Europe, Principality of Monaco.

In the golden conference hall, applause and cheers continued, and magnesium lights flickered continuously, recording the guests and award-winning players on the stage in the photos one by one.

"In the 2008-2009 season, the best midfielder in the UEFA Champions League was from Barcelona...... Harvey. Hernandez. Creus! ”

"Best Defender...... Barcelona captain, Puyol! ”

"Best Player...... Leo. Messi! ”

"Best Coach...... Josep. Pep Guardiola! ”

On the podium, the award presenters on the rostrum read out the names of the winning players one by one. Barcelona, who eventually won the Champions League last season, were the biggest winners, taking most of the awards and the most important player was also won by Messi.

Not only that, but the "best player in the world" in the past year was also newly released, as the core of Barcelona, Messi was also elected with a super high vote result, becoming the real "best player in the world".

It is worth mentioning that whenever the guests announce the results and Messi comes to the stage to accept the award, the camera on the scene will always find Fan Bizhuang sitting in the audience, intentionally or unintentionally, as if he wants to find something "different" from his face.

Fan Bizhuang knew what these shots were trying to find, and was annoyed? Remorse? Unwilling? There were bursts of exclamations and discussions from time to time, and many coaches and players who came here sighed, in their opinion, in fact, Fan Bizhuang's performance in various competitions last season was enough to be called phenomenal, and even better than Messi in many aspects. If it weren't for the Champions League semi-finals, Villarreal might have reached the final under the leadership of Van Bizhuang, or even created a real dark horse legend, but unfortunately, it was only possible, but the reality is that Messi and Barcelona finally reached the top, and the glory of the Champions League is enough to make the Catalan team the final winner.

Many people are sighing for Fan Bizhuang, but Fan Bizhuang's face is expressionless, just quietly looking at Messi on the stage, like the most dazzling star. The Argentine lifted the trophy high and smiled brightly in front of all the eyes, like the most favored darling in the football world.

Fan Bizhuang lowered his head slightly, and the trophy in his hand was held tighter.

He hasn't been without results, at least 14 goals in the Champions League in a single season is enough to make him unbeatable in the race for the best striker.

But the best striker or the best in the Champions League, the best in the world, which one is heavier, it goes without saying.

Fan Bizhuang's eyes were unwilling, but in the end, he could only sigh deeply.

Everything is different.

Now, what he has to do is to get back on his feet.

Let's start all over again.

"Someday, I'll be back, I'll be ...... Stand here! ”

……

In the absence of international competitions, the Champions League ceremony is the best preview before the presentation of the European Ballon d'Or, and winning the Champions League and the world's best player can almost be said to have booked the European Ballon d'Or before Christmas.

This also means that Fan Bizhuang has not only lost the honor of the best player in the Champions League, but also lost the opportunity to win the European Ballon d'Or - last season, compared to Messi, Fan Bizhuang was more favored to reach the top, because from the performance of the league and the Champions League, Fan Bizhuang has always been stable Messi.

If you look at it from the middle of the season, if you want to choose a winner for these two, it must be Fan Bizhuang Undoubtedly, although Messi's performance is also very good, but Fan Bizhuang's performance is enough to be called phenomenal, Messi is very strong, but he has an equally excellent team behind him, Fan Bizhuang is different, he used his excellence to drive the excellence of the whole team, it can be said that he single-handedly brought Villarreal to the point where he can compete with Barcelona.

In contrast to the two, it is naturally clear who is better.

But the season is long, and the momentary victory and defeat does not mean anything, Messi has his good form throughout the season, while Van Bizhuang "collapsed" at the last moment, so the Argentine came from behind.

For such a result, Fan Bizhuang is unwilling and has nothing to say. Unwilling to do it, he could have done better, but there is nothing to say that it was he who screwed it all up.

After the award ceremony, it was the draw for the Champions League group group of the new season, for this, Fan Bizhuang did not pay much attention to this, when he walked out of the venue with Molina and Pellegrini, he only remembered that Real Madrid was placed in Group C, and the remaining three teams in this group were AC Milan, Marseille, and Zurich Grasshopper, which was not a good sign, nor bad, but medium.

It's just that outside the venue, Fan Bizhuang and his party were besieged by many reporters.

"Fan, how do you feel about today's award ceremony? Feeling unconvinced? Or is it very angry? We all know that you also have the opportunity to be the best player, and you did as well as anyone last season! ”

"What do you think of Messi's big harvest? Do you think that La Liga's double pride is not true? In other words, there is only one Tianjiao in La Liga, but that person is not you! ”

"Do you admit that Messi is better and better than you?"

"Fan, are you still coming out of the blow, do you think you still have a chance to return to the top?"

