I just wanted to play football, but I became a Hollywood god

Today, "Black Cat Sheriff" Steven Bruce still uses Sunderland's usual 442-- formation, playing long passes.

Sunderland's two starting forwards are No. 33 "Hat Brother" Asamoah Gyan and No. 17 "Baby" Danny Welbeck.

The 25-year-old Ji'an is 185cm tall and weighs 80kg. He is a typical impact center, but he can also play as an attacking midfielder. He has a large range of activities in the frontcourt and his playing style is relatively free and flexible.

Ji'an has outstanding physical fitness, good speed and explosive power, which makes him very threatening when he penetrates behind the defensive line.

Gian is the captain of the Ghana national team and the leading scorer in Ghana's history. He has participated in three World Cups and scored 6 goals. He is the African player with the most goals in the World Cup finals.

2012年-2014年吉安代表阿尔艾因队出场65场攻入73球，并在2014年荣膺亚冠金靴和亚足联最佳外援。

In July 2015, 7-year-old Ji'an officially transferred to SIPG for a worth of 29 million euros.

Ji'an's annual salary at SIPG was as high as 1180 million pounds, which was the first annual salary in the Asian League at the time and ranked 12th in the world. The salaries of many world-class stars at that time were far less than Ji'an.

When he first arrived in the Chinese Super League, Ji'an performed well. In the second half of the 2015 season, Ji'an played 17 times and scored 10 goals.

For a quasi-world-class forward, he cannot perform at a crushing level in a league like the Chinese Super League, where rookies compete against each other. It is indeed a bit unfair to make money, but at least he has scored goals, which is barely acceptable.

But by the 2016 season, Ji'an's condition declined very quickly. He had the highest salary in the Chinese Super League, but as a result, he played worse than parallel imports and was often injured.

SIPG had no choice but to introduce Oscar, and Gian was also loaned back to the Dubai Al Ahli team in the United Arab Emirates.

As a result, Gian, who came to Al-Ahli, was in great shape again and helped Al-Ahli win the Super Cup championship.

But in the end, this former world-class star still failed to find a place in SIPG. He himself quickly became a garbage star and left SIPG as a free agent.

Ji'an is called the Hat Brother, not because he can repeatedly score hat tricks in games, but because of his private life.

When Gian retired, his assets exceeded US$3000 million, making him one of the richest players in Africa.

After retiring, Ji'an began to build his own business empire, investing in real estate, establishing an airline, opening a gold mine, and opening a fund company, covering everything from grain and oil to pure water, planning companies, record companies, etc.

Ji'an himself owns a mansion, dozens of luxury cars, and a private jet.

It can be said that Ji'an is very, very famous throughout Ghana and even Africa.

However, in 2021, Ji'an filed for protective bankruptcy and took his wife to court, claiming that the three children his wife gave him were not his own.

Even Ji'an's brother couldn't stand what he was doing. His brother used his own money to pay for his younger siblings' air tickets and their children's appraisal fees.

The court ultimately ruled against Ji'an and required Ji'an to pay alimony of US$4600 per month.

For Ji'an, who transferred his property in advance and filed for bankruptcy, this is simply a drop in the bucket.

Because he claimed that the three children in a row were not his, Ji'an was also called "Hat Brother" by the outside world.

Ji'an should have been happy after getting rid of his ex-wife and children, but just two years later, retribution came.

Gian, who holds the title of Africa's richest player, is really bankrupt. The reason why he went bankrupt was that no one took care of him, so he went to bars and nightclubs every day. He was drunk and dreamy every day. The money he spent in nightclubs every day was enough to provide a year's support for his children.

Just such a flower method, even if there are mountains of gold and silver, it can't stand it.

What's more, although Ji'an has a lot of assets, he doesn't know how to run it at all, and he has no serious professional managers under him. They are all nepotism. These seemingly brothers quickly emptied his property and transferred it.

By 2023, Ji'an is already living a very miserable life.

However, Gian was still at the peak of his career during his time at Sunderland.

Sunderland's other forward is No. 17 Danny Welbeck, who is on loan from Manchester United and nicknamed Heibei. Bei Bubu scored among Manchester United's four dark kings.

The current Sunderland is a team of the Manchester United faction. From the head coach to the loan players, many of them are from Manchester United.

The 21-year-old Welbeck is 185cm tall and weighs 78kg. He has abundant physical fitness, strong confrontation, extremely fast speed and a flexible body. He is a relatively comprehensive forward.

Welbeck is also a Ghanaian, but he was born in Manchester since childhood, so he is considered a British man of Ghanaian descent.

Welbeck is a young player trained by the youth system of Manchester United Football Club. Welbeck joined the Manchester United Football School in 2005 and officially signed with the Manchester United youth team on July 2007, 7. Welbeck, who performed well, was named the 1- The club's best young player in the 2007 season, even Ferguson praised Welbeck's speed and said Welbeck would be an important part of Manchester United's plan.

Then, Ferguson changed hands and loaned Welbeck out.

This is also normal. After all, Manchester United is too big and has too many world-class stars.

At the age of 18 or 19, it is impossible for Welbeck to get a first-team position at Manchester United right away. He must be loaned out for training. Only by successfully training can he return to Manchester United.

In fact, Welbeck's performance was very eye-catching during his loan spells at Preston and Sunderland.

Therefore, in August 2011, Welbeck was recruited back to Manchester United by Ferguson, and appeared in Manchester United's 8:8 massacre of Arsenal. After scoring 2 goal, he strained his thigh due to being too excited. .

After that, it was the period of Manchester United's four dark kings.

Manchester United's four dark kings are: Nani cannot pass, Ashley Young cannot pass, Welbeck cannot score, and Valencia cannot shoot.

The reason why Welbeck is nicknamed "Baby" is because although he is very fast and often has one-on-one opportunities, his ability to grasp the score is extremely poor. His shooting is basically blind, and his passing is basically knocked down first.

Then, Welbeck moved from Manchester United's bench to Arsenal's bench.

Welbeck is also one of the few players who had high hopes from Ferguson but failed to become a world-class player.

Another player who had high hopes from Ferguson but failed to get out was China's Dong Fangzhuo.

Of course, Dong Fangzhuo delayed the treatment of his knee injury in order to play in the Olympics, so he failed to play in the end.

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