Chapter 221 The biggest difference between Su Dong and Ronaldo [Begging for a guaranteed monthly ticket! ]
After the second half, Valencia stabilized its position appropriately, while Real Mallorca obviously stepped up its offensive.
For the home team, losing by three goals is also a shame. They would rather intensify their offensive and strive for a goal to avoid humiliation at home.
Valencia was saving its strength for the Champions League group match in the middle of the week, and with the outcome already decided, it replaced Sudon, Baraja and Aimar early on.
But before Aimar left the field, he once again made a beautiful through ball, assisting Rufete to score.
Then Rufete assisted Mista to score with a header from the right.
In the end, Valencia beat Real Mallorca 5-0 away.
This was the most exciting game played by the Bats this season, and the most eye-catching player was Su Dong who scored twice in the first half.
Although he only played for more than 50 minutes, Su Dong still won the best player of the game with his outstanding performance in the first half, overshadowing his teammate Aimar who also performed well throughout the game.
Everyone can see that all three goals in the first half were created by Su Dong.
In fact, if he had not been saving his strength for the Champions League in the middle of the week, given the form Valencia showed in the second half, if Su Dong had stayed on the field, he would have had a chance to score a hat trick.
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After the game, Su Dong was interviewed by media reporters under the arrangement of the club.
Su Dong is satisfied with his performance this season, but he does not think he has performed particularly well.
"In fact, I think the biggest credit for me scoring 13 goals in the first ten games should go to my teammates, such as Vicente and Aimar, who are both very good passers of the ball."
Su Dong joked, "Many times, when facing their passes, I even felt embarrassed if I didn't score, because they passed the ball so well."
He cited the wonderful pass that Aimar gave him in the match against Real Mallorca as an example, believing that the Argentine passer was the source of his continuous goals.
"Behind every goal, there is an assist player who passes the ball silently. Vicente and Aimar are the real heroes!"
Regarding Ronaldo who had previously challenged him, Su Dong said that he is a die-hard fan of Ronaldo.
"I grew up watching his games. He has always been my idol and goal. I am very honored to play with him in La Liga. His words made me proud and motivated me to continue working hard."
Su Dong does not think that he is better than Ronaldo. On the contrary, "I think there is still a big gap between him and me."
"The top scorer list doesn't represent everything, because I have the support of the entire Valencia team behind me. Ronaldo scored eight goals and made four assists. His performance was also very good. This should be his best season in recent years."
Speaking of challenges, Su Dong said that he would continue to work hard and keep moving forward without slacking off.
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Although Su Dong kept praising his teammates, the Spanish media was full of praise for his performance.
The people are still the same people, and Vicente and Aimar did not just come to Valencia this summer.
But why, with this same group of people, Valencia was in trouble for scoring goals last season. The top scorer even had only eight goals. Why couldn't Carew, Salva, Mista and others score?
But after replacing Su Dong, there has been a surge in goals this season?
Is it really because of his teammates? Marca believes that Su Dong's statement is too modest.
"In fact, his joining not only improves Valencia's scoring ability in the frontcourt and the team's efficiency in converting advantages into goals, but also drives his teammates around him. Vicente and Aimar have both played better than last season."
“This is not a coincidence!”
"As early as when he was playing for Sporting Lisbon, many of Su Dong's teammates mentioned that it was easy to play with Su Dong, because he could always withstand most of the defensive pressure by himself and create a more relaxed playing environment for his teammates."
"And now, in Valencia, Vicente and Aimar are playing at the peak of their careers. Is this really a coincidence?"
Marca also interviewed one of the earliest football professionals who was optimistic about Su Dong, the Spanish star Luis Suarez.
The special adviser to Inter Milan's chairman spoke highly of Su Dong's performance.
"He is the kind of player who can take the entire team to the next level. What's more frightening is that he is only 19 years old and is far from reaching the prime of his career. This proves that he still has considerable potential that has not been tapped."
Luis Suarez believes that Su Dong's statement does make sense.
The presence of Vicente and Aimar did give him more chances to score goals, "but we also noticed that the presence of Su Dong also made Vicente and Aimar play better."
"There is a virtuous cycle of interaction between these three Valencia players, each bringing out the other's outstanding performance."
But Luis Suarez also mentioned the hidden danger, that is, Vicente and Aimar are players who are often injured.
As for Sudon and Ronaldo, Suarez said that the two players are not comparable for the time being.
