Ground football: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him

Sure enough, perhaps due to his position or perhaps because he had adapted to his teammates, Ronaldinho's performance improved significantly in the second half.

He showcased his footwork skills in quick succession, going from initially impressing everyone to later instilling fear in the Dalian Shide defenders in less than five minutes.

Within five minutes, by sheer coincidence, Ronaldinho dribbled past three defenders in succession, providing an assist for Cristiano Ronaldo.

Four to zero!

At this moment, the camera panned to the VIP stands.

Several high-ranking officials from the Chinese Football Association and members of the national team coaching staff whispered among themselves, expressing their strong approval of Maxi's coaching abilities.

In the private rooms, out of the camera's view, were even higher-ranking leaders.

As Jiang Yunzhu poured tea for the other person, she said, "This isn't the first time you've seen Deng Kai play football. How about it, dare to make a bet with me?"

Looking at Deng Kai celebrating with Ronaldinho on camera, the other person said, "When it comes to football stars, most people only mention the names of strikers. Even the most talented midfielders are less well-known."

"In the future, among the vast majority of people who are not football fans, there will definitely be more people who know Ronaldo than Zidane."

"But Deng Kai is of Chinese descent no matter what. If he plays for China, the national team coaching staff can't possibly prevent him from playing."

You're bound to lose this bet.

Jiang Yunzhu shook her head: "Let alone Deng Kai, even if the real Ronaldo and Zidane joined the national team, they might not get a chance to play unless you show your support."

The other person frowned: "You're exaggerating."

Jiang Yunzhu: "Since the odds of winning are so high, are you going to bet? If you win, I... can go back next year for Chinese New Year."

"Okay!" the other person nodded. "If you win, I'll give the fans across the country an explanation next year!"

……

On the field, the game continues.

The current positions on the field are:

Cristiano Ronaldo, Ronaldinho

Kaka, Deng Kai, Toure, Wu Xudong

Evra, Vidic, Barzagli, Maicon

Reina

Wu Xudong's position has greatly satisfied domestic fans, as he can indeed play as a winger.

Maicon thus escaped the misfortune of being booed by the fans at the stadium.

If he dares to take Wu Xudong's place, he'll likely have a hard time leaving the stadium today.

Maicon quickly demonstrated his strengths at right-back.

His speed, dribbling, crossing, physical strength, and attacking awareness are all excellent. Apart from his speed and Wu Xudong's inconsistent performance, he is much stronger in other aspects.

boom!

Maicon's cross was headed away by a Dalian Shide player.

Deng Kai jumped up and flicked his heel, and Kaka on the left wing followed up with a shot that was executed in one smooth motion.

Goal!

Five to zero!

At this point, the leaders of Dalian Shide and the football shoe company became restless.

This score is already quite high; it's enough. There's no need to widen it any further.

Otherwise, a lively friendly match would turn into a friendship-ending game.

Perhaps it heard their innermost thoughts.

In the 65th minute, Deng Kai requested to be substituted during a dead ball situation.

Huang Jianxiang was quite worried: "Deng Kai requested to be substituted. What's wrong? Is there something wrong with his health?"

"It shouldn't be. Deng Kai played rather modestly today and didn't have any intense clashes with his opponents."

"Deng Kai found Kaka before leaving the field and exchanged a few words with him."

"This should be an encouragement to Kaka, because after Duncan left the field, Kaka is very likely to be in charge of the attack in midfield. Kaka has returned to his most comfortable position."

"He has to thank Deng Kai, otherwise he wouldn't have had this opportunity."

"Oh! Duncan has sat down next to Trigra, this is Maksa's seat. Maksa was sitting here before, but he just got up to go to the sidelines to direct."

"It seems that Deng Kai needs to report on his feelings on the field, which may have some impact on Sporting Lisbon's starting lineup and main formation for the new season. This should be the task that Triguera gave him."

On the sidelines, Maksa, who was pretending to be directing, looked at Huang Jianxiang's live commentary with disdain.

What do you mean by "this is Maxa's position"?

I, Xiao Ma, was just warming up Kai Shao's seat. I've never heard of heated seats before.

Also, what does it mean to have a certain impact on the starting lineup and main formation?

That's called a decisive influence!

Didn't you see Triglan reporting the game's statistics to Kyrie Irving right now?

The player who replaced Deng Kai this time was the biggest star of the game, Lothar Matthäus.

In addition, Barzagli was also substituted, and Veloso, the son of the former Benfica captain, came on as a substitute.

The team then changed its formation again, from 442 to 4223.

The forward line consists of Ronaldinho, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Wu Xudong.

Domestic fans were incredibly excited that Xiao Wu was now positioned further forward, and their cheering frenzy was disheartening for Dalian Shide.

Have you guys figured out who's on your side?

Fans: Those who don't rip us off are our own people.

The two attacking midfielders are Kaká and Matthäus.

This was Viana's position last season, the team's attacking core in the midfield and forward line.

The two defensive midfielders are Veloso and Yaya Touré.

The three center-backs are Evra (1.73m), Vidic (1.91m), and Maicon (1.84m).

No wonder Sporting Lisbon said Evra was just a filler.

If a player can be substituted on and then brought on again, Evra will obviously be replaced.

He was putting himself in a rather difficult position, especially considering that Maicon on the other side had the advantage of height.

This formation is the same one Sporting Lisbon used to win the treble last season.

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However, apart from Ronaldo and Matthäus, there are no other players from last season in the formation.

So logically speaking, the performance shouldn't be too good.

But now that Ronaldinho has moved back to the left wing, he's really taking off.

He had been playing on the right wing before; he could play there, but he wasn't comfortable.

Being able to kick and kicking well are two different things.

On the left wing, Ronaldinho was like a footballing genius from Brazil, dribbling past opponents one after another, causing Dalian Shide players to fall to the ground, and then sweeping the ball across the field.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Wu Xudong clashed on goal, with Ronaldo drawing attention and Wu Xudong finishing at the far post.

Six to zero!

Sporting Lisbon is on fire!

Seeing that they were about to lose, Dalian Shide quickly brought on a group of substitute players in an attempt to ease the embarrassment.

Dalian Shide: It's not that we're not good enough, it's just that we're rotating our players.

This includes Feng Xiaoting, who faced Deng Kai two years ago, and Dong Fangzhuo, the talented striker from Dalian Shide.

Feng Xiaoting watched Wu Xudong score a goal from the sidelines, feeling deeply moved.

Who would have thought that in just two years, Wu Xudong, who was studying in Portugal and living in Europe, would make it into the first team of a top Portuguese club?

And he... even with a fairly complete training program and connections in China, he has only just entered Dalian Shide's first team.

Sporting Lisbon and Dalian Shide are not just separated by a treble.

The gap between Asian and European football is enormous!

With most defenders drawn to the dazzling style of Ronaldinho, Kaká's previously unnoticed forward runs began to show their power.

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