After winning the Golden Globe Award, Zheng Zhi finally accepted an interview with media around the world and did not play with paparazzi anymore. In an interview with Japan's Asahi Shimbun, Japanese reporters asked a very serious question.

"Will you participate in the AFC awards ceremony today?"

Zheng Zhi gave a clear reply, "No, I will not participate in the AFC awards ceremony this year."

The Japanese reporter was instantly happy and cheered up. Zheng Zhi did not participate, which meant that Zheng Zhi would not compete for the Asian Footballer. Then the Asian Footballerer had nothing to do with Zheng Zhi. The most promising player to win the award became Fan Zhiyi, Yang Chen, Japan's Hidesuke Nakada and Shunsuke Nakamura. The probability of the four people winning the award is quite high, unlike Zheng Zhi who participated in the award evaluation.

Actually, Zheng Zhi had said this a long time ago. Now he just repeated it. He has won the European Footballer, so what else does Asian Footballer need?

Morati then held a small celebration party for Zheng Zhi in Paris, and Zheng Zhi's mentor Shuster also rushed over from Frankfurt.

The first time Shuster saw Zheng Zhi, he couldn't help but laugh and scolded.

"That's fucking crazy,"

"I really didn't expect you to do it in a year and a half."

"I thought it would take at least three years. No matter what, your talent is really not that strong. You are not an alien."

Damn ~

Will I die if I don’t hit you? Zheng Zhi also laughed and scolded in his heart, but his hands were already hugging Shuster, "Thank you,"

"There is no way. I can only do this in order to see you earlier. Now, you will never refuse to meet me again, right?"

But Shuster looked stern and said seriously: "Don't be too happy."

"Every year, someone wins the Golden Globe Award. In this award, more than forty people have won it, and you are just one of them. Among these forty people, several of them have won it many times, so you are not the best one. In the history of the Golden Globe Award, you are just at the bottom. Unless you win the World Cup, or you win the Golden Globe Award three times, you can become one of the best people in history."

"So it's not the end, not the final victory, but just the beginning."

"What is a golden ball?"

As soon as they met, Shuster began to educate Zheng Zhi.

Mourinho, who was not far away, was stunned. It turned out that Schuster had always been so motivating Zheng Zhi. It was not enough to get the golden ball, so he had to get a few more. This requirement was too harsh! Mourinho then showed a strange smile. In this direction, he and Schuster were more or less similar. How could he not have a better goal? Since Zheng Zhi is so outstanding, he must use more difficult goals to motivate him.

He was even sure that this would definitely not be Zheng Zhi's last golden ball...

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A week later, Zheng Zhi may win another grand prize, that is, Mr. World Football. However, Spinach Company has different views on this award. Zheng Zhi and Zidane have the same odds in winning the prize, and Figo is slightly behind.

Why? Because the world footballer values ​​the performance of the national team more than the performance of the club. In terms of the performance of the national team, Zidane is the European Cup champion, while Zheng Zhi is the Asian Cup champion and Olympic champion, while Figo is the semi-final four of the European Cup. Figo is basically impossible. Zheng Zhi's Olympic champion has almost zero influence. The Asian Cup champion is the Asian Cup champion, but compared with the European Cup champion, it is obvious that the European Cup is more important.

So although the media are optimistic about Zheng Zhi, Spinach Company does not give similar odds like the Golden Globe Awards. This is also very common in the past. For example, the World Footballer in 1991 was Matteus, but the Golden Globe Award was Papan; the World Footballer in 1994 was Romario, and the Golden Globe Award was Stoichikov; the World Footballer in 1996 was Ronaldo, and the Golden Globe Award was Summer; and this year, this is likely to happen.

Zheng Zhi is actually very familiar with this situation, so when the media asked him if he had the confidence to win the World Footballer, he was not gloomy.

