Chapter 200 Even Jesus can't save Inter Milan tonight, I said! [First update, begging for monthly subscription! ]
On the evening of September 17th, at the Mestalla Stadium.
In the first round of the Champions League group stage, Valencia faced Inter Milan at home.
Sudong and Angulo stood in the center circle, their ears filled with the insults from Valencia fans in the stands.
There is no doubt that the insults were directed at Cooper in front of the visiting team's coaching bench.
This Argentine head coach is really stubborn. Even after being scolded by the home team's fans, he just stood straight on the sidelines without dodging at all, as if he was competing with the fans in the stands.
But the more this happened, the louder the Valencia fans cursed.
"They really hate Cooper." Su Dong felt puzzled.
Logically speaking, Cooper had great success in Valencia and led the Bats to the Champions League final twice. This should be considered an achievement. Although they parted ways unpleasantly in the end and he led Inter Milan to defeat Valencia twice, it was not like they were mortal enemies.
"After all, it's just my personality." Angulo smiled bitterly.
Angulo had already played for the team when Ranieri was the coach of Valencia. He can be considered a veteran who has personally experienced three dynasties under Ranieri, Cooper and Benítez, and has a better understanding of what happened back then.
"When Cooper coached Real Mallorca, he had some contact with Valencia. When he coached Valencia, his style of play was not liked by the fans. You know, Spanish fans prefer offensive football. Even Rafa's balanced offensive and defensive football philosophy is sometimes criticized."
Su Dong nodded. In this respect, La Liga is very similar to the Portuguese Super League.
"Cooper's playing style is too conservative, so he is not popular with fans, but the two sides could coexist peacefully at first, until Cooper's wife was harassed by several extreme Valencia fans on the street. They smashed Cooper's wife's car and cursed at her, which scared her."
"Cooper was of course upset about his wife's experience with this, and he couldn't stand it, so he directly criticized the fans in the media, saying that Valencia fans did not appreciate his contribution and value to the club. But the vast majority of fans felt innocent, and they thought Cooper was putting the problems of a few extreme fans on them, which was unfair. Even Valencia's chairman Oti stood on the side of the fans."
"After this incident, Cooper had a complete falling out with the fans and the club chairman. In addition, his coaching style was not popular and his coaching results were excellent, so many top teams frequently extended olive branches to him. Naturally, the fans had a worse impression of him. Even in the season when the team reached the Champions League final for the second time, fans at home often shouted slogans demanding his dismissal."
When Su Dong heard this, he smiled bitterly, just like Angulo.
Who is right and who is wrong?
Perhaps, not everything in this world can be judged as right or wrong.
Sometimes, the image of a player in the eyes of the fans also needs to be maintained.
Just like Ayala this summer.
Any player would be tempted by Barcelona's invitation, but Ayala couldn't wait to show his goodwill, which ruined his image and status in the hearts of Valencia fans and caused the team's former vice-captain's image to collapse.
On the contrary, Canizares handled it well.
Cooper is undoubtedly a very capable head coach, but according to Su Dong, he is really not very good at handling relations with the media and fans. This is also related to his overly strong personality, so his relationship with Ronaldo is also handled quite badly.
Because of his idol, Su Dong didn't have a good impression of Cooper, and even now, his impression of him hasn't changed much.
But after listening to Angulo's words, he felt somewhat sympathetic towards the old Argentine man.
It is true that character determines destiny.
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The two teams have met in European competitions in the past three seasons.
The first two times were knockout rounds, but this time it is a group stage.
They knew each other well, so after the fight started, there was no need for too much probing and they could get straight to the point.
After Su Dong kicked the ball, he ran forward quickly and came in front of Materazzi and Cannavaro.
The former had a fierce look on his face, which was quite intimidating. He was 1.93 meters tall and as muscular as Su Dong.
Cannavaro's face looks much better, but if you think he has a good temper because of this, you are wrong.
This central defender, who is only 1.75 meters tall, relies on his ferocity and bravery. The double central defender formed by him and Materazzi is not a pushover.
Su Dong had made sufficient preparations before the game. He did not intend to fight to the death with these two world-class fierce defenders. This would be a stupid act. The task given to him by Benítez was to fight a guerrilla war.
After Valencia got the ball, they did not press forward actively, which gave Su Dong more free space in the frontcourt.
Materazzi and Cannavaro also looked at the young rookie with ill intentions, but when they saw Su Dong avoiding them, they did not bother him too much.
Anyway, as long as they don't pose a threat, they are happy to relax.
But this harmonious atmosphere lasted only more than eighty seconds.
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Valencia kicked off and the ball passed through Inter Milan's hands. After one attack, Valencia took it back.
This time, Aimar dribbled the ball forward in the middle, attracted the attention of the defense, and then passed it to the left.
