[football] walk side by side

When he woke up the next day, the vice-captain, who was in a terrible state of mind, immediately managed to attract the attention of everyone in the team.

Cyril rubbed his eyes - if it wasn't for the fact that he didn't practice today, the moment he got up in the morning and saw the dark circles under his eyes, he might really have the urge to deal with people on the spot... Although they did not end up in the end last night Crossing the border, after all, there will be a group match against Switzerland in a few days.However, compared to Cristiano, who was satisfied after hugging and kissing, and fell asleep curled up under the quilt, Cyril was completely sleepless by him.

Considering his strict and standard style of work and rest time, this is almost the first time he has stayed up late.

When he woke up according to his biological clock in the morning, the half-sleep Chelsea midfielder turned his head and stared at the culprit blankly for a while. Reason overcame the impulse, and got up from the bed with low air pressure.

Although there is nothing wrong with sleeping until noon when there is no schedule in the morning, but Cyril, who has severe obsessive-compulsive disorder in this regard, can't make a lazy bed at all.

Until this time, Red Devil No. [-] was still sleeping soundly under the quilt.

...that's weird.

Half an hour later, when the Portuguese players yawned one after another and walked out of the room, they were surprised to find that although their spirits were not very good at the moment, their new vice-captain had begun to work as usual (even more than before) It was earlier), and I practiced with the captain.

Team members: Ah, as expected of being the captain, starting training so early is really a role model for us (☆w☆)

Cristiano: QAQ Actually, I can sleep a little more.

however……

He turned his head silently, and immediately met Cyril, who was not in a beautiful mood at all. The latter raised his eyebrows, his tone was gentle, and the smile on his lips was clear and clean: "Tired? Then let's take a break?"

"...No," Cristiano immediately shook his head like a rattle, with a particularly well-behaved look: "I think I can last at least two hours! Really!"

Cyril snorted softly, noncommittal.He turned and glanced at the Portuguese players who were watching the show, with a faint smile on his lips.

Pepe struggled to swallow the sandwich that had just been delivered: "I...I'll be fine soon."

"..." Deco secretly looked at his teammate, who had a dangerous aura all over his body, and immediately said humorously: "It's just right, we are going to play against Switzerland soon, and I also think I should train to maintain my form."

"Yes, yes, yes! For the final championship, proper training should be done!"

At the same time, fans in the outside media were arguing because of Chelsea's untimely official announcement.

"Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger denounced Chelsea's "selfish" performance in an interview with the British "Independent", he said: 'That (announcement is good or bad news) is difficult to measure, but what is certain is that the football team will continue to play a very important role. The team didn't benefit at all, not at all.'”

"Portugal is now on the rise, morale and state are getting stronger and stronger, but now the head coach has revealed that he has an appointment with another team. During his tenure as the Portuguese head coach, especially the key components of the European Cup, Confirming and announcing his next stop, Scolari is really irresponsible."

"Who cares about whether Scolari really went to Chelsea? The important thing is the team. We will play Switzerland in the next game. Although even if we lose the game, we should be able to advance to the semi-finals, but the morale and the team Once the atmosphere of solidarity is destroyed like this, even if we can advance, what will happen to the next semi-finals and finals?"

Just when the Portuguese fans were worried and journalists from all walks of life were ready to watch the show, a piece of news appeared on the Portuguese football official website——

"The whole Portuguese team is full of energy, getting up in the morning and actively training for the next round"

Perhaps because of the fear that simple words would be difficult to win the trust of fans, the official also specially added several training pictures of the players. Judging from the expressions of the players on the pictures, it can be said that they are indeed mentally shaken, and there are no media fans at all. What we think of as the "locker room crisis" problem.

The media were stunned.

Wait, Scolari signed for Chelsea without informing you at all!How can you train so calmly?Shouldn't you be resentful towards Scolari?This unscientific!

The reporters immediately analyzed the so-called "Portuguese locker room" in a dignified manner, and they concluded that all of this must be the official Portuguese team's pretending to cover up the truth!

However, the fans did not take their imaginative guesses seriously.

"Today's Guoguoya is also preparing for the battle full of energy! Looking forward to the next round!"

"Yesterday when the news came out, I was still worried that the locker room would be in chaos... Isn't that good? I really hope that those who insist on 'betrayal' can shut up. It is enough to hope that the team will not be good all day long."