He said: "In my opinion, the World Footballer and the Golden Globes are two different awards. The Golden Globes care more about the individual performance of the players, while the World Footballer is more concerned with team honors and the national team's performance is more important. I think Zidane's probability of winning the award is a little higher than mine."

The Asian Cup is really not as good as the European Cup. Zidane has an advantage over him, and Zheng Zhi knows it well, so he has left himself with the final say about the World Footballer Awards next week. Even if he can't get it, he won't be very depressed.

On Wednesday, Inter Milan faced Brescia at home. The club planned to give Zheng Zhi five minutes to show the goal in Meazza before the game started. Mourinho confirmed the matter at the press conference before the game. Unexpectedly, when Brescia held a press conference, the limelight was stolen by Roberto Baggio.

Baggio has been complaining about Inter Milan's past, to be precise, he has always been talking about Lippi.

The two people who are incompatible with each other are no longer the secret of Italy. Today is Baggio's first return to Milan City, and he talks about Lippi again.

"When Lippi first came to Inter Milan, he asked to talk to me, and he told me that I will be the main force and think that I am an important player."

"I believed him naively at that time, so I went on vacation to Argentina. When I came back, I found that everything had changed. I just wanted to say that if I knew from the beginning I could only stay on the bench most of the time, I would consider transferring to other teams."

"Actually, it's very simple. He wants me to report to him in the locker room, and I don't want to."

"So he did it."

"That's why I left Inter Milan."

Baggio's words were amazing and it broke the inside story. If Lippi was sitting in front of the TV to watch the press conference, Lippi would probably jump up. Baggio really didn't give him face, which was equivalent to directly humiliating him.

The ill-fated Baggio was very depressed in the two seasons of 1995-1997. He couldn't play as the main player in the AC Milan team coached by Capello at that time. Baggio recalled: "The same was true after Capello returned to AC Milan, but at least Capello was very honest. He told me that I was not in his team building plan. Lippi was different. I was still optimistic after talking to him, but he did not fulfill his promise, so I was certainly unhappy."

Baggio also said that he didn't want to leave Inter Milan immediately. "I like Inter Milan. The club chairman is very good, the fans are also very good, and the teammates are also great. I give my everything and get honors for Inter Milan, but I have to seriously consider whether I can play. At least when he is here, I am not optimistic at all. If I knew he would leave this summer, I would never leave. Mourinho is a great coach. They also bought this year's Golden Globe winner Zheng Zhi. I think this year's league championship will be from Inter Milan. I sincerely wish them success."

Speaking of Zheng Zhi, Baggio is full of praise. "Zheng is a very great player. In my opinion, he is already on the same level as a midfielder like Zidane, and even Zidane is more comprehensive and at least better on the defensive end. If Ronaldo is a phenomenon, then Zheng is another phenomenon. These are two different phenomena, and the things they show are also different."

"In my opinion, he is already the strongest midfielder in Serie A!"

"If he is behind me, I will easily win the best scorer. Therefore, the best scorer this year must be Ronaldo. As long as Ronaldo is not injured, the probability of his best scorer is 100%.

It turns out that Robert Baggio is actually a Zheng Chui!

Zheng Zhi is already the No. 1 midfielder in Serie A? Maybe the other end of Milan City doesn't think so, because there is Rui Costa, Redondo, and Seidorf who defected from Inter Milan. Even AC Milan beat Inter Milan in the league standings to rank second. What is Zheng Zhi the No. 1 midfielder?

So at the pre-match press conference in AC Milan, Zachelloni took advantage of the issue and performed.

"I just heard Baggio say that Zheng is the number one midfielder in Serie A? Baggio must have forgotten that he had had happy time in AC Milan, and he contributed everything to AC Milan. I think the number one midfielder in Serie A is Rui Costa, maybe Redondo, and more likely Kaka. We all know that Kaka has won us points with goals in three consecutive games, and he may become the best attacking midfielder in Serie A."

