i want to be king

Chapter 172 The Great Su Dong 】

Portugal's victory in the UEFA Cup made the whole country rejoice.

Not only after the game, the Prime Minister and other government officials gathered in the locker room to send congratulations to the Sporting Lisbon players, but government agencies also sent congratulatory messages immediately to congratulate the Green Lions on their success.

The next day, the Portuguese public reported the game with the headlines on the front page, with the headline [Epic Great Victory! 】.

In the report, the public newspaper believes that this game is not only an epic victory for Sporting Lisbon, but also an epic victory for Portuguese football, because it allows the entire European football world to see the emerging power of Portuguese football again.

"Before this season, the Portuguese Super League was reduced to a second-rate league, or even a third-rate league, and the voice of the European football was noisy."

"Every season, we only have one place in the Champions League. The champions of the Portuguese Super League cannot even directly enter the group stage. Instead, they have to participate in the third round of qualifiers with teams from other leagues to compete for a place in the group stage."

"We consider ourselves a second-rate league, but in fact, others regard the Portuguese Super League as a third-rate league."

The public newspaper believes that the comprehensive revival of the Portuguese Super League this season has allowed everyone to see the future of Portuguese football.

"Of the four teams in the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup, the Portuguese Super League occupied three seats, and even once hoped to monopolize two seats in the final. This made the entire European football world see the strength of the Portuguese Super League team."

"During this process, Sporting Lisbon, Porto and Boavista have all shown great strength. It is not easy to fall at their feet, including strong teams like Lazio and Celtic!"

The public newspaper said that the strength of the Portuguese Super League in the UEFA Cup has earned the team enough points in the European competition, and it has also given people hope. I believe that the Portuguese Super League will continue to rise in the future and create more and better results.

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The Portuguese News also reported the game with the headlines on the front page, and they also recognized that this final will be a great turning point for both Sporting Lisbon and Portuguese football.

More importantly, the teams in the Portuguese Super League have begun to find their own way of operating.

The news newspaper devoted a long section to reporting on the Portuguese Super League this season, and believed that the strong rise of Sporting Lisbon, Porto and other teams was not an accidental phenomenon, but an inevitable occurrence.

In the past few years, the Portuguese football industry has been relatively conservative. Especially after the golden generation headed by Figo and Rui Costa went abroad to play football, the Portuguese Super League began to fall into a talent gap. The agent headed by Vega is more concerned with representing Portuguese players to play abroad.

But the emergence of a new generation of football practitioners headed by Mendes has gradually broken this conservative situation.

Mendes and others first worked for the godfather of Brazilian football, Figel. As Figel’s channel partner in Portugal, they built a bridge for Brazilian players to enter the Portuguese league. Deco, Pepe, Jardel and a group of people came to Portugal in this way.

The influx of Brazilian players has impacted the position of Portuguese local players, but it has also improved the competitiveness of Portuguese Super League teams. Brazilian players are also eager to use the platform of Portuguese Super League to gain a foothold in European football. Both sides get what they need.

After several years of accumulation, this season ushered in a comprehensive blowout.

The rich and powerful Porto made a big purchase in the transfer market of the Portuguese Super League last summer and spent huge sums of money to form a super-strength team, which can be called the strongest team in the Portuguese Super League.

Benfica also made a lot of moves. Many stars, including Simao and Thiago, joined the team, which made the team strong. On the contrary, there was a problem with the position of the head coach, which led to poor results this season.

Sporting Lisbon, which won the championship in the end, is different from the other two rivals. Limited by the team's finances, the Green Lions always insist on focusing on youth training, boldly promoting young players, and signing more pragmatically, focusing on young players and veterans.

"In the second half of last season, after seeing the up-and-coming Su Dong and recognizing the potential of Chinese players, the club decisively made a move on Jadr, allowing Su Dong and Nikulei to compete, and finally took Su Dong as the core of the team."

"At the beginning of the season, Su Dong, the 17-year-old Ronnie, and the 19-year-old Quaresma, who would have thought that with such an offensive combination, Sporting Lisbon could win the Portuguese Super League and the UEFA Cup in the end?"

"Ronnie and Quaresma don't need to say much. Their potential has been recognized by the outside world. Everyone believes that they are the most talented wingers in the new generation of Portugal after Figo and Simao."

"The core strength of Sporting Lisbon's double crown this season comes from Sudong!"

"This Chinese came off the bench many times in the second half of last season, playing the role of Mr. Key, and is familiar to all Sporting Lisbon fans. But this season, after Jardl left the team, he completely put Nikule on the bench."

