Ground football: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him

In the European Championship, England, Germany, Portugal, and Romania are in the same group.

If England and Germany are eliminated in the group stage, then Portugal and Romania will advance.

This is the destruction of a traditional power by a golden generation.

Portugal's golden generation, led by Figo and Ruyin Costa.

Romania, on the other hand, boasts a golden generation led by midfield maestro Hagi.

The former is in his prime, while the latter still has his fading glory.

I'm being unfair by making such an outrageous prediction.

……

May 29th.

The Portuguese National Stadium.

The Portuguese Cup final is about to begin.

This stadium, which is the regular venue for the Portuguese Cup final, has 37,000 seats.

However, due to the overwhelming enthusiasm of the fans, at least 50,000 people flooded into the stadium today, which was still within a safe range.

Of these fans, there are probably more than three thousand who are Moreirense's supporters.

This small Portuguese second division team has suddenly gained immense popularity this year. Previously, their home games couldn't even fill a capacity of 1,500 fans. Now, 3,000 people travel to Lisbon to watch their matches. It's undeniable that their second division title has ignited the football dreams of countless people.

There are approximately 35,000 fans belonging to Sporting Lisbon!

exaggerate!

This data is simply outrageous.

This isn't a Moreirense match, it's a Sporting Lisbon match!

Moreover, Sporting Lisbon has not had such a strong appeal in recent years.

Li Gui surpassed Li Kui, and the second team's popularity exceeded that of the first team.

Most Sporting Lisbon fans haven't seen a champion in at least three to five years.

Now that their own youth academy is competing for the Portuguese Cup, who else should we support but them?

On the other hand, Porto only had 10,000 of their own fans in attendance, which is rather disappointing.

But from the perspective of Porto fans, it's understandable.

Before this year, they were the absolute champions of the Portuguese league, having won three consecutive titles!

During that period, they were almost always double champions.

They still have to compete in the Champions League; they'd be embarrassed to even play in the Europa League.

I've seen it all before.

And what about this season?

After losing their goal-scoring machine, Jardel, Porto finished second to Boavista in the league, allowing an ordinary player to disrupt their ten-year plan to dominate the Portuguese league.

What's the point of fans watching the game?!

Even if we won the Portuguese Cup, it wouldn't be very appealing.

Therefore, Porto fans simply weren't interested.

This resulted in Moreirense receiving home-field advantage here.

Moreirense fielded his usual lineup.

Porto, seeing that it was the final, fielded their strongest lineup.

One noteworthy player on their front line is their right winger, Capucho.

According to Portuguese naming conventions, this is clearly not his real name, but we won't go into details.

The defining characteristic of Capucho lies not in his name, but in his identity.

That's right, he was one of the members of Portugal's golden generation.

Deng Kai's heart pounded the moment he saw him.

The glory of Portugal's golden generation?

Bro, you have to pull it together! You absolutely have to reveal it!

The three midfielders are all very distinctive.

Deco, an attacking midfielder.

Defensive midfielder Emilio Pex.

Ricardo André Sasso, an all-around midfielder, is the son of Antonio Sasso, one of Porto's top ten all-time stars – a true Porto scion!

The four defenders are Rubens Jr., Alger Fuchs, Jorge Costa, and Carlos Alberto.

Goalkeeper Inlario.

Today, Deng Kai refreshed the "Cristiano Ronaldo's Missed Championship Trophy" attribute, which has a slight shooting bonus.

unlucky!

It's not that the effect is bad, it's that the name of the item is bad!

Cristiano Ronaldo: Damn, you both use and criticize me?

drop!

With the sound of a whistle, the competition officially began.

Although there weren't many media representatives, the fans were very enthusiastic.

Both teams' players were very engaged.

After three minutes of probing, Porto undoubtedly gained control of the ball.

They began their attack under Deco's organization.

In the fourth, seventh, eleventh, and eighteenth minutes, Porto launched several threatening attacks.

However, Moreirense was in good spirits today, and his players defended very hard.

For a moment, Porto was at a loss.

A team's offense, organization, and defense are interdependent.

To put it bluntly, if the forwards attack well, the opponent will be heavily compressed, making it easier for the midfield to organize, and the defense in the backfield will not be challenged. It's a win-win situation.

But Porto's forwards clearly failed to accomplish their task today.

Their attacking quality was low; they had a strong midfield but their forwards couldn't capitalize on their opportunities.

Several attempts to dribble past opponents on the flanks failed.

Honestly, Moreirense's full-backs are so bad at defending that it's infuriating.

If you can't even take this down, how can your offense possibly improve?

Alex: WTF?

Serafim: mmp!

Since Porto lacked high-quality attacks, the team's midfield, led by Duncan, immediately became more dynamic.

They are constantly expanding their defensive range.

Porto had originally pushed all three lines down to one and a half lines, with the distance between the forwards and center-backs not exceeding fifteen meters.

But now, with the midfielders pushing forward, the distance between Moreirense's forwards and defenders is almost thirty meters.

Expanding the formation means a more layered defense and more passing options.

This was followed by an increase in ball possession.

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Deng Kai started passing the ball to his teammates more frequently.

The situation changed from Porto dominating Moreirense to both sides being able to control the ball and trading attacks back and forth.

If we're really going to count, Moreirense had even fewer attacks.

But... almost every attack they launched reached the opponent's offensive third, and ended with a shot on goal.

Porto's attacks often result in losing possession during passing combinations on the flanks and in the attacking third.

Both of these attacks are very threatening if they succeed, but the difference is significant if they fail.

The former will not be countered because they have to wait for the opposing goalkeeper to take the goal kick.

But the latter... after they steal the ball, they immediately launch a counterattack, easily catching your defense off guard.

When possession and opportunities are equal, the side with the more threatening attack will gain an increasing advantage.

Moreirense began to keep the ball in Porto's half for a long period of time.

At this point, although Porto could still maintain a certain degree of possession, their possession had changed from effective possession aimed at initiating attacks to ineffective possession aimed at avoiding the opponent's tackles.

According to League of Legends, this means that the economic gap between the two sides has widened at this point.

Missing out on the league title has dealt a blow to the morale of Porto's players, and this is evident at times like these.

It's not that the players are intentionally tanking; they just can't seem to muster the energy.

If you can't be with the girl you like the most, some people will just move on to whoever they like; it's all the same.

This kind of person isn't inherently bad, but their behavior is truly despicable.

Deco, as the midfield maestro of Porto's rising star, keenly recognized this.

He began to accelerate his pace, attempting to turn the tide through his own abilities.

He had the potential to be a superstar, and he truly lived up to that.

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