Chapter 13: A miraculous goal
The game restarted and Porto finally had a chance to attack, but because Benfica had come back quickly, it could only be a positional attack.
Quaresma did not rush to the middle to pick up, but kept roaming on the left, and he followed Rocha like a shadow.
Quaresma always smiled at the corners of his mouth, it was better for you to defend me, otherwise how could I stand out from you!
Porto's attack has reached the first 10 yards of the penalty area, but here they face a huge defensive pressure from Benfica, without Deco's attacking organization and planning, they can only rely on Diego on the left.
Due to the position, the center of gravity of Porto's attack is on the left side, and Benfica's defensive center of gravity has also shifted here, seeing that there seems to be a large gap on the right side where Quaresma is located, Diego directly shifted a wide range and hit the ball to the right.
Quaresma's chance has come!
Holding the ball firmly on the sideline, there was Rocha's pressing in front of him, and the Benfica left-back did not rush up to grab it, but just wanted to block Quaresma's breakthrough route, obviously waiting for his teammates to arrive, this guy's defense was very calm.
But will Quaresma be intimidated by Rocha's defense?
Apparently not.
Although he hadn't deliberately practiced the fancy moves of his predecessor since he crossed over, there were some things that seemed to have formed muscle memory that made it easy for him to juggle out.
Now, what better way to humiliate Rocha than to juggle someone?
The answer is no!
Quaresma, who had been suppressing his desire to attack since the beginning of the training camp, finally broke out.
The rapid movement of the bicycle with both feet and the rapid swing of the body makes the fancy but impractical cycling a strong threat.
Quaresma's talent is unequivocal, and it's stress-free and pleasing to the eye.
Amid the cheers of the fans in the stands, Rocha defended in fear, his center of gravity already infinitely lowered, because he couldn't guess which of Quaresma's shaking was real and which was fake.
Quaresma looked at Rocha's look of being a great enemy, and a trace of disdain rose at the corner of his mouth.
You think that's the end of it?
How naïve!
Suddenly, the center of gravity slammed forward, and he tried to break through from the left side of Rocha, a feint that could not be more realistic, and the Benfica left-back was fooled, and then took a big step to this side.
Since Rocha's center of gravity was always low, it looked as if he was really blocking Quaresma's breakthrough.
But at this moment, Quaresma suddenly retracted his center of gravity, stepped the ball back a little with his left foot, and then stepped through the huge gap between Rocha's legs, and with a twist of his body, he turned around from Rocha's right side and wiped it, and dribbled the ball past Rocha cleanly.
All the fans in the stands couldn't help but let out a burst of exclamations, Quaresma's passing was so beautiful and exciting!
The already gorgeous bicycle, coupled with the juggling of the crotch, treats Rocha like a wooden man, where is this outstanding, it is clearly humiliating!
There are fans who know the ball, and there are fans who don't know much about the ball and just watch the excitement, but at this moment, they all applauded Quaresma's wonderful performance.
Those who don't understand the ball are enthusiastic to watch, and Quaresma's bicycle and crotch wear are so gorgeous and coherent, which is the unique charm of football;
Those who know the ball naturally know that most of the time, cycling is actually more just looking good, but it doesn't have much practical significance, and in the end, it still depends on changing direction.
However, for Quaresma's performance this time, those who know the ball can only be convinced.
Quaresma's bicycle directly lured Rocha to spread his legs widely, and then was neatly pierced by Quaresma's crotch, that is to say, the bicycle and the crotch are indispensable, and it is a complete set of passing actions.
Some Benfica fans have begun to complain, Rocha, you are not a woman, why are you so far apart?
Either way, Quaresma played Rocha in the palm of his hand, and the Benfica left-back had no choice but to be teased like a clown.
Throwing off Rocha, Quaresma didn't have time to laugh at Rocha's former indiscretion and insolence, the game was still going on, the space on the wing had come out, and his chance had come.
Although he was stunned by Quaresma's passing moves, Benfica's left central defender Anderson immediately stepped in to prevent Quaresma's space to continue to advance.
Perhaps Quaresma's previous impression was more of a cross from the wing, especially with the outside of his right foot, which was simply his signature move, so Anderson pounced a little closer to the touchline, but left room for Quaresma to cut inside.
The corners of Quaresma's mouth grinned, and there was actually a surprise!
Originally, he just wanted to play a coquettish outside instep cross, but he didn't expect the opponent to use the defensive line to guide him to cut inside!
So why hesitate?
Walk you!
The outside of his left foot slammed the ball to the left, and his body quickly changed direction, and the dribble flashed directly to Anderson's side, without any mud.
Quaresma's first real inchement in football came about like this!
This sudden change of direction made Anderson have no time to react, and he didn't even have a chance to reach for Quaresma's clothes, and his expression was full of horror when he turned around.
It's just that what to do next, Quaresma is also a little hesitant.
In fact, he hasn't fully practiced the inside shot of the outside of his right foot, and although he has the basis for the outside of his instep coquettish cross, he has not been able to fully convert it into a shot, at least in the usual practice, the success rate is not too high.
Raising his eyes to observe the situation in the penalty area, Fabiano and Delle were both stared at by the opponent, Diego on the left was not as good as himself, and Maniche who was inserted behind him was also followed, and passing the ball at this time was really not the best choice.
Grit your teeth and fight!
Before Benfica defender Petit made quick stoppages, Quaresma had already made his choice, even if he wasn't too sure.
It's to be a surprise!
The ball is in front of the right side of the body, and normal logic, there is no way to shoot in this position, or it is easy for someone else to shoot in this position, so Rao is Portugal international Petit has been in a hundred battles, and he did not expect Quaresma to choose to shoot here.
The right leg swung vigorously, but it seemed to be rubbing to the right front, and the toes of the right foot rubbed the ball in turn, giving the ball a strong spin and flying towards the Benfica goal.
Fly!
Let me in!