After the awards, Zidane stole the spotlight instead, and was stopped by reporters when he walked out of the gate of the opera house.

"Zidan,"

"When Rivaldo pronounced your name, you were ready to stand up, did you think you had won the award?"

The reporter of the newspaper "Milan Sport" handed over the microphone.

Zidane is really embarrassed, don't answer and leave directly? That means he admitted it, and now he has to leave, so he has to stop and answer.

"No, I just tried to move my feet, because I knew Zheng would eventually stand up and accept the award."

didn't admit it when he was killed, anyway, he just bowed slightly, he didn't really stand up, this happened in a short period of time, and Zheng Zhi quickly stood up.

"Actually, I knew before I presented the award, Zheng won the award, and out of respect for the award, I rushed from Spain, and Figo too, and we all knew the result."

Zidane has said so, what else can he ask? Then Zidane praised Zheng Zhi again: "Zheng is a world-class star. He's been flawless this year, we all know he's won the Bundesliga and the Champions Cup, he's won the Asian Cup, and now Serie A has led Inter Milan to good results, and I've watched them play against Juventus, and they've played extremely dominantly, and I've even been a fan of him. ”

However, as soon as Zidane changed his words, he talked about his Real Madrid teammate Raul and began to cry out for Raul.

"For me, it's a huge joy to be able to play with Raul. Although it is the media and the coaches who decide who will be the winner, I firmly believe that Raul is definitely qualified to be elected. I don't understand why Raul, the top scorer in the Champions League, didn't get enough points either in the Ballon d'Or or in the World Footballer of the Year? ”

Hehe......

Figo was by his side, and he just sneered in his heart at Qi Zu's remarks, where did he know the answer before the award? If you know the answer, you may not come directly, so what's the point of taking a third.

But Figo won't demolish him, it's impossible to embarrass Zidane, they're all fallen people from the end of the world, and they will come here again next year to fight!

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The French media and the Spanish media also questioned FIFA for the first time, believing that the award was unfair.

Spanish newspaper "As" - Is the European Cup winner as good as the Asian Cup winner? No, no, no, it's not like that. Let's take a look at the voting data to see what's going on. Zheng Zhi won the World Footballer of the Year award with 387 points, far surpassing Zinedine Zidane (171 points) and Figo (148 points). In the World Footballer of the Year competition, which was voted for by 148 national team coaches, 59 national team coaches ranked Zheng Zhi first, and 28 national team coaches ranked him second. However, it is worth noting that the coaches of football powerhouses such as Argentina, England, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain did not vote for Zheng Zhi at all, which greatly diminished the gold content of Zheng Zhi's election.

——Since the football powerhouse did not vote for Zheng Zhi in the first place, it was the national team coaches of Asia and Africa who voted for Zheng Zhi, so Zheng Zhi won because of Asia and Africa! The head coach of the Asian and African national teams may not even watch European football!

The French "Team Daily" with similar opinions also complained about Zidane - it is understandable that the Golden Ball Award is not given to Zidane, after all, the Golden Ball Award depends on the pure performance of the individual and the club results, but the world footballer cares more about the national team results, Zidane, who won the European Cup, should of course have more reasons to be elected than Zheng Zhi, who won the Asian Cup! Judging from the voting results, the choice of the head coach of the Asian and African national teams is almost opposite to the choice of the head coach of the well-known national team. This year's World Footballer of the Year is even more outrageous than last year's World Footballer of the Year!

Even Italy's "Torino Sport" is on Zidane's side this time - Zidane should indeed be more of a world footballer, and the Asian Cup is really not as good as the European Cup, even the Copa America. In terms of national team honors, Zidane deserves to win the award, perhaps because Figo diverted the votes, and the two Real Madrid players are destined to not be able to combine the votes, so they lost the decisive battle.

