Chapter 359: Delayed Version of Davis
After winning the World Footballer of the Year award in Zurich, Su Dong showed his two gold medals to 100,000 Barcelona fans at the Nou Camp the next day before the 17th round of La Liga, when Barcelona played against Levante at home.
In the subsequent game, Su Dong was very active. Shortly after the opening, he created two excellent opportunities for Ronaldinho in a row, but unfortunately, the Brazilian failed to seize the opportunities.
In the 28th minute, Deco used a free kick to create an own goal for the opponent.
After that, the two sides fell into a stalemate. Levante even took advantage of Barcelona's defensive mistakes at the beginning of the second half and scored a sneak goal to equalize the score.
It was not until the 80th minute of the second half that Su Dong made another wonderful assist and Messi, who came on as a substitute, scored with a left-foot shot.
In the end, Barcelona defeated the visiting Levante 2-1 and took all three points.
After seventeen rounds of matches, Barcelona is far ahead.
Teams such as Valencia, Real Madrid and Sevilla followed closely behind.
Anyone can see that this season's La Liga championship basically belongs to Barcelona.
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When La Liga finished the 17th round and ended all the games before the winter break, UEFA's draw results for the Champions League round of 16 knockout matches were also released.
Barcelona, which qualified as the group leader, had decent luck as they drew with Bayern Munich.
This isn't a great draw, but it's not bad either.
Among the eight second-placed teams in the group, they avoided Real Madrid from the same country and Juventus from the same group. Among the remaining six teams, the weakest was Eindhoven and the strongest was Manchester United, but these two teams missed Barcelona perfectly.
Su Dong also felt a little disappointed about this. He really wanted to fight with Cristiano Ronaldo.
When this guy called Su Dong recently, he repeatedly threatened that he wanted to face Barcelona in the Champions League knockout rounds. Unfortunately, God did not give him the chance.
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La Liga was suspended, the draw for the Champions League round of 16 was completed, and the two grand prizes were announced one after another. The major football events of 2004 also came to an end.
The day after the 17th round of La Liga, Barcelona held a Christmas dinner.
Club president Laporta, along with several vice presidents and club executives, attended the gathering and also summarized the team's performance over the past half season. There is only one answer, and that is perfect! Whether it is La Liga or the Champions League, Barcelona's performance is perfect.
In terms of personal honors, Su Dong won the double title and won applause for Barcelona.
Laporta said that the board of directors has urged the financial department to conduct research and will come up with more powerful reward measures after the winter break. He hopes that all players can continue to work hard in the second half and that the team can continue to perform well in both La Liga and the Champions League.
Su Dong sat among the players and nodded continuously as he listened.
There is not much suspense in La Liga anymore, and winning the Champions League again is also his biggest wish this season.
In the Road to King of Football system, if you want to upgrade from a player to a third-place player, you need two Champions League titles.
Last season in Valencia, Su Dong had already won a Champions League. If he wins another one this season, he can upgrade his system level to level three, which is the level of a top player.
This will definitely be another transformation for Su Dong.
After getting the title of Mr. Double Talent this time, the system rewarded him with two star ability cards, which can be exchanged at any time, but he has not decided what to exchange them for yet, so he can only put them aside for now.
At his level of strength, his teammates are all outstanding stars. What he needs to consider most is his own long-term development and planning, without having to consider the entire team too much.
This is the advantage of a world-class superstar! You can’t chew too much, and the best steel should be used on the blade.
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"Su, what are you doing over the Christmas holidays?"
Iniesta, who was sitting next to Su Dong, asked Su Dong with interest.
This season, Iniesta has begun to gain a foothold in Barcelona. In many games, Rijkaard even used Iniesta instead of Giuly to play as the right winger in the frontcourt. It is not difficult to see how much Rijkaard values him.
Of course, Iniesta's performance was also very impressive and he lived up to the coaching staff's trust in him.
But Iniesta knew very well that Su Dong's support was the key.
"I haven't thought about it yet. David Silva invited me to spend the winter in the Canary Islands, and I'm considering whether to go." Su Dong replied with a smile.
This year's winter break is a bit long, from December 21st to January 9th, 2005, so the team gave a full week of Christmas vacation so that the players can have a good rest.
Although he has a one-week vacation, Su Dong's schedule is actually very tight. For example, he is going to Germany to shoot an advertisement for BMW, which is a New Year advertisement specially prepared for the Chinese Spring Festival.
"The Canary Islands are a great place. Take me with you when you go there." Iniesta said with a smile eager to try.
Su Dong nodded. It would be more lively with more friends together.
He is just like this. He doesn't mind having more familiar friends, but he doesn't like strangers very much.
