Chapter 492 The Situation is Stronger than People
On the evening of October 31st, at Camp Nou.
In the fourth round of the Champions League group stage, Barcelona faced Chelsea at home.
Just three minutes into the game, Chelsea's Dutch defender Boulahrouz was too sticky to the ball when he was dragging back to get it, and was quickly approached by Su Dong. After successfully stealing the ball, he drove straight into the penalty area and scored a goal, opening the scoring for Barcelona.
One to zero!
In the ninth minute, Messi formed a beautiful cooperation with Zambrotta on the right, broke into the right side of the penalty area, knocked the ball back before the baseline, and Su Dong followed up and shot into the goal, further expanding the score to 2-0! Afterwards, Barcelona continued to launch a fierce attack on Chelsea.
In the 21st minute, Ronaldinho took the ball from the left and suddenly sent a wonderful pass into Chelsea's penalty area. Su Dong quickly made an offside move, then stopped the ball, dribbled past the attacking goalkeeper Hilario, and calmly shot into the empty goal, performing another hat trick! This was a crucial battle for the top spot in the group, and Su Dong's consecutive goals excited the entire Camp Nou.
Many fans at the scene began to applaud him, and his teammates also rushed up one after another to celebrate the goal with Su Dong.
No matter what, he was wearing the Barcelona jersey and conquering the city for Barcelona.
In the minds of the vast majority of Barcelona fans, they all know very well that Su Dong has been the victim from beginning to end in this matter. There are even many people who come out to attack Su Dong, who, to put it bluntly, just want to show their presence and gain seniority.
Which of those politicians didn't rise up in this way? And the reason they stood aside and watched was because they were Catalans.
To put it bluntly, Su Dong is an outsider after all!
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After conceding three goals in a row, Mourinho immediately strengthened his defense.
When Chelsea is determined to defend, not to mention the back line, the midfield composed of Makelele, Essien, Lampard and Ballack can be described as an iron wall that cannot be easily penetrated.
On the contrary, in the second half, Lampard scored from a zero-angle angle. In the injury time of the game, Terry headed the ball to Drogba, who stopped the ball with his chest and scored another goal for Chelsea.
In the end, Barcelona narrowly beat Chelsea 3-2 at home.
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This weekend, in the ninth round of La Liga, Barcelona will challenge Deportivo La Coruna away.
In the first half, Edmilson committed a foul in the penalty area and the referee awarded a penalty kick, giving Deportivo La Coruña a one-to-zero lead.
After that, no matter how hard Barcelona attacked, they could not break through Deportivo La Coruña's goal.
In the 65th minute, Su Dong replaced Gudjohnson.
In the 82nd minute, Iniesta dribbled the ball and passed three opposing players. He then tried to dribble past the goalkeeper in the penalty area, but the ball was saved by the goalkeeper. Su Dong quickly ran over to take advantage of the opportunity and shot into the empty goal, making it one to one!
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The day after the match against Deportivo La Coruna, the World Football Association once again announced the list of winners.
Last year, this newly established award attracted the attention of the world football community and was considered to have a good chance of standing on equal footing with the Ballon d'Or and the FIFA World Player of the Year. However, its influence has shrunk significantly this year.
The holding of the award ceremony was also a matter of many twists and turns. It was finally decided to be held in Greece, but it was announced to be temporarily cancelled not long ago.
According to information obtained by the media, the main reason is limited funding.
Therefore, this year's awards will be announced directly.
Su Dong was selected into the best team and also won the best player award. Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo both won the best newcomer award.
As the two major award ceremonies of the Ballon d'Or and the FIFA World Player of the Year are approaching, the question of who will win these two awards has also attracted strong attention from the outside world.
Among the three people with the highest voice at the moment, Su Dong is far ahead in club competitions, but national team competitions are his fatal weakness, and he did not even participate in the World Cup; Cannavaro is the captain of the Italian national team. After the phone-gate incident, he led Italy to win the World Cup, which can be said to be an outstanding achievement.
Zidane was originally the most popular candidate, but with the red card in the World Cup final, his advantage was greatly reduced. Whether it was for the club or the national team, he did not have any eye-catching results.
It can be said that each of the three candidates has its own advantages and disadvantages, and it is still unknown who will win.
But before the Ballon d'Or is announced at the end of November, media around the world are paying attention to the Barcelona court in midweek.
Su Dong sued Barcelona, and this lawsuit attracted worldwide attention.
In the past period of time, there have been various news reports, one after another, it was reported that the two sides had reached a settlement, the next after another, it was reported that Barcelona would impose an internal ban on Su Dong, and the next after another, it was said that Su Dong had insufficient evidence...
Various kinds of news emerge in an endless stream.
No one knew that the two sides had actually been in contact with each other several times but had never reached an agreement.
