Chapter 17: Chapter 219 The media’s pursuit and the declaration of winning the championship!
On December 3, after defeating Swansea, their opponent in the 13th round of the league, 3:0 at home, Lin Quan took a day off from the team and prepared to go to the headquarters of Turin Sports News to receive the award.
Pellegrini didn't do anything to stop him. Instead, he gave Lin Quan an extra day off so that he wouldn't be in such a hurry.
Lin Quan naturally accepted it happily.
Turin is located in northern Italy, approximately 1,400 kilometers from Manchester.
This city is the third largest city in Italy. The city has a very long history and a large number of classical buildings are preserved in the city.
Like Milan, Turin is also the mecca of Italian football.
There are two top teams in Serie A here - Juventus and Torino.
It was a coincidence that Lin Quan came here. There happened to be a Serie A match between the Old Lady and Udinese that afternoon.
Considering that the time to receive the award was set for tomorrow morning, Lin Quan felt that he was idle anyway, so he simply bought a ticket and planned to go there to experience the atmosphere of the Serie A match.
Juventus' home ground is not big, but the stadium is very new.
The Juventus Arena, with a total capacity of 41,000 people, is a dedicated football stadium built by Juventus at its own expense. It is also the only football stadium in Serie A owned by the team.
This stadium was put into use only the year before last, so all the equipment looks very new, and it feels very good to watch the game on site.
The only drawback is probably that it's a little small.
Compared with Barcelona and Real Madrid's home court, the Old Lady's home court is indeed not big enough.
However, being small also has its advantages. At least you are closer to the stadium when watching football, and the viewing experience is better.
Juventus fell into a trough a few years ago because of the Calciopoli scandal.
However, after the appointment of meritorious captain Conte as coach, Juventus's state began to gradually recover.
In the 11-12 season, they won their first championship back in Serie A.
In the 12-13 season, the Old Lady continued the brilliant record of last season, successfully defended the championship, and achieved an unbeaten streak of 49 games across the season.
This is currently the third longest unbeaten league record in football. The top two are AC Milan's 58 unbeaten games from 1990-1992 and Arsenal's 49 unbeaten games from 2002-2004.
Juventus ranked third due to their late arrival.
With this kind of record, the fans of the Old Lady are full of confidence in the team and hope that they can go further in the Champions League.
Since the 1995-96 season, the Old Lady has not topped the Champions League for 18 years.
Everyone in the team is full of desire for the Champions League title!
However, to their disappointment, the Old Lady performed very poorly in the Champions League group stages.
Being defeated and tied by the powerful Real Madrid is still acceptable, but being drawn by weak teams like Copenhagen and Galatasaray one after another is a bit unacceptable to the fans of the Old Lady.
Currently, Juventus, who have scored 6 points, are still struggling for the right to qualify.
With their points, they can qualify with a draw in the next game.
However, at the Devil's home court in Galatasaray, even Juventus themselves are not confident whether their current state can maintain a draw.
This mentality has obviously affected their performance in the league.
In this round of games, they face the challenge of Udinese, ranked 12th in Serie A, at home.
Juventus was still struggling. In the first 90 minutes of the game, neither team scored a goal. Juventus fired 26 shots, but only 5 shots were on target and no goal was scored.
Seeing that this was going to be a draw, in the 91st minute, Lin Quan's national team teammate, Fernando Llorente from Spain, completed the winning goal. Before the home whistle sounded, he finally helped the Old Lady win. This three points.
Lin Quan shook his head when he saw the Juventus players hugging each other excitedly in celebration.
Although he has not watched the Galatasaray game, based on his intuition, Juventus is in this state and will most likely lose in the away game.
A team that can create an unbeaten record in 49 league games will definitely not be like this.
Juventus's current problem is not in terms of strength, but in the team's mentality and morale.
This kind of problem is difficult to correct in a short period of time.
Because Lin Quan did not conceal his whereabouts, nor did he wear sunglasses or an exaggerated black trench coat to watch the game, the live cameras quickly captured him.
After the game, the Italian media reported the news with an exaggerated headline: "New European golden boy appears at Juventus home court, Lin Quan may join the Old Lady!" "
In order to prove that they were not sensationalizing, they even published photos of Lin Quan watching the game at the scene.
This made some Juventus fans who didn't know the truth believe it after reading it:
"Is it true? Emperor Lin is coming to Juventus?"
"If this were true, wouldn't the old woman just take off!"
