Chapter 118 ‘Friendly’ discussion with Guardiola

Although Lin Quan became famous because of the Puskas Award, tonight's stage belongs to the two unparalleled talents.

After presenting the award to Miss World Football, former World Cup champion, Golden Globe winner and World Footballer Cannavaro served as the presenting guest and walked onto the podium with a smile.

He will announce the final winner of the most important award at today's awards ceremony - the FIFA Ballon d'Or!

Cannavaro knew that the focus of the audience was on himself, but he knew even more clearly that the focus of these people's attention was the unopened list of winners in his hand.

So, when Cannavaro took the stage, he peeked at the list of winners in his hand, which caused bursts of laughter from the audience.

The camera then showed Iniesta, Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi, who were selected as the final three candidates for the Ballon d'Or, and showed them a side-by-side shot of the same frame.

The expressions of the three of them all looked a little unnatural, and they all looked a little nervous.

Although Iniesta knew that he was running with him, he still couldn't help but feel some luck in his heart at this time:

What if?

I have been running with him for several years. If the judges realize the importance of midfield and vote for me, then I might have a chance to win the Golden Globe Award.

As for Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi, outside analysis shows that their chances of winning the championship are not much different, with Messi having a certain lead.

Cristiano Ronaldo couldn't help but glance at Messi. The opponent has won three Ballon d'Ors in a row. His performance in the past few years has not been bad. Every time he loses, he is paving the way for him to win the award.

After three years of continuous preparation, it’s finally time to reap the rewards, right?

Messi is a little worried. He didn't have any honors in 2012, the national team was lackluster, and the club lost the Champions League and the league championship.

But his personal number of goals reached a new high and even broke the world record, which is a huge bonus for him.

Cannavaro did not deliberately delay, he quickly opened the list of winners:

"The player who won the 2012 FIFA Ballon d'Or is - Leo Messi!"

The live footage showed Messi and Ronaldo sitting in the front.

Cristiano Ronaldo pursed his lips and felt a little complicated, but he still applauded Messi.

He is 27 years old this year and has only one Ballon d'Or, while Messi is only 25 years old and has already won four Ballon d'Or trophies.

Can I still catch up with him?

Looking at Messi's back on stage to accept the award, Cristiano Ronaldo couldn't help but think in his heart.

Lin Quan, Xavi, Cesc Fabregas and others applauded the award-winning Messi. While applauding, he glanced at Ronaldo's stubborn back.

The world calls them the ultimate duo, but now Messi has won the Ballon d'Or for four consecutive years, far surpassing Ronaldo.

Cristiano Ronaldo, who has always wanted to be strong, must feel uncomfortable.

With his character, in order to prove that he will not lose to Messi, he will definitely play harder in the next game!

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After the award ceremony, Lin Quan did not go with Xiaofa and others to congratulate Messi.

In fact, the two of them are not very familiar with each other, and he doesn't plan to return to Barcelona to play football, so he won't join in the fun.

Taking advantage of the opportunity for Guardiola and Bosque to chat, Lin Quan found Bosque.

"Lin, congratulations on your progress during this time!"

Bosque had just won the award and was in a very happy mood. After seeing Lin Quan, he gave him a warm hug.

Seeing a Lin Quan who has improved in strength, is alive and kicking, and is not injured is the best news for Bosque.

There is only half a year left in the Confederations Cup. During this period, the core players of the team must not be injured, especially not seriously.

Otherwise, they may not be able to play in the Confederations Cup.

Other positions in the Spanish lineup are not bad. The bench in the midfield and backfield is strong. Even if one or two players are occasionally injured, the impact will not be great.

But in the frontcourt, especially Lin Quan, there is absolutely no other alternative.

This resulted in Del Bosque being very nervous every time Lin Quan played, wanting to sit in front of the TV for two hours until he was sure he was not injured before he could breathe a sigh of relief.

In the past, when there was no Lin Quan in the team, the coach had never been so tired.

But tiredness also pays off, and Lin Quan's progress is visible to the naked eye.

And as he grew older, Del Bosque noticed that his physical abilities were improving in all aspects.

Just like the recent match between Werder Bremen and Bayern, Lin Quan was still able to have such physical fitness in the overtime period, which really surprised the coach.

