"Golden Ball" has many meanings in world football, fans often mention the "Golden Ball" is the name of the award award given by "French Football" for the best player of each year, of course, South American and Asian football also has the honor of The Ballon d'Or, and many large cups will also be awarded at the end of the name to recognize the best performers. But Ronaldo, who has won the European Ballon d'Or twice, always calls himself "Mr. Ballon d'Or" passing by. It turned out that he was referring to the classic format of "Golden Ball Win", which has now disappeared, that is, after the two sides draw in regular time, the overtime game will end, and this format is used for the knockout of the cup, this golden goal is called "Golden Ball", and the goal scorer is "Mr. Golden Ball".
Due to the relatively short implementation of the Golden Ball format, a total of 13 stars have completed this feat in major competitions, the most famous of which is Birkhov, who was finalized in the Final of euro 96, and Ronaldo's two French friends Zidane and Henry, who also scored the Golden Ball. If there is such an honor in the player's career, it is also a valuable achievement. In the early morning of August 5, Beijing time, in the special topic of Da Luo, he told about the game he and "Mr. Ballon d'Or" passed by - the semi-final of Brazil vs. the Netherlands in the World Cup in France, and "Alien" had three opportunities to approach the goal in extra time, but was defused by the solid backline of the Orange Army. If Ronaldo had seized the opportunity at that time, he could have been called one of the few "Mr. Ballon d'Or".
But now Da Luo also said that that the game was still rewarded after all, in addition to the Samba Legion's victory over the opponent through a penalty shootout to enter the final, there was also the advice of the dutch coach Hiddink at the time, so that Ronaldo is still deliberating. The advice was made in a press conference before the semi-finals, when Guz Hiddink criticized Brazil for its lack of organizational discipline: "This team has the most famous stars in football, and even if Romario doesn't come, they still have Ronnie. But their lack of organization is a matter of discipline, not a tactical one. From the perspective of the Samba Army experience, this is nothing more than a "psychological battle" between the two managers before the war. Brazil coach Zagaro was also unabashed: "Let's look at '58, when I won the Remit Cup, and 40 years later, we can rush to the championship for the fifth time." ”
This advice has been circling in Ronaldo's mind, and after he retired, the Brazilian team was also caught up in the lack of talented stars, at this time he deliberated the root of Hiddink's advice: "As a player, I changed the way I played as a left winger and became a real center forward. At first, however, Ronaldo did not benefit much from this, so after the important competition, some people criticized Ronaldo for being too innovative and unorganized. In fact, as a player, no matter how big the name, unconditional obedience to the coach's arrangement is the core of the old coach's advice. Although in many cases coaches make mistakes in their arrangements, having players correct them can lead to distractions and contribute to locker room disunity, a similar problem that Mourinho encountered when he was in charge of Manchester United and Chelsea II.
Of course, the "aliens" still have great respect for the Dutch team, and the author (an old colleague said things) believes that if on the surface, what makes Ronaldo and "Mr. Ball" pass by is that he did not seize the opportunity, or that the Orange Army's backline is too good. However, what suppressed the luxurious Brazilian team at that time was the organizational discipline emphasized by Hiddink's team, after all, 98 years is not 88 years, not the best era of Dutch football, relying on rigor and attitude is always not wrong. Therefore, Da Luo often deduced such a point of view in his personal documentaries: after Dunga coached the Samba Army, the construction of team discipline was right, and how to balance the problem of talented players who have flourished in Brazilian football under the strict management of the army.
So in the World Cup in France, it is the host coach Aimé Jacquet who has been questioned. Thanks to Lady Luck's patronage in the penalty shootout, the Samba Legion defeated the mighty Dutch team for a record sixth time in reaching the World Cup final. In fact, it also stems from the mental collapse of the Orange Army in the final moments - Philippe Kocu and Ronald De Boul missed a penalty, when the main goalkeeper of the Samba Army, Claudio Tafarell, became a hero, completing the glory of Brazilian football once again. After seeing Tafarell save De Bord's penalty, the always calm old coach Mario Zagallo ran inside, tears of excitement in his eyes. But his health is once again worrying. Of course, as the number one star, Ronaldo is still closely guarded by De Boer. De Boer did not show any weakness, even though the "aliens" showed incredible speed and strength throughout the game.