Champion Specialist

On December 16, at Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

The Club World Cup semifinal: Bayern faced Atlante.

Before the match, Atlante head coach Jose Cruz said, "After studying Bayern's matches in detail, Atlante has decided not to play defensively. Instead, we'll take advantage of Bayern's high defensive line and use the speed of our forwards to create threats."

The implication was crystal clear: an open attacking battle!

As for the Su Dong everyone was watching, Jose Cruz admitted that Su Dong was a player capable of changing the course of a match.

"Bayern without Su Dong and Bayern with Su Dong are two completely different teams, but my players and I are fully prepared."

Jose Cruz's confident remarks convinced many people.

But that raised a question.

Atlante had prepared so thoroughly—how long could they hold out once the match began?

The answer came quickly, without any concealment.

Four minutes!

Just over three minutes into the match, Klose dropped back to receive a pass and sent a through ball forward. Su Dong quickly surged in behind, took the ball past the onrushing goalkeeper, and calmly slid it into the empty net, giving Bayern the lead!

The television broadcast even maliciously cut to a huge close-up of Atlante head coach Jose Cruz on the sideline, allowing everyone to clearly see the embarrassment, humiliation, regret, and other complicated emotions written across his face.

Hadn't he said they were fully prepared?

Hadn't he said they were determined to attack Bayern head-on?

"Jose Cruz was only half right in what he said before the match. Bayern with Su Dong and Bayern without him really are two completely different teams. But he was wrong about the second half. Atlante was not prepared at all, especially when it came to defending Su Dong."