Ground football: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him

"Ronaldo, you play center forward. Lorenzo, move to the left and stretch the defense."

On the big screen, Deng Kai pointed to this and that, quickly completing a player position adjustment.

He fully displayed the demeanor of a leader.

Benfica's coach didn't react much when he saw this.

Although Ronaldo moving to the center will thwart their pre-match strategy.

But aren't the teams in the lead right now?

This Sporting Lisbon team isn't as strong as everyone imagined.

The so-called targeting is merely Benfica's professional conduct, not a sign of fear.

In the 15th minute, facing Amorin's pressure, Deng Kai decisively passed the ball back.

Amorim smiled.

It's been pushed back!

That's right!

Once your midfielder turns the opponent's midfield into a "back-passing midfielder," then victory in this match is practically guaranteed.

Amorim has won all twelve of his previous matches in this manner.

Sure enough, Angelo, the team's center-back who received the back pass from Deng Kai, passed the ball to the right-back Duarte.

Duarte then passed the ball to Deng Kai, who had run to the right to receive it.

Amorim saw the ball rolling towards Deng Kai and began moving towards him as well.

He doesn't need to steal the ball; he just needs to put pressure on Deng Kai, and Deng Kai will pass it back again.

boom!

The football flew past Amorin, its trajectory not particularly tricky, but its speed was very fast, catching Amorin completely off guard.

This is... a pass!

Amorim looked at Deng Kai.

He's not sending it back? This... isn't he scared yet?

Deng Kai looked at Amorin, who was staring at him.

He was scared, but he was pretending.

"Deng Kai completed a first-time pass."

"And it was a long pass!"

"A long pass from the right flank of midfield directly to the center of the attacking third."

"Beautiful! Deng Kai isn't just a player who only passes back; he has a strong desire to move forward, both in his own position and in the position of the ball!" Triguera clapped and cheered from the stands!

Today, all of Sporting Lisbon's top management were present at the Estádio da Luz.

It's kind of like a first-team derby match.

"Chris! Duncan's kick is aimed at Chris!"

"Chris, charge forward!"

Seeing Ronaldo accelerate in an instant, Benfica's center-back Veloso immediately moved closer to Ronaldo, even using his hands to pull and tug at him to prevent Ronaldo from overtaking him.

After running three to five meters, Ronaldo still couldn't get past Veloso.

Veloso was secretly pleased with himself.

That's his advantage at center-back... speed!

He may not be that tall, but he's pretty fast!

"Huh? This is..." Alexander, the defensive midfielder who had returned to Benfica to double-team Ronaldo, immediately noticed something was wrong.

He wanted to remind Veloso.

But everything happened too fast.

After sprinting for a distance, Ronaldo suddenly slowed down and changed direction, moving from his original intention to the right side of Cavalloso to the left side of Cavalloso.

Sprint, run backward, sprint again, all in one smooth motion.

This time, Ronaldo floored the accelerator, his speed instantly exploding, easily overtaking Veloso and entering the penalty area.

"Perfect positioning! Veloso has lost track of him!"

"Alexander is still a bit far from Chris."

"A powerful swing and a perfect volley! Well done!"

"One to one! Sporting Lisbon's superhero has appeared! Chris found an unmarked position in the penalty area with a beautiful run and scored the winning goal!"

"Veloso was like a wooden stake in his presence!"

"Of course, the biggest contributor to this goal wasn't even Chris, but rather Duncan, who made a precise pass right from midfield!"

"His passing is incredibly sharp; he's created the most shooting opportunities in the last five U15 league matches!"

"I even see a bit of Rui Costa in him!"

Benfica fans were not happy with this commentary.

Because Rui Costa is their star player.

Please don't make unfounded connections with famous figures, okay?

Shameless!

"He's so lucky, he managed to find such a big opening!" Maxa didn't expect that Deng Kai's arrangement of having Ronaldo play as a center forward would actually work.

Almost simultaneously, Triguera was explaining to the senior officials in the stands: "I've never believed in the idea that Chris could become the next Simão. He relies too much on his speed, and his style of play isn't smart enough."

"But now I've changed my mind because I see a goal-scoring instinct in him. He may not become a midfield attacking linchpin like Simão, with excellent passing and shooting."

"But he can definitely become a super finisher! He hasn't specifically trained in center forward positioning, but he just feinted a sprint, distracted Veloso's judgment, and then sprinted a second time to the actual landing point of the ball."

"On the one hand, he is confident in his speed, and he has plenty of time to do something on his way to the landing point."

"On the other hand, he also had his own thoughts; he knew he should do something when he was heading to the landing point."

The higher-ups nodded, but then said, "Terminators have no future in the business."

Trigra paused for a moment, then nodded.

Jardel, the best finisher in the Portuguese league, is awesome, but he still can't even make it into the Brazilian national team.

However, Brazil's new generation of wingers have managed to make it into the squad and even get starting opportunities.

The market has shown Sporting Lisbon how to develop its players.

Therefore, even though Ronaldo has shown great talent as a center forward, Sporting Lisbon will only develop him into a valuable winger.

Of course, Trigra and the higher-ups, who had just made up their minds, quickly fell silent.

because……

In the 19th minute, Sporting Lisbon's defensive midfielder Semedo, under pressure, made a short through pass to Deng Kai.

Deng Kai was carrying Amorin with the ball, and there was a risk of losing possession at any moment.

However, his arm strength was enhanced by Cruyff's strength, which allowed him to use his hands to pat and support the tall and strong Amorin from behind.

Of course, Deng Kai eventually couldn't hold on any longer.

The power during combat comes not only from the arms, but more from the legs and core, the latter two of which Deng Kai is still very weak.

But Deng Kai passed the ball before he fell to the ground.

An unexpected through ball!

The ball rolled directly from the middle of the field towards the front, piercing through Benfica's defense.

This pass was almost identical to the through ball that Kroos delivered after going down against Busquets in the first leg of the 2022-2023 La Liga El Clásico.

Benfica's defensive midfielder Alexander was pierced directly by the ball, leaving him speechless with frustration.

Anyone with a bit of experience knows from what just happened that Deng Kai would definitely fall to the ground and Amorin would most likely take possession of the ball.

But who could have imagined... that he would be able to pass the ball before it got out of control?

And it was a surgical through ball!

In the attacking third, Ronaldo dribbled the ball, flicked it, and accelerated in one fluid motion.

Let's just rely on speed to overpower Veloso, and skip all the fancy stuff.

Benfica's defense was instantly torn apart by him, along with the ball.

Veloso is already a fast player among center-backs of his age, but compared to Ronaldo, his speed is completely lacking.

Facing Benfica goalkeeper Wer, Ronaldo calmly unleashed a shot with impeccable speed, power, and angle.

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