I Want to Be the King of Football

Number twenty-six, Facundo Quiroga.

Twenty-eighth, Cristiano Ronaldo.

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When the head coach Boloni called out the name, everyone in the locker room looked at Ronnie in unison.

Sitting in front of the wardrobe, the Madeira teenager was taken aback.

Although he has been striving for a first-team appearance, and even pestering the coaching staff time and time again, thinking that he has made all the preparations, when this moment really came, he was still very shocked.

This will undoubtedly be a historic moment in his career!

Ronnie nodded excitedly towards the head coach, turned his head to look at Su Dong, opened his arms, leaned over, hugged Su Dong, his slightly trembling body showed his inner excitement at this moment with excitement.

Su Dong was also happy for him, but somewhat disappointed in his heart.

Ronnie finally entered the 18-man roster, how about himself?

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The first-team roster consists of eleven starters and seven substitutes for a total of eighteen.

This is also known as the 18-member roster.

Since Su Dong never counted on the big roster before, he never paid attention to the big roster.

I just didn't expect that the head coach would suddenly announce Ronnie's entry into the squad today.

Just when Su Dong thought the roster had been read out, head coach Boloni continued to announce the roster.

Twenty-nine, Cesar Platt.

This is the replacement for right-back Beto Cefaro, who is also a regular in the squad.

Unlike Ronnie's excitement, Pratt took it for granted.

He's always been a part of the roster, and often even starts.

For such a player, entering the 18-man squad is just like eating and drinking water, and it is strange not to enter.

It was as if he was surprised when Rodrigo Tello on the 11th didn't enter just now.

The Chilean left-winger was brought in by Sporting Lisbon last summer for 6.3 million euros, which is definitely a high price and one of the team's most valuable and paid players.

But his performance this season has been unsatisfactory. So far, he has not scored a goal and has only one assist, that is, against Benfica. Other than that, he has hardly performed anything.

Due to his worth and annual salary, Sporting Lisbon has to use him, because the team is always unwilling to waste their investment in Rodrigo Tello, so they can only continue to trust him and hope that he can adjust as soon as possible and show his strength. .

This should be the first time he has not entered the squad since the winter break.

Su Dong thought about it a lot, but Boloni did not stop, but directly announced the next name.

Number 36, Su Dong!

As soon as Boloni finished speaking, everyone in the locker room gasped.

Obviously, everyone was surprised.

Originally, they all thought that the next announcement should be No. 45, Hugo Viana.

Unexpectedly, it turned out to be the thirty-sixth Su Dong.

Su Dong himself was a little surprised, his eyes widened and he looked at Boloni in disbelief.

The head coach nodded affirmatively at him and smiled.

Great, buddy, you're on the roster too. Ronnie almost jumped up with excitement.

Su Dong is also full of excitement, and he has been waiting hard for this day to come.

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Everyone.

After announcing the 18-man roster, Boloni closed the notebook in his hand and walked to the middle of the locker room.

As I said before, I will examine every player in the first team, and I will give everyone a chance to express themselves, so this time, Ronnie and Sudong have both entered the squad. Their games in the second team and daily training performance,

I believe everyone can see it.

Everyone nodded.

After training with the first team for almost three months, the two have been improving.

Everyone was mentally prepared, and it was a matter of time before Su Dong and Ronnie entered the roster.

Nowadays, although we are on the same front as the Portuguese Super League and the Portuguese Cup, the pressure of the game is still very high, especially in the Portuguese Super League, Boavista and Porto are chasing after them. I believe everyone knows it well. The strength of these two teams, as long as we make mistakes, can be overtaken at any time.”

Next, we have to face Boavista away, and a derby against Benfica. There is also Maridimo in the strong team. These are very difficult opponents. Possibly losing points and losing the top spot in the league.

Boloni's remarks are very serious.

It's almost April, and the league is starting to come to a close, but the pressure will only increase.

As long as the winner is not decided for a day, Sporting Lisbon cannot relax its vigilance for a day.

I also hope that the two players who have entered the squad for the first time can show your performance in the second team game and in daily training, and make contributions to the team to the best of their ability.

Both Su Dong and Ronnie nodded.

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The afternoon training session is over.

Boloni just announced his disbandment, and many teammates came over to congratulate Su Dong and Ronny on entering the starting list for the first time.

But there are also some players who are very unhappy because they have been squeezed out of the roster and leave in a hurry.

Su Dong and Ronnie looked at each other, and both saw the incredibleness in each other's eyes.

Their long-awaited roster is finally here, and while I don't know if they'll play, it's a huge improvement.

