Midfielder Ruler

Tang Zheng's honor as the 2009 South American Footballer of the Year was both unexpected and expected.

Just like winning the European Golden Boy Award, Tang Zheng, who won the South American Footballer of the Year, is somewhat controversial, but the Argentine media and some influential media in South America also think that Tang Zheng meets the requirements.

The Libertadores Cup, which symbolizes the highest level of South American club football, is not as cross-season as the Champions League. This competition starts and ends in the first half of the year, and the league reference value in the second half of the year is not great. The performance of the players was not stable enough, and the first and second half of the year were different, so Tang Zheng's election became a matter of course.

It's just that the Colombian fans are a little bit worried. They think that Falcao's performance is better than Tang Zheng's. Without his goal, it is impossible for River Plate to win the final double crown.

In fact, the media and fans know who is the biggest contributor to River Plate's double crown.

Tang Zheng, as the rare full attendance king of River Plate, played much more time than Falcao, and when Falcao was absent due to injury, it was Tang Zheng's outstanding performance that helped River Plate win the game, especially in 2009 In the Libertadores Cup knockout stage, Tang Zheng's goals were all key goals, much more important than Falcao's goals.

At the same time, the official websites of the South American Football Confederation, the Argentine Football Association, and River Plate announced that Tang Zheng was selected as the South American Footballer of the Year selected by the Uruguayan National newspaper.

In modern society, the speed of information dissemination is very fast.

The end of each year is always the best selection stage. As a South American footballer of the same level as the European Ballon d'Or, he naturally receives the attention of media from all continents.

When Tang Zheng was named South American Footballer of the Year, the Chinese media and fans once again became one of the most excited groups in the world.

He won the European Golden Boy Award in mid-December, signed a contract with the world's top sports brand Nike before Christmas, and now he has become the South American Footballer. What a surprise!

There is no doubt that Tang Zheng has become the focus of the media's attention.

Leaving aside whether Tang Zheng's reasons and basis for winning the South American Footballer of the Year award are sufficient, at least he has already made history.

He is the first non-American since the South American Footballer was born.

From ancient times to the present, any number one person will be recorded in history, and so is Tang Zheng.

What makes the Chinese media and fans even more excited is that Tang Zheng won the European Golden Boy Award and the South American Footballer of the Year award respectively in the past 2009. It must be known that it is completely impossible to happen at the same time under normal circumstances.

Because the South American Footballer does not consider South American players who play in Europe, it is understandable why the world's top players such as Messi and Kaka are not shortlisted for the South American Footballer.

It can only be said that Tang Zheng's performance in the half year in River Plate and the half year in Dortmund was really outstanding.

When Tang Zheng flew to Montevideo, not only the Chinese media and American media were hyping wildly, but even the European media were also hyping, especially the German media.

The Clarion News, which had a good cooperative relationship with Tang Zheng and River Plate in Buenos Aires in the past, immediately expressed its congratulations on the official website: "The selection of the South American Footballer of the Year in 2009 is fair and just, so Tang's election is a real honor. Deserved! His contribution in the past 2009 can never be ignored. First, he led River Plate to three consecutive league titles, and then helped River Plate win the Copa Libertadores after twelve years. How many twelve years are there in life? I believe that many fans who read this newspaper have even forgotten that the situation at that time will always bring controversy when making history, but I think Tang’s election will definitely be effective! Congratulations!"

Even the Ole Daily, which has always been against Tang Zheng and River Plate, rarely congratulated Tang Zheng on the official website for being elected as the South American Footballer of the Year. Although it was only a short paragraph of congratulations, it was not difficult to see the support of the Ole News for Tang Zheng. After all, their You have the right to vote.

The strict German newspaper Bild was particularly surprised: "This year's selection of the South American Footballer of the Year is really surprising. Tang, who just won the European Golden Boy Award, was awarded the South American Footballer of the Year, which only allows players who play for South American clubs to be shortlisted.

It's incredible! Even among the past winners of the European Ballon d’Or, there was no such special case, so the elected Tang undoubtedly became the unprecedented and unprecedented person in the history of these two honors.”

Gazzetta dello Sport, which had a bad relationship with Tang Zheng during the European Golden Boy Awards, said on its official website: "The South American Footballer selected by Uruguayan National is really disappointing. Players who play for Europe are obviously not allowed to participate in the selection. Why are they selected this year? Will Tang, the Golden Boy Award winner, be crowned South American Footballer of the Year? It’s a puzzling decision.”

On the contrary, the Chinese media and the Argentinian media were surprisingly unified. They believed that Tang Zheng, the best player in the Argentine League in the 2008-2009 season, was enough to win the 2009 South American Footballer of the Year based on his resume in the first half of the year, so he was selected as a matter of course.

As for those who oppose it, it can only be said that the grapes that cannot be eaten are sour.

