i am quaresma

Chapter 373 Elimination of Three Cats and Semi-Final Opponents
"Why did you hold me back and not let me go to the referee?"

At this time, Ronaldo asked Quaresma in confusion. In his opinion, Quaresma's behavior just now was a bit weird.

Quaresma looked at Ronaldo angrily, I'm doing it for your own good, okay?
Does it make you feel like a previous life, because Rooney's red card is like a rat crossing the street in England?
"Although the positions are different, if the referee gives Rooney a red card after you actively protest, do you think you and Rooney can continue to be close in the future?"

Quaresma pouted and asked back.

Ronaldo hesitated for a moment, then pretended to be indifferent and said, "Cut, so what?"

But this arrogant look has actually betrayed him. Quaresma knows very well that Ronaldo will never care as much as he has shown.

Duplicity!

Quaresma didn't bother to expose Ronaldo. The child is older, so he must save some face.

The last few minutes of the next first half were spent in Portugal's onslaught against England's goal. Three Meows, who had one less player, lost all momentum, and was beaten by Portugal on the ground, barely protecting his face. Lose the ball.

With a score of 1:0, the players on both sides returned to the locker room respectively, but the emotions of the players of the two teams are completely different, like the difference between heaven and hell.

At this time, except for some loyalists of the Three Lions, I am afraid everyone knows that England is going to die.

Regardless of what happens to Portugal, England itself has too many hurdles to overcome!
England is not good at playing against the wind. Eriksson's players can't solve the organizational problem, and they will naturally fall into a disadvantage in the face of technical teams.

The score is behind and there is one less player. What do you use to compete with Portugal?

Not to mention that Portugal's strength is faintly superior to that of England. You must know that Portugal still maintains an unbeaten record in leading games. No matter how you look at it, England does not seem to have the ability to break the record.

At the beginning of the second half, England boosted their morale and attacked. Gerrard and Lampard, the two top midfielders, rushed forward more fiercely than anyone else, but in frontal defense, Portugal was not bad at all. There, it's like a reinforced concrete wall. Without a bulldozer, can you push it?

England captain David Beckham's long pass was also greatly reduced because of Rooney's end. There was no one in the penalty area to respond. Where did the threat come from?

Soon, the catnip fed by Eriksson was exhausted, and the England players became sluggish one by one, and they were driven back to halftime by Portugal.

Quaresma couldn't help but want to laugh. England is actually quite happy at this time. At least not everyone can learn their mindless appearance!

Although the score of 1:0 is the most unsafe score in the football world, Portugal still slowed down the pace and dealt with England, slowly wearing down England's will to resist, and even, they have set their sights on the semi-finals, the second half It's good to reduce consumption as much as possible.

In the 71st minute, Cristiano Ronaldo went berserk. After breaking through from the left, he cut in and exploded. The powerful shot directly blasted away the goal guarded by Robinson, rewriting the score to 2:0.

The goal was a bit sudden, but it seemed to be a matter of course.

Blunt knives kill, Portugal has already eaten England, and frogs boiled in warm water are extremely delicious!
England, which is two goals behind, is almost unable to attack. The game is completely controlled by Portugal. Sanmiao urgently needs the protection of the Animal Association!
Scolari had been sitting on the coach's bench, but at this time he knew that he should come out and pretend!

Folding his arms, he looked like he was planning a strategy and there was a gully in his chest, as if everything in the game had been controlled by him, and he was here to accept everyone's worship!
In this regard, Quaresma is too lazy to complain, after all, pretending to be an instinct is an instinct of human beings, second only to the innate sucking
However, if you pretend to be aggressive, why replace me?
Seeing the substitution card raised by the fourth official on the sidelines, the exclamation mark in Quaresma's head turned into a question mark.

He still plans to score goals again!

In the second half, luck was not very good, and several shots missed the goal. I wanted to take advantage of the last bit of confusion and try my best to score another one.

The result was good, the ball missed and was replaced by Scolari!
Well, no need to ask, it must be that Scolari feels that his physical fitness is not good again
With a dumbfounding expression on his face, he walked towards the sidelines. Along the way, his Portuguese teammates hugged and high-fived him. He was barely treated like a hero. Especially when he came to the sidelines, the Portuguese fans in the stands stood up and applauded and cheered. Moved, after all, the happiness of the fans is the biggest pursuit of the players.

"Take a good rest, the semi-finals will depend on you!"

When hugging Quaresma, Scolari whispered in Quaresma's ear.

Naturally, Scolari is relying on Quaresma, he is not lying.

Figo's explosive power has dropped significantly. Ronaldo's knife is not sharp enough. Without Quaresma, does Scolari still count on Pauletta to save Portugal?
In the end, Portugal defeated England 2:0 and broke into the semi-finals of this World Cup without bloodshed.

