Chapter 185: Three Days of Carefully Deployed Tactics, Defeated by Cristiano Ronaldo's Split Heel Moment

On the defensive line, two center-backs sandwiched Cristiano Ronaldo in the middle.

One was close to his left shoulder, the other was stuck on his right side running route.

Their mission was clear.

Keep an eye on this forty-year-old man.

Preventing him from getting the ball.

Let him disappear.

Cristiano Ronaldo stood between the two opposing center-backs, his expression very calm.

He was already used to such tricks.

He didn’t even make any move to get rid of it.

Just stand there.

A minute passed.

It looks like a wooden stake on a sharp edge.

The live chat is climaxing again.

“Look, look, stop standing there, right? A true standing center forward.”

“I suggest Cristiano Ronaldo do a horse stance in place for a more ceremonial feel.”

Then, at the 80th second,

Modrić holds the ball in midfield.

His eyes only glanced at the front line before moving his foot.

A curling shot crossed Oviedo’s midfield line straight toward Cristiano Ronaldo.

When the ball flew over Cristiano Ronaldo’s head, both center-backs simultaneously tightened their bodies.

They are ready for physical confrontation.

The two of them combined over 180 kilograms of muscle, facing this forty-year-old veteran head-on.

How could he possibly lose?

Cristiano Ronaldo did not jump, did not contest, and did not turn.

The ball bounced off his chest and landed at his feet.

At the very moment when the bodies of the two center-backs pressed down simultaneously.

Cristiano Ronaldo lightly tapped his right heel.

Gently, it’s like pressing a flat sign while playing the piano.

The ball slipped through the gap between the two center-backs.

That gap was less than half a meter wide and had existed for less than half a second.

But that half is enough in seconds.

Vinícius Júnior was already running at full speed in the direction the ball passed through.

His start time was a bit earlier than Cristiano Ronaldo’s touch.

That is to say.

Cristiano Ronaldo already knew where the ball should go before it even landed at his feet.

Vinícius Júnior received the ball without pausing.

He stepped his right foot and looked up.

With a horizontal kick, the ball rolled off the turf toward the center.

Kylian Mbappé appeared.

It was as if it had risen from the air.

A black bolt of lightning tore open a gap in the turf.

Oviedo’s center-back only then reacted, but it was already too late.

Their bodies were still stuck in the position where Cristiano Ronaldo had just been standing.

That Cristiano Ronaldo pulled them to death with a heel.

Kylian Mbappé cut into the penalty area so quickly that the broadcast camera lost track for a moment.

Oviedo’s goalkeeper abandoned the goal.

The last center-back desperately tried to pull back.

Both of them lunged at Kylian Mbappé at the same time.

Everyone thought he was about to make a shot.

Including the live comments.

“Shoot!”

“Knock on the door.”

“Mu, give it your all.”

But Kylian Mbappé missed the shot.

He gently pushed the arch of his right foot.

The ball moved back.

Return.

Yes, go back.

Because Cristiano Ronaldo is there.

The man who had just been standing between the two center-backs was now at the edge of the small penalty area.

No one knows when he ran over.

No one saw his startup move.

He was like a ghost, making an impossible move in everyone’s blind spot.

The ball rolled in front of him.

Small penalty area frontier.

The Buddhist monastery.

Cristiano Ronaldo pushed his right foot arch.

Like casually kicking a pebble while walking in the park.

The ball rolled into the net.

Slowly.

Laziness and relaxation are also observed

Time jumped on the big screen.

3 minutes and 12 seconds.

1-0.

In front of Bernabéu’s remote live broadcast big screen, thousands of Real Madrid fans who hadn’t played away were gathered.

They both bounced up from their chairs at the same time.

Oviedo’s home stadium fell silent for a few seconds.

Then the noise erupted from the away fan area, lifting the entire roof of the stadium.

Cristiano Ronaldo stood in front of the goal, his expression unchanged.

He didn’t even perform his signature celebratory gesture.

He simply turned around and reached out his hands toward Kylian Mbappé and Vinícius Júnior, who had run over.

