Chapter 688 FIFPro Best Player
Chelsea's home league game against Liverpool has already attracted a lot of media attention and everyone knows it...... It was a miracle equaliser for Chelsea.
Of course, even aside from Chelsea's 58-game unbeaten league run chasing AC Milan, the personal grudge between Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho and Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez can be said for three days and three nights, especially after it was revealed that Benitez fired each other because his assistant Ayersstrong and Mourinho were good friends, he was pushed to the forefront at that time.
So just from the hatred between the two, it can attract enough media attention, plus both clubs are Premier League giants, the possibility of being hyped is greater, and now Chelsea is about to set a new unbeaten record in Europe's top league, and this game is even considered to be a match that Liverpool cannot afford to draw.
Almost everyone thought it was going to be a very intense match, and there was even a good chance that there would be a lot of red and yellow cards.
However, the final score of the game was a clean 3-0 victory over third-placed Liverpool.
This result was beyond everyone's expectations, because the three major European bookmakers offered odds before the game to Chelsea to handline half a goal, so it can be asserted that this game will not be more than one goal if it is won or lost, but the result is that Chelsea beat Liverpool by three goals, making all fans who follow this game feel like a dog.
In his post-match press conference, Mourinho did not express the feeling of victory in this game, only that the team as a whole played a vital role in this game, especially the team's backline, which kept a clean sheet against the bombardment of Torres, Robbie Keane and Kuyt.
For him, it was as if the most important thing in this game was not the victory, but the team did not concede a goal.
If Benitez hadn't said a few words at the regular press conference after the game and left the scene in a hurry, it is estimated that he would have vomited blood in anger at Mourinho's words.
The next day, the backdrop of mainstream European media coverage was Chelsea from England.
The Times has given a detailed analysis of Chelsea's results and numbers from the 28th round of the 2006-2007 season.
Chelsea were unbeaten in all 58 league games from the start of 2007 until late October 2008, winning 46 of them and drawing 12, a 79.3 per cent win rate.
Chelsea were able to achieve this result, and everyone knows that it is inseparable from Elloh, so in the whole season of 2007-2008 Chelsea won 33 of them, 5 draws, and 9 league games this season, 8 wins and 1 draw, which means that from 2007-2008 to the 9th round of the 2008-2009 season, 41 wins and 6 draws were achieved, a winning percentage of 87.2%
“…… I have to say that Chelsea was able to get 58 rounds of unbeaten league games, which is inseparable from Chelsea's sky-high introduction of Ai last season, especially last season, Manchester United has completed the replacement of the old and the new, and has achieved very good results in all competitions, if it were not for Ai's amazing performance, last season's league championship and Champions League champion will be Manchester United instead of Chelsea! I believe it will be difficult for any team to step up and beat this almost perfect Chelsea team in the next league game, starting with Hull City in the next round, and they will not be able to meet Arsenal until the end of November......"
The headline of Torino Sport said: "Is it really worth selling the star Ai at a sky-high price for the treble winners?" Just look at Chelsea's five-time title last season...... Look at the current Valencia, after Singapore's wealthy businessmen entered the team, they did not increase their investment in the team, so that last season's Valencia did not have a harvest, which is an unacceptable result for Valencia, which used to have Ai, if it were not for the hard support of David Silva and David Villa, it is also unknown whether they can participate in this season's Champions League......"
In the end, the media that simply reported it gave credit to Iroh.
However, Iroh soon realized that this was likely to be a sugar-coated cannonball, so when the reporter mentioned this issue, he said humbly: "No, no, no, this is not my personal credit, this is the credit of the whole team, otherwise I alone will not be able to win even one game, because one person's ability can never make up for the importance of the whole team, and my ability to play well is inseparable from the whole team!" ”
Looking at the morning news, Mourinho nodded with satisfaction, he was afraid that Elo would be arrogant, and when the time came, it would be troublesome to guide the locker room to be chaotic......
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On October 27, Beijing time, FIFPRO (International Professional Footballers' Union) announced the best player in the world for the past season, that is, the best player of the 2007-2008 season.
The award is highly convincing due to a rigorous process and the votes of 57,500 professional players around the world.
