"In the coming weekend, it is likely that the J-League title will be decided in one match, with FC Tokyo, who are currently at the top of the table, going away to take on Sanfrecce Hiroshima, who are currently only two points ahead of Sanfrecce Hiroshima, in a real battle for the top spot. If Sanfrecce Hiroshima can beat FC Tokyo, it can overtake the score and rise to the top of the standings in one fell swoop, and if FC Hiroshima can beat Sanfrecce Hiroshima away, it can stretch the score gap to 5 points at once, and prepare some guarantees for the upcoming AFC Champions League match~~~"

"In the 23rd round of the J League, Tokyo FC will go away to challenge Hiroshima Three Arrows, which is also a duel between the strongest scorers in the J League this season, Hiroshima Three Arrows' Toshito Sato and Tokyo FC's Ringer, currently occupying the top two strikers in the league scorer list, this is a direct confrontation between the two ~~~"

Ringer has scored seven goals in the last six rounds and has now scored 16 goals, but Toshito Sato is also continuing to score goals, and the opponent currently has 17 goals, and Ringer is still one behind.

"The strongest continuous firepower, can Lin Jun continue to score goals and tie the record of consecutive goals in the J League~~~"

There will be three highlights in the match between Tokyo FC and Sanfrecce Hiroshima, one is the battle for the top spot, the second is the Golden Boot battle between Ringer and Toshito Satoshito, and the third is whether Ringer can equal the J-League record for consecutive goals.

Each of the three major highlights is very eye-catching, so before the game even started, the media began to hype the game.

Rarely, Bobovich's big mouth didn't come out to let out a mouth cannon, which surprised the media.

In the team's head coach's office, Bobovic was saying to Ringer: "Lin, how are you doing?" ”

"Very well, Mr. Coach." Ringer was a little curious as to what Bobovich meant by calling him alone.

"Just call me Ranko, Lin, you have to pay attention to your form, you are the most important player in the team right now. Heading into the end of the season, your form will affect the outcome of a season, whether it is a success or a failure. ”

"I'll take notice, Ranko."

"What do you think about the recent media hype of the Golden Boot race and tying the J-League scoring streak? Want to go over and leave some notes? ”

"Of course I'd like to leave some records if I can." Recently, the media has been hotly hyped, and Ringer is also affected, and he thinks it's not bad to break a record or something.

"Anybody wants to prove themselves, they want to make a name for themselves, I know that." Bobovich scratched his Mediterranean Sea and continued: "I also know Thomas Krott well, and I know that from time to time he will arrange for you to be interviewed and on some TV shows, and I have never objected to it. Because I know that you're the kind of player who has been unknown before, and now you're suddenly famous, and you need more attention, you need more influence. Football stars are becoming more and more similar to movie stars, and in addition to their own level, fame is also quite important. ”

Ringer still looked confused, what the hell Bobovich wanted to say.

"I have been coaching in Asia for many years, and I still know a lot about the situation in Asian football, do you know the Asian Footballer of the Year award?"

Ringer nodded and said, "You know, what's wrong?" ”

"Last year, the AFC changed the selection system of the Asian Footballer of the Year, and starting this year, the main selection scope of the Asian Footballer of the Year has been narrowed down to Asian footballers who play in Asia. This means that no matter how good a player in Europe is, he will not be selected as the Asian Footballer of the Year. At present, the Asian Footballer is mainly selected based on the performance of the World Cup, World Cup Qualifiers, Asian Cup, AFC Champions League and major Asian leagues. ”

"If you want to make a name for yourself quickly, this Asian Footballer of the Year is also a good way to do it. As long as you can continue to perform in the AFC Champions League, such as leading the team to the AFC Champions League final, and continue to be at the top of the AFC Champions League scorer list, then you are the favorite for Asian Footballer of the Year this year. ”

"If you can lead the team to win the AFC Champions League and the J-League also win the championship, then no one can compete with you for this award."

Although it is not yet known the purpose of Bobovic's statement, Ringer was indeed moved by him, and it is not bad to take an Asian Footballer of the Year.

"So I hope you can focus on the big picture, don't care about the so-called scoring streak, don't be fooled by the media, and focus on the interests of the team."

