Chapter 794: Zidane Possessed by Maradona’s Spirit
Mohamed Sissoko is an old acquaintance of the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe.
The two were teammates in Valencia, and they had a common identity at that time: rookies.
Su Dong came to Valencia with a halo, and so did Mohamed Sissoko.
The only difference is that Sudong was introduced as the main center forward, while Sissoko was the substitute for Albelda and Baraja, which resulted in different status of the two in the team. In addition, due to the barriers in language and living habits, they did not have much contact with each other, unlike Sudong who was as close to Aimar, David Silva, Vicente and others.
After Valencia won the Champions League, their situations changed dramatically.
After winning the championship, Su Dong transferred to the wealthy team Barcelona. His value skyrocketed overnight. He has become a leader of the younger generation in European football and is favored by thousands of people. Sissoko continues to stay in Valencia and continue to be his substitute.
Although he later transferred to Liverpool coached by Benítez, Sissoko never met the expectations of the outside world.
Benítez thought he could be a defensive midfielder like Vieira, but he couldn't.
During the winter break of 2008, Sissoko transferred to Juventus, but he still failed to take the lead here.
Even in the Bianconeri, there are outstanding players like Felipe Melo and Marchisio, which makes it difficult for Sissoko to compete with them, resulting in a continuous decrease in the number of appearances.
This time, Juventus faced Manchester City. When Del Neri wanted Mohamed Sissoko to talk about his former teammate Sudong before the game, he was unable to say anything for a while.
He found that he had very few and vague impressions of Su Dong. All that was left was some one-sided information he had received from the media and some middlemen over the years, which ultimately came down to two words.
Awesome pen!
He first led Barcelona to a historic defense of the Champions League, then led Bayern to a miraculous three consecutive titles, and now has moved to Manchester City.
Looking at Su Dong's resume after leaving Valencia and his footprints in European football, I can't think of any other adjective except "awesome".
Sissoko even heard from his friends that after hearing that Sudon joined Manchester City, Benítez still sighed for the Reds even though he had left Liverpool.
"Liverpool can take the Europa League off their season goals!"
Yes, Liverpool can also play in the Europa League, but with the presence of Manchester City, Liverpool may have no chance.
Because Manchester City has Su Dong! Although the outside world has mixed reviews on Benítez, Mohamed Sissoko still recognizes his coaching ability and vision. If even Benítez says so, it can only prove that Su Dong is indeed Manchester City's most core competitiveness.
Subsequently, both the Premier League and the Europa League confirmed Benítez's point of view.
Sissoko knows that Sudon is great. He has always known it, since his time in Valencia.
But why is Su Dong so awesome? How is he so awesome?
He actually doesn't have too many concepts or impressions.
Until tonight's Europa League match, until the 42nd minute, after Sudon retreated deep to receive David Silva's pass, Mohamed Sissoko immediately approached him from behind and tried to lean on him with his body.
Sissoko has very strong confidence in his body.
In fact, everyone's evaluation of him is the same, that is, he has an excellent physique.
He was sure that with him leaning on him, even if Su Dong could get the ball, he would not be able to turn around as he wished.
But what surprised him was that as soon as he leaned on Su Dong, he felt a huge force coming at him, as if the whole mountain was collapsing towards him, making him feel an unparalleled sense of weakness, and he stepped back involuntarily.
Su Dong stopped the ball, leaned back and turned around. The whole action was done in one go, leaving no chance for Sissoko to breathe.
Marchisio ran over to double-team, but Sudon used his body to block the Italian midfielder.
One against two, while being double-teamed, Su Dong still dribbled the ball skillfully with his feet, giving no chance to the defensive players.
Chiellini saw that Su Dong was about to break through between the two defensive midfielders, so he chose to rush forward at the first opportunity, left his position, and rushed towards Su Dong.
Deep in the encirclement, Su Dong looked very confident, without any sign of fear.
Before Chiellini could get close, Su Dong took the lead and sent a light pass.
The ball passed by Chiellini and fell to the right side of the penalty area. Sanchez shook off De Cegli and rushed to the right side of the small penalty area at the fastest speed. After receiving the ball, he calmly shot the ball and scored another goal for Manchester City.
The referee's whistle suddenly sounded, indicating that the goal was valid!
"reverse!!!!!!"
The entire Etihad Stadium was completely boiling!
All Manchester City fans were cheering wildly.
