Chapter 528: Golden Globe Awards
After an away win over Bayern Munich, Manchester United returned to the Premier League. The Red Devils, with their LLQ portfolio, are like a full-powered vehicle in the league.
2:1 Leicester City, 4:1 Stoke City, 3:0 Sheffield United, 6:0 Watfordγγγγγ After 19 rounds, Manchester United has 18 wins and 1 draw, accumulating 55 points and topping the standings. In 19 league games, they have drawn just once away to Huddersfield. The mighty Manchester United seem to be struggling to find a rival in the Premier League.
After beating La Liga leader Real Madrid 3-2 at home and Bundesliga leader Bayern Munich 3-0 away, they beat Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 at home and drew 1-1 with Real Madrid at the Bernabeu Stadium.
After four rounds of the Champions League group stage, Manchester United is at the top of the group of death with 10 points. A full five points ahead of second-placed Real Madrid! The qualifying situation is very good.
In addition, in the FA Cup and League Cup, Manchester United's performance was also solid. The Reds have played in both competitions as substitutes, with Manchester United reaching the fifth round of the FA Cup and the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup.
Fighting on four fronts, Manchester United has not tasted defeat this season!
No wonder the media in China exclaimed: "Manchester United, which has the pride of the Chinese people - Liu Yun and Qu Bai, is now a lonely man!" β
Liu Yun and Qu Bai can indeed be regarded as the pride of the Chinese people!
On the Premier League scorer list, Liu Yun scored 32 goals in 19 rounds, ranking first. Such a goal efficiency is comparable to that of Messi and Ronaldo at their peak. The Mero era lasted for almost 10 years. Who would have thought that the person who replaced Mero as Europe's top scorer would be a 47-year-old super-aged player from a football-weak country?
Liu Yun now has many nicknames: Old Lieutenant, King of Dream Theater, Goal Maniac, Head Coach Killer, Heavy Machine Gunner, Great Wall...
During the home match against Grand Paris, fans at the Teatro de l'Dreams even unfurled giant banners: "ho can move this Great all".
Manchester United's other Chinese, 19-year-old Qu Bai, is also eye-catching this season! 18 goals in 19 league games, with an average of nearly 1 goals per game! Beat teammate Lewandowski to rank second in the Premier League's scorer list! He has broken out of his cocoon and become the new winger of Old Trafford, Giggs's successor.
Like Liu Yun, he now has many nicknames: Mr. Five O'Clock, which means that he trains the hardest in the Manchester United team, showing up at the Carrington base at 5 o'clock every day to start the day's training; The best son-in-law, naturally, refers to the relationship between him and the old lieutenant's daughter; Good boy, what he said is that Qu Bai does not drink too much and does not go to nightclubs; The boy who chases the wind is talking about his flying speed, and almost equalled Theo Walcott's record for the fastest sprint time in the Premier League against Sheffield United.
Among all the nicknames, Qu Bai himself likes the title of the boy chasing the wind the most.
The other member of the LLQ group, Lewandowski, is also in hot form. 17 goals in 19 rounds of the league, ranking third in the scorer list! LLQ has contributed 67 goals to Manchester United in 19 league games. He averaged 3.5 goals per game. They have played more than 80 per cent of the team's 76 goals in 19 games.
The front line is as fierce as a tiger, and the back line is as steady as a dog. This season, the back two Pogba and Nemanja Matic, the back four Hummels, Bellerin, Bailly, Felipe - Manchester United's backline has completed the most magnificent transformation, compared to last season's weakness, the current Manchester United backline can be called reinforced concrete. Plus goalkeeper David De Gea, who is in solid form. Scoring a Manchester United goal at the Theatre of Dreams has become a luxury for almost any Premier League team.
In terms of clubs, Manchester United's share price and financial situation have improved with the frequent successes of Manchester United in all competitions. The stock price has risen to $34 per share before the financial catastrophe.
In this matter, it was Liu Yun who benefited the most. Liu Yun staked his entire worth at $8.73 to bail out the market. Now Manchester United's share price has soared 4 times! His value has also risen 4 times with the stock price. In Liu Xiaoyan's words: "Dad, you are now a real landlord and old wealth." β
What might have been $70 million turned into $280 million. Liu Yun originally entered the rescue with the intention of saving Manchester United. Who would have thought that good people have good rewards. The wealth in his hands swelled by a full 4 times.
The FA has introduced a winter break since last season. On December 22, after the end of the 19th round of the league, the Premier League officially entered a 20-day winter break!
Manchester United, the half-way champions, is looking forward to continuing to work hard after the winter break and hitting four trophies next summer!
On this day, Liu Yun was coaxing a little cola at home and enjoying a rare leisure time. Suddenly, he received a call from his eldest daughter in London: "Dad, you are amazing! This time it's amazing!"
Liu Yun was confused: "What's amazing?" I haven't played recently... You girl loves to babble. β
Liu Xiaoyan said: "Dad, you turn on the TV immediately now and watch the SKY channel!" β
Liu Yun turned on the TV:
"France Football has just announced that Liu from Manchester United has become the winner of the European Ballon d'Or!"
Liu Yun was stunned.
The Ballon d'Or is the most prestigious and influential football award in world football organized by France Football magazine since 1956.
Prior to 1994, the Ballon d'Or was only awarded to players with European nationality; In 1995, the selection was expanded to include all players who play for a football club belonging to a UEFA member state; In 2007, the selection was expanded to include all professional players around the world; In 2010, the Ballon d'Or merged with the FIFA World Footballer of the Year to form the FIFA Ballon d'Or; In 2016, FIFA and France Football announced the end of their cooperation on the "Ballon d'Or", after which the Ballon d'Or was re-selected by France Football alone.
Since 08, Ronaldo has won the Ballon d'Or four times, and Messi has won the Ballon d'Or five times.
It is customary to call world football the "Mero era" from 08 onwards. A large part of this is due to the fact that the Portuguese and Argentines monopolized the Ballon d'Or for almost 10 years from '08.
However, today, the 47-year-old super-aged player from Huaguo broke the monopoly of Mei and Luo Shuangjiao on the Ballon d'Or.
In fact, before "French Football" announced the results, the media predicted that the old lieutenant would definitely be able to beat Ronaldo and Messi to win the Ballon d'Or this year. This year's performance of the old lieutenant is indeed better than Ronaldo and Messi.
But when the Golden Globe Awards really fell to his own family, Liu Yun couldn't believe it for a while.
Golden Globes? That Ballon d'Or that is coveted by professional players all over the world and regarded as a dream? Are you really going to give it to me?
Chinese people don't know how to play? From the moment Liu Yun won the Golden Globe Award, it will completely become a false proposition!
"Hey, Dad, talk Dad, do you see?" Liu Xiaoyan's shout came from the other end of the phone.
Liu Yun picked up the phone: "If it weren't for Xiao Kele's paw digging into my face just now, your father would have thought he was dreaming." β