Chapter 365: Su Bole, a man who knows how to judge people
On the evening of January 16th, at Camp Nou.
In the 19th round of La Liga, Barcelona will face Real Sociedad at home.
Deco was suspended due to accumulated yellow cards, and Iniesta took his place, partnering with Xavi and Marcos Senna in midfield.
Following his outstanding performance in the previous round, the Brazilian midfielder started again in this round.
Ronaldinho, Sudon and Giuly formed the front trident.
Just three minutes into the game, Iniesta broke through on the left, rushed into the penalty area and passed the ball to the middle. Su Dong followed up and shot directly, kicking a satisfying volley.
The shot was powerful and beautiful, but unfortunately, it hit the crossbar heavily and bounced out of the penalty area.
Afterwards, Barcelona formed an attack on Real Sociedad, while the visiting team focused on defense.
Barcelona couldn't break through the opponent's goal after a long attack.
After the change of sides in the second half, it was Su Dong again. After receiving the pass from Xavi, he got the ball from the right rib and forced a breakthrough, breaking into the right side of Real Sociedad's penalty area. Facing the defense of central defender Luis Alberto, Su Dong cleverly created the angle and shot with his right foot.
The ball passed the center back's blockade and avoided the goalkeeper's hands, but eventually hit the outside of the near post and missed the goal again, which made Su Dong and everyone at Camp Nou feel very sorry.
Even the commentator at Camp Nou said with regret: "Su Dong played very hard tonight and recovered well, but he just lacked a little luck in scoring goals."
But the on-site commentator also believed that Su Dong’s performance was good enough and believed that he would gradually get better.
On the contrary, another player, Ronaldinho, failed in the Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year awards since December. Especially during the winter break, he had to travel a long distance back to Brazil, which seriously affected his condition. He has not yet recovered and has performed poorly in two consecutive rounds.
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Barcelona continues to put pressure on Real Sociedad.
Rijkaard took off Oleguer in this game and let Marcos and Puyol partner as central defenders, Van Bronckhorst and Belletti formed the two wings, and both wingers were actively looking for opportunities.
Finally, in the 81st minute, Belletti's breakthrough on the right created a corner kick. Xavi took the corner kick and Marcos headed the ball to the front point and rubbed the ball to the middle.
Su Dong jumped high in the crowd, relying on his 1.95-meter-tall body, he broke through all the defensive players and grabbed the first point. He headed the ball from close range and scored the winning goal for Barcelona.
One to zero!
This score remained the same until the end of the game! …
Barcelona's attack was weak and Ronaldinho continued to be in a slump, which once again sparked speculation from the outside world.
British media The Sun revealed that Chelsea owner Abramovich and CEO Kenyon both favor Ronaldinho and hope to bring the Barcelona superstar to Stamford Bridge.
But this is not the point. The point is that The Sun said that Ronaldinho also intends to leave Barcelona.
"As the team's top player last season, Ronaldinho has completely fallen out of favor this season. Su Dong has replaced him as the darling of the team, and he has also received full support from chairman Laporta and godfather Cruyff."
“On the other hand, Ronaldinho and his supporter Rosell have lost the power struggle in the management.”
The Sun also revealed a secret, that is, one of the important reasons why Rijkaard's contract renewal has not been fulfilled is that he has to see Rosell leave the team with his own eyes before the Black Swan will sign the contract renewal.
British media revealed that Rosell's loss of power made Ronaldinho uneasy, and Su Dong's rise made him dissatisfied, so the Brazilian superstar is seeking the possibility of leaving Barcelona and switching to other teams.
"Chelsea is undoubtedly a good choice!"
The Sun even revealed that Abramovich is willing to pay a transfer fee of 60 million pounds for Ronaldinho, which will make him surpass Su Dong and become the superstar with the highest transfer fee in history.
For a time, the outside world was full of speculation and the news spread widely.
Although Barcelona quickly came out to clarify, Vice President Rosell has never made any statement, which undoubtedly added to the outside world's doubts.
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On the evening of January 22nd, at Camp Nou.
In the 20th round of La Liga, Barcelona will face Racing Santander at home.
Just eight minutes into the game, Xavi made a surgical pass, Su Dong successfully made an offside move, penetrated the opponent's defense like lightning, and in the penalty area, facing the attacking goalkeeper Awat, he kicked the ball through the crotch and sent the ball into the goal behind him.
One to zero!
In the 42nd minute, there was another straight pass from Xavi, and Giuly shot from the right side of the penalty area. After being saved by goalkeeper Awat, Marcos Senna, who came from behind, stopped the ball outside the penalty area and made a direct long shot, breaking through the goal of Santander Racing.
2-0! After scoring the goal, the Brazilian midfielder almost went crazy.
He rushed directly to the sidelines, dancing, shouting and roaring, venting his inner excitement.
Anyone could see that he had been suppressed for long enough.
After the second half, Barcelona continued to put pressure on Racing Santander.
