I Want to Be the King of Football

At the weekend, in the eleventh round of the Portuguese Super League, Sporting Lisbon faced Maridimo at home.

Pepe encounters his old club and starts with Andre Cruz.

The tridents of Sudong, Ronnie and Quaresma all sat on the bench.

Boloni's statement to the outside world is also very aboveboard. The three young players performed well in the UEFA Cup in the middle of the week. They did their best and needed more time to rest.

But the results of the Trident rest were embarrassing.

That is Sporting Lisbon's offense. It wasn't until the 60th minute, when Quaresma was replaced, that the team's offense began to improve, and in the 74th minute, Ronnie was replaced and continued. Step up your offense.

Sudong replaced Tonito in the 81st minute, partnering with Nikulei as a double striker.

The stalemate continued until the closing stages of the game.

In the 89th minute, a cooperation from Sudong and Quaresma on the right flank, Quaresma forced the ball into the penalty area, was blocked from the bottom line, and turned into a corner kick.

Albertini took the corner kick, Su Dong feinted a shot, Pepe grabbed the spot and hit the goal with a header.

The Brazilian central defender scored the goal to break the deadlock against his former club, Maritimo.

Then, the game went into overtime.

At the last moment, after Su Dong pulled back to get the ball, he suddenly accelerated with the ball, and at the top of the penalty area, he shot a cold arrow and hit a powerful Batti GOL, knocking Maridimo's ball again. goal.

Two to zero.

The entire Alvalade Stadium cheered for Sudong's goal.

The fans of Sporting Lisbon are more and more fond of the Chinese teenager who came out of their own youth training camp.

Although according to UEFA regulations, Su Dong is not a youth training player of Sporting Lisbon, and Su Dong has not even trained at the Sports Tower Stadium, but the fans can ignore the regulations, they only know that Su Dong is from the youth. The children from the training camp.

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After the game, media reporters again gave high praise to Su Dong's performance after coming off the bench.

There are also frontcourt tridents.

So some media reporters asked Boloni, Since all three substitutions were given to the front court trident, why not arrange them to start?

There was a burst of laughter in the press conference hall.

Three substitutions were given to Quaresma, Ronnie and Sudong, and it was these three players who changed the trend of the game. In this case, why not just arrange the three of them to start?

Of course, Boloni heard the sarcasm and sarcasm of the media reporters, but he still maintained his demeanor.

The Romanian head coach said that they were not arranged to start, more because of physical consumption.

The three players are 17, 18 and 19 years old respectively. At their age, many players are still playing as substitutes. I can't make the decision to let them play on two fronts and play two games a week. , and don't think it's a good thing for them.

But these arrogant remarks are somewhat pale in the face of the fact that he suppressed Su Dong and unconditionally supported Nikulei. After all, Nikulei played the whole game tonight and did nothing again.

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A week later, the Portuguese Super League was suspended, ushering in the fourth round of the Portuguese Cup.

This is also Sporting Lisbon's first Portuguese Cup of the season.

The opponent is an amateur team from the regional league, Estareja.

Boloni did not pay too much attention to this game. The strength of the opponent was there. Sporting Lisbon had a good luck in signing, and they were playing at home again. The team still played as a substitute.

Only Nikolai started again.

Just two minutes into the game, Carlos Martins opened the scoring for Sporting Lisbon.

But in the 17th minute, Estarea pulled one back.

Five minutes later, Nikolai finally scored.

This is the Romanian center's first goal of the season.

He was so excited that he flew around the audience, vented his inner depression to the fullest, and finally hugged the head coach Boloni in front of the coach's bench to thank his compatriots for their unconditional trust in him over the past year.

But then, Nikolai never scored again.

Ronnie and Danny, who came off the bench, scored two goals in a row to help Sporting Lisbon beat their opponents 4-1 and advance smoothly.

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After the promotion, Sporting Lisbon's signing is still good.

The opponent in the fifth round was Olivia from the third level.

After the game, the Portuguese media reported Nikolai's goal in succession.

The Romanian center, once highly anticipated, has survived in the shadow of Jardel last season, but has been unable to break the scoring drought this season, and now finally scores against an amateur team in the regional league.

In fact, even against amateur teams from the regional leagues, his goals were very difficult.

The implication is that Nikulei wasted too many scoring opportunities.

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After playing the Portuguese Cup, Sporting Lisbon kept preparing for the first leg away game in the UEFA Cup.

The opponent is Thessaloniki from Greece.

Su Dong is not only on the 18-man roster, but will also be scheduled to start.

But this time, he finally realized the nightmare of the European away battle.

