Godfather of national football

Chapter 580

Fernando Santos.

The 2016 European Cup made him famous. Before that, he was just an unknown football coach, and after that, he became the European champion coach.

The Portuguese Football Association also signed a long-term contract with him. In this World Cup, Fernando Santos is full of ambitions. His goal is the semi-finals or even higher.

On the training ground, Fernando Santos rubbed his hands. He dreamed of touching the Hercules Cup. That feeling must be wonderful.

At the same time, Ronaldo, Quaresma, and Nani got together, and the three were discussing something.

"I watched the Chinese team's game, it was very good, not such an easy team," Ronaldo said.

Quaresma smiled slightly: "Actually, I almost went to China to play football a few years ago. The clubs in this country are too rich."

Nani said embarrassedly: "Actually, my agent has also received offers from Chinese clubs."

"Then why don't you go?" Ronaldo asked with a smile.

"We are afraid that if we go there, we will not be able to enter the national team."

Ronaldo laughed.

Goalkeeper Patricio yelled: "Come one of you three to practice with me."

The three laughed. These three are the best in the Portuguese team. Patricio also likes to practice with them the most, which is quite challenging.

Quaresma replied, "Right now."

Quaresma's stunt is the cross from the outside foot. When he first debuted that year, he was as famous as Ronaldo, but his transfer to Inter Milan made Quaresma's road turn.

"Damn!"

In the face of Quaresma's fast pass from the outside of his instep, Patricio's success rate in picking the ball was less than 50%.

Quaresma shouted at Patricio: "Ruy, you can shoot the ball out, there are not many goalkeepers who can catch my pass."

Patricio knows that in the absence of confrontation in training, a good goalkeeper should of course catch the cross firmly.

"You don't have to worry about it, just keep passing the ball."

After practicing picking and passing the ball, Patricio practiced with Ronaldo again, and Ronaldo also happened to need to practice elevator free kicks.

After taking a break, Quaresma chatted with Nani, "What kind of stimulation did he get? He worked so hard."

"It is said that he was asked by the boss to chat."

"Have you been scolded?"

"That's not true, it's just that the coach said he wants to learn from Neuer, and a top team also needs a top goalkeeper."

The 2006 champion Italy had Buffon, Spain had Cassie in 2010, and the German team in 2014 had Neuer.

Quaresma chuckled: "Boss is too strict."

Nani didn't laugh: "I think the boss is right. Portugal is different now. We are the European champions now."

Quaresma withdrew his smile, feeling in his heart, maybe his gap is here. If he had been more ruthless to himself back then, now he can reach the height of Ronaldo.

"Okay, now that you've said that, I'm too embarrassed to stand still, let's go, let's go practice for a while."

*****
After solving the secret camera problem, the training of the Chinese team became much smoother, and Li Guo could add a lot of his own tactical arrangements.

The first match against Portugal was the toughest. Portugal has been turned into a championship team by Fernando Santos, which is terrible.

Champion temperament is very important, but it is not clear, such as Manchester United and Arsenal, Manchester United has the temperament of the king, Arsenal does not have such temperament at critical moments.

In the past, Portugal was like England. It was favored before the game, but it never got far. However, the 2016 European Cup changed all this.

"With a team like Portugal, it's not enough to be mediocre, and there should be more changes," Li Guo said.

Everyone nodded, we all understand, but how did the problem change?
"In this game, I asked the two full-backs to switch positions every 5 minutes."

"what!?"

Qu Bo and Lin Zhijian stared wide-eyed, this must be too frequent.

"Is there a problem?"

"No."

Li Guo chuckled in his heart, how could there be no problem, "It's right for a team to obey, but it can't become a wooden man. If you have any questions, just ask."

"If we are passive and have no chance to attack, do we also change positions every five minutes?"

"Correct!"

In this way, the two will understand.

In fact, Li Guo's goal is not to play the side lanes, but the middle lanes, and the changing side lanes are just a cover.

"Also, I don't need to say who the other party's number one threat is."

Everyone smiled and nodded.

"With Ronaldo, we defend in zones, just like we did with Messi in the Copa America,"

"Also, there is a player in Portugal that you may have overlooked. I think sometimes his threat is even more than Ronaldo."

The big guy's eyes widened, his mouth grew slightly, and he thought: "There are such talents in Portugal? Why didn't I know."

"Quaresma."

Mu Fei nodded. He likes to play games. In the games, Quaresma belongs to the demon class.

"I think this guy is likely to become the number one problem for our Chinese team, Zhou Dun, you go and mark him."

Everyone was stunned, even Ronaldo, Messi, and Li Guo never paid much attention to it, let alone an outdated star.

But Li Guo knows that a football field is like a battlefield, with fiction and reality. Ronaldo has been thoroughly studied. The Portuguese coach also knows this. If someone else from Portugal stands up at this time, the effect will be better.

Don't forget, the person who beat Croatia in the European Cup was Quaresma.

Zhou Dun's football IQ is still a little higher than that of the big guys, and he doesn't need Li Guo to explain, Zhou Dun will understand.

"Understood, head."

Li Guo added: "But it's not man-to-man. In today's football, man-to-man defense is already outdated. You just need to pay attention to Quaresma."

"What about me? Give me an honorable task too," Mu Fei said.

The teammates are happy.

"As long as you restrict Ronaldo in the area you defend, I will give you a credit."

"It's that simple?"

"Simple!!" Ji Ke on the side was disdainful, bragging and not drafting, but Li Guo didn't think so. Mu Fei's ability to restrain Messi's low cross in the America's Cup shows that Mu Fei has been improving, and this guy is just a frivolous mouth.

"Okay, Xiao Mufei is getting better and better, so it's settled, Ronaldo will leave it to you."

no problem.

When Mu Fei spoke big words, his teammates were surprised on the one hand, and on the other hand admired Mu Fei. In fact, in this kind of competition, sometimes Mu Fei's idiot temperament is really needed.

(End of this chapter)