Chapter 792: Promising!

The morning after the competition, recovery training is the usual thing.

Manchester City defeated Chelsea last night and jumped to the top of the Premier League standings, which greatly boosted the confidence of the whole team.

When has Manchester City ever been top of the table?

In the past, it seems that there has never been such a thing, right? After two consecutive years of high investment, Manchester City has finally given people some hope, especially since it has defeated three strong teams in six rounds so far, which is enough to prove the value of this Manchester City winning streak.

Six consecutive wins, this is indeed eye-catching enough.

The players were chatting with each other on the training ground, and everyone seemed to be in a good mood and very relaxed.

That's the atmosphere after a win.

If we had lost last night, everyone would probably have a layer of frost on their face by now.

…

Su Dong walked out of the medical room accompanied by personal trainers Nuno Kroos and Grant Downing, as well as Manchester City team doctors.

Everyone's attention was immediately drawn to them.

Even though Su Dong performed the best and was praised to bits by the media, he was also the one who suffered the most violations and even had injuries on his body.

This is normal for professional players, especially Premier League players. After all, with too much physical confrontation, it is impossible not to get injured. It’s just that Su Dong’s personal coaching team is too professional. They will respond immediately if there is any slight problem, and sometimes they even stop him from participating in the game. That’s why they protect him so well.

During his time at Bayern Munich, the miracle doctor Wolfart said more than once that he didn't need to worry about Su Dong at all, because Su Dong had an excellent team to provide him with 24-hour, all-round protection.

This is the reason why Su Dong has a high attendance rate over the years.

…

"How is it?" Pepe and others gathered around.

Others also came over one after another and surrounded Su Dong.

"It's nothing serious, it's just that the previous injury hasn't healed yet, so I feel a little sore." Su Dong said nonchalantly.

Having said that, in fact, everyone knows that the bodies of professional players are the most sensitive.

For ordinary people, a little soreness in the legs is actually not a big deal, because it will not affect daily life such as walking, but for professional players, it is not the case at all.

There is a conditioned reflex mechanism in people's bones, which makes players very sensitive to their bodies. Any slight abnormality will affect the completion of the players' technical movements.

Su Dong's legs are covered with scars. He has no idea how many times he has been violated over the years, and he has become accustomed to it.

However, there has never been a serious injury, which is something to be very proud of.

This is definitely not because his body has anti-injury genes, but from his training and the scientific protection of his private coaching team. So even when he arrived at Manchester City, Guardiola had an extremely strong desire to control the team, but still made an exception to allow Su Dong's private team to enter Carrington.

"Can we play in the Europa League in the middle of the week?" Pepe asked again with concern.

This is Manchester City's second European game, at home against Juventus.

Originally everyone thought that Manchester City's strongest opponent in the group stage would be Juventus, but no one expected that Juventus' performance this season was very poor, ranking only ninth in Serie A. The results were a bit like the Serie A version of Liverpool.

On the contrary, the team Lech Poznan from Poland was quite surprising. They tied Juventus 3-3 in the first round, which made people look at them with new eyes.

Manchester City defeated Salzburg Red Bull in the first game. If they can beat Juventus in the second game, the situation in the group will be much better.

More importantly, the match against Newcastle next weekend will also be a tough battle.

Su Dong now truly feels the pressure of the Premier League games.

This is after Manchester City was eliminated from the League Cup. Otherwise, they would have to play in the League Cup again, and the pressure would be even greater.

The main reason is that the Premier League is too financially strong.

With such a huge share of broadcasting fees every year, even relegated teams can afford to maintain a lineup with a certain strength. The gap between teams is not too big, so the games are very intense and the competition is very cruel.

After the decline of Serie A, looking around European football, is there any other league like the Premier League?

In La Liga, there are Real Madrid and Barcelona, ​​in the Bundesliga, there is only Bayern Munich, and in the Premier League.

Manchester City is currently leading the league with 18 points, followed by Chelsea, Manchester United and Arsenal, who have all shown strong strength.

For the time being, they have indeed opened up a certain gap with Manchester City, but the league has just begun. In the long run, they will catch up sooner or later. On the contrary, Liverpool has indeed performed poorly this season. After six rounds of games, they are ranked 16th, close to the relegation zone.

Even a team like Newcastle, ranked tenth, is weak? They can lose 0-3 to Manchester United away, but also beat Aston Villa 6-0 at home, beat Everton 1-0 away, but also lose 0-2 to Blackpool at home.

Although the Magpies are no longer the Premier League giants they once were, their overall strength should not be underestimated, it’s just that their performance was a bit nervous.