All kinds of questioning or bitter questions lingered in his ears, Fan Bizhuang pushed the reporter away with an indifferent face and walked forward, while Molina protected Fan Bizhuang, shouting, "I'm sorry, Fan is a little unwell today, refuse to interview!" He opened the door, and after the three of them got in, the car quickly drove away.

The cameras behind him were still flashing, and the reporters recorded the scene of Fan Bizhuang "fleeing from the wilderness", although Fan Bizhuang did not accept the interview and did not make any remarks, but the reporters had already prepared a draft in their hearts.

"The glory of the competitor is added, and Fan is embarrassed to run away!"

"Fan is not as good as Leo? Fan replaced the answer with silence, which is an alternative acquiescence! ”

"Fan has lost his sharpness, and world football will truly enter the Messi era!"

"Fan, he is already from the peak, and he is getting farther and farther away!"

……

Time flies like a white horse, speeding forward.

Three months have passed since returning from the award ceremony, Fan Bizhuang is still training seriously every day, but his competitive state still seems to be stagnant, as the media report said, Fan Bizhuang is no longer the omnipotent wonder player he once was, his magic and talent have been exhausted.

The world of football is changing very quickly, and if you can't keep your name up to a high level of competition all the time, if you can't keep your name in the news from time to time, then the journalists will gradually lose their attention to you and the fans will gradually forget about you.

Although the criticism and doubts from the outside world have never stopped, at the beginning, many media and fans still had expectations for Fan Bizhuang, believing that Fan Bizhuang would soon get back on his feet and recover his form.

But three months later, Van Bizhuang still hasn't improved much, and because of his poor form, he can only sit on the bench more often, and most of the time he can't even get a few minutes of playing time - with his poor situation, he can appear in the team's 18-man squad, and it is the club and Pellegrini's "love".

People are discussing which young talent will come out in the new season, people are amazed and cheering for Messi, who can not stop the pace of progress, people are excited for the strength of Barcelona, and scream for the luxurious and brilliant Real Madrid...... Fan Bizhuang's name is becoming less and less mentioned, and gradually seems to be forgotten.

Nothing seems to have changed, and everything seems to have changed.

For Fan Bizhuang, he can only slowly hibernate, slowly feel the passage of time, and slowly look for his state. He lived hard, trained hard, waited hard for the opportunity to get back on his feet – even if he rarely had the opportunity to play, even if he only played for a few minutes, he cherished it.

In these three months, one of the most shocking events in football is that Messi won the 2009 European Ballon d'Or, if there is no big surprise, the Argentine will also win the FIFA Ballon d'Or at the FIFA awards ceremony and be crowned World Footballer.

This is the first Ballon d'Or winner produced by Barcelona themselves, and it also heralds the real arrival of the Catalan Dream Three Dynasty in world football, of course, in the words of most media, "The time of Barcelona has come!" Belongs to Leo. Messi's time has also come! No one can stop the Argentine, who will reign in the world with an unbeatable attitude! ”

Fan Bizhuang was watching the award ceremony with his teammates in the club's conference room, and when a reporter excitedly said the above paragraph, Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka next to him had strange expressions. The former was a look of disdain, obviously very upset with this passage, because he Cristiano. Ronaldo is such a proud person but has been forgotten by others, he naturally has a reason to be unhappy, Messi's era? MD, have you asked his opinion?!

Kaka had a bright smile as usual, but he was also very unconvinced.

Fan Bizhuang didn't know what kind of complicated eyes he had watched the entire award process, but he was also very unhappy in his heart.

"I'm very happy to win the Ballon d'Or, in fact, to be a Golden Ballon winner, that's what I've wanted since I was a kid. Of course, I consider myself lucky enough, because I know very well that this year's award is actually a very good chance that someone should have won it again. Maybe he should be standing here, many people say that the world will enter my time, but I want to say that I have never beaten him. So...... I hope I'll still be here next year, but most importantly, I want to beat the best and come back here! ”

"Maybe he's watching TV, maybe not, but I'm sure if he sees it, he'll know what I'm talking about. What I'm trying to say is, if you want to see me standing here all the time, then you just keep sinking! ”

This is Messi's acceptance speech when he holds the Ballon d'Or, and when his voice comes out of the TV, the Real Madrid players in the conference room are the first to look at Fan Bizhuang's face.

They all know who Messi is saying this for.

Fan Bizhuang was still expressionless.

But C. Ronaldo's shouts suddenly rang out in the conference room.

"MD, this kid is a little self-aware, and he knows that there is another person in the world who is no worse than him! What are you looking at me like this? That's right, that person is me! I've got to work hard, and now that this guy has challenged me, I'm going to have to beat him next year and win the Ballon d'Or again! ”

“……”

“……”

C. Ronaldo's complacent shouts and his look of ambition for next year's Ballon d'Or trophy are very infectious and passionate, but what he gained was the endless eyes of his teammates.

Fan Bizhuang shook his head, still silent.