[football] this god

The start of Euro 2008 looked easy, and Portugal won their first game in the main tournament in June without too much difficulty, and finally used it as a good example. At the beginning of the game, he finally won No.1 in the group stage.

"So you are happy?" Leo was on the phone with Cristiano wearing a headset, while watching the video of Portugal's last round of the group match against Switzerland on the computer, "I think Mr. Scolari has a problem with his brain. You shouldn't be coming off so quickly after leading Switzerland 1-0 - it would have been better to wait 10 minutes longer."

Cristiano scratched his chin, "I can't say I'm particularly happy, but... I think this result is normal. On the one hand, the opponent's level is average. On the other hand, Portugal's morale is indeed good and its ability is sufficient."

When Rio heard Cristiano say that Portugal is capable enough, he couldn't help curling his lips—it's not that Rio looked down on Portugal, really, but he really Portugal is a bit far from the word "capable enough".

"Although I didn't see what you did, I guess you just expressed your disdain." Cristiano tugged at his curly hair, sullenly, "So what do you think is enough ability? I must say, this Portuguese team is not bad. of it."

Leo didn't really want to hurt Cristiano's glassy heart, but he didn't want to lie either. After thinking for a while, he had to say: "If there are fewer mistakes like being intercepted directly from the foul ball, then...it's okay... "

Cristiano was even more sullen.

Leo felt the depression of the other party. He thought for a while and wanted to comfort him, but after thinking about it for a long time, he still felt that he did not say anything wrong, so he had no choice but to keep silent-fortunately, Mr. Macy finally realized that he did not speak in time This fact is even cuter now.

"Forget it..." Cristiano was too lazy to argue with Leo, "You just said that I should wait another 10 minutes on the field? I think so too. After I go down, there will be no age comparison on the field...uh" Cristiano Nuo originally wanted to say that he was an older player, but after thinking about it, he was only 23 or [-] years old, so he had to change his words, "There is no real core, so I feel that they don't know what to do."

Leo agrees - although he thinks it's hilarious when a player doesn't know what to do on the pitch, "Obviously the Portuguese players have at least seven or eight minutes and are not at all sure what they want to do. Concentrate on defense, continue to attack normally - Scolari did not give a clear signal, he replaced an attacking midfielder, which is strange."

Cristiano understood what Leo meant.

As a 23-year-old player, Cristiano has enough body and energy. If the head coach wants to continue to attack and expand the point difference, then it is meaningless to win Cristiano——Cristiano is not old, he Unlike some 35-year-old players, they need to be used more economically.But if the head coach just wants to ensure the first place in the group, then the head coach can simply remove Cristiano from the game after winning the first two games and losing to Portugal by two goals. The big roster, let him go directly to watch the game comfortably on the stage, and get a thorough rest.

But Scolari chose neither.

Even if he takes a step back, even if he is worried that Cristiano's absence will affect the feeling of the game, then he can replace Cristiano with a striker, or simply a defender, It can be regarded as giving the players on the field a clear enough opinion, telling them that he wants the team to focus on defense or offense now.

But the answer he gave was too vague.

Thinking of this, Leo couldn't help pondering for a while, and then gave Cristiano a face, "Well, in fact, the Portuguese players didn't do anything wrong-the more serious fault in this matter should be Scolari. .”

However, Cristiano sounded more unhappy, "Thank you, I am very comforted."

——Cristiano actually felt worse. After all, as the old saying goes, one general is incompetent and exhausts the three armies.

Leo stopped talking again, but this time it was not because he felt that he was not good at words, but because he felt that Cristiano was too difficult to serve.

The two remained silent for more than ten seconds.

In the end, Leo still hesitated, "But you assisted Quaresma with a good goal yesterday - Quaresma actually scored goals, I didn't know this before." - Leo really decided to praise Cristiano, by the way, praise Quaresma, as to whether Mr. Quaresma would really be happy if he knew such a compliment is another matter.

