Chapter 883 Achievement of Triple Crown
When Sudong pushed Otamendi away and headed straight for the penalty area with the ball, everyone in the stadium was basically certain that no one could stop Sudong from threatening Porto's goal again.
Porto goalkeeper Elton stood inside the penalty area, hesitating whether to attack or not? He attacked just now, but was fooled by Su Dong. What about now?
But at the moment he hesitated, he saw Su Dong, who had just rushed into the top of the arc and had not even rushed into the penalty area, suddenly shot without thinking.
The ball flew straight towards the goal like a cannonball at lightning speed.
By the time Elton reacted and was about to make a save, he felt a gust of wind passing by him.
It’s too late!
This thought suddenly popped into his mind.
The ball goes in!
The Brazilian goalkeeper was completely stunned.
He never expected that Su Dong's kick would be so decisive and powerful. What's more terrifying is that with such great force and such a fast speed, he was still able to get the best angle. What a terrifying shooting skill!
Elton stood there in a daze. From beginning to end, he didn't even have time to react.
A feeling of despair quickly took over his entire body, making him feel as if he was falling into an ice cellar.
Two one-on-one chances, both scored! …
After Su Dong scored a goal, he ran out of the stadium excitedly, shouting all the way, calling on his teammates to come over to celebrate, and also calling on the fans in the stands to shout louder and more passionately.
"Manchester City's attack was very fluid tonight."
"Porto failed to suppress Manchester City's midfield, which allowed Manchester City to control the situation and the ball very easily."
"We can't understand why Villas-Boas adopted such a tactical style. We can only say that from the beginning to now, Manchester City has suppressed Porto both in tactics and in player performance."
"It's obvious that Manchester City played to their strengths and their passing and possession advantages."
"Two to zero, the current situation is quite unfavorable for Porto."
"Su Dong scored two solo goals, proving his calmness and stability at critical moments, helping Manchester City take a two-goal lead."
"If Porto can't come up with a more effective solution, then tonight's final may be dominated by Manchester City."
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In the stands, like all Manchester City fans, De Bruyne and Courtois stood up excitedly and applauded loudly for Su Dong's goal, especially Courtois, who was obviously more excited.
"That's amazing!" Courtois praised wholeheartedly.
This surprised De Bruyne, who was standing beside him. Was this the talented goalkeeper Courtois he knew, who was arrogant and looked down on everyone? "If you were to defend this ball, would you be able to do it?" De Bruyne suddenly asked with a curious smile.
Courtois really thought about it seriously for a while, shook his head and said: "I guess it's difficult."
"Is it difficult to save?" De Bruyne felt strange, as the ball didn't seem very tricky.
Courtois thought for a while and said: "Before Su Dong shot, it seemed that he would dribble the ball into the penalty area, and the goalkeeper had always judged this way. But the problem was that the Porto goalkeeper obviously hesitated, and Su Dong seized this loophole and shot directly. He had a good grasp of the timing and was very decisive, but the most important thing was that his entire shooting action was too fast."
"From the moment he kicked the ball to the moment it went in, it was a quick swing of the leg, with enough power and a good angle. The ball was so fast that after the goalkeeper reacted, it was too late for him to save the ball. This was the most despairing thing."
When he said this, Courtois looked at De Bruyne and found that he was confused. He could only shake his head and smile bitterly.
"To put it simply, facing Su Dong, there can be no mistakes, but which goalkeeper can be without mistakes? Especially when dealing with such sudden changes on the field, who would have thought that the defense would suddenly lose the ball? Who would have thought that Otamendi would be directly knocked away?"
De Bruyne understood now.
It is indeed very difficult not to make any mistakes in such an unexpected situation.
"Su Dong is really strong!" De Bruyne said with conviction.
They are all young players, all talented young players. They used to be somewhat arrogant, thinking that if others can do it, they can do it too. But after actually watching the game live, they will find that let alone compared with players of Su Dong's level, even compared with David Silva, Toni Kroos and Busquets, they are inevitably inferior.
Even midfielders like Moutinho and Thiago are strong and have extraordinary potential.
The reason why De Bruyne is willing to return to Genk in Belgium to play for another season is that with his current strength, if he comes to Manchester City, it will be difficult for him to grab a position and he will have few opportunities to play. It is better for him to stay in Belgium and continue to level up.
Comparing yourself with others will only make you angry.
Toni Kroos was born in 1990 and Thiago was also born in 1991. One is one year older than De Bruyne and the other is only a few months older than De Bruyne. But now, one of them is Manchester City's main midfielder and the other is an important substitute.
