i want to be king

Chapter 916 Su, he's threatening you!
Su Dong saw Klopp again, at the entrance of the player channel before the game.

The players of the two teams lined up in two teams, and the Belgian referee Frank de Blakely and his assistants were also ready to enter the stadium at any time.

As the captain of the team, Su Dong stood at the front of the queue, just at the entrance of the passage.

When Klopp was about to enter the stadium, he happened to pass by Su Dong. When the two met, Su Dong didn't know him very well.

This big German man with beards and beards, who looked sloppy on weekdays, had a rare shaved beard tonight and put on a suit.

"What? Don't know?" Klopp asked with a grin.

When Su Dong saw his teeth yellowed from smoking and smelled the smell of smoke on his body, he immediately understood.

It really is Klopp!

For this German coach who almost worked with Bayern, Su Dong was still very impressed, because the Mainz and Dortmund under his coaching were hard to forget, and their styles were also very unique.

"I almost didn't recognize you." Su Dong smiled and stretched out his hand.

Klopp held Su Dong's hand firmly, "Be careful tonight."

"Okay." Su Dong nodded.

Klopp waved his hand as a farewell, and went straight out of the player tunnel.

Looking at his stalwart back, Su Dong really wanted to have a good talk with him, it's best to get his teeth whitened quickly.

After all, he is also a famous Bundesliga coach, so can't he take his image into account?
Of course, it is not ruled out that he deliberately maintains this image of a sloppy uncle, so as to gain some alternative attention.

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"Su, he's threatening you!"

The little caddy Foden beside him looked at Klopp who had disappeared from the player tunnel with a disgusted face, and said.

"And then?" Su Dong laughed.

"Teach him! Teach him severely!" Foden made a chopping motion with his little hand.

Heh, I didn't expect that this kid is really a ruthless guy.

"I can't beat him. Look at his height and size. He looks like a boxer. He used to be a center back."

Foden raised his head, looked up at Su Dong, and asked, "Aren't you just abusing those central defenders?"

Su Dong was amused and didn't know how to proceed.

At this moment, he suddenly remembered something.

"I found out, why are you always by my side recently?" Su Dong was a little puzzled.

When Foden heard this, he stretched out his hand and scratched his head in embarrassment.

Another little caddy next to him immediately shouted: "He bribed us with pocket money."

"Yes, yes, he promised to buy us a drink, so we gave it to him."

"Phil, you can't break your promise."

As soon as the children got excited, they booed one after another.

Foden was very embarrassed, and immediately waved his hand to signal these teammates to shut up.

"Understood, what's the noise?"

Not to mention, this kid is probably doing well in the youth team. When he shouted, the others really didn't dare to speak.

Su Dong stretched out his hand and scratched Foden's head, thinking that this kid was a big kid and very interesting.

In fact, Manchester City's youth training is still doing well. They have participated in the UEFA Youth League before, and their results are not bad. A group of young teenagers headed by Sterling, Bellerin and others will definitely take over the team's class in the future.

What's more, City have been ramping up their investment.

In terms of hardware, the training base in the center of Manchester is under construction. In terms of software, we have been introducing high-level youth training experts over the years to increase the emphasis on and investment in youth training. In terms of players, the team is also searching for young talents everywhere to enrich the club's youth training camp.

Both Soriano and Begiristan are management teams who know the ball very well. Backed by the funds of the Abu Dhabi consortium, they can fully flex their muscles.

The youth training is the future of Manchester City.

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Under the leadership of Frank de Blakely, the two teams entered the stadium one after another.

Tonight, Manchester City still played four-three-three.

The goalkeeper is Courtois, the defense is Marcelo, Pepe, Kompany and Zabaleta, the midfielder is Busquets, David Silva and Toni Cross are forward, and the front trident is a combination of Di Maria, Su Dong and Sanchez.

All the main players are basically Manchester City's regular starting lineup. What is more special is that Courtois replaced Joe Hart in the starting lineup.

After the European Super Cup, there were a lot of voices from the outside world, especially when Joe Hart performed poorly and did not play well in the national team, which led to more and more doubts about him from the outside world.

Guardiola has long been dissatisfied with Joe Hart. Facing Dortmund's key battle this time, he simply put Courtois on the top and let Joe Hart sit on the bench. His attitude is already obvious.

From the beginning of the season to the present, the two goalkeepers have each played a game. Judging from the performance, Courtois is indeed slightly better, and his performance shows an overall upward trend. Although Joe Hart is also working hard, he is not too adaptable after all.

Tonight is also a big test for Courtois.

