Chapter 660: Going to Real Madrid, that's good!
The referee blew the whistle to end the game.
The scoreboard at Old Trafford showed the final result of this peak showdown.
1-2, Manchester United was reversed by Bayern at home!
This result made the more than 70,000 fans at the scene feel helpless.
In fact, Manchester United played better in the second half, especially in the last twenty minutes of the game. After Ferguson replaced Rooney with Scholes, Manchester United's offense improved greatly and they directly formed an siege on Bayern.
But at the critical moment, the old man Heynckes resolutely gave up his face and adopted a defensive tactic. Bayern even almost caused Manchester United to lose goals twice in counterattacks, and both counterattacks came from Su Dong.
The first was an opportunity created by Su Dong when he counterattacked with the ball, but when he passed the ball to Robben in the penalty area, the Dutchman's shot was saved by Van der Sar. The second was a free kick opportunity created by Ribery in the frontcourt when he counterattacked. Su Dong took the penalty himself, but Van der Sar saved this sure goal as if with divine help.
It can be said that the two teams played very excitingly and fiercely in this focus match.
However, two central defender errors by Manchester United in the first half ruined the Red Devils' home advantage and also brought huge challenges to the away team.
It's not that there is no chance, it's just very difficult.
In this key battle, Bayern showed stronger overall strength.
Be it offense, midfield or defense, they are not inferior to Manchester United at all. In fact, they are better than Manchester United in offense and midfield. They are just not as good as Manchester United in defense. However, it is precisely the defensive mistakes that caused Manchester United to concede goals.
Sometimes, that's just how football is and you just have to accept it.
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After the whistle sounded, Su Dong celebrated with his teammates around him for a while, and then walked straight to Ronnie in the middle of the court.
He stretched out his right hand and embraced his old friend.
Ronnie guessed it was Su Dong without looking back, because only Su Dong dared to treat him like this.
"What a shameful loss!" Ronnie sighed and shook his head in frustration.
Su Dong could understand that apart from scoring goals, Ronnie's performance was not ideal for most of the game.
How to say it?
He just wasn't in his best position.
When they first met, Su Dong was amazed by Ronnie's footwork, but gradually, as his own strength improved and his experience grew, he began to find that among top stars, Ronnie's skills were actually very average.
To put it in a more vivid way, he can handle the game with ease in the Champions League group stage and the round of 16 knockout stage, but in the quarterfinals or semi-finals, when the game intensity is at the highest level, his disadvantages in stopping the ball, dribbling and getting rid of the ball will be fully exposed.
So why is he able to perform so well?
Because Ferguson's use of him in the past was able to bring out his strengths, which is speed, and his shooting level has also improved by leaps and bounds in recent years, so his scoring ability has skyrocketed.
Watching Ronnie play football, no matter when, the best parts of his performance are based on speed and explosiveness, including dribbling and making sudden attacks from behind.
But these all require space.
If Ronnie was pushed to the center position, the opponent would not be able to give him such a large space to handle the ball and then attack, so his disadvantages in stopping the ball, dribbling and getting rid of the ball would be immediately exposed.
This is why he always says that he is not good at playing center forward.
Everyone has their own areas of expertise, Ronnie is like this, isn’t it the same for Messi?
Aren’t his heading and physical weaknesses, as well as his speed, all disadvantages?
Robben is very good at breaking through and dribbling past opponents, right?
But is he good at getting rid of and dribbling? Ribery is just the opposite of Robben. He is not good at strong dribbling or strong breakthrough, but he is good at dribbling with small steps and stopping the ball. He is also good at cutting inside, crossing, splitting, through ball, and large-scale transfer.
Not everyone is like Su Dong, who has a system to become a football king, and can keep improving even in his twenties, and can train every attribute to the extreme, thus making himself extremely comprehensive and versatile.
The key is to give full play to one's own advantages and cover up one's own disadvantages. This is the role of team tactics.
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"Are you really planning to leave?" Su Dong asked softly.
Ronnie did not answer directly, but looked ahead. Manchester United players were walking off the field, and his eyes naturally fell on Rooney.
This is something that is difficult to explain clearly.
Rooney is a household registration booklet, which gives him a unique advantage. In this regard, even Ronnie finds it difficult to compete with him.
No team, no matter how globalized it is, can ignore its local fans, as they are its foundation.
So, Manchester United can sell Rooney, but will not give up Rooney.
"Going to Real Madrid is good!" Su Dong sighed.
Ronnie smiled and said, "What about you? Do you really want to win three consecutive championships with Bayern?"
Su Dong nodded, "This is my goal, and it's also my way of proving my worth."
Many people would argue that was it Bayern that made Su Dong famous, or was it Su Dong that made Bayern famous?
But in fact, neither Su Dong, nor Bayern's management and coaching staff, or even people who are familiar with professional football, would ask such a question.
