Chapter 58: From which stone did this kid jump out?
Nuno Cruz is indeed a very capable sports performance trainer.
The training plan he tailored for Su Dong was very scientific, even to the point where he would track and change Su Dong's training program at any time.
Su Dong has a very intuitive way of evaluation, which is to look at the personal attribute panel in the Road to King of Football system.
He could clearly feel that the speed of progress was much faster than before.
This made him very happy and he remained determined to train with Nuno Cruz.
After Ronnie was impressed by a training session with Nuno Cruz, he also joined the training and received a private training plan exclusively for him. This resulted in him and Su Dong having many training sessions that were different from others and lasted longer.
From 4:30 in the morning to before going to bed at night, Sudong's time is filled with training arranged by Nuno Cruz.
Time always passes especially quickly on fulfilling days.
Throughout February, Sporting Lisbon II played four games and achieved an incredible unbeaten record of three wins and one draw, which allowed the team to soar up the ranking of the Portuguese League, directly jumping to sixth place, becoming one of the most surprising teams after the winter break.
Behind the improved performance, the key lies in Jean James' change in tactical thinking.
After the successful trial against Amadora, James began to establish Sudong as the core of the frontcourt attack. Ronaldo, Marcelino, Fabio Costa, Ugo Pina and other midfielders and frontcourt players all played with Sudong as the axis.
Sudong and Ronaldo have an excellent understanding of each other, and they are gradually getting used to each other with other teammates such as Marcelino and Ugo Pina, which makes the powerful offensive firepower of Sporting Lisbon II begin to take shape.
Especially Su Dong’s deterrent power in the frontcourt.
The latest measurement results show that he is 1.92 meters tall and weighs 73 kilograms. He is still thin overall and his strength is still relatively weak compared to adults. But although he is tall, he is very flexible, has solid footwork, excellent running ability, and more importantly, very fast.
These advantages combined together form Su Dong's distinct characteristics on the field.
That is, he is very comprehensive.
He can act as a tactical fulcrum in the frontcourt, can receive the ball with his back, can compete for headers, and can stop the ball at his feet. He can be said to have all the strengths of land, sea and air. He can pull to the side and retreat, and the key is to protect the ball from being lost. He is a stable passing point in the frontcourt.
But more importantly , as he built up a good understanding with his teammates and gained more game experience, he gradually became more and more confident, and began to dare to take the ball, make moves, and dribble through on the court.
His fast speed and excellent footwork make Su Dong very capable of working alone when facing defensive players, especially in one-on-one situations. In addition, his height and long legs ensure that he can protect the ball even if he fails to break through.
The central defenders who can compete with him in height and strength are generally not as fast or flexible as him; those who can keep up with his speed and movement frequency are generally at a disadvantage in terms of height and strength.
Therefore, throughout February, all Portuguese teams facing Sporting Lisbon II were very depressed, especially their defenders, who almost vomited blood because they really had no effective way to defend against Su Dong.
Su Dong was activated, and Marcelino, Ronaldo, Ugo Pina and others were also very strong, which completely revitalized the frontcourt attack of Sporting Lisbon II.
Throughout February, in four games, three wins and one draw, Su Dong scored five goals, scoring in four consecutive games.
This outstanding record made him the core of the frontcourt of Sporting Lisbon II and the team's offensive trump card.
Especially his signature goal Batistuta GOL, which made him very popular.
Among some fans who often watch the games of Sporting Lisbon II, the nickname "Little God of War" began to become famous and attracted the attention of Sporting Lisbon fans in a small circle.
Many people are aware of the existence of such a center forward in the youth training camp.
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On March 2nd, Sporting Lisbon II faced its strongest opponent of the season.
Away challenge to Moreirense, the top team in the Portuguese First Division and the favorite to be promoted to the Premier League this season.
Sporting Lisbon's second team is still centered around Sudon. Marcelino is absent, Ronnie appears on the left, and Fabio Costa plays on the right, forming a new trident combination. Ugo Pina is still the forward midfielder.
Moreirense is playing at home, and although they are the favorites to be promoted to the Super League, the league is still not settled.
Beating Sporting Lisbon B, who are sixth in the league, at home is also a crucial three points for Moreirense.
Both teams sent out their main players and neither team held back.
Su Dong focused his attention on the opponent's two main central defenders.
Joao Duarte, 26 years old, right-footed, played in lower-level leagues for a long time. He joined Moreirense in 1997, starting as a substitute player and gradually became a regular player this season.
Orlando, 22 years old, is a right-footed player and a youth player of Moreirense. He has been highly valued this season.
Moreirense's offense and defense are not the best in the Portuguese League, but they can be at the top of the list. The key is that this team performs very stably, tries not to lose in strong dialogues, and tries their best to get points when bullying weak teams.
