Chapter 260: Visitors from outer space
The core victory!
When Valencia reversed Bayern Munich 2-1 away, German Bild published a comment immediately and rated all the players who participated in the game.
Although it is a German media, Bild still generously gave Su Dong the highest score of one point. The commentary believed that as the core of Valencia's frontcourt offense, Su Dong had already shown threat in the first half, but due to the team's slump, he did not perform well.
"Benitez's on-the-spot command has worked, especially the withdrawal of Su Dong's position, playing a role similar to that of a number nine and a half. With Mista holding up Bayern Munich's defense in front, Su Dong has been completely activated!"
Bild gave the lowest score of five to Bayern Munich's core player Ballack, believing that at the critical moment, Ballack did not play the role of the team's core, especially in the dialogue with Su Dong's core, where he was completely defeated.
Regarding this game, Bild believes that Bayern Munich's tactical strategy in the first half was correct.
Hitzfeld took off Salihamidzic and started Demichelis, which greatly strengthened the midfield defense and suppressed Valencia's midfield, which allowed Bayern Munich to gain the advantage on the court and get consecutive opportunities.
Not only that, on the offensive end, Hitzfeld also adopted a targeted approach of running in from behind and passing diagonally into the penalty area, bringing out the roles of Ballack, Kuffour and Makaay, which helped Bayern Munich take the lead in the first half.
But Bild also believes that players such as Ballack missed too many opportunities.
"It was not Valencia who defeated Bayern Munich, but Bayern Munich themselves."
Bild believes that Bayern Munich's defeat was caused by excessive waste of opportunities, otherwise the game should have been ended in the first half.
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Kicker reported this game using the headline "Eastern Soviet Union collapses Bayern".
The German media believes that Su Dong, who has performed brilliantly at the center position this season, has been retreated to the position of number nine and a half, or even the attacking midfielder, by Benítez. This is because Aimar's absence has led to a disconnect between the team's midfield and frontcourt.
"Although this is not Su Dong's best position, he not only adapted to the nine-and-a-half position, but also performed very well, which is amazing."
Kickers believes that Su Dong's adaptability comes from his comprehensive technical characteristics.
As a center with almost no obvious weaknesses, Su Dong's versatility allows him to operate in multiple different positions with ease.
"Even with his height and strength, if he plays as a central defender, he might be able to play like Beckenbauer back then!"
Comparing a 19-year-old rookie like Su Dong with the meritorious veteran Beckenbauer is undoubtedly a recognition of Su Dong.
Regarding Bayern Munich's defeat, Kicker believes that it was mainly because the players missed too many opportunities and that Hitzfeld responded inappropriately in the second half and was not alert enough.
"In fact, when Benítez replaced Canobbio with Mista, Hitzfeld reminded the players, but he did not remain vigilant enough at the time. Even when Bayern Munich continued to create opportunities after the start of the second half, Hitzfeld did not wake up in time, so he lost the first goal."
"After losing the precious away goal, Bayern Munich seemed a little anxious. The defense began to press forward and launched a strong attack, which gave Valencia the opportunity to score the second goal."
The football player said that both of Su Dong's goals were very exciting, especially the second one, which was simply shocking! "His dribbling attack was like a meteorite flying from outer space, unstoppably penetrating the atmosphere and hitting the earth heavily!"
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Spain's Marca newspaper published a comment immediately after the game, believing that after great efforts, Valencia finally gained a certain advantage away from home, which will have an impact on the second leg of the game between the two sides.
"Sudon's goal not only ensured Valencia's lead, but also posed a challenge to Bayern Munich away from home."
"The German giants must score at least two goals at the Mestalla Stadium to secure their qualification, but for Valencia, which has excellent defensive capabilities, it is not difficult to defend against Bayern Munich's attack."
"Benitez will have more space and room for maneuver in his tactical arrangements in the second leg."
Marca also listed the player statistics for this game.
Among them, Su Dong not only scored two goals in the game, making great contributions to Valencia's reversal of Bayern Munich, but also made contributions in other aspects.
Su Dong, who played the whole game, had five steals, the same as the main midfielder Albelda. But you have to know that Su Dong played as a forward, and the number of steals was the same as that of a defensive player, which is itself unusual.
In his job, Su Dong was fouled seven times, the player with the most fouls among all the players of the two teams. This also shows Su Dong's performance in this game.