De Bruyne himself feels that in front of them, he has nothing worth showing off. He can only continue to improve himself and strive for a chance to play for Manchester City in a year.
But Courtois decided the opposite.
"Are you really determined to stay?" De Bruyne asked with concern.
Courtois is actually still available.
Manchester City hopes he will stay and compete with Joe Hart and Given. The club does not even rule out the introduction of another strong goalkeeper this summer. However, if Courtois himself requests a loan, it is estimated that Manchester City is very likely to agree.
But Courtois chose to stay.
"Yes, I want to stay and train and play with the best striker in the world. For me, this is the best way to improve. As long as I can defend against Su Dong's shots, there is no goal in the world that I can't defend!" Courtois seemed full of confidence.
He has many shortcomings, but there is one thing that is most rare.
That is, he is always so confident, even to the point of being arrogant.
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Leading by two goals within eleven minutes was a devastating blow to Porto.
Boas also felt helpless about the team's start.
He now understands Ferguson's difficulties firsthand and knows why Ferguson chose not to send someone to mark Su Dong and not to tailor targeted defense for him in the FA Cup final.
When Porto puts too much defensive strength into Sudong, the overall defense will be weakened, especially the midfield defense, which is bound to lead to the team's midfield losing momentum. Manchester City will naturally control the midfield and the ball, thus forming an overwhelming advantage on the field.
After Manchester City's midfield has established an advantage, it will provide endless opportunities to teammates in front. With Su Dong's ability, plus the assistance of Di Maria and Sanchez on both flanks, scoring is only a matter of time.
Manchester United, like others, are unwilling to invest too much defensive resources in Su Dong, which will result in Su Dong gaining more freedom and space to play, thus disrupting Manchester United's defensive deployment.
This is a dilemma.
When the passing and controlling of the ball by Su Dong and Manchester City are integrated together, no matter which one is defended, it will be impossible to defend it.
Boas is now both ashamed and annoyed. He realizes that it is not that Ferguson cannot do it, but that no one can do it.
Fortunately, he had proudly thought that he could do what Ferguson couldn't do, but what was the result?
He did worse than Ferguson.
At least Ferguson didn't concede two goals in the first eleven minutes.
After realizing this, Boas began to change his tactics and put Porto on the defensive.
This is the only solution.
If they defend, there may still be a chance. If they don't defend and let Manchester City continue to attack like this, they may lose by a big score in a minute.
But when it came to defense, Boas discovered with embarrassment that his entire lineup was designed for offense, especially in the midfield and frontcourt.
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Manchester City did not pay too much attention to Porto's ideas. They still remained steady and played the game in an orderly manner according to their own rhythm and ideas.
After Porto’s retreat, the defense held up, but City still had the advantage in possession.
Especially in the second half, after the two sides changed sides, Porto did create opportunities.
In a counterattack after a midfield interception, James Rodriguez made a lob pass behind him, Falcao inserted himself, got between Kompany and Pepe, and headed the ball towards the far corner, but it slipped slightly out of the goal and failed to score.
On the contrary, in the 67th minute of the second half, Manchester City once again launched a fierce attack.
After Marcelo, Di Maria and David Silva made continuous cooperation on the left side, Marcelo kicked the ball from the left corner of the penalty area and passed it to the front of the penalty area.
Otamendi got the ball and headed it out of the penalty area.
James Rodriguez got the ball, turned and dribbled to launch a counterattack, but the ball was intercepted by Busquets in time and quickly passed to Toni Kroos.
After stopping the ball, the German midfielder sent a diagonal pass to the right sideline, which was the weakest area of Porto's defense.
Sanchez quickly inserted himself, stopped the ball and forced a breakthrough, rushed horizontally into the penalty area in front of the baseline, and passed the ball back to the penalty spot.
Su Dong followed up in time, got to the penalty spot, and shot the ball into Porto's goal again.
Three to zero! Hat trick!
There was a crazy cheer from Manchester City fans in the Dublin Arena.
Su Dong opened his arms and flew in the night sky of Dublin Arena like a glider.
Manchester City players rushed out of the stadium one after another and hugged Su Dong.
Three to zero, Manchester City won the game without any danger!
Boas' Porto had no strength to resist against the powerful Manchester City.
Falcao and Hulk, who were praised as flowers before the game, also failed to perform in front of Pepe and Kompany, the two best central defenders in the Premier League this season. Apart from a header by Falcao and a shot by Hulk that created some threats, the whole game was silent.
And thanks to Su Dong's hat trick, Manchester City achieved the treble!
(End of this chapter)
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