Chapter 376: Harvest
"Stinky boy, what are you still doing stupidly?Hurry up and go on stage to accept the award!" George came back to his senses and found that Ronaldo sitting next to him still looked dull-eyed, and couldn't help laughing and scolding, and slapped the Portuguese on the back, "Be calm when you accept the award, don't embarrass me on stage!"
Cristiano Ronaldo beat the rest of Tottenham's squad to win the inaugural UEFA Player of the Year award, a result that George did not expect. He originally thought that Ronaldo's selection this time would be at most to play a role of accompanying the prince to study, but he didn't expect the other party to turn into the protagonist of this drama!
But if you think about it, Ronaldo's award is not an unbelievable thing. After all, there are only a few people in the Tottenham team who can compete for the best player, and Ronaldo can be said to have the biggest advantage among them - Ledley King and Cech are limited by their position on the field and have never had an advantage in such selections; Xavi Alonso has performed well, but in the eyes of many people, he still needs Davies's assistance to meet the standard of the team's brain; Robben's performance and role in the team are on par with Ronaldo, but the latter's two goals in the Champions League final are a huge plus!
George is not worried that Ronaldo's award will have a bad impact on the atmosphere of the team. On the one hand, it is because Ronaldo is not a high-flying person in his past life or now, and he will not be overlooked or carried away because he has won some personal honors, and on the other hand, Ronaldo's award will only further motivate them to perform better in the game to strive for these honors!
The most powerful evidence is that after learning that Ronaldo won the best player award, Xavi Alonso and Petr Cech congratulated the Portuguese one after another, and Ledley King, who has the best relationship with the Portuguese, even smiled evilly and asked Ronaldo to remember to invite the whole team to a big meal later!
As for whether Ronaldo will be willing to fall after becoming famous, George feels that there is no need to consider this issue at all. Not to mention that Ronaldo's training attitude has always been extremely hard, and it is basically impossible to follow in the footsteps of George Best and Lee Sharpe. Even if he had such a sprout, George was sure to spot and get the Portuguese back on the right track in the first place!
While George was lamenting Ronaldo's award, the rest of the room and the fans watching the live broadcast in front of the TV were talking about the result – and they were obviously surprised by Ronaldo's election at this time!
To be honest, UEFA has gone to great lengths to convince people of the results of the inaugural Player of the Year selection. After all, it would be challenging to pick such a candidate from Tottenham, who practice team football, but they had to do it – the UEFA Player of the Year winner wasn't in the Champions League-winning team?
In the same way that the World Footballer of the Year and the European Ballon d'Or award place more emphasis on a player's performance at a major tournament in a major tournament year, UEFA's Player of the Year assesses a player's performance at club level over the past season. Therefore, the performance of the players in the Champions League will largely determine the final ownership of this award!
Why was Ronaldo able to beat his national team and club teammate Robert Carlos to be crowned Mr. Double? Isn't it because the aliens made a comeback at the World Cup in South Korea and Japan and helped Brazil win the Hercules Cup as the Golden Boot! Therefore, as an important offensive engine of Tottenham, it is not surprising that Ronaldo, who scored twice and scored the winning goal in the Champions League final, has been more favored!
One might cite the example of Nedved beating Maldini to win the Ballon d'Or in '03, but let's not forget that the Czech Iron Man was able to do this partly because Maldini was not in a good position on the pitch (very few players at the back can win such a selection), and partly because Nedved missed the Champions League final and Juventus lost on penalties, and overtook AC Milan in Serie A. Otherwise, with the situation of the year, Maldini, who has a high voice, is very likely to win the bid and become another backcourt player to win this honor after Yashin and Beckenbauer!
Tottenham simply don't have that problem. You must know that the Premier League title battle between Tottenham and Chelsea has been deadlocked until the final round, and it was still cheated by Clattenburg. Add to that the fact that the Blues have only reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League, so in terms of results, Chelsea simply can't compare to Tottenham!
So, whether it's for UEFA's sake of face or for the huge influence of the Champions Cup, the selection of the best players from teams other than Tottenham has never been on the minds of these voting journalists from the beginning!(Note: As with the European Ballon d'Or, the UEFA Player of the Year jury is made up of veteran sports journalists from all over Europe, so as to avoid jokes like the World Footballer of the Year award.) )
Tottenham occupy half of the six awards, including the most weighted best player. Such a result is enough to prove that the current Tottenham Hotspur is fully worthy of the signature of the top giants!
At the end of the conference, UEFA also announced the results of the Team of the Year. As last season's Champions League winners, Tottenham were the rightful winners. A total of five players from the team were selected in the best team: Cech, Ledley King, Xavi Alonso, Mascherano and Cristiano Ronaldo, who just won the inaugural UEFA Player of the Year!
There are eleven places in total, with Tottenham holding five of them. Such an astonishing share has once again refreshed people's perception of Tottenham, realizing that they can no longer look at Tottenham with the same eyes as before, and must treat the defending champions as a top giant!
Compared with Tottenham, AC Milan, who won the double runners-up of Serie A and the Champions League, is much more miserable. In the selection of the best team, the Rossoneri actually only had Kaka and Maldini shortlisted, and the number of people was only on par with Barcelona with Ronaldo and Eto'o!
It's something that can't be helped. Who made AC Milan fail to take advantage of the opportunity in the final and were beaten by Tottenham Hotspur to complete a shocking comeback with a three-goal lead? If this did not happen, then the Rossoneri would not be the only ones who were selected in the best team this time, Kaka and Maldini!
Unfortunately, there are no ifs. Since AC Milan were overturned by Tottenham by five goals in the final, they will have to pay the price for this result.
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