i want to be king

Chapter 64 Debut
"Sporting Lisbon's biggest problem is the lack of a fulcrum to get the ball in the frontcourt, especially with the ball behind."

Luis Suarez saw right through the most essential crux of Sporting's attack.

"Without holding the ball with their backs, all players can only play a role when facing the goal. Once the wing is unfavorable, the entire offense will be greatly reduced. This is the reason why Sporting Lisbon performed poorly in the European war."

Speaking of this, Luis Suarez shifted his gaze slightly and looked at the visiting team's bench.

Although he could only see the ceiling, he seemed to be able to see Su Dong sitting inside.

"Does Boloni have the courage?"

Luis Suarez was very puzzled, because it was a very difficult choice for him.

Su Dong is too young, and he has never played in the first team. Can he be replaced at this time?
There are still four and 10 minutes left in the game. If he goes up and plays abnormally, it will not only be a waste of the team's opportunity to make a substitution, but it will also mean that the game has broken itself.

"Is there no one else? For example, Ronnie." Scout Garcia felt very strange.

Luis Suarez shook his head, "Ronnie is also a frontal impact player. His speed is very fast and he has strong explosive power, but if he is to hold the ball behind his back, it is really difficult for him. It is estimated that he will do worse than Joao Pinto and not much better than Jardel."

"The most valuable thing about Su Dong is that there are too few centers like him. He should be the tactical fulcrum of the team's frontcourt and the core of the offense. Even if he scores few goals, he is equally valuable."

Garcia did not expect that Suarez would have such a high evaluation of Su Dong.

But he, who has been immersed in European football for many years, also knows how difficult it is for Boloni to bet on a professional rookie like Su Dong at this critical moment, especially now that the second half has just started.

"Maybe, we should wait." Garcia analyzed.

Luis Suarez shook his head, "To put it bluntly, the 10-minute football game is a competition for the consumption of players from the two teams. A major tactical change like Su Dong should be done quickly. If both teams are exhausted, how much effect can they play if they are replaced?"

"Frankly speaking, Jardl's scoring ability is indeed very strong, but the consumption of the two central defenders is not great. If it continues, it will be more detrimental to Sporting Lisbon, and may even slowly lose the chance of victory."

As an experienced player and coach, Luis Suarez has his own unique analysis of football.

The current situation is very clear. Setubal is leading [-]-[-], and the focus is on stability. Sporting Lisbon is behind in the score and must do their best to fight for three points, so they must take the initiative to seek change.

Su Dong is the only player in the hands of Boloni who may change the situation of the battle.

The only question is, when does Boloni plan to change?

Just when Suarez guessed, Boloni on the sidelines moved.

"This kid still has a bit of courage."

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"Su!"

Boloni turned his head and yelled hard at the bench.

Only he himself knows how much effort he used and how embarrassing he was for shouting this sound.

Before his butt was hot, Su Dong quickly jumped up from the bench, and under the envious eyes of Ronnie and others, he quickly ran to the side of the head coach Boloni.

"Can you play?" Boloni asked.

Su Dong took a deep breath, nodded and said, "Anytime, sir."

"See that Paolo Ferreira clearly?" Boloni asked again.

"He was higher in the second half."

"Because he knows that none of our players can hold the ball under his close fight." Boloni said harshly.

What a pitiful and exasperating thing this is.

But in fact, this is precisely the tragedy of many middle and lower teams, because they simply do not have the huge talent pool of the giants, and it is impossible to collect such a rich variety of different types of players.

So many times, they can only watch the team lose.

It's not that they don't know how to win, it's that they can't win.

"Your task is to hold the ball on the left side of the frontcourt after you play, and show your characteristics. You can take the ball head-on and attack it, or you can get the ball behind you. The point is, you have to work hard to hold the ball, understand?"

Boloni spoke very forcefully, almost gritting his teeth.

Putting on Su Dong, he made an unprecedented gamble.

Especially when the second half has just started.

"I understand." Su Dong nodded emphatically without saying anything.

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Su Dong walked back, taking off his coat as he walked.

He kept taking deep breaths, adjusting his inner mood swings, trying to calm himself down.

He tried to convince himself that this was just a simple league game, just like the second-team games and first-team training.

But in fact, this is self-deception.

"How is it? Going up?" Ronnie greeted him with envy in his eyes.

Su Dong nodded, "I can't start the game, he hopes I can go up and catch the ball."

"This is what you are best at, isn't it?" Ronnie took Su Dong's coat with a smile, "Don't be nervous, after you get up, just kick as hard as you can. No one will judge you whether you perform well or not."

