[Football] Crown of Thorns

After the draw ceremony for the European play-offs of the World Preliminaries, the Portuguese national team coach Bento soon announced the national team's 23-man squad.

Goalkeepers: 1-Eduardo (Braga), 22-Fernandez (Iraklis), 12-Beto (Porto)

Defenders: 13-Miguel (Valencia), 3-Paolo Ferreira (Chelsea), 6-Carvalho (Chelsea), 2-Bruno Alves (Porto)

4- Rolando (Porto), 21- Ricardo Costa (Lille), 5- Duda (Malaga), 23- Fabio Cohentrao (Benfica)

Midfielder: 8- Mendes (Sporting Lisbon), 15- Pepe (Real Madrid), 19- Diego (Atletico Madrid), 20- Deco (Chelsea),

16- Meireles (Porto), 14- Veloso (Sporting Lisbon), 10- Gama (Boavista)

Forwards: 11-Simao (Atletico Madrid), 9-Ledson (Sporting Lisbon), 18-Almeida (Bremen), 7-C+Ronaldo (captain, Real Madrid)

17-Nani (Manchester United)

"Good boy, you actually got the number 10 jersey."

On the training ground, Tuya put his arm around Jia Ma's neck, Pi Ya.

"Let go, let go, Captain, I'm almost out of breath~~~"

Gasping from being strangled, Gama screamed.

Tuya let go with a grunt, and knocked on the back of Jia Ma's head, "Nothing."

"It stinks, it stinks, it's the captain, you stink too much."

Gama stuck out his tongue.

"You stinky boy."

Tuya roared angrily.

"But if you say that, you will miss several games again."

After the trouble.Tuya frowned and said with some concern.

At this time, the two of them were standing under a tree next to the training field, while cooperating with each other to do warm-up exercises, while chatting softly.

"This is also impossible."

Gama was also a little worried.

Participating in the World Youth Championship caused him to miss three league games, and he missed another game after the national team training after returning. As soon as the national team list is announced, he will definitely miss a few more games if he is going to play in the play-offs. Two or more four games. In this case, the club may be able to bear it for a while, but the coach will definitely be upset. In addition, the Bo team Vista Club is only a newly promoted Portuguese Super League team. He has to miss so many games as the main force of the game, and the players who serve as substitutes for him are obviously unable to stand up. It is no wonder that the coach is happy under the pressure of performance.

"Why don't I go talk to Mr.

Gama asked hesitantly.

Tuya thought for a while, "It's better to take the initiative. In the four league games you missed, we won one, lost two and tied one. We only scored four points in total. The sir is already very unhappy, and the upper echelons of the club are even more upset. Not happy, although I can send players to the national team..."Tuya paused when he mentioned this, he knew very well that the club would actually sell the excellent players they cultivated,"...but in general they It's still more about the results of the club, so you have to be careful."

The captain heard Jia Ma's sincere concern, and he nodded earnestly, "I understand, I will have a good talk with my husband."

He thought of the conversation they had last time when they were still in the First Division. Pettit didn't particularly dislike his proactive communication. Although the situation is different now, he hopes that this time the husband can also accept it.

"You mean change of formation?"

Petit raised an eyebrow in surprise.

After today's training, Gama knocked on the door of his office, sat down and straight to the point, he talked about whether the team could change.

Before, their team has always been based on the 442 formation, and then made on-the-spot changes during the game according to different situations. As the midfield position of Jiama as the center of the offensive and defensive transition, it needs to be adjusted and mastered on the spot. Ma is the offensive and defensive core of their entire team, which is one of the reasons why they did not play well in the four league games when Jia Ma was not there.

Even Pettit, who insisted on strengthening Gama as soon as he joined the team, was surprised. He himself did not expect Gama to grow so fast. It has only been one and a half years since he has become the core of the team and has become a player that people can use. The existence of hugging the thigh.

It is precisely because of this that Pettit felt very worried. Gama was only absent for four games and the team's players seemed a little at a loss during the game. What if Gama transfers?

This is not impossible.

Ever since Gama was called up by the national team in the blink of an eye in the World Youth Championship, and then locked in one of the 23-man roster of the national team, now various giants have begun to pay attention to Gama, and Pettit himself has received it. There were a lot of tentative calls, not to mention that more people from Gama's side must have started contacting his agent.

As a club that relies on selling its own players as one of its main sources of income, it is not impossible for Gama to sell, but it is definitely not now.

