Ground football: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him

With Manchester City emerging as the biggest winner in the Premier League this season, it's natural that some people are starting to worry about Manchester United.

Because the two sides still have an FA Cup final to play.

Seriously, if you had said "I'm worried about Manchester United" half a season ago, everyone would have thought you were crazy.

But now, all of this has become a reality.

Sky Sports: "Manchester United's record against Manchester City in the last two seasons has been subpar!"

BBC: "Kevin City's first trophy was last season's English League Cup. They beat the Premier League kings, Manchester United!"

"And this season, Keanu City's first trophy, the Community Shield, also came from a match against Manchester United."

"Now, it is the third time that Ke's Manchester City and Manchester United have met in the final."

"Can they win the final championship trophy again?"

"And can Manchester United reverse their slump and end Manchester City's astonishing 63-game unbeaten run?"

Sixty-three games unbeaten!

The terrifying Blue Moon, who can stand against it?

As a master of both on-field and off-field tactics, Ferguson naturally couldn't stand by and watch public opinion disrupt Manchester United's morale.

He voluntarily agreed to an interview with the Manchester Evening News.

The Manchester Evening News mostly supports Manchester City, after all, they are a local media outlet.

If they dare to say anything out of line, Manchester City fans will tear them apart in a heartbeat.

But when Manchester United is involved, the Manchester Evening News will be more aligned with Manchester United.

Manchester United's many years of championships haven't been for nothing.

The Manchester Evening News: "Ferguson believes Manchester City have a good chance of winning the UEFA Cup this season, which he considers a source of pride for English clubs."

"But that depends on Manchester City being able to adjust the players' form appropriately."

"It is understood that several Manchester City players have been in poor form during recent training sessions."

"Manchester City needs to carefully consider the value of the FA Cup versus the UEFA Cup!"

Are you familiar with them?

In this case.

Maxa and Duncan said this many times last season.

Tell Manchester United.

Tell Arsenal.

However, now it is Ferguson who has spoken to Manchester City.

This is an open conspiracy.

That's the reality.

And most importantly, Ferguson's information was accurate.

Several key players in the Manchester City squad are not in good physical condition, with several data points falling below normal in routine training tests.

Ribery was the most seriously affected.

His performance in the 30-meter sprint, 100-meter run, shuttle run, passing accuracy, shooting accuracy, and juggling attempts all declined by about 10%.

Guardiola was compiling this data at the time.

Deng Kai had discussed the FA Cup starting lineup with him in the past, and happened to see these.

Deng Kai's expression immediately turned serious.

Guardiola, however, seemed unconcerned: "It's nothing, is it? It's normal for players' form to fluctuate; a drop of about 10% is nothing."

"Look at Adriano over here, his passing accuracy has dropped by more than 20 percent."

Deng Kai shook his head: "Adriano's passing wasn't particularly good to begin with. Given his fluctuating form, he played with 100% accuracy, so it's really nothing special."

"But Ribery is different."

"Ribéry is the player with the best dribbling skills in our team. His dribbling, shooting, and passing are all very consistent because he has reached a very high level in these aspects."

"A person shouldn't experience significant fluctuations in their area of ​​expertise; if they do, it's a Waterloo."

"Moreover, Ribery's decline wasn't limited to just one or two projects; it was a decline of around 10% across multiple projects."

"Pep, go and do a set of left and right leg comparison exercises with Ribery now... don't make it too intense."

Guardiola's expression turned serious, and he quickly left the office.

"Kai, shall we have some tea first?" Maxa then handed Deng Kai a cup of authentic English black tea, with milk and sugar.

You might not believe it, but this is his office.

But Guardiola has become the one working in the office.

He mainly hangs out near the coffee machine and tea table.

Deng Kai took the milk tea, took a sip, and relaxed a little.

Ribery's importance to this team is self-evident.

Besides Duncan, what is Manchester City's most formidable attacking threat right now?

It's their devil's wings!

And what is the soul of the Devil's Wings?

Many people might assume they are two very fast and highly offensive full-backs.

But in reality, the soul of the Devil's Wings has always been two wingers or forwards!

Arsenal's formidable wingers are so strong because they have Pires and Ljungberg on the left and right flanks respectively.

Chelsea have also displayed some of the brilliance of their wingers this season, thanks in part to Duff and Joe Cole on the flanks.

Manchester City frequently changes their left winger position; it started with Baggio, then Villa, and now Torres.

But the one who can really get Lahm on the pitch is actually left midfielder Duncan!

If you look at Deng Kai's heat map for this season, you can clearly see that Deng Kai is very active on the left side of the midfield.

Especially in the second half of the season, his hot zone overlapped quite a bit with Arsenal's Pires.

But of Manchester City's two formidable wings, the right flank is actually the most impactful.

The reason lies with right winger Ribery!

15 goals and 15 assists in the Premier League!

Ribery's stats this season are phenomenal.

It was the emergence of players like Duncan and Henry in the last two years that raised people's impression of Premier League statistics.

Ribery's stats, if placed in the past, would have been absolutely phenomenal.

Ribery's importance in Manchester City's attacking system is basically second only to Duncan.

He is even slightly better than Adriano.

Without Adriano, Manchester City's other strikers are indeed a bit weaker, but not by much.

Under Manchester City's attacking system, players like Villa and Torres, who among them can't score twenty goals in a season?

Nobody feeds them.

Cristiano Ronaldo: I feel like someone is trying to smear me, but I don't have any evidence!

Soon, Guardiola returned with a lock... his brow furrowed in worry!

Guardiola: "Ribery's left-foot stats have dropped dramatically! More than 30%!"

Deng Kai nodded: "That's right."

Ribery is a rare player with no weak foot; he can shoot with both feet at a very high level. He can even dribble and control the ball with his weak foot.

Conversely, there are some players with a knack for shooting who are jokingly referred to by fans as having "all weak feet," such as Morata, Sterling, Lukaku, Núñez, and so on.

However, "no reverse foot" is not the truly strongest foot.

The strongest is the "bipedal monster".

If we say there is no weak foot, it means that the "weak foot" can also accomplish things that only the dominant foot can do.

The bipedal monster is a player who dominates on both feet.

This is extremely rare!

This is absolute talent.

It exists, but only one in ten thousand.

(End of this chapter)

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