Chapter 242 This kid is not a human!
On the afternoon of January 25th, at the Carlos Biomondi Stadium in the autonomous region of Castile-La Mancha, south of Madrid.
In the 21st round of La Liga, Valencia will challenge Albacete away.
Benítez made a lot of adjustments to the starting lineup.
Neither Vicente nor Baraja started the game, with the former not even making the roster due to injury.
After two weeks of rest, Su Dong returned from injury, but he also did not start and sat on the bench.
Mohamed Sissoko replaced Baraja in the starting lineup, partnering with Albelda to form a double defensive midfielder. The frontcourt was a combination of Jorge Lopez, Aimar and Rufete, with Mista as the center forward.
Known as the iron triangle of Valencia's attack, now two of them are missing, it is difficult for Aimar to handle the game alone.
After the opening, Valencia once posed a threat. In the seventh minute, Aimar dribbled into the penalty area and was pushed down by the opponent, but Jorge Lopez missed the penalty. This is also the only penalty missed by Valencia this season.
As if the missed penalty had hit their confidence, coupled with Albacete's strengthened defense, Valencia's subsequent attack was not threatening.
The operation of the double defensive midfielders was not very smooth. Mohamed Sissoko was not Baraha after all. His physical fitness was indeed quite good, but in terms of organization and defense, especially in the tacit cooperation with Albelda, he was still not comparable to Baraha.
In the 60th minute, Benítez replaced Mohamed Sissoko with Baraha.
This changed the team's situation slightly, but still failed to create a threat.
In the 70th minute, Benítez made his second substitution.
Su Dong appeared on the sidelines.
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"Number nine, Su Dong, go up! Number eighteen, Jorge Lopez, go down!"
When the stadium broadcast the announcement of a substitution, Albacete head coach Cesar Fernando was a little nervous, but he quickly regained his composure and walked to the sidelines to call on the two tall central defenders on the back line.
Unai Vergara, who is 1.9 meters tall, transferred from Villarreal in the summer of 2003.
Pablo Ibanez, who is 1.92 meters tall and came from the Albacete youth training camp, has performed even better this season and has been booked by Atletico Madrid early on.
It is rare to have two such tall central defenders in many La Liga teams.
Others were afraid of Su Dong, who was 1.95 meters tall, but Albacete was not afraid! "Pay attention, stay alert, and keep an eye on him!" Fernando shouted.
The two central defenders on the field looked at each other and nodded in unison.
Su Dong is currently at the top of the La Liga scorer list and is the most eye-catching center forward in La Liga this season. If he can be frozen, both of them will become famous, so there is no need for the head coach to mobilize them too much, they know what to do.
After Sudong replaced Jorge Lopez, he walked into the stadium and happened to face two tall central defenders of Albacete. He sensed the ill intentions in their eyes and understood what was going on.
This wasn't the first time he encountered a provocative opponent, and it wouldn't be the last! ...
The game starts again.
Albacete strengthened its defense slightly, especially in restricting Sudong.
On the Valencia side, Mista is still at the front, while Su Dong is relatively free.
This is also the routine tactic of the Bat Army when playing with two strikers.
Sudong and Mista had no problem working together, and this wasn't the first time.
Albacete withdrew one player from the midfield to strengthen the defense against Valencia's two forwards.
The game has been in a stalemate.
Su Dong tried to get the ball, and the two high defenders of Albacete kept close to him, especially Pablo Ibanez, who was very aggressive and made a lot of small movements with his hands.
The Albacete fans at the scene were cheering for their players.
For them, being able to draw with Valencia at home and get a valuable share is victory! Their goal has always been only one, that is relegation.
Everyone is working towards this goal.
Especially when the game entered the 85th minute, they seemed to have seen "victory" waving in front of them. The fans in the stands became more excited, but the players on the field became more nervous.
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After Jorge Lopez went down, Aurelio took on the burden of attacking on the left.
Aimar is an attacking midfielder, and the wing is not his best position.
Seeing that the game was about to end, Aurelio, who had not dared to take risks before, finally seized an opportunity and quickly advanced with the ball along the left side.
Soon, he entered Albacete's 30-meter zone.
After Jorge Lopez was substituted, veteran right-back Montiel focused more on Aimar because the Argentine midfielder frequently moved on the left.
When he saw Aimar in the middle, he habitually moved towards the middle.
Unexpectedly, Aurelio suddenly dribbled the ball quickly along the left sideline.
Montiel reacted quickly and blocked the inside at the first moment, but Aurelio was very good at dribbling. After coming to the left side outside the penalty area, he suddenly cut in horizontally and tried to dribble into the penalty area.
This made Albacete's defense a little loose, and Vergara came over to block it immediately.
