Chapter 546 545 The Freeloader Duo
Bayern eventually beat Cottbus 6-0.
Su Dong scored a goal, Klose performed a hat trick, Modric and Van Bommel scored goals one after another before the end of the game, which allowed Bayern to score six goals in just about half an hour in the second half, staging an offensive storm.
After the game, the German media gave warm applause to Su Dong.
Kicker magazine stated that Su Dong's appearance completely changed the outcome of the game.
"Although he only had one assist and one goal, it was from the moment he came on as a substitute that Bayern launched a wave of offensive attacks."
Kicker magazine also interviewed Bayern's head coach Heynckes, who also believed that Su Dong is currently the most important and indispensable player in the team.
"The comprehensiveness of a player's skills determines the richness of his tactical role."
"For a player like Su Dong, defenders always have a headache because he is so comprehensive that they don't know how to defend and freeze him. This is a common problem for all defenders in the world."
Heynckes did not hide his support and trust for his favorite player, saying that Su Dong is the strongest player in the world football today, which is beyond doubt. "We all believe that he will lead the team to the peak of glory."
Bild also interviewed many players in the Bayern locker room after the game, and most of them believed that Sudong's appearance was the turning point of the game.
According to an analysis by an authoritative German newspaper, many people had previously worried that Bayern's offensive firepower would decline significantly after losing Robben, but now it seems that there is no problem in this regard at all, because Bayern has scored ten goals and conceded only one goal in the last two games.
"With seven consecutive wins, Bayern has made the best league start in history!"
Bild believes that Su Dong is a crucial factor in Bayern's unstoppable success.
If there was any doubt before, there was no doubt about it after watching the game against Cottbus.
Without Su Dong, Bayern's play in the first half was all talk and no action. They had the momentum to attack but failed to convert it into goals. The double striker combination of Klose and Podolski was really unsatisfactory.
"But this situation changed completely after Su Dong came on as a substitute."
Bild compared the changes in Klose's data before and after Su Dong came on the court, and believed that the improvement in the German striker's goal efficiency was actually due to the reduction in defensive pressure. In other words, after Su Dong came on the court, he shared most of the defensive pressure, allowing Klose to engage in offense more easily and gain more space.
Klose himself also said in an interview that Su Dong helped him a lot after he came on the court.
"When all the defensive players focus on him, the players around him will naturally have more space to move, which is more conducive to our performance."
Klose's words are also considered to be a proof of Su Dong's role, especially in the Bayern locker room, everyone still recognizes Su Dong very much and is also very dependent on him.
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In addition to Su Dong and Klose who performed a hat trick, another player who received high praise was the 17-year-old young player Toni Kroos.
Toni Kroos, born on January 4, 1990, is the first post-90s player to play in the Bundesliga. He is also a talented midfielder who is highly regarded by the German football world. In an interview with the media before the game, Heynckes revealed his love for the 17-year-old player and even believed that he will be the No. 10 jersey for Bayern and the German national team in the future.
In this game, Toni Kroos' debut was quite amazing. In addition to assisting Su Dong to score, he also assisted Klose to score twice. This put Toni Kroos in the spotlight after the game and received strong attention from the entire German football world and even the European football world.
Who doesn't love talented rookies these days? Heynckes spoke highly of Toni Kroos' performance after the game, saying that his debut was perfect and that he had great expectations for the future, especially because he was very calm during the game and had the demeanor of a great general, which was very rare.
But the German coach also said that Toni Kroos still has a long way to go and needs to continue to improve himself.
Toni Kroos himself said that he is not considering anything else now, he just wants to get more opportunities to play and train.
In the interview, the German rookie revealed two details from the game. One was what Su Dong said confidently before going on the court to relieve his pressure. The other was that during the game, Su Dong told him to take the ball more and he would draw the defense's attention for him.
Toni Kroos said that his hat-trick of assists in his debut was inseparable from the help of Su Dong.
"When he stood in front of me, I felt really safe. He is a very special star."
The German media also reversed the course of the game and found that Toni Kroos made three assists and Su Dong diverted the attention of the defensive players for him, which meant that when Toni Kroos got the ball, he was not under much defensive pressure.
"He is helping Toni Kroos grow, just like he helped David Silva in Valencia and Messi in Barcelona!"
The German media was extremely excited and the German fans were even more grateful.
