Chapter 462: Virgo Man's Obsession with Scoring
Barcelona finally defeated Arsenal 3-1 at home.
Su Dong scored two goals and made one assist, and was selected as the best player of the game.
This score is slightly advantageous for the home team Barcelona, but it is not very safe. After all, the second leg is an away game. As long as they lose two goals, Barcelona will be eliminated because of away goals.
For Barcelona, whose defense has always been weak, this risk still exists.
However, in the home game against Arsenal, Barcelona's performance still won unanimous praise from the media and fans, especially Sudong, who scored 12 goals in five games, which is a very outstanding form.
More importantly, Su Dong is constantly breaking the La Liga goal record.
Whether it is the La Liga single-season goal record or the La Liga single-season goal record in all fronts, Su Dong is raising them to a new and desperate height.
Some media even asserted that this would likely be a new record that would be difficult to break in the next fifty years.
Against Arsenal, Barcelona also had another gain, which was the return of Xavi.
Since Xavi was injured, although Barcelona adopted the midfield combination of Deco and Iniesta, and the performance was remarkable, the two midfielders were still unable to fill the vacancy left by Xavi.
Iniesta is good at controlling the ball and dribbling, Deco is good at both offense and defense, but Xavi is better at passing the ball.
Whether it is short pass organization, long pass, or the most deadly and his best straight pass, Xavi is quite skilled.
So much so that many people say that without Xavi, Barcelona has fewer through passes.
Xavi has returned from injury, and although he has not yet found his best form, it is still good news.
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While the outside world was reporting on the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals and hyping up Su Dong's 12 goals in five games, the person involved began a new round of recovery and training at the Joan Gamper Sports City.
This is how professional players are, especially after the league starts, it is almost difficult to find free time.
Every day I am either playing or training.
"They called me over to take a look and Harvey's condition wasn't very good."
After the training, Su Dong lay on the soft sofa chair and let his personal trainer Grant Downing massage his legs.
The British physiotherapist sometimes massaged the muscles, and sometimes patted them lightly, making a snapping sound.
At the same time, he was also talking to Su Dong about what he had learned.
As his reputation grew, Barcelona's medical team occasionally invited him to participate in the injury recovery of some players.
Of course, this requires payment, and Su Dong doesn't mind them using their free time to earn some extra money.
Nuno Cruz has been teaching at the University of Lisbon, and he has two classes a week. They are always crowded and very popular. It is said that many students from other schools go there specifically to listen to his lectures. His alma mater, Loughborough University, also wanted to invite him to teach, but he really couldn't spare the time and had to politely decline.
Su Dong did not object to these.
Speaking of Xavi, Su Dong also sighed. He still missed Xavi's passes very much.
"After all, he has been off for half a year and has suffered such a serious injury. He needs some time to recover and gradually regain his form and confidence."
Grant Downing nodded, "Yes, but he is a little anxious now. He wants to catch up with the Champions League and the World Cup, especially the World Cup."
The World Cup, held every four years, is the unremitting pursuit of all professional players.
If football is really a war without the smoke of gunpowder, then what best represents the sport of football is to put on the national team's jersey and fight for the people of the motherland behind you!
This is why, despite the complaints from the clubs, no team has ever dared to prevent players from participating in the World Cup or the qualifiers and doing their best for the national team. This is not only because of FIFA's regulations, but more importantly because of the players' mentality.
Playing for a club is about making money, but playing for the national team is an honor.
This is particularly evident in Brazilian players. Many of them are willing to travel to South America to compete, even at the expense of their club's games. When Barcelona signed so many Brazilian players, even Cruyff felt unbearable.
But for Su Dong, the World Cup is too far away.
"For me, the Champions League final is my World Cup!" Su Dong said lightly.
Grant Downing also knew Su Dong's situation and realized that he had accidentally touched his heart, so he didn't say anything.
Nuno Cruz and Vitor Scala both came over and reported to Su Dong about today's test results and training situation.
When Grant Downing finished the massage, Su Dong also sat up, "Nuno, I want to participate in the next La Liga, what do you think?"
"Why?" Vito Scala was very surprised.
Barcelona has already won the championship in advance, so there is no need for Su Dong to play the remaining games in La Liga.
After the second leg against Arsenal, if Barcelona successfully advances, the most important thing for him will be the Champions League final.
Barcelona aims to defend the Champions League and win the treble at the same time!
At this time, there is no need to be distracted by the La Liga.
