In the three games at the end of October, Wang Xiaodong only appeared in two.
The home game against Blackpool in the English Championship did not require the appearance of main players like Wang Xiaodong. Martin Joel sent out a half of the main lineup and easily defeated the opponent with a score of 2-0.
But in the Champions League group match against Besiktas, perhaps because the atmosphere in Turkey did not suit them, the team actually lost 1-2.
This is also the first time that the team has lost in the Champions League since Martin Joel took charge.
After the first three games of the Champions League group stage, Tottenham ranked second in the group with 4 points with 1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss, and they have the same points as Marseille, which is third in the group.
If you want to qualify from the group, you must win at least two of the three games in the second half of the round.
After losing, Tottenham returned to the league and vented all their anger on Blackburn.
Facing the full impact of Tottenham, Blackburn had no room to fight back.
In the 7th minute of the game, Robbie Keane's header flew over. Wang Xiaodong's shot from the penalty area hit the right post. Berba's shot from the left side of the penalty area hit the net.
Although Blackburn used Robinson's save to pull back a goal ten minutes later, an own goal in stoppage time in the first half helped Tottenham surpass the score again.
In the 62nd minute of the second half, Modric took a corner kick, Berba headed the ball from the center, and Robbie Keane scored his fifth goal of the new league season with his knee from close range.
Two minutes later, Wang Xiaodong, who had always been calm and calm, suddenly started to show off his power. After receiving a pass from Lennon from the right, he took off from the edge of the penalty area and fired into the lower left corner of the goal, extending the score to 4-1.
At the final stage, he received another through ball from Modric. Wang Xiaodong used his body to knock away the Blackburn defender and then shot into the net with his kick, setting the score at 5-1.
Blackburn, known for his "violent nature", became like an obedient bear in front of Tottenham and Wang Xiaodong. Everyone knew that if he angered the more "violent" guy at White Hart Lane, there would be no good results. end.
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In early November, Italy's Turin newspaper announced the winner of the 2007 European "Golden Boy Award" on its front page.
Golden Boy: Wang Xiaodong; Silver Boy: Aguero; Bronze Boy: Cesc Fabregas.
After the award was announced, there was little reaction from European football.
An award selected by an Italian newspaper, the top three are two Premier League players and one La Liga player. This result is not surprising.
What's more, Wang Xiaodong's performance last year was indeed phenomenal, and he was well-deserved for being named the Golden Boy.
What the fans paid more attention to was how many players from each league could be shortlisted for the top three places. After seeing such a result, they nodded as expected.
But as soon as the news spread back to China, public opinion exploded.
"The first Chinese player to win the Golden Boy Award!"
"The first Asian player to win the first place in the UEFA level selection!"
“How many times can an eighteen-year-old Chinese boy rule as the Golden Boy?”
News like this is overwhelming, from the Sports Weekly newspaper to the roll call of Xinwen Network, to the special highlights of World Football, both official and private, once again promote the name Wang Xiaodong to the whole country.
This season alone, Wang Xiaodong has played 8 times in the league, scoring 13 goals, with an average of 1.6 goals per game; coupled with the Super Cup, Community Shield, and Champions League games, Wang Xiaodong’s total this season The number of goals scored is as high as 19, and the average number of goals per game is 1.4.
Such a strong record makes it difficult for fans who are not familiar with him to believe that Wang Xiaodong is a defensive player.
In addition to the 4 best league games, best community shield, best super cup, and other candidates for the best team, Wang Xiaodong's personal honors are also countless.
Finally, add Tottenham's five championships and Wang Xiaodong's Asian Cup championship, six championships in one year. Even if they consider themselves second, no one dares to claim first place.
In every round of talent, ability, performance, and honor, Wang Xiaodong has completely surpassed several other competitors, and it can even be said to be a dimensionality reduction blow.
After the domestic fans learned that they had a golden boy in European football, they were as happy as the Chinese New Year.
Especially next year, the Olympic Games will be held by his family. Wang Xiaodong won such an honor during this period, and his influence is no worse than Liu Feiren's 110 hurdles, Yao Juli's NBA, and Wang Dali's table tennis triple crown.
Football is the number one sport in the world!
Our football has been weak for a long time. When Wang Xiaodong won a world-class honor as a Chinese, the sense of national honor and self-confidence was overwhelming.
Under such circumstances, if Wang Xiaodong is mentioned again, who wouldn't give him a thumbs up?
In Wang Xiaodong's hometown, red banners were raised in the countryside. The simple rural people were proud of the golden phoenix flying out of the mountain nest.
When the media came to Wang Xiaodong's hometown, even villagers wandering on the road would be pulled aside for interviews.
In particular, Wang Xiaodong's uncles, uncles, and relatives have appeared on more TV programs in the past few days than they have ever watched.
Not only that, major middle school campuses across the country have also used this trend to carry out an activity to "develop football and enhance students' physical fitness."
Harbin No. 11 Middle School used the recess time to conduct a week-long theme week activity of "Learning from Athletes Like Xiaodong".