Most likely, Mr. Quaresma will not be too happy.

But Cristiano was really happy, "Thank you, I think it's pretty good too."--Of course, after all, Leo didn't slander him as a person who can't score goals.

——But to get down to business, that assist was really good.To sum it up in eight words: concise, effective, and affordable.

Game No. 405 minutes, the second half of the game has just started, Portugal halftime kick-off.

After Deco got the ball from the midfielder, because he considered Switzerland's forward pressure, he turned the ball to Carvalho behind him-a person Leo didn't understand.Carvalho distributed the ball to his teammates diagonally forward from the center, intending to let the opponent directly pass the ball to Cristiano in front.

Pettit—sorry, here's another guy Leo doesn't understand—handed the ball behind Cristiano, just as his team-mate imagined.

Cristiano half-turned to get the ball behind him.

Although the Swiss players are mediocre, their discipline is good-the intention of Carvalho and Pettit's cooperation this time is too obvious. Before Pettit took the ball and found Cristiano, there were Swiss central defenders from the field. Shifted in the middle and blocked behind Cristiano's body.

When Cristiano turned around to get the ball, the Swiss central defender did what countless defenders have done to Cristiano before and since—he tackled Cristiano face to face, and dropped the ball by the way. Poked out the sideline.

The referee hesitated for a moment. If Portugal is leading now, the referee may not award a yellow card and a free kick.But no one is leading yet—the referee looked at Cristiano, who looked expectant, and then at the opponent's central defender, who was a bit big and thick, and made Cristiano look a little thin.

Still gave the Swiss defender a yellow card and gave Cristiano a free kick in the frontcourt.

To be honest, Leo felt that this penalty was entirely due to the referee's very subjective view that Ronaldo was a poor victim waiting for justice for him.

The referee's thinking is really stupid, Leo thought this way when he saw this, he didn't even know what kind of devilish muscular man Ronaldo is.

Cristiano stands in front of the free-kick, with his stupid compass foot as if it had been carefully designed, his hands on his hips, his eyes wandering on the wall-he needs to know where his opponents are, and moreover You have to know where your teammates are.

The human wall finally took shape after 1 minute. The referee waited for a second or two before blowing the whistle to indicate that Cristiano could take the free kick.

It was not a direct goal attack. The ball accurately found the top of Quaresma's head in the moving wall as if it had an autonomous consciousness—just the height that a Quaresma can touch after taking off normally. , It is completely enough for Quaresma to head the ball directly after touching the ball and hit the goal.

For a moment Leo worried about Quaresma, who was afraid that Quaresma wouldn't be able to do such a delicate job.But fortunately, in the end Quaresma did not disappoint all those who are willing to see Portugal succeed.

In the minute of the game, Cristiano assisted Quaresma with a free kick, and Quaresma succeeded with a header. Portugal led Switzerland 1-0.

——"Although it was a tie in the end, Portugal won the first place in the group anyway." After watching the video, Leo rubbed his eyes and turned off the computer. Germany in the knockout round? It's not easy - I watched the German games - you have to be careful."

Many years have passed, and Cristiano has long forgotten what happened in the quarter-finals, but this does not affect the fact that he has been studying the problems of the German team for the past two days, "You said, as far as this game is concerned, Should I be a better organizer in the game? After all, I think Deco's ability to pass key balls seems to have declined this year. I plan to talk to Mr. Scolari about this possibility during training tomorrow-the midfielder is not hard , The frontcourt and the backcourt must be disconnected, so there will definitely be problems in the knockout round."

"Okay." Leo looked up and thought for a while, "But I have a question."

"Say."

"Who are you going to let shoot? If you go to organize the offense." Leo asked seriously, "I'm not saying your idea is bad, in fact your idea is very reasonable, I just have such a small doubt."

Cristiano froze for a moment.

This is... really a good question... Cristiano thought sadly.