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Chapter 82 Is Su Dong Selling?
The Portuguese Super League has finally come to an end.

In the afternoon of the last round, after defeating Ferreira [-]-[-] in an away game, Porto coach Mourinho called all the coaching staff together to discuss the gains and losses of the half-season.

This season, the situation in the Portuguese Super League has been relatively clear.

Sporting Lisbon, Boavista and Porto, as the first team, took the lead from the beginning, but Porto fell behind halfway, and then it evolved into Sporting Lisbon and Boavista going hand in hand.

The real turning point is from late March to April.

At that time, Sporting Lisbon had already shown its decline. Coupled with the serious injuries of the main players such as Nikule and Sa Pinto, the team's combat effectiveness was greatly damaged.

Unexpectedly, two teenagers, Su Dong and Ronnie, turned out.

Su Dong, in particular, came off the bench in all four games, with four goals and two assists. He is one of the brightest rookies in the Portuguese Super League this season.

But the most impressive thing about Su Dong is not his goals and assists, but his playing style on the court.

With a height of over 1.9 meters, amazing speed, delicate skills at his feet, ability to pass, shoot and control, he is very good at holding the ball with his back and turning around to get rid of it. Such a player can be said to be a perfect center forward.

His biggest weakness now should be his strength confrontation and game experience.

It is precisely because of Su Dong's outstanding performance that Sporting Lisbon continued to grab points in the low state, and scored all three points in the focus game against Boavista, winning the championship one round ahead of schedule.

In the last round, Boavista, who missed the championship, lost at home to Vasim, Sporting Lisbon drew with Benfica, and finally won the league championship with a five-point advantage.

Porto is behind Boavista by two points, ranking third in the league.

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"From the statistical point of view, Sporting Lisbon has scored a total of 75 league goals this season, 43 of which came from Jardl. Although they are the team with the strongest offensive firepower in the Portuguese Super League, without Jardl, their offensive strength will be greatly reduced, which is unhealthy."

The person in charge of the analysis is the scout and analyst in Mourinho's coaching team, Boas, who is only 24 years old.

He used to work with Mourinho, studied under the famous coach Robson, and later coached the Porto youth team. After Mourinho rescued Porto midway, the first thing he did was to promote Boas to his side as his deputy.

"Everyone can see that at the end of the season, Jardl's enthusiasm and state of the game have obviously declined a lot. Coupled with physical injuries, I doubt whether he can continue this state in the new season."

Boas' analysis was also recognized by everyone present.

Jadr's concerns are not just Boas' personal opinion, but a general consensus.

Almost everyone believes that it is difficult for a top scorer who has no pursuit in the Portuguese Super League to maintain a super high scoring efficiency for two consecutive seasons, especially a player like Jardel.

"In terms of defense, Sporting Lisbon conceded 25 goals, five more than the second-ranked Boavista. However, it is reported that veteran Andre Cruz will leave the team after the season. He is the backbone of this Sporting Lisbon defense. Without him, Sporting Lisbon's defense in the new season is bound to be violently turbulent."

"In addition, according to the reliable information we have obtained, it may be difficult for Sporting Lisbon to enter the transfer market this summer. The two major expenditures of the training base and the new stadium have made them exhausted. On the contrary, several players in the team, including Phil Babu, Ugo Viana, etc., have been favored by the four major league teams."

When Mourinho heard this, he tapped his finger on the table lightly, and after attracting everyone's attention, he smiled and said: "That is to say, in the new season, Sporting Lisbon can only gamble heavily on young teenagers."

After hearing this, everyone also laughed.

The competition in the Portuguese Super League is very fierce. Even a team like Boavista may fall into the mid-range every minute. Teams with strong backgrounds such as Porto, Benfica and Sporting Lisbon are slightly better, but if they want to win the championship, they still need to rely on their strength.

Without Jardl, without Nikule, without André Cruz, how can Sporting Lisbon win the championship this season?
Sporting Lisbon has no money to invest in the transfer market, but Porto has a huge transfer budget.

"Marco Ferreira and Paolo Ferreira in Setúbal, Bruno in Maritimo, Thiago, Valente and Dellei in Leiria, Maniche and Edgaras Jancoskas in Benfica, Pedro Emmanuel in Boavista..."

Mourinho read out the names one by one, these are the targets he has observed for a long time.

Only a rich and powerful family like Porto can support his huge ambition and desire to buy.

