Deng Kai spun his finger, "If we say Ronaldo took Quaresma's place, many also believe that Kaka took Viana's, but actually, that's not the case."
"Viana is fundamentally the Quaresma of central midfield; they're rotor-type players. Their ability to dribble laterally and break through with turns is much stronger than their vertical dribbling, which is a type of soft breakthrough."
"Part of the reason is that neither of them has very fast top speed. Ronaldo belongs to this category as well, although his top speed isn't slow, using speed to beat opponents would make him feel embarrassed."
"Cristiano Ronaldo, on the other hand, is the typical vertical breakthrough player—with a burst of speed that's simple yet unsolvable."
Guardiola, applying the principle more broadly, remarked, "The rhythm becomes a bit sluggish when rotors pair with rotors. Speedsters paired with speedsters tend to encroach on each other's space, and the defense is left totally exposed."