Su Dong saw the concern of his teammates around him. It was obvious that they were not only worried about his physical injury, but also worried about his possible absence, because everyone knew that so far, most of Manchester City's goals were created by Su Dong.

Didn’t Sky Sports say before that Su Dong has scored 19 goals this season, ranking third on the Premier League goal list?

"Don't worry, don't worry, it's okay!"

When Su Dong was comforting his teammates, he suddenly saw a thin figure with a child from the youth team in the distance. He sneaked into the first team's training area and hid on the training ground, as if he was going to enter the first team's locker room.

Isn’t the kid in the lead Raheem Sterling?

And the one behind...

"Sterling!" Su Dong suddenly shouted.

When the two little ghosts in the distance heard the shouting, they immediately stopped and didn't dare to move forward even half a step.

"Come here!" Su Dong waved.

Then Sterling waved his hand soothingly at the little caddy named Phil, as if telling him, it's okay, don't be afraid, I'll take care of them, you wait here.

"Hey, hey, captain." Sterling ran over and greeted with a smile.

As a young player, Sterling still respects the team captain and the main players of the first team.

This is fortunately in Manchester City. If it were in other Premier League giants, a lot of things would be left for you newcomers, even including helping the main players polish their shoes. They call this the boot room culture.

"Is that Phil?" Su Dong asked, pointing at little Phil in the distance.

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"You know him?" Sterling was a little surprised.

"Nonsense, he is my caddy and I just saw him last night." Su Dong pretended to be stern, but actually he wanted to change the subject.

The first-team players have a good impression of Sterling. The most important thing is that this kid smiles all day long, and anyone who sees him will feel in a good mood.

"Tell me, why did you bring him here?" Su Dong still looked stern.

Pepe and the others also tried to hold back their laughter, looking like spectators enjoying a good show.

Sterling was a little worried and hesitated for a while, then he could only answer: "I promised him last night that I would take him to the first-team dressing room to have a look."

Hearing Su Dong's snort, Sterling felt terrible in his heart and immediately hurried to explain, telling him everything in detail.

The first-team players found it more and more unbelievable the more they listened.

On the one hand, it’s about the behavior of this kid Phil Foden.

Damn, you have learned how to bribe at such a young age?

Does this sound like something a 10-year-old should do? It has a future!

If a kid like this could make it into the first team, how happy would these seniors be?

Of course, this is still too far away. He is only ten years old. How long will it take to wait?

On the other hand, Sterling was a little brother in the first team. He was hardworking and could be ordered around by anyone. Unexpectedly, after going to the youth academy, he became a big shot. That's not bad.

Everyone burst into laughter, thinking that these two kids were so funny, they were definitely geniuses! "Captain, he is your biggest fan. In order to see you, he spent all his pocket money that he had saved for two years. I was deeply moved by him, so I decided to help him fulfill his wish and bring him to the first team to see you."

Everyone smiled.

God knows if Sterling is speaking half-truths or not. The first-team dressing room is not easy for outsiders to enter, but for the youth team, there are not so many restrictions. Needless to say, Sterling must have agreed to more than just enter the first-team dressing room to take a look. This kid is very cunning.

"Su, why do I feel like you're a lady in the red-light district after hearing what he said?" Marcelo suddenly blurted out.

Everyone was stunned and immediately burst into laughter.

Su Dong kicked up and almost hit Marcelo.

Fortunately, the Brazilian left-back ran fast, otherwise, his butt would have been broken by this kick.

"I was wrong!" Marcelo ran away.

Everyone laughed, even Sterling secretly glanced at Su Dong and found it funny.

She is obviously a handsome guy, how can she be said to be a lady from the red-light district?

It should be said that...

Su Dong coughed and looked at Sterling again, "Go ahead, don't let me know that you bullied him!"

Sterling was immediately overjoyed and nodded quickly.

He had received benefits from Phil Foden, so why would he bully him for no reason? He liked this knowledgeable and interesting little brother so much, how could he bear to bully him?

Don't talk about him. If anyone bullies Foden in the future, Sterling will fight him! Seeing Sterling running over and calling Foden to walk into the training building, Pepe also came to Su Dong's side and asked with a smile: "Tell me, do you miss us back then?"

Sterling is the most worry-free player now. He joined the team with a huge sum of money and is highly valued by Manchester City. Head coach Guardiola also favors him. He has good relationships with people and always smiles at everyone he meets. He is not in competition with anyone.

After a few years, he started to feel pressure.

Before he knew it, Su Dong was already twenty-six years old.

(End of this chapter)