Chapter 358 Double Player
The beginning of a new era!
After Su Dong won the World Footballer of the Year in Zurich and became the eighth double Footballer of the Year in history, the German Kicker magazine also wrote an article to comment on this event and said that this was the beginning of a new era.
Before Su Dong, the winners of the double Footballer of the Year awards were Van Basten, Baggio, Weah, Ronaldo, Zidane, Rivaldo and Figo. But if we consider those who won the award in the same year, Su Dong would be the seventh, because Figo won the FIFA World Footballer of the Year one year later than the Ballon d'Or.
Kicker magazine stated that Su Dong was the first superstar among a group of players born in the 1980s to win both the Golden Ball and Golden Globe awards, and even broke a series of historical records, including Ronaldo's record as the youngest Ballon d'Or winner ever.
The only regret is that Su Dong won the World Footballer of the Year a few days later than Ronaldo.
Ronaldo won the World Footballer of the Year for the first time on December 12, 1996. He was exactly 20 years old at that time. Su Dong was also 20 years old, but his birthday was a few days earlier than Ronaldo's. In addition, because of the FIFA awards ceremony, he won the award later than Ronaldo.
"But this will not affect the world's evaluation and expectations of Su Dong. We have every reason to believe that Su Dong is catching up with Ronaldo in all aspects, and it is not impossible for him to surpass Pele and Maradona in the future."
Kicker magazine believes that the emergence of Su Dong just ended an aging era of football.
"That was an era that belonged to the players born in the 1970s. It was brilliant and dazzling, with many legendary stars like Ronaldo, Zidane, Figo, Rivaldo, Henry, Nedved, Shevchenko and so on."
"No matter how brilliant it is, it can never defeat time."
"2004 was a very special year. In this season's Champions League, we saw a group of dark horse teams, led by Valencia and Porto, eliminate many giants one after another, overturn the power structure of European football, and finally win the Champions League."
"In the European Championship in the middle of the year, the Greek team led by Rehhagel once again created a dark horse miracle, which surprised everyone."
"At the end of the year, in the selection of the Ballon d'Or and the World Footballer of the Year, Su Dong beat out players born in the 1970s such as Shevchenko and Deco, and won the Ballon d'Or without much suspense, becoming the youngest Ballon d'Or winner in history, and opening a new era for players born in the 1980s!"
Kicker magazine believes that players born in the 1980s are rising rapidly in European football today.
There is no need to mention Su Dong. In the Premier League, new players such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Robben and Rooney have emerged, and they have performed more brilliantly than their predecessors; in Serie A, Cassano, Kaka and Adriano are the best of the younger generation of players, and they have begun to take on important roles in their respective teams.
The same is true in La Liga. Barcelona's Sudon, Ronaldinho and Iniesta have all shown amazing strength and potential. Sudon and Ronaldinho have both made it into the top three for the Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year.
"The 1970s, represented by Ronaldo and Zidane, is about to pass away, but there is no need to feel regretful or sad about it, because football is always a cycle of constant metabolism."
“When the 70s are gone, the 80s, led by Su Dong, Ronaldinho, Kaka, Adriano, Cristiano Ronaldo and others, will definitely bring us more and more exciting football!”
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The Catalan newspaper Mundo Deportivo believes that Sudon has every chance of surpassing football kings Pele and Maradona.
The reason is that Su Dong is only twenty years old!
"If he wants to surpass Pele and Maradona, Su Dong has a chance because he is only 20 years old, but he has already won the UEFA Cup, Portuguese Super League, La Liga and European Cup. He is also the winner of the Portuguese Super League, La Liga and European Golden Boot. His personal honors are quite outstanding and his popularity is at its peak."
"Becoming famous at a young age, being mature on the field beyond his age, coupled with perfect physical fitness, comprehensive technical characteristics, and the advantages brought by the media and the Internet era, have enabled him to continuously expand his influence, especially with the revolution of television broadcasting technology and Internet information technology, the booming development of professional football, and the advent of the era of globalization, all of which have enabled Su Dong's influence to spread rapidly to every corner of the earth."
Mundo Deportivo cited a report from Deloitte Germany showing that after considering many factors such as commercial value and influence, Su Dong is the undisputed number one in world football and has surpassed the popular Beckham.
"Even in the United States, which is known as a football desert, Su Dong's influence can compete with the most popular sports stars of the moment. Everyone in the world knows this 20-year-old Chinese genius."
Mundo Deportivo also believes that another advantage of Su Dong is that he has the support of the wealthy platform of Barcelona.
