Ground football: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him

Chapter 298 Halfway Through

Both sides seemed to be on holiday mode early in the first half, resulting in a lackluster performance.

In the second half, the team finally got their attitude right after Triguera took Quaresma's place.

Finally, after a series of runs by Duncan and Drogba, a through ball was played into the penalty area, where Ronaldo used his speed to create a penalty, which he then converted himself, giving his team a perfect end to the first half.

Sporting Lisbon has become the Portuguese league's winter transfer window champion!

They had a perfect first half of the season!

Data speaks for itself.

After the first half of the season, fans had a deeper impression of the club's players.

For example, Pepe is impulsive and easily gets disciplinary yellow cards.

Terry is almost the most reliable player in the defense; everything about him is perfect except that he's not a Sporting Lisbon player.

Barzagli is truly excellent value for money; even a two-million-euro car wouldn't be as good as him, let alone one costing two hundred thousand euros.

Drogba and Yin Bu were truly evenly matched, and it was hard for fans to say who was worse.

Of course, even Drogba's fans have to admit that although Drogba is the team's first choice for starting center forward, if you ask which of the two players has a better future, everyone will choose the overtly talented Yin Bu.

Let's not even talk about Matthäus, Deschamps, and João Pinto; they're three old gems. It's proven that even if a superstar falls from grace, he's still a superstar.

This is much better than a complete scoundrel like Paul Bento.

Viana fully utilized the pace of the Portuguese league, even taking on the rhythm of the team's midfield.

In previous years, Viana, at the age of eighteen, was making waves in the Portuguese league, scoring four goals and providing eight assists in half a season across two competitions – those stats are dazzling!

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Isn't this a perfect midfielder like Simão?

Fifteen million euros is a bit expensive, but if you give Barcelona ten million, you'll be making a killing!

But things are different now.

Viana's stats would have been phenomenal in the past, and even last year he could have been considered one of the two best players alongside Quaresma.

But not this year.

Because this year, Sporting Lisbon has produced its youngest and strongest attacking trio in history!

Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 15 goals in 15 league matches, making him the team's undisputed top scorer!

He scored six goals in six rounds of European competition, averaging one goal per game, a terrifyingly consistent performance.

Twenty-one goals in half a season!

This is the report card that Cristiano Ronaldo has delivered!

That's about the same number of goals he scored in half a season in the Portuguese Second Division!

He truly turned the Portuguese Super League into the Portuguese Second Division.

Viana: Really? Then let's see Comrade C's assist...

Cough!

A perfectly good striker, why are you talking about assists or not...

Zero assists!

This is really a bit outrageous.

You might not believe it, but Cristiano Ronaldo played 21 games across two competitions and his assists were... zero!

Cristiano Ronaldo is also quite helpless about this.

If he could get in, then of course he got in.

If he can't get in, it'll be difficult for his teammates to get in too.

Unlike Quaresma, Cristiano Ronaldo's opportunities are often absolute chances.

He doesn't need to pass the ball; as long as he scores, that's enough.

There's really no need to pass the ball when you're one-on-one with the goalkeeper.

It might be better if you passed to two out of ten players who were in a one-on-one situation, but passing to eight out of ten players will only make things worse.

Cristiano Ronaldo lacks finesse in this area, so he might as well just do as Deng Kai said and not bother with finesse at all, and just shoot directly – that's the easiest way!

The second member of Sporting Lisbon's attacking trident is Quaresma, who forms a complementary partnership with Cristiano Ronaldo.

In 16 league matches, he scored 13 goals and provided 8 assists.

In six European matches, he scored one goal and provided six assists.

He has scored 14 goals and provided 14 assists in 21 matches across half a season!

Fourteen and fourteen!

Aside from being unlucky, it's almost entirely bad!

This figure has already reached the total amount that Quaresma produced in the entire previous year.

Quaresma, based on those statistics last year, was already considered to have surpassed Simão.

If he finishes playing this season, Figo should consider making way for me, Quagliarella.

What was Barcelona's offer for Quaresma this summer?

Seven million euros!

Now you have to multiply it by three!

20 million euros is Sporting Lisbon's bottom line for Quaresma.

This is undoubtedly a more outstanding and devilish winger than Simão!

Stronger and younger!

Barcelona is absolutely devastated.

You spent a lot of money bringing all these players from Arsenal in the summer, but they haven't been very effective.

That Overmars cost Barcelona a real 36 million euros.

If they had just given Quaresma a little more back then, wouldn't they be making a profit now?

It's all the fans' fault for taking their anger out on Portuguese players because of Figo. Now that they've realized Portuguese players are still the better choice, what should they do?

Now that we've mentioned two, it's time for the trident handle of the strongest trident in the history of Spencer Athletic, or rather, the trident king, to appear.

Without a doubt, it's Deng Kai!

Seven goals and twelve assists in the league, nothing special.

Five goals and four assists in European competitions, all done quietly.

In the first half of the season, he played 21 games, scoring 12 goals and providing 16 assists...

Quaresma: This guy creates the same ball as me, so how come he's better than me?

Deng Kai: The goal-assist ratio is in line with the golden ratio, which is more scientific and nutritious than the 50/50 ratio. Milk powder should still be formulated with the golden ratio!

That being said, Quaresma is actually more important in terms of the team's regular offensive importance.

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However, Deng Kai's ability to tackle tough challenges was too strong.

If every goal and assist is ranked in terms of its impact on the game, then Deng Kai's 28 goals contributed to would be scored higher than Quaresma's.

This is also why he is the Emperor of Halberds.

But then again.

We're all family here, so we don't need to follow any seniority or ranking system.

We are still a harmonious and cohesive group.

And so, at Deng Kai's suggestion, he stood in the center and everyone took a group photo for the first half of the event.

This photo will be used in various subsequent promotional materials.

Divided into team overall board (Deng Kai in the center position).

C position solo version.

Trident version (Deng Kai in the center position).

The Five Tigers version (with two more centers, Deng Kai in the center position).

Cristiano Ronaldo has suggested to the team that, given his height, he should be positioned in the center of the attacking trident.

Quaresma also stated that he is the oldest, so it's reasonable for him to stand in the middle, right?

However, Deng Kai rejected all of them.

Deng Kai's original words were: "You two are positioned on the left and right sides of the field. It would be a sin for either of you to change your position. Let me play in the middle, midfielder, midfielder, the 'middle' part is in the middle!"

Cristiano Ronaldo: I've played center forward before, I can do it!

Deng Kai: You're just making a cameo appearance!

Quaresma: I've played center forward too!

Deng Kai: That's called being without a sharp edge!

Drogba: There's a center forward here, should I take his place?

Deng Kai: You have the nerve to talk about not scoring in over ten rounds?

Yin Bu: Zlatan has always been the center!

Deng Kai: Everyone here is a starter, so the substitutes should keep quiet!

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In fact, Deng Kai would never argue with his teammates about who should be the center or not.

The key point is that it's unnecessary.

How many people can see a promotional poster for Sporting Lisbon?