Ground football: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him

A coffee shop outside Benfica's training ground.

"Therefore, I need you to perform. If you can't play your own style when facing strong opponents, it will be difficult for me to bring you to the national youth team training base," Viorante said earnestly.

Sitting opposite him were Benfica midfielder Amorim and right-back Pereira.

Without Benfica's other attacking midfielder, Verera, his spot was taken by Duncan and Ingol.

Compared to attacking midfielders, Viorante needs defensive midfielders and holding midfielders more.

Although he has been studying the two attacking midfielders tactic, he will only try it when Viana and Duncan are on the field at the same time.

No one else deserves this treatment.

"We understand, thank you for giving us this opportunity." Amorin and Pereira saw Viorante off, and the two of them sighed.

Four-game losing streak.

Benfica U15 is clearly one of the four strongest teams in the league this season.

But now, it is associated with "the weakest" in people's minds.

If they can't win a single game, they'll have a hard time getting a professional contract in the future. They might as well not even make it to the championship zone, damn it!

Back at the training base, the two of them gritted their teeth until they broke.

"Hey guys, I have something to say to you." Amorin, one of the team's captains, gathered all his teammates together. "We've lost four straight games. I bet some of you are already making summer vacation plans."

"I don't know what you guys think, but I really find it hard to accept that someone says I'm the worst."

"I find it even more unacceptable that this person is one of our own."

"Let's show Nuno Gomez with our actions that he's wrong, okay!"

"Okay!" Pereira was the first to respond.

"Okay!" the other players chimed in.

Do not die in silence, but explode in silence.

Under Amorim's leadership, these young players have blossomed.

Amorim demonstrated his leadership talent early on, which laid a solid foundation for his future role as head coach of a top club.

……

May 15th.

The penultimate round of the Portuguese U15 league.

Sporting Lisbon will play away against Porto.

This match is extremely important for both sides.

Because between Guimarães and Benfica, the former will undoubtedly win.

Therefore, after this round of matches, Guimarães should have ten points.

If Sporting Lisbon loses or draws, Guimarães will overtake them.

Porto needs to win this match, and then beat Benfica in the next one, to have a chance to snatch the championship from Guimarães.

If Porto and Sporting Lisbon draw, then for them to have a chance to win the title, Sporting Lisbon and Guimarães must also draw, and they also need to score a large enough goal difference against Benfica.

With three teams vying for the title, any team has a chance to win.

This year's Portuguese U15 league is exceptionally competitive.

Benfica? ??

So, we're going to either lose to Guimarães or Porto, right?

This is bullying honest people!

Before the match started, the cameras focused on a middle-aged man in the audience.

Most fans don't recognize this person.

But Huang Jianxiang, who was in the fifth live broadcast room, held the information sent by Jiang Yunzhu and said confidently: "Ahem, you may not recognize the person in the picture, but his appearance undoubtedly adds special significance to this game."

"Because he is Antonio Violante, the head coach of the Portugal U16 national team! He will be leading Portugal U16 in the UEFA European Under-16 Championship this year!"

"And Almeida, Ingol, Organista, Bruno Leva, Cristiano Ronaldo, Veloso, Semedo, Angelo, and Duncan are all on his radar!"

"Yes! Deng Kai will very likely wear the Portuguese jersey this summer."

"If he is indeed selected, he will become the first player of Chinese descent in the Portuguese national team!"

Huang Jianxiang's introduction excited many fans watching the game.

Is Kai Shao really that strong?

They've all made it into the Portuguese national team?

The national youth team is, in a sense, also the national team.

No, no, Kai is of Chinese descent, so he should be eligible to join the Chinese national football team, right?

But these questions were quickly forgotten by the fans.

People usually treat people of Chinese descent as fellow citizens, but their identification documents are different after all.

Besides, Kai is still young, and there aren't the conditions in China for him to play in the European U16 Championship.

At most, there's a Nike cup in China.

Back on the court.

For the first thirty minutes, both sides traded blows.

This is the second time Deng Kai has faced off against the midfield duo of Ingor and Oganista.

They are a perfect combination of offense and defense, with excellent teamwork and outstanding results.

In the 32nd minute, seeing that passing and conventional attacks were failing to break through, Deng Kaijian took a different approach.

He first dribbled past Ingol with a backheel, then challenged Oganista with the ball.

As the two met head-on, Deng Kai made an "inside crossover" move, pretending to break through from the left, but actually flicking the ball to the right front to accelerate.

Oganista wasn't completely out of position at first.

However, Deng Kai shoved Oganista with his hand during the breakthrough.

Deng Kai possesses strong upper body strength and a strong ability to actively disrupt others' balance while moving, thus completely shaking off Auganista.

Porto's center-back was pulled out by Deng Kai, who then delivered a beautiful diagonal pass.

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Cristiano Ronaldo received the ball and scored.

One to zero!

Forty-fifth minute.

Porto midfielder Oganista passed the ball wide, looking for attacking opportunities from the flanks.

When they can't break through the stalemate, they resort to using Almeida's height as a weapon.

They used this tactic to secure a decisive victory against Guimarães in the second round.

Sure enough, as the first half was about to end, Porto launched an attack, and Sporting Lisbon focused on defense, which allowed Porto to complete a cross from the wing.

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Almeida leaped high and, with a powerful headbutt, breached the goal of Sporting Lisbon.

One to one!

Soon, after a fifteen-minute break, both sides resumed their attack.

In the 57th minute, Deng Kai made a long pass to Marcelino, who broke through and passed the ball to Lorenzo.

Lorenzo attempted a shot while battling for position, but it lacked quality and was saved by Porto goalkeeper Valais.

In the 66th minute, Almeida scored another header.

However, the linesman raised his flag early, indicating that Almeida was offside and the goal was disallowed.

In the 74th minute, Deng Kai took the initiative to go down the right flank and, after a one-two with Marcelino, made a rare decisive run down the byline.

boom!

Deng Kai crossed the ball high.

Cristiano Ronaldo's judgment of the ball's trajectory was extremely accurate, and his jumping ability was astonishing; even though he jumped first, his head still hit the ball.

The football grazed the underside of the crossbar and flew into the goal.

Three parts skill, seven parts luck.

Two to one!

Sporting Lisbon takes the lead again.

I like playing football on the ground: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him.