East and West Asian football has always been in a confrontation with each other. No matter who wins the award this year, it is not the turn of West Asian players. After all, Hideho Nakada, Zheng Zhi and Yang Chen's performance in Europe is really too highlights. Whether it is Madawikia, Ali Dei or Bagherry, these Iranian players cannot shake the three players in front.

But the calls from West Asia cannot be ignored, not to mention that many West Asia media have the right to vote.

Media including Central Asia do not agree with the views of Japanese and Korean media.

Turkmenistan's national news agency believes that Asian footballers should have a result between Yang Chen and Zheng Zhi, in addition to their results in the club, they also have to consider last year's Asian Games. Yang Chen and Zheng Zhi are undoubtedly the most suitable candidates. What's more, their results in the club are not the same. You should know that Zheng Zhi has also entered the best team in the first half of the Bundesliga. Has Nakada Hidesu done it?

You should know that Turkmenistan was defeated by the Chinese team in the Asian Games group stage. At that time, Yang Chen and Zheng Zhi left a deep impression on them.

Jordan's Arab TV station also firmly supported Zheng Zhi and Yang Chen: Only the Chinese can defeat the Iranians, not Japanese, and the Asian footballer must be one of them.

Although Iran's National Daily is very sad, it has to admit that only Zheng Zhi and Yang Chen are qualified to get the Asian Footballer from last year.

If this is not convincing, then let’s listen to the opinions of the Iranians playing football in Germany.

Iran's most powerful star Ali Dei directly stated in an interview with China's Sports Weekly that the Asian footballer should be awarded to Zheng Zhi. He was great enough last year and this year, no doubt. Although Hideho Nakada is also good, he is not shocking.

Ali Daiyi didn't even count Yang Chen, and directly believed that only Zheng Zhi was qualified.

Another candidate, Mada Wikia, also bluntly stated in an interview with the AFC official that who is qualified except Zheng? Nakada Hidesuke dared to say that he led Frankfurt to his current result in Zheng's position? What's more, they also have the Asian Games championship. You know, they also defeated the strongest Iran!

Iranian players only obey Zheng Zhi! Because they were defeated by Zheng Zhi himself!

There is still one week left, and the Asian Footballer will announce that Zheng Zhi and Yang Chen will go directly to Kuala Lumpur to participate in the AFC Awards Gala after the weekend's home game against Hertha Berlin.

However, Zheng Zhi did not show much interest in this award. When the official AFC reporter came to the Frankfurt base to interview him and Yang Chen, he still said modestly: "Every candidate is qualified to get the Asian Footballer, because everyone represents the highest level in Asia and has demonstrated excellent abilities in Europe. I think they are all well deserved."

"Hideho Nakada proves that Asian players can also play well in Serie A and become stars."

"Yang Chen and Ali Daiyi represent the highest level of Asian strikers and can score total goals in any game."

"And Mada Wikia is a very good all-round player, and his level is no less than any midfielder in the Bundesliga."

"What about you?"

"Me? I'm just standing on the shoulders of giants and keeping studying hard."

Too humble...

Yang Chen then accepted an interview, and his views were also ambiguous and more polite than what Zheng Zhi said.

"I'm not a judge,"

"You have to interview the judges for this matter, they hold the final right to vote."

"But I think since I'm a soccer player, I naturally have to consider the honors in Asia, and the team honors must also be considered."

This sentence reminds the AFC that the Asian Games champion performance must be included. In addition to Chinese players, what qualifications do the other three have?

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On Wednesday, Malaysia's Oriental Daily took the lead in making a comeback, saying that Zheng Zhi had won the highest number of votes and had already booked the 1998 Asian Footballer in advance.

The Asian Footballer in 1998 has been confirmed as 19-year-old Chinese player Zheng Zhi.

The second place is Japanese footballer Hideho Nakada, and the third place is Chinese player Yang Chen.

In this selection result, the East Asian judges basically gave the first score to Hideho Nakada, while the West Asian judges gave the first score to Zheng Zhi. This is an interesting selection. But you should know that the West Asian judges have an advantage in terms of number of people, and the Central Asian judges also favor Chinese players, the result is already very obvious.

The text of the East Asian Ilbo is full of irony, and everyone thinks that the selection results are not fair, because the number of judges in East and West Asian countries is different, and the West Asian judges have a more advantage.

Of course, the authenticity of this news is questionable, because other media have not reported it at all, why is it only they who reported it? It is because their work location is in Kuala Lumpur, the headquarters of the AFC?

It was obvious that there was no real conclusion, but the Korean media was the first to jump out to question the AFC.

The Chosun Ilbo expressed his shady expression in anger! The shame of Asia. If the Asian Footballer ultimately belongs to Zheng Zhi, it means that the report of the East Asian Ilbo is not groundless, and the West Asians manipulated the AFC. Even if Zheng Zhi got the Asian Footballer, it would be a shame, not a glory.

Although they have nothing to do with South Korea, out of their inner jealousy, they are now eager to provoke the bloody storm in Asia. Anyway, they just don’t want to see the Chinese win the prize, and they would rather give it to the Japanese if they want to win it.

Another Korean newspaper that is qualified to vote, South Korea Sports News also said that at least in our opinion, most of our judges voted for Eisu Nakata. Perhaps it was not just that simple! Maybe there was a change of votes!

"Korean Sports Daily" is even more troublesome and does not have the rigor of the media at all. But this is not the first time they have done this, and they can't stand others' goodness...

The initiator "Oriental Daily" did not come forward to clarify the authenticity of the news...

In China, Sports Weekly also reprinted the news of the East Asia Ilbo. For a moment, Chinese fans who saw the newspaper believed that Zheng Zhi was sure to win the Asian Footballer. The streets and alleys were talking about the upcoming Asian Footballer.

"This kind of news won't be said randomly,"

"That newspaper belongs to Malaysia, and the AFC is in Malaysia. Isn't it easy for them to do some inside information?"

"The Asian footballer must be Zheng Zhi's, and he can't escape."

"But I really feel sorry for Yang Chen. I think Yang Chen is more qualified to get the Asian Footballer. He can't even get such a highlight, alas..."

"Brother, you can't just see Yang Chen's highlights, but also see Zheng Zhi's silent efforts behind him. Let me say that, if Zheng Zhi was not in the national team, would you dare say that China could win the Asian Games championship last year? Can it even double defeat Iran? Or, without Zheng Zhi, could Frankfurt achieve the current results? Can Yang Chen score so many goals?"

"It shouldn't be."

"Well, then on the other hand, if Zheng Zhi is all inside and Yang Chen is not inside, do you think China can double defeat Iran and win the Asian Games championship? Can Frankfurt achieve such a result?"

"There is a high probability that it can be, and there is almost no difference."

"That's right..."
Chapter completed!