Chapter 163: Golden Boy Award Candidates (Asking for Votes)

In the center circle, Skilling kicked off and passed straight back to Calhanoglu.

Calhanoglu took the ball slightly and then passed it to Son Heung-chou on the side.

Son Heungchou took the ball and ran all the way on the left side.

Son Heung-choo crosses from the left and the ball is passed into the Monaco penalty area.

Bellara did her best to get the ball first.

It's a pity that his header hit the goal and went high.

Bayer Leverkusen's first wave of attack ultimately came to naught.

It was just over 15 seconds into the race.

The Monaco goalkeeper takes a goal kick.

Instead of kicking off the ball, the ground ball was passed to Raj in front of him.

Monaco's offensive was thus launched.

Jose found that the opponent's advance appeared to be extremely patient and did not choose to shoot rashly.

As a result, José became a little idle.

The battle between the two sides in midfield was extremely fierce.

In the 8th minute, Bellaraby suffered a head injury during a ball scramble.

The team doctor entered the field as soon as possible.

And for the sake of the fluidity of the game, the referee did not interrupt the game, but let Bellarabi play for treatment.

Thankfully, Bella Rabi isn't much of a problem.

During Bellabi's treatment on the sidelines, Monaco launched an all-out attack.

On the edge of the box, Carrasco suddenly shoots a cold arrow.

The ball turned into a white light and flew past the Bayer Leverkusen backline before heading towards the top right corner of the goal.

The shot was sudden, but it didn't escape Jose's eyes.

Staying focused during the game has become a habit for him.

Although Jose did not reach the level of Buffon, who only needed a glance to tell whether he had hit the inside of the goal, he was still easy to see for Carrasco's shot.

It was a shot that hit the corner straight into the corner.

Jose took a quick step and then leaped high towards the top right corner of the goal.

On the goal line, Jose blocked the opposition's shot.

The ball didn't fly out of the box.

Dimitar Berbatov had a keen sense of smell in front of the goal and grabbed the blocked ball at the first time.

Without any adjustments, Berbatov hit the goal with a straight left-footed shot.

The ball flew towards the centre of the goal.

At this time, José was preparing to get up from the ground.

It's not the first time Jose and Berbatov have met each other, and Jose is well aware of the danger of the other side.

"Time and space pause."

The first plug-in of the game was used, and Jose bounced on the spot at the same time.

Is this a salted fish turnover? José prefers to call it a carp fight.

José was powerless to refute the name given by the system, but fortunately no one else knew.

Getting up, José turned and lunged at the flying ball.

"You"

Berbatov watched José save his shot in the midst of lightning and fire, and his heart was full of shock.

He found that José was stronger than during his time at Vera.

Jose once again defused the Monaco attack.

In the 13th minute, Calhanoglu broke through from the left and crossed.

Castro shoots wide of the far post from inside the box.

Two minutes later, Calhanoglu combined with Kiessling.

Calhanoglu shoots from a tight angle from the left and hits the side-netting.

In the 19th minute, Bayer Leverkusen won a free kick opportunity.

Jedwai takes a free-kick.

Drive directly into the restricted area.

It's a pity that the topple is too high.

With Jose in the rear, Bayer Leverkusen pressed aggressively.

It's just that the momentum is not scored.

In the 29th minute, Carrasco was booked for a hand movement that hit Spašić while fighting for possession.

After being hit by the opponent, Spašić fell to the ground on the spot.

The team doctor hurriedly entered the scene for treatment.

With a succession of injuries, one can imagine how ferocious Monaco's scramble was.

In the 36th minute, Monaco attacked.

Carrasco overheads the ball over the top of the ball, which goes over the Bayer Leverkusen defence.

Dimitar Berbatov was the first to get his hands on the ball and opted to shoot directly to the left side of the goal with his left foot.

As for Berbatov, José has long been aware of his every move.

As soon as the opponent got the ball, Jose began to move towards the center of the goal.

It's not that Jose doesn't want to go to the left, but he knows in his heart that when he moves to the left, Berbatov will definitely choose to lob to the right side of the goal.

God-level prediction is very powerful, but it can only predict the possible results.

For open-ended results, god-level predictions will only give a variety of vague hints.

Jose needs to follow the results of the prompts and then guide the other person to make moves that are beneficial to him.

That's right.

Dimitar Berbatov's lob shot to the left of the goal was exactly what Jose wanted.

After Berbatov fired the ball, Jose quickly moved towards the left side of the goal, then leaped forward to dispossess the opponent's shot from goal.

Seeing that the shot was confiscated, Berbatov pouted and wanted to say something, but in the end nothing was said.

The game continues.

The goal kick was taken and Jose ground ball was passed to Yedwai.

The reason why it is so rumored may be because the two have a good relationship.

José is more willing to communicate with the younger Yedwai, Son Heungchou and Calhanoglu than the big brothers in the team.

Of course, José's relationship with Spašić, the oldest member of the team, is also excellent.

Unlike other talented players, Jose is domineering, but not arrogant, and treats everyone with a polite look.

In the 43rd minute, Monaco attacked in front of goal again.

Moutinho crosses diagonally to the left side of the box.

The ball reached Carrasco's feet.

Toprak stepped forward to intercept, but it was ineffective.

Carrasco shoots with his left foot.

The ball flew straight into the near corner.

