Chapter 457 World Footballer of the Year
In the end, the result of the game was 4:1. In the last few minutes, Sevilla completely lost any morale. Most of the players were at a loss and just waited for the game to end.
In the last minute, taking advantage of a kick opportunity, Wang Li scored a header and won cheers from all the fans.
With three shots and one assist, the honor of the best player of the game naturally belongs to Wang Li.
After the game, Wang Li received champagne, which symbolized the best player, and went straight back to the locker room to celebrate the victory with his teammates. Then Carlo walked into the locker room and asked Wang Li to attend the press conference with him.
The victory in this game gave Carlo more confidence. With the ability of this black-haired boy, Real Madrid's hopes of winning were greatly increased. At the moment when Wang Li scored the third goal, he even felt that the team would win easily even against Barcelona.
Now that the game is over, as the best player of the game and the person the media cares most about, Wang Li should attend the press conference, otherwise these media reporters will make a fuss.
They would not be satisfied with a press conference without Wang Li's attendance.
At the press conference, Sevilla's head coach Ramos had a gloomy face. He seemed to be ignored by everyone. Although he arrived very early, only one or two reporters came forward to interview him, and the questions they asked were so sharp and harsh - "Excuse me, Mr. Ramos, Jesus of Sevilla said before the game that he wanted Alan to really see real football skills, but why didn't we see this scene in the game? Is he bragging?"
Ramos said with a dark face: "I don't know, go ask him." "Excuse me, can't you talk about the reason for the loss?"
Ramos thought for a moment and said, "Real Madrid's No. 21 is very strong. We lost to him alone. If Sevilla had a player like him..." But before he finished speaking, the reporter interrupted and asked, "You mean, you also think what Alan said before the game is right? Sevilla can't beat Real Madrid?"
Ramos held his breath and said, "I never said that."
"I just think that the No. 21 kid has strong personal ability, but I think Sevilla's strength is enough to fight Real Madrid again."
Before he could finish his explanation, a reporter nearby shouted, "Alan is here!"
As a result, all the reporters in the hall turned their eyes to the small door on the left, and Ramos could not continue speaking. He simply stopped talking and sat there calmly, watching Real Madrid's "performance" and waiting for the press conference to end.
As a loser, everything he says is wrong.
As soon as the game started, Carlo said excitedly: "I am very happy to see the team win. When I was arranging the tactics before the game, I thought about having an offensive battle with Sevilla. We are never afraid of attacking. This is the style of Real Madrid. The current score proves that the tactics were successful. Our players have fully exerted their strength. What makes me happiest is that Alan is in perfect condition. I am very pleased with his performance."
Ever since he took over as coach of Real Madrid, most of the media have been questioning him. But now, he can finally come to the limelight by beating Sevilla 4:1. This result also gives him enough confidence.
Everyone likes others to say good things about them, and Carlo is no exception. However, he is still very self-aware. After talking for a few more words, he gave the leading role to Wang Li.
This made the media in the stands think a little more highly of him.
There are also differences in status among media reporters. In the interview at the Bernabeu, the reporter from Marca, a loyal supporter of Real Madrid, was at the leading level. So when they saw that they could interview Wang Li, the reporter from Marca was the first to have the right to ask questions, and Mr. Quaresma stood up first.
The middle-aged man had a very happy look on his face, as he had just received news that, as a result of Dressar's feature interview, he, as his superior, had also received a "reward" from the company - 23,000 Euros.
This amount of money is equivalent to his income for several months.
"Alan, congratulations on winning the best player of the game. Can you tell me how you feel now?"
Wang Li smiled, thought about it and said, "It's nothing. I feel pretty good and was thinking about whether to have dinner with my teammates tonight."
Quaresma was stunned and asked in confusion: "In your La Liga debut, you scored a hat trick. Aren't you excited?"
"Excited?"
Wang Li frowned and thought: "It doesn't matter to me. I said the team would win. Yes, I think there is nothing to be excited about beating a team like Sevilla. It's just an ordinary league game."
He thought so in his heart and said so, but this sentence almost made the calm Sevilla coach Ramos beside him go crazy. Ramos stood up and shouted: "Are you mocking Sevilla's weak strength?"
Wang Li looked at Ramos, shook his head, and said, "Sir, the result of the game has proved everything."
"This is just a football game. Do you think you can talk nonsense just because you scored three goals? You are making a mockery of Sevilla!"
