I Want to Be the King of Football

Chapter 23: My name is mendes

   On the weekend, Tapatinia Stadium.

   In the fourth round of the Portuguese group, Atletico Portugal will sit at home against the powerful opponent Olhanessen.

   This team comes from Olhao, a southern port city, and belongs to the Faro district like Faro and Rollei. Like the rich and powerful Rollei, this team is also a professional team that is committed to making it into the league.

   But unlike Rollei, Olhanesson’s youth training is excellent and he has established satellite club relationships with Porto, Benfica and Sporting at the same time, which allows them to get powerful blood transfusions from the three top teams.

   Unlike Rolle’s scoring every year, Olhanesson has always been a Portuguese team, but was relegated last summer.

   Faced with such a strong team, Athletic Club of Portugal has no way to do it.

   The opponent scored two goals in the first half and was very passive on the scene. At the beginning of the second half, the opponent scored again.

  Zero to three, the Portuguese Athletic Club does not even have the ability to resist.

   This is also the game that Su Dong has experienced the most profoundly and the gap between strengths and weaknesses is the most disparity so far.

   Portuguese Athletic Club is like a soft persimmon, let the opponent knead it at will.

   Even the goalkeeper Matello, who was solid in the first three rounds, was helpless this time.

   Coach Pereira replaced Su Dong on the 65th minute of the second half.

  ……

   Su Dong's substitute appearance did not change the disparity in strength between the two sides.

   But in the 73rd minute, he shocked his opponent, and at the same time, everyone on the scene couldn't help applauding him.

   It was a pass from midfielder Canelas, which was sent directly behind the two central defenders of Olhanesson.

Su Dong lags behind the opponent's central defender, but suddenly starts, the second serve comes first, passes between the two central defenders at a faster speed, stops the pass in the penalty area first, and leans against the opponent's central defender with his body. Right foot directly pulls out the leg and shoots angrily.

   This shot was quick and sudden, but the opponent's goalkeeper swooped sideways and blocked the ball with one hand.

   After a brilliant shot, a brilliant fly saves the danger.

   After Olhanesen’s goal was lifted from the ground, he yelled at the two center-back teammates. Obviously, Su Dong’s angry shot just now caused him considerable danger and almost scored.

  ……

   "This scene just now, has it been filmed yet?"

   Benfica scout Abel Silva asked caringly to the colleague next to him, who was holding a small video camera.

   "I took it, I almost missed it. The startup speed is really fast."

   Abel Silva nodded, who would say no?

  Looking at that height, it should be more than 1.5 meters. He doesn't look very strong, but he can lean against the opponent's central defender with his body. That proves that his strength is okay. The key is his speed and explosiveness.

   It's rare to have such a height and such a speed.

   More importantly, watching him catch and pass the ball several times, he is very concise, and his skills at his feet are also very good.

  With technology, speed, and body, such a center is even rarer.

   "Athletic Portugal has unearthed a treasure!" Abel Silvazan said.

  ……

   At the end of the game, he seized another opportunity.

   This time it was a diagonal pass from the left. Su Dong turned his back to the attacking direction and used his speed to forcibly get rid of the opposing center defender.

   Olhanesen’s central defender used both hands and feet all the way to try to hold Su Dong, but he failed.

   However, Su Dong was also delayed for the best time. After catching the ball, another central defender was already in front of him.

Under the front and back strikes, Su Dong did not fight, and suddenly accelerated after a sudden stop, he just drove the ball past the opponent's center back with speed, and outside the arc of the penalty area, he exploded again with his right foot and shot a powerful long shot. .

   This time the shot was obviously less threatening than the angry shot in the penalty area just now, and he was directly thrown into his arms by the opponent's goalkeeper.

   Although he failed to score a goal, Su Dong's attack once again won applause from the scene.

   The fans of the Portuguese Athletic Club can naturally see clearly that after Su Dong came on the field, two consecutive shots can be said to be the most threatening shots of the Athletic Club in this game.

   In addition, the competition will be passive.

  ……

   "He is Su Dong!"

   In the main stand of the stadium, among the fans of the arena, a middle-aged Portuguese in a suit and leather shoes is looking at the stadium. Su Dong, who is lost and walking back, smiles admiringly.

   "For a 17-year-old player, he is indeed very capable." A friend in casual clothes beside him nodded with a smile.

   The middle-aged Portuguese eyes always focus on Su Dong, "Do you think Ronnie’s statement is worthy of acceptance?"

"It's hard to say, it sounds a bit exaggerated. In less than three months of hard training, from an amateur rookie to the current semi-professional team with the strength of the main players, I have to say that progress is indeed It’s amazing."

“It’s a fact that we scored three goals in the previous two games. Although we didn’t score in this game, we were able to take those two shots against the stronger Olhanesson, which shows that our strength is not weak. The characteristics of the ball are very similar to the God of War Batistuta."

