Golden Greenery

In the 12 years from when he entered the football world in early 2002 to 2014, Zhuoyang didn't feel much change in the football world around him. But in the two years between the dream and his return, he felt the changes of the years.

The football world is experiencing a wave of backlash.

The following game is going on. Zhuoyang is sitting in the stands and watching the Manchester City game seriously for the first time. Sitting next to him are Kompany and Gundogan, who are not in the squad for today's game due to injuries, as well as the German teenager Sasha Inside.

Two years ago, there were only a handful of talented people born in the 1990s in football. At that time, in addition to Neymar, Tennengpu, Akuang and others, Zhuo Yang could only add Griezmann and Hazard. , I have no impression of those born in the 1990s.

But just two years later, when Zhuoyang began to observe the football world again, he felt that the post-90s generation had sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, and had great potential to take over the football world.

Take the 20-year-old Leroy Sane next to him as an example. Zhuo Yang had never heard of him at all in 2014. This summer, Sane moved from Schalke 04 to Manchester City for a sky-high price of 50 million.

In fact, Sane entered Schalke's first team at the age of 18 in early 2014, but at that time, he was still far from what he wanted Zhuo Yang to hear. However, in the two years since Zhuoyang left, Sane not only became the Schalke team's top scorer second only to Huntelaar, but also scored his first Champions League goal with Real Madrid.

This summer, Loew took Sane to the European Cup and faced France in the semi-finals. He came on as a substitute in the second half.

Sane is just a microcosm of the ferocious attack of players born in the 1990s, including left winger Raheem Sterling, who started today for Manchester City.

Sterling is not yet 22 years old. Although he started playing in the Premier League from Liverpool four years ago, he was obviously not qualified to let Zhuoyang know him at that time. Although then-England coach Hodgson recruited Sterling to participate in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, it was after the World Cup that he really took off.

Liverpool's two top forwards at the time, Suarez was banned by FIFA for eight months for trying to eat Chiellini as sashimi during the World Cup, while Daniel Sturridge also missed five months due to injuries. moon.

The young Sterling took over and won the 2014 European Golden Boy Award in one fell swoop. Last summer, Sterling was recruited by Manchester City and promised a weekly salary of 180,000 pounds.

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In the 7th minute of the game, David Silva picked up the ball on the right side of the midfield, got rid of it with a 30-meter cross, and sent a direct pass to Nolito's ribs on the left side.

Nolito made an inverted triangle in the penalty area. The football passed through the gap between people's legs. Sterling, who was waiting near the penalty spot, swung his leg and fired.

Manchester City leads 1:0.

Zhuo Yang and everyone stood up and applauded the goal.

The 30-year-old Spanish winger Nolito also just transferred back to Manchester City from La Liga Celta Vigo this summer, and was hand-picked by Guardiola. Strictly speaking, Nolito and Zhuo Yang were also teammates, and he was born in Barcelona.

When Zhuo Yang was at Barcelona, ​​Nolito was the top scorer and assist leader of Barcelona B team. In the 2010-11 season, due to injuries to Calabash Villa and Saber Pedro, Guardiola temporarily promoted Nolito to the first team many times, and he also made two substitute appearances, which can be regarded as the achievement of the Triple Crown that year. Made a contribution.

After that, Zhuoyang went to Real Madrid, and Nolito also went to Celta Vigo. His performance was decent in the past few years, and La Liga has such a number one striker.

As for David Silva, who is also 30 years old, it is even more amazing. Zhuo Yang praised him when he was in Barcelona and played for Valencia. Silva's appearance in Valencia successfully filled the vacancy of 'Joker' Aimar.

He transferred to Manchester City in 2010. Six years later, Yaya Toure, Aguero, Silva and Kompany were hailed as the four major contributors to the rise of Manchester City.

Kompany is injured today, Toure is not in the squad, and Silva just perfectly planned a successful goal, but Aguero has not performed well since the start.

Zhuoyang and Aguero have known each other for a long time. In the summer of 2007, they met on the Great Barrier Reef because of Biglia. At that time, there was also the world champion Maradona. At that time, he was a prospective son-in-law, and now he and Gianna Maradona have been divorced for three years.

On the side wall of the Manchester City training center, there is a huge photo of Aguero lifting his clothes and cheering after scoring a goal. That is what he looked like in May 2012.

In the last round of the 2011-12 Premier League season, Manchester City faced QPR at this stadium and fell behind 1:2 in the game.

After entering stoppage time, Dzeko tied the score to 2:2. Two minutes later, Aguero broke into the right side of the penalty area and locked the score at 3:2 with a powerful shot.

This goal is hailed as the most important goal in Manchester City's history.

This goal and this victory allowed Manchester City and city rival Manchester United to share the 2011-12 Premier League championship with eight points.

This is the first Premier League championship in Manchester City's history, and Aguero and Mancini will be recorded in history. Two years later, Pellegrini's Manchester City defeated Liverpool by one point to win the Premier League title again, but the championship is like love, the first one is always the most memorable.

Many years from now, Aguero will definitely become a Manchester City star, but now he is only 28 years old.

With these two Premier League trophies, Manchester City is not yet a giant, but no one denies that they are already a strong team.

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In the first half, an extremely accurate inswinging free kick was taken from the right side of the first half. Brazilian midfielder Fernandinho shook his head in the crowd and scored, Manchester City 2:0.

In the World Cup semi-finals the year before last, the Brazilian team was beaten 7:1 by the Germans. As the defensive midfielder of the team, Feiniao was one of the "accomplices" on that day, and he was the main culprit.

However, the 31-year-old Feiniao is considered an "invisible hero" and a "low-key mainstay" at Manchester City.

And Kevin De Bruyne, who just made a wonderful assist from the free kick, is another brilliant post-90s generation. At the beginning of 2014, he was still disliked by Chelsea Mourinho and sold to Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga.

Just one year later, De Bruyne, nicknamed "Tintin", became the Bundesliga Footballer of the Year and was then acquired by Manchester City for a high price of 75 million.

'Tintin' doesn't mean that, but De Bruyne does look like the protagonist Tintin in the famous comic book "The Adventures of Tintin" created by the Belgian cartoonist Georges Lemy (pen name: Hergé).

There is no simple role that can have a nickname among fans.

25-year-old Tintin, 22-year-old Sterling, 22-year-old Stones, 20-year-old Sane and 20-year-old Iheanacho on the bench below. Zhuoyang thought back to when he first went to AC Milan ten years ago. Maybe Yin Jiuye, Jiaba Ye, Pi Shao, and Neimeiren looked at him at that time, just like he looks at them now.

The 31-year-old Zhuo Yang was sitting there, looking over with affectionate eyes, not full of the shadow of his youth.

There is no shadow, because he is not old, his affection is just because of the long-lost football field and the long-lost greenery.

He has conquered before and he will conquer again. Whether you are born in the 1970s like Ballack and Ronaldo, or born in the 1980s like Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi, or born in the 1990s, there is no difference in Zhuoyang's eyes.

There is only conquest.