He Was Su Dong, After All!

In the head coach's office at Tottenham Hotspur's training base in north London, veteran manager Harry Redknapp was studying match footage with his two trusted assistants, Joe Jordan and Kevin Bond.

Joe Jordan was a famous Scottish player who had played for giants such as Manchester United and AC Milan during his career. He had appeared in the World Cup and Champions League finals, then transitioned into coaching after retiring. He now worked at Tottenham Hotspur as the chief assistant coach.

Kevin Bond, meanwhile, had been Redknapp's longtime partner. The two had started at Portsmouth, passed through Southampton, and then followed Redknapp to Tottenham Hotspur. He was the veteran manager's most trusted assistant.

The three men sat in the office after watching Man City's final preseason match of the season.

"Guardiola really knows how to play his cards," Kevin Bond said with a shake of his head and a laugh.

"He'd refused to let Su Dong play before this, causing such a huge controversy. People said he was hiding him away. But now he suddenly put him on, let him play for more than ten minutes, and he scored a goal. What are we supposed to make of that?"

Redknapp's expression grew extremely grave as well. This was serious.

That was Su Dong!

A goal-scoring monster who could score dozens of goals in a season!

Who would dare ignore him?

Never mind anything else—even if Su Dong merely stood still on the pitch, Redknapp would have to assign two men to watch him before he could feel at ease.

And now Su Dong had suddenly come on as a substitute and scored within nine minutes.

He had not shown much else, but his finishing instincts were still there, his sharp movement was still there, and his timing when seizing opportunities