Ground football: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him

Deng Kai nodded: "It's okay. They're trying to keep an eye on me, so I'll go to the front and make them keep an eye on me."

"Their midfielders Amorim and Verela are not very creative to begin with. With Amorim following me and then leaving, Verela simply couldn't support Benfica's attack."

"Even without creative passing from the midfield, our defense should still hold up even if the ball gets to the Benfica strikers."

"And since I've moved up to the front, I've left a spot for the midfielders. You can bring on a midfielder who's good at defending and making runs."

Maxi took out paper and pen and began to record Deng Kai's requests, while also offering his own thoughts: "Why take Marcelino off? He's a right winger, he can play on the left too."

"On the contrary, Lorenzo, the center forward, was very uncomfortable playing on the left wing in the first half."

Deng Kai said, "You should have Lorenzo play like a winger, actively participate in defense, and cancel his attacking duties. But in Benfica's view, Lorenzo is, after all, a center forward, and is much more threatening than a typical winger."

"His presence can still help Ronaldo draw attention away from the defense."

"Marcellino's attacking desire is too strong, which is a good thing in normal times, but now that we need to play defensively, we need to select players who can stay in position."

Maksa suddenly realized: "I thought it was because he didn't help you make overlapping runs in the first half, so you..."

Deng Kai glared at Maxa.

Sure enough, people with narrow minds see everything as narrow-minded.

Do you think I, Young Master Kai, am the kind of person who uses my position for personal revenge?

Where is the strategic vision?

Upon their return at halftime, Sporting Lisbon's adjustments once again exceeded Benfica's expectations.

Benfica knew that Deng Kai would definitely want to change positions, so in the last game, Deng Kai moved to the defensive midfield position when he was being marked.

This time, Benfica plans to move either Verela or Amorim to the attacking midfield position, while still marking Duncan.

However... Deng Kai not only didn't retreat, but instead advanced.

They put the meat right up to Alexander and Amorin's mouths.

What does this mean?

After a few minutes of play, Benfica's coach figured out what was going on.

"Oh! The situation on the field is a bit strange. Sporting Lisbon has abandoned its offensive initiative and is focusing on defense."

"But even Lorenzo, whose defensive ability is weaker than Deng Kai's, participated in the defensive recovery, while Deng Kai basically stayed in his position in the opponent's half."

"His positioning made things very difficult for Amorim and Alexander. At least one of them had to stay with Deng Kai, and the other couldn't be too far away."

"This resulted in Benfica only having Verella in midfield, so although Benfica had possession, they struggled to get the ball into the attacking third. They dominated possession but couldn't score!"

Watching the stalemate on the field, Nuno Gomez in the stands shook his head and said, "Benfica U15's strikers are too mediocre. Without the support of the midfield, they can't do anything."

"In comparison, this team's midfield and defense are better. Especially the full-backs, they are all very fast. To break the deadlock, you need to bet on the full-backs!"

Pinto shared the same sentiment: "But this completely cedes Benfica's flanks and defense to Sporting Lisbon, and if Sporting Lisbon launches a high-ball attack..."

Before Pinto could finish speaking, Sporting Lisbon showed him with their actions that he was right.

In the 54th minute, Sporting Lisbon's center-back Manuel intercepted the ball and launched a long ball to the right.

Amorim held off Deng Kai and reached the first landing point.

But Ronaldo then aggressively contested the second ball.

If it weren't for Veloso's speed, Ronaldo would have received the ball in the attacking third.

They almost pulled off a beautiful counter-attack.

How shameless are you!

If Benfica's two full-backs dare to come up, it would be giving Ronaldo a chance to strike decisively.

This is the strategic deterrent power of a top-tier forward line.

Finally, under pressure from the score, Benfica's coach moved left-back Simon forward to participate in the attack, while right-back Pereira stayed behind.

The space left by the left-back was occupied by Deng Kai, but with Amorim and Alexander keeping an eye on him, he couldn't cause any trouble.

Because most of the direct counter-attacks from the backfield are high balls, Alexander and Amorin are about the same height as Ronaldo, and are almost 20 centimeters taller than Deng Kai, giving them a huge advantage.

In the 57th minute, Simon helped his teammate make an overlapping run down the flank and then crossed the ball, but his teammate's header went over the crossbar.

In the 59th minute, Simon pulled away Sporting Lisbon's right-back Duarte, and Vilera sent a through ball from the flank, which was caught by Sporting Lisbon's goalkeeper Pilar.

After Simon came on, Benfica became an increasingly significant threat.

Conversely, Pilar launched a long ball directly into the attacking third.

Cristiano Ronaldo dropped back to contest the header, showing no fear against the slightly taller defensive midfielder Alexander, leaping high to successfully win the first ball.

Cristiano Ronaldo flicked his head, heading the ball to Deng Kai on the left wing, then swatted away Alexander, who was making a hand gesture, and turned to run forward.

Two against four in the frontcourt!

Deng Kai dribbled the ball and ran.

Amorin watched as they caught up.

boom!

Deng Kai delivered a cross with his right foot.

This is a cross pass, which has a certain arc on the ground.

Tintin's consciousness will surely be transmitted when the time is right.

The football easily passed Amorim and rolled from the right side toward the center.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Veloso were racing, while Alexander couldn't even see Ronaldo's taillights anymore.

"Chris is too fast!"

"Veloso is just as good; there are very few center-backs as fast as him."

"The two people were bumping into each other while moving at high speed, and there were also some hand movements."

"Veloso stumbled! He fell to the ground! Chris received the ball and is one-on-one with the goalkeeper!"

"The goalkeeper rushed out, Chris took a decisive shot, Benfica goalkeeper Wer was a step too slow, and the ball went through his legs!"

"A quadruple goal! Chris scores four goals! Deng Kai provides four assists!"

"These two brothers are simply unstoppable! This is a quadruple celebration for the seniors!"

"Benfica paid the price for their aggressiveness. They did a good job in every aspect except for limiting Duncan and Chris."

"And these two players are the ones that cannot be ignored."

"Four to two, are Benfica about to suffer their first defeat of the season?"

"You have to understand that this match is of great significance. If Benfica loses, it could even cast a shadow over the future of the first team."

Benfica fans were stunned.

Two people, passing and shooting in all directions, managed to beat them up like this?

This almost became a game between Duncan and Ronaldo, their brilliance was dazzling.

Nuno Gomez can no longer find anything wrong with Ronaldo.

A winger playing as a center forward, scoring a hat-trick in ten minutes, and netting his first career quadruple before the game was even over.

Earlier you said he couldn't support the team, which is fine, but for the last goal, he dropped back to contest the header and headed the ball across!

This textbook-perfect fulcrum function, learned without a teacher?

In the 67th minute, Simon, whose attacking resolve had faltered, was dispossessed by a Sporting Lisbon substitute midfielder, and the ball subsequently fell to Ronaldo's feet.

Cristiano Ronaldo dribbled through the middle, directly challenging Alexander, and importantly, he succeeded!

This allowed Ronaldo to directly attack Benfica's defense.

Facing the pressing center-back, Ronaldo followed suit, chipping the ball over Veloso's head and finding Deng Kai, who had cut inside to the right side of the penalty area.

The people of Veloso were furious.

You can beat me, but you can't insult my height... twice!