"By the way, Su, there is something they want me to ask you." Iniesta suddenly leaned over and whispered.
Su Dong secretly glanced at the distance. At another table, Puyol and others seemed to be unintentional, but they secretly glanced at them from time to time. Obviously, what Iniesta wanted to ask was what they were concerned about.
"Just ask." Su Dong nodded with a smile.
A gentleman is open and honest, while a villain hides things. Anyway, Su Dong is not afraid of being questioned when doing things.
"Your agent recommended a Brazilian player to the club. Did you know about this?" Iniesta looked at Su Dong with some worry. He was really afraid that his question would accidentally offend Su Dong, which would not be good.
But there was no way. Puyol, Xavi and others wanted to know, so they had to ask Iniesta to come and ask, who made him closest to Su Dong?
"I know." Su Dong smiled readily.
"Then... why?" Iniesta was a little surprised.
There are already enough Brazilian players in the team. Even Cruyff criticized the phenomenon of too many Brazilian players. Why did Su Dong introduce Brazilian players to the team? "I didn't consider anything else. The main reason is that we really need to recruit players in the midfield. We considered many people before, such as Juventus's Tacchinati, but you know the result. We have no money at all. We can't even buy Maniche."
Juventus's Tacchinati and Porto's Maniche were both linked with Barcelona, but none of these players came to Camp Nou, and Barcelona's plan to strengthen the defensive midfield position was never realized.
"The player I recommend is Marcos Senna, who plays for Villarreal. I already knew him when I was at Valencia. He is very strong and has excellent defensive skills. He also has Brazilian footwork and passing skills, which fits the requirements of our team very well. More importantly, his price is not high."
"At the end of August this year, Senna played for Villarreal in the Intertoto Cup. After the match against Atletico Madrid, he tested positive for adrenaline and was suspended for two months in October. He only returned recently and played for more than 20 minutes as a substitute in the match against Albacete."
"I have learned that the reason for the two-month suspension is that he took steroids by mistake. From the perspective of his ability, I think he is very good, so I asked his agent to recommend him and let the club investigate and understand him. That's all."
Iniesta understood what Su Dong meant.
Su Dong hoped that he would convey a signal to Puyol and other local factions, that is, Su Dong was only concerned about the matter, not the person.
The reason why he asked his agent to recommend Marcos Senna was really just from the perspective of the team's actual needs, because the Brazilian midfielder is very cheap, and it can be finalized for at most one or two million euros, and it may not be a problem to exchange him for a youth team player.
Moreover, Barcelona has a very good relationship with Villarreal. Riquelme is still on loan at Villarreal, and youth player Reina is also at Villarreal. If they want to introduce Marcos Senna, they probably don't even have to spend money and can get it done directly.
The most important thing is that Su Dong had played against Marcos Senna before. He felt that this Brazilian midfielder was not tall, but his defense was really good, and he was very tenacious and hardworking, and had strong running ability, which was very much in line with Barcelona's current needs.
How to say it?
He's like a lagging version of Davis!
Su Dong could understand the concerns of Puyol and others.
There are really a lot of Brazilian players in the Barcelona team now, but firstly, Marcos Senna plays for La Liga. Although he was suspended for two months, there is no problem with integration. Secondly, he is not a Brazilian international and does not need to return to his country to serve the country.
Nowadays, Barcelona’s management conflict is really troublesome.
They wanted to bring in a defensive midfielder during the winter break, but Laporta opposed the player Rosell wanted, and Rosell opposed the player Laporta wanted. Both sides were boycotting each other.
Su Dong felt that Marcos Senna might be a choice that both parties could accept.
Most importantly, it's really cheap.
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When Iniesta conveyed Su Dong's intentions to Puyol and others, the Barcelona captain breathed a sigh of relief.
He didn't mind Su Dong recommending players. After all, Su Dong's status was there. Who would dare to say anything if he recommended players? Besides, the club would not do anything just because it was recommended by Su Dong.
What Puyol and others are really worried about is that Su Dong will side with the Brazilian gang, which will cause the locker room to lose balance.
Today's Soviet Union and Eastern Europe have a very huge influence.
Fortunately, Su Dong clarified the misunderstanding and also expressed his attitude.
He remains neutral and will not get involved in any power struggles. Everything he does is about the matter, not the person, which will undoubtedly keep the locker room balanced.
As for Marcos Senna, he is not important because he is just a nobody.
This is also why, when many people mention this signing, the first person they mention is Su Dong.
Sometimes I think Puyol himself is quite helpless.
Although he is the captain of the team, it is not easy to maintain the stability of the locker room of a giant team like Barcelona? Questionnaire survey, how many people still remember this pit? In addition, there is another chapter today, dear!
(End of this chapter)
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