Chapter 411: Chapter 410: The Triple Crown King is indeed dead, because
Deng Kai on the field certainly didn’t know Ronaldo’s thought process.
Let’s be real, regarding the issue with the printing of names, he initially just didn’t want to be simply called KD.
Kaiser indeed carries an imposing aura.
But Kidd is quite belittling.
And Kevin Durant, that’s downright the most belittling.
Ronaldo: That’s why I’m willing to call you duck! Hello, little duck!
The eightieth minute.
Mourinho’s three-striker formation had a strange, effective result.
The three strikers disrupted Sporting Lisbon’s defensive formation, Costinha made a through pass, and Deco, after breaking into the penalty area, was brought down by Pepe who followed him.
Penalty package!
Afterwards, Jia De’er stepped up and scored the penalty, rewriting the score to 2-3, once again closing in on Sporting Lisbon.
Many people commented that Pepe’s defense was too rough, with his hands and feet not clean in the penalty area, handing over a penalty to the opponents.
But Trigella on the sidelines understood that the actual problem was with the left-back Evra.
Evra ran too much in the first half, frequently moving forward.
In the second half, having to deal with the onslaught of three strikers, his physical fitness became a problem, turning him into a leaky bucket.
Since Pepe had to cover for him, naturally there were gaps.
So, Pepe was just taking the blame for Evra.
On the other side, although Maicon actually also had a strong "offensive heart".
But after all, being new to the team and not having figured out the situation, he was rather restrained.
And... to be honest, with only one football, the ball on the right belonged almost entirely to Ronaldo’s control, leaving Maicon wanting but unable to move forward.
After this goal, Sporting Lisbon used their last substitution slot.
Wu Xudong came on to replace Evra.
When Evra came off, Trigella still gave him the customary pat on the hands, but Maxa was indifferent and did not go over to offer any warm words.
It wasn’t that he had any issue with Evra.
Mainly, after Deco succeeded in drawing the penalty and the pursuit by Deng Kai failed, Deng Kai actually "angrily" pounded the ground!
My goodness!
To make me, the "mastermind Kevin with no tricks left," turn into a "helpless Babel," Evra you are guilty!
You’ve violated the highest law, do you understand?!
Before young master Kai cleans up your mess, I definitely need to make my stance clear, to avoid any misunderstanding by master Kai!
"Coach Maxa, did I not play too well this match?" Evra was a keen learner, aware that he still had much to improve in his new position, thus he questioned and was good at reflecting.
Maxa looked as if he saw nothing, heard nothing, minding his own business, completely ignoring Evra.
Embarrassed, Evra thought to himself: "Coach Maxa acted as if he didn’t hear me, is he telling me... to turn a blind eye, to forget my poor performance, as if he never saw it? Don’t carry a mental burden! Go into battle light, ready to fight?"
...
On the field, Porto quickly retrieved the football from their goal and urged Sporting Lisbon to kick-off.
They even thought Wu Xudong was moving too slowly when he came on, accusing him of wasting time.
Wu Xudong was speechless.
You probably don’t know that the three fastest people on this team are Maicon, Ronaldo, and me, right?
Soon you’ll realize that stalling can sometimes be to your advantage.
With a whistle blow, Sporting Lisbon kicked off.
Ronaldo in the center, Ibrahimovic, Wu Xudong on the left, Maicon on the right, all four arrowed forward!
Deng Kai received the ball and passed it back to Guardiola.
Guardiola passed sideways to Pepe, Pepe returned the ball to Deng Kai.
Deng Kai turned around to face Deco rushing towards him, dodged Deco’s tackle with a pull and a push, and went past Deco.
Deco tugged from behind Deng Kai, full of aggression.
Meanwhile, Maniche also lunged in.
Deng Kai protected the ball with a spin, executing two full turns under the pressure of the two men.
Backheel Drag!
Bengbu Escorted Turn!
The most expensive spinning top!
Bang!
Under the obstruction of two opponents, the five-feet-ten Deng Kai withstood the pressure and drilled a pass through Porto’s not yet formed defensive line.
