The Young Lion

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Among the 50 nominees for the Ballon d'Or this year, players currently playing for Millwall account for eight. If you count Makelele who left in the summer, Millwall's main lineup last season had nine candidates for the Ballon d'Or list of people.

But according to past practice, at least half of these 50 people have 0 votes and 0 points. They are placed in the Millwall team. Although Schneider, Zambrotta, and Southgate were nominated, let alone win. , It is almost impossible to enter the top ten or top twenty, because there is a comparison in the Millwall team, and the outside world will not think that Millwall relies on defense to achieve glory, even if defense and offense are inseparable, but in the judgment of eyeball effect In the system, defensive players get very little favor.

The Millwall Magic Attack Group is a popular candidate for the award. They have their own strengths and are integrated into a team. Each of them has particularity and importance. Because of this, five Millwall stars collectively appeared at the Golden Globe Awards. At the award ceremony, Nedved, who was recovering from his injury, also attended.

They acted in unison in their suits and suits. They were interviewed by reporters when they entered the venue before the ceremony, and they complimented each other a little shamelessly.

Nedved said Henry would win.

Henry said Larson would win.

Larson said Ronaldinho would win.

Ronaldinho said that Pirlo is the underrated master.

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After bragging about each other shamelessly, the five sat together in eye-catching seats, chatting and laughing happily in whispers occasionally, without seeming nervous.

Although they all hope that they can win the award. But they believe that someone in the team will win a Golden Globe today. Teammates win. They were also pleased that, in the collective sense that Millwall had been taught, they understood the concept of one-on-one.

Nedved knew that he would definitely not be able to defend the Golden Globe Award. Larson was obviously not as good as Henry last season. The hope is great, and Pirlo's mentality is relatively calm. Even if he is evaluated as a template for a new and alternative role in the football circle, it is hard to say whether he can win the award.

The most promising one is of course Henry, the scoring machine that dominated last season. He needs performance on the pitch, beats the pack, and collective honor. He can't hold the trophy with both hands.

When the result was about to be announced, Henry was the most nervous,

His expression was serious. The other four teammates sat beside him smiling.

However, when the selection results were announced. All five Millwall players were stunned.

First place, Figo!

Second place, Zidane!

Third place, Shevchenko!

Millwall's top five stars don't even have a top three player!

Let alone go on stage to win the Golden Globe, they don't even have the chance to go on stage!

The guests present included players from other clubs and some retired stars, and they all turned their attention to Henry.

The atmosphere at the scene was very strange. After applauding Figo, suspicion followed.

If it is said that Millwall's stars cannot aspire to the Ballon d'Or, and the club fails to achieve a player who has won the Ballon d'Or for two consecutive years, then that's all.

However, there wasn't even one of the top three, so how did the judges cast their votes?

The five Millwall stars all applauded for Figo after embarrassment for a while, and Henry's smile was slightly bitter.

When the specific votes were announced, there was a burst of discussion on the scene.

Figo, 101 points.

Zidane, 99 points.

Shevchenko, 85 points.

Henry, 84 points.

Ronaldinho, 82 points.

Larson, 77 points.

Nedved, 73 points.

Pirlo, 69 points.

Rivaldo, 39 points.

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A record-breaking day since the inception of the Golden Globes!

Not only Figo and Zidane, the score difference between the first place and the second place is very small, which is almost the gap between the names before and after the names of a judge when voting!

And in the following rankings, the gap between each player is also very small!

Seeing this ranking, Millwall took 4-8 ​​places, and some senior reporters sighed at the scene.

Does this result mean that Millwall won, or did it lose as the result showed?

The selection of the Golden Globe Awards has always had impression points, that is, the accumulation of popularity.

Figo, Zidane, Shevchenko, these are all stars who have been nominated in the past few seasons and have continued to perform well. In other words, as long as their annual performance is not too bad, they must have A certain basic score, coupled with the judges' personal preferences and inclinations, the score will not be too low, but judging from today's results, the top three votes are too low.

The reporters also expected that Figo's election would definitely cause a lot of controversy.

He played for Barcelona last season, the team honor can be described as zero, the runner-up in the league, the semi-finals of the Champions League, and the semi-finals of the European Cup.

The controversial move to Real Madrid in the summer, Real Madrid can only play in the UEFA Cup this season, although they are in the UEFA Cup, so what? Can Europe's secondary intercontinental club championship be on the same level as the UEFA Champions League?

If Zidane is elected, the controversy will not be too great. After all, he led the French team to win the European Cup in the summer. Minus points.

Note: Combined with the plot of this book, there is a bug in Zidane's red card incident, and the chain reaction cannot be justified. According to the original historical conclusion, the incident can be supplemented by a supporting role.

The third-ranked Shevchenko provoked Milan's offensive backbone alone, and with the impression points of the previous three seasons, his score today should have been quite satisfactory, but because the gap with the top two is not big, it has changed again. be conspicuous.

4-8 Millwall five stars, what should I say?

