Ground football: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him

"In high-intensity physical contact and rapid pressing, their ability to handle the ball is very weak, their level of play has dropped significantly, and they have fallen from being a core star player to being even worse than the substitutes."

"Deng Kai believes this is because they have never encountered opponents with a much stronger intensity and rhythm than themselves when they play football."

"In the youth league, you can always crush your opponents, as long as your body grows up enough."

"But human development has its limits. A person's body cannot grow stronger indefinitely."

"And this is especially true for professional players."

"Most professional athletes don't differ much in terms of physical strength, speed, and physical strength."

"When you find that your physical advantages are being overtaken by your opponents, what do you have left to rely on in terms of playing football?"

"Besides, are you sure you'll never encounter an opponent who's faster or stronger than you?"

"When your body is at a disadvantage, what do you use to play against your opponent? Strength training?"

Trigra remained calm.

He only began to reflect on these points after Deng Kai raised them.

The result made him very pessimistic.

He has always prided himself on being a top-notch development coach.

Simão, Quaresma, and Viana are among his most prized works.

However, according to Deng Kai's theory, by looking at the data and their performance this season, Triguera found that the career heights of these three Portuguese stars, who are at the peak of their careers, may be far lower than he expected.

They not only have a hard time replicating Figo's success, but they don't even have the level of a world-class star.

In the future, let alone becoming the core of a top club, it will be difficult for them to even establish themselves in one of the top five leagues in the long term.

It's not that they aren't good enough, but rather that their careers will encounter challenging situations they've never faced before.

When their physique, physical strength, and speed all become disadvantages, and when the opponent's pressing prevents them from playing "leisurely" anymore, they are nothing.

This situation could repeat itself with Cristiano Ronaldo in the future.

Of course, the data shows that Ronaldo's physical potential is far greater than that of other players. He may always be able to play against players who are not as strong, physical, or fast as him, thus avoiding the situation where players like Simão become unsuccessful.

But this will still limit him, preventing him from seeing another side of football.

"Cristiano Ronaldo," Deng Kai said, "believe me, you'll only feel the opponent's physical dominance over you during this period. Once your height stabilizes and you start strength training, you'll have one of the best physiques in football."

"But some things can only be learned when you are weak."

Cristiano Ronaldo seemed confused: "If early strength training is going to hinder my physical development, then I can accept not doing extra training. I actually agreed to that before, but... but what did you mean by your last sentence?"

Deng Kai laughed and said, "You think my Marseille turn in the last match was just physical, right?"

Cristiano Ronaldo nodded.

Deng Kai said, "I admit that physical strength helps, but if it were you, you'd be faster, and I guarantee you'd just dribble past him and get pulled down. That would most likely result in a yellow card and a free kick in a good position."

"That's the difference in our thinking when it comes to handling the ball. Because I don't have your speed, I have to use every part of my body. I have to use my footwork to do the Marseille turn, use my body to hold him off, give him a forceful counter-attack before I can accelerate while slowing him down, and deliberately slow down to lure him into making a move. Otherwise, I can't beat him by using my body."

"And before that, I was surrounded by three players and I lobbed the ball to Emerson without stopping, and then I was knocked down by him."

"You've encountered similar situations before, where you were fouled directly. But they achieved their goal of stopping our offensive tactics."

"We handle the ball at different speeds; I might be half a second or a second faster than you."

"That's nothing compared to your advantages over me in running, shooting, and physicality. But that's why I've been able to be the core player on different teams."

"No one can stop me from passing the ball without committing a foul, as long as I want to. Because I'm 0.5 seconds faster than them, a full second faster!"

"It's not something I was born with. It's because I've always been weaker than others since I started playing football. If I can't pass the ball out faster, I'll lose possession. This extreme weakness has shaped my unique vision and habits."

"You've always been powerful, so you've never seen this, let alone mastered it."

"Most of the star players we know play dominant football, or traditional football. If others are fast, they are faster. If others are strong, they are stronger. If others have accurate shots, they are more accurate."

"Messi plays a game of natural talent; his ball control is innately top-notch, unparalleled, and cannot be replicated."

"I and some others played a style of football that relied on weaknesses. We lacked the speed and physique to break through defenses, so we focused on improving our passing ability. We were unable to compete or engage in physical battles, so we expanded our running range and increased our movement to receive passes everywhere. Lacking outstanding footwork, we relied on other parts of our bodies to transfer the ball, thus creating our unique style."

"You're currently playing a strong, dominant style of football. But... your talent tells us that you're capable of much more. Your greatest strength is your adaptability and learning ability; you can absolutely master a less dominant style of football, or rather, a style of football with its own unique characteristics."

"Cristiano Ronaldo, thank God for the difficulties He's given you. They're opportunities for you to surpass yourself."

This conversation gave Cristiano Ronaldo much to think about.

So, did Deng Kai talk nonsense?

His part about himself is nonsense; his powerful passing ability comes from Guardiola's vision and De Bruyne's unconventional passing style.

But Deng Kai didn't make things up regarding Cristiano Ronaldo.

Cristiano Ronaldo's greatest strength is definitely not his physical attributes, but his self-discipline.

This kind of self-discipline, if you rephrase it, is actually an unparalleled ability to learn and master.

Cristiano Ronaldo can replicate anything that can be learned through self-discipline.

In the future, when he will be 37 years old, Manchester United's athletic ability will decline significantly, but he has developed a very strong ability to drop back to receive the ball, create opportunities, and make threatening passes in that difficult situation. His skills may seem simple and straightforward, but they are extremely threatening.

The various imaginative ways of making balls from the chest are especially inspired.

Many people say he lacks the ability to act as a fulcrum, but when he brings these things out, he actually already possesses a fairly strong fulcrum function.

Luo disdained to learn these things in his early years because he didn't need to. He didn't need to support anyone; the whole team had to serve him and support him.

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