Chapter 456: World Football’s First World Footballer 3 consecutive years

Chapter 456: World Football’s First World Footballer for Three Consecutives
Martin's election as the 2018 Puskas Award is well-deserved. After all, it is recognized by football as the goal of the new century that replaced Maradona's goal of the century.

Such a goal cannot win the Puskas Award, and it is estimated that no goal has the honor to win the award.

Martin, who came to the Royal Festival Hall, received the small silver football trophy symbolizing the Puskas Award from the award guest Didier Drogba.

Martin was very happy to win this trophy again. He said some impassioned words and expressed his sincere gratitude to the fans who voted. Finally, he added: "I think...at this time next year, it shouldn't be... I’m elected again, right?”

"Hahaha~~~"

As soon as he finished speaking, good-natured laughter erupted from the guest seats.

The annual awards ceremony continues, and the award event behind the Puskas Award is the best women's football coach of the year.

Pedros, the head coach of the Lyon women's football team, was elected over the head coach of Sakura Country Asako Takakura and the head coach of the Dutch women's football team Wegmann. The reason is that this head coach led Lyon to win the double championship in the 2017-2018 season, which is the women's French women's football team. League One champion and Women's Champions League champion.

The suspense of winning the Men's Football Coach of the Year award is not that great.

It's nothing more than a dispute between Santos and the retired Wenger.

Considering that the awards in major competition years will be tilted towards the major championship champion, and Wenger retired last summer, this award fell to the head of Portuguese coach Santos.

Santos, who received the trophy symbolizing the Best Men's Coach of the Year, delivered his acceptance speech under the watchful eyes of the audience.

"Being able to stand here, I am very grateful for the help of the team, the efforts of the players, the care and tolerance of the families, and the fans who spare no effort to cheer and cheer. It is their selfless dedication that has allowed me to reach my current height."

Having said this, Santos looked at Cristiano Ronaldo and Martin sitting in the C position: "I would like to especially thank two men here, Cristiano Ronaldo and Martin. Their combined swords are the strongest driving force for the Portuguese team to be invincible. Especially Martin, with his goals, assists and defense, I would like to call him the strongest player in the history of modern football, thank you."

"papappaaaaaaa——"

Thunderous applause echoed throughout the audience.

Not only the guests at the scene, but also the vast majority of viewers watching the live broadcast on TV agreed with Santos' statement.

Martin has super personal abilities. In addition to scoring goals, assists, and defensive proficiency, he also has all kinds of ceilings, which is incredible.

Arsenal dominates the club level and Portugal dominates the national team level. Martin has played a vital role.

Martin was still a little embarrassed to be praised in person. He stood up and waved his hand, meaning that he was exaggerating. It was not as exaggerated as Santos said. At best, he was just one level higher than the current players...

The fifth award is the Goalkeeper of the Year, which was added last year.

This award is actually quite speechless.

The goalkeeper of the best team of the year may not be elected as the best goalkeeper of the year.

De Gea was shortlisted for the Team of the Year, but none of the top three candidates for Goalkeeper of the Year made it.

Courtois, who eventually finished third in the World Cup and moved to Real Madrid, was elected over Cech and Lloris.

At this time, it also means that the annual awards ceremony has come to an end.

Only Miss World Football and World Player of the Year are left.

The players who entered the final candidates are Brazilian female football players Marta, Hagbeli and Marojan. Marta is the final three candidate for 11 consecutive years and is regarded as Melo of the women's football team.

The two of them were among the final three candidates from 2007 until 2018.

After an official vote, Marta was elected for the sixth time.

In other words, there are 11 finalists, and one will win every two years.

There is no doubt that she is the well-deserved female champion in the women's football sport.

After Marta gave her acceptance speech after winning the award, the atmosphere at the scene improved qualitatively.

Because, next is the grand finale of the annual award ceremony.

World Footballer of the Year.

The director couldn't wait to show Martin the camera.

World Footballer of the Year for two consecutive years in 2016 and 2017!

Compared with the previous two years, the probability of being elected as the World Footballer in 2018 is greater.

At the club level, he won the third seven-time crown in team history, and at the national team level, he won the World Cup. He was also the biggest contributor to Portugal's victory.

Therefore, there is more than 99.99999% probability that this award belongs to Martin. Even if it is accidentally given to another player, it is estimated that... the player will not have the face to accept the trophy that symbolizes the best male football player of the year.

At that time, the trophy will not be an honor, but on the contrary, it will be a satire.

