Ground football: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him

Among them, Cristiano Ronaldo and Duncan are the biggest winners this season.

Deng Kai scored 16 goals and provided 25 assists, winning three major awards: league assist leader, league best midfielder, and league best XI. He was also nominated for league best player.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored 44 goals and provided 7 assists, winning the league's Golden Boot, League Player of the Year, League Best Forward, and League Team of the Year, becoming the biggest winner of the season!

These big awards were actually expected by everyone after Sporting Lisbon U15 won the championship.

The two of them were too dominant in the game.

However, to everyone's surprise, in the final vote for the league's best player, Deng Kai was only three votes behind Ronaldo!

Historically, Luo San... cough cough, at this sensitive time, I won't badmouth Luo.

Cristiano Ronaldo's selection as the best player is undoubtedly undisputed. The reason why people are surprised by Deng Kai's vote is that midfielders are naturally at a disadvantage compared to forwards in the competition for honors.

The defenders are at an even greater disadvantage than the midfielders.

This can be seen in terms of popularity and past award lists.

To put it simply, a striker's goal-scoring mission and the expressiveness of scoring directly are more easily seen by ordinary people.

Even those who don't understand football can only watch for goals.

Those who understand football watch the passing.

Those who know a little more about football should pay attention to the strategy.

Then comes defense and the transition after a successful defense, and so on.

Although this statement was made in jest, it still follows a basic principle.

Goals are easy for everyone to understand, but subsequent goals have become more complex and require more skill.

This screening process likely eliminates about 70% to 80% of those who follow football news!

Therefore, given his midfield status, being only three votes behind Ronaldo, in the eyes of professionals, Deng Kai has already done better than the Player of the Season.

Besides Deng Kai and Cristiano Ronaldo, the best XI also includes several Sporting Lisbon U15 players.

Veloso was named the best midfielder.

In the second half of the season, Sporting Lisbon U15 faced much stronger opponents, yet they conceded fewer goals. A large part of the reason lies with Veloso.

His transition from center-back to defensive midfielder was incredibly smooth, marking a second spring in his youth academy years!

Angelo has secured a center-back spot in the league's best XI, and he is also one of the most likely players in Sporting Lisbon U15 to receive a professional contract.

Pilar outmaneuvered Benfica goalkeeper Wel and Porto goalkeeper Valle.

The latter, in particular, received almost the same number of votes as Pilar.

If Sporting Lisbon hadn't won, Pilar definitely wouldn't have been able to beat Valencia.

The other positions are occupied by players from other teams.

Porto's Almeida and Ingol, Benfica's Amorim and Pereira, and others are among them.

This list mainly consists of the four teams that made it to the championship, with only one spot left out.

After all, these are four teams that emerged from forty or fifty youth training teams, and their players are all quite capable.

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"Ding! You have won your first professional championship trophy, your first professional assist title, your first professional best midfielder award, and your first professional team spot. Rewards are being generated!"

"Ding! You have acquired the blue player-level skills 'Curved Pass' and 'Stomping Technique', the purple star-level skill 'Low-Level Shot', and the gold superstar-level skill 'The Most Expensive Little Spinning Top in Football'!"

Among a vast array of training posts, super training posts, energy drinks, Donglong Special Drink, medical bandages, and Yunnan Baiyao O-bandages, Deng Kai discovered his shining skills.

This is absolutely an epic find, every single item is amazing.

Don't be fooled by the fact that it's just a blue skill; the curved pass is actually a relatively advanced passing skill.

This type of pass is needed in situations where two players are making forward runs, separated by a defender.

A curved pass can trace a strange "n" shape on the ground, bypassing the defender.

It achieves the effect of "the arc between two points is also accurate".

De Bruyne, Messi, James Rodriguez, Modric and other passing masters have all had related brilliant performances.

The other blue skill also has an extraordinary origin.

"Stomping ball technique" is even somewhat similar to talent and ball feel.

It originally referred to a specific ball-stepping and flicking motion, but later it came to encompass various ball-stepping, ball-treading, and light ball-dribbling techniques, all of which can improve a player's interaction with the football.

