The Ball at Your Feet

Regarding the issue of the Golden Globes, we should talk about it. "

On November's national team match day, Morientes did not play-now the Spanish national team, he has been reduced to the fourth candidate. There are Raul, Torres, Villa and others. He is nearly 30 years old and is not a major player in the club. The opportunities are getting less and less.

"I can't hold it anymore, I admit it, can't it? What else to talk about?" Zhao Yaning's temper is not very good at this time, even if Moreau persuaded him, he would not listen, "Is it necessary to let me Congratulations to the talents who won the prize? Or admitting that I did play a match-fixing? Moro, you know me for two years. You can't be more clear to me. Don't say that I haven't played a match-fixing. Let me take a step back. The ranking of the Golden Globe Awards, what have they seen the performance of the national team? When I took Shevabi and Shevabi, Sheva led the team to qualify. It was natural for me to qualify. When did China qualify for it? It’s just because Asia is weak? There are so many Chinese? So it’s taken for granted that we qualify? Since they don’t value Asian football at all, why do they say this? If I were not Chinese, how could they treat me like that!"

These Europeans really disappointed Zhao Yaning: for a long time, because he is a star, after all, he is a rich man. Few people will embarrass him in front of him. However, although these people didn't say anything in front of them, they always looked down at him in various evaluations. Zhao Yaning has been tolerant for a long time. Asian football is weak and has no talents. Therefore, it is a historical reason to be underestimated. He can understand-he has always told himself. But this time, the match-fixing incident made him understand that they were discriminating against themselves at all.

"I understand."

"You don't understand, you are European, and you Europeans are all the same." Zhao Yaning waved his hand and didn't want to pay attention to his words.

"I'm Spanish." Morientes didn't care about his attitude, holding his shoulders, and said, "Spain has not had a Ballon d'Or winner for 40 years. People all over the world say that Latina Nationalities have a greater probability of winning the Golden Globe. But in fact, Italy, Argentina, Brazil, they have a high probability of winning. The French are now barely considered as a Latin nation. They are also the same with a high probability of winning, but we Spaniards do not. What is the probability of winning. The Spaniards have always been angry in Europe. We are not only bystanders of history, but we are also bystanders in football."

His words calmed Zhao Yaning a lot, although he didn't know if what Moreau said was true-he even learned Chinese history poorly, and of course he didn't know what Spanish history looked like. But Morrow's words really made him calm down and began to listen to him.

"You are not the first person I know who is angry and depressed because of not getting the Golden Globe Award. In fact, among the teammates I know, you are the third person to complain about this problem."

"Who are the first two? Raul should be one, right? What about the other? Qi Zu?"

"Of course not, Qi Zu doesn't value these things very much, and he doesn't lack such honor...The other person is Carlos." Morientes replied.

"Robert Carlos?" Zhao Yaning was a little surprised.

"Yes, that's him. Did you watch the 2002 Real Madrid game? He is half of our core. Many of the attacks on the left were initiated by him. That was the year he was the closest to the Ballon d'Or, the Champions League winner, The World Cup winner has all the most important awards. He is recognized as the first person in the same position. It’s just a pity. After the awards that year, I saw him crying over this matter with my own eyes. The cry was very uncomfortable."

This is indeed something that Zhao Yaning has not paid attention to. He doesn't look at La Liga very much, nor does he know Carlos's performance that season. But think about it, indeed, in 2002, Carlos was second in the Ballon d'Or, and Ronaldo, who was so dazzling in the World Cup, was only more than 20 points behind—as far as a defender is concerned, such a ranking is almost impossible. It is beyond imagination. Except for Maldini and Carlos, no one can approach this position. He always thought that Carlos had such an excellent Golden Globe ranking, so he shouldn't complain, but thinking that in 2002, many people accused Ronaldo of only playing for two months and should not be awarded the Golden Globe, Zhao Yaning also understood. He thought: half of the core of the Champions League, an indispensable member of the World Cup, is the well-deserved first person in his position. Such an achievement has lost to a controversial winner. Of course, it is no wonder that he Uncomfortable.

"Raul, Robert, plus you, you are all people I have met, who are eligible to win the Golden Globes, but may not be able to get them for various reasons." Morientes continued." Grievance, there should be, anger, there should be, unwilling, depressed, all should be. But, Joey, do you know, you are much luckier than them. Do you know why I say this? Because you still have a chance. Raul was arrested. Robert has been on the same team with Ronaldo after the summer of 2002. No matter how hard they work, it is useless. Unlike you, those are just rumors. You can still prove yourself to the outside world."

Zhao Yaning opened his mouth and spoke for a long time, "Looking at the media's attitude towards me, no matter how good I play, it is difficult for me to win prizes."

"Okay, then, let's not talk about the issue of awards." Morientes thought for a while, "Have you ever thought about why, the Golden Globe Award is valued? Obviously it is just an award judged by the media, why? Will so many people value him? Why is he considered the highest award in football?"

Zhao Yaning frowned, he had never thought about this problem. Why is the Golden Globe considered the highest award? Hasn't it always been?