The views of "As" have been shared by most of the media, England's "Times" is also very rigorous in spending, Zheng Zhi has indeed benefited from the votes of Asian and African countries - this footballer of the year has indeed caused a lot of controversy, last year Rivaldo had the Copa America, and Beckham did not, and this year Zidane has the European Cup, Zheng Zhi only has an Asian Cup, and the World Footballer of the Year should indeed be awarded to Zidane.

Correspondingly, the authoritative British media "World Football" magazine selected Zidane as the World Footballer of the Year in 2000, and Zheng Zhi and Figo ranked second or third respectively.

Even Germany's "Kicker" agrees with this point of view - it must be admitted that the World Footballer of the Year is full of controversy, Zidane should win the award, the Ballon d'Or and the World Footballer of the Year are two awards with different meanings, but if you consider the Olympic champion, Zheng Zhi is not to blame for winning the award.

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The wheels of time are rolling, and it is 2001 in the blink of an eye. No matter how controversial it is, Zheng Zhi's winning the Ballon d'Or and the World Footballer of the Year has become irrevocable history.

And after Zheng Zhi returned to Italy, in an interview with Sky Sports, he only responded lightly: "I said before, Zizu and Figo are both eligible to win the award, I am just lucky, as for why I can win the award?" It wasn't my decision, was it? There will be controversy in every award, and this is inevitable, maybe next year? In a year when there is no competition, how should the awards be awarded? ”

"I think we should now focus on the Milan derby!"

Yes, the Milan derby, Zheng Zhi's first Milan derby is coming, this weekend, although it is still played at the Meazza stadium, they belong to the away stadium, and then it can only be called the San Siro, not Meazza.

In order to focus more on the Milan derby, Mourinho just gave everyone a day off on New Year's Day and returned to training at the training ground for the rest of the time. It's another game we can't afford to lose, and with a win on Milan, Inter Milan can finish second in the league and continue to put pressure on Roma. Even if you can't win the league this season, the Milan derby must be won, right?

At the same time, Mourinho is also making big moves in the transfer market.

The first choice is the operation of the departing player, and Robbie Keane, who was bought half a year ago, was finally sent away by him. In August 2000, Keane joined Inter Milan FC in Serie A for a shocking £13 million, and then was loaned out by Inter Milan, making 0 appearances for Inter Milan. Despite Inter Milan's lack of major generals in the front line, Mourinho still ruthlessly sent away Robbie Keane, no way, Keane is not Mourinho's dish. £9 million has now been disposed of to Leeds United, freeing up funds to buy other players.

The player who bought was Vicenza striker Luca Toney.

£3,000,000 only!

That's right, 9 million pounds to deal with Robbie Keane, and 3 million pounds to buy Luca Toney, who has no star color, is equivalent to saving Inter Milan 6 million pounds.

Naturally, the £6 million will not be handed back to President Moratti, who spent another £3 million to bring back Grosso from Eintracht Frankfurt.

For £6 million, Mourinho bought two players and is really good at getting by.

But this is not over, Moratti quickly poached the team's main central defender Materaci from Perugia club, and Materacci is also worth 3 million pounds!

A total of 9 million pounds, Mourinho spent it all, and directly bought three cheap players.

Awesome! Awesome! Zheng Zhi is the first to give Mourinho a thumbs up, the 9 million pounds spent is really worth it, Toney, Grosso and Materacci, a striker, two defenders, and two defenders with knives, the arrival of these three players can definitely greatly improve the strength of Inter Milan, especially the last two.

Toney and Materazzi have both just shone in Serie A this season, while Grosso has also played well throughout the year and at Eintracht Frankfurt last year, and now both are in Inter Milan, and only Zheng Zhi knows what that means for Inter. With the current lineup, Inter Milan should have completely completed the puzzle of the championship, if this lineup does not win the championship, it will be a failure, and he Zheng Zhi should go to chop his dick!