This move can help players find their footwork.

Many players will use a stomping technique to adjust their position before shooting, given the space and time available. If the opponent presses forward, they can better execute a dribbling move; if the opponent doesn't press, they can shoot directly – this is considered a "triple threat" in football.

Both of these skills are very powerful basic skills; even without any attribute points or special effects, they are already incredibly powerful.

But as a reward for all kinds of "first times," today's event can only be more powerful, never the most powerful.

"Low Shot: The low shot is a clever way to shoot, especially on free kicks. But people only notice its cleverness and not its difficulty. Shooting +2, Set Pieces +5. Your ability to execute low shots is greatly improved. When you execute a low shot, the ball has a certain probability of experiencing a positive irregular bounce effect."

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Deng Kai was all smiles.

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This was the first free-kick skill he acquired.

Although it might be less effective than specializing in free kicks, let's address whether we have it or not first, then we can consider whether it's superior.

After that, Ronaldo's free kicks, especially those from close range... well, first of all, I have to apologize to Ronaldo.

Cristiano Ronaldo, who was training next to Deng Kai, shivered.

Why does it suddenly feel a bit gloomy on such a hot day?

The so-called "irregular bounce in a positive sense" refers to the possibility that the football may bounce and dodge when the opponent blocks or saves it.

Or, when the football goes slightly wide of the goal, the irregular bounce will move towards the goal.

These situations have all occurred in reality.

Of course, there are also goals that are prevented due to bouncing, which is a negative effect.

However, one thing should be clear: the scope of this positive effect is weak and random.

Finally, let's take a look at that golden superstar-level skill.

The most expensive spinning top in football?

There are many spinning tops in the football world.

Even Messi had a spinning top phase.

Emperor Li Yi's Bengbu Spin is a masterpiece among spinning tops.

But if we add words like "most expensive" and "smaller"...

That leaves only future Brazilian international Lothar Matthäus.

Manchester United paid 100 million euros for him!

"The most expensive spinning top in football: We Brazilians are known for our artistic football, and I will never stop doing that. It is these things that have made me who I am today... a spinning top that can't dribble past anyone. Ball control +5."

"This technique can attract the attention of surrounding defenders. There is a chance of provoking them and resulting in retaliatory defense. Each successful spin increases personal technical abilities by 5% for three seconds, and can be stacked up to seven times."

"When the effect is stacked seven times for the first time in each match, the total amplification increases from 35% to 50%, and the duration increases from three seconds to thirty-five seconds, but you will inevitably face the opponent's strongest retaliation!"

Incredible!

This little spinning top is amazing!

Stacking it seven times was already insane, but after seven times it can even summon Shenron!

If Deng Kai is at 150% health, and you add a few more fried meatballs or Black Panther Hunting skills to his body, who can stop him?

The fact that this will inevitably lead to the most severe retaliation from the other party is somewhat frightening.

If I were to encounter Suarez, wouldn't I definitely get bitten?

Of course, it looks impressive, but it's difficult to execute.

Trying to dribble the ball around in circles isn't that easy.

With the refresh time added, you can spin the ball seven times in eighteen seconds. Putting aside whether you'll get dizzy or not, the key point is that others won't give you that chance.

The two spins Anthony took were practically the maximum leniency the other side could offer him.

If he had turned around even one more time, he wouldn't have been able to continue standing and playing football.

However, on the other hand, Anthony's two consecutive passes did have some effect.

When he spun, the opposing players really didn't expect him to do something so outrageous; most of them were stunned.

Several players looked like they'd seen a ghost, which caused them to slack off in their positioning and concentration.

So much so that Anthony managed to pass the ball out among three, four, or five defenders.

Moreover, that pass was quite threatening.

Even the teammates' positioning during this period became much easier.

Unfortunately, the teammates' subsequent runs weren't fast enough, and the ball went out of bounds.

Of course, the application of this skill depends on the situation. Many opportunities to break through on the flanks are fleeting, and Anthony has wasted too many of these opportunities. Overall, the "spinning top" technique has more disadvantages than advantages for him.

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