Ground football: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him

As time goes by, all the teams have gradually started their return to training camps.

Some even announced follow-up arrangements such as warm-up matches and friendly matches.

Sporting Lisbon has three friendly matches this year.

There's a lot to learn about friendly matches.

The opponents cannot all be weak; otherwise, you won't be able to test new players or formations.

The opponents cannot all be strong; losing a series of games will dampen the players' enthusiasm at the beginning of the season and may even be a bad omen.

Sporting Lisbon's schedule this year is quite reasonable; their third friendly match is against Ligue 1 team Nice.

This summer, Sporting Lisbon brought Evra away from Nice.

Nice were very satisfied with the two million euro transfer fee, so when Sporting Lisbon asked them to play a friendly match, they didn't hesitate for a second.

Evra's role is too confusing. While he is active in the midfield and forward areas, he lacks the composure that a midfielder and forward should have. Nice has wanted to sell him for a long time, but they have not been able to find a good deal.

Evra: That's not what you said!

Sporting Lisbon's second friendly match will be against Premier League team Chelsea.

Needless to say, Chelsea are now very happy with Sporting Lisbon.

They generally believe that Sporting Lisbon has helped them develop a center-back whose current market value exceeds 15 million euros.

Some extreme fans even believe that Terry could become a Chelsea legend in the future, with a peak value of 30 million euros.

However, Deng Kai said that it was nothing, and that 100 million would be no problem even 20 years from now!

Anyway, it's unlikely that any player you buy for around 100 million will become a legend in the team's history.

However, from another perspective, Sporting Lisbon's decision to loan out a Premier League-caliber center-back like Terry for a very small amount of money is not a bad deal.

Moreover, this center-back was a key player who helped the team win the treble last season.

As for Sporting Lisbon's first warm-up opponent this year... that's something that's getting excited for domestic fans.

Because it's a domestic club – Dalian Shide!

Even more bizarrely, it is said that the arrangement of this warm-up match was initiated by Sporting Lisbon in contact with Dalian Shide!

How awesome are you?!

When the news broke, the Chinese football community was jubilant.

Has European football finally taken notice of Chinese football?

Is Chinese football about to rise again?

But soon, the truth was uncovered by Dongqiudi.

Dongqiudi: "Witness the latest lineup of the European treble winners first; behind the luxurious treatment, perhaps it's Maxi's gesture of goodwill towards the Chinese national team!"

The report recounts Maxi's remarkable achievements over the past three years, calling him the biggest contributor to Sporting Lisbon's treble.

They even shamelessly attributed the credit for the World Youth Championships to Maxa.

Keep in mind, this is the Portuguese team led by Kevin Durant, who could win a championship even if you just leashed a dog on the bench.

The article states that Maxi was very interested in joining the national team coaching staff, so he took the initiative to facilitate this collaboration.

Domestic reporters wanted to verify the information with Dalian Shide, but Dalian Shide didn't know the specifics either. Saying "no comment" would be too embarrassing, so they simply agreed with Dongqiudi's version of events.

The news spread like wildfire, leaving the domestic footwear industry in a difficult predicament.

The public's demand for Marcossa to take over as coach is too high.

Eventually, even the leaders got involved in the matter.

Therefore, the team's internal research decided that if Maxija could lead this brand-new Sporting Lisbon to a resounding victory over Dalian Shide by three goals or more, and if they could field stars like Matthäus, Guardiola, and Deschamps...

They will give Maksa a surprise, such as... hiring Maksa to join the national team coaching staff after the match!

Upon receiving the news, Maxa immediately consulted with Kai.

Kai Shao said he would take care of everything.

As for why Deng Kai made this arrangement, it's related to his understanding of the national football team.

After the programmer's incident, some people said that it didn't mean much to the national football team, as those bad things would still emerge sooner or later.

But Deng Kai believes that the line mentioned many times in "The Storm" is very true.

"Making the fight against organized crime a regular practice!"

As long as we sweep, eliminate, crack down, and clean up more, even if football can't lead Chinese football to rise, at least it won't hold Chinese football back.

From Chen Tao and Dong Fangzhuo to Deng Zhuoxiang and Wang Chu... these are all the reasons on the surface. Behind the scenes... in short, rather than waiting twenty years to overturn the table, it's better to expose this darkness sooner and let Chinese football develop in the sunlight for a while.

