Chapter 88 I told you to stop wasting time!
Time passes by little by little.
Ronnie sat on the bench. The seat under his butt, which was apparently quite comfortable, seemed to be covered with thorns for some reason, making him feel very uncomfortable. He didn't want to stay there for even a moment.
He kept looking up, either at the scoreboard, or at the coaching booth, or at the court, or...
Anyway, at this moment, the boy from Madeira Island had two words written all over his face: anxiety.
The game was already past seventy minutes and the score was still one to zero.
Thanks to Su Dong's goal in the last stage of the first half, Sporting Lisbon temporarily took the lead.
But Porto's counterattack was also extremely fierce , especially the frontcourt led by Deco, which brought huge disaster to Sporting Lisbon's defense, forcing Bologna to make substitutions again and again.
The previous two substitutions were all to strengthen the midfield and defense.
This included replacing Joao Pinto with Ugo Viana, which made Sporting Lisbon look like a 4-3-3 formation on the field, with a three-defensive midfielder tactic in the midfield.
Ronnie looked at the time on the scoreboard, which jumped to the seventy-third minute, and he finally couldn't help it.
Walking out of the bench, Ronnie seemed to be warming up, but he slowly moved to the back of the coaching seat.
"Boss, time is running out. When can I go up?" Ronnie leaned over and asked with a licking face.
Boloni, Pontes and others were surprised when they heard the voice behind them. When they turned around and saw that it was Ronnie, they were all at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
"Don't be anxious, be patient." Boloni said speechlessly.
"I am very patient. It's already 73 minutes. If we wait any longer, it will just be garbage time."
Didn't Boloni understand that?
But the problem is that the game situation is now very tense. Sporting Lisbon almost retreated across the board, leaving only Jardel alone in the front. Even Sudong and Quaresma frequently returned to defense.
Substitute at this time, and replace Ronnie?
"Boss, you promised me that you would give me playing time. You can't go back on your word." Ronnie reminded him confidently. This was the promise made to him by the head coach before the game.
Of course Boloni would not deny it, "Don't worry, don't worry, I remember it."
"The situation is unclear now and Su Dong really needs me." Ronnie reminded.
"Ah?" Boloni was a little surprised.
Even Pontes found it funny. Isn't this a lame excuse?
"Really? Think about it. Su Dong is fighting alone on the field. Quaresma has no tacit understanding with him. But I am different. We can find each other with our eyes closed. Do you think he needs me very much?"
Boloni and Pontes looked at each other, as if it made sense.
"Also, look at Jardel. He obviously can't run any more. He's panting like he's about to die. There's no point keeping him on the court. It's better to let me go in."
When Pontes heard this, he couldn't help but cover his face and laugh out loud.
It was inappropriate, but really funny.
Bolonni couldn't help but smile, "Are you sure you're dating his sister?"
"Let's be honest, boss. I'm doing this for the team's victory and the championship." Ronnie said righteously.
“I’ll tell Jardel,” Pontes laughed.
Ronnie gave him a threatening look, as if to say, if you dare to say that, I'll make you pay.
However, Ronnie was indeed right.
Jadel's physical condition is indeed no longer good.
Although he is only 29 years old, he has been affected by many injuries this season, especially in recent period of time, his physical condition has obviously declined a lot, and he has not even played the entire game in many games.
It is true that a substitution should be made, but should Ronnie be replaced?
Boloni looked at the Madeira genius with some concern, "Okay then, go warm up."
"Really?" Ronnie jumped up immediately, "No, I don't need to warm up, I'm ready anytime, anywhere."
Boloni and Pontes looked at each other again and both found it funny.
This kid is really jumpy, especially for the game .
"Let me make this clear first. You can go up, but there is one thing you must agree to." Boloni said seriously.
"Okay, go ahead."
"After you go up, don't stick to the ball."
"No problem. I've never been very sticky with the ball."
"Don't waste time."
"No! Why would I?" Ronnie replied with a smile.
Boloni was completely speechless.
Why aren't you sticking to the ball and playing recklessly?
But he still sent Ronnie to the sidelines and replaced Jardel, who was almost exhausted.
Among the players sitting on the bench of Sporting Lisbon, only Ronaldo has the strongest attacking power and the fastest speed. In the current situation, his counterattack is the most threatening.
Boloni knew very well that against Porto, if they could not launch a counterattack in the frontcourt, the back line would be in danger.
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"Number 28, Cristiano Ronaldo, go!"
"Number 16, Jadel, out!"
Following the broadcast in the stadium, Ronnie, who had been waiting on the sidelines, was already getting ready.
When Jardel came running over from the court panting, he couldn't wait to meet him.
"Hey, kid, don't waste time, okay?" Jardel reminded.
Ronnie's relationship with his sister is growing stronger day by day, and by the way, Jardel also likes him more and more.
"Don't worry, leave it to me." Ronnie said confidently.
Sprinting quickly all the way into the stadium, Ronnie rushed directly to the front court.
"Su." Ronnie stretched out his right hand towards Su Dong from a distance.
Su Dong high-fived him vigorously and then hugged him.