If Millwall has four stars who become popular, all of Millwall's stars may directly win the Golden Globe Award!

Internal shunt voting is too serious!

Any one of the 5 people distributes the votes to two of the other 4 people. Millwall can take the top two!

the past four seasons. Millwall has amassed a solid base of impression points.

Golden Globe selection. Team honor values ​​the league, the Champions League, the European Cup, and the World Cup. For personal honors, the striker values ​​the top scorer, and other positions mainly depend on the role and contribution of the team, as well as the technical style.

Millwall have won three league titles in the past four seasons. The Premier League title may not be convincing, but three European titles in four years, two Champions League titles, one European Cup Winners' Cup title, plus the fact that they failed to win the Champions League and fell to the semi-finals in the year, such a team, Especially in the past nearly two years, 65 unbeaten games have been created. How can the judges turn a blind eye?

Larsson, Nedved, the year he was elected. Millwall's team honor is impeccable, personal honor. Larsson's annual goals are the most in Europe, while Nedved is the best in the Champions League, the best in the Premier League and other honors, and both of them have the foundation for the selection of the Ballon d'Or in the previous year.

This year, Larson's performance has continued to be stable, and his votes are basically no problem. Even if Nedved missed the new season with a serious injury, he contributed a lot to the Triple Crown last season, and his basic votes are also sufficient.

Ronaldinho belongs to the kind of player that the judges like. He is in the stage of rising, and Pirlo has reached the point where people can't ignore him. The more Millwall becomes the focus, the role of Pirlo is getting more and more attention.

In the end, Henry can no longer criticize his performance, the Champions League, the league, the double golden boot, the triple crown, the European Cup champion, and because of this, he became the highest scorer in the Millwall team, but he still couldn't win the golden ball prize.

If it is the best team, there is no doubt that Millwall was elected, and UEFA did award this honor to Millwall a few months ago.

However, in the selection of the Ballon d'Or, the five players from Millwall were selected, and the judges each had their own preferences.

The dust of the award ceremony has settled, whether there is any controversy, anyway, that's how it turned out.

Five Millwall stars were interviewed in a public relations tone when they left the field, congratulated Figo on being elected Mr. Golden Globe, and then left in a hurry.

The five handsome men in suits and leather shoes got into the SUV outside, suddenly looked at each other and smiled wryly, and then the laughter became louder and louder.

They probably remembered that they were full of confidence before they came here. They must have fantasized in their minds about congratulating their teammates for winning the award, and also imagined the regret of who came second, and even thought of consolation words.

Now, what comfort?

Ronaldinho proposed to eat late at night to dilute the embarrassment and regret of the Golden Globe Awards. No one objected. Now, it is better to do something to distract the mind.

The results of today's Golden Globe Awards, let them suffer is one of them, the key is that they are very confused.

We are all triple crown champions, we are both unbeaten in 65 games, and we are already members of the mythical hall.

But I can't even touch the edge of the Golden Globe Award. God, do we really have to go to the World Cup to hope to win the Golden Globe Award?

Oh, Henry already has the World Cup, and he still has a European Cup...just one UEFA Cup away from the Grand Slam. Is it really necessary to collect all the trophies that can be obtained and say a spell together to summon Jin Is the ball award coming?

Aldridge watched the live broadcast of the Golden Globe Awards at home. He led the team to lose at Goodison Park in the afternoon and watched TV at home in the evening. When the result was announced, he naturally saw the expressions on the faces of the five disciples, because The live TV camera immediately cut to their side.

For this result, Aldridge could only smile wryly.

There are two Mr. Golden Balls in the Millwall team. The club itself does not need to deliberately praise anyone to win the Golden Ball. It is not impossible, but Aldrich feels that deliberately promoting a certain player will favor one player over another, which will make other players feel chilled.

The public relations campaign is still going on, but the club does not come forward. During the selection stage of the Golden Globe Awards, the mouthpiece media of Millwall on Fleet Street have been building campaigns, but there are also focus points. Henry's data has been repeatedly enlarged.

However, Millwall is the focus of the whole of Europe. Fleet Street's promotion will always be submerged in the discussion and hot discussion of the Millwall team in the mainstream European media. As a result, the effect is not obvious, but it will always cause controversy among football critics.

You said that Henry is awesome, but I think Ronaldinho is the most threatening player to break the stalemate, and he is the most important.

You said that Ronaldinho is the most important, I think it is Nedved, how important is the spiritual impact on the whole team? He's a leader.

It is such endless voices that make it impossible to achieve good expected results in terms of public relations.

It's a pity that the player didn't win the Ballon d'Or, but life will go on anyway.

Aldridge received good news the next day.

Manchester United was beaten by Liverpool in the derby at home!

Both Millwall and Manchester United lost in the same round. The former did not seize the opportunity to overtake, while Manchester United missed the opportunity to expand their lead. The point difference between the two teams is still 1 point.

In the next league game, the top game, whether Manchester United can still sit at the top of the standings depends on the result of that game. (To be continued..)