Chapter 110: Being young means tossing around
After playing in the UEFA Cup, Su Dong’s outstanding performance once again won unanimous praise from the Portuguese domestic media.
Especially among Sporting Lisbon fans, there are louder calls for Su Dong to become the main player.
Even technical director Aurelio Pereira said in an interview with the media, "Sudong is a young player with great strength and potential. We all think he should take on more responsibilities."
On the one hand, Sudong was in very good form, and on the other hand, Nicolaj was in a long-term slump. These made Boloni feel tremendous pressure. Finally, in the sixth round of the Portuguese Super League at the weekend, Boloni had to make a compromise.
The Romanian head coach gave up his original decision of starting with Niculai as a lone striker and instead adopted a 4-4-2 formation.
It was quite rare for Sudong and Nikulai to start together, forming a double striker, while Quaresma and Rooney played on the two wings.
Facing the newly promoted Moreirense, Sporting Lisbon showed an aggressive attitude from the start.
Having Su Dong and Nikulai starting at the same time brought a lot of trouble, that is, the two of them had no tacit understanding in cooperation.
It’s not that Su Dong was unwilling to cooperate with Nikulai, but he really didn’t feel like it.
It's like being in a relationship. If there's no electricity, there's no electricity. If you plug it in with ultra-high voltage, it will only be electrocuted to death.
After half an hour of familiarization, Su Dong changed his tactics.
He simply ignored Niculai and ran to cooperate with Quaresma and Ronaldo on the two wings.
As a result, he really tore open the defense of Moreirense from the ribs.
In the 30th minute, Sudong and Ronaldo made a one-two combination on the flank, Sudong broke into the penalty area and made a powerful shot, scoring the first goal for Sporting Lisbon.
Just four minutes later, Su Dong returned the favor with a diagonal pass, and Ronnie made a diagonal run into the penalty area and shot the ball into the goal, making it 2-0.
The cooperation between the two young players made the fans at the scene very excited.
One is 18 years old, one is 17 years old, plus the 19-year-old Quaresma, Sporting Lisbon's front attack combination is so young that it is enviable.
After the second half, Boloni replaced Quaresma and Niculai one after another, leaving only Sudong and Rooney on the court. In the final moments of the game, Sudong planned the attack, Tonito assisted, and Rooney seized the opportunity again and scored another goal.
Three to zero! Ronnie scored twice!
The teenager from Madeira was so excited that he took off his clothes to celebrate and ran all over the field.
This was also Ronaldo's best game in the Sporting Lisbon first team! After the game, the talented teenager from Madeira Island won a standing ovation, and the entire Portuguese football world cheered for him.
Over the years, Sporting Lisbon has produced many talented youngsters, from Simao before, to Quaresma and Ugo Viana last season, to Cristiano Ronaldo and Sudon who emerged at the end of the season...
Especially this season, the front trident offensive combination of Sudong, Ronaldo and Quaresma has made everyone excited, especially in recent games, after Sudong became a regular, the team's front offensive firepower has skyrocketed.
Both the media and fans are beginning to believe that these three young rookies are bringing more possibilities to Sporting Lisbon.
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After playing in the Portuguese Super League, Sporting Lisbon immediately announced its dissolution.
All players with national team duties left the team after the game and reported to the national team, while players without national team duties went to Alcochete for recovery training the next morning as usual.
After finishing the recovery training in the morning, Albertini still arrived at the training base on time in the afternoon.
He originally thought that he would see teammates such as Su Dong and Ronnie, but the result surprised him.
The huge first-team training ground was empty except for coach Pontes and veteran Andre Cruz.
This is totally unreasonable! "Andre, what's going on?" Albertini was very surprised and even suspected that he had come to the wrong place.
Albertini knows how hard Sudon has been training since joining Sporting Lisbon, and there is no way he would be lazy.
But now, Su Dong is indeed not here.
Pontes smiled and said, "They won't be here this afternoon."
"Why?"
Pontes smiled bitterly and shook his head without saying anything. Albertini could only look at Andre Cruz.
After getting the answer from Cruz, the Italian midfielder also smiled bitterly.
"These young guys are really troublesome!"
He still remembered that Nuno Cruz told them that during their stay in Madeira, Sudon, Ronny and Pepe took tents and luggage and went hiking around the island every week, sleeping in the open air, which made them feel particularly crazy.
Why not rent a car?
Or just hire a driver?
Pontes laughed out loud, "Young people have unlimited energy, unlimited potential, and unlimited possibilities."
Albertini actually agrees with this. Sometimes he feels that being with young people like Sudong, Ronaldo and Pepe makes him younger and it is particularly enjoyable to play football.
"It's good to be young!" said Andre Cruz enviously.
Everyone nodded.
