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The day after Yang Yang successfully defended the World Footballer of the Year, the Dutch Telegraph published a front-page column dictated by Louis van Gaal and edited by renowned journalist Michel van der Masma.

"The first time I met him was in the summer after I got out of class in Barcelona, in a park in Almere, he was silently practicing with his back to me, against a broken wall, and his basic skills were not good at that time, and he practiced for a long time, again and again."

"Even now, everyone can still see the wall in the park of Almere, which still bears countless traces of Yang Yang's practice in the past, which has become a famous tourist attraction in Almere, attracting countless tourists to the Netherlands every year."

"At that time, he gave me the impression that he was diligent, hardworking, and tireless, and I was in a bad mood at the time, so I looked at him and made a bet with myself, I felt that he would not last long, because no one could persist for a long time in such a boring training, and Yang Yang at that time gave me the feeling that it was very ordinary, and I didn't see any possibility of success."

"And I was just thinking that this kid was probably driven crazy and wanted to play, but he was about to be eliminated from the academy of Almere's amateur team, so he practiced hard, but unfortunately, it was destined to be useless, and his persistence was just a momentary impulse."

"But as a result, what I didn't expect was that I was moved by his persistence."

"I've never seen a person who can endure that kind of boring basic training for so long as he does, and as far as I know, even now, Yang Yang is still insisting on these trainings every day."

"Many people say that Yang Yang is a football genius, but I know, everyone who knows him well, knows that he is not, and if he is a genius, then more than half of the professional players in the world are geniuses."

'But he's really an incredible guy, he's got a lot of self-control, he's going to do whatever it takes to achieve his goals, he's able to endure that boring training day and night, and that's what has taken him all the way from Almere to Ajax to Liverpool.

In the article, Van Gaal recalled the days when he and Yang Yang were with Ajax in Almere, and he wanted to tell everyone the real Yang Yang, and he wanted everyone to know how difficult it was for Yang Yang to get to this day.

Everyone only saw Yang Yang's scenery on the surface, saw his majesty, and saw his invincibility on the court, but few people paid attention to Yang Yang's ascetic-style self-discipline and diligence for many years.

"I don't forget, when exactly it started, more and more people told me, hey, Luiz, this friend of yours is a genius, look at his performance on the pitch, his pace, his breakthrough with the ball, his crosses, his ......"

"Every time I hear this kind of talk, I smile, very relieved, but at the same time a little sentimental."

"Yang Yang gets a lot, but at the same time he pays more."

"He's changed a lot in the last few years, especially in the last year."

"Last year, he won the European Ballon d'Or and the World Footballer of the Year, and he was in a slump for a while, and he called me a lot to get my help, and at the same time, he would talk to me a lot of things, and I found that he was starting to become more mature and more responsible.

"He is no longer just Yang Yang himself, he began to realize that he represents Chinese football, Chinese sports, and even Chinese, and he has a lot of responsibilities, so he starts to work harder and more diligent."

"Not long ago, he came to the Netherlands to see me and talked to me a lot, and he said that he wanted to find a way to help Chinese football become strong, which made me suddenly feel that he is no longer the child I am familiar with, he has become taller, stronger, and more admirable."

"Here, I want to say that Chinese football is indeed very weak, but Yang Yang's success proves that China has excellent football talents, they just lack some soil to train these people, they lack some excellent football basic coaches, they lack a complete and rigorous talent training system and league competition mechanism."

"From Yang Yang's body, we should have a new understanding of Chinese football, not only to see its advantages, but also to see its problems, which is an opportunity, but also a challenge."

"Yang Yang is only twenty-two years old, but he has already found a goal that he can fight for all his life, and he has taken on a lot of responsibilities, which makes him more admirable, but at the same time, it will also make him more disciplined and more diligent."

"As a professional head coach, I'm proud to have worked with players like Yang Yang; As a good friend of his, I am also honored to have such a friend. ”

"At the same time, I would also like to say that winning the World Footballer of the Year and the European Ballon d'Or is just the beginning for Yang Yang, and I hope to see him continue to work hard, and even I hope to see him lead his country to achieve better results and find a strong football path."

