Chapter 87 I’m old! I’m old!
The most important mission of Carvalho and Andrade in this game is to freeze Jardel.
As the main center forward of Sporting Lisbon and a super scorer who scored as many as 43 goals in a single season, no one can ignore Jardel's contribution and role to Sporting Lisbon.
Therefore, from the start of the game, Carvalho and Andrade followed Jardel almost closely.
Originally, when Sporting Lisbon was counterattacking, Jardel ran more in the middle and back post, waiting for the pass from his teammates.
But this time, he suddenly ran to the right side of the penalty area, which was beyond the expectations of Carvalho and Andrade.
The two Porto midfielders followed up immediately, with Carvalho in front and Andrade slightly behind.
Obviously, Andrade is not confident in letting Carvalho deal with Jardel alone.
Jardel raised his hand for the ball, and Quaresma sent a curved cross with his right foot over his head.
The 1.88-meter-tall Brazilian center forward is very good at heading the ball. After occupying the most advantageous position, he jumped high immediately and suppressed Carvalho so that he couldn't even jump.
The ball hit the target!
The ball just brushed Jardel's head, turned in another direction, passed Carvalho and Andrade behind him, and fell into the penalty spot in the penalty area.
This sudden change shocked both Carvalho and Andrade.
Is there anyone in the restricted area?
No!
some!
"Carlos!"
Andrade realized something was wrong and immediately called his teammate, Carlos Segretario.
When Andrade and Carvalho turned their heads at the same time and followed the ball, Segretario ran to the left side of the arc outside the penalty area.
He did not immediately adjust his defensive position to follow Andrade and Carvalho, and did not immediately maintain a compact stance with his teammates, which resulted in a large gap between him and Andrade when Jardel headed the ball over.
That’s Segretario’s biggest problem.
As a full-back, he always loses his position easily. Even though he was arranged as the right center back by Mourinho this season, he still easily makes such mistakes. This is why Capello accused him of not knowing how to play football.
"It's okay, I'm here!" Segretario shouted.
But before he could finish his words, he felt a figure flash before his eyes.
He saw a tall green figure, as swift as a cheetah, jumping out from beside him with a whoosh, and its speed was much faster than his. This made him frightened and he reached out to pull it, but it was too late.
Su Dong took a step forward and rushed into Porto's penalty area. Before Segretario, he judged the path of the ball, turned sideways, and used his chest to pass Jardel's header to him.
Immediately afterwards, Su Dong exerted force on his waist, turned around, swung his right foot, and shot the falling ball!
"Jadel heads the ball to the back post!"
"Su Dong is very fast. He caught up with the ball, stopped it with his chest, and shot directly!"
“The ball goes in!!!!”
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"
Porto goalkeeper Baia dived to the side but was unable to prevent the ball from going into the lower left corner of the goal.
Su Dong clenched his fists, shouted loudly, then turned and rushed to the edge of the court, waving his hands along the way, extremely excited.
This is the Portuguese Cup final!
Su Dong rushed out of the stadium almost crazily and rushed directly to the front of the fans' stands.
At this moment, the entire National Stadium has already turned into a vast ocean.
Almost all the Sporting Lisbon fans rushed out of their seats frantically, shouting Su Dong's name crazily.
This was his fifth game for Sporting Lisbon, but he succeeded in making all the Green Lions fans remember his name, the 17-year-old young player from China, Su Dong!
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"It's unbelievable!"
"Sporting Lisbon's counterattack has been on the right, constantly trying to use Sudon and Quaresma to attack Porto's left area, but the effect has not been very obvious ."
"But this time, Jardel suddenly pulled out and took the initiative to grab the first point for Su Dong. He headed the ball to the middle, creating a very good opportunity for Su Dong."
"Let's take a look at the slow-motion replay of this time. Su Dong passed the ball to the right, turned around and sprinted very quickly . He didn't look like a center forward over 1.9 meters tall. Instead, he looked like a winger who excelled in speed."
"Segretario's positioning was problematic. His awareness of covering positions was always flawed. He did not immediately fill the gap in the middle left by Andrade and Carvalho after they moved to the left."
"It is conceivable that if he had appeared in the right position at that time, Su Dong would hardly have had such an opportunity."
"Of course, we still need to see more of Su Dong's amazing speed and his shot in the penalty area, which really has the flavor of the God of War Batistuta, so the fans of Sporting Lisbon affectionately call him the Little God of War!"
"In the 37th minute, Sporting Lisbon took the lead temporarily thanks to a shot from inside the penalty area by the little god of war Su Dong."
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When Su Dong turned around from his crazy surprise, his teammates had already rushed over one after another.
