Ground football: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him

"Nonsense! These media outlets don't understand football at all!"

Cristiano Ronaldo angrily threw a newspaper on the table.

The text above reads, "Comparison of the two rising stars on the wings of the Netherlands and Portugal: Robben is better than Chris!"

Deng Kai picked up the newspaper and carefully examined the arguments inside.

You know what, it really is quite fair.

Cristiano Ronaldo is fast.

But Robben is just as fast.

Moreover, compared to Ronaldo's somewhat mechanical and electrifying dribbling, Robben's dribbling is full of inspiration and very smooth.

Although Cristiano Ronaldo has a certain physical advantage, Arjen Robben's physique is not bad either.

As for injuries and physical condition, the media can't tell.

Aside from Deng Kai, no one knew that Robben would become injury-prone. Yet even with his injury history, Robben remained a top superstar, which proves his exceptional talent.

"Ronaldo, you need to work harder," Deng Kai said with a smile. "Look at all the talented players we've encountered in the UEFA Youth League; every single one of them seems to be more talented than you."

"It seems that in the public's perception, saying that you can go toe-to-toe with them is considered a compliment."

Cristiano Ronaldo glared at Deng Kai: "Who wants to go toe-to-toe with them? I'm going to beat them! I'm better than all of them! I'm the strongest!"

Deng Kai nodded: "I admire your shameless confidence! Your character's timing isn't even as good as mine, you know that?"

"Get lost! Didn't you say I could eat twice-cooked pork all the time if I stayed at your place? Take this damn chicken breast out of my lunchbox!" Cristiano Ronaldo opened his lunchbox and immediately broke down.

It's all a lie; Deng Kai's promises are all lies.

These healthy foods are harder to eat than junk food.

"You're aiming to become a player who surpasses Robben and Van Persie. If you don't eat these, do you want to become injury-prone?" Deng Kai himself reluctantly ate his healthy lunch.

Chinese cuisine can have very sophisticated and healthy combinations, but those are only considered by imperial chefs.

Regular Chinese cuisine, especially the oily and spicy Sichuan cuisine, is indeed not very suitable for athletes.

Deng Kai and his group could only eat it occasionally.

With a series of recent matches, Deng Kai has collected enough blue fragments again.

A new skill called "Mastery of Picking Up Balls" has been introduced.

The lob is a common move in football.

It can be used for controlling the ball, dribbling, passing, and shooting.

Although it doesn't have any special effects, it has a wide range of applications and is a good skill.

……

February 19th.

The UEFA Youth League Round of 16 has officially begun.

CCTV Sports Channel also obtained the free broadcasting rights for this match through Jiang Yunzhu of Sports Weekly.

Considering that there were no major events such as Go, curling, pommel horse, fishing, or casual chatting on this day, Channel 5 broadcast the match as scheduled, which relieved fans in China who were following Deng Kai and Wu Xudong.

After all, the understanding of the word "important" by sports channels has always differed from that of the general public.

Huang Jianxiang often wonders if the reason he sometimes changes the broadcast content to fishing is because some elderly person suddenly wants to watch it, so he just makes a phone call to arrange it?

"Hello, radio viewers! Welcome to... We are now showing you the rising Dutch star, Arjen Robben. He is a true genius who showed amazing talent in chess at the age of seven."

"He started playing tennis at the age of nine, and won the championship in his age group at eleven. The assistant coach of the Dutch national tennis team repeatedly tried to persuade him to pursue tennis. But he ultimately chose football!"

"Some say he's even better than Feyenoord's Van Persie and Ajax's Sneijder and Van der Vaart! The only thing he can't compare to them on is his club."

Huang Jianxiang quickly read aloud basic information he found on a foreign website.

"Alright, let's quickly introduce Sporting Lisbon as well. Their three forwards are Cristiano Ronaldo, Lorenzo, and Marcelino."

"The three midfielders are Veloso, Duncan, and Semedo."

