Ground football: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him

Look how luxurious Portugal's current squad is!

Before them were Figo, Rui Costa, Pauleta, and Baía, and now there are Duncan, Cristiano Ronaldo, Deco, Viana, Quaresma, Simão, and Pepe!

Fonte: You didn't know I was selected for the national team too???

If Deco were in the Brazilian national team, they would have three of the four top attacking midfielders!

Moreover, they also have the support of Rivaldo, the world's number one attacking midfielder from the older generation. The lineup is ridiculously strong!

Besides these three attacking midfielders, among other top players, Nedved appears to be an attacking midfielder, but he actually played more as a left winger at Juventus.

Former world number one midfielder Zinedine Zidane moved to the left in the same position at Real Madrid, no longer considered a proper attacking midfielder.

Players like Figo, Raul, and Quaresma, who occasionally played as attacking midfielders, were not particularly professional in this role.

Van Nistelrooy, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Henry are all legendary strikers, but whether they are center forwards or wingers, they are definitely not attacking midfielders.

Lampard, Gerrard, and Xavi, these promising midfield talents, have become the backbone of the team, but they have not yet been promoted to world-class players and are still some distance from the four great midfielders.

But let's go back to the four great peaks.

These four people... except for Deco, all of them had worked as Deng Kai's assistants.

Xiao Luo: ? ? ?

Kaka: ? ? ?

Viana: ? ? ?

Deco: Hehehe, I'm not!

Don't underestimate Deco just because he's not there yet; he'll be here soon, the European Championship is about to start.

Deng Kai is the sole core player of the Portuguese national team.

only!

Deco: ...

Their playing style was inevitably influenced by Deng Kai.

Comparing their playing style before joining Sporting Lisbon with their style after leaving Sporting Lisbon, they have clearly changed.

The passing and receiving are simpler and faster, the vision is better, and they know better how to utilize the team's regular attacks.

Passing and dribbling in counter-attacks.

Once inside the attacking third, his quick pass was so decisive it was almost hasty.

He is an all-rounder in passing, shooting, and dribbling, and he can handle the proportions of each very well.

They are almost all manifestations of Deng Kai's different abilities in the attacking midfield position.

Ronaldinho is a more advanced version of the attacking midfielder Keith, with enhanced ball control and ball feel.

Kaka is a speed and attacking midfielder with enhanced sprinting ability.

Viana is a version of the attacking midfielder Kei, who combines agility, dribbling, and passing perfectly.

How could Deng Kai not understand himself?

After the last match, his team analyzed Viana's data thousands of times.

Based on Deng Kai's understanding of Viana, it's as if Viana has never left.

boom!

Deng Kai got up, dribbled the ball, and played a through ball over the top, sending the ball to the edge of Inter Milan's penalty area.

Counter-attack! Inter Milan's counter-attack!

The objective of this shot was very clear.

Find Ade!

Adriano and Materazzi were locked in a battle for position at the top of the penalty area.

Adriano, with his explosive physical attributes, blocked Materazzi and received the ball with his chest while facing away from the goal.

He chested the ball down to his right, then powered his way through Materazzi and attempted to turn.

However, on the other side, Cordoba had already charged over.

Adriano had no extra dribbling space.

But for Adriano, that was enough.

If you allow Adriano, who has Batistuta's goal, to turn around just outside the penalty area, it means the attack is already complete.

boom!

Adriano swung his left foot and kicked the ball away before it hit the ground.

Aerial Batistuta Goal!

Cannavaro attempted a flying tackle to block the shot.

But Adriano's shot was not an ordinary shot; it was a "high-angle shot."

The starting height is very high.

They bypassed Cannavaro entirely.

Toldo was certainly not prepared to make the save.

But he is a top goalkeeper after all, and he made a diving save, watching the ball go straight into the net.

too fast!

too strong!

This kick reminded Toldo of Argentina's legendary warrior.

This is hardly Ronaldo.

This is clearly the Brazilian Batistuta!

"Goal!"

"A god has descended to earth!"

"The King Returns!"

"Adriano completes his hat trick!"

"A hat-trick against his former club! Adriano is truly amazing! He single-handedly took on three opponents, completing a stunning turn and volley while surrounded by Materazzi, Cordoba, and Cannavaro!"

"5-3 on aggregate! Manchester City are in a commanding lead!"

"Inter Milan needs to score three goals in a row to advance!"

"We must admit that Adriano has developed into a world-class striker at Manchester City!"

"This year, he's like Shevchenko who burst onto the scene that year! Like Cristiano Ronaldo who made a name for himself in the Portuguese league! Like Henry and Trezeguet who emerged as leaders back then!"

"If I had to choose one player to represent all the strikers this year, I think it would be Adriano!"

"Manchester City have three to four games left this season! And Adriano has already scored over thirty-five goals for Manchester City across all competitions this season!"

"The number of Premier League goals could very well exceed 30!"

"Inter Milan's top scorer this season, Vieri, has scored thirteen goals in Serie A and a total of fourteen goals across all competitions, less than half of Adriano's tally!"

"The old king is old, a new king shall rise!"

"Adriano!"

Applause inexplicably erupted at the San Siro stadium.

Then the applause grew louder and louder.

At the same time, Inter Milan fans began chanting Adriano's name in unison: "Adriano!"

"king!"

"Adriano!"

"king!"

Young Adriano's eyes reddened, and a surge of heroic ambition welled up within him.

Is this...his kingdom?

Just like Etihad belongs to Duncan.

Will the Meazza also belong to him?

Adriano stood there, lost in thought.

On the pitch, Manchester City players once again came over to celebrate with Adriano.

The surging, exuberant blue-black seemed to have turned into sky blue.

Meazza seems to have become Ittihad.

Everyone was celebrating Adriano's goal.

Moratti looked at the scene before him.

The home team... has switched sides!

Inside the luxury private room.

Standing next to Moratti, Mansour said somewhat apologetically, "I didn't expect Adriano to perform so well here."

"He may just be eager to prove himself; he has always been grateful to Inter Milan."

Moratti nodded: "It's alright, a good player is one who can score goals, regardless of who he belonged to before."

"But... he has Inter Milan blood in him."

"I could feel his excitement and elation."

"Mansour, sell Ad to us!"

Mansour was stunned.

This……

They've already started poaching people?

The game isn't over yet.

"No matter the price!" Moratti stated bluntly, "We're willing to give anything as long as you're willing to trade Adriano!"

"Forty million? Fifty million?"

"Name your price!"

"I know you might not be short of money, but this is my way of showing my sincerity!"

(End of this chapter)

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