Ground football: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him

The Barcelona players were clearly getting anxious as they trailed at home.

Their offensive pace began to quicken.

But what makes this team so great is that even when they speed up the pace, their passing and receiving remain incredibly smooth.

To put it simply, it means the players have excellent basic footwork skills.

But soon, the Barcelona players also realized that something was wrong.

That is, even when they entered "accelerated mode," they failed to outpace Manchester City in both attack and defense speed.

It's as if Manchester City is perfectly suited to this pace.

Rijkaard's brow furrowed in concern.

really!

Manchester City also has an "acceleration mode".

Many people have misconceptions about possession-based football.

They believe that possession-based football is simply about passing the ball around in the backfield.

It's about slowly and deliberately controlling the ball.

Counter-attacking, which is seen as the opposite of possession-based football, is fast attacking and quick passing.

But in reality, top-level passing and control is never slow!

That kind of quick, one-touch passing of the ball by three or four people in a confined area.

That combination of long and short passes.

That kind of sudden acceleration in short-distance dribbling and lateral movement.

It's infinitely more entertaining than a counter-attacking style of play.

However, most teams lack sufficient passing and control skills.

Or perhaps it's just that their players' footwork, tactical understanding, and reaction time are not up to par.

This is also the biggest reason why many core players from weak teams fail to perform when they go to strong teams... because they can't keep up with the pace of thought.

It's possible that with any move, even if you only make this weak team's core player adjust by half a step, he can achieve an effect comparable to that of a strong team's core player.

The problem is that strong teams' tactics and opponents won't give this weak team's core player even a fraction of a second to adjust.

Hesitate and you will lose!

This statement is considered half a truth in the world of football.

"No wonder Manchester City has been able to mount such a terrifying attack this season," Rijkaard thought with trepidation.

Barcelona cannot maintain "accelerated mode" for long periods of time. The players' abilities and tactics are still lacking, and perhaps only their teamwork is truly up to par.

Although some players only joined Barcelona this season.

But the core players who control the ball at Barcelona have been playing together since they were young.

Manchester City, on the other hand, also fielded a squad built last season and strengthened this season. However, they seem to have a deeper understanding of "accelerated mode" than Barcelona.

Perhaps their actual teamwork is slightly lacking.

However, their average player skill level is slightly higher than that of Barcelona.

Their tactics also seem to be more refined than Barcelona's.

The layman looks at the excitement and the insider looks at the doorway.

Rijkaard had to admit that Barcelona's chances of winning this match were slim.

However, they are not entirely without a chance.

The performances of Ronaldinho and Quaresma are crucial for Barcelona.

These two players are currently Barcelona's strongest potential for breaking through defenses; they represent their ceiling.

For Manchester City, Ribery is one, and Duncan is another.

Deng Kai is responsible for organizing the team, so his ability to break through the deadlock is about equal to Ronaldinho's.

Quaresma, on the other hand, is much more mature than Ribery.

After all, Quaresma has been famous for a long time, even before Duncan, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Ronaldinho.

He's Cristiano Ronaldo's role model!

Ribery only truly entered the public eye this season and began to show the style of a top-class winger.

Oh!

Here we are, in the twenty-fifth minute.

Quaresma shifted his weight several times on the right flank before flicking the ball down the wing, giving him a half-body lead over Lahm.

Then he swept a cross into the penalty area, creating a threat.

Unfortunately, by the time Saviola received the ball, the shooting angle was already very small.

The ball moves very fast, making it very difficult to handle.

He missed a golden opportunity, his shot hitting the side netting.

Thirty-first minute,

It was Quaresma again, once again taking on Lahm one-on-one and delivering a cross.

Unfortunately, Chiellini outjumped Saviola to head the ball away.

Saviola, nicknamed Rabbit, is not as good at jumping as a rabbit.

Heading the ball to someone who is 1.87 meters tall would be disrespectful to him.

However, this also reflects a situation where Lahm cannot defend against Quaresma.

Thirty-third minute.

Ronaldinho found a good opportunity in the attacking midfield position.

Xavi makes a diagonal pass to Ronaldinho.

Ronaldinho leaned against Mascherano and flicked the ball backward with his heel.

Crotch puncture!

Then he turned around and passed the ball to the other player!

Mascherano had no idea what was happening.

"Oh! Mascherano actually performed quite well, but it's still a pipe dream to think he can stop Ronaldinho."

"Ronaldinho is one of the core midfield players of the Brazilian national team."

"And Mascherano has never even been a member of the Argentine senior national team."

"If he can contain Ronaldinho, he'll be immediately called up to the Argentine national team and become a starter!"

Ronaldinho dribbles into the penalty area.

Thiago Silva used both his hands and feet.

However, Ronaldinho was too agile, swaying from side to side, and kicked Thiago Silva in the shin, causing him to fall.

beep!

The referee blew his whistle and pointed to the penalty spot.

Thiago Silva clutched his head in anguish but did not try to reason with the referee.

Because he really couldn't defend against it.

Chiellini went up to argue with the referee, but the referee was adamant.

Ten seconds later.

Ronaldinho converted the penalty he himself had created.

"Goal!"

"The overall score is now 3-3!"

"Barcelona are now two away goals ahead of Manchester City, and they're once again one foot in the UEFA Cup final!"

"Ronaldinho started the samba dance; this is his celebration move."

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"The chants of Barcelona fans rang out in the stadium."

"Camp Nou has become a sea of ​​joy!"

"Young Thiago Silva made a huge mistake, squandering the team's lead. But we can't blame him too much, because he was facing one of the three best Brazilian players right now!"

"And 20-year-old Thiago Silva has also never been selected for the Brazilian national team."

"His performance at Manchester City gave people confidence that he could have achieved this in the future, but clearly not today."

On the pitch, Deng Kai was comforting Thiago Silva, helping him adjust his mindset: "It's okay. If you can't stop Ronaldinho, then Desailly and Kompany won't be able to either."

"It would be good if we could limit Ronaldinho appropriately."

"He is one of the best offensive players in the world, and he is even better than me in terms of breaking through defenses."

Thiago Silva nodded.

Also.

During intra-squad training matches, Thiago Silva was able to effectively limit even the world's best player, Duncan. Now that he couldn't stop Ronaldinho, it's clearly Ronaldinho's fault.

Strong violation.

Forty-second minute.

Deng Kai dribbled laterally through the middle, shaking off Xavi and drawing Davis's defense before chipping the ball to the wing.

Ribery stopped and dribbled past Van Bronckhorst, taking him down in one fell swoop.

Although Van Bronckhorst played for Arsenal last season, he was mostly a substitute.

At that time, Ribery was still in a relatively immature stage.

He clearly underestimated Ribery's abilities and made a careless mistake.

(End of this chapter)

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