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Chapter 702 He is Yang Yang! [Wish you all a happy Chinese New Year! 】

"I never imagined that he could achieve such an achievement."

On the second day after Yang Yang successfully defended the World Footballer of the Year title, the Dutch Telegraph published a column dictated by Van Gaal and compiled by the famous reporter Michel van der Sma, and published it on the front page.

"The first time I met him was in the summer after I just finished class in Barcelona. In a park in Almere, he turned his back to me and silently practiced against a broken wall. At that time, his basic skills were not good. He practiced for a long time, again and again."

"Even now, everyone can still go to the park in Almere to see the wall. There are still countless traces left by Yang Yang when he practiced the ball. It has become a famous tourist attraction in Almere, attracting countless tourists to the Netherlands every year."

"At that time, he gave me the impression that he was diligent, hard-working, and tireless. I was in a bad mood at the time, so I looked at him and made a bet with myself. I didn't think he could last long, because no one could persevere in such a boring training for a long time. At that time, Yang Yang gave me the feeling that he was very ordinary, and I didn't see any possibility of becoming a talent."

"And I was just thinking, this kid is probably driven crazy and wants to play football, but he is about to be eliminated from the youth training camp of this amateur team in Almere, so he practiced desperately, but unfortunately, this is doomed to be useless, and his persistence is just a momentary impulse."

"But in the end, what I didn't expect was that his persistence moved me."

"I have never seen a person who can endure the extremely boring basic training for such a long time like him, and as far as I know, even now, Yang Yang still insists on these training every day."

"Many people say that Yang Yang is a football genius, but I know that everyone who is familiar with him knows that he is not. If he is a genius, then more than half of the professional players in the world are geniuses."

"But he's an incredible guy, he's got super self-control, he's able to do whatever it takes to achieve his goals, he's able to put up with the kind of tedious training day and night that's taken him all the way from Almere to Ajax to Liverpool."

In the article, Van Gaal recalled the days when he and Yang Yang got along in Almere and Ajax. He wanted to tell everyone the real Yang Yang, and he wanted everyone to know how difficult it is for Yang Yang to come to this day.

Everyone only saw Yang Yang's superficial scenery, saw his majesty, and saw his invincibility on the court, but few people noticed Yang Yang's ascetic self-discipline and diligence for many years.

"I forgot, since when did more and more people tell me, hey, Luiz, your friend is a genius, look at his performance on the court, his speed, his breakthrough with the ball, his cross, his..."

"Every time I hear this kind of talk, I just laugh it off, very relieved, but at the same time a little sad."

"Yang Yang got a lot, but at the same time he gave more."

"In recent years, he has changed a lot, especially in the last year."

"Last year, he won the European Ballon d'Or and World Player of the Year. He once fell into a downturn. He often called me, hoping to get my help. At the same time, he would talk to me about many things. I found that he began to become more mature and more responsible."

"He is no longer just Yang Yang himself. He began to realize that he represents Chinese football, Chinese sports, and even the Chinese people. He bears a lot of responsibilities, so he starts to work harder and more diligently."

"Not long ago, he came to see me in the Netherlands and talked with me a lot. He said that he hoped to find a way to help Chinese football become stronger. This made me suddenly feel that he was no longer the kid I was familiar with. He became tall, strong, and admirable."

"Here, I want to say that Chinese football is indeed weak, but Yang Yang's success proves that China has excellent football talents. They just lack the soil to cultivate these people. They lack some excellent football basic coaches. They lack a complete and rigorous talent training system and a league competition mechanism."

"From Yang Yang, we should have a new understanding of Chinese football, not only to see its advantages, but also to see its problems. This is an opportunity, but it is also a challenge."

"Yang Yang is only 22 years old, but he has already found a goal that he can fight for all his life. He has shouldered many responsibilities, which makes him more admirable, but at the same time, it also makes him more self-disciplined and diligent."

"As a professional head coach, I am proud that I have worked with players like Yang Yang; as his good friend, I am also honored to have such a friend."

"At the same time, I also want to say that for Yang Yang, successfully winning the World Footballer of the Year and the European Ballon d'Or is just the beginning. I hope to see him make persistent efforts. I even hope to see him lead his country to achieve better results and find a strong football road."

