I Want to Be the King of Football

Before the trip to Asia, Barcelona prepared three warm-up matches, but none of them had anything to do with Su Dong.

The first warm-up game was a week after the team arrived at the Peralada training camp. At that time, the players were generally in poor condition and the opponents were not strong. It was Banyoles from West Division III.

This is also the first time Ronaldinho has worn the captain's armband since he was promoted to the team's vice-captain, and Barcelona drew with their opponents one-to-one.

In the first half, Barcelona made a defensive mistake, and the opponent scored the first goal. After that, Ronaldinho and Motta cooperated with two Brazilian players. The youth team Christian Hidalgo scored a goal and successfully equalized the score.

Also a local youth training player, Iniesta played quite well in the first half, but missed two excellent goals.

In the second half, Barcelona replaced all players except Motta in one breath, and neither side was able to score again.

In the end, Barcelona drew the West C team one-to-one in the first game.

It is worth mentioning that among the several new signings this summer, the defensive players basically came on, including Belletti, Sylvinho and Edmilson, all of them played, but Su Dong and Deco on the offensive end. Neither did Giuli.

In an interview with the media after the game, Rijkaard smiled and said that he was not worried about the offensive players at all.

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Three days later, Barcelona ushered in the second warm-up match against Figueres in Group B of the Western Second Division.

This team is at the same level as Barcelona's second team, and its strength can be imagined.

Ronaldinho, who once again played with the captain's armband, started again and played the whole game, helping Barcelona beat the opponent 2-1 with an assist.

Messi came off the bench in the 60th minute and got a valuable training opportunity, but his performance was quite satisfactory.

Su Dong did not play in two consecutive warm-up matches. Instead, Ronaldinho wore the captain's armband for two consecutive matches, and even played the entire second match, which also aroused suspicion from the outside world.

Even the tabloid media began to chase after the wind, believing that it was Rijkaard's intention to support Ronaldinho.

Especially considering that in the recent captain competition, Rijkaard voted his precious vote for Ronaldinho, and then made the Brazilian superstar the vice-captain of Barcelona, ​​and Xavi could only rank third. team leader.

But Su Dong did not take this to heart.

Such a warm-up match, whether it is good or not, means little to him.

What's more, apart from him, neither Deco nor Giuli came.

Even Puyol and Harvey were all absent.

Rijkaard's intention is very obvious, is to first run in the defensive lineup, especially a few newly joined defensive players.

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By the third game, Rijkaard had even hidden Ronaldinho.

All played with substitutes and new defenders, and the result was a one-to-one draw.

Messi played more time this time. He started directly and played for more than 60 minutes. He had several dazzling performances, but overall it was quite ordinary.

Su Dong sat on the sidelines and watched Messi's game. He and Nuno Cruz shared the same evaluation of Messi, that his body is too thin, which has severely limited his performance and performance on the court. .

Although La Liga advocates technology, this is only an illusion of the outside world.

In fact, in La Liga, defensive players have a lot of small movements and a lot of rough movements, and the requirements on the body are also very high, but it is different from the intense physical collisions in the Premier League, Serie A and Bundesliga.

Professional football put it bluntly, or to focus on the body.

The so-called technical flow is based on the fact that the body has reached a certain level.

Without a body, on the court, even the slightest technique could not be exerted.

This is the current state of Messi.

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Three warm-up matches, one win and two draws, although not lost, but it is difficult to satisfy.

The main reason is that the strength of the three opponents is not strong.

Barcelona played like this, people are very worried about the performance of the team in the new season.

What makes many people puzzled is why Rijkaard hides new aids such as Su Dong, Deco and Giuli?

But the perception within the Barcelona team is very different.

To put it bluntly, this is Rijkaard's coaching style.

Long before he joined Barcelona, ​​Su Dong had already inquired about Rijkaard in many ways. His management of the team was actually very loose, and even the intensity of training was not high, which made the players generally feel comfortable.

From Sporting Lisbon to Valencia to Barcelona, ​​although it only took a few days to join, this is the team that Su Dong has experienced, the easiest and most comfortable training, and even players can laugh and play directly on the training ground. Rijkaard didn't mind.

On a tactical level, the Dutch coach advocates free-spirited attacking football.

He believes in the creativity of superstars, so he is willing to give the frontcourt superstars more freedom.

To put it nicely, he is good at exploiting the advantages of players, but it can also be said that he does not have too many tactics to speak of.

When something goes wrong, the players solve it themselves!

In training, he always put Sudong, Ronaldinho, Deco and Giuli together, just to help them develop a tacit understanding, especially for Sudong and Ronaldinho.