Just as the ball was about to reach the goal line, Jose flew to the goal.

I saw him block with one hand and block Carrasco's shot directly out of the small penalty area.

Spašić was so experienced that he first blocked Jose's ball and kicked it out of the box.

Jose once again kept a clean sheet.

Bayer Leverkusen then attacked.

In the Monaco penalty area, Son Heung-chou shoots with his left foot.

Unfortunately, it was off the right post.

First half stoppage time.

Berbatov's header is ferried.

Carrasco shoots.

Blocked by Bonish out of the line.

Just before half-time, Monaco had another corner.

Fabinho takes a corner.

Drive directly into the restricted area.

Legendary Chelsea centre-back Carvalho gets on the ball in the air.

Direct header on goal.

The ball smashes into the bottom right of the goal.

José swayed and threw himself towards the right side of the goal.

It was very thrilling, on the goal line, José took Carvalho's header and held it down with both hands.

At half-time, the two sides played to a 0-0 draw.

Had it not been for Jose's courageous performance, Bayer Leverkusen would have trailed by two goals in the first half.

At the start of the second half, in the 57th minute, Monaco took the lead in making a substitution.

Bernardo Silva came off the bench to replace Ocampos.

With the B bench on the pitch, Monaco's attack was more threatening.

In the 61st minute, Monaco had a great chance.

Kurzava crosses from the left.

Bayer Leverkusen on the edge of the box, Dimitar Berbatov's header is crossed.

The ball is headed into the box.

From 12 yards in front of goal on the left, the unmarked Moutinho volleyed in with his left foot.

The ball raced towards the grass in front of the middle of the goal.

Crooked?

José didn't dare think so.

A strong sense of crisis made Jose realize that Moutinho's shot was definitely not simple.

", it's a bomb earth."

José understood instantly.

Without any hesitation, Jose immediately used the second plug-in stunt of the game.

Then move quickly towards the right side of the goal.

When space resumed, the ball hit the grass, bounced off the ground and flew towards the bottom right corner of the goal.

If Jose hesitates for another 0.1 seconds, he will probably not be able to catch up with this bomb earth.

In a thrilling move, Jose was in front of the goal line and took Moutinho's shot into his arms.

Jose once again saved a great chance to open the scoring.

In the 65th minute, Bernisch fouled Silva and received his third yellow card of the game.

At this point, Schmidt began to make substitutions.

Donati came off the bench to replace Yedwai.

The rest of the game was the same as in the first half.

In the end, the two sides drew 0-0.

In the first game of the Champions League, although the team did not win, Jose was still very satisfied with the clean sheet.

At the same time, another match of the group stage ended.

In the opening 18 minutes, Artur Moraes received a red card, and in the end, Benfica lost 2-0 to Zenit St. Petersburg at home.

As a result, Zenit is in first place with 3 points.

And the menacing Benfica came in last.

After returning from France, José received a message.

He was shortlisted for the European Golden Boy Award for 14 years.

The European Golden Boy Award is an award created in 2003 by the Italian newspaper Torino Sport.

The award, voted for by major European media outlets, for the Young Player of the Year, is also considered a "rite of passage" for young rookies.

The selection must be for young players under the age of 21 who play for European clubs.

Rooney, Lionel Messi, Cesc Fabregas, Aguero and other well-known stars have won the award.

Since it is dominated by the media, like the Ballon d'Or, winning the award does not fully indicate the strength of the player, but it can show the position of the player in the hearts of the media.

The higher the position in the minds of the media, the higher the commercial value.

José's commercial development is still in its infancy.

Of course, commercial development, that's a Mendez thing, and José didn't put any thought into it.

Instead of thinking about the Golden Boy Award, Jose put more energy into running in with the team.

On September 21, the fourth round of the Bundesliga continued.

At 15:30 local time, at the Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg sat at home against the leader Bayer Leverkusen.

At some point, it suddenly rained heavily in the sky, making the otherwise dry grass slippery.

The starting line-ups for both sides were not announced until a moment before the game.

For Bayer Leverkusen, Schmidt made a major change.

Four players, including Donati, Wendell, Oztunali and Dermic, took on the pitch.

Kiessling, Bonisch and Son Heung-chou were on the bench.

Toprak, on the other hand, failed to make the 18-man squad.

The specific list is as follows:

Goalkeeper: Jose.

Defenders: Wendell, Spašić, Jedewai, Donati.

Defenders: Castro, Russ Bender.

Defenders: Oztunali, Calhanoglu, Bellabi.

Forward: Dermic.

As for Wolfsburg, Trent Alexander-Arnold missed the game with a cold and was replaced by Vierinha.

In addition, Bendtner was in the starting lineup.

Olic was temporarily on the bench.

This is an important change in the Wolfsburg squad.

Wolfsburg head coach Heijin also put on a 4231 formation, the specific list is as follows:

Goalkeeper: Benaglio.

Defenders: Ricardo Rodriguez, Robin Knoch, Naldo, Sebastian Rong.

Defenders: Gustavo, Maranda.

Avant-garde: Giuli Giuri, De Bruyne, Vierinha.

Forward: Bendtner.

I'm going blind.

I spent most of the day staring at my computer screen in order to check the information.

From the Premier League to the Bundesliga, a lot of the information that was compiled before is not used.

(End of chapter)