Chapter 216: Chapter 215 What’s Ronaldo to Me (Massive update tonight at midnight)
Deng Kai felt greatly relieved.
Last year in the Champions League final, his advice to Schmeichel was not in vain. Now, players from Manchester United would show recognition whether they won or lost, right?
"Schmeichel’s Lion’s Roar Technique: In the football world, there’s only one ’Golden Haired Lion King,’ and that is Kahn. Yet, apart from Kahn, there are many excellent ’golden-haired lions,’ and Peter Schmeichel is one of them."
"Defensive positioning +2, interception +2, tackling +2, blocking +5, clearance +5."
"When you loudly instruct your teammates, their morale will be somewhat boosted, and they will have an easier time understanding your tactical intentions, resulting in a slight increase in their offensive and defensive abilities."
"When you shout loudly at your opponents, they are more likely to be intimidated by your momentum, increasing the likelihood of their making mistakes."
"Within the penalty area, the effects of encouragement and intimidation are doubled."
Wow!
Here comes a mental buff.
But this thing doesn’t come from nowhere.
The majority of Chinese football fans don’t have much experience watching live games, and even some football writers might have never seen a game from one of the top five leagues.
However, as TV broadcasts have improved in capturing sound effects, fans have developed a deeper understanding of the games and often hear coaches and players shouting on the field.
This is even more evident on the defensive line.
The defensive core, the captain, the goalkeeper—these roles all need to frequently use verbal communication to help construct a more perfect defense.
Therefore, a strong voice in football, particularly for defensive players, is almost a basic necessity.
Players who cannot project their voices are unlikely to become outstanding defenders.
This drop is very suitable for Deng Kai, and it’s a usable type, not requiring a slot in the inventory.
If Schmeichel’s drop is considered powerful,
then the next drop is even more kickass.
At least its name is more kickass than Schmeichel’s.
"Ronaldo, what’s that: Mario Jardel is definitely a classic case of a talented player overlooked by his national team in the football world. Even though Ronaldo was injured for nearly two years, once he recovered, he was still the absolute first choice for the Brazilian national team."
"Jumping +1, strength +1, heading +1, power on the ball +1, shooting +5."
"Acquire the blue player skill ’Lion’s Header.’"
"When the opposing team has Brazilian players, your shooting ability increases by 30% (lasting for five minutes, can be activated once per match)."
Wow...
It’s clear that Jardel harbors great resentment toward Ronaldo.
Of course, it has not yet reached its peak.
Two years later, when he is left out of the Brazilian national team, he will start firing his shots.
He will vent his anger on Ronaldo, accusing him of doing nothing for the national team in those two years but still making it into the World Cup.
In fact, whether Jardel is selected or not, there are good reasons for both scenarios.
Brazil’s forward line-up is too luxurious. Even a star like Romario was left out, so Jardel being excluded is not unreasonable.
However, at the same time, what Brazil lacks is precisely a striker like Jardel. For safety and diversity, Jardel should have been considered as well.
"Lion’s Header: The force, speed, and angle of your headers are significantly enhanced."
The practical Jardel also gave away a heading skill.
The ’Lion’s Header’ is quite useful, especially frequent in corner kick scenarios.
’Header’ doesn’t actually mean swinging the head, as that can easily lead to injury.
Players generally maintain consistency between the head and neck, rotating the upper body by twisting the waist to execute the "flinging" technical move.
For crosses that are not fast or powerful, a player’s headed shots may lack force, so the ’Lion’s Header’ action is used to enhance the attack.
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May 10th.
Moreirense faced Gil Vicente away.
Before the match, Gil Vicente was determined to win.
Their head coach said, "We’ve already missed out on the easy points against Fatima. We can’t let the three points slip against Moreirense. It will be an important three points on our path to the championship, Moreirense have realized their worth!"
With a whistle, the game kicked off.
The players on both sides tentatively clashed.
The Gil Vicente players were more confident.
After a period of consecutive victories, Moreirense had developed the confidence of a strong team.
But when facing the league’s "strong teams," the Moreirense players still felt some mental pressure.
This seemed a bit strange, but was very real.
Famous movie star Jackie Chan was also widely popular in Asia for a long time before he realized just how famous he had become.
When he estimated his acting fee to be about 500,000, they didn’t hesitate to offer him 7 million.
The Moreirense players were like that, you’d tell them to go head-to-head with the strong teams of the Primeira Liga like Benfica and Sporting, and they’d dare to, because of their ignorance, they had no fear. How could they, a bunch of Segunda Liga players, know what level the Primeira Liga powerhouses were at?
But if you ask them to play against the Segunda Liga powerhouses, they would be intimidated because they knew all too well how strong the Segunda Liga powerhouses were.
Of course, this also had something to do with Gil Vicente’s "Devil’s home ground."
When Moreirense were guests of the Lisbon giants, even though it was an away game, it felt almost like a home game because of Deng Kai and Ronaldo’s influence.
Especially against Sporting, it was practically a dream home game.
The players were not afraid as a result, and were even excited, so they played even better than usual.
But now, they clearly weren’t performing as well as usual.
So, after five minutes, Gil Vicente took control of the situation, becoming the main attacking side.
Deng Kai recognized the problem, but couldn’t break the deadlock for the moment.
He could only let his teammates adapt for the time being.
In the fifteenth minute, an aggressive Gil Vicente made progress.
Their pressing in the front court caused the young central defenders of Moreirense to make mistakes under pressure.
First, Feng Te’s pass to Kilop was too light, creating a dangerous situation.
Then Kilop’s pass back to the goalkeeper Ricardo was too direct, while Ricardo was near the goalpost.
Ultimately, although Ricardo desperately prevented Kilop from shooting at the goal, the ensuing Gil Vicente striker followed up with a shot into the empty net, scoring the first goal for his team.
One to zero!
Moreirense fell behind on the scoreboard.
Kilop and Feng Te hung their heads low.
Ricardo angrily blamed them, but it was already too late.
"What are you doing?" Deng Kai returned to the backfield and said to Kilop and Feng Te, "Is the game over? You’re acting like we can go to the locker room and summarize our experience of losing the game now!"
Kilop and Feng Te looked up at Deng Kai.
"Cheer up! It’s only one goal, where’s the game at?" Deng Kai punched each of them with his fist, "Ricardo, you three communicate with each other. Mistakes on the pitch are normal, there’s no need for any mental burden."
"Of course, we also don’t want such mistakes to happen again."
"If it continues like this, I can’t guarantee that Ronaldo won’t beat you guys up after the game!"
Ricardo laughed at Deng Kai’s joke.
