The AI ​​​​of simulated football taught me to be a coach

Chapter 291 Ronaldo Prepares to Retire

A quarter of the European Cup opponents will be Portugal.

Cristiano Ronaldo withdrew from the national team a long time ago. Although Portugal without Ronaldo is not terrible, its strength is not bad.Joo Félix (Joo Félix) is currently playing for Barcelona and is the biggest star in the Portuguese national team, known as the second Ronaldo.

Coupled with Gerson Martins who played for Manchester United, Bernardo Silva who played for Manchester City and Gonzalo Guedes who played for Liverpool, Portugal almost has the most luxurious midfield attack line in Europe.

Therefore, it is reasonable for Portugal to still belong to the first camp in Europe in the era without Ronaldo.Currently ranked 7th in the world, and the Netherlands only rose to 9th after a series of fantastic performances after Wu Haowen took over, which shows that Portugal is very strong.

After learning of the quarter grouping, Ronaldo deliberately gave up the rest and rushed to the hotel where the Portuguese national team stayed to discuss with the head coach Boas the precautions against the Netherlands.Of course, Ronaldo also specifically called Wu Haowen to inform him that he was going to help his motherland deal with Wu Haowen, and told Wu Haowen not to hold grudges.

Wu Haowen naturally laughed.

Including Ronaldo himself knows in his heart that if he wants to win the European Cup, Portugal still has a long way to go.The question now facing the whole of Europe is who will be the one to beat the Netherlands.

After a few short breaks, the much-watched quarter-final match between the Netherlands and Portugal officially began.The game will be played at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Stuttgart.

The most noticeable thing in the stands may be that Ronaldo came to watch the game in person, and his appearance suddenly made the stands boil.Fortunately, the Portuguese fans are very calm and will not be so impulsive, and they don't want to cause dissatisfaction with the security because of their impulsiveness.

After Cristiano Ronaldo took a group photo with some fans and signed, the game just started.

As old rivals, Boas and Wu Haowen have naturally played against each other several times.When he was coaching the Premier League Wolves, he also had several key battles with Wu Haowen's Crystal Palace, but they all ended in failure.

So Boas is eager to beat the Netherlands and Wu Haowen.But what is the reality, who knows?
At least Ronaldo, who is also eager for Portugal's success, has no confidence in defeating Wu Haowen, but he will not give up, which is why he gave up his vacation and came here to coach and watch the game live.

If you want to know Wu Haowen's tactical system, perhaps Ronaldo is the person who knows it best.Because Wu Haowen more or less let Ronaldo start contacting the coach's training program during his stay at Juventus, hoping that Ronaldo can work as a coach after retiring.In addition, he also hopes that Ronaldo will continue to be brilliant, so there are more special trainings for Ronaldo himself.

Ronaldo knows that Juventus's tactical thinking is exactly the same as that of the Netherlands, both of which rely on the wing to break through the center to attack.

But there are countless coaches who know this idea, but the key is that few can prevent it.

In the 2nd minute of the opening, the Dutch team attacked the ball.Filchner got the ball in midfield, kicked hard with his left foot in the hemisphere arc, kicked to the right side, and handed it to Stences.

Stens raised his right foot high, took off the power of the ball, and firmly controlled the ball under his feet.Then he took the ball forward to attack, he avoided Rafa Sols who was defending himself, and went to the middle along the sideline of the penalty area.When he was about to reach the sideline of the free throw arc, he encountered an obstruction, and then he passed the ball from a mid-range distance, kicked to the left rear, and handed it to Camphuis.

Camphuis took the ball forward along the left, then made a cross from the left and lobbed the ball into the penalty area.Headed by Mendes of Portugal.

Artz of the Netherlands quickly retreated to get the ball, and passed it to Stens in the penalty area as soon as possible.

Stens was near the penalty spot, adjusted his posture, and shot directly. The ball flew to the upper left corner with a spin. With a bang, it hit the goalpost and bounced back to the net.

The Netherlands leads Portugal 1-0.