Wang Li waved his hands and said, "I don't think I'm talking nonsense, but the fact is that we won and you lost, didn't you? Do you think I should praise Sevilla's strength now, saying that you are stronger than us and we won just by luck? Mr. Ramos, do you think so?"
This sentence made Ramos' face turn red. He puffed up his cheeks and tried hard for a long time, but couldn't utter a word.
Sevilla lost the game, does Real Madrid still say they are weak? ?
In fact, generally speaking, even if Real Madrid said that winning was due to luck, everyone knows that it is a compliment. However, no one has ever put this kind of compliment openly, but Wang Li simply ignores it.
Ramos had nothing to say. As a loser, he should have shut up earlier. So, he kicked the chair under him angrily and slammed the door and walked out.
Seeing this, Wang Li frowned and asked, "Has Mr. Ramos always been so uncultured? Although these chairs are not worth much, they are also the property of Real Madrid. We have reason to sue him in court for compensation. It is wrong to wantonly destroy other people's property."
After hearing this, the whole audience fell silent. Ramos, who was about to walk out of the press conference door, trembled with anger. His embarrassed figure caused laughter from all the media reporters.
After Mr. Quaresma sat down, the media from Real Madrid Sports asked: "Alan, when you were interviewed before the game, why were you so sure that you could score a goal? Did you know before the game that you could score a hat trick?"
This issue is very sharp, but many people are concerned about it, mainly because the news on the official website of Marca was hyped too much before the game.
Wang Li pondered for a moment, then smiled and said, "This is a kind of confidence!"
"I have always been very confident, especially in the game. You can look through the newspapers of English football last year. Basically, I say this every time I am interviewed. It's really nothing. I don't know if I can score in the game. After all, sometimes there is some luck involved in this kind of thing, but I have enough confidence in my strength. I believe in my ability to seize opportunities, so I believe I can score goals."
"Maybe some people say I'm arrogant, but if I don't have this kind of confidence, how can I give myself the motivation to take every game seriously? At least, I have been successful until now, and I have no record of not scoring goals. Yes, you see, this is the effect of self-confidence, just like everyone worships God."
Wang Li is very clear about his own strength. With better speed, strength, body movements and techniques than others, he is of course confident of scoring goals. The Taoist mindset also makes him calm, so he always follows his heart. That is why he speaks so brazenly during interviews. In fact, he is not deliberately belittling anyone, but just speaking his mind.
After hearing what Wang Li said, the media were deeply touched. They have already thought about tomorrow's report. Wang Li's words are undoubtedly an encouragement to the mentality of professional players. This is indeed very memorable. Many reporters who did not bring cameras have taken out paper and pen to record the content word for word.
At this moment, they all believed that the success of the black-haired boy in front of them was not only due to talent and hard work, but also to his enterprising attitude.
Wang Li has been in Spain for half a year. During this period, except for the headlines on the front pages of some newspapers at the beginning of the East Asian Tour, he rarely appeared in the fans' sight before December.
Before the last round of the Premier League, the media began to report extensive news about Wang Li because his suspension was about to end.
Unfortunately, new coach Carlo did not let him play in this game. As a result, all the media who went to the Bernabeu returned disappointed. The reports about Wang Li also felt a bit incoherent.
But in this game, the "200 million euro man" finally appeared at the Bernabeu Stadium and on the La Liga field. This made many media excited, because the dull La Liga league had a lot of news to dig out.
However, many media outlets are speculating about how Wang Li can perform, but the general public's opinion is that it would be great if Wang Li could score a goal or get an assist.
Although Marca reported a live interview with Wang Li before the game, most media believed that the black-haired boy was just putting on a show.
However, Wang Li's performance in this game surprised all the media.
"Three assists and one goal! The first performance of the complete series!"
"Alan Wang's whirlwind swept through La Liga, bringing glory to Spain!"
"Allan is the best striker in the world, Carlo: he is the hope of Real Madrid."
In just one game, Wang Li scored three goals and made one assist, bringing Real Madrid a resounding victory and also captured the hearts of most media.
If a new player in a professional league had such performance, some media might question it: "Is it just a meteor?" Such doubts would exist in both England and Spain, because one performance is nothing. However, no media questioned Wang Li's performance.
Because he was the best player selected by UEFA last season.
For Wang Li, the era of doubt has long passed. Most media are only concerned about his condition, and everyone is convinced of his strength.
Therefore, in the media reports on the second day, the match between Real Madrid and Sevilla became the topic of everyone's discussion. Madrid fans watched with joy as praises for Wang Li and Real Madrid were expressed one after another. This tone of report has never appeared before, at least this season.
