i want to be king

Chapter 422 Su Dong's Value

Regarding Barcelona's decline this season, Cruyff pointed out the crux of the problem in his column after the game, and believed that there were two main aspects.

At the tactical level, Barcelona's three lines this season have stretched a bit too far, which has weakened the team's control. Besides Su Dong and Marcos Senna, only Giuly and Iniesta will actively participate in the counter-attack. The statistics of Ronaldinho, Deco and Harvey are much weaker than those of the same period last season.

You know, Deco last season was the most eye-catching player in Barcelona's defensive statistics, but this season is obviously not good.

The players did not actively participate in the counter-robbery, which in turn proved that the state of several players had indeed slipped.

Especially Ronaldinho, this season's performance is somewhat unsatisfactory.

Head coach Rijkaard is different from Cruyff. He is unwilling to criticize Ronaldinho and Deco in public, even if the media asks him face to face if he knows that Ronaldinho went to a nightclub with Deco after returning from London?

Rijkaard said that it is normal for players to fall back, and he believes that players have the ability to self-regulate.

Although there was no public criticism, everyone was surprised to find that Ronaldinho and Deco were not on the 18-man roster for the away game against Real Betis.

These two players have neither injuries nor suspensions. Why are they not on the squad?
Rijkaard's explanation for this is that he believes that the two players are too tired and need to rest.

"Then why does Su Dong, who has more playing time and is younger, appear in the squad?" The media reporter continued to ask.

They just want to force some truths that everyone knows but has not been confirmed from Rijkaard.

But Rijkaard just refused to say.

"Sudong's situation is different. In the past two seasons, he has been the most important core player of the team. Needless to say last season, so far this season, he has scored eight goals in four rounds. He has almost swept most of the team's goals. He is the team's best player and the key to the team's victory."

No matter how pressed by the media, Rijkaard refused to say something unfavorable to the players, taking care of Ronaldinho's face, but in the Barcelona locker room, everyone knew that Ten Carter used evidence to accuse Ronaldinho and Deco of going to a nightclub to party before the game.

Ronaldinho and Deco also apologized in the dressing room for this and accepted Rijkaard's punishment.

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In the away game against Real Betis, Barcelona not only lost Ronaldinho and Deco, but also did not have Su Dong and Marcos Senna in the starting lineup. This is mainly to prepare for the Champions League group stage in the middle of the week.

Although it is an away game, although they have won four main players, Barcelona still played a stormy attack from the beginning of the away game, and even almost broke the goal of Real Betis at one point.

In the 10th minute, the Real Betis defender fouled Larsson in the penalty area and was sentenced to a penalty kick by the referee.

Larson personally took the penalty kick, but as a result, he pursued the angle too much and hit the ball directly on the post.

No. In the 20th minute, Harvey used a free kick from the right to assist, and Van Bommel scored with a header in the penalty area, opening the scoring for Barcelona.

Subsequently, Real Betis launched a crazy counterattack, while Barcelona sent a wonderful pass from Giuly in the No. 306 minute, and Larson once again missed the opportunity to score.

And this time Barcelona suffered punishment.

An assist from Assuncao's free-kick, Juanito's header equalized the score.

After that, regardless of how Barcelona attacked, Rijkaard even replaced Edmilson with Iniesta in the No. 406 minute, let Van Bommel play as a midfielder, and Iniesta and Harvey partnered in midfield.

As a result, the game scene still did not improve.

No.605 minutes, Rijkaard finally lost his composure and replaced Larson with Su Dong.

And it took only 3 minutes for Su Dong to let everyone see his value clearly.

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"Barça were going back and forth on the perimeter."

"Harvey passed it to Giuly, and Giuly tried to break through but failed, so he passed it back."

"Iniesta has the ball and takes it forward."

"Send a direct pass!"

"Pretty!"

"Sudong squeezed Rivas away with his body, stopped the ball and rushed to the left side of the penalty area, very fast!"

"Shoot directly with your left foot!"

"The ball has been scored!!!"

"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"

"Only 3 minutes into the game, Su Dong scored a goal against Real Betis with a wonderful shot."

"Two to one!"

"We can clearly see from the slow-motion playback that Iniesta's pass, Sudong's stop and turn, and quick start are really too fast and excellent. Rivas doesn't even have the ability to stop it."

"After dribbling the ball to the left side of the penalty area, Su Dong directly volleyed with his left foot."

"He is very proficient with both left and right feet!"

"Barcelona outscored the score again."

"The absence of Ronaldinho and Deco is not terrible. As long as Su Dong is there, Barcelona's goals are guaranteed."

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Rijkaard quickly made the final substitution of the game.

Messi replaced Giuly.