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With only two days left before the trial, Bartomeu can no longer sit still.
"Promise him, Sandro!"
In the chairman's office at Camp Nou, Vice President Bartomeu was so anxious that he was almost crying.
This is related to his future! These days, he has been so anxious that his hair has almost turned white. He looks haggard. How can he look like the handsome guy in his early forties? "Agree? Can I agree?" Roselle was also furious. "Before, Soriano has already asked me about this matter. He has noticed something. If we agree to Su Dong's request now, we will be jumping from one pit to another. Besides, negotiation, is there a way to negotiate like that?"
Bartomeu really wanted to cry.
He felt that Rosell was right, it was really too bullying! At the beginning of the negotiation, Barcelona proposed that Su Dong pay 50 million euros to buy out his contract directly, and Barcelona would let him go. Isn't this fair enough? But what was the result?
Su Dong directly asked Mendes to reply, "I have no money, what should I do?"
He earns so much money every year, and he has no money? Is he kidding me?
If you really don't have money, can you mortgage the villa? With so many personal sponsorship contracts, can you get a bank loan?
Okay, let’s just assume that Su Dong has no money, so Barcelona will take another step back.
Twenty million euros! Mendes still threw up his hands. No money, really no money!
I'm going to fuck it! Who would believe that Su Dong can't come up with 20 million euros? He took more than 20 million euros from Barcelona last season! But there's nothing we can do. The situation is stronger than people, so we can only talk again.
Rosell also got angry and told Mendes directly to give him a symbolic amount of 5 million euros. Barcelona needed some income and they would take care of the rest themselves.
As a result, Mendes conveyed Su Dong's original words.
"After all this trouble, what's the point of symbolism?"
"I told you straight away, I don't have any money!"
Russell was so angry that he wanted to flip the table on the spot.
This is too much! Have you ever seen such a bully? A contract worth at least 100 million euros, but they want to leave for free without paying a penny?
Is there such a cheap thing in the world?
So, in the past two or three days, both sides have been giving each other the cold shoulder, without even a single phone call.
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"Sandro, it's not a solution to continue like this," Bartomeu advised gently.
"Think about it. Three days ago, you said that Su Dong was reluctant to give up this benefit and would definitely make concessions. But you also saw that he continued to play in the game and scored the ball. He looked like nothing had happened. He even won an award for the best professional player in the world."
At the end, Bartomeu almost burst into tears.
What is going on?
"Now I can see clearly that he has us in his hands. He knows we did it, so he wants us to pay for his contract. We can either agree to his demands or go to court."
At the end, Bartomeu threw his hands vigorously, with a dejected look of a broken jar, and said angrily: "Anyway, I have no other choice. You can handle it yourself. If it really goes to court, I will tell everything to save you from this humiliation. Go to hell!"
After saying that, Bartomeu slapped his thighs with both hands, stood up and was about to leave.
Seeing that Bartomeu was about to leave the office, Rosell shouted, "Wait."
Bartomeu seemed to have heard his words a long time ago. He stopped immediately, turned around and looked at Rosell eagerly.
Rosell knew that his right-hand man was playing tricks on him, but what could he do? Bartomeu did follow him, but he was not a die-hard fan. If he really had to go to jail, he would be the first to betray Rosell.
"Go tell Mendes that I agree. Let's talk tonight and sign the agreement, especially the anti-Real Madrid clauses and the confidentiality agreement. You must sign them." Rosell urged.
If even a little bit of this agreement is revealed to the outside world, Rosell's position as Barcelona president will be lost.
"What about you?" Bartomeu asked with concern.
"I'll go find a way. Soriano has probably noticed something, so we have to be on guard against him."
After finishing speaking, Rosell waved towards Bartomeu, indicating that he could go and do it.
Only after Bartomeu left did the Barcelona president relax and collapse on the sofa.
He felt that he had never felt so powerless in his life as he did at this moment.
He had always been a rare talent since he was a child. When had he ever encountered such a thing? However, after making the decision, he gradually relaxed.
He began to think about the future.
If Su Dong leaves, the immediate crisis will be resolved, but there will be more and more troubles in the future.
Laporta is waiting for the opportunity to make a comeback, and people inside Barcelona will sooner or later notice some clues. The most important thing is that Su Dong left the team during the winter break, and Rosell must hurry to introduce a striker.
All of this tells Russell that his position as chairman is not stable at all.
Sitting in the chairman's office at Camp Nou, Rosell touched the leather sofa beside him and looked at everything in front of him.
He had longed to sit here, and he didn't know how many things he had to do to achieve this goal.
But now, when he actually sat here, he found himself facing crisis after crisis. There was no one around him whom he could trust. He became completely alone.
He began to regret it!
Especially, I regret why I provoked Su Dong?
But where can we find medicine for regret in this world?
(End of this chapter)
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