"Got it, Ranko!" Ringer responded loudly.

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Back in the apartment, Ringer checked carefully, and the matter of Asian Footballer was really similar. Ringer didn't pay attention to these before, and he wanted to pay attention to the Ballon d'Or, who paid attention to an Asian footballer of the year.

In the past, the selection scope of the Asian Footballer of the Year was Asian footballers, no matter where you played, as long as you were a footballer from an AFC member country, so at that time, it was mainly players who played in Europe.

But every year the AFC awards time is at the end of November, when the European competition is in full swing, and European football players are not willing to fly halfway around the world to come back to receive this award.

Maybe come and go back to receive an award, and the main position of your team has been replaced, who wants to do this.

The AFC has a good face, and it declares that if it is unwilling to attend the award ceremony, it is disrespectful to the AFC, so it will not award the award to him, and this contradiction comes out.

Every year, people who are selected for the Footballer of the Year do not attend the awards, and stars such as Park Ji-sung and Shinji Kagawa who have performed well in Europe have not won the Asian Footballer of the Year, which has become a stain on the AFC's accusations.

The AFC came up with a solution, which was to change the selection rules and set aside the players who played in Europe and set a separate award for the best overseas player for them.

In this way, the people who were selected for the Footballer of the Year are all Asian players, and they are all close, and there will be no such thing as anyone missing the award ceremony.

So according to the current rules, as long as Ringer makes a difference in the AFC Champions League, he will indeed be the favorite for Asian Footballer of the Year this year. If you can still perform in the J-League by the way, it will be an extra plus, and it will be even more stable.

On August 25th, the 23rd round of the J-League, the much-watched battle for the top spot arrived, and many media hyped it for a week, and this game finally came.

However, there was neither a fierce scramble nor a hot clash during the game, and both teams played tepidly and seemed to be satisfied with the current standings.

The game ended 0-0, no one scored in the Golden Boot battle, Ringer did not tie the record, the score gap between the two teams did not change, and Tokyo FC still led Hiroshima Sanfrecce by 2 points.

Bobovic's idea is that it is good to continue to maintain the lead, there is no need to fight hard, and there is still more than half a month to go before the AFC Champions League quarterfinals will start, and the AFC Champions League is the top priority.

As for Sanfrecce Hiroshima, they think that after the AFC Champions League starts, Tokyo FC will definitely lose points, and that is the best time to chase points. Ringer has been in good form lately, and it would be bad if he couldn't win and lost the game, and the gap was five points.

As a result, the long-hyped battle for the top spot turned into a tacit ball, and Ringer also followed the coach's arrangement and did not deliberately pursue those bullshit records.

After this disappointing battle for the top spot, the Japanese Emperor's Cup match arrived, and Tokyo FC drew the opponent of the J3 team Yokogawa Musashino, and also had the advantage of home field, but Tokyo FC still lost the game 0:1 at home and was eliminated.

Ringer is fully in favor of dropping the Emperor's Cup, not only to reduce the burden on the team, but also for his personal sake. How can he also be a Chinese, if he accidentally wins the championship, the Japanese emperor personally comes to present him with an award, how bad it is, maybe it will become black history in the future.

Bobovic's speculation also came true, Sanfrecce Hiroshima faced J2 team Imabari FC at home, and was eliminated from the tournament after an easy 1-2 loss, and it seems that he is determined to give up other games and prepare to compete with Tokyo FC for the league title.

On September 1, in the 24th round of the league, Tokyo FC defeated the mid-stream team Yokohama Mariner 3-1 at home, and Ringer scored another goal.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima was held to a 1-1 draw away from home by Iwata Joy, and Tokyo FC took advantage of this to stretch the gap to 4 points, giving them a game of buffer.

It is said that Bobovich, who knew the result, was happy for half an hour. He didn't fight the battle for the top spot with the other party, but also had the idea of wanting to be more patient to see who made the mistake first. Now that the AFC Champions League is approaching, the opponent has made a mistake, giving Tokyo FC more room to maneuver, and Bobovic is certainly happy.

However, Sanfrecce Hiroshima's only goal was scored by Toshito Sato, and Ringer was still one goal behind him in the scorers' charts.

After this round, it is also a half-month national team match day.