Because this is not their first reversal in the European competition this season.
They beat Thessaloniki 4-0 at home and successfully advanced with a total score of 4-1. This earned Sporting Lisbon a lot of applause after the game. And unlike the previous reversal, this time everyone simply ignored the away game.
Everyone knows that traveling long distances in away games in European games consumes a lot of players and seriously affects the team's game state.
Therefore, the outside world basically maintains an objective attitude towards Sporting Lisbon's zero-to-one defeat in the first round match between the two sides.
But after returning to the home court, they won 4-0, which was amazing enough.
Especially Su Dong’s two shots and one pass.
In the previous game against Slavia Prague, Su Dong played a key role with two passes and one shot. But now, facing Thessaloniki, Su Dong once again showed his bravery, two shots and one pass, and once again won the goal.
Best of the match.
They both lost away games in the first round, and both reversed their opponents after returning home. In these two key reversal battles, Su Dong contributed three goals and three assists, playing a key role and making the entire Portuguese football world aware.
to his growth and progress.
At the same time, everyone began to realize that Su Dong, who was only 18 years old, had become the core strength of Sporting Lisbon.
The Portuguese Morning Post commented in the next day's newspaper that Su Dong was relying on his outstanding performance to win the position bit by bit. "At least now, no one will question whether Su Dong is worthy."
He deserves to be the center forward for Sporting Lisbon."
The Morning Post reporter also interviewed a senior Sporting Lisbon executive. According to the senior executive, who did not want to be named, Su Dong's performance is attracting the attention of many teams in European football, especially teams from the four major leagues.
"There are no secrets in European football. As long as you stand out, you will immediately appear on other teams' scouting lists. As early as the final stage of last season, Su Dong's performance has attracted a lot of attention."
"Since this season, Sudong has performed well on both fronts. So far in the Portuguese Super League, he has scored six goals and four assists, and in the UEFA Cup, he has scored five goals and three assists. Such data reflects Sudong's comprehensiveness."
"He not only scores goals, but he also assists. Not only does he have a tall and strong body, he also has lightning speed and delicate foot skills, and the frequency of his movements is also very fast."
"Some people say that his shooting is very similar to Batistuta, for which he has won the reputation of the little God of War, but others say that he is very similar to Kluivert, and his tactical effect is very obvious. Some even say that he runs
His sense of position and grasp of fighter planes are very similar to Romario, the wolf in the penalty area, and now, some people are starting to say that he charges like Italian tank Vieri..."
"No one can clearly outline Su Dong's characteristics, because he is very, very comprehensive."
"He is like a type of player that has never been seen in European football before. No one knows what he will develop into in the future, but everyone is full of expectations and curiosity about him."
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Sporting Lisbon head coach Boloni also mentioned Su Dong publicly for the first time in an interview with media reporters at the post-match press conference. He said that he was satisfied and surprised by Su Dong's performance this season.
"He doesn't look like an 18-year-old rookie at all."
Boloni said that there are a group of outstanding young players in the Sporting Lisbon team, such as Quaresma and Ronnie, but no one is like Su Dong. "His growth rate is very amazing and he is improving in almost every game. This is
The most incredible thing is that he seems to have endless potential."
Regarding the dispute between Su Dong and Nikolai, Boloni expressed his position for the first time. He believed that he had no prejudice against Su Dong.
"As a head coach, I can't just consider one player, I need to consider the whole team. Su Dong is excellent, but Nikolai is also an important young player in the team. Both of them are the ones I need to focus on."
But Boloni also admitted that now Nikulei has encountered problems and is at a low point, and he needs time to adjust.
"I will give Su Dong more playing time."
After reversing Thessaloniki, Su Dong made two shots and one pass, fulfilling his pre-match rhetoric. Boloni was satisfied.
"This is the Su Dong we are familiar with. He seems to never get tired. He is always running hard and always creating surprises and surprises. No one will reject such a player."
But Boloni also reminded Sporting Lisbon players that after reaching the top 16 of the UEFA Cup, every next opponent will be stronger and the game will be more difficult.
There is also the Portuguese Super League.
"Currently, the Portuguese Super League has played 13 rounds. We are five points behind Porto and two points ahead of Benfica. This is a very embarrassing position. We need to invest more and go further to win more victories, catch up with Porto, and at the same time leave behind
The pursuers behind me."
Boloni also said that Porto does have a certain advantage in the competition for the Portuguese Super League championship, but Sporting Lisbon still has a chance, provided that the team must unite and play well in every subsequent game.
"I need the support of every player."
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The locker room's reaction to Boloni's interview was positive.
Especially on the morning after playing Thessaloniya, Boloni had a brief exchange with Su Dong outside the training ground for a few minutes before training.
The main topic is the time of appearance.
