i want to be king

Chapter 408 We are all waiting for the day when Chinese football rises!
When Su Dong walked out of Amsterdam International Airport, he saw a young Chinese man holding up a paper card with a Chinese character on it, Su.

Su Dong immediately went forward to meet him, and came straight to the man, asking, "You are Yang Yang?"

The man was obviously stunned for a while, and didn't recognize him for a while, but soon he said, "Su...Mr. Su."

"Hello, thank you for coming to pick up my plane."

Yang Yang held Su Dong's hand flattered, "It's my honor, please follow me."

Following Yang Yang, Su Dong came to the parking lot.

Got into the car and drove out of the airport quickly.

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Yang Yang is an overseas Chinese who has lived in the Netherlands with his uncle for many years. It is said that he runs a Chinese restaurant near Almere, and also undertakes the reception of some domestic tourists in the Netherlands, especially near Amsterdam.

This time when Su Dong went to the Netherlands, he was contacted by Yang Yang through a friend, and he was responsible for arranging the itinerary and picking him up.

"Mr. Su, I really can't recognize you wearing sunglasses. If you weren't too tall, I wouldn't have dared to recognize you." Yang Yang said enviously, he was only 1.8 meters tall, and he thought he was already tall, but when he met Su Dong, who was 1.9 meters [-], he felt a little ashamed.

Su Dong smiled, he felt Yang Yang's intentions.

For example, Yang Yang obviously considered Su Dong's height, so he carefully arranged a car with more space to pick him up.

This made Su Dong very satisfied.

"You may not believe it, Mr. Su, my uncle and I are both your fans. Although we are overseas Chinese, we all feel that you are the pride of all Chinese and Chinese!"

Su Dong hurriedly thanked him, and then asked about some things in the Netherlands.

He's going to be in Holland for a while, and he always asks where and what's interesting to see.

Yang Yang has lived in Amsterdam for many years, and he is very familiar with everything here.

"By the way, is Utrecht far from Amsterdam?" Su Dong asked with concern.

"It's not far away. You can travel to and from Amsterdam, The Hague, Rotterdam and other cities after watching the games. In fact, the Netherlands is very small, just a little bit bigger." Yang Yang pointed out the end of his little finger.

Su Dong laughed, and he was not surprised by this.

In fact, after staying in China for a long time, I always feel that everything is too big and too far away.

For example, two famous cities, Shanghai and the capital, should be far apart.

This illusion extends abroad.

In fact, many foreign countries have very small land areas.

Needless to say the Netherlands, in Spain, the distance from Madrid to Barcelona is only five to six hundred kilometers, and it takes more than five hours to drive by yourself. Valencia is even closer to Barcelona.

As soon as David Silva was on vacation, he immediately ran to Barcelona and lived in Su Dong's villa for food and drink. He was not polite to Su Dong at all, and he almost regarded Su Dong's home as his home.

The same goes for Messi.

Sometimes Su Dong thinks that if he is shorter, does he have the privilege of being protected and receiving preferential treatment?

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After arriving in Utrecht, Su Dong stayed in a hotel booked in advance in a low-key manner.

As for the hotel, Su Dong didn't have high requirements. The only thing was that there must be a well-equipped gym. If there was a swimming pool, it would be even more perfect.

Yang Yang helped Su Dong complete the check-in procedures, and accompanied him to the restaurant of the hotel for dinner.

During the conversation, the World Youth Championship held in Utrecht was mentioned, which is why Su Dong came here.

And this year's China National Youth Team has not easily broken out of the group stage and entered the top sixteen.

"Did you come here specially to watch the National Youth Team's game?" Yang Yang asked with concern.

Su Dong shook his head, "No, I have two friends who are participating in the World Youth Championship, and they invited me over."

"Oh." Yang Yang was a little disappointed, but asked again: "Then will you go to the match between the National Youth Team and Germany?"

Su Dong thought for a while, especially after seeing Yang Yang's expectant eyes, he smiled, "Let's take a look, and go when you have time."

Although he heard the perfunctory, Yang Yang was still very happy. He introduced to Su Dong the three group matches of the national youth team in the Netherlands, and talked about the prospect of this national youth team.

"Many people are very optimistic about the players of this national youth team, thinking that they will not lose to European players of the same age."

Speaking of this, Yang Yang looked at Su Dong again, "I think you should go and watch their games, and if you can, help them, don't stay in the country to play football, it will delay their development."

Su Dong was quite surprised. He didn't expect Yang Yang, an overseas Chinese who had lived in the Netherlands for many years, to care so much about Chinese football.

"Don't look at me like that. Although my nationality is no longer Chinese, my heart still belongs to China, so I am still a Chinese fan, and there are many people like me around me. I believe that there are countless Chinese in the world like me, waiting for the day when Chinese football rises."

Su Dong was really touched.

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Su Dong finally appeared in the National Youth League against Germany at the Willem II Stadium.