"By the way, the young Brazilian central defender Pepe in Maritimo should also pay close attention to this player. Andrade is likely to transfer after the end of the season."

With his outstanding performance this season, Andrade has received the attention of the four major league teams, especially Deportivo.

Although Porto is rich and powerful in the Portuguese Super League, in European football, they still take training players as their business philosophy.

After hearing this, everyone in the coaching staff couldn't help but look at each other. How much would it cost for such a long acquisition list?
Mourinho also saw the doubts in everyone's eyes, and smiled confidently: "Don't worry, I have talked with the chairman."

It is precisely because of the support of the Porto chairman that Mourinho is determined to make a big splash in Porto.

"Let's talk about the Portuguese Cup final."

Mourinho changed the subject and looked at Boas again, "In the last round of the derby, Boloni hid the young player Su Dong. Quaresma performed well after coming off the bench. Cristiano Ronaldo entered the squad but was not included. What do you think?"

"I think it's a smoke bomb." Boas said without hesitation.

"Obviously, although the last round is a derby, it is actually irrelevant. Boloni's doing this must make us guess. If Nalicis performed well, maybe we will have reservations, but in fact..."

In the last game, the Greek center's performance still did not improve, which greatly reduced the effect of Boloni's smoke bomb.

It can even be said that it failed.

"Sudong will definitely play, which will be troublesome because our central defenders, Andrade and Carvalho, are short."

A short center back is really at a disadvantage against a tall center, especially a center like Su Dong who can hold the ball.

He just needs to lean on you with his body and hold the ball, and you can't even grab it.

"It would have been better if Jorge Costa was there," sighed assistant coach Baltmar Brito.

Jorge Costa is an old courtier of Porto. He is also a Portuguese international central defender. He is 1.8 meters tall and can just make up for the height problem of Porto's defense. However, he was at a disadvantage in the first half of the competition with Andrade and Carvalho.

Facing Sporting Lisbon, high defense will be a major test for Porto's defense.

Because not only Su Dong is over 1.9 meters tall, Jadl is also 1.8 meters tall, and the Brazilian center forward has a very good header. On the contrary, Su Dong is not very threatening with the header. This is mainly related to his weak physical confrontation.

"The next point of defense is to drill and limit Jaddl. It is best to force him out of the penalty area and reduce his possession of the ball in dangerous areas. For the two wings, if Quaresma and Ronnie are on, let them lead, as long as they don't let them leave the wing."

The two talents of Sporting Lisbon have a common characteristic, that is, sticking to the ball and being flashy. The actual effect on the court is not ideal. As long as they don't let them rush into the hinterland with the ball, they are not very threatening.

For example, in Benfica, they let Quaresma dribble into the penalty area. As a result, Quaresma passed two people in a row and earned a penalty.

"What about Sudong?" Brito asked with concern.

Mourinho frowned, and the young boy who followed Mendes appeared in his mind.

The first time he met Su Dong was at Benfica's home court. At that time, he was still coaching Leiria. He never thought that half a year later, this kid would become his confidant.

How time has changed!
"Boloni should not let Su Dong start. After all, he is only 17 years old, and he should be more of a substitute. Therefore, we must strive to establish an advantage early, and then see what happens."

After Su Dong came on the field, Sporting Lisbon's offensive tactics changed a lot.

From the previous winger dominance to the center forward dominance.

The more obvious coordination routine is that Su Dong retreats to respond, and then turns around and passes the ball to the gap on the side, especially behind the defense line, giving full play to the speed of Ronnie and Quaresma, and the one-on-one advantage of the side.

Strictly speaking, this kind of routine is really difficult to defend, especially for Porto, which is very problematic to defend on the two wings.

But the biggest problem is that Su Dong has just emerged and is very young. The same is true for Ronnie. Quaresma's performance is relatively ups and downs. Will Boloni dare to arrange them to play in such an important game as the Portuguese Cup final?

As a surprise soldier, it should be the most reasonable to play at a critical moment to reverse the situation.

"By the way, Andre, let the club take a look at Sporting Lisbon's tone and see if Su Dong can sell it?" Mourinho asked with great interest.

"Psychological warfare?" physical coach Rui Faria asked with a smile.

Mourinho shook his head.

"Are you serious?" Boas was a little surprised.

Not only him, but everyone was also surprised.

Mourinho nodded solemnly and said: "I regret now that I didn't snatch him in time."

At that time, Mourinho would never have imagined that Su Dong's progress would be so amazing.

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