Chapter 227 The New Darling of the Fashion Circle
Su Dong scored again!
This was a report from the Spanish media the day after Valencia defeated Murcia 3-2 away.
Why say again? Because since this season, Su Dong's consecutive goals have amazed the entire Spanish football world!
This 19-year-old boy received a lot of doubts when he landed in the La Liga. Even many Spanish media believed that it was quite risky for Valencia to gamble on a 19-year-old young rookie with a transfer fee of 10 million euros.
Many people have questioned Valencia chairman Roig and general manager Subiratz about Sudong's transfer, believing that they lack the vision to buy players and that Sudong will not be able to lead Valencia's forward line in the new season.
But what is the result?
Twelve rounds have passed, and Su Dong has scored fifteen league goals and three assists in La Liga.
This brilliant transcript slapped the faces of all those who doubted it.
But that's how media reporters are, they never admit defeat and never apologize. When they are slapped in the face, they will raise questions again. If a goal is scored in this round, they will say that if a goal is scored in the next round, they will run naked.
If we score again in the next round, they will say, and if we score again in the round after that, we will win the women’s live broadcast.
Streaking? Really? Wait until you score a goal in the next round.
If they score again in the next round, they might as well take a gamble and eat shit live.
Anyway, they will never lose.
So there was a very interesting scene, that is, in the recent rounds, every time Su Dong scored a goal, the Spanish media followed suit, and the most typical voice was, this kid will definitely be finished in the next round! But these are all the behavior of the tabloids, and those authoritative newspapers generally do not use this method to attract attention.
For example, the Spanish newspaper Marca was amazed by Su Dong's consecutive goals and even gave him extremely high praise.
"Su Dong is the second most incredible rookie in the past ten years!"
"Before him, there was a genius called Ronaldo, who made people worship him in his first season in La Liga."
Marca compared Su Dong and Ronaldo together, comparing the technical characteristics of the two players by comparing data, on-field performance and multi-faceted evaluations. It believes that Su Dong and Ronaldo of that year are two different types, but both have shown considerable potential.
"Back then, Ronaldo played ten games in the first twelve rounds, scored twelve goals and had four assists. So far, Su Dong has scored fifteen goals and had three assists. Considering the playing time and statistics, the two are very close."
"But we have to take into account that Ronaldo's teammates at Barcelona were world-famous players such as Figo, Giovanni, Luis Enrique, Stoichkov and Guardiola, while Sudong's teammates now, although Vicente and Aimar are well-known, are still far inferior to these stars."
Marca believes that it is precisely because of the gap between his teammates that the value of Su Dong's goals is even higher.
"It can be said that Su Dong carries the burden of scoring goals for Valencia this season!"
Marca analyzed that Valencia's forward line has always had problems in the past decade.
When Mijatovic first joined Valencia from Guerrilla, he scored 16 and 12 goals in the first two seasons. In the 1995-96 season, his goal number suddenly soared to 28 goals, but after the season ended, he immediately moved to Real Madrid.
"Since then, Valencia's forward line seemed to be covered by a curse. Except for Claudio Lopez who scored 21 goals in the 1998 and 1999 seasons, the most goals scored in the remaining seasons were 13 goals, which came from midfielder Mendieta."
"Since the beginning of the new century, that is, in the past three seasons, the most goals scored by Valencia in a single season was ten, and it was still midfielder Mendieta. In the past two seasons, the team's scorers were not even able to score more than double-digit goals in the league, which is very inconsistent with Valencia's overall strength."
Marca believes that it is precisely because of the weakness of the front line that Valencia fans are eager for excellent scorers.
From Kalu to Salva, and then to Mista, all of them were highly expected by the fans of the Bats, hoping that their joining could improve the team's front line dilemma, but in the end, the player who scored the most goals among these players was Kalu, scoring eight goals in a single season, the same as midfielders and defenders such as Aurelio and Baraja.
"The sudden appearance of Su Dong has completely cleared away the haze in the hearts of Valencia fans!"
"Only twelve league games have passed, and Su Dong has scored fifteen goals, surpassing all the leading strikers in the past few years, even surpassing the former team standard-bearer Mendieta. This makes him the team's most successful scorer in recent seasons, and I believe he will also be the most successful signing."
Marca analysis believes that Sudong’s success is the result of many factors.
