Chapter 355: Su Dong and his friends
On the evening of December 18th, Camp Nou, Barcelona.
In the 16th round of La Liga, Barcelona will host Valencia at home.
This was the first time that Su Dong encountered his old club after leaving the Bats. Interestingly, this was also Su Dong's first game after winning the European Golden Ball Award, and it happened to be Barcelona's home court.
As usual, before the game, Barcelona held a grand award ceremony for Su Dong.
A total of 100,000 fans flocked to the Camp Nou just to witness the dream moment when Su Dong lifted the Golden Ball.
If the year 2004 in Eastern Europe is divided into two halves, the first half belongs to Valencia.
At Mestalla, he won two heavy championship trophies, La Liga and the Champions League, for the team, and also scored 35 La Liga goals. It was the first time he made his mark in the four major leagues.
The second half belongs to Barcelona. He performed better at the Camp Nou because he was surrounded by a group of more talented and stronger teammates, which gave him more opportunities.
It seemed as if it was destined that at the ceremony to celebrate Su Dong's winning of the Ballon d'Or, the match between Barcelona and Valencia was held, allowing the two teams to witness Su Dong's winning of the award together. Is there any better guest than this? ...
Before the game, players from both teams, led by referee Evaristo, walked out of the player tunnel one after another.
They stood neatly in two rows in front of the podium on the sidelines.
Gerard Elano, chairman of the Golden Globe Awards jury, stood on the red carpet holding the Golden Globe Award, smiling and waiting patiently.
Judging from the public opinion feedback in the past two days, Su Dong’s winning of the award has greatly enhanced the influence of the Golden Globe Awards around the world, especially in Asia, which makes Elano very happy.
All the Barcelona fans in the stadium were looking forward to Su Dong's appearance.
When the rhythmic and exciting music sounded on the live broadcast, Su Dong, wearing the No. 9 jersey of Barcelona, slowly ran out of the player tunnel.
In an instant, the entire Camp Nou stadium erupted in waves of applause and cheers.
One hundred thousand Barcelona fans were shouting Su Dong's name at the top of their lungs.
The players on both sides were applauding Sudong, and Sudong walked over one by one, shaking hands and hugging them, especially his former comrades in Valencia, such as Albelda and Baraja, Vicente, and Aimar.
"Hey, brother." After Su Dong gave David Silva a high five, he hugged his former follower.
"Congratulations, Sue!" David Silva said admiringly.
"Thanks."
Not to mention Barcelona, even Ronaldinho took the initiative to hug Su Dong and congratulate him on winning the award.
Speaking of which, Ronaldinho was a bit unlucky. He surpassed Shevchenko in the votes of European powerhouses, but unfortunately, the gap between him and Shevchenko in the votes in Eastern Europe was too big, and he only got fourth place in the end.
On the contrary, Deco, who was originally thought to have a slim chance of winning the award, made it into the top three.
After finally walking through the red carpet and reaching the podium, Su Dong shook hands with Elano, took the Golden Globe Award from him again, and held it high above his head.
From the moment Su Dong appeared, the cheers and applause at Camp Nou never stopped, and at this moment it reached its peak.
The momentum created by a hundred thousand people swept every corner of the stadium.
Barcelona fans are celebrating that the club finally has its fifth Ballon d'Or winner! …………
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Although the atmosphere before the game was very harmonious, when the game really started, no one was willing to give in.
Valencia's recent situation is not good. The defending champion was eliminated in the Champions League group stage this season.
Ranieri's team can be said to be under tremendous public pressure, and its performance in La Liga is not very ideal, and its fourth position is also precarious.
After the start of the game, the Bat Army took the initiative to launch an offensive and launched several threatening attacks.
But in the twelfth minute, Ronaldinho took the ball on the left and passed it diagonally to the right side of the penalty area. Su Dong did not choose to shoot in the penalty area, but acted as a wall, used his body to hold Navarro, and then passed the ball to the middle.
Iniesta followed up and calmly shot the ball into the net, opening the scoring for Barcelona!
Tonight, the Spanish midfielder once again replaced Giuly as the right winger.
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After taking the lead, both teams played in a stalemate.
Barcelona took advantage of their home court and ball possession to create opportunities many times. Su Dong also had chances to shoot, but failed to score. The two sides finally ended the first half with a score of 1-0.
But in the second half, the situation took a turn for the better.
Valencia launched a counterattack after Xavi was intercepted by Baraja in the midfield.
As a result, Oleger made a mistake in defense, Valdés made a rash attack, and Fiore easily shot into the goal.
One to one, the two sides are back to the same starting line.
Then, Barcelona launched a fierce attack.
