Chapter 223 He Refused!
Thanks to Su Dong's goal, Valencia won against Bruges by one goal in the crucial battle of the group stage.
Having won the crucial three points, the Bat Army not only temporarily ranked first in the group, but also had an advantage in qualifying.
Thanks to this crucial goal, Su Dong received rave reviews in major European newspapers the next day.
But unfortunately, Su Dong's limelight was stolen.
It was a tragedy, also caused by a La Liga team.
Irueta's Deportivo La Coruña was brutally slaughtered 8-3 in the away game against Monaco!
This tragedy shocked the entire European football world!
No one could believe that Super Laco, which had excellent performance in European competitions, would suffer such a big setback to a team like Monaco. This cannot be considered a defeat but a shame!
The whole of Spain was shocked by Deportivo La Coruña's crushing defeat and was questioning its devastating defeat.
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"Deportivo La Coruna's luck is indeed a bit bad."
In the locker room of Real Madrid Sports City, the superstars are also paying attention to the hot topics outside.
Deportivo La Coruna's crushing defeat caused Irueta's team to lose to Monaco in the battle for the group qualifying spot.
The team led by Deschamps lost 0-1 to Deportivo La Coruna when they visited the Riazor Stadium in the third round, but who would have thought that after returning to Monaco, Deschamps' team would be fully revived.
Raul attributed Deportivo La Coruña's defeat to luck.
"In the first 45 minutes of the first half, Deportivo La Coruna played better. They created more chances, and their shots, ball possession time, and the number of times they entered the opponent's penalty area were obviously better than Monaco."
"The impact of Makaay's transfer was reflected at this critical moment. There were many shots and threatening opportunities, but no goals. On the contrary, Monaco had five shots on target in the first six shots. Goalkeeper Molina also had problems, so Irueta replaced him at halftime."
Figo also agreed with Raul's opinion, but he also believed that Irueta's preparations were not in place.
"To be honest, with two games in one week, there is really little time left for the team to prepare. Strong teams have an advantage in strength, so they have more room to make mistakes, and the head coach can be more relaxed in arranging the lineup. But Deportivo La Coruna was obviously not well prepared for this game, at least they did not prepare well for Monaco."
"I think it's not so much that Irureta is not ready, but that Deschamps is more fickle."
As a Frenchman and Deschamps' former teammate, Zidane naturally spoke up for his compatriot.
"Deschamps' Monaco has always played offensive football in Ligue 1, but this time at home, he reversed his previous offensive football and adopted a defensive counterattack tactic, which was completely beyond Irueta's expectations."
"Irueta's strategy was actually very targeted. He wanted to compete with Monaco for the ball and space, so he pushed the defense forward. Deschamps asked the team to shrink, completely abandon the midfield, give up ball possession, and concentrate on defense and counterattacks. In addition, his luck was really good, and he hit one by one."
In the world of football, there are randomness, but more of it is inevitability.
A team can score a goal by chance, but to score goals consistently, the team must be doing something right.
For example, Su Dong might have scored a goal by luck, but he scored consecutive goals in La Liga this season. Can this be considered luck? This is La Liga, one of the four major leagues!
Since Real Madrid's Champions League game starts one day earlier than other teams, and the team has won consecutive games and established an advantage early on, the superstars are in a relaxed state of mind.
After all, the team is strong this season, and everyone is ambitious to win another Champions League! When it comes to commanding the country, it is natural that they are more powerful.
As the two major news hotspots in the Spanish media today, Su Dong naturally became the topic of conversation among Real Madrid stars.
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"Ronaldo, the media outside say that this kid is a combination of Ronaldo and Vieri. What do you think?" Zidane asked Ronaldo, who had been silent, with a smile.
Brazilians have a very good impression of Su Dong and don't mind what the media says, but he still shook his head and smiled, "He is still a little immature."
"To be honest, in some of his goals and performances, we can indeed see some shadows of Ronaldinho and Vieri, but this kid is not in the same category as them. It's very strange and special and I don't understand him," Figo frowned.
He is a veteran in La Liga, having played in this league for nearly ten years. He has experienced the La Liga journeys of Ronaldo and Vieri, so he knows very well what the characteristics of these two players are.
"But Ronnie is right about one thing. Compared with others, Su Dong's performance is indeed quite outstanding. But compared with Ronnie, he is indeed a little immature."
"What do you mean?" Zidane and others looked at Figo curiously.
Figo was Ronaldo's teammate at Barcelona, and the two fought side by side for the entire season.
"Ronie, if I remember correctly, your goal scoring stability was not as good as Su Dong's, right?" Figo laughed.