This can almost be said to be a nuclear weapon for mid- and lower-league teams to win championships and upgrade, and Moreirense played it to the fullest.
For Su Dong, this team has a very fatal flaw.
That is, their defensive players are all short.
Short, relative to the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe.
In the entire defense line, the tallest player, Joao Duarte, is only 1.82 meters tall, 10 centimeters shorter than Su Dong.
Orlando is even two centimeters shorter than Duarte.
This also makes the offensive tactics of Sporting Lisbon II very clear.
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The game just started and Sporting Lisbon took the lead.
After being passed several times in the backcourt, the ball was sent to the left and handed to Ronnie.
After Ronnie stopped the ball, he suddenly started, cut inside with the ball diagonally, and made an overhead pass with his right foot.
The lob pass was very high, wobbling, and slowly fell toward the front of the small penalty area.
Orlando was quickly retreating to defend, looking up at the ball in the air.
Just when the Moreirense center back determined the landing point, stood in position and tried to jump, he suddenly found a figure quickly , jumping at the same time as him, and even pressing him down with his body.
At this moment, Orlando felt as if he was being pressed down by a mountain, with his heart full of shadows.
Behind him, Su Dong jumped high and took the lead, heading the ball directly towards the far post.
The goalkeeper stared at the header that was so close to him, dumbfounded, unable to do anything!
As soon as Su Dong landed, he turned around quickly, rushed to the left side of the court, and pointed at Ronnie from a distance.
"Good job, buddy!" Ronnie rushed over.
"You made a great pass." Su Dong raised his hands, high-fived him, and then hugged him.
There were not many fans at the scene, but Sporting Lisbon B's attack was coordinated quickly and they took the lead at the start.
In just over a minute, we scored a goal against the opponent, which was indeed a pretty good start.
Teammates caught up one after another, celebrating Su Dong's goal, and at the same time became more confident about the game.
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Even though they lost the ball at the beginning of the game, Moreirense did not become conservative.
This is a typical Portuguese team. Conservatism is not their style, especially at their home ground.
Instead of making them feel afraid, Su Dong's goal seemed to stimulate their bloodiness.
Moreirense launched a crazy attack and successfully equalized the score after seventeen minutes.
This goal greatly boosted the atmosphere on the scene.
But the home team was not satisfied. After tying the score, they continued to launch a crazy attack.
Sporting Lisbon II was forced to defend, but they fought back decisively whenever they got the chance.
In the 31st minute, a pass came from the backcourt. Su Dong stopped the ball on the left side of the center circle and turned around to face Joao Duarte who was defending him.
One on one, Su Dong kept dribbling the ball closer to Duarte.
This brings tremendous psychological pressure to the other party.
Just as the two were about to make contact, Su Dong suddenly made a fake move, started quickly, and broke through along the left side with the ball.
Duarte is 1.82 meters tall, very fast and flexible, a typical Portuguese central defender.
In his impression, to defend a center forward like Su Dong, he should have the advantage in speed and flexibility.
But what he didn't expect was that when Su Dong sprinted with the ball, his speed was extremely fast. Even if he tried his best to chase him, he could only barely block him on the inside and had no advantage at all.
Not only that, when Su Dong dribbled the ball to the left side of the penalty area, he suddenly stopped, as if he had stepped on the emergency brakes , and stopped directly, while Duart had to move forward due to inertia.
This unscientific!
Seriously unscientific!
Could it be that the physics theory taught by the teacher that the greater the weight, the greater the inertia is wrong in his case?
In any case, Duarte made a quick stop, but Su Dong got there first and passed the ball to the front of the penalty area.
Ronnie followed up and poked the ball.
At this time, Su Dong had already quickly penetrated the penalty area from Duarte. After stopping Ronnie's straight pass with his left foot, he shot with his right foot.
Another kick for Batty GOL!
The ball hit the lower right corner of Moreirense's goal again.
Thirty-two-year-old goalkeeper Joao Ricardo was once again stunned.
Facing Su Dong's shots twice, he didn't even make a save. This makes people seriously doubt whether he was acupunctured at the moment Su Dong shot?
Or was he distracted at the time?
Only João Ricardo himself knew that he didn't have time to react.
Both of Su Dong's kicks were very close to the goal. The kicks were very fast and the ball was also moving fast. By the time he reacted, the ball had already passed.
If João Ricardo can still save such a one-on-one opportunity or such a shot, then there is no need for him to stay in the Portuguese First Division. He can go directly to the Portuguese Super League or even one of the four major leagues.
On the sidelines, Morelenza coach Cunha shook his head in frustration, looking at Su Dong who was like a god on the field, and muttered to himself: "Where did this kid come from?"
