We agreed to play football together, and you will be the head coach?

Chapter 354: Final competition for the Golden Globe Award, Dong Fangzhuo sets a record with his sixth place
Kaka, Mane, Salah and Vardy, who came on as a substitute, scored.

Lewandowski assisted in scoring two goals and his contribution was obvious.

The reason why we conceded so many goals is mainly because Xhaka’s covering ability is far inferior to Kante, and he tends to make straight passes in attack. Once they are discovered and intercepted by the opponent, the team will be more easily penetrated by others.

No matter how good the defense is, it cannot withstand a midfielder who keeps setting up attacks for others.

A player named Za will never become the king of Za unless he visits London.

On November 17th, in the twelfth round of the Premier League, Villa faced Tottenham at home. It was a strong confrontation.

After all, Tottenham is considered the floor brick of the Premier League's big six.

De Bruyne, who suffered a minor injury in the last round, returned from injury.

These days he ushered in the first important moment of his life.

The final list of candidates for the FIFA Ballon d'Or has been announced, with De Bruyne making the top three for the first time.

This means he will have a chance to compete for the final grand prize.

The other two players who made the final cut with him were Iniesta and Ribery.

The former won the European Cup again with the Spanish team this summer, and although Barcelona did not achieve much last season, Iniesta's contribution in the season before last was still outstanding.

But both he and Xavi were overshadowed by Messi.

This year there is some sense of compensation.

His overall competitiveness is very strong.

Ribery won the Bundesliga double last year and also led his team to the Champions League final, and his performance in the European Cup was also passable.

Compared to Iniesta, his statistics are much better.

De Bruyne's advantage lies in his club performance, he is the Champions League champion and five-time champion!

In addition, De Bruyne's personal data is better than Ribery's, and even better than Iniesta.

As for the national team, De Bruyne has a major flaw. Belgium has just set sail again and it may take a few years to achieve results.

Messi's two FIFA Ballon d'Or wins were much more controversial. As players, Sneijder and Ribery were treated unfairly, and as a coach, Guardiola's credit was taken away.

This year's session has been the most discussed but least controversial in recent years.

It is generally believed that any of the three players can win the award.

De Bruyne, Iniesta and Ribery won awards at approximately 36%, 33% and 31% respectively!

Whoever it is, the controversy will be much less than last year.

Of course, this result also made Melo's fans a little disappointed.

Messi's second consecutive FIFA Ballon d'Or win came to an end, and he missed the chance to break Ronaldo's record of winning three consecutive Ballon d'Ors.

Cristiano Ronaldo failed to win the award for three consecutive years after winning three consecutive awards.

But these two players, as the two most powerful players in the world with the most fans, still remain within the range of winning the award.

If you make a breakthrough in some aspects in any year, you can return to the pinnacle of honor.

Back to the game, as the saying goes, one feels refreshed when good things happen.

De Bruyne played exceptionally well in this game, scoring two goals and one assist, helping Villa beat Tottenham 5-2.

Villa has tied the record between themselves and the Premier League's big six.

They have played against all five of the big six except Arsenal.

Lost to Chelsea and Manchester United, won against Liverpool and Tottenham, and drew with Manchester City.

Basically, we used the main lineup to play.

This record basically conforms to the media's speculation about Villa's true strength. Villa does have the strength to compete for the Premier League title, and has indeed made efforts in the Premier League this season.

November 20th, the fifth group round of the Champions League.

Villa, who qualified early, once again sent out a substitute lineup headed by "Malesa".

Mane, Lewandowski, Salah
Kaka, Xhaka, Fellaini
Cuadrado, Rudiger, Van Dijk, Trippier

Oblak
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De Bruyne, Bale and other players were rested.

As a result, the two sides fought each other 3 to 3.

As a Turkish Super League giant, Galatasaray's combat effectiveness is able to reach the level of European powerhouses, and it is common for them to reach the knockout stage or even the quarterfinals.

With this draw, Villa secured first place in the group one round in advance, ensuring their dominant position in the knockout stage.

The English media was jubilant.

On November 24th, in the 13th round of the Premier League, Villa will challenge Arsenal away.

This is the last team of the big6.

Villa drew 2-2, taking one point from London and making the game a 50-50 tie.

At this point, the Premier League big6 can consider changing their name to the Premier League Seven Sisters or the Premier League Seven Heroes!

On November 28th, in the 14th round of the Premier League, Villa challenged Everton away.

