Ground football: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him

The football had already entered the goal.

Heman stood like a wooden stake, unable to make any saves from start to finish.

The scene was deathly silent.

"This is... the goal!"

"A decisive blow!"

"Denkai's free-kick seals the victory for Arsenal!"

"That's a killer shot!"

"God! What on earth is going on?!"

"The football had clearly soared into the sky, but it was as if an invisible hand had forcefully pressed it down!"

"It dropped two meters almost instantly!"

"This is simply a miracle!"

"I'm going crazy! I've never seen such a bizarre goal!"

"Hat trick! Deng Kai has completed a hat trick!"

"Five to four! Nine-man Manchester City snatches a last-minute victory from ten-man Arsenal!"

The referee has signaled that the goal is valid.

Drop drop!

Arsenal didn't even have time to react; many players were still waiting for Manchester City to finish celebrating before restarting the game.

However, the referee blew the whistle to end the game.

The time has already exceeded the stoppage time by almost two minutes.

"Champions! Manchester City are the champions!"

Congratulations to Manchester City! They've become FA Cup and EFL Cup double champions!

"They were defeated twice by Arsenal in the league, conceding eleven goals in total!"

"But in the FA Cup, they won the trophy by only one goal over Arsenal!"

"Denkai delivered a godlike performance! His hat-trick outshone Henry and Wenger!"

"That last free kick was so absurd it was as if we'd made it up! I believe no one would believe such a goal if they hadn't seen it with their own eyes!"

"But looking at Deng Kai's confident expression, it seemed he already knew the outcome of this kick."

"This is his secret weapon! He's been preparing for this for a long time! He's been waiting for the real opportunity! Waiting for a chance to beat Arsenal!"

The Manchester City fans roared and cheered.

They became the ultimate winners.

Arsenal fans are still reeling from that miraculous free kick.

On the pitch, Wenger, who had finally come to his senses, rushed onto the field and ran toward the referee.

The professor, completely distraught, roared, "No! It can't count! This goal doesn't count! There's something wrong with the football! Something wrong!"

"The soccer ball is deflated! Otherwise, it wouldn't be traveling such a strange trajectory!"

Henry, Vieira, and the others suddenly realized what was happening and immediately followed.

Subsequently, the entire Arsenal squad moved out and surrounded the referee.

Wenger was furious, his face flushed red: "A misjudgment! This was a misjudgment! Duncan didn't score!"

"Just like Henry's offside goal, Duncan's goal this time should also be disallowed!"

Manchester City players noticed something was wrong and gathered around.

The atmosphere on the field instantly became tense.

The referee was also a little unsure of the true situation.

He had never seen a goal like that before.

The linesman quickly took the ball.

After inspecting the ball, the referee shook his head at Wenger: "There's nothing wrong with the football."

Wenger snatched the ball away, and his face instantly turned pale.

Henry and the others then took the football, and as professional athletes, they could tell with a light touch that there was no problem.

This is a perfectly good football.

But why is there such a strange trajectory?

There's neither wind nor rain today, so the trajectory of this football is illogical!

On the big screen, Deng Kai's free kick was being played repeatedly.

But nobody knows what happened.

Wenger looked at Seaman.

Heman, at a loss for words, said, "I don't know either. It was like the ball was under a spell. By the time I realized what was happening, it was already in the net."

"It's like it can... teleport, yes, teleport..."

"I've played football for so many years and I've encountered some footballs that wobble irregularly, but I've never encountered this situation before."

"It was as if it hypnotized me. One moment I could see it clearly and was ready to pounce, but the next moment it vanished!"

He-Man swore he was telling the truth.

He's a forty-year-old English goalkeeper; there's no need for him to lie about this.

Just then, Deng Kai, who had been surrounded by reporters, managed to escape.

Instead of heading straight to the referee, he used a diversionary tactic, finding a microphone on the sidelines.

"Hey, hey, everyone." Deng Kai held up the microphone and looked at the players from both sides near the referee.

All the fans and players in the stadium fell silent.

Deng Kai pointed to the goal that was repeatedly playing on the screen and asked, "Are you wondering about that?"

"That's called an elevator ball!"

The whole world was filled with doubt.

The commentators on all the channels frowned.

What is an elevator ball?

"Because its trajectory is like riding an elevator, it will suddenly drop a bit in a short period of time," Deng Kai said. "Actually, everyone knows that balls fall."

"A sharp drop shot, a knuckleball, they all utilize the downward force generated by the forward spin of the football."

"A curveball, in essence, is about making the football spin to the left or right; their common characteristic is spin."

"But what if it doesn't rotate? What will happen then?"

Maxa and Fonte came over and raised the microphone so that Deng Kai could speak freely.

Deng Kai began to mimic the trajectory of a soccer ball with hand gestures: "When an object is not rotating and is subjected to uniform force, it will exhibit parabolic motion when the initial velocity is less than the final velocity."

"When the initial velocity is much greater than the final velocity, it will plummet rapidly."

"This is a physical phenomenon. I wrote a paper on it when I was studying at the University of Lisbon. The initial speed of the football needs to be around 110 kilometers per hour, preferably 120 kilometers per hour, to achieve this effect."

"There can be no rotation."

"The valve core should be a bit harder, so the ball deforms less, less force is wasted, and it's easier to kick it at super high speed."

"But obviously this method requires a very high level of footwork, which I couldn't achieve during my time at Sporting Lisbon."

"It wasn't until this year, with the increase in height and weight, and some initial strength training, that I finally managed to acquire this ability."

"But it's still inconsistent, so I guess I was lucky to score this goal."

Silence fell over the room again.

Is this really just good luck?

If everyone was silent at the beginning because of the competition...

This time, the silence was due to Deng Kai's knowledge.

Knowledge changes destiny!

For a long time, people have believed that exercise has nothing to do with knowledge.

Some so-called knowledge is actually experience.

But Deng Kai seems to have overturned that.

He brought science to life in football.

"In fact, I recently submitted my master's thesis on the wing breakthrough technique 'the quick dash'," Deng Kai added. "If I successfully obtain my master's degree, I think everyone will be able to see that thesis."

"I don't really recommend that all players read that paper, otherwise too many good wingers will emerge, which will be very detrimental to our defense."

Deng Kai even made a joke.

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