Iron Man on the pitch

On May 25, 2009, the final round of the Portuguese Premier League.

At the Alvarad Stadium in Lisbon, Sporting Lisbon faces Porto at home.

This is the top battle and the league championship. Currently, Sporting Lisbon ranks second in the league with 67 points, 2 points behind the top Porto team, and Benfica, third-placed, has lost hope of competing for the championship. . (This game is not the real schedule, and the two teams have already fought.)

The live commentator introduced the players who appeared on the home team in a passionate tone. When the commentator introduced the last starter of Sporting Lisbon, the whole audience burst into enthusiasm for cheers.

"Let's cheer and applause for the new star who conquered Alvarad in just half a year, our next Ronaldo, the football genius from the East, Ling Li!"

Accompanied by the cheers and applause like tsunamis, Joao Moutinho, the young captain of Sporting Lisbon, raised his head to look at the handsome Oriental youth beside him: "Li, come on, work hard for a season , it depends on this last game, and it will be played as the final."

Li Ling turned his head, his angular face full of smiles: "Don't worry, Ruo'ao, I will definitely do my best. For the 45,000 fans who attended the event, I got what they had been looking forward to for six years. We have no choice but to win the league."

The two teams stood in place, and as the referee whistle sounded, the home team kicked the ball first.

Sporting Lisbon's single striker Lidesson gently knocked the ball to Li Ling and ran to the frontcourt. Li Ling passed the ball back to midfielder Joao Moutinho, and then rushed into the Porto team.

Joao Moutinho and another midfielder Miguel Veroso knocked each other down, and saw Hulk rushing towards him and split the ball.

Unfortunately, full-back Joao Pereira lost his calm in panic and did not continue to cooperate, but instead kicked the ball towards the frontcourt.

Porto's midfielder Raul Merelles was ready to compete for the top spot. Seeing that the football was about to fall, before he could take off, his eyes were dark.

It turned out that someone took the lead and jumped high in front of him, changing the direction of the football.

It is Li Ling.

Looking at Li Ling who had landed steadily and started sprinting without any pause, Raul Merelles quickly turned around and ran along, but he was very upset: "Damn Oriental boy, new Ronaldo, you deserve it? Well, at least the jump height is really the same."

Seeing that the distance between him and Li Ling was getting bigger and bigger, Raul Mereles added unwillingly: "Damn it, it seems that the speed is about the same."

At this time, Sporting Lisbon's single striker Lidesson received a header from Li Ling, leaned on the defender, and parked the ball firmly at his feet. Seeing Li Ling sprinting, his mouth was heartbroken With a smile, he pushed his right foot slightly, and the football came to Li Ling's path forward.

With a bang, Li Ling, who received the ball, raised his foot and shot angrily. The football flew from 35 meters away to the Porto goal.

Porto goalkeeper Helton discovered this shocking shot, and he jumped high to the left, trying hard to extend his body to the limit, stretching his left hand straight, but unfortunately he still couldn't touch the football .

"No!"

Just as Helton fell in despair, a loud bang came, and the goal swayed violently, and the football appeared in Helton's sight again.

It turned out that the shot hit the post just now.

"Ah..." The entire Alvarad Stadium let out a huge sigh.

"Shoot!!! go..." The passionate voice of the live commentator also came to an abrupt end.

Porto's defender took over the football and began to organize the offense.

Li Ling, who failed to succeed, shrugged and immediately joined the fight.

The formation of this Lisbon Sporting team is 4-5-1, and Li Ling serves as the front midfielder. However, although the registration position is the front midfielder, his actual performance on the field can be said to be a free agent in the whole game.

Not only will he rush into the opponent's penalty area to grab the spot, he will also fight and fight in the midfield, and even retreat to the front of his own penalty area from time to time to assist in the defense.

After graduating from high school in 2008, he came to Portugal to study. After a year, Li Ling naturally had multiple jumps from enthusiasts to amateur players, to professional players, starting professional teams, and even the core teams. Special reliance.

His strong physical fitness is one of the reasons why he is favored by coaches: he is 185 cm tall and weighs 80kg. He can run 12km per game, speed of 10 seconds 3 per 100 meters, and bounce vertically 109 cm. Such an excellent bodyThe conditions allow the coach and teammates to tease Li Ling from time to time why he didn't participate in track and field or play basketball.