The three of them high-fived.

This was the first joint choke of the trident in this match.

From Cristiano Ronaldo’s heel touch to the ball going into the net, the whole process took less than ten seconds.

Three-legged pass.

Three people.

No extra movements.

Zhan Jun’s voice came from the live broadcast.

“Cristiano Ronaldo scored.”

“Only three minutes into the start.”

“It was a textbook forward due: Cristiano Ronaldo’s heel play, Vinícius Júnior’s cross shot.”

“Kylian Mbappé’s return and three-legged pass completely tore apart Oviedo’s defense.”

“I have to say, the precision and speed of these three passes remind me of the beautiful football Tiki Taka.”

“But this isn’t the traditional TikiTaka.”

“This is Real Madrid using the way their opponents are most proud of, delivering the ball into the net.”

Sidelines.

The face of Oviedo head coach Canales.

His entire expression looked as if someone had pressed the pause button.

His mouth was slightly open.

His eyes were glaring blankly.

The tactics board in his hand loosened.

With a thud, it fell to the ground, and he didn’t even hear it.

A center-based restriction strategy prepared over three nights.

Before the match, they boldly declared they would end Real Madrid’s winning streak.

All of it turned into scrap paper within three minutes and twelve seconds.

He stared blankly at Cristiano Ronaldo, who was jogging back into his position on the field.

At this moment, only one thought existed in his mind.

I prepared for three days.

It took him three seconds.

The comment section fell silent for a moment at the moment of the goal.

On the internet, a moment of silence lasts longer than five centuries.

Then the tone shifted.

“Wait a moment.”

“What kind of play is this? He passed the ball in three steps.”

“Was I mocking Zuozhuang just now? Sorry for my brothers.”

“No, what kind of heel move is Cristiano Ronaldo? Two center-backs are sandwiching him. How did he do it?”

“Forty years and three minutes, one heel shot, one open goal shot—this is called art.”

“Where’s the hater? The person who was so sharp-tongued just now. Step out for a bit.”

“Hahaha, the one who suggested Cristiano Ronaldo do horse stance—try one, let me see.”

The bullet section has seen a visible shift in power dynamics.

The overwhelming ridicule from just moments ago had completely vanished.

What remained was nothing but amazement and the delicious aroma.

In the stands.

The scouts’ reactions were much more complex than the comments.

After scoring, Paris’s scouts closed their eyes and rubbed their temples hard.

He came to study Real Madrid’s new tactics.

But Real Madrid didn’t use the new tactics at all.

Using the most conventional 4-3-3 and the most basic three-way setup, they scored a goal in just three minutes.

What does this mean?

This means that Real Madrid’s ceiling doesn’t need to be showcased with that new system.

In a normal state, it’s already a dimensionality reduction and crushing victory.

The Manchester City analyst replayed the goal three times on his laptop screen, then typed a line in the report document.

“Under the 4-3-3 formation, Cristiano Ronaldo still possesses midfield-level reading and distribution skills, with extremely efficient attacking coordination. The new system may just be the tip of the iceberg. "

After typing this line, he looked at it and deleted it again.

He wrote a new line.

“I suggest Mr. Guardiola watch it in person; words can’t describe it.”

The Barça scout took off his glasses and wiped them down.

Not a single word was written in his notebook.

He didn’t know what to write.

Before coming, he thought he would see a complete new tactical system.

You can analyze, break down, and find weaknesses.

But with the simplest tactics, he tore his opponent apart.

How do you analyze it?

The analysis of Cristiano Ronaldo’s heel was so accurate that it was recommended that the opponent stand closer to the center-back.

That would be a joke.

He closed his notebook and leaned back in his chair.

The competition continues.

But he had already reached a conclusion.

The horror of Real Madrid isn’t that they have a new set of tactics.

But what they use is terrifying.

And the person who became a spirit was Cristiano Ronaldo.

(Congratulations to Cristiano Ronaldo for winning the championship, successfully checking in on the fourth day of the 10,000-post update.) )

(Beep beep beep, siuuuuuuu. )