It was common knowledge that many footballers enjoyed playing golf.
For example, Su Dong's idol Ronaldo, the football king Maradona, England's superstar Beckham, Kahn, his teammate during his Bayern days, Dutch legendary center forward Van Basten, Real Madrid player Guti, and so on.
Among them, Ronaldo was the best at golf.
It was clear that the Brazilian genius was outstanding whether he used his feet or his hands.
Once, while they were chatting, he told Su Dong something very interesting.
He said that a saying circulated in golfing circles: if you wanted to beat your opponent, praise him before he teed off—praise him lavishly. Don't praise him for anything else; just praise how far he could drive the ball.
Without a doubt, Su Dong had devoted everything to football. He could not even figure out the rules of golf, so naturally he had no idea what Ronaldo meant.
Ronaldo explained with a grin, "When you praise him for driving the ball a long distance, he might appear calm on the surface, but deep down, a stir will begin. When he tees off, his subconscious will focus on how to hit the ball even farther. That will make him lose concentration and cause his shot to go off target."
The Brazilian wore an especially sly grin as he said that this trick had never failed him.
That made Su Dong resolve never to learn golf from the Brazilian, no matter what.
Yet the amusing story left a deep impression on him and also reminded him of football.
That was the pre-match war of words.
Many times, when a head coach praised the opponent lavishly before a match, he was actually trying to lull them into complacency and induce mistakes during the game. It was a tried-and-tested tactic in world football, and