Chapter 720: Smiling Proudly! The youngest Ballon d'Or winner ever!
Melanie Rowland.
Born on February 21, 1983 in Paris, France, Xiao Honghua, who is three months away from turning 18 years old, knows how Zheng Zhi hooked up with him. Anyway, I came here early to date Melanie Loren.
Of course, Roland is not an ordinary person, this beautiful girl later participated in many famous movies, the most famous should be "Today's Demon Thieves......
Only the agent Wu Di and Yan Qiang of "Sports Weekly" knew Zheng Zhi's whereabouts, but they did not come to the hotel to disturb Zheng Zhi, but Zheng Zhi did not lie in bed for a day because he was accompanied by a beauty, he got up early in the morning and exercised in the hotel's gym, and he did not meet Wu Dajun until the afternoon.
Mourinho, Wu Di, Yan Qiang, and Moratti all came, and then everyone sat together in the extended Cadillac to the gate of France TV 1.
When Zheng Zhi, dressed in a dark blue suit, stepped out of the car, the crowd immediately went wildly.
"Ah, that bastard finally appeared."
"Damn, it made us wait 36 hours!"
The media reporters complained, from 7 o'clock yesterday morning to 6 o'clock this afternoon before Zheng Zhi's figure was discovered. Where have stars done this before, but Zheng Zhi just made them miserable.
But Zheng Zhi still didn't accept the interview this time, just waved his right hand at everyone with a smile and kept walking inside. Now is not the time to be interviewed, so wait until you receive your award!
Just let the reporters ......
Today's award ceremony was held in the studio of France TΓ©lΓ©visions 1 (TF1), and the second place Zinedine Zidane and the third place Figo did not come to the scene, only the award-winning Zheng Zhi came.
This seems to have always been a tradition at the Ballon d'Or, with second and third finishers rarely showing up. Of course, it doesn't matter, it's always the number one that matters.
Although Zheng Zhi was also shortlisted for the Golden Ball Award last year, he was ranked quite low, 17th, completely the role of a passer-by, and he did not come to the Golden Ball Award at that time, but later he arrived at the World Footballer of the Year award ceremony, and he happened to meet Ferguson on the way, and Ferguson and Beckham went to the award site together. Ferguson also invited him to join Manchester United at that time, but Zheng Zhi did not choose Manchester United in the summer, but chose Inter Milan......
The studio is not big, but the atmosphere is lively. Football legends and numerous media reporters filled the studio. The golden ball on the rostrum exuded a dazzling light, and even Zheng Zhi couldn't help but glance at the golden ball a few times.
Yes~
I'm going to pick it up in a moment!
Now he is the only protagonist, and no one can steal his light.
The live broadcast of CCBV5 has been aimed at Zheng Zhi, which is the biggest news in China today, and there is no one. Next to the CCBV5 photographers are Japanese TV, Korean TV and other Asian cameramen, all of whom are broadcast live today for the glory of Asia.
Hosted by El Noir, the editor-in-chief of France Football, the show began with a replay of last year's Ballon d'Or awards, followed by video clips of the year from the final three nominees, Figo, Zinedine Zidane and Zheng Zhi.
But this doesn't make much sense, Zidane and Figo are not coming, everyone knows that Zheng Zhi won the award, but it has not been announced yet, even the editor-in-chief Ernaux felt that the audience was a little impatient, and finally he compressed the time and announced the winner of the 2000 Ballon d'Or.
"Winner of the 2000 European Footballer of the Year, the winner of the Ballon d'Or is Zheng Zhi!"
The scene was thunderous, and far away in China, in the middle of the night, the originally silent night instantly went crazy, and this is the case in any city! It's as crazy as watching the Chinese women's football team play the World Cup final late at night last year.
Zheng Zhi elegantly straightened his suit, walked up to the podium with leisurely steps, smiled and received the glittering Golden Ball trophy from Ernaux's hand, then touched it to his chest and kissed the trophy lightly.
cough
He coughed.
"I can finally go and see my mentor."
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The crowd couldn't understand why the first sentence was confusing.
Moreover, the expression on this face doesn't look like a player who has just won the Ballon d'Or? Shouldn't it be ecstatic? Shouldn't it be that you can't help but be unable to control yourself?
When Rivaldo won the award last year, everyone was in tears, you 20-year-old hairy guy, you didn't even shed a single tear?
Ernaux next to him couldn't stand it.
"You, aren't you excited?"
"I'm excited, I've been excited since the middle of last week...... I've calmed down a lot today. It's not my problem, your secrecy is too bad, you should shoot videos of Zidane and Figo, right? As a result, it's just me, and the whole world knows about it......"
Zheng Zhi instead complained about the preparation of "French Football". There is no problem with that, if "French Football" shoots videos for three people, who knows who the Ballon d'Or winner is? So their work failed, and there was no secrecy at all.
A hint of embarrassment flashed across Ernaux's face, and he quickly laughed, then changed the subject, "Why did you just say that you can finally go to see your mentor?" β
Zheng Zhi smiled: "My mentor Schuster told me when I left Frankfurt that he would only meet me if I won the Ballon d'Or. I don't know why he came up with such a ridiculous, bizarre decision, and it took me a year and a half to fulfill my promise. β
Just? Long?
