Ground football: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him

"This is an exaggeration! Ronaldinho's dribbling is indeed beautiful, but it's also true that it didn't help the game! He could have been Nedved's backup for a few years!"

Kaka remains mediocre; his previous flashes of brilliance were merely an illusion! He might not even be good enough to be a substitute at a top Serie A team!

"Europe's best midfielder? Tenth in the Ballon d'Or rankings? Duncan's worth is as laughable as Lazio's Mendieta! He looked utterly helpless against Davies and Conte!"

"Mr. 74 Billion Lire? Deng Kai's price tag is way inflated; even a half-price Serie A team might not want him!"

Sporting Lisbon was unable to refute these comments, nor did they intend to.

This is the world of football.

If you lose, you have to accept it; if you get beaten, you have to stand up straight.

Even if you say, "Winning first doesn't mean you've won, and losing first doesn't necessarily mean you've lost," people will still think you're just being stubborn.

To get revenge, you either need to defeat your opponent directly or eliminate them.

December 1st, the 13th round of the Portuguese Super League.

When the referee blew the final whistle, all the players and fans of Marítimo had only one thought in their minds: "First of all, I haven't offended you!"

Deng Kai scores a hat trick!

Kaka scored two goals and provided two assists!

Ronaldinho scores one goal and provides two assists!

Yaya Toure and Imbula both scored goals!

Eight to three!

Sporting Lisbon went completely berserk, they didn't care about defending at all, they just attacked whenever they had the ball, it was simply unreasonable.

But even with such a frenzied offensive and a high score, it still failed to gain recognition from media outlets outside of Portugal.

What kind of skill is it to be a bully at home?

If you can't win tough matches, what if you win 10-0 in other games?

Does it make sense?

……

Reporter: "Maxsa, what are your thoughts on the widespread pessimism surrounding your match against Barcelona?"

With Barcelona's players arriving in Lisbon, a new wave of pre-Champions League news has begun.

Maxa: "We don't care about what others think; we focus on our opponents."

Reporter: "Is there anything you can learn from Barcelona's success with their three-center-back tactic this season?"

Maxi: "We were using a three-center-back formation last season. Who do you think copied whom?"

Reporter: "But Barcelona's results are better."

Maxi: "Are you sure? Barcelona is in first place in the league? No, I think they're fifth... How many people believe they can win the league this season? But even though we're only second now, guess how many people think we can defend our title this season? You're blind, but the European betting companies don't seem to be."

Reporter: "You..."

Maxa: "What? Or is it because Barcelona won the UEFA Cup last year that you think they're so strong? That contradicts my memory. I definitely need to go to the team's trophy room later to see the date and name engraved on that UEFA Cup."

Reporter: "Barcelona is a team that has won the Champions League; their history and strength are beyond what Sporting Lisbon can imagine!"

Maxi: "So what? So we should hand the victory to Barcelona? In that case, Barcelona should kneel down to Real Madrid, because Real Madrid has won far more titles in history than Barcelona! What makes Barcelona think they can compete with Real Madrid?"

The reporter is dead!

Maxi walked away, clearly in a bad mood today; Barcelona's mouthpieces should stay away.

Trigla refused Maxa's massage, which made it impossible for Maxa to relax for Kyle on the court afterwards.

This is a complete waste of Maxa's life.

How could he sit quietly on the coach's bench during a match?

He couldn't sleep or eat without contributing something to the team!

Triglav: Well, you could do some work on team tactics and the opposing players' statistics.

Maxa: Then I'm afraid Kai will be unable to eat or sleep properly!

Trigra: 666!

On December 4th, the second leg of the second group stage of the Champions League kicked off.

Arsenal and Juventus engage in a fierce battle.

Juventus, who dominated the previous round, were surprisingly suppressed by Arsenal throughout this match, which is unbelievable.

Vieira demonstrated his role as a superb defensive bulwark, successfully freezing Juventus' midfield maestro Nedved.

Henry and Trezeguet, the French attacking duo, both scored goals, but the difference was that Henry's Arsenal ultimately defeated Juventus by three goals.

Juventus lost 1-3 away from home, and their points total was tied with Arsenal.

The following day, Sporting Lisbon hosted Barcelona.

If Barcelona wins, they will top the group with six points, greatly increasing their chances of advancing to the quarterfinals.

"Hello everyone, the stadium shown in the video is the Alvalade Stadium, the home ground of Sporting Lisbon. The fans in the stands are wearing green and white jerseys and cheering for their home team."

"Of course, there were also a few players wearing red and blue jerseys; these were Barcelona fans. They are wealthy and traveled to Lisbon with their home team, believing they would bring home a victory."

"Barcelona's performance has been relatively stable after changing their lineup to a three-center-back formation. This change has made players like Rivaldo, Quaresma, Kluivert, Saviola, and Giovanni more compatible and strengthened Barcelona's control of the ball."

Their lineups are as follows:

Saviola, Kluivert, Quaresma

Rivaldo, Giovanni

Harvey, Cocu

De Boer, Cristanwal, Puyol

Bonano

"Among them, Cristanvar was bought by Barcelona this summer specifically to address their aerial defense issues. Last year, Dunca's hat-trick of headers against Barcelona left the Catalans terrified and sleepless."

"Height and heading have become forbidden words in the Barcelona Code."

"Christanval's performance in aerial defense wasn't a complete waste of money. However, his footwork and ability to handle pressure are relatively weak, and he made quite a few small mistakes. I wonder how he will perform today."

Sporting Lisbon's formation is as follows:

Cristiano Ronaldo, Didier Drogba

Kaka, Deng Kai, and Ronaldinho

Yaya Toure, Pep Guardiola

Pepe, Vidic, Barzagli

Schmeichel

"Both teams use a three-man defense and two defensive midfielders, with only slight differences in the positioning in the attacking third. Both teams prioritize possession and focus on creating opportunities on the flanks, making their overall playing styles quite similar."

"Barcelona fans therefore believe that Sporting Lisbon copied their tactics and despise this."

"Trigera publicly stated that this tactic was mainly developed by Maxa, referencing some of Van Gaal's ideas, but also incorporating Rehhagel's tactical style."

"After that, the media's evaluation of Sporting Lisbon's tactics changed from the previous plagiarism theory, believing that Maxisa combined the strengths of many schools and surpassed his predecessors."

After gaining the nickname "Saint Sebastian," Maxi Márquez was also referred to by some fans as the Bruce Lee of Western football, or simply "Lee-Ma"!

[P.S.: That's all for today, try harder tomorrow!]

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