Sanchez, Sudon and all the Manchester City players rushed to the sidelines to celebrate, leaving Sissoko and the Juventus players dumbfounded on the field, unable to understand why he passed the ball despite being surrounded by three people. "We have to say that Sudon is really comprehensive."
"Look at the goal just now, he dropped deep, playing a role similar to a traditional number 10, and then after getting the ball, under Sissoko's close pressure, he turned around.
"Juventus's defense against him was very tight. Both defensive midfielders came to double-team him, but Sudon's footwork was so good and his ball control ability was superb that he didn't lose the ball. This forced Chiellini to leave his defensive area."
"Su Dong's pass was very clever, as if he had been waiting for Chiellini to steal the ball. This was the biggest blow to the opponents, because they found that they had no way to deal with Su Dong. It was like being stripped naked, with no secrets at all."
"Just now, for a moment, Su Dong gave me the feeling of Maradona. No, it was like Zidane possessed by Maradona's soul!"
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The first half ended with Manchester City defeating Juventus 2-1.
During the half-time break, Guardiola affirmed the team's performance in the first half, and also gave instructions, asking the team to continue to strengthen the attack on both flanks in the second half, especially De Cegli on the left of Juventus.
"I found that he was close to collapse!"
This is a very cruel thing.
De Cegli's strength really couldn't keep up with the intensity and rhythm of the game. He became the weak link in Juventus' defense, and Manchester City had to attack his side, even to the death, completely crippling, blowing him up, and making him collapse.
Even if he completely collapses, Manchester City will not hold back and will just keep fighting!
This is a war, a very cruel war! …
After the second half, Manchester City continued to implement Guardiola's strategy and continued to attack the flanks, especially the right.
After the opening, Juventus tried to counterattack and created a shooting opportunity, but it was saved by Joe Hart, and the subsequent corner kick was headed high by Chiellini.
Manchester City gradually stabilized its position, controlled the ball and the tempo, organized patiently and looked for opportunities.
Whether attacking or counterattacking, Manchester City basically attacked the right side where Sanchez was, repeatedly pressing De Cegli's side and frequently creating threats, making Juventus's goal very nervous.
But in the 64th minute, the Zebras' quick counterattack was intercepted by Manchester City just after crossing the center line.
After successfully stealing the ball, Manchester City passed it to Sanchez, who launched a counterattack from the right again and attracted Juventus' first wave of players returning to defense.
But after reaching the frontcourt, the ball was quickly transferred. David Silva made a diagonal pass to the feet of Adam Johnson who was unguarded on the left side. The English winger drove straight into the game with the ball. When facing Grygera's defense on the left, he relied on his speed to break through and passed the ball from the bottom line to the front point.
Su Dong quickly inserted and headed the ball from close range, overpowering Bonucci and blasting the ball into the Juventus goal.
Three to one!
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"
“The crucial goal that sealed the victory!”
"In the 64th minute, Su Dong received a cross from Adam Johnson on the left and headed the ball into the goal from close range, scoring another goal for Manchester City and basically securing the game."
"3 to 1, Juventus is doomed to fail!"
After Su Dong scored the goal, he ran over excitedly, hugged Adam Johnson, and raised Adam Johnson's hand high to the Manchester City fans in the stadium, as if to tell them that he was the number one contributor to the goal.
Adam Johnson was also extremely excited and laughed very loudly, especially when he heard the fans in the stadium shouting his name. He seemed intoxicated and obviously addicted to this feeling.
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Del Neri immediately made a substitution, replacing De Cegli with Motta.
Obviously, he was well aware that this would be another charge for which he would be bombarded by the Italian media after the game.
Although Su Dong's performance was outstanding, the key to this game still lies on the two wings.
De Cegli became the weakest link in Juventus' defense. He had no way to stop Sanchez, allowing the Chilean winger to break through on the right again and again as if he was in an empty space.
For the third goal, Juventus became a frightened bird. Seeing Manchester City was going to attack on the right, they immediately pressed their defense over, which left Adam Johnson's side empty, resulting in the goal conceded.
1 to 3, Juventus is definitely doomed to lose!
Del Neri made continuous substitutions in an attempt to turn the situation around, but unfortunately, Manchester City did not give him such an opportunity.
Even until the end of the game, Manchester City maintained the score of 3 to 1.
Throughout the game, Manchester City possessed the ball for 71 percent of the time.
Juventus suffered a complete and utter defeat at the Etihad Stadium.
Mohamed Sissoko lost the game and was very disappointed.
Su Dong walked up to Sissoko before Juventus left the field.
(End of this chapter)
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