Ground football: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him

Porto expended a great deal of physical effort to gain possession of the ball.

In the 62nd minute, Deco received the ball, accelerated past Deng Kai, and unleashed a long-range shot.

Schmeichel, still sharp as ever, confiscated the football.

But Deco's brilliant performance still earned him a standing ovation at the Estádio do Dragão.

My core eats your core raw; that's a very morale-boosting thing to do.

However, Deng Kai showed no embarrassment whatsoever; instead, a glint of shrewdness flashed in his eyes.

Deco is panicking!

After Porto gained possession, they didn't orchestrate the attack carefully; they relied entirely on Deco's individual skill to complete the offensive.

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This is also why Deng Kai was easily outmaneuvered by Deco; he thought Deco would pass the ball, but Deco caught him off guard.

But this is not a bad thing.

Such an offensive style, relying solely on individual player abilities, is unlikely to last.

Taking advantage of the dead ball situation on the wing, Deng Kai had a brief conversation with Matthäus, Pepe, and others.

Sixty-eighth minute.

Deco regained possession of the ball, but was immediately met with a combined attack from Matthäus and Pepe.

Pepe immediately attacked, Matthäus double-teamed him, and Deco staggered.

Pepe eventually snatched the football away.

Pepe passed the ball to Deng Kai.

Before receiving the ball, Deng Kai observed the situation on both sides and gave Ronaldo a signal to attack.

Cristiano Ronaldo started to run, but was closely marked by Porto's right-back.

boom!

The ball rolled in, and Deng Kai, facing Porto's defensive midfielder, controlled it and flicked it past him.

The ball slipped between the defensive midfielder's legs, and in his daze, he reached out to pull Deng Kai, but Deng Kai slapped him away.

Deng Kai feinted and then surged forward in midfield, and with less than ten meters to go, he was within range of his world-class shot.

Both of Porto's full-backs moved towards Deng Kai.

boom!

While dribbling the ball, Deng Kai made a through pass that pierced the entire left flank.

Cristiano Ronaldo cut inside without the ball, creating a wide-open space with no players marking him closely.

The Porto goalkeeper rushed out to try and stop Ronaldo's one-on-one chance.

But Ronaldo was still a step ahead, receiving the ball, dribbling past the goalkeeper with a quick touch.

"Goal!"

"Cristiano Ronaldo dribbles past the goalkeeper and slots the ball into the empty net!"

"Two-nil! Sporting Lisbon extends their lead!"

"This is also Cristiano Ronaldo's thirtieth goal in the Portuguese league this season!"

"Sixteen years old! Thirty goals! If someone had told me before the season started that someone could achieve this, I wouldn't have listened! But now, the facts are right in front of us!"

"This also marks the first time in thirty years that a Sporting Lisbon player has scored over thirty goals in a single season!"

"He's also the first Portuguese player in ten years to score over thirty goals in the Portuguese league!"

"Keep in mind, this is only Ronaldo's first season in the Portuguese league! It's been an absolutely golden season! Sporting Lisbon has set so many records and created so many miracles!"

"This goal is significant for the match, for Sporting Lisbon, and for Cristiano Ronaldo!"

"We are witnessing the rise of a genius marksman!"

"Just as Deng Kai said two years ago at the Ballon d'Or ceremony, he has a friend named Cristiano Ronaldo who will become the greatest goal scorer on the planet, bar none!"

"I feel that Ronaldo is progressing in the direction described by Deng Kai!"

"Of course, Deng Kai's brilliant pass that pierced through Porto's entire defense was equally remarkable. He outmaneuvered Porto's defensive midfielder; his timing in passing was absolutely flawless!"

The commentator was very excited.

But in stark contrast to the commentators was Cristiano Ronaldo, who scored his 30th goal in the Portuguese league.

After scoring, Ronaldo wasn't overly excited and didn't even celebrate the goal.

Deng Kai grinned from ear to ear: "Luo, didn't you say you weren't interested in the league's Golden Boot? You said you were happy as long as the team won, and that team victory was everything. Why aren't you smiling now?"

Cristiano Ronaldo rolled his eyes at Deng Kai.

You actually believe this nonsense?

The direct cause of Cristiano Ronaldo's unhappiness is that no matter how many goals he scores, the Portuguese league's top scorer this season is Jardel.

This is so infuriating!

Gardell is trash, a goal-scoring machine who dominates weaker opponents, a stat padder, a plant!

"Kai, I have to say, your assist ability is indeed a notch below Deco's." Ronaldo even turned around and criticized Deng Kai, "He single-handedly carried Porto's entire midfield, and Jardel's explosive performance is directly related to Deco."

"And our midfield, with so many good players like Viana, Matthäus, Deschamps, and Quaresma helping you, yet you didn't give me enough ammunition... I've seen Jardel's shooting statistics."

"If I had as many shots on goal as Jardel, I could score at least five or six more goals than him! My efficiency is the best in the Portuguese league!"

Deng Kai nodded repeatedly: "Yes, so should the Portuguese league award you a prize for highest goal-scoring efficiency? Sorry, there isn't such an award... Also, I know I'm still behind Deco, but... oh dear, how come I'm still the top assist provider in the Portuguese league?"

Cristiano Ronaldo angrily walked towards midfield and unilaterally blacklisted Deng Kai, calling him a shameless scoundrel.

All assist leaders who can't win the Golden Boot are just stat-padders!

……

In the 70th minute, Sporting Lisbon made a substitution.

But the change of personnel is different from the past.

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Drogba was not substituted by Yinbu.

Deschamps didn't substitute Pepe, but Matthäus.

Trigra has his own explanation for this.

Drogba's decision not to be substituted was Triguera's reward for Drogba's hard work this season and in this match.

Giving Drogba the full 90 minutes in this most important game of the season is a sign of respect.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, Yin Bu will not get a chance to play today.

Yin Bu will start in the Portuguese Cup final four days later and will most likely play the entire match.

This is also a reward and a sign of respect for Yin Bu.

The reason Pepe wasn't substituted is the same as the reason he started: Sporting Lisbon is even considering grooming him as the team's captain and making him the soul of the team.

The red card he received for kicking someone gave Pepe a bad label, and many clubs would not consider him as a player who broke the law and violated discipline when making future purchases. However, it also opened up another career path for him.

In addition, Pepe is also one of Deng Kai's fans.

Replacing Fonte with Pepe, who is clearly more talented and has better individual abilities, shouldn't be considered disrespectful to me, Kai.

This design is simply perfect!

A world where only Fonte is injured has been created!

Seventy-third minute.

Deschamps made a mistake as soon as he came on, or rather, Deco exploited his decreased running ability and played a targeted game, directly beating Deschamps and then sending a lob pass.

After receiving the ball, Jardel shoved Fonte behind him, turned around, and unleashed a powerful shot in one fluid motion.

The football crashed into the net with overwhelming force, showcasing the prowess of this striker who had already secured the Portuguese league's Golden Boot.

One trick is fresh, eat all over the sky.

Jardel's ability to unleash a powerful shot after a turn is absolutely top-tier in today's football world.

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