Su Dong did not directly answer the question of Agent Scala, but looked at Nuno Cruz. He knew that Nuno Cruz must know what he wanted to do.
As expected, the Portuguese smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Why are you doing this?"
Vito Scala and Grant Downing were both confused. What was going on between the two of them?
But soon, they also smelled something.
"It's his Virgo perfectionism that's at work!" Nuno Cruz pointed at Su Dong and scolded him with a smile.
Scala and Tangning immediately understood.
Su Dong wants to score more league goals, but is it necessary?
"You have already scored 43 goals. The media outside have said that this record may not be broken in the next 50 years. Why do you need to score a few more goals?" Scala smiled bitterly.
"If the media is trustworthy, even a sow can climb a tree! Do you believe what they say?" Su Dong asked back.
Only after spending a long time with Su Dong, you will understand how serious his perfectionism complex is.
Sometimes, it can really drive people crazy.
Of course, Su Dong is treating himself more harshly. If he treats the people around him so harshly, then few people would be able to stand him and they would all be driven crazy by him.
"Yeah, I also don't think it's necessary. Forty-three goals are more than enough. Or, we can just play one or two games and make it an even number of forty-five," Tang Ning also advised.
Nuno Cruz looked at Su Dong quietly, and when he found that he was unmoved, he immediately shook his head and smiled bitterly, "To be honest, we have two games a week, and right after that we will have the Champions League final. Even if we cooperate, I guess the coaching staff won't agree."
After hearing this, Su Dong immediately laughed and said, "I will be responsible for the coaching staff, but I want to know, what do you think?"
Nuno Cruz and the other two looked at each other, feeling helpless.
Once Su Dong's perfectionism comes to mind, it's really a headache.
He wants to score as many league goals as possible and create a desperate goal record.
But how much sense does this make?
The mind of a Virgo man is really hard to figure out!
"From a professional point of view, combined with your current physical condition, I don't think there will be any big problems, because your current physical condition is really good, but the specific situation still needs to be determined based on the actual situation and consumption of the game." Nuno Cruz sighed helplessly.
"Then..." Su Dong looked at Nuno Cruz.
"Anyway, I'll try my best and take the time to adjust your training plan."
Su Dong looked at Scala and Tang Ning again. Even Nuno Cruz said so. The two could only spread their hands helplessly and said that they would do their best to cooperate with Su Dong.
"Don't worry, after this season ends, I will definitely give you a big red envelope!"
After saying that, Su Dong immediately jumped off the sofa and walked out.
"Hey, where are you going?" asked Nuno Cruz.
I haven't even taken a shower yet, where are you going? "Rijkaard and the others are still here, I'll go talk to them."
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Watching Su Dong leave, Nuno Cruz shook his head helplessly and laughed.
"Are all Virgo men like this?" Grant Downing was curious.
"I don't know." Scala shook his head, "But I have worked with several Virgo players, and I can guarantee that Su Dong is definitely the most deadly Virgo."
Nuno Cruz and Downing both nodded, agreeing with Scala's words.
"He has been strict with himself for a long time. I think it is because he has such a perfectionism in his heart that he is so picky about himself and has achieved the results he has today. You can see it from his daily training."
Scala and Tangning both nodded.
Who says it’s not true? Su Dong’s training is always meticulous, and he even tries to make every move as perfect as possible.
This is true not only for football training, but also for yoga training, swimming, etc.
For example, handstand.
Previously, Vito Scala attended a European-level coaching meeting, where Su Dong's training was discussed. Many coaches were shocked by what Scala said about Su Dong's physique and training.
They would never have thought that with Su Dong's height, weight, muscle strength, etc., he could actually complete such a standard handstand. This was almost unrealistic.
Even looking at the world of football, there is definitely no one else like him.
After the news came out, Drogba wanted to challenge the yoga headstand, but he couldn't do it at all.
Outsiders don’t know whether other players have tried or not, but based on the feedback we have received, no one really can do this. This is a contradictory combination.
But there are many such contradictions in Su Dong.
For example, his height and his speed, his height and his movement frequency, his muscle strength and his flexibility...
There are so many contradictions in Su Dong that some media joked that they should consider taking Su Dong to the laboratory for slices and study whether he is from Namek?
But only the personal coaching team, Nuno Cruz and others truly understand that all of this is the result of practice.
As for why others cannot practice it but Su Dong can, science cannot explain this.
(End of this chapter)
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