Ground football: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him

Cristiano Ronaldo at home.

More than one or two officials from the Portuguese Football Federation came.

Some members of the national team coaching staff also attended.

Also included are executives from Sporting Lisbon and the president of Nacional Madeira.

These people all know Cristiano Ronaldo, and they've come to persuade, well... I should say "beg" Ronaldo to join the national team.

Sporting Lisbon's twin stars "cd" have already lost one of their "d"s, so they can only look for the "c"!

Cristiano Ronaldo's father and sister both supported his joining the national team.

This is normal; it's an honor for the entire family!

But Cristiano Ronaldo's brother Hugo and mother remained silent.

They had contacted Deng Kai and were indignant that he was left out of the Portuguese national team.

They support Ronaldo for standing up for his best friend in this way.

Drop drop!

Cristiano Ronaldo's phone rang.

As soon as the call connected, that familiar greeting rang out:

"Are you stupid? You're not even joining the national team? What are you trying to do? Go to heaven?"

"Wasn't all those times I took you to get this day?"

"Hurry up, stop dawdling! You're always like this..."

Deng Kai immediately launched into a barrage of polite questions: "Didn't I tell you about my plans for this summer?"

"You go enjoy your World Cup with Figo and the others, I'm doing something important here, stop constantly interfering, okay?"

"You don't listen to Coach Trigá? Maxa has been calling me nonstop!"

a long time.

Cristiano Ronaldo finally spoke, saying, "If you don't come, I won't go!"

There was a long silence on the other end of the phone.

Deng Kai said, "I'll come, but not this summer."

Cristiano Ronaldo breathed a sigh of relief, covering the microphone as he asked, "Really? You can come back? How will you come back?"

Deng Kai laughed and said, "Of course we're coming back! Do you expect me to lead the national team to win the World Cup? Even if you gave me eleven Zidanes, it wouldn't work!"

Cristiano Ronaldo: "But you've already joined..."

Deng Kai: "None of your business! I'm busy now, you should just agree to their request. Joining the Portuguese team now is the one who benefits. You've stepped on three mountains with one kick."

"No matter how the official background changes in the future, you'll always be the safest one, you know? That's how you'll have a voice!"

"You can only perform well when the team is stable. If we change your teammates every year, see if you can handle it!"

"And another thing! Get along well with Figo, Rui Costa and the others. If we want to do well in the next World Cup, we can't do without these good players. The two of us alone can't carry this Portuguese team."

"You so-called Diamond Generation, it's just the two of us! I'm really fed up! Seeing someone like Fonte makes me so angry!"

"Okay, okay, I'm hanging up now, I'm busy!"

Cristiano Ronaldo nodded repeatedly: "Okay, then I'll join the national team. You go ahead with your work... By the way, may I ask what you've been busy with?"

Deng Kai: "Go visit Hathaway on set."

Cristiano Ronaldo?

This……

"Holy crap, you're jungling..."

Dududu!

Before Ronaldo could even react, Deng Kai had already hung up the phone.

This round of communication earned Deng Kaichun ten "Are you stupid?" messages.

I suffered a blood loss.

Soon after, the Portuguese Football Federation made a grand announcement: "Cristiano Ronaldo has been confirmed to join the Portuguese national team! Congratulations to Cristiano Ronaldo, he is the youngest player to ever play for the Portuguese national team!"

"He scored 32 goals in the Portuguese league and 13 goals in the Champions League this season, winning numerous honors including the Portuguese league Golden Boot, European Golden Boot, Champions League Golden Boot, Portuguese league Best Striker, Portuguese Cup Best Striker, Champions League Best Striker, and the Portuguese league, Portuguese cup, and Champions League treble!"

"At the same time, last season, Chris also..."

Portuguese television stations all featured it!

Even Figo and Ruyin Costa don't have this kind of clout.

Those who were added later are even more impressive than those who were originally selected.

It must be said that this alleviated the anger of Portuguese fans to some extent.

Even without d, at least c is still there.

Portugal's future is not yet half over!

If Ronaldo leaves too, it will be too hard for Portuguese fans to accept.

