[football] walk side by side

After Christmas Eve is Christmas. Logically speaking, this should be a festival for carnival, but Cristiano and Cyril chose to play games on this special day.

Neither of them had much interest in going out, and having to pretend to go anywhere was really frustrating. In the end, the two chose to sit in front of the computer and fell into enigmatic disputes over virtual games:

"What team is this? Why didn't you choose Manchester United or Real Madrid?" The two were playing the coaching mode of live football at the moment, and Cristiano was very dissatisfied with the club that Cyril chose casually: "Leyton Orient? I even I've never heard of this team's name!"

"Of course you won't have heard of the name of this team—Leyton Orient is, after all, a League Two team." Cyril explained while skillfully operating with the mouse.

Cristiano's face was full of reluctance: "Hey! Are you crazy? What's so fun about this... League Two?" He curled his lips, showing his contempt for League Two as a Premier League player: "It's not difficult at all."

Cyril let go of the mouse in a good manner, and smiled and gestured please: "Then let Mr. Ronaldo try this easy League Two?"

After 10 minutes, the angry coach Ronaldo slapped the table and stood up: "Why are these players so good? That Carrick, he can't even stop the ball well, and he can play in professional leagues at this level?! It's not as good as me! "

Cyril reminded calmly: "You should save yourself, Leiden Oriental can't afford you now."

After playing a few rounds in a row, the League Two team Leyton Orient, under the guidance of Cristiano-head coach Ronaldo, resolutely slipped into the drop zone, and it was about to be relegated to the League C.

Cristiano raised his head silently, and accidentally met Cyril who was still smiling.The angry Red Devil No. [-] stood up angrily: "Stop playing! Do it yourself!" Without any explanation, he pushed Cyril to the computer.

Cyril didn't care either, he continued to play in Cristiano's situation: "Don't you think it's interesting to coach a small team like this?"

"What's so interesting?" Cristiano is still immersed in the depression of almost being relegated: "The players I want to buy can't afford it, and the existing players in the team are of poor quality. It's better to play career mode." Career mode is the player Set up a player yourself, and then use this player's identity to mix in various leagues.

Many years later, when countless reporters asked the Real Madrid superstar whether he would consider continuing to fight for football as a head coach after retiring, what they finally got was Cristiano's resolute refusal: "No! I will definitely not Chosen for the job of coaching football - I'm not for that."

However, perhaps no one would have thought that the reason why Cristiano avoided the job of football coach at first was because he almost brought a League Two team to relegation in the game...

"Don't you think it would be interesting to take a League Two team to League One, the Championship, the Premier League, even the Champions League, and finally become the European champions?"

Cristiano snorted, watching Leiton Orient quickly escaped the relegation zone under Cyril's hands, and even rushed towards the top three promotion places.

I have to say that it is not unreasonable for many midfielders to become head coaches after retiring. Although one is on the field and the other is off the field, the midfielders themselves have the same control and scheduling of the overall game as the head coach. Wonderful.

Cristiano also has to admit that in the position of head coach, Cyril, who is an organizational midfielder, is more talented than him.

This conclusion made Cristiano feel a little depressed for a while, but soon he also found a new way of entertainment, because as each game progressed, this League Two team called Leyton Orient Appeared in the British Championship, only one step away from the Premier League.He looked at the scoreboard on the screen, eager to try: "Cyril?"

"Ok?"

"Now can you buy me?"

"..." Cyril said, "I don't want it."

"Why?" Cristiano didn't quite understand your expression: "I'm much easier to use than them!"

"This version of you is not as easy to use as Quaresma..." Cyril said, he bought "self" from Porto, and then he was thinking about whether he should really take Quares When the horse was bought, Cristiano was not happy.

Cristiano looked angrily at his friend who didn't look back, and deeply felt that Cyril was really annoying qaq, what does it mean that he is not as easy to use as Quaresma? !He stared at the soft and fragile neck exposed when the young man lowered his head to operate, and pinched it without hesitation.

"Cough, cough, cough—" Caught off guard, Cyril was pinched by him, "Chris, we have something to talk about! Don't make a fuss, okay?"

