On the last day of March, the Chinese Golden Globe Awards ceremony began as scheduled, giving honorary encouragement to footballers who made outstanding contributions last season.
After the final selection, the major awards have the final attribution, basically deserved, without much controversy. But for the core of the award: China's Golden Globe winner Wu Lei, there are mixed reviews.
Three candidates, each with its own strengths
Candidate 1: Wu Lei, one of the few foreign players in Chinese football so far. Although there has been no good performance at espanyol clubs, it is a veritable thigh in the national football team. Whether it is the top 40 or the top 12 matches, Wu Lei's power in the national football front line has never decreased, scoring key goals many times to save the Chinese team. For example, in the 3:2 victory of the national football team over Vietnam, it was Wu Lei's last-minute kill that allowed the Chinese team to win the only victory in the round of 12 so far.
Candidate two: Guo Tianyu, at a young age, became the absolute main force in the front line of Shandong Taishan team, supporting the team's main offensive system. The league scored 10 goals, and all of them were athletic scores, and no penalty could tell the story. Guo Tianyu's role is not only reflected in the goal, his tactical fulcrum role can provide more space for the midfield and the wing, and is a rare excellent forward.
Candidate three: Zhang Yuning, like Guo Tianyu, is a sharp knife on the Beijing Guoan front. It is also one of the few domestic players who can gain a firm foothold in the forward line. Physically confrontational, fast movement, good explosiveness, a sense of smell in front of goal is also at the forefront of the league, and has scored 10 goals throughout the season.
In the end, after the selection of 119 domestic and foreign media, the Chinese Golden Globe Awards were voted to Wu Lei.
Many fans have great doubts in their hearts, Wu Lei has almost no room for survival in the club, why should he suppress the two rising stars. Is it just a few goals scored by the national football team? These goals are also scored on the weak team, and the gold content is not high.
But nearly 120 judges, almost all of whom are professionals in the field of football, were able to cast their precious votes for Wu Lei, most likely based on the following two reasons.
A question of competence
We do not deny that in the Espanyol club, Wu Lei's current situation is very embarrassing, in the words of the fans, it is a "water dispenser".
But it is this "water dispenser" who has supported the front line of Chinese football. On this point, the director of operations of the Espanyol club also gave a pertinent evaluation: although Wu Lei was not happy at the club, he returned to the national team and was still unstoppable.
At present, Wu Lei's ability is stronger than that of most Chinese forwards, which is certain.
In comparison, Guo Tianyu's technique is slightly rough and needs to be further polished. Zhang Yuning needs to continue to sublimate in the reading and control of the game.
Chinese football needs more "Wu Lei"
Staying in the ocean means the improvement of ability, and it also means that everyone recognizes you.
The current Chinese football needs more players to go out. Relying on the domestic environment alone, the growth potential is limited, and only by being exposed to more advanced concepts and technical guidance can our players grow faster.
It seems that Wu Lei won the Golden Ball Award, but in fact, it encourages more outstanding players to go out. Instead of just being limited to the high-paying environment in China, live in peace and stability, and do not want to make progress. This is extremely irresponsible for individuals and for Chinese football.
Wu Lei won the Golden Globe Award, and the next person is likely to be Guo Tianyu and Zhang Yuning, because both of them have experience in staying in the West, and their abilities are gradually improving, just ask our other domestic forwards, want to compare with the three of them, how many people?
Therefore, the Golden Globe Award was awarded to Wu Lei, which is a recognition of technology and an expectation for the future of staying in the ocean. Therefore, for the fans of Taishan and Guoan, there must be no problem in supporting their own stars. However, through the comprehensive contribution comparison of the past year and the control of future Chinese football, we also try to understand the judges' good intentions as much as possible.
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