[football] walk side by side

The next day, all the sports-related newspapers in Portugal were replaced with reports about the European Youth Championship.

It's not that Portugal is making a fuss, but this summer, the defeat of the national team's early elimination in the World Cup group stage made Portuguese fans too eager for a victory in an intercontinental competition-even if it is just a youth competition.

As a matter of course, all the Portuguese players involved in the finals received special attention from the media:

"After the last close match, I think all fans who are worried about the disconnection of the Portuguese national team after the golden generation can breathe a sigh of relief. Now the U21 also has talented players with outstanding talents. The most important thing is that they They are still very young, and we have reason to believe that when they grow up, they can take over the responsibilities and burdens of the golden generation and lead Portugal to move forward."

"In the final finals, Cammons, who has always been unknown, scored twice and scored twice for Portugal, but I think anyone who has watched the whole game must not be able to ignore Cristiano Ronaldo Without his personal breakthrough on the wing, there would be no Cammons' first goal, and without his long-distance attack at the last moment, Portugal would not have the opportunity to beat the Czech Republic and end the game early. Compared to Quaresma, who was in poor form throughout the game, Ronaldo was able to overwhelm Camous, who scored twice, to win the finals mvp, which is well-deserved."

"Yes, this is what I want to focus on-in the public impression, Quaresma seems to be better than Ronaldo, but after the last game, I want to overturn this conclusion, Ronaldo is not better than Quaresma. How far is Reesma, his speed, awareness and hard work have narrowed the gap between him and Quaresma's talent, because of past impressions, Ronaldo is casually placed under Quaresma, which is for him It's not fair."

In addition to the scoring heroes Cammons and Cristiano, Cyril, who has two assists, has also been highly praised by the media.

Considering that Cyril was born in the Porto youth training camp, the "Porto Business Daily" even made a special feature for him.

Cyril Slade - From Youth Captain to Future Star. "

"After this difficult final, I think we need to reposition not only Cristiano Ronaldo, but also Cyril Slade."

"For a long time, Cyril Slade was considered to be the future of Porto. From the media to the fans, everyone believed that he could lead Porto to glory, but no one ever considered it. Cyril Slade Whether he can enter the top league—it seems that in the minds of most people, Cyril Slade is just a player with excellent talent, but not the best, and can only be mixed in the first-tier league like the Portuguese Super League."

"But is that really the case?"

"Since Cyril Slade was promoted to the first team, the voices of doubts around him have never stopped. People suspect that his ability is not enough to deal with the intensity of the Portuguese Super League, and his organizational ability is not enough to sort out Porto's central team. It was not until after the UEFA Cup against Ligue [-] runner-up Lens that the voice of doubt gradually disappeared."

"But now, after this European Championship final, I don't think Cyril Slade can be called the future captain of Porto anymore, in that thrilling game, Cyril Slade showed His strong overall situation and team awareness, his cooperation with Cristiano is amazing, as a Porto fan, although I don't want this to happen, but I think I have to admit the fact that ——The Portuguese Super League and Porto can no longer keep the future Cyril Slade."

"He should belong, like Ricardo Quaresma and Cristiano Ronaldo, to the top league, to a higher, wider stage, not within Portugal."

Compared with the excitement of the Portuguese media, the mainstream media in Europe only paid simple attention.

"The 2002 European Youth Championship came to a successful conclusion, Portugal beat the Czech Republic 3:2 to win the championship! "

"European Youth Championship Finals, Portugal showed a wonderful cooperation, scoring in 10 seconds broke the record for the shortest goal time in the European Youth Championship! "

Perhaps it was because they hated that their u21 not only lost to Portugal, but also lost too badly. The English media was very indifferent to Portugal's victory. The media focused all their attention on the lore goal in the last 5 minutes.

"In the final of the European Youth Championship held yesterday, two teenagers from Portugal, Cristiano Ronaldo and Cyril Slade jointly staged a 10-second wonderful lore, which shocked the audience! The chaos in the midfield is full of imagination Powerful over-the-top passes, unstoppable one-handed shots after throwing off the defense...The most important thing is that they come from the Portuguese Super League! It is time for the teams in the five major leagues to act. Maybe what you buy is the next one. A superstar."

"As we all know, the one-handed shot after an over-the-top pass usually only appears in the rich teams. It is an extremely difficult scoring combination. I believe that many teams will be attracted to these two after paying attention to the European Youth Championship. According to rumors, Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson and Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger are interested in the two, or they may take them to England in the summer transfer period."

