Ground football: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him

"Anyone who truly wants to further develop their football skills can join Sporting Lisbon's youth academy. Or join my 'Maksa Football Advanced Training Camp'! The 7-day trial version is only €998! The 19-day extended version is €1999! There's also a superstar coaching course, where you'll not only have access to Portuguese league stars but also the chance to meet world-class superstars!"

Good guy.

Maksa hasn't become the head coach yet, but he's become the battalion commander.

But Maxa was very interested in this business collaboration.

Since he doesn't have to do much in the first team anyway, it would be great if he could do some side jobs to make some easy money.

It's basically just gathering together some unemployed football coaching staff members and copying Sporting Lisbon's training methods.

This seems like a small-scale operation that won't make much money.

But... Sporting Lisbon's cooperation in China is actually mainly about these things.

It's just that the scale is larger, the staff is more professional, and the equipment is top-notch.

Deng Kai said this thing would be good for Maksa's future. After Maksa figured out the key point, she cried for several hours.

Kai Shao actually paved the way for him for the next ten years or so.

Father!

I have no way to repay you, so I can only make you another bowl of your favorite brown sugar glutinous rice cake by hand!

……

The second round of the Portuguese Super League kicked off on September 13th.

Sporting Lisbon will play against Leria at home and away.

Yin Bu, who was in excellent form in the last game, earned a starting position, while the rest of the players remained largely unchanged.

However, after a hard-fought first half, Yin Bu's performance did not meet everyone's expectations.

"He's too fixated on his footwork. He could have easily handled the ball, but he insists on dribbling for too long."

"Moreover, his physical strength is not as strong as he appears; he is actually a bit thin."

"Given his height, if he were to gain weight, it would definitely affect his speed and agility, and then he wouldn't be able to continue playing the style he likes."

At this stage, Yin Bu bears a striking resemblance to the future beer-bellied winger Lukaku, except Yin Bu is the more luxurious version.

During halftime, Trigra replaced Yin Bu directly.

Of course, he didn't say anything harsh to Yin Bu. A loud drum doesn't need a heavy hammer, and now is not a critical moment. There is plenty of time to slowly train Yin Bu.

If he really can't change, it's not unacceptable for him to remain Drogba's substitute.

Anyway, Drogba is pretty good.

Yin Bu: MMP!

In the second half, the situation changed significantly with the introduction of Drogba.

At least with the same number of opportunities, waste is reduced.

What player is the team most afraid of?

A player without talent?

surely not.

Engineers have their advantages; look at someone like Deschamps, he's quite useful.

What I fear most are "players who seem decent enough".

What does that mean?

They are the kind of people who have the courage to try to dribble past others, but their success rate is unstable. Once they don't dribble past someone smoothly, they can't adjust on their own. When passing the ball, they often have ingenious ideas, but their success rate is not high. Sometimes they pass too far, sometimes they pass too short, or sometimes they don't pass at all. They have a good shot, but the timing of their shot is not particularly good, or rather, there is no accompanying intention, etc.

In short, he's the kind of player who seems like a core player, but whose performance is inconsistent or who doesn't perform well under pressure or against strong opponents.

This kind of pseudo-core is often the key reason for losing a game.

To give a simple example, let's take Yin Bu from the first half.

How did the football get to his feet?

It was passed from the backfield workers in succession, as well as some unconventional and brilliant passes from Quaresma, Duncan, and Viana.

After going through so many processes to reach the football at your feet, if you were a combat engineer, you could simply pass it back, and the football would simply go from the seventh step to the sixth step; the loss wouldn't be significant.

However, Yin Bu frequently tries to use his footwork to get past his opponent or create some fancy moves, and if his opponent disrupts his plans, he goes from the seventh step to the zeroth step.

It even went as far as the seventh negative step.

It will take the team a lot of time and effort to win the ball back and get it back to that position.

It's not that you can't squander any opportunity; a threatening attack is itself a process of squandering an opportunity.

But not everyone can step forward and squander money.

Even when you're going to splurge, you should leave it to the person you're most confident in – Quaresma, he has the highest success rate, and even if he doesn't succeed, it's hard for him to concede a goal.

Or perhaps it's the person with the most special purpose who can expend it—Cristiano Ronaldo, torturing the ankles and stamina of his opponents, preparing for a brutal victory in the second half.

Yin Bu's spending is pure extravagance!

Many players who appear to be exceptionally talented or capable end up playing as substitutes or surprise players at top clubs, likely for reasons similar to these.

This is also why core substitute players are less likely to stand out than workhorse substitutes.

Your becoming a substitute only means that your potential is not high enough.

Even if this core player isn't up to par, the team will most likely look for a new core player instead of making you the starting point.

But many engineers have been promoted from substitutes to regular positions, so it doesn't matter who you use.

In the Qatar World Cup match between Portugal and Morocco, a midfielder delivered approximately three through balls from the right side of the penalty area, between the penalty box and the corner flag.

These all seem like ingenious ideas. When a teammate catches the ball near the byline, there's no one marking them. They can then run along the byline into the penalty area, cross, or cut the ball back.

But all three passes went too far, and his teammates couldn't catch up at all.

This directly gave the opponent the opportunity to waste time with a goal kick, making things even worse for Portugal, who were already under pressure. It would have been better to pass the ball back to the team.

Before this match, the same situation had occurred about two or three times.

This shouldn't be a problem of the players not being familiar with each other.

The problem lies with the passing player's own passing ability.

The passer was not Bruno Fernandes, although Fernandes also made similar passes from that position.

Can you say he performed poorly?

It's already quite impressive that you even came up with this idea; it surpasses the work of many others.

But sometimes, it's better not to think of something at all than to think of it and not be able to do it.

This Yin Bu's abilities still need improvement when targeted.

Fifty-seventh minute.

The large-circle tactic has progressed to Quaresma's level.

Quaresma dribbled skillfully and passed the ball to the onrushing Duncan.

Deng Kai, without stopping the ball, directly collided it with Drogba in front of him.

Drogba, without stopping the ball, directly collided it into the open area on his right.

Deng Kai, who had made a forward run, took the ball away.

The center-back behind Drogba quickly went to mark Deng Kai, but he was a step too slow and could only catch up a little.

But he felt that was enough.

His body leaned towards Deng Kai, and upon contact...

Deng Kai swayed slightly, but it barely affected his dribbling, as he stepped into the edge of the penalty area.

Deng Kai's physical contact was not as weak as the other party had imagined.

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