Balotelli's matter did not cost Parma too much energy, although Balotelli himself wanted to join Inter Milan, but his agent in Parma was Martins, Li Bin and Martins had a good enough relationship, so naturally Balotelli would not let Balotelli have the possibility of signing a contract with Inter Milan without concealing it. Moreover, the question of his nationality is also handled by Parma, and it is quite easy to restrain him in this regard.

And Li Bin didn't just threaten him, he still considered giving Balotelli a more generous contract, which also made Balotelli happy to stay.

When dealing with this matter, Parma are also making great progress in the league, ushering in their last wave of wins before the winter break.

Because of the World Cup, this season's schedule is relatively tight, and before the winter break, Parma still have three consecutive games to play. Last season, by December 17th, Parma had already played the last game, but this season, Parma had three games in a row on the 17th, 20th, and 23rd, especially the last game, almost all of them were already Christmas, and the game was also very tense.

And before this tense schedule arrives, there are a few other things that are also quite energy-involved.

One of them, naturally, is the draw ceremony for the Champions League. Parma also entered the round of 16, and they entered the round of 16 as the group leader, and what team they can draw is something they are very concerned about. And look at the second place in each group, Inter Milan and Roma are not to worry about Parma, and Real Madrid is also squeezed to second by Parma, don't worry, what is more surprising is that Milan was also squeezed to the second place in the group by Lyon in the same group, which makes Parma likely to meet the team, and only Barcelona, Eindhoven, Celtic and Arsenal are left. Among them, two strong and two weak, if lucky, Parma will draw a team that is almost non-threatening such as PSV Eindhoven or Celtic, but if they are unlucky, their opponent will be the champion and runner-up of last year's Champions League.

"It's just that you say Barcelona, they meet Chelsea, they and Chelsea are second and we are uncomfortable enough, but Arsenal ...... Playing Porto was eliminated by someone with the same score, they are not ashamed. ”

Li Bin also complained about this. Arsenal's group of guys played too helplessly.

"But Arsenal didn't play well, and it was a good for us because Arsenal didn't play well enough, and this year's Golden Boy Award is likely to go to Rossi."

Esposito reminded Li Bin of another thing, which made Li Bin think of it: every time it is winter, it is also the day of the awards. From the more formal Golden Ball Awards, the World Footballer of the Year, to the various awards selected by various media themselves, and then to the awards voted on the Internet, they are about to be produced at this time every year.

And the Golden Boy Award is also one of the awards. The official name of this award should be called 'Ballon d'Or for players under 21', that is, the selection is for the best performance among players under the age of 21. This award is the fourth time that the award has been held by the Turin Media Office.

And such an award...... Li Bin thought about it.

The first three Golden Boy awards were given to Van der Vaart, Wayne Rooney and Messi. From the last time the award was presented, Rossi was a finalist, but because Messi's level of play at the same age was indeed much higher than him, even Rossi himself had to admit that he was not as good as Messi, and the award was given to Messi without dispute. And this year, when it came time to present the award again, Rossi and Arsenal's Cesc Fabregas were the frontrunners. Both of them played very well, although Rossi was low-key this season, but he was the absolute main force of Parma, and as the first penalty taker and corner kick, his statistics are also very good-looking, at the age of 19, many people can't play the game, his play feels like it stands out from the crowd, therefore, when selecting the Golden Boy Award this time, he has always been among the best, and now, the evaluation of the two of them is also similar overall.

Arsenal reached the Champions League final last season, but Parma won the UEFA Cup; Rossi is not the core of Parma, but in the last year, the core of Arsenal was also recognized as Henry; Cesc Fabregas is known as the heart of the future, but Rossi is also from the academy at Parma, holding set-pieces, and is regarded as the future captain; FM has made Fabregas extremely high and has excellent hidden data, which makes Fabregas recognized by all gamers as the 'No. 1 midfielder in the future', but in Pro Evolution Soccer, there is also a rare 'dribbling magician' and ' Piero's area's hidden attributes, Rossi is also a bug in the game;Even the national team,The two also have similar performances,Rossi has a highlight moment,But the Spanish national team is also reusing Fabregas,The two of them are now famous;The Premier League will be more hype,But Serie A also highly respects the new stars of local players,Plus striker players and midfielders have a natural advantage over highlights,And the Golden Boy Award selection was originally to look at the highlight moments more than the overall performance,And this time,Plus the unfavorable situation that the Arsenal group was squeezed into second,The winner of the Golden Boy Award,It is very likely that Rossi's。

That's good news: no one in the Parma team has ever won any decent individual honours. If Rossi wins this award, of course, it will be happy.

