[Football] Crown of Thorns

During the intermission, coach Bento emphasized the problem of fouls, and when he walked out of the locker room, Gama put his arms around Coentrao's neck.

"It was agreed that you won't foul on purpose? Have you swallowed it all? Ah!!!"

"Haha, I'm sorry!"

Cohen waved his arms, laughing and begging for mercy.

There was laughter in the locker room.

The bitter Gama looked up at his midfield teammates Meirelles and Thiago, "I said you two..."

"Haha, I will pay attention."

Before Gama finished speaking, Meirelles waved his hand and said with a smile.

"This, I know."

After getting a yellow card, Thiago smiled.

Although Gama is currently the youngest player in the team, his position determines that his teammates must listen to his instructions when he organizes and directs on the field, and Gama has also proved that he is fully qualified for this position-think about this In the past two years, the national team has swallowed the bitter fruit due to the lack of midfielders. The appearance of Gama made up for their lack, so even though he is only a rookie, everyone can still hear his voice.

"Pepe, please brother, restrain your temper, please!"

After talking about the few here, Gama rubbed his forehead and said to Pepe.

Pepe smiled, "I'll be careful."

Gama continued to look at him.

Pepe grinned, "Hey, I didn't take the initiative..."

"Okay, okay, just pay attention in the second half!"

The captain spoke up.

Everyone laughed again.

Speaking of this, Jia Ma looked up at the captain who seemed to be a bit hyperactive, "Captain, please don't be impulsive, you are the captain."

"I'm not impulsive!"

C Ronaldo smiled and turned around again. It seemed that the running all over the field in the first half did not consume his excessive energy at all.

"That's because I held you back," Gama smiled angrily, "How did you get Duda's yellow card, captain..."

"Okay, okay, Xiko, you are really a worrying life, like an old lady."

It was really an arrow piercing through the chest, Jia Ma covered his chest, and everyone laughed.

…………

In the second half, they changed sides and fought again.

At the beginning of the game, after Brazil got the ball, there was a pass error. Portuguese midfielder Gama successfully intercepted the ball halfway. After stealing the ball, Gama counterattacked with a long pass. After receiving the ball, Ronaldo quickly made a pass from the bottom, but it is a pity that Lucio of the Brazilian team judged Ronaldo's passing route and intercepted the ball with a flying tackle.

Although the ball failed to counterattack successfully, Gama's pass was the focus of the counterattack. Ronaldo gave Gama a thumbs-up, saying that his long pass was very good.

"Speaking of which, the Portuguese newcomer Gama's long ball is indeed very good."

On the other side of the commentary booth, the local commentator chatted about this topic.

"That's right, according to the data of the first two games of the Portuguese team, Gama averaged 89 passes per game and 73 effective passes. It can be said that his appearance has greatly improved the midfield control of the Portuguese team ability……"

On the commentary stage of Portuguese National Television, the host and special guest Scolari also chatted about Gama.

"The lad is really good," Scolari nodded with a smile, "The Portuguese national team's ability to control the ball in the midfield has declined in the past two years, which is related to the retirement of players like Figo and Rui, and because Deco is getting older. More and more injuries are related, and the lack of control in the midfield also restricts the control of the whole game..."

On the field at this time, Alves of the Brazilian team pulled Thiago who broke through in the backcourt. He was warned by the referee and the Portuguese team took a free kick.

"It's not my problem."

Seeing Gama who came to care about him, Thiago said with a smile.

Jia Ma gave him an angry look.

Taking a free kick, Ronaldo hit the goal vigorously with a long-distance approach. The ball was hit by the goalkeeper and bounced off.

Immediately afterwards, the Portuguese team applied for a substitution, with Simao on and Duda off.

With the Portuguese team's substitutions, the Portuguese team's offensive became more and more fierce, while the Brazilian team seemed to be somewhat at a loss on defense.

"...The biggest problem with the Portuguese team before was that they didn't have the ability to control the entire field. What to do if you can't attack, what to do if you are blocked, it's nothing, just pass it to Ronaldo, no matter what the problem is, just pass it to him, and Ronaldo he Is there any way, after all, football is a collective goal, no matter how good he is, it is impossible for him to 1vs10!"

On the other side of the commentary booth, Scolari and the host were still talking about the Portuguese team.

"Now with Gama, it seems that he is not the kind of star who is particularly brilliant, but as long as you observe carefully, you will know that his greatest role is to connect the coherence of the midfield and frontcourt, so that teammates can wear and cooperate. Melting into a whole, this is his greatest ability, and it is also the most suitable existence for the Portuguese team..."