"His strength and potential are beyond doubt, but what is particularly exciting is the tactical characteristics he has shown on the field. This has made him the offensive core of Valencia's frontcourt as soon as he landed in La Liga. With the entire Valencia team organizing the offense around Su Donglai, he will naturally get more opportunities."
"At 19, he is highly anticipated, but also fraught."
"Ronaldo was so high-spirited back then, but too many injuries and various problems after landing in Serie A meant that he ultimately failed to live up to the original expectations. This has to be said to be a great regret in world football."
"Su Dong is still young, he should continue to train in a team like Valencia, accumulate strength and lay a solid foundation!"
If Sporting Lisbon is likened to a novice village, then Valencia is at best the starting point for Su Dong's professional career.
If you want to soar into the sky, you need to take every step more steadily and lay a firmer and more solid foundation.
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It's not just Marca, it's not just the football circle.
In its annual selection, Spain's most famous fashion magazine [GQ] awarded Su Dong the award for "Spain's Most Fashionable Sportsperson of 2003", which caused quite a stir in Spain.
[GQ] is a world-renowned fashion magazine. Although this time only the awards were given in the Spanish region, the fact that Su Dong was shortlisted, especially after defeating Real Madrid and Barcelona, as well as many Spanish football stars, shows that his influence is obviously increasing rapidly.
After the results of the selection were announced, [GQ] magazine commented on Su Dong, believing that this 19-year-old Chinese teenager, with his 1.95 meter height, muscular body, handsome looks, and sunny temperament, has been favored by many world brands and has become a new darling of the fashion circle.
The magazine commented that after joining Valencia, Su Dong became the first Chinese to play in the La Liga and the Champions League, which made him famous in China and Asia, and also made his commercial value soar.
"Many world-class brands such as Nike, Pepsi, Braun, and Carrefour have signed him as their brand spokesperson, and almost all sponsoring companies have surprisingly consistent judgments about Su Dong: it won't be long before his commercial value exceeds superstars such as Beckham and Ronaldo!"
[GQ] magazine listed the statements of executives of many brands to support its point of view, and even brought up the case that Toyota tried every means to persuade Su Dong to sign the contract through Valencia management several times, but was still rejected by Su Dong, proving that Su Dong has huge commercial value.
The fashion magazine said that as Su Dong scored a lot of goals in La Liga this season, he began to gain more and more attention, not only from fans and media reporters, but also from the fashion circle.
"According to reliable intelligence we have received, many fashion brands, including Armani, Hugo Boss, and Levis, are paying attention to Su Dong, which is bound to further enhance Su Dong's influence and popularity in the fashion circle."
[GQ] magazine finally stated that as the most fashionable sports figure in Spain, Sudong, who is only 19 years old, is completely different from other football players. He has remained single and has no scandals, which is quite rare in the professional football circle.
"So far, he has not revealed his views on mate selection to anyone!"
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The [GQ] selection did not bring any direct benefits. It was more of a weather vane, making everyone suddenly realize that Su Dong is not only good at scoring goals, but also has amazing commercial value.
Backed by a country with a population of 1.4 billion and the huge market in the entire Asian region, as Su Dong's performance in La Liga becomes more and more outstanding, his commercial value is constantly being re-evaluated, and more and more world-class brands are paying attention to him.
As for the news from the outside world, Su Dong just glanced at it briefly when he read the newspaper every day and didn't take it too seriously.
He is more concerned about the team's next games and opponents, such as Inter Milan, the opponent in the fifth round of the Champions League group stage in the middle of the week.
But when he followed the team to an away game in the fashion capital of Milan, his agent Mendes suddenly visited the hotel.
The Portuguese agent brought two pieces of news.
The first news is that Valencia is actively preparing to renew the contract with Su Dong.
"Javier Subirat has made it very clear to me that they want to have the contract renewed before the winter break."
Su Dong was very surprised by this because he had just joined the team for less than half a year.
"Why? They think the penalty isn't high enough?"
“No, no, no.” Mendes waved his hands, “They’re afraid of losing you!”
After saying this, Mendes couldn't hide the pride in his eyes and laughed.
Looking back now, signing Su Dong was such a wise decision! Apart from other things, the commercial contracts and transfer contracts signed by Su Dong made Mendes earn a lot of money just from the commission, which was something that no other player could give.
It is precisely because of Su Dong’s success that Mendes can develop faster and more rapidly.
Now, even Mendes doesn't take Jose Vega seriously.
Of course, the shrewd Mendes also knew very well that Sudong was his foundation and must not be lost.
(End of this chapter)
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