enjoyebooks Chapter 299 Looking forward to an upset?
Chapter 299 Looking forward to an upset?
Chapter 299 Looking forward to an upset?
The distance from Munich, Germany to Zurich, Switzerland is only 300 kilometers.
For such a short trip, Long Shute didn't even take a plane.
He took agent Tony Moretti and personal assistant Crom Liu, formed a small convoy of three cars, and drove to the FIFA headquarters.
Of course, it would be too wasteful for a person to have a car. Moretti and Crome also brought their own female companions, and Long Shute's car carried his girlfriend Emma who flew from London.
How could it be possible to go alone at such a glorious moment of being on stage to receive an award?
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The car at full speed arrived at the destination in only three hours. A group of six people sat on the ground by the most prestigious lake in Zurich. While admiring the sparkling Lake Zurich, they took out the food prepared in advance. In the warm winter The picnic began in the sun.
The three women are all young people in the new era who open their mouths and stretch out their hands when they have food, but the three men all have the excellent qualities of Chinese men who are hardworking and regard their girlfriends as gods. They drive, take umbrellas, and lay bills , fishing, barbecue, making tea, making coffee... omnipotent, and finally barely serve half of the sky comfortably...
Maybe it's because God doesn't want the male compatriots to work too hard, or maybe it's just that they just can't bear to spread dog food in public like this. When their picnic banquet was coming to an end, the sky in Zurich suddenly darkened.
At first, they didn't pay attention to it. After all, in this season, the sunshine time in most European countries is very short, and it is common for it to get dark at four o'clock.
But then everyone felt the slightest bit of chill, icy raindrops mixed with flakes of snow drifting down from the gloomy sky.
It's sleet...
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Fortunately, it wasn't a shower, and the six of them still had time to pack up their things and hide in the car, and then drove to the hotel they reserved in advance.
Switzerland is not a big football country, and Zurich is a city suitable for the elderly to recuperate. Most of the citizens here are not interested in the FIFA annual ceremony held by the superstars in the evening. Long Shute's popularity here is not as good as his girlfriend.
At least in the lobby of the hotel, Emma had already taken a group photo with five front desk staff, and the lobby manager who came over after hearing the news was even more flattered. After getting Emma's photo and signature, he offered to send Their room was upgraded to a presidential suite for free...
Anyway, this season is the low season for tourism in Zurich, why not use it to exchange with world-renowned stars like Emma Watson, and use their group photo as a publicity...
I don't know if there are movie fans who will try the bed that Emma and his boyfriend slept in?Take a dip in the tub Emma soaked in with his boyfriend?
Well, maybe there will be a little profit? -
In China, thousands of miles away, it has entered the early hours of January 1.
Duan Yixuan in a suit and leather shoes is warming up before the awards ceremony with the special guest, Yan Qiang, vice president of Sports Weekly.
Since it was already one o'clock in the morning, Duan Yixuan's spirit seemed a little sluggish, and he used the wrong idiom in several consecutive sentences, or made small mistakes such as saying the last sentence and forgetting the next sentence.
"In less than an hour, the 2011 FIFA Annual Awards Ceremony will open in Zurich, Switzerland. On the real-time screen, we have seen, including Ronaldo, Pele, Ferguson, Rooney, Vidic, Guardiola , Messi, Iniesta, Pique and other heavyweight stars, coaches and celebrities have all stepped on the red carpet, and Pique's girlfriend, Shakira, the Latin queen, also came in a full dress..."
Looking at Shakira's open wheat-colored skin and the ups and downs of the peaks, many people couldn't help swallowing their excited saliva...
"Now let's contact the reporter Wang Tao ahead and see if he will bring us more detailed first-hand reports..."
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For players who have played live football and played Chinese commentary patches, Wang Tao's name is no stranger.
In addition to often running ahead, he is also the mainstay of CCTV Sports Channel's "Crazy Football" series is his pinnacle masterpiece.
"Snow and sleet fell in Zurich this afternoon, bringing a chill to the city. We can see that the most famous players, coaches, and celebrities in football almost gathered in Zurich this night. Pele, Ronaldo The arrival of Messi and Messi set off a climax, but unfortunately, they did not stop to be interviewed by reporters..."
Wang Tao, who has a round and chubby face, makes people feel very happy at first glance. He shrugged at the camera, and then motioned the cameraman to point the camera at the red carpet:
"A focus of many fans is whether Ronaldo will attend the award ceremony tonight. So far, we have not seen Real Madrid players from the crowd. According to official news, Ronaldo or any player from Real Madrid , including the head coach Mourinho will not be present, which also means that Ronaldo will definitely not get the final Ballon d'Or, instead of them attending the ceremony are Real Madrid star Zinedine Zidane and..."
"At today's awards ceremony, there will be some singing and dancing performances. The famous British singer James Blunt will perform on stage, and the Latin queen Shakira may also bring her own strong songs and dances..."
"In terms of award setting, continuing the previous practice, there are best team, best coach award, fair play award, best goal and Puskas award, and the most important award for best male and female athletes, which is the gold medal. ball award."
"The winners of most awards may not have much suspense, the only exception is this year's Golden Globe."
The camera is back on Wang Tao:
"In the case that Ronaldo is destined to miss the award, the competition for this award will be between Long Special and Messi. Compared with the Argentine king who became famous at a young age, Long Special can be described as a dark horse that has emerged in recent years. He won in 2011 In [-], he won many honors such as Champions League champion, Eredivisie champion, UEFA best player, etc., coupled with his still hot performance after moving to Bayern, he became a popular candidate for the award. It is very likely to encounter a strong resistance from a dark horse!"
"Compared to Messi, Long Shute, who played in the Eredivisie, can only be called an inconspicuous dark horse. If he finally wins the Ballon d'Or, it may become a big upset. But you know, This time last year, Messi's Ballon d'Or was also widely regarded as an upset, so why shouldn't we expect another upset?"
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The picture returned to the studio.
Duan Yixuan continued to analyze the topic:
"Wang Tao said just now that Long Shute is a dark horse. If he wins the Golden Globe, he will be an upset. Yan Qiang, do you agree with him?"
Yan Qiang nodded first, then shook his head, and then both of them laughed.
"I'm going to both agree and disagree."
This answer can only be said by senior intellectuals who have studied Marxist dialectics.
Just listen to the authoritative expert of the Chinese football media:
"Indeed, compared to Messi who was in a cosmic team like Barcelona as soon as he debuted, Long Shute's previous experience is not worth mentioning. He played in the declining Eredivisie league, and at that time Ajax was even in the Netherlands. The honor of being a champion has been lost for many years, and the platforms of the two are not at the same level at all.
What's more, Messi has been standing at the pinnacle of world football for many years in a row. His influence is everywhere. When it comes to voting, which is a highly subjective matter, his advantage is very obvious. After all, it is impossible for every country to vote. The coach and captain of the team went to watch the Champions League and Eredivisie matches, and many people really voted based on their past impressions.
But if you only look at the results and honors of the two in 2011, I think Messi has no advantage over Long Shute except for scoring more goals.
It is true that the La Liga champions are not at the same level as the Eredivisie champions, but in the higher-level Champions League competition, it was Long's special Ajax that eliminated Messi's Barcelona. In those two rounds of competition, Messi Xi also had a head-to-head confrontation with Long Shute. Although it was impossible to say who was the best, and Long Shute received a red card in the end, at least it can be said that Long Shute was no worse than Messi that season. deserving of such an honor.
Therefore, I both agree and disagree with the unpopular statement, and I personally expect that Long Shute can become this unpopular. "
(End of this chapter)