From the man behind the football king to the football king

Chapter 84: Elected as the European Golden Boy

The away win against Juventus was Guidolin's second win against Juventus after nearly three years.

2011年1月30日，意甲2010-2011赛季第22轮，乌迪内斯在都灵奥林匹克球场2:1力克尤文图斯。那也是圭多林出任乌迪内斯主教练以来的第一次胜利，在今天之前，甚至是唯一胜利。

After the game, this focus battle was widely reported by the Italian media.

Many media used one word for this result: upset!
Although this is a direct dialogue between the first and third Serie A, in the eyes of most people, Udinese's ability to defeat Juventus is a big upset.

This game was also Juventus's second defeat in Serie A this season.

But these two defeats suffered by the Bianconeri can be called a pattern.That is, Juventus had a clear advantage on the field, but the result was a disastrous defeat.

In the match against Fiorentina, Juventus was still leading by 2 goals in the first half. However, it collapsed inexplicably in the second half and was defeated by Fiorentina who played at home and scored four goals in a row.

In today's game, Juventus also had the advantage on the field. The only difference was that they had never taken the lead in the score at home, and they did not score a face-saving goal until the last moment.

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In the match against Fiorentina, the talented forward Giuseppe Rossi, who was once favored by Ferguson, became a hero and ushered in the highlight of his career.

In today's game, another hero was created, that is Udinese's young winger Riyad Mahrez.The Ligue 30 player, whom Udinese spent [-] euros to introduce in the summer, had a shining moment in this game.

After the Algerian came on as a substitute, he almost single-handedly destroyed Juventus' left wing and opened the door to victory for Udinese.

Many media said that even if Mahrez's performance today is just a flash in the pan, it is just such a game that Udinese's 30 euros are worth it.

This powerful dialogue, in the eyes of many people, will be a showdown between Bruno Fernandez and Paul Pogba, the two most popular candidates for this year's European Golden Boy Award, but no one expected that Mahre would emerge from the sky. Si has robbed the glory of these two geniuses.

However, this cannot change the selection result of this year's European Golden Boy Award. After all, Mahrez is 22 years old and is not a candidate for the European Golden Boy Award.

Moreover, the results of the European Golden Boy Award, which will be announced at noon next Wednesday, may have been settled by now.

However, in this match, which is equivalent to a coronation ceremony for the winner between the two, a sudden intruder stole the spotlight. I'm afraid neither of them will be in a good mood.

Bruno is better. As the core of Udinese's offense, he led Udinese to defeat Juventus in an away game. He also scored a goal and his performance was good.

But Pogba had no highlight performance in the whole game, and his frequent long-range shots only highlighted his anxiety and lack of ability to seize opportunities.

It can be said that in this game alone, Pogba was completely defeated in the duel with Bruno.

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In this round of the league, the top six in Serie A are half happy and half sad.

The showdown between Juventus and Udinese was originally an opportunity for the other top six teams.Especially Roma, No. 2 in the standings. After Juventus was defeated by Udinese, if they can defeat their opponents, they can return to the top of the standings.

However, Roma themselves failed to live up to expectations. When the game started in the afternoon, the Red Wolves were tied 1:1 by Atalanta in the away game, missing the opportunity to return to the top of the standings.

Inter Milan, who played at the same time as Roma, also failed to seize the opportunity to chase points.The Nerazzurri faced the relegation team Sampdoria at the Meazza Stadium. Instead of chasing points, they actually gave Sampdoria warmth and allowed the opponent to score a very valuable point.

However, Naples and Fiorentina, who played just one day later, both won.

In the two games that were played on Monday night, Fiorentina hosted Verona, the dark horse of the season, while Naples visited the Stadio Olimpico in Rome to challenge the powerful Lazio.Both games were goal battles. In the end, Fiorentina defeated Verona 4:3 at home, while Naples defeated Lazio 4:2.

After 14 league games, although Juventus lost, they still maintained their top position due to their opponents' mistakes, with a record of 11 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses.

But Juventus' advantage is only 1 point left, because the second place in the standings has become Udinese.After defeating Juventus, the Wuji scored 11 wins and 3 losses, and their points rose to 33 points.

Roma, which only had a draw, scored 9 points with 4 wins, 1 draws and 31 loss, but its ranking has dropped to third.

Naples, which has 10 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses, also scored 31 points, but is temporarily ranked fourth due to a disadvantage in goal difference.

Inter Milan has 7 wins, 6 draws and 1 loss, ranking fifth with 27 points.

Fiorentina has 8 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses, with the same 27 points, but due to a smaller goal difference, it can only be ranked sixth.

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At noon on December 12, local time in Italy, Italy's famous "Torino Sport" announced the 4th European Golden Boy Award, and Serie A powerhouse Udinese midfielder Bruno Fernandez was elected.

This is the first time a Portuguese player has been elected to the European Golden Boy Award.

The previous best ranking of a Portuguese player in this award was achieved by superstar Cristiano Ronaldo. In 2004, Ronaldo ranked second only to teammate Wayne Rooney.

But in the following nine years, Portuguese young players have never entered the top three in this award.

Originally, Bruno was not a favorite in this year's European Golden Boy Award selection, but the Toulon Cup and World Youth Championship in the summer became Bruno's performance stage.

Especially in the World Youth Championship, Bruno led the Portuguese National Youth Team to pass all the way without being favored, and finally defeated the French National Youth Team led by Pogba in the final, winning the world championship again after 22 years. Youth championship, this became a turning point in this year's European Golden Boy Award selection.

Subsequently, Bruno transferred to Serie A powerhouse Udinese for a sky-high price of 2500 million euros in the summer transfer window, and quickly became the core of the team's offense, leading Udinese to perform better and better.

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As of the eve of the announcement of the European Golden Boy Award, Bruno led Udinese to a record of 14 wins and 11 losses in 3 rounds of Serie A, beating Inter Milan, AC Milan, Roma, Naples, Fiorentina and other wealthy teams. A traditional strong team, ranking second in the Serie A standings.

In 14 league games, Bruno contributed 9 goals and 6 assists, ranking second in both the Serie A scorer list and the assist list. His performance was absolutely amazing.

In the Europa League, Bruno also played 7 games on behalf of Udinese, scoring 7 goals and assisting 3 times. He helped Udinese enter the Europa League and ranked second in the group stage. Basically, he has already Advance to the knockout stage.

Bruno, who represented Udinese in Serie A and the Europa League and scored 21 goals in 16 games, is the top scorer in the Udinese team. He even surpassed the famous Italian striker Di Natale.

In fact, Bruno's performance is ranked among the best in the entire Serie A, and even in the entire Europe.

According to the announced voting results, Pogba ranked second, and the talented Belgian forward Lukaku ranked third.

Real Madrid defender Varane, who was originally highly popular, only ranked fifth, and Schalke's talented winger Draxler ranked fourth.

Pogba's loss was actually very unfair. As the midfielder of the giant Juventus, his performance was not bad.Last season he helped Juventus defend their Serie A title as a main player.Pogba has represented Juventus in a total of 19 appearances in the Champions League and Serie A this season, scoring 4 goals and 4 assists. His iconic long shots and headers are the French genius' special skills.

In any other year, such a performance would definitely make him a perfect candidate for the European Golden Boy Award.But he was unlucky enough to meet Bruno who performed better than him.

(End of this chapter)