Ground football: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him

boom!

Deng Kai completes the shot!

Target: the far corner of the goal!

At the same moment, the Bayern goalkeeper spread his legs.

One leg is on the ground.

One leg is slightly raised, with the distance between the two legs roughly the height of a soccer ball.

This is the result of his body naturally stretching out.

He lunged towards the near corner, so his feet naturally stretched towards the far corner.

This is the best way to expand the defensive area.

He also deliberately adjusted the height of his legs.

The lower legs prevent ground-hugging slashes.

The upper leg prevents shots from medium height.

The next moment, a red shadow slid towards the goal from Deng Kai's left, rushing in from another direction to protect the far corner of Bayern's goal.

Ram!

After Ram returned, he roamed around the middle lane.

After Deng Kai dribbled past two players, Lahm, though unable to stop him, was able to block Deng Kai's shot from the far corner.

Lahm's sliding tackle perfectly compensated for the height difference between the Bayern goalkeeper's legs.

The four legs, arranged in an orderly fashion, almost completely blocked the shooting space below one meter from the far corner of the goal.

They'll shut out any kind of ground-hugging shot or half-high ball!

This is the ultimate defense!

However, Deng Kai's lips curled up...

Because the football he kicked... went very high!

Few people would make that shot selection.

The safest way to shoot is always a push shot.

The advantage of a push shot is its stability!

With a large enough range of contact, the margin for error is very high, making it difficult to miskick a football.

Easy to control the direction, point and shoot!

Moreover, its strength is not small, making it difficult to be tackled.

In addition, goalkeepers face greater difficulty in making saves of low, flat shots, as they need a movement process from mid-air to the ground.

Therefore, a low, flat shot is the first choice for most skilled shooters when facing a close-range one-on-one situation.

Robben and Mbappe are both excellent examples of this kind of player in the future.

but……

The one-on-one chance that Robben missed in the 2010 World Cup final could have sealed the victory was a low, flat shot.

Casillas lunged in the wrong direction, but his right foot blocked the low ball.

If Robben had pushed a half-high ball or even a high ball...

However, it should be noted that the technique of pushing the ball with a push shot makes it difficult to push the ball high.

High balls that are pushed into the air are actually very easy to push away and are extremely difficult to control.

Choupo-Moting, the free-transfer striker who played for Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich, is a master of "low-angle shots." The reason is that when a shorter player extends his leg by 20 centimeters to push the ball, the angle between his leg, foot, and the ball is enough to produce a low shot. But because he is too tall, the angle he creates is not enough, and the ball always flies upwards.

Many of the Chinese national football team's forwards, who often shoot high in the air, are simply lacking in shooting skills.

A low, driven shot was the best possible solution. Robben's shooting technique was clearly fine, yet he missed the most important one-on-one chance of his career.

During his years of honing his skills in Paris, Mbappe has perfected his physique, speed, dribbling, football intelligence, passing, and shooting. However, he has recently been saving more one-on-one shots than usual.

What's the problem?

It's not that their shooting skills are bad, it's that their push shots are bad!

Robben and Mbappe have perfected this shooting technique.

However, the inherent weaknesses of this shooting method mean that top goalkeepers and defenders have ways to defend against it.

Goalkeeper, get off the field soon.

Or, when you lunge forward, try to extend your legs as much as possible.

Alternatively, having a defender make a sliding tackle to block the goal are both options.

However... the difference between a superstar and a regular star lies in the fact that a superstar can also make unconventional choices at crucial moments.

It may seem risky, but it's actually the only way to win because your opponent is also a superstar.

Totti's chip shot.

Barty's goal.

Zidane's spoon.

Ibrahimovic's "Shooting the Halberd at the Gate"

Cristiano Ronaldo's bicycle kick.

Messi's Maradona.

Mbappe needs to break free from his conservative mindset in order to transform into a true superstar.

Robben missed that one-on-one chance. He could have either chipped the ball in front of him, shot from the tenth corner, or continued dribbling past Casillas. He couldn't have chosen the conventional route, because no matter how well you do the conventional things, you'll still fall into a rut.

Swish!

Ten points!

Deng Kai unleashed a powerful close-range shot with his left foot!

The football almost blew the top of the goal!

Bayern did everything they could, and their defense even managed to stop a star player's shot.

But Deng Kai... is a man destined to become a superstar!

"GOAL! A game-winning shot! This is a true game-winning shot!"

"In the 120th minute, Deng Kai dribbled past two defenders and entered Bayern's penalty area. Facing the goalkeeper, he unleashed a powerful shot, thwarting Lahm's diving block!"

"A clutch player! He's definitely a clutch player!"

"That kind of shot is very easy to miss! It's too risky!"

"In the final minute of extra time, a one-on-one opportunity, a shot that decided the team's fate—any player's first reaction should have been to shoot!"

"Even if it wasn't a push shot, it couldn't have been a powerful shot!"

"But it just so happens to be Deng Kai! It just so happens to be a powerful shot!"

"This player has such an amazing shot! So dominant!"

"Now I finally understand why the Portuguese call him Caesar! Because he truly conquered every opponent!"

"There were no more boos at the Munich Olympic Stadium; Bayern fans were clearly still savoring Dunkai's dribbling and shot."

"The last time the Bayern Munich stands were this silent was last season. They lost the Bundesliga title to newly promoted Kaiserslautern a round early!"

"The Sporting Lisbon players are celebrating wildly; their energy seems to have returned."

"The Bayern U15 players were overcome with grief. Lahm lay inside the goal, covering his face, sobbing."

"Schweinsteiger also cried. He played very well in this match, and they should have won."

"This is absolutely cruel, and I must reiterate my opposition to such a brutal elimination mechanism for youth tournaments. This is the biggest blow the Bayern U15 players have ever suffered since they started playing football!"

It's unclear how much time passed before Bayern's young players regained their fighting spirit.

The surrounding fans applauded them; overall, the match was quite exciting.

It's just that Bayern Munich didn't win.

Finally, less than a minute after the game resumed, the referee blew the final whistle.

Four to three!

Sporting Lisbon U15 defeated Bayern Munich U15 to advance to the semi-finals of the UEFA Youth League!

After the match, major news media outlets published articles reporting on the relevant information.

Because from this point onwards, the popularity of the UEFA Youth League has increased significantly.

If the previous news was only known to local fans, then the subsequent news about the event will be reported by major mainstream sports media, and even if you are just a casual fan, you may see it.

The difference between the quarterfinals and the semifinals is only one game, but the difference in fame can sometimes be enormous.

Portugal's youth academy is thriving; Sporting Lisbon's star duo snatch a decisive victory against Bayern Munich!

Two assists and one goal—his striker prowess shines through; his name is Cristiano!

He scores his first hat-trick in European competition, the "Football Kaiser" pulls off a series of dribbling maneuvers!

The winning goal involved many technical aspects; Deng Kai's choice was worth careful consideration and was truly astonishing!

Everyone laughed at him for running out of stamina during extra time, but his goal in the final minute silenced Bayern!

Wow! Sporting Lisbon's youth academy is unstoppable, and first-team star Simão's market value has doubled, leaving Barcelona with mixed feelings of pain and joy!

Many news stories have sprung up like mushrooms after rain and appeared in the public eye.

Apart from the first media outlet that was unprepared because it published too early, the headlines of the subsequent media outlets even rhymed!