i want to be king

Chapter 121 Too bullying!
December [-], at the Alvalade Stadium in Lisbon.

In the second round of the third knockout round of the UEFA Cup, Sporting Lisbon, which lost [-]-[-] away in the first round, returned home to face Thessaloniki, Greece.

As soon as the game started, Sporting Lisbon took advantage of the home court and launched a fierce attack on the opponent.

Like the Green Lions in the first round away game, the Thessaloniki players also traveled long distances to Lisbon after playing the domestic league on the weekend. The only difference is that their preparation time before the game is more generous than Sporting Lisbon.

During the first round of the match between the two sides, the Thessaloniki players probably did not underestimate Sporting Lisbon.

But now, they finally tasted the hardships of away games.

Especially central defender Marius Kukirka, who bears the brunt.

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The 26-year-old Kukirka is from Poland. He once played for Roda JC in the Eredivisie. He is the main central defender of Thessaloniki this season and is also the team's best player.

In the previous two knockout rounds, Thessaloniki was able to eliminate Zenit of the Russian Super League and Grasshopper Zurich of Switzerland.

Thanks to Kukirka's outstanding performance, Thessaloniki's defense was impregnable in the first round. Sporting Lisbon was not given any chance, and the performance of the three young players was curbed.

This also made Thessaloniki full of confidence, firmly believing that the team has a chance to eliminate the Portuguese Super League and go one step further.

Kukirka is full of confidence and fighting spirit.

His agent told him that with his excellent performance in the UEFA Cup, he has successfully attracted the attention of many teams from the four major leagues, including the Bundesliga Nuremberg. As long as he maintains this performance, he will definitely be able to land in the four major leagues.

And first of all, it is to help Thessaloniki eliminate Sporting Lisbon away.

Freezing the opponent's main center forward is the number one task of a central defender.

But at the beginning of the game, Kukirka realized that something was wrong.

The first physical contact between the two sides was in the second minute, and Su Dong still received the ball with his back in the frontcourt.

Like the first round, Kukilka posted up the whole person.

In his impression, in the first round of several physical confrontations with Su Dong, he did not lose the wind.

This seemingly tall and burly center looked a little clumsy, slow to react, and overall not excited enough.

But this time, just as Su Dong was about to catch the ball, he leaned back.

Kukilka had a feeling that Mount Tai was overwhelmed. He tried his best to support Su Dong, but he couldn't do anything.

And what about Su Dong?

It feels very easy to lean back and turn around quickly after catching the ball.

The feeling of agility and vigor gave Kukilka an unbelievable shock.

So tall, but also so flexible?

After turning around, Su Dong didn't wait for another central defender Dionis Chasiotis to approach. He dribbled the ball flexibly with his right foot and made another pass, directly wading through a gap from Nastos, and sent a diagonal pass into the penalty area with his right foot.

Quaresma on the right flank rushed up knowingly and hit the door directly.

Slightly higher.

During the whole process, Su Dong seemed to be able to do a job with ease and take it easy.

Kukirka, who has many years of experience in the professional arena, felt a little apprehensive in his heart.

This kid is completely different from the first round.

Could it be because of physical fatigue from the away game in the first round?

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Sporting Lisbon took the initiative to press up and attack, and Su Dong frequently got the opportunity to get the ball with his back in the frontcourt.

When he got the ball with his back on the outside of the penalty area again, Kukirka tried to grab it, but Sudong just leaned on his body and he was suppressed again.

Kukilka knew very well that if he stepped forward rashly and Su Dong turned around directly, he would be finished.

After stopping the ball, he pressed Kukirka with his body, and Su Dong still had the strength to gesture towards his teammates.

This made Kukilka feel ashamed, but his body was crushed and he couldn't move.

The height of the Polish central defender is only 1.8 meters three, but Su Dong in front of him is a full 1.9 meters five.

The twelve centimeter gap and the condescending suppression made Kukirka helpless.

But this time, the attack planning to the left of the front of the penalty area ended with Su Dong turning around and getting rid of it, and then barely kicked the goal high.

Kukilka felt a sense of joy in his heart.

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"Ronnie."

Su Dong walked back from the front of the restricted area.

A shot just went high, and now it's Thessaloniki's goal kick.

Ronnie ran over immediately after hearing Su Dong's shout.

"I can suppress Kukilka, but Chas Otis is very experienced and sticks very tightly." Su Dong said with a frown.

"Then hit my side?" Ronnie suggested. "I can handle Nastos."

Although Nastos is a right back, he is 1.8 meters [-] tall, even taller than central defender Kukirka.

Players of this height are very strong, but generally not fast enough or flexible enough.

"Then you pull him further outside, and use your speed to get behind him." Su Dong raised the corner of his mouth and suggested.

Ronnie chuckled, "Look at me."

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Not long after, Sporting Lisbon launched another attack.