Who says it isn’t? …………
…………
Su Dong said, no!
Young people are just unreliable!
Especially this Spaniard named Tonito, he is the most unreliable one!
At this moment, they were standing in front of the magnificent Bernabeu Stadium in the center of Madrid.
Sudong, Ronnie, Jose Semedo and Pepe all frowned, staring at Tonito in front of them.
The Spaniard's face was filled with shame, guilt and panic. He was very worried that he would be beaten to death. He would definitely become the first unlucky guy in football history to be beaten to death by his teammates.
Although he has always wanted to go down in history, but in this way... forget it.
"Who said that we can definitely buy tickets when we come to Madrid?" Ronnie asked harshly.
"It seems... that's what I said." Tonito raised his hand timidly.
“Then who said that if you couldn’t buy a ticket, you would crawl back to Lisbon from Madrid?” Jose Semedo also asked.
"I am so..." Seeing Jose Semedo's ferocious eyes again, Tonito didn't dare to say anything. He was afraid that he would accidentally say something wrong and get beaten black and blue, which would be a waste of the handsome face his parents gave him.
"Did you say that?" Jose Semedo asked.
"It seems... there is something said." Tonito almost cried.
"What should we do now?" Pepe asked speechlessly.
Five young men stood in front of the crowded Bernabeu Stadium. Behind them was the La Liga game they had always dreamed of, but they were unable to buy a ticket. This feeling of being so close yet so far away was really heartbreaking.
The five of them looked at each other, and finally all let out a long sigh in helplessness.
"I now declare that Tonyto is included in the unreliable list." Su Dong said with a smile.
Everyone started to make a noise, except Tonyto, who smiled bitterly and speechlessly.
"I really had agreed with my agent before, but who knew that guy was so unreliable. He didn't even tell me that he didn't get the tickets, so we had to fly directly to Madrid." Tonito felt very wronged.
He was born in Tenerife, in the Canary Islands near Madeira, and was not familiar with mainland Spain at all.
This time, I was really screwed by the unreliable agent.
Of course, everyone was too anxious.
From yesterday when we learned that Ronaldo was included in Real Madrid's match roster for the first time, to this morning when everyone reached a consensus after the recovery training, to running to the airport at 2 p.m. and arriving in Madrid in the evening.
Along the way, they seemed to be racing against time, so much so that they forgot to check whether they had bought the tickets. As a result, the unlucky guys saw the scene in front of them.
The Bernabeu Stadium was just around the corner and Ronaldo's Real Madrid debut was just around the corner, but in the end, it had nothing to do with them.
"What should we do now?" Pepe asked again.
After hearing this, everyone looked at Su Dong at the same time.
Among the five people who often play together, Ronnie is the most lively and active, but sometimes he is also unreliable. Jose Semedo is good at picking up girls, but he is not very reliable in doing things. Pepe is a newcomer. Tonito is the oldest, has the most experience, and feels like a veteran, but he has been included in the unreliable list.
Right now, everyone is waiting for Su Dong to make a decision.
"There is another way." Su Dong had an idea.
Now that he's here, he won't give up until the last moment.
For the idol Ronaldo!
For Zidane! For Raul! For Figo! For Makelele! For the Real Madrid stars! The other four looked at Su Dong in amazement.
At this point, what else can we do? ...
"I really don't mean to say you are too unreliable, right?"
Half an hour later, a middle-aged Spanish man appeared in front of the Bernabeu Stadium. He was "scolding" Su Dong and others in a funny way, but it was mostly funny.
"You didn't even buy the tickets, and you flew here? You young people just don't consider the consequences!"
Su Dong smiled helplessly and shook his head, "I'm sorry, Garcia, I'm causing you trouble."
"It's not a big deal. It's just a piece of cake. Next time you come to Spain to watch a game, give me a call in advance and I'll make the arrangements for you. Otherwise, if you act impulsively like this and get seen by reporters or fans, how embarrassing it would be."
"Anyway, no one recognizes us in Madrid," Ronnie said with a grin.
"Who said that?" Garcia frowned. "Anything new in the Iberian Peninsula spreads quickly, doesn't it? Sporting Lisbon won the double championship last season, and you guys are doing well this season. The Spanish media have also reported on it."
When everyone heard this, they were actually a little scared.
If they are recognized by the media and fans, it will be reported in the newspaper tomorrow that Sporting Lisbon's group of cowardly rookies went to the Bernabeu to watch the game, but they couldn't buy tickets and were turned away...
This is such a huge loss of face! Everyone shook their heads, secretly thanking themselves for not being too conspicuous and not being recognized.
The other four people quickly shifted their gaze and stared at Tonyto with ill intentions.
It’s all your fault, you unreliable Spaniard!
I'm desperate, Tonito said.
(End of this chapter)
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