Boloni said that the reason why he reduced Su Dong's playing time was mainly based on the advice of the team doctor. Considering Su Dong's age, he did not want to put too much competition pressure and burden on him to avoid causing long-term irreversible physical damage to him.
But Su Dong's reply was, "I feel my body is very good, I need more competition training!"
He is very, very serious.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Mendes suggested that Su Dong focus on the UEFA Cup, but Su Dong did not see it that way.
The UEFA Cup is very important and he will definitely pay attention to it, but the Portuguese Super League is also very important.
"Whether it's the UEFA Cup, the Portuguese Super League, or the Portuguese Cup, as long as it's a game, I can play in it!"
Su Dong doesn't care what others choose, he wants it anyway!
For the first time, Boloni felt strong possessiveness and aggression from Su Dong.
Obviously, with the accumulation of competitions, gradually enriched experience, and gradually built up self-confidence, Su Dong became more and more like a wolf that had been hungry for an unknown number of days, with a lick of saliva and blood-red eyes staring at the prey.
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At the weekend, in the fourteenth round of the Portuguese Super League, Sporting Lisbon challenged Leiria away.
Because he played in the UEFA Cup in the middle of the week, Su Dong was a substitute in this game.
Leiria took the lead in scoring in the 24th minute of the first half. Center defender Miolo opened the scoring with a corner kick.
Six minutes later, Joao Pinto pulled one back for Sporting Lisbon.
After a change of sides in the second half, forward Doyara scored another goal for Leiria in the 64th minute, and five minutes later, midfielder Anguia scored from a long shot to surpass the score, 3-1.
Three minutes later, Su Dong came on as a substitute and replaced veteran Barbosa to strengthen the offense.
In the 80th minute, Pepe, who had previously performed unsatisfactorily and made consecutive mistakes, finally redeemed himself. He took advantage of a corner kick opportunity and received a pass from Albertini to get a goal back for Sporting Lisbon, making it 2-3.
In the final stage of the game, a counterattack from Sudong allowed Sa Pinto, who had just recovered from a serious injury and had a sharp decline in appearances this season, to break into the penalty area and equalize the score for Sporting Lisbon, 3-3.
This score was maintained until the end of the game.
Sporting Lisbon had a tough away draw with Leiria.
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After this round of games, Benfica successfully reversed Sporting Lisbon and ranked second in the Portuguese Super League with the dual advantages of mutual record and goal difference. Porto narrowly defeated its opponent and continued to dominate, with its lead extended to seven points.
This is undoubtedly a very disappointing gap.
The problem exposed by Sporting Lisbon is obvious, that is, in a multi-line battle, the team's lineup seems a bit too thin, and the several rotation players arranged by Boloni are not in ideal condition.
For example, João Pinto and Sa Pinto, these two players were the main players last season, but this season they have been reduced to substitutes, and their condition is also very unstable. Especially Sa Pinto, who basically failed after the operation.
Get back to your best.
There is also the defense line. After Phil Babb left the team, although Pepe's arrival made up for this position, Pepe is still young, sometimes too reckless and prone to making mistakes.
Fortunately, Sporting Lisbon retained Andre Cruz before the season, otherwise, the situation would have been even worse.
According to the evaluation of the public newspaper, Sporting Lisbon's substitute lineup can barely cope with the Portuguese Cup.
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Midweek, the fourth round of the Portuguese Cup.
Lisbon hosts Oliveira.
Nikolai shined in this game and scored a hat trick, helping the team beat the opponent 8-0.
Substitute Ricardo Fernandez and veteran Barbosa both scored twice.
It's a good thing to win at home and advance, but no one will take such a game too seriously.
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This weekend, the fifteenth round of the Portuguese Super League is also the last game before the winter break.
Sporting Lisbon faces Portugal Nacional at home.
This team is Ronnie's former club. Before he joined Sporting Lisbon's youth academy at the age of twelve, he had been trained in this team's youth training camp. However, during the game, Ronnie was particularly excited to play.
The two wings of Quaresma and Ronnie are becoming more and more tacit, and their performances are becoming more and more brave, so that many times, Sudong only needs to be responsible for outflanking and grabbing points in the penalty area.
In the 20th and 58th minutes, Sudong outflanked the goal twice, passing the ball from the wing of Ronnie and Quaresma respectively, and sent it into the goal of the Portuguese National Team, scoring two goals for Sporting Lisbon.
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Two to zero!
Sporting Lisbon finally defeated the Portuguese National Team with Sudong's brace and took all three points.
In this round, Benfica drew 0-0 with Boavista in an away game, giving up second place in the league.
However, Mourinho's Porto defeated Vazim 2-0 in an away game, taking all three points and still leading the way.
After this game, UEFA held the draw for the top 16 of the UEFA Cup in Nyon, Switzerland.
