i am quaresma

Chapter 358 The Netherlands
In the end, in Gelsenkirchen, Portugal's second team beat Mexico 3:0 and advanced to the top 16 with a proud record of three victories!
Quaresma sat on the bench for 90 minutes. Scolari did not give Quaresma 1 minute of playing time. Even if it was a substitution, he only replaced those marginal players who usually did not have the opportunity to play, so that they could feel Let’s take a look at the atmosphere of the World Cup. How embarrassing would it be if there were still players who didn’t get the chance to play at the end of the World Cup?
After the game, the Portuguese fans in the stands cheered as if they had won the Hercules Cup. For Portugal, this is the celebration of victory.

Quaresma is very calm, because the result of the game is not important, and it seems that winning Mexico is not a big news. Mexico is not as strong as Portugal, and it is normal to win them.

Although I feel a little sorry for not being able to score goals on the field, it is also a good choice to take a break from the game and restore my body to its best condition. At least now Quaresma feels that his body is full of energy. Just waiting to torture the knockout opponents.

Public opinion after the game, Scolari was praised to the sky, he is the real protagonist, the old man was so praised that he couldn't close his mouth!
In the last World Cup, Scolari led Brazil to seven consecutive victories and won the Hercules Cup. Coupled with Portugal's three rounds of group stage victories, Scolari has achieved an unprecedented 10 consecutive victories in the World Cup. All the super coaches have never done it!
Since there is nothing to say about the game itself, we can only look for hot spots from Scolari. Under the bombardment of public opinion from the media, Scolari seems to really lead Portugal to win the championship.

If he can lead two different teams to the top of the World Cup, then Scolari will really become a football legend.

However, the attention of the old man Scolari is actually not enough. How to create a little conflict is what the reporters are thinking about.

Where is the contradiction?
It seems that it can only make a fuss from Quaresma!

Quaresma scored 4 goals in two group matches, and it was clear that he was going to compete for the World Cup Golden Boot, but Scolari pressed Quaresma on the bench in the last group match. He was not given 1 minute of playing time, so unfeeling, what is it if it is not a contradiction?
For other giants teams, if they lock the qualifying places in advance and adopt rotations, they usually will not replace the main shooter, which can be regarded as giving their favorite generals a chance to compete for the Golden Boot.

But Scolari is not humane at all, can Quaresma be reconciled?
As a result, pieces of news about the outbreak of conflicts between Scolari and Quaresma were so fresh. For a while, it seemed that the Portuguese locker room was really smoky, with conflicts between the coach and the players, and serious internal strife.

Scolari did not expect that a normal tactical arrangement would be interpreted by the media in this way. He and Quaresma have a tacit understanding, okay?
However, before the Portuguese team clarified the rumors of infighting, someone grabbed the headlines and suppressed the suspected contradictory rumors of Scolari Quaresma.

Next door, Dutch coach Marco van Basten and the team's number one star Ruud van Nistelrooy really had a conflict!

Quaresma did not expect that the situation would develop like this!

Is the Netherlands trying to cut itself off from the world?
Other teams are afraid that too many explosive points will affect the team, but the Netherlands has no explosive points to make their own explosive points, so they have to do something!
The match between the Netherlands and Argentina is also over, and the two teams are still tied. Therefore, Portugal's next knockout opponent will definitely be the Netherlands!

Van Basten publicly bombarded Van Nistelrooy, "I am very dissatisfied with Van Nistelrooy's performance, he should make greater contributions to the team."

Indeed, Ruud van Nistelrooy scored only one goal in the three group matches, which is indeed a bit embarrassing for the king of the small penalty area who started every game.

Even, Van Basten claimed that in the knockout round, Van Nistelrooy would no longer be included in the starting list, and he would replace Van Nistelrooy with Kevin Dirk.

After such a toss, no one cared about the so-called conflict between Quaresma and Scolari, which made Quaresma a little dumbfounded!
There was a time when I was robbed of the headlines again!
But that's good too, save trouble, put more energy into preparing for the battle, and let's go through the Netherlands first!
In a few days, all the group matches were over, the qualifying teams were completely determined, and the post-match schedule was clear.

Portugal has reached the second half, and the opponent in the round of 16 is the Netherlands. If the Netherlands can be eliminated, the opponent in the round of 8 will be the winner between England and Ecuador;
Once in the semi-finals, Portugal is likely to face Zidane's leading France, or the five-star Brazil. The probability of Spain, which is also in the lower half, wanting to beat France and Brazil in a row is too low;
As for the upper half, you don't need to pay too much attention, after all, you have to wait until the final if you want to meet.

Among them, the veteran team Italy with the greatest probability of reaching the final in the upper half will be the old strong team Italy. After all, they were the final champions of this World Cup in their previous life. It's hard to do anything.

Therefore, if Portugal wants to win the championship, the next way to go is this: Netherlands→England→France→Italy→Hercules Cup
Rush from Gelsenkirchen to Nuremberg, which is the city where the round of 16 knockout matches are located.

