Chapter 362 The Youngest Ballon D’Or in History, the Favorite to Win the Ball!

"The youngest Golden Globe Award winner in history is born!" 》

"The 2014 Golden Globe Awards were announced, Lin Quan was elected with 68.7% of the votes! 》

"The Peerless Two Beauties can be renamed the Peerless Three Beauties!" 》

After Lin Quan won the Golden Globe Award, the major media outlets spared no effort in reporting on his award-winning news.

This Golden Globe Award has extremely high gold content and minimal controversy.

Among the three selected, Lin Quan received nearly 70% of the votes, Ronaldo, who ranked second, received less than 20% of the votes, and Messi only received more than 10%.

This may be the least controversial Golden Globe Awards in the past 20 years.

Moreover, this is also the first time that a young player under the age of 20 has won the Golden Globe Award since its establishment.

Lin Quan, who is still more than a month away from turning 19, has significantly broken Ronaldo's previous record for being the youngest.

In 1997, when Ronaldo won his first Ballon d'Or, he was only 21 years old.

And Lin Quan improved this record by a full 2 ​​years!

This record is unprecedented, and I'm afraid it will never be done again.

For an 18-year-old young player, it is difficult to get a stable chance to play in the first team, let alone win the Champions League and World Cup as the core of the team!

Before Lin Quan accomplished this feat, no one in the entire football world had thought about this, because in everyone's inherent understanding, this kind of thing was simply impossible to happen!

However, this impossible thing actually happened.

Therefore, people naturally think of the first-generation football king-Pele!

He also became famous at a young age. He also participated in the World Cup at a very young age and led his team to win the championship.

Lin Quan's current script is almost exactly the same as Bailey's back then.

Therefore, many people believe that Lin Quan is likely to become a new generation of football king just like Pele did!

"In this category, I think Lin will become the world champion sooner or later!"

After such rumors reached the ears of the football king, Pele himself stood up and expressed his opinion that he was very optimistic about Lin Quan.

He believes that Lin Quan is as good as him and will be crowned the new generation of football king sooner or later.

However, another football champion, Maradona, was not happy.

"Yes, I am also optimistic that Lin Quan can become the new generation of football king, but I don't agree with Pele. Lin Quan's style is obviously closer to mine!"

Although the two world champions have some conflicts over local issues, they both agree that Lin Quan will become the world champion sooner or later.

This makes the fans full of interest!

"The two major football champions made public statements, and I asked who else is there?"

"Haha, Lin Huang is not yet 19 years old, but he has already had so many honors and achievements. It is not too surprising that the two football champions are optimistic about him being crowned king!"

"I don't think so. Bailey has a crow's mouth. If he says that, Emperor Lin will probably be wiped out!"

"You can't say that. Pele predicted that Spain will win the World Cup. This prediction is right!"

"Even if you don't believe Pele's prediction, then you should believe Maradola's prediction, right?"

"Indeed, apart from being poor at leading a team, the polo king still has a very good eye for people!"

"Is it too early to say this now? Lin Quan is not yet 19 years old, he is too young.

Once a young player suffers a huge injury, it is easy for his condition to plummet. If he is just a flash in the pan, then he will definitely not be the world champion! "

"Bah, bah, why don't you say something nice? Emperor Lin is rough-skinned and thick-skinned, and he is very durable. How could he be seriously injured so easily?"

"Although Lin Huang currently has relatively few injuries, injuries are indeed a huge hidden danger. As long as Lin Huang can maintain his current state and is not affected by injuries, it is only a matter of time before he becomes the world champion!"

…

After winning the Golden Globe Award, Lin Quan became even more low-key.

He has not participated in the outside debate from beginning to end. Instead, he has returned to the team, trained hard, and maintained a better condition.

As more and more main players return from injury, Guardiola has more and more players at his disposal.

However, he has not given up the idea of ​​using the winter break to make signings and strengthen the team.

On January 17, Manchester City sat at home to meet the challenge of the arsenal Arsenal.

Since Manchester City received capital injection from the Abu Dhabi consortium, they have won more games against Arsenal than they have lost.

In the first half of the season, Manchester City reversed course and defeated Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium.

Therefore, facing the challenge from the Gunners, Manchester City was not nervous.

Compared with the game against Arsenal, the next away game against Chelsea is more worthy of their attention and vigilance.

Chelsea has always been difficult to play at home. They once set a record of 86 consecutive unbeaten games at home.

For any team visiting Stamford Bridge, it is a very headache.

When Manchester City visited Stamford Bridge last year, they were once cornered by Chelsea.

If it weren't for Lin Quan's stunning overhead kick at the last moment to equalize the score, they would have fallen victim to Chelsea.

