Chapter 521 Kahn's Successor
Bayern suffered a major blow after being eliminated by AC Milan.
In the subsequent Bundesliga, the team lost 0-2 to Stuttgart away.
Su Dong started playing for Bayern from the 19th round, and Bayern then won ten consecutive games. But this time, he really couldn't save Bayern because the whole team performed quite poorly.
The opponent scored two goals in less than twenty minutes after the start of the game, and Su Dong did not receive any support in the frontcourt.
It is obvious that after being eliminated by AC Milan, Bayern suffered a huge blow.
This is also the first time that Su Dong has not scored a goal since playing for Bayern.
Su Dong expressed his understanding of the result, but he also reminded his teammates.
"We don't have much time left to lick our wounds. We should get out of this predicament as soon as possible!"
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A week later, in the 30th round of the Bundesliga, Bayern faced Leverkusen at home.
After a week of adjustment and recovery, Bayern players gradually began to come out of the shadows, but Sagnol's injury was still a big blow to Bayern, which caused problems in the team's right-wing attack.
Leverkusen goalkeeper Adler also performed very well in this game, blocking high and low shots, saving many of Bayer's shots and ensuring that the Bayer's goal was not lost.
But in the 30th minute, Bayern finally broke through the goal of Bayer Leverkusen.
Salihamidzic made a lob pass from the right, and Sudon shot from close range on the right side of the penalty area and hit the far corner, scoring the first goal for Bayern.
Van Bommel then scored another goal.
But Leverkusen seized the opportunity of the Bayern central defender's mistake in the second half, and after a cross from the flank, Voronin shot into the goal in the small penalty area.
In the end, Bayern defeated Leverkusen 2-1.
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After the game, Su Dong, as a representative of Bayern's players, attended the post-match press conference and answered questions from media reporters.
This was also the first time that Su Dong participated in a post-match press conference, and he was warmly welcomed by media reporters.
In response to questions about the team, Sudon said that Bayern currently has no problems and he believes that the team has emerged from its difficulties.
"We will win the Bundesliga championship, there is no doubt about that!" Su Dong said without allowing any room for rebuttal.
In addition to Bayern's own problems, the media also paid attention to a point that Su Dong himself did not notice.
That is, when playing against Schalke 04, Su Dong took the initiative to find Neuer to exchange jerseys, but when playing against Leverkusen tonight, Su Dong did not find Adler who also performed well to exchange jerseys. Does this mean that Su Dong is more optimistic about Neuer?
Su Dong laughed when he heard this and did not fall into the pit dug for him by the media.
As Kahn gets older, who can succeed him has become the focus of attention in German football.
It can be said that the greater Kahn's achievements are, the more anxious and panicked the Germans are now.
Rensing, Neuer and Adler are the new generation of goalkeepers born in 1984, 1985 and 1986 respectively. They are all very strong. Unlike the latter two, Rensing is not a starter yet, but he is on the highest platform.
Neuer and Adler are the main goalkeepers of Schalke 04 and Leverkusen respectively.
Of course, before them, there was another bigger favorite, that is Hildebrand who plays for Stuttgart.
Veteran Lehmann is also unwilling to step down easily. He has been fighting with Kahn for his whole life. After finally defeating Kahn, he must take the opportunity to take over and satisfy his desire to be the number one goalkeeper. It can be said that the topic of Kahn's successor is the most popular and controversial in German football now.
Su Dong is not stupid and he will definitely not get involved.
He said with a smile that he wanted to exchange jerseys with Adler because he performed very well tonight, but he was intercepted in the middle and his jersey was exchanged.
"Next time, definitely next time." Su Dong promised with a smile.
When the German media was more straightforward and asked Su Dong directly who he thought was better between Adler and Neuer, Su Dong said that he was a forward and was not familiar with goalkeepers.
Forced by the media, Su Dong commented on the two goalkeepers.
He believes that Adler's greatest characteristic is stability. He is currently one of the most stable goalkeepers in the Bundesliga, and he has conceded very few or even no goals from opponents' long-range shots so far this season, which is remarkable. However, he does not have a good grasp of the timing of his attacks, which needs to be improved.
As for Neuer, Su Dong believes that he has a better physique and a wider control range. The so-called control range is not just limited to attacking, but also because of the wide control range, Neuer, who is not strong enough at this stage, will often make mistakes. This is what he needs to further improve in the future.
It can be said that the two young goalkeepers who are currently most anticipated by German fans have both advantages and disadvantages in Su Dong's mouth. He tries to treat them equally without obvious bias, which makes the media on the scene feel bored.
But if you dig deeper into Su Dong's words, it is not difficult to see his bias.
To put it simply, Neuer is more in line with the football trend in the next few years. He has a large control range, good footwork and excellent physique, which makes his overall talent ceiling very high. Adler, in contrast, is more traditional. He is young, mature and looks very mature, but his ceiling is just that.
