Ground football: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him

For the next few days, his teammates wondered if Ronaldo was under too much pressure and had gone mad.

Training is training, but constantly chanting "one, two, three, three, two, one, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one" is creepy!

Especially defenders like Serafim, Alex, Gilop, and Fonte, who train against Ronaldo.

That day, Alex couldn't hold back any longer and went to Deng Kai to ask, "Kai, why does Ronaldo keep talking about numbers?"

Deng Kai: "Oh? How did he pronounce it?"

Alex: "He recited 'one one one three,' 'three one one one' to Seraphim."

Deng Kai: "This shows that Serahim's defense is weak. Did Ronaldo keep using fancy tricks to get past him?"

Alex exclaimed in shock: "Holy crap! Kai, you know Romano! It really is! What about Fonte and Gillop? Ronaldo always says '3-3-3-1,' '1-3-3-3.'"

Deng Kai: "Their defense is very good, which gives Ronaldo a bit of a headache. Ronaldo can only use the simplest way to beat them with speed. The occasional fancy moves are just to confuse them rather than to break through."

Alex was completely awestruck: "Um... what about me? Kai, when Ronaldo kicked me, he barely made a sound. Does that mean I'm different from everyone else?"

Deng Kai looked at Alex with an expression as if he were looking at an idiot and said, "You really are different. Ronaldo thinks your defense is terrible. He doesn't need any special techniques to get past you; he can do it however he wants. Did he even use the rainbow flick on you?"

Alex was struck dumb: "Ah, this...it seems...like a rainbow passing over me...Oh my god, how could he do this? It's so disrespectful to me, he..."

Deng Kai comforted Alex, "It's okay, don't be discouraged, I'm the same."

Alex finally felt a bit better: "Kai, you're an attacking midfielder after all, so it's understandable that your defense is a little weaker. But my position puts a lot of pressure on me defensively..."

Deng Kai interrupted Alex: "No, you misunderstood. What I meant was, if I needed to get past you, I would also consider using a rainbow flick to get past you. Your defense is truly welcoming."

By the time Alex realized what was happening, Deng Kai had already run to the other side of the training field.

……

February 15th, the 18th round of the Portuguese Second Division.

Moreirense will host Ferimde.

Emerson has not yet returned from injury, so defensive midfielder Cordeiro has taken his place, forming a double defensive midfield formation, with Deng Kai as the sole attacking midfielder.

433 formation changed to 4213.

At the start of the match, the commentators noticed that Ronaldo looked unusually relaxed.

In the seventh minute, after receiving the ball, Ronaldo did not rush to dribble past the opponent, but instead pulled the ball back and feinted, trying to wrestle with the opponent.

His right foot swayed back and forth above the ball before he finally chose to pass it back.

Ferim's right-back looked displeased.

I thought you were going to go all out and make a big splash, and this is it?

It's just a facade!

In the seventh minute, Deng Kai passed the ball to Ronaldo again, as he had been mainly active on the left wing during the early part of the game.

Cristiano Ronaldo received the ball, dribbled, and accelerated, but after realizing he couldn't shake off his opponent, he immediately slowed down and started doing stepovers, forcing his opponent back before passing the ball back.

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Ferim is not strong.

But the defensive players are quite strong.

In the fourteenth minute, Deng Kai made another pass.

Even the commentators felt sorry for Flavio on the right wing.

The left flank is clearly ineffective, yet you keep focusing on attacking it, just because you have a better relationship with Ronaldo?

That's not how you act as a midfield maestro!

boom!

Cristiano Ronaldo simply tossed the ball forward and dribbled past it without any fancy moves.

Ferim's right-back thought Ronaldo had been intimidated by him, never expecting that he would dare to eat him alive.

"He's past! Ronaldo accelerated and he was gone in a flash! So fast!"

"Cristiano Ronaldo turned Deng Kai's unremarkable pass into a golden opportunity!"

"Cross the ball!"

"Anderson's header... too high! Too high, what a pity!"

"But I must say, Ronaldo's attack this time was absolutely brilliant!"

Anderson also felt that Ronaldo's pass was a good one, so he gave Ronaldo a thumbs up.

But when Anderson turned his head, he noticed that Deng Kai's face was slightly dark.

Does Kai feel that he didn't give him a thumbs up?

Considering Deng Kai's standing in Trigla's eyes, Anderson gave Deng Kai another thumbs up.

Deng Kai's face darkened even more.

Anderson, Anderson, why did you have to imitate such a great striker like Lukaku?

Do you also harbor a dream of becoming the "King of Chu" deep down?

That's a dangerous idea of ​​yours!

In the 23rd minute, it was still on the left wing, and it was still Cristiano Ronaldo.

He is very active and eager to get the ball.

After receiving the ball, Ronaldo made a feint, causing the opponent to hastily block his position.

Cristiano Ronaldo seized the opportunity to perform two more fancy moves, then, facing the oncoming defender, he used an inside step and an outside flick to send the ball flying.

Ronaldo was then brought down on the spot.

The other party came specifically for people.

drop!

The referee couldn't possibly stand idly by and watch such an obvious foul.

Yellow card!

Moreover, this was a set piece in the attacking third, in a very good position, posing roughly the same threat as a corner kick.

The players rushed into Ferimde's penalty area, ready to contest the header.

Deng Kai held up five fingers, and his teammates understood immediately.

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boom!

Deng Kai kicks off.

The ground is flat, and the ball moves quite fast.

Find the front point!

Cristiano Ronaldo was originally in the middle, but he knew that Duncan was going to move to the near post, so he started moving early and rushed towards the near post.

boom!

With barely a jump, Ronaldo headed the ball on.

The football went into the net from the far end.

"Goal! 1-0! That header was incredibly skillful! That backheel flick was truly impressive!"

"This is the change Triguera brought to Moreirense. This kind of set-piece tactic is an important way for weak teams to score, and you can never study it too much. But Moreirense's previous coach never made any special arrangements for it, and always only had the option of finding the tallest point in the middle."

"No matter how good the football is, it's not so scary when you lack variety."

"And let's not forget that this opportunity was created by Ronaldo himself. His performance today was very different from the last two games; he was more confident and more decisive!"

After scoring this goal, Moreirense tried hard to fight the "weak team syndrome," but the situation on the field still tilted slightly in Ferim's favor.

In the 36th minute, Kirop made a crucial interception.

Without him, the enemy would have broken through the defenses.

In the 39th minute, Fonte blocked the opponent's shot with his shoulder.

The Ferim players complained vehemently, believing it was a handball and demanding a penalty from the referee.

However, the referee is discerning; football uses different criteria for the shoulder and arm.

The shoulder is a valid attacking point and can touch the ball, so if the shoulder is offside, it is also considered offside.

An arm cannot touch the ball; it is considered an invalid attack. If the arm is offside, the attack is not considered offside.

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