Therefore, this game against Arsenal was regarded by Guardiola as a preview of the game against Chelsea.

He put some of his work and scientific research into this competition.

This move angered Arsenal players!

What's the meaning?

Are you looking down on people by using us as experiments?

If the tiger doesn't show its power, you think we are sick cats!

Arsenal, who are soaring on the road to securing the fourth place, are quite terrifying when they are fierce!

The first half only took 34 minutes. With Cazorla's pass and shot, Arsenal actually led the defending champion 2:0.

This result was beyond everyone's expectations. The Manchester City fans watching the game at home held their heads in disbelief, wondering if their eyes were wrong. Was the score wrong?

The few Gunners fans who came to watch the away game were also a little unbelievable about this result.

what's the situation?

Is my Nana about to rise up?

Actually leading the defending champion Manchester City by 2 goals in the away game?

is this real?

The opponent is a team that has just won seven championships. It has the best winner of the Ballon d'Or in the team and is a team with a future world champion!

On the sidelines, when Giroud received an assist from Cazorla and scored the second goal, Professor Wenger clenched his fists in excitement and his whole body was shaking.

This season, after other teams have invested heavily in strengthening their teams, Arsenal is facing greater difficulties.

Their record in strong matchups is very poor. When facing Manchester United, Manchester City and Chelsea this season, Arsenal struggled to win and only scored 1 point against Liverpool.

The poor record against strong teams has caused Arsenal to fall out of the top four in the standings, and they are currently struggling towards their goal of securing the fourth place.

This victory will not only bring them precious three points, but also allow them to end Arsenal's embarrassing record of never defeating the defending champion away from home since 2002.

After being happy, Wenger forced himself to calm down.

It's not time to open the champagne to celebrate, the first half is not over yet, and they are facing the defending champion Manchester City!

Manchester City is a very strong team, and they also have players like Lin Quan who can change the situation of the game on their own.

If they are not careful, the lead they currently hold may be gone.

…

On the Manchester City coaching bench, Guardiola couldn't sit still.

In this game, he made some adjustments to the team's lineup and formation, which resulted in a decrease in the team's interception ability in the midfield and frontcourt.

In the backcourt, the absence of Yaya Toure and the fact that Kroos has just returned from injury and has not yet reached his best condition have affected the strength of the team's midfield.

Arsenal played really well in this game. Their passing and cutting coordination was not only gorgeous, but also very well coordinated, making them feel undefeable.

Especially the attack launched through the two wings exposed the problem of Manchester City's weak defense in the ribs.

But the most critical thing is probably the failure to win the midfield. Cazorla was too active in this game and did too many things in dangerous areas.

Thinking of this, Guardiola made a bold adjustment. He moved Manchester City's back line forward and placed captain Kompany behind to act as a sweeper for the deep defense.

At the same time, he also made certain adjustments in the midfield, allowing the two wingers to move inward, increasing the number of midfielders, opening up the wing channels at the front of the half, but setting up two interception lines on the inside.

Wenger next door couldn't help but frowned after seeing Guardiola's adjustment.

Why would Guardiola make such an adjustment?

After the two wingers moved in, it became easier for Arsenal to attack from the wing, and in this game Arsenal relied on attacking from the wing to open up the situation.

If Guardiola does this, isn't it equivalent to actively exposing Manchester City's soft belly to Arsenal's butcher's knife?

What the hell is the opponent’s tactic? I can’t understand it!

Since you don’t understand, let’s observe the situation for the time being and then talk!

Wenger's problem of being hesitant in directing on the spot recurred. At this time, he either had to defend firmly or seize the opponent's exposed weaknesses and beat them to death.

This kind of approach where the other side makes adjustments but our own side stands still is the worst option.

Because he ignored that his team is a group of young people, and their mentality is the most easily affected.

Arsenal is invincible when the game goes well, but Arsenal has almost no comeback ability under headwinds, let alone an away game!

Guardiola's adjustment quickly achieved results. In the 43rd minute of the first half, Manchester City was surrounded by many people in the midfield and successfully stole the ball from Cazorla's feet.

After successfully stealing the ball, Fernandinho quickly handed the ball to De Bruyne, who then passed to Lin Quan.

Since Manchester City's two wingers moved in, they were very close to Lin Quan at this time. When Lin Quan dribbled the ball towards Arsenal's half, they were able to respond and cooperate with Lin Quan.

This made the Arsenal players hesitate a little and did not choose to double-team and press Lin Quan immediately.

Lin Quan's dribbling ability is too strong. If the press fails and he passes the ball out, Arsenal's defense will immediately have loopholes.

But the problem is, how can they stop Lin Quan's advance without sending out multiple people to press him?

The answer is, there is no way to stop it!

