i want to be king

Chapter 73 It's Your Turn Next!
On the evening of April [-]th, at the Alvalade Stadium in Lisbon.

Sporting Lisbon hosts Maritimo in the semi-final of the Portuguese Cup.

With Jardel's No.308 goal in the first half, Sporting Lisbon temporarily took the lead [-]-[-].

This satisfied the fans at the scene and made the atmosphere in the team good.

As soon as the whistle blew at the end of the first half, Su Dong and Ronnie stood up from the bench and walked towards the court talking and laughing.

As substitute players, they need to go to the field for warm-up and training during the intermission.

Players from the two teams walked off the court one after another, and Su Dong and Ronnie happened to pass them by.

"Good job, Andre." Su Dong raised his right hand towards Andre Crews from a distance.

The Brazilian central defender clapped his hands vigorously, shook his head and said, "These two strikers of Maritimo are very troublesome."

"No matter how troublesome it is, won't you take care of it?" Su Dong praised with a smile.

Andre Cruz grinned wryly out of breath, and seemed to deal with the two central defenders. For the 33-year-old, it was really difficult for him.

Maritimo is located in Madeira Islands, right in Ronnie's hometown.

If the Portuguese Super League is the stepping stone for Brazilian players to enter the European League, then Maritimo is the stepping stone for Brazilian players entering the Portuguese Super League. Among the eleven starting lineups for this game tonight, there are three players from Brazil, two forwards and one central defender.

In addition, there are only six local Portuguese players, and the rest come from all over the world. Even among the local players, most of them have African descent and only hold Portuguese nationality.

Among them, among the two Brazilian forwards, the center Alan is not tall, only 1.8 meters, but his body is very strong, and he has a long braid, which is really troublesome.

Another Brazilian striker is the 29-year-old Eric Gaucho, Maritimo's top scorer this season. He is very different from Alan. He is only 1.7 meters long, but he is very flexible and skilled at his feet. He is very good at seizing the opportunities created by Alan.

Such a combination is very troublesome to deal with, and even Andre Cruz has a headache.

Su Dong looked at Cruise's appearance, and couldn't help feeling emotional in his heart.

For professional players, after the age of 30, one year is not as good as one year.

While Su Dong and Cruise were talking, Ronnie, who was walking in front, was bumped by the shoulder of a Maritimo player when he passed by, and he fell directly to the ground.

"What are you doing?" Su Dong saw it, rushed forward immediately, pushed away the Maritimo central defender, and stood in front of Ronnie.

Many people around also looked over.

"I didn't do it on purpose." The other party had a sultry face and a vicious look, and he was not a good person at first glance.

"I'm QNMD!" Ronnie stood up from the ground and was about to rush forward.

Su Dong reacted quickly, and quickly hugged him, "Calm down."

"He did it on purpose! He did it on purpose!" Ronnie panicked.

"I know, I know." Su Dong hugged Ronnie tightly.

At this time, if he went up and had a physical impulse, the referee was not far away, and Ronnie would definitely suffer.

"It's really not intentional." The other party emphasized again.

Looking at his expression, it is impossible for anyone to believe that he did it unintentionally.

Ronnie is not stupid, he was just angry just now, but after being held back by Su Dong, he quickly calmed down.

"This kid is filthy to death. He was the one who almost hurt Jardl just now."

"I know." Su Dong also recognized the person.

Another Brazilian player in Maritimo, the 19-year-old central defender Pepe.

It was only in the last few rounds that he barely gained a foothold in the first team of Maritimo due to the injuries of his teammates.

Such players often play football as if they are desperate, and it can even be said that they do everything they can.

"Be careful." Ronnie pointed at Pepe and said through gritted teeth.

Seeing him calm down, Pepe shrugged innocently, "We'll talk about it when you can play."

After a slight sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth, Pepe walked towards the player tunnel, and stopped when he passed by Su Dong, "I remember you, Chinese boy, you scored goals in the last two rounds, and you performed well."

Su Dong watched him with anger in his eyes.

Although he knew that this was a deliberate provocation by the other party, he still couldn't help but get angry.

"Jardl will die soon, it's your turn next, be careful!" Pepe's eyes were full of provocation.

"Enough, Pepe, don't cause trouble!" Andre Cruz also caught up from behind at this time, and pushed Pepe away.

Pepe smiled at Cruise and walked away arrogantly.

"This is his tactic, don't take it to heart." Andre Cruz reminded.

Annoying the opponent and making the opponent less calm is a tactic that many defensive players will adopt.

Even many times, they will use various methods, including but not limited to humiliating female members of the opponent's family, to stimulate and annoy their opponents.

"However, Su, if you really play, be careful. This kid is only 19 years old. He just came to Europe and just got a chance. At this time, he has no experience and is eager to express himself. His actions are often very unprofessional." Cruise reminded.