In comparison, Makaay had one steal and was fouled once, but the Dutch center made three threatening passes.
However, Su Dong made five threatening passes, four of which were made in the second half.
Marca believes that Su Dong deserves the best player award of the game.
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Another Spanish newspaper, AS, believes that Sudong's emergence further makes people believe in his potential.
AS stated that in the away game of the Champions League round of 16, they will face a world-class team like Bayern Munich. Both the importance of the game and the strength of the opponent can be said to be heavyweight.
"We all know that in football matches, the more important the game, the greater the test for the players. Only the best players can perform well, while mediocre players will be exposed in the game."
AS believes that in Valencia's match against Bayern Munich, Canobbio's true colors were exposed, as he did not perform at all in the entire first half, while Sudong shined, showing his potential as the best player in this game.
"Especially in the second half, after Benítez moved Sudon back, he was able to adapt to the unfamiliar position in the shortest possible time, and through his passes, he assisted his teammates to effectively control the midfield, and then played his own strength to help Valencia reverse the opponent with two goals. These feats are sacred and extraordinary."
At the end of the article, AS believes that at the age of 19, Su Dong has demonstrated strength and maturity that is completely inconsistent with his age, especially this season, people have become accustomed to him taking the initiative to step forward and play the role of a key player in some important games and at important moments when the team needs him most.
"The future of Sudong is definitely worth looking forward to for all of us!"
As the mouthpiece of Real Madrid, AS hopes that Sudon can choose Real Madrid and fight alongside the world's best stars such as his idols Ronaldo, Zidane, Beckham, Figo and Raul.
"With the help of these seniors, I believe Su Dong will become even better!"
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Catalonia's two major newspapers also highlighted the match.
In addition to commenting on the game and reporting on Su Dong's performance, both media outlets chose to hype up Su Dong's transfer to Barcelona, but unlike AS, they were more direct and believed that Su Dong should not transfer to Real Madrid.
"Real Madrid is full of superstars, with Ronaldo and Raul on the front line. The former is a three-time World Footballer of the Year, and Raul is the flag bearer and locker room leader of Real Madrid. Under such circumstances, let alone the fact that they may not accept Su Dong's transfer to Real Madrid, even if they do, how many game opportunities will Su Dong get?"
Mundo Deportivo even stated that if Su Dong went to Real Madrid, he would only be a substitute for Ronaldo and Raul.
“Just like Portillo this season!”
Portillo, Real Madrid once had high hopes for his star, but now it seems that he is getting further and further away from the expectations of the outside world.
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A key Champions League match has ended. Not only the participating Spanish and German media, but almost the entire European and even the world media are rushing to report on it, especially the Chinese media.
Su Dong is the first Chinese player to participate in the UEFA Cup and win the UEFA Cup. This season he also became the first Chinese player in history to participate in the Champions League. Now, he has led Valencia to qualify from the group stage and reversed Bayern Munich 2-1 in the first leg of the round of 16, which has greatly boosted the morale of domestic fans.
Even the prime-time news of authoritative party newspapers and authoritative TV stations were reporting on Su Dong's outstanding performance in the Champions League.
For many years, the Chinese people have been looking forward to the emergence of a football genius. Countless fans are looking forward to it, believing that China, with a population of 1.4 billion, cannot be without a football genius.
Now, Su Dong appears!
Since joining La Liga, Su Dong's every move in European football has attracted the attention of people across the country.
Every game he plays and every goal he scores inspires and excites countless people.
Especially against Bayern Munich.
After a 2-1 comeback, Su Dong scored twice and was named the man of the match! What could be more convincing than this? At this point, even the most "picky" fans in China have to admit that Su Dong has become one of the famous European stars, and even the top rising star in European football today.
He is only 19 years old! No one could imagine what a player who performed so well at the age of 19 would achieve in the future? Like his idol Ronaldo, win three World Footballer of the Year awards? Or could he create a miracle and lead the Chinese national team to win the World Cup?
Every time Su Dong has an outstanding performance, domestic media and fans will ask questions to the Football Association.
Why was Su Dong banned from playing for so long by the Chinese Football Association? Why is it that a player who has performed so well in European football has never been selected for the national team? Is it that the national team players are stronger than Su Dong? Or is there some unknown inside story?
Every time Su Dong scores a goal or performs well, many people in the country get restless.
(End of this chapter)
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