Tang Wu was only one step away from the World Footballer of the Year, and such a report covered almost every inch of the globe with football the next day.

Looking at the 30 athletes selected for the World Footballer of the Year list, only Tang Wu is a goalkeeper. This also reflects that in the selection of similar "Mr.", goalkeepers, defenders and other positions are quite neglected.

But Tang Wu competed for a quarter of the points as a goalkeeper "on his own". Leaving aside the top three points of Mr. Footballer, the remaining 27 people have about 1,200 points.

After the results of the vote came out, the Brazilian media was excited.

To be honest, Tang Wu has won more championships at the club than Xiao Luo in the past year. And the past Club World Cup was also won by Liverpool, and it was Tang Wu who scored the winning goal. As a result, many Brazilians raised their hearts to their throats before the results came out.

"Dancing samba on the Great Wall of China", this is a joking name in the Brazilian media, which means that Xiao Luo is still a step above Tang Wu in the end.

But the Chinese media didn't care, and they launched a counterattack in the Chinese way: "For thousands of years, the Great Wall was there; And the person who dances samba is not necessarily there. ”

Tang Wu and Xiao Luo have almost no commonality in all items such as position, style of play, nationality, personality, hobbies, appearance, specialties, etc., and the biggest gap between the two as professional players is also obvious - the two have completely different life styles.

In Paris, Ronaldo is often fascinated by the night of the romantic capital; But whether it was in London or Liverpool, the paparazzi of the tabloids never saw Tang Wu hanging out in nightclubs and never returning home at night.

"People's Daily" issued an article saying: Tang Wu is still young, and he has already achieved so many achievements, which is not easy. Young people should guard against arrogance and rashness, and play steadily, so that they can extend their careers, but achieve more and play more games!

The domestic state media is usually very subtle, and even if a person has won a high honor, they will say some warning words to remind the person not to be proud.

The foreign media is different, and although the "Liverpool Echo" is not very satisfied with this result, it still hypes Tang Wu's achievements.

Whether it is the just-concluded Club World Cup or the World Footballer of the Year, Liverpool's media almost blew Tang Wu into the sky.

Even many Everton fans changed camps, took off their clothes, and then put on Liverpool's scarves, becoming Tang Wu fans.

Years later, Gerrard laughed: "TOM's biggest contribution to Liverpool may not have been to help the team win so many titles, but to have almost switched sides from the already small number of Everton fans." ”

Among the 11 best players in world football that followed, Tang Wu, as the only goalkeeper, deservedly stood on the last line of defense.

The backline faces a similar embarrassment. Carlos, Maldini, Nesta, Cafu, only these four of the defenders made the cut, so all four were selected.

Let's not talk about the age and aging of this defensive line, but looking at the current stability of Real Madrid and AC Milan's defensive line, it can only show that in this type of selection, fame often takes precedence over form.

There are a lot of options in midfield, and it's a matter of opinion here.

In terms of position and the number of votes received, both Ronaldinho and Frank Lampard were left behind by a large number of votes, and there is no doubt that they each occupy a position.

In terms of wing selection, if only those players who are pure slippery are selected, then the highest votes are Robben and C. Ronaldo. Of course, if you count players such as Steven Gerrard, David Beckham, Kaka, Nedved and so on, the combination of the two wings will be even more colorful.

Considering the need for more places for the strikers and the configuration of the midfield, the three midfielders were finally settled into Ronaldo, Lampard and Gerrard.

In the forward line, the gap in votes is not huge, with Samuel Eto'o, Thierry Henry and Adriano in the top three.

According to some grapevine, the Kings of Highbury are likely to switch to Barcelona next year, so it is really possible that the combination of the first two will appear in reality.

Speaking of Henry, he has not been doing well lately.

In the just-concluded 17th round of the Premier League, Chelsea took all three points at Highbury.

It was Chelsea's first away win in the Premier League, while Arsenal's home winning streak was ended and they suffered their first three consecutive league defeats in 10 years, failing to find the back of the net in their last four games.

What's even more interesting is that the low shots of the two wingers, Joe Cole and Robben, hit the woodwork and pierced the door guarded by Lehmann; Thierry Henry's first-half effort after beating five men was denied by Petr Cech's goalpost.

After being denied a shot by the post at home stadium, King Highbury was really unlucky.

Speaking after the game, Senderos sighed: "If that goal had been scored, the game would never have been the way it is. ”

For the team's poor performance during this period, Gunners fans pointed the finger at Professor Arsene Wenger and just Senderos.

The youngster, known as Campbell, was known for his aggressive physique, but throughout the match, he was overpowered by the beast Drogba from Ivory Coast.

Whether it is physical confrontation, speed, or even breakthrough with the ball, Drogba has completely exploded this young defender who was given high hopes by Professor Arsene Wenger at the end of last season.

However, for a young person, a short-term failure may be temporary, and it is important to learn from the failure and continue to work hard.

However, Senderos, who has a low emotional intelligence, threw the pot on the level of physical confrontation, he believes that he is still young, and his physical fitness is naturally not as good as Drogba, who has been famous for a long time.

For this reason, the fans are very unconvinced; Because in the match with Liverpool, Tang Wu, who was one level weaker than Senderos, did not fall behind when facing Drogba.

Tang Wu has pounced on the ball at Drogba's feet countless times, leaving the Ivorian beast in vain. And the mark on his forehead is the best testimony to this feat.

Clearly, Senderos just wants to find a reason to excuse himself; At this time, compared with Tang Wu, who was about the same age as him, but was already full of glory, of course the fans were not happy.

After losing the 'crucial battle', the Gunners, who trailed Chelsea by almost 20 points, were all but sentenced to death. The Gunners, who were once extremely powerful and swept the Premier League unbeaten for a season, even broke the news of Henry's imminent transfer.

The professor never answered this question directly, and even deliberately avoided the topic.

Indeed, after seeing that a team like Liverpool can win the Champions League, the desire for the Champions League title is even stronger for the Kings of Highbury.