Ground football: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him

Maxa's speech was a wake-up call!

As the most powerful club in the Portuguese league, Porto's contributions to the national team are truly negligible.

He who holds a position should not concern himself with its affairs.

Porto is practically an internal traitor; they deserve to be executed.

Porto was under immense internal pressure for a time.

The top management stated directly that they would take Postiga back this year no matter what.

The goal is to get Postiga included in the national team roster for the 2002 World Cup, which would also be a way of giving the people of Portugal an explanation.

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"Ding! You have obtained the title 'King of the Outside of the Foot'! You have obtained Ricardo Quaresma's purple-level player skill - Manual Cornering."

"Manual cornering: If there's a faster brake than the foot brake, it's definitely the hand brake. Aside from short track speed skaters, no one has more authority on this than you. Manual cornering allows you to maximize your speed. Although the movement might look a bit clumsy, your explosive power after the corner will be enhanced, with the increase directly proportional to your arm strength. You'll be less likely to slip and less prone to arm injuries when cornering manually. Every 90 degrees of manual cornering is equivalent to one full rotation."

Good guy!

They've collaborated.

Even a small spinning top can be used.

This skill is truly... a blessing for short people.

The court is actually quite slippery.

Players often stumble when they stop and start suddenly.

At this point, the unique advantage of shorter players is that they can brace themselves with their hands on the ground.

With their assistants bracing themselves on the ground, they can reduce their turning radius to a terrifying degree, shaking off any defenders.

November 26th, UEFA Cup fourth round match.

The second encounter between Sporting Lisbon and Rosenborg.

Quaresma crossed from the wing, and Ronaldo headed the ball into the net at the far post.

Viana played a through ball, and Drogba chased after it, unleashing a powerful shot that found the back of the net.

The team defeated Rosenberg 2-0 without much effort, even without the referee's help.

November 29th, the 12th round of the Portuguese Super League.

Sporting Lisbon challenges Alvica.

In the first half, Drogba demonstrated his pivot role, carrying defenders and providing assists, allowing Quaresma to cut inside and shoot with the outside of his foot.

It's beautiful, but unfortunately, the king of the outside of the foot has been replaced by someone else.

During halftime, Yin Bu replaced Drogba, who played in the European match midweek.

Yin Bu was in superb form in this match, with Viana and Deng Kai providing him with assists to help the substitute player complete a brace.

The team ultimately won 3-0.

On December 6th, in the 13th round of the Portuguese Primeira Liga, Sporting Lisbon welcomed back an old friend... Moreirense!

Last season, Cristiano Ronaldo and Duncan were the key players that enabled Moreirense to taste the championship.

However, so far this season, they are still struggling in the bottom three and will most likely fall back to the Portuguese Second Division.

Sporting Lisbon showed some consideration in this match.

Deng Kai and Cristiano Ronaldo scored early on, so there was no further fighting.

Quaresma scores and assists.

In the final moments, Matthäus made a rash decision, assisting the hungry Drogba to score.

Fortunately, Alex redeemed Morales' pride with a stunning long-range shot that found the net.

With a score of 4 to 1, both sides got what they wanted.

After the game, the players from both sides had a friendly dinner together, with Deng Kai hosting a dumpling feast for Moreirense's teammates.

On December 10th, in the fifth round of the UEFA Cup, Sporting Lisbon will face Anderlecht.

These are currently the only two teams that still have a chance to advance from the group stage.

Sporting Lisbon has drawn all four of its matches; one more win would secure them first place in their group and advance to the next round.

Anderlecht faced strong resistance from Turkish Super League teams, managing only a draw, bringing their record to three wins and one draw.

If they don't lose this match, they can keep the suspense going until the final round.

Throughout the match, they also effectively marked key players such as Quaresma, Ronaldo, and Duncan.

Whether in the league or in European competitions, these three players have the most outstanding statistics and performances for the team.

But Anderlecht overlooked the fact that this is a multi-core team.

The premise of Viana's data moderation is twofold.

The first point is that he is mediocre compared to his mirror image, Deng Kai. But as a midfielder, are his statistics of three goals and six assists in the league and one goal and one assist in European competitions really that bad?

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It's definitely not bad, okay?

If you do the math, that's roughly seven or eight goals and nearly twenty assists per season. Doesn't that make him a true midfield maestro?

The second reason is that Viana's pitch is located relatively far back, so they don't have as many finishing opportunities.

But when other points fall silent, Viana can undoubtedly step up.

Viana was exceptionally active in this match, and with his teammates deliberately feeding him the ball, he had the most passes and receptions in the entire team.

And he did not let his teammates down.

First, he assisted Drogba to break the deadlock.

Then they created a corner kick and took it, allowing Terry to kick the ball into the opponent's net amidst the chaos.

Two to zero!

Sporting Lisbon have secured their place in the UEFA Cup knockout stage with one game to spare!

Anderlecht will have to face the teams that were eliminated after finishing third in the Champions League.

That would be disastrous.

Because this year's third-place finish in the Champions League was unprecedentedly fierce.

When you hear the roster, you'll feel like you're playing in the Champions League final, not the Europa League play-offs.

Barcelona, ​​the reigning champions of La Liga!

Liverpool, the Premier League giants!

Inter Milan, a top team in Serie A!

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Especially the last one, that's a super team that boasts the 90 billion lire man Vieri and the world's number one football star Ronaldo!

Oh... Ronaldo is injured...

It was the most serious injury of his career.

That's why Jardel was called up to the Brazilian national team.

December 13th, the 14th round of the Portuguese Super League.

Sporting Lisbon has once again encountered an easy challenge.

Their opponent is also a newly promoted team, Rio Ave.

But compared to last year's Portuguese First Division champions Moreirense, Rio Ave is doing much better; at least they're out of the relegation zone now.

This also illustrates the enormous influence that Duncan and Cristiano Ronaldo had on Moreirense.

In this match, Ronaldo missed two one-on-one opportunities due to nostalgia.

But Drogba's scoring surged, resulting in a brace and a goal-scoring duel with Yin Bu.

Quaresma scores and assists.

Deng Kai provided a through ball assist for Drogba.

Drogba's goals are becoming increasingly easy to score, so easy that his two goals are hardly memorable to fans.

Sporting Lisbon also secured a comfortable 3-0 victory over Rio Ave thanks to these three goals.

December 17th, the final round of the UEFA Cup group stage, formalism.

Sporting Lisbon fielded a rotated squad and started Drogba and Yin Bu.

The effect was... horrible!

It had absolutely no offensive efficiency whatsoever.

If it weren't for Cristiano Ronaldo's last-minute, deadly long-range shot that broke the deadlock, this match would have been a draw.

December 20th, the last match before Christmas.

This is also Sporting Lisbon's last match before the winter break this year.

Sporting Lisbon vs. Marítimo.

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