If you listen carefully enough to hear the words 'talent' and 'long' in Zheng Zhi's words, it is estimated that some players will be angry to death. Is a year and a half a long time? Many people can't make it to the table in their careers, let alone get the Golden Ball!
"Zheng, do you know that you will be beaten if you say this......"
"Uh, why? I missed my mentor so much that I haven't been able to see him since I left Frankfurt, a year and a half is really too long, and every time I call him and tell him that I want to see him, but he refuses, this feeling is so sad for me. Even when I went back to Frankfurt to see my friend, he would avoid it. β
"Then why don't you invite your teacher over today?"
"He said wouldn't it be embarrassing if we accepted the award? So he didn't come, but I guess he's on his way to the airport now, he's coming now. β
Zheng Zhi smiled and waved the golden ball, as if reminding his mentor.
His mentor Schuster really sat in a taxi and went straight to the airport, this is his promise to Zheng Zhi, as long as he gets the golden ball, he will meet Zheng Zhi. thought that Zheng Zhi would get the Golden Ball in three or five years, but who knew that it would take Zheng Zhi more than a year to get it.
"Ah~"
"I just got the silver ball back then, and this guy got the gold ball!" He scolded and laughed......
At the scene, Ernaux asked again, "Do you know what it is to win the Golden Globe at the age of 20?" β
"I don't know, I think I'm very young." Zheng Zhi shook his head and thought about what it was like to win the Golden Globe Award at this age, but the history of the Golden Globe Award was too long, and he was not sure what position he was in.
"Before you, the youngest player to win the Ballon d'Or was Ronaldo, who was 21 years old. And you're only 20 years and 4 months old. So, you set a new record in the history of the Golden Globes, and you became the youngest Golden Globe winner! β
"Whew~" Zheng Zhi was really stunned this time, he didn't expect that he would be the youngest Golden Globe winner, how much damage did it to Ronaldo......
"Then I have to say sorry to Ronnie, I stole the limelight from him...... At 20 years old, it was incredible, I remember my mentor winning the Silver Globe at the age of 20, and from that point of view, I lived up to his expectations of me. β
All:......
This force is pretending to be too big!
Ronaldo did watch the live broadcast in front of the TV, and he only realized that the record he had set was broken by Zheng Zhi. He once naively thought that his record should be unprecedented and unprecedented, who knows......
"Zheng, give your acceptance speech?" Ernaux can't stand it anymore, every sentence of Zheng Zhi's words is too difficult to answer, so let him play freely! He handed the microphone to Zheng Zhi and let him stand on the stage alone.
Zheng Zhi coughed twice more and took out an A4 piece of paper from his pocket.
"I'm sorry, I have to use A4 paper, not because I'm disrespectful to the testimonial, but because I'm afraid I'll miss anyone I need to thank for it. This draft is a bit long, I hope you don't rush me out in advance. β
He looked up and smiled, then read the manuscript.
"Thank you,"
"Thank you to the organizing committee and media reporters for choosing me."
"Your eyes are bright, and you have found me."
The scene was instantly bursting with laughter......
"It's a scene I've been fantasizing about since I was a kid, it's my dream. I'm so excited, this trophy is so beautiful. β
Only Zheng Zhi himself knows how hypocritical this sentence is, he only wanted to become a Chinese star when he was a child, and never thought of playing in Europe to win the Golden Ball, he only began to aspire to the Golden Ball at the age of 39! Not how old!
"I don't think about whether I'm the best or the worst, all I know is that this award is an acknowledgment of the excellent work of the past year,"
"I would like to dedicate this award to my family and friends, who have always supported me behind me,"
"I would also like to dedicate myself to my teammates at Leverkusen, the Chinese national team and Inter Milan, and the Chinese and Inter fans who have supported me over the years."
"Of course, we can't forget my mentors Schuster, Zhu Guanghu, and Horton. Without the three of them, I wouldn't be standing on this stage today, my agent Wu Di. β
"I also have to thank my rivals, Zizou, Figo, etc., they are the best players in the world and I can learn a lot from them every day. Without them, I wouldn't have been stronger. I also think they deserve this year's Ballon d'Or, and I'm a little luckier than them to be able to win it. β
Humble again......
The speech lasted more than 10 minutes, and everyone listened with relish. And after Zheng Zhi stepped down, Ernaux summed up why Zheng Zhi was able to win the Golden Globe.
"Why did Zheng win the Golden Globe? Our numbers speak for themselves. β
Of the 96 journalists in the poll, 51 ranked Zheng first, while Rivaldo ranked him first last year with 45 journalists. Zheng scored a total of 422 points, Zinedine Zidane scored 264 and Torres scored 220. β
The gap is obvious......
The data is naturally very intuitive, but in the eyes of Sina Sports in China, they interpret Zheng Zhi in another way. They wrote in the headlines for the first time - why was Zheng Zhi able to win the Golden Globe with a smile?
Immortal Sword, Peacock Feather, Jasper Knife......