It’s like, no one would ask whether Maradona became the king of football because he helped Argentina win the World Cup?
Most people who ask this question are because they have overlooked the most essential thing: strength!
It's not that Argentina won the World Cup and Maradona is the king of football. On the contrary, it's because Maradona has the qualities of a king of football and possesses strength that exceeds all the players at the time that he was able to lead Argentina to win the World Cup.
Argentina won the World Cup because Maradona had the king-level strength that surpassed all players at the time and could even single-handedly challenge all team's defenses.
Bayern has the strength, but whether it has the strength to challenge for the Champions League title is debatable.
At least from the current perspective, without Su Dong, any star in the Bayern team, including Robben and Ribery, would find it difficult to break through a defense of Manchester United's level, so Bayern can only be at the semi-final level at best, and even if they are not careful or have less luck, they may stop at the quarterfinals.
But the arrival of Su Dong allowed Bayern to steadily advance to the semi-finals, the finals, and even win the championship.
Because Su Dong is the kind of player who can blow up the opponent's entire defense line by himself.
It was as if he had broken through Manchester United's defence tonight.
And all this is based on the strength of Su Dong.
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"In the future, I mean, when you achieve the three consecutive championships you want at Bayern, is it possible for us to be teammates again?"
Ronnie suddenly looked at Su Dong and asked with concern.
Su Dong smiled, shook his head and said: "No matter which team it is, even Real Madrid and Barcelona, if they have players of your and Messi's level, they don't need Su Dong anymore."
Ronnie felt a little disappointed when he heard this, but he was secretly relieved.
Su Dong is right. In today's world football, the only superstars who have the ability to break through the opponent's entire defense line are Su Dong, Ronaldo and Messi. Kaka also had one, but it is uncertain now.
In this case, they are all core players that any team dreams of, and it is undoubtedly irrational to choose to go to the same club.
Even more, if there really is a rich team that puts Su Dong, Ronaldo and Messi in the same team, will the three of them still achieve such results?
No, only one person will stand out, and the other two will only be at the level of Ribery and Robben now.
And the person who stands out is most likely Su Dong.
So, to some extent, Ronnie does not want Su Dong to go to Real Madrid, but he is very eager to fight side by side with Su Dong again. This should be his biggest contradiction now.
But at his age and level, he won't act on emotion.
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There were some topics that the two of them had a tacit understanding about and were unwilling to talk about, but they talked a lot about football.
Ronnie also has his own team, but it is not as famous as Su Dong's team. He has been practicing shooting and free kicks diligently recently because these two skills require long-term development.
This is even more true in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union.
Professional players are very different from people in other industries in that when their bodies reach their peak, they can maintain that performance for a while, but will soon begin to decline, so they need to be prepared for the transition in advance.
For example, when your speed and explosiveness slow down and your impact is not strong, how can you play? Many people think it is at the age of 30, but Nuno Cruz clearly told Su Dong that generally after the age of 26, speed and explosiveness will decline, but the speed is different.
Also, as he gets older, his physical fitness will surely decline. When that time comes, Su Dong will not be able to run like he does now, and he may not have as many opportunities as he does now. How will he play? As he gets older, his muscle strength weakens, and his movements become less sensitive. Especially after a series of movements, he is prone to fatigue. How will he play at this time? Su Dong said that he has begun to reduce the amount of training appropriately, focusing on maintaining his strength. At the same time, he is also strengthening other aspects of training. For example, through various training, he has improved his ability to handle the ball with different parts of his body in different environments, different positions, and facing balls from different directions, as well as his ability to perform a series of offensive movements.
In addition, Ronnie is also taking shots and free kicks. Su Dong also often watches game analysis, especially the analysis of his own game videos, to improve his insight into offensive opportunities in the game.
For example, in terms of shooting, Nuno Cruz suggested that Sudong should reduce the kind of powerful shots like Batistuta's.
This type of shot is full of violent aesthetics and is also Su Dong's famous skill. He is still proficient in it now, but as he gets older, Su Dong will definitely not be able to play like this anymore, so he has to change and transform in advance.
A player's career planning must be forward-looking. Su Dong will be 25 years old in September. There is no doubt that he is at the peak of his physical condition, skills, experience, etc., but precisely because of this, he needs to prepare for a rainy day.
So did Ronnie.
Once upon a time, Ronnie was Su Dong's guide, and it was he who brought Su Dong into professional football.
But now, Su Dong has already walked ahead of Ronnie, so he is also generous in giving help in every way he can.
But there is one thing Su Dong is sure of, that is, if Ronaldo goes to Real Madrid, he will not go.
Because he knew that if he also went to Real Madrid, it might be okay in the short term, but in the long run, he might lose his friend Ronnie.
He doesn't want this.
Real Madrid is not worth it.
(End of this chapter)
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