Ground football: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him

The second half begins.

Manchester City's style of play remains unchanged.

Sixty-first minute.

Fabregas made a forward run, drawing away the opposing defensive midfielder.

Deng Kai easily connected with David Silva.

Silva played a first-time through ball to Villa inside the penalty area.

At this moment, Torres, Fabregas, Duncan, and Ashley Young were all near the penalty area, creating too many opportunities.

Villa turned to look at Torres, and at the same time, he kicked his right foot.

Shoot without looking at the ball!

Swish!

The football has entered the goal area.

"Six to one! Villa has opened his scoring account in the EFL Cup!"

"Manchester City are extending their lead; this has become another disaster!"

"Villa truly deserves to be called a lone hero. He decisively chose to shoot himself despite so many opportunities. He is a striker with a very strong mentality."

"A substitution card has been shown on the sidelines. Guardiola is communicating with the fourth official. Manchester City is about to make a substitution."

"Youngster Mario Mandzukic from Croatia has replaced Torres, who has completed a hat-trick."

"Vidal and Nainggolan replaced Fabregas and David Silva."

"The fans gave the substituted players a warm round of applause; they were very satisfied with the performance of the Spanish trio!"

"The positioning on the field has changed slightly. Vidal and Nainggolan are positioned on the left and right respectively, Duncan is in the center and further forward, and Mascherano is in the center and further back. They form a diamond midfield."

Sixty-ninth minute.

Mandzukic habitually drops back to support his teammates.

Deng Kai passed the ball to Mandzukic, then made a forward run, but was blocked by the opposing defender.

Deng Kai therefore abandoned his forward run.

After receiving the ball, Mandzukic passed it to Vidal on the left wing.

Vidal held off his opponent for a moment, preparing to pass the ball to Deng Kai.

boom!

Vidal passed the ball to the left wing without passing it back to Deng Kai.

Because Ashley Young went up to the side.

Ashley Young, with lightning speed, blew past the opposing full-back and unleashed a powerful shot...

It's not a cross!

Ashley Young makes a triangular pass back!

Although he had already created a golden opportunity to cross the ball.

But as a disciple of Fonte, he knew that how well you performed on the team was actually not important.

The real key to how far you can go on this team is whether you can make the Celtics perform better!

Fonte: "Young, remember this. For us players, goals and assists aren't really important. What's important is making the Celtics feel comfortable."

"Whether it's Mr. Maxa or myself, the key to our success is just one thing: making the Celtics comfortable within the team and, more importantly, within the team."

This is Ashley Young's strength.

Because Fonte, as a center-back, has a difficult time connecting directly with Deng Kai.

But Ashley Young, a winger-type full-back, is different.

He has plenty of opportunities to fawn over Kai.

boom!

"Hmm, Ashley Young's handling of this situation is quite interesting."

"Wouldn't it be better to just go down the byline and cross directly? Villa and Mandzukic have distinct positions, creating two attacking options in the middle of the penalty area."

"Although Ashley Young's crossing technique is poor, he should be able to deliver excellent passes when unmarked."

"Deng Kai had the ball in the forward position on the left flank, but there was a defender right in front of him, making it difficult to create a direct shot on goal."

The opposing center-back launched a fierce attack!

He knew their defenses were about to be breached.

In this position, given Deng Kai's status as one of the world's best midfielders, almost any pass he makes will result in an assist.

He has to get rid of Deng Kai...

boom!

Deng Kai executed a Marseille turn, exchanging passes with the center-back.

They broke into the penalty area.

"It's over! Deng Kai has broken into the penalty area!"

"This is an absolute one-on-one opportunity!"

"Goalkeeper, come out!"

"Fried fritters! Deng Kai used fried fritters to fool the Nottingham Forest goalkeeper!"

"A tap-in into an empty net!"

"Seven to one!"

"That was amazing!"

"Ashley Young is absolutely the key player in this spectacular goal!"

"Without his passes, we wouldn't have seen such a stunning individual performance from Deng Kai!"

Compared to his explosive performance last season, Deng Kai's performance this season has been relatively low-key so far!

???

Eleven goals and seven assists in eleven rounds of the Premier League.

In the two legs of the Europa League, he scored three goals and provided two assists.

One EFL Cup match, and so far, three assists.

You call this incredible efficiency "low-key"?

But you know what, in terms of performance, Deng Kai was indeed low-key.

It could be due to other teammates scoring more goals and providing more assists this season, resulting in more highlight moments.

It's also possible that Deng Kai is becoming increasingly adept at handling difficult tasks.

In short, before looking at the data, you wouldn't think Deng Kai is anything special.

This brilliant goal he scored today is one of the most beautiful goals Deng Kai has scored so far this season.

But in the past, most of his goals were just as spectacular.

Eighty-first minute.

Manchester City's performance continues.

The team's youngest player, Nainggolan, unleashed a stunning long-range shot from 30 meters out.

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However, the crosshair is slightly more accurate.

The shot was saved by Nottingham Forest's goalkeeper.

Mandzukic contests for position in the penalty area and heads the ball across.

Deng Kai made a diagonal pass without stopping the ball.

Villa raises his foot to prepare to shoot.

In a moment of desperation, the other party pulled Villa down.

The referee immediately blew his whistle.

Red Dot Package!

Ten players from Nottingham Forest are ready to take on the challenge!

Deng Kai then calmly converted the penalty, making the score 8-1.

The fans at the scene cheered wildly.

For these fans, seeing Deng Kai score, even just one goal, is more exciting than seeing other players score hat-tricks!

Torres: ? ? ?

Eighty-seventh minute.

Nainggolan moved from the right flank to the middle.

Deng Kai passed the ball to Nainggolan, then rushed out from behind Nainggolan.

Nainggolan backheeled the ball to Duncan.

Deng Kai then knocked on Vidal's shoulder.

Vidal hits a through ball down the wall.

The three midfielders combined seamlessly in a series of short passes, easily breaking through Nottingham Forest's defense.

Deng Kai darted into the penalty area, and the ball arrived just as he did.

Mandzukic and Villa were pulling each other from the left and right sides inside the penalty area.

The entire restricted area was torn apart.

Deng Kai is facing the opposing goalkeeper near the penalty spot.

Nottingham Forest's goalkeeper, once again determined to fight to the death, abandoned the goal.

Deng Kai turned to look at Mandzukic on the left wing.

He leaned to the left, swung his right leg, and prepared to lob the ball to the right.

Shoot without looking at the ball.

Villa has already demonstrated this move before.

Nottingham Forest's goalkeeper was completely bewildered by Duncan's feint, unsure of what to do.

boom!

The football flew out.

Neither left nor right.

The answer is a crotch puncture!

The football went through both the small and big goals.

It stirred up white waves.

Nottingham Forest's goalkeeper collapsed onto the pitch in a duck-like motion, desperately headbutting the ground.

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