Otherwise... wouldn't it be heartbreaking to watch the girl groups from neighboring countries and Japan make a name for themselves in the World Cup?

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Time quickly came to the day of the friendly match.

At least 100,000 fans flooded into the 80,000-seat Dalian People's Stadium.

The star-studded Sporting Lisbon players received enthusiastic support from fans during the warm-up phase.

With the exception of Deschamps, who is temporarily absent due to serious personal matters, the entire Sporting Lisbon squad is present.

Although the head coach was Triguera, Maxa led the team in everything from the press conference to the on-field command during this friendly match.

Maksa even stated at the pre-match press conference that, barring any unforeseen circumstances, his goal for this match is to ensure that all players on the team can play, giving Chinese fans the best possible experience!

This further enhanced his popularity among Chinese fans.

During the warm-up phase, different players received varying degrees of welcome, as Sporting Lisbon still has many unknown players in their squad.

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Players like Yaya Toure, Vidic, Evra, Maicon, Kaka, and Veloso are completely unknown to most people.

Reina and Ronaldinho are slightly better off. The former is Barcelona's backup goalkeeper, a prodigy of the club. The latter is the team's most expensive signing; those who follow Sporting Lisbon should definitely pay attention to this football genius, as described by football experts.

Yin Bu, Drogba, Pepe, and Barzagli are slightly more popular, thanks to the fact that they played for Sporting Lisbon last season.

Yin Bu, due to his aloof personality and his passion for Tai Chi, was ranked half a level higher.

Pepe's flying kick at Barcelona's de Boer in the UEFA Cup also put him at a higher level.

Then there are superstars like Guardiola and Deschamps, whom all fans know. Wu Xudong, who was promoted from the youth academy to the first team this season by Sporting Lisbon, is also in this category of popularity in China.

After all, he's one of their own, and fans see him as if they see the hope of Chinese football.

Then there are two superstars, Lothar Matthäus and Peter Schmeichel. The former was once the world's number one player, and the latter is a Manchester United legend and a two-time treble winner. They are the focus of attention wherever they go.

Surprisingly, Fonte's popularity was in no way inferior to Matthäus'.

Fonte: ? ? ?

Fonte: That's normal. My strength is about equal to Matthäus'. He's stronger than me, but I'm taller than him. We've had our share of wins and losses.

The reason for this is that Fonte frequently expressed his support for Deng Kai in various interviews.

Yes, it's not support, it's endorsement.

He is jokingly referred to by Chinese fans as "Europe's number one Keanu Reeves fan leader".

Trigra's popularity in the country also falls into this category.

Within Sporting Lisbon, only Maxija and Cristiano Ronaldo are taller than them.

The former goes without saying, it's Saint Sa!

He's the future chief assistant coach of the national team, a cornerstone of Chinese football! If he really joins the national team after the tournament, this year could even be defined as the inaugural year for Chinese football!

Cristiano Ronaldo has also earned the nickname from Chinese fans – Portugal's most affectionate player!

Because almost every time there's an interview at the training ground, Deng Kai is there, and Ronaldo is there; Ronaldo is there, and Deng Kai is there.

Luo is inseparable from Kai, and Kai is inseparable from Luo.

Even the person Deng Kai spends the most time with in private each year is not his girlfriend Hathaway, but Cristiano Ronaldo!

The addition of Ronaldinho this season has led to ambiguity in the meaning of the character "罗" (Luo) in the country.

To make it easier to distinguish, domestic fans have altered the Xinhua Dictionary—or rather, the online encyclopedia—so that, apart from "Little Ronaldinho" specifically referring to Ronaldinho, all other "Ronaldo-related" phrases used by domestic fans specifically refer to Cristiano Ronaldo!

This is the treatment of the number one among Kai Shao's five tiger generals!

Cristiano Ronaldo: Under his command? ??

Of course, Deng Kai's appearance caused a sensation throughout the venue.

What warmed the hearts of domestic fans was that Deng Kai did not rush to warm up, nor did he wave his hand casually to get through the game.

Instead, he jogged around the stadium, carefully greeting fans from all sides, and even interacting with some of them.

At this moment, domestic fans felt like they were among the happiest fans.

Because they know that no matter where Deng Kai plays, this kid is "one of their own"!

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