award for her outstanding performance in the Canadian Women's Football World Cup.

Entering the final stage, the most important award will come out as the finale.Officials from the AFC Competition Department came to the stage to announce the final winner of this year's Asian Footballer of the Year.

The atmosphere in the audience suddenly became tense. Wen Zhihao, who was half leaning on the seat, straightened up suddenly, closed his eyes and kept saying silently: It's me!It must be me!
"The player who won the 2015 Asian Footballer of the Year is—"

"China Guangzhou Evergrande Club, Wen Zhihao!"

There was a burst of warm applause at the scene, but Wen Zhihao calmed down at this moment, and took the stage to accept the award in a very gracious manner.

Human emotions are so complicated.Before you get something you desire very much, you will be extremely nervous and looking forward to it, and even worry about gains and losses.But when you really have it, you suddenly feel that everything is as it should be, and it will be a matter of course.

Omar, who was sitting in the audience, looked at Wen Zhihao enjoying all the applause and spotlights, feeling very unconvinced.In terms of qualifications, I once shocked discerning British fans at Wembley Stadium in the London Olympics, and I am also the absolute leader of the UAE national team; in terms of performance in various competitions this year, whether it is the AFC Champions League, Asian Cup or World Cup qualifiers, the performance is amazing.Why would you lose to a Chinese who is a generation younger than you!How is he better than me!

Omar finally left angrily unwillingly.Before leaving, he engraved Wen Zhihao's appearance deeply in his mind.

snort!Have the ability to speak on the field!I'll let you know who's the real king of Asia!
However, professional football has always been winners and losers, and flowers and applause have always belonged to the winners.Wen Zhihao became the third Chinese player to win the Asian Footballer of the Year after Fan Zhiyi and Zheng Zhi, and also the youngest winner since the award was established.

Wen Zhihao has long been a popular figure in Asian mainstream sports media, and now he has the highest honor, and media from all over the world are rushing to send him interview invitations.But Wen Zhihao turned down all the interviews, and even boarded the flight back to England before the awards ceremony was over.

Sacchi had just received a notification from Leicester City that Wen Zhihao's application for a labor certificate had been rejected. Ranieri took the opportunity to suggest to the club that Wen Zhihao is still unable to gain a foothold in the first team, and suggested that he be loaned to a lower level league for training.

After receiving the news from Saki, Wen Zhihao rushed back to England non-stop. There are only ten days left before the European League winter transfer window closes. Whether to go or stay, Wen Zhihao is running out of time.

PS: Since ancient times, heroes have suffered many hardships. Today's ups and downs are to welcome tomorrow's glory.

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