Not to mention, what Su Dong never mentioned was the personalities of the two players.
Character determines destiny, Su Dong believes this sentence more and more.
You can be silent, but you can never be weak, especially as a professional player.
Both teams conceded two goals. After the game against Bayern, Adler said in an interview with reporters that conceding the goals made him feel very uncomfortable. He felt that he had not done well enough and had let his teammates down.
What about Neuer? This heartless guy said in an interview with the media after the loss to Bayern: "Let the past be the past. After this situation, I don't need anyone's comfort. I know it was me who caused the team to lose points."
As an ordinary person, Adler is a very good person, but as a professional player, especially a goalkeeper standing alone in front of the goal, Neuer is obviously stronger and more confident.
Whether it is a central defender or a goalkeeper, all defensive players grew up amidst being scolded.
As elegant as Nesta is, that was only after he became a top central defender. Wasn't he also abused by others during his growth process? So many people say that defenders and goalkeepers have to make mistakes constantly and grow through mistakes.
At this time, the character of the players becomes particularly important. Only heartless guys like Neuer, Lucio and Pepe, after losing the game, losing points, and making major mistakes, they still act as if nothing happened and continue to eat, drink and have fun as usual. This is actually better. It is not a good thing to care too much about your mistakes and be unable to get over them.
This is also the reason why Su Dong took the initiative to exchange jerseys with Neuer after playing against Schalke 04.
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In the 31st round of the Bundesliga, Bayern will host Hamburg at home.
Although Hamburg is no longer the Peking University king it once was, the matchup between the two teams is still very eye-catching.
In the end, Bayern defeated Hamburg 3-2 thanks to Sudong's two goals.
The defensive problems were still very obvious, which made Heynckes, who had been coaching the team for several months, very dissatisfied.
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On Wednesday, after finishing training, Su Dong flew to Milan, Italy, to watch the second leg of the Champions League semi-final.
Manchester United shined in the quarter-finals. After losing 1-2 to Roma away, they beat the Italian Red Wolves 7-1 at home. This big victory shocked the entire European football world.
Later, in the first leg of the semi-finals, Manchester United defeated AC Milan 3-1 at home, giving the Rossoneri an away goal, but Kaka's goal also left the suspense to the second leg.
As expected, after returning to San Siro, AC Milan launched a fierce attack at the start of the game.
Kaka scored the first goal for AC Milan in the 11th minute with an assist from Seedorf.
In the 30th minute, Seedorf scored again.
In half an hour, AC Milan scored two goals in a row and successfully reversed the score.
The game began to enter a stalemate.
Su Dong clearly saw that the joining of Hargreaves and the double defensive midfielder formed with Carrick made Manchester United's midfield defense more solid and better, which allowed Scholes to devote more effort to passing and attacking.
The game entered the second half and Manchester United still showed no improvement.
In the 77th minute, Ferguson replaced O'Shea with Saha to strengthen the attack.
Saha's characteristic is that he receives the ball with his back to the goal, which is very unique.
In the 83rd minute, Saha took the ball with his back and passed it to Scholes. Cristiano Ronaldo cut into the penalty area from the right, received the pass from Scholes, and pushed the ball from the right side of the penalty area, breaking through AC Milan's goal.
From the start to the goal, Jankulovski couldn't keep up with Ronnie's speed throughout the whole process!
This made Su Dong in the stands very excited.
He knew that Ronnie had finally found the characteristics that best suited him! …
Manchester United eventually lost to AC Milan 1-2, but thanks to Ronnie's goal, they defeated AC Milan 4-3 on aggregate and successfully advanced to the Champions League final.
In the other half, Chelsea defeated Liverpool 1-0 at home in the first leg of the semi-final. The Reds successfully equalized the score at Anfield with Agger's goal.
In the penalty shootout, Liverpool defeated Chelsea 4-1 and successfully entered the final.
It is worth mentioning that Robben missed the penalty and goalkeeper Cech's performance was not ideal.
Since fracturing his skull in the match against Reading last October, Cech's performance has plummeted, which makes Su Dong feel very sorry, because Cech used to be such an excellent goalkeeper!
Robben missed the penalty, Chelsea was eliminated and missed the Champions League, which also made the Dutchman drift further and further away from Chelsea.
This season's Champions League final will be between Manchester United and Liverpool, a showdown between two Premier League giants, which is undoubtedly quite interesting, especially since these two teams are the teams with the deepest grudges and the longest history in the Premier League.
After watching the game, Su Dong immediately flew back to Munich from Milan, but on the way back, he sent a congratulatory text message to Ronnie, asking him to keep up the good work and strive to win the Champions League.
Ronaldo has performed so well this season. If he really wins the Champions League, his career will definitely take a big step forward and he may even have a chance to win the FIFA World Player of the Year and the Ballon d'Or.
(End of this chapter)
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