The voyage between Portugal and Greece is 2,500 kilometers, which is undoubtedly quite a long journey.

But this is just the beginning.

There are no direct flights from Portugal to Greece, you have to make a stopover, or Amsterdam, or Frankfurt, or Munich...

In order to hurry, Sporting Lisbon prepared a flight to Amsterdam for the team. The entire flight took more than eight hours. When they arrived in Athens, the capital of Greece, it was already two in the morning.

After a night in Athens, the next day we flew to Thessaloniki in the north.

Not only that, but Sporting Lisbon had to fly back to Lisbon non-stop after the away game for the weekend's game, which was also a long journey and tossing back and forth.

When they really got to the field, everyone found that the long journey had exhausted their strength.

Including Sudong, Ronnie and Quaresma, as well as Nikulei who came on as a substitute, all performed in a downturn.

Fortunately, Sporting Lisbon's defense was good, but in the 51st minute, the goal was broken by the opponent's striker, and the away game was 0-1.

Throughout the game, the three of Su Dong's performance were sluggish, and they really couldn't lift their spirits.

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I finally understand now why they all say that the most terrifying enemy is not the opponent on the pitch, but the long journey.

On the return flight, Ronnie said with a sad face.

Not long after the game started, his legs were weak.

Who said it wasn't? Quaresma also felt very broken. This is just Greece. If you encounter Turkey, or Georgia, Azerbaijan, or something further east, it will be even more terrifying.

Su Dong also smiled bitterly, but thought of another piece of news.

Don't forget, there is also Kazakhstan, which is further east. They just left the AFC in April and officially became the 52nd UEFA member in July. They will meet in the Champions League and UEFA Cup in the future. .

In the end, Su Dong couldn't help but be amused.

Although it was a loss, in fact, Thessaloniki's strength is not strong, mainly because the away game is too difficult.

I won’t talk about it after I changed the plane twice. The distance is still very long and the conditions are very poor, which makes the players unbearable.

The main reason is that Sporting Lisbon is too poor. If it is like other local teams, it is completely possible to charter a flight directly.

First of all, there is no money. Second, it only takes half a month from the draw result to the away game. It is difficult for the club to prepare in all aspects. It is conceivable how much torture the players have suffered along the way.

However, after returning to recharge, the battle of Lisbon in the second round will turn the opponent's turn to have a nightmare.

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The long journey and running back and forth not only affected the first leg of the UEFA Cup, but also affected the derby of the Portuguese Super League.

In the twelfth round, Sporting Lisbon faced off against rivals Benfica.

The team's performance remains sluggish.

In the twelfth minute of the first half, the team's defense made a mistake and conceded a goal first.

In the 42nd minute, Thiago scored another goal to help Benfica lead 2-0.

Su Dong came on as a substitute in the 54th minute, but his performance was not outstanding and failed to help the team turn the situation around.

In the end, in this same-city derby, Sporting Lisbon lost 0-2 to Benfica.

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For the result of the team's two-game losing streak, whether it is the media, fans, or the club's management all give understanding.

The team traveled long distances to play away games, and the exhaustion and pressure were indeed very high. After returning to Lisbon, they welcomed Benfica immediately. The team could only have an afternoon of recovery training the day before the game, and there was no time to prepare and adjust.

On the contrary, Benfica, recharged in Lisbon, waiting for the enemy in the same city.

It's normal to lose.

However, in an interview with the Morning Post, Su Dong said that he was not worried about the state of the team at all.

I know that two-game losing streak is really unacceptable, but the trip to Greece really affected us very much.

Su Dong took the initiative to mention his discomfort. He was running back and forth for a whole week, and he couldn't even maintain normal training. This was undoubtedly quite uncomfortable, and it was also the reason for the team's downturn.

In the next week, we can have a good rest. The team will have two days off. I believe that this will help us get back into shape as soon as possible and achieve better results in the next few games.

As for the UEFA Cup home game against Thessaloniki, Su Dong said confidently, We will definitely reverse the opponent!

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Sure enough, after a week of rest, Sporting Lisbon's performance has really improved a lot.

But in the thirteenth round, when the away game against Beiramar, only seven minutes into the opening, a mistake by Pepe resulted in the opponent's goal, and then the game was deadlocked.

Su Dong came on as a substitute at halftime and assisted Nikulei to score in the 54th minute.

Two minutes later, Nikulei reciprocated and provided an assist for Su Dong.

The two centers finally broke the embarrassing situation of not committing the river, and each assisted the other.

In the 79th minute, Ronnie assisted Tonito for another victory.

In the end, Sporting Lisbon reversed Bellamar three-to-one and took all three points.