Chapter 452 It turns out that Su Dong is not a god!
The state of professional players is an illusory metaphysics.
Even Mourinho's famous training system can only control the players' condition in a relatively stable range through scientific means to the greatest extent possible, but there is no way to make it a straight line.
And the more persistently and deliberately you pursue it, the worse it is likely to be.
Things in the world are often so strange.
When the entire Spanish football world, and even the entire European football world, were looking forward to Su Dong scoring another goal, in the match against Real Sociedad, Su Dong took eight shots but none of them hit the target.
What is even more surprising is that except for one shot that was saved by the opponent's goalkeeper, the other seven shots all missed the goal frame.
In the end, Barcelona still defeated Real Sociedad 2-0 away from home.
After the game, many media outlets emphasized the sudden decline in Su Dong's scoring efficiency when analyzing the game.
SER Radio's gold medal host De La Morena believed that this was because Su Dong deliberately pursued the shooting angle.
"This kind of deliberateness can sometimes be a burden."
De La Morena believes that everyone understands Su Dong's psychology and pressure at this moment.
He knew he needed a goal and wanted to score that goal again, but he just couldn't.
"It's like there's a layer of window paper between us. When it's broken, Su Dong will transform."
De La Morena believes that not all super shooters are born with great talents. They all rely on continuous scoring to accumulate confidence, constantly break through their own limits, break the original restrictions, and then gain more confidence, making themselves stronger and invincible.
"Su Dong is only 21 years old, and it's only the 28th round. He still has a lot of time."
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In the middle of the week, in the 29th round of La Liga, Barcelona faced Getafe at home.
Barcelona unexpectedly lost the ball four minutes into the game, but equalized the score in the 22nd minute. This goal came from the opponent's own goal, but interestingly, the shot that caused the own goal came from Su Dong.
When Su Dong kicked the ball, everyone thought the ball would go in, but it hit the defender's leg and eventually changed direction and went into the goal, equalizing the score for Barcelona.
After the change of sides in the second half, Su Dong failed to score despite consecutive shots. Instead, he assisted Messi to score a goal in a counterattack, and then Ronaldinho also scored a goal.
In the end, Barcelona defeated Getafe 3-1.
Su Dong failed to score in two consecutive games! The Spanish and European media generally felt amused and helpless about this result.
Even AS, which is close to Real Madrid, believes that no one will doubt Su Dong's strength, but he now needs to rely on himself to break this goal drought, even though he has not scored in two rounds.
"We have become accustomed to Su Dong's consecutive goals, and we have put forward higher requirements for him, so that many people have begun to think that Su Dong's failure to score in two rounds is already a big problem. Little do they know that scoring consecutive goals like Su Dong is a new thing."
Even Real Madrid's mouthpiece said so, so other media are even more tolerant.
Cruyff also said in his column that Su Dong should try to relax and not deliberately pursue goals.
"It's like pursuing a girl. You should keep a proper distance. Distance creates beauty, and everyone has the desire to pursue beauty. This is the motivation for scoring goals!"
Real Madrid striker Ronaldo also mentioned Su Dong in an interview with the media, and he said it was not a big problem.
"My God, he hasn't scored in just two games, and you're making news. Some other forwards haven't scored in several games, wouldn't that cause a big uproar?"
As a person who has experienced this, Ronaldo suggested that Su Dong should completely relax and "have a good time!"
"Don't know where? No problem, give me a call and I'll help you organize it!"
"Or maybe he likes to have fun alone!"
Sanchez, the current record holder for the most goals scored in a La Liga season and a Mexican striker who once played for Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid, also accepted an interview with the media. He mentioned that the situation Su Dong encountered was normal.
"I still remember clearly that I scored 33 goals in the 31st round. Before that, I scored nine goals in seven consecutive rounds. At that time, everyone, including myself, thought that I would definitely break the record."
"But you know what? Because the record was there, I felt a lot of pressure. In the next three games, I failed to score a goal. The pressure was really great. I was very anxious. I thought that the record was about to be broken. But the more anxious I was, the less likely I was to score a goal."
"That season I never went more than two games without scoring. Three games without scoring was the limit for me."
"So, in the 35th round, I scored twice, forcing myself to move one step further. I was only three goals away from Sara's record. There were still three rounds of the league, so I became even more anxious. I could hardly sleep well at night. As a result, I was goalless for two consecutive rounds. Until the last round, I was forced to no longer have any other options, and I broke out a hat trick."
Sanchez still felt very regretful when he talked about the process of tying Sara's record.
"If I look at it from my current state of mind, I think I was too anxious and should relax, but that was my state of mind at the time, so I suggest that Su Dong should take a good rest, relax completely, and stop thinking about the record."
