Ground football: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him

While Vidic looks good, he's still a long way from Manchester United's real summer target, Rio Ferdinand.

Tenth minute.

After Kaka and Ronaldo overlapped on the wing, they found Drogba was not in position, so they sent a cutback cross to Deng Kai at the edge of the penalty area.

Deng Kai met the ball with a right-footed pass.

He knocked the ball behind him.

boom!

German powerhouse Lothar Matthäus unleashed a superb long-range shot from 27 meters out.

Unfortunately, Matthäus is getting a bit old, and he couldn't quite control the ball, which flew into the stands.

In the 25th minute, Manchester United kept the game back and forth.

Beckham's cross from the wing created a corner kick.

Beckham then took a corner kick, and chaos ensued in the penalty area.

The ball eventually hit the unprepared Scholes and bounced towards Keane's feet.

Keane, inside the penalty area, instinctively took a step forward with the ball, missing the best shooting opportunity.

Just as he caught up with the ball and was about to lift his leg to shoot.

Deng Kai surprisingly chose to dive low and head the ball away.

Keane swore that if he had even the slightest bad thought in his mind, he would have kicked Deng Kai in the head.

But in the end, Keane, adhering to the principles of football, pulled his leg back appropriately after Deng Kai had already disrupted the ball.

Even so, Sporting Lisbon's team doctor entered the field.

Keane's shoe studs grazed past Deng Kai's left ear.

Despite being from Sichuan, Deng Kai was not henpecked. He was incredibly stubborn, and the shoe nails scratched him, leaving a deep wound that bled quite a bit.

Overall, however, this was not a serious external injury.

The team doctor treated Deng Kai's injury right there on the court, applying several bandages.

At the stadium, Manchester United fans gave Deng Kai a warm round of applause.

But after Deng Kai got up, he walked towards Keane.

Many people were on tenterhooks.

Despite being a semi-technical midfielder, Deng Kai is known for his tough temperament.

This guy is the kind of player who dares to box with Barcelona players at Camp Nou!

But Keane is not exactly a "good guy" either.

He is a notorious "Premier League villain".

Just last April, in order to avenge the arrow wound he suffered three years earlier, he used his momentum to deliver a knee-high sliding tackle, hitting Alf Haaland directly in the right knee, and then vented his anger by mocking him.

In his autobiography published this year, Keane also admitted to intentionally causing injury.

Affected by a leg injury, then-Manchester City captain Alf-Haaland is currently considering whether to retire.

He himself hopes to play for another two or three years to earn some money for his son Erling Haaland, who is not yet two years old.

However, Manchester City has shown tremendous fighting spirit since being acquired by Mansour and is set to return to the Premier League next season.

Alf-Haaland is fine for League One, but he struggles in the Premier League, especially given his serious injury which has further reduced his performance.

Amidst the worried glances of many, Deng Kai gave Keane a hug: "Thank you."

Deng Kai knew that Keane had stopped.

Keane nodded, expressing his complete satisfaction with this sensible young man.

I, Kai, am a sensible person.

But three minutes later, Keane regretted it.

He believed he should have kicked Deng Kai out of the field with a headshot.

Twenty-fifth minute.

Kaka dribbles down the left flank to find Ronaldo.

Ronaldo attempted to break through, but was tightly marked by O'Shea.

After failing to break through, Ronaldo passed the ball back to Deng Kai.

After receiving the ball, Deng Kai made a move to break through to the left from five meters behind the top of the arc.

Veron immediately moved to defend Duncan.

However, Deng Kai shifted his weight, pulled the ball back, and made a move to break through to the right.

His right foot was stretched out and pressed against the back of the ball after pulling it back, ready to flick it.

It sounds slow, but it's actually a split-second action.

That is, a pause in the middle of the action of pulling and flicking the ball.

But in reality, things don't stop.

Deng Kai is actually flicking the ball with the instep.

Veron knew that Deng Kai wouldn't simply choose to break through on the left wing, so he kept some weight on himself.

At this point, you can shift your focus back and intercept Deng Kai's pass as he breaks through to the right.

boom!

Deng Kai flicked the ball with his foot, but at the moment of exertion, his ankle snapped, and the ball flew straight to the left front.

This is not a cow tail move, but a "pistol pass"!

This is NBA player Pete Maravich's signature passing move.

It looks like the ball is being passed forward, but it actually flies to the left.

This is a very unusual and spectacular passing method, whether in basketball or football.

Veron tried to block the ball because it was very close to him.

But he had completely lost his balance.

Pfft!

Belon fell to the ground.

He was completely outmaneuvered by Deng Kai!

Left side of the penalty area.

Ronaldo, who had already charged forward, swatted away O'Shea's harassment and cut inside without the ball.

Silvestre rushed to cover Ronaldo.

But Ronaldo used his left foot to stop the ball in front of his right side.

It stopped the internal cutting effect.

Then Ronaldo unleashed a second burst of power, and with a single crossover, he completely outmaneuvered Silvestre.

boom!

With no one marking him on the left side of the penalty spot, Ronaldo didn't hesitate, caught up with the ball and unleashed a powerful shot!

Then Ronaldo flipped over completely.

Because of his shot, it actually hit the near corner!

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The point of force application differs when hitting near and far angles.

Basically, the foot, the ball, and the point to hit are all in a straight line.

If we consider the football as the origin, after a player cuts inside and catches up with the ball, they can shoot towards the far corner.

It saved a step in terms of time and distance.

But to shoot near the corner, you have to rotate your foot 60 to 90 degrees to the right from behind the ball.

Not only does it add an extra step, it also greatly increases the difficulty of shooting.

It also puts a greater burden on the player's lower back and thighs.

It has many drawbacks, right?

The advantage is that in this situation, if the ball is shot at the near post and is on target, the goalkeeper and center-back have almost no way to stop it.

Swish!

The football grazed the post and went into the goal guarded by Barthez.

He even lunged in the wrong direction.

He lunged for the far corner.

Unable to get there in time to block Ronaldo, Blanco also chose to block the far corner.

They all did nothing of value.

After Ronaldo fell to the ground, he immediately rolled up and pointed at Deng Kai. The two of them quickly ran towards the corner flag area.

"Goal!"

"Champions League! Champions League! Sporting Lisbon is really going to win the Champions League!"

"One-nil! They're leading Manchester United!"

"An incredible goal!"

"Cristiano Ronaldo's attacking prowess is incredible! He outmaneuvered O'Shea! With a single touch and dribble past Sylvie, he unleashed a powerful shot that nearly pierced Manchester United's goal!"

"That's absolutely top-notch shooting! That was a beautiful shot!"

"Everyone thinks that Ruud van Nistelrooy, who joined Manchester United this season, has an incredibly strong shooting ability, but I believe that Cristiano Ronaldo's shooting ability is in no way inferior to van Nistelrooy's!"

"I would call them the top five in the world! The others are Ronaldo, Henry, Shevchenko, Batistuta, Vieri, Zidane, Figo, Rivaldo..."

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