Fortunately, the territory of Germany is not large, and even if it is transferred between cities, it will not take too much time. Otherwise, if you change a place with a single shot, you will be exhausted to death in Portugal.

After the first day of training in Nuremberg, the main goalkeeper Ricardo did not ask Quaresma to practice penalty kicks. In his opinion, training with Quaresma is simply a kind of torture!
Quaresma worked hard in the gym for a while before returning to his room to rest, otherwise he was too energetic to fall asleep.

Lying on the bed, Quaresma couldn't help thinking about the upcoming game. He always felt that there was a weight on his heart, which made him a little at a loss.

It would be great if he could use Baidu to search for things in his previous life. He must search this game to see what happened in the game.

The limited memory is not very reliable. He only knows that the game was very hot, with red and yellow cards flying all over the sky, which directly broke the World Cup card odds. At the same time, he vaguely remembered that Deco got a red card, whether Ronaldo got a red card or got injured. These memories are blurred
Just thinking about it makes me feel powerless!

If you really lose your vitality because of this game, then the road ahead will be difficult!
More importantly, he was afraid that he would not be able to control his emotions!

As long as I don't have any accidents, I can still fly with Portugal in the following games.

But what if because the scene was too hot and I didn't control my temper well, resulting in myself being sent off with a red card, then there is really nothing I can do!
Think about it, this is definitely something that will happen with a high probability!
On the court, not everyone is so calm and rational, sometimes even so nervous that you don't know what you just did!
Otherwise, coward yourself?
No matter how fierce the conflict was, he pretended to be dead?

Made!

To be a tortoise in order to win the game is to put it bluntly, but to put it bluntly, it's just fucking eggless!

After thinking for a long time, Quaresma didn't make up his mind to make a decision. He tossed and turned, not knowing when he fell asleep!
When he woke up in the morning, Quaresma still felt confused, but Deco, who was in the same room with him, looked at Quaresma with a surprised expression.

Quaresma rubbed his frizzy hair, he was very familiar with Deco's expression!

Usually when I see girls without clothes on, I have this expression!

It was dark before his eyes, and Quaresma hurriedly looked down, only to breathe a sigh of relief, it turned out that he did not sleep naked!
I couldn't help but glared at Deco angrily, I'm wearing clothes, look at the wool?

"I never knew that you still have the habit of talking in your sleep?" Deco said with a little pride as if he had discovered something remarkable.

Quaresma was taken aback, was he talking in his sleep?

Damn it, his identity as a time traveler has been exposed?
Then do you want to kill Deco first?
For the knife, who sent me the blade last time?

But just when Quaresma couldn't help but want to copy the knife, Deco continued: "I slept later than you last night, and I heard you keep saying 'Deco's red card and Ronaldo OUT'" Yes, there are still a bunch of bad words, did you dream that I got a red card?"

Quaresma let out a sigh of relief, as long as his identity was not revealed.

"Well, I dreamed that you received a red card, so you have to be careful during the game and don't be impulsive!" Quaresma took advantage of the slope to get off the donkey and persuaded Deco.

Deco scratched his head and didn't take Quaresma's words too seriously. Although he played in the midfield position and often had defensive tasks, how could he be so smart in playing football? How could he easily get a card?

The knockout round has begun, the atmosphere is getting hotter and hotter, and the World Cup has really entered the most glamorous moment.

On the first day of the knockout round, the host team, Germany, defeated Sweden as they wished, and entered the quarter-finals first. Then, Argentina also defeated Mexico. The two winning teams will meet in the quarter-finals.

The next day, it was Portugal's turn to play.

When the bus had just arrived at the stadium, another game had already been decided. England beat Ecuador by one goal and broke into the quarterfinals.

In other words, regardless of whether Portugal wins or the Netherlands advances, their opponents in the quarterfinals have been determined, and that is England.

However, this game is still more important at present. If they can't make it through this round, what are they talking about against the Three Lions!
Today's game, Scolari can be said to be the main force, there is no change in the starting lineup and the second scene against Iran, obviously no more effort.

The only difference is that Quaresma and Ronaldo switched positions, Quaresma returned to the right, and Ronaldo came to the left.

Amidst the cheers of the fans of the two teams in the stands, the two teams started the pre-match warm-up. At this time, Quaresma couldn't hold back the excitement in his heart!
This faint excitement, like a spark, ignited the infinite blood in Quaresma's heart, and he was about to lose control of his legs!

"Calm down!" Figo seemed to see Quaresma's strangeness, and gave Quaresma a shudder.

Quaresma nodded, but the desire to sprint in his eyes did not diminish at all.

Do you have a dual personality?

Before the start of the game, I was still worried about this and that, but when I stepped on the turf, I forgot all about what was there and what was not, leaving only a heart to sprint.

It seems that he is still a contestant!
Can't help looking at the opposite Dutch team, Quaresma smiled contemptuously.

At this time, the Netherlands is really not the top team!

In the European Cup in 04, the Netherlands met with Portugal and was eliminated by Portugal. This time, it seems that the Netherlands came with a mentality of revenge.

