i want to be king

Chapter 106 Mr. Key's Birthday Party
"Did you see Nikulei's face just now?"

When he walked into the player tunnel, Ronnie put Su Dong's shoulders with a smile and asked gloatingly.

Su Dong shook his head, he didn't have the habit of paying attention to other people's expressions.

Besides, nowadays, he doesn't care what Nikulei thinks.

"Let me tell you, it's wonderful." Ronnie felt very satisfied. "However, I think he should be very unconvinced."

"why?"

"Think about it, your goal, to be honest, is not very difficult. If he comes to play, he should be able to score."

Hearing what Ronnie said, the corners of Su Dong's mouth slightly raised, and he sneered, "Really?"

Scoring a goal is not just about the footwork at the moment of the goal, but also about the passing process ahead.

Su Dong's goal seemed simple, but in fact, before that, he retreated to make the ball, assigned it to Quaresma on the right, and then turned around and sprinted quickly.

If it was Nikulei, could he do it?

If Nikulei can retreat to get the ball and make the ball, Boloni will not have such a headache. If his speed allows him to quickly rush into the penalty area after turning around, then his impact will be more threatening.

On these two points, Nikulei could not do it.

Since it can't be done, how can this scoring opportunity appear?
"Let me tell you, brother, it's almost close now, take this opportunity, directly..." Ronnie made a gesture of wiping his neck.

"Kill him?" Su Dong pretended to be surprised.

Ronnie was annoyed, "Damn it, I mean, kill him, don't give him a chance to stand up."

"Boloni will not give up on him." Su Dong said a fact lightly.

Ronnie was also smart, and he understood right away, "They are all Romanians."

Nikule came to Sporting Lisbon because of Boloni. If Boloni doesn't take care of this compatriot, his reputation in Romania's domestic football will definitely suffer.

Sometimes, this relationship bond can also be an advantage.

…………

…………

In the locker room after the game, the players were in a good mood.

Reversing Santa Clara at home and achieving the first victory of the new season is definitely something to celebrate.

As the number one hero tonight, Su Dong naturally received unanimous praise from his teammates.

Even Albertini, who has always been very demanding and doesn't smile at him, praised him rarely for a good job.

When Boloni opened the locker room door and came in, the noisy locker room gradually quieted down.

The Romanian coach felt the change in atmosphere and he knew why.

After Jardl left the team, the dressing room of Sporting Lisbon has not been normal.

Many times, many things, he is not ignorant, but he is unwilling to remedy it, and he does not think it is necessary to remedy it.

As long as the team wins, as long as the results come up, everything will be fine.

Now, finally won.

The problem is, the hero is not his confidant Nikulei.

……

"Everyone did a good job in this game."

Boloni walked among the players and gave them affirmation with a smile.

It's routine after a win.

"Especially our midfield and defense, in addition to conceding the ball, our defense in the midfield tonight is in place, and I believe we will perform better and better in the future."

"The frontcourt is also good. It's a pity that Quaresma didn't score solo. Ronnie, your goal is beautiful."

As soon as Boloni finished speaking, Ronnie responded with a smile: "The main thing is that Su Dong passed it well. He directly fed the ball to my mouth like a pizza. I have no reason not to eat it, right?"

After hearing this, everyone laughed. This description is also interesting.

At least half of the credit for that goal should belong to Su Dong.

And everyone also looked at Boloni one after another. After boasting so many people, shouldn't they praise Su Dong?
After Su Dong heard what Ronnie said, he patted him with a smile, pretending to bow his head, but was actually waiting for Boloni's reaction.

Boloni was a little embarrassed. He felt the eyes of everyone and the change in the atmosphere of the locker room.

He knew that he had no choice.

"Of course, the best performer was Su Dong. After he came off the bench, he changed the trend of the game. Our Mr. Key, our little God of War is back!"

When everyone heard this, they all applauded vigorously, and Ronnie and Pepe even booed loudly.

The Brazilian central defender finally completed his trial training at the end of August, officially transferred from Maritimo to Sporting Lisbon, and has recently entered the big list continuously, but he has not yet made his debut.

"Thank you." Su Dong thanked Boloni, "Actually, I have never left, just waiting for the opportunity."

"I've been paying attention to you too, don't worry, you'll get more playing time next."

Su Dong nodded in greeting.

It's useless to say it nicely, the key is to see how he does it.

Boloni was actually very annoyed in his heart, not only annoyed with Su Dong's forced palace, but also annoyed with Nikule's sluggishness.

Well now, the situation has developed to this point, forcing Boloni to express his position.

He had a strong feeling that if Su Dong's state continued, he, the head coach, would not want to suppress him anymore.

Nikolai can only sit on the bench!

…………

…………

The next morning, Arcoschetti.

