Ground football: Ronaldo thought I was going to assist him

Even Bayern Munich fans were impressed by Deng Kai's performance in this match.

Did you watch the game?

"A match? There wasn't a match yesterday?"

"Not the first team, but the U15 team, the UEFA Youth League."

"Oh, that? How were Lahm, Schweinsteiger, and Hitzlsperger performing? I feel these guys really have the makings of a star, especially Lahm; he should even be playing for the U17s next year!"

"You performed very well."

"The next match is the semi-final, right? When is it?"

There will be no next match.

"What?"

"The opposing team played even better, with Cristiano Ronaldo, the Portuguese alien, contributing two assists and a goal. Football's Kaiser, Duncan, scored a hat-trick, sealing the victory in the final moments of extra time!"

"Holy crap! Is this really that outrageous? This Deng Kai is incredible! I think the club should buy him!"

"That's what I think too! Let's all talk to the club about it; maybe they'll take our advice."

There are more than one or two fans like this.

Finally, even the renowned German football newspaper Bild suggested that Bayern Munich should buy Duncan, and published several related articles:

His flair is exactly what German football lacks! Please bring back this forgotten Kaiser!

After Beckenbauer and Rummenigge, perhaps he will become the third emperor of football!

The German media is on edge.

The UEFA Youth Championship has also begun a new round of draws.

Sporting Lisbon was the last team to reach the semi-finals, the other three being Ajax, Atletico Madrid, and AC Milan.

The draw results are... Sporting Lisbon vs. Ajax, AC Milan vs. Atletico Madrid.

This matchup was really... so targeted.

Feyenoord, Groningen, Sporting Lisbon – they've all come a long way through the Eredivisie youth academy, and now it's Ajax.

Could it be that the Portuguese are really going to compete with the Dutch for the title of best youth training in the world?

UEFA really knows how to play games!

For a time, everyone called the next UEFA Youth League semi-final between Sporting Lisbon and Ajax the "battle of the world's strongest youth training programs"!

The winner will earn the club the title of "strongest youth training".

As for Atlético Madrid, their youth training is also very famous, but ultimately it's not a "black market" approach, so it's not as intense as here.

Atletico Madrid is destined to become a powerhouse team.

……

The match against Bayern was so thrilling that Deng Kai undoubtedly earned an SSS-level rating.

The blue shards delivered a critical hit, and he consumed forty shards to gain two blue player skills.

Low Pass: Your long passes receive a slight boost. The ball travels faster in the air, but the probability of it being intercepted in the mid-range also increases accordingly.

Increased Spin Pass: Your long passes receive a slight boost. The ball spins in the air, resulting in more accurate landings while also making it easier for teammates to receive the ball and make their next move.

Both skills are very useful, especially for a midfield maestro like Deng Kai who excels at delivering deadly passes.

Without these auxiliary passing skills, even if "Ding Ding's stream-of-consciousness passing" is strong, it's not very useful; at most, it just looks scary.

Because the opposing team had three future star players in this match, the "star player drop" phenomenon was unsurprisingly revealed.

Unfortunately, it's not related to Ram, which Deng Kai wanted most.

It is Schweinsteiger's.

And what's even more...

"Mediocre winger Schweinsteiger: Schweinsteiger was so mediocre in the winger and midfielder positions that he was almost abandoned by his club. He shares his understanding of these positions with you. Long pass +1, short pass +1, interception +1, tackle +1. When you are in the middle, your long-range shooting ability and footwork will be improved."

Should we investigate or not?

As a mediocre winger, can you please stop communicating with me?

What do you want to talk about?

How did the exchange get relegated to the bench by the club?

Can you let your extraordinary midfield maestro personality show off?

Not only are the statistics provided scarce, but they also focus entirely on passing and interception, which are essential for midfielders. What does this have to do with wingers?

The key is that as a winger and midfielder, the performance requirement is actually in the middle... It has to be said, this is too ironic.

I wonder if Schweinsteiger will cry when he learns of this effect.

However, this drop is quite suitable for Deng Kai.

His main area of ​​activity is the middle lane.

Long-range shooting is definitely a boost he needs.

The power in his feet can enhance Deng Kai's performance in many aspects, such as long shots, long passes, and through balls, so it is a good thing.

This felt somewhat like a lucky accident.

Giving Deng Kai a drop from Ram might not be more suitable than this.

Back in Lisbon, the team quickly played their next league match.

Deng Kai and Cristiano Ronaldo are taking a rare rest.

Their schedule is too packed, and their match against Bayern went into extra time, so they can only give up one league game.

Unexpectedly, Sporting Lisbon U15 performed quite well in the match against Marítimo, managing a 1-1 draw despite missing their two star players and key players.

Sporting Lisbon U15 thus ended the suspense, becoming the top team in the Southern Division three rounds in advance and advancing to the final championship zone.

They were also the first team to secure a spot in the championship zone.

This was something many people hadn't expected.

After all, Sporting Lisbon U15 had fallen to second to last place in the first stage, but a final winning streak put them in second place to enter the second stage.

They haven't lost a single match in the second stage so far, advancing to the third stage three rounds early.

They're getting stronger with each battle.

After that match, it was April.

News about matches in major leagues is becoming increasingly significant.

This includes the second leg of the Champions League quarter-final between Manchester United and Inter Milan.

Ronaldo, who promised a hat-trick to turn the tide against Manchester United before the match, failed to deliver.

Manchester United and Inter Milan drew 1-1 at the end of the match.

They advanced to the Champions League semi-finals with a 3-1 aggregate score.

Manchester United fans were overjoyed and wept tears of happiness.

But soon, Manchester United fans were in tears again, because their semi-final opponent was none other than the currently recognized strongest team – Juventus.

April 6th.

Sporting Lisbon will host Liana U15 at home.

Cristiano Ronaldo, returning from injury, scored twice, and Deng Kai added another goal, helping the team defeat their opponents 3-0.

April 9th.

Sporting Lisbon will play away against Istoll.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored a goal.

Deng Kai completed his brace with two assists, bringing his league assist total to twenty!

He thus became the first player in the history of the Portuguese U15 league to surpass 20 assists!

In youth leagues, it's easy to rack up goals, but difficult to rack up assists.

Because young players who score goals often stand out from the crowd, their competitive level is much higher than the current level of the game, and they can dominate the game, with no one able to stop them. Whoever passes the ball to them can get an assist.

However, it is difficult for an excellent midfielder to put up dominant statistics in this kind of game, because an excellent midfielder cannot always pass the ball to that unstoppable striker.

How can a midfielder who only passes the ball to one striker possibly be excellent?

If he actually did that, his overall perspective, vision, and ability to seize opportunities would definitely be inadequate.

However, as an outstanding young midfielder, Deng Kai's statistics are outrageous.

What does this tell us?

Does this mean he is unqualified?

No, this means... Deng Kai is padding his stats!

But why would Deng Kai need to inflate his stats?

Because Triguera had told him two months earlier that he and Cristiano Ronaldo had been placed on the watch list of Antonio Viorante, the head coach of the Portuguese U16 team!

This summer, Viorante will lead Portugal's U16 players to the European U16 Championship!