i want to be king

Chapter 102 Don't lose to those two guys!

"Thank you for coming, let's dry up this glass of water!"

In the sky bar near Wanguo Park, Jardl raised the water glass in his hand high and shouted vigorously.

Su Dong, Ronnie, Pepe and others also raised their water glasses and shouted in unison: "Do it!"

But everyone's heart is very uncomfortable.

……

It's the end of August and the transfer market is about to close.

Jadl, who has been involved in transfer scandals since January this year, after a quiet summer, suddenly announced his transfer in the last few days before the transfer market closed, and publicly bombarded the head coach Boloni for nepotism.

Jardl's bombardment caused an uproar. At the same time, he completed the substantive progress from making a transfer to a transfer in less than two days. Just this afternoon, Sporting Lisbon officially reached an agreement with the Premier League Bolton.

All it takes is Jardel's signing, but that's certainly not an issue.

From the majestic double crown last season to the double elimination at the beginning of the season, Sporting Lisbon's situation can be described as quite bad. Coupled with Jardl's departure, it will undoubtedly make things worse for Sporting Lisbon.

Everyone knows that Jardl is the number one offensive firepower in the Sporting Lisbon team. In the case of the team's weak offense, he sent away the top scorer, which cannot be justified anyway.

But Sporting Lisbon really did that.

Firstly, Jardl wanted to go with all his heart, and secondly, the club was also happy to see the result.

In this case, Boloni's opinion doesn't matter at all.

Moreover, who can guarantee whether Boloni's so-called retention is sincere?

If it is sincere, then why is Nikulei starting every game when he is also in poor form and also fails to score, but Jadl can only sit on the bench?
Who was the European Golden Boot last season?

No one will forget that in the opening game of last season against Porto, Boloni put Jardel on the bench and let Nikule start, and both were new players at the time.

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Su Dong was also in a bad mood, so he chose a corner to sit down and wanted to be quiet.

In the away game against Inter Milan, he was once again out of the squad.

The reason is simple, he is only 17 years old.

When the team adopts the trident tactic, both wingers must play, and the single striker only plays one.

As a matter of course, Nikolai started, Jadl was on the bench, and Sudong had nothing to do.

This was far from Su Dong's previous expectations.

He trained hard for a summer, from Madeira to Lisbon, the purpose of his crazy training is for the new season.

But now, he can only sit on the bench, which is not what he wants.

"Boy."

Jardel left the crowd, walked up to Su Dong, pulled the seat opposite him, and sat down with great determination.

"It'll be easier for you when I'm gone."

Su Dong raised his head, looked at Jader, smiled slightly and said, "Then don't go, stay and see how I kick you down."

Jardl laughed out loud when he heard that, he actually liked Su Dong quite a lot.

For Ronnie, it is more because of his sister, who loves the house and loves Wu, but for Su Dong, he is more appetizing.

"Nikulei is very arrogant in his bones. This is the biggest obstacle for him to integrate into the team. If he continues to be so maverick, the main position will be yours sooner or later."

Once Jader left, Nikulei's main force was firmly established.

Su Dong is currently the only center forward who has the qualifications to challenge him, but Su Dong is too young and not enough weight.

"But I don't like to wait."

Jardl looked deeply at Su Dong and nodded, "It's okay if you don't want to wait, then just go and grab it!"

"Maybe it has something to do with the education you have been exposed to. I always feel that you are too polite and courteous in dealing with others. You do a lot but ask for little. This makes me think that you will be a very good friend, but it is difficult to become an excellent professional player."

"You know, the professional arena is like a primeval jungle where the fittest survive. Anyone who wants to survive in this jungle must fight like a wolf. If you are too patient, you will become the prey of others, because your opponent will not treat you politely."

"This is the truth I have learned since I was a child!"

Su Dong listened silently, he knew that this was Jadel's experience, but it might not be unreasonable.

He also needs to reflect on whether he has swallowed his anger too much.

Since he was a child, the traditional education he has received is patience, making money with kindness, and respecting teachers and teaching. This makes him lack the unique wolf nature of a boy who grew up on the street like Ronnie.

And will this kind of forbearance be interpreted as easy to bully?

"When I just landed in the Portuguese Super League and joined Porto, the Porto coach at the time was the famous coach Bobby Robson. He asked me a question. He said, do you want to be the most important person in the team?"

"I told him without hesitation, yes."

"Then he asked me, how do I become that person?"

"I'm at a loss and can't answer because I don't know."

