Chapter 427 How great it would be if he was a Real Madrid player!
After Su Dong retreated and got the ball, he turned around and sent a straight pass, which accurately penetrated Real Madrid's defense.
After Messi stopped the ball between Carlos and Elguera, he shot directly and broke through Real Madrid's goal again.
This caused the entire Bernabeu Stadium to wail.
Fortunately, the linesman raised the flag at this time and the referee indicated that Messi was offside and the goal was invalid.
For a moment, 80,000 Real Madrid fans breathed a sigh of relief.
Luckily the goal didn’t count, otherwise it would have been 3-0.
The live TV camera also specifically turned to the stands. Real Madrid president Florentino looked livid, obviously very dissatisfied with the current result, but also gave people a feeling of helplessness.
He really can't come up with any effective solution to Real Madrid's current problems.
Not only him, but also the people around him, including the external expert Saki, were also at a loss for a good solution.
As the president of the largest construction group in Europe, Florentino controls huge assets and has countless talented people under him. He has never been a person who cannot tolerate the truth, because he understands life better than anyone else.
Flattery is pleasant to the ear, but he can also listen to the truth when he needs it.
Therefore, in the past two summers, Real Madrid has focused on improving the team's defense.
But there is a saying that goes, it is difficult to reverse a situation that has become too bad.
Many things were destined from the moment Florentino ran for election in 2000 and decided to let Real Madrid adopt the superstar strategy.
One superstar a year, replacing everyone from the players to the coaching staff and even the management with superstars, is certainly very attractive and a very commercially valuable idea, but on the other hand, where in the world can so many superstars come from? This will lead to the situation like Real Madrid is now, where they buy one every year, but before the next superstar is bought, the previous superstar has already grown old and can no longer play.
Figo is gone, Owen is gone, Zidane is 33 years old, he said before that he would retire after this season, Carlos is also not young, Ronaldo's state is declining more and more...
Gerrard, Vieira, Totti...
These superstars all rejected Real Madrid's invitation because they all saw the current situation of the team.
Even when Su Dong was still at Sporting Lisbon, he had no longer considered Real Madrid.
Now, Florentino is faced with a dilemma, and no matter which choice he makes, it will be wrong.
Everyone knows that Real Madrid's superstar strategy has failed. These superstars in the team need to be dealt with. The management needs to decide who will leave and who will stay, but the problem is that no one is willing to leave.
Let Florentino take action himself and drive away the superstar he brought in?
He couldn't bring himself to do such a cruel thing.
And there is another question that needs to be considered, that is, who will fill the gap left by the superstars after they leave? Recruiting players is imperative, but where does Real Madrid get so much money?
By sending away superstars, the commercial value will decline, the financial revenue will be greatly affected, and the sponsors will definitely be dissatisfied. This will lead to Real Madrid lacking sufficient funds to introduce new high-level players, and the team's competitiveness will decline.
Of course, from a better perspective, this is a short-lived pain.
But who can guarantee that this is just labor pain?
Impossible!
How can there be so much certainty in the world? Even Figo can switch from Barcelona to Real Madrid, who can guarantee that Real Madrid can recover quickly after the pain? Besides, as the president, can Florentino survive until the harvest period after the pain?
I'm afraid this won't work?
What is more likely is that the opposition will take advantage of the opportunity and Florentino will become a scapegoat for others.
On the other hand, if the superstar is not sold, the team will just continue to struggle.
Watching the game, Real Madrid was suppressed by Barcelona, and Barcelona frequently created threats in Real Madrid's penalty area, which made Florentino feel very sad, but helpless.
That's what it means to be less skilled than others.
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"Perhaps, I am no longer suitable to be president," Florentino said suddenly.
His close associates Manuel Redondo and Vulture Butragueno, who were sitting next to him, were horrified and turned to look at him, only to find that the Real Madrid president had a calm face, as if he was talking about something very ordinary.
"This...how can this be possible?" Butragueno said hurriedly.
On the contrary, Manuel Redondo was a little surprised at first, but soon a hint of satisfaction flashed across his face and he nodded slightly.
He has followed Florentino for many years. He knows his boss's character too well and knows that the current situation in Real Madrid is not good for any head coach, even for the chairman.
Florentino has been kidnapped by a superstar!
As long as he is the president of Real Madrid, everyone from fans to media will ask him to continue implementing the superstar policy.
But the problem is that the current superstar policy has done far more harm than good.
Retreating behind the scenes can relieve a lot of pressure and let a trustworthy person take the front, reform when necessary and purge when necessary. When things are almost done and the time is right, he can make a comeback as a king.