"Hey, look at this goal. Simao's playing made the Portuguese team start to fly on both wings, and the wing attack increased. This goal..."

"Dunga should be substituted."

"Why do you say that?"

"Well, let's put it this way, Kaka is not on the field, Dunga replaced him in the midfield with Baptista, but if you look at the game carefully, Baptista's presence is of great benefit in defense, But he doesn’t play much offensively, not to say that Baptista has no strength, but his strength is indeed insufficient to replace Kaka.”

As Koslari said in the commentary, since Simao came on the field, it can be clearly seen that the Portuguese team has increased breakthroughs on the two wings, while the pressure on the Brazilian team's defense has increased. When the Portuguese team strengthened their offense, most of the time The Ribzi team can only rely on Alves to increase their attack power.

The Brazilian team, which lost its offensive power, was firmly suppressed by the Portuguese team. The scene was really ugly.

Dunga's face on the sidelines was a bit ugly, and he kept yelling something on the sidelines, but his voice could not reach the ears of the players on the field in the lively stadium.

The unbearable Dunga finally started to make substitutions.

Enter Grafitte, exit Fabiano.

The substitution quickly played a role. Alves, supported by his teammates, got rid of the Portuguese's defense and then passed the ball, and the Brazilian team's offensive kept up.

However, an accident happened. In the 60th minute of the second half, Portuguese midfielder Thiago passed the ball to Gama after receiving a pass from the backcourt. It was given to the Portuguese team captain who was running. After receiving the ball, C Ronaldo single-handedly dribbled the ball into the penalty area. With his super personal ability, he attracted as many as 4 opponents' defenders. C Ronaldo turned left in the crowd The right hand swayed past the opponent, and he was about to break through the siege. Lucio was forced to tackle the ball on the ground and kicked the ball to the far point. The goalkeeper Cesar rushed directly, and his interference caused Meireles to miss the ball.

However, the Brazilian goalkeeper Cesar, who continued to grab points and slam the ball, fell to the ground after the ball was missed, and the referee called a timeout.

The Brazilian team doctor came in for an emergency check and did a cold compress, and Cesar injured his back.

Cesar's injury was a turning point in the second half of the game for both teams.

Next, the Portuguese team made a substitution and Pepe was substituted.

In the 67th minute, the Brazilian team, which was in a serious situation, was once again attacked by the grapes and defeated the defensive line. The helpless Lucio had to use another foul in the backcourt to block Ronaldo's shot.

Portugal gets another free kick in front of the box.

This position is the range of free kicks that C Ronaldo is best at, and the atmosphere of the Brazilian team suddenly became tense.

The Brazilian runs the wall in front of the goal.

Ronaldo stands behind the ball with his hands on his hips before he curls a beautiful right-footed kick over the wall and straight into the goal.

Cesar pounced, but his back injury affected his movement, and although he pounced in the right direction, the football flew into the goal just past his fingertips.

1 to 0, the Portuguese team temporarily leads.

The audience cheered, and the Portuguese fans shouted excitedly.

Ronaldo, who finally scored the free kick, also roared excitedly, making his domineering turn around, leaping, waving his arms and swinging down in celebration.

The teammates rushed over one after another. C Ronaldo, who has gradually developed into a flesh-and-blood man, has many teammates hanging on his body, but he still stands firm.

Gama: As expected of a training madman, those muscles, tsk tsk~~

C Ronaldo: ...It's actually very heavy!

After the referee intervened, the Portuguese players dispersed happily. Ronaldo walked over and hugged Gama.

Every time he scores a goal, this kid hides far away, which is too shy!

C Ronaldo hugged Gama and patted, "Beautiful pass."

Since Gama joined the team, C Ronaldo found that his offense on the field has become much smoother, and his teammates have cooperated more. It seems that the media has much less scolding them in the game. Who the hell wants to hear scolding when they can listen to good things? ah!

"The captain's free-kick was beautiful."

There was a burst of fragrance from the hot body next to him, Jia Ma sniffed, hey, the perfume the captain sprayed was good, and he was sweating all over the game, but he still smelled fragrant and didn't have that sweaty smell.

Tsk, this perfume must be expensive!

Gama, a child from a poor family, thinks so.

"It's not too expensive!"

Jia Ma, who didn't expect to hear the answer, was taken aback for a moment, it turned out that he actually asked aloud—how embarrassing!

