Chapter 54 Reversal!
Who is Ronnie?
A recognized talent by everyone in Sporting Lisbon.
Although his technique is not as sophisticated as Quaresma's, his speed is very fast and his reaction is quite quick.
When he realized that his first pass was too far, his first reaction was, Oh my God, this is going to be the greatest shame of my life, Cristiano Ronaldo.
However, this guy who was enjoying himself so much actually gritted his teeth and chased into the penalty area at the fastest speed. He intercepted the ball before the goalkeeper and almost in front of the baseline.
After Ronnie rushed out of the baseline, he quickly turned back and, before Oliveira could, he pushed the ball to the right side of the penalty area with his right foot and finally protected the ball.
Su Dong's reaction was also very quick. After seeing Ronnie catch up with the ball, he no longer moved forward, but ran sideways to the right side of the top of the penalty area.
"Ronnie, behind." Su Dong shouted loudly.
Ronnie had a great understanding with him and as soon as he heard Su Dong's voice, he passed the ball without hesitation.
On the right side of the penalty area, Su Dong blocked Paulo Fonseca who was chasing back, stopped the ball, and then chased after him with another powerful shot with his right foot.
Because of this shot, Su Dong jumped up.
The goalkeeper was standing almost close to the right post, but Su Dong's shot was deliberately aimed towards the left side of the goal.
Although the goalkeeper tried his best to dive to the side, he was ultimately unable to prevent the ball from entering the net.
“Beep!!!!”
The referee's whistle for the goal sounded immediately.
As soon as Su Dong landed, he jumped up again, waving his arms and shouting.
"Wow!"
Ronnie rushed over immediately and laughed loudly: "See? I deliberately created opportunities for you."
Su Dong felt ashamed for him. He really had the nerve to say that.
However, after the goal was scored, nothing mattered anymore.
He and Ronnie ran to the sidelines arm in arm, celebrating the goal excitedly.
The other players also caught up and surrounded them.
"Nice entry, Sue."
“Great!”
“It’s so exciting and so satisfying!”
Everyone was talking at once, giving Su Dong affirmation and praise, but Ronnie was the only one who looked depressed.
"Obviously my assists were also great, okay?" The boy from Madeira Island felt aggrieved.
Su Dong laughed, put his arm around Ronnie's shoulder, and said with a smile: "Yes, yes, your assist was great."
“It’s just a bit wavy!”
Ugo Pina's words made everyone burst into laughter.
Ronnie was so angry that he wanted to kick him.
In fact, Su Dong knew very early that Ronnie's footwork was not delicate.
He and Quaresma are two different types of players.
Quaresma is like Figo, with superb footwork and technique, relying on excellent dribbling to break through opponents.
But Ronaldo is different. His footwork is not delicate, and sometimes his technical movements are not stable, but he can always make up for his shortcomings with his outstanding speed and explosive power, as well as a good physique.
On the court, both players look good with the ball, but they are completely different players at heart.
"Don't feel aggrieved. When I have a chance, I will pass the ball to you." Su Dong said with a smile.
"You said it." Ronnie pointed at Su Dong.
Su Dong nodded and whispered something in his ear.
Ronnie was immediately delighted when he heard this and nodded in agreement quickly.
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The game starts again.
After equalizing the score, Sporting Lisbon B finally regained some confidence and fighting spirit.
During the game, we not only worked harder on defense, but were also more resolute on counterattacks.
That is to go directly to Su Dong.
This is also the first time that the second team players have trusted Su Dong so firmly and used him as the offensive fulcrum in the frontcourt to organize tactics.
Su Dong was also very clear that this was a very rare opportunity for him, so he worked very hard on the court, running almost at all costs, constantly looking for and creating opportunities.
On the contrary, Amadora was a little at a loss after losing the ball.
Some players wanted to further increase their offensive efforts and try to increase the score, but some players were very afraid of Su Dong and felt that they could not press forward as aggressively as they did in the first half, exposing the gaps in the backcourt.
This lack of unity in thought soon turned into problems on the court.
During a counterattack, Ronnie got the ball on the right, tried to break through but failed, and then headed towards the middle.
Su Dong in front ran to the right.
Ronnie passed the ball to Ugo Pina, who passed it to Miguel Paichon.
Paishon took advantage of the situation and made a low pass directly to the right side of the 30-meter area of Amadora. After Su Dong blocked Oliveira with his body, he seized the most advantageous position. When the ball fell, he used the outside of his right foot to lift the ball to the middle.
Ronnie, who was in the middle just now, reacted at some point and ran straight behind Fonseca at an extremely fast speed. Before Fonseca could do so, he stopped Su Dong's pass forward outside the penalty area, then chased after him and pushed the ball into Amadora's goal with his right foot again.
