Chapter 366 If it was Su Dong, what would he do?
Manizales, a city in western Colombia.
The biennial South American U20 Youth Football Championship is ushering in a focus match.
The two major South American giants, Brazil versus Argentina.
No one can deny that these two teams are the strongest teams in South America, and their youth teams have naturally attracted attention from all over the world. Major clubs have also sent scouts to the scene to observe the players.
Although they are all young players under the age of 20, both sides are quite strong.
The Brazilian team has talented newcomers such as Sobis, Rafinha and Felipe Luis, while the Argentine team also has young players such as Messi, Aguero, Gago, Zabaleta and Garay.
The two youth teams continued the sworn rivalry of the adult national teams and fought fiercely on the field, with the fight to the death.
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The two head coaches of the Argentina Youth National Team, Pancho Ferraro and Tocalli, both stood in front of the coaching seats, the former with his arms folded across his chest and the latter with a frown, both paying attention to the game.
It's already the second half, the score is 0-1, and Argentina is behind.
The game was dull, with the score tied at 0-0 in the first half, but Brazil scored the first goal in the second half. Fernandino scored a free kick in the backcourt. The Argentine defender made a mistake in marking, and Evandro came in from behind and lifted the ball over the goalkeeper Ustari, scoring the first goal for Brazil.
Ferraro and Tocali were hesitating whether to replace Messi or not. They were also quite troubled by the 17-year-old young player.
If we were to talk about the most eye-catching player of the Argentine team in this youth championship, it would definitely be Messi.
In the first match against Venezuela and this match against Bolivia, Messi came on as a substitute and scored two goals in both games, helping Argentina beat the two opponents 3-0. The Barcelona youngster was named the best player of the game in both matches.
But in the third game against Peru, Ferraro and Tocali arranged Messi to start, but he performed poorly and the team drew with the opponent.
So far, the Argentine Youth Team has eight wins and eight draws in eight games, and Messi's performance has been up and down.
This is not difficult to understand, because the opponents he faced and the teammates beside him were at least 19 years old.
At this stage of the youth team, it is indeed very difficult for a 17-year-old to compete against opponents who are 19 or 20 years old.
Not to mention, another young player in the Argentina team, Aguero, has not performed well so far.
Facing the strong opponent Brazil, both Ferraro and Tocali chose to put Messi on the bench.
Now, maybe it's time to let him play.
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"Leo." Ferraro called behind him.
Hearing the shout, Messi quickly stood up, took off his coat, and ran quickly to the two coaches.
The dual coaching is only temporary. Tokali will soon go to the national team and become Pekerman's assistant coach, while Ferraro will lead the Argentine national youth team to the World Youth Championship in the Netherlands.
The premise is that Argentina can beat Brazil tonight and get third place.
Brazil and Colombia have already qualified, so Argentina must win this game to get third place.
Messi is well aware of the importance of this game. Not only the entire team, but even in Argentina, this game is taken extremely seriously, because it represents the competition between the two mortal rivals, Argentina and Brazil, for future young players.
"I heard that your best friend in Barcelona is Sudong?" Ferraro asked Messi.
Messi also looked at the unfamiliar head coach, who had hurriedly joined the team before the game.
But the young Argentine player still nodded, "He is my role model and the goal I learn from and strive to catch up with."
Messi still clearly remembers that after Su Dong won the World Footballer of the Year, he sent him a text message, and Su Dong replied, "I'll wait for you!"
Ferraro looked at Messi and nodded. "Very good, kid. Then think about it. If it was Su Dong who encountered the current situation, what would he do?"
Messi watched the game on the field. He knew clearly how close the game was and that Brazil was really too strong.
Looking at the scoreboard again, Argentina is trailing 0-1. If they don't catch up, they will lose the qualification to enter the final round of the World Youth Championship. This will be a painful blow to Argentina and even the domestic fans.
"He will work hard to make changes and lead the team to reverse the opponent!" Messi replied very confidently.
"What about you?" Ferraro asked.
Messi took a deep breath, raised his head, looked directly at the head coach, and replied loudly: "Same as him!"
There was an incomparable firmness in his tone.
"Very good, go and fulfill your promise!" said Ferraro.
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Watching Messi running to the sidelines, Ferraro nodded with satisfaction.
"What a great talent!" Ferraro praised.
"Yes." Tokali nodded. "He is a little introverted, but I have talked to him a few times and I can see that Su Dong has a great influence on him. I even think that he may have a greater influence than anyone else."
"But hasn't Su Dong only joined Barcelona for half a year?" Ferraro felt puzzled.
"Pancho, you have to know that some people are born with extraordinary infectiousness. Su Dong was able to surpass Ronaldo and become the youngest double champion in history at the age of 20. Do you think he is something that ordinary people like us can imagine?"
