199 Even Jesus cant save Inter Milan tonight, Im telling you!
On the evening of September 17th, Mestania Stadium.
In the first round of the Champions League group stage, Valencia faced Inter Milan at home.
Su Dong and Angulo stood in the center circle, their ears filled with the abuse of Valencia fans in the stands.
There is no doubt that these insults were directed at Cooper in front of the visiting team's coaching bench.
The Argentine head coach is also very stubborn. After being sprayed like this by the fans of the home team, he stood straight on the sidelines without dodge at all, as if he was competing with the fans in the stands.
But the more this happened, the louder the Valencia fans yelled.
"They really hate Cooper." Su Dong felt puzzled.
It stands to reason that Cooper achieved great success in Valencia, leading the Bats to two Champions League finals. This should be a meritorious service. Although they broke up in the end, he led Inter Milan to defeat Valencia twice.
West Asia is not like a life and death enemy.
"In the final analysis, it's all about personality." Angulo said with a helpless smile.
Angulo has already played for this team as early as when Ranieri coached Valencia. He can be regarded as a veteran of three dynasties who experienced the Ranieri, Cooper and Benitez eras. He has a deep understanding of what happened back then.
Learn more about it.
"When Cooper coached Real Mallorca, he was associated with Valencia. When he coached Valencia, his style of play was never liked by the fans. You know, Spanish fans prefer offensive football, so
Even Rafa’s football philosophy of balancing offense and defense is sometimes criticized.”
Su Dong nodded. In this regard, La Liga is very similar to the Portuguese Super League.
"Cooper's playing style was too conservative, so he was not liked by the fans, but at first the two parties could coexist peacefully, until Cooper's wife encountered harassment from several extreme Valencia fans on the street.
He smashed Cooper's wife's car and yelled curses at her, which scared her."
"Of course Cooper was unhappy when his wife encountered such a thing, and his character couldn't bear it, so he directly attacked the fans in the media, thinking that the Valencia fans did not recognize his contribution and value to the club, which was absolutely unacceptable.
Most fans felt innocent. They felt that Cooper pushed the problems of a few extreme fans onto them, which was unfair. Even Valencia president Oti at the time was on the side of the fans."
"After this incident, Cooper completely broke up with the fans and the club chairman. Coupled with his unpleasant coaching style and his excellent coaching results, wealthy teams frequently extended an olive branch to him, and the fans naturally
The impression of him was even worse, and even in the season when the team reached the Champions League final for the second time, fans at home often shouted slogans asking him to be fired."
When Su Dong heard this, he smiled helplessly like Angulo.
Who is right and who is wrong?
Perhaps, not everything in this world can be divided into right and wrong.
Sometimes, a player's image in the minds of fans also needs to be maintained.
Just like Ayala this summer.
Any player would be tempted by Barcelona's invitation, but Ayala couldn't wait to show his favor, which ruined his image and status in the hearts of Valencia fans, causing the image of the team's former vice-captain to suddenly collapse.
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On the contrary, Canizares handled it well.
Cooper is undoubtedly a very capable head coach, but according to Su Dong, he is really not very good at handling the relationship between the media and fans. This is also related to his too strong personality, so he can also handle the relationship with Ronaldo well.
Pretty bad.
Because of his idol, Su Dong's impression of Cooper was not good, and even now, it has not changed much.
But after listening to Angulo's words, he somewhat sympathized with the old Argentine man.
Sure enough, character determines destiny.
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The two teams have met in European competitions in the past three seasons.
The first two were knockout rounds, and this time it was the group stage.
They knew each other well, so once the fight started, both sides didn't need to test too much and got straight to the point.
After Su Dong kicked the ball, he quickly ran forward and came to Materazzi and Cannavaro.
The former has a ferocious look on his face, which is quite intimidating. He is 1.93 meters tall and is as thick as Su Dong.
Cannavaro's appearance is much better, but if you think he has a good temper because of this, you would be wrong.
This central defender, who is only 1.75 meters tall, relies on ferocity and bravery. The double central defender formed by him and Materazzi is not good in itself.
Su Dong had made sufficient preparations before the game. He did not intend to fight with these two fierce defenders who are the world's top players. This would be a stupid move. The task given to him by Benitez was to fight guerrilla warfare.
After Valencia got the ball, they did not actively press forward, which gave Su Dong more free space in the frontcourt.
Materazzi and Cannavaro also looked at the young rookie unkindly, but when they saw Su Dong avoiding them, they didn't bother too much.
Anyway, as long as they don't create threats, they will be happy and relaxed.
But this harmonious atmosphere only lasted for more than eighty seconds.
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Valencia kicked off and the ball passed to Inter Milan. After attacking once, Valencia took it back.
This time, Aimar dribbled the ball forward from the center, attracted the defensive attention, and then moved to the left.
Vicente takes the ball on the left wing.
