Chapter 204 He actually scored twice! [Fifth update, begging for monthly subscription!]
On the evening of September 21st, at the Calderon Stadium in Madrid.
In the fourth round of La Liga, Valencia will challenge Atletico Madrid away.
Before this game, there was a big gap between the two teams in the league rankings.
Valencia is second in the standings with three wins in three games, just behind Deportivo La Coruna.
The Colchoneros, who had just experienced management turmoil and a change of coach before this season and had introduced a number of strong reinforcements, were considered the favorites to advance to the European war zone, but Manzano's team only won one game in the first three rounds.
One win, two losses, one goal scored and two goals conceded, this is all Atletico Madrid has in the first three rounds.
Because of this, whether it is the management, fans, head coach Manzano, or the players, they all have high hopes for the game against Valencia.
The reason is simple. Atletico Madrid was playing at home and was well rested, while Valencia had just fought hard against Inter Milan in the middle of the week. Although they won by 3 goals, the team was exhausted both physically and mentally when they arrived at the Calderon Stadium.
With such an advantage, Atletico Madrid still has a good chance.
Manzano even said in the pre-match press conference with expectation, "We will start from this game, get out of the quagmire at the beginning, and usher in a smooth road!"
After losing to Osasuna in the last round, Manzano was furious with several players including Musampa and Novo, and this time he even simply expelled all these players from the roster and placed high hopes on Diego Simeone and Ibagaza.
He even said, "Ibagaza has many advantages, especially his organizational ability. His presence can help us organize and plan more threatening attacks and help us beat Valencia at home."
But what Manzano said was only half right.
…
In the first half of the battle at Calderón, Atletico Madrid was indeed in control.
The combination of Diego Simeone and Ibagaza, two technical midfielders, established a certain advantage for Atletico's midfield, and also created many opportunities for their teammates in the front line. However, young player Torres was at the front, facing Valencia alone, and was somewhat isolated and helpless.
Throughout the first half, Atletico Madrid did not have a single shot on target, which shows how embarrassing the situation was.
As Manzano expected, Valencia's fight with Inter Milan was extremely costly. Benítez shelved the team's top center forward Sudon and instead started Mista, while other positions remained basically unchanged.
However, it was Su Dong's absence that caused trouble for Valencia's offense in the first half.
Mista works very hard and is very comprehensive, but he is not Su Dong after all.
In several collaborations with Vincent and Aimar, the difference between him and Su Dong can be clearly felt.
Aimar played well and was very active, but he couldn't achieve anything in the first half.
During the half-time break, Benítez singled out Aimar for praise and also affirmed the team's performance in the first half.
"Remember, a football match is a 90-minute contest, don't rush it!"
So, after the start of the second half, Valencia continued to defend and counterattack.
The situation was still stalemate, Atletico Madrid's attack lacked threat, and Valencia was passive and lacked aggressiveness.
This dull situation lasted for sixty minutes.
Benítez finally made the first substitution of the game.
No. 9 Su Dong replaced No. 20 Mista.
…
The first time he came on as a substitute, Su Dong sat on the sidelines for an hour, observing the situation on the field.
He found a very interesting phenomenon, that is, Diego Simeone, the Argentine hyena who fought with him last season, was obviously not in as good shape after transferring to Atletico Madrid.
A veteran is a veteran, and his condition is just like Wang Xiaoer during the New Year, getting worse every year.
Atletico also played disorganizedly in the frontcourt. Ibagaza in the midfield seemed to be organizing and controlling the game, but in fact the players had different thoughts, which led to a lack of threat in their offense.
As Simeone's form has declined significantly, Ibagaza has devoted more energy to organization, and there are problems with the midfield defense.
Valencia has not responded well to this before, and it is obvious that it is holding back.
Thinking of this, combined with the offensive instructions given to him by head coach Benítez just now, Su Dong had an idea in mind.
The cunning Spanish bald Qiang has been holding back his bad intentions for an hour and is only now starting to show his strength.
Who let Atletico Madrid rest and wait for the opportunity, while Valencia was fighting on two fronts? ...
Su Dong came on the court and brought the latest instructions from Benítez, and everyone in Valencia became alert.
Although they were stronger than their opponents, they were forced to shrink their defense. The players of the Bat Army felt a little bit resentful.
Now it’s good, we can finally push forward and fight.
The first one to recover to full health was Aimar.
Just eight minutes into the game, in a quick counterattack, Sudon received the ball in the frontcourt with his back to the goalkeeper and passed it back, then turned around and sprinted to the right, taking away Atletico Madrid's central defender Santi Denia, leaving a gap in the middle of Atletico Madrid's defense.
Aimar followed up and shot directly, making a high-level long shot from the edge of the penalty area.
Goalkeeper Boggs reacted quickly, dived sideways and blocked Aimar's shot.
