Chapter 152 Not everyone can be Su Dong! [Fifth update, please subscribe!]

Mourinho put his hands in his pockets, frowned, and watched the game on the field with cold eyes.

The game is about to end.

The scoreboard at the Dragon Stadium shows the current score between the two teams, zero to zero.

No one was able to score against the other team.

Porto deployed a 4-4-2 formation with two strikers and took the initiative to attack the opponent from the beginning, but Sporting Lisbon was well prepared. The three defensive midfielders played a little conservatively, but the defense was very solid, making it difficult for Porto's offense to make any progress.

The game was very intense and the referee gave out six yellow cards in the first half.

This included two yellow cards for Rui Jorge and Postiga.

Since Porto used a double striker of Postiga and Dellei, Postiga was more active on the right side, facing Sporting Lisbon's left-back Rui Jorge.

As a result, the two players had a conflict in the 23rd minute and each received a yellow card. After the first half, there was another physical conflict at the player passage and each was given a yellow card by the referee.

Now both teams had one player sent off.

So, the second half became a ten-on-ten game.

The benefits were also obvious. Both sides restrained themselves and no yellow cards were issued in the second half.

It was difficult for Mourinho to be satisfied with the result because it was Porto's home ground.

0-0 is not good, but not bad either. At least the opponent did not score any away goals. This will give Porto more options in the second leg, after all, they have the advantage in overall strength.

But it is still a pity that we failed to beat the opponent at home.

“Bologna is so conservative!”

Mourinho walked back, shaking his head and sighing.

It’s not that he looks down on Boloni, but this Romanian head coach is really conservative.

Facing Lazio, they used three defensive midfielders. Facing Porto, they also used three defensive midfielders. Can't we have some backbone? When Portuguese Super League teams compete, of course they play offense and attack...

Boas and Faria smiled at each other.

"Bologna is very capable in coaching defense." Brito, who was born as a central defender, agrees with Bologna's defensive coaching ability. At least the achievements of Sporting Lisbon in the past two seasons are largely due to defense.

The team has been able to persist until now this season, fighting on two fronts in the Portuguese Super League and the UEFA Cup. In addition to the emergence of young players such as Sudong, Ronaldo and Quaresma, which has greatly increased the team's strength, solid defense is also a very important link.

"We also did a good job in defense in this game," Boas said with a smile. "At least we didn't give the top scorer any chance and completely blocked him."

The top scorer that Boas mentioned was Su Dong.

In this season's Portuguese Super League, Su Dong scored 18 league goals, ranking first in the scorer list.

In second place is Simao who plays for Benfica. He scored 17 goals, but what's interesting is that nine of Simao's goals were penalties. Benfica is also the team with the most penalties in the Portuguese Super League this season.

So much so that some people joked that Benfica's attack was to let Simao dribble the ball, then fall in the penalty area and take a penalty.

Ranked third on the scorer list is Beiramar striker Fary Faye. Like Su Dong, he has no penalty kicks. He has scored 15 Portuguese Super League goals so far, and his performance is also remarkable.

Since the second half, Sudong has been playing very bravely, especially in the UEFA Cup knockout round, where he has repeatedly turned the tide, so much so that many media said before the game that freezing Sudong would be the biggest test for Porto in this game.

Mourinho also agreed with this point of view, so he practiced defensive tactics for a week specifically to block Su Dong.

During the game, he even let Jorge Costa, Carvalho and Costinha attack together.

In fact, it is simple, just focus on blocking Su Dong's header and right foot.

Although Su Dong has scored a lot of goals this season, in fact, none of them was scored with his left foot.

Therefore, in this game's defense, Porto let Sudong's left foot go.

As expected, Eastern Su was completely blocked.

"This kid is really good. We spent so many people and put in so much effort, and finally we suppressed it!" Mourinho was satisfied with the result.

It turns out that his targeted defense is effective.

If it works in the first round, it will work in the second round as well.

However, this also brought a hidden danger, that is, the focus was on blocking Su Dong in the back and three players were deployed, which affected the frontcourt offense, resulting in the embarrassing situation of zero to zero.

Next, Mourinho needs to consolidate the defense while further adjusting the frontcourt offense to defeat the enemy away from home!

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The referee blew the whistle to end the game.

Su Dong exhaled heavily, standing there panting, with two words written all over his face.

depressed!

He was restricted by Porto players throughout the game. No matter where he went, someone would harass him and attack his right foot. This made him very depressed and it was difficult for him to do anything.

In this game, he only had two shots, neither of which were on target.

This was definitely his worst performance this season, bar none.

Su Dong let out a long breath, venting his frustration.