"Bullshit, I scored in ten consecutive games in the latter part of the season and even had a hat trick." Ronnie replied unhappily.
“I’m talking about the early stages.”
"Early stage?" Ronnie opened his mouth, a little at a loss for words, but soon said, "Early stage is also fine. I remember that in the first ten rounds, I scored four doubles and a hat trick. This kid only scored a few doubles. Did he have a hat trick?"
"Oh, by the way, I also have four assists."
"Were you so awesome back then?" Beckham, who had been silent all this time, asked suddenly.
Everyone burst into laughter.
Ronaldo responded to the English superstar with a look that said, "You don't even know the legend I was involved in back then, why don't you go to Baidu and check it out?" This made Beckham wave his hands in surrender in embarrassment.
"Roney was really scary back then!" Raul praised. "At the beginning of the season, we were all not very fond of this new guy. He and I were not much older, so I secretly competed with him in my heart. But in the end, he left me behind in the first ten rounds, which made me feel desperate."
When the superstars heard Raul talk about his own funny stories, they all started laughing.
They are all successful stars. They don't need to be as competitive as young players. They can all make fun of their own embarrassing experiences and don't have to worry about being looked down upon by others.
"But to be honest, Ronaldinho was able to score 34 La Liga goals because there were 22 teams in La Liga at that time."
"Yes, only in those two seasons did La Liga have 22 teams. Before and after, there were 20 teams." Figo nodded in agreement.
With two more teams, that means four more rounds.
Although Ronaldo only played 37 games, the impact of having two more teams is still quite significant.
Ronaldo looked at Raul with a hint of resentment, as if to say, I'll praise you nicely if you want me to, is it necessary to be like this?
"Su Dong's current record in ten rounds is thirteen goals and one assist. Ronnie's data that year was twelve goals and four assists. Judging from the data, Ronnie is slightly better." Zidane laughed.
Ronaldo coughed twice and waved his hand, "What happened back then doesn't count. I just want to compete with him now!"
The Brazilian superstar's statistics this season are eight goals, four assists, and twelve goals in the first ten rounds. His performance is no less than Su Dong's.
"It seems that you are really competing with him!" Figo was a little surprised.
"Of course." Ronaldo replied without hesitation.
As a professional player, especially a professional player of Ronaldo's level, it is a very difficult thing to meet such an opponent that makes him excited.
At least in these years, Su Dong is the first.
"It's a pity. This kid is so young, has great potential and a bright future, but he has never been in the national team. Moreover, the performance of the Chinese national team..." Zidane shook his head regretfully.
"It's really strange. Logically speaking, he performed so well that even the Portuguese national team wanted to make an exception and call him up. Why did the Chinese national team always ignore him?"
"Who knows?"
"Hey, Luis, is it true that Portugal has called up Su Dong to join the national team?"
Everyone looked at Figo.
Everyone knows that Figo is a big shot in the Portuguese national team. When Scolari wanted to recruit Deco to become a Portuguese citizen, Figo was the first to stand up and oppose it, which caused a strong reaction in Portugal. It was not until the beginning of this year that Deco was officially included in the roster.
"To be honest, if Su Dong wants to join the Portuguese national team, I will be the first to stand up and support him!"
Figo's words surprised everyone present. Hasn't he always been against the naturalization of foreign players?
But after thinking about it, everyone suddenly realized.
Su Dong is young and he is from the Portuguese Super League youth training team. He has performed so well at the age of 19. Where can they imagine his future? If such an outstanding talent can really join the Portuguese national team, it will definitely be a great help.
But Figo quickly sighed again, "He refused!"
"Reject? Why?" Everyone was even more surprised.
That's the Portuguese national team, a world powerhouse, and they actually refused? "I heard from them that he didn't even consider it, and just said that he either didn't play for the national team, or if he did, he would only wear the Chinese jersey and only play for China!"
Everyone was silent.
The national team, the national team, as the name suggests, represents a country in the competition!
Why does the World Cup have such an influence? In terms of technical and tactical level and the value of the game, let alone the Champions League, even the European Cup is estimated to surpass the World Cup.
But why is the World Cup still the number one event in world football?
This is because the participating teams are national teams from all over the world.
In peacetime, this is a world war! Maybe some people can choose to represent other national teams in order to participate in the World Cup, which is understandable, but some people silently abide by the bottom line and cognition deep in their hearts, and they are only willing to fight for their own country!
There is no doubt that Su Dong belongs to the latter category.
And this kind of person deserves respect! Today is still three updates, the remaining two are scheduled at 12:00 and 18:00.
(End of this chapter)
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