Chapter 130: Goal: Eredivisie MVP (Ask for Recommendation Votes!) )
At the end of the 10-day short winter training, the whole team returned to Arnhem for final preparations and reappeared in the media cameras.
But one thing that hurts all journalists is that every time it comes to the transfer period, Vitesse is definitely the least "cooperative" team, and there may not be one.
Why?
It's so quiet! I can't find the news breaking point!
Looking at the transfer round-up so far in the 2017 winter window, there are countless transfers in the tens of millions of euros.
The title of the king of the winter window belongs to Oscar, who transferred from Chelsea to Shanghai SIPG in the Chinese Super League, with a transfer fee of up to 60 million euros, and a weekly salary of 400,000 pounds surpasses Messi and Ronaldo. In addition, the transfer fees of stars such as Tevez and Ighalo are also counted in tens of millions of euros.
At the same time, the Chinese Super League tycoons spent a lot of money to stir up the transfer situation in world football. Two European upstarts with Middle Eastern consortium backgrounds, Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City, are also not to be left behind. The Ligue 1 giants spent a total of 70 million euros on two heavyweight transfers, first 40 million euros to bring German international midfielder Draxler to the Parc des Princes, and then officially announced that Portugal international Grass, known as the "new Ronaldo", joined the team. Manchester City finally completed a late transfer as they wished, with Brazilian demon Gabriel Jesus taking over the Etihad Stadium for 32 million euros.
Compared to the money that these tycoons are wildly waving, Vitesse gives the impression of a miser with his pockets tightened, and there is no transfer news at all except for a petty fight like loan Dicks. Not to mention the official announcement, even the scandals in the transfer market are pitiful.
This time, not only media reporters have questioned it, but there are different voices in the fan base. Even many loyal fans can't get used to the club's style of spending as little as possible, and it's better not to spend at all. Everyone doesn't want to buy a bunch of big-name stars and bench seats like the Galaxy Battleship, knowing that it's impossible at all, but it's good to make some moves that make everyone excited.
Every time, other people's banknotes are flying all over the sky, and their own team is silent, and I am panicked!
There are a small number of die-hard loyalists who love and hate Vitesse directly in the air, questioning whether the club's hierarchy is putting the money used to buy players into their own pockets.
Rumors are most afraid of three people becoming tigers. Doubts are growing louder and Vitesse has to respond, but this time it was head coach Fraser who was brought in to speak out on behalf of the club, and Vitesse took the opportunity to play a hand of Tai Chi.
In the pre-match interview before the start of the 18th round of the Eredivisie, the local media "Kicker", which is close to Vitesse, directly threw out the question of the team's current lineup, and Fraser replied with a clear pretense of confusion: "I don't think there are any problems with the team's personnel and lineup now, on the contrary, from the perspective of the effect of winter training, every player has reached the best condition, and no one should have a better say in the team's problems than me." ”
A few words directly and cleanly responded to all doubts, and the reporter simply got straight to the point: "Didn't you hear the anger of the fans? Everyone felt that the current strength of the team was difficult to cope with more difficult games. Especially in the second half of the season, there is also the Europa League knockout round. ”
Fraser replied to reporters: "No one is going to question the winners. "The implication, since you are not optimistic, why didn't you have so many doubts when you won the game before?
Soon, the media pro-Eredivisie top three came out to ridicule Vites, who could only be poor in his bones and couldn't get on the table. Professional football has to be invested to pay off, counting on the white wolf with empty gloves, that is a myth that only exists in movies.
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Eredivisie officials have determined the MVP and best team for the half of the season through expert ratings and fan votes before the league resumes. Wen Zhihao overwhelmed Feyenoord star Jorgensen with 8 goals and 8 assists to win the award. At the same time, it is logical to be selected for the best team in the half.
Wen Zhihao was not too excited when he got the news, and he was also very indifferent when he faced the media: "There is a saying in China that the winner is the one who wins in the end." Only the MVP trophy for the whole season is enough to entice me to go for it. ”
The paparazzi of the wealthy family, who have always been displeased with Vites, felt that Wen Zhihao had won a temporary victory, and began to be arrogant, deliberately fanning the flames in an attempt to interfere with Vites's next preparations. And the fans who have been following Vitesse smile slightly.
After a year of observation, they know very well that Wen Zhihao is definitely not a person who opens his mouth and releases empty cannons without the slightest certainty. Since he can say it, I believe he will be able to do it.
The second half of the Eredivisie season begins with the eighteenth round of the league. Vitesse has a busy schedule in these months. There are not only leagues and Europa Leagues. There is also the Dutch Cup. As the defending champions, Vitesse will start straight from the knockout rounds of 16-8. There are seven games to be played in all competitions in a month, and Wen Zhihao is the core of Lei who can't be beaten, and the team is worried about whether his body can withstand it.
Wen Zhihao only replied with three words with actions: thinking too much.
At the beginning of the second half, Vitesse's game was basically a stage for Wen Zhihao to brush up on data. In two months, Vitesse won six and drew two of eight league games, and reached the semi-finals of the Dutch Cup twice. In the round of 16 of the Europa League, the two-legged aggregate score was 3:0 to eliminate Saint-Etienne of Ligue 1 and enter the quarterfinals. The quarterfinals will face Russian Premier League powerhouse Rostov-on-Don.
At the league level, Wen Zhihao contributed 3 goals and 4 assists during this period, and in the 23rd round, he faced Ajax's pass and shot, which made Wen Zhihao win the title of "Ajax Buster". In two consecutive seasons against Ajax 6 times, Wen Zhihao scored 4 goals and 1 assist. In the past decade, no Eredivisie player has been able to deliver such an impressive result against Ajax.
However, Wen Zhihao's madness not only belongs to the Eredivisie, but also extends to the European arena.
In the Europa League quarter-finals, Vitesse won Ligue 1 Saint-Etienne with an aggregate score of 3:0 over two legs, and further made history and entered the quarterfinals. Among the three goals, Wen Zhihao alone has two yuan, ranking third in the scorer list behind Bosnia-Herzegovina king Dzeko and Zenit goalscorer Giuliano, who scored five goals at the same time.
In addition to the two Dutch Cup games, Fraser did not arrange Wen Zhihao to play for the sake of squad rotation, and whenever Wen Zhihao played, he must have won something, and most of them are standard meals of goals + assists.
Even the most hard-mouthed Amsterdam media bowed their heads and relented after Vitesse advanced to the quarter-finals of the Europa League, admitting that Wen Zhihao's ability has exceeded the level of the Eredivisie. It is no coincidence that Vitesse is level on points with Feyenoord in the top two of the table.
The pro-Vitesse media is naturally rejoicing. The Kicker has even begun to build momentum to warm up for Wen Zhihao to win this season's MVP.
Similarly, almost the entire Arnhem fan base was mobilized to copy a Eredivisie MVP trophy. Wen Zhihao's former upstairs and downstairs neighbor Gradel spoke on behalf of the fan association, and Wen Zhihao is already the MVP in the hearts of all Vitesse fans.
The city, which has never tasted the Eredivisie title, is already brewing emotions for the history-making revelry. However, the media, which remained calm at such times, discovered an even more brutal truth.
Carus, a Dutch national television commentator who has been commentating on Vitesse for a long time, said worriedly: "If Gentle Vitesse is really crowned the top honour this season, I'm afraid it's time for Gentleness to say goodbye to this team." He can't belong to the Eredivisie forever, and this stage can't keep him......"