i want to be king

Chapter 795 The inferiority complex of the strong, the self-confidence of the weak
The higher his career climbed, the more Su Dong felt that there were fewer and fewer friends around him.

For example, people like Aimar have not been in touch for a long time.

Not only with Su Dong, but also with Messi.

It was a very strange and special feeling. According to David Silva, Aimar felt a little ashamed.

Because when we made friends back then, his status in European football was higher than that of Su Dong, and Messi was far from being comparable to him. He was just a little fan who might need his help at any time.

But gradually, Aimar found that not only Su Dong surpassed him, but also Messi surpassed him, which made him very uncomfortable, and he didn't know how to continue to get along with them.

There are many such cases, not only happened to Su Dong, but also happened to Messi, and also happened to everyone.

Whether active or passive, Su Dong's friends are gradually decreasing, especially those teammates who fought side by side in those years, some have retired, some have even started to be the head coach, and most of them are no longer in contact.

So every time, when Su Dong met his teammates from back then, he would have a very special kind of intimacy.

But he will not try to get close, he will just take the initiative to walk over to them and tell them that it has been a long time, and after the game is over, he will go over to say a few words to them, say goodbye and so on.

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"You look more confident than ever!" Mohamed Sissoko praised convincingly.

"Really?" Su Dong asked back with a smile, but quickly shook his head, "Actually, I'm still the same as before, with a little low self-esteem."

"How is it possible?" Mohamed Sissoko was very surprised.

Su Dong feels inferior?

If this is told, who will believe it?
People with low self-esteem, just now they were able to [-]v[-] and pass the ball?
To say that Su Dong felt inferior when he was in Valencia back then, but Sissoko still believes that now, is this possible?
"Maybe we have different definitions of inferiority complex." Su Dong smiled.

Maybe it's because of old friends, or maybe it's because Sissoko has seen everything about Su Dong when he first became famous in Valencia, so he is also willing to say something.

"Perhaps you think that low self-esteem means that you are ashamed of yourself, that you don't have confidence in everything you do, that you feel inferior, that you do things submissively, and that you are easily looked down upon by others."

Sissoko showed a black question mark face, didn't he?
"I think that always thinking that I am not doing well enough is actually a kind of inferiority complex."

Sissoko was silent for a moment. He really hadn't thought about what Su Dong said.

Is it a form of inferiority to feel that you are not doing well enough?
There are some things that Su Dong has never told others about, and some feelings that he will never be able to share with others. Even his closest parents, fiancee and best friends will be deeply buried in his heart forever.

He really felt that he was inferior, because he always felt that he was not doing well enough, even though everyone around him kept telling him that he was good enough and good enough, but he was still trying to do better.

Is this just self-improvement?
Born in a weak football country, coupled with the experience in Portugal, it is unrealistic to say that it has no effect on Su Dong's psychology.

Having the plug-in of the Road to the King system has indeed improved Su Dong's psychology, but it can't erase the psychological shadow deep in his heart.

It's like a person who has been poor for many years, suddenly won the lottery and has a huge sum of money, what would he do?
Can he suddenly become confident?
Even though he intentionally acted confident, in reality, he was still the same poor man in his mind. Even after many, many years, he had already achieved success and fame, but his bones still had the shadow of his poverty-stricken days.

It's a lifetime thing!
Is this a bad thing?
Su Dong thinks not!

Inferiority makes him work harder and more diligently, which keeps him motivated to become stronger all the time.

It is a kind of psychology, and even everyone has it, even some people who seem to be extremely confident.

Maybe behind the self-confidence, there is low self-esteem.

If you want to understand low self-esteem, you must figure out what is self-confidence?

In Su Dong's understanding, there are two types of self-confidence: strong and weak.

The so-called self-confidence of the strong is a mentality of the strong. When you look at something from a higher position, look at your opponent, and you are sure that you can do it, succeed, and beat him, then you will show a natural self-confidence of the strong in the process of doing it.

It's like a strong adult fighting with a helpless child. There is no reason not to be confident, is there?
The so-called self-confidence of the weak is actually full of unknowns about the future.

The opponent is stronger than you, things are very difficult, you don't know whether you can succeed, you don't even know what the consequences will be, everything is unknown.

In fact, people in this situation often have low self-esteem.

Just like Su Dong, when he faces three defensive players alone, he is actually not sure whether he can do it, but he is the captain of the team, and he has the responsibility, obligation and mission to help the team further reverse the situation.

It is this sense of responsibility and mission that allows him to do his best even when he has low self-esteem and is at a disadvantage.

And the process of going all out, in Sissoko's view, is self-confidence!

Su Dong chatted with many big names, such as Beckenbauer, Cruyff, Platini, Maradona, Zidane, Ronaldo...

