Ground football: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him

"As for Sporting Lisbon's lineup, apart from Viana returning to the starting position, there are no other changes."

"Cristiano Ronaldo, Didier Drogba, Quaresma"

"Viana, Deng Kai"

Matthäus, Deschamps

"Terry, Fonte, Barzagli"

Schmeichel

"The footage shows Guardiola chatting amicably with Duncan in the players' tunnel; their personal relationship appears to be quite good. It's said that Guardiola repeatedly suggested Van Gaal sign Duncan, but this was ultimately stopped by Barcelona's youth academy. This is also a key reason why Van Gaal and Guardiola parted ways."

"Simão greeted Quaresma, Viana, and Fonte; they're more familiar with each other. Ronaldo didn't go over; he seemed a bit too arrogant, which might leave a bad impression on Simão."

"Rivaldo greeted Matthäus and Deschamps, who are old rivals. Guardiola also went there; there are still many players from both teams who know each other."

"This also shows that Sporting Lisbon is not simply a dark horse or a young team as many fans think. As Deng Kai said, they do not lack top stars in their team."

"Even when facing Barcelona's stars, many of their players are able to greet them."

"Such a social circle can reveal a lot. After all, in any circle, ability is the bottom line. People who can get along well in the circle need not only good personality, but also strong abilities."

"Alright, with a whistle, the competition officially begins!"

Sporting Lisbon initially controlled the ball and launched an attack, but failed to create any real threat.

Barcelona's defense still has its merits, and Guardiola's command and positioning on the defensive end are also quite good.

His downfall was that he suffered multiple injuries over two or three consecutive years during the peak of his career.

His physical condition declined significantly, and his strength decreased instead of increasing. At the same time, he failed to achieve enough individual and team honors. As a result, when later generations evaluated him as one of the four great defensive midfielders of the 1990s, they thought he was simply unworthy of the title and was extremely bad.

Considering Guagua's later coaching approach and results, he is a typical example of:

Brain: I understand.

Feet: I'm ruined!

In the fifth minute, Barcelona launched an attack.

Sporting Lisbon played a solid defensive game, giving Barcelona virtually no chance to exploit any weaknesses.

But even under such tight defense, Rivaldo suddenly unleashed a stunning long-range shot while on the move, almost changing the score.

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The football barely grazed the post before going out of bounds.

Two years ago, Schmeichel conceded two goals to Rivaldo against Barcelona; two years later, he is even less able to stop his opponents.

After all, he is already thirty-eight years old.

But this attack did not intimidate Sporting Lisbon.

With the support of their home fans, Sporting Lisbon's players quickly found their rhythm.

In the ninth minute, Viana, who had run to the left wing, passed the ball back to Matthäus. Matthäus then passed it across to Duncan, who was coming to receive it. Duncan let the ball pass and then chipped it with the outside of his right foot, sending the ball to the right wing without turning his body to the right.

This gave Quaresma a very good opening.

Quaresma received the ball and cut inside, but Barcelona's left-back Barjuan only arrived halfway through the cut.

This kind of defense, which comes from a distance, is most prone to making mistakes.

Quaresma executed a deft nutmeg, easily beating Barjuan.

However, Abelardo moved towards this side in advance, and Quaresma, unable to continue dribbling past him, could only sweep the ball across the face of the goal first, before being knocked down by Abelardo.

Near the six-yard box, Ronaldo cuts inside without the ball, preparing to pounce on the opportunity to shoot.

But Barcelona's center-back de Boer made a decisive tackle, poking the ball out of bounds before Ronaldo could react.

This move was incredibly skillful and daring; if the angle of the shot or the point of contact were off, the ball could easily have gone into their own net.

"what!"

After making a brilliant defensive play, De Boer turned around and let out a morale-boosting roar.

While it appeared he was celebrating with his teammates, he was actually giving Ronaldo a hard time.

Experienced Barcelona stars know exactly how to beat young players.

That shout either frightened Ronaldo, scaring him so much that he dared not make a move afterward.

Either provoke Ronaldo and make him lose his temper, causing him to make erratic choices on the field and perform poorly.

Of course, there is also a very, very small chance that Ronaldo will feel unhappy and turn his anger into motivation to perform beyond his usual level!

However, the third scenario is extremely rare.

You need to be strong enough to have the foundation for an explosion of power.

They also need to have a tenacious and indomitable spirit.

The key is that your dedication to scoring and winning must outweigh your insistence on controlling your temper and anger, which is the hardest thing for many people to do.

De Boer doesn't think Ronaldo can do it.

While Cristiano Ronaldo is excellent, in the context of European football, he has never been the most talented or strongest player of his age group.

In Sporting Lisbon alone, there are three players who surpass him in strength, performance, and talent: Quaresma, Viana, and Imbasimovic. Even Deng Kai, who has inherent disadvantages, can be considered his equal.

Deng Kai: ? ? ?

Fonte: Don't talk nonsense, my brother Kai can still grow taller, okay!

Simang: My mom still says this to me now. I'm twenty-two years old this year.

"Oh, Deng Kai is moving towards the corner flag. Normally, corner kicks from this position are taken by Viana."

Deng Kai ran towards the left corner flag, and as he passed Ronaldo, he called him over. His main purpose was to find time to talk to Ronaldo: "Ronaldo, their defense is short, so use your brains to deal with them, you know what I mean?"

Cristiano Ronaldo's son, Tong Kong, shrank back: "Awesome! That's a great idea. No wonder he's Hobbiton Kai; he spotted Hobbiton's fatal flaw right away. I knew it felt off that he was kicking the ball with his feet today; he should have been heading it!"

This action was also seen by Maxa and Trigra.

"Deng Kai must still be a little worried about Viana's injury, so he took the corner kick himself." Maxa couldn't understand Kai's intentions at all.

"He's discovered a weakness in Barcelona and is talking to Ronaldo. He'll probably go find Drogba and Quaresma later..." Triguera said, somewhat speechless.

boom!

Deng Kai took a corner kick under pressure from the referee, but the ball was cleared by Kluivert's header and failed to pose a threat.

Barcelona fans applauded continuously, giving Kluivert a big thumbs up.

However, with Deng Kai's reminder, Sporting Lisbon's midfielders and forwards became more aware of their strategy of playing high balls.

Kluivert, a center forward, clearing a high ball, further demonstrates Barcelona's lack of aerial ability in defense.

Air siren, raise it!

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