Inter Milan's defense gradually began to tilt in the direction of Zanetti, especially after the Argentinian right back pressed forward, and the two central defenders also followed suit and moved forward while maintaining distance.
Su Dong's position was basically the same as Cannavaro and Materazzi, but after the two moved forward, he immediately realized that this was an opportunity, because Inter Milan's defense line pressed out of the thirty-meter area, and there was space behind him.
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Benitez was absolutely right.
Cooper's tactics tonight were not conservative. He resolutely played on both wings, and the midfield and frontcourt were also actively involved in the attack. This caused the defense to also press forward appropriately. In a very short period of time when switching from offense to defense, the defense was in front and behind.
There are all vacancies.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! After realizing the opportunity, Su Dong immediately ran back.
After Cannavaro and Materella stepped up, he was offside.
The moment Vicente caught the ball, he looked up and looked for Su Dong.
He wanted to pass the ball, but found that Su Dong was offside and was running back.
Su Dong will definitely sprint again!
Vicente and Su Dong had already established a good tacit understanding, and they immediately dunked the ball to the left sideline, feinting a shot to avoid Zanetti's interference.
Su Dong did not disappoint Vicente. He ran back and returned to a position behind Materazzi and Cannavaro. Su Dong shouted hard.
"Give me!"
Vicente heard Su Dong's familiar shout, and without thinking, he sent a diagonal pass from behind with his left foot.
Zanetti reacted quickly and tried to block it, but where could he stop it?
The ball passed Zanetti and fell far behind the defense.
Almost at the same time, Su Dong exerted force on his legs and sprinted forward as fast as possible.
Materazzi saw Su Dong's retreat, but he did not expect that after Su Dong came back, he went around behind him and suddenly started to accelerate, and the speed was so fast.
Cannavaro was the first to bear the brunt. He immediately noticed Su Dong's acceleration and immediately followed him.
The two of them chased after Vicente's pass at the same time, but Su Dong was obviously faster.
After catching up to the landing point, Su Dong did not take off. Taking advantage of his height advantage, he pushed the ball to his left front, allowing Cannavaro behind him to miss it, and then chased after him again at the fastest speed.
"pretty!"
"Su Dong grabbed the first spot and headed the ball down."
"Catching up to the second landing point again."
"Materazzi is back!"
"The two are entangled..."
Su Dong was 1.95 meters tall and Materazzi was 1.93 meters tall. The two of them bumped into each other and slowed down, but Su Dong was able to hold on to Materazzi without being hit by the opponent.
His body was squeezed away and he continued to chase the ball.
Materazzi's hand was placed on Su Dong's right shoulder, and his elbow was jammed hard into Su Dong's neck, which forced Su Dong to tilt his neck, grit his teeth and continue to rush forward.
He knows that this is a very common little move by defensive players. Even if he falls directly to the ground, the head coach will not call it a whistle in many cases.
The two of them caught up with the ball on the left side of the top area of the penalty area at the same time, but Su Dong took the lead and poked the ball to his left front with his left foot. While adjusting, he also used his body to separate the football and Materazzi.
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The Italian central defender is very experienced and he immediately realized the danger.
Although Su Dong is right-footed, he is also quite proficient in his left foot, which is reflected in Inter Milan's scouting data.
Making a quick decision, Materazzi saw Su Dong chasing the ball and pressed down hard with the elbow on Su Dong's neck.
Su Dong's neck was very uncomfortable with his elbow, but after catching up with the ball, he still made a prompt decision and hit the ball directly with his left foot without stopping.
"When Su Dong has a chance...he just kicks and hits the door!"
“The ball went in!!!!”
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!"
"Only two minutes into the game, Valencia took the lead in scoring Inter Milan's goal!"
"Goal from Su Dong, one to zero!"
After Su Dong shot, he only felt a pain in his neck. Materazzi pressed his elbow hard against his neck and held down his shoulders, almost causing him to lose his balance. He staggered and barely managed to stabilize his position. He felt full.
It's annoying.
Seeing the football in the goal line again, Su Dong stopped in front of the small penalty area, turned around, and roared angrily at Materazzi, venting his dissatisfaction with his little action of using his elbow to press his neck.
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Especially the last press, it really hurts!
"Even Jesus can't save Inter Milan tonight, I'm telling you that!" Su Dong was like an angry lion.
Materazzi was so angry that he gritted his teeth and glared at Su Dong, as if he wanted to eat someone.
He tried his best, but he was still scored by Su Dong!
Damn you, you underestimated this kid’s body!
The entire Mestana Stadium burst into thunderous applause and cheers.
More than 50,000 Valencia fans shouted Su Dong's name in unison, and Valencia players rushed over to celebrate Su Dong's goal.
The team took the lead in just two minutes, which has never happened in the past two years.
As Benitez expected, Su Dong opened the scoring for Valencia!