Cheers erupted from the stands of the Dutch fans, while Ronaldo's face was full of disappointment.The same expression also appeared on Boas's face.

There is nothing more exciting than leading your own country's team to win the championship. Villas-Boas' goal is to win the European Cup, but the only problem now is that the Dutch team led by Wu Haowen is now encountered by himself.

And at this time, he was still in a backward state, which was the reason for his loss.If a year ago, he would not have put the Dutch team in his eyes. After all, the Dutch team was a second-rate team at that time, but now the Dutch momentum is in full swing, which is no longer what Portugal can match.

The game was still going on, and Boas did not lose his composure. He knew that his team was behind, but he did not distrust his players, after all, the game had just begun.

It didn't take long for Boas and the Portuguese fans to wait, and the Portuguese players proved themselves with actions.

In the 16th minute of the game, Portugal took a penalty kick on the left side.

Guedes threw the ball to Felix. Felix used his personal footwork to pass two Dutch defenders in the penalty area, came to the area near the goal, adjusted his posture, and directly kicked the ball.

The ball flew towards the right goal, refracted in mid-air and then went into the right net, stunned everyone.

Sure enough, the skills under his feet are different.The Dutch goalkeeper threw himself in the wrong direction, watching the ball turn from his head to his body, feeling helpless.

Portugal equalized the score.

Cristiano Ronaldo in the stands, like all the Portuguese fans, jumped up from the stool excitedly, waving his fists non-stop, the excitement expressed spontaneously.The cameraman captured this detail and presented this warm scene to audiences all over the world.

Boas also jumped up excitedly. Everyone understood that only by scoring can there be hope of victory, especially when they are behind, scoring is needed to support beliefs and dreams.

After the equalizer, the game became a stalemate again. Both sides were very cautious and wanted to make a breakthrough, but neither succeeded.

In the second half, they changed sides and fought again.

In the 64th minute, Dutch player Kemphuis made a pass from the left side, and Bergwijn responded with a header in the penalty area on the left and gave it to teammate Ikollenkamp on the right.

Ikorenkamp was blocked by Pereira and Cancelo, and his shooting vision was directly blocked. Ikorenkamp simply cooperated with Belwijn, tore a hole and passed the defense of the two.

At this time, Ikorenkamp saw Artz come to the right penalty area and was unmarked.Taking the opportunity, a fast ground ball was kicked to the right.

Artz kicked the ball directly to meet the incoming ball, and sent the ball cleanly into the net from close range.

The Netherlands once again leads Portugal 2:1.

Ronaldo's face was extremely ugly, and Boas also frowned again.

But it seems that Portugal's luck is over. No matter how hard they try, they still can't equalize the score. There is not much time left in the game, and the mentality of the Portuguese players has gradually changed.

In the 87th minute, the Dutch team cut off an offensive ball from Portugal and quickly counterattacked.Stens made a long pass from the right to the open space in the front court, Velestra quickly chased the ball, and accelerated with the ball to get rid of the defenders.

Portugal goalkeeper Diogo Costa waives the goal for Velestra.

When Velestra was 6-7 meters away from the goalkeeper, he shot directly, trying to pick the ball into the net.Goalkeeper Costa naturally predicted his intentions, jumped up, and caught the ball firmly with both hands.

Just when Velestra was about to sigh, the situation changed.

Just now, because the goalkeeper Costa jumped against the incoming ball, his center of gravity was a little backward, so although he caught the ball, his whole body began to fall backwards.

With a muffled "boom", Costa landed on his back, and at the same time the ball in his hand was thrown towards the goal behind him by inertial force.

"beep~"

The ball is in!
A very embarrassing goal.After the goalkeeper Costa firmly caught the ball, he failed to control his body, resulting in an own goal to the opponent.

In the end, the Dutch team defeated Portugal 3:1 and entered the semi-finals with their heads held high.

With the help of Ronaldo, Portugal was finally defeated by Wu Haowen. Ronaldo put away his disappointment, stepped forward to hug Wu Haowen, and celebrated their victory.At the same time, Ronaldo also whispered to Wu Haowen that he was going to retire.

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