Chapter 170, Awards Ceremony

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On the morning of January 14, Kim Tagg and Woodward flew to Switzerland by plane to attend the FIFA awards ceremony.

On the plane, Woodward joked: "Tiger, I wish you could be on stage at an awards show this time next year."

Jin Taige thought for a while: "If I change careers and apply for a job as a FIFA cleaner, I will definitely be able to be on the stage of the ceremony."

"You bastard!" Woodward gave him a glare. "I'm serious."

Jin Taige smiled: "The team has been rebuilding in the past two years. It is estimated that it is unlikely, but it should not be long before our players will be on this stage. I am sure."

Woodward asked with interest: "Tiger, do you think our players will have a chance to win the Golden Globe?"

"Will!"

"Then who do you think has the greatest hope?"

Kintag thought for a while: "Messi and Ronaldo have won all the Ballon d'Or awards in recent years, and the offensive players are still relatively dominant. In terms of strength, I think Kanter is the most powerful, but if you consider the position on the field , The Ballon d'Or is more inclined to attacking players, I think De Bruyne and Salah have a better chance."

"De Bruyne? Salah? You are not joking." Woodward shook his head, "Since joining the team, the performance of the two of them has not been very good. You actually think that the two of them will win the Golden Ball prize?"

"Three or two games can't tell whether the players are good or bad. Wait a little longer, and they will definitely bring surprises to the team."

Woodward paused for a moment, and then said worriedly: "Tiger, many media are now hyping up these new aids. Nainggolan's recent performance is not bad, the media praised him very much and Salah is just a A player from the Swiss league, although his performance is mediocre, but people don't expect too much from him, but De Bruyne is different, he used to be from Chelsea, um, it should be said that he was abandoned by Mourinho, I say so You don’t mind. Many media are now saying that De Bruyne, a player that Mourinho doesn’t want, is regarded as a treasure by you. Manchester United is like picking up trash.”

Woodward thought Kintag would be angry when he heard this, but Kintag laughed: "Ed, whenever you have media criticizing Manchester United players, I think: God, I have another motivational player." Method. I am not worried about the players being hit, what I am worried about is that the players do not have enough motivation to move forward. This is the embodiment of the spirit of Manchester United. Don't worry, it won't take long, De Bruyne And Salah will definitely surprise the whole world of football. Ed, you believe me!"

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"Okay, then I'll be looking forward to it."

The FIFA awards ceremony was held at the Zurich Opera House in Switzerland. In the evening, Kintag and Woodward came here early. Woodward handed over his business card to the staff, and the staff immediately introduced the two to the venue.

The two of them sat in the second row, very close to the stage. When entering the field, many people came up to say hello to Woodward, because he has been infected in international football for many years, so Woodward has a very wide network of contacts.

Compared with Woodward, Kintag has fewer acquaintances. He saw Wenger and Moyes, and the two were talking. Jin Taige greeted two people in the past, and the two of them were very relaxed today, because they, like Jin Taige, had nothing to do with the three teams in this awards ceremony.

In addition, apart from exchanging pleasantries with a few coaches in the Premier League, Kintag did not communicate much with others.

Although Jin Taige is in charge of the giants Manchester United, he is a new coach after all. Regardless of his qualifications or achievements, he has no part to speak on this occasion. Jin Taige wasn't in the mood to flatter others, so he sat on the chair and didn't speak.

Half an hour later, the ceremony began.

At the ceremony, FIFA presented several awards such as the Best Team of the Year Award, the Best Men's and Women's Football Coach, the Fair Play Award, the Best Goal of the Year Award, Miss World Football, and the Golden Globe Award.

The best team of the year was almost rounded up by Real Madrid and Barcelona. Neuer, Ram, Ramos, Silva, Alves, Iniesta, Xavi, Ribery, Ronaldo, Messi, Ibrahimovic.

The best coach was given to Bayern coach Heynckes. Last season, he led Bayern to win the triple crown and conquered Europe with a devastating momentum, which is admirable.

In the selection of the Golden Globe Awards, Rolick Messi and Ribery won the Golden Globe Award. He scored 1365 points, Messi scored 1205 points and Ribery scored 1127 points.

After the results of this selection came out, many people raised some doubts. Outside voices generally believe that this year's Ballon d'Or should be awarded to Franck Ribery.

This season, Ribery followed Bayern to win the Champions League, Bundesliga, and German Cup. Bayern became the first team in German team history to win the Triple Crown. And Ribery also won the final victory in the selection of the best European player in 2013. Therefore, the outside world is unanimously optimistic about Ribery for this Golden Globe Award. But I didn't expect Yu Luo to win the prize in the end.

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Not only did the media and fans not understand, even Ribery was very depressed when he was interviewed by reporters afterwards: "It is very difficult to win the Ballon d'Or, I understand. But in 2013 I won all the championships with my team, I couldn't have done better. If I still don't get the Ballon d'Or, then I really have nothing to say."

Seeing Luo accepting the award on stage, Woodward, who was sitting next to Kintag, said in a low voice: "There are internal reports that FIFA is now pushing for Messi and Luo, and the others want to win the Ballon d'Or. Difficult."

Jin Taige nodded, but did not speak.

Looking at the award-winning players on the stage, he was filled with emotion.

I don't know how many of my players will be able to stand on this stage a few years later to compete for the Golden Globe Award, which symbolizes the highest honor in international football. Maybe De Bruyne, maybe Salah, maybe goalkeeper De Gea, maybe the younger Martial, Dembele, Sane, when they stand on the stage, the feeling may be It must be very cool.

Kintag looked at Heynckes who won the best coach again, and he looked forward to that award infinitely in his heart. Heynckes won the best coach award because he won the Triple Crown last season. Jin Taige secretly made up his mind, if I can also win the Triple Crown, then the best coach will definitely be me!

Because this ceremony has nothing to do with Manchester United, so Jin Taige can only dance his thoughts in the audience. After the ceremony, Woodward chatted happily with several friends in the circle, while Kintag looked for a figure in the crowd.

Soon, Kim Tag locked on the target, and he walked slowly towards that person (Successor of the Red Devils)