When the referee blew the whistle to end the game, all the Portuguese fans were excited. They had finally waited for this historic moment, and their excited hearts seemed to fly into the sky.

The Portuguese players hugged each other and smiled brighter than ever.

Quaresma stood up from the bench and kept applauding, all of which seemed dreamlike.

Looking at England, who all fell to the turf, Quaresma didn't know if he was sympathizing with them. At least, he still felt sorry for England.

A world-class lineup, the most fanatical fans, and the most beautiful wives.
Well, the last one is not at all to be regretted.

How Eriksson will be scolded by England fans, how long Rooney will sink because of this red card, and how many years England will mourn, Quaresma is too lazy to care. He only knows that the distance between himself and Portugal in the Hercules Cup one step closer.

Quaresma also participated in the post-match press conference, but this time he didn't have so much indignation. Although he wanted to criticize Rooney, he couldn't use himself for this matter, Scolari He almost scolded Rooney out of Xiang.

Eriksson is full of lawsuits, and his national team coaching position is no longer guaranteed. How can he explain it to Rooney, so that the reporters seem to smell the cat of salted fish, which is called excitement.

Quaresma's silence made the reporters very helpless. Even if the most suitable topic of the World Cup Golden Boot was brought up, Quaresma was too lazy to say much, and only gave a few stylized answers, which were extremely official.

In the end, the press conference ended so blandly. It was so dull that it didn't look like a post-match press conference for the quarterfinals. Compared with the excitement of the pre-match press conference, it looked like a phoenix in trouble!

In fact, there is no need for everyone to beep beep, very professional reporters themselves know what is worthy of everyone's attention in this game, they just need to close the door and do some text porters.

After the game, the Portuguese side was naturally rejoicing. With the economic situation gradually declining, football has become the sustenance of the vast majority of Portuguese. The team's performance is excellent and in good condition. Happy for a whole year.

On the other hand, in England, under the exaggeration of the media, there are mourners everywhere, as miserable as hell on earth.

Eriksson is gone. Although he knew he was going to go before the World Cup, he is an ambitious person. He wants to prove himself in the World Cup, so England has to keep him.

But he didn't want to, let alone keep himself, it would be good if England didn't settle accounts later, he made England look like shit, killing him would be considered a crime.

Rooney is not much better. The impulsive red card is actually the culprit of England being eliminated. Even without his red card, it would be difficult for England to win against Portugal, but at least it will not be beaten without temper.

Fortunately, Rooney is hailed as the future of England fans and the darling of thousands of England fans. Even though the top of his head is gradually thinning, he is still loved by everyone. The scolding lasted for a few days, and that's how it passed.

None of this is what Quaresma cares about. Even if the Portuguese media has already praised him to the sky and made him a god, he is just a member of the Portuguese team, at most a bit special, nothing more.

You can fart, but you can't be proud, because after entering the semi-finals, any opponent is not so easy to deal with.

The top 8 match between Portugal and England was the first match. On the second night, all Portuguese players watched the match between Brazil and France. The winning team will be Portugal's opponent in the semi-finals.

Both teams are favorites to win the championship. One team has the alien Ronaldo and Ronaldinho in the sky, and the other team has Zidane. The two teams collided in the World Cup final 8 years ago After that, they met again in the World Cup.

When watching the game, many teammates felt that Brazil could win, which is in line with the mainstream perception of the two teams in world football.

"Brazil's overall strength is so strong, Ronaldinho is almost omnipotent, and with the support of Kaka and Ronaldo, France can't beat Brazil!"

"The question is not whether France can beat Brazil, but how many goals France will be scored by Brazil!"

"Maybe Brazil will give France a 3:0 to avenge the hatred of the 98 World Cup. Even if Brazil can score the fourth, they will definitely not score on purpose."

"It seems that we are destined to fight Brazil, alas, I really don't want to face this opponent!"

The teammates kept expressing emotion, and even Scolari frowned and said nothing. Obviously, Brazil, the opponent, put a lot of pressure on them.

Portugal's goal is similar to Brazil's, but the overall lineup is not as good as Brazil's, so it will be awkward to play.

Even though Scolari used to be the head coach of Brazil and led Brazil to win the World Cup in 02, it is precisely because of this that he knows Brazil very well, and it is definitely not easy to play against Brazil.

"Why can't our opponent be France?"

But at this time when everyone was worried about Brazil, Quaresma made a surprising statement, which attracted the surprised eyes of all his teammates.

"how is this possible?"

"Yeah, how can the old, weak, sick and disabled France beat Brazil?"

"Stop making trouble, let's think about how to play Brazil!"

"Yeah, just thinking about defending Ronaldinho gives me a headache!"

Quaresma couldn't laugh or cry, why didn't anyone believe his own words?