Ronaldo received the ball on the left flank, advanced without giving Costinha a chance to catch up, and unselfishly passed the ball to Ibrahimovic’s feet after breaking into the box.
Truth be told, Ibrahimovic was a bit confused.
Since when did you, Ronaldo, ever pass the ball?
You could have just taken the shot yourself, why pass it to me?
That’s just making trouble for no reason.
Ibrahimovic wasn’t fully prepared and his first touch was a bit heavy.
By the time he caught up with the ball, Carvalho was already disrupting from behind and, with Baía’s timely charge out, Ibrahimovic’s shot hit Baía and deflected towards the outer edge of the box.
Costinha immediately turned to chase back, however, Wu Xudong, who was already leaning in from the left, arrived with even greater speed.
Because the ball was at a certain height, Wu Xudong didn’t brake to wait for it to come down but instead jumped up and deftly touched it in mid-air, like an eagle laying an egg or the lightness of a martial artist gliding over grass, a touch to change its course.
Influenced by him, the ball changed direction and power upon landing, rolling toward the standard offensive midfielder position five meters in front of the top of the box.
And after a gentle hop or two, it could only be described as soft.
Bang!
Deng Kai, who had continued his run after passing, arrived just in time and fired a long shot aided by his own speed, perfectly connecting with Wu Xudong’s pass.
Whoosh!
The ball rose from the ground and gained altitude sharply in the latter half of its flight but remained within the goal frame the whole time.
The speed of the ball was outrageously fast.
At that moment, Seedorf, Schweinsteiger, the Black Panther Eusebio, Jia De’er—all seemed to embody Deng Kai; he was not fighting alone!
You could even say that Jia De’er’s "What’s Ronaldo?" effect and Seedorf’s cruise missile launcher were absolutely dominant in their roles!
Jia De’er???
Swoosh!
The ball stirred up a white wave and tugged at the net with a hissing sound.
A moment of silence fell over the entire stadium.
Then cheers surged forth!
"GOAL!"
"Deng Kai! That’s Deng Kai! That’s the leader of Sporting Lisbon!"
"That’s the winner of the Portuguese Cup, Primeira Liga, and the UEFA Europa League’s three consecutive MVPs!"
"It’s over for Porto! They’re out of time! The Portuguese Super Cup belongs to Sporting Lisbon!"
"With that goal, Deng Kai has locked in victory for the team!"
"As Sporting Lisbon is about to claim their fourth Championship Trophy of the year, I want to remind everyone! At this moment, the man who scored for the team, Deng Kai, will also be capturing his fourth MVP title of the year!"
"I can’t say he’s the world’s best player this year, as he might have a long way to go to earn that honor. But I dare say right now, he’s Portugal’s best player of the year!"
In the shot, Deng Kai rushed to the corner flag area, jumped high into the air, and spun 180 degrees in a god-like descent!
The entire stadium chanted his signature celebration word with him: "Siuuuuuuu!"
Similarly, the camera also turned to the Madman Mourinho.
His face was a sheet of white.
In this match, he had tried every tactic in his book, but he just couldn’t find an ounce of temper to lose with.
If the game’s rhythm had completely followed Ronaldinho’s style, Mourinho was confident he could drag the match into extra time or even secure a direct victory.
But the rhythm of the game belonged to Deng Kai.
Sporting Lisbon had too many counter-attacking opportunities, and in terms of the quality of those opportunities and the ability to seize them, Porto, even with last year’s European Golden Shoe winner, would have a hard time competing with Sporting Lisbon, which boasted a squad of goal scorers and assist leaders like Deng Kai, Ronaldo, Drogba, Ibrahimovic, Ronaldinho, and others.
In the end, the score of the match was fixed at four to two.
Sporting Lisbon defeated Porto and spirited away another Portuguese Super Cup in the team’s history!
In the post-match MVP interview, Deng Kai responded to Mourinho’s earlier interview: "Actually, I think everyone’s misunderstood Mourinho."
"Some things he said were actually correct, like how this year’s Treble is indeed no longer possible."
"Because right now, we are... the Quadruple champions!"