They feel the time has come for Real Madrid to change, and that's the influence of the news media.
Spain's Marca reported the game in detail, saying 'Alan will dominate the whole of Spain'. They praised Wang Li's performance in the game and claimed that 'Real Madrid will be the La Liga champion this season. Real Madrid will catch up from this moment on and will be welcomed with victory in every game'.
They cited the example of Chelsea as a basis. In the Premier League, Chelsea has won all the leagues that Wang Li has participated in. As Real Madrid's number one supporter, Marca did not question it at all. At the end of the article, they even predicted that Real Madrid will win the treble this year and Carlo will become a head coach with Benitez-like growth.
Of course, compared to the "gorgeousness" of Marca, other media are much more realistic.
The Royal Sports newspaper, which supports Real Madrid, said that "Wang Li's comeback makes Real Madrid's offense more gorgeous." Three assists and one goal in one game have already proved this point. If Real Madrid used to be blooming on multiple fronts, now it has set up a heavy artillery, and the other players have all become workers loading bullets, but the power of this heavy artillery is far higher than the original multi-line comprehensive firepower.
"This is the power of the world's number one striker!"
At the end of the article, they emphasized that "Real Madrid still has a chance to overtake Barcelona. We hope that Alan can continue this performance, and then Real Madrid will win more victories."
However, "Real Sports" has some concerns about the Champions League. After all, Real Madrid coach Carlo has no experience at all. Facing strong foreign teams and giants, how Real Madrid will play is really a serious problem.
In England, there are many reports about Wang Li. Even though Wang Li has "disappeared" for half a year, reports about him still sell well. Many fans are also concerned about Wang Li's La Liga debut.
Although Wang Li is already playing in the La Liga, fans still remember him deeply. If last year, fans of Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal and other teams were still gritting their teeth at Wang Li, now they have begun to talk about Wang Li with relish.
This is mainly because Wang Li left Chelsea and has no competitive relationship with their team, which is always a good thing.
Most English fans hope that Wang Li can lead the England team to achieve good results in world football. The World Cup in Germany will be held in August. The World Cup is the highest level of football competition. Every English fan cares about the performance of the England team.
English football does not perform well in the world, and this has always been a pain in the hearts of English fans. They badly need a hero of English football.
Among them, the one who should be most concerned is England's new coach McClaren.
After hearing about Wang Li's performance of three assists and one goal in his La Liga debut, McLaren was overjoyed, because in an interview a few days ago, he emphasized to the media that "Alan will always be a member of England. Although the list of players for the World Cup has not been drawn up yet, Allen's name will definitely be on it." Now that Wang Li is performing so well, he breathed a sigh of relief and is full of hope for his future in the England team.
If he can lead the England team to achieve good results in the World Cup, he will definitely become a famous figure in the history of English football. This will not only greatly increase his value, but also fulfill his desire to become a coach.
Putting aside his coaching identity, as an Englishman, McClaren is definitely a loyal fan of the England team.
At this time, Wang Li was "dressing up" in his house in Madrid.
"Alan, don't move. I'll help you tie a bow." Angela shouted anxiously while holding something beside her.
"But I think any outfit will do."
Angela glared and pouted, "No! Today is a very formal event. You have to show your grace in front of so many people! It's hard to imagine you always being like this."
"But..." Wang Li was about to say something, but when he saw Angela's anxious face, he immediately lowered his head in frustration and let her fiddle with him, "Okay, ok, everything is up to you."
Wang Li sat there with a wry smile. Although he had been with Angela for so long, he still had an innate resistance to "makeup and dressing up".
In the past six months, Angela has only returned to the United States once, and has lived here with him most of the time. It has been like this for a long time, so the two of them are planning to visit Queen Elizabeth in London after Christmas to discuss their marriage when they have time.
However, Wang Li was not "dressing up" for this, but the two of them were going to take the club's special plane to Zurich, Switzerland in the afternoon to attend the UEFA Champions League final draw ceremony held there.
Of course, what is more important to Wang Li is the World Footballer of the Year award ceremony.
On November 30th, FIFA announced the three names of the annual World Footballer of the Year, namely Ronaldinho and Wang Li from Barcelona and Gerrard from Liverpool.
As Wang Li expected, he was shortlisted for the FIFA World Player of the Year award for his performance last season. However, the specific winner will not be announced until the award ceremony.
(To be continued)