[Football] Crown of Thorns

What a waste of money!

Gama, who was sitting in the VIP seat of the Portuguese airline's European flight, thought so in his heart.

Just because Agostini made a special trip to Germany, this guy actually dared to shout "I'm all for you"—don't think I don't know whether you booked the ticket with my money or whether it was a round trip—— Can't talk on the phone, I have to make a trip, hum!

Probably the flight attendant recognized Gama’s identity. Although he didn’t bother him, the newspapers brought to him to pass the time were all related to Portuguese football. Anyway, Gama saw it at a glance. No less than three of these newspapers are photos of his captain.

Gama, who didn't want to talk to the unscrupulous agent, took out a newspaper and read it. It turned out that the newspaper was "OJogo" in Lisbon. Although the sports page also had a photo of Ronaldo, the title - Can Ronaldo save the national team?

Looking at the bottom, Gama's facial muscles began to twitch.

"Carvalho quits the national team: Bento doesn't respect me!"

"Bento: I hope Portugal will respect my decision."

": Our reporter reported: The break between the national team coach Bento and the two big men in the team is bound to have a certain impact on Portugal's defense. I hope all this will not make the national team more chaotic. Negative, can the national team play well in the following games..."

Shutting the newspaper shut with a snap, Jia Ma felt so depressed!

Agostinho, who was wearing a blindfold on his eyes, was obviously not asleep. He pulled the blindfold open and looked over. It happened that there were not many people in the first-class cabin where the two of them were sitting, so the voice was lowered so that no one could hear it. They talk.

"Angry?"

"Not at all."

Gama sighed.

He didn't understand. In the World Cup three months ago, the same group of people could cooperate well and play well. Why did the situation between them become like this after three months? ?

"Anyway, no matter how noisy it is, it won't hit you, so don't worry about it."

"But……"

"Shiko," Agostinho's chubby face showed a sneer, "Although you are the main midfielder, are you a veteran of the national team?"

"No."

"Are you the vice-captain?"

"……no?"

"Do you have prestige in the national team?"

"……No!"

"Then who can you control, are you qualified to control?"

Agostinho asked.

Gama was silent.

Although he is now the main midfielder of the national team, he can barely be regarded as the core, but if he dares to jump in the national team, he can be removed immediately.

He is now a rookie in the national team.

The previous indifference was because his heart was not here.

But when he slowly melted into this place, the surroundings began to become chaotic again.

"Xiko, play your ball well. After two years, when you have established yourself as the main force, you will be eligible to speak."

"... Ricardo is a good man."

Gama recalled Carvalho's help and care for him during the World Cup, and he felt indescribably complicated.

Coach Bento boldly recruited him, a rookie who had only been selected for U21 once, and boldly put him in the main midfield position. What can he do!

"Well, the Carvalho man is good, but because of this, he shouldn't be as good as the coach."

Agostinho stared at Gama's young face, thinking that a few years ago, he would never have imagined that the 16-year-old boy with gloomy eyes, introverted and shy boy would come to where he is today, with great changes It's really unbelievable.

"Shiko, you just have to play football honestly and master everything on the court. The struggle off the court has nothing to do with you, do you understand?"

"……I see!"

Turning his head to the side, he looked out at the sky through the porthole.

The sky is bright, and the clouds are piled up in various shapes, which is leisurely and endless.

Seeing that Gama stopped talking, Agostinho glanced at the newspaper thrown on the table, the black words on it and Bento on the small picture, and he shook his head.

When they arrived at Lisbon International Airport, Gama called the staff of the national team and asked if they should go directly to the training camp. Then he and Agostinho took out his sports car at the airport. , Agostinho drove him to the Obidos training base.

"Now Bento is not what he was before the World Cup, mark what I said."

Arriving at the gate of the base, Agostinho watched Gama pick up his luggage from the driver's seat, and said this again.

"understood."

First go to the staff and ask about his dormitory. This time his roommate has become a good friend Veloso.

Speaking of friends, after the 2010 World Cup, he transferred to the Serie A Genoa team for 1300 million euros and soon became the core of the club's midfield.

Although they have been in contact by phone—because Jia Ma can't use Facebook and other quick communication methods—anyway, they are doing well so far.

Putting down his luggage, Gama went directly to coach Bento to report.

Although he played poorly in the previous two games and had a falling out with two veterans, Bento didn't seem to be affected too much, and his spirit was quite good.

"Chico, I watched your game in Dortmund. Your performance is getting better and better, and you are playing very well."

"Yes, sir."

Gama grinned.

"How is life in Germany?"

Bento chatted with him, and when he heard that Gama got along well with his teammates because he knew German, he was very happy to praise and praise.

"The biggest problem when players go abroad to play football is not that they don't adapt to the local football environment at the beginning, but that they cannot communicate with teammates and coaching staff. Language communication is a very important part..."

Bento is quite satisfied with Gama and Veloso, who were boldly called into the national team, especially Gama, who has been quite mature and experienced since joining the national team. It is inevitable that this disciple of mine will say a few more words.

