Chapter 244 Curiosity Kills the Cat
Another Argentine with long hair! Su Dong looked at Mathias Legui in front of him and felt very strange.
With long hair covering his ears, parted in the middle, and a beard, he doesn't look like a 22-year-old young player at all. Instead, he looks like a veteran who has experienced many vicissitudes of life.
Sometimes Su Dong was surprised, why are Argentines so keen on long hair? Even so keen that Redondo and others were forced to leave the national team in order not to cut their long hair.
What is the reason for this? Old players such as Redondo and Batistuta are like this, as are new generations such as Matias Legui, Cambiasso and Aimar, and even the younger Messi, all have long hair.
Is it really elegant?
Su Dong was very curious and wanted to ask Mathias Legui in front of him, but he finally held back.
He doesn't want to become that curious cat! …
Mathias Legui felt Su Dong's gaze and felt very puzzled.
Why are you staring at me?
Is it... because I'm handsome?
Legui couldn't help feeling a little complacent. He grew his hair long and flowing because he thought he looked pretty good.
But gradually, being stared at by Su Dong like this, he couldn't help feeling a little uneasy.
Why does this guy look so weird?
Previously, the media said that he rejected the girlfriend introduced to him by Ronaldo, and many people suspected that he did not like women.
It is said that the Portuguese media had made such speculations as early as the Portuguese Super League.
Could it be true? Thinking of this, Legui couldn't help but feel even more terrified.
Especially when he thought of Aimar.
I heard that Aimar and Su Dong have the best relationship in the Valencia team. Could it be that...
Soon, Legui shook his head vigorously. He felt that this was unrealistic because the height difference between the two was too big and obvious.
But the seeds of evil seemed to have taken root in his mind and kept spreading.
He even began to wonder whether he should call Aimar to find out what was going on. The two had been teammates at River Plate, but at the time Aimar was the team's top star and Legui was a young player in the youth team, but they were familiar with each other.
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When Su Dong glanced at Vincent in the corner area, exchanged a wink with his partner, and then looked back, he found that Legui was looking at him with a strange look.
"What's the matter?" Su Dong couldn't help but ask, and even reached out to touch his face.
Is there something on my face?
Legui shook his head guiltily and immediately turned to look at the corner area.
Vicente was ready to take the corner kick, and everyone was on high alert.
But at this moment, Su Dong put his hand on Legui's shoulder, which startled the young Argentine player. He instinctively resisted and reached out to push Su Dong's hand away.
Almost at this moment, Vicente's corner kick was quickly taken.
Before Legui's hand could reach him, Su Dong exerted force with his right hand, pushed Legui's shoulder back, and quickly rushed forward to the left post in front of the small penalty area and jumped high.
Vicente's corner kick was relatively high. Blocking in front of Su Dong was the 1.8-meter-tall central defender Santi. But even if he jumped up with all his strength, he still couldn't reach Vicente's pass. Instead, Su Dong behind him hit the ball firmly and rammed it into Atletico Madrid's goal with force and severity.
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"
"In the 31st minute, Valencia took the lead in breaking the deadlock on the field!"
"Su Dong's header!"
"Oh my god, he jumped so high that Santi Denia stood in front of him but was still powerless to stop him from scoring with a header. Vicente's pass was also very clever."
"One to zero! Valencia scored first!"
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Mathias Legui stood there dumbfounded, watching Su Dong rush out of the field frantically to celebrate the goal. He wished he could dig a hole in the ground and crawl into it directly through the grass.
As the tallest player in Atletico, his task is to keep a close eye on Su Dong.
But he never expected that he would be distracted! And he was distracted at the crucial moment of the corner kick!
At this moment, Legui really wanted to slap himself hard a few times. He really wanted to ask himself why he was distracted?
Why do you care whether he likes men or not? Atletico Madrid's defenders all looked at the young Argentine player, many with reproachful and questioning looks in their eyes.
Why are you still standing there stupidly when Su Dong ran to grab the spot? Legui couldn't explain it, so he could only lower his head and remain speechless.
He couldn't say that he missed someone because he suspected Su Dongx of harassing him, right? …………
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Distraction and missing someone are very common accidents when defending set pieces.
Especially for young players like Legui, who are too energetic and always like to fantasize.
But this goal was a huge blow to Atletico Madrid because they have not had a decent attack so far.
Not only that, the conceded goal was also a heavy blow to Atletico's morale.
The score was 1-0 in the first half, but after the change of sides in the second half, Atletico Madrid soon suffered another heavy setback.
Perhaps seeing Vicente's active performance on the left and Sudong scoring for the team, Angulo on the right was unwilling to be left out and began to exert force frequently, which caught Sergi off guard and he fouled him in the 51st minute.
