Ground football: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him

Although Drogba is considered a top tough guy with a strong physique, he is still a formidable opponent.

However, his playing style and an old injury from his early years caused him to get injured multiple times throughout his career.

Otherwise, his potential could be even higher.

Of course, after calming Drogba down, Duncan also set higher expectations for him: "But speaking of which, do you know why you can never score a goal?"

This is truly a soul-searching question.

Drogba dreamed of knowing the answer to this question.

You can't always be unlucky, even if you have bad luck once or twice.

He's been wondering lately if he's offended God and if God is playing a trick on him.

A plump peach: No, I'm just teasing you.

In fact, Drogba is never far from scoring in every game.

He has already hit the crossbar once, the post once, the goalkeeper twice, and the defenders three times.

Even if only half of them turn into goals, that's still three or four.

Five games, three goals, two assists, and a tactical role – what else could he be but a super striker?

Don't apply the standards you set for Deng Kai and Cristiano Ronaldo to other players.

This is the world's top player!

Yin Bu: Damn it! Who the hell said that?

Deng Kai: I said it!

Yin Bu: Then I think you're right, Kai!

"Your playing style makes your goal-scoring efficiency low. The intense tackling and physical contact definitely affect your shooting touch," Deng Kai analyzed Drogba's situation. "At the same time, your technical reserves are still somewhat weak. You find it difficult to seize some of the real scoring opportunities that belong to you."

"Do you know why you've been starting in all the recent matches? It's because Mr. Trigera is satisfied with your performance on the field, and you've fulfilled the basic objectives he set for a player in your position."

"You did a great job with pulling, running, screening, pivoting, and heading..."

"But did you notice? There's no requirement for you to score points here!"

"So your scoring opportunities are outside of these things. After dropping back to receive the ball, are your only options to pass it back or hold off the opponent and then pass it back?"

"With your physical strength, you actually had a real chance to hold off your opponent, use their momentum to turn and flick the ball, and unleash a powerful long-range shot! You possess that kind of physical ability and power!"

"I see you usually practice shooting inside the penalty area. Honestly, how many opportunities do you think you have to shoot inside the penalty area? Your footwork isn't fast enough. Once you get inside the penalty area, your shooting preparation is enough for someone else to disrupt the ball."

"And your job is to frequently stretch the defense, drop back, and run. The real shooting opportunities inside the penalty area belong to Ronaldo, me, Quaresma, and Viana. Your chances are outside!"

"Even if you're actually inside the penalty area and receive the ball, the team's task for you is to use your presence and pivot point to create shooting opportunities for others. Understand?"

"You may be capable of more than just these things. But you must do these things well now so that you will have the opportunity to do more later."

"Including the long-range shots I just mentioned, you can't try them frequently; you can only try them occasionally outside of your regular work. You might feel that this is unfair..."

Drogba nodded.

If what Deng Kai said is true, then this is indeed a bit unfair to him.

Where is there any reason not to allow center forwards to shoot?

Besides, Drogba isn't incapable of scoring inside the penalty area; is it really bullying him to just be a blue-collar worker?

Deng Kai laughed: "But wasn't the last player who felt this was unfair your substitute?"

A sneeze!

Yin Bu always felt like someone was cursing him on the training field.

Drogba suddenly stopped feeling it was unfair. If this was the price of starting, then he still thought starting was better.

"It's not really that unfair," Deng Kai whispered to Drogba. "The chances you created were mostly used by Ronaldo, me, Quaresma, and me."

"You could take a look... never mind, you definitely don't have the time. I've already done the research for you. If you squander all the opportunities you create, you'd need to score about 3.5 goals per game on average."

"I'm not questioning you, but you can count on your fingers whether there's a player in world football who averages 3.5 goals per game. That's your value!"

Drogba understood!

That's it!

He couldn't possibly average 3.5 goals per game; nobody could.

He can't even score one goal per game.

Wasn't he sold by Le Mans without hesitation simply because his goal-scoring efficiency was too low?

He previously averaged around 0.35 goals per game.

But this also proves that he has a strong ability to create opportunities.

Drogba was satisfied.

If you can become a top-tier center in creating opportunities, that's also a way to make a lot of money.

The team doctor listened in stunned silence.

He just wanted to ask, were all these opportunities really created by Drogba alone?

Didn't it also involve Kai's brilliant pass, Viana's playmaking, Ronaldo's sprint, and Quaresma's dribbling, all working together to create this opportunity?

Among them, Deng Kai and Quaresma accounted for a significant proportion.

If you really calculate it, if Drogba creates his own opportunities and uses them himself, it's actually about even, right?

Since you finally have a chance to score, you might as well do it yourself.

This whole series of tactics had completely confused Drogba.

Drogba has three thoughts in his mind right now.

The first priority is to recover from the injury quickly and return to the field as soon as possible.

The second is to practice long-range shooting, especially long-range shots after turning and flicking the ball.

Thirdly, practice passing the ball, using various simple passing techniques to accelerate the team's attack from his position, creating more shooting and scoring opportunities for the team, realizing his own value, treating the team as home, his teammates as family, and wholeheartedly serving the entire midfield and forward line!

Deng Kai was satisfied with Drogba's comprehension.

Oh no, I've taught another one badly!

……

News of Drogba's injury quickly spread throughout the team.

Yin Bu was overjoyed when he learned of this.

No, the Swedish genius wouldn't be overjoyed by someone else getting hurt and him taking the lead.

His face remained serious, maintaining the dignity of his genius.

Then, inside their sneakers, they frantically waved their arms and shouted, slid on their knees in celebration, and even sneezed!

But reality dealt the Swedish genius a heavy blow.

October 3rd, the fifth round of the Portuguese Super League.

Sporting Lisbon welcomes last year's champions – Boavista!

On Duncan's advice, Triguera resolutely chose to use the old and short João Pinto as the team's center forward.

The key effect is quite good.

Pinto himself contributed an assist.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Quaresma both attacked down the wings, each scoring a goal.

The score is now tied at 2-2.

In the final moments, Deng Kai's long-range shot created a corner kick.

Viana took a corner kick, and Pepe, who replaced Deschamps, rose high and headed in the winning goal, sealing the victory for the strong opponent!

Sporting Lisbon achieves five consecutive league wins!

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