[football] walk side by side

Perhaps it was because Pecksey's ending gave other players enough warnings. All in all, after Pecksey was directly thrown out of the national team by Wen Haisi, the atmosphere of the entire team suddenly became normal.

It's not that the players suddenly became so close to each other-the players of the three giants still ignore each other in private.It's just that when everyone stepped on the field, they were able to forget their club affiliation and fight with the honor of the national team, and the tacit understanding between the players gradually developed.

The Portuguese u21, which has lighted up the skill of "unity", has improved by leaps and bounds in terms of strength. It has passed five levels and defeated six generals all the way, and easily broke into the quarterfinals.

Then, under such circumstances, the Portuguese u21 youth team ushered in the first game against England u21 in the knockout round of the European Youth Championship.

It is almost the same as all other types of competitions. As early as the day before the competition, the major media—especially the media in England, have begun to shout in the newspapers with confidence——

"At the moment, the knockout rounds are very good for England, and it's a very good result for us not to meet Italy in advance - yes, I always believe that we have the best players in the world, even though they are still young. .We will not be afraid of any enemies, but if it is against Italy, then I think this kind of game should be in the final instead of the knockout round. Thanks to UEFA, they have preserved the excitement of the game."

"I have to say that in this competition, Italy and France are still our strong opponents. Of course, the sudden emergence of the Czech Republic should not be underestimated. They have good goalkeepers, but I still have confidence in our fighters. Most importantly, we have a new striker talent - Wayne Rooney from Everton! You know, he came off the bench to kill Arsenal in the Premier League game not long ago, thus breaking Arsenal's [-]th round Unbeaten league record!"

The Portuguese media will naturally not be indifferent to England's silent contempt.

"Honestly, I've always had a lot of admiration for my colleagues in England. Yes, you heard me right, admiration. For God's sake, I think it's really hard for me to find another country's media that can be like England, even if My team has stopped in the finals countless times, and the results are as bad as apples that have been eaten by moths, and I can confidently say that I am the champion."

Costa chose to read out loud the response from the Portuguese journalist in the locker room, and then he threw the newspaper back on an unclaimed bench, "It's incredible! Obviously their national team Not long ago, they were disgraced from the World Cup, where did they have the confidence to say that they are the best team in the world?"

Cristiano was drinking from his water glass. He took a look at the nonsense newspaper and said dismissively: "What's so strange about it? The English media has always been like this."

Cyril is still holding his Oxford dictionary in his hand at the moment - he is always looking for all the time he can use to learn all kinds of knowledge, even if the surrounding environment is messy, he can still hold a heavy book and recite words, Or solve two math problems or something.Maybe he was a little tired from memorizing, he put down his big book, and said happily: "I'm more looking forward to what they have to say after the game is over."

Quaresma continued with a smile: "So you mean...?"

"Needless to say?" Cristiano raised one eyebrow and said bluntly, "Of course it's to defeat them!"

Having said that, when the terrible score really appeared in everyone's sight, even Cristiano himself, who had said in advance that he would beat up England, was a little confused.

5: 2.

The fig leaf of two points can't hide the fact that England were beaten by Portugal with five goals.

"Beautiful! Cristiano's breakthrough completely disrupted England's defense! Those defenders were thrown around by him!"

In the 5th minute of the game, Quaresma, who kicked off in the middle circle, faced the pounced England striker and calmly crossed to Cristiano, who was running at the same time as him. The England defender didn't have time to adjust the angle, and Cristiano just hit the football with a strong shot.

This should have been a risky shot, but maybe the England goalkeeper was out of order, or maybe Cristiano was lucky enough, the ball jumped into the net under the shocked and painful eyes of the England defenders!

After this lead, the Portuguese players played more and more easily, and the more they played, the more they felt. Two people like Cristiano and Quaresma kept working hard at their feet, which made England's defenders almost collapse.

On the other hand, the English players, under the collision of Cristiano and Quaresma, the entire defense line can be described as scattered, and they are easily influenced by the newspapers-although intellectually they also know that Portugal is not easy to deal with opponents, but it is hard to say whether they privately feel that Italy is more suitable as their opponent.

Under such circumstances, English players are naturally prone to psychological gaps. Looking at the Portuguese players who are as relaxed as playing, don't feel too aggrieved.

"Al! Ronaldo headed the goal! The goal is scored!! Portugal youth team 2:0 England youth team! Compared with England's rough skills, watching Portuguese players play is really a beautiful enjoyment. Are the English media ignoring Portugal watching the live broadcast—yes, this is the price of underestimating us! Want to join Italy in the finals? We Portugal will not agree!"

"Good job, Cristiano!!" Quaresma ran forward with a big smile and gave Cristiano a warm hug. Cyril - I have to say that the goal was scored just now, and there is also the reason why Cyril's pass made him catch it very smoothly.

At this moment, Cyril seemed to be talking to another defensive midfielder, as if he felt Cristiano's gaze, the Porto boy also turned his head, and the two eyes met in mid-air, Cyril smiled, and looked away from the distance. Thumbs up to Cristiano!

Cristiano pursed his lips and couldn't help but also laughed.

During the intermission, the Portuguese players were very relaxed. The situation in the first half was one-sided, especially the tricks of Cristiano and Quaresma. It can make the teammates relax a lot invisibly, so everyone is in a very happy mood at the moment, and the scene is harmoniously talking about various things in the first half.

"Don't be too happy." The joy on everyone's faces was undisguised, but Cyril became worried, and he said cautiously: "A two-point lead doesn't prove anything, and no one can guarantee whether England will win or not. Comeback in the second half."

