Sitting in front of the TV, Porto head coach Mourinho looked unhappy and looked a little sad.
"I didn't expect that in just one year, he has reached this level!" Assistant coach Bartmar Britto was also very emotional, because he still clearly remembered that Su Dong played for Su Dong in
The situation at Sporting Lisbon.
Su Dong was indeed eye-catching at that time, but he was far from as stunning and stunning as he is now!
In just one year, he seemed to have transformed and completely taken off!
"At the beginning, he did not come to Porto, but now he is likely to become our opponent again." Faria said with a wry smile.
Porto has also reached the semi-finals of the Champions League, facing Deportivo La Coruna from La Liga.
Judging from the current situation, Deportivo La Coruna, which has just reversed AC Milan, is the favorite, and Porto is relatively unpopular. However, judging from the strength of both sides, Porto is not without the ability to fight.
Mourinho's team has also played very steadily this season, unlike Irueta's team, which has ups and downs. This is a taboo!
Usually teams that have experienced ups and downs often have obvious flaws and shortcomings, otherwise this situation would not occur.
Just like Valencia, where Su Dong plays, this season has been incredibly stable.
On the one hand, it is because the defense is very strong and mature, and on the other hand, it is also related to Su Dong's explosion.
With the full support of the whole team, Su Dong performed very well on the offensive end, attacking the team and scoring a flood of goals.
If both the front and back lines perform well, then Valencia will naturally be stable.
"Many people now say that he looks like Ronaldo back then. What do you think?" Brito suddenly asked with some gossip.
He is Brazilian and has a very unique respect for Ronaldo. He is not willing to believe or admit that there is anyone who can come close to the Ronaldo of that year.
You know, in the minds of Brazilians, Ronaldo is a living legend!
Mourinho still has a certain say in this matter, because he was Ronaldo's translator back then.
When Robson, an Englishman, coaches Porto, he needs a Portuguese translator. This is natural. But why does an Englishman need a Portuguese translator when he coaches Spanish giant Barcelona?
Isn't this a strange thing?
The answer is that it was Mourinho who took the initiative to follow Robson to Barcelona, but Barcelona had already equipped Robson with an English translator, so Mourinho had nothing to do with him at all.
But when Mourinho could no longer stay in Barcelona and was about to return to Portugal to become his physical education teacher, Barcelona introduced Ronaldo from Eindhoven. At that time, Ronaldo did not speak Spanish or English, and was not even willing to
Go and learn.
Therefore, Mourinho, the Portuguese translator, was retained.
This is how we have the current Porto head coach and Portugal’s popular young coach!
Mourinho still has a deep affection for Ronaldo. After all, he was one of his "boss" at the beginning of his coaching career. He is also full of respect for Ronaldo.
"I don't think that Su Dong is very similar to Ronaldo, although there are many times when the two players' playing styles do look a bit similar, such as when they are impacting with the ball at high speed, they are really similar, but I still don't think so.
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After Mourinho thought for a while, he continued: "The two are actually different types of players. If we look at the development trend of football defense in recent years, when Ronaldo came, the threat will be weakened a lot because of the strong dialogue.
There won’t be that much space for him to exploit and impact.”
"Su Dong's personal ability is still far behind Ronaldo's, but his comprehensiveness and tactical role make up for this shortcoming, and even allow him to perform well in modern football games, even surpassing Ronaldo's craziness back then.
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Mourinho's comments made everyone think about it carefully and they all agreed.
Football tactics are always developing forward, especially in the past few years, defensive tactics have developed a lot more than in the past, and their intensity has also increased a lot. For example, in the World Cup in France that year, France finally won the championship because of its unbreakable defense.
Zidane?
The French team back then was like Valencia this season, and Zidane was like Sudong.
The amazing performance of individual stars overshadowed the defensive contribution of the entire team.
"To be honest, if we meet him in the final, I really don't know how to defend Su Dong!" Mourinho smiled helplessly, "We couldn't defend him a year ago, and now... I'm afraid it will be even harder.
Got it!"
Everyone felt the same way.
Porto has indeed improved a lot in the past year. McCarthy's return has greatly improved the team's forward line, made up for this shortcoming, and the team's competitiveness has also improved a lot.
But Su Dong made more progress and faster!
A year ago, the combination of Jorge Costa and Carvalho could not freeze Sudong. Can it now?
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Valencia beat Monaco 3-0 at home!
This victory quickly caused a huge response in European football.