I don’t know if it was intentional or not. Messi, who was shortlisted for the final three candidates, did not attend because of preparations for the league. Therefore, only the Portuguese twin stars Martin and Ronaldo came to the scene.

The person who served as the guest of honor for the World Footballer Award was none other than the current FIFA President Infantino.

Without any foreshadowing, he said directly: "I think this year's World Footballer is the same as last year?"

"That's right, sir."

Many guests in the guest seats said in unison.

Infantino smiled slightly: "Then I will announce it directly."

Martin sat up straight and listened to FIFA President Infantino shout: "Martin!!"

Martin, who had attracted the attention of the whole audience and even the world, stood up with a smile, hugged Savannah Blade and his adoptive mother Clara Anna behind him, and then hugged Cristiano Ronaldo who was sitting next to him. , then slightly adjusted the burgundy bow tie that felt a little off, and walked towards the stage from the side with a smile.

"My colleagues, can you all work harder this year?"

Martin took the trophy symbolizing the World Footballer from Infantino, came to the podium, and looked at the audience.

"..."

The scene was speechless.

It seems to be saying, will my efforts be useful?

Seeing that no one spoke, Martin shrugged and joked: "Just ignore me, then I'll go?"

"Hahaha~"

The guests could no longer hold back this time and laughed one by one.

"This is the right thing, otherwise I will always feel sorry for you, really."

Martin said cowardly again.

Many guests in the guest seats couldn't help but laugh, while others held it back or had dark minds.

At this point, Martin suddenly raised the trophy and changed the topic: "Being able to win this award, the first thing I would like to thank is my family, coaches, teammates and fans. It is because of your silent efforts behind the scenes that I have such a great achievement." Achievements, thank you very much.”

Achievements in one fell swoop?

Many guests present rolled their eyes.

But rolling your eyes means rolling your eyes, and a response is still needed.

"papappapappaaaa——"

The thunderous applause that swept the entire audience lasted for a long time.

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[Martin: Well-deserved World Footballer! 】

[Apart from the combined FIFA Ballon d’Or, FIFA is the first player to win the World Footballer of the Year for three consecutive years]

[The number one player in modern football deserves his reputation! 】

[Let me tell you a ghost story. Martin is only... 22 years old. 】

[Rome is old, who will put pressure on Martin? 】

[The goal of the century in the World Cup final was selected for the Puskas Award! 】

[I would like to ask, when will the Arsenal captain retire? 】......

The 2018 FIFA Annual Awards Ceremony has come to an end, and developed social platforms are full of hot topics related to Martin.

Martin, already recognized as the number one player in world football, once again became the most trafficked.

Martin, the client, took a cursory look at these hot topics and couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.

"This feeling is so good...but it feels so cold at some high places~"

Martin sighed: "A master is lonely."

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Throughout January, Arsenal maintained a unbeatable record under Martin's leadership, advancing to the next round of the FA Cup and the final of the EFL Cup.

The league was affected by the complete victory of Liverpool and Manchester City, and the points difference between them remained unchanged.

As time comes to February, Arsenal's schedule becomes intensive again.

Apart from the EFL Cup final at the end of the month, there are also the FA Cup, the first leg of the Champions League 1/8 finals and as many as four league games.

This means that we have to play 28 games in just 7 days, one game every four days.

The first league game in February is a visit to the Etihad Stadium to challenge the second place team Manchester City.

The two teams have met twice this season, in the Community Shield before the start of the season and in the first round of the league.

Especially the Community Shield is still fresh in the memory of Manchester City players and fans.

And such memories are bad ones.

A three-goal lead in the first half was reversed after Martin came on as a substitute.

The following league visit to the Emirates Stadium was even more difficult to fight back...

Even at home in this campaign, Manchester City played extremely cautiously and focused on stability.

As a result, after 2 minutes of hard work, Martin scored a pass and scored, winning 0:11 as a guest and widening the point difference to points.

Arsenal performed well throughout February. Under Martin's leadership, they easily defeated their opponents in the first leg of the league, FA Cup and Champions League 1/8 finals against Schalke 04.

It is worth mentioning that a large number of Wolfsburg fans poured into the first leg of the Champions League 04/1 finals when Arsenal challenged Schalke 8 as a guest. They cheered for the club's legend Martin with hysterical and huge shouts.

To this end, Martin also used an amazing performance of two goals and one assist to lead the Gunners to a 3-0 victory over Schalke 04, which was already in decline.

Take a huge advantage in the two-round contest.

In a blink of an eye, the time comes to the end of February.

New Wembley Stadium.

EFL Cup final.

