I Want to Be the King of Football

　　 On the evening of August 14, 2002, the Alvalade Stadium in Lisbon.

　　 Su Dong was wearing dry casual clothes and sat in the stands of the stadium with all the teammates of the first team who were not on the squad, watching the game in full swing in the stadium.

　　 This is the first game of Sporting Lisbon this season.

　　 The head coach Boloni has a three-four-three formation. The midfielder adopts a small diamond position. The front field trident is the new aids Tonyto, Nicoule and Quaresma.

　　 Yes, the two best forwards last season, Jardel sat on the bench, and Su Dong simply sat in the stands.

　　It is not difficult to see from this, Nicolai's position in Boloni's mind.

　　 Don't look at the majesty of Jadel last season, but whenever there is a chance, Nicolai will replace him every minute.

　　 He is the center that coach Boloni most value and trust at the same time.

　　 Su Dong is a little envious of Nicolai.

　　 Looking at the preparations and warm-ups throughout the summer, it looks more like Boloni’s preparations to help Nicoule integrate into the team.

At the closing stage of last season, Boloni focused on rehearsing the trident with Ronnie, Sudong and Quaresma, but now they have become Tonyto, Nikule and Quaresma, and Ronnie sits on the bench. on.

　　 Obviously, Nicolai replaced Su Dong in the Boloni tactical puzzle.

　　 In addition to envy, Su Dong is more dissatisfied.

　　Because Nicolet's performance is not ideal, it can even be said that he is not suitable for playing a single center.

　　 In the face of Materazzi and Cordoba, a high-speed central defender combination, Nikole can't even hold the ball.

　　 The two wings Tonyto and Quaresma were also frozen by Inter Milan's two full-backs Koko and Zanetti. They did not perform well, which led to a deadlock in Sporting Lisbon.

The 　　 three, four, three formation looks like an offense, but the offense is actually a mess.

　　 Not long after the second half, Boloni replaced Tonyto with Ronnie.

　　 In this way, the tactical intentions of the Romanian coach have become more apparent.

　　 He just wanted to use the trident, it just turned Su Dong into Nikolai.

　　 But the effect is still very poor.

　　 Until the 70th minute, Jardel replaced Quares on the court, but the offense still did not improve.

　　 Fortunately, Inter Milan also did not perform well. Vieri and Caron did not play a big enough threat. In the end, the two sides shook hands at the Alvalade Stadium.

　　 failed to score a goal at home, Sporting Lisbon is not at all happy.

　　 Especially when the team's offensive performance is lackluster.

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　　 "It's not that I'm talking about that guy playing football is not on the same channel as us at all."

　　 After the game, when he returned home, Ronnie was so angry that he yelled at Nicolai in front of Su Dong.

"A few times, I have made obvious enough hints and shouts, but he did not give me any feedback. Quaresma and I have no idea what he is thinking, and he never tells us what he thinks, Tony The same is true for Toto.

　　 "We seem to know nothing about him, and the most ridiculous thing is that the coach asked us to pass the ball to him."

　　 "Then the question is, how do we pass the ball to Materazzi and Cordoba from the left and right sides? What ball? Can he catch the ball?"

　　 Facing Ronnie's soul three questions, Su Dong could only sigh.

　　 He knew early on that what Boloni valued most was Nikule, and he was also mentally prepared.

　　 But in fact, when he missed the big list, he was really in a bad mood.

　　 He clearly realized that at the final stage of last season, Boloni valued him only because Boloni was not selected, and his most trusted Nicolet was injured.

　　 Now that Nicolai is back, Su Dong is naturally no longer his first choice.

　　 It was also at this moment that Su Dong truly realized the indifference and cruelty of professional football.

　　 There is really no warmth!

　　 However, Su Dong today is no longer the Su Dong he was earlier.

Even if you don’t mention his impression of Sporting Lisbon fans, even if it’s a contract, Boloni can’t throw him in the stands or on the bench, so Su Dong is suffocating in his heart now, just waiting to see, when will Boloni let him On him.

　　He has never been a guy who confessed to defeat.

　　 As long as he is given a chance to play, he will make every effort to seize this opportunity.

　　 Su Dong believed that as long as he performed well, even if Boloni wanted to suppress him, it would be difficult to suppress him.

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　　In the middle of the week, the Portuguese Super Cup was held at the Bofim Stadium in Setúbal.

　　 The defending double champions Sporting Lisbon vs. Porto, led by Mourinho.

　　 Boloni adopted a double striker tactic this time, and Jardel and Nikole started together, and the team returned to a four-four-two formation.

　　 Obviously, Boloni hopes that the team can continue the performance of last season, continue to suppress Porto, and make a good start for the new season.

　　 Su Dong entered the big list this time and sat on the bench.

　　 The game was very bumpy, especially near the end of the first half, when central defender Beto fouled and was directly sent off by a red card, resulting in Sporting Lisbon having to play with one less player in the second half.