Ramsey and Koscielny rushed towards Lin Quan but were passed one after another. Lin Quan dribbled the ball into the penalty area.

The attention of Mertesacker, Monreal, Bellerin and others was all attracted by Lin Quan, and they almost rushed towards Lin Quan in unison.

However, Lin Quan did not choose to shoot by himself. Instead, he knocked the ball to the other side of the penalty area. After assisting, Navas stepped in to complete the goal.

Manchester City quickly pulled a goal back and rewritten the score to 1:2.

After the goal, Navas and Lin Quan rushed into the goal together, and the two reached for the ball almost at the same time.

"Let's go, let's score another goal while there's still time in the first half!"

Seeing Navas's action, Lin Quan gave the ball to him, patted the opponent on the shoulder and said to him.

"Well, that's exactly what I meant!"

Compared with Manchester City, which had high morale, Arsenal players seemed a little anxious after conceding the goal.

Manchester City's attack has no tactics worth mentioning. It just uses the opportunity of transition between offense and defense to launch a counterattack.

But the Arsenal players, who felt the opponent's offense throughout the whole process, couldn't help but feel a little bit of fear in their hearts.

Manchester City's offense was too fast and concise. They only completed 3 passes during the entire offense, all of which were forward passes, and then they scored.

As long as Arsenal can limit one of the ball release points, there is a high probability that the ball will not be missed.

On the sidelines, Professor Wenger’s brows furrowed into a frown.

He clenched his fist and put it to his mouth, and couldn't help but think about how to deal with Manchester City's counterattack.

In the attack just now, the two passes between De Bruyne and Lin Quan were the most critical.

Especially Lin Quan, he not only shoulders the important task of sending the final fatal pass, but also shoulders the task of dribbling the ball quickly and helping his teammates attract the opponent's attention.

From near the center circle to their own penalty area, Arsenal's players forced the opponent to take them almost 30 meters away.

This is simply an unacceptable mistake. As long as someone fouls him or blocks him during this period, Manchester City's attack will not be successful.

But, how difficult is it to restrict Lin Quan?

Don't Real Madrid and Barcelona know how big of a threat Lin Quan is?

They knew, but they couldn't stand Lin Quan either.

So Wenger just glanced at Lin Quan and quickly dismissed this unrealistic idea.

He looked at De Bruyne.

This kid's passing threat is getting bigger and bigger. In the attack just now, he also completed the first key pass.

If he can be restrained, Manchester City's offensive threat may not be so great.

Thinking of this, Wenger immediately made adjustments and strengthened his defense against De Bruyne.

This change quickly achieved results, and De Bruyne's number of holding the ball and passing the ball was significantly reduced.

However, the situation does not seem to have changed in any way.

It even got worse!

After De Bruyne was seen dead, another person stood up. That person was none other than Kroos, who had performed poorly before!

In the stoppage time of the first half, Manchester City once again seized Arsenal's offensive mistakes and launched a counterattack on the spot.

After Cross received Lin Quan's return pass at the front of the penalty area, he shot a long shot and penetrated Arsenal's goal for the second time.

Manchester City scored two goals in just a few minutes, beating Arsenal's players to the point of doubting their lives.

In the eyes of Arsenal players, Manchester City's goals are as simple as eating and drinking.

The lead they had worked so hard to build was gone in just a few minutes.

This made them start to wonder: Can we really defeat the powerful Manchester City?

When Arsenal's players start to doubt themselves, it means they may collapse.

In the second half, Manchester City kept up their efforts and threatened Arsenal's goal again and again with fierce attacks. However, Arsenal's counterattack completely lost the spirituality at the beginning of the first half.

Without spirituality and creativity, it is impossible to penetrate Manchester City's defense.

After ninety minutes, the score on the scoreboard was fixed at 5:2!

With Arsenal leading by two goals, Manchester City pulled back five goals in a row, regrettably losing the three points they should have secured.

After the game, some fans took photos of Arsenal head coach Arsene Wenger falling while riding the subway in Manchester.

In the photo, the silver-haired Wenger fell to the ground with a suitcase in his hand.

Two subway security personnel were helping him up from the ground.

After this set of photos was released, it immediately aroused heated discussions across the Internet.

"I feel sorry for you, Professor. It looks like he fell very hard!"

"Oh, I guess I was in a bad mood after losing, and the ground was too slippery, so I fell down!"

"The Gunners fans were in tears. It's so uncomfortable to lose like this!"

"The professor is getting old too. In a few years, his black hair has turned completely white!"

"He has really paid too much for Arsenal and sacrificed too much. If he had gone to another team to coach, he would never have had so many worries!"

"Professor, I feel like he won't be able to last for a few more years in this state. Such a gunman really makes people desperate and there is no hope!"