An hour before the start of the game, the starting lineups of the two teams were freshly announced.

Defending champion Arsenal still uses a 4231 formation.

Goalkeeper: Leno
Defenders: Ferland Mendy, Van Dijk, Koscielny, Ricardo Pereira

Midfielder: Xhaka, Kante

Midfielder: Aubameyang, Martin, Mahrez

Forward: Cavani
Manchester City is still in a 433 formation.

Goalkeeper: Ederson

Defenders: Zinchenko, Otamendi, Stones, Kyle Walker

Midfielder: Gundogan, Fernandinho, De Bruyne

Forwards: Sterling, Aguero, Seat B

At this time, the new Wembley Stadium, which can accommodate 90,000 fans, is already nearly full, and the extra seats are being filled by fans lining up to enter the stadium at a speed visible to the naked eye.

This game is the fourth meeting between the two teams in the 2018-2019 season. The first three times ended in losses.

The Community Shield Cup before the start of this season started at this stadium. The game process was a painful experience for Manchester City players and fans.

Before the start of the EFL Cup final, Guardiola, who was interviewed by the media, first calmly accepted the winless record against Arsenal since coaching Manchester City, but he was full of confidence in future games and insisted that records are meant to be broken. Being able to beat Arsenal doesn't mean that you can't in the future.

Arsenal head coach Arteta, who was interviewed by the media, obviously respected Guardiola, who had taught him. He did not say anything bad, but simply stated that the team was ready for four consecutive EFL Cup titles. .

"Beep~"

At 2018 p.m. local time, the referee on duty, Marriner, blew his whistle, signaling that the 2019- English League Cup final had officially begun.

The Arsenal fans in the audience burst into hysterical chants.

Manchester City fans always watched the opening contest with uneasiness.

It is not difficult to see that the Manchester City players on the field are also under great pressure. They are all concentrating and holding their breath, for fear that at some moment there will be a mistake in conceding the ball.

Arsenal players, whose overall performance has always been excellent, look very relaxed, passing and receiving the ball very smoothly, and attacking like mercury.

Manchester City, who wanted to stabilize their position first, played worse and worse as time went by. It ran counter to their past good at passing and controlling, and they never had an eye-catching offense.

When the time came to the 26th minute, Arsenal, who were becoming more and more comfortable in offense, took the lead.

After continuous passes, the football was accurately transferred by Xhaka, who was attacking the left rib. Pereira from the right came in at high speed, stopped the right long diagonal pass, and accurately found the cross after adjusting the pace. After inserting Martin into the penalty area.

Fernandinho didn't even catch him, he just watched eagerly as Martin leaped high and smashed the ball into the snow-white net.

Goalkeeper Ederson was stunned and had no reaction.

The Arsenal fans at the new Wembley Stadium exploded instantly, with huge cheers echoing throughout the stadium.

The Manchester City players in the audience sighed, obviously guessing that the final result would probably not be what they wanted to see.

De Bruyne, Aguero, Gundogan and other superstars looked at each other, their brains constantly thinking about one question: Why is he always the one who scores?
Guardiola, who was standing in the technical command area, shook his head repeatedly, feeling extremely helpless at Martin's amazing performance.

Although he was fully prepared before the game, why did he still give Martin a chance to score?

He couldn't figure it out.

The same is true for the Manchester City fans in the auditorium and in front of the TV.

But Arsenal fans are very happy to watch and believe that Martin's stable and phenomenal performance is a gift from God and will continue forever.

as predicted!

Just three minutes later, Arsenal took advantage of Manchester City's eagerness to equalize the score and stole a ball.

Martin received the pass from Van Dyke after the steal and passed it without delay. He directly sent a long diagonal pass with just enough advance.

Aubameyang started at full speed on the left, and even Kyle Walker, who is known for his speed, could not catch up.

Facing Ederson who didn't dare to attack but didn't dare to attack, Aubameyang brought the ball to the front of the penalty area and pushed directly.

After realizing it, Ederson was too late to make a save. The ball quickly passed under his left armpit when he was lying on the ground, ran over the goal line, and grazed the inside edge of the right goal post before entering the net.

2:0
Arsenal took a two-goal lead.

At this stage of the game, everyone knew that Manchester City was unable to recover.

The rest of the game became Arsenal's time to control the field. Manchester City players had nothing to do against the solid defense of Arsenal.

The 2:0 score was maintained until the end of the game. Arsenal defeated Manchester City again and won the 2018-2019 EFL Cup championship, tying Liverpool's record of consecutive EFL Cup wins set in the s.

(End of this chapter)