<h4>Chapter 695: A Debate and Huge Controversy (Second Perspective)</h4>


    As the Europa League qualifiers progressed intensively, the 2014-2015 Bundesliga season slowly kicked off.


    Werder Bremen was very unfortunate to be scheduled to y away in the first round against the newly crowned league champions Bayern Munich. The Southern King was in high spirits and aimed to make a strong start,unching an attack on the league title.


    Moreover, this game also attracted the attention of many domestic fans. Nowadays, there are many European yers with diverse backgrounds, but there aren''t many matchups with significant highlights, and the Bundesligapetition is one of them.


    With a new seasones new opportunities, and Yellow Tiger was also eager topete with the top teams. Perhaps their own team had the hope of bing another young storm as well.


    Dreams are plentiful, but reality is harsh. The gap between the two teams in the match was fully reflected in all aspects, whether it was ball control organization or offensive threat, Werder Bremen was far below Bayern Munich.


    Muller and substitute Lewandowski each scored a goal for the home team. Yellow Tiger, eager to equalize, fell into a slump, wasting several opportunities in session.


    Especially in the 44th minute, Hayirovic failed to break through horizontally in the penalty area, so he passed the ball back to De Bruyne outside the penalty area.


    Thetter made a feint with his right foot to create space for a shot, causing Rafinha to shift his weight to block, and then suddenly dribbled with his left foot to break through.


    There was chaos in the Bayern penalty area. The defensive focus inevitably concentrated on the Belgian who had entered the heart of the defense, and with just a nce at the situation, he decisively used his left foot to curve the ball towards the back post.


    After bypassing the defensive line consecutively, the ball found Yellow Tiger urately. He almost faced an open goal opportunity, but even so, the Chinese youngster''s airborne shot sent the ball directly into the stands.


    "Hey, what''s going on with this shot?" Thementator in the live broadcast room eximed in disbelief, "Yellow Tiger waspletely in an undisturbed situation. How could he still miss?"


    "A stab, a push, or even just a stop forward could all send the ball into Bayern''s goal, but he chose to shoot with force. The point of contact with the ball was too low, causing it to fly over the crossbar."


    "His mentality is still a bit impatient, which is amon problem for young people. I hope Yellow Tiger can adjust himself and stabilize."


    Although this was the case, the Chinese youngster on the field could not realize that, as he became more and more anxious, he even shed with opponents and received a yellow card.


    In the end, coach Schaaf chose to rece him with Diasanto in the 65th minute. Yellow Tiger sat on the bench dejectedly with his head down, watching the team lose 0-2 to Bayern Munich.


    This game caused a heated discussion on domestic inte tforms. Both highly anticipated Chinese yers from both teams failed to perform well. It was understandable that Dongfang Zuo''s state declined near the age of 30; generally, the peak period for Asian yers is rtively short, although there are exceptions like Wang Feng.


    But Yellow Tiger disappointed many people. It should be noted that he was considered one of the future pirs of the national team, and such a performance obviously did not meet expectations.


    For a while, there were endless criticisms and insults, even his Werder Bremen teammates couldn''t bear to see it. "It''s just a league match, why are your fans so harsh on you?" De Bruyne said angrily.


    "After all, the base is toorge, and it''s easy to be influenced." Yellow Tiger smiled bitterly. It was a fact that he did not perform well in the game, but such excessive criticism was also not desirable.


    This game made Yellow Tiger see his own limitations. He did not have the innate talent like Wang Feng and Dongfang Zuo, but through continuous tempering and growth, he could still thrive in European football.


    But as long as he persisted in cultivating his strengths, such as awareness of positioning and ability to perform in critical moments, coupled with umted experience, it would not be a problem for him to continue to stand firm in the top teams in the league.


    This year''s UEFA Super Cup was much earlier than in previous years. On August 13th, at the Cardiff City Stadium in Wales, the preseason match between Real Madrid and Europa League champions Sevi kicked off.


    With Wang Feng scoring in the 30th and 49th minutes to secure a brace, the Gcticos ultimately defeated the fellow La Liga powerhouse 2-0, winning the first trophy of the season before the start of the season.


    After that, the team went to Shanghai, China, to participate in the Spanish Super Cup,peting againstst year''s runner-up, Atletico Madrid. This event has been held in China for the second consecutive year.


    For Real Madrid,peting against Atletico Madrid is always a struggle, coupled with many key yers showing signs of fatigue after the World Cup and the fatigue of travel, head coach Ancelotti decided to send out a rotated squad.


    Wang Feng yed for about forty minutes before being substituted, failing to score. The new signing for Los Rojincos, Griezmann, scored the only goal of the match, helping the team win 1-0 against the Gcticos.


    Although Real Madrid''s defeat left many supporters feeling regretful, the impressive performance of Atletico Madrid also received warm praise, allowing them to taste the sweetness of the domestic market.


    "Maybe we should pay attention to some potential Chinese yers?" Atletico Madrid chairman Cerezo thought to himself.


    At the end of the month, the annual UEFA awards ceremony and the draw for the Champions League group stage were also held as scheduled.


    The three candidates for the UEFA Best yer Award were Wang Feng, Thomas Muller, and Cristiano Ronaldo, which was not surprising. Messi, who performed poorly in the World Cup knockout stage, did not make it to the top three, ranking fourth.


    Before the ceremony, many media spected that the Chinese superstar still had a great chance to win the award again, after all, with the club winning the quintuple crown and the European Golden Boot honor, even without participating in the World Cup, he still had strongpetitiveness.


    However, the result was unexpected. In the on-site voting, Wang Feng received 23 votes, while Thomas Muller received 24 votes, and the Chinese superstar narrowly lost by one vote!


    The guests present looked at each other in astonishment, and the atmosphere fell into a strange calmness for a while. Even the Germans were full of disbelief, but Wang Feng was the first to react, hugging Muller generously and congratting him.


    Then apuse broke out, and Muller went up to receive the "Silver Shorts." He became the second yer to receive this honor since its establishment in 2011, breaking Wang Feng''s monopoly.


    This result was not unexpected for the Chinese superstar, after all, it was a World Cup year, but losing by just one vote was somewhat regrettable.


    However, it caused a huge controversy worldwide. "Is the World Cup everything?" Leading media outlets such as Spain''s "National Newspaper" strongly questioned the voting results.


    They believed that with 51 league goals and 19 assists, as well as 19 goals and 7 assists in the Champions League, helping the team achieve the quadruple crown in a single season, not to mention the added value of eight consecutive league and Champions League titles, such achievements were undoubtedly worthy of the title of the best yer of the season.


    Only winning the World Cup trophy was simply not enough topare. "Perhaps this year will be the most controversial year for the UEFA Best yer Award!"


    On the other hand, media outlets led by Germany''s "Bild" admitted that Wang Feng''s individual performance was undoubtedly much stronger than Muller''s. "He is the kind of yer who continuously improves everyone''s understanding and expectations."


    Having experienced a hundred goals in a season and winning the sextuple crown, as well as having won the European Best yer ten times (including seven times as the former UEFA Club Footballer of the Year), the judges are also human and naturally stand at a higher position to evaluate the Chinese superstar.


    In this situation, Muller stepped forward to be the alternative choice. His performance reached the peak of his career, winning the Bundesliga title, the World Cup, and scoring second only to the Golden Boot winner J-Rodriguez in the World Cup.


    The difference in votes between the two sides was only one, which also proved the struggle of the judges. Muller''s surprising victory was not a fantasy, but a reality.