"I have full confidence in him, because he is Yang Yang!"

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Van Gaal's column has aroused great repercussions in the Netherlands, Europe, and even the world, and has been reprinted by countless media, especially in China. Once reprinted by the media, it quickly aroused heated discussions among domestic fans and football practitioners.

This is the first time they have seen the importance of Yang Yang to Chinese football from the top European coaches.

As a matter of fact, all the people in China attach great importance to Yang Yang's re-election of the two awards.

Although due to the time difference, the World Footballer of the Year was announced at [-]:[-] a.m. Beijing time the next day, the national TV station and major authoritative party magazines and newspapers in China also sent congratulations immediately, giving Yang Yang a very high evaluation of his consecutive awards.

On the next day, the country's top leader even personally sent a congratulatory message to Yang Yang who was far away in Europe, congratulating him on behalf of the people of the whole country for winning this supreme honor for two consecutive years.

"Your success is not only your personal success, but also China's success. This is a great motivation for all young athletes in China."

And Yang Yang also personally promised on the phone that he would make persistent efforts and never disappoint everyone's expectations of him.

This piece of news has also aroused frenzied reports and discussions from media reporters and fans across the country and around the world in just a short period of time.

This is undoubtedly further enhancing Yang Yang's status and influence.

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Yang Yang's success in reelection sparked huge discussions all over the world.

Judging from the vote rankings released by FIFA later, Yang Yang won the award with an absolute overwhelming advantage. Cristiano Ronaldo ranked second, Messi ranked third, Torres ranked fourth, and Kaka ranked fifth.

It can be said that he was elected with an absolute advantage without any suspense, which made everyone feel the lofty status of Yang Yang in the current world football. He is a veritable No.1 in world football.

In addition to the value in the arena, Forbes of the United States also analyzed the market value of Yang Yang while reporting the news of Yang Yang's award, and believed that the market value of this Chinese player was far greater and more amazing than his advantages shown in the FIFA World Player of the Year rankings.

"According to the results of investigations by authoritative organizations, Yang Yang's commercial value has far exceeded the scope of football and sports, and his annual commercial sponsorship income is already an astronomical figure."

Forbes cited the example of Nike.

The American sports brand signed a five-year sponsorship contract with Yang Yang before, and the sponsorship fee was as high as 500 million euros, which is an astronomical figure that no one has been able to surpass so far.

"However, according to the news we have received from Nike, Nike is intensively trying to contact Yang Yang's team, hoping to re-sign a contract, the contract amount may even exceed 2000 million euros, which will create a brand new sky-high sponsorship contract."

"In addition to Nike, Yang Yang signed a brand new sponsorship contract with the famous German car brand Porsche not long ago, which lasts for five years and costs 1000 million euros per year. Porsche officials said that after signing Yang Yang, the sales of the Porsche Cayenne in the Chinese market have increased at an alarming rate. They are full of expectations for the new contract."

"This is true for Nike and Porsche, as are other international brands such as Armani and Head & Shoulders. They attach great importance to the Chinese market, and they are even more willing to invest in superstars like Yang Yang who are extremely popular in the Chinese and Asian markets."

In the end, Forbes concluded that Yang Yang's commercial value has far surpassed that of traditional superstars such as Beckham and Ronaldinho, and has reached an unprecedented height, relying on the huge market of China and Asia.

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Of course, among the overwhelming praise, it is not completely without voices of doubt.

Argentine national team coach Maradona said in an interview with Ole News that Yang Yang is not as good as Messi.

"There is no doubt that Messi is the best player in the world. He is only 21 years old, but he has received more appreciation than when I was 26 years old. If Messi can maintain the current momentum, he believes that he will be able to get more Ballon d'Or and World Player of the Year in the future."

As for why Yang Yang should be chosen in the ballot of the World Footballer of the Year, Maradona said that it was mainly due to the restrictions of the rules, and he had to choose Yang Yang, otherwise he would choose Messi.

But everyone knows that this kind of statement is somewhat suspected of favoring one's own family.

But it is obvious that when he won the first World Footballer and the European Ballon d'Or, Yang Yang still received a lot of controversy, such as which one is better between him and Kaka.

But this year, he was elected without controversy!
(End of this chapter)