Iron Man on the pitch

Portugal is still quite confident about the opponent Hungarian team that he faces on September 10, so on the day he arrived in Budapest, he chose to have a day off.

On the one hand, this Hungarian team does not restrain itself in terms of team style and technical and tactical level. On the other hand, the Hungarian team has poor staffing. Not to mention there are no stars, even if there are few players playing football in the five major leagues, there are also in the middle and lower reaches. The team is not necessarily the main force.

Moreover, although Hungary is ranked second in Group A in the qualifiers, their schedule is already at the bottom of the group. Albania and Malta, which are recognized as weaker, have finished their home and away games, and they have won them all. This is what Hungarian team wins. To the 13-point basis. Hungary's performance in the strong dialogue was average, and in the last round of losing to Sweden, their lineup problems were completely exposed.

As for the Portuguese and Sweden, who had not scored 6 points from these two teams before... Well, it was useless to give the opportunity, so it was impossible to calculate the score, and it was no wonder that others would blame.

Of course, the main reason is that Portugal coach Queros is in a bad mood and has no mind to train.

Li Ling strolled on the bank of the Danube River and felt the exotic scenery.

"It's a pity that time is tight. For safety, I can't play the boat project. The Hungarian Opera House cannot get in without buying tickets. There are a lot of tourists in Fisherman's Castle. It seems that I have to go to the Hungarian National Museum and visit the Hero Square again. I’ll show some photos to my family. If I really want to travel, I still have to wait until the offseason.”

Li Ling found a restaurant and ordered a lot of Hungarian delicacies, such as beef stewed with Hungarian national cuisine called Gulash, fisherman's soup, red pepper chicken, and various local specialty desserts. Because I usually eat a healthy meal like a tasteless boiled chicken breast, which is rare to be rude and will not have much impact. At worst, you can practice for another half an hour tomorrow's training. The athletes eat more and consume a lot.

While eating, Li Ling saw various speculations about his background in the news.

"Uh... this is really..." Li Ling almost squirted out, and hurriedly swallowed the beef in his mouth, took another sip of lemon juice to suppress his shock, "I will arrange it for me as a Korean, and I won't give it to me if I want to give it to you." A girl group, are you so embarrassed.”

"Hey, young man, do you really not drink wine? Don't you think the taste is not authentic enough when you eat it like this?" The restaurant owner discovered the situation on Li Ling and enthusiastically continued to sell a local brand of wine to Li Ling. Because Li Ling ordered a large table of dishes, it seemed that he could really finish it, which made the restaurant owner glance at Li Ling more.

"Thank you, I won't drink."

"What a pity." The restaurant owner shook his head, looking like a young man was really missing something good.

The next moment, Li Ling's cell phone rang. When he opened it, he saw that it was the agent Mendes.

"Hello, Li, it seems you are not very busy now."

"Hello, Jorge, the team has a day off and starts pre-match training tomorrow."

"You know the news reports of major media about you, right? They mistakenly thought that your origin was South Korea. If you are not satisfied, I can immediately mobilize the media to come forward to refute the rumors."

"No, my identity is awkward after all, just deal with it coldly." Li Ling stopped Mendes's claim, "Anyway, I have not deliberately concealed the truth. My origin can be found in Sporting Lisbon and the University of Lisbon. If you know, just go to Portugal to investigate. If you don’t want to know, there is no need for me to rush to tell them.”

"Okay, since you have your own ideas, just do what you said." Mendes pondered for a moment and agreed to Li Ling's request, "By the way, after the game against Hungary, how many will you go back to Portugal if you return to Portugal after the game with Hungary are over. You have to deal with the endorsement contract.”

"Okay, no problem. By the way, if there is a South Korean endorsement, please help me turn it off."

"OK, I wish you a smooth game!"

"Thanks."

After hanging up the phone, Li Ling took a sip of the fisherman's soup: "Mendes is worthy of being a top agent. The news has just been aired, and he took the initiative to contact him before it was confirmed to be positive or negative news. It really saves no Little heart.”

"But Mendes will have a headache in the future. In order to gain fame, after entering the era of self-media, I will definitely learn from Teacher Tony's lenient words and stir up trouble on social media."

Li Ling buried his head again and started to feast on his face, but just as he was about to finish eating, his phone rang again.

This time it's Li Ma.

"Hey, mom, how is the family? Have you eaten?"

"It's been a good time now. After dinner, where are you? Don't be hungry."

"Don't worry, I'm now in Budapest, the capital of Hungary. It's afternoon local time.I am eating Hungarian specialty food and I have taken photos. After I return to Lisbon, I will post it online for you to see. ”

"Hey? Why are you running out of sharp teeth? Aren't you in Denmark?" Li's mother was confused.

"The game against Denmark has been completed, and the next opponent is Hungary, so I rushed over."

"Are you taking a plane?"

"Yes."

"It's so tiring to run long distances every day." Li's mother felt sorry for her son.

"Fortunately, playing football is like this, and I'm not the only one who runs back and forth. Besides, it's not hard to do it. At my level, the treatment of playing football is much better than most professions."

"Okay, you pay attention to your health."

"By the way, mom, what are you talking about when you call?"

"It's about news. Although we watched domestic sports news reported the match between Portugal and Denmark, we didn't mention you at all. If your father hadn't had good English and could find out the news outside, we wouldn't know what you performed. That's excellent."

"Isn't this a normal thing? It's normal not to report after knowing my identity." After a pause, Li Ling instructed, "If someone asks you for an interview, don't say anything, just put it on my head. It’s all my decision after studying abroad, and you can’t control me.”

"Ah? Pushing it on your head like this?" Li's mother was stunned for a moment, "Isn't this your own decision? Your dad and I can't care about you."

"Ahhh, okay, just say it normally, but you should be careful not to talk about me outside. After I gain a foothold here, I will pick you up."

"How many years will it take?" Li Ma's voice was filled with a hint of expectation.

"It won't take much longer." Li Ling thought to himself that the end of the 2009-2010 season, he should have trained almost the same in Sporting Lisbon. The 2010 World Cup is the opportunity for him to soar. After the World Cup is over, it will definitely be Can transfer to a big club. A big contract will be signed at that time, and there is no need to be a yearly salary of 1.5 million, just before tax, like in Sporting Lisbon.

At that time, you will gain a foothold in a big club and have more endorsements, and you will have money to buy a house.