[football] walk side by side

Yes, this is just a practice match.

But the two sides also sent some main players, such as Barcelona's main goalkeeper Valdez, main defender Rafael Marquez, etc. Although it is a practice match, it is also a team to be able to pass five players in a row. performance of an ability.

So after witnessing all this happening with their own eyes, all the people chose to stand up.

The venue for the practice match was the Julong Stadium. The nature of this game made the entire stadium destined to be full of Porto fans. At this time, all the fans stood up and applauded loudly. When Bo stood up, the scene was as spectacular as a wave of the sea.

At this time, not only Porto fans participated in the applause, but even the coaching staff on the coaching benches of both sides, and the players on the benches of both sides.

Some sharp-eyed media reporters quickly photographed the moment when Barcelona's new coach Frank Rijkaard looked deeply at Cyril.

"He's growing faster than I thought," Mourinho clapped his hands, turned his head and said to Faria beside him, "It seems that he hasn't been idle during this summer break."

Mourinho's face is still serious, but Faria, who knows him well, still captured the joy and excitement from his friend. The assistant coach smiled and did not expose him: "I was worried that the last injury would hurt me. Let him leave a psychological shadow, now it seems that his heart is much stronger than I imagined."

Mourinho nodded.

Many young players are prone to fear of physical collision after injury, and then involuntarily avoid physical confrontation during the game. Mourinho was also very worried that the same thing would happen to Cyril, but now it seems that it is obvious He was thinking too much.

Cyril confronted Rafael's body at the end, it can be said that it could not be more ruthless. At that time, when he squeezed hard, Raphael's shoulder was hurt by him, so that his footsteps were a little unstable took a step back.

Isn't this simply a description of not leaving a psychological shadow?It was clear that after returning from injury, the physical confrontation became more brutal!

Mourinho touched his chin. It seems that fighting or something is still useful?That being the case, the six times the amount of training prepared for Cyril should be reduced to three times.

"Not only that, but his defensive ability has also improved significantly, and his imagination in dribbling has become wider," Faria continued: "It can be seen that he has not practiced less in shooting."

Mourinho snorted, still somewhat dissatisfied in his tone: "Shooting? So-so, at most it used to be shit, but now I can barely see it."

Faria could only shake his head with a wry smile, what else could he say?Mourinho demands too much from Cyril?Or is Mourinho right?Fariaya knows Mourinho well, and he can guarantee that if he really agrees with him, the other party will be unhappy.

Simply just smiled and didn't speak.

Without knowing the content of the chat between the two coaches, probably everyone would understand that these two coaches were full of praise for the performance of their players.

This is the case in the eyes of some players on the Porto bench.

After witnessing Cyril's shocking personal performance, Porto's defenders are okay, and several first-team players who play in the same position as Cyril have already felt a deep sense of crisis in their hearts.

There are only so many positions in the midfield, and one of them must belong to Deco, and the remaining positions are not enough for the players of the first team. In other words, someone will always lose their main position and become a substitute.

Before today, when Porto's midfielders competed fairly for playing positions, they actually did not consider Cyril.

Because Mourinho's positioning for Cyril was very clear from the beginning, as a substitute main force, enriching the team's tactical system, rather than completely dominating a midfield position as a main player, and Cyril's age is also placed there, can he Letting him play is the ultimate, even for the sake of Cyril's future, Mourinho will not let Cyril become the real main force.

However, after today's game, Porto's midfielders became less sure again.

Among them, Maniche is the most important.

Maniche is a defensive midfielder, but Deco in the midfield position can also defend, and his defensive ability is not inferior.On the defense line, the defense line composed of Costinha, Carvalho and Jorge Costa is also strong enough.

Since this season, Porto has always played mainly offensively. With sufficient defensive strength, will Mourinho choose him, or will he be able to attack and help Deco share the pressure and release Deco? Cyrillic?

Maniche didn't know.

He looked at Mourinho, the resolute head coach was still chatting with assistant coach Faria at this time, and he didn't have to guess that they were discussing Cyril's performance, which made Maniche's heart well up A burst of intense anxiety also made him immediately wake up from the glory of last season!

