Chapter 205: Chapter 204: This Time It’s a Real Trip Back to My Mother’s House
"You’ve really fallen! To think you’re addicted to women! You’re only fifteen! You’re setting an incredibly bad example for all young people! Your reputation is completely ruined..."
Nearly a month had passed since the Oscar ceremony.
Every time Deng Kai was alone with Ronaldo, Ronaldo would still verbally lambast him.
So much so that, in order to get Ronaldo to say something new, Deng Kai took the initiative to buy him every issue of the Bola newspaper, to let him plagiarize, oh no, to learn and imitate some truly high-level trash-talking.
Look at the headlines in each issue of the Bola newspaper, so powerful!
"Deng Kai’s love for vanity, Hathaway wasn’t crowned and Deng Kai wouldn’t date her, but the moment she was, he went straight in for the kiss!"
"Hathaway in unfortunate relationship, Deng Kai’s fundamental beliefs clash with the spirit of contemporary North American women, he discriminates between the sexes, even choosing to use the men’s bathroom!"
"Three matches, one shot and two assists, after confirming the relationship with Hathaway, Deng Kai’s decline is evident, talent exhausted!"
"When a footballer becomes famous not through football but through finding a celebrity girlfriend, such a player barely has any potential left!"
"Ronaldo is becoming the new master on the pitch, while Deng Kai should go act in films!"
"Moreirense drawn against Sporting Lisbon in the Portugal Cup! Deng Kai could well lose on purpose to return to Sporting Lisbon’s first team!"
"Moreirense will be eliminated, but could Deng Kai and Ronaldo end up staying in Lisbon?"
"Sporting Lisbon unlikely to win the league, the Portugal Cup might be their most hopeful title to pursue!"
The Portugal Cup semi-final, Moreirense VS Sporting Lisbon.
Outsiders might doubt Moreirense’s commitment to win this match, but those familiar with the story of Trigella and Sporting Lisbon know that Moreirense will fight even harder against Sporting Lisbon than against Benfica.
This was the perfect opportunity to tell the club they had chosen the wrong person.
In this time of dating, ahem, in this time after the Oscars, Deng Kai also achieved progress in his matches.
His intensified training had reached a stage of success, resulting in a major boost in physical data and subsequently enhancing his technical attributes as well.
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Offensive positioning: 71+1
Dribbling: 71+1
Shooting: 65+3
Set pieces: 65+2
Long passes: 69+3
Tackling: 54+1
Blocking: 44+2
Clearing: 50+2
Heading: 57+3
Curl: 62+2
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Speed: 67+4
Explosiveness: 70+3
Stride frequency: 75+2
Strength of play: 62+5
Jumping: 59+4
Strength: 60+4
Agility: 75+1
Stamina: 66+5
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Achieving success in stages means a large improvement.
But it does not mean there will be no improvements thereafter.
With long-term training, there will still be follow-up improvements that are stronger than ordinary ones.
And in terms of skills, Deng Kai also had gains.
He acquired a blue player skill "Long Shot" and a purple star skill "Solo Play."
"Long Shot: Your shooting ability from outside the penalty area is enhanced."
"Solo Play: It can be activated when all passing routes to nearby teammates are cut off or when there are at least three opposing players within three meters of you. Your speed, physicality, dribbling, ball control, and shooting abilities will receive a small increase for one minute. This skill can be activated three times per match."
These two skills somewhat compensated for Deng Kai’s lack of firepower.
Indeed, despite the numerous goals Deng Kai has scored, his firepower is actually not that strong.
His arsenal of offensive methods is far from plentiful.
As his physical attributes improve, his offensive methods should become more varied.
This is because many skills will only appear once attribute points reach a certain standard.
For instance, skills such as shooting and swerve are directly related to long shots and free kicks.
Some might think it is difficult for a midfielder to activate the "Solo Play" skill.
But in fact, the midfield core is often surrounded by the opposition.
The most famous case could be "I am Leo Messi, I was born to be walled in."
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At the pre-match press conference for the Portugal Cup semi-final, Trigella stated bluntly, "I am now the head coach of Morense, and my only mission is to lead Morense to victory."
"With my understanding of Morense and Sporting Lisbon, we definitely have a chance to take a victory from Estádio Alvalade!"
Reporter: "Why are you so confident? Is it because of the recently in-form Ronaldo and Deng Kai?"
Trigella: "They are certainly one of the reasons, but there are more. This Sporting Lisbon team is not on the right track, from the top management to the tasks of the players on the field, all are the same!"
Reporter: "It seems you have quite a grudge."
Trigella: "I hope that Sporting Lisbon has better days, but if I find that they can’t do it without me, I won’t give up my responsibility toward them."
Reporter: "Okay, let’s talk about Deng Kai then. What do you think of his girlfriend? We all know Ferguson wasn’t fond of Beckham’s wife, Victoria, and it seems Deng Kai is encountering the same issue as Beckham."
Trigella: "As you mentioned, he’s recently in great form, so why should I have any opinion on him or his girlfriend?"
The reporter did not get the answer they wanted from Trigella and so went on to interview Matrazzi.
Reporter: "Have you made any special tactical arrangements for Morense?"
Matrazzi appeared even more confident: "Special arrangements? No, not necessary. Our goal is to win the league, we will conduct targeted analysis for Porto, but Morense... just an ordinary Primeira Liga team."
"We have the best Primeira Liga center-forward Jia De’er, the youngest star winger Quaresma, we have also brought in the Treble-winning goalkeeper Schmeichel from Manchester United, and Portugal’s most talented midfielder Viana. Just let them play to their abilities and we can defeat anything."
Fairly speaking, Matrazzi wasn’t boasting.
On the day of the match, Morense’s bus returned to Lisbon.
The last time they visited Luz Stadium, they turned the tables.
But this time... they came directly to the home ground of Deng Kai and Ronaldo, Estádio Alvalade.
The Morense players guessed that Deng Kai and Ronaldo might even receive a welcome from the local fans, but they really did not expect to see huge banners of Deng Kai and Ronaldo outside the stadium.
They were no smaller than the banners of Jia De’er, Quaresma, and Schmeichel.
Bear in mind, even Viana didn’t have his own banner.
No wonder Sporting Lisbon always manages to sell players at high prices, apart from genuinely helping players pad their stats, they also really know how to ride the wave of popularity.
Deng Kai is currently on top of the trending list because of Hathaway.
Although Europe’s entertainment industry prides itself on being top-tier, they still unconsciously pay attention to Hollywood’s happenings, which is the world’s entertainment center. Anything related to it attracts more attention everywhere else.