"The boss said, you go up front, Quaresma and I will pass the ball to you, just like we did in training, play faster when counterattacking, try to seize the opportunity and teach them a lesson." Ronnie said eagerly.
He finally got on the stage, and he didn't want to end up with nothing.
"Also, help me score a goal."
"ah?"
Ronnie walked over and secretly pulled up his jersey, only to see a white vest underneath, with words seemingly written on it.
"I even wrote a love letter on my jersey."
The boy smiled with his white teeth showing, and it was obvious that he was in a very good mood.
"Don't worry, I will definitely help you, but you also have to control yourself and don't be too reckless!"
Ronnie was very depressed. Why did everyone, one by one, tell him to stop wasting time?
Did he goof off?
no!
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Ronnie's first touch was a clearance from the backcourt.
When he got the ball with his back to the goal on the left side, he tried to break through, but was tackled by a Porto player who fell to the ground.
The person is fine, but the ball is lost.
But soon, he got the ball on the left again.
This time, he and Su Dong completed a wall-to-wall cooperation very tacitly, then he drove straight into the penalty area with the ball. On the left side of the Porto penalty area, facing two defensive players alone, he managed to bring the ball into the penalty area.
This time, the ball passed, but was trapped by two opposing defensive players.
Then, Sporting Lisbon created a one-on-one opportunity on the left.
Ronaldo faced Segretario on the left side of the penalty area and almost broke the Portuguese international's waist. He successfully broke through and made a cross, but the last cross was too floating!
Su Dong sprinted all the way to the middle, but found that the cross ball was passed directly out of the right side of the penalty area. He was speechless.
"Brother, I'm here!" Su Dong shouted.
Ronnie waved awkwardly.
Boloni, Pontes, Jardel and others on the sidelines all looked as if they couldn't bear to watch.
This kid is still like this!
Wave and sticky ball.
But it must be said that after Ronaldo came on the pitch, Sporting Lisbon's offense improved to a certain extent, especially on the left side.
The trident combination of Ronaldo, Sudon and Quaresma was also intensively practiced by Boloni in the past week of preparation.
Su Donglai is mainly responsible for leading the direction of the attack, while Ronaldo and Quaresma's tasks are to dribble the ball and break through.
Boloni walked to the sidelines immediately and shouted to Ronnie on the field, signaling him to stop wasting time and stop sticking to the ball. He also called Su Dong, asking him to actively take the ball and not always give the ball to Ronnie.
"This kid is like a monkey. If we don't calm him down, he will go to heaven." Pontes laughed at Boloni who was walking back.
Boloni nodded in agreement, "But he is also very active."
If we can really carry the game to the end like this, it would be a good thing.
More importantly, the trident formed by three young players in the frontcourt is very fast in dribbling the ball and has a high speed, especially Ronaldo who just came on the field. It is impossible for Mourinho not to be afraid of them.
As long as there were some slight flaws in Porto's defense, Sporting Lisbon would have had a chance to create a second goal.
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The game was carried out in this kind of ridiculous atmosphere.
The fans at the scene sometimes exclaimed in anticipation and sometimes sighed in disappointment.
Ronnie still showed the coexistence of angel and devil, but he worked very hard, sparing no effort in running and covering, looking for and creating opportunities.
Su Dong's physical energy consumption was also very great because he was only seventeen years old.
He couldn't run at all costs like he did at the beginning of the game. He had to consider more.
The same goes for Quaresma, he also played the whole game and he was a little overwhelmed.
So, gradually, Porto pushed Sporting Lisbon back to the half again.
It seems that the situation changed after Ronaldo came on as a substitute and Porto was beaten back again.
But at this moment, Sporting Lisbon suddenly completed a steal near the center line of its own half.
Quaresma took the lead and poked the ball across the center line, then accelerated to catch up and kicked the ball to the right rear of the defense line.
Su Dong also started in an instant, caught up with the ball at the fastest speed, and when he entered the 30-meter area, he controlled the ball under his feet and dribbled the ball straight into Porto's penalty area.
Carvalho returned to defense in time and ran over to intercept Su Dong as soon as possible.
But Su Dong didn't wait for him to get close. He made a sudden stop and faked a move, seemingly cutting inside laterally, but in fact he suddenly poked the ball to the bottom line. Then he accelerated again to catch up and passed the ball to the front of the small penalty area.
At this moment, Ronnie penetrated Porto's defense like lightning and reached the front of the small penalty area. Facing Su Dong's cross pass, he seemed to see the goal waving at him in front of him!
Goal, here I come!
But when Ronnie kicked the ball with his right foot, he felt like he was falling into an ice cellar.
Ruined!
He was just focused on showing off and didn't control the momentum of the ball!
Everyone in the audience was shocked.
Sporting Lisbon fans had already rushed out of their seats, ready to celebrate; Boloni, Pontes and their teammates on the bench had already rushed out, and even the referee had raised his hand, ready to signal that the goal was valid...
But the ball was hit too high!
Su Dong looked at Ronnie, who was banging his head on the ground in the penalty area, with sympathy and shook his head helplessly.
I told you to stop wasting time!