Eight minutes after the score was equalized, Su Dong and Iniesta cooperated cleverly in the right half of the frontcourt. Iniesta made a low pass to the penalty spot, and Su Dong followed up and shot directly without stopping the ball. It was a powerful shot that finally penetrated Cañizares' goal and helped Barcelona increase the score again.
But just three minutes after Su Dong scored, Valdes made another bad mistake.
He made a mistake when he kicked the ball into the goal, and after being blocked by Angulo, he handballed outside the penalty area in desperation and was sent off with a red card by the referee.
At this time, there were still twenty minutes left until the end of the second half.
The last twenty minutes were not easy for Barcelona.
Valencia launched a massive counterattack, and Barcelona, with one man less, was forced to retreat.
In the end, Barcelona, playing at home, managed to maintain the score of 2-1 until the end of the game.
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After the game, Su Dong walked towards Aimar and Vincent first.
David Silva, who was sitting on the visiting team's bench, also came over, and several good friends got together at the Nou Camp.
It’s interesting to say that after landing in Spain, the few friends who got along well with Su Dong were basically short.
This makes Su Dong stand out from the crowd when they get together.
David Silva did not play tonight and Aimar only came on as a substitute for Fiore in the 85th minute. It is not difficult to see Ranieri's coaching situation in Valencia. He really does not trust the original players of Valencia.
When talking to several former teammates, they also revealed their dissatisfaction with Ranieri.
Barcelona actually exposed a lot of problems.
It’s still the defense line and Valdes.
Sometimes it's really speechless.
"Cañizares talked about this problem. It is said that it has a lot to do with Barcelona's goalkeeper training. Therefore, several goalkeepers who came out, such as Valdes and Reina, are very unstable, but their footwork is still okay." Vicente said.
In fact, Valencia really had a chance, especially after Valdes was sent off with a red card, but unfortunately, the Bats' ability to seize opportunities is much worse than last season.
"When do we leave for Zurich?" Aimar asked with concern.
Everyone was envious again.
According to the top three list of World Footballer of the Year announced by FIFA, Ronaldinho, Henry and Su Dong are all in the top three. The difference lies in who among the three can take the top spot.
Shevchenko repeated Ronaldinho's embarrassment in the Ballon d'Or selection and failed to make the top three. This will definitely become a major controversy. Is the Ballon d'Or more authoritative, or is the selection process of the FIFA World Footballer of the Year fairer?
"The day after tomorrow morning." Su Dong replied with a smile.
He is also looking forward to this trip to Zurich.
"Then I wish you good luck!" Aimar stretched out his hand.
Once upon a time, he fought side by side with Su Dong, but now, Su Dong has surpassed him by a long way.
It turns out that Sudong's decision to leave Valencia this summer was the right one.
It is entirely conceivable that if he had stayed in Valencia, he would not have been able to gain such strong support.
Whether it is the Ballon d'Or or the FIFA World Player of the Year, if a player wants to win an award, it is not enough to rely solely on the individual.
No matter how many friends a person has, how many can he have? How can so many media reporters in the world be willing to speak for you? But it is different for clubs. Almost all the top teams have familiar media, and the media have their own media circles. As long as you can get the full support of the top teams, you can have a great influence.
For example, Shevchenko and AC Milan's ability to create momentum and publicity are also top-notch in European football, which has a lot to do with Berlusconi's status and the media empire he runs.
This time, in order to support Shevchenko, Berlusconi, as the Prime Minister of Italy, even personally called the editor-in-chief of French Football Magazine Elano to lobby him to support Shevchenko. I believe other Eastern European countries will not be absent.
This is the advantage of a wealthy team! ...
Su Dong watched several Valencia teammates leave, feeling quite emotional.
He had begun to sense the divide.
This is an unconscious feeling of alienation that arises without knowing when and why.
Only David Silva still maintains close contact with him, which may be related to the fact that they spend the most time together and have the deepest feelings.
It is conceivable that maybe in another two years, they will still be friends, but they will no longer be as friendly as before.
With the changes in various factors such as identity, status, and the team he plays for, Su Dong's social circle is also constantly changing.
What’s interesting is that the relationship with the friends I made at Sporting Lisbon has not changed at all.
Ronnie still often calls him to complain, Pepe also often comes to see him and eats and drinks for free, and Jose Semedo still continues his career of picking up girls under the banner of "Sudong Best Friend".
Perhaps, that’s because they didn’t see each other as too complicated at the beginning.
This kind of friendship that begins from humble beginnings actually lasts longer.
As for Aimar, Vincent and others, although it is a pity, it is difficult to save them.
After all, everyone has to move forward, and no one can look back to look for the past, or stand still and wait.
This should be life!
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(End of this chapter)
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