Ground football: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him

At 29, Pinto told Moreirense with his goal that his grandpa is still his grandpa.

His skills are still sharp!

However, the victory in one battle does not necessarily determine the outcome of the entire war.

Moreirense lost in possession.

But they do have strengths.

If you can overwhelm your opponent in a specific area, you can create an excellent opportunity to win the second battle.

Moreirense's strength undoubtedly lies in his left-wing supercar – Cristiano Ronaldo!

Nineteenth minute.

Having already tested the ball twice before, Ronaldo received it this time without hesitation, whipping it through the legs of Barcelona defender Okunovo.

Ronaldo then used his body to block Ocunovo, completing the overtake and cut inside.

Cristiano Ronaldo hasn't done strength training yet, and his core isn't strong.

Ironically, Barcelona's core players are often not very strong, especially the young players.

In terms of strength, speed, and even skill, Cristiano Ronaldo completely outclasses Okunovo.

"Cristiano Ronaldo shoots!"

"Santos made a perfect save!"

"Morenz has been awarded a corner kick."

Cristiano Ronaldo had a big smile on his face and paid special attention to Maniche.

This is obviously a provocation.

As fellow forwards, Maniche's dribbling and speed seemed utterly clumsy to Ronaldo.

Maniche was furious. "Look at me, look at me! If you keep looking, I'll smash you to pieces, you believe me?"

boom!

Deng Kai took the corner kick.

While Benfica's attacking line lacks height, their defensive line is quite tall.

They won the first header and cleared the ball out of the penalty area.

Pinto controlled the second ball and immediately passed it to Sabri next to him.

Sabri took off in a black supercar at an extremely high speed.

This was a very threatening counterattack.

Kilop, who stayed behind, kept retreating, but was still pressed closer by Sabri. He could only make a feint to retreat and then suddenly rush in to intercept.

Kirop is considered fast for a center-back, and this feint actually fooled Sabri.

Sabri took a heavy touch, and the ball was poked away by Kilop, after which the two fell down together again.

However, the crisis was not over yet. Pinto caught up from behind and passed the ball to the right, facing an uncontrolled football.

Maniche received the ball on the right wing, adjusted slightly towards the center, and unleashed a long-range shot.

Altino, who was defending him, was too slow to get back on track and missed his man.

Swish!

A stunning long-range strike dealt a heavy blow to Moreirense's goal in a short period of time.

Two to zero!

Benfica are far ahead.

"Hey! This is the right winger you all call 'nothing'!" Maniche immediately found Altino and started mocking him after scoring.

Altino was also incredibly unlucky, being the closest to him.

"Say that again, you fucking idiot!" Altino rushed over and rammed Maniche with his chest. The two men, their faces red, wrestled with each other.

The referee immediately came over and warned the two players.

"He deliberately provoked me after scoring, which was extremely disrespectful to the stadium," Altino complained first.

"What, you try scoring a goal if you dare!" Maniche said smugly.

That's just his nature; he's irritable and rampant.

The referee then warned Maniche to watch his behavior, essentially giving both sides equal blame.

On Moreirense's bench, substitute center-back Orlando looked puzzled: "The captain wasn't usually this irritable, was he? Why does he seem to have a grudge against that Maniche today?"

"If there's going to be a feud, shouldn't it be between Kai and Maniche?"

Backup goalkeeper Sergio Gomez, who often trains with Deng Kai and the others and knows them better, explained, "It seems like it was intentional. I heard Maniche has a bad temper, so the boss sent the captain over to provoke him using the old tricks of the veterans and get him sacked."

Substitute defensive midfielder Cordeiro found it absurd: "Impossible, right? Those underhanded tactics aren't very effective. At most, they'll cause Maniche and the captain to argue and shove each other. I believe a yellow card, but they can't keep going like this, can they?"

"Even the dumbest person will quiet down after receiving a yellow card; provoking them won't help."

Gomez said, "That's why you're the number one substitute midfielder on the team; you're calm enough. That Maniche, I heard he's exceptionally volatile."

On the field, after conceding two goals, Deng Kai and Emerson switched positions.

Emerson is coming over to help Alex defend against the opponent's explosive point, Sabri.

Deng Kai is responsible for organizing and receiving passes, and he will roam around, so he is not suited to the task of marking players in a fixed position.

In the 25th minute, Alex, with the help of Emerson, successfully intercepted Sabri and then quickly advanced with the ball, launching a beautiful counter-attack.

He even had a brilliant dribble past his opponent in the third attacking zone before crossing the ball.

Anderson didn't get into position, but Ronaldo did.

Unfortunately, it was a bit rushed, and the header went wide this time.

But this was a successful counterattack.

Sabri has not been able to secure a starting position at Benfica this season, which is certainly not due to a lack of opportunities.

Rather, it's because his characteristics are too one-dimensional.

Only speed matters; without the footwork of a top-class winger, a player can be easily marked out of the game.

After Benfica realized that Sabri was having a tough time, they began to shift their attacking focus, feeding the ball to Maniche on the right wing so that he could attack the aging Altino.

But little did the story unfold as the Benfica coach had imagined.

By the way, Benfica's head coach at the time was no nobody either.

Instead, it was the famous German coach, Josef Heynckes!

He arranged for the team to switch offense.

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Maniche did contribute a dangerous cross and a breakthrough attempt on the edge of the penalty area, which had some effect.

But... Maniche's ball handling on the field became increasingly irrational.

He began to have frequent, inappropriate physical contact with Altino.

Because Altino has been making too many small moves lately, such as putting his hands on his waist, elbowing him, and breathing into his ear.

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In the 33rd minute, Maniche, frustrated by Altino's pulling while running, instinctively swung his hand harder and struck Altino in the face.

Altino collapsed to the ground in agony, as if he had been disfigured.

The referee stopped the game and came over to inquire about the situation. The linesman described what he had seen.

Altino's behavior is normal, but not encouraged.

Maniche did indeed hit the opponent in the face, and he was very emotional about it, so it was a clear malicious foul.

"Yellow card! The referee has shown Maniche a yellow card!"

"Maniche is very angry, and he is arguing with the referee."

"The referee was forced to back down by Maniche. The referee was signaling to Maniche to control his emotions, otherwise he might have issued another card."

"Pinto came over and took Maniche away; otherwise, Maniche might have even gotten into a heated argument with the referee."

"Oh! In his struggle, Maniche even hit Pinto, who was quite wronged. Luckily, it was his teammate, otherwise who knows what would have happened."

Altino was also warned by the head coach, but he nodded while keeping an eye on Maniche.

almost.

Little Horse is about to die; he needs to transform.

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