The referee showed the second yellow card to Atletico's left-back and sent him off directly with a red card.
Trailing by one goal and with one man less on the field, Atletico Madrid was forced into a desperate situation.
But there is no mercy in Valencia's creed, and everyone worked together to pursue the victory.
In the 66th minute, the Bat Army seized another opportunity. Vincent once again forced a breakthrough with the ball, cut into the penalty area diagonally, and made a direct lob shot at a 45-degree angle, which was a very wonderful long-range lob shot to score.
2-0! The entire Mestalla Stadium turned into a sea of celebration.
Just five minutes later, Angulo got the ball on the right, ran down the line at high speed, and passed the ball into the penalty area. Mista pushed the ball in front of the goal, securing the victory for Valencia.
Three to zero! The Bats beat the Sheets at home!
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The day after Valencia beat Atletico Madrid 3-0, Deportivo La Coruna defeated Albacete 2-0 away.
Barcelona beat Osasuna 2-1 away from home thanks to goals from Saviola and Ronaldinho.
Rijkaard's team's recent performance has indeed changed significantly compared to before the winter break, especially in the team's overall performance, which makes people feel a sense of maturity.
With Barcelona's strength, once they find a tactic that suits them, they will be able to burst out with amazing fighting power! Real Madrid defeated Malaga 2-1 at home, with Ronaldo and Carlos scoring one goal each.
So far, 23 rounds of the league have been played, and Valencia still leads the standings with a five-point advantage.
Real Madrid followed closely behind, and Deportivo La Coruna ranked third, but Irueta's team has lost points frequently recently and is currently six points behind Real Madrid and eleven points behind Valencia. It has basically lost the chance to compete for the league title.
After Atletico Madrid lost to Valencia in this round, its ranking suddenly dropped to sixth, while Barcelona successfully made it into the top four of the league. Rijkaard was lucky enough not to be sacked during the winter break, and his coaching career has been getting better and better.
Analysts all agree that given the current league situation, the next two rounds of games will be crucial.
Valencia will face Real Madrid and Barcelona. If they win both, Valencia will definitely win the championship ahead of schedule and the La Liga championship will no longer be a suspense.
But if Valencia loses points, especially at the Bernabeu, the La Liga title will become unclear again.
On the scorer list, Su Dong scored 23 goals in 23 rounds, leading the way.
Ronaldo followed closely with 19 goals.
The outside media are all very aware of the bet between Ronaldo and Su Dong, and they are also very curious, will Su Dong, who suddenly appeared out of nowhere, create a miracle? Or will Ronaldo regain his former glory? With the current scoring efficiency of the two, it is not impossible to break the bottleneck of 30 goals for the La Liga top scorer this season.
Many people even believe that with Su Dong's current goal efficiency, it is entirely possible for him to surpass Ronaldo back then.
You know, there were 22 teams in La Liga back then, but now there are only 20. As long as Su Dong scores the same number of goals, he will have surpassed Ronaldo in his prime.
But to achieve this, Su Dong needs to score eleven goals in the remaining fourteen league rounds.
This is undoubtedly a very difficult challenge!
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After the 23rd round of La Liga, the second round of the King's Cup semi-final will be held in the middle of the week.
This has little to do with Valencia, but Real Madrid will still challenge Sevilla away.
In the first leg of the match between the two sides, Real Madrid defeated Sevilla 2-0 at home, and now it is the away game.
As early as after Real Madrid defeated Malaga, coach Queiroz made it clear that Real Madrid would not give up the King's Cup, but would do its best to ensure advancement to the final, because this is the championship that Real Madrid is most confident of winning.
Compared to La Liga, where Real Madrid still has to depend on Valencia's performance, as long as they reach the final of the Copa del Rey, the opponents they face will not be strong, so winning the championship is a high probability event.
Regarding the upcoming battle for the top spot, Queiroz said he was not worried.
"So far this season, we have maintained an impressive record of 11 wins in La Liga at the Bernabeu. We are the only team in La Liga to win all home games. In this stadium, we will not be afraid of any opponent, including Valencia!"
Queiroz expressed confidence that Real Madrid will shorten the points gap at the Bernabeu Stadium.
For Valencia, the Portuguese head coach said that the most threatening player is Su Dong.
"We have to find a way to stop Sudon from scoring, that's the only way we can beat Valencia."
Queiroz has been thinking about Sudon, whom he is very optimistic about, and said that Real Madrid does not need Totti, Van Nistelrooy or Henry.
"If I can choose, I hope the team can sign Su Dong. I believe he will become a phenomenal star!"
(End of this chapter)
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