"Compared with Pogba, Lin is the leader in all aspects. If he really joins Juventus, the old woman's combat effectiveness will immediately rise to a new level!"
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu Prince Lin, hurry up and come to the old lady. In this case, our old lady will also have a superstar on the same level as Melo!"
In addition to fans who don't know whether they really believe it or not, more fans have questioned this report:
"Huang Lin is staying well in Manchester City. There is no reason to leave, right?"
"That's right, with the old woman's financial situation, how can she buy Lin Huang? Even if she buys it, with Lin Huang's salary, the old woman can't afford it!"
"Okay, okay, don't guess. I'll announce the correct answer. Lin Huang came to Turin to win the Golden Boy Award trophy. He went to Juventus' home court to watch the game. It was probably just a way to kill time. There was nothing particularly profound about it. intention."
In fact, this is a very simple truth, so except for some tabloids that like to create gossip, no major mainstream newspapers have joined in the fun.
Obviously, they thought of this possibility immediately.
Sure enough, at 9:30 the next morning, Lin Quan arrived at the headquarters of Turin Sports News on time to receive the trophy.
Before Lin Quan arrived, many reporters had already arrived at the scene, including basically all the well-known mainstream media in Europe.
This surprised the Turin Sports Newspaper, which was responsible for awarding Lin Quan the award.
They have awarded awards to many players, and it has rarely been the case that award-winning players have received such high attention before.
Looking at the number of media present and their influence in the press, those who didn't know would have thought that the Golden Globe Awards were being awarded today!
Of course they would not naively think that the influence of the Golden Boy Award had increased. The only reason for this situation was obviously the young man who came to receive the award!
He is worthy of being hailed as the first person under Melo. I am afraid that even many top stars do not have this kind of influence, right?
"Lin, congratulations, you deserve this trophy!"
The editor-in-chief in charge of awarding the awards shook hands with Lin Quan enthusiastically and whispered in his ear.
"Thank you, Monsieur Pierre!"
Lin Quan had a polite smile on his face. After shaking hands with the other party, he turned around to accept photos from the reporters at the scene.
I believe that his award-winning photo will be published on the front pages of major media outlets soon!
Originally, the influence of the Golden Boy Awards would not be so great, especially since it is so close to the Golden Globe Awards. People naturally pay more attention to the Golden Globe Awards, which have higher gold content and wider influence.
But this year's Golden Globe Awards were postponed for some time for unknown reasons.
This makes Lin Quan, who won the Golden Boy Award, become the focus of attention and discussion in the football world in the next few days.
After receiving the award, the next step is to give an acceptance speech and be interviewed by on-site reporters.
"This year is a lucky year for me. Being able to receive such a valuable award is an affirmation of my hard work in the past year. I would like to thank all the major selection media for their support and love. Thank you for voting for me. , I will use my actual actions to prove that you have seen the right person!"
The reporters all laughed. The selection in previous years may have been a bit difficult. In some years, the top players were all of similar strength. It was very difficult to select one of them. No matter how you chose, there would be controversy.
But this situation does not exist at all this year. Lin Quan's gap-like lead has reduced all his competitors to mere foils. Even Pogba, who is second, is far behind Lin Quan in terms of honor and personal strength. Still very obvious.
In this case, their vote becomes very simple - just vote for Lin Quan!
And there won't be any controversy at all about voting like this!
"Lin, tell me about your expectations for this year's league results?"
The first person to ask questions was a reporter from the British "Guardian".
The Guardian is headquartered in Manchester. Although it is not the mouthpiece of Manchester City or Manchester United, in general, they are relatively friendly to the Manchester team.
"Haha, with Manchester City's current league record, if I said our goal is not to win the championship, you would probably call me hypocritical."
Although the reporters did not admit it directly, judging from their appearance, they were probably inseparable.
"Although the season is not even halfway through, our goal this year is clear, and that is to win the championship!
We want to launch an attack on the club's second league championship trophy and use the championship trophy to thank the fans for their support and love! "
If Lin Quan had made this declaration at the beginning of the season, the reporters on the scene would definitely accuse him of being arrogant and arrogant.
But now, if you take a look at the Premier League standings, people have to admit that Manchester City has a high probability of winning this year.
A terrifying record of victory at home and only one draw with Chelsea in the away game. They have won 12 games in 13 league rounds, the best start in the history of the Premier League.
With such results, if they don't win, who will win?