However, with normal strength, can they beat Portugal?
Even if their strength is comparable to that of Portugal, with such a terrible locker room, the Dutch are doomed not to go far. Maybe they can be crushed by their strength when they encounter a weak team, but they can’t play decent football when they encounter a strong team. Come.

The dressing room in the Netherlands is notoriously smoky in world football.

The Netherlands is a country rich in talents, but the gathering of talents is precisely the place where contradictions abound. The inherent unruly personality makes it difficult for players to get along well with each other.

Everyone is a genius, you don't agree with me, I don't agree with you, they all want to prove that they are the best, although the idea is quite second, but isn't it a major characteristic of football players to be competitive!

Let's not mention the previous competitions, let's see how many bad things happened in the Dutch dressing room in this World Cup.

After defeating Serbia and Montenegro in the first group match, Van Persie, who was robbed of the limelight, publicly criticized Robben, thinking that he was too independent, only thinking about scoring goals for himself, but disregarding the interests of the whole team.

Van Basten then criticized Ruud van Nistelrooy for his sluggish performances, before another spat in training between Ruud van Nistelrooy and Didier Dirk
The internal splitting sound has never survived.

Coupled with the natural contradiction between the Dutch players and the Surinamese players, the entire Dutch dressing room is like a vegetable market, with trivialities flying around.

It's no wonder that such a Dutch team can go so far.

It's just that the internal strife belongs to the internal strife, but it does not delay the Dutch playing dirty under the unfavorable situation. This is where Quaresma really needs to be careful.

In the player tunnel, familiar players from the two teams are greeting each other in a friendly manner. Judging from the current state, it is not at all possible to see that this game has the possibility of becoming a slaughterhouse.

But who can tell what happened on the pitch!

In fact, in this Dutch team, Quaresma is only familiar with one player, and that is his Arsenal teammate Van Persie.

Last season, I didn't miss a through ball to Van Persie, but Van Persie's footwork was too stinky, wasting most of Quaresma's assists, and he was comparable to Postiga.

In fact, before the arrival of Quaresma, Van Persie played as a winger most of the time at Arsenal. His speed is not weak, he has breakthroughs and skills, and he can be regarded as a good material for a winger.

It's just that the arrival of Quaresma greatly reduced Van Persie's playing time at the winger position, so when Henry was injured, Wenger raised his position to the front and used it as a center forward.

Now in the national team, Van Basten may feel that Van Persie is more effective on the wing, so he has never helped Van Persie.

In today's game, Robin van Persie served as the right winger and formed a double wing with Robben. The one who rushed to the front was Dirk Dirk, the young striker who replaced Ruud van Nistelrooy.

"Ricciardo, we must be the winners today!" Van Persie smiled at Quaresma and clenched his fists, as if to cheer himself up. Otherwise, he would have no confidence to say such words.

Quaresma smiled brightly, not taking Van Persie's words to heart.

Who wouldn't say a harsh word?

On the field, let's speak with strength!

At this time, Quaresma faintly felt an unfriendly gaze staring at him.

Robben?

I couldn't help but smile slightly, just look at me with hostile eyes, maybe, you can only look up, but I won't regard you as an opponent.

The referee blew the whistle, and the focus battle officially started. The shouts in the stands were deafening, and the game entered a white-hot state from the first minute.

First goal!
Quaresma's strategy in this game is to score goals first, two if one is not enough, three if two are not enough, and the victory is locked. If the Netherlands wants to fight, then fight with them and see who will be eliminated by then who is it!
There may be unexpected surprises!
If it feels that victory is hopeless, then what kind of thought does the Netherlands have to fight against Portugal in desperation, maybe this will avoid a chaotic battle!

With this mentality, Quaresma is very active on the left.

The first attack in the opening game was initiated by Quaresma. He received a pass from Deco with his back near the midfield. Quaresma pulled the ball violently and turned around. He stabbed the ball from the right side of Robben. In the past, his body crossed from the left side, and he broke through Robben, who was like a wooden stake, with a beautiful turning and passing the ball.

Naturally, Robben's defense was not very good, but after Quaresma broke through so lightly, Robben's face was still hot.

Why am I so shameless?
However, Quaresmar didn't care what Robben was thinking. After breaking through Robben, he suddenly accelerated towards the Dutch half. If he could score one in the opening game, the Netherlands would definitely collapse.

After crossing halftime, Van Bronckhorst came oncoming. The Dutch right back did not dare to face Quaresma by himself, so he quickly called Cocu to double-team Quaresma.

No way, it wasn't Van Bronckhorst's cowardice, it was because Quaresma cast too much shadow on him, and he didn't want to be dominated by Quaresma's terrifying breakthrough again.

Van Bronckhorst played for Barcelona and was teammates with Deco. In the just-concluded Champions League final, he played against Quaresma. The result is self-evident. Van Bronckhorst was almost blown out Come!
Quaresma's divine performance that day made Van Bronckhorst very desperate. Now that he is facing Quaresma again, it is no wonder that he has the confidence to fight Quaresma again!
(End of this chapter)