Ground football: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him

Levandowski is a notorious big-game choker, which has led to constant criticism of him.

However, this can actually be seen as a classic example of the flaws of star power mentality.

The center is the most typical example of star player dominance.

As a center, if you are targeted, it's easy to lose possession of the ball.

A shooting machine can't perform anything without the ball.

The national team's overall strength and tactical ability are weak, making it impossible for Lewandowski to create the same attacking environment he had at Dortmund or Bayern Munich. Without other star players stepping up when the opposition targets Lewandowski, he will never have a chance to turn things around.

Looking at Cristiano Ronaldo after leaving Real Madrid from this perspective, you'll see that there's a reason why he wasn't widely recognized.

Because Lewandowski is essentially a weaker version of Cristiano Ronaldo during this period.

Cristiano Ronaldo at this time was already a regressed version.

Back on the court.

Moreirense firmly executed the tactic of "cutting off all passing lanes to the center".

In the seventh minute, Macedon made a successful interception.

In the eleventh minute, Macedo once again intercepted the ball that was being aimed at the opponent's number nine center forward.

In the 13th minute, Deng Kai made an interception and sent a long pass to Ronaldo, but Ronaldo was pushed out of bounds by the opponent's body while accelerating and fell down.

After more than ten minutes of probing each other, both sides discovered each other's arrangements.

Augustus saw Morales's plan to shut down his own number nine.

Triguera also witnessed Gondoma physically bullying Ronaldo more thoroughly today.

The intense physical contact, without direct fouls or tackles, is primarily aimed at disrupting Ronaldo's dribbling and ball control.

It seemed like she was being gentle, but it actually made Ronaldo uncomfortable.

If you commit a direct foul, Ronaldo can still draw a foul.

Your high-intensity, non-violent approach, constantly harasses Ronaldo, making him extremely uncomfortable.

It's clear that these are the problems Augustus discovered while coaching Quaresma.

Augustus was not unlearned; he simply had outdated tactical ideas, which was fundamentally different from Maxi.

The same problem remains unsolved for Gondoma.

Their players are still stubbornly passing the ball to the number nine center.

The number nine center also made his own efforts by dropping back and moving to the wing.

But he didn't understand that it had nothing to do with what he did. No matter what he did or where he was, he would be targeted by multiple Moreirense players.

Unless their other players can capitalize on his appeal and create threats in other positions.

But if Gondomar had that kind of star player, would Augusto still be using the number nine center?

The weaker Lewandowski actually does better as a center forward than the stronger Manchester United striker, largely because Manchester United lacks other strong attacking options.

Perhaps they originally did, but because of Ronaldo's enormous influence (in a positive sense), these players spontaneously wanted to find Ronaldo in attack, thus losing their own threat.

Or perhaps due to Ronaldo's enormous influence (in a negative sense), these players are unable to play entirely according to their own ideas, and end up playing more and more awkwardly, not even knowing when they should do what they want or when they should seek out Ronaldo.

Even if you do exactly what you want to do, you can't help but worry about whether your relationship with Ronaldo will be affected after the match.

Sometimes, these off-field concerns have a more profound impact than what happens on the field.

Therefore, when you don't understand a player's performance on the field, off-field factors may be key.

Similar problems have been occurring almost continuously within the Argentine team.

However, it is different from Gondoma.

Moreirense has a player who can almost completely isolate the team's top stars from interference, and he doesn't have to worry about it affecting their off-court relationships—Dunkai!

There will always be someone unhappy on a team; the key is who can resolve that unhappiness.

Nineteenth minute.

Kilop made a crucial interception in the backfield, once again shutting down the opponent's number nine center forward, and then passed the ball to the retreating Duncan.

Deng Kai made a long, feinting pass, sending Cristiano Ronaldo flying off the left flank, while the defenders also tried to stop Deng Kai's pass.

As a result, Deng Kai reversed the situation and went directly to the right flank.

On the right flank, Deng Kai and Alex exchanged short passes in succession. After passing through midfield, Deng Kai repeated his previous tactic, looking towards the penalty area but sending a through ball forward.

Alex successfully made it to the byline and immediately crossed the ball.

boom!

Anderson had been waiting inside the penalty area for a long time, and with a powerful header, he smashed through the goal of Gondoma.

Moreirense took a 1-0 lead!

From the moment he made the interception, Ronaldo made at least three runs back and forth on the left flank and raised his hand to ask for the ball five times.

Deng Kai glanced over twice and noticed Ronaldo four times out of the corner of his eye, but he didn't pass the ball to Ronaldo once.

Does Cristiano Ronaldo have emotions?

Of course there are.

When Anderson jumped up to head the ball, Ronaldo was already spreading his hands and complaining.

Because Alex's kick wasn't aimed at him at the back post, but rather at the more competitive middle post.

But then the ball went in, and Ronaldo could only awkwardly raise his hands, turning his complaint into celebration.

During the celebration, a sane Cristiano Ronaldo realized that it wasn't easy for Alex to see further ahead; he simply didn't have the ability to do so.

Alex: Gnashing of teeth? ???

But Deng Kai has it.

Those who see something but don't share it are the truly wicked.

So, during the celebration, Ronaldo seemingly unintentionally moved closer to Deng Kai.

Before Ronaldo could even make his move, Deng Kai immediately showered him with praise: "Your running and pulling is fantastic! You're starting to resemble Inzaghi more and more... but he's not as fast as you!"

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Cristiano Ronaldo forced a smile and calmly said, "Don't say that, his shooting is not bad."

Deng Kai: "That's true, but your shooting is even better!"

Cristiano Ronaldo shook his head, turned and left, then his smile completely broke down, he was even happier than when he scored a goal.

Deng Kai turned around and shrugged slightly. To be honest, Luo is just that easy to coax.

If any of the young players at Juventus, Manchester United, or Portugal knew how to charm children, especially their head coach and strong winger, their record would skyrocket in no time.

Bruno Fernandes is a rather dim-witted guy; he played under Ronaldo's shadow for a whole season before gradually waking up to his own limitations.

Unfortunately, it was too late; Manchester United had already thoroughly enraged Ronaldo through Rangnick and Ten Hag.

Although this three-year-old is good at playing, you still have to play with him.

You're not even pretending anymore, you're just resorting to dirty tricks. If I, Ronaldo, can tolerate this, then why did you leave Real Madrid?

Twenty-sixth minute.

The number nine center forward from Gondomar demonstrated his ability, receiving the ball, dribbling past opponents, and outmaneuvering Kirop in one smooth motion.

Unfortunately for Fonte, he was already lying in wait behind, and with a simple stretch of his leg, he completed the steal.

Fonte passes the ball to Deng Kai.

Deng Kai launched a long ball from the backfield directly to Anderson.

Ronaldo was calling for the ball, but Anderson didn't have the skill to do it, so he could only pass it back to Emerson.

Seeing the situation, Cristiano Ronaldo immediately made a forward run.

Emerson indeed delivered a through ball to Ronaldo.

After receiving the ball, Ronaldo took a favorable position, but was then marked closely by the opposing center-back.

The other party didn't try to snatch it, they just pushed and shoved.

But this is much more difficult for Ronaldo to handle than simply taking the ball from him.

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