Ground football: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him

"Ding! You have won a match! Your rating for this game is SSS!"

"You have obtained the Super Training Post... Donglong Special Drink... Baiyao Ox Bandage..."

You have gained an inventory slot.

"You have acquired a tactics slot."

"You have acquired the blue player skills: midfield commander and pressing defense."

"You have acquired the purple star skills: Marseille Turn and Bike Cyclist."

"You've obtained the star player drop, Arteta's tactical whiteboard."

The rewards for the European U16 Championship are quite generous.

The addition of an extra inventory means that Deng Kai can now add new items to his already full inventory.

Cech's hockey stick was a little further away from being thrown.

The tactics panel was a new thing, and Deng Kai didn't understand its function at first.

Until he saw Arteta's tactical whiteboard.

To be fair, as Barcelona stars, Arteta is more deserving of more credit than Iniesta.

It seems that weaker players are indeed more likely to drop out.

The more vegetables you eat, the more you lose.

So far, the player who has supplied Deng Kai with the most player drops is... cough cough, Cristiano Ronaldo.

「阿尔特塔的战术白板：占据一个战术栏。进攻跑位+2、防守跑位+2、拦截+2、短传+1、长传+1。你和你的队友能够通过训练更快的适应传控战术与落位防守。」

Understand the applause!

Deng Kai was truly astonished by this tactical whiteboard.

It's unbelievable that Arteta is so outstanding at such a young age.

No wonder Pep Guardiola, who later became the manager of Manchester City, said of his assistant coach Mikel Arteta, "I learned more from him than he learned from me."

After Arteta took charge of Arsenal for a few years, the Gunners did indeed improve, even topping the Premier League table in the first half of the 2022-2023 season.

The basic attribute increases of this tactical whiteboard are impressive, not to mention the significant boost.

But the key is that this is one of the few skills that can help teammates improve together.

What's this called?

This is called having its own built-in system!

Who comes with their own system?

The team's core player!

This core player isn't the team's obvious star player, captain, or highest-paid player, but rather the absolute core of the tactics.

Having your own system isn't scary; what's scary is being able to get your teammates to quickly adapt to your system.

Many top midfielders are labeled as flops when they move to a new environment, largely not because of their own shortcomings, but because the systems they bring to the new environment are incompatible with their teammates.

Mendieta, the absolute core player of Valencia CF, is the most typical example.

He won the European Midfielder of the Year award twice in La Liga, and two years later, after joining Italian team Lazio for 48 million euros, he never recovered, which was partly due to the mismatch.

Returning to the tactical whiteboard, "passing and possession tactics" and "positioning defense" are two different things.

There has always been much debate about what exactly constitutes passing and possession.

However, during this period, possession-based football was essentially about using good technique and teamwork to compensate for or cover up the players' physical deficiencies and abilities.

The most common problem with possession-based teams is that they are like a blazing fire when they're together, but a complete mess when they're apart.

Because of the high ball possession rate, the passing and possession tactics solved the opponent's tactical attack problem. Without the ball, the opponent naturally cannot attack, thus solving the problem of losing possession at its root.

Of course, in addition to tactical attacks, the opponent also has transition attacks, which are counterattacks when the passing and possession team loses possession.

In response to this situation, different approaches can be taken, such as pressing high up the pitch or quickly retreating to defend.

Arsenal prefers to retreat defensively, while Barcelona prefers to press high up the pitch.

each has its own Hobby.

The tactical whiteboard that Deng Kai obtained from Arteta contained a complete set of tactical combinations.

Frankly speaking, Deng Kai would be qualified to be a tactics coach for a small team if he had this set of tactics whiteboard.

"Midfield Commander: Short Pass +1. Increases the success rate of teammates passing you the ball."

"Pressure defense: When you apply pressure to the opponent in your own half, your mobility and physical strength are slightly enhanced."

perfect!

These two players' skills are perfectly suited to the tactical whiteboard.

The former further enhanced Deng Kai's core role.