Can't go on like this!

If this continues, Serginho, who was sold directly because of being overweight, is his lesson from the past!

Thinking of this, Maniche couldn't help breaking out in a cold sweat.

How could I forget, what kind of head coach is Mourinho?As he has stated countless times, Mourinho will only decide who to play based on the performance of the players. If he keeps deteriorating like this, it will only be a matter of time before Mourinho abandons him.

Maniche looked at Cyril again.

As if the teenager had no idea how shocking he had just made, he was trotting back to his own half, taking Barcelona's attack seriously.

"It's reduced to the point where I need a child to remind me," Maniche shook his head with a wry smile. He was really getting better and better. In terms of professionalism, he couldn't compare to a young man who made his debut.

……

This 2-0 score has been maintained until the midfield.

During the intermission, Mourinho unceremoniously trained all the players of the second team.

"Who told me that I am very happy to come to the first team and will gain a foothold here through my own efforts? Look at your performance in this game! This is your hard work?"

"Yes, our training camp in Porto is not as good as La Masia's. The opponent is a famous European giant. The strikers of our second team may not be as good as that of Barcelona's Leo Messi, but you can do more things. People have to do it! Do you want me to teach you how to bully the less with the more?"

"One defender can't stop, just two defenders to defend, don't be nervous, don't rush to play, observe carefully, the tackle must be steady, fast and accurate! Don't throw all the pressure on your captain. If it weren't for Jorge, we It wouldn't be 2-0 now."

"This game is prepared for you, but you look at the first half, the one who performed well is not the original first-team player?"

"We will defend with all our strength in the second half of the game." After training enough players, Mourinho turned around and faced the blackboard, writing and drawing on it: "The midfielders don't need to attack anymore, they follow the defense and help defend."

"Sir, I have a question." A voice suddenly sounded.

Mourinho frowned, and looked at the second team players who asked the question. His actions made the second team players who obviously had the courage to ask the question nervous. Fortunately, Mourinho did not reprimand him again, reluctantly He said it peacefully, "Say it."

"With the ability of our team, if we find an opportunity next time, we can score again. Why should we switch from offense to defense? Since we are already ahead, wouldn't it be good to score a few more goals?"

"This is just a practice match. 2-0 is a good score. Of course it is a good thing to take the game seriously, but if you use too much force, it is easy to hurt the feelings between the teams."

Mourinho explained simply and straightforwardly, "Does anyone have any questions?"

No one speaks.

Mourinho nodded with satisfaction: "Very good, I hope you can keep this score until the end of the game."

After being severely criticized by Mourinho, the young players of the second team were more active than in the first half. Although the hard power is still not as good as the Barcelona players in the same position, at least in the case of mutual cooperation , Can also stop the Barcelona forward's attack several times.

On the Barcelona side, they also stepped up their offensive efforts, but Barcelona was obviously not very lucky at the moment. Leo Messi hit the goal frame with several goals, which failed to change the score in the slightest.

And such a score was indeed maintained until the end of the game as Mourinho hoped.

The Porto players on the field made a simple celebration, and then walked off the field one after another. It was just a practice match. If you really celebrate that you have won Barcelona, ​​you are an idiot.

Cyril hadn't even walked into the locker room when he was surrounded by Porto players who came from the bench.

Costinia rubbed his hair fiercely: "Okay, you boy, I can't see how much progress has been made during the summer break!"

Honest Brazilian midfielder Deco: "Good job."

"Tsk tsk, five people in a row, handsome!" Carvalho said with a smile: "A treat, a treat!"

Cyril touched his nose, and before he had time to respond to the ridicule from the senior, McCarthy beside him suddenly pushed his shoulder.He looked strangely at the team's new striker, who didn't speak, but pointed behind Cyril with his finger.

Cyril was stunned for a moment, then turned around in a daze, only to realize that two Barcelona players had already walked up to him.

Leo Messi, and Francisco Fabregas.

The two people on the opposite side didn't expect Cyril to turn around suddenly, and they were a little embarrassed for a while. After a short hesitation, Fabregas asked, "Cyril Slade, can we talk?"