i want to be king

Chapter 277 Su Dong's little fanboy
When Deschamps got Valencia's starting lineup, his hands visibly trembled.

Immediately afterwards, he immediately looked up at assistant coach Gene Pettit, as if asking in his eyes: Are you sure this is Valencia's starting lineup?
Pettit nodded with certainty, "I specifically confirmed it again."

Obviously, Pettit was equally surprised.

Goalkeeper Canizares, the defense is Aurelio, Marchena, Ayala and Curro Torres, the double midfielder is Baraja and Albelda, the frontcourt is Vicente, David Silva and Rufete, and the single forward Sudong.

It is still Valencia's most standard four-two-three formation, and the players are basically the same people. The only difference is that after Aimar was injured and missed, the young player David Silva replaced him.

But it was this substitution that shocked both Deschamps and Petit.

Before the game, when they analyzed Valencia's 18-man roster, they basically concluded that David Silva was just a substitute.

It is even judged that it is unlikely to play the game.

Unexpectedly, he actually started the game!
"What's the background of this kid?" Deschamps couldn't believe it.

The 19-year-old Sudong played a crazy season in Valencia. Could it be said that the Bat Corps has tasted the sweetness?

That's not right, when he came to Valencia, Su Dong was already the top scorer of Sporting Lisbon, the top scorer in the Portuguese Super League and the top scorer in the UEFA Cup. He spent Valencia's transfer fee of 1000 million euros, and it was only natural that he came to be the main player.

What about David Silva?

"All our information about him is in the data. There is really nothing to say. The only thing worth mentioning is that he has a very good relationship with Su Dong. It is said that they train together every day." Pettit also felt very distressed.

"That's it?" Deschamps thought, this reason is too incredible, right?
Is Benitez like that?
They were full of unknowns about David Silva, but it was precisely this unknown that made them uneasy.

"Tell Cisse and Zikos to be careful with this kid!" Deschamps urged.

He always has a very bad premonition.

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The game started amidst the roar of the Mestagna Stadium.

This high-profile Champions League semi-final first leg has entered the rhythm of Monaco from the very beginning.

The Ligue [-] team took the lead in attacking Valencia.

This is what it should mean, and not surprising.

Although in terms of strength, Monaco is slightly inferior, and it is an away game, but the more so, the more often it is necessary to grab a wave.

This is a temptation, but also a psychological tactic.

The general meaning is to tell the other party, I am not afraid of you!

Of course, if it can disrupt the opponent's rhythm and tactics, that would be even better.

Giuly played very actively on the right. In the second and third minutes respectively, he dribbled the ball twice. Although he failed to form a shot, it also gave Monaco's offense momentum.

Morientes is very familiar with La Liga, and Pursau is 1.8 meters tall. These two players still put huge pressure on Valencia's defense.

Evra and Ibarra were also very active on the two wings, and they pressed frequently during this wave of attacks.

These two full-backs are the type with strong assist ability. Evra is a French native defender, and Ibarra is on loan from Porto. He was abandoned by Mourinho before. It is because he focuses on offense and light defense, so Mourinho will trust Ferreira more.

It can be said that from the very beginning, Monaco played very passionately and aggressively.

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Valencia is not against Monaco.

When Benitez arranged tasks before the game, he repeatedly emphasized that Valencia's home game should be based on stability, and strive to stabilize the defense first, and then slowly attack.

Monaco's opening attack made Valencia take the defensive naturally.

Especially for the defense of the two flanks, both Vicente and Rufete retreated more actively. The teenager David Silva also ran very hard in the midfield. Coupled with the double midfielders at the back, Valencia's defense was ensured.

But in the opening 7 minutes, Valencia got a good chance.

After the double defensive midfielder intercepted the ball from the center line, he quickly handed the ball to David Silva, instigating a quick counterattack.

At this time, Su Dong has already reached out and pointed forward, signaling David Silva to pass the ball quickly so that he can go straight behind him.

The Valencia teenager seemed a little nervous. In a hurry, he didn't know whether he didn't pay attention or he didn't react. He chose to take the ball forward by himself. Needless to say, he was directly knocked to the ground by Zikos, and the ball was also broken.

In just a few seconds, Valencia switched from defense to offense, and then from offense to defense. Monaco created the first shot of the game.

Morientes headed the goal slightly higher.

David Silva got up from the grass angrily, looking very remorseful, and regretted the mistake just now.

Su Dong ran back from the front, reached out and touched David Silva's head, "It's okay, it's like this for the first time, and I get nervous easily."

"I was a little messed up just now," David Silva explained.

He was afraid that Su Dong would misunderstand that he was deliberately showing off, so he didn't pass the ball.

Su Dong smiled and touched his head harder, "Hurry up and get ready, remember, your advantage is passing, running, passing, cutting, your speed doesn't have much advantage, and your body is weak, don't act recklessly!"