"The reason why the Ballon d'Or is valued by people is that it is a representative of the fans. Any media must take into account the ideas of its fans. For example, the "Echo" must vote for you, but the Barcelona media must vote for Ronaldinho. The reason is simple. They need to sell newspapers and not offend the fans. This is why the Golden Globe Award is the highest honor: because it represents the choice of fans, and people who fans hate will not get media support. Yes. It is recognized by the fans. It is more valued than any industry insider. It is precisely because of this that it is valued."

Morientes told Zhao Yaning, "Sometimes, fans will inevitably be biased against certain players. They are also human and emotional people, not our coaches who only look at data experts. They hate it. There are many factors for a person, especially race and country. It is indeed difficult to avoid problems. However, fans are not politicians, they will hate a person, but their views will not be static. They may be because of some The reason is that I hate a player, but if you can prove yourself with your performance for a long time, they will be moved for you. You lose innately, but you can win in the day after tomorrow."

Morientes patted Zhao Yaning and continued, "Don't talk about this year's Ballon d'Or, you may not necessarily be selected. What if you really can't be selected? The fans will understand afterwards. So, think about it, what will happen the next time you have the opportunity to participate in the selection? They will not always ignore one person. You are still young, and there are opportunities. One year can’t do, just two years, two years can’t do, just three years , Didn’t you say it yourself, ten years of performance, no matter how biased the media is, you have conquered all the fans, the media dare to hate you, but you don’t have the guts to fight against the fans."

"But, it will take a long time." Zhao Yaning said helplessly.

"The most difficult thing in this world is to conquer people's hearts. The hearts of your own fans can be conquered by champions. But the hearts of fans elsewhere, if they can conquer them, are not results. Champions, winners, these are all my own People watch it. Skills, performance, these are used to conquer neutral fans."

Zhao Yaning nodded after a long time.

The road has to be taken step by step.

When I don’t accumulate enough, they talk about accumulating. I have accumulated enough. They talk about accidents. When there are no accidents, will they talk about tradition again?

But Moreau is right. They embarrassed me. In the final analysis, they are not to please the fans? As long as I can convince the fans with my performance, they will not dare to confront the fans after all.

It's just that it's so difficult...

"Thank you, Morrow." Although he felt more frustrated, at this time, he at least felt less irritable. He understands what Morientes meant and also encourages him to continue to play well. In this case, he calms down and understands.

"Yes, encourage each other and support each other to go further." Morientes patted him, "Play well, believe me, that award will definitely not escape your palm!"

Nodded, Zhao Yaning's phone rang before he could say anything. After answering the phone, Zhao Yaning laughed, "Moreau, I have found a way to shut up the media."

"What way?" Morientes was a little surprised.

Do you remember, what I said, does Adidas want to sign me? "

"I don't remember clearly, I don't really care about this kind of thing... but it seems there is such a thing, what's wrong?"

"Adidas has determined that they will pay Nike liquidated damages, and at the same time give me a very substantial signing fee and long-term contract-in seven years, they have to pay a total of 70 million euros for signing me, the largest in the world. Sneakers sponsorship contract."

The icing on the cake is not as good as giving charcoal in the snow. Adidas obviously understands this truth. When Zhao Yaning was in trouble, they immediately speeded up the negotiation process with Zhang Yuan, not only agreed to the contract, but also proactively extended the number of years. This made Zhang Yuan admire their boldness and decisiveness. It was of course the most timely to provide such a long-term contract when Zhao Yaning's reputation was the worst. With the influence of Adidas, how many newspapers will doubt their winks and be bold enough to hype their players to play?

"Moreover, Milan's Kaka and I will be the spokespersons of Adidas's new PURE series~www.ltnovel.com~ said Zhao Yaning.

Morientes certainly understood the meaning of these words. Endorsement of a series of football shoes, this is the absolute treatment of top players. Based on this, the media's questioning of Zhao Yaning's strength is all ridiculous. Who would doubt that Adidas's signing star, the spokesperson of the series of sneakers, would be a poor player who played counterfeit matches? Even if they dare to doubt, who would dare to offend Adidas and accuse Zhao Yaning?

I'm afraid that those who still write that Zhao Yaning played a counterfeit match tomorrow will have to fight to report how great Zhao Yaning's big contract is... With this unexpected assistance, with a real number, it is enough to keep them all closed. Mouth. The biggest football sponsorship contract represents not only money, but more importantly, status.

"Then I should congratulate you. I found a way to shut up the media so soon."

"This is nothing to congratulate. Morrow, you are right. These methods are just to shut up the media. What I want now is not just to shut them up. What I want to do is to let them have that day. Begin to praise my name. As you said, conquering the hearts of the people is the hardest, but the hardest things are challenging to do!"——

ps: I checked the endorsement fees of football players. The four-year 24 million euros signed by Ronaldo in 2010 is the highest record. But at that time, he directly renewed the contract with Nike, saving the penalty and signing fee. And check the previous, in 2006, in order to sign a four-year contract with Messi, Adidas spent 30 million euros, including liquidated damages.