Unless Manchester City suffers a very serious collapse in the second half, they must be the number one favorite to win the Premier League this season.
"So can I ask, do you have any clear goals for Manchester City in this year's Champions League?"
A reporter from Bild asked, because Manchester City is going to play Bayern away from home in the next game, and the German media attaches great importance to this opponent that impresses them.
Judging from the current results, all four Bundesliga teams are likely to qualify second in the group.
This means that once Manchester City qualify as first in the group, there is a high possibility that they will be drawn against a Bundesliga team.
"In the Champions League, we are just a new team. We still need to learn from the major giants and accumulate more game experience, so we will try to play every game well and go as far as possible! "
Lin Quan's answer made the Bild reporter nod slightly. The other party did not state Manchester City's clear goal, but expressed Manchester City's proactive attitude. This would not only satisfy Manchester City fans, but also avoid failure to complete the goal in the future. The possibility of being liquidated by fans.
This kid is still as smooth as when he was in the Bundesliga.
"Lin, as we all know, you are a player who came from the La Masia youth training camp. So is it possible for you to return to Barcelona in the future and put on the red and blue jersey to play for Barcelona?"
The question was asked by a reporter from Barcelona's mouthpiece, Mundo Deportivo.
Barcelona fans have mixed feelings about Lin Quan.
On the one hand, they are proud of the fact that such an outstanding player was born in the La Masia youth academy.
On the other hand, because of Lin Quan's move to leave Camp Nou, many Barcelona fans regarded him as a traitor and believed that he had betrayed the Red and Blues.
Especially after Lin Quan transferred to Manchester City, Barcelona fans once hated Lin Quan very much, thinking that he was a Judas who was bribed with money.
However, as Russell's scandals at the club continued to be exposed, some inside stories began to be revealed, which changed Barcelona fans' impression of Lin Quan.
This question from Mundo Deportivo is actually a test from Barcelona's top brass.
They wanted to see if Lin Quan still had feelings for Barcelona and whether there was any possibility of returning to Camp Nou?
Lin Quan was silent for a moment after hearing World Sports News' question.
Then he spoke:
"Barcelona is a great team, and La Masia is the cradle of countless stars. I am honored to receive professional football training here and start my career.
Here I wish Barcelona better results in the future and hope they gain more honors in the league and Champions League.
As for myself, I am having a good time at Manchester City and have no plans to leave for the time being. "
Lin Quan didn't say anything too harshly, he just declined the other party's invitation tactfully.
This made the reporter of World Sports News slightly disappointed.
Alas, people's hearts are not ancient!
I think back then, when Fabregas faced the call of Barcelona, he did not hesitate to take the initiative to cut his salary, and even subsidized the transfer fee out of his own pocket, but also wanted to return to Camp Nou and play for Barcelona.
However, La Masia players of Lin Quan's generation don't seem to have much interest in wearing the red and blue jersey of Barcelona.
After hearing Lin Quan's statement, the mouthpieces of other teams could not say anything more.
However, Lin Quan's words were not too serious. He just said that he would not leave Manchester City for the time being, which does not mean that he will not leave in the future.
His contract with Manchester City is only five years. At his current age, Lin Quan will have just entered his golden period after this contract ends.
At that time, he might have won all the honors in Manchester City and no longer had much interest in staying in Manchester City.
Therefore, other teams are not without opportunities. Even after Lin Quan completes his three-year contract, they can pay to help the player buy out the contract and poach him two years in advance.
It's just that Manchester City's salary for Lin Quan is very high. If the contract is bought out two years in advance, the club will probably suffer a lot of bleeding.
…
Just when Lin Quan was receiving the Golden Boy Award in Turin, on the same day, a group of uninvited guests broke into the chairman's office of the Catalan FC Barcelona.
After this group of people showed their employment certificates and search warrants to the club staff, they conducted a very careful investigation and evidence collection of various documents in Russell's office, including all the information on his computer.
This scene caused uneasiness within the Barcelona team, and many people realized what might have happened.
Their former chairman Laporta was sent to prison by Russell. Could it be said that Russell will follow in the footsteps of the previous chairman?
A week later, a regional court in Catalonia issued a summons to Rosell.
It is rumored that at least 40 million euros of funds are unaccounted for, and the local court suspected that Russell had embezzled this huge sum of money.
As soon as this news came out, it immediately shocked the entire football world. People turned their attention to Catalonia and La Liga giants Barcelona.
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