At least in Zheng Zhi's view, the characteristics of these three people are quite distinct:

Toney: A traditional Italian centre-forward, tall and muscular, powerful, impactful, with excellent header skills, but the difference is that he is also very good at his feet, he can hit quality shots with both his left and right feet, he is a pretty scary scorer. The arrival of Toney is naturally the best addition to Inter's forward line. An unpretentious and practical high school striker.

Grosso: Grosso is experienced, positional, practical defensively, and can often pass the ball or attack himself in the first place after a tackle. Despite his stature, he is fast, technical, assists well, and has a beautiful left foot, and as a full-back, Grosso's quick breakthroughs and accurate crosses are an important weapon. In addition, he has a pretty good direct free-kick kung fu. Grosso's arrival could form a good rivalry with Gresco and ensure that injuries do not become a defensive weakness in the left-back position.

Materacci: All-round defender. As a centre-back, Materazzi's defence has the flavor of a Premier League player, that is, ferocity. In addition to this, Materazzi is also known for his fiery temper, and clashes with opponents, injuries, injuries, and red and yellow cards are all commonplace for Materazzi. Inter Milan's centre-backs need a more bloody centre-back, and Materazzi is undoubtedly one of the most suitable candidates.

But that's not the way the Italian media saw it, and when Mourinho disposed of Robbie Keane and took down three Italian players in one go, most of the media were skeptical.

"Milan Sport" bluntly said - "Grosso for 3 million pounds, Toni for 3 million pounds and Materach for 3 million? What kind of players are these? Two in '77 and one in '73, is Mourinho collecting scrap? Grosso is still worth 3 million, but Luca Toney? A center forward who has only scored three goals in almost half a season, is Inter Milan going to see the water cooler? As for Materach? The centre-back has scored four goals, but what good can his fiery temper and frequent red and yellow cards bring to Inter? It can be said very seriously that all three are Serie A outcasts, and if they really have such ability, they will not be unnoticed by the giants at this time, and Mourinho seems to prefer such players? ”

"Torino Sport" is also extremely ridiculed - good quality and low price? Counting on 9 million to pack three inferior players to improve Inter Milan's strength?

"Roma Sport" - Under Mourinho's rule, Inter Milan's squad is gradually impoverished, which is not in line with Moratti's team building idea at all, has Moratti, who is waving cheques, changed?

Moratti didn't say anything himself, he was quite happy, Mourinho dealt with Robbie Keane, and then spent 9 million, he didn't ask at all, just signed the contract, since Robbie Keane is useless, then what if Mourinho tossed and spent 9 million, even if he bought three garbage...... What's more, isn't it useless? He is still quite satisfied with Mourinho's coaching results, at least much better than his predecessor Lippi, Inter Milan is now fighting on two fronts in the league and the Champions Cup, and the results are good, why question Mourinho.

Moreover, Moratti is now much more worry-free than before......

On Wednesday's training ground, Tony, Grosso and Materazzi were all in the picture. Zheng Zhi welcomed the three of them as the captain.

"Welcome to Inter Milan,"

He took the initiative to shake hands with Tony first, and the tall and strong Tony bowed his head slightly to express his respect to Zheng Zhi, although Zheng Zhi is less than 21 years old, he is already a European Footballer and a World Footballer, and he is still the captain of Inter Milan.

Materacci, who was traveling with him, was also very docile at this time, although his eyes were a little strange, but he said respectfully, "It's an honor to play here with you, captain." ”

Look, Materach also has moments of cowardice. Although the man in front of him is very young and looks weak, he is really strong!

It was Grosso's turn, and it was needless to say, the two of them hugged each other warmly.

"Man, I said so, one day, we'll fight side by side again, isn't that today?" Zheng Zhi patted him on the shoulder.

"Yes, I'm so happy, I never dreamed that there would really be a day like this." Grosso laughed so hard that his front teeth were about to fall out.

"We can train together every day again!"

"Yes,"

"Hurry up and find a good house in Milan, we're going to be here for a long time!"

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