Seeing that Del Bosque was in a good mood, Lin Quan took the opportunity to mention to him that he wanted to play more games.

"As for the national team, there will be World Cup qualifying and Confederations Cup games to play next year. The Confederations Cup has always been a preview of the World Cup, and the opponents are also very strong, so we need to go all out. This time in the Confederations Cup I

I will take you with me and fight as the main force."

Bosque thought Lin Quan was worried about his main position, so he made a promise to him:

As long as he is not injured, Spain will take him with him in important games.

"But the national team has not had many games in the past few months. You know, Werder Bremen has very few games. I was wondering if I could go to the national youth team to play football. They are not playing European youth games.

Race?"

Bosque glanced at him in surprise: "Isn't that bad? It's meaningless for you to play in the youth team. That level of competition is not difficult for you and it won't provide any training."

After all, he is a star who has been shortlisted for the Ballon d'Or. Are you embarrassed to go play football with a group of kids in their early 20s?

Uh, this little guy doesn't seem to be 17 years old yet, he's younger than those little kids...

Bosque suddenly became speechless.

Lin Quan sighed in his heart: Why is it useless? If you win a youth team game, you can get a point!

This kind of game where he can easily win is simply his dream game, right?

The only drawback is that you need to travel back and forth between the club and the national team, which is a bit frustrating, and the points awarded are too few, only 1 point per game.

If there are 2 points in a game, then he is determined to play in the youth team game, the kind that can't be chased away!

Bosque saw that Lin Quan's mood seemed a little low, and he didn't want to dampen his enthusiasm too much, so he asked:

"What, you really want to play the game?"

"Yes, I want to communicate with more opponents, accumulate experience in the game, and achieve better growth!"

"Well, the idea is very good and very enterprising, but let's forget about the youth team games. Abuse of food will not make you improve. If you want to communicate, just communicate with the top teams!"

When Lin Quan heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up. He had been waiting for your words after saying so much!

"We are going to Brazil to play in the Confederations Cup this year, and the participating teams are all champion teams from all continents, and they are all very strong.

Therefore, we need to communicate more with some strong opponents, especially play friendly matches with teams with similar styles to the participating teams, so as to adapt to the opponent's rhythm.

This way, I won’t feel uncomfortable when I get to the Confederations Cup!”

Several participating teams in the 2013 Confederations Cup have basically been determined, namely:

Host nation Brazil, European and World Cup champion Spain, Asian champion Japan, America's Cup champion Uruguay, Central American champion Mexico, Oceania champion Tahiti and European Cup runner-up Italy.

The African Cup of Nations has not yet finished, and the opponents who will advance have not yet been determined.

Among these eight teams, the strongest ones are Brazil, Uruguay, Italy and Mexico.

They are typical representatives of European football and American football.

So if Spain wants to choose an opponent for a warm-up match, it will choose a team that is geographically close to them and has a similar style.

Del Bosque immediately thought of several suitable lists, but whether he can be contacted depends on the communication and negotiation between the Spanish Football Association and the opponent's football association.

After attending the FIFA awards ceremony, Lin Quan disappeared again.

During his disappearance, Guardiola showed up once.

On January 16, Guardiola appeared in Munich and officially signed with Bayern Munich.

The two parties signed a three-year contract, and the contract expiration date is 2016.

Guardiola's signing with Bayern greatly disappointed the teams that tried to pursue him.

Especially at Chelsea, it is said that Abramovich was so angry that he threw something in his office.

After he calmed down, he thought of Mourinho, who is as famous as Guardiola.

"Call Mendes and tell him that I want to invite him to watch the game at Stamford Bridge!"

If Guardiola can't be invited, then Mourinho can only be invited.

Chelsea's league record this season is terrible. After the 22nd round, they were 13 points behind Manchester United at the top of the list and basically had no hope of winning the league championship.

Not only that, their Champions League spot is not very stable either.

Chelsea, who are currently ranked third, have several pursuers behind them who are eyeing them.

Among them, especially Arsenal, the crazy team that secures the fourth place, makes them a little restless.

Arsenal are currently fifth, five points behind Chelsea.

Although the points difference is huge, this top-four monster always displays incredible fighting power at the end of the season and miraculously retains its Champions League spot.
To be continued...