……

"First of all, congratulations on winning this year's European Youth Championship—" Jorge Mendes sat on the sofa and said in a cheerful tone: "To be honest, I didn't expect you to cause such a big sensation, after all, sometimes , age does limit a lot of things.”

Cyril sat on the other end of the sofa, looking down at the new contract Mendes had signed with Porto after the European Youth Championship. Some hidden information is captured in the words: "We?"

"Yes, of course you - you, and Cristiano. I actually signed your coach, Jose Mourinho." Jorge Mendes smiled, this is A smug smile, with some pride and sarcasm at the same time: "As I said, Jose Vega is a fool, the complete kind."

Cyril raised his eyebrows in surprise. He didn't expect Mendes to get Jose Vega so quickly, but this feeling only stayed for a moment, and then he omitted it from his thoughts—anyway, there is an ability A strong economic man is never a bad thing.

"Then, congratulations to you too." Cyril said so, he didn't ask about the details behind all this, and that wasn't something he should pay attention to: "Also, should you also tell us about your reason for coming?"

Mendes waved his hand indifferently: "Okay, let's change the subject, have you noticed today's newspaper?"

"Yes, but I didn't read it carefully." Upon receiving Mendez's puzzled expression, Cyril shrugged: "I don't like reading newspapers, no matter if they trick me or flatter me... I don't think it makes sense. "

"Well, this is indeed a very good habit, which is conducive to maintaining your own good attitude." Mendes nodded: "It's just that although they are talking nonsense most of the time, sometimes, the newspapers There will be some real news as well.”

As he spoke, he put a newspaper in front of Cyril, "The Red Devils Arsenal are all interested in Porto Nova, or they may bring them to England in the summer transfer window." The headline instantly caught Cyril's eyes.

To Mendez's disappointment, Cyril just glanced at the row of big characters, then lowered his head in a lack of interest, and went to look through his contract again with full concentration.

"Cyrillic?"

"What are you doing?" He didn't lift his head.

Although he had expected Cyril to have such an expression, Mendes was still a little unwilling: "That's the Red Devils Manchester United! Although Arsenal is not as brilliant as Manchester United, it is no less than Manchester United in the Premier League in recent years. , why do you react like this?"

Cyril said calmly: "Jorge, I'm not a child anymore."

Mendes froze for a moment, his expression a little embarrassed.

Cyril glanced at him and continued: "What Manchester United needs is an attacking midfielder, like Kaka or Cristiano, and I - if my shot is good enough, I wouldn't pass the ball in yesterday's final Cammons, but came by himself. As for Arsenal..." Cyril paused, "I remember that Mr. 'Professor' seems to prefer a certain midfielder in the La Masia training camp?"

"Well, Cyril, you are always right." Mendes pouted, feeling a little helpless: "To be honest, Manchester United did call me, but it was more of an inquiry nature. As for Arsenal, it is indeed As you said, it was probably just Wenger's casual remarks to confuse the public."

What Mendes didn't tell Cyril was that Mourinho, who got the news at the same time, almost had the urge to pinch Wenger in the media. Fabregas has been interested in Fabregas for more than a day or two. At this time, jumping out to say this sentence is either confusing the public or making the next best thing if you can't get Fabregas.

Damn, I have worked hard every day to water and fertilize the beets that have not yet grown up. If you want to poach them, you can forget it, but it is still an option. How can you bear it?When I go to the Premier League someday, I will kill you!

Wenger didn't know how much hatred his casual sentence brought him, and what Mourinho didn't know was that at this moment, Wenger was indeed between Fabregas and Cyril. hesitated.

Originally, before the European Youth Championship, Wenger really wholeheartedly persuaded Fabregas to switch to Arsenal, and he built a new offensive system with him as the core, but the appearance of Cyril made Wenger's idea appear. shake--

It is undeniable that Cyril's performance in the finals, whether it was the conscious retreat and defense when he fell behind, the calm consciousness far surpassing his peers, or the wonderful over-the-top ball at the end, all accounted for a large proportion .

Of course there is nothing wrong with Cesc Fabregas, but it is well known that players in the youth academy of teams like Barcelona and Real Madrid often have unspeakable obsession with their first team, even for various reasons. I have to go away, and I will return as a lifelong dream.But Porto is different. This Portuguese Super League team is destined to be unable to retain players of Cyril Slade's level, and Wenger does not have to worry about Cyril clamoring to return to Porto.

Staring at the video tape in front of him, Wenger fell into deep thought.