Ground football: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him

Portugal's newly crowned star striker, Gómez, scored a long-range shot to pull one back for his team!

This shot completely boosted Benfica's confidence.

The fans began to sing continuously to cheer on the team.

Benfica's players then launched a strong pressing attack and began to gain momentum.

When faced with this kind of momentum, increasing the passing speed is the best approach.

Otherwise, whether you want to rely on technique or physical strength, you are easily violated by the other party's large movements.

Thirty-third minute.

Yin Bu was then violently attacked by Maniche and fell to the ground.

He tried to hold off Maniche, but once Maniche got carried away, his movements were clearly beyond the bounds of a normal match.

Maniche's strength and movements in taking down Imbu were at a karate level.

Yin Bu grabbed the soccer ball immediately after falling to the ground.

Maniche, however, wanted to kick the ball away; he tried.

Despite the obvious retraction of the foot, it was still equivalent to slamming the ball into Yin Bu's body.

Yin Bu, who had originally planned to put on a show of rolling around on the lawn, got angry and said, "Screw the show, let's just fight!"

After getting up, Yin Bu directly sent Maniche flying.

After Maniche got up, he also rushed towards Yinbu.

The two men clashed chest to chest, with Maniche retreating steadily while Yinbu exuded domineering power.

If his teammates hadn't arrived quickly, Maniche, who was at a disadvantage in this chest muscle collision, might have thrown a punch.

The referee then arrived and showed yellow cards to both Yinbu and Maniche.

Yin Bu was the one who started the trouble; he received a disciplinary yellow card.

Maniche's defensive actions were excessive and inappropriate, warranting a normal yellow card.

If Maniche hadn't pulled back his foot and controlled his strength when kicking the ball, or if he had gotten into a physical altercation with Yinbu later on, he would probably have received a red card.

All I can say is that his teammates were very wise and managed to control this time bomb.

Thirty-nine minutes.

Influenced by his emotions, Yin Bu was less proactive in his retreat, which was also his way of deliberately avoiding conflict with others again and keeping a low profile.

That's right. Everyone needs this kind of adjustment after a conflict, otherwise the situation might get worse.

But for Sporting Lisbon, the team is temporarily missing a focal point in the attacking third.

Deng Kai was isolated and helpless, and suffered a disastrous interception.

Benfica launched a counterattack.

Finally, Nuno Gomez unleashed another long-range shot... which struck Deschamps.

Young people don't care, but older people really don't want to be bored by football.

Deschamps lay on the ground for a long time. After the team doctor entered the field, he and Deschamps checked their fingers.

Deschamps missed the other man's finger.

The team doctor couldn't determine whether it was a concussion or just old age-related vision problems, but he signaled for Triguera to be substituted.

Even though Deschamps repeatedly explained that he has presbyopia and that not being able to get the device on was not a physical problem, the team doctor couldn't take the risk, and at this point, the rules had to be followed.

Triguera then substituted Pepe for Deschamps.

Pepe got plenty of playing time today and was in high spirits.

It made everyone think he had a personal grudge against Deschamps.

But actually, kids are just kids, they're just happy.

Forty-fifth minute.

After calming down, Yin Bu once again began to support his teammates on the flanks, becoming a pivot point.

But Benfica has already noticed his playing style.

Under pressure, Yin Bu's pass went astray and was successfully intercepted by Benfica.

Benfica retaliated again.

Gomez tackled the young Pepe off the ball, then caught the ball, held off Fonte, and completed the play in one fluid motion.

You can't say Pepe and Fonte did a bad job, but at least the result wasn't good.

Gomez takes a shot from just outside the penalty area!

Schmeichel made a diving save.

Unfortunately, Gomez was in top form today, and also had a stroke of luck.

The football struck the junction of the left post and crossbar of the goal and bounced into the net.

This is a complete dead end!

"Gomez! Gomez! Gomez!"

The stadium was absolutely blasted!

Gomez equalized the score thanks to his outstanding individual skills!

Every second from now on could be the moment they take the lead.

However, the arrival of halftime delayed this scene by a little while.

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The away team's locker room.

Deng Kai found Yin Bu and was communicating with him: "In the second half, when you pass the ball out from the wing, be quick and concise. They've left the middle a bit empty in their efforts to limit you."

"But if you slow down the pace of the game, we won't be able to seize opportunities in the mid lane."

To put it simply, both are pivotal roles, but there's a pivot for passing the ball and a pivot for controlling the ball and stabilizing the rhythm.

Yin Bu previously used the latter style of play, which made him much more noticeable.

Now that Deng Kai wants him to use the former style of play, the team's focus needs to shift to the midfielders.

If Benfica fails to notice this change in time, they will be exploited by stronger opponents, leading to serious problems.

Most head coaches' on-field adjustments and commands are actually mainly based on changes in the opponent's offensive focus.

It is inconsistent and frequently changes.

But the head coach's insight is different; it takes time to develop an understanding before giving instructions.

This is the team's weakness.

The more astute and perceptive a player is, the more likely they are to react before the head coach can even remind them, thus seizing the opportunity.

This change also occurred for Benfica after the start of the second half.

However, Deng Kai had anticipated Benfica's intentions.

Benfica is clearly exploiting the threat posed by Gomez's long-range shots.

Gomez moved to the wing twice within five minutes, making room for Maniche, who likes to participate in midfield battles.

When you think Maniche is a midfielder, Maniche will tell you that he is actually a winger.

His ability to suddenly surge forward from the center is more lethal than that of an average midfielder.

Fifty-eighth minute.

Gomez pulled to the side.

Maniche, using Gomez as a screen, dribbled from the flank towards the edge of the penalty area, preparing to shoot.

boom!

Deng Kai suddenly made a bold tackle from the side.

He wouldn't have dared to do that if he didn't understand Maniche's intentions, because Maniche could very well dribble laterally and then suddenly advance vertically.

But Deng Kai knew that Benfica's coach's plan for Maniche was to dribble laterally into the middle and then shoot from distance, or pass the ball to Sabri, the left-wing striker who could use his speed to cut inside into the penalty area.

Instead of passing the ball to Gomez, who had already taken away two defenders.

That's why Deng Kai dared to make the tackle.

Because he was certain that Maniche still needed to be assessed.

Sabri on the left hasn't started moving yet, so Maniche can't pass the ball.

"Beautiful! Deng Kai made a bold sliding tackle, precisely poking the ball away from Maniche's feet!"

"Maniche signaled a foul to the referee, but the referee shook his head in denial!"

"Maniche is a bit agitated... Oh, Duncan passes the ball to Pepe, Pepe makes a long pass! Yinbu moves to the left to receive the ball, Ronaldo goes through the middle and enters the penalty area!"

"Sporting Lisbon's counter-attack came very quickly, and Maniche had no time to complain. He was desperately trying to get back to defend, but it seemed a little too late."

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