Cristiano, who was unhappy, didn't want to talk to him at the moment, but when he noticed that the other party seemed to be a little uncomfortable, the strength in his hand subconsciously eased a lot.

He threatened in a vicious voice, "Can you still buy me?"

"Buy, buy, buy, can't I buy you?" Cyril raised his hands wisely to admit defeat, with a look of defeat on his face, and whispered in his mouth: "Really... the first time I met you like this A player who buys and sells hard..."

Cristiano pretended not to hear his last muttering, and concentrated on monitoring whether Cyril had implemented his "transfer transaction" honestly. He didn't say happily until the prompt of successful transfer popped up on the computer screen: " Well, now we're on the same team."

The movements of Cyril's hands paused, and he felt as if a soft corner of his heart had been poked.He began to face up to a problem that he had been ignoring for a long time-about his possible transfer to Manchester United.

Jorge once talked with him about which clubs made offers to Porto, which ones were just tentative and which ones were really sincere, and among the latter clubs who really wanted to get him, including Manchester United.

Cyril has never seriously considered the matter of the transfer, largely because he does not plan to leave Porto at present, and the season has just started, and it is not the time to consider the transfer.But as the 2003/2004 season came to an end, the choice of transfer became a link that he had to consider.

Maybe...you can talk to Jorge about the possibility of moving to Manchester United?

This Christmas, which was full of games, finally ended at eight o'clock in the evening.

"It's getting late, let's go to bed earlier?" Cristiano said suddenly.

"Eh? But there's only one Champions League final left..." Cyril couldn't react.Just as they hoped, this Leyton Orient team has already set foot on the field of the top European leagues, and they are only short of the last victory to reach the top.

However, Cristiano himself was very determined. He shook his head and his voice was a little low: "I hope that the day I stood in the Champions League final happened in reality...not in a virtual game."

When Cristiano said this, Cyril was not reluctant. He saved the game save file, then quit the game and turned off the computer. "Then rest early? Don't you have a game the day after tomorrow?"

***

Cyril stared at the ticket in his hand in a daze, with a worried expression.

He originally wanted to leave for Porto after Christmas, but Cristiano happily brought him a home ticket to Old Trafford - a Manchester United home game against Sunderland. Contest.

Cyril seldom changes his already decided mind because of other things, but when he faces Cristiano, who looks at him with anticipation, he feels particularly at a loss .

Forget it... Now that we have all come to Manchester, it seems a pity not to get to know the famous Old Trafford stadium?By the way, it's not bad to investigate the enemy's situation again.

So the expected return date was postponed.

The ticket that Cristiano gave him was in a good position, but also a little dangerous-it belonged to the Stretford Stand occupied by diehard Red Devils fans.Cyril is not sure if the gang of diehard Red Devils recognize him, will they do something to him in order to reduce Manchester United's burden in the Champions League knockout round...

Regarding Cyril's troubles, Cristiano thought about it, dug out a winter training coat of his own from his wardrobe with various styles, and threw it to Cyril.

"Porto and Manchester United may not have been able to meet for the last time in a few years, so it shouldn't be a problem to recognize it... If you wear this, they may regard you as a Manchester United fan."

And just based on the rumors that Cyril Slade is about to transfer to Manchester United in various tabloids in England some time ago, these fans may also directly fill in Cyril's brains to observe their future performance for the team.Cristiano nodded, feeling that his approach was very clever.

Sure enough, the next day, when Cyril appeared in the west stand wearing this outfit, although he looked a little strange because of the outfit that deliberately covered half of his face, thanks to the red devil coat, no one had anything to do with it. Most of the special reactions were just a casual glance, and then they turned their attention to the field.

At this time, there were only 10 minutes left before the game officially started.

Cristiano sat in the home team's locker room with a somewhat absent-minded expression on his face.

Recently, there have been endless criticisms about him in the media. It is generally believed that his moves are too fancy, and his diving is too frequent. What is important is that even among Manchester United's own fans, such voices have gradually emerged.

He can ignore the English tabloids, but he can't help but care about the views of Manchester United fans.

With the end of the ultra-short Christmas winter break, these questions once again crowded into his mind, which made him feel very distressed-technical fancy can't be changed in a while, but in the face of rough and rough His defense and flopping are his last resort to protect himself.

How to do?