When Paulo Ferreira saw Su Dong stagger and fall forward after being knocked down by him, he was secretly delighted.
Sure enough, this big fool was just as skinny as he looked.
Ferreira had an idea and went around to try to snatch the ball directly.
But at this moment, Su Dong, who was about to fall forward, relied on his excellent balance ability to barely stabilize his body, especially when he saw Ferreira trying to grab the ball by the front, he leaned his back hard behind him.
Su Dong's back hit Paulo Ferreira. Not only that, after hitting Ferreira, Su Dong took a small step forward, broke free from Ferreira's entanglement, turned around successfully, and rushed forward with the ball.
Ferreira never expected that Su Dong not only did not fall down, but instead broke free from his entanglement, turned around and quickly retreated.
Su Dong is tall and has long legs. He dribbles the ball very quickly and in two or three steps he reaches the front of the 30-meter area of ​​Setubal.
Setubal's double defensive midfielders returned to their positions early, and Sousa had already bent down, ready to block Sudong at any time.
But Su Dong did not plan to dribble the ball for too long. Instead, he seized an opportunity and passed the ball behind him with his right foot.
The ball passed the front defense line and landed in front of Setubal's penalty area. Jardel turned and sprinted forward at some point, getting ahead of the two central defenders and the goalkeeper Candido, and he met the falling ball with a direct shot, forcing the ball into Setubal's goal.
When it comes to shooting, that is definitely his forte!
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!"
"In the 53rd minute, Sporting Lisbon successfully equalized the score!"
"Jadel scored twice!"
After Jardel scored the goal, he turned around quickly, pointed at Su Dong from afar, and ran straight to the sidelines.
Su Dong was also ecstatic. He rushed over quickly and hugged the celebrating Jadel.
"Good job, kid!"
"You had a good shot." Su Dong praised with a smile.
Jardel didn't say much. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that at should be attributed to Su Dong. Otherwise, how to explain that in the first half and the beginning of the second half, Sporting Lisbon's offense did not pose any threat, but as soon as Su Dong came on the court, the team immediately scored?
"Anyway, it was a great shot!" Jardel pulled Su Dong's left hand hard and celebrated to the fans on the scene.
On the sidelines, head coach Boloni was so excited that he jumped up from the ground and roared loudly.
He was under heavy pressure and even took a gamble by arranging for Su Dong to play.
If they lose this game, their lead in the league will be severely weakened, and they may even fail in the end, but now, at least they have caught up.
This also made Boloni feel relieved.
In front of the bench, after seeing Su Dong assist his brother-in-law Jardel to score a goal, Ronnie shouted excitedly. He looked even more excited and happier than if he had scored the goal himself.
"Well done, Sue!" Ronnie shouted.
He was really happy for his good friend.
Everyone understands that Su Dong's back-to-back ball and turning around were the key turning points in this goal.
Also, he was too fast when he dribbled the ball.
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"From the slow-motion replay, we can see that Sporting Lisbon's intention of making this substitution is very obvious."
"That is to strengthen the ability to get the ball in the front court, especially the ability to get the ball with your back to the basket."
"That was the key to breaking through the Setúbal defence."
"No. 36, Su Dong, was pressed closely by Ferreira the first time he got the ball after coming on the pitch. However, he used his body to block Ferreira and successfully turned around. This was a very crucial turning point."
"More importantly, after Su Dong turned around, we saw that he dribbled the ball very quickly and handled the final pass very calmly, which left a deep impression on us."
"Sporting Lisbon's number 36, a Chinese player, a 17-year-old young player, Su Dong!"
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"See? This is Su Dong's tactical value!"
Luis Suarez said admiringly.
He was very sure from the beginning that Su Dong was the player who could break the deadlock on the court.
His physical fitness and technical characteristics make him a potential core player on the field.
All he lacked was opportunity.
Now, when the chance came, when Boloni arranged him as a substitute and cleverly let him pull to the side to suppress the relatively weaker Ferreira side, Suarez knew that Suarez had a chance.
At the critical moment, Su Dong seized the opportunity!
"That was a great first touch of the ball after coming on the court!" Garcia also praised.
"Believe me, with his current level of strength, as long as this kid improves his body, he can be an excellent center forward and it will be no problem for him to gain a foothold in the four major leagues." Suarez is more optimistic about Su Dong.
Garcia also agrees.
There is a set of judging criteria for centers in the four major leagues. Generally speaking, they must be able to receive the ball with their backs to the goal and turn around successfully.
A center who does not have the ability to handle the ball with his back to the basket is definitely not a qualified center.
Being able to get the ball with his back to the basket and turn around successfully is what makes an excellent center.
Don't underestimate this.
In a football match, the moment you get the ball and turn around can be said to be the most tactically valuable part.
The most tactical value of Zidane, the top star in today's football world, lies not in his skills or his passing, but in his ability to receive the ball with his back to the goal and turn around.