Therefore, after playing, Su Dong clapped high-fives with all his teammates one by one. When giving encouragement, he patted Courtois on the shoulder specially, signaling him to work harder, but don't feel pressured, just try his best.

Dortmund adopted a four-two-three formation.

The goalkeeper is Weidenfeller, the defense is Schmelzer, Felipe Santana, Subotic and Piszczek, the double midfielder is Sven Bender and captain Kyle, the front is Gross Kreutz, Kagawa Shinji and Gotze, and the single forward is Lewandowski.

Perisic, whom Klopp attaches great importance to, was placed on the bench, and Gundogan, who was introduced this summer, did not start this game. Obviously, they are still giving them time to help them integrate into the team.

Manchester City played the UEFA Europa League with Poznan Lech in Poland last season. This team is very strong and even beat Juventus to qualify. At that time, many people said when analyzing this team that if the main center Lewandowski did not leave the team, Poznan Lech would be even stronger.

Lewandowski moved to Dortmund.

Although he performed poorly last season, his strength is beyond doubt.

When guessing the side, Dortmund chose to give priority to free throws.

Lewandowski and Gotze stood at the penalty spot in the center circle, while Sudong hit the right side of the center circle.

The referee De Blakely kept looking at the time.

After a clear whistle, the game officially started.

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After Dortmund kicked off, Gotze immediately passed the ball back to defender Subotic.

Su Dong also pressed forward immediately, and when Subotic received the ball, he had already rushed nearby.

The Croatian central defender chose to distribute the ball to the right and handed it to his partner Santana.

At this time, Dortmund's two full-backs were already pressing forward.

Santana was oppressed by Di Maria and kicked forward with a big foot, trying to pass to the front right to find Gotze, but Marcelo took the ball back first.

David Silva retreated to catch the ball, turned around, and pushed forward with the ball. As a result, Dortmund's midfielder Kyle entangled David Silva in time, stalked him, and forced David Silva to lose his balance and fell to the ground.

The ball is lost.

After grabbing the ball, Dortmund made consecutive passes.

Sven Bender passed to Gross Kreuz, who passed a cross to Shinji Kagawa.

The Japanese player nicknamed Asia Ozora Tsubasa dribbled the ball forward, and after attracting Busquets' attention, he crossed to Gotze.

Gotze didn't stop the ball, pushed the ball forward directly, and stuffed it into the penalty area.

Lewandowski broke away from Kompany's entanglement and rushed directly to the penalty area.

Courtois decisively abandoned the goal and rushed directly to the penalty spot, fell to the ground and hugged the ball, leaving Lewandowski a step behind. The Polish center skipped Courtois helplessly and returned disappointed.

Although it was just a quick counterattack, it can be seen that Dortmund is difficult.

When defending, this team is very skillful and methodical, whether it is pressing from a high position, stalking, or defensively. Once the ball is robbed, their counterattack speed is very fast. The players cooperate with each other very concisely and quickly, and it is easy to be caught off guard.

Guardiola told the team long before the game to be patient no matter what.

Don't be in a hurry, you must control the ball, control the rhythm, and don't be led by the nose by Dortmund.

The Manchester City fans in the audience gave warm applause to Courtois who made a decisive attack.

The Belgian goalkeeper is slowly gaining the trust of Manchester City's players and fans alike.

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After the start of the game, the two teams basically did not hold back and fought very fiercely.

Dortmund's style of play is very aggressive.

For example, Santana can go forward and push Di Maria away when he competes with Di Maria for a header. Toni Kroos can be shoveled to the ground by Sven Bender as soon as he stops the ball. Su Dong is often violated by his opponent.

There are a lot of small moves, but enough is enough. The main thing is to harass, coupled with Klopp's aggressive tactics. After the start, although Dortmund is mainly defensive, they are evenly matched against Manchester City, and they are not at all inferior.

Su Dong can clearly feel that compared with the Dortmund team he encountered in the Bundesliga two years ago, the current Hornets are obviously more mature, and the players cooperate more tacitly. Klopp's tactics have obviously been polished.

The overall strength of this team is better than the Mainz he coached at the beginning.

But today's Manchester City team is also not weak.

Especially at Manchester City's own home court.

Although Dortmund played very proactively after the opening, Manchester City was also very patient, taking time to control the ball slowly and waiting for opportunities.

Once the loophole is caught, immediately launch a counterattack.

In the 4th minute of the game, after Manchester City's midfielder intercepted the ball, David Silva took a step forward. Before the defensive player got close, he sent an overhead pass with his left foot and passed it directly to the penalty area.

Su Dong quickly jumped in, and Santana followed closely behind, both chasing the ball.

(End of this chapter)