Su Dong nodded, he could see it.

This is not only true of Pepe, but also of Su Dong and Ronnie, but neither of them will take the initiative to provoke their opponents.

"This kid has very good physical fitness, fast speed, excellent jumping ability, and is very flexible, aggressive, and very troublesome."

Seeing that he can knock Ronnie down with one shoulder, Su Dong can guess the opponent's physical resistance ability.

This is the case with many Brazilian players. They seem to have no muscles, but they are actually very capable of confrontation.

At this time, Pontes' figure suddenly appeared at the entrance of the players' tunnel, waving at Su Dong from a distance.

"Su, come here quickly."

Su Dong, Cruise and Ronnie were a little surprised.

what happened?

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In the locker room of the home team, Jadl sat in front of the closet with a painful expression, his right foot was lifted by the team doctor and placed on a soft stool.

I saw that the outside of his right ankle was very red and swollen.

Teammates all around looked at him and his injured right foot.

It's an old problem, but it's always been under control.

"When I was just grabbing the ball, that damn central defender stepped on me suddenly, and I felt something was wrong at that time."

When Su Dong entered the locker room, he happened to hear Jardel talking about the reason for the recurrence of the old injury.

That central defender is Pepe.

It's that guy again!

Su Dong couldn't help feeling even more annoyed.

Not only did he bump into Ronnie just now, but he also injured Jardl. The key is that he didn't even get a yellow card himself.

It's dirty enough!
"Su."

With the shout of head coach Boloni, everyone's attention turned to Su Dong.

In recent rounds, Sporting Lisbon has only one center forward on the bench, and that is Su Dong, and it is the same tonight.

As soon as Jardl was injured, Su Dong could only be allowed to play.

Although Su Dong has performed well in the last two rounds, everyone is still a little worried when things come to an end.

After all, Su Dong is only 17 years old.

Depending on the situation, Jadell definitely can't hold on anymore, otherwise, I'm afraid I don't have to count on him for the rest of the season.

At this time, I really can only hope for Su Dong.

"Our strategy for the second half needs to be adjusted slightly. First, focus on defense, stabilize the start, and make a transition."

This is as it should be. After all, when Su Dong is replaced at halftime, the offensive tactics still need to adapt and run in.

Su Dong has only played two games with the first team so far. If there is a tacit cooperation, it does not exist.

"Now we are temporarily leading [-]-[-]. As long as we block the opponent's attack, the opponent will definitely become more and more anxious. At that time, whether we take the initiative to attack or wait for an opportunity to counterattack, we will be more comfortable."

"Andrei, Phil, you have to pay close attention to those two forwards. In the first half, they almost created opportunities a few times. You must be careful." Boloni reminded.

Both central defenders nodded in unison.

The head coach shifted his gaze to Su Dong again. After watching for a few seconds, he said encouragingly: "Su, don't be nervous, don't stress, just play like the previous two games, we all believe in you."

Su Dong took a deep breath and nodded heavily.

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"Friends of the audience, welcome back to the Alvalade Stadium."

"Here is what Bora TV is broadcasting live for you, the semi-final of the Portuguese Cup, the match between Sporting Lisbon and Maritimo, and now the second half is about to start."

"The score between the two sides in the first half was one to zero. With Jardel's goal, Sporting Lisbon temporarily leads."

"But it is a pity that after scoring a goal, Jardel withdrew from the game due to injury during the intermission. He was replaced by the 17-year-old Su Dong who has performed well recently."

"He has only started for Sporting in the last two games and has scored in both games."

"But it must also be noted that the previous two games were played against mid-lower teams like Setubal and Beiramar, but tonight they are facing the Portuguese Super League powerhouse Maritimo. This is not an opponent at the same level."

"I don't know if Su Dong can complete the task given by the head coach tonight?"

"The game started and Maritimo took the lead to kick off."

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As soon as the game started, Maritimo was the first to attack.

This team played very fast from the beginning, making it clear that they didn't want Sporting to gain a foothold.

It is not an easy task to replace a main center forward with a 17-year-old player during the intermission. This is not an easy task in such a strong dialogue game.

And Maritimo's quick attack also disrupted the rhythm of Sporting Lisbon.

No.409 minutes, with the support of center Alan, Gaucho broke into the penalty area to grab a point and hit, equalizing the score for Maritimo.

Just 4 minute!
Sporting Lisbon was shocked and even a little bit at a loss.

What's more terrible is that 6 minutes later, it was Alan and Gaucho's cooperation again. Gaucho dribbled the ball and forced a breakthrough to the bottom line.

reverse!

Less than 10 minutes into the second half, Maritimo reversed Sporting Lisbon!

This not only stunned the players on the field, but even the fans in the stands were stunned.

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(End of this chapter)