Li Ling has a dazzling underfoot skills, and he can do even the difficult technical movements such as Marseille spiral and pendulum extraordinary. It's just that they are all wild ways, and it's okay to play with the ball by yourself. Once they formally fight with others, they will be exposed.

Although it is just a wild way, after getting involved in professional football, Li Ling relied on his excellent IQ to correct the bad habits developed by wild way bit by bit. At the same time, with the explosive power brought by strong physical fitness, although the technology is not mature enough, it is enough for Li Ling to occupy a place in the Portuguese Super League.

Having the fancy foot skills similar to the fledgling Cristiano Ronaldo, especially his height is about the same, which is the main reason why Li Ling is regarded as the new Cristiano Ronaldo by Sporting Lisbon fans.

The surprise attack at the beginning did not succeed, and then Porto strengthened its control over the midfield, making it difficult for Li Ling to get as wide as he did at the opening.

The two sides entered a positional war.

The game ended in 25 minutes. After a fierce fight and several consecutive short passes, Li Ling got the ball near the middle circle of the Porto team's halftime. Then he started, accelerated, and rushed to the Porto team's penalty area on his bicycle.

At this time, Li Ling's street football habits were undoubtedly revealed. After all, he always practiced football alone against human-shaped wooden stakes.

Li Ling's feet kept swinging, and at a dazzling speed, he swung around the ball, swayed across the ball, pulled back, and used fried croquettes and oxtail to shake off the two Porto midfielders who came to grab the ball. The player forced the Porto central defender to leave his position and come to intercept Li Ling.

But even though Li Ling had already tore open the space, he did not have the slightest sense of passing the ball, and rushed towards the central defender of Porto on his own. He wanted to pass any opponent who tried to stop him.

This made Joao Pereira, who was on the side, so anxious that she raised her hand to ask for the ball. Joao Moutinho, who also sprinted to the same position as Li Ling, also spread his hands and tried to use exaggerated words. Li Ling's attention was attracted by the body movements.

However, this is of no use.

Li Ling faced Porto's central defender Bruno Alves, swinging his body left and right, and his feet were close to the football, ready to snatch the ball away before the opponent grabbed it.

But he did not notice that Raul Mereles, who had been passed by himself, had already chased after him. With Joao Moutinho's head-hunting and sighing, he reached out to the football in front of Li Ling.

Fortunately, Li Ling's leg just crossed the football and Raul Merelles happened to kick his calf.

"Dou!" The referee whistle sounded and pointed to the place where Li Ling fell.

Sporting Lisbon won a set piece in the frontcourt, 24 meters away from the goal.

Joao Moutinho pulled Li Ling: "Is it okay?"

The young captain is still very competent.

"It's okay, it's just a pity..." Li Ling was still feeling sorry for not being able to pass his opponent.

"Did you forget the coach's guidance next time you pass the ball early?" Joao Moutinho patted Li Ling's shoulder and reminded him.

"Okay." Li Ling, who realized that he was a little bit above his head, shrank his neck with awkward smile.

After saying that, Li Ling picked up the football on the ground, turned it twice, and placed it in the position designated by the referee. Then he took a few steps back, spread his legs and stood like a compass.

A short cheer immediately sounded in the Alvarad Stadium, and then it became quiet in an instant, waiting for Li Ling's performance.

The physical fitness and foot skills mentioned above are just the foundation of Li Ling. Li Ling, who has bad habits of street football, can truly enter the sight of head coach Paul Bento. The reason why he becomes the main player of the team is that he has superb skills. Setting ball technology.

No, the excellence is no longer enough to describe it. It should be said that Li Ling's set piece skills are close to the real set piece master, just like the scene on the field at this moment.

Li Ling took a deep breath, then accelerated and helped run.

His left foot stepped hard on the left side of the football, and his whole body tilted greatly to the left. His left arm was raised flat with his body, and his right foot kicked under the football as if it was slow and fast.

The football drew a graceful arc, walked around the wall, and headed straight to the upper left corner of the goal.