Su Dong and Ronnie were included in the first team roster, which made the second team head coach Jean James very depressed when he received the news.
The team finally made it to fifth place in the league, but two of his core players were withdrawn from the first team.
How will he play the next game?
When Yames saw Su Dong and Ronnie, his old face almost burst into tears.
But there is no way, the second team has never been a team that produces results, it is more of a talent reserve for the first team.
Not to mention staying in the top five of the league, even if we are relegated, we will not hesitate as long as the first team needs us.
The players of the second team were amazed at the progress of the two and congratulated .
Even though Marcelino felt jealous in his heart, he had to admit that in the second team's game, Su Dong and Ronnie were the team's key fighting force, especially Su Dong.
The second team won consecutive victories and its ranking soared, which was due to the establishment of an offensive style centered on Su Dong.
Now, watching them enter the first-team roster, Marcelino feels more disappointed for his previous missed opportunities. At the same time, he encourages himself in his heart that he should keep working hard and strive to return to the first-team.
Although there were some people who disagreed, the vast majority of the second-team players congratulated them with envy.
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After hearing the news, Nuno Cruz immediately adjusted the training plan for the two.
Even though I have to compete tomorrow night.
According to Nuno Cruz, there are some differences between afternoon games and evening games.
In addition, both of them will only be substitutes tomorrow night and it is basically unlikely that they will start, so he needs to prepare some warm-up and training programs specifically for the two of them, hoping to help them perform better and more outstandingly when the opportunity comes.
From the day he became Su Dong's personal trainer, his interests were tied to Su Dong's.
If Su Dong and Ronnie can succeed, he will surely become successful as well.
So, on this matter, Nuno Cruz doesn't need to be reminded, he is very motivated.
Mendes also performed very hard.
After hearing that the two were included in the roster, Mendes, who was in Porto, rushed back to Lisbon overnight and met with Sudong and Ronnie in the apartment. He gave them some advice, encouraging them to perform well and hoping that they would not have too much pressure.
"You have to believe that if there is a first time, there will definitely be a second time. No matter how you perform in the game, I will do my best to plan for you next time. You just need to train well and concentrate on the game."
Mendes' career has made great progress in the past six months.
In the Sporting Lisbon first team, not only Sudon, Ronaldinho and Ugo Viana are his players, but even Quaresma is flirting with him, and it seems that he may switch to Mendes at any minute.
Of course, this is not without reason.
Hugo Viana has become famous in the Portuguese football team with his outstanding performance this season. With the help of Mendes' relationship, he has also become famous in European football. Many people have heard of Rui Costa II.
It is reported that teams from the Premier League, Serie A and La Liga are all paying attention to Hugo Viana, and Mendes has also begun planning a transfer for the Sporting Lisbon midfielder to the four major leagues, which also makes Quaresma, who is aiming for the four major leagues, very tempted.
Vega is still the most powerful agent in Portugal, but his cards are too big. Although he focuses on cultivating Quaresma and making a name for him, he is not very concerned about teams from the four major leagues.
According to outsiders, Vega prefers the other party to come to him on his own initiative, so that it is easier for him to offer a higher price.
Mendes is different. He puts himself in a low position and is more likely to take the initiative to promote players.
The two different strategies led to fierce competition between the two agents in Portuguese football.
There are reports that some players in Porto have begun to want to switch to Mendes.
Cracks are gradually appearing in Vega's football empire, and Mendes is beginning to keep pace with him or even replace him.
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Although he was a little nervous, Su Dong still slept well.
This is one of his characteristics.
No matter what environment he is in or what mood he is in, he can always fall asleep quickly and peacefully.
Ronnie was different.
The next morning, his eyes were bloodshot.
In Jose Semedo's slightly exaggerated words, "After reporting back to the team, Jardel must have thought that you went out to the hotel with his sister again last night and didn't come back until the morning."
Ronnie was so angry that he almost pushed him down on the sofa and beat him up.
However, before going out, the boy dressed himself up and combed his hair neatly.
If the bloodshot in his eyes hadn't betrayed him, who would have believed that this kid didn't sleep well last night?
"Remember this, both of you, don't touch my head."
Before leaving, Ronnie gave his two best friends many warnings.
"What's the explanation?" Su Dong found it funny.
"I saw it on the Internet, saying that this hairstyle is most conducive to heading." Ronnie replied seriously.
"But, Ronnie," Semedo shook his head and smiled bitterly, "You've used so much gel on your hair, it's made it stiff. Will it affect the movement and judgment of the ball when you head the ball?"