Tang Zheng's mentor Simeone said in an interview with the Clarion: "Someone questioned Tang being awarded the South American Footballer of the Year? Then I can only say that he is a football amateur!"

There is no basis, which just shows that Simeone has enough reasons.

Dortmund coach Klopp supported his disciples on vacation: "The European Golden Boy Award is a matter of course for Don, and the same is true for South American Footballer. If it weren't for his fantastic first half in River Plate, we would not have signed him. I believe the same is true of Bayern Munich, which backtracked at the beginning."

Even Falcao, who lost to Tang Zheng as the South American Footballer of the Year, said without complaint: "Almost everyone thinks it is unreasonable for Tang to win the South American Footballer of the Year, but what I want to say is that as long as anyone who pays attention to the dynamics of South American football You know, nobody outperformed Don in 2009, including me of course!"

On the morning of the 3rd local time in South America, at the press conference held by Uruguayan National, Tang Zheng smiled and accepted the volley shot instant trophy symbolizing South American Footballer of the Year from the hand of editor-in-chief Aguile Castillo.

The flashing lights appeared frequently at the press conference, but Tang Zheng, who attended many press conferences this winter, was already very used to it. He calmly faced the camera with a smile.

According to the usual practice, at the end of the traditional press conference, Tang Zheng accepted an exclusive interview with the National Daily just like when he was elected to the European Golden Boy Award at the end of last year.

In this regard, Tang Zheng was very cooperative.

In the face of many media doubts mentioned by the Nation, he grinned and said: "From the moment of glory, any selection will have controversy, just like being elected to the European Golden Boy Award, there are constant doubts, but I am the elected one! I It is the best! The martial arts novels in our country once said that where there are people, there will be rivers and lakes. This is eternal, but then again, I am really surprised to be elected as the South American Footballer. I didn't even make the top three in the selection of South American Footballer of the Year, it was a fantastic year"

Not long after, the FIFA official website and the AFC official website successively quoted Tang Zheng's description in an interview with the National News: Congratulations to China Tang for having a fantastic 2009, and I hope he will achieve greater glory in the future in 2010.

What makes people feel strange is that both the AFC and FIFA reposted the content of Tang Zheng being elected as the South American Footballer of the Year. The Chinese Football Association is just like the football associations of other countries, turning a blind eye to the glory of their own players abroad.

Xie Yalong, who was enjoying the vacation, was very depressed. Last year, he was very excited because Gao Hongbo led the team to achieve good results. However, Tang Zheng won the lofty personal glory in Europe and South America one after another. This is undoubtedly a slap in the face of him. He slapped loudly.

Now not only Asian countries are laughing at the Chinese Football Association, even the whole world is watching the joke.

Of course, many Asian countries are still very grateful to Xie Yalong. If it weren't for his righteous deeds, it is estimated that their national teams will be very difficult to face the Chinese team.

Now, sy!

At the same time, the official website of the Chinese Football Association was attacked by a hacker named Xiao Linzi.

After being interviewed by the Nation, Tang Zheng was going to return to Argentina, but his mentor Simeone's family was away on vacation, so he had no choice but to take the flight back to Dortmund directly from Montevideo that afternoon.

This period of time was very busy, and there was no systematic training at all. Tang Zheng could feel that his body's sensitivity had declined compared to before, and he had to restore his body to its best condition before the team's training camp.

In addition, the planned learning to drive must be completed, otherwise once the second half of the league starts, there will be no extra time to study.

It was already the night of January 4th when we arrived in Dortmund, and it was only five days before the team regrouped at the end of the winter break.

But the remaining time is just right for Tang Zheng, he can allocate his time reasonably, training in the morning and learning how to drive in the afternoon.

The Stobellari training center is still in the stage of shutting down, Tang Zheng has no way to do it in the training base, he chooses running, sit-ups and push-ups for recovery training.

Besides, it is much easier to go to driving school. The theory test was passed before Christmas, and now he only needs to take a first aid course and go on the road to get his driver's license.

The first aid course is very simple, and the total class time is about eight hours.

But the trouble lies in the practice driving before the road test. If you make a mistake, the time will be restarted.

Fortunately, Tang Zheng's comprehension ability is good, and the coach sitting in the co-pilot is also a Dortmund fan. He is very enthusiastic and will always conduct in-depth research on Tang Zheng's mistakes, so his progress is very fast.

After three days, he finally completed the task ahead of schedule.

Finally, there is Jokao.

The population of Dortmund was originally small, and Tang Zheng was a local celebrity in Dortmund, so he had a certain priority.

Of course, he is only a priority and has no privileges. Germany's driver's license examination can be said to be the most rigorous country on earth, and safety awareness is higher than driving skills. However, Tang Zheng's caution on the court extends to driving, so his road test is a pass.

To be continued.