When Aurelio Pereira arrived at the office, there was the freshly-baked Morning Post on his desk.

Front page headline: Mr. Key's birthday party!
The cover shows Su Dong taking off his jersey and wantonly celebrating his goal on the sidelines.

Although it is said that FIFA is now rumored to amend the rules to prohibit players from taking off their clothes to celebrate goals, but the rules have not been changed, so basically there is no restriction on players to take off their clothes to celebrate.

It's just that after Su Dong took off his clothes, he revealed his muscular body, which surprised Aurelio.

Many things can be faked, but muscles cannot be faked.

Lazy players tend to get fat, and only hard-working players can develop this muscle.

The current Su Dong is far from reaching the level of Warcraft macho, but compared with a year ago, he is much stronger.

It seems that in the past few months this summer, he has worked hard.

Aurelio remembered that when he had dinner with Mendes last night, Su Dong's manager asked him a question.

"Do you want to sell another Ugo Viana?"

Aurelio was overwhelmed.

Thinking, thinking so much, almost going crazy.

……

Time is up.

After Boloni arrived in Alcochetti, he immediately came to the office of technical director Aurelio.

Aurelio kindly greeted him to sit down, and the first sentence directly talked about the game last night.

For Nikulei, the technical team's assessment was not satisfactory, and he believed that his performance was not good enough.

But for Ronnie, Su Dong and Quaresma, Aurelio gave affirmation.

"Look, the front page headline of the Morning Post wrote that last night's game was Su Dong's birthday party."

"I think it's better not to be too strict with young players. We should give them more opportunities to exercise, let them try, take risks, and make mistakes."

"This is not only the opinion of the technical team, but also the opinion of the above."

Boloni understood.

"Aurelio, I understand what you said, but we are the first team, you should know that the performance of too young players fluctuates, so I think we should continue to wait and see for a while."

"More importantly, midweek is the first round of the first knockout round of the UEFA Cup, so there is no room for loss."

Aurelio knew that Boloni was still unwilling to give up on Nikulei, and he had already been mentally prepared, but his face still sank, and he simply fell silent.

Boloni felt the pressure and immediately changed the subject, "Of course, the opinion of the technical team is also very reasonable, so I will increase his playing time. If he performs well, I will seriously consider letting him play more games."

"Well, it would be best if you can manage the locker room well." Aurelio said lightly.

What happened in the locker room, the technical director must know.

Boloni is also very clear that he doesn't have many chips in hand now.

…………

…………

On the evening of September [-]th, Alvalade Stadium.

UEFA Cup first knockout round first leg.

Sporting Lisbon was eliminated from the Champions League qualifying rounds, which dealt a heavy blow to the local football market.

Although it is the UEFA Cup, in fact, there are only 5000 fans present, and the attendance rate is even more than 1 less than the game against Santa Clara on the weekend, which shows the sluggishness of the football market.

The opponent in the first knockout round is the Belgrade Partizan from Yugoslavia, which is also a strong team with good strength.

The head coach is Tubakovic, who is called [one of the greatest coaches in Europe] by UEFA. He is also the most successful head coach in the history of Partizan Belgrade, leading the team to six league championships, three cup championships, and the best coach in Yugoslavia for six consecutive years.

Tonight, away to Sporting Lisbon, he played a [-] formation.

As a result, no one expected that, less than 1 minutes into the game, Sporting Lisbon defender Hugo scored an own goal and conceded a goal first.

No.205 minutes, Tonito pulled back a set for Sporting Lisbon.

But in the No. 305 minute, the guerrillas made another victory and surpassed the score again.

At halftime, Boloni made two substitutions, with Ronnie and Rodrigo Tello both on the pitch.

The Green Lions put on an air of immortality, trying to overwhelm their opponents in one fell swoop.

But center Nikulei missed too many opportunities in the frontcourt.

Maybe it's because he hasn't scored a goal for too long and is eager to score a goal. He is not decisive enough to grasp the opportunities. Sometimes he is too hasty, and sometimes he is too hesitant, which causes him to frequently waste opportunities.

Sporting Lisbon has an advantage on the field, but has never been able to convert the advantage into goals.

Until No. 70 minutes, Boloni finally couldn't sit still.

Called by Pontes, Su Dong stood up from the bench, took off his coat, and walked slowly to the sidelines.

At this time, the entire Alvalade stadium was filled with cheers from the fans.

"Little God of War!"

The fans are full of expectations for Su Dong's coming off the bench. Even the head coach Boloni is surprised and even a little envious of this treatment.

Does he already have such popularity in the hearts of Sporting Lisbon fans?

Soon, No. 36 Su Dong replaced No. [-] Nikulei.

The substitutions were the same as the last game against Santa Clara.

But, can Su Dong continue his miraculous performance this time?

(End of this chapter)