   "So..." The middle-aged Portuguese looked at his friend suspiciously.

   "Perhaps Ronnie was right. He is a buried genius, but it happened to be unearthed by the Portuguese Athletic Association."

   "In less than three months, the strength has improved by leaps and bounds, which is really something to look forward to." The middle-aged Portuguese laughed.

   Seeing that the game time was about to come, he also exhaled heavily.

  I am used to watching the top-level matches of the Portuguese Super League, and then watching this low-level league with a poor level of competition is a torture for anyone, and I feel aggrieved, because there are too many passing and receiving errors.

   "Let's go, the game is over, let's talk to him."

  …………

  …………

   The game ended with a zero to three home defeat by the Portuguese Athletic Club.

   Su Dong, who scored two consecutive rounds of goals, failed to score again in this game, but his two-foot shot still left a deep impression. The fans on the scene were also satisfied with his performance.

   After all, the disastrous defeat was due to the fact that the overall strength of the Portuguese Athletic Club was far worse than the opponent.

   This is the defeat of Su Dong's first official game, and it is inevitable that I feel a little depressed.

   Especially in the recent period of time, I have been playing relatively smoothly, but this game has been closely guarded by the opponents. I have not been able to display my strength normally and I am in a bad mood.

   went back to the locker room with his teammates. After taking a shower and changing clothes, Su Dong re-tied the sandbags he had untied before the game and walked out of the locker room.

  At this time, the Tapatinia Stadium is already empty.

  ……

   "Hello, Su, can you give me some time, can we talk?"

   A strange voice suddenly came from behind.

   Su Dong turned his head, only to find two middle-aged Portuguese catching up behind him.

   One is slightly shorter, about 1.7 meters, dressed in suits and shoes, and looks like the high-level corporate executives working in large companies in the city center; the other is in sportswear, which is more casual.

   "You are..." Su Dong frowned.

"My name is Jorge Mendes. I am an agent registered with the Portuguese Football Association and FIFA." The middle-aged man in a suit and leather shoes introduced himself with a smile. After speaking, he pointed to himself. Friends beside me.

   "This is my partner, Jorge Manuel."

   Su Dong's brows still didn't open, because he didn't know these two people.

   Mendes felt Su Dong's wariness, he knew it, smiled and added: "We are Ronnie's friends."

   Su Dong will understand now.

   Before Ronnie said that he would change his agent, but he didn't tell him who it was. He might be the two in front of him.

   "Hello, Mr. Mendes." Su Dong took the initiative to stretch out his hand.

   Mendes hurriedly held it, smiled and sent out an invitation, "My car is over there, shall we find a quiet place to chat?"

"of course can."

   The three people picked up the car from the parking lot opposite the stadium and drove in the direction of Belem Tower.

   Jorge Manuel is in charge of driving, while Jorge Mendes sits in the back row with Su Dong, and talks about his career with him along the way.

   In today's Portuguese football, Mendes is not a big man.

  Before, he was more of a partner in the famous Brazilian broker Feigel. This is a better way of saying it. The bad way to say it is that he is more of helping Feigel run business.

Everyone knows that the Portuguese Super League is a popular place for Brazilian players to land in Europe~www.wuxiahere.com~ As the world's leading agent in football, Figel sends many Brazilian and South American players to the Portuguese Super League every year. At that time, someone needs to help him deal with some business and provide various services for the players at the same time.

   Mendes is one of them.

   But now he is trying to get rid of Figel, wanting to come out and do it alone.

His first goal was at Sporting Lisbon, because the youth academy of this team has a high rate of success recently and the standard of players is quite good, except for the first team such as Quaresma and Edgar Marcelino. In addition to the talented players, the youth team's Cristiano Ronaldo, Hugo Viana and Jose Wonte are also quite good.

   Although it was only the first time I met Mendes, this Portuguese agent gave Su Dong a very good impression, and from his words, Su Dong could vaguely guess the blueprint drawn by the other party.

For famous stars like Figo, Simao and Quaresma, Mendes has no power to compete with José Vega, so he took another approach, that is, to poach those José Vega. I can't take care of it for the time being, but the young players with great potential, he wants to open a breakthrough from this group of players.

"I'm not afraid to tell you frankly, I have signed Hugo Viana and I am currently actively connecting with the Premier League team. I also have partners there. All I want to do at the moment is to help. Viana enters the first team, it is best to play in the game and show a good performance, then I will have a way to run him into the Premier League."

   "Not only the Premier League, but also in Serie A, La Liga and Bundesliga, I have good partners. As long as I have the strength, I can run players to any team in the top league."

   Mendes looked extremely confident and persuasive when he said this.

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