Ground football: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him

"Two-nil! Cristiano Ronaldo has scored! He has broken the record for the youngest goalscorer in the Portuguese Second Division!"

"Incredible! A 15-year-old boy scores a goal in a professional match!"

"That single-handed strike was too solid!"

"Of course, Deng Kai's pass was absolutely brilliant! It was a textbook counter-attack!"

"It seems Triglar has brought about many changes for Moreirense! Moreirense has a good chance of achieving great results in the second half of the season!"

Lying on the ground, Deng Kai did not think the situation was so optimistic.

Just before that goal, Moreirense was only half a second away from conceding a goal.

If Fonte hadn't stopped her, the situation would likely have been very different.

The key point is that this situation should never have happened in the first place.

"Hey kid, get up, stop pretending." Penafil's number eight player walked past Duncan.

Deng Kai immediately became furious.

Pretend?

Many people may not understand why players curl up on the grass after being brought down in football, wondering why they don't get up immediately if they're not injured. Are they trying to gain sympathy by getting a card from the referee?

But actually, this is quite easy to understand.

Football is played with your feet.

Whether you want to stop the opponent or intercept the ball, once the two sides make contact, it will basically be around the ankle.

That area had almost no meat; it was just skin and bones.

Those bumps and bruises really hurt.

Moreover, there's no way to relieve this pain; rubbing it or moving it won't help. You have to wait for time to pass.

Therefore, the grimaces on the faces of players who are brought down are mostly genuine; the pain can really last for quite a while.

One major reason for lying on the ground is to wait for the pain to subside.

Otherwise, if you get up and exert force immediately, the area that was just kicked will hurt even more, like the kind of pain where capillaries burst.

So Deng Kai didn't pretend.

The opponent may not have used much force, but Deng Kai's pass itself was quite powerful, so when the two collided, it was quite painful.

Besides, no matter what, the other party kicked Deng Kai's ankle, so how could they pretend they did nothing?

"Who the hell are you calling faking it?" Deng Kai suddenly turned around and yelled at the other man, "You kicked me! You should have gotten a yellow card, understand?"

"You're talking nonsense! You're faking it! You little bastard!" The other side, number eight, straightened his chest and shoved Deng Kai aside.

Deng Kai immediately rushed over and pushed the other person.

The other party did not expect that a young man would have such a violent temper, and stumbled and was pushed to the ground by Deng Kai.

Many members of the Penafil team were stunned.

That Ronaldo looks taller, but he stopped after being repeatedly knocked down by their right-back.

Why does Deng Kai seem even more difficult to deal with?

drop!

The referee blew his whistle and ran over.

Cristiano Ronaldo, who was preparing to celebrate after scoring, noticed the scuffle behind him and rushed over immediately.

By this time, quite a few people were already pulling Deng Kai and that number eight player.

Both sides are trying to control the situation.

"If you can't even handle this level of intensity, what kind of professional football are you playing? Go back to your youth academy! This isn't a place for you to play house!" Peñafil number eight said sarcastically.

"Oh? Is that so? Then your childish skills are really not that great! You're already down 2-0, you know? If it weren't for so many dirty fouls, could you have stopped Ronaldo? You couldn't even touch the hem of his jersey! You should have gotten yellow cards long ago!" Deng Kai retorted, not backing down.

It was only then that Ronaldo realized that there was a reason why Deng Kai had clashed with the other party.

Otherwise, a midfielder as excellent as Deng Kai wouldn't have exploded so easily.

Deng Kai had long thought that the opponent's defense was a bit excessive.

The referee did not notice this immediately.

Seeing the referee approach, Deng Kai immediately turned his attention to him and said, "I know the intensity of professional matches is much higher. Intensity is not a problem; we can accept physical contact. But a foul is a foul. Their number two player already showed his studs when he tackled Ronaldo."

"That number eight player just tackled me from behind. It has nothing to do with the intensity of the play; it's a foul that should be severely punished!"

The referee was furious: "Are you trying to teach me how to do things?"

Deng Kai immediately spread his hands: "Of course not, but I want to say that although we are young, we are not ignorant of football."

It means you'd better make a fair judgment; I can see where you've made a mistake.

This put some pressure on the referee.

The referee nodded, then showed Deng Kai a yellow card: "You just pushed the other player!"

Meanwhile, the referee also showed a yellow card to the opposing number eight for kicking Deng Kai's ankle from behind, which was a dangerous move.

The next few minutes were filled with tension.

If it hadn't been halftime, a red card would probably have been issued.

……

Halftime, in the locker room.

Trigra flew into a rage.

On the way here, Deng Kai had already spoken with him, and Triguera himself had also noticed the team's passive play after scoring a goal.

"Who do you think you are? You think a 1-0 lead is secure?"

"Last year in the Champions League, Bayern Munich were leading 1-0, but what happened? Manchester United scored two goals in one minute, making Bayern the biggest loser!"

"Look at the standings! We're in last place! Do you know we're going to be relegated? I know a lot of people think their football careers are over, so what if they're relegated?"

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"But have you thought about your salaries? You know your salaries will decrease if you're relegated, right? Gillop, if you keep playing like this, your market value will only drop further."

"I've already told you, in your central defensive partnership with Fonte, you're responsible for coming out of position and sweeping up play! Where were you with that ball just now?"

Kilop replied, "I'm worried they'll cross from inside the penalty area."

Triguera: "Then don't let them cross! If you come out to attack, they might not even have a chance to pass to the wings!"

"Alex, Serafim, why did you two full-backs both drop back into the penalty area? Where are the wingers you were supposed to be defending? If the opponent had just switched the ball, weren't you going to rush out to intercept?"

"Defense! I've told you so many times, you need to play defense!"

The changing room was completely silent.

"No, it's not defense," Deng Kai broke the silence.

Many people looked at him.

Has this guy completely lost his mind?

They even dare to contradict the head coach?

Deng Kai raised his voice: "Perhaps everyone still doesn't quite understand what Coach Trigler means by 'defense,' so let me tell you, it's... offense!"

"Defend with an offensive mindset! Don't just retreat when you see their attackers; charge forward at the right moment! Press them! Charge them! Don't expect to win the ball every time, but we absolutely cannot let them have a leisurely stroll around our penalty area without being pressured!"

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