You know, no one realized anything back then, but now, looking back, which of the players brought out by Su Dong is not a star?
Pepe in Portugal is not to be mentioned. David Silva of Valencia is now the most sought-after midfielder in European football. Iniesta and Messi of Barcelona are both world-class superstars. Which of these players is not closely related to Su Dong? So much so that when Su Dong took the initiative to promote Toni Kroos, the young German midfielder was very excited. The German media and fans were also very excited and grateful, believing that Su Dong was cultivating the future midfield core for German football.
And the fact also proves that Su Dong has done quite well in this regard. Toni Kroos assisted a hat trick in his debut. How many rookies can reach such a high level as soon as they debut? In an interview with the media, Beckenbauer welcomed and thanked Su Dong for this move, but at the same time reminded Toni Kroos that although there is a good start, it still needs to continue to persevere.
"Although Su Dong is only 23 years old, he has many qualities that other professional players can learn from. I hope Toni Kroos can learn from Su Dong, improve himself as soon as possible and take on the responsibility."
Hoeness also expressed his expectations for Toni Kroos' future and expressed his gratitude to Su Dong.
"Yes, after Makaay left, our No. 10 jersey was vacant. We originally had some opinions internally and wanted to give the No. 10 jersey to Toni Kroos, but Heynckes and I both agreed that now is not the right time. We hope that he can improve himself faster and make himself worthy of this jersey."
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The next day, Sebena Street.
Bayern players were undergoing recovery training, but many German media and fans heard the news and came.
The players' training did not involve much high-intensity or technical and tactical drills, so the media and fans were allowed to watch the entire process.
The relaxed atmosphere brought by the winning streak made Bayern's players look particularly relaxed. From time to time, someone would come up with a difficult move that caused the media and fans to exclaim in surprise.
After the training, Bayern accepted the media's application and arranged for Su Dong and Toni Kroos to be interviewed together.
Regarding the outside comments, Su Dong said that he had seen them, but did not agree with them.
"We are friends, and more importantly, teammates fighting side by side, nothing else!"
Su Dong gives Toni Kroos enough respect.
Regarding the outside world's enthusiasm for Toni Kroos, Su Dong said it is too early.
"As everyone knows, I came from Sporting Lisbon in the Portuguese Super League. I have had many talented teammates around me, but unfortunately, most of them failed to meet expectations. This is caused by many factors, but the most important one is the players' own efforts."
Su Dong said that at this stage, we should deal with Toni Kroos more rationally and not act rashly.
"He is indeed extremely talented, but I think he is still very immature and needs to continue to grow and improve. This is what he should do most at this stage. If you really love him and hope that he can succeed, then you should try to create a relaxed environment for him to grow and not let him always be in the limelight."
After finishing speaking, Su Dong habitually reached out and touched Toni Kroos' head affectionately, "I believe that as long as he continues to work hard, his future will definitely be the best midfielder in the Bundesliga, Europe, and even the world."
Toni Kroos was a little flattered to hear Su Dong's high evaluation of him, especially when he felt the encouragement from Su Dong's affectionate touch on his head, he felt very grateful.
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It has to be said that Toni Kroos is a precocious child.
After the two of them were interviewed together, he took the initiative to get close to Su Dong, and together with Marcelo and Modric, he always stayed around Su Dong. He could even endure the gym that many people resisted.
On the contrary, Marcelo always has to be supervised by Su Dong personally.
Even though they have tasted the sweetness, they still try to be sneaky from time to time and try to be lazy.
Different personalities lead to different playing styles. Marcelo obviously plays more fluidly and spiritually, while Toni Kroos seems very stable and has a precocious style of play.
This is not necessarily a good thing. After all, young players have little say in the team and are more often treated by the head coach as universal plugs that can be plugged wherever needed. Therefore, many young players are constantly changing their positions.
It is not necessarily a good thing for someone like Toni Kroos to mature and become stereotyped too early.
But Heynckes respects and appreciates him very much, and I believe this is also a good thing for Toni Kroos.
As for Marcelo, this guy is really shameless, especially after he became familiar with Su Dong. He was good at observing people's words and expressions and guessed Su Dong's character. He and Pepe formed the Grinwald freeloader duo and would go to Su Dong's house whenever they had time.
Su Dong didn't care too much. As long as Marcelo played seriously and didn't affect Su Dong's plans, he would be happy to have such a lively guy around him.
(End of this chapter)
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