The biggest difference between Rijkaard and Benitez is that he encouraged Sudong to get the ball more.

For example, he told Su Dong, You have to hold the ball more, dribble the ball more, and give full play to your physical and technical advantages.

You are a center forward, you have the ball inside and outside the penalty area, dribbling the ball in the opponent's vital area, it is easy to make the opponent's foul, and this is your biggest threat!

With a new head coach, the requirements are completely different, and Su Dong really needs a little time to get used to it.

Fortunately, he has a very good relationship with Ronaldinho and Deco. He communicates a lot on and off the court. In addition, his foot skills are also good. It is not a problem to cooperate, but he lacks some tacit understanding.

During Peralada, several offensive players in the team figured out a very interesting offensive routine that made it difficult for the defenders in the team to contain, that is, Ronaldinho took the ball on the left rib, Su East drops back to catch the ball.

Both sets of models can be derived from many different routines.

For example, Ronaldinho took the ball from the left rib and after attracting the attention of the defense, he made an oblique pass to find Giuli from the right.

Or after Su Dong received the ball with his back, cooperate with Ronaldinho and Deco to penetrate, and then move to the gap, such as Giuli on the right, to create another chance to score.

In this set of models, the ability of Sudong and Ronaldinho to hold the ball in the frontcourt is the key. Around these two points, Barcelona can organize many different attacking routines, and the defensive players are really concerned about this. Difficult to block.

Puyol, Marcos and Edmilson took turns to mark Su Dong, but there was no way.

With a height of 1.95 meters, lightning-like speed and explosive power, coupled with agile and quick movements, as well as exquisite and delicate foot skills, these make Su Dong almost incomprehensible and difficult to guard against.

It is through his performance in training that although he has not played even once in the warm-up match, Su Dong's strength is still recognized by his teammates.

Can this type of center be found in today's world football?

Whether it's Deco and Ronaldinho, or Xavi and Iniesta, they all quickly felt the benefits of having a center like Sudong in front of them. They gained more space and passed the ball. more convenient.

Su Dong is like a beacon. No matter it is a violent storm, he always stands in front of him. As long as the midfield and backcourt players raise their heads, they can clearly see him and see the direction!

This is the value of Su Dong!

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After more than half a month of training in Peralada, the Barcelona team returned to Barcelona.

Since there are only 22 places in the team's Asian tour, many young players who are training with the first team, including Messi, have not been able to follow the team, and players such as goalkeeper Rustu who are basically determined to leave the team, Also not on the list.

Before the team set off, the club hosted a banquet for all the first-team players in a hotel near Camp Nou, and solemnly told everyone that the club attached great importance to this trip to Asia.

According to the analysis and report of the Spanish professional financial newspaper [Expand], after the 2003 Asian tour, Real Madrid's business revenue in the past year was as high as 140 million euros, which is a very astonishing figure. After the millennium won the Champions League, the sum of all the financial income of the club.

That is to say, Real Madrid achieved all the income of the entire Real Madrid team four years ago, including the prize money of a Champions League, only through commercial development. will be even more amazing.

[Expansion] It is believed that Florentino's superstar-centered business philosophy has made Real Madrid the richest team in European football. At the same time, it is also at the forefront of all professional football clubs in the process of globalization.

Florentino said that Manchester United's business strategy was ahead of other European teams for more than ten years, but Real Madrid is overtaking at a fast speed with the strategy of one superstar a year. He hopes that Real Madrid will surpass Manchester United and become the The football club with the highest commercial value in the world.

Barcelona sees the benefits of Real Madrid's business strategy, because professional football is ultimately about money.

Therefore, after Real Madrid's trip to Asia, Barcelona immediately began to promote the trip to Asia.

Although it was a little hasty, and at the same time there was suspicion that Handan was a toddler, but in the end, he still had to catch up.

And this time, the signing of Asia's premier superstar Su Dong, and the Brazilian superstar Ronaldinho in the team, makes Barcelona ambitious for Asia.

Whether it is Nike, Audi, or other sponsors, the feedback to Barcelona is unanimous that Su Dong will be the number one player in this Asian tour, and with the help of Su Dong's influence in the Asian region, the Asian market will be opened in one fell swoop. .

For the outpost, Sarah Martin, the full-time vice-president in charge of business development, is looking forward to this trip.

At this banquet, he even jokingly said, The entire Asian region is looking forward to our arrival, especially East Asia, and the fans are looking forward to it!

Sarah Martin hopes that all players can show a better mental outlook during the Asian trip. Whether it is a game or a business activity, they must show the temperament of Barcelona's giants.