Ferraro nodded in agreement.
Nowadays, Su Dong is well-known all over the world, and football fans are even more familiar with him, but to everyone, Su Dong is like a living legend.
Even far surpassing Ronaldo back then.
Because there are so many mysteries hidden in him, some people even say that he has a mysterious power from the East.
Who knows?
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Just as the two head coaches were discussing Messi, less than a minute after being substituted on, Messi suddenly took the ball and drove straight into the penalty area alone, trying to break through Felipe Luis and dribbled the ball into the right side of the penalty area.
The Brazilian left-back had no choice but to commit a foul, tripping Messi and giving Argentina a free kick in the frontcourt.
Midfielder Pablo Barrientos quickly took a free kick, creating chaos in the Brazilian penalty area. Captain Zabaleta grabbed the ball and headed it in from close range to equalize the score for Argentina.
Ferraro and Tocali, who were standing on the sidelines, were stunned.
Messi!
It was the magical Messi again! He came on as a substitute and changed the direction of the game again.
Argentina equalized!
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Under the instigation of Messi, Argentina launched a fierce attack on Brazil.
No one can stop Messi.
When the young Argentine player got the ball, he was like a bull, rushing forward without thinking.
Just ten minutes later, Garay successfully intercepted the ball passed to Sobis in the backcourt and launched a quick counterattack.
Argentina continued to pass the ball to the front court and it landed at the feet of Barrientos.
Barrientos made a cross from the right side of the penalty area to the middle, Messi quickly followed up and calmly shot the ball after getting it.
The ball went in a straight line and went into the lower left corner of the Brazilian national youth team's goal!
Two to one!
reverse!
After scoring the goal, Messi ran all the way excitedly, with his wet long hair thrown behind his head, looking extremely elegant.
Finally, the Argentine teenager rushed to the sidelines and waved his fists.
So this is what it feels like to be a hero!
He now finally understood why Su Dong could perform better and better. Even though he had won the double Footballer of the Year award, he still maintained a high degree of self-discipline and hard work.
Because being a hero is so cool! Especially being a savior in such a crucial game, that feeling is simply amazing!
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The game is over.
Argentina reversed the Brazilian team 2-1 thanks to Messi's outstanding performance after coming on as a substitute.
After the game, Messi caused a strong earthquake in South America, especially in Argentina.
The whole of Argentina was amazed by the outstanding performance of this young Barcelona player, especially in the crucial game, when he helped the team reverse the defeat against Brazil, making Messi the hero of the team and the darling of domestic fans.
Ole interviewed Messi specifically after the game.
The young Argentine player answered many questions in the interview, among which he emphasized that the person he wanted to thank most was Su Dong.
"He is the teammate who has helped me the most in Barcelona and also my best friend."
"Many people may not know this, but I have been living in his house and training with him. He is my friend and also my goal. I hope that one day I can stand on the podium of the Zurich Opera House like him."
Messi's interview quickly spread from Argentina to Europe.
European media have long reported on Messi's outstanding performance in the crucial final, and now that Su Dong is mentioned again, it naturally attracts more attention. After all, after being elected double Footballer of the Year, Su Dong's every move has attracted the attention of the media and fans.
When Daily Sports showed Su Dong the interview with Messi, Su Dong smiled and said that Messi was too modest.
"He is the most talented person I have ever met and I believe he can achieve his goals."
But Su Dong still reminded Messi that he needs to continue to strengthen his body.
"If he wants to perform better, he must strengthen his body and confrontation ability, which is the foundation for a professional player to gain a foothold in the professional arena."
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As if in response to Messi, in the 23rd round of La Liga that followed, Su Dong was quite active at the start, and in the second minute he created an own goal for the opponent with a powerful shot.
In the 30th minute, Su Dong assisted Giuly to score again.
Nine minutes later, Ronaldinho's wonderful pass helped Su Dong break through Zaragoza's goal.
After the second half, Galletti scored for Zaragoza, which was the first time Barcelona was scored after the winter break.
But in the 71st minute, Xavi took advantage of a corner kick to assist Marcos to score again.
Four to one!
Although Barcelona's clean sheet was broken, they still won against Zaragoza away from home with four goals.
With two assists and one goal, Su Dong was once again elected the best player of the game.
He somewhat intends to compete with Messi from a distance.
The Champions League round of 16 knockout stage is getting closer and closer.
I have something to do tomorrow, I'm crying... Things have been so busy these days that I can only think up a draft when I have time, write down whatever I think of in the memo on my phone, and then race against time to type after I get home. The update time is a bit messy, please understand, thank you!
(End of this chapter)
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