French newspaper L'Equipe commented that Valencia won because of its stability.
"Except for the goals of Su Dong and Vicente, as well as a few bright spots, the rest of Valencia's time can only be described as stable and lack of surprises, even for the 18-year-old David Schier.
It didn’t cause too many surprises.”
L'Equipe believes that this is in line with Benitez's coaching style.
Looking back at Monaco, L'Equipe believes that Deschamps' team played more passionately and tried several times to launch attacks. Although they failed to score a goal, they deserve recognition.
When passion meets stability, Valencia's efficiency shows its advantage.
L'Equipe believes that in this game, Monaco did not create opportunities. On the contrary, the French team also created several opportunities, but failed to seize the opportunity and score. This is the key!
"Valencia played very sophisticated football. Benitez focused on several hidden dangers in Monaco, especially on Ibarra's side, and he frequently attacked them."
L'Equipe stated that Deschamps guessed the start and process of the game, but not the end.
His original plan was to let Valencia score first, and Monaco would take the opportunity to grab an away goal, preferably one to one, or one to two, leaving the Mestanha Stadium, so that there would still be some left in the second round.
Advantage.
"But in fact, in the first half, Su Dong's two goals had completely disrupted Deschamps' plan."
"Deschamps' most serious problem is his employment. Gilvey has performed well this season, but when facing Su Dong tonight, he is really useless and cannot stop Su Dong at all."
"On the contrary, after Squillac came on as a substitute, he and Rodriguez did a better job of blocking Sudong."
L'Equipe believes that Deschamps' use of Gilwi was the reason why Monaco lost two goals in the first half. If Squillaci was used, I believe the result may have been different.
"But now, there is no regret medicine to take!"
"The away game was zero to three. Although Deschamps still insisted that there was still a chance to return to the home court, in fact, all of us knew that the chance of a comeback was very slim."
"It is impossible for the calm and experienced Benitez to give Deschamps a chance to make a comeback!"
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The Spanish media congratulated Valencia on their victory, especially Su Dong who scored twice.
Aspen Newspaper believes that times make heroes, and this season’s Champions League has made Su Dong a success.
This media started with Valencia's goal drought in the past few seasons and devoted its full support to Su Dong this season. Su Dong lived up to expectations and brought a flood of goals to help Valencia win in La Liga and the Champions League.
The two fronts go hand in hand.
"He has shown the advantages of the modern all-around center and is creating his own type of center!"
Marca even believes that Su Dong has begun to vaguely rank among the first-tier stars in Europe. His current value will not be lost to any forward, and will even be higher than many well-known forwards.
"He's only nineteen!"
"Age is his greatest advantage!"
"Everyone is looking forward to it now. The 19-year-old Su Dong is already so outstanding, so what height can he reach next? Is there any chance of realizing people's expectations for the alien Ronaldo?"
Marca also exclusively interviewed Ronaldo.
The Brazilian superstar was also full of praise for Su Dong. He even publicly stated that Su Dong would catch up with his achievements within three years, and then surpass him and become a better player than him.
"Of course, I'm talking at club level!"
At the national team level, Ronaldo comes from Brazil, the kingdom of football, which is an advantage that no one can match, while Su Dong comes from China, a desert of football. There is a huge difference between the two and there is no comparison at all.
More importantly, Su Dong has not played even once for the national team so far.
This is something that fans all over the world find incredible!
Such an outstanding player, let alone in China, even in Brazil, would probably be snatched into the national team, right?
Unfortunately, Su Dong has not received a call-up from the national team so far.
So much so that some netizens on the domestic Internet are joking, "Do you know why Su Dong has never been selected for the national team?"
"Because he can't play Chinese football!"
Some netizens joked: "In order to better serve the national team, Su Dong decided to play basketball instead!"
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Su Dong scored twice in the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals, which once again made Su Dong the center of public opinion.
Countless fans have placed higher hopes on him, especially Spanish fans, who have begun to appeal, hoping that Su Dong can help Valencia reach the finals and eventually aspire to realize Valencia's Champions League dream!
You know, in the nearly century-old history of this club, it has never won the Champions League. At the beginning of the century, it reached the finals twice, but failed twice. This made countless fans around the world feel sorry for the Bats.
If we can reach the finals again this season and finally win, it will definitely be the most exciting moment in Valencia's history, and it will also be the greatest season!
This is not only the voice of Valencia fans, but also the appeal of many fans in Spain!