"Of course, I know this is difficult because we are all human, not gods, and it is impossible not to have random thoughts."
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This weekend, in the 30th round of La Liga, Barcelona will challenge Malaga away.
Before the game, Rijkaard and Ten Cate both talked to Sudong, hoping to help him adjust, and did not include him in the roster for the away game against Malaga.
As a result, Barcelona drew 0-0 with Malaga away from home.
Su Dong felt quite regretful about this.
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Although he had a rest at the weekend, Su Dong still failed to score in Barcelona's home game against AC Milan three days later.
Playing at home, Barcelona took the initiative to transfer some ball control, resulting in their own ball possession rate being even lower than that of the Rossoneri. They focused more on the solidity of defense, while the front attack relied on Su Dong, Ronaldinho and Messi.
Especially Su Dong, he is the spearhead of Barcelona's attack.
Su Dong's performance was also very positive and he created a lot of opportunities.
Just two minutes into the game, Iniesta made a precise straight pass from the right rib. After Su Dong entered the penalty area, he got the ball, dribbled past Kaladze, and made a left-footed shot straight into the far corner of the goal.
AC Milan goalkeeper Dida went halfway and saw Su Dong suddenly dribbling past Kaladze and kicking the ball, so he immediately made a desperate save.
Dida's fingertips touched Su Dong's shot. The ball's direction remained unchanged, but the angle deviated slightly. It just brushed the left post and went out of the bottom line. Su Dong missed another good scoring opportunity.
After that, Barcelona continued to take the initiative and continued to create opportunities.
In the 16th minute, Costacurta played with fire in the back line and rashly passed the ball to Kaladze. As a result, Su Dong took the lead, snatched the ball before Kaladze, and broke into the penalty area with the ball.
Seedorf behind him couldn't help but pull him, but Su Dong still rushed into the penalty area with the ball, and nine meters in front of the goal, he pushed the ball into the lower right corner of the goal with the outside of his right foot.
At the critical moment, Dida's body had been deceived by Su Dong and he lost his balance. He kicked the ball out while falling to the ground.
Before the end of the first half, Su Dong had a very good opportunity.
After he got the ball on the right, he quickly passed the ball and shook off Nesta. When he was about to have a one-on-one chance, Costacurta rushed out from the side, blocked Su Dong with his body, and stepped on Su Dong's instep while pressing. Su Dong lost his balance and fell to the ground.
The referee gave Barcelona a free kick in the frontcourt and gave Costacurta a yellow card warning.
The score was 0-0 in the first half, but after the change of sides in the second half, Barcelona continued to create opportunities.
Su Dong performed particularly hard and got several good opportunities.
But unfortunately, due to various reasons, they failed to score.
Especially in the 75th minute, Messi made a diagonal pass from the right, and Su Dong headed the ball from eight meters in front of the goal. It was almost certain to go in, but unexpectedly, goalkeeper Dida seemed to be assisted by God, reacted incredibly quickly, and made a direct save to block the ball.
The Brazilian goalkeeper performed amazingly at the Camp Nou.
In the end, Barcelona drew 0-0 with AC Milan at home, and Dida was elected the best player of the game.
This score is very difficult to accept because throughout the game, Barcelona performed better and had more chances to score, especially Sudong, who had at least three or four great chances, but either the goalkeeper performed well or the opponent committed a foul, and ultimately Sudong failed to score.
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Excluding the match against Malaga, Su Dong has not scored in three consecutive games.
Everyone felt very uncomfortable with this.
It turns out that Su Dong also has a goal drought!
Although a three-game goal drought may sound a bit too harsh, it is indeed true for Su Dong.
At least in the last three seasons, he has never been in such a situation.
In this regard, both the media and fans generally expressed tolerance and hoped that Su Dong could adjust as soon as possible.
Rijkaard said in the post-match press conference that there was no problem with Su Dong's condition.
"Everyone who watched the game knows that Su Dong was in excellent form. He was the most threatening player of all the players in the game. He created at least four great chances, but unfortunately none of them turned into goals."
Rijkaard believes that Su Dong lacks some luck.
Su Dong declined all interviews from media reporters. He did not want to answer questions he did not want to answer at this time.
He knew that he had encountered some problems. Bad luck was only one aspect, but more importantly, it was his own fault.
He's been trying to adjust, but it's going to take some time.
But unfortunately, at this point in the league, what Su Dong lacks most is time.
After a 0-0 draw with AC Milan at home, Barcelona must win the second leg, otherwise they will be eliminated in the quarterfinals.
This is something that Su Dong does not want to see at all.
And Su Dong's way of dealing with this situation is training.
More crazy training!
He wants to squeeze out the best form bit by bit!
(End of this chapter)
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