This was also the first game of the knockout round of the top [-]. There were quite a few fans in the stands, thousands of them, so no one noticed Su Dong's existence, including the National Youth Team players on the field.

Strictly speaking, they are the same age as Su Dong.

If it hadn't been banned by the Football Association, Su Dong could also join this team and represent the Chinese team in the World Youth Championship.

But from beginning to end, he was not within the scope of consideration.

Su Dong didn't know much about the situation of domestic players, but after watching this game, he really felt that the level of this group of peers was quite high, and several players left a deep impression on him.

For example, Chen Tao, who scored twice, Feng Xiaoting, who is quite a general in the defense, Gao Lin, who is the center of the four-five formation, Zhou Haibin, the midfield organizer, and Hao Junmin, who is on the wing, are all very capable players.

The defense is a bit worse, but compared with the German team, its strength is comparable.

Of course, in Su Dong's view, the current German team is also in an embarrassing period, and the overall level is probably not too high in the European football youth teams.

But in any case, it is an honor for the national youth team to play against the German team like this.

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After watching the game, Su Dong did not accept Yang Yang's proposal, and visited the locker room and hotel of the National Youth Team.

He knew that there must be senior officials from the Football Association accompanying the team, and he didn't want to contact those people.

But he still made a phone call to his agent Mendes and introduced to Mendes what he had seen in this game and the few players he found who were at least qualified to play in the Portuguese Super League, the Eredivisie and other teams.

"Help me keep an eye out to see if there are any suitable teams, and try to bring them all out."

Su Dong still has confidence in the strength of this group of compatriots. The four major leagues are not enough for the time being, but there is no problem in gaining a foothold in the Portuguese Super League or the Eredivisie.

Among them, Chen Tao and Feng Xiaoting, who are the strongest, have a chance in the middle and lower reaches of the four major leagues.

The center forward Gao Lin is also very characteristic. The center Pellet of the Italian team in this World Youth Championship is not bad, and Gao Lin is no worse than him.

From the beginning to the end, no one knew that Su Dong had watched the National Youth Team's game.

Not long after, when Mendes found the players with an invitation letter from a European team, the parties were surprised to find that Su Dong had watched their games and paved the way for them to the European League.

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Su Dong came to the Netherlands on this trip, mainly because he received two invitations, Messi from Argentina and David Silva from Spain, both of whom are his buddies.

Interestingly speaking, in the Spanish national youth team, there is not even a Barcelona player.

Fabregas is the only player who came out of Barcelona's youth academy, but is currently playing for Arsenal.

Don't look at Juanfran as a marginal role in Real Madrid, who couldn't even play in the game, but in this national youth team, he performed very well, scored twice, and helped Spain beat Turkey [-]-[-] and advanced to the quarterfinals.

David Silva sits at home, partnering with Cesc Fabregas, and his performance is also remarkable.

Argentina's game was a little later than Spain's, and Su Dong hurried to catch up.

The game was difficult. Argentina conceded a goal first, but then Messi equalized for Argentina. It was not until stoppage time that a full-back scored the lore.

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In the next few days, Su Dong first sneaked to the bases in Argentina and Spain, brought Messi and David Silvayor out to meet, and then played around in the Netherlands, relaxing and enjoying the holiday.

After entering the quarterfinals, Argentina began to get better.

First, in the knockout round of the quarterfinals, with Messi's pass and one shot, they defeated the Spanish team [-]-[-], and then in the semi-finals, with Messi's wonderful performance and goals, they defeated Brazil [-]-[-].

Finally, in the final of the World Youth Championship, Messi scored twice with two penalty kicks, helping Argentina beat Nigeria [-]-[-].

It is worth mentioning that in the stands of the final of the World Youth Championship, Su Dong also met Barcelona technical director Begiristan, who made a special trip to inspect Messi, watched the whole game with Su Dong, and was full of praise for Messi's performance.

"We have decided to renew the contract with Messi until [-], and they are satisfied with the salary. Rijkaard will give him more opportunities in the new season. I believe you will have a more tacit cooperation."

In the Barcelona dressing room, the whole team knew that Messi was Su Dong's little follower. Even when Messi entered the first team, Su Dong recommended him, and the two had wonderful cooperation on the court, such as the big comeback in the Champions League final.

Let Messi, who played in the Champions League final, play in the World Youth Championship, it is definitely a dimensionality reduction blow, and Messi's performance has lived up to expectations.

Barcelona is full of expectations for Su Dong, Messi and Iniesta. These three players are very young enough to occupy the core position of Barcelona's main force in the next ten years and ensure the team's combat effectiveness.

Su Dong will not interfere in these matters, and he is not worried about Messi's future at all.

After last season's performance, if Barcelona still doesn't realize the value of Messi, then the management is too amateur.

For the new season, Su Dong is full of expectations.

He feels that as long as this Barcelona team operates properly, there is really hope for three consecutive championships.

(End of this chapter)