Starting with playing defensive midfield for Evergrande

Chapter 41 The Strength of the Defending Champion! (Please continue reading)

2: 1!
The whistle blew when Muriqui's goal was valid.

The entire Tianhe Stadium erupted in frenzy once again!

On the field, Muriqui excitedly sprinted along the sideline, and amidst the roars of the fans, the cheetah gracefully slid down his knees in celebration!
And at the same time, in the midfield position.

Before Su Hao could even raise his hands in celebration after easily securing his first assist in the Chinese Super League, Zheng Zhi, Kim Young-juan, and others all rushed over to hug him.

With one less player, even these veterans from Guangzhou Evergrande felt that today's game was a bit precarious.

But who could have imagined that Shandong Luneng's attack, which had just begun, would be completely thwarted by Su Hao's elegant long pass?

All the Evergrande players gathered together to celebrate.

Conversely, the Shandong Luneng players, who had just regained their confidence, looked at each other in bewilderment.

Especially Hao Junmin, Wang Yongpo, and Zhou Haibin!

The three of them had clearly done their best in terms of teamwork and movement, so why?
Why was that young punk able to do it so easily?
And this guy's pass
Hao Junmin clearly saw the entire process of Su Hao making the steal and passing the ball.

Compared to Zhou Haibin and Wang Yongpo, Hao Junmin has truly seen the world.

For a moment, Hao Junmin even thought that this 16-year-old was capable enough to play for Schalke 04's first team.
However, it was just a fleeting thought, and Hao Junmin quickly reminded himself that it was all an illusion.

At 16 years old, and still a domestic player, how could that be possible?
Don't worry about it!!!

"Continue with our tactics!"

"Maintain pressure on Evergrande!"

On the sidelines!

Radomir Antić was not intimidated by Guangzhou Evergrande's goal.

According to Antić, Guangzhou Evergrande, playing with one less player, was already on the verge of collapse, and this unexpected goal only delayed their demise.

As long as his team can continue to put pressure on Guangzhou Evergrande, the balance of victory will soon tip in his favor.

3 minutes later!
The referee blew his whistle again.

As always, Shandong Luneng launched a strong all-out attack after the whistle blew.

With one less player, Guangzhou Evergrande naturally didn't dare to engage in any offensive battles with Shandong Luneng.

The entire team, including Elkeson, retreated to their own half immediately.

That is, from this point onwards!
The moment has arrived when all Evergrande fans will truly witness Su Hao's all-around abilities.

Thirty-fifth minute of the match.

After a series of passes in midfield, Shandong Luneng's Hao Junmin suddenly kicked the ball to the right wing!
Zheng Zheng, making a high-speed run from the backfield, shook off Sun Xiang and delivered a cross with his right foot.

Back position!

Brazilian striker Love used his agile movement to shake off Feng Xiaoting, who was closely following him, and jumped towards the rapidly flying football.

"Dig!"

Seeing that Luo Wei had actually pulled this trick on him, Feng Xiaoting was so frightened that he even swore.

However, Lao Feng soon felt relieved.

It's simply because that cunning Love didn't even touch the ball.

The moment Lowe jumped, Su Hao stepped in front of Lowe in time to block him.

He's 1.9 meters tall and has an explosive physique.

As expected, Lowe was knocked down onto the grass by Su Hao.

Having already earned a penalty, the referee naturally made no call on the fall.

41th minute of the match!

Shandong Luneng continued their relentless and aggressive attack.

However, under Evergrande's tight defense, Shandong Luneng could only try long-range shots, just like Evergrande had done before.

After a nimble turn past Conca, Hao Junmin simply laid the ball sideways!
Wang Yongpo, understanding the implication, immediately drew his bow and nocked an arrow, intending to unleash a powerful shot.

However, Su Hao, who had anticipated Wang Yongpo's move, slid in front of him before Wang Yongpo's right foot could even touch the ball. This interference forced Wang Yongpo to retract his right foot and attempt to regroup.

However, to Wang Yongpo's surprise, Su Hao, who was still on the ground, managed to brace himself with one hand the moment Wang Yongpo touched the ball, and then hooked his long leg toward the football at his feet.

Can you do this?

Wang Yongpo was clearly bewildered by Su Hao's extraordinary reaction speed.

How are we supposed to play like this?!

"Wow! Beautiful!!"

"Su Hao's hook!"

"They actually managed to steal the ball in the most unlikely circumstances!"

"Get up and protect the ball!"

"Give it to Conca!"

"Evergrande's counterattack is on the way again!"

After receiving the pass from Su Hao, Conca naturally looked up and quickly surveyed the attacking third.

Cheetah has started!
Not only the cheetah, but Elkeson on the right wing also strode across the center circle at the same time!
McGowan, who was at the back, was about to be in trouble again, so he had to choose between two options and lunged at Muriqui first.

McGowan had no choice; he felt Muriqui posed a greater threat than Elkeson.

However, just as McGowan made his choice, Conca, who had already raised his left leg, also made his choice.

Right side!

Elkeson!

While Elkeson, at his peak, didn't possess the incredible speed of a cheetah, he could easily outrun the aging Dewey.

A long, over-the-top pass!
The ball that Conca delivered appeared right in front of Elkeson with incredible precision.

"pretty!!!"

"That kick went over the top!"

"This is world-class level!"

"You can't defend against it!"

"Elkeson!"

"It's still accelerating!"

"Dewey! We can't catch up! We really can't catch up!"

"Yang Cheng has made his move!"

"no problem!"

"With a right foot strike! Elkeson dribbled right past Yang Cheng!"

"Facing an empty net!"

"pretty!!"

Goal!!!!

"The third!"

Even if we're down a man!

"Guangzhou Evergrande has demonstrated the absolute strength of the defending champions!"

"Su Hao's interception, Conca's long pass over the top, Elkeson's perfect dribble!"

"The perfect trident!!"

"With just two passes, Guangzhou Evergrande has once again breached Shandong Luneng's goal!"

"3:1!!!"
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Damn, Guangzhou Evergrande is really strong, even with one less player! Is Shandong Luneng really that bad?
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On paper, Shandong Luneng isn't actually that bad. All three midfielders are national team players, and their foreign players are all incredibly expensive. But... alas! There's nothing they can do. Guangzhou Evergrande has Su Hao, and anyone who understands football can immediately see who the most crucial player on the field is!
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[That's really impressive! Su Hao's defensive awareness and passing are much better than those of the national team players!]
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[That's true. Don't let Su Hao's age of 16 fool you; he seems more mature than 30!]
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[Come on in! With Su Hao joining the national team, and all the other positions filled by Guangzhou Evergrande players, our national team suddenly seems much more reliable!]
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[Hiss! That seems to be true. Su Hao is organizing the midfield, and Zheng Zhi is paired with Zhao Xuri or Huang Bowen. We don't have a striker!]
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It seems that's really true; there aren't many reliable strikers! Gao Lin's only skill is missing shots!

(End of this chapter)