He found that he couldn't tell the difference between inferiority complex and self-confidence among them.

Many times, many legendary moments, they think about it afterwards, in fact, they did not have enough confidence at the time, but it is the sense of responsibility and mission that motivates them to do it and do their best, and this is a kind of self-confidence in the eyes of others.

"Seek truth from facts, recognize yourself, insist on yourself, do your best, and face it calmly!"

"This is my attitude. It doesn't matter if I have low self-esteem or self-confidence!"

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When Su Dong smiled and expressed his feelings, Mohamed Sissoko was really shocked.

After landing in Europe for so many years, no one has ever said these words to him, and no one has ever taught him these principles.

Benitez was like a cold machine, the Italian coach was no better, and Sissoko was gradually lost.

But Su Dong's words made him wake up instead, and made him start to feel that blindly denying himself, blindly demanding himself to cater to others will only make himself more "inferiority", and even fall into a vicious circle of "inferiority".

He has his strengths and weaknesses, he is not Vieira, he is not anyone, he has a name.

His name is Mohammad Sissoko!
"Thank you, Su!" Sissoko stretched out his hands and held Su Dong's hand very hard.

On the contrary, Su Dong was a little surprised. He also expressed his feelings purely, and said something about his own experience. These are all his personal thoughts. I don't know why Sissoko's reaction is so strong.

But it looks like that should be a good thing.

Oh no, for Manchester City, it may not be a good thing.

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Sure enough, after Manchester City reversed Juventus [-]-[-], they won another victory in the new season.

Six consecutive victories in the league and two consecutive victories in the Europa League. If it weren't for being eliminated from the League Cup, Manchester City's state this season can be described as unstoppable, and Su Dong's performance has once again won unanimous approval.

Especially when he was replaced, the scene where all the fans stood up and applauded him attracted the attention of all the media and fans all over the world. This was considered a signal that Sudong completely conquered the fans of Manchester City.

But against Juventus, Sanchez was the best player in the game.

When the Chilean winger faced Juventus, he almost completely sieved Juventus' right flank. De Qieli was completely disabled and became the weakest link in Juventus' defense, allowing Manchester City's offense to do whatever they wanted.

It's not all good news, though.

While Manchester City reversed Juventus [-]-[-], in another game of the group stage, Poland's Poznan Lech defeated the Salzburg Red Bull [-]-[-] at home, also winning two consecutive victories.

It really broke my glasses.

In the first round of the group, after a [-]-[-] draw with Juventus in the away game, Poznan Lehi defeated the Salzburg Red Bull [-]-[-] in the second round, which made people more convinced that Poznan Lehi is becoming Manchester City's number one opponent in the group stage.

After two rounds, Manchester City won two consecutive games and scored six points. Poznan Lech scored four points with one win and one draw, ranking second in the group. Juventus ranked third with one draw and one loss. Red Bull Salzburg lost both games and scored no points.

In other words, judging from the current situation, Poznan Lehi is most likely to threaten Manchester City's top spot in the group.

According to the schedule, in the next two rounds of group matches, Manchester City will face Poznan Lehi at home and away, first at home and then away, and will attack Poznan Lehi. These two games will be the key battles for the top spot in the group.

For Juventus, if they want to counterattack in the group stage, they must win the Salzburg Red Bull in the next two games. At the same time, it is best to pray that Manchester City and Poznan Lech will lose both.

The reason for this passive situation controlled by others is also related to Juventus' failure to play well in the first two rounds.

Failed to win Poznan Lech at home, suffered a reversal in Manchester City away, and Juventus missed the three points at home.

If he had been able to win Poznan Lech at home, he would not be so passive now.

But there are no ifs in this world.

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On the weekend, in the seventh round of the Premier League, Manchester City played against Newcastle at home.

Due to continuous fighting, Su Dong was forced to take a break this time and sat on the bench.

Guardiola also rotated the lineup.

As a result, Newcastle's French winger Ben Arfa performed extremely bravely in the first half. He assisted his teammates twice to score and helped Newcastle lead by two goals.

Subsequently, Newcastle continued to withstand Manchester City's pass control pressure, patiently looking for opportunities to counterattack.

Until the second half, Manchester City failed to get a chance.

Su Dong came off the bench in the No.70 minute, and in the No.803 minute, after retreating to receive the pass, he planned an attack. Adam Johnson scored a goal to help Manchester City get back a goal.

In the 809th minute, David Silva, who also came off the bench, sent a diagonal pass. Su Dong pushed and scored ten meters from the left side of the penalty area, equalizing the score for Manchester City.

But in the end, Manchester City failed to score again.

Two to two, Manchester City suffered a home draw with Newcastle.

(End of this chapter)