Although he didn't know the script of Bento's falling out with his seniors, Bento treated him well. Gamar was not the kind of ungrateful person, so he naturally wanted to repay the coach's attention.

Having figured this out, Gama still focused on the upcoming game

Immediately afterwards, players from all walks of life returned to Guoqin Wang one after another, and soon the Obidos Base became lively.

The list of national team members who came to the Obidos training base this time:

Goalkeepers: 1-Eduardo (Benfica), 12-Patricio (Sporting Lisbon), 22-Beto (Cluj)

后卫：2-布鲁诺-阿尔维斯（泽尼特）、3-佩佩（皇家马德里）、5-科恩特朗（皇家马德里）、13-里卡多-科斯塔（瓦伦西亚）、14-罗兰多（波尔图）、19-米格尔-洛佩斯（布拉加）、

21-Joao Pereira (Sporting Lisbon)

Midfielder: 4- Veloso (Genoa), 6- Custodio (Braga), 8- Moutinho (Porto), 10- Gama (Dortmund),

15-Ruben Mikael (Zaragoza), 16-Meireles (Chelsea), 20-Carlos Martins (Benfica)

前锋：7-C罗（皇家马德里）、9-阿尔梅达（贝西克塔斯）、11-尼尔森－奥利维拉（本菲卡）、17-纳尼（曼联）、18-瓦雷拉（波尔图）、23-波斯蒂加（萨拉戈萨）

But as soon as I came to Gama, I heard that their No. [-] main goalkeeper Eduardo was injured and might not be able to play the game.

Really bad news.

In the room, after hugging his friend Veloso, whom he hadn't seen for a month, Gama whispered the bad news.

Veloso nodded, "Yes!"

It's not that they don't worry about other goalkeepers, but among the goalkeepers of the Portuguese team, Eduardo's ability is the most prominent.

"Forget it, anyway, the coach has the final say on who gets to play."

Veloso threw himself on the bed and sighed.

Gama could see that Veloso was also very puzzled by the current situation in the team, but they were also a group of people who couldn't talk.

"Forget it, let's go out and practice."

Gamala pulls her arm and asks.

Veloso thought for a while, then nodded, "Go to Fabio, that bastard has moved to Real Madrid without telling us, kill him!"

Jia Ma was speechless, "That's what you said last time."

The poor golden retriever's bitter face when he looked at the empty wallet after being pressed by Veloso was very funny.

"Then are you going?"

Veloso glanced sideways at Gama.

Jia Ma immediately turned serious, "Go!"

If you don't kill it, you don't kill it, who calls Real Madrid a noble club?

Of course, the consequences of catching the golden retriever may also meet their boss, but the captain C Ronaldo has always been generous, and he can be killed!

The two midfielders who used their brains laughed and went straight to Jin Mao's room.

Sure enough, the golden retriever classmate who was with Ronaldo and Pepe was caught.

"Captain, is your leg okay?"

Gama smiled innocently.

Veloso couldn't bear to look at each other and turned his head: Xiko, do you know that your smile is fake!

Ronaldo grinned, "Hey Chico, are the sneakers on right?"

"very suitable."

Gama continued to smirk.

Ronaldo, who kept laughing, put his arms around his neck and pressed hard, "That's enough, brat, if I smile like that again, I won't treat you."

"Wow, Captain, you want to treat me."

This is a golden-haired classmate who is used to not winking.

Several people present at the same time looked over speechlessly, how did this kid live to such an age——Tian Yin: Because of good luck!

The two bosses and the three younger brothers went straight to the restaurant and the attached bar. Of course, they didn't drink.

"Why are we drinking water at the bar?"

The lively golden retriever held the cup and asked.

"Because you talk too much."

Veloso replied.

"What do you mean?"

The golden retriever was still asking.

Even Ronaldo despised his IQ, "meaning you can shut up."

"Wow you all bully me."

The golden retriever quit.

Pepe pulled him down, "Sit down for me."

Gama blinked, "Captain, is Fabio's IQ good enough for Real Madrid?"

His question made everyone present burst into laughter.

The golden-haired classmate was furious, and flew over to press on Jia Ma and scratched him, "Bastard Xiko!"

Jia Ma, who was tickled by his tickle, smiled and put his arms around his waist, "Be honest, or I will slap you."

"Fuck You!"

The golden retriever clapped its head against Jiama's neck loudly, and Jiamaha laughed and threw him onto the sofa next to him.

"Full of affection."

Pepe complained and took out a nail clipper and began to sharpen her nails.

In the end, their captain Ronaldo actually seriously accused Pepe of using it incorrectly, because grinding his nails like this would hurt his nails...

Jia Ma, who is watching all this, just wants to say, Captain, you have entered the wrong line of work, so you should go to major in hairdressing, hairdressing and manicure, and you will definitely become a master in the line!

And the Golden Retriever, who was killed by Jia Ma and Veloso, bit his finger and cried: Captain, help!

What about the captain, the captain is seriously discussing maintenance plans, and has no time to talk to you!