Following this, Deng Kai also immediately sent his congratulations to Cristiano Ronaldo on Dongqiudi: "Congratulations! You've been selected for the national team at such a young age. I wish you success in playing in six consecutive World Cups!"

Cristiano Ronaldo replied to Deng Kai: "Don't even mention six, ten is fine too!"

Deng Kai: "This is too difficult! Even if the World Cup is changed to be held every two years, it is almost impossible."

Cristiano Ronaldo: "That's more like it! Oh, and you haven't congratulated me on winning the World Cup yet!"

Deng Kai: "Um... what was your last wish again? To play in ten World Cups? Let me think about it..."

Cristiano Ronaldo: ...

Thus, the impact of Deng Kai joining the Chinese team on Portugal was minimized.

With Cristiano Ronaldo's arrival, Portugal's perceived threat level remains unchanged.

Cristiano Ronaldo: ? ? ?

Because everyone knows that Ronaldo's selection this time is more symbolic than practical.

He might get a chance to play if the team is doing well.

But the key matches will still be won by the golden generation themselves.

This World Cup remains unchanged in its significance for the Portuguese team.

This is a battle for the golden generation to realize their dreams and prove themselves.

Everyone has the right to dream until they truly fail.

However, the impact of Deng Kai joining the national football team continues to spread in mainland China.

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Although Deng Kai is already extremely popular in the country.

But it's only been two years.

People who aren't football fans might know Deng Kai's name, but they might not even know that he plays football.

Many people still think that Deng Kai is a basketball player, just like Yao Ming, the basketball giant from Shanghai.

But now it's different.

All the media outlets are going crazy praising Deng Kai's strength.

Say whatever you want to scare people!

Dominating Zidane in the Champions League final!

A hat-trick in the Champions League final completely outshines Ronaldo!

Rivaldo, Figo, Raul... He has defeated all the Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year winners in the last three to five years!

The first treble winner of the new century!

The first five-time UEFA Cup champion of the new century!

Add two summers, and you've won ten titles in two years!

Fifteen titles in four years!

They won the championship in every competition they participated in!

In every tournament where they won the championship, their MVP was the best player! This is truly unprecedented and unlikely to be repeated!

Champions League Golden Boot! UEFA Cup Golden Boot!

Champions League assist leader! UEFA Cup assist leader! Portuguese League assist leader!

So many honors!

The awards and competitions won by the youth team are nothing short of bullying!

Domestic fans are sick of hearing this!

These words are so familiar, yet so unfamiliar.

It gives people the feeling that "online, people are using a luxury car worth 300,000 to 400,000 yuan to show off, but in reality, the dowry of 80,000 yuan is killing me."

Are players of this caliber something that we in mainland China can produce?

This is so unreal!

Isn't this... a terrible waste?

Or should we send Deng Kai to the Portuguese team for the World Cup?

Don't ruin someone's bright future!

After all, the state of domestic football is something outsiders may not know, but surely we ourselves are aware of it.

It's one thing to cheat outsiders, but you can't cheat your own children!

We can't let Kai Kai down!

We can't just "shoot someone in the back when we meet someone from the same hometown!"

It's worth noting that, excluding Deng Kai, Wu Xudong is the most outstanding Chinese football player to have played in Europe.

Able to play in the Champions League!

He was able to score and assist in the Champions League knockout stage!

They could even be a game-changer in the Champions League final!

Before Wu Xudong, when a Chinese player won the "Man of the Match" award in a game, everyone was overjoyed; it was a tremendous honor and recognition.

But in an instant, Deng Kai's arrival elevated the honor countless times over.

His current achievements are arguably the best in the history of the Chinese national football team over the past fifty years, right?

This is... almost a complete slam of European competition honors!

With such a super player, plus a superb assistant coach like Marksa and an excellent head coach like Milutinovic, how could the Chinese team possibly fail to qualify?

No, no!

If you already have supercars, why bother talking about bicycles?

What are you talking about, qualifying or not?

Our Chinese team's current goal is to secure a top-four finish and compete for the championship!

The group stage is nothing!

A top-four finish is guaranteed!

A championship is within reach!

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