Two to one!
Reversal!
Ronnie was so excited that he was shouting and pointing at Su Dong from a distance, calling his name.
Su Dong also quickly chased after him and hugged Ronnie tightly on the sidelines.
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On the sidelines, Jorge Jesus, with his ear-length silver hair, reached out to smooth the hair on his forehead and combed his messy middle-parted hair. He then looked at Su Dong and Ronaldo who were celebrating the goal on the sidelines, with a hint of regret in his eyes.
He was careless.
After all the calculations, I forgot to take Su Dong into account.
He himself did not expect that this seventeen-year-old center had such tactical awareness and his positioning was so cunning that he could always run ahead of the defensive players and occupy the most advantageous position.
His physical fitness is also very good, a little thin, but it is not difficult to see from the physical confrontation with Oliveira just now that although he suffered a little loss, Oliveira was unable to regain his position after missing the opportunity.
In time, this will be an excellent center!
Jorge Jesus looked at Su Dong , then turned to look at Campos, the Argentine center forward at the front of his team.
Although he is a little shorter in height but stronger in body, perhaps because he hardly played any games in Arvika in the first half of the season, Campos has not yet played the tactical role and performance of the center forward that Jorge Jesus expected.
If Campos had played better, the score would definitely not be one to two.
At least Amadora won't just score one goal.
"What's the name of No. 36?" Jorge Jesus asked his assistant with concern.
The assistant obviously didn't remember it either. He flipped through the list and said, "Su Dong, 17 years old, Chinese."
"Chinese?" Jorge Jesus was a little surprised.
He is no stranger to China, but he is unfamiliar with Chinese players.
At least he had never seen Chinese players in Portuguese football before, which felt very fresh to Jorge Jesus.
"What positioning does Sporting Lisbon give him?" Jesus asked with concern.
"According to the information we received, he moved from third-tier CP Sporting Clube de Portugal to Sporting Lisbon in January for a transfer fee said to be €300,000, and has since been training with the first team and playing for the second team."
"Also, we heard that he has a very good relationship with Cristiano Ronaldo, the one who just scored the goal. He is a talent that Sporting Lisbon is very optimistic about."
Jorge Jesus nodded, then looked at the two people celebrating the goal on the sidelines, feeling a little envious.
The twin stars of Sporting Lisbon II cooperate very well and complement each other very well.
Su Dong is the fulcrum and axis between the two. Ronnie's movement just now should be well-targeted. What is really eye-catching is his subsequent quick insertion. His explosive power and speed are really amazing.
Both of these guys have extraordinary potential.
"Is it possible to get them? Even on loan?" Jesus asked.
The assistant thought for a moment and shook his head, saying, "It will probably be difficult for Cristiano Ronaldo. I heard that he will play for the first team soon. Sporting Lisbon now attaches great importance to his training. As for Su Dong, we can give it a try."
Campos' performance does not satisfy Jesus. If Sudong can be introduced or loaned, it will be easier to sculpt him given his seventeen years old, and his physical and technical characteristics are indeed quite pleasing.
A center forward who has physical strength, speed, skills and good football awareness will never lack interested teams wherever he goes.
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No one knew what Jesus was plotting on the sidelines.
But on the court, after losing two goals in a row, Amadora launched a crazy attack.
Jesus also replaced two players at once, replacing them with a Cape Verdean central defender named Giannisio who was over 1.8 meters tall. He was very fast and was specifically used to deal with Sudong and Ronaldo.
Not only that, after changing the formation to three defenders, Jesus added another striker in the frontcourt and replaced him with No. 16 Semedo.
After the change of formation, Amadora attacked frantically, while Sporting Lisbon II became conservative again.
As a result, shortly after the 80th minute, Sporting Lisbon II's goal was broken again.
Veteran Cadet seized the opportunity and scored in the penalty area to equalize the score for Amadora.
Afterwards, Amadora continued to attack frantically, but ultimately failed to score again.
In the end, Sporting Lisbon II tied with Amadora 2-2 away from home thanks to Su Dong's assist and one goal.
This was Amadora's first draw since the change of coach during the winter break.
The winning streak after Jesus came to the rescue was stopped by Su Dong, but the team still maintained an unbeaten record.
Anyone can see that if Amadora can win in the strong dialogues with the teams ahead of them, there is still a chance for them to be promoted to the Portuguese Super League.
After the game, Jesus found Jean Jamès immediately.
The two exchanged their thoughts on the game on the sidelines and mentioned their respective teams.
At the end of the conversation, Jesus looked at Jean James very sincerely and asked a question.
"I don't know, have you ever thought about transferring or loaning center forward No. 36?"
