"Where did this kid spring from?"
In the stands of Moreirense's Joaquim Almeida Freitas Stadium, a balding Spanish old man stared with great interest at Su Dong on the pitch and asked curiously.
After Su Dong scored his second goal, Sporting Lisbon B were still forced onto the defensive.
There was no helping it. Their overall strength was far inferior to their opponents', and they were playing away from home. With the other side attacking in force, they had no choice but to defend.
Moreirense also paid more attention to Su Dong and tightened their marking on him. Both center-backs stuck to him step for step, which temporarily curbed Sporting Lisbon's counterattacking momentum, but in doing so, it also made their own attack less forceful.
This was the battle between attack and defense in professional football.
As soon as the balding old man finished asking, a middle-aged Spaniard sitting beside him opened the materials in his hand and quickly found a name. "His name is Su Dong. He's from China. He started playing for Sporting Portugal in Lisbon last summer. They're a third-tier league team. During the Winter Break, he transferred to Sporting Lisbon."
"Chinese?" The balding old man was very surprised, then nodded. "This kid is very good. He has the physique, the technique, and the speed. His shooting with both feet is also very calm and decisive. Especially that sudden stop—at his height, to be able to stop like that, his fundamentals are quite good."
The middle-aged Spaniard was a little surprised. He had not expected the balding old man to rate an obscure Chinese player so highly.
Who was he?
Luis Suárez.
The only legendary superstar in Spanish history to have won the European Golden Ball Award. He had played successively for giants such as Barcelona and