Ground football: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him

But the real situation is...

"Benfica's defense is in good form this year, and they have plenty of height. While Imbula has subjectively solved the problem of physical duels, his actual ability to compete in physical duels is lower than Drogba's."

"He hasn't even started to build muscle yet, and this high-intensity competition could cause injuries."

"With Nuno Gomez training alongside Benfica, this defensive line is better equipped to handle attacks down the middle."

"Therefore, I suggest that Yin Bu try to play as far to the flanks as possible in this match."

João Pinto also joined the coaching staff's discussion.

This made Paulo Bento, who was also a member of Portugal's golden generation, envious and jealous.

Pinto then told Triguera everything he had learned in Benfica.

That's why Deng Kai told Yin Bu that the team would create an opportunity for him to outshine Maniche in the next game.

Isn't Maniche a winger?

Na Yinbu was also active on the flanks.

This was exactly what Yin Bu wanted to do.

As for whether Yin Bu can actually play on the flanks...

If you were to make him play as a winger like Quaresma or Ronaldo, that definitely wouldn't work.

Lukaku later demonstrated that the "beer-bellied winger" was unreliable.

But as a center forward on the wing... Yin Bu can still play there.

What is a center forward positioned on the wing?

A typical target man striker primarily drops back to the edge of the penalty area to receive the ball, providing a pivot point between the midfield and the attacking third for his teammates, helping the ball move across this area and creating a real threat with possession.

Alternatively, they can wait inside the penalty area for teammates to cross from the wing or launch long balls to create scoring opportunities.

Wing-positioned center forwards do not possess the latter ability because their area of ​​activity is not inside the penalty area, but on the flanks.

The area where they can act as a pivot is not in the middle outside the penalty area arc, but on the flanks on both sides.

The team's high balls will mainly be passed to them after they move to the wing.

This makes the pressure on the center forward when receiving the ball much less than when receiving the ball in the middle, and their environment for handling the ball is much more relaxed.

However, this also places higher demands on their speed, footwork, cutting inside, and crossing ability.

This is also why Yin Bu can become a center forward on the wing. His footwork is no worse than that of an ordinary winger. Although he is not as fast as Quaresma, his smoothness is in no way inferior.

Although it can't match Ronaldo's speed, it's definitely not an old car.

He's young after all, and he's not overweight yet, so his current speed isn't much worse than Drogba's.

Drogba's speed is already considered that of a high-speed tank among center forwards.

……

October 24th, the seventh round of the Portuguese Super League.

Sporting Lisbon will visit the Estádio da Luz to challenge Benfica.

Sporting Lisbon currently sits atop the league table.

Porto is in second place, and they have also won all their league matches so far.

The only problem is that the goal difference is a little lower.

However, Jardel currently leads the Portuguese league in goals, surpassing Cristiano Ronaldo's six league goals and Quaresma's five league goals.

Benfica is third, having drawn with Boavista and trailing the top two by two points.

If Benfica wins this match, they will overtake Sporting Lisbon.

Considering that this season is mostly a battle between these three giants of the Portuguese league, this match has become a game worth six points!

The stadium was packed to capacity.

With the new season approaching, all fans are looking forward to a bright future for the club.

In the first five minutes, the two sides battled fiercely for possession, neither willing to relinquish control of the ball to the opponent.

Maniche, as a striker, was exceptionally tenacious in midfield battles, helping the team gain a slight advantage in midfield.

It appears that the football is moving more around Sporting Lisbon's half.

But in the seventh minute, Matthäus suddenly pressed laterally, teaming up with Deschamps to outmaneuver Benfica's midfield and win the ball back in the middle.

Sporting Lisbon's attacking players were still making runs, and Benfica's defensive speed was also very fast, so there weren't many good opportunities.

Matthäus glanced at the ball once and passed it back to Duncan, avoiding any unnecessary possession.

Deng Kai, who was pushed back into the backfield by Maniche, launched a long pass without stopping the ball.

At this moment, Cristiano Ronaldo on the left wing and Yin Bu in the middle wing had already switched positions.

Yin Bu is running towards the left side of the road.

When the opponent has finished retreating, it is not easy for a speedy winger like Ronaldo to get the ball, because to get him to get the ball, you have to pass it behind him and make him run.

When he's running, the probability of him getting the ball is over 50%.

But once the opponent has finished retreating, it means there's not much room for you to run, and you'll be out of bounds in just a few steps.

If Ronaldo doesn't pass the ball behind the defense and instead directly tries to get the ball into the box, his biggest advantage disappears, and his chances of getting the ball might only be 30%.

Similarly, when passing to Quaresma, pass him the ball in front of him, so that he can drop back two steps to receive it. This way, his chances of getting the ball will be around 80% on average.

If you go directly to Quaresma, he'll have an even smaller advantage in the challenge, and his chances of getting the ball will be less than 10%.

But if he drops back to receive the ball, he can pull the opponent out of the box. On the other hand, with his agility and skill, he might be able to shake off the opponent with a turn after receiving the ball, and then he'll be in for a blast.

Therefore, the opponent dared not press too hard, making it easy for Quaresma to receive the ball.

However, Yin Bu was different.

Deng Kai's long pass created a distance that allowed Yin Bu to challenge the opponent.

Not too close, not too far; there's no need for Yin Bu to sprint or retreat.

Yin Bu intercepted Benfica's right-back and easily received the ball.

The other party harassed him desperately from behind, but to no avail.

You might think that harassment from the center-backs might be effective, but as for the full-backs... Yin Bu can only apologize to them.

With a gentle lean on the other person, Yin Bu turned around.

After two quick feints, he suddenly flicked the ball into the net.

After Benfica's right-back was knocked aside by Yin Bu, he didn't go up to challenge him again, because that would be asking for trouble.

He created some distance, which actually helped him defend against Yin Bu, because Yin Bu's speed wasn't too fast, and once the distance was increased, Yin Bu wouldn't be able to get past him.

Even if it's a cross from Yin Bu, he's confident he can block it; he can easily block the pass by extending his leg before Yin Bu passes it.

This is the advantage of a small, agile player over a large, low-agility player.

The big guy's movements have too long a forward and backward swing.

however……

boom!

The football flew into the penalty area.

Benfica's right-back looked terrified.

He did indeed anticipate Yin Bu's actions.

But he didn't expect Yin Bu's legs to be so long!

Taking advantage of his long legs, Yin Bu managed to kick the ball a little further out despite his movement being anticipated, thus avoiding the opponent's interception.

No sooner said than done.

Ronaldo, who had just positioned himself in the penalty area, used the force of the opponent's push to rush to the near post again, and even gave the opponent a forceful counter-attack as he left, preventing the opponent from catching up.

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