Chapter 46: Chapter 46 Fan Peixi: First of all, I haven’t offended any of you
The sixty-first minute.
Feyenoord was attacking Sporting Lisbon just outside the penalty area.
van Persie’s shot was blocked by the central defender and bounced high.
Both sides’ players began to fight for the football.
After several changes in possession, van Persie got the ball, but before he could make any other move, the goalkeeper from Lisbon seized the opportunity to kick the football towards Feyenoord’s direction.
In the midfield, Deng Kai faced the pass, and instead of stopping the football to regroup, he directly executed a no-touch half-turn volley with his back to the opposition’s goal, accelerating the counterattack!
"Beautiful! Deng Kai’s awareness is just too good!"
"This is the fastest counterattack I’ve ever seen!"
"Deng Kai didn’t waste time controlling the ball like other counterattack orchestrators do, but instead he kicked the football directly towards the opposition’s penalty area with a kick that seemed like a pass and a shot."
"Although it wasn’t very accurate, accuracy isn’t important at this moment. Speed is what matters! Because Sporting Lisbon still has a player behind, and that is... Chris!"
"Chris is so fast! He rushes towards the football, and in the process, he has overtaken at least two of Feyenoord’s defenders!"
"Feyenoord’s central defender is tugging at Chris but seems to be losing his grip, Chris breaks free with a swing of his arms, his jersey nearly getting torn apart!"
"The main referee indicates advantage because Chris has already gained control of the football, and the only person in front of him now is Feyenoord’s goalkeeper!"
"Continuous adjustments... step-overs, constant step-overs... lifting his foot... flicking the ball... and he’s through! Chris has gone past Feyenoord’s goalkeeper! He really reminds people of the alien, Ronaldo!"
"A shot into the open goal! Gorgeous!"
"After van Persie, Cristiano Ronaldo becomes the second player in this match to score a brace!"
"He has helped his team take the lead with three goals to two against Feyenoord!"
"That goal was just too beautiful! Deng Kai’s pass and Chris’s shot were both impeccable!"
Cristiano started to look for Deng Kai to celebrate.
Both men leapt high, turning one hundred and eighty degrees, as the camera in the corner flag area captured the backs of their jerseys.
Maxa on the sidelines jumped up just as excitedly.
Because for today’s match, the club’s executives were all watching from the VIP box.
If they won today’s match, Sporting Lisbon would have a certain chance of advancing to the knockout stages of this year’s Youth Champions League as the runner-up in their group!
This performance was definitely beyond the initial season goals set for the U15 team.
Meanwhile, Feyenoord’s coach was in immense agony.
On the pitch, van Persie clenched his fists tightly.
This match was also very important for them.
Winning would mean they advanced from the group stage a round early.
But losing meant they would have to battle it out one more round.
The rest period for that round was something van Persie badly needed, as he had played too many matches this season.
"Keep an eye on their midfield, that player is a huge threat, he’s Sporting Lisbon’s offensive engine!" Feyenoord’s coach issued the instruction, not expecting to have to go to this extent in the match.
But now... sorry, kid!
Bang!
Deng Kai was knocked to the ground by a Feyenoord player.
The main referee called the foul but did not issue a card.
It was indeed a normal challenge.
It was just that Deng Kai was too small, so it was easy to knock him over.
Deng Kai began to consciously retreat, almost reaching the defensive midfield position.
As a result, the player from the opposing team targeting him could only stop at the midfield.
After all, if they followed him, they would be actively creating a huge defensive gap.
However, Deng Kai, who had shrunk back, was essentially out of the midfield battle, no longer able to provide assistance to the team.
Therefore, for a while, Feyenoord managed to push their attack to the vicinity of Sporting Lisbon’s penalty area again.
But Feyenoord made a fatal error.
That was, they thought the biggest threat of this team was Deng Kai.
A good midfielder can increase the threat of a striker by several times.
Limiting Deng Kai was restricting the performance of Sporting Lisbon’s three forwards, depriving them of their boost.
That was correct.
At least Sporting Lisbon’s central forward and right winger, without Deng Kai’s boost, were indeed very limited in their threat.
But where they went wrong was in thinking that Cristiano was also just an ordinary forward.
In fact, even without Deng Kai’s enhancement, Cristiano Ronaldo was still a forward who was outstanding compared to the current level of competition.
He was a young striker who was not inferior to Fan Peixi and Torres.
The reason for his poor performance in the previous three European matches was purely due to lack of cohesion with the team, not an indication of a lack in ability.
In the 69th minute, Ronaldo received the ball from the left-back in his own half, then flicked the ball to accelerate, overtaking on the outside and breezing through Feyenoord’s flank defense!
Ronaldo made it to the vicinity of the goal line, and when everyone thought he was going to cross, he surprised them by cutting along the goal line into Feyenoord’s penalty area.
After drawing the goalkeeper’s attention, Ronaldo executed a delicate lob pass.
The Sporting Lisbon right winger headed the ball into the open net.
Four to two!
Sporting Lisbon scored another.
Without Deng Kai.
They still had Cristiano!
"GOAL! What a beautiful pass!"
"Ninety-five percent of the credit for that goal has to go to Chris!"
"Chris has changed! He never used to pass the ball, especially not after getting into the box to his teammates!"
"Chris has always been one of the most outstanding forwards of his age. He certainly hit a slump, but once he recognized his deficiencies, he was easily able to get out of it, just like now."
"A Chris who can pass is the most dangerous man on this field!"
"Not guarding Cristiano heavily and not marking him closely was the second big mistake Feyenoord made today! The first one was not watching Deng Kai!"
Feyenoord’s coach was at a loss for words.
When the opposing team has two monsters, it is indeed very difficult.
The only hope was for Fan Peixi to take them both on and explode with performance.
As for the players on the field for Feyenoord, especially those on the right, they were left without any spirit by Ronaldo’s breakthroughs.
They really couldn’t defend against him!
The only people more nervous than those at Feyenoord were probably Hugo and his party in the stands.
They couldn’t make any money now.
They might even lose some.
But as long as the total goals didn’t exceed six, they would suffer a small loss rather than a huge one.
But if another goal was scored.
They would suffer a huge loss.
The massive debt was not something they could afford.
All their money was borrowed.
With compound interest, it threatened to crush them!
In the 75th minute, Ronaldo finally put Hugo’s mind at ease.
Hugo no longer had to worry about a seventh goal appearing in this match.
Because...
"It’s Chris again! His cut inside is too dominant! This style of play for a right-footed player on the left side suits him so well."
"Although it’s not conducive to his left foot development, causing difficulties integrating into the first team, it allows him to become the undisputed killing machine in the youth league!"
"Chris slowed down his pace on the left side of the penalty area, raised his foot to shoot... no, not a shot! It’s a pass! A feint shot turned into a pass! This ball is for..."
"Deng Kai! After being quiet for twenty minutes, Deng Kai suddenly made a forward move, drifting around unnoticed until he was near the penalty area! His sudden dash was completely unguarded!"
"Shot!"
"It’s in!"
"Deng Kai scores the seventh goal of the match!"
"Chris with two assists and two goals, shining throughout the match!"
"Five to two! Sporting Lisbon has gone wild!"
"The fans in the stadium are all excited, shouting for one more! One more!"
Facing a Ronaldo who seemed to descend from the heavens, Fan Peixi for the first time wondered if he needed an assistant?
He hadn’t offended anyone, but why did he have to face a Ronaldo and Deng Kai who were in such blazing form?
He needed to score another three goals to help his team catch up.
It’s not that he couldn’t do it.
But... it’s exhausting!
