Green Field Eunuch

Chapter 427 The Annual Golden Globe Awards
There was another thing that concerned Shan Yongzhuo.

Shan Yongzhuo has been shortlisted for the Ballon d'Or and is considered a strong contender to defend his title.

He ranked first with a high score of 1036, a score that crushed Messi, who ranked second with only 405 points.

Shan Yongzhuo's 1036 points are truly astonishing.

It's important to know that in the Golden Globe Awards selection rules, eligible voters will select the top 3 from a list of 23 people and rank them. The first place gets 5 points, the second place gets 3 points, and the last place gets 1 point.

The judging panel consisted of three groups, each accounting for one-third of the score.

The theoretical maximum score is 1040 points, which means that only two people ranked Shan Yongzhuo second.

Shan Yongzhuo's vote share reached 99.78%, surpassing Platini and breaking the Golden Globe Award vote share record.

Upon receiving the news, Kroos immediately informed Shan Yongzhuo. He was very happy, as winning the Ballon d'Or twice would bring Shan Yongzhuo enormous commercial influence.

Shan Yongzhuo didn't feel much about it. For him, the Ballon d'Or didn't bring any points increase, and it was just a tool for showing off.

On November 17th, Shan Yongzhuo returned to the club for training.

He arrived very early that day. Manchester City's morning assembly time was 9 a.m., but he arrived before 8 a.m. He planned to train harder so he could get back into shape sooner.

He was competing in Singapore just two days ago.

After a day of flying, and then hosting Cross at home, I felt quite tired and hadn't recovered even after a day of rest.

Shan Yongzhuo arrived quite early. At seven o'clock, before it was fully light, the training ground was somewhat dark, but some people had already arrived.

The figure was rather short, and Shan Yongzhuo recognized him at a glance—it was Aguero.

"Hey Sergio, you're here really early." Shan Yongzhuo greeted him with a smile, while also remarking that Aguero was indeed a very hardworking player.

"Shan, welcome back." Aguero also saw Shan Yongzhuo, who was practicing shooting. He kicked the ball over and said with a smile, "Seven goals in two games, congratulations."

"Thank you." Shan Yongzhu stepped on the ball, then kicked it out, and the football landed accurately in the far corner.

"That's so accurate..."

Aguero sighed, feeling a pang of sadness.

"You can do it too," Shan Yongzhuo could only offer Aguero a few words of comfort.

"Thank you, I'm fine," Aguero replied with a smile.

In fact, Shan Yongzhuo did teach Aguero some tricks, but obviously, they were useless.

Aguero hasn't had an easy time lately. On one hand, the divorce seems to have hit him pretty hard. On the other hand, facing intense pressure from Dzeko within the team, Aguero's performance seems to have been affected, and he doesn't seem to have much of an advantage.

In response, Shan Yongzhuo could only say that he was powerless to help, as he himself was nearing the end of his life.

After 8:30, my teammates started arriving one after another.

They greeted Shan Yongzhuo warmly and talked about his performance in the national team.

Everyone knows about Shan Yongzhuo's performance.

It's not that they pay much attention to Shan Yongzhuo's matches with the national team, but rather that Manchester City's media has done a lot of reporting, and various news about Shan Yongzhuo has attracted a lot of attention from fans.

In addition, Manchester City's recent performance has been questioned by the media. They have been said to be suffering from a serious dependence on Shan Yongzhuo, and it seems that they do not know how to win without Shan Yongzhuo.

In the twelfth round of the league, which Shan Yongzhuo missed, Manchester City were held to a draw at home by Aston Villa. The match was so poorly executed that it was almost boring to watch. Guardiola's feelings about Shan Yongzhuo's return are also complex.

On the one hand, he realized that the current group of Manchester City players would find it difficult to fully implement his tactical ideas, and that to win, he would have to rely on Shan Yongzhuo.

On the other hand, he was unwilling to accept it, after all, Shan Yongzhuo was someone who would definitely leave next season.

However, Guardiola eventually came to terms with it. Since Shan Yongzhuo will be leaving next season, he should make good use of him this season to achieve results, and then he can make signings according to his own ideas in the summer.

……

A few days later, Manchester City faced Real Madrid at home in the fifth round of the Champions League group stage.

The match is somewhat meaningless for Manchester City; the only advantage is that a draw would secure them first place in the group.

Although they have already qualified, Dortmund still has a theoretical possibility of finishing first in the group.

For Real Madrid, things are in a bit of trouble.

They not only lost their home game against Manchester City, but also managed only one draw and one loss in their two games against Borussia Dortmund.

For Real Madrid to advance from the group stage, they not only need to win the last two rounds, but they also need to rely on Borussia Dortmund's results.

Manchester City's players, on the other hand, seemed very relaxed and didn't seem to be taking the game too seriously.

They've already secured their place in the knockout stage. In their view, being first or second in the group doesn't matter much; they were second in their group last season and still won the championship.

However, relaxing does not mean being careless.

After all, many players would be willing to personally bury the once-invincible Real Madrid's hopes of qualifying, let alone these Manchester City players.

Shan Yongzhuo was happy to do this, even though he felt a little bad for Mancini, but he couldn't care less.

Guardiola takes the match very seriously, as a draw would secure first place in the group, making it a crucial game in his view.

Shan Yongzhuo, Aguero, Silva, Yaya Toure, Kompany...

Guardiola fielded his strongest lineup.

For Guardiola, nothing is more gratifying than personally sending Real Madrid out of the Champions League.

Manchester City's management is taking this match quite seriously, given that they are hosting a powerhouse like Real Madrid at home.

Before the match, the club discovered that ticket sales were excellent and the tickets were sold out very early on.

Actually, Manchester City's ticket sales have been pretty good this season, but there was a dip in the middle of the season, and they have declined somewhat compared to last season.

Later, the club also discovered the problem. Through analysis, they found that tickets sold very well for matches where Shan Yongzhuo was confirmed to play.

If Shan Yongzhuo is unable to play, ticket sales will be much lower.

For example, in the last game, Shan Yongzhuo was confirmed to be unable to play, and as a result, ticket sales did not even reach half of their peak.

In this match, Shan Yongzhuo was confirmed to start early on, and therefore received a lot of attention.

Tickets sold out quickly, of course.

(End of this chapter)