Don't look at the strength of Brazil's lineup, but a strong lineup does not mean that they will definitely win!
This point, he will definitely not remember it wrong!
Maybe he can't remember other things, but Zidane's shocking header in the final must not be forgotten!
In other words, France must have appeared in the final!
So, how could it be possible to lose to Brazil in the quarter-finals?

Don't believe it, anyway, after 90 minutes, you will know who to face!

In Quaresman's detached expression, 90 minutes passed!
"Damn it, Brazil actually lost!"

"how can that be?"

"This game feels very confusing? It's like the 98 World Cup final. It's indescribably weird!"

"In other words, our opponent is France?"

Everyone's eyes turned to Quaresma again in surprise. No one would have thought that Quaresma would become a prophecy.

Brazil's lineup is so much more luxurious than France's, and its strength is so much stronger, but it has been blocked from the top four in the World Cup. This is really shocking to the point.

However, compared to Brazil, it seems that the French opponent is a little easier to deal with.

Thinking of this, the Portuguese players couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

However, they still want to know how Quaresma guessed that Brazil was out of play.

Facing teammates who are like curious babies, Quaresma can't pretend to be aggressive.

"Don't look at Brazil's strong lineup, but there are not many who are really playing well!"

"Except for a few players such as Kaka, most of the rest are just dawdling, even Ronaldinho is no exception!"

"Comparing the Ronaldinho in Barcelona last season and the Ronaldinho in the World Cup now, there are two people!"

"Deco should be the clearest about this!"

"How can such a Brazilian team beat France, which is better overall?"

Quaresma unceremoniously pointed out the problem, and his teammates couldn't help but click their tongues.

They watched the game just now, and they really felt that Brazil played without soul, but it seems that it is not too reasonable to say that the state is not good.

"So, since Ronaldinho and the others are not in good shape, why did Dunga let them play?"

Already some teammates couldn't help asking questions, but this question made Quaresma couldn't help but roll his eyes.

"Even if Pereira has enough prestige to lead the Brazil team, how dare he take Ronaldo and Ronaldinho casually?"

"Even if they are not in good shape, Dunga must send them on the field."

"Otherwise, if you can't win the championship, Dunga will just wait to be scolded!"

"If you send superstars on the field and you can't win the championship, at least Dunga has something to say, isn't that the truth?",

Quaresma's words silenced the players.

There is nothing wrong with these words, and it is not suitable to continue talking about this topic.

You know, this problem exists in any wealthy family.

Do you think Scolari will take Figo and Quaresma casually?

Isn't this the same reasoning!

But no matter what, the opponents in the semi-finals are freshly released, and Portugal also has a preparation goal, and then they just need to prepare seriously.

Compared to Brazil, they still believe that France can cope better.

Quaresma prevented Ronaldo from becoming England's public enemy. Although England's public opinion was still howling at this time, it had nothing to do with Portugal.

He wanted to sneak out of the hotel to date Emma, ​​but Emma, ​​who was in a bad mood because of England's loss, had already gone home and returned to England, which made Quaresma feel extremely depressed.

No way, Emma is just a student after all, how much pocket money can she have?
Being able to go to Germany to watch a game has completely depleted her small coffers, and she doesn't want to use Quaresma's money, so she can only watch one game and leave.

It happened that England lost this game, so one can imagine how depressed Emma would be.

Therefore, Quaresma could only vent all his energy in training, which made the substitute goalkeeper complain.

External public opinion basically does not affect the team internally. In order to reduce the pressure on the team, Portugal is in a fully closed state except for the daily public training time. Scolari's control of the team makes the omnipotent reporter We are all a little weak.

However, until now in the World Cup, each team has almost no secrets at all. Any mistake may lead to a direct return home. How can they keep their secret weapons until now?
The feast of world football has almost reached its climax so far. Any of the four teams in the semi-finals is the top giants in world football. A strong dialogue will make all fans stunned.

The odds offered by the gaming company for this game are actually relatively optimistic about Portugal. After all, since the start of the World Cup group stage, Portugal has shown great strength all the way.

Not to mention anything else, the average age of France alone is higher than that of Portugal in the golden generation. This was the biggest disadvantage of Portugal before, but it has unknowingly turned into an advantage today.

The fans basically agree with this. Compared with France, Portugal has a better chance of advancing to the final.

You know, Quaresma alone has scored more goals in this World Cup than all the goals of France combined.

Perhaps the overall strength of the two teams is almost the same, but as long as the French cannot stop Quaresma, the French should not think about succeeding in breaking through.

The French right-back is Chelsea star Gallas, with a big colander in the defense and an indeterminate time bomb in the defense. He was abused by Quaresma in the Premier League. It is not one or two games. Quaresma leads Arsenal to beat Chelsea , are based on Tyrannical Gallas.

Now coming to the national team, can Gallas rise up against Quaresma?
If you think about it, you will know that France may be on Gallas!

(End of this chapter)