Of course, the Porto players around them were not much better. It was 0-0 and they didn't gain any advantage at all.

And it’s on their home turf.

"It's okay, Su. It's normal to perform poorly occasionally. Who can guarantee that they will always perform at a high level?"

Ronnie came over and tried to persuade him. He knew that Su Dong must be very depressed.

Just last night, Su Dong was still full of confidence to score a goal at Porto's home stadium, but he didn't expect...

"I know, I'm fine." Su Dong patted Ronnie's shoulder and forced a smile.

In fact, how could he laugh? ...

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"In tonight's game, except for a few players, everyone performed well."

In the locker room after the game, head coach Boloni said meaningfully.

After hearing this, many people turned their attention to Su Dong.

The midfield and backcourt performed well tonight, and the two wings in the frontcourt were also okay, except for Su Dong, who performed rather poorly.

Su Dong also heard it, but he couldn't refute it.

He can't say that his condition is fine, but the opponent's defensive players are too difficult to deal with and suppress him. Can he say that? Isn't it the center who is always suppressed?

"The team's offense, especially the lack of support in the middle, is very worrying. If we still play like this in the second round, I dare say we will not qualify."

Boloni was not satisfied with Su Dong and had been enduring it. Now that he finally got the chance, he naturally still hoped to suppress this young player who had been in the limelight this season and was even ignored by himself, the head coach.

If we don't put pressure on him, how can we manage him in the future? "Coach," Ronnie stood up, "I think what you said is a bit biased. The other team's two central defenders, Jorge Costa and Carvalho, followed Su Dong closely, and with Costinha, I don't think Su Dong performed badly. Or, do you think anyone in our team can do better than Su Dong?"

After Ronnie finished speaking, he sat down again, not forgetting to secretly glance at Su Dong, as if to say: Brother, I know you are a reserved person, leave this kind of fighting stuff to me!

"I don't mean to blame Su Dong." Boloni was speechless and could only defend himself.

Even though everyone knew that he was referring to Su Dong in his words and deeds, he refused to admit it and no one could do anything about it.

But Ronnie is right. Apart from Su Dong, who else can do better than him?

Nikulai? How many goals has this kid scored this whole season?

Su Dong smiled at Ronnie and Pepe, stood up and looked directly at Boloni.

"Don't worry, coach. Since winning and scoring goals are rewarded, losing and not scoring goals should be criticized and blamed. So, whether you are talking about me or not, it doesn't matter. I accept all criticisms."

Everyone in the locker room nodded, this was a very generous statement.

A real man can bend and stretch. When he is in a good time, he can remain rational in the face of praise. When he is in a bad time, he can naturally remain tenacious in the face of doubts and criticisms. This is the quality that a professional player should have.

"But please rest assured, the same trick worked on me tonight, but it won't work on me in the future. I won't fall into the same trap twice!"

"Finally, thank you for your encouragement!"

After saying that, Su Dong turned around, took his luggage bag, didn't even take a shower, put on his coat, and left.

Boloni looked at Su Dong's departing back and felt very angry.

He hadn't had a good communication with Su Dong for a long time. The two of them just discussed some routine matters and had no personal relationship at all. Su Dong never expressed his gratitude to Boloni during interviews.

Everyone knows that the two have a conflict, which started in the first half.

But now, Su Dong's departure has completely exposed the contradiction.

Although he was angry, Boloni was still somewhat fearful.

Apart from anything else, as the team's top scorer and only eighteen years old, Su Dong is highly valued by the management and has a very good relationship with the players in the locker room. He has many die-hard fans, such as Ronaldo, Tonito, Pepe and Quaresma, who are all close to him. Albertini and Andre Cruz have a close relationship with him, and even the captain Barbosa trusts him very much.

In this situation, Boloni had to consider the impact of falling out with the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe.

Therefore, the Romanian head coach simply pretended not to notice Su Dong leaving early, said a few nice words to the other players, encouraged them, and hoped that everyone could keep up the good work and strive to beat Porto in the second leg home game next week.

But after announcing the disbandment, Boloni quietly called Nikulai to the door of the locker room.

"Su Dong's condition has declined. You have to prepare well, cheer up, play well in the league this weekend, and perform well. I will make arrangements based on the situation. Do you understand?"

Nikulai nodded heavily.

This season he has completely lost the main position to Su Dong, but if he breaks out in the league at the weekend, coupled with Su Dong's slump, then he has every reason to start, and even make a comeback in the last few rounds.

Just like Su Dong last season.

But both Boloni and Nikulai forgot one thing.

Not everyone can be Su Dong!

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