Before gaining a firm foothold in the Portuguese Super League, Gama, the core player of the team, cannot be sold.

However, he doesn't care whether to sell or not.

Petit sighed.

"Yes, sir."

Gama leaned over, took the tactical board from the desk, and drew a running chart on it with a pen.

In my memory, Leizi has been trained in tactical theory for many years, but it is a pity that no amount of training is useless. The team over there is very good at talking, and no matter how many players you say, they will run around without obeying orders as soon as they arrive on the field. Even the coach can't control it, not to mention that Leizi is just a young player, and he can't talk about seniority. If you say a few words, the so-called seniors will say strange things. Leizi is too lazy to mention it after a long time. It's just a pity. what he learned.

Petit's eyes lit up when he saw the running map skillfully drawn by Gama.

"did you mean……"

"Sir, if I'm not here, we can call 541, move Sana to the center, and Fei also hits a single arrow...The captain is the main rear, and Silva switches to the left..."

Gama's tactical arrangement made Pettit hesitate. Although it sounds good, this defensive formation has not been popular with the fans. Oh no.

"Sir," Gama said emphatically. Pettit has done a good job in cultivating players, but when it comes to a key issue, he is a little hesitant and lacks decisiveness. "This formation is just a defensive formation. But it can be changed at any time, for example, let the captain suddenly attack from the center, Silva's fast speed can change from a left back to an attacking avant-garde at any time, and Sana is very fast when he cuts in from the center..."

Next, Gama spoke in detail about changes in different situations, which made Pettit nod repeatedly.

After saying this, Pettit looked at Gama, "Gama, you are a smart player, and you will be a better coach in the future."

"Sir, without a coach like you who is willing to listen to my unreliable ideas, I would not be where I am today."

Gama replied calmly.

Petit looked at him, and Gama smiled back.

Then both of them laughed.

Pettit stood up and hugged Gama, "Thank you."

"No, sir, I want to thank you. Without your support, I would not be where I am now."

Since his newborn, Jia Ma has met many people who have helped him. No matter what the purpose of these people is, he is the one who has been favored. He wants to thank these people for their help and support. Without them, there would be no smooth sailing to the present Gama.

At 11:14 on the evening of November 19th, the final match of the first round of the European play-offs of the South African World Cup qualifiers kicked off at the Stadium of Light in Lisbon. The Portuguese team played against Bosnia and Herzegovina at home.

Three days before the start of the game, all members of the Portuguese team gathered for the first joint training after forming a team.

In view of the current situation of the Portuguese team is not good, coach Bento did not make too many adjustments to the team's formation, still mainly 433.

During the training, Jia Ma keenly discovered that the atmosphere in the whole team was very tense. The small captain and Pepe, who were always fond of laughing and making trouble, both seemed a little heavy-faced. On the 14th game.

And Bento did not hide the starting list in the team, he made the starting list public one day in advance.

Of course, the media these days have already guessed Bento's starting lineup fairly well, and most people in the team can also guess it.

To be on the safe side, the main force of the team is still a few people, and the possibility of changes is not too great.

葡萄牙首发名单：1号爱德华多、2号阿尔维斯、3号费雷拉、6号卡瓦略、21号科斯塔、15号佩佩、10号加马、20号德科、7号C罗、9号列德森、17号纳尼。

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they heard that the list was basically the same as the guesses from all walks of life, but then many people turned their eyes to the only strange face in it——Gama.

This player from the Boavista club is the youngest player in the current national team.

"This is a triple jump in one year, reaching the sky in one step!"

Someone was whispering underneath.

Gama had no expression on his face, but he could actually hear the whispers around him.

But it doesn't matter, his goal has only just begun, how can it be possible to be afraid of such a trivial matter.

At this time, Ronaldo, the captain of the Portuguese team, stood up. He looked at Gama and said, "Come on."

"Yes."

Gama nodded.

Before this list came out, Ronaldo must have known it. Since he didn't respond, others will accept it soon.

Afterwards, Veloso and Gama whispered, "After the list came out, the atmosphere in the room was terrible, and I was about to sweat."

"Tsk, not promising."

"Damn, who am I worried about!"

"Okay then, thank you!"

"That's more or less."

The lights are brilliant, the voices are loud, and the Stadium of Light is full of spectators.

People are looking forward, shouting and cheering for their teams.

The players of the two teams lined up there with serious faces, their heads held high, their hands behind their backs, and they looked forward.