"I have full confidence in him because he is Yang Yang!"

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Van Gaal's column has caused a huge response in the Netherlands, Europe, and even the world, and has been reprinted by countless media, especially in China.

This is the first time they have seen the importance of Yang Yang to Chinese football from the top European coaches.

In fact, the whole country has also attached great importance to Yang Yang's two major awards.

Although due to the time difference, the announcement of the World Footballer of the Year was more than 3 o'clock in the morning of the next day Beijing time, the national television station and the major authoritative party journals and newspapers in China also sent congratulations as soon as possible, giving Yang Yang a very high evaluation of the consecutive awards.

The next day, the country's top leader personally sent a congratulatory telegram to Yang Yang, who was far away in Europe, on behalf of the people of the whole country, to congratulate him on winning this supreme honor for two consecutive years.

"Your success is not only your personal success, but also China's success, which is a huge incentive for all young athletes in China."

And Yang Yang also promised on the phone that he would make persistent efforts and never disappoint everyone's expectations of him.

In a short period of time, this news has caused crazy reports and discussions among media reporters and fans across the country and even around the world.

This is undoubtedly further enhancing Yang Yang's status and influence.

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Yang Yang's success has sparked huge discussions around the world.

Judging from the vote rankings released by FIFA subsequently, Yang Yang won the award with an absolute overwhelming advantage, ranking second Cristiano Ronaldo, third Messi, fourth Torres and fifth Kaka, the sum of all these people is not comparable to Yang Yang's score.

This can almost be said to be an absolute advantage election without any suspense, which makes everyone feel Yang Yang's lofty status in the current world football, and he is a veritable number one person in world football.

In addition to the value in the arena, Forbes also analyzed Yang Yang's market value while reporting the news of Yang Yang's award, believing that the market value of this Chinese player is far greater and more amazing than the advantages he showed in the FIFA World Footballer of the Year rankings.

"According to the results of the authoritative survey, Yang Yang's commercial value has gone far beyond the scope of football and sports, and his annual commercial sponsorship income is already an astronomical amount."

Forbes cites the example of Nike.

The American sports brand previously signed a five-year sponsorship contract with Yang Yang, and the sponsorship cost was as high as 10 million euros, which is an astronomical amount that no one has been able to surpass so far.

"But according to the information we have received from Nike, Nike is in full swing trying to contact Yang Yang's team, hoping to re-sign a contract, which may even exceed 20 million euros, which will create a new sky-high sponsorship contract."

"In addition to Nike, Yang Yang recently signed a new sponsorship contract with the famous German car brand Porsche, for a period of five years, 10 million euros per year, and Porsche officials said that after signing Yang Yang, the sales of Porsche Cayenne in the Chinese market are increasing at an astonishing rate, and they are full of expectations for the new contract."

"This is true for Nike and Porsche, as well as other international brands such as Giorgio Armani and Head & Shoulders, who attach great importance to the Chinese market and are willing to do whatever it takes to invest in superstars like Yang Yang, who are extremely popular in China and Asia."

In the end, Forbes concluded that with the huge market of China and Asia, Yang Yang's business value has far surpassed that of traditional superstars like David Beckham and Ronaldinho, reaching unprecedented heights.

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Of course, in the overwhelming praise, it is not completely without doubts.

Argentine national team coach Maradona said in an interview with Ole Daily that Yang Yang is not as good as Messi.

"There's no doubt that Messi is the best player in the world, he's only 21 years old, but he's received more praise than when I was 26, and if Messi can maintain the current momentum, he believes he can win more Ballon d'Or and World Footballer of the Year in the future."

As for why he chose Yang Yang in the vote of the World Footballer, Maradona said that it was mainly a rule restriction that he had to choose Yang Yang, otherwise he would choose Messi.

But everyone knows that this statement is somewhat biased in favor of one's own family.

But it is obvious that when he won the first World Footballer of the Year and the European Ballon d'Or, Yang Yang was still subject to a lot of controversy, such as the superiority between him and Kaka.

But this year, he was elected without controversy!