Vicente got the ball on the left.
Inter Milan's defense line began to gradually tilt towards Zanetti, especially after the Argentine right-back pressed forward, the two central defenders also kept their distance and moved forward.
Su Dong's position was originally roughly the same as Cannavaro and Materazzi, but after the two moved forward, he immediately realized that this was an opportunity, because Inter Milan's defense line stretched out to a 30-meter area, leaving too much space behind him.
Benítez was absolutely right.
Cooper's starting tactics tonight were not conservative. He resolutely played on the two wings and actively engaged in the offense in the midfield and frontcourt. This caused the back line to press forward appropriately. In the extremely short period of time when switching from offense to defense, there were gaps in front and behind the defense line.
After realizing the opportunity, Su Dong immediately ran back.
After Cannavaro and Materazzi went up, he was offside.
The moment Vincent caught the ball, he looked up to look for Su Dong.
He wanted to pass the ball, but found that Su Dong was offside and was running back.
Su Dong will definitely sprint again! Vicente and Su Dong had already established a good tacit understanding. He immediately dribbled the ball to the left sideline, made a feint, and avoided Zanetti's interference.
Su Dong did not disappoint Vicente. He ran back and after returning to a position behind Materazzi and Cannavaro, Su Dong shouted loudly.
"Give me!"
When Vincent heard Su Dong's familiar shout, he unhesitatingly sent a cross behind him with his left foot.
Zanetti reacted quickly and tried to block it with his foot, but how could he block it?
The ball passed Zanetti and fell far behind the defense line.
Almost at the same time, Su Dong exerted force with his legs and rushed forward at the fastest speed.
Materazzi saw Su Dong's retreat, but he didn't expect that after Su Dong came back, he went around behind him and suddenly started to accelerate, and the speed was so fast.
Cannavaro was the first to notice Su Dong's acceleration and immediately followed him.
The two of them chased after Vicente's cross at the same time, but Su Dong was obviously faster.
After catching up to the landing point, Su Dong did not jump. Relying on his height advantage, he headed the ball to his left front, leaving Cannavaro behind him empty-handed. He then chased after it again at the fastest speed.
"pretty!"
"Su Dong got the first point and headed the ball down."
"And chased after the second landing point."
"Materazzi is back!"
"The two are entangled together..."
Su Dong is 1.95 meters tall and Materazzi is 1.93 meters tall. The two collided hard and their speed slowed down, but Su Dong managed to hold on to Materazzi and was not squeezed away by the opponent's body. He continued to chase the ball.
Materazzi's hand was on Sudong's right shoulder, and his elbow was stuck on Sudong's neck, forcing Sudong to tilt his neck and grit his teeth to continue rushing forward.
He knew that this was a very common trick by defensive players, and even if he fell to the ground, the head coach would not whistle in most cases.
The two of them caught up with the ball at the left side of the top area of the penalty area at the same time, but Su Dong took a step ahead and gently poked the ball to his left front with his left foot. While adjusting, he also used his body to separate the football and Materazzi.
The Italian central defender is very experienced and he immediately realized the danger.
Although Su Dong is a right-footed player, he is also quite proficient with his left foot, which is reflected in Inter Milan's scout information.
Materazzi acted decisively, seeing Su Dong chasing the ball, and pressed down hard with his elbow against Su Dong's neck.
Su Dong's neck was very uncomfortable from being hit by the elbow, but after catching up with the ball, he still acted decisively and shot directly with his left foot without stopping the ball.
"Su Dong has a chance...just kick the ball!"
“The ball goes in!!!!”
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"
"Just two minutes into the game, Valencia took the lead in breaking Inter Milan's goal!"
"A goal from Su Dong, one to zero!"
After Su Dong shot, he only felt a pain in his neck. Materazzi's elbow pressed hard against his neck and shoulders, almost making him lose his balance. He staggered and barely managed to keep his footing, feeling very annoyed.
Seeing the football on the goal line again, Su Dong stopped in front of the small penalty area, turned around, and yelled angrily at Materazzi, venting his dissatisfaction with his little action of using his elbow to hit his neck.
Especially the last press, it really hurts!
"Even Jesus can't save Inter Milan tonight, I say!" Su Dong was like an angry lion.
Materazzi was so angry that he gritted his teeth and glared at Su Dong, looking like he wanted to eat him.
He tried his best, but Su Dong still scored a goal!
Damn, I underestimated this kid's body!
The entire Mestalla Stadium erupted in thunderous applause and cheers.
More than 50,000 Valencia fans shouted Su Dong's name in unison, and Valencia players also rushed over to celebrate Su Dong's goal.
They scored a goal and took the lead just two minutes into the game, which had never happened in the past two years of competition.
Just as Benítez expected, Su Dong scored the first goal for Valencia!
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