"Anyway, as long as the team is not affected."

The staff in charge of Portugal's external public relations here are also a little confused. I didn't expect that just a simple news would easily solve the problem of explaining to the fans.Scolari, who soon came to the training center, was also very surprised. He has led the Portuguese national team for not one or two years, and he knows this team very well.

There are no big thorns in the team, but overall, they are not too hardworking. There are only a few who are talented and train hard, but fortunately most players have a correct attitude on the court. Scolari Also very satisfied.

But it was the first time that the whole team was actively training like today.

Scolari felt strange, he put this question in his heart for the time being, the most urgent task now is to explain to the players about his upcoming coaching of Chelsea.

He didn't talk nonsense, let alone perfunctory, but straightforwardly explained the contract between himself and Chelsea to the players. Everyone is an adult. It is as common for a coach to change teams as a player to change teams. This kind of thing is secretive.

It's hard to say whether there is any team in the team who is unhappy with Scolari's behavior, but at least no one has shown it on the surface. As for whether the team has been affected, this can only be tested by the game .

After solving the Chelsea incident, Scolari did not choose to stay in the training center. According to the prior regulations, today is actually a time for free activities. Although the Portuguese players unanimously chose to train, Scolari has no reason to stay. He came down to disturb them, but before leaving, he raised a question in his heart.

Hearing the head coach's question, Pepe, who was juggling the ball, stopped and subconsciously turned his head to look at his vice-captain. The latter smiled calmly at him. The Portuguese defender felt a little chill behind him. He shook silently, and replied solemnly: "Learn from the captain."

With Pepe's beginning, the following people have learned and behaved, and they gave the honor to the captain very brotherly.

Cristiano froze for a moment, and had no choice but to bear the admiring gaze from the head coach.

Always feel very tired.

No matter how turmoil was going on behind the scenes, at least on the surface, the "betrayal" incident was exposed by everyone like this, no one paid any attention to this topic, and everyone's attention had been shifted to the final round of the group stage.

Compared with the difficult situation in the first half of the game against the Czech Republic, the game against Switzerland made Portugal a lot easier. Regardless of the overall strength of the two teams, at least in terms of midfield, Switzerland is far inferior to Portugal At this time, although the football world at this time does not have the idea of ​​​​"winning the midfield to win the world", it is undeniable that in actual combat, the strength of the midfield will indeed have a certain impact on the outcome of the game.

Portugal, with Deco and Cyril, suppressed Switzerland in the midfield. When the midfield went smoothly, the whole game was naturally much easier.

"Ronaldo got the ball at the back, Wow! Beautiful! A couple of nice feints to get past the Swiss defender and go straight into the box! Stop the ball! Turn around! Volley! GOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!! Goal!! Cristiano - Ronaldo! Now the score is 2-0, Ronaldo scored another goal after Simao scored in the opening game, Switzerland is now in danger!"

"Ronaldo was on fire in this game - in fact the whole Portuguese team played very well, but Ronaldo was really the best one, he was very active whether he was fighting or returning to the defense, his acceleration was amazing. Shocking, and the continuous emergence of extraordinary people is even more jaw-dropping! I bet that regardless of his performance in the second half of the year, this year's Golden Ball will belong to Ronaldo!"

"Before the game, some media broke out that Portuguese coach Scolari had signed for the Premier League team Chelsea. Many people predicted that this sudden news would have a fatal impact on Portugal's performance. Now it seems that they overthink it—our The heroes are in great shape now! They are ready to face the semi-finals anytime!"

In the 80th minute of the second half, Portugal won a penalty.

At this time, the score between the two sides is still 2-0. Adding a penalty kick at this time is undoubtedly equivalent to directly declaring Portugal's victory.

It was Cristiano who created the penalty. At this time, he was standing in front of the penalty spot, but he didn't take the penalty quickly, but waved to Cyril.

Everyone was stunned, but they didn't say anything. It is true that Cristiano is the first penalty shooter in the team, but it doesn't matter if he wants to give the penalty to Cyril.

Under the watchful eyes of the fans in the stadium, Cristiano and Cyril got together and whispered something, as if because the other party said something funny, Cyril nodded with a smile, and then stood instead of Cristiano Before the penalty spot.

So far, everything is normal.

The Swiss goalkeeper closely watched Cyril's movements, waiting for his free throw.