Villa players were unlucky in this game, hitting the goal post and crossbar many times, and finally only got a score of 1-1.

Manchester United overtook Villa by one point in the standings and started to take the lead.

On December 1st, in the 15th round of the Premier League, Villa faced Swansea at home.

Thanks to De Bruyne's goal and two assists, Villa beat Swansea 3-0.

Manchester United drew in the Manchester City derby.

Villa thus overtook Manchester United by one point again and returned to the top of the table.

At this point, Villa and Manchester United are already far ahead of the third place in the standings.

There is a relatively obvious stratification in the Premier League.

Manchester United and Villa are leading the way, while the other five Premier League giants are in a mixed battle. Several Premier League powerhouses are also qualified to compete for European competition spots, and then there are the relegation and relegation zones.

After the game, Aston Villa chartered a plane to the Zurich Opera House in Switzerland.

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"Hello everyone, you are now watching the 2012 FIFA Ballon d'Or awards ceremony!"

"This is the red carpet, and walking towards us is French international Olivier Giroud, who is currently playing for Chelsea, but his biggest contribution to making the FIFA Ballon d'Or shortlist this year is his time at Aston Villa!"

"Giroud is still very handsome and has the charm of a mature man. This is also the first time he has surpassed Benzema, another well-known center forward in the country!"

"Benzema was not included in the list this year due to his inactivity at Real Madrid."

Giroud or Benzema?
This is a problem Giroud has often encountered in the past two years.

Although Benzema is younger than him, he became famous earlier than Giroud. He was one of the Four Little Swans of France in Lyon, and his career took off even more after he joined Real Madrid.

But Giroud came from behind and made up the gap between the two in his three years at Villa.

Currently, there is fierce competition between the two sides over the issue of the national team's starting lineup.

Just now, the red carpet host asked Giroud about his opinion on Benzema and his position in the national team.

Ask him which of the two he thinks is stronger?

Giroud laughed and said: "You are not confusing karting with F1?"

The host was full of questions.

He Tianqi, who was watching the live broadcast in the car, was also frowning. When did this kid Giroud learn the teasing he made to him?

Poor Benz Tyrannosaurus Rex, I have been called Benz Cat by fans in recent years. After today, it may be Benz Kart! Giroud: "I mean, I am F1 car, he is kart, I am in Villa and Chelsea, and he is in Real Madrid, we have our own tracks, I don't think about him."

"He's doing well at Real Madrid because he has world-class players like Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka around him."

"But my performance at Chelsea is still good. We are not the same players. Mr. He Tianqi once said that I am a player who can create more opportunities for the team."

Giroud's parroting directly established himself as the best center forward in France.

Benzema fell into a difficult period.

After all, Real Madrid is currently fully supporting Ronaldo, including in terms of on-field data.

Correspondingly, Benzema will have to make sacrifices in terms of data.

So although he didn't win many championships, Ronaldo was still able to rank in the top five of the FIFA Golden Globe Awards, while Benzema dropped directly out of the top ten.

After Giroud, Cavani came in. The Uruguayan is currently one of the most sought-after strikers in Europe.

Then there is Sneijder, whose ranking has dropped at an extremely fast pace compared to two years ago.

Some of Messi's fans therefore said that it would be no problem for Messi to beat Sneijder two years ago.

But more fans said that it is true that Sneijder's condition has declined year by year, but as far as that year is concerned, he absolutely deserves the award.

Next are Torres, Mascherano, Lahm...the order of appearance is in reverse chronological order.

The higher ranked players appear later.

After Lahm, there is a new face - Romelu Lukaku!
As a 19-year-old striker, Lukaku's selection was a surprise.

It is generally believed that this player has the potential to win the Ballon d'Or in the future, with a probability of about 60%. After all, three of the five characters in his name have won the Ballon d'Or - Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi, and Kaka!
Then there are the German handsome Hummels, Manchester City striker Aguero, and Real Madrid midfielder Alonso.

Real Madrid defenders Ramos, Fabregas, the world's No. 1 goalkeeper Schmeichel, Chelsea's new core Hazard, Arsenal's foreign king Arteta!
No. 15. Pirlo has returned to his peak at Juventus.

He and Juventus began to dominate Serie A.

Fourteenth place, Italy and former Villa double defensive core Bonucci.

Thirteenth place, Bayern winger Robben.

12th place, Brazilian superstar Neymar.