But in addition to the excitement and excitement, both of them were filled with anxiety.

Ronnie looks very proud and confident on the surface, but in fact, he is very inferior, but he hides this inferiority deeply and hides it with arrogance.

Su Dong did not go to cover up too much, because he is from a football weak country.

Inferiority will become the driving force to stimulate him to move forward.

He is eager to prove to everyone that he can play football well even from a football weak country.

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After entering the first-team squad, a lot of things have changed dramatically.

For example, both of them will get a thick stack of opponent's intelligence and materials, and there is also a video file, which is the intelligence of the opponent's players, this is to make them more familiar with the opponent.

In fact, in the past two or three days, the team's targeted training has also involved both of them.

Setubal is a balanced team. The offense is not outstanding. The biggest feature is that the counterattack is very good. The defense is their advantage. They have conceded only the fifth in the league. Two more.

It can be seen that this team is a typical defensive and counterattack team, and it is a tough stubble.

What Su Dong needs to pay attention to is their two main central defenders.

The 22-year-old Brazilian central defender Hugo is 1.9 meters tall, slightly shorter than Su Dong, but he weighs 85 kilograms, which is a heavyweight class higher than Su Dong. Like all Brazilian players, his foot skills are still very good. Can.

The information of the coaching staff also highlights that Hugo is a left-footed player.

There is also a 28-year-old Portuguese local defender Hugo Costa, who is 1.84 meters tall and weighs 83 kilograms. He once played for the Stoke City team in the British Championship for half a year and could not adapt to the atmosphere in England. Finally returned to the Portuguese Super League.

The two central defenders are the most classic combination of central defenders, one high and one spiritual.

Su Dong needs to study these two opponents carefully before the game.

Unlike Su Dong, Ronnie focused on the opponent's two full-backs.

On the right is the 23-year-old Paulo Ferreira, who is the most stable right-back in the Portuguese Super League this season. It is said that he has been targeted by giants including Porto, Benfica and Sporting Lisbon.

On the left is Rui Andre, a player who has played all the way from the lower leagues and has good strength.

In addition to the back line, Setubal also needs to pay attention to the double midfielder, captain Elio Sosa and midfielder Sandro Mendes. These two players are the core of the team's midfield and also the ball. The team's defensive barrier.

Since Valencia swept European football with double midfielders and reached the Champions League final twice, although they failed to win the championship, the double midfielder tactics prevailed throughout the Iberian Peninsula. Setubal coach Luis Campos is the follower.

It is worth mentioning that Sandro Mendes used to play in Hercules, Hercules in the Second Division, and Villarreal in the La Liga, but because he failed to get a chance in Villarreal, this was the only way he could. Return to the Portuguese Super League.

It can be said that it is these six players that constitute Setubal's most solid defensive formation.

For Sporting Lisbon, the real challenge against Setubal on the road lies in tackling the tough.

How to penetrate the opponent's defense line and create an offensive threat while ensuring that your own defense line does not make mistakes is a test.

As strong as Boavista and Benfica, they failed to get three points away, only the offensively powerful Porto defeated Setubal 3-0 away.

To some extent, this can be regarded as a dead end for Sporting Lisbon.

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It's a tough opponent.

After reading the information, Su Dong did not dare to feel the slightest numbness in his heart.

With just this information in his hand, he could already feel the strength of his opponent and the difficulty of the game.

This is just the twelfth team in the Portuguese Super League. Ronnie smiled wryly.

Su Dong kept nodding, who said no?

The twelfth-ranked team in the Portuguese Super League is so difficult, what about the other teams?

What about Boavista, Porto and Benfica?

If it is said that there is a huge disparity between the strengths and weaknesses of the Portuguese League, and there are even some reserve teams with no desires, then in the Portuguese Super League, every team is tyrannical, and they do their best in every game.

A little carelessness can be downgraded at any time.

This is the brutal competition of the Portuguese Super League.

And this is just the Portuguese Super League.

To the four major leagues, and even to the UEFA Cup, and even the European Champions Cup?

Are you afraid? Ronnie suddenly looked at Su Dong seriously and asked.

Su Dong nodded, I'm afraid, but I'm even more afraid that I won't be able to play, and I'm even more afraid that I'll miss the opportunity I've been waiting for.

Ronnie laughed.

Anyone who says they are not afraid is absolutely hypocritical.

It's like a war, and no one is not afraid.

But there are things in this world that are scarier than fear.

As long as Boloni lets me in, I'll turn Setubal's defense upside down!

Ronnie made a rhetoric.