Chapter 85: Chapter 85 The Unstoppable Meatball Boy
Pilar launched into action, taking a step toward Robben’s right side.
As if to dive for Robben’s right.
Robben delivered a knowing kick with his left foot for a shot!
Bang!
But Pilar, who had just taken a step toward Robben’s right, had preemptively dived to Robben’s left before the ball was even touched!
That was a highly aggressive save.
Not only did Pilar try to fake Robben out, but he also dived early to Robben’s left side.
Very certain!
This kind of save had been performed by Zeng Cheng in a friendly match before, and he was scolded by domestic coaches for it.
However...
Bang!
The football flew out.
"Holy shit! He saved it!"
"Pilar has done it!"
"It’s a one-on-one! That was a one-on-one for Robben!"
"That was a shot to equalize the score!"
"Robben’s left foot is very agile, and I wouldn’t be surprised if he became the world’s top left-footed player in the future. But if he could develop his right foot, he would be a notch above the Robben who only uses his left!"
"The ball has fallen to Deng Kai’s feet! Deng Kai immediately lobs the ball over the top, turns around, and accelerates!"
"There are many Groningen players around, Deng Kai isn’t very fast, he... fried meatball!"
Deng Kai performed a fried meatball to evade the tackler coming from the side, at the same time, his speed increased somewhat.
For a full three seconds, Deng Kai continued to accelerate.
But he hadn’t yet crossed the halfway line, and if the fried meatball effect wore off, his speed would decrease and he would be overtaken by the defending players from behind, most likely losing the ball.
And kicking the football directly to the frontcourt from this position would be tantamount to handing possession over to Groningen, who could still organize one or two more attacks in the remaining time.
Too risky!
At a crucial moment, Deng Kai had an inspiration.
Bang bang!
While carrying the ball at high speed unguarded, he pulled off another fried meatball!
This triggered discontent among the Groningen fans.
They let out boos, believing Deng Kai was showing off his technical skill.
Show off my ass!
The camera zoomed on Deng Kai.
Deng Kai’s face was filled with a smile, resembling the satisfaction and provocation one has after showing off skills, very similar to Anthony’s expression after executing the billion-dollar protractor spin.
But in truth, Deng Kai wasn’t showing off his skills.
He just wanted to use the fried meatball to refresh a speed boost.
Don’t forget, "Iniesta Fried Meatball Star" is a super skill that can refresh and stack effects multiple times!
Sure enough, after Deng Kai’s fried meatball, his speed increased again.
Although not as much as the last increase because the effect of this boost was only half of the previous one.
But three seconds plus three seconds, how significant three seconds can be!
Although the ultimate effect of this skill could only increase up to near two hundred percent at most, and could not make Deng Kai’s speed reach the top tier,
as long as there was space to perform technical moves, time could be extended indefinitely.
Maintaining a fairly fast speed is also quite powerful!
"Oh! What’s happening to Deng Kai!"
"That move was a bit much, wasn’t it?"
"Backheel Drag! Deng Kai actually slowed down to execute a Backheel Drag, but there were no defending players in front of him!"
"If Deng Kai’s previous fried meatball didn’t fully prove he was showing off, then this Backheel Drag is quite obvious!"
"By wanting to show off his ball-handling skills, Deng Kai even allowed the pursuers behind him to close the distance. Such behavior shows no respect for the opponents, nor for his teammates!"
In the stands, the Groningen fans started cursing outright.
The Groningen players were also itching with hatred.
But after the Backheel Drag, Deng Kai suddenly increased his speed, carrying the ball quickly through midfield.
His smile grew even wider.
Fried meatball YYDS!
The refresh effect wasn’t just for that skill, but for all kinds of speed boosts.
The backheel drag’s special effect would also be refreshed with each refresh of the "Iniesta Fried Meatball."
If there were any other skills that could add to his speed, he’d use them all and then link them with the "Iniesta Fried Meatball," theoretically allowing Deng Kai to overpower the speed of players like Wu Xudong, Ronaldo, and Robben!
This is what truly makes a golden skill!
The defenders of Groningen awaited Deng Kai’s arrival near the edge of the penalty area.
But before entering their defensive zone, Deng Kai performed another "Iniesta Fried Meatball."
This time, the entire stadium erupted!
Even some of the Groningen fans threw down their water bottles and coins.
Deng Kai’s showboating was too outrageous!
The two Groningen centre-backs couldn’t hold back and charged out with necks reddening.
One of them went for a long-distance slide tackle!
Not for any other reason, but just to take down Deng Kai!
Bang!
Deng Kai pushed the ball, which flew instantly towards the left of the penalty area.
He accelerated, jumped, and then sped up again, evading the tackle and, in less than a second after landing, sped past another Groningen centre-back by sheer speed.
At this moment, Maxa and Trigella on the sidelines were dumbfounded.
Were they watching Deng Kai playing?
Are you sure this isn’t Ronaldo?
This speed, this solo effort, this damn...
"One-on-one! Deng Kai is one-on-one!"
"The Groningen goalkeeper comes out!"
"Deng Kai... another ’Iniesta Fried Meatball’!"
"He gets past the goalkeeper! Deng Kai can’t stop, he crashes into the goal of Groningen with the ball!"
Thud!
Deng Kai hit the netting, bounced back slightly, and then lay within Groningen’s goal.
The football lay quietly beside him.
The score on the sidelines changed.
Four to two.
Deng Kai... had killed the game!
"GOAL! My goodness! There were many spectacular goals in this game, but this has to be the most incredible one!"
"The Groningen fans might be dissatisfied, but I believe any neutral fan who sees this goal will applaud Deng Kai!"
"He seemed to be possessed by the alien Ronaldo just now!"
"Four ’Iniesta Fried Meatballs,’ one backheel drag! A sixty-meter dash! Charging into the dragon’s den! Getting past the goalkeeper! Taking the football into the goal!"
"I can’t imagine this could be done by a technical midfielder!"
"Caesar! He truly is Caesar!"
"The whole stadium is cursing him, but isn’t that also a form of praise?"
Bang!
Just as Deng Kai managed to stand up, he was immediately shoved to the ground by Robben, who had caught up.
The Groningen players were seeing red.
At the last moment, they failed to score on a one-on-one, only for their opponent to score a goal that completely killed the game.
And the opponent did it in such a mocking way!
Deng Kai decelerated multiple times on his run to wait for his teammates to catch up, and before facing the defenders, he flaunted another "Iniesta Fried Meatball."
Such behavior is thrilling for fans to watch, but on the field, it could get your legs broken.
However, after Deng Kai got up, he pushed Robben away in retaliation.
Deng Kai could understand Robben’s feelings, but that understanding did not include tolerance.
With the strength of Johann Cruyff’s upper body, Robben was sent flying and rolled twice on the ground.
The players of Groningen were stunned.
This little guy... he’s that fierce?
"Fuck! Want to fight? If you want to fight, come at me!" Ronaldo was the first to run over, pushing away the Groningen player closest to Deng Kai.
"Touch Deng Kai again and see what happens!" Iron-guard Veloso and others also rushed over.
Two colors of jerseys converged inside the small penalty area.
And thus a conflict on the field erupted!
