Chapter 150: Change of Commander? [Third update, please subscribe!]
While Su Dong and his group were walking around Rome and listening to Totti's collection of jokes, the whole of Portugal was in an uproar.
No one expected that Sporting Lisbon would reverse Lazio 2-1 away from home, which was a big upset and shocked the Portuguese football world.
The front page headline of the Morning Post once again featured Su Dong’s goal, with the title [Brave Su Dong defeats the Blue Eagles].
In this report, Morning Post was the first to reveal the strength of Serie A in today's European football.
"Although Real Madrid has almost dominated the world in recent years, Serie A, the mini-World Cup, is still the focus of the world."
"The best proof is that the Argentine Cooper, who led Valencia to the Champions League final for two consecutive years, resolutely left La Liga and took up the coaching position of Inter Milan, a giant in Serie A."
The Morning Post stated that although there are precedents such as Zidane and Ronaldo transferring from Serie A to Real Madrid, there are also cases of superstars such as Rivaldo transferring to Serie A, which makes Serie A still star-studded and dazzling.
Lazio is an absolute strong team in Serie A, currently ranked fourth, only behind the three giants Juventus, AC Milan and Inter Milan. More importantly, in the confrontation with the three giants, Lazio's record is one win and five draws, including an away victory over Juventus.
"Mancini's team is an absolute Serie A powerhouse. There is not much pressure in the league, which made everyone agree before the game that Sporting Lisbon has little chance of winning because this team has famous European stars such as Stam, Chiesa, Lopez, Stankovic, Mihajlovic and Simeone."
"But in the game, Sporting Lisbon relied on tenacious defense and the heroic performance of young player Su Dong to reverse Lazio 2-1 away from home!"
The Morning Post highlighted Su Dong's performance, saying that he not only scored the key goal for the reversal, but also created a penalty and selflessly gave it to Italian veteran Albertini.
"At the Olympic Stadium, we saw a tenacious Su Dong!"
"He was closely marked and 'taken care of' by Simeone, Stam and Mihajlovic throughout the game. He was the player who was fouled the most times on both sides and was also the most threatening player of Sporting Lisbon."
The Morning Post also quoted Lazio head coach Mancini's comments on Su Dong at the post-match press conference.
The Lazio coach first affirmed the performance of his players, believing that they had all worked hard enough. He also mentioned the performance of several young players of Sporting Lisbon, believing that these young players were very outstanding and had great potential.
"The one who impressed me the most was center forward No. 36. He was very brave. Not only could he score goals, but he was also very comprehensive and fast. He was different from the center forwards we had met before, which made him very special."
When Mancini was interviewed by the media, he made no secret of his admiration for Su Dong.
"Come to Serie A? Of course, no head coach would reject such an outstanding young player. I believe that after the experience of Serie A, he will become the most promising and the best player in European football."
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In addition to the Morning Post, Portuguese media were also surprised by Sporting Lisbon's performance.
The Portuguese media were surprised by Sporting Lisbon's close pursuit of Porto in the league standings, their advance to the quarterfinals of the UEFA Cup and their 2-1 comeback win over Lazio in the away game.
Newsday believes that this group of young players at Sporting Lisbon has shown amazing potential.
"Needless to say, Su Dong is almost one of the most eye-catching rookies in European football this season. Whether in the Portuguese Super League or the UEFA Cup, he has put in amazing performances and won the attention of many teams in the four major leagues."
Ronaldo and Quaresma are both recognized as talented wingers in Portugal and even in European football, and have also received invitations from many top teams such as Barcelona, Juventus and Manchester United.
"Even Pepe has undergone a complete transformation this season."
"Any fan who watched Maritimo's games last season will be familiar with Pepe. He replaced injured players in the second half of the league and played very hard, but he was too tough and his defense was very rough. He often got into trouble and even had a conflict with Ronaldo at one point."
"But who would have thought that after moving to Sporting Lisbon this season, this Brazilian central defender who couldn't even play in Maritimo, under the guidance of his compatriot André Cruz, has made an incredible transformation in his performance."
"Facing a strong Lazio, the central defender combination of Pepe and Andre Cruz was impressive. They made mistakes but also made outstanding contributions. Without their outstanding performance, Sporting Lisbon would not have conceded only one goal."
The News Daily stated that Sporting Lisbon's youth team gave people hope, and in time, this group of players would surely help Sporting Lisbon rise in European football.
"Now, the only obstacle is coach Boloni."
"Many Sporting Lisbon players, including captain Barbosa, veterans Albertini and Andre Cruz, and youngsters Sudon, Ronaldo and Quaresma, are concerned about Boloni's coaching ability. There are also doubts about Boloni in the locker room, especially after the UEFA Cup away game against Besiktas."
