Ground football: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him

"Hello everyone, this is Huang Jianxiang. You are watching the U16 European Championship final held in the Czech Republic this year."

"The two teams facing off are Spain U16 and Portugal U16."

"The Spanish team fielded a 4-3-3 formation."

"The forwards are Jorge Perona from Barcelona, ​​Ernesto Gomez from Real Madrid, and Torres from Atletico Madrid. Among them, Torres is the most watched rising star in the forward line."

"He led Atlético Madrid U15 to the final of the inaugural UEFA Youth League this year and won the bronze boot in the competition."

"Of course, the team that defeated Torres was none other than Sporting Lisbon U15, led by Duncan and Ronaldo, who were on the opposing side today!"

"The Spanish team has a very distinctive midfield, which can even be said to be the strongest midfield combination in this year's European U17 Championship. It is a midfield combination that comes entirely from Barcelona's youth academy."

"Led by Iniesta, a midfield genius who appears only once every twenty years for Barcelona, ​​and partnered by Arteta, the young artist of Barcelona's midfield."

"Because both of these players are attacking midfielders, Spain paired them with Gabi from Atletico Madrid as their defensive midfielder. Gabi has outstanding defensive abilities and a relatively tough playing style, which can make up for some of the shortcomings of this Spanish team."

"The Spanish team's backline players are Real Madrid's Corrales, Barcelona's Nami, Real Madrid's Ruben González, and Valencia's Diego Allegri."

"The goalkeeper is Pepe Reina, a Barcelona youth academy prodigy, and the backup goalkeeper is also Barcelona's Víctor Valdes, who is considered Reina's equal. Both goalkeepers are extremely talented and in no way inferior to Petr Čech, the Czech goalkeeper who has performed exceptionally well in this European U17 Championship!"

Huang Jianxiang did his best to explain the lineup for this match to domestic fans.

Because there is too little understanding in China about foreign youth training players.

To put it bluntly, apart from a very few short players, the rest of the players on the field would be qualified to play in the top league in China.

With Torres and Ronaldo coming, won't they go on a rampage?

"There's also good news for the Portuguese team: their starting center forward, Postiga, who was previously injured, has recovered and returned to the lineup. This brings the Portuguese team back to its original state."

"But their formation in this game was more like a 4-2-1-3, with Meireles playing deeper and obviously taking on some defensive responsibilities."

"Deng Kai plays as a lone attacking midfielder. It seems that Deng Kai's performance in the last game has earned everyone's trust, and he is very comfortable in this position."

In the first five minutes of the match, Portugal only had possession of the ball at the very beginning.

From the moment Duncan was fouled and dispossessed by Arteta, the ball remained at the feet of the Spanish players.

Their ground passing penetration is extremely patient.

Following the tactics provided by Triguera, the Portuguese team launched a full-field press in the first few minutes, attempting to give the Spanish team a shock.

However, Spain's ball control ability far exceeded everyone's expectations.

Portugal not only failed to win the ball, but Iniesta also exploited a weakness in their defense.

Iniesta feinted a pass and then made a sudden run, creating a threat as he advanced with the ball.

Iniesta then passed the ball to Torres.

Torres received the ball inside the penalty area and made a one-touch pass to his center forward teammate Ernesto Gomez.

This goal practically ripped through Portugal's entire defense.

Fortunately, Gomez stumbled slightly, and Fonte seized the opportunity to steal the ball.

Valais promptly confiscated the football.

Fans from both sides were thrilled by this match.

But neither side's fans expected that this would be the most exciting moment of the first half.

For the next thirty minutes or so, the Spanish team was constantly passing the ball around in their own half.

They want to bring up the Portuguese team.

But the Portuguese team, already terrified, refused to come out.

We can't afford it.

When the Spanish team brought the ball into the opponent's half, the Portuguese players, who had initially been letting them play freely, suddenly launched an aggressive pressing attack.

Postiga, Ronaldo, Duncan, and even Quaresma have all fouled Spanish players during defensive plays.

Coincidentally, the referee was relatively lenient in his rulings today.

Under this defensive pressure, the Spanish players had no choice but to pass the ball back.

For a full half hour, there wasn't a single sustained threatening attack.

Anyone who watches this kind of game will fall asleep.

Fortieth minute.

Spain has once again put the ball in Portugal's half.

Cristiano Ronaldo immediately began pressing.

Deng Kai, in coordination with Ronaldo, successfully intercepted Arteta's pass.

However, before Deng Kai could pass the ball out, Gabi, who had followed up, snatched it from Deng Kai's feet. Gabi passed it back to Arteta, who suddenly launched a through ball to Torres, who had dropped back to receive it.

After receiving the ball, Torres backheeled it to Iniesta while simultaneously turning and making a forward run.

Iniesta tapped the ball without stopping it, and it flowed smoothly to Torres' feet.

Spain's quick passing combination broke through Portugal's defense.

One-on-one!

Facing the onrushing Varai, Torres, with his skill and daring, skillfully dribbled past Varai with a flick and a cut, then slotted the ball into the net.

One to zero!

The Spanish team defeated the Portuguese in their most effective way.

Huang Jianxiang kept shaking his head: "There's nothing we can do. Portugal has done the best they can. But Spain's passing is truly unstoppable. The teamwork and football philosophy between these players are very advanced."

"Of course, we hope that domestic football will not blindly imitate this tactic. The premise of this tactic is that the players have strong individual abilities."

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"Every player on this team has excellent ball-playing ability. Even the seemingly rough-around-the-edges Gabi was the absolute midfield linchpin for Atletico Madrid U15; he's a player who can execute intricate moves!"

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"Portugal is in trouble now; they'll have a hard time getting possession out of Spain's hands."

"They will only be able to be pulled out by the Spanish team next, and the Spanish team will have more opportunities."

"Unless a superstar steps up for Portugal, the game is already over from this point on."

It seemed to be to confirm Huang Jianxiang's words.

For the next few minutes, the Spanish controlled the ball the entire time, while the Portuguese rushed out.

Forty-fifth minute.

Postiga, Ronaldo, and Duncan double-teamed Iniesta.

Iniesta chipped the ball to Arteta, but the future Arsenal manager miscontrolled it, and the ball bounced slightly off course.

Deng Kai turned around and slid in with a tackle.

Arteta had a chance to sweep the ball away first, but then Duncan kicked it.

But he chose to avoid it.

As the leading side, there's no need to fight tooth and nail with the laggards.

Even if Deng Kai gets possession of the ball once, what can he do?

boom!

The football was tackled away by Deng Kai.

Postiga, who was pressing forward, received the ball and made a clean and efficient long pass to the right wing.

Quaresma received the ball on the right wing, made a fancy dribble past his opponent, and started cutting inside.

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