Gu Long's seven weapons make their respective protagonists stand alone in martial arts. What would it look like if seven weapons were combined into one? Zheng Zhi uses his all-round ability to tell you the answer, excellent interception skills, God's visual vision, weird free kick kicking, impressive passing methods, all-round scoring ability, plus some cunning fake falls and extremely high frequency of appearances, such seven weapons make Zheng Zhi the best player in today's football.
Death Coil - Intercept
Zheng Zhi has excellent interception ability, and it will be difficult for any attacker to get past his defensive barrier. Any defensive midfielder has an extraordinary ability to intercept, and Zheng Zhi is clearly outstanding in this regard, and he is unsurpassed in the entire football world.
Spooky Demon Knife - Free Kick
Any great attacking midfielder has extraordinary free-kick skills, and Zheng Zhi's ability is also quite good in this technique. However, Zheng Zhi's free-kick is significantly different from that of his predecessors. His self-created elevator ball already has its own name in the altar. German experts claim that this is due to Zheng Zhi's hitting two-thirds of the ball with the outside of his right foot, and the force of the ball is extremely strong at the moment of hitting, and Zheng Zhi's leaf-falling free kick is therefore more bizarre, and its exclusive name is "elevator ball".
Eighteen falls in the clothes - fake falls
Frankly speaking, such a weapon as "fake fall" may not be honorable, but it is undeniable that in the context of the utilitarianism of modern football, such a hidden arrow is also an ability. The tragedy is that Zheng Zhi's skills in this area are also at the peak.
Green Latin Dancer β Exceptional
Zheng Zhi's passing skills are undoubted, although he does not have crazy explosiveness and speed, Zheng Zhi can always create some unforgettable elegant passing scenes on the court, and his passing has become a major signature of his. Croquettes, Marseille slaloms, ox tails, Cruyff turns, pedaling, 360 turns with the ball on the spot, eye passes and passes, rainbow passes...... He's a great player and seems to have learned all the skills of all the players.
God's Vision β Vision
Some people say that Zheng Zhi has a third eye behind him, which is not true. Because Zheng Zhi has eyes all over his body, he can see everything happening on the football field from all angles, so he can send the ball to any corner as he wants. People call this vision God's vision.
Super Human Weapon - Comprehensive Archery
Left and right bows, free kicks, inside instep, outside instep, forward instep, long shot, header, heel, barb...... What else would he not have? Barbs are the only players who can make a shot highlight.
Film Murderer - Appearances
Want to become a world-class superstar? The exposure rate must not be low, and a club like Inter Milan does not have to worry about no one knowing you. However, this also has a good or bad score. In terms of being exposed by the media, although Zheng Zhi is often exposed to some ugly things, after all, most of his appearances in front of the camera are on the football field. Of course, according to the grapevine, Vieri admires him most not on the football field, but on the side of female friends......
The European media also praised Zheng Zhi as expected.
Sky Sports Italia said Zheng was well deserved, "After a memorable season, Zheng Zhi is the obvious favourite. The attacking and defensive midfielder propelled Bayer Leverkusen to league and Champions League glory last season. He also helped the national team win the Asian Cup. Zheng Zhi has also dominated the court with his amazing skills in recent weeks, and no one has been able to stop him. β
"Milan Sport" pointed out that Zheng Zhi's award was well deserved, which can be seen from the distribution of votes: "Zheng Zhi's 422 votes, Zidane's 264 votes, and Figo's 220 votes speak for themselves. β
"Roma Sport" lamented that a year later, the Italian star finally won the Ballon d'Or: "The football world still belongs to Italy, in the past 20 years, Serie A stars have dominated this award, Platini, Van Basten, Russa, Russaus, Ronaldo, Zidane, Zheng Zhi, the Italian league has taken most of the trophies." β
"Torino Sport" hinted that there is no suspense about the World Footballer of the Year award that will be awarded later, and it will be under Zheng Zhi's name: "Zidane and Figo have also played their own good seasons, but they can't stop Zheng Zhi, Zheng Zhi won the 2000 Ballon d'Or, and he is still the favorite to play FIFA Footballer of the Year." β
Germany's "Kicker" attributed Zheng Zhi's award to Germany - Zheng Zhi won the Ballon d'Or and needs to thank Leverkusen, because he won everything at Leverkusen, of course, his contribution to the national team also added a lot of points to him, but the Asian Cup championship does not belong to Europe. Similarly, his recent performances at Inter Milan have given him a lot of points. Also, he can't forget about Schuster's training for him.
The Spanish newspaper "As" felt sorry for Zidane and Figo - there is no doubt that the votes were lost, and Zidane, the champion of the European Cup, deserved the award, but Figo, who also performed extraordinarily, diverted the votes and finally let the Chinese take advantage!
"Marca" believes that unless Zidane and Figo are combined, they really can't win Chinese......
Qu Youyuan, editor-in-chief of "Sports Weekly", said: Zheng Zhi defeated Zidane and Figo reasonably, I asked a lot of media who were eligible to vote, and they all gave Zheng Zhi the first place. Zheng Zhi's performance was the best, followed by Zinedine Zidane and then Figo...... This time it is not us Chinese who vote, but Europeans. β
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