Seeing his teammate turn his head away in embarrassment, the team leader laughed, "I'll give you a bottle later."

After saying this, the captain ran away. It turned out that the referee was going to blow the whistle and kick off again.

Jia Ma covered his face, deeply ashamed.

Next, the Brazilian team stepped up its offensive, but it always blossomed but failed to bear fruit.

The Portuguese with a ball in his hand played quite easily. Ronaldo, who is used to being hot-tempered, was not angry when he was hit by the Brazilian. Forcibly grabbing.

"Cristiano did a good job. They are already leading. Be careful of injuries. We still have the next game, which is a knockout round!"

On the sidelines, the assistant talked to Bento.

"Well, he played much smarter."

"Because before he had to fight until the end, now he has reliable teammates and can relax."

"Haha, that's right."

In the 77th minute, Coentrao made a straight pass from the left. After receiving the ball, Simao made a pass from the bottom.

The team leader who used to be angry and annoyed just smiled and shook his head this time and walked away.

In the 82nd minute, Baptista was kicked and injured by Carvalho, the Brazilian team made a substitution, and Ramirez replaced Baptista.

Then the Portuguese team also made substitutions, with Veloso replacing Meireles.

"Brazil is going to lose."

Many people in the commentary interpreted the situation of the two teams in this way, and Scolari in the Portuguese TV commentary sighed.

As a Brazilian, he certainly hopes that the Brazilian team can win, but as the former coach of the Portuguese national team, he can't help but feel a lot of emotion when he looks at the young people he has singled out.

"Sir's opinion of the Brazilian team is..."

"Dunga's team," Scolari thought for a while, "judging from previous games, once Brazil's opponent chooses to open up the attack, it will be a critical moment for Brazil's victory. If Kaka is on the field, he is bound to pass. Run fast to instigate a fast break." For Kaka, Scolari obviously thinks highly of him, and although he didn't say it clearly, Scolari doesn't like Kaka's replacement, "Bap Testa’s strength is not bad, but his style is completely different from Kaka’s. His first choice after getting the ball is to use his body to rely on others, and transition to other players to organize. This choice is safe, but The chance of fast break is also lost. Once the rhythm of the game slows down, it is very likely that the opponent who is good at fast break will seize the opportunity..."

"Then do you think that Kaka's absence will have a great impact on the Brazil team?"

"Yes, in order to make up for Kaka's absence, Dunga chose to let Alves play a 'fake right midfielder', but in fact he approached the center more, making way for the right defender Maicon to let him go for assists His method solves the problem of Kaka’s absence and Brazil’s lack of attack power. But this method cannot improve Brazil’s counterattack level. Because Kaka’s key role lies in the passing organization of the positional battle and the fast break attack in the counterattack. That's obviously not something a change of full-back can replace."

"So it's like this... Ah, what's wrong???"

The host yelled.

On the field, the Portuguese team attacked and hit the Brazilian team's goal.

Gama, who has been organizing in the midfield, suddenly dribbled the ball and raided the Brazilian team's defense before the end of the game. The Brazilian midfielder was obviously caught off guard by his surprise attack. Gama's sudden attack also made other Portuguese players move together. Get up, several arrows volley launched an attack on the Brazilian team.

Brazil's defense was out of position and goalkeeper Cesar had to go straight out of the goal to catch the ball.

Gama made a cross-turning movement under his feet and then suddenly passed the ball laterally. Coentrao, who loves to attack, was already parallel to him, and he fell directly to the ground and tackled.

Cesar, who was eager to save the ball, immediately jumped up and made a second down-to-the-ground save.

He saves the ball and hits Coentrao as well.

The referee had to call a timeout again, the Portuguese team doctor rushed over to check Coentrao's injury, and Cohen had to receive treatment outside the bottom line.

At this time, Cesar's save also caused his back injury to worsen. Although he barely stood up, everyone could see his expression of biting his lower lip. It seemed that his injury was not serious.

Dunga frowned on the sidelines. It is estimated that what he is most worried about now is the quarter-finals of the Brazilian team in 3 days!

"It looks like Cesar's injury..."

"Brazil is in danger!"

…………

With the referee's three whistles, the game ended.

Portugal defeated Brazil 1-0, won the first place in Group G, and entered the quarter-finals together with Brazil.

In the end, Ronaldo won the best player in the game. He won the best player in the World Cup group for three consecutive games, which is also a new record.