Ground football: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him

"Dunkay and Ronaldo are too young; Schmeichel is too old. João Pinto and Kwame Ayew only know how to bend their bows and shoot big. For truly great players, watch the Premier League!"

"Holy crap! Another Premier League fan? It's just the third-best league in Europe, what's with the arrogance? Manchester United won the Champions League thanks to our Coach Ke, didn't they? According to you, then the world's heroes must come from our Portuguese league!"

The fans were in high spirits.

A pleasant summer thus slipped away unnoticed, with no one discussing Fonte.

The time has come for each team's preseason training camp.

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Alcochet Base.

"Brother Kai."

"Hello, Kai Ge."

"Brother Kai is here."

"Thank you, Kai."

As Deng Kai walked past the U19 training field, Wu Xudong and the others kept greeting him.

Deng Kai responded enthusiastically.

One of the new faces came over specifically to thank Deng Kai.

It's Chen Tao.

The Sichuan Quanxing youth training program had a player who wanted to go to Europe last year, but was sidelined by the club.

After a year-long legal battle, with the support of the foundation established by Deng Kai, Chen Tao finally succeeded in terminating his contract and went to Sporting Lisbon to become a member of the U19 team.

The current Sporting Lisbon U19 team has a very high proportion of Chinese players.

Wu Xudong, Yu Shihao, Hao Junmin, Chen Tao, Shao Jiawei.

Because of their outstanding performance last season, most of them are key players for the team.

Of course, the team also includes Deng Kai's former teammate, Veloso.

Triguera specifically spoke with Veloso, and there is a certain probability that Veloso will be called up to train with the first team after the season starts.

Whether they will get a chance to play depends on the condition of the veteran drivers.

If Matthäus, Deschamps, and Bento are all in good form, then Veloso will only have training to do.

Even so, Veloso was so happy that he couldn't sleep for several days. He shared the news with his father, and the two of them hugged each other and cried.

Once upon a time, Veloso was dismissed from Benfica's youth academy for the insulting reason of being overweight.

And now, he even has a chance to make it into the first team.

Kai is awesome!

Long live Trigra!

What?

Marksa?

Haha, Veloso has seen how Maxa served Duncan like a dog. Outsiders might not know, but he certainly does.

However, this U19 team also has some talented players jumping in, just like Deng Kai and Cristiano Ronaldo skipped grades back then.

This time, it was Moutinho who skipped a grade.

That short guy who was half a year younger than Deng Kai at the Diamond Generation Invitational Tournament is now one of the core midfielders of the Portuguese national team.

And then there's that young Brazilian center-back who came along with Pepe as part of a buy-one-get-two-free deal.

His name is too long to remember, so since he's Black, let's just call him Friday.

Sporting Lisbon U19 will not only play in the youth league this year, but also participate in the UEFA Youth League.

This is their chance to prove themselves, and even more so, a chance to demonstrate "Chinese chips" to the European football world!

After a series of inspections, Deng Kai and Cristiano Ronaldo arrived at the first team's training ground.

Most of the young players have come.

Pepe, Barzagli, Drogba, Imbula, Terry.

Peipei ran over, as if she had found a group.

Human beings are collective beings; we don't feel them when we're alone.

The difference becomes immediately apparent when there are more people.

It's natural to gravitate towards people you know; it makes you feel safe and makes you feel at ease.

Deng Kai led Ronaldo and Pepe towards Barzagli, asking in Italian, "How are you doing? Are you settling in well here? It was my mother's birthday the day you arrived, so I couldn't get away and had to send club staff to pick you up. Is everything going smoothly?"

Barzagli frowned. To be honest, that voice sounded somewhat familiar.

"Who are you?" Barzagli asked tentatively.

"I called you!" Deng Kai revealed his identity.

"Oh! This... I... wow... good heavens!" Barzagli was too excited.

This was completely unexpected.

Who would have thought?

"Really, I guarantee no one would have guessed. You're so successful!" Barzagli kept praising Deng Kai.

Pepe inwardly looked down on this humble man from the Apennine Peninsula.

That's too obsequious!

You can't just flatter someone just because Kai has the same name as the team's number one genius.

Cristiano Ronaldo: Uh... this... he's really not my friend, Kai, let me explain.

"Welcome to the team! You are a key player in my heart!" Deng Kai was also very excited. After all, Barzagli was a player he had personally recruited. This sense of participation was something that puppets without transfer power could not understand.

A sneeze!

Maxa always felt that someone was insulting him.

"Thank you for your encouragement," Barzagli said solemnly, shaking hands with Deng Kai. "No one would ever guess that Mr. Triglar's assistant is a caddie!"

Deng Kai's smile froze halfway through.

Is this... considered an insult?

Peipei was completely dumbfounded. How could this not count?

Pfft!

Cristiano Ronaldo burst out laughing and clapped continuously.

wonderful!

That was really amazing!

"Did I misspoke?" Barzagli quickly corrected himself. "Please don't misunderstand. I meant that you look young, but you've accomplished so many important things and played such a crucial role in a club's major transfer dealings."

"This inevitably reminds me of a famous hero and his lengthy biographical novel!"

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Deng Kai's smile then softened.

If a team is full of players like Ronaldo and Pepe who aren't very bright, he'll really have a headache.

Especially in the defense position, players often need great wisdom.

This is also why many center-backs are becoming increasingly formidable.

"Who? Marlon Brando's 'The Godfather'? Or Zhuge Liang from 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms'? Or perhaps the wise Socrates? Or Prometheus, the light of mankind?" To be honest, Deng Kai doesn't usually get caught up in other people's praise.

But listening to it occasionally is still quite enjoyable.

After all, no one can truly understand just how perfect his transfer dealings this summer were!

Barzagli laughed: "It's a story from the East, well-known to everyone, I've loved reading it since I was a child."

Deng Kai nodded, he was fairly confident.

The Buddha in Journey to the West manipulated European tycoons at will, turning the world upside down with a flick of his wrist!

"Detective Conan!" Barzagli exclaimed, clearly getting excited. "You're exactly like Conan, hidden in the shadow of Kogoro Mouri's brilliance. But in reality, everything is inseparable from your scheme. You are the true strategist!"

"Many people compare Kogoro Mouri and Conan to see who is better, but in my opinion, there's no need for such a comparison. Wise people appreciate, fools compare!"

Deng Kai is going crazy.

"Hey, Maxa, come here for a second. Remember this substitute's name. Make sure he's a substitute for life!"

After socializing with Barzagli, Deng Kai led a slightly larger group towards Drogba.

Drogba also recognized Deng Kai's voice.

He was surprised that his transfer was related to other players on the team.

Is this Deng Kai the son of Coach Trigera and Maksa?

What Drogba didn't know was that he was on the right track, but his relationships were wrong.

Deng Kai and Trigra are both mentor and friend, and he is also Maksa's father, his great-father!

Then Deng Kai led the team towards Terry, exchanged a few pleasantries with Terry, and said that the climate in Portugal was more comfortable than in England, so he could enjoy himself.

Terry nodded subtly; he wasn't quite sure what role Duncan played for the team.

They look like service staff.

But... it seems that assistant coach Maxa has been keeping an eye on this.

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