Chapter 172 The Great Su Dong [Third update of the explosive lung, begging for monthly ticket subscription! ]
The victory of the UEFA Cup brought joy to the whole country of Portugal.
Not only after the game, the Prime Minister, Premier and other government officials gathered in the locker room to congratulate the players of Sporting Lisbon, but government agencies also sent congratulatory messages as soon as possible to congratulate the Green Lions on their success.
The next day, the Portuguese newspaper reported the match on the front page with the headline "An epic victory!"
In the report, Public Daily believes that this game is not only an epic victory for Sporting Lisbon, but also an epic victory for Portuguese football, because it allows the entire European football world to once again see the emerging power of Portuguese football.
"Before this season, there were voices in European football that the Portuguese Super League had become a second-rate or even third-rate league."
"Every season, we only have one place in the Champions League. The champion of the Portuguese Super League cannot even enter the group stage directly, but has to participate in the third round of qualifiers with teams from other leagues to compete for a place in the group stage."
"We consider ourselves a second-rate league, but in fact, everyone else considers the Portuguese Super League a third-rate league."
Public News believes that the comprehensive revival of the Portuguese Super League this season has allowed everyone to see the future of Portuguese football.
"Among the four teams in the UEFA Cup semi-finals, the Portuguese Super League occupied three seats and even had the hope of monopolizing the two seats in the final. This made the entire European football world see the strength of the Portuguese Super League teams."
"In this process, Sporting Lisbon, Porto and Boavista all showed great strength, and they defeated strong teams such as Lazio and Celtic. This is not an easy achievement!"
The Public Daily stated that the strong performance of the Portuguese Super League in the UEFA Cup has earned the team enough points in the European competition and also given people hope. It is believed that the Portuguese Super League will continue to rise in the future and create more and better results.
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The Portuguese newspaper also reported this game on the front page, and they also agreed that this final would be a great turning point for both Sporting Lisbon and Portuguese football.
More importantly, the Portuguese Super League teams have begun to find their own way of doing business.
The news newspaper devoted a long section to reporting on this season's Portuguese Super League, arguing that the strong rise of teams such as Sporting Lisbon and Porto is not a coincidence, but an inevitability in the midst of chance.
In the past few years, the Portuguese football industry has been relatively conservative. Especially after the golden generation headed by Figo and Rui Costa went abroad to play football, the Portuguese Super League began to fall into a talent gap. Agents headed by Vega mainly focused on representing Portuguese players to play football abroad.
But the emergence of a new generation of football practitioners led by Mendes gradually broke this conservative situation.
Mendes and others first worked for the godfather of Brazilian football, Figel. As Figel's channel partners in Portugal, they built a bridge for Brazilian players to enter the Portuguese league. Deco, Pepe, Jardel and a group of others came to Portugal in this way.
Although the massive influx of Brazilian players has impacted the position of Portuguese local players, it has also improved the competitiveness of Portuguese Super League teams. Brazilian players are also eager to use the Portuguese Super League platform to gain a foothold in European football. Both sides get what they need.
After several years of accumulation, this season has seen a comprehensive blowout.
Last summer, the wealthy Porto made a large number of acquisitions in the transfer market of the Portuguese Super League, spent huge sums of money to build a superb team, which can be called the strongest team in the Portuguese Super League.
Benfica also made significant moves, with the signing of many stars including Simao and Thiago, making the team quite strong. However, problems arose in the position of head coach, leading to poor results this season.
Sporting Lisbon, which finally won the championship, was different from the other two rivals. Limited by the team's finances, the Green Lions always insisted on focusing on youth training, boldly promoting young players, and being more pragmatic in recruiting players, mainly young players and veterans.
"In the second half of last season, after seeing the emerging Su Dong and recognizing the potential of Chinese players, the club decisively made a move on Jardel, allowing Su Dong to compete with Nikulai, and eventually made the 18-year-old Su Dong the core of the team."
"At the beginning of the season, with 18-year-old Sudon, 17-year-old Ronaldo and 19-year-old Quaresma, who could have thought that with such an offensive combination, Sporting Lisbon could win the Portuguese Super League and UEFA Cup in the end?"
"There is no need to say more about Ronaldo and Quaresma. Their potential has been recognized by the outside world. Everyone believes that they are the most talented wingers of the new generation in Portugal after Figo and Simao."
"And the core strength of Sporting Lisbon's double championship this season comes from Su Dong!"
"This 18-year-old Chinese player frequently came on as a substitute in the second half of last season and played a key role. He is well-known to all Sporting Lisbon fans. And this season, after Jardel left the team, he pushed Nicolaj completely to the bench."
