Chapter 238: Golden Boy Award

After a 5-0 win over Dynamo Kyiv and two rounds of Champions League qualification, Manchester United thrashed visiting Blackburn Rovers 2-0 in the weekend's league fixture to make it three wins in a row in all competitions and firmly occupy the top spot in the table. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 ļ½‰ļ½Žļ½†ļ½

Yu Liang and Dong Wang started together in this game.

Yu Liang provided an assist in the first half, and Wayne Rooney scored from inside the box to give United the lead. Shortly after the start of the second half, King Dong received a pass from Rooney in front, burst into the penalty area and pushed into the far corner to expand the score.

Yu Liang and Dong Wangwang, who have excellent performances, were interviewed by domestic media after the game.

After some compliments, the reporters directly threw out questions about the Golden Boy Award.

"Golden Boy Award?"

Yu Liang glanced at King Dong beside him, looking at the reporter, the expression on his face was a little dazed.

He didn't know that he had been shortlisted for the 40-man Golden Boy Award, and he didn't know that he had been shortlisted for the top three Golden Boy Awards before the competition, and he would compete with Sergio Aguero from Atletico Madrid and Messi from Barcelona for this year's Golden Boy Award.

In fact, the domestic media did not know that Yu Liang was shortlisted for the Golden Boy Award, or the news they got from China after Global Sports broadcast Manchester United's match against Dynamo Kyiv. The reason why they didn't pay attention to this news was because they didn't believe that a player from China could be shortlisted for this award, and the squad of 40 people, they just skimmed it casually and put it aside. More importantly, in the past period, the domestic media paid more attention to the national team, so it was negligent.

"Yes, you have made it to the top three, and you will compete with Messi and Aguero for the golden boy!"

Listening to what the reporter said, Yu Liang believed that the news was true, and a happy smile appeared on his face.

The Golden Boy Award, known as the Golden Globe Award at the age of 21, is not only an honor, but also a symbol of his bright future.

"Congratulations, congratulations!"

King Dong, who was standing beside Yu Liang, sent his blessings for the first time, and he was very happy that his friend could achieve such an achievement!

Yu Liang also accepted King Dong's blessing very calmly.

"Do you think you can beat them and get this honor?"

The reporter asked a question that made Yu Liang a little difficult.

The Golden Boy Award was founded in 2003 by the Italian Torino Sports Newspaper, which sends ballots to more than 20 authoritative sports media in Europe every year, and then more than 30 journalists cast their ballots, each ballot can be up to 10 points, and then the Torino Sports Newspaper is responsible for counting the scores and awarding them.

He didn't know if his performance would be able to conquer those thirty media outlets, and he didn't know how his competitors had fared over the past year.

So Yu Liang smartly kicked the question back, "Do you think I can beat them?" ā€

The fact that reporters are now asking such questions shows that they must have been able to prepare well in private.

Sure enough, after Yu Liang asked rhetorically, the reporter pondered for a while and said very sincerely: "It's more difficult!" First of all, you weren't particularly consistent in the league last season, but the insane performances at the end of the season should give you extra points, especially in the two Champions League games against Milan. Secondly, you were blank on the national team's side, and Sergio Aguero competed at the World Junior Championships in the summer and was named the best player and top scorer of the tournament! ā€

When he said this, the reporter couldn't help but sigh.

Two years ago, the national youth team made a splash at the World Youth Championships, winning third place, creating the best record in history. But what about two years later? I can't even touch the threshold of the World Youth Championships.

If Yu Liang is selected for the national youth team, will there still be such a situation?

After sighing, the reporter continued: "Messi's performance at Barcelona last season was very impressive, with 14 goals and two assists in the league. What's more, Messi also had a good performance in the Copa America this summer and was finally named to the best team. This is their biggest weight for being shortlisted for the Golden Boy Award, and it is also your biggest shortcoming! ā€

Listening to the reporter's analysis, Yu Liang also understood that he basically had no chance with the golden boy.

"It's all about participation, it's about participation, it's pretty good to be in the top three, you've created the history of Chinese football!"

After the reporter finished speaking, he immediately comforted Yu Liang there.

In fact, after the top three of the Golden Boy Award came out, major media were optimistic about Aguero. First of all, he performed well at Atletico Madrid, and secondly, the best player and top scorer of the World Youth Championship gave him a lot of points. Didn't Messi win the championship in 2005 with his excellent performance in the World Youth Championships?

"Well, but you're doing just as well! In our minds, you are the best player! ā€

Finding that the atmosphere was a little awkward, the reporter hurriedly added.

"Thank you!"

After saying thank you to reporters with a smile, Yu Liang left the court.

After taking a shower in the locker room, Yu Liang hitchhiked home.

Listening to the reporter's analysis, Yu Liang also knew that his chances of winning the Golden Boy Award were very small, and he couldn't help but feel a little regretful.

It was the first time in his life that he was so close to personal honor.

"Wang ......"

When they arrived at the door of the house, the two golden retrievers ran to Yu Liang happily, shaking their heads and tails around Yu Liang.

Looking at the two golden retrievers, Yu Liang's inner regret eased slightly. Throwing the backpack on the sofa, Yu Liang came directly to the backyard with a football and two golden retrievers.

"Rhubarb, chase!"

With a shot straight towards the goal, the golden retriever called Rhubarb quickly chased after the football, and after a while, he returned to Yu Liang with the football.

After touching Rhubarb's head and stuffing Rhubarb with a snack, Yu Liang kicked the ball towards the goal again.

This time it was Xiao Huang who chased towards the football, and after a while, Xiao Huang also pushed the football back, and Yu Liang also stuffed Xiao Huang with a snack.

In the afternoon, Yu Liang passed the time with two golden retrievers in the backyard.

After dinner, Yu Liang spent an hour in the gym before returning to his room.

Yu Liang, who was sleeping in a daze late at night, was woken up by a ringing phone.

"Uncle, if you don't give me a reason to wake me up, I'll kill you!"

"Hey, I didn't expect this little guy to be a grumpy!"

The editor-in-chief of the Torino sports newspaper took the phone and smiled at his colleagues.

They had just counted the scores of more than 30 journalists, and Yu Liang won the Golden Boy Award by a narrow margin, beating the most popular Sergio Aguero.

The editor-in-chief of Torino Sports also informed Yu Liang as soon as possible, because they were about to rush to Manchester to give him an exclusive interview, and then make the headlines tomorrow.

"Hello, Yu, I am the editor-in-chief of the Turin Sports Newspaper, I think you should be able to accept the next reason to wake you up, congratulations, won the 2007 European Golden Boy Award!" (To be continued.) )