Ma Fanshu was the first to stand on the podium to speak, and shouted out his future wishes in front of thousands of teachers and students in the school.
"Dear teacher, dear classmates, good morning."
"I am Ma Fanshu, a student from Class 9, Class 7. The theme of my speech today is: Be a role model boy in the new century!"
"Coubertin said that the essence of sports is war in peacetime."
"Every athlete in peacetime is an elite soldier of New China."
"Football is the number one sport in the world."
"In this largest war, Wang Xiaodong, as a "Chinese Special Forces", won the highest honor among young players in football."
"Even though he is far away in Europe, I am proud of him!"
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"...Wang Xiaodong will always be my role model for moving forward, allowing me to forge ahead when encountering difficulties and never forget my original intention."
"I hope that in next year's Olympic Games, Wang Xiaodong will be on the Olympic field as an Olympic athlete and win glory for the country again."
At this point, Ma Fanshu's face turned red as he seemed to be hesitating.
Just when the leaders in the audience thought she had forgotten her words, Ma Fanshu finally plucked up the courage and said loudly: "I will follow Wang Xiaodong's footsteps in the future and become a sportsperson with football as my career."
"Even if I can't represent the country on the field, I will still contribute to the country's sports career behind the scenes."
"Wang Xiaodong's spirit will always guide me forward!"
"I am Ma Fanshu from Class 9, Class 7, thank you all."
"Wow~~~"
Amid applause, Ma Fanshu walked off the podium with a red face.
The school leaders in the audience looked at Ma Fanshu's delicate face and whispered to each other softly: "Tsk, tsk, tsk, I didn't expect this little girl to have such ideals and goals at such a young age."
"Yes, it seems that Wang Xiaodong has an indestructible position in the hearts of young people."
"But what this little girl said is right. Sports competition is war in peaceful times. Our Chinese nation is rejuvenating, and next year's Olympic Games must let the world see our true strength!"
"By the way, Lao Li, you said this little girl said she wanted to work in a football-related industry. What can a girl do? Be a football reporter? That's not easy! She goes through wind and rain, tossing around everywhere, and she's exhausted!"
"Football reporter? Probably not." Lao Li touched his chin, "I heard from her class teacher that this little girl usually has good academic performance. She is dignified and beautiful, has a nice voice, and is very talented in music. . Maybe if I don’t do well, I might be able to be an announcer or a host or something in the future.”
"Host? Great host! The professional standards of those football hosts are not bad, but they are too boring to look at. If there was a child as smart as this girl, I think more people would pay attention to football! "
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With the continuous spread of the story on TV, the Internet and print media, even the adults and aunts at the vegetable market know about a football boy named Wang Xiaodong.
Taking advantage of the popularity and traffic brought by football, some football experts have also appeared one after another and analyzed Wang Xiaodong's future football prospects on their Weibo.
Starting from the age group when he won the Golden Boy Award at the age of 18, and then analyzing the past Golden Globe Award winners, as well as the rising stars that have emerged in European football in recent years, we finally concluded that Wang Xiaodong can at least be judged before the age of 21. Conclusion on 1 to 2 Golden Boy Awards.
Although there are currently only 5 Golden Boy Awards winners, Van der Vaart, Rooney, Messi, Cesc Fabregas and Wang Xiaodong, and they are not eligible for re-election, these people all received a lot of votes in the Golden Boy Award selection the following year, like Mei There are also situations where Siruni gets a golden boy or a silver boy like this.
Therefore, these football experts say: Wang Xiaodong is the player most likely to win the Golden Boy Award again.
Seeing such arguments, domestic fans can't sleep at night just thinking about it.
How cool it is to be re-elected as the Golden Boy!
However, the conclusions drawn by these football experts who are not familiar with current affairs and the latest consultation rules can deceive domestic fans, but they cannot make Wang Xiaodong who is far away in Europe really happy.
According to the latest rules and policies issued by UEFA and FIFA, if the top three young players for the Golden Boy Award enter the final selection list for the Golden Ball Award and World Footballer, they will be deemed to have automatically given up their right to participate.
In other words, the honors of Wang Xiaodong, Aguero and Fabregas this year will end here. The higher-level Golden Globe Award and World Footballer will completely miss them.
Of course, such "weird" regulations have not always existed. Anyone with a discerning eye can see at a glance that this is a corresponding countermeasure taken by Wang Xiaodong as a non-European, African and South American player after he has developed step by step. Aguero and Fascination were just accidentally injured. That’s all.
This is a typical Western face.
The World Footballer of the Year can be an African George Weah, but he cannot be an Asian.
These rule makers saw that Wang Xiaodong was about to stand out within their rules, and they had to modify the rules in advance to prevent Wang Xiaodong from really getting to the top.
After receiving Raiola's final notice, Wang Xiaodong was also furious.
"NND, are you playing dirty tricks with me?"
"good!"
"Just wait for me!"
"Starting from next year, I will directly give up the selection of the Golden Boy Award."
"I want to see what tricks you can do for me with the Ballon d'Or and World Footballer!"