"The defense consists of Araujo, Angelo, Manuel, and Duarte. The goalkeeper is Pilar."

"It is worth mentioning that this is Duarte's first game after recovering from injury. Previously, Chinese player Wu Xudong replaced him for Sporting Lisbon."

"I wonder if Wu Xudong will have a chance to play in today's match."

"Alright, the match has begun, and both teams have immediately gotten into the game..."

Soon, domestic fans were drawn to the match.

It's not that Wu Xudong played.

Rather, this UEFA Youth League match was of a very high standard.

The players' dribbling, passing, shooting, physical strength, and speed were all very impressive.

This is incomparable to the weak and limp football of domestic leagues.

Aside from the dirty tackles that cripple players, which reached world-class levels, the rest of the domestic players are just not good enough.

"Wow! Robben is really strong; Araujo couldn't stop him at all when he dribbled!"

"Goal! Robben opens the scoring for the team."

"Wow! A CD connection! Groningen took the lead for less than three minutes, and Duncan delivered a brilliant through ball, assisting Ronaldo to score! Equalizing the score!"

"Wow! Ronaldo is in form! His dribble was quick this time. Although it wasn't as graceful as Robben's, it was just as effective."

"Foul! Ronaldo has won a free kick."

"Headline! Goal! Ronaldo scores his second goal! Sporting Lisbon takes the lead!"

"Unstoppable! Sporting Lisbon can't stop Robben at all... Penalty! Robben storms into the box and wins a penalty! Araujo is like a wooden stake in front of him!"

"Penalty goal! 2-2! Robben completes his brace! This match was incredibly close!"

"Alright, the first half is over. Both sides have scored a total of four goals for the fans; it's been a thrilling match! Let's look forward to the second half!"

In the first half, both sides scored goals, making it almost a 50/50 situation.

Robben of Groningen is unstoppable!

Cristiano Ronaldo is unstoppable for Sporting Lisbon!

Inside the locker room, Maxa was giving everyone a pep talk, playing soft music, and giving massages.

"Pilar, in the second half, you need to pay more attention to Robben's left foot..." Deng Kai went from street to street, exchanging information with his teammates, trying to help them.

Cristiano Ronaldo was taking off his socks to relax, and his calves were covered in bruises.

Groningen's defense is not bad, especially in terms of intensity.

Cristiano Ronaldo's breakthroughs not only consume physical strength but also deplete his health bar.

In comparison, Robben's breakthroughs are less costly.

Sure enough, left-back Araujo, who is mainly responsible for defense, is constantly rubbing his fragile ankle.

Deng Kai quietly approached Maksa and said to him, "Robben is too fast; Araujo can't stop him. Not only that, but in order to stop Robben, Araujo made several sudden stops and changes of direction in the first half, and his ankle is almost overwhelmed."

"He made several ankle movements on the field, which is a sign of an impending injury."

Maxa looked at Deng Kai and asked, "So what do you mean?"

"Let's bring on Wu Xudong," Deng Kai said. "He's fast; he can at least keep up with Robben."

Marksa nodded, then pretended to announce the decision while holding the tactics manual, but in fact, the tactics manual did not contain any tactics, but only Wu Xudong's name, experience and introduction.

One section of text was highlighted in red ink.

"Kai seems to value Wu a lot!"

This feature is even more popular than the "extremely fast" description.

Maksa understands China!

In the second half, Wu Xudong's appearance brought some comfort to Chinese fans thousands of miles away.

Fifty-second minute.

Robben's high-speed dribbling.

Previously, once he got into this state, he basically didn't need to worry about defensive players.

But this time...

boom!

"Oh! Wu Xudong goes straight for the shovel!"

"Robben complained of a foul! But the referee didn't call it!"

"That was a great tackle! He touched the ball first!"

"Wu Xudong made a brilliant defensive play!"

"Maksa really knows football! His tactical level is probably masterful! Wu Xudong is clearly a right-back, but I didn't expect him to perform so well on the left wing! That's the coach's skill!"