"Bobby Robson told me that to be the most important person in the team, you must do three things. First, you must dare to show your actions publicly so that everyone can see your courage and determination. Most importantly, let them know what you want to do, so that people will support you and become your followers."

"Second, treat your followers well, because they are your most important support on the court. When others first come around you, the first contact must not be you, but your followers. They will get the first impression and the most intuitive feedback about you from your followers."

"Third, keep a humble mind and know that at least half of everything you achieve comes from your followers."

Su Dong looked at Jardel in surprise, but he didn't expect to hear such a big reason from his mouth.

After careful consideration, it really makes sense.

"Bobby also told me that if you are not sure whether you have followers, then you have a clear goal, find something that you think is valuable and should be done, and do it boldly and openly, and you will soon have a group of followers."

When Jadel said this, he noticed Su Dong's deep thinking, and felt a little envious.

"I haven't read any books, and I still don't understand these principles until now, but I have always remembered his words, and I dare not forget them. Now, I pass these words to you, hoping to help you."

"Understood, thank you."

Su Dong stood up from his seat, politely stretched out his right hand, and shook hands with Jardl firmly.

"Hope you all the best in the Premier League."

"You too, don't lose to those two guys!" Jardl laughed.

which two guys?
Does this need to be explained?
Su Dong nodded confidently and smiled.

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Jardl is gone!
Just as suddenly he came, he left suddenly.

Unlike Ugo Viana, who is the winner of the European Golden Boot, Jardl's departure did not bring much transfer fee to Sporting Lisbon. What's more, it saved a lot of salary expenses and greatly eased the team's financial pressure.

But at the same time, the team's offensive power was greatly reduced because of the loss of him.

The sky in Arcocheti also became cloudy, and everyone inside felt oppressed.

But the train of the league has started, and it will not stop because of who or which team.

……

On the weekend, in the first round of the Portuguese Super League, Sporting Lisbon challenged Ferreira away.

Boloni once again arranged for Nikule to start, this time changing into a four-three-three formation, which is the traditional formation of Sporting Lisbon.

He hopes the team can take this to perform well.

But in the end, zero to four!
Sporting Lisbon suffered a complete defeat.

Mauro's hat-trick played Ferreira's best season opener ever, and it was still a domestic giant team like Sporting Lisbon.

……

A week later, in the second round of the Portuguese Super League, Sporting Lisbon played against Braga.

The goal was conceded in just 10 minutes, and another goal was conceded 3 minutes later.

Quaresma and Rodrigo Tello then scored twice, but Braga midfielder Baroso scored twice.

Before the end of the first half, Sporting Lisbon temporarily fell behind [-]-[-].

In the first 3 minutes of the second half, midfielder Graube made another victory.

In the end, Braga defeated Sporting Lisbon four to two.

……

Before September, Sporting Lisbon performed in a mess.

Five games, one draw and four losses, including two league rounds.

Such a report card is definitely a shame for the defending double champion Green Lions.

The head coach Boloni has been criticized like a wave, especially after Jaddr's transfer to Bolton, all the blame is directed at Boloni, who believes that he employs cronyism.

Nikulei started all of these five games and played all the games, but his contribution was zero!
No goals, no assists!
Morning Post reporters publicly questioned Boloni at the post-match press conference, why do they trust Nikulei so much?

Boloni fought back on the spot and asked, "Who else can I trust besides Nikulei?"

"Where's Su Dong?"

"He's only 17 years old!"

"He'll be eighteen in a few days, and that's not what you said last season."

"Yes, but I had no choice at that time, and now, it is impossible for me to pin my hopes on an underachiever and ignore a star like Nikule who has proven his worth, isn't it?"

Boloni's answer is well-founded.

Indeed, no one dares to say that Su Dong must have done better than Nikulei when he played.

But Su Dong asked in media reports through his agent Mendes, "Then why didn't you even give him a minute? Could it be that Su Dong's training performance is not worthy of a minute of playing time?"

The Morning Post wrote a comment, and the analysis believed that this was Boloni's anger and rivalry with everyone.

He was going to gamble on Nikulei at all costs.

"But is Nikulei worth the amount of money he's betting on?"

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Two weeks after the national team match day, the Portuguese Super League ushered in the third round.

Sporting Lisbon hosts Santa Clara.

As usual, Boloni announced the 18-man roster one day in advance, and the rest of the juniors who did not enter the roster will be arranged to participate in the second team's game.

Su Dong is on the list again.

But when the head coach Boloni announced the end of the meeting, Su Dong raised his hand to speak.

(End of this chapter)