Ground football: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him

However, to be fair, Kluivert, the pioneer of the modern center forward, was also truly skilled with his head.

In the 17th minute, Overmars challenged Barzagli on the wing.

His dribbling skills were even sharper than Quaresma's, easily outmaneuvering Barzagli with a series of consecutive changes of direction.

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Barzagli is extremely strong in one-on-one tackling, but his weakness is that he has the slowest turning speed among the three center-backs. He's not actually the best choice on the right wing; his strengths are rather awkward.

If he plays as a center-back, his passing skills are a bit lacking, and his tackling ability cannot be fully utilized.

When playing as a center-back, his tackling was perfect, but his slow turning speed was exposed.

In fact, a four-defender system with two center-backs is more suitable for him to perform, but Sporting Lisbon cannot change its formation for him alone.

After getting past Barzagli, Overmars delivered a beautiful cross before Deschamps could cover him.

Kluyvern leaped high; he was a little shorter than Fonte, but Fonte couldn't jump at all against his strong body, only having a slight, insignificant effect.

boom!

The football was just over the crossbar, only ten centimeters away from a goal.

Kluyver shook his head and glanced at Fonte.

Fonte also noticed Kluynuvit's gaze, and then blushed.

They both knew what the other meant.

Kluivert: This central center-back is actually the weakest link in Sporting Lisbon's defense! Let's attack him!

Fonte: Holy crap! They've discovered I'm the weakest link in the back line, what do I do? Kai, save me!

Yes, it's that outrageous.

Many people consider the central defender to be the most important position in the defense, but for Sporting Lisbon, it is indeed the weakest link.

This is the "perfect solution" that Trigra and Maxa finally came up with after a long period of research.

As is well known, Fonte was one of the five key players behind Deng Kai in Sporting Lisbon's youth academy.

Later, he joined Moreirense with Deng Kai to play in the Portuguese Second Division, and is now the team's number one Kai fan.

After serving in various units, Fonte and Deng Kai forged a strong revolutionary friendship.

Purely from a merit standpoint, Sporting Lisbon's original two center-backs, Marcos and Facundo, were no weaker than Fonte, or, to be honest, slightly stronger.

Even disregarding them, replacing Fonte with Pepe and then switching positions with Barzagli is the optimal solution for this team's defense.

But Fonte absolutely cannot be left out of the starting lineup.

Fonte is a symbol, a sign of the team's respect for Deng Kai.

In order for the team to retreat to give players like Viana and Quaresma more room to perform, what is the premise?

He felt absolutely respected in this team.

Giving is always a two-way street.

If the team defeats Fonte and disrespects the hidden privileges that Deng Kai has in this team, then Deng Kai will definitely not continue to compromise on the field.

At that time, conflicts between him and players such as Viana and Quaresma will erupt.

Moreover, without him, Matthäus and Deschamps are not as effective in defense, and the team's defensive strength will decline.

So while Fonte himself is not important, whether or not he starts is very important.

Fonte's "Kaifenescrow" tactic proved to be successful.

However, in order to maintain this harmony and respect, the team must also bear the risk of being targeted by the other side.

However, Deng Kai clearly noticed this as well, and he consciously began to position Deschamps more in the central defensive midfield role, while he himself positioned slightly to the right. By reducing the area Deschamps was responsible for, he relieved some pressure on Deschamps while simultaneously increasing Deschamps' coverage of the area in front of Fonte.

In the 22nd minute, Deng Kai passed the ball back to Deschamps, and then moved to the wing to overlap.

Quaresma dropped back to receive a pass from Deschamps and then cut inside from the right flank.

This forced Barjuan to abandon Duncan and move inwards, preventing Quaresma from dribbling past his opponent and directly breaking into the penalty area from the front.

boom!

Quaresma followed suit, and while dribbling the ball forward, he suddenly flicked the ball with the outside of his right foot, passing it to Deng Kai on the wing.

Both of these kings of the outside of the foot have a unique ability to spread their feet to the side in this position.

boom!

Deng Kai met the ball and delivered a first-time cross.

This "rushed" approach is something most teams would not allow.

Given space and time, passing the ball steadily beforehand is at least two or three levels higher in quality than passing it without stopping it.

Moreover, teammates often need time to reposition themselves.

Of course, there are a very few team cores who are qualified and capable of playing this kind of inspired football, which can suddenly accelerate the attack.

These details all reflect Deng Kai's true status on the team.

Inter Milan fans who previously claimed that Viana was the absolute core of Sporting Lisbon are unlikely to notice such details, or may deliberately ignore them, only seeing what they want to see.

"Deng Kai crossed from the wing! The pass was very simple and quick, but in terms of accuracy..."

"The ball is passed too far, and Drogba at the midfield post has no chance of winning it. Viana, who is coming in from the middle, can't catch up. If Duncan waits a bit before passing, Viana will be a threat."

"The pass was too long, it went straight to the far post... De Boer is at the far post, he's going to take possession of the ball... Ronaldo!"

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"Cristiano Ronaldo is so fast! He actually got to the position!"

"Ronaldo leaps high! De Boer was careless; he wanted to control the ball directly instead of clearing it, so he didn't jump."

"Too high! Ronaldo's abdomen is pressing down on de Boer's head; de Boer has lost the ability to jump!"

"He wasn't jumping, he was taking off!"

boom!

Cristiano Ronaldo took off from the far post, and although the shooting angle was not great, goalkeeper Reina had just turned his head and had no chance to make a save.

Swish!

The football flew into the goal.

Cristiano Ronaldo and De Boer both fell to the ground, but the young Ronaldo quickly got up and roared at De Boer, "Roar!!!"

He stood tall and proud, like a rooster.

De Boer was still a little dazed and hadn't fully come to his senses.

With players like Drogba and Viana arriving immediately to celebrate with Ronaldo, he didn't have a chance to pick a fight with Ronaldo.

"Goal!!!"

"Cristiano Ronaldo breaks the deadlock for his team! This underdog is really going to continue their dark horse run!"

"He roared at de Boer, avenging the earlier incident where de Boer had yelled at him with an arrow!"

"This is also Cristiano Ronaldo's tenth goal in this UEFA Cup! He has now surpassed his teammate Duncan to become the sole UEFA Cup top scorer!"

"He jumped too high! A dark cloud hung over Barcelona, ​​because Ronaldo was circling them like a bomber!"

"CD link! Having breached the goals of Inter Milan, Kaiserslautern, and Barcelona in succession, this youth storm continues to rage. Is their destination truly the Westfalen Stadium, the venue for the UEFA Cup final?"

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