"Although Ronaldo is not at the peak of his career, he is still the most terrifying killer in the world. Su Dong performed very well, but he has not reached the level of Ronaldo's current strength."
"But Su Dong's tactical role is greater and his methods are richer. This makes him seem to have strong strength a lot of the time, but in fact he is not. He still has considerable potential to be tapped. He should continue to work hard, keep improving, and make himself stronger!"
"Ronaldo is already 27 years old, but Su Dong is only 19 years old. This is the biggest difference between the two!"
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No one expected that Real Mallorca, who had defeated Deportivo La Coruna 2-0 away in the last round, would be slaughtered 5-0 by Valencia at home in this round. What was even more unexpected was that Su Dong once again scored twice.
How long can this 19-year-old Chinese player continue his scoring streak? This has become the focus of many Spanish media.
With this victory, Valencia further widened its lead in the standings.
As Deportivo La Coruna drew with Murcia and was reversed by Real Madrid, Valencia continued to lead with a four-point lead.
This also led many media to speculate that Valencia has a good chance of winning the championship again this season.
The entire Bat Corps is full of expectations and desire for this.
After playing against Real Mallorca, Valencia received good news again.
Vicente, who missed this round due to injury, returned soon.
In the last round, Vicente was fouled by Celta Vigo's defender and suffered an ankle injury. He missed the match against Real Mallorca but quickly recovered.
To be on the safe side, Benítez said he would not include Vicente in the Champions League match against Bruges in midweek.
But Benítez clearly underestimated Bruges' determination.
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Trond Soleder, a former Norwegian international, was a defender.
After retiring, he first coached in Norway and then moved to Belgium, where he first coached Gent.
In 2000, he coached Club Brugge and brought the team to the Belgian Championship today and into the Champions League group stage.
As a defender, Soled attaches great importance to defense, especially after being defeated 3-0 by Marseille in the first round of the group stage, Soled learned from the experience.
First the draw with Inter Milan and then the unexpected victory over Valencia are the two games that Soledad is most proud of.
These are all the top teams in Europe!
When challenging Valencia away from home, Soledad still dared not be careless.
In order to escape unscathed from the away game, he even fielded a lineup of six defenders and adopted a 5-3-2 formation.
After seeing Bruges' starting lineup, everyone's first reaction was, "Isn't this too conservative?" But then again, wouldn't a Belgian team playing away against the La Liga leader have to be so conservative? ...
Vicente's absence deprived Valencia of its most threatening weapon on the wing.
Benítez deployed a 4-4-2 formation, with Sudon and Mista as partners, but facing the opponent's iron bucket formation, Valencia's offense did not have any effective methods.
Broken iron bucket, this is a problem faced by all the strong teams in the world.
Especially when there is a lack of wing breakthrough players.
Su Dong couldn't describe the feeling, that every time he got the ball, he was surrounded by defensive players.
Throughout the first half, the Bruges players were still in good physical condition, running very actively and making large movements, so that as soon as Su Dong got the ball, at least two people would surround him and pester him to snatch it.
Even if you can avoid these two players and protect the ball, someone else will come up soon.
This is Bruges' strategy, to set up an iron bucket formation and use numbers to build a steel defense line.
Not only Valencia, but all teams in the world are helpless in the face of such a style of play.
But the pressure of performance in the group stage is there.
After the first three rounds, Valencia and Marseille both got six points. If Valencia fails to beat Bruges at home in this round, its situation will become more passive. Not only will it be passive in the fight for the first place in the group, but more seriously, it may even be more difficult to qualify for the group.
Under such circumstances, Benítez decided early on that he must beat Bruges tonight.
But sometimes, that's just how football games are.
Just like in the previous group match between the two sides, Valencia fired 31 shots but still failed to score a goal.
Tonight at the Mestalla Stadium, everyone in Valencia was determined to beat Bruges, but facing the tight defense of the iron bucket formation, they also couldn't come up with a better solution and could only compete with the opponent through consumption.
See who has stronger willpower, better physical fitness, and who can persevere to the end.
This is not only a physical contest, but also a spiritual contest.
The fans at the scene were also particularly distressed.
We watched time pass from the first half to the second half, and then to the eighty minutes, but the team was still unable to break the deadlock.
Benítez used up his three substitutions early on, but still failed to turn the situation around.
Tonight, it seems like we are going to be tied! I beg for a guaranteed monthly ticket! !
(End of this chapter)
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