However, even if the Golden Boy Award is obtained, it is of little significance, at least, Li Bin feels that this thing has no real meaning.

"I don't think Rosie will care too much about this. It's not the Golden Globe Award, this kind of award, it doesn't matter if you win it or not, it's not a loss if you don't get it, and if you get it, it's not worth boasting about. ”

Li Bin didn't pay much attention to this award.

The history of European football has been decades long, and even some teams have long claimed to be century-old clubs, and in the history of these years, the media, football associations, TV stations, and various different places have had the habit and hobby of awarding awards. Every year, the national football associations evaluate the best team, the best in each position, the best player, the coach, etc., and the newspapers prefer to rate what they think is the best player. However, some of these awards have a high gold content, while others are very low, and it is difficult to say how gold each award is.

Li Bin won a gold award, which was ridiculed by the TV station, this kind of thing is played, and no one will take it seriously - in memory, the player who won the most gold awards is Buffon, and the reasons for the award range from goalkeeping mistakes to divorce, but who dares to say that he is not a good player? This thing is just a joke, and no one takes it seriously.

The awards from the media and the Football Association are more formal. The most famous award in football, the Ballon d'Or, is presented by the French team newspaper. The award of the World Footballer of the Year was awarded by FIFA - speaking of which, I have to say that Platini is known as a godfather, but in fact, Messi has won the Golden Ball Award four times, all of which were given by FIFA, and he has nothing to do with the president of UEFA - except for these two awards, it is difficult to say that there is any gold content in other individual awards. Torino Sports newspaper held the Golden Boy Award, Marca newspaper held the Puskas Award, the British football magazine 442 held the British version of the Footballer Award, and every year the radio station will select the xx people under the age of xx noteworthy xx people, these awards, there is not much meaning. German magazines have selected the top five football champions including China's Li Huitang, Li Huayun and Van Basten, and Romario is known as the six hopefuls, these honors are similar to this kind of thing - any newspaper and media has its own right to choose the best team and the best player, and any national football association can also make such a selection. This is also for some players who are obviously a mess in their careers, but the personal honor list can be pulled out of a big way. Especially after entering the Internet era, there is another award voted by fans, UEFA's festival is gone, and the best team every year is voted online, and the results are all wonderful. Moreover, in my memory, in the future, the football associations of various countries will also do this, and when the English Football Association votes for the best in the Premier League in 20 years, you can see all kinds of canvassing and calling for votes in China's post bar - how big can the gold content of this thing be? Except for the die-hard fans of the players, who will remember every honor of their idol, no one else will remember this.

In Li Bin's memory, although the Golden Boy Award is a little better, it is also a mixed bag, with superstars like Messi, people like Anderson who have achieved nothing, and Pato who has been injured early, which also makes Li Bin feel that the gold content of this award is not very high.

Moreover, in Li Bin's memory, there is an interesting correlation between the achievements and age of the winners of this award: those who won this award at the age of 20 are basically doing nothing. Those who won this award at the age of 19 have some achievements, but they are not as expected. And the ...... obtained at the age of 18 There seems to be only one Messi. Rosie is 19 years old this year, but he was born in February, and the gap between him and 20 years old is not big, how interesting is it to win this award at such an age? Does winning this award really prove that he is better than Messi, who was also born in 87? Self-deception, not much meaning.

The only thing worth lamenting is that life has been wonderful: in my memory, Rossi has not played at Manchester United, looking for a loan everywhere, and finally returned to Parma to play during the winter break, which can be regarded as playing and starting a career, and now, Rossi can already participate in the selection of the Golden Boy Award, and has overtaken Cesc Fabregas to become the best candidate for the Golden Boy. The most important period of the rising period is that there is such a big difference between being in the reserve team and playing in the league. The opportunities in life are really amazing, and to be able to make a young man really become a talent, Li Bin can be regarded as making some contributions.

"However, it's an award after all, and it's better than nothing if you get it." Esposito insisted, "And, have you ever thought that if we do draw lots for Arsenal and have this award in our hands, we can fully despise them for once." ”

"Where is there such a coincidence......"

But that's how it happened.

The Torino Sport newspaper soon announced the results of their vote. Rossi narrowly defeated Arsenal's Cesc Fabregas to become Europe's new golden boy. And immediately afterwards, at the ceremony of the Champions League draw, Parma drew Arsenal!

"It's a showdown between this year's Golden Boy winners – Parma need to prove with their game that their young man is worthy of the name of Europe's golden boy, and Arsenal will have to prove with their performance that their young man is the player who has left Torino blind, and who is the better golden boy? In this game, let's wait and see! ”