Only in this way can his skills, passing, and even subsequent shots have room to play.
"This kid is really exciting!" Suarez liked him more and more the more he looked at him.
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"That's beautiful, Sue."
“Keep it up.”
"Boy, you are so surprising."
Although it was Jardel who scored the goal, in fact, when all the teammates ran over to celebrate the goal, they always remembered to grab Su Dong and say a few words of praise, especially Cruz, who directly hugged Su Dong to celebrate.
He was the first person in the first team to be optimistic about Su Dong, and he was also happy with Su Dong's performance.
After celebrating the goal, everyone walked towards their own half.
It's 2-2, and the game is back to the starting line.
Boloni shouted loudly to the players on the sidelines, signaling them to pay attention, stay vigilant and not be careless.
"Su." Boloni called Su Dong's name loudly.
"You can expand your range of activities appropriately and move more towards the middle."
This is equivalent to expanding Su Dong's tactical authority on the field.
Su Dong raised his hand and nodded vigorously.
When I was walking back, I saw Ronnie in front of the bench, who ran out specially.
"Well done, brother, keep it up!" Ronnie hugged Su Dong.
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The game starts again.
Setubal did not dare to take any risks easily.
Even though the score was tied, they didn't have the courage to press forward.
The situation was still at the feet of Sporting Lisbon, and the Green Lions also tasted the sweetness. When advancing the ball, they began to focus on this point of Sudong.
After getting instructions from the head coach, João Pinto gave up some of his activity area, while Su Dong expanded his own area, sometimes even retreating closer to the midfield than João Pinto.
For example, this time, Su Dong appeared in the middle , blocked Sousa with his body, and received the pass from Barbosa with his back.
Sousa was behind Su Dong, using his hands and feet to try to entangle Su Dong.
Su Dong took two steps back, Sousa saw the opportunity and tackled the ball directly.
This tackle almost made Su Dong fall to the ground, but he held on. After protecting the ball, he used his body to push Sousa away, turned around with the ball again, and before another defensive player arrived, he suddenly sprinted forward and quickly passed the ball to the right.
Quaresma received the ball with his back to the goal and was surrounded by defensive players. He was immediately blocked from behind and had no choice but to pass the ball back directly to his own half to reorganize the attack.
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After seeing Quaresma's pass back, Boloni sighed with regret.
In modern football matches, tactics are becoming more and more sophisticated. The closer you are to the opponent's vital areas, the more difficult it is to get the ball head-on and launch an attack, because the opponent's defense will be tighter.
In this situation, if a player can hold the ball with his back to the goalkeeper, attract the attention of the defense, and then pass the ball, allowing his teammates to launch a frontal attack from a defensive loophole, he can often create a threat.
That was the case with the shot that Su Dong assisted Jardel with just now.
Quaresma is good at dribbling forward, but his effectiveness is greatly reduced in tight defense.
Thinking of this, Boloni looked at the bench behind him.
"Ronnie!"
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In the 60th minute, Sporting Lisbon made its second substitution of the game.
Ronaldo replaces Quaresma.
"Sporting Lisbon has brought on another 17-year-old player, the talented Cristiano Ronaldo."
"This was also his first appearance for Sporting Lisbon's first team in his career."
"Just now, Su Dong performed well in his debut. Can Ronaldinho also perform well this time?"
The game situation is still controlled by Sporting Lisbon.
Setubal was still quite wary of the visiting team's offensive firepower, especially after Sudong came on the court.
Jardel is like a poisonous snake. No one knows when and from where he will suddenly appear and score a goal.
After Su Dong came on the court, the broken part in Sporting Lisbon's goal chain was connected. Naturally, Setubal did not dare to be careless at this time.
Sporting Lisbon also did not dare to take risks and waited patiently for the opportunity.
Su Dong was constantly running and looking for opportunities on the left and left side of the center.
This made Ferreira and Sosa, who were defending him, very depressed, because this tall guy never had a moment to rest.
Time passes by little by little.
Su Dong once again appeared in the left side of the center and got the ball.
This time he didn't turn his back completely, but faced sideways to Sosa, blocking Sosa with his shoulder.
Joao Pinto sent the ball to Sudong's feet. The tall and long-legged Sudong used his shoulder to push Sousa and stopped the ball with his right foot.
This stop of the ball not only attracted the attention of Ferreira and Sousa behind him, but also the two defensive players in front of him.
João Pinto saw the opportunity and quickly moved diagonally to the right.
Su Dong understood what he meant and passed the ball to Pinto.
Pinto quickly caught up, caught the ball, attracted the defensive player on the right, and quickly passed the ball to the right.
Ronnie's speed was fully utilized. He chased forward at lightning speed, caught up with the ball on the right side of the penalty area, and made a lob pass to the middle.