Thinking of this, Manuel Redondo smiled and agreed: "You have worked too hard these years. You really should take a good rest and let others worry about these tedious things."
Florentino glanced at his right-hand man, smiled and nodded, and said nothing.
Manuel Redondo knows him and will naturally do everything for him.
Butragueno, on the other hand, was completely confused and didn't understand what they meant.
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Before the end of the first half, Iniesta moved to the right and cooperated with Messi.
After Messi got the ball outside the right corner of the penalty area, Carlos had returned to his position and Pablo Garcia was also protecting at the front of the penalty area, which left Messi with no good choice but to knock the ball back.
After Iniesta got the ball, he took a step sideways to the middle, saw an opportunity, and suddenly sent a straight pass with his right foot.
The ball passed by Pablo Garcia, passed between Carlos and Elguera, and rolled to the right side of the penalty area.
Su Dong, who was originally standing on the penalty area line, ready to meet Iniesta, suddenly turned around and went straight to the right side of the penalty area.
Su Dong was very fast and used his body to block Elguera, and when he caught up with Iniesta’s pass, Elguera and Carlos were on his left and right.
Although he was attacked from both sides, Su Dong suddenly stopped and dunked the ball back.
Elguera couldn't stop his momentum and rushed too far. Carlos behind him was blocked by Su Dong with his back.
After dribbling the ball back, Su Dong pulled the ball with his left foot and kicked a curve ball with the inside of his left foot.
Casillas stood on the right side of the goal, close to the post, trying to block Su Dong's shooting angle as much as possible.
Unexpectedly, Su Dong suddenly stopped and dribbled the ball with his left foot, shooting a curved ball straight into the upper left corner of the goal. Not to mention that Casillas was short and had short arms, even if he was tall and had long legs, he would be powerless at this moment.
They could only watch Su Dong's curved ball go into the far corner of the goal.
Three to zero! Hat trick!
Su Dong raised his fists high and roared, venting his inner excitement.
Elguera, Carlos and Casillas all looked dejected.
There really is no way! Especially Elguera, he has tried his best to keep up with Su Dong, but he is not as fast as Su Dong, nor as strong as Su Dong. Facing such a sudden start and stop, what can he do? Messi and Iniesta both ran over and high-fived Su Dong to celebrate the goal.
The other Barcelona players also ran towards Su Dong as soon as possible.
“Three to zero!”
"The first half is about to end, but Real Madrid's poor situation makes us wonder if they will lose more goals in the second half. Judging from the situation in the first half, if it weren't for Casillas' heroic performance, Barcelona would have scored more goals."
"Last season, at the Camp Nou, we said that Real Madrid and Barcelona were no longer on the same level, and now at the Bernabeu, we can see the gap between the two teams even more clearly."
"There is no doubt that Barcelona is on the right track."
"Sudon, Iniesta and Messi were the three best Barcelona players in the first half. They are all in their early twenties. With their strength, I believe they will be the core of Barcelona's fighting force in the next few years."
“Not to mention, alongside them were players like Ronaldinho, Deco, Xavi and Marcos Senna.”
"Barcelona has now entered a virtuous circle and established an overall style of play with Su Dong as the core. This has made them very targeted in recruiting players. They know exactly what kind of players to bring in and how to bring them in is correct."
"But Real Madrid has entered a vicious cycle. Baptista, Robinho, Pablo Garcia, Gravesen and even Ramos in defence all performed very well in their respective teams before, but after coming to Real Madrid, their performances are not as good as before."
"This is the biggest gap between the two teams right now!"
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The first half ended with a score of 0-3. Barcelona temporarily took the lead away from home thanks to Su Dong's hat trick.
But what no one expected was that when the referee blew the whistle to end the first half, when the players of both teams slowly walked off the field and prepared to enter the player tunnel, the Real Madrid fans in the stands actually stood up slowly and applauded loudly.
The sparse applause surprised the players of both teams.
Real Madrid players were the first to react, but they walked into the player tunnel faster.
The Barcelona players were all stunned.
This is at the home stadium of the mortal enemy Real Madrid! Are these Real Madrid fans applauding for them, no, for Su Dong?
More and more Real Madrid fans stood up, and the applause became more and more enthusiastic, and finally became overwhelming.
Barcelona's teammates all patted Su Dong on the shoulders with a smile and quickened their pace to leave him, while Su Dong stood there, a little at a loss at first, then he waved to the fans in the stands from a distance and bowed.
This made the applause even louder.
But at the same time, in the crowded stands, there were many Real Madrid fans who were applauding and crying at the same time.
If only he were a Real Madrid player!
(End of this chapter)
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