"The Portuguese Super League scored 23 goals and contributed eight assists. The UEFA Cup contributed twelve goals and five assists. This report card made him surpass all players in the Portuguese Super League this season, including Deco."

"What an amazing statistic!"

"No one could have imagined that a center forward would perform such an amazing performance in the first full season of his career, and the appearance of Su Dong is just evidence of Sporting Lisbon's strong support for young players."

Newspaper believes that the future Portuguese Super League needs not only teams like Porto and Benfica, but also teams like Sporting Lisbon.

"We have every reason to believe that after this season, more and more Su Dong, Ronnie and Quaresma will emerge in the Portuguese Super League!"

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The headline on the front page of the Portuguese newspaper La Repubblica read: Sporting Lisbon wins the championship trophy!

According to reports, although the score was three to one, the process was actually very dangerous, and Su Dong was the key to Sporting Lisbon's victory.

"Whether it was in the first half, when the team paid the most attention, or in the second half when the Celtics fought back wildly, Su Dong's role was particularly obvious. He has always been the most shining protagonist in the final!"

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The Portuguese Telegraph headline read: Sudong wins UEFA Cup for Green Lions!
The article also spoke highly of Su Dong's performance in this final. They believed that the hero who had just defeated Porto for Sporting Lisbon and won the Portuguese Super League championship in the Portuguese Super League, once again scored twice in the crucial final.

"This time he was even better and had an assist."

The Telegraph stated that Su Dong created a number of personal records in this final, including the youngest UEFA Cup final player of the game, the youngest UEFA Cup player of the season, and the youngest UEFA Cup top scorer in history.

"With his double goal in the final, Su Dong is bound to remain in the memory of Sporting Lisbon and Portuguese fans forever!"

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The Portuguese Morning Post directly used two words as the headline on the front page, that is: great!
Below the title is a photo of Su Dong celebrating the goal. The above picture of Su Dong is very contagious, so that everyone can feel the excitement when he scored the lore goal in the final. Even his eyes are full of determination and strength.

The Morning Post stated that Su Dong contributed a great game to Sporting Lisbon and Portugal!

"This is a season belonging to Sudong! A great season!"

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While the Portuguese media praised Sporting Lisbon, the British media seemed a little sour.

First, he reported extensively on Celtic coach Martin O'Neill's comments after the game accusing the referee of being too harsh on the red card.

The authoritative Times commented that the Celtics were full of passion, but fell to the feet of the stagnant Sporting Lisbon.

The Scottish Super League team was full of high morale throughout the game, full of will and energy to win. Super Larsson's goal was very exciting. Although they failed to win the championship in the end, the defeat was a glorious one.

After a loss to Sporting Lisbon, the Times admitted, "Sudong is one of the few bright spots in the Sporting Lisbon team. His braces and assists left a deep impression on people."

"Such players should not be buried in the Portuguese Super League!"

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The Guardian also felt sorry for the result of the game, and at the same time agreed with Martin O'Neill's statement that the referee's red card to French defender Balder was too harsh, but the British media expressed regret that even without Balder's red card, it would be difficult for the Celtics to reverse Sporting Lisbon.

"The existence of Sudong, Ronnie and Quaresma, especially Sudong, made the Celtics unable to devote themselves to the offense. He was like a sharp sword on the Celtics' throat."

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The Sun commented that the game scene was too hot, and at the same time accused Celtic goalkeeper Douglas of making a mistake and failing to save Sudong's shot. This is a tragic mistake.

"Sudong, who has attracted the attention of Premier League giants such as Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United and Liverpool, contributed a perfect solo show in the UEFA Cup final, scoring twice and an assist. He made people believe that he is the most promising rookie in European football."

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British BBC TV rated the players of the two teams after the game.

The Celtics player with the highest score is Larson, who scored nine points. He is considered to be the biggest bright spot in the Celtics team, especially the goal, which is very beautiful, while goalkeeper Douglas, who was criticized by the Sun for being indistinct, scored eight points.

"If it wasn't for him, Sporting would have scored more goals."

For Sporting Lisbon, Su Dong scored a perfect score of [-], which is also the highest score in the game. Ronnie and Quaresma, who scored a goal, both scored [-] points.

The BBC commented that the young players of Sporting Lisbon are full of talent, and people look forward to their future.

In the end, they even joked that Sporting Lisbon, which won the UEFA Cup, will become the most popular team in the transfer market this summer!

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