This is also to reserve strength for the Champions League group stage in the middle of the week. Giuly's performance this season is still very good.

And no one thought that Messi played only 3 minutes and changed the trend of the game again, and it was even more beautiful.

Harvey was on the outside of the 30-meter zone, and suddenly made a diagonal pass and sent the ball to the right.

Messi grabbed the first spot and directly gave the ball to Iniesta, who was plugged in behind.

Xiaobai didn't wait for the ball to hit the ground, and directly volleyed and pushed the ball into the penalty area.

Su Dong, who was in place early, caught up with Iniesta's pass, and hit the ball with his right foot without stopping.

The ball passed through the bottom right of the goalkeeper and once again got into the goal of Real Betis behind him.

Three to one!

Su Dong scored twice!

But what is even more amazing is that the ball never landed from the beginning to the end when the ball was passed from Harvey to Su Dong's goal.

After the goal, Su Dong, Messi and Iniesta huddled together on the sidelines.

The three of them often play this kind of cooperation in training or in indoor football games, but it is the first time in a game, so they are also very excited.

The biggest difficulty of this goal, but also the biggest viewing pleasure is that it did not land.

If it doesn't hit the ground, the opponent can't defend against it!

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After leading three to one, everyone thought the game would come to an end.

Unexpectedly, at the last moment of the game, when Su Dong made a symbolic press, Assuncao made a mistake in returning the pass to the goalkeeper. Messi seized the opportunity, passed the goalkeeper and shot an empty goal.

The Argentine teenager ran all over the field excitedly and was almost beaten.

In the end, Barcelona defeated Real Betis [-]-[-] away.

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After the game, Mundo Deportivo regarded Su Dong's substitute appearance as a key turning point in Barcelona's away victory over Real Betis, and believed that the team could live without Ronaldinho, without Deco, or even without anyone, but not without Su Dong.

"Scoring ten goals in five games, this 21-year-old Chinese superstar has been sublimated to the realm of terror!"

"With his amazing performance, he ranks among the great stars!"

World Sports News believes that with Su Dong's current performance, there will be no suspense in this year's World Footballer's Golden Globe Award.

However, in addition to defeating their opponents, Barcelona's defense has once again raised concerns.

Marcos Senna rotated, Edmilson served as a defensive midfielder, Van Bommel and Harvey rushed forward, but the Brazilian players did not perform to a satisfactory level. This is why Rijkaard replaced him with Iniesta at halftime.

In addition, the combination of Van Bommel and Harvey also did not work.

In Rijkaard's first season in charge of Barcelona, ​​he set up an iron triangle in the midfield. Cocu was delayed, Davis and Harvey were in the middle. This set of midfield helped Barcelona catch up in the second half, and Rijkaard has been maintaining it.

But looking at it now, Van Bommel is not qualified for the role of Davis, and Edmilson is not Cocu.

On the contrary, after Iniesta played, Barcelona's organizational offense in the second half improved a lot. This also made many media, including the Daily Sports Daily, appeal after the game that Iniesta should be righted.

Su Dong also publicly expressed his support for Iniesta in an interview, "I think he has the ability to take on more responsibilities. He is an incredible player. I cooperate with him very tacitly and very happy."

Regarding Ronaldinho and Deco, Su Dong said that the two were not punished by the head coach for an internal suspension as the outside world said, but were resting.

"This is an arrangement we have already made. From mid-August to now, we have been playing almost all the time, even two games a week. The physical consumption is very high, so sometimes we need to take a break. This time it is Ronaldinho and Deco's turn. This is also normal. Next time it will be my turn."

Regarding the absence of the two teammates, Su Dong said that it would definitely have an impact on the team's performance, but other players made up for the shortcomings very well.

"Xavi is always there, Iniesta and Messi are also very commendable players, they make me feel at ease, Ronaldinho and Deco are definitely different, but I think they have done a good job."

On the contrary, Esqueiro, who played the whole game and served as a winger, Su Dong did not express his opinion, mainly because his performance was not outstanding. What would Su Dong say?
As if to prove that there is no problem as mentioned by the outside world, Barcelona’s official website quickly released some training photos of Barcelona preparing for the UEFA Champions League group stage. In it, Su Dong, Ronaldinho and Deco were playing games and having fun on the court, especially the scene of Su Dong and Ronaldinho hooking shoulders, which is enough to make people believe that there is no conflict between them.

The Brazilian superstar does not seem to have any signs of being blocked or suspended. All the signs seem to prove that it is really just an ordinary rotation.

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Rijkaard seemed to have heard Su Dong's call, and he really made adjustments in the Champions League group match against Udinese at home in midweek.

Iniesta and Messi start at the same time!
Ronaldinho is also back in the starting lineup!

(End of this chapter)