Unfortunately for them, Vicente had been lying in ambush and easily took advantage of the situation, shooting with his left foot and scoring the first goal for Valencia.
After the Spanish left winger scored the goal, he was so happy that he kept waving to Aimar.
The Argentines gritted their teeth in anger.
In the match against Inter Milan, Su Dong and Vicente each made one assist and one shot, so he didn't contribute much. Now, he finally has a chance, but it ends up being wasted on Vicente.
Could it be that I really have no chance of scoring a goal? ...
After conceding the goal, Atletico Madrid launched a counterattack.
But just eight minutes after the goal, Valencia launched another quick counterattack.
Vicente dribbled the ball down the left, drove straight into the goal, and passed the ball back to Aimar before the baseline.
After the Argentine midfielder stopped the ball, he sent a diagonal pass into the penalty area.
Su Dong, who had been advancing along with his teammates, rushed over and leaned his body against Atletico central defender Santi. After stopping the ball with his left foot, he kicked again!
This left-foot shot was from very close distance and with such force that goalkeeper Boggs was completely powerless to stop it.
The ball went into the net!
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!"
"In the 76th minute, Su Dong scored his fourth La Liga goal of the season!"
"Scoring in four consecutive games is really surprising!"
After scoring the goal, Su Dong rushed to the left, hugging Aimar on the left and Vincent on the right, looking so happy!
…
After scoring two goals in a row, Atletico Madrid still refused to give up.
Manzano decisively replaced midfielder Fabri with Greek striker Nicolandis to continue to strengthen the attack in the frontcourt.
It was obvious that the Bed Sheet Army had also become too excited.
Although Atletico Madrid had one win and two losses in the first three rounds of this season, the difference in victory or defeat was always one goal.
In this match against Valencia, they lost two goals in a row and it seemed that they might lose more goals. How could Manzano sit still? At home, if he played conservatively at this time, Manzano would definitely be sprayed to death by the fans, so he chose to stand!
Valencia soon fulfilled his wish.
Just before the end of the game, midfielder Baraja intercepted Diego Simeone's pass and passed it to Aimar to launch a counterattack.
After adjusting in the midfield, Argentina sent a surgical through ball, tearing open Atletico's defense again.
Su Dong successfully made an offside move and ran behind the opponent at an extremely fast speed. He stopped Aimar's pass before anyone else, and after dribbling past the attacking goalkeeper Boggs in the penalty area, he calmly shot into the empty goal!
In an instant, the Calderon Stadium fell into deathly silence.
It was so quiet that everyone could hear Su Dong's roar after he scored the goal.
Soon, Su Dong rushed out of the court excitedly, waving his fists wildly in the air.
Scored twice!
Even he himself couldn't believe it, he actually scored twice!
This is a double in the La Liga! Su Dong was so excited that he didn't even react when Aimar and other teammates rushed over to him. He was overwhelmed by excitement and excitement.
“It’s really surprising!”
"Before the game, all of us were looking forward to the match between the two young players, Su Dong and Torres."
"But surprisingly, in this match, playing at home, the energetic Torres was frozen by the Valencia defenders throughout the game, especially Marchena. Instead, Su Dong, who came on as a substitute, scored twice in just half an hour."
"Of course, Su Dong's goal should be thanked to Aimar."
"The Argentine midfielder was the best player tonight, he scored a hat trick of assists!"
"Valencia has been getting better recently, first beating Inter Milan 3-0 at home, and now beating Atletico Madrid 3-0 away, which is very beneficial for the upcoming devil's schedule."
"And the most surprising thing was Valencia's attack."
"In two consecutive games, we won 3-0 against strong opponents. This shows the transformation of Valencia this season. While ensuring the team's defense is solid, the offensive firepower of the Bats has been greatly improved."
"Su Dong is the guarantee of Valencia's attack!"
…
The game ended with Valencia winning 3-0 away against Atletico Madrid.
The entire Calderon Stadium was filled with boos, but this had nothing to do with Valencia anymore.
Before leaving the field, Su Dong paid special attention to Simeone's expression.
This Argentine midfielder, who was still full of vigor and vitality in Lazio, now seems somewhat desolate and helpless as a hero in his twilight years.
At the age of 33, he is no longer the Argentine international he once was.
Seeing him like this, Su Dong, who originally wanted to walk past him and provoke this bandit leader, gave up his idea and walked off the court with his teammates.
Today my body returns to my homeland, and your body will do the same in the future.
As a human being, you will grow old.
What's more, Valencia's devilish schedule has just begun, and the outcomes of the two most important matches are still unpredictable.
The home game against Real Madrid and the away game against Barcelona are the real highlights.
At this time, what is there to brag about?
I beg you to subscribe to the monthly ticket!!!
(End of this chapter)
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