Su Dong retreated, but pointed to the left.

Tonito quickly distributed the ball to the left and handed it to Ronnie who ran into the open space.

Ronnie happened to catch the ball between the opponent's defense line and the midfielder, and the full-back Nastos immediately followed up and blocked it.

At this moment, Ronnie gave Su Dong a look.

Confirmed the eyes, it is this Greek!
After Ronnie feinted a shot, he made a gesture to cut in. After deceiving Nastos to follow suit, he suddenly passed the ball to Su Dong.

Su Dong understood, and after blocking Kukirka behind him with his body, he stopped the ball with his right foot and passed directly to the penalty area.

After throwing off Nastos, Ronnie used his lightning speed to forcibly break through the Greek's defense line, inserted into the left rib of the penalty area, and after receiving Su Dong's pass, he stopped with his left foot and then hit with his right foot.

The ball is in! ! ! ! !
“Wuhu!!!”

The Portuguese kid was so excited that he jumped up.

Sometimes, goals are so simple, direct, rough, and boring.

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"Too much! It's too much! It's too bullying!"

During the half-time break, in the away dressing room, central defender Kukirka roared out of breath.

He was bullied miserably in the first half.

"Sporting Lisbon seems to have nothing else at all. All the offense is played around the front center. That bastard is also very hateful. Not to mention the wide range of running. Every time he catches the ball, as long as I get close, he leans against me with his body."

After finishing speaking, Kukilka cursed angrily.

He made a lot of mistakes in the first half, all of which were made on Su Dong. If it weren't for Chas Otis to wipe his ass, Thessaloniki would have lost even worse in the first half, not just conceding one goal.

The head coach of Thessaloniki is Angelos Anstastis, a famous domestic coach in Greece. After hearing Kukirka's roar, he couldn't help screaming in his heart.

The long-distance away game was exhausting, but the opponent was playing at home, waiting for work at leisure. Under the ups and downs, Kukirka was at a disadvantage in physical confrontation, and the pressure was obvious.

He is now on the verge of breaking out.

Thinking of this, the head coach coughed heavily and walked over.

"Actually, you've done pretty well, Marius."

The head coach first gave his defensive core a high evaluation, which eased his psychological pressure a little.

"As I said earlier, the opponent's high center forward Su Dong is very special. He is tall and burly, at a full 1.9 meters five, and his strength confrontation is very good. Although he is talented, his characteristics are very obvious and his advantages are also great. If it were us, we would definitely do everything possible to use this advantage to attack the opponent, wouldn't we?"

The head coach has a lot of prestige in the team. When he said this, everyone was relieved.

This is also a normal tactic.

"Another point is that the left winger Ronnie is very fast, and the right winger Quaresma is also good at breaking through. These two players must also pay attention, especially their cooperation with the center Sudong is very tacit."

"So, in the second half, our tactics have to be adjusted, adopting a more contracted defense, with the right back retracted, we adopt a style of play similar to three central defenders, and five defenders defend."

"In addition, in the second half, Chas Otis is responsible for marking the center forward. Nastos and Kukilka should pay attention to defending behind them. No matter which direction Su Dong turns from after taking the ball, he must step forward to block him at the first time, and don't give him a chance to kick."

"Remember, the front of the restricted area and the entire restricted area are within Su Dong's range!"

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When the Greek team finalized the strategy of freezing the Sporting Lisbon Trident in the second half in the away locker room, in the home locker room, Su Dong, Ronnie, Quaresma, Albertini, Tonito and others also got together and discussed the tactics in a whisper.

"In the first half, they were very tight and there were not many opportunities. In the second half, they simply took more wings and opened up the defense." Albertini suggested that the Milan veteran has the most experience and the highest tactical attainment.

"When I run out of space or pass the ball one-on-one, I will definitely be able to send the ball into the penalty area." Ronnie said confidently.

He had just scored a goal in the first half and he was fighting.

"Leave me the right attack." Quaresma said succinctly.

Su Dong glanced at him and thought of a domestic saying.

I praise my brother in society, but people don't talk too much.

"Then I will distribute the ball and support from outside the penalty area, and the penalty area is waiting for you to pass the ball!" Su Dong laughed.

"Don't worry, I promise to give you an assist!" Ronnie said proudly, raising his head.

"When Su Dong arrives in the penalty area, I will ambush outside the penalty area." Tonito also said.

Everyone muttered like this, it seems that it is quite the same thing.

"Then it's settled!" Albertini said with a final word.

After everyone shouted cheers in unison, they dispersed.

At this time, the head coach Boloni had just entered the locker room.

"Our offense in the first half was good, but the score of [-]-[-] was not enough to ensure our promotion. We must continue to strengthen our offense in the second half..."

Listening to the head coach's analysis, Su Dong raised his eyebrows at Ronnie beside him, and laughed in unison.

(End of this chapter)