This is something that neither Pele nor Maradona possesses, and Barcelona will certainly do its utmost to support Su Dong and make him Barcelona's number one superstar, not only on the court but also in the business world.
Finally, Mundo Deportivo also stated that Su Dong has the opportunity to surpass the two kings, but there is still a long way to go.
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Sudong's friend, Spanish star Luis Suarez, also said in an interview with the media that Sudong is a "world footballer who is far from reaching his peak" and he hopes Sudong will continue to work hard.
"Will winning the highest honor of World Footballer of the Year at the age of 20 affect his future development?"
"I don't think so, because I know Su Dong. He is a very self-disciplined and hungry person. More importantly, as far as I know, he is a very picky and difficult-to-serve Virgo with a serious perfectionism complex."
Luis Suarez even joked that the reason why the outside world has never reported on Su Dong's love affair is simply because he has never been in a relationship.
"If one day he tells me that he is in love, then the girl he likes must be the most perfect woman in the world, at least in Su Dong's mind!"
"It's the same with emotions and it's the same with football. He won't allow himself to have any flaws or imperfections easily."
But Luis Suarez did not make too many promises. He said that as long as he is not troubled by injuries, Suarez will continue to improve in the next few years. His personal skills, physical confrontation and overall awareness will continue to improve, and he will finally enter the golden peak of his career when he is 24 or 25 years old.
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As Su Dong's idol, Ronaldo congratulated Su Dong on his winning the award in an interview with AS.
In the interview, Ronaldo said that Su Dong is not the same type of player as himself. Su Dong is more comprehensive and has more tactical value than him, and is better than he was when he was 20 years old.
"I think the most important thing for him next is to keep himself away from injuries."
Everyone knows that Ronaldo's career can be said to have failed due to transfers. This is also Ronaldo's lifelong pain and the regret of countless fans. So Ronaldo gave Su Dong some advice, hoping that he could continue to stay in La Liga instead of rushing to leave.
There are rumors now that Manchester United and Chelsea in the Premier League, and Real Madrid in La Liga all want to get Sudong. Barcelona president Laporta revealed that a team is willing to pay twice the transfer fee for Sudong, but was rejected by Barcelona.
Ronaldo said that Sudon should stay in La Liga for the time being and continue to develop and improve.
"Wait until everything is ready before leaving. This is the best option for him!"
Career planning is also a science, especially at Su Dong's level. If planned well, one's career can continue to improve, but if one is not careful, one may go downhill at any time.
Of course, if you just want to play it safe, then staying in Barcelona and not transferring is the safest option.
But it also brings another problem.
Ronaldo revealed that players need to constantly try to challenge themselves and use the freshness of the outside world to stimulate themselves to keep working hard and making progress, so he believes that whether it is a player or a head coach, it is best not to stay in the same team for too long.
"Over time, it's easy to get used to that comfort and security, and people will become lazy."
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China also gave high praise to Su Dong for winning the World Footballer of the Year award.
This is the first Asian player and the first Chinese player to win the award in history.
The authoritative party newspaper attached great importance to it and reported it in great detail, congratulating Su Dong on his winning the award and also elaborating on its positive significance for Chinese sports, especially Chinese football.
The next evening, the national television station's prime-time news was the first to report Su Dong's winning of the award, after major domestic news. This time it took more than six minutes and also reported a congratulatory message, congratulating him on winning the double award.
The national television station stated that Su Dong's winning of the award was not only an honor for him personally, but also an honor for all Chinese people and even more so an honor for Asians.
“He’s had a glorious year and absolutely deserves this honor!”
Not only that, the national television station also called again, hoping that domestic football practitioners can actively learn from Su Dong, absorb advanced European football experience, reform domestic football, improve the level of domestic football as soon as possible, and strive to cultivate more and more "Su Dong" as soon as possible.
Not only authoritative media platforms, but also major domestic newspapers and television stations, as well as the Internet, were all competing to report the news that Su Dong won the double title. Countless Chinese people were amazed by this, and many people even wondered if they were dreaming?
China also has its own World Footballer of the Year? …………
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After winning the Ballon d'Or a week ago, Su Dong once again took the world by storm.
As the youngest double winner in history, Su Dong has been highly praised by media and fans all over the world. Everyone praises him and also expects him to continue working hard to create higher peaks of glory!
I have something to do tonight, so I have to go out. I will try to finish the third update in the afternoon. I have too many things to do recently, so the update time is uncertain. Please understand, thank you!
(End of this chapter)
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