The first to be hit was Jardel.
The Brazilian center forward had just made an effort for him. As soon as he came in front of Su Dong, he stretched out his hands, hugged Su Dong's head tightly, leaned over, and kissed him on his wet hair, smiling from ear to ear the whole time.
Obviously , Su Dong was also very happy when he scored the goal.
You know, in the past six months, Su Dong has been taking advantage of his brother-in-law Ronnie and has been training with Jadel.
Now, seeing that Su Dong really seized this opportunity, Jadel felt proud.
Many, many years in the future, if Su Dong and Ronaldo become successful, many people will mention Jardel when they talk about their years at Sporting Lisbon.
Especially Su Dong's goal tonight.
"Brat, why don't you just hit me?" Jadel scolded with a smile in Su Dong's ear.
The opportunity is fleeting. In the penalty area, the forward should use the simplest, direct and rough way to score a goal.
If you stop for a moment longer, you may miss the opportunity.
"Segretario tried to reach out and pull me, but I dodged him and couldn't adjust myself." Su Dong explained with a wry smile.
Jardel looked very disgusted and shook his head, "Why are you so stupid?"
Su Dong was a little stunned.
"If he pulls you, of course you just go directly and confidently into the penalty area!" Jardel slapped his forehead hard.
If it was a penalty, the kicker would be Jardel.
When he thought of this, Jadel felt a toothache.
Originally, this goal should have belonged to him, but in the end it went to Su Dong.
Su Dong also reacted and smiled bitterly with some embarrassment. He really didn't think of this at the time.
"Remember, kid, next time you encounter this kind of situation, you just go to the penalty area. You probably won't get away with the penalty. You might even be able to get the other player off the court. At worst, give him a yellow card. We'll earn more than scoring a goal. Do you understand?"
Su Dong nodded in agreement.
Sure enough, after playing football for many years, experienced players tend to be cunning and treacherous.
"I am indeed too naive and kind." Su Dong said with a smile.
Jadel laughed and pushed him, "You're so conceited, rookie!"
Even though it was a joke and even though Su Dong's performance was not satisfactory, it has to be said that Su Dong was already amazing enough.
Just like the fast sprint just now, Jardel asked himself, let alone now, he couldn't do it when he was young.
He had already begun to enter the twilight of his career, but Su Dong was just beginning to come to the fore.
Old! Old!
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Mourinho had a gloomy face.
The members of Porto's coaching staff all stayed away because they all knew that Mourinho at this moment was like a powder keg that could explode at any time, and whoever was hit by it would have to accept the bad luck.
Segretario is a hidden danger, and this is not the first time he has had such a problem.
But there is no way. Porto only has a few people on hand, and Mourinho can only make do with them.
As a result, in such an important game, he made such a mistake.
Mourinho was depressed for a long time before he let out a lot of grievances, and his mood finally calmed down a little.
"No matter what, I must snatch Paulo Ferreira from Setubal this summer!" Mourinho said gritting his teeth.
He doesn't like the three-back formation because it has inherent flaws.
Mourinho prefers four defenders, such as 4-3-1-2, or 4-4-2 and 4-3-3.
"Segretario did make a mistake, but that number 36 is not simple either. Sporting Lisbon has found a treasure again!" Assistant coach Brito said with appreciation.
Unlike Mourinho, Brazilian Brito is a professional player who plays as a central defender. He has also participated in the Portuguese Cup final, and the head coach at the time was Mourinho's father.
This is also why later, when Mourinho coached Leiria, he chose Brito as his chief assistant coach.
As a central defender who once achieved success in the Portuguese Super League, Brito is well aware of how difficult it is to defend a center forward like Su Dong.
He is big, has speed and impact, is agile and sharp, and has a good shot. The key is that he can get the ball with his back to the goal and turn around to get rid of it...
Thinking of this, Brito couldn't help but turn his head to look at Mourinho, his eyes seemed to say, isn't this the perfect center forward that you want most in your mind?
Aside from not being strong enough, not having enough experience and having slightly immature skills, he was an almost perfect match.
Mourinho noticed Brito's look and shrugged helplessly, "You said that Sporting Lisbon has found a treasure. There is no way they will let this treasure fall into the hands of Porto."
This is also true!
Mourinho really regretted why he didn't think of stopping Su Dong at the beginning?
Yes, that's right, at that time he was only thinking about coaching Porto.
There are gains and losses, this is football!
An art full of regrets!
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When Mourinho was regretting his decision, Su Dong and his teammates returned to the field.
The game also restarted.
With the goal taking the lead, Sporting Lisbon's morale suddenly improved and their mental outlook also changed.
Everyone can see that the situation of the game has changed.
