Chapter 90: Chapter 90 I’m Exhausted (Please Follow)
"Hitzlsperger simply can’t keep up with Deng Kai!"
"We often see such overtaking maneuvers on the flanks, but Deng Kai managed to pull it off through an inside cut from the ribs. It’s rare to see someone dare to dribble so boldly there, as it’s usually a crowded area."
"What’s outrageous is that, even though Deng Kai’s touch sent the football far enough, there were no Bayern defenders around the ball!"
"Ronaldo is cutting in from the right wing, he’s asking for the ball from Deng Kai!"
"Lorenzo is also coming up, he’s on the left asking Deng Kai for the ball!"
Asking for the ball?
Robben has many labels, including dazzling dribbles on the left wing, losing key one-on-ones, and being known as ’Iron Rod’ amongst ’Three Rods,’ but one that stands out is... soloist!
With the boosts of "Robben’s soccer socks" and "Fried Iniesta Balls," why pass the ball?
Bang!
Deng Kai started to adjust his steps when he was two meters away from the football, his intention to shoot was unmistakable!
A curling shot.
The football flew from the right side of the penalty box toward the far corner of the goal.
The spot was even farther to the right than where Deng Kai had scored earlier.
But the curve was even greater than that shot!
Swish!
The football sank into the far corner of the net.
Deng Kai immediately turned and ran towards the corner flag area, cheering wildly as he ran.
And Ronaldo was already there jogging slowly, waiting for Deng Kai!
In the camera, two young players in green and white jerseys leapt high, spun 180 degrees, and descended from the sky!
"Siuuuuu!"
"Three to two! Sporting Lisbon takes the lead again!"
"Deng Kai beats Hitzlsperger single-handedly and scores with another world-class goal!"
"So sharp! Hitzlsperger looks as stiff as a wooden pole in front of Deng Kai!"
"This nutmeg was nothing short of divine inspiration!"
"How confident must he have been, to dare to push the football that far in the middle? Did he really think he could overtake Hitzlsperger?"
"Perhaps that’s the reason he ultimately changed the scoreline, because no one else would have thought he’d handle it like that."
"This leaves Bayern with not much time; including injury time, they have at most just ten minutes left!"
The Sporting Lisbon players celebrate wildly.
Meanwhile, the Bayern players are continuously complaining.
They believe Sporting Lisbon is wasting time.
Eventually, after celebrating for a while, the referee also starts reminding Deng Kai and his teammates to return to their positions.
Afterwards, the game continued.
This time, Sporting Lisbon held back en masse, giving Bayern no chances at all.
Facing Sporting Lisbon’s ironclad defense, Bayern could only attempt to create opportunities with long-range shots.
Schweinsteiger, Hitzlsperger, and Lahm all took their chances.
The most dangerous one was created by Schweinsteiger.
But the football was deflected by Veloso and then hit the goalpost.
Time was ticking, and it was now the eighty-eighth minute.
Schweinsteiger passed to the advancing Lahm.
Lahm prepared to push the ball and go down the line.
Bang!
No!
He didn’t go down the line!
He directly chipped the football into the penalty area!
Schweinsteiger, who just made the pass, had already burst into the right side of the penalty box and swept across fiercely before Semedo could get to him!
The Sporting Lisbon goalmouth was in chaos.
The Bayern forward took advantage of the chaos and swept the football into the goal.
Three to three!
Bayern equalizes in the final moments!
"GOAL! Lahm! Schweinsteiger! That’s a stroke of genius!"
"That’s why I say Lahm will definitely become a member of Bayern’s first team in the future! He has the kind of brilliance that Germans rarely show!"
"Schweinsteiger’s move forward was fantastic! His pass was also incredibly accurate, just over the defender’s body!"
"With that, the game is very likely to go into extra time."
Five minutes later, the main referee blew the whistle.
Extra time!
Meanwhile, the sweat on Deng Kai’s body was rapidly diminishing—he could no longer produce more sweat.
In the 97th minute, Deng Kai’s pass was weak, intercepted by Hitzlsperger. Hitzlsperger immediately launched a counterattack, and the Bayern forward earned a corner kick.
After Schweinsteiger took the corner, Hitzlsperger struck again, contesting for the ball in the air.
Unfortunately, the ball hit the crossbar.
Sporting Lisbon had a narrow escape.
In the 100th minute, cameras captured Deng Kai standing still, barely moving for a full three minutes.
Bayern fans immediately started jeering, booing loudly.
But for Sporting Lisbon’s fans, it was nerve-wracking.
"Deng Kai is done for, he must be having major physical issues."
"Deng Kai’s movement is smart, and he really needs to use it to evade defenders. Because when it comes to direct ball control, dribbling, and confrontations, he’s at a disadvantage, avoiding opponents is the only way he can play to his full potential."
"He hasn’t moved for three minutes, not because he’s lazy, but because he can’t run anymore."
"For young players, extra time is really brutal. Their physicality often doesn’t support a 120-minute match."
"In fact, since extra time started, the movement of players from both sides has dropped significantly. But Deng Kai is the most notable one; he barely has the energy to stand."
"I suggest Maxa substitutes Deng Kai off, otherwise if something happens..."
During the extra time break, Maxa used the short break to ask Deng Kai if he needed to be subbed out.
Deng Kai shook his head: "I can’t go down now, I won’t accept it."
Maxa frowned deeply.
"Let him play, he can do it." Ronaldo stood out to vouch for Deng Kai, "We often train to this point, and he recovers really quickly!"
In the end, Maxa had no choice but to let Deng Kai continue on the field.
This triggered criticism from the commentator: "It’s clear Maxa wanted to take Deng Kai off, but Deng Kai didn’t want to go. At times like this, the head coach should have the courage to make a real decision."
"Deng Kai is irreplaceable for Sporting Lisbon U15. If this were an adult match, then I would let him stay on the pitch."
"But this is a youth match! Even though this game is important, as a youth coach, Maxa’s first concern should not be the team’s performance but the player’s health!"
"Deng Kai really can’t keep playing! He looks so thin and frail! What if he collapses and dies right there?"
The commentator’s words directly ignited the fans’ emotions.
Countless people began to criticize Maxa vocally.
"Teflon" Maxa finally stumbled.
Who would have thought there was one blame he couldn’t shake off!
However, Deng Kai, who was barely moving on the field, was not in as bad a shape as the outside world believed.
Ronaldo was half right.
Usually, after Deng Kai’s energy was exhausted, he could recover quickly because he had taken "functional drinks" and "Dragon Special Drink."
But such recovery aids didn’t work during the match; they were designed for training. Of course, they could also be spectacular in the nightclubs.
So Deng Kai’s energy truly was exhausted.
But also thanks to frequently training himself to the point of exhaustion, Deng Kai had an extraordinary ability to adapt to this extremely uncomfortable state.
And indeed, his recovery ability during this Exhaustion Period was better than others.
It wasn’t because he was naturally gifted, but because he had experienced it so often that his body had naturally become accustomed to it.
That’s the power of the human body.
In terms of adapting to and enduring the Exhaustion Period, Deng Kai was even stronger than the future super defensive midfielder, Kante.
Kante: ???
Kante: Huh, do I have an Exhaustion Period?
