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"What level?" Boas was a little surprised that Mourinho would ask this question, but he still said without hesitation: "Of course he is a genius! I believe he will be able to lead Porto to glory, and he will be a competent player." leader!"

Mourinho smiled, and didn't delve into the question further: "Maybe." He turned his head and walked to the edge of the court, while blowing his chest whistle, signaling the players to continue training.

"To be honest, Jose, I think you really need to think about the contract with your agent." Faria whispered, and it was obvious that he was hesitant about what he wanted to say next: "Do you remember Luis Figo's move to Real Madrid?"

This gossip and sensational topic made Silvino Lulo on the side couldn't help but come over: "Is there any inside story here?"

As the number one superstar in Portugal, Luis Figo is undoubtedly the pride of all Portuguese fans. Even after he defected to Real Madrid as the vice-captain of Barcelona, ​​his status in the hearts of Portuguese fans has not changed at all. So far, this most sensational transfer at that time is still a topic that the Portuguese like to talk about.

Therefore, when Faria said this, not only Silvino, but even Mourinho couldn't help showing an expression of interest.

Faria shook his head: "I can't go into details, you just need to know that it's the result of Jose Vega doing something stupid."

Mourinho frowned. There are many kinds of shady rules in football. If you want to gain a foothold in it, it is impossible to be spotless. In the case of maintaining a certain bottom line, Mourinho Doesn't care if one's agent is clean - but it's another matter if the other party is an incompetent idiot.

The bad things about Jose Vega flashed through his mind for a while, and Mourinho nodded: "Thank you for the reminder, Rui, I think I will think about the matter about the agent."

……

This private conversation between the four coaches is naturally unknown, but the figure of Cyril Slade appearing on the first team training ground was caught by the major media in Portugal. Glad to once again have the opportunity to wave at Mourinho, they have published their own or ridiculed or ironic remarks in their columns.

"Just when I thought it was shocking enough for Andre Boas to make a 16-year-old boy captain of Porto's b team, Mr Jose Mourinho showed us who the real thing is. A madman," the "Record" reporter Caton sarcastically said: "It is obvious that Mr. Andre Boas still has a long way to go to become a true madman."

And this time, even the "Porto Business Daily", which has always been on Porto's side, did not understand Mourinho's actions: "To be honest, I really don't understand why Mourinho transferred Cyril to the first team. Go, although he is indeed a talented player, but Porto is in a good state now, the players are stable and excellent, and there are no injuries, this transfer is meaningless, he should practice in the Portuguese League for a while."

"I have to say that Mourinho is really arrogant. What does he think of the Portuguese Super League? A training ground for little babies? If he keeps being so conceited, I believe he will pay the price for his actions sooner or later—— Like a disgraceful loss at a new player's debut?"

"These media are really annoying," Costa put down the newspaper and complained dissatisfiedly: "Mr. The intensity of the league, when we tied Lisbon, they reposted that you are a real genius, and the Portuguese League is a trivial matter. Now that you are in the Portuguese Super League, they seem to have forgotten the nasty and disgusting praise a few days ago! Really Shameless enough!"

Cyril shrugged and said indifferently: "The media is like this, just get used to it."

"I won't watch their nonsense anymore," Costa pouted, and said depressedly: "When you score for Porto in your debut, I'll see what they say!"

Like Costa, who expects his friend to show off his power and slap the media in the face, the Portuguese media are also secretly looking forward to Cyril's debut-the difference is that they hope that Cyril will play abnormally to prove that Murrie Neo's mistake.

In the words of a tabloid reporter who secretly joked: "We've been waiting for that crazy man to wrestle for a long time!"

However, no one thought that this wait would be a whole month.

Everyone thought that Cyril would make his debut in an insignificant Portuguese Cup in the near future. After all, this is the meaning of the existence of the substitute, and it should be the reason why Mourinho promoted Cyril to the first team. Yes, since Cyril was promoted to the first team, he has never been selected by Mourinho in the squad.

never had.