Speaking to reporters at the Stamford Bridge press conference centre, Iello was thrilled to receive the award again, saying: "It's amazing to be recognised from over 50,000 professional players around the world, and I want to say thank you to my Chelsea team-mates, coaches and all the staff, as well as my family and friends for their selfless support. Finally, I would like to thank Fifpro for giving me this award and for your work to protect the rights and interests of the players......"
Later, the reporter talked about what was the reason why he maintained such a high standard after winning so many championships.
Facing hundreds of well-known journalists at home and abroad, the content of Ailuo's answer is not much different from this time last year: "My country is not a football power, but we have the most fanatical fans in the world, which is extremely disproportionate, what I can do is to maintain the best professional standards, tell everyone, countries that are not football powerhouses will produce the best players, I am the best evidence, I hope to be able to see my country become a football power before I retire......"
"Old Xi, it's time to eat." A warbler-like voice rang out in the living room.
"Wait, right away!" Xi Jing, who was sitting in front of the living room watching sports news, responded instinctively, but when he was about to continue watching, the LCD TV hanging on the wall suddenly flashed and dimmed.
He knew that it was his wife who had turned off the TV, so he shook his head and walked to the dinner table, but his mind was still the words that Iroh had said in an interview with reporters.
It is very easy for an official of his level to do two things, and deep down, he has decided to increase the rectification of domestic football, regardless of whether he can reach the peak of his political career in the future, he must do his part.
A gentleman has something to do and something not to do.
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At the same time as the International Professional Footballers League awarded Arlo the title of World Player of the Year, Torino Sport also announced the shortlist of 40 players for the 2008 European Golden Boy Award, and it is worth mentioning that Chinese player Wu Xi, who was loaned by Valencia to his brother Levante, and full-back Zhang Linpeng, who played well in the Beijing Olympics, are also on this shortlist.
On this day, China's sports media is also unprecedentedly enthusiastic.
When Iroh won the European Golden Boy Award, it was only held for the third time because of this award, and the influence was not very large, but as these players who won the European Golden Boy Award called for wind and rain in European football, increasing the gold content of the European Golden Boy Award, the Chinese media at this time began to yy, if Wu Xi or Zhang Linpeng won the final European Golden Boy Award, would it mean that China's second Aylo would appear?
Thinking of this, countless media reporters were overjoyed, and hormones rose wildly.
Next, Chelsea enjoyed a record-setting 10th league game, with Arlo continuing to start.
Hull were promoted from last season's play-offs and, despite having the advantage of playing at home, were a far cry from Chelsea, beating the hosts 3-0 on the road thanks to goals from Elo, Luka Modric and Frank Lampard, thus setting a new unbeaten record in Europe's top flight.
Although this result was expected, when the game was over, Terry, the captain of the team, was very excited, and at the end of the game he rushed to Iello and asked in great excitement: "Have we really set a new unbeaten record in Europe's top league?" Are you sure? ”
Iroh patted Terry on the back and smiled, "Yes John, starting today...... We are the new owners of an unbeaten record in Europe's top leagues! ”
"Really...... It's so handsome! Terry, who was excited, only popped out such a sentence for a long time.
It stands to reason that Terry, who is already 28 years old this year, is at the peak of his career, both technically, physically and mentally, and should not be thrilled by this illusory record, but what Ielo doesn't know is what this means to Terry.
Not surprisingly, Chelsea, unbeaten in 59 top-flight games, once again made headlines in Europe's mainstream media.
Chelsea's new unbeaten run in Europe's top flight was accompanied by the announcement of a 30-man shortlist for the 2008 European Ballon d'Or.
It is worth mentioning that the club with the most shortlists of 30 players is neither Chelsea who won the Champions League in 2007-2008 nor Manchester United, who finished runners-up, but Real Madrid, who did not even make it to the quarterfinals, with five candidates, while Chelsea and Manchester United both have four players selected.
Chelsea are shortlisted for the European Ballon d'Or with Frank Lampard, Ballack, Didier Drogba and Iello and Manchester United shortlisted for Cristiano Ronaldo, Nemanja Vidic, Wayne Rooney and Edwin van der Sar.
Of course, Barcelona's Lionel Messi is also on the shortlist.