Ground football: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him

In the 37th minute, Deco dribbled past several players before delivering a superb pass.

The ball flew towards the far post, its speed not particularly fast, making it ideal for a teammate to handle.

Capucho was unmarked and unleashed a powerful shot at the ball, a pretty good choice.

But then, with a loud clang...

The football hit the crossbar and bounced away.

When your team is on the rise, even if you don't score, this kind of shot can still motivate the team to get even more excited.

But when things are going downhill, this kind of shot can really demoralize you.

Even Deco felt a chill run down his spine.

Missing such a great scoring opportunity makes it hard not to wonder whose jersey God is wearing today.

In the 41st minute, Deco shone again, delivering a pinpoint through ball...

What the hell!

After passing the ball, Deco realized that Duncan was near that passing path. Could it be that he...?

boom!

Deng Kai made a sliding tackle to intercept the ball.

The player who's invisible on the court, yyds!

However, the main problem was the continuous flashing of the lights by Deco.

An occasional flash of brilliance can catch people off guard.

But if you keep flashing, won't you become a third wheel?

It's hard for Ben Kai not to notice you, Little Dezi!

Deng Kai got up and flicked the ball, ready to launch a counterattack.

But the next moment, Deng Kai fell to the ground.

Porto midfielder Sasso fouled him.

The referee blew his whistle, indicating that a Porto player had committed a foul.

But the usually calm Deng Kai rolled over and got up, letting out an angry roar as he charged toward Sasso while spreading his hands.

Sasso ignored Deng Kai and retreated to his own half of the field with a sinister look on his face.

The referee also came over to calm Deng Kai down, and at the same time called Sasso back and warned him.

"Why is Kai so emotional? Isn't this a bad thing? He is, after all, the midfield core. If he doesn't act rationally..." Moreirense's assistant coach was a little worried.

"This was his plan," Triguera explained. "Professional players have been playing for a long time, and most of them are aware of each other's thoughts and intentions."

"Some fouls may seem minor, but players can explode instantly, and teammates might even rush over to attack the fouler. In these situations, the opponent's foul might not just be about the ball or have any footballing purpose."

"There's a high chance they still have the intention to hurt the other person."

During the Qatar World Cup match between the Netherlands and Argentina, Dutch center-back Timber, who was injured and had his arm bandaged, received a yellow card for pushing his teammate Dumfries after Dumfries was brought down.

The foul on Dumfries wasn't a normal tactical foul. You step on someone's Achilles tendon from behind without any force on your foot, which is intentionally designed to cripple them.

Everyone knows that Dumfries, who contributed two assists and a goal in the last match, is one of the key attacking weapons for the Dutch team.

Van Gaal didn't focus on Dumfries in this match because he was worried that the opponent would neutralize him, thus tying his own hands.

Returning to this game, Deng Kai's anger was different from Timber's.

Sasso had no intention of hurting Deng Kai.

However, he knocked Deng Kai down for tactical reasons, to prevent Deng Kai from launching a counterattack.

The party that initiates the foul often achieves their goal by taking down the opponent.

Therefore, they generally don't argue with each other's complaints because they know they are in the wrong.

Yes, I did it. I wanted you to stop. You still had possession of the ball, which is in accordance with the rules of football, and I will bear the consequences I need to bear.

Part of the price is accepting the other person's anger after being taken down.

What truly triggers conflicts on the field is often the unclear determination of responsibility.

That is, when both parties believe that the other is wrong.

Of course, if you have absolutely no professional ethics or sense of right and wrong, then after you deliberately knock someone down, you can argue with them and say that they fell down on their own, not that I knocked them down... But that's disgusting, isn't it?

However, what Sasso didn't notice was that with Duncan's complaints, the morale of the Moreirense players was rising even higher.

"Besides fouling, don't you have any other way to stop Kai?"

"I didn't dare make a sound after being yelled at by Kai!"

"You dare take down Kai? I'll get you next time!"

"He's already been warned by the referee; another offense might earn him a yellow card!"

"You trashy bastard, pass the ball to me before you go down!"

The players at Moreirense had different thoughts, and apart from a very few like Cristiano Ronaldo, most of them were quite touching.

Forty-second minute.

After Deng Kai took a free kick from the backfield, Alex and Flavio combined on the right flank, and Alex successfully made it to the byline.

But Sasso followed up well, continuing to put pressure on Alex.

Alex was jostled and stumbled, but eventually managed to kick the ball off Sasso before it went out of bounds.

Corner kick!

"roar!"

Alex patted his chest excitedly, pleased with himself for winning a corner kick.

He raised his hands from bottom to top, signaling the fans to cheer and putting pressure on the opposing team.

Morales' morale was almost at its peak.

boom!

After Alex took the corner kick, the ball was cleared out of the penalty area by Porto's Fuchs.

Deng Kai and Deco fiercely contested for the ball. Deco, being taller, used both his hands and feet to knock Deng Kai over.

But the reason Deng Kai was so easily overturned was because Deng Kai hooked the ball from the side.

boom!

Deng Kai fell to the ground, and the ball was passed out again.

Serafim crosses the ball, and they attack again.

Deco quickly rushed into the penalty area to join the defense.

The referee put his whistle in his mouth and made a signal that the attack was in his favor. Deco's foul on Deng Kai was definitely a foul.

boom!

Porto's center-backs are quite capable, and once again cleared the ball.

Deco watched the ball fly over his head, and with his accurate judgment of where it would land, he felt it was heading towards the spot where he had just come from.

If I'd known he wouldn't run, he... wait... wouldn't run?

Deco turned his head to look.

Deng Kai got up from the ground and looked up at the football, seemingly preparing to stop it.

Deco immediately counterattacked, even slipping a little.

Several other Porto players share the same idea as Deco.

Based on their speed, they probably have a chance to stop Deng Kai's pass after he stops the ball.

boom!

Almost all the Porto players were stunned.

Faced with the incoming ball, Deng Kai simply lifted his foot and lobbed the ball back into the penalty area.

Stop the ball?

nonexistent.

When it comes to passing the ball, Deng Kai is very focused on speed.

There's always faster, no fastest.

"A superb long pass! Deng Kai is too fast!"

"However, not only did Porto's defenders not expect this, but Moreirense's players also seemed to be caught off guard."

"Most of the players on both sides missed that header."

"Moreover, it's not easy to control the power of this kind of volley pass. This ball was obviously a bit too big, and it went too deep at the far post."

"But Ronaldo hasn't given up yet; he's still trying to reach for the ball."

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