Zacheroni estimated that he had menstruation these days, and he also mocked Inter Milan players for getting the golden ball. "In the history of the Golden Ball Award, I think no club player has got more gold balls than AC Milan players, and AC Milan players have made real gold balls. As for Inter Milan? They bought the golden balls directly in the world. Ronaldo got the golden balls in Barcelona, ​​and Zheng Zhi also got the golden balls in Leverkusen. In fact, these have nothing to do with Inter Milan. They are using it for their own use."

Whether it’s a sense of presence or jealousy, Zacheroni’s words are all sour...

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Zheng Zhi and Baggio have never had a fight. In the player channel, the two gathered for the first time. After a long time of greeting, Ronaldo kept his face stern. After they finished speaking, Ronaldo pulled Baggio away.

"Man, what do you mean?"

"Can I not get the best scorer without Zheng?"

Robert Baggio smiled, “Isn’t it easier?”

Ronaldo rolled his eyes, "It's a little easier, but he is not here, I have the ability to get it..."

"After you say that, I feel like I'm just a hug. It's so shameless."

"Is it not good to hold your thighs?"

Ronaldo: "I'm a thigh, too..."

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Five minutes before the game, Zheng Zhi showed his golden ball at the Meacha Stadium. More than 70,000 fans in the audience were thunderous and shouting Zheng Zhi's name.

“Help us win the league championship,”

"Help us win the European championship!"

"Zheng!"

"Zheng!"

"Zheng!"

Baggio narrowed his melancholy eyes and stared at the dark blue stands, feeling a little more emotion in his heart.

Why,

I can't meet such brilliant times?

Back then, there were always fans holding up his huge portrait of No. 10 in these stands, but now, No. 10 has become Zheng Zhi, not him...

With the remaining power of the golden ball, Zheng Zhi was still unstoppable, leading Inter Milan to a three-goal lead at Meazza Stadium, Ronaldo, Adriano and Pirlo made contributions respectively. However, Baggio, who returned to Meazza Stadium, also used goals to prove that his ability was enough to destroy any stadium. A free kick and a volley made the score 2:3. With ten minutes left before the end of the game, the suspense arose again.

However, at the critical moment, Zheng Zhizhan stood up and attacked with his back in front of Brescia's penalty area. A hidden heel hit the ball and assisted the ball to Zanetti who was in front of the penalty area. Zanetti rushed to the penalty area and changed the score to 4:2, completely erasing the suspense of the draw. In the end, Inter Milan won Brescia 4:2 at home.

Although Baggio proved that he could still shine in the whole audience, no matter how powerful a person is, he cannot resist the strength of the team.

As a former Inter Milan player, he can only watch his former teammates continue to move towards the league championship.

Three days later, Inter Milan challenged Atlanta away, which will be the last game in 2000. Atlanta Youth Team has not lost to the giants this year, but Inter Milan still did not fall for the battle there and won 3:2. Although Roma still ranks first and still has a 3-point gap, because AC Milan tied AC Milan in the standings, with the same points. Coincidentally, after New Year's Day, the two teams will stage a Milan derby.

All this will happen seven days later.

Now, Zheng Zhi is going to Switzerland again. The World Footballer Award Ceremony was held in Nyon, Switzerland. As one of the most popular candidates, Mourinho, Wu Di and Morati once again accompanied him to the award ceremony. However, this time Morati used a private plane to Switzerland and was no longer taking an ordinary flight.

The World Football Awards Ceremony is much grander than the Golden Globe Awards Ceremony. The Golden Globe Awards are only presented in the live broadcast room of the TV station. The World Football Awards Ceremony is enough to compete with the Hollywood Golden Globe Awards. Almost all well-known World Stars will attend this ceremony.

Figo Zidane, who had not participated in the Golden Globe Awards before, has arrived, with stars and famous coaches gathered, and the presidents of various wealthy clubs have basically also arrived. It can be said that this is the biggest awards ceremony in football.
Chapter completed!