Ground football: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him

boom!

A header at the near post.

The football bounced off the ground and then into the goal, perfectly bypassing the Benfica goalkeeper.

"Goal! One to zero!"

"Yinbu played like a winger! From receiving the ball to passing it, Benfica's right-back simply couldn't handle him!"

Similarly, Ronaldo's threat in the penalty area is clearly underestimated! But with his increased height, he's now considered above average even compared to other center forwards!

"This was a successful positional switch. In particular, Imbula made an assist directly from the wing, it seems he still holds a grudge against Maniche's pre-match criticism."

"Trigra and Maxa are truly excellent coaches. They even design specific tactics based on the players' psychological state to help them prove themselves, which is truly remarkable!"

"Trigera's ability to coach young players is indeed on par with Wenger's, and of course, the tactical support provided by Maxija is also indispensable."

"Only teams with tactical geniuses like Maxić can design so many unique tactics for their players!"

"Many people may think that there is no difference between Yin Bu and Drogba when they play as center forward, but in fact, there are some subtle differences in tactics. Drogba and Yin Bu do not use exactly the same tactics."

"In other words, at Sporting Lisbon, every player can have their own set of tactics, just like a key player, and the whole team can play around them in one or even several ways. It's truly wonderful! This is probably why the young players they've brought in this season have performed exceptionally well!"

In the 19th minute, Sporting Lisbon launched another attack.

Matthäus launched a long pass attack directly from the center-back position.

Yin Bu and Quaresma switched positions, with Yin Bu receiving the ball on the right wing.

Benfica's players already know that when you're on the wing, you can't stop Imb from receiving the ball because Imb is very tall and strong, and there's no high ball he can't get.

Then Yin Bu, who was defending the flank, could only create a little distance.

He attempted to steal the ball after controlling it and while turning.

boom!

Yin Bu controlled the ball and made a sudden burst of speed, stopping it directly in his cutting-in path before charging forward.

Everyone was stunned.

Not to mention the precision and excellent control of the power in that single pass and control.

This way of thinking alone is different from that of ordinary people.

A center of that size, after controlling the ball, immediately accelerates and overpowers you. Isn't that outrageous?

No normal person would think of this.

But Yin Bu dared to think it, and he really dared to do it!

Yin Bu's explosiveness and absolute speed are both excellent, but that's for a target man center.

Compared to wingers, he's probably a little slower than Maniche.

He absolutely cannot eat it raw.

But since he did it, it means he was confident...

"Oh! Yin Bu caught us off guard, cutting inside first and blocking our path. Benfica's left-back was blocked behind him and couldn't affect his breakthrough at all."

"The center forward controlled the ball on the wing and then cut inside at lightning speed. It was as if Yin Bu had opened the door to a new world for Benfica's left-back."

drop!

Benfica simply couldn't stop Yin Bu, and in the end, their defensive midfielder came back and brought Yin Bu down from the side.

The referee blew his whistle and showed a yellow card.

And they were awarded a free kick in a very good position.

In theory, a left-footed player can shoot directly from here.

The awkward thing is that most of Sporting Lisbon's attacking players are right-footed.

Cristiano Ronaldo, Quaresma, Viana, Deng Kai, and Yin Bu—players with free-kick abilities—are not suitable for this position.

Quaresma is the only player among them who can use the outside of his foot to make a high-quality right-footed shot from the left-footed shooting area.

boom!

Quaresma walked around the ball without touching it.

Deng Kai kicked the ball.

They decided to cross the free kick to create more opportunities.

Deng Kai's free kick was very decisive.

It's not a high ball, but a half-high ball.

The arc is large, and the ball speed is very fast.

He circled directly into the penalty area from the right, flying from the right side of the goal to the left side, almost parallel to the goal line.

This means that anyone on this line who touches the ball could potentially create an opportunity to score.

But that's just theory.

Start from reality.

The players on the right were the first to see the ball, but it was moving too fast for them to react in time.

Therefore, whether they stretch their legs or their heads, it is all done after the ball leaves the field.

Only the players on the left flank and back have more time to react and make a shooting motion before the ball arrives.

boom!

Cristiano Ronaldo on the left makes a diving sliding shot.

They successfully scraped the soccer ball.

The football hit the far post and bounced into the net.

It almost flew out of control.

"Beautiful! A very fierce tactical free kick!"

"Deng Kai's kick was so powerful and curved that it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it a shot on goal."

"Apart from Cristiano Ronaldo at the very end, no one could react in time. Even Ronaldo almost missed touching the ball."

"Two-nil! Deng Kai and Ronaldo didn't waste the free kick that Yin Bu created for them."

Even against a strong opponent like Benfica, Sporting Lisbon played exceptionally aggressively today!

"Benfica has to do something about Imb. He's been involved in almost all of Sporting Lisbon's attacking threats so far, and his role is clearly incomparable to that of Benfica's Maniche."

"He's just like Nuno Gomez!"

Benfica is clearly aware of this problem.

They then tightened their defense against Yin Bu.

Yin Bu's field awareness wasn't that strong, and coupled with his good footwork, he didn't notice the danger for a while.

Until the twenty-sixth minute.

Yin Bu was surrounded and couldn't pass the ball out when he tried.

If Yin Bu were a winger by nature, possessing the winger instincts of Cristiano Ronaldo and Quaresma, he would actually have had a better approach. For example, he could have dribbled the ball to the sideline and tried to win a throw-in for the team.

Even if you give the ball to the other side, as long as you prevent the opponent from launching a quick counter-attack, you won't give them a chance to counter-attack just because you lost the ball.

boom!

Yin Bu was dispossessed by Maniche, who was involved in the defensive recovery.

Maniche dribbled forward and passed the ball to Gomez after crossing the halfway line.

Gomez passed the ball back to midfield and then turned and ran.

A through ball from Benfica's midfield.

Gomez quickly overpowered Matthäus.

Fonte came out a little late, and the connection between him and Matthäus was inherently weak, making it the easiest point for the defense to exploit.

And they really managed to catch a powerful center like Gomez!

boom!

Gomez dared to take a long-range shot before Fonte could come out.

Although Schmeichel was prepared, Fonte still somewhat influenced Schmeichel's judgment.

Moreover, Gomez's shot was of exceptionally high quality, a world-class strike.

"Goal!"

A deafening roar of cheers erupted from the Bright Stadium.

[P.S.: Everyone in my family tested positive. Peach currently has a fever, with her temperature consistently around 37.5 degrees Celsius. She also has a headache, dizziness, sore throat, fatigue, and muscle aches. She tested positive but hasn't yet, so it might just be a regular fever (if she still has a regular fever). We will continue to monitor her for the next two days.]

But regardless of whether it's positive or negative, this fever is really unbearable. I've been sitting in front of the computer all day and haven't been able to write more than a few words.

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