"Oh come on, Cyril, you are always so worried." Costa patted his friend's shoulder with a smile: "You can relax, just like the bastards in England in the first half, the victory of this game must belong to Us! I can't wait to see the faces of those English reporters now-if only I can attend the post-match press conference with my husband...Forget it, my husband will definitely not take me there."

Having said that, he paused, then turned his head and shouted at Cristiano and Quaresma: "Hey, buddy! If the sir takes any of you to a press conference, remember to carefully observe the performance of those reporters ah!"

His words were unanimously agreed by the Portuguese players, and everyone was laughing and booing, making Cristiano and Quaresma ready-after all, judging from the performance of the first half, they will be taken by the head coach to participate in the news The press conference could only be these two people.

For England's complete disregard, the Portuguese players have long been angry.

Cristiano and Quaresma were no exception, and they also joined in all kinds of messy discussions: how ugly the English media will be, what will happen to tomorrow's newspapers, and other topics.

Cyril frowned, and was about to speak, but finally said nothing.

For one thing, he doesn't have the majesty of the Porto youth team in this team. Even if he speaks, these players may not listen to him.Second, right now can be said to be the best time for the entire U21 team. The players can be said to have completely let go of the club's prejudice at the moment, and are laughing and laughing without any grievances. Although the cooperation on the court is sufficient, if the players are on the court, they can also have a harmonious relationship , It will only be beneficial and harmless to future competitions.

He let out a breath, and secretly decided to pay more attention to the second half. If someone brought this feeling of underestimating the enemy to the field later, it must be resolved as soon as possible.

Like Cyril, when Wen Haisi walked into the locker room, he originally wanted to scold everyone with a straight face, but the good atmosphere of the players made him difficult. He hesitated for a while, although he did not With a straight face, he still maintained a serious expression.

"I know you're all having fun right now, and so am I—after all, those damn Brits looked down on us like that before the game," Wen Hayes said. "But I also hope you're making each other a joke, not Be overturned and become a joke in their mouths, understand?"

"understand!"

Wen Haisi nodded: "Then let's talk about the tactics in the second half."

"Slade's position remains the same, pay attention to adjusting the rhythm. You did a good job in the first half and continued to maintain it in the second half. Quaresma," he turned to look at Quaresma: "You are a Winger, if you don't score in the second half, I will consider swapping you and Ronaldo."

"Okay, the second half of the game is about to start, adjust your state, I hope you can have such a stable performance in the second half."

Having said that, in this leading situation, the Portuguese players who are relatively young as a whole inevitably suffer from the problem of underestimating the enemy——

In the minute of the game, Costa made a defensive error. After Wayne Rooney threw off Costa, he used an undisputed long shot to make the score 2:1.

Then, before the Portuguese players could react, after the ball kicked off again in the middle circle, the England midfielder made a clever long pass. Wayne Rooney in the Portuguese penalty area seized this opportunity and easily pushed the ball. a city.

These two goals in just a few minutes have completely encouraged the England players-it can be seen that they have come out of the muddled state of the first half, and at the same time, the away area belonging to the England fans It also boiled up in an instant, they jumped up and down cheering, and while singing "God Save the Queen", they took off the scarves painted with the national flag and waved them vigorously in the air!

The home fans area was completely silent. The Portuguese fans never expected that England would suddenly stab Portugal twice in such a short period of time!

Wen Haisi has already jumped up from the coach's bench, and he can see at this moment that the Portuguese players seem to be still immersed in the relaxation of the first half. The closer players said something, and I saw Cyril whispering something to several defensive players headed by Costa-it was because of the mistakes of these defensive players that caused the two conceded goals.

Then he was surprised to see that the few players who were remorseful because of their mistakes slowly calmed down. While making an apologetic gesture to their teammates, they honestly returned to their positions, strictly adhering to the previous rules. treat.

Wen Haisi was stunned.

Then he put down his right hand, which was about to signal the players, and sat back on the coach's bench.

"We can see that Mr. Wen Hayes has sat back on the coaching bench again. He doesn't seem to be flustered. Doesn't he know that as long as England scores another goal, it will be enough to drive Portugal into the abyss?"

"Jose?" The assistant coach on the side also couldn't help asking: "The players seem to be very anxious, are you sure you don't want to say anything?"

"No," Wen Haisi said while staring at the court without blinking. The players seem to have returned to normal at this moment, which made Wen Haisi feel completely relieved, and he also had the idea of ​​chatting. Turning his head, he said to his assistant coach: "I suddenly feel that Portugal is about to have the best future leader."

This sudden topic made the assistant coach a little dazed: "You mean Cyril Slade?"

"Of course not." Wen Haisi shook his head: "Slade is certainly the kind of player who is very calm and can control the overall situation, but in many cases, being too rational will make people prematurely accept their fate, especially when the team When you are in a desperate situation against a strong team, excessive rationality will put the team into another bad situation."

"Then you mean...?" the assistant coach asked in confusion.

"I mean, Slade can play the role of a supporter very well." Wen Haisi couldn't help smiling: "If we say that Slade can keep the team calm and rational in any situation If so, then Cristiano Ronaldo is the kind of player who can give the team strength and pull the whole team out of the abyss no matter what kind of desperate situation it is in."

"But Ronaldo is too impulsive, do you know that he is easily controlled by emotions, and sometimes he does things that are not beneficial to the game out of impulsiveness, but Slade's absolute rationality can completely make up for his Impulsive. Ronaldo's never-to-confess can also make up for Slade's excessive rationality."

Wen Hayes concluded: "That's why I will say that we already have the best future leader-because we are about to have the best Cristiano Ronaldo."