The latter, when used in conjunction with positioning defense, can allow Deng Kai to also have a standout performance on the defensive end.

"Marseille Turn: Initially known as the Zidane Turn, this is a flashy and effective dribbling technique. Dribbling +2. Using the Marseille Turn will increase your speed. A smooth Marseille Turn is equivalent to two spins."

Purple skills do indeed have more effects.

It has the ability to break free and can also accelerate, and one can do the work of two and can be used with the most expensive small spinning tops.

Pfft!

Deng Kai looked at the last skill and burst out laughing.

"Bicycle Kick: This is the first technical move that most young footballers hope to master, elegant and agile. Dribbling +2. Less than three bicycle kicks have less deceptive power and a smaller shot boost. Three to five bicycle kicks increase deceptive power and provide a smaller speed boost. Six or more bicycle kicks further increase deceptive power, but also make you more vulnerable to retaliation from defenders."

"Under Ronaldo's influence, your technique has become distorted, and you've mastered the 'electrocution stepover' effect! Your stepover speed has increased, although it has lost its visual appeal and deceptiveness, it has resulted in a significant increase in shooting speed and accuracy! The probability of you slipping on the ball and failing the stepover has also increased dramatically. You can only successfully perform an 'electrocution stepover' once per match."

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I couldn't hold it in any longer.

You're smearing me again!

But to be fair, the electric bicycles are very effective.

It simultaneously increases both speed and shooting ability, and by a significant margin, making it an absolute god-tier skill for overpowering opponents with powerful shots.

It means taking some risks.

It would be embarrassing if you slipped on the soccer ball.

Furthermore, according to the skill description, if you are electrified, you can fail many times in a race, but you can only succeed once.

That's too risky a gamble.

If you slip and fall several times during a match, that's really lame.

Moreover, even if successfully used, the aesthetics of electric bicycles cannot compare with those of ordinary bicycles.

This is really a dilemma.

From now on, should you use an electric scooter or a bicycle to get past someone?

After receiving the reward, Deng Kai took the opportunity to check his personal data.

Because of the large amount of training and competition, Deng Kai's personal statistics change every month.

This month, add a few points to this data; next month, add a few points to that data.

Throughout the year, strive to improve objectively.

In particular, winning honors such as championships, best player awards, assist titles, top scorers, and All-Star selections can further help one's growth.

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Players with the same talent, training volume, and number of matches can develop differently each season depending on their individual statistics and accolades.

Deng Kai's growth over the past year has been almost at its maximum.

Because he actually won all the championships in the competitions he participated in that year, and also won many individual honors.

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Overall technical score: 59.929

Offensive positioning: 68

Ball possession: 76

Dribbling: 67

Shots: 60

Set pieces: 61

Long pass: 64

Short pass: 76

Defensive positioning: 63

Interception: 61

Steals: 49

Blocking: 40

Relief: 45

Header: 51

Radius: 58

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Overall physical assessment: 62.625

Speed: 61

Burst: 65

cadence: 73

Footwork strength: 58

Jump: 55

Strength: 55

Flexibility: 73

Stamina: 61

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Field of view: 8

Left foot: 3

Right foot: 7

Damage Resistance Attribute: 3

State persistence: 5

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Overall rating: 61.277

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Compared to a year ago, Deng Kai's progress can be described as a complete transformation.

At this rate of growth, he will be able to reach the ceiling of individual ability for a football player before he turns twenty.

In addition, this data is not yet complete.

Deng Kai's overall physical condition should be revealed again in a month or two.

Because he has just grown taller.

They haven't yet started the corresponding weight gain and physical training.

Many players need to adapt after experiencing a rapid increase in height.

After the adaptation period, their physical limits will see a significant leap compared to before.

In sports, you might train hard for years and only achieve a fraction of a second.

However, once the body develops again, the performance often improves by one-tenth, two-tenths, or three seconds.

The latter, compared to the former, is what is known as overwhelming talent.

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