Chapter 182: Golden Boy Award
Porto's players were quick to recover after a period of disappointment. Pen Γ fun Γ Pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ After all, they have already qualified from the group, but they are only sorry to have tied three times in this game and lost in the end.
Pereira gave the team a day off after the hard-fought game, and the players took their girlfriends and wives to go shopping. Shi Hao also set off with the large army and bought several things, which he planned to give to Liu Xiyu and other relatives and friends after returning to China.
Despite the team's defeat, Shi Hao personally got a piece of good news.
The Torino Sport newspaper published the shortlist of the final three candidates for the 2012 European Golden Boy Award, with Shi Hao, AC Milan's El Shaarawy and MΓ‘laga's Isco on the list. If he can finally win the award, it will have a beneficial impact on his personal future development and future contract negotiations.
After returning to Porto, the team was unaffected by the defeat and quickly adjusted their mentality, winning 2-0 at home to Morerence in the following league game, with Shi Hao and J Rodriguez scoring a goal each.
On 20 December, Porto thrashed Nationals 2-0 in the first match of Group A of the League Cup, with Martinez scoring twice.
That night, neither the players nor the fans were too concerned about the outcome of the game. They are more concerned about the draw for the knockout round of 16 of the Champions League.
As the second-placed team in the group, Porto will draw a team that finishes from the group and play each other in the order of home and away.
The teams that finished top of the group were Paris Saint-Germain, Schalke 04, Malaga, Borussia Dortmund, Juventus, Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Manchester United.
Among the more surprising ones are Dortmund and Malaga. Borussia Dortmund, who were placed in the Group of Death, beat Real Madrid and eliminated Manchester City; MΓ‘laga, on the other hand, topped the group by beating fellow AC Milan.
The result of the draw was friendly for Porto, who drew La Liga side Malaga and had a good chance of breaking through.
Of course, for Malaga, they also feel they have drawn a good signing, at least without having to face Arsenal, AC Milan, Real Madrid or Valencia.
The first leg of the knockout rounds will kick off in February, with Porto taking on MΓ‘laga at the Stadio d'Oro on 20 February, with the task of picking up enough points in the league until then.
After watching the draw ceremony, the team was disbanded on the spot and entered the Christmas holidays. Shi Hao originally wanted to return to China, but what Liu Xiyu said in the video made him dispel his mind: "My dad said that he wanted to teach you a good lesson, and it was better for you not to come to my house this time." β
Although Liu Xiyu said this with a smile, Shi Hao was still timid. It just so happened that Luo Yunhui gave him a few endorsement activities, and if he wanted to return to China, his schedule would be very tight, so he called his parents and said that he would not go home for Christmas this time. Anyway, the older generation doesn't pay much attention to Christmas, and his parents think he should stay here to make money. Earn more money while you are young, and only after retiring can you live the life you want to live, without succumbing to financial pressure to do things against your will.
On the 22nd, Shi Hao flew to Germany to participate in the filming of an advertising video for a shampoo brand; That night, accompanied by Luo Yunhui, he rushed to France non-stop, because on the morning of the 23rd, he took several sets of photos for a men's luggage brand.
At night in the hotel, Shi Hao kept refreshing the web page. Luo Yunhui was next to him and told him about the schedule, as well as some recent transfer rumors, and found that he was absent-minded, so she stopped and asked, "What are you looking at, so attentive?" β
"Golden Boy Award!" Shi Hao didn't look back.
"Oh," Luo Yunhui laughed, "didn't you tell me you didn't care?" β
When Shi Hao was competing in Paris, Luo Yunhui told him about being selected for the list of 3 people, and Shi Hao said at that time, "What the hell, it's not the Golden Globe Award, I don't care." β
Shi Hao smiled embarrassedly: "I don't care, just take a look, really, just take a look." β
"Hehe, hehe," Luo Yunhui laughed rhythmically twice, "Pretend, you just continue to pretend." But I'll tell you! β
"What?"
"Don't get your hopes up."
Shi Hao was anxious: "What's the matter, why can't it be me!" β
"First of all," Luo Yunhui said slowly, "you are Chinese." The conservative Torino Sport newspaper has concerns. β
"What's wrong with the Chinese, the Chinese won't play football?" Shi Hao shouted.
Luo Yunhui said casually: "That's what many foreigners think. If you are chosen, many people will say that the selection is unfair or something. β
"Hmph. And a second? β
"The second is that Isco has a bigger role for Malaga than you do for Porto. Although I personally think that you are doing better, the judges don't necessarily think so. β
Shi Hao was a little helpless: "It's also a mistake to play in a big club." Well, if there is a second, there is a third, right? β
"Yes," Luo Yunhui nodded, "The third is ......"
"What is it, you can tell me straight, I can withstand the blow."
Luo Yunhui smiled: "After all, you are far away from the mainstream European leagues, and you don't get enough attention." β
Shi Hao nodded slowly: "Next season......"
Luo Yunhui intercepted his words: "You concentrate on playing well, and I will help you run at the end of the season." β
After a while, after the website was refreshed, the results of the 2012 Golden Boy Award of the Torino Sports Newspaper were released online.
Big headline: "Isco wins the 2012 European Golden Boy Award!" β
Shi Hao smiled bitterly: "Sure enough, you said it." β
"It's okay, isn't it just a Golden Boy Award, you still have a chance next year," Luo Yunhui said, "And even if you don't get it, what if you don't get it, winning the FIFA Golden Ball Award is the winner in life." β
"Yes, I'll get it." Shi Hao clenched his fists.
On the 23rd, just after taking a photo in France, before he had time to rest, Shi Hao flew to Italy immediately accompanied by Luo Yunhui.
On the morning of the 24th, he and Italian actress Elisabetta. Together, Canalis took a set of photos for a second-tier fashion brand. Since Christmas was coming up, photographers, makeup artists, etc. were in a hurry to rest, so the shooting time was very tight, and all the shots were almost over, and they didn't strive for perfection.
In Elizabetta. In front of Canarys, Shi Hao was a little nervous. He had heard the name of this woman when he was playing at Inter, she was known as the "Godmother of Inter", who had taken photos to celebrate Inter Milan's championship and had taken sexy photos for many adult magazines. She is also Vieri's ex-girlfriend, and many Inter fans have been resentful of her affair that has caused Vieri's form to decline.
This woman is very beautiful, but this kind of beauty is not liked by Shi Hao, Shi Hao feels that she is aggressive, not as beautiful and reserved as Chinese girls. However, her sexy and hot figure did make Shi Hao distracted frequently when shooting photos, and Shi Hao had to admit her attraction to herself. (To be continued.) )