Su Dong smiled slightly, but shook his head and said, "No, I want to show my best side."

He straightened his back and turned his head to look at the court, "Because I can't be sure, if I don't play well in this game, when will the next opportunity be, so I will never let it miss!"

In the end, his expression became extremely determined.

At this moment, he no longer cares about nervousness and apprehension, and he no longer doubts himself.

He has only one thought, and that is to play and try his best to show his strength.

Let the head coach, teammates, opponents, let everyone see him!

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"It's five and 10 minutes and Sporting still hasn't been able to create a threat."

"From the second half until now, they haven't even had a chance to threaten the opponent's penalty area."

"Boloni on the sidelines is a little anxious, and it looks like a substitution will be made."

"Player No. 36, replacing No. [-] Rui Bento."

"Let me see. The number 36 player is Su Dong. He is a Chinese player. He just joined the team during the winter break. It is said that he performed well in the second team. He is only 17 years old. This is also the first time he has represented Sporting Lisbon in a game."

"Boloni replaced a 17-year-old player when the team was unable to get started. Is he taking a big gamble?"

"We haven't got any information about Su Dong so far. We only know that he performed well in the second team and is a center forward."

"Look at Su Dong standing on the sidelines. His height is not bad, but he is a little thin."

"Replacing Rui Bento with a young player, how will Sporting Lisbon play next?"

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Captain Barbosa ran to the sidelines, listened to the coach's arrangement, and made adjustments immediately after returning to the court.

Jardl is still at the top. He is currently the player that Sporting Lisbon can best suppress the opponent's central defender.

Sudong played left winger, Quaresma played right winger, Joao Pinto returned to his best midfielder position, and Barbosa and Paulo Bento formed a double midfielder.

Sporting Lisbon adopted a more oppressive attacking style of play.

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Paulo Ferreira looked at Su Dong who ran into the field with some frowns.

So high!

Although he is over 1.8 meters tall, Su Dong is half a head taller than him.

His legs looked slender, and when he ran onto the court, Ferreira also noticed that his movements were very agile, and he looked different from those clumsy tall players.

Just lost some weight.

Observing this, Ferreira turned his head and looked at the coach Campos on the sidelines, wanting to get some signals from the coach.

Campos also noticed the substitution of Sporting Lisbon, but they didn't know much about Sudong.

According to initial impressions, Campos gave Ferreira an order to strangle him.

Although he is only 23 years old, Ferreira has a lot of experience, so he immediately decided to give Su Dong a blow.

As for the young players, they just cannot be allowed to do whatever they want, and their performance must be curbed from the very beginning.

After a blow to the head, they are often easily out of balance.

Thinking of this, Paulo Ferreira immediately looked at Su Dong with malicious eyes, and thought to himself: Unlucky kid, don't blame me, who made you so unlucky?

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Another setback in attacking play, forced to pass back over the halfway line.

Sporting Lisbon restarted at the back to organize the next attack.

This has become the norm in the game, I don't know how many times it has happened.

The Setubal fans in the stands booed one after another, obviously thinking that Sporting Lisbon was too courageous.

Is this the style a strong team should have?
The Sporting Lisbon centre-back stopped the ball and looked up as the ball spun to André Cruz.

Su Dong saw the difficulty of playing the ball in the midfield, then looked around, saw the problem immediately, and ran back immediately.

Seeing Su Dong, Andre Cruz immediately passed to the left and shouted at Rui Jorge.

After the left back stopped the ball, he took two steps forward, just in time for Su Dong to come near the center line, and immediately made a direct pass.

The pass was quick but accurate.

Before playing just now, Su Dong drank three bottles of medicine, swiftness, titan and energy, which temporarily improved his ability and made him more confident.

Fighting with full buffs and making his first team debut, he became extremely excited.

Facing Rui Jorge's pass, Su Dong not only judged the direction of the ball, but also felt the threat from behind.

The ill-intentioned Paulo Ferreira also retreated with him, and when he turned his back to stop the ball, the whole person accelerated to catch up from behind, and the whole person directly hit Su Dong's back.

In Ferreira's view, the thin Su Dong should be knocked away by him at once.

After all, he was only 17 years old.

If it was an African player, Ferreira would still be a little apprehensive, but Su Dong's body is obviously not strong.

Facts have also proved that Su Dong's body is indeed not dominant.

Boloni asked him to avoid the middle and hit Ferreira's side, just to consider his body.

When Su Dong concentrated his attention and controlled his right foot to stop Rui Jorge's direct pass, Paulo Ferreira suddenly bumped up from behind. Although Su Dong was prepared, he still staggered and fell forward.

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