This ranking is highly inflated, but this player is indeed extremely talented.

Brazilian players have a natural advantage over other players in becoming famous and becoming superstars.

Just as it is easier for young players in England to become stars than young players from other regions, it is all due to the influence of their predecessors.

The eleventh is the super striker Van Persie who transferred from Arsenal to Manchester United.

The statistics and performance of this super striker are absolutely top-notch.

But after leaving Palermo, he has always lacked heavyweight championship honors, so his status has not improved qualitatively compared to the past.

Five or six years have passed in a flash. Van Persie, who was once thought to be able to score one or two goals, now seems to have withdrawn from the competition for the first place in the Ballon d'Or.

What a pity.

Maybe, I followed the wrong person.

Wenger: ???
"Okay, the next player to walk the red carpet is this year's 10th ranked player in the FIFA Ballon d'Or, Gareth Bale!"

The applause at the scene was an order of magnitude louder.

The next one to appear is the real top-tier superstar!

Each of them is the most amazing person in the past year.

Bale's ranking has been improving steadily, and as long as he has capital support, it will not be a problem for him to enter the top three.

Even without a financial backer, he can become a contender for the Ballon d'Or once his statistics explode.

Ninth place, also a former Villa player, Thiago Motta!
As the core of the five-time champions and the king of attendance, Motta's importance needs no elaboration.

What makes Barcelona fans sad is that Motta did not become a glass man in Paris Saint-Germain and still maintained a fairly high attendance rate, which is completely different from his time in Barcelona.

This has caused Barcelona fans to reflect on whether there is something Barcelona has not done well that makes the players prone to injuries?

But the problem is that apart from Motta, there is no one else in Barcelona who is so fragile?

In the end, people can only say that it is a backlash between Motta and Barcelona's fate, and he is not suitable to live in Catalonia for a long time.

Seventh place, Ibrahimovic.

He stood his final shift in Milan last year and was a killing spree.

This year he joined Paris Saint-Germain and teamed up with many stars, and also notified Ligue 1.

Seventh place, Luca Toni!

Toni is almost one of the players who has been ranked in the top ten of the Ballon d'Or most times in his career.

It's a pity that he never reached the top in his life. This was mainly due to his personality and the positioning of the team coach.

The sixth place was earth-shattering and caused a whirlwind in Asia, that was... Chinese player Dong Fangzhuo!

There were loud gongs and drums and firecrackers everywhere in the country.

The last time I was so happy about football was when our Chinese national team qualified for the World Cup!
Dong Fangzhuo broke his own record for the highest ranking of Chinese and Asian players in the Ballon d'Or.

On par with Melo.

Almost made it to the final competition!
The lack of this is not in strength, data or honors, because as the absolute core of Villa, based on his performance last season, if it were Messi, he would have won the Golden Ball award long ago.

The difference lies in identity.

As long as Dong Fangzhuo is yellow, Asian, or Chinese, he will never be able to win the Golden Globe Award.

Unless in the future the world's most profitable and influential football league is hosted by the Chinese.

Messi is fifth this year.

Ronaldo ranks fourth this year.

This also means that there is a high probability that this year's winner will be a newcomer.

Or if it's Ribery, he will catch up with Messi and become one of the few legendary players to win two Ballon d'Or.

……

After the red carpet ceremony, everyone entered the backstage.

The award ceremony was even more grand.

At the beginning, this year's FIFA President's Award was presented.

The winner is Jacques Rogge, President of the International Olympic Committee.

The Fair Play Award was given to the Afghan Football Association for calming the incident of American soldiers shooting Afghan civilians... At the same time, the international community and the American people formally discussed the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan.

The winner of the Best Women's Football Coach Award was Ned.

The Puskas Award is for Ibrahimovic's goal in the national team, that amazing 33-meter overhead kick.

This is also the most incredible overhead kick in the world so far, unprecedented and unparalleled.

Then the King of Football Pele took the stage and received the FIFA Honorary Ballon d'Or.

It is said that Pele agreed to accept the honorary Golden Ball only after confirming that Messi would not receive the award this year, thus adding authority to the Golden Ball.

After two years of twists and turns, this award has come to a critical moment of life and death.

If we mess it up again this year, there will be no need to do it at all.

Therefore, they used all possible means, on the one hand to make peace with He Tianqi, and on the other hand to find more authoritative people from outside to gild the award.

The football world cannot be without this robe!

(End of this chapter)