Aurelio was prepared and suddenly made a cross pass before reaching the penalty area.
The ball went from the left side of the penalty area, passed the left corner of the penalty area, and was passed to Aimar at the front of the penalty area.
The Argentine midfielder quickly came forward and without waiting for the defensive players to arrive, he kicked the ball directly to Su Dong's feet.
Su Dong happened to be standing on the inside of the point where the left side of the arc top intersects the penalty area line, and used his body to hold Pablo Ibanez back. The latter did not dare to move easily, for fear of accidentally committing a foul in the penalty area again. He could only desperately use his body to try to squeeze Su Dong away.
There are many defenders who want to do this, but only a handful can actually do it.
Su Dong turned his back to the goal and stopped the ball passed by Aimar to his left with his right foot. Under the interference of Pablo Ibanez, his body suddenly turned to the left.
Pablo Ibanez was prepared and responded immediately.
But what he never expected was that Su Dong did not kick the ball hastily, but instead took a step forward and dunked the ball back.
Damn! He also has a great left foot!
Pablo Ibanez realized this immediately, and he stopped suddenly and changed direction, then rushed to Su Dong's left side.
With continuous changes of direction, the 1.92-meter-tall Pablo Ibanez has pushed his body to the limit. He even feels that he has never been as flexible as he is now. Especially when he saw Su Dong's left foot was about to move, he kicked out to block it in the first time.
But what made him despair was that Su Dong did not kick the ball, but instead kicked the ball back with his left foot.
At this moment, an idea popped into Pablo Ibanez's mind.
Oh my god! Is this even possible? Is this still human?
Then, a feeling of cold despair surged into my heart.
He saw Su Dong dribble the ball back to the right, then he swung his right foot and shot it easily.
The ball went almost in a straight line and went directly into the lower left corner of the Albacete goal.
The goalkeeper made a diving move, but it was too far to reach the ball! "GOAL!!!!!!"
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!"
"Su Dong! In the 88th minute, Su Dong scored a goal for Valencia!"
"What a precious goal!"
"Just after returning from injury and coming on as a substitute for 18 minutes, Su Dong scored a wonderful goal against Albacete. He told everyone with facts that Valencia still needs him to score goals!"
After Su Dong scored a goal, he excitedly rushed out of the stadium and ran all the way.
Behind him, his teammates rushed over one after another, and even Mista looked excited.
Although they are competitors, and although Mista was a little unconvinced before, after starting in the last few games, Mista really felt the pressure that Su Dong was carrying.
Especially in the two defeats against Osasuna, not only did Valencia get eliminated, but its lead in La Liga was also quickly narrowed by Real Madrid. As the team's scorer, he was not without opportunities, but he was always unable to score.
Now, against the same opponent, in the same game, Su Dong scored a goal just after coming on as a substitute! What could be more convincing than this? …
Pablo Ibanez stood there with a look of despair on his face, watching the Valencia players rush out to celebrate the goal. Especially when he saw Su Dong who was at the front, a hint of fear flashed in his eyes.
He was fooled!
Su Dong knew that he would block it, so he kept spiking the ball left and right, trying to create an opening.
But the problem is, he is 1.92 meters tall, but he has stretched his body to the limit and can only do this barely. But Su Dong is 1.95 meters tall, but he can do this series of movements so easily. Isn't he too flexible?
"This kid is not a human being at all!" Pablo Ibanez said in awe.
The teammates around him were all very surprised after hearing this.
Pablo Ibanez has always been arrogant, especially this season, when he was spotted by strong teams like Atletico Madrid, so he naturally became even more arrogant. But now he actually gave such an evaluation of Su Dong. Is he convinced?
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No matter whether the opponent is convinced or not, Su Dong scored a goal and Valencia won!
Thanks to Su Dong's winning goal after coming on as a substitute, Valencia beat Albacete 1-0 away and earned three valuable points.
At the same time, Real Madrid, who had just closed the gap in points, suffered a setback on the road and was upset by Real Sociedad 1-0.
This once again proves a point, that is, the relegation team is more dangerous than the championship team!
Real Madrid was blown away, and the points gap between the two teams quickly returned to five points.
Deportivo La Coruna, at home, was tied 1-1 by Racing Santander.
Irueta's team has seen a significant decline in performance recently, which has put their league ranking in danger.
On the contrary, the situation for Barcelona seems to be improving.
After losing 0-3 to Racing Santander in the first game of the winter break, Rijkaard's team has remained unbeaten in three recent games with two wins and one draw. The league ranking has also been rising steadily, and the team's situation has also improved significantly.
Recently, Barcelona loaned midfielder Davis from Juventus. Although he has not played in the game yet, his strength has been strengthened for Barcelona.
(End of this chapter)
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