　　 Porto launched a fierce attack against Sporting Lisbon in the next 45 minutes, and finally defeated Sporting Lisbon 2-0 with the goals of Delle and Postiga.

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　　 After the game, Sporting Lisbon, which performed poorly in two consecutive games, received a fierce attack.

　　The first to bear the brunt is the head coach Boloni.

　　 The Romanian coach said in an interview with the media after the game that the season has just begun and the team is still running in.

"Su Dong? Yes, he played very well against Porto in the Portuguese Cup final last season, but I have to take into account that he is only seventeen years old and we have one less person on the court than our opponents. We need more stability at that time."

　　 But Boloni's statement is unconvincing.

　　 Su Dong’s agent, Mendes, said in an interview with the Morning Post reporter that Su Dong is ready for the new season.

"Since the Portuguese Cup final was played in May, Su Dong has been training secretly in the Madeira Islands. He has worked harder than anyone else to improve his own strength, and the coaching staff praised him very highly. He has made great progress. He is eager to get the opportunity to play and show the fans his training results."

　　 Mendes also mentioned the status quo of Sporting Lisbon, he believes that the team's offense does have problems.

　　 "Suggestion? I will suggest, why not consider Su Dong?"

　　Mendez's remarks were more euphemistic, but they also faintly pointed out the problem of Sporting Lisbon.

　　 That is two consecutive games, Su Dong did not get a minute of playing time, Nicolai played 180 minutes but played a mess, then how did he serve as the starter?

　　 After the Morning Post published an interview with Mendes, Boloni found Su Dong as soon as possible.

　　 The Romanian coach did not mention anything about news reports. He just told Su Dong that he has been paying attention to Su Dong's training situation and expressed his recognition of his progress.

　　 "You know, whether it's against Inter Milan or against Porto, it is a crucial game of the season. There is no room for loss, so I want to use a more mature lineup and style of play."

　　 Su Dong couldn’t comment face-to-face on the head coach’s formation. He just solemnly stated that he was ready.

　　 "I feel that my state is adjusted very well, as long as I can play, I will not let you down!"

　　 But even so, Boloni still did not give a promise, only that he would arrange for Su Dong to play at the right time.

　　 Obviously, he still believes in Nikole.

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　　 Weekend, the second round of the UEFA Champions League third round qualifier.

　　 Sporting Lisbon once again lined up a three-four-three lineup and played away against Inter Milan.

　　 Boloni is not conservative in playing, he wants to attack, because he knows that in the first leg with a zero-to-zero situation, as long as an away goal is scored, Inter Milan will be passive.

　　 But sometimes, things are so strange.

　　 The more eager to score, the greater the pressure, the farther away the goal is.

　　 Recoba, this super genius from Uruguay, had a brilliant performance in the first half, with one pass and one shot, giving Inter Milan a two-goal lead.

　　 Boloni was unable to retreat, replaced Jarder early in the second half, trying to attack wildly, but did not achieve any results, but let his goal several times in a hurry, and finally had to give up the risk.

　　 In the end, the away game returned with a bitter taste.

　　 With a total score of zero to two, Sporting Lisbon was eliminated by Inter Milan and was forced to play the UEFA Cup. UU reading www. uukanshu. cm

　　 When the news came back from Milan to Lisbon, the whole of Portugal was mourned.

　　 This season, the Portuguese Super League has two teams competing in the Champions League, Sporting Lisbon and Boavista.

　　 As a result, both of these teams failed in the third round of qualifiers and failed to enter the first round of the group stage.

　　 Among them, Boavista lost his army in the summer transfer. Losing to Auxerre in Ligue 1 is understandable. As the defending champion of the Portuguese Super League, Sporting Lisbon faces Inter Milan and it is also reasonable to lose.

　　The key to the problem is that Sporting Lisbon is too weak to play.

　　 Especially the offense of the team.

　　 Why is it still Nicolai?

　　 This time not only the Portuguese media and Sporting Lisbon fans could not sit still, but even several veterans in the team were slightly dissatisfied.

　　 Captain Barbosa said in an interview that the team’s offense is very problematic and this needs to be resolved as soon as possible, because the Portuguese Super League is about to start.

　　 Albertini, who has just joined, also publicly stated in an interview with the media that the unfavorable offensive is the main reason that Sporting Lisbon has lost the Super Cup and the UEFA Champions League qualifiers.

　　 "This is a huge blow to the morale of the team."

　　 Everyone knows that Albertini joined Sporting Lisbon because he wanted to play in the UEFA Champions League, but now he stopped at the qualifiers, which really made him a little unacceptable.

　　 More importantly, after playing Inter Milan, the team's number one star Judel angrily criticized the head coach Boloni for employing nepotism, and publicly stated that he would leave Sporting Lisbon and switch to Bolton in the Premier League.

　　 "Maybe this is not a good time, but I hope to get more trust."

　　In an instant, Sporting Lisbon, the defending champion, fell apart.