"He scored 23 goals and provided eight assists in the Portuguese Super League, and 12 goals and five assists in the UEFA Cup. This record makes him surpass all players in the Portuguese Super League this season, including Deco."
“What amazing data!”
"No one could have imagined that an 18-year-old center forward would have such an amazing performance in his first full season in his professional career. The emergence of Su Dong is precisely the evidence that Sporting Lisbon is vigorously supporting young players."
The News believes that the future of the Portuguese Super League needs teams like Porto and Benfica, but also teams like Sporting Lisbon.
"We have every reason to believe that after this season, there will be more and more Sudon, Ronaldo and Quaresma in the Portuguese Super League!"
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The front-page headline of Portugal's Republica is: Sporting Lisbon wins the championship trophy!
The report believes that although the score was three to one, the process was actually very dangerous, and Su Dong was the key to Sporting Lisbon's victory.
"Whether it was in the first half, which was the most important for the team, or in the second half when the Celtics launched a crazy counterattack, Su Dong's role was particularly obvious. He has always been the brightest protagonist in the finals!"
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The headline of the Portuguese newspaper De Telegraaf was: Su Dong wins the UEFA Cup for the Green Lions! The article also highly praised Su Dong's performance in this final. They believed that this player, who had just helped Sporting Lisbon beat Porto and win the Portuguese Super League title, once again scored twice in the crucial final.
“He was even better this time and had an assist.”
The Telegraph said that Su Dong set several personal records in this final, including the youngest UEFA Cup final best player, the youngest UEFA Cup season best player, and the youngest UEFA Cup top scorer in history.
"With his two goals in the final, Sudon will forever remain in the memory of Sporting Lisbon and Portuguese fans!"
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Portugal's Morning Post used two words as the headline on the front page: Great! Below the headline was a photo of Su Dong celebrating his goal. The photo of Su Dong was very contagious, allowing everyone to feel the excitement of scoring the winning goal in the final. Even his eyes were full of determination and strength.
The Morning Post said that the 18-year-old Sudong played a great game for Sporting Lisbon and Portugal!
"This is a season for Su Dong! A great season!"
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While the Portuguese media praised Sporting Lisbon highly, the British media seemed a little sour.
First, there was extensive coverage of Celtic head coach Martin O'Neill's comments after the game, accusing the referee of being too harsh in giving a red card, expressing regret for Celtic's defeat. Then the publication was dissatisfied with Sporting Lisbon's conservative style of play, believing that the Portuguese Super League team did not deserve to win the UEFA Cup.
The authoritative Times commented that Celtic was full of passion but fell to the stagnant Sporting Lisbon.
The Scottish Premier League team was full of high morale, desire and energy to win throughout the game. Super Larsson's goal was very exciting. Although they failed to win the championship in the end, they still won honorably in defeat.
After criticizing Sporting Lisbon, The Times admitted that "the 18-year-old Su Dong is one of the few bright spots in Sporting Lisbon. His two goals and assists have left a deep impression on people."
"Such a player should not be buried in the Portuguese Super League!"
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The Guardian also lamented the result of the game and agreed with Martin O'Neill's statement that the referee's red card to French center back Balde was too harsh. However, the British media also expressed regret that even without Balde's red card, it would be difficult for Celtic to reverse Sporting Lisbon.
"The presence of Sudon, Ronaldinho and Quaresma, especially Sudon, prevents Celtic from fully devoting themselves to attacking. He is like a sword against Celtic's throat."
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The Sun commented that the game was too intense and accused Celtic goalkeeper Douglas of making a mistake and failing to save Su Dong's shot, which was a tragic mistake.
"Su Dong, who has attracted attention from Premier League giants such as Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United and Liverpool, contributed a perfect personal show in the UEFA Cup final, scoring twice and making an assist. He made people believe that he is the most promising rookie in European football."
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British BBC television station rated the players of both teams after the game.
The highest scoring player for Celtic was Larsson, who scored nine points. He was considered the biggest highlight of the Celtic team, especially that goal, which was very beautiful. Goalkeeper Douglas, who was criticized by the Sun, scored eight points.
"If it wasn't for him, Sporting would have scored more goals."
On the Sporting Lisbon side, Su Dong scored a full score of 10, which was also the highest score of the game. Ronaldo and Quaresma, who scored a goal, both got high scores of 8.5 points.
The BBC commented that Sporting Lisbon's young players are full of talent and people are looking forward to their future.
At the end, they even jokingly said that Sporting Lisbon, which won the UEFA Cup, would become the most popular team in this summer's transfer market!
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