"With a group of outstanding young rookies, if Sporting Lisbon wants to go further, maybe they should consider changing the coach!"
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News of Su Dong's outstanding performance in the UEFA Cup spread back to the country overnight.
The China News Agency reported the game as soon as possible and stated that Su Dong was a key figure in this focus battle.
"At the critical moment, Su Dong's two flashes completely defeated the Serie A Blue Eagle!"
The China News Agency also quoted comments from several European media, especially Italian and Portuguese media, on Su Dong, believing that he was the number one contributor to Sporting Lisbon's away reversal of Lazio.
At the same time, Su Dong is also one of the best performing players under the age of 20 in European football this season.
"This 18-year-old center from China has shown his unparalleled potential and qualities. Whenever he is on the court, he is always the most unique sight on the court. He always brings surprises and creates unexpected things."
Other domestic media also rushed to report on the event.
As Su Dong's performance in European football becomes more and more outstanding, his popularity in China is also increasing.
Previously, after Sporting Lisbon reversed Besiktas away from home, domestic media reposted the post-match interview of Besiktas midfielder Teifel.
The Turkish international, who once played for the Turkish national team against the Chinese team in the Korea-Japan World Cup, asked a soul-searching question in an interview, "Why did such an outstanding player fail to appear in the Chinese national team in the Korea-Japan World Cup?"
"If he was there, China might be able to score a goal in the match against Turkey and even have a chance to rewrite history."
This made domestic fans who were deeply trapped in the regrets of the World Cup feel remorseful.
Even Turkish internationals admire him so much, so why can't Su Dong join the national team? What's the problem? What's even more surprising is that the day after Sporting Lisbon played Lazio, Deutsche Presse-Agentur published a long review titled "People who create winning goals", which commented on and summarized the Asian internationals in major European leagues.
The article first praised the Korean and Japanese internationals, including Naoyasu Takahara, who plays for Hamburg and has performed well this season. Hidetoshi Nakata, who plays for Parma in Serie A, and Shinji Ono, who plays for Feyenoord, also received high praise.
Among the Korean players, Seol Ki-hyun, who plays for Anderlecht in Belgium, performed well, while players such as Park Ji-sung in the Eredivisie performed relatively averagely. It is reported that Seol Ki-hyun is likely to join the Premier League next season.
Speaking of the Premier League, Chinese players Sun Jihai and Li Tie both performed mediocrely, and Japanese midfielder Junichi Inamoto also performed poorly.
But in the second half of the long review, Deutsche Presse-Agentur used nearly half of the space to introduce Sporting Lisbon's center forward Su Dong.
Not only did it list Su Dong's outstanding performance in the Portuguese Super League and the UEFA Cup this season, but it also relayed the high praise of Su Dong from many European media and professionals, who believed that Su Dong, who had emerged as a dark horse this season, had become a leader among Asian overseas players and also the rookie with the greatest potential.
"The most incredible thing is that he is only 18 years old, three years younger than Takahara Naoyasu!"
Deutsche Presse-Agentur believes that whether in the UEFA Cup or in the Portuguese Super League, Sudong has proved himself to be a very promising young player. He is also the most promising rookie in European football. He is attracting the attention of top teams from the four major leagues and may land in the four major leagues at any time.
"According to reliable intelligence, Arsenal is very interested in this young center forward and Wenger is eager to sign him, but the biggest obstacle is Su Dong's work permit. Arsenal hopes to sign him and then loan him to the Eredivisie or Belgian League, or even lease him back to Sporting Lisbon, but Su Dong and his agent do not approve of this approach."
The report also revealed that several Bundesliga teams are also very interested in Su Dong, including Bayern Munich.
As soon as the Deutsche Presse-Agentur report came out, it once again triggered a frenzy among domestic media and fans.
If it was any other media, it would be fine, but this is Deutsche Presse-Agentur.
Deutsche Presse-Agentur's high evaluation of Su Dong also excited domestic media and fans.
Chinese football finally has a genius!
Su Dong's outstanding performance in Europe, especially overshadowing the Korean and Japanese players, won him recognition and affirmation from many media including Deutsche Presse-Agentur. All these made domestic fans feel proud and proud.
In fact, in addition to Deutsche Presse-Agentur, many other news agencies such as AFP and Reuters have published articles evaluating the performance of Asian players more than once, and the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe have always been at the top without exception.
There are even many voices that believe that Su Dong has a chance to compete for the Asian Footballer of the Year award at the end of May this year.
But what’s interesting is that Su Dong has not been selected for the national team so far.
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