David Silva kept nodding, remembering Su Dong's words.

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A few of David Silva's subsequent touches were more consistent, but not threatening.

He mostly avoids Monaco's double midfielders, moves laterally, responds to the ball from the double midfielders and the backcourt, makes a transition, and passes the ball mainly to the side, and is responsible for passing the gap.

His foot skills are very good, it is not easy to lose the ball when he gets it, and his passing is also very accurate. As long as he is not entangled by the opponent's body, there is basically no problem.

Gradually, Valencia began to control the midfield and got possession of the ball.

Benitez was very satisfied with this situation, and kept calling the players on the sidelines, signaling to stabilize the situation.

Su Dongding was at the forefront, and Monaco's two central defenders were basically immobile.

Deschamps is absolutely impossible to allow the central defender to play one-on-one with Su Dong. Two central defenders defend Su Dong, which is the least.

As long as Su Dong suppresses the opponent's central defender and Monaco's two full-backs are keen to attack from behind, the gap behind them can be easily used by Valencia, especially Vicente's left.

You know, Ibarra is not liked by Mourinho in Porto because he always likes to attack and lose his position easily when defending. Porto wants to introduce Ferreira.

After arriving in Monaco, Deschamps' four-four-two two-wing tactics further boosted Ibarra's desire to attack.

Controlling the ball, Su Dong suppressed the central defender, and the rest was to wait.

Wait for Monaco to take the initiative to make mistakes!

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No.16 minutes, Valencia passed the ball quickly through the midfield.

David Silva suddenly took a step forward and sent a direct pass after a series of crosses to the wing and back pass.

The kick was actually not very good, too close to Monaco defender Gilvie.

But Su Dong still ran over and blocked Gilvie with his body. In addition, the Monaco central defender is left-footed and not very proficient in his right foot. Su Dong took the lead and stabbed the ball to the right side of the penalty area. He accelerated to catch up.

Although Su Dong chased after him, he shot with his right foot and shot Valencia's first shot, but because the shot angle was too small, he was blocked by the goalkeeper and directly blocked the bottom line.

The fans at the Mestagna Stadium still cheered Su Dong's shot.

Su Dong gave David Silva a thumbs up from a distance.

If the ball was passed by Aimar, Su Dong believes that he will be sure to convert it into a goal, at least the shot will be more threatening.

But unfortunately, David Silva is still a little tender.

Anyway, it’s a good thing to spread the word!

David Silva was also encouraged and nodded towards Su Dong with a smile.

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Vicente stood in the corner, raised his right hand high.

The players of the two teams in the penalty area were crowded together, and no one dared to be careless, especially for Su Dong.

Valencia quickly took a corner kick, and instead of looking for Su Dong, who was in the back point, it fell in the front point.

Marchena tried to get ahead, but Monaco defender Rodriguez took the lead and cleared with a header.

The ball fell to the outside of the penalty area, Baraja rushed over to grab the landing point, kicked up and hit again.

The ball hit Zikos and fell to the right.

Vicente, who had just delivered the corner kick, just ran to the position where he was not offside. When he saw the ball coming, he rushed over immediately, stopped the ball, and took another look at the penalty area.

He saw Su Dong!

Evra rushed over to defend at the first time, but Vicente was a left-footed player. He sent a diagonal pass with his left foot from the outside of the right corner of the penalty area.

The ball quickly fell to the right of the penalty spot.

Su Dong ran over, blocked Gilvey with his body, jumped up lightly, and stopped Vicente's pass with his chest. Before the ball landed, he stabilized his left foot, turned sideways, and directly faced the falling ball with his right foot, and shot furiously.

This shot was very stretched and powerful, and at the same time the angle was suppressed.

The ball went straight to the left of the goal at a very fast speed.

Monaco goalkeeper Roma stood a little to the right, and when he reacted, he swooped out sideways, trying to hit Su Dong's shot again.

But this time, even though he straightened his right hand as much as possible, he couldn't catch Su Dong's shot.

"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"

"No. 17 minutes, Valencia opened the scoring!"

"Goal from Sudong!"

Su Dong raised his arms and screamed, and quickly rushed to the sidelines, turned around at the corner, towards Vicente and David Silva who were rushing forward, hugged one with one hand, and celebrated the goal with the two.

The entire Mestagna stadium erupted!
All Valencia fans are cheering for Sudong!
David Silva looked at Su Dong with eyes full of admiration, how he longed to become a player like Su Dong, tall, mighty, strong and powerful!
Su Dong didn't pay attention to the little fan's eyes. He was high-fiving and hugging his teammates rushing over one by one, celebrating the team's first goal.

With this goal, the game was played much better!
(End of this chapter)