Twenty-Three My Name Is Mendes

On the weekends, Tapatina Stadium.

In the fourth round of the Portuguese Second Division South Group, Atlético de Portugal will face the strong enemy Olhanesson at home.

This team is from the southern port city of Orleans. It belongs to the Faro area like Faro and Luolai. Like the rich and powerful Luolai, this team is also a professional team that aims to compete in the league.

But unlike Rowley, Olhanesson has a strong academy and has established satellite club relationships with Porto, Benfica and Sporting Lisbon at the same time, which allows them to receive powerful blood transfusions from three top teams.

Unlike Rollei, who is in the league every year, Olhanesson has always been a Portuguese team, but was relegated last summer.

In the face of such a strong team, Atlético de Portugal does not have much to do.

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

Zero to three, Atlético de Portugal didn't even have the ability to resist.

This is also the game that Su Dong has felt the most profoundly so far, with the greatest disparity between the strengths and weaknesses.

Atlético de Portugal is like a soft persimmon, allowing opponents to knead at will.

Even goalkeeper Mattello, who had performed solidly in the first three rounds, was powerless this time.

Coach Pereira replaced Su Dong in 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 surprised his opponents, and at the same time made everyone in the audience could not help applauding him.

It was a pass from midfielder Canelas that went directly behind Olhanesson's two central defenders.

Su Dong was behind the opponent's central defender, but suddenly started, the last came first, passed between the two central defenders at a faster speed, took the lead to stop the pass in the penalty area, and leaned on the opponent's central defender with his body. The right foot directly pulls out the leg and shoots furiously.

The shot hit the goal quickly and suddenly, but the opponent's goalkeeper flew sideways and blocked the ball with one hand.

A wonderful back shot, a wonderful flying save.

After Olhanesson's goalkeeper got up from the ground, he roared at the two central defenders. Obviously, Su Dong's angry shot just now caused him considerable danger, and he almost scored.

...

"Have you filmed this scene just now?"

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

"It was filmed, and I almost missed it. The speed of starting is really fast."

Abel Silva nodded, who said no?

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

With such height and such speed, it is rare.

More importantly, watching him catch and pass the ball a few times, he is very concise, and his foot skills are also very good.

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

"Portugal Athletics has unearthed a treasure!" Abel Silva praised.

...

In the closing stages of the game, he took another chance.

This time it was an oblique pass from the left. With his back to the attacking direction, Su Dong used his speed to forcibly get rid of the opponent's central defender.

Olhanesson's central defender used both hands and feet all the way, trying to hold Su Dong, but after all failed to do so.

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

Under the attack from the front and back, Su Dong was not timid. After the emergency stop, he suddenly accelerated. He just used his speed to dribble the ball past the opponent's central defender. From the top of the penalty area, he shot again with his right foot and shot a powerful long-range shot. .

But this time the shot is obviously less threatening than the angry shot in the penalty area just now.

He was thrown directly into his arms by the opponent's goalkeeper.

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

The fans of Atlético de Portugal naturally also saw clearly that after Su Dong came on the field, two consecutive shots could be said to be the most threatening shot 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 sports club, there was a middle-aged Portuguese man in a suit and leather shoes who was looking at Su Dong, who was walking back in disappointment, with an admiring smile on his face.

"As a seventeen-year-old player, he is indeed very strong." The friend in casual clothes beside him nodded with a smile.

The middle-aged Portuguese eyes are always focused on Su Dong, "Do you think Ronnie's statement is worth believing?"

"It's hard to say, it sounds a bit exaggerated. In less than three months of hard training, from a rookie at the amateur level, he has jumped into a semi-professional team with the strength of a main player. I have to say that the progress is indeed. It's amazing."

"It's a fact that I scored three goals in the previous two games. Although I didn't score in this game today, I was able to shoot those two shots in the face of the stronger Olhanesson, which shows that I am not weak. The characteristics of the ball are very similar to Batistuta."

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

"Maybe Ronnie is right, he's a buried talent who just happened to be unearthed by Atlético de Portugal."

"In less than three months, the strength has grown by leaps and bounds, which is really exciting." The middle-aged Portuguese laughed.

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

It is a torture for anyone who is used to watching the top matches of the Portuguese Super League, and then watching such a low-level league with a lower level of competition. It feels aggrieved when watching it, because there are too many mistakes in passing and receiving the ball.

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

…………

…………

The game ended in a 0-3 home defeat by Atlético de Portugal.

Su Dong, who scored in two consecutive rounds, failed to score again this game, but his two-footed shots still left a deep impression on people, and the fans at the scene were also satisfied with his performance.

In the final analysis, the fiasco was caused by the fact that the Portuguese Athletic Club was far inferior to its opponents.

This is Su Dong's first loss in the official game, and his mood is inevitably a little depressed.

Especially in the recent period of time, the game has been relatively smooth, but this game was closely guarded by the opponent, unable to play his strength normally, and it is natural to be in a bad mood.

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

At this time, the Tapatinia Stadium was already empty.

...

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

Suddenly, a strange voice came from behind.

Su Dong turned around, but found two middle-aged Portuguese chasing behind him.

One is a little shorter, about 1.7 meters, in a suit and leather shoes, and looks like those senior corporate executives who work in big companies in the city center;

"You are..." Su Dong frowned.

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

"This is my partner, Jorge Manuel."

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

Mendes sensed Su Dong's wariness, understood it, and added with a smile, "We are Ronnie's friends."

Now Su Dong understood.

Ronnie said before that he wanted to change the agent, but he didn't tell him who it was. It might be the two in front of him.

"Hello, Mr. Mendes." Su Dong took the initiative to reach out.

Mendes hurriedly held it, smiling and inviting, "My car is over there, let's find a quiet place to talk?"

"sure."

The three went to the parking lot opposite the stadium to pick up the car and drove towards the Belem Tower.

Jorge Manuel was in charge of the car, and Jorge Mendes sat in the back seat with Su Dong, and took the initiative to talk to him about his career along the way.

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

Before, he was more of a partner of Ferger, a famous Brazilian broker. This is a good way to say that, but a bad way is that he was mostly helping Ferger to run the business.

Everyone knows that the Portuguese Super League is a popular place for Brazilian players to land in Europe. As the premier agent in world football, Figer sends many Brazilian and South American players to the Portuguese Super League every year. At this time, someone needs to help He handles some business while providing various services to players.

Mendes is one of them.

But now he's trying to get rid of Ferger, wanting to come out and go it alone.

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

Although it was only the first meeting with Mendes, the Portuguese agent gave Su Dong a pretty good impression, and from his words, Su Dong could vaguely guess the blueprint outlined by the other party.

For famous stars like Figo, Simao and Quaresma, Mendes is simply unable to compete with Jose Vega, so he takes another approach, which is to poach those Jose Vega He can't take care of it for the time being, but a young player with great potential, he wants to open a breakthrough from this group of players.

"I'm not afraid to tell you frankly, I've signed Hugo Viana, and I'm actively connecting with teams in the Premier League. I also have partners there. All I want to do now is to help If Viana enters the first team, it is better to play and perform well, then I will have a way to run him into the Premier League."

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

Mendes said this with an air of confidence and persuasion.