In the 74th minute, Ronaldinho made a lateral breakthrough on the left and shot a curved ball with his right foot into the far corner, breaking the opponent's goal again and further expanding the score for Barcelona.
Three minutes later, Deco's long shot from 25 meters away hit the opponent's central defender Moraton and bounced into the goal of Santander Racing.
Four to zero! With these four goals, Barcelona defeated Racing Santander 4-0 at home.
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After the game, Ronaldinho, who recovered in this game, publicly stated that he had no intention of leaving Barcelona.
The Brazilian superstar said that whether he leaves the team or not has nothing to do with Rosell.
He once again reiterated that he is a Barcelona player, not Rosell's player, and he hopes to continue playing for Barcelona, and even, if possible, he hopes to play until retirement.
Not only that, the Brazilian superstar also mentioned his relationship with Su Dong.
"Indeed, Su Dong's arrival made me feel that I was no longer valued as before, but I don't think this is a bad thing, because his arrival greatly relieved the pressure on me and allowed me to enjoy football more."
"To be honest, Su Dong is a very good teammate. With him in front, I can play more calmly and have more space. I think this is a good thing. No one can refuse a teammate like Su Dong."
As for competition, Ronaldinho said that competition is everywhere.
Even if he really leaves Barcelona and joins another team, will there be no competition? …
Ronaldinho's clarification did not ease outside suspicions.
After Barcelona's bloodbath at Racing Santander, Vice President Rosell finally ended his silence and said for the first time that there was indeed a conflict between him and Laporta, but he promised to do his best to resolve the problem.
But he also hinted that Laporta's side lacked the sincerity to reconcile.
This further escalated the infighting among Barcelona's top management.
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A week later, in the 21st round of La Liga, Barcelona challenged Sevilla away.
Obviously, the infighting within the management did not affect Barcelona's performance on the field.
Throughout the first half, Barcelona failed to find its own rhythm and was restrained by Sevilla.
But just at the beginning of the second half, Ronaldinho made a clever pass from the left, Sudong broke through the left rib, dribbled past the attacking goalkeeper Esteban, and calmly shot into the empty goal, scoring the first goal for Barcelona, one to zero.
After scoring the goal, the two Barcelona stars hugged and celebrated on the sidelines.
The rumors about the contradiction between the two people were thus refuted.
Subsequently, Baptista scored an own goal to extend the lead for Barcelona.
In the 58th minute, Sudon received a pass from Xavi and made a cross in front of the right bottom line of the penalty area. Ronaldinho followed up and shot the ball into the goal, scoring another goal for Barcelona.
The two superstars hugged again on the sidelines to celebrate Ronaldinho's goal.
In the 73rd minute, Xavi made a wonderful pass and Giuly broke into the right side of the penalty area, securing the score for Barcelona.
Four to zero, Barcelona defeated Sevilla away!
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On the evening of February 6th, in the 22nd round of La Liga, Barcelona faced Atletico Madrid at home.
This is undoubtedly the highlight of this round of La Liga.
Both teams sent out their main players and the game was evenly matched at the Camp Nou.
Atletico Madrid deployed a five-midfield configuration, defending tightly and trying to contain Barcelona's attack through strenuous running and pressure, leaving only Torres in front to launch a counterattack.
Barcelona relied on its advantage in ball possession, played steadily and remained patient.
After the two sides fought hard for forty-five minutes, there was still no adjustment in the second half.
It was not until the 57th minute that Deco received Ronaldinho's cross and sent a straight pass in front of the penalty area. Su Dong quickly came in and shot at a small angle after receiving the ball on the right side of the small penalty area.
The ball passed through the side of goalkeeper Franco, hit the right post, and went into the goal behind him.
One to zero!
Atletico Madrid then tried to counterattack, but Barcelona quickly organized an attack and suppressed Atletico Madrid.
In the 70th minute, Su Dong dribbled into the penalty area again and was fouled and knocked down by Perea from behind. The referee awarded a penalty kick.
Su Dong gave the penalty opportunity to Ronaldinho.
Unfortunately, the Brazilian shot the ball directly away when taking the penalty kick.
It has to be said that Ronaldinho's form has been up and down since December, which is indeed worrying.
In the end, Barcelona won a narrow 1-0 victory over Atletico Madrid at home thanks to Sudon's goal.
After two games with big scores, Barcelona's offense declined again in this round, but this is also normal.
What is really surprising is that since Marcos Senna joined the team, Barcelona has conceded no goals in five games without anyone noticing. This level of defense has surprised everyone.
Marcos Senna also relied on his outstanding performance in five consecutive games, firmly occupying the position behind the midfield and becoming a stalwart in Barcelona's midfield defense, which was unanimously recognized by the media and fans.
Su Dong, who is good at judging people, has once again improved his status and influence in the locker room.
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While Marcos Senna was gaining recognition in Barcelona, Messi, the little fanboy of Su Dong, caused an earthquake in Colombia.
There's one more chapter tonight.
(End of this chapter)
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