This discovery made the media, which was still disappointed by this, even more excited. They listed all kinds of conjectures in the newspaper——

"Mourinho must be scared!" The reporter of "Record" vowed to say in his comment: "Obviously, Mourinho also regrets his choice. Destroyed his prestige among the players, so he chose to freeze Cyril Slade. Oh, poor boy, he should be the future of Porto, but because of an impulsive and arrogant manager, he ruined a great future. !"

"If you want me to say, Mourinho is really irresponsible," another reporter who favored Benfica said righteously: "He can't hurt a child because of a wrong decision of his own. That's why we didn't choose him as a The reason of the head coach-Mourinho really lacks the humility and responsibility that a head coach should have."

This seemingly righteous report aroused great ridicule from the "Porto Business Daily": "I think the people of Benfica should look at the current Portuguese Super League standings and the face of their chairman. Everyone knows that Murray When Mr. Neo left Leiria, Benfica also tried to invite him, but Mourinho chose the greater Dragon Army!"

Leaving aside the war among the media, after all, apart from bringing emotional and psychological pressure on people, these languages ​​will not have any real impact on reality.

Cyril wants to know Mourinho's attitude more than the media's nonsense.

Let’s say it’s to retaliate against yourself, but in fact, Cyril’s training plan in the team at this time is unique. Mourinho has very strict requirements on him. The same standard is qualified for others. It was dissatisfaction with Cyril.But to say that he cares about it, Mourinho has never explained the slightest to Cyril about the cold storage for more than a month, and the usual relationship between the two is no different from others.

This unknown feeling made Cyril feel anxious—no matter how mature and stable he is psychologically, he is only a 16-year-old boy after all, but Mendes is confident about this. Cyril doesn’t understand where Mendes’s confidence comes from. However, at this time, he can only follow Mourinho's request honestly and complete the daily training seriously.

Under such circumstances, Cyril got the call of the head coach of the Portugal u21 youth team, José Wenhais.

***

Cristiano took his place.

There are a total of 21 people selected for the Portuguese u25 youth team squad this time, except for seven from other clubs in the Portuguese Super League, five of them are from Sporting Lisbon, five are from Porto, and the other eight are from Benfica.

In the locker room at this time, almost all the players chose to get together and stand together—one pile for each of the three giants of the Portuguese Super League, and another pile for those who did not belong to the three giants.

The entire locker room was simply and roughly divided into four sections. The players chatted and laughed happily with their familiar teammates, but turned a blind eye to the new teammates from other clubs.

Quaresma was still pulling Cristiano to say something. Among this group of players from Sporting Lisbon, due to their outstanding talents, the two have been faintly excluded among players of the same age. Due to the strength of the two and the preference of the head coach to maintain a superficial harmony, everyone stayed in their small team and chatted at the moment. Quaresma decided to have a few words with Cristiano, after all It's a little embarrassing to be alone in such a situation.

But Cristiano turned him down without hesitation.

"No no compliment Reesma, you'd better not do such a stupid thing." Cristiano looked disgusted and took a step away: "If you really have nothing to say, then shut up."

In fact, Cristiano has never understood this kind of behavior of the national team or the team's grouping together. He thinks this kind of behavior is meaningless. In the final analysis, the most important thing in the game is to win. What professional players need is good professionalism. Not trying to be friends with every teammate or something.

Resisting the lackluster behavior, Cristiano put on his headphones and lost himself in his music until Quaresma pushed him.

"What?"

Quaresma didn't speak, he pouted forward, motioning Cristiano to watch for himself.

Cristiano looked up.

The locker room was surprisingly quiet at the moment. Everyone had closed their mouths at some point, with strange expressions on their faces.Even the slow-witted Cristiano faintly sensed that something was wrong at this time. He glanced at the locker room strangely, only then did he realize that most of the people were heading in a strange direction——

On the seat near the door of the locker room, a relatively unfamiliar teenager was sitting there.He has an extremely fair and handsome face, and his short black soft hair is neatly attached to his ears. His facial features are exquisite and delicate that are unique to Europeans, but there is an invisible taste of oriental gentleness.

Cyril Slade.