There is no official statement at present, but some authoritative magazines, famous football stars, and so on have their own definitions, for example, the European "International Football" has made a ranking of all the stars in history, and Zhang Shujie ranks first in history!

In addition, "442" magazine also announced the world ranking of football stars, and Zhang Shujie is also considered the first person in history. and Manchester United coach Alex Ferguson also said: "Although I personally prefer Ronaldo, I still have to admit that Zhang Shujie is the best star on the planet." It was, is, and will be. ”

Heynckes even praised Zhang Shujie: "There is no doubt that he is the first person in history, he has won all the honors he can win, including the World Cup championship." ”

Carlo Ancelotti also said: "I don't dare to comment on this kind of problem, but since I came into contact with football, Zhang Shujie is indeed the best one, and no one can surpass him yet." ”

These remarks undoubtedly further consolidated Zhang Shujie's position, but there are a thousand Hamlets in the hearts of a thousand people, and not everyone agrees. Some media believe that Zhang Shujie "only" ranks second in history, behind Pele, while Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola said: "Zhang Shujie is indeed very good, but I think Messi is the best player." ”

Zinedine Zidane said: "Ronaldo is above everyone. ”

It can be seen that when this kind of thing is officially recognized by FIFA, it is usually different. Even if FIFA does give an all-time ranking, not everyone will agree, otherwise no one would dare to question Pele's status as the king of the ball.

Zhang Shujie has never said a word about this, even when the media interviewed him, he just said lightly: "I can't control other people's thoughts, I think no one can make everyone like him, and I am the same." Some fans like me and some don't, it's human nature and I don't think there's anything to argue about, I just want to be myself and win more trophies for the team. ”

Zhang Shujie did what he said, scoring nine goals and providing two assists in the remaining five league games in the first half of Serie A, bringing his tally to 23 league goals this season in just 16 games. Especially in the game against Inter Milan, Zhang Shujie played a big four, and his fourth goal was particularly exciting: when he received a long diagonal pass from Conte, he ran at high speed without stopping the ball, and a powerful left-footed volley from outside the penalty area near the left side of the box, the ball hung on Inter Milan's net, Handanovic did not react at all. And after the game, the goal reached a speed of 133 kilometers per hour!

At that time, the commentators at the scene were boiling: "Zhang Shujie's goal showed his strong explosiveness, impact, flexibility and excellent ball sense, at the moment of shooting, his body was completely stretched, the swing of his left leg was very large, and the power of the ball was also very strong." Handanovic is not to blame for this goal, because Zhang Shujie's shot was only within the range of the goal frame, and almost no goalkeeper could save it! If it hits the goalkeeper, I am afraid that he will shoot into the goal with the ball!"

With Zhang Shujie's outstanding performance, AC Milan was able to continue to lead the standings, which has been AC Milan's first place in the halfway for four consecutive years, and in the first three years, once AC Milan won the halfway championship, it will also win the league championship, judging from the situation this year, AC Milan, which is seven points ahead, may win the championship in advance.

At present, Zhang Shujie has scored 30 goals for AC Milan in various competitions, compared with the previous three years, his half-way goals have declined, which has a lot to do with his injury at the end of last season and missed the first three rounds of the UEFA Super Cup and Serie A, and in the first two years, AC Milan also had the Club World Cup, but not this year, so this also made Zhang Shujie play a lot less games, and the number of goals will naturally decrease a little.

Still, his dominance on the pitch has earned him the best player of the day, and a month ago, the question of Zhang Shujie's historical status in the media and celebrities has been stirred up again, this time by none other than FIFA President Gianni Infantino.

Originally, Infantino was talking about the next World Cup in an interview with the media, as we all know, the 2022 World Cup will be held in Qatar, due to the hot weather in Qatar, the World Cup that was held in the summer in the past has been postponed to the winter for the first time, and if this happens, it will also lead to major European leagues will modify the schedule, Infantino is talking about this kind of thing. Unexpectedly, the reporter asked him: "Who do you think is the best football player in the world?"

Infantino said with a smile: "This question does not seem difficult, but in fact it has a deep meaning. If you're asking 'today's football', then the best player is definitely Zhang Shujie, but if you're asking 'historical', there are probably a lot of answers. ”

"Who do you think is the best athlete in history?"

Infantino smiled mysteriously: "I think I could give a lot of candidates, but since it's the 'best', there should be only one." Pele is amazing, he's won three World Cups, he's scored a lot of incredible goals, he's made the number 10 shirt great, but he's so old that we can only look for him in a few videos. Beckenbauer ushered in an era in which he redefined defenders by his appearance, and he was a Grand Slam player, but there are quite a few such players in history. Maradona was also great, and the theme song of the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, "A Different Kind of Hero", was created for him, but he only won two league titles at club level and failed to reach the Champions League. Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are also very good players, they have won too many honors, but the World Cup is their hard flaw. ”

The reporter was listening, as if waiting for an answer.

Sure enough, Infantino continued: "Now let's talk about Zhang Shujie, among these great players, the closest one to us, I don't think I need to say more, everyone knows how good he is, it's hard to describe in words." He has all the accolades that a footballer should have, and he's pretty much a combination of all of them. In my opinion, he should be second only to Bailey. ”

For the first time, FIFA officials gave Zhang Shujie a definition.

After Pele, that is the second in history. Although Pele did not have a Ballon d'Or and did not play in Europe, in those days, the Ballon d'Or was not awarded to players outside Europe, and it should be noted that in Pele's time, no matter which club the European champions belonged to, they were no match for Santos, who owned Pele. Besides, Pele has abused all the big European teams, and it's normal for him to score three or four goals in a game alone. So Zhang Shujie is not ashamed to be behind Pele.

But there is another point to be clarified, this is only Infantino's personal opinion, and does not represent the official meaning of FIFA, as for whether Zhang Shujie can get the title of FIFA's "ball king" like Pele, his performance in his subsequent career will be very important.

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