Chapter 1164 - 279: More Terrifying Than a Perfect Champions League Is a Crown Built Upon Countless Fallen Heroes! (Part 3)

This counts as a consolation prize after failing to win the grand award.

Of course, there are also those that are extraordinarily impressive.

For example, someone like Izalelt, who won both Best Player and Best Midfielder.

This kind of performance shows that his dominance that year was overwhelming, with the gap between him and second place being too vast; not awarding Izalelt would be unconvincing.

And this year, Serie A’s Best Forward is... Lu Yang!

Best Player Lu Yang, Best Forward, still Lu Yang.

This clearly suggests that in the eyes of the officials, between Carrel and Lu Yang, they favor Lu Yang more.

There’s actually no need for debate.

In terms of goals scored, assists made, breaking scoring records, shooting conversion rate, and expected goals, Lu Yang surpasses Carrel in every category.

He deserves the title of Best Forward.

The competition for Best Midfielder, however, is particularly fierce.

Ultimately, it was Morici from San Remo who surpasses players like Inzitens, Versachi, Vidal, Cortino, and Balera to win the award.

Inzitens is actually a striker, so his competitiveness for this award was never strong.

He was a bit unfortunate.

In past years, with his performance, he could vie for Best Forward and Best Player.

But not this year.

Versachi and Cortino together could actually surpass Morici, but separately... they’re a bit lacking.

Vidal similarly can’t match Morici’s impactfulness in terms of data.

Morici has broken the Serie A assist record this year.

He broke the record in his first year in Serie A.

Although Morici is just a sidekick to Lu Yang, to the public, his brilliance is not much dimmer than Lu Yang’s.

In fact, before the European Cup, there was always talk that Lu Yang’s goals were all fed by Morici; with Morici as the midfielder, even a dog at the front could score.

Only after the European Cup did Lu Yang’s reputation and momentum truly overshadow Morici.

Of course, this overshadowing is complementary, not a zero-sum game where one is strong, the other weak.

Overall, the momentum of Lu Yang and Morici over the years is growing stronger.

Best Defender is Kuba.

Best Goalkeeper is Audi.

Best Head Coach is undoubtedly Sotu.

San Remo may just be eighth in Serie A, but this eighth place is not the same as eighth in other leagues.

San Remo only truly withdrew from the competition for the top four in the last one or two rounds of the league.

Their combat power, placed in other leagues, could easily be among the top four.

And San Remo is merely a newly-promoted team, not a powerhouse club.

Without Sotu’s tactics, could San Remo have reached this point? Could they have made it to the Champions League final?

Alright, they could!

But outsiders don’t know that!

Additionally, the winner of the league’s Best Newcomer award is Delarre, whom San Remo bought from Real Madrid!

Even mostly as a substitute, Delarre efficiently achieved three goals and eight assists, perfectly taking over the work of last season’s Versachi and doing even better.

Looking back, San Remo’s five million euros purchase of Delarre was practically a steal.

Given Delarre’s "big factory experience" and current performance, he’s certainly worth twenty million euros.

And in a couple more years of training in Serie A, who knows, he might be worth thirty or forty million!

Lastly, for supporting young players in Serie A, there is also a Best Young Player award.

The winner is again a San Remo player... Naji!

Saint One Peak wins personal honors again, crying with joy.

It’s Lu Yang’s time now, but the future belongs to Naji!

Everyone believes this.

Of course, this award is actually somewhat watered down.

Because it excludes all award-winning players.

For example, who among Sogel, Morici, Lu Yang, Cortino, is worse than Naji?

Therefore, the official Serie A clearly marked this when establishing the award; otherwise, the award would lose its meaning and become a vassal to geniuses.

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After all the official awards were announced, despite being prepared for it, the media was still shocked.

Out of these many official awards, San Remo players occupy a total of thirteen spots!

There are also two former San Remo players and more than five that are related or had significant performances last year linked to Lu Yang.

A small Lu Yang has influenced half of Serie A.

His impact went beyond everyone’s expectations.

But the media didn’t have time to promote these awards, or rather, they couldn’t repeatedly write related headlines.

Not due to lack of importance but because an even bigger news emerged with the end of a match.

Europa League final!

La Liga’s Sevilla defeated Premier League’s Tottenham two to zero, bravely winning the Europa League!

Thus, old stories were revisited.

Champions League death group?

Perfect Champions League?

No!

One crown achieved over countless sacrifices is even more terrifying than a perfect Champions League; it’s a trophy achieved after sacrificing numerous champions.

Sevilla, Europa League champion.

Sporting Lisbon, Double Crown, Portuguese Super League champion and Portuguese Cup champion.

Arsenal, Premier League champion.

Florence, Serie A champion.

Paris Saint-Germain, Double Crown, Ligue 1 champion and French Cup champion.

Real Madrid, Double Crown, La Liga champion and King’s Cup champion.

San Remo has already slain nine champions in the Champions League.

And Bayern Munich has also achieved the Double Crown, winning the Bundesliga and German Cup championship.