After hearing this, Su Dong couldn't hold back and burst out laughing.
Ronnie was immediately furious and almost strangled Semedo to death.
But this incident also greatly relieved the tension before the competition.
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Setúbal is located south of Lisbon, only thirty kilometers away as the crow flies.
The game is held at night.
Sporting Lisbon set out from Alcochete in the evening, boarding the team bus and heading south on the highway .
In the afternoon, the team held another pre-match tactical preparation meeting, the content of which was mainly to introduce the strategies to be adopted when facing Setubal's defense in the game.
One point that Boloni emphasized a lot is that the team should try to keep the ball in the frontcourt.
Facing Setubal, Sporting Lisbon will definitely face a tough battle.
The opponent 's 4-2-3-1 formation this season focuses on midfield and backcourt defense, and the midfield struggle will be very fierce.
Sporting Lisbon will also make appropriate changes in this game, abandoning the previous 4-3-3 formation and adopting a formation similar to 4-2-3-1.
The goalkeeper is Nelson, and the defense is Rui Jorge, Andre Cruz, Phil Babb and Beto Cefaro.
The double defensive midfielders are Rui Bento and Paulo Bento. Ugo Viana did not start in this game and sat on the bench.
Obviously, this is a battle of rhythm in the midfield.
Both sides will spare no effort to deploy troops in the midfield to strangle the opponent.
Captain Barbosa plays as left midfielder and Quaresma plays as right midfielder. Both players' positions are further back than before, because Boloni means that it is easier for them to support the midfield and also easier for them to get back and take advantage of the opponent's gaps.
Joao Pinto plays as a shadow striker, which is also the area he is best at.
Jardel played as a lone striker.
It is not difficult to see from this starting lineup that Sporting Lisbon is actually very cautious.
As the current situation becomes increasingly tense, Boloni's strategy is to ensure that he does not make any mistakes first.
Of course, whether it can be guaranteed depends on the players' on-the-spot performance and results in the game.
Sudon, Ronnie and Ugo Viana were all substitutes.
In addition, Boloni also specifically found Su Dong and communicated with him for about ten minutes.
The content is mainly about the game, and he hopes Su Dong can pay attention and observe.
"I hope it's an easy win so I can give you more playing time, but if things aren't going well, I'll consider letting you play because we need you to get the ball in the front court."
"Although you are sitting on the bench, I hope you can pay attention to the situation on the field and observe the opponent. You are a tactical strategy that I have high hopes for, and I hope you can play a role when you are on the court."
Su Dong nodded heavily.
He knew that Boloni would not put him on the roster without a purpose.
There are only eighteen people on the roster, eleven starters and seven substitutes, and no one is redundant.
Everyone who makes the list has an important responsibility.
Su Dong’s responsibility is to play his tactical role when the team needs to make changes.
"I promise, as long as I step onto the court, I will never let you down!" Su Dong gritted his teeth and said fiercely.
Su Dong was still nervous and worried, and even doubted whether he could do the job, but the statement he made at the critical moment was very important and crucial. After making the statement, he found that he was gradually becoming less nervous, less worried, and less self-doubting.
Maybe, he is a competition type of player.
By the time he steps onto the court, he shouldn't be nervous anymore.
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Sporting Lisbon arrived at the Bofim Stadium in Setubal on time.
Everyone entered the visiting team's locker room, packed up their things, and went out for warm-up training.
This was the last training session before the game, but it was more about familiarizing ourselves with the field and warming up. No tactically valuable training would be conducted at all because the home team's fans had already started to enter the stadium.
The capacity of the stadium is not large. Excluding some mobile seats, it can only accommodate 16,000 fans.
It is said that tonight's tickets have been sold out.
This was the first time that Su Dong played in a stadium with tens of thousands of people. Looking at the increasing number of fans in the stands, he was a little nervous, but more excited.
Although it is not as good as the Alvalade Stadium, it is a stadium with tens of thousands of people after all.
If these more than 10,000 people were infected by him, whether cheering or getting angry, it would be a very exciting thing.
“Mendes, Pontes and Nuno Cruz should all be sitting on it.”
Ronnie came over and said calmly.
There were more and more fans at the scene, and it was hard to tell where Mendes and the others were sitting.
"There are also Luis Suarez and Garcia. I heard they will also come to watch the game."
At this point, Ronnie patted Su Dong on the shoulder and encouraged him: "Tonight, no matter which of us gets to play, I hope we will have good luck!"
Su Dong nodded heavily.