football's most handsome

No matter how bloody and chaotic the outside world is, the Portuguese national team is still peaceful. Juan stays very comfortably, and even seems to ignore what the outside world is like.

When there is a game, he plays the game, basically sitting on the side of the court and watching it. When there is no game, he starts running around, either staying in the national team and chatting with Scolari, or returning to Iceland Go train with everyone.

Sometimes I can go to Madrid to watch two games...

To be honest, seeing him so leisurely, many people were itching with hatred, wishing to catch him and beat him up.

Leaving aside Jorge Mendes, who has already been directed around by him, Casillas wants to directly destroy him humanely!

Especially when he sits leisurely on the family bench at the Bernabeu every time and applauds while watching the game... Casillas feels like he has a toothache when he looks up.

Not only him, but also Guti and Raul.

After one day's game, Guti finally couldn't bear it any longer. In the locker room, he grabbed Casillas by the shoulder and said deeply, "Igor, can we go up and beat him up?"

"Now?" This was Casillas' first reaction.

"Isn't that bad?" Raul added on the side, originally they both thought that Raul was going to say that beating people like this was not good, but who knew that the captain of Real Madrid said slowly: "Why don't we fight after the game? If you kill him now, we will have to trouble our staff to collect the body.”

"..." This one is more ruthless!

"But it's time for us to beat him up!" Guti said angrily, "Igor, he fed you two balls in the warm-up match last time, aren't you angry?!"

"I'm angry." Casillas replied, "So I talked to him after I went back..."

"..." Casillas' tone didn't sound like a good communication.

Casillas is indeed upset, but after all they are professional players, everyone knows each other better, and the outcome of the game is also a common thing. He has been poured in by Juan before?Not bad for one or two.

After thinking about it, his mood seemed to calm down a little.

Of course, this did not prevent them from beating Juan hard when they had dinner after the game.

Juan was a little helpless about this: "Wait, I'm the guest here, okay? Why am I here to treat you?"

"A guest?" Guti smiled and patted him on the shoulder, "You treat yourself too much as an outsider, Juan, since it's hard to come back, it's right to treat you guys to a meal!"

Juan felt that what he said made sense, so he held his arm and had a fight with him on the spot.

Of course, these two people were just playing around. Juan still generously took out his wallet. Dee began to protest.

A few of them from Real Madrid are here. In the past, if they had a party, everyone could actually get together, but in reality, only Juan came alone. Raul is okay, but Guti will quit, and he will definitely be the one The light bulb, and not letting go of Raul, took him to Casillas' house together.

Raul looked indifferent, but he nodded and agreed with the spirit of watching the excitement and not being afraid of big troubles, so under the sad expression of the Spanish goalkeeper, everyone set off to Casillas' home collectively.

What these few people discuss together is not too important. They don't talk about the club, they just talk about the national team, the weather, their lover, and the current situation...

However, after all the talk, it finally came to the national team.

"To be honest, we can't blame our players for that warm-up match," Guti explained solemnly, "No one thought that Juan would be so capable when he played, right?"

"Jose Gutierrez, I'm only 24 years old this year, not 42." Juan glanced at Guti and laughed, "What's more, who said that it's okay to retire? You think the boss is weak Where did you go? Didn’t you still get beaten up by the boss until you cried for your mother?”

"...This matter..." The smile on Guti's face froze, and Raul cast an interested look, while Casillas couldn't bear to look directly and covered his eyes.

The boss didn't just beat Guti to cry for his father and mother?At this moment, he shouted everything...

But to be serious, where is the strength of the boss? Even at his current age, he can still compete with these players on the court, which is still admirable.

Raul really didn't know about this. The winter break was over for almost three or four months. He actually learned from Juan that Casillas and Guti had been cleaned up several times by the boss. The point made him laugh.

"When we were young, you were the only ones who watched me being punished, and then there was another Juan, and you laughed at us together. Now you finally feel the pain of us being punished by the boss?"

"Yes..." Casillas was a little listless, but Guti didn't know what he remembered, and his eyes drifted for a moment.

"Okay, okay, let's talk about the national team. This is what I'm most interested in next... The World Cup group stage will start in mid-June, and there are still two or three months left. I'm so nervous!!"

"indeed……"

The draw for the World Cup was held on December 2005, 12. At that time, Juan and Casillas were nervously preparing for the league games, and Juan had been busy all the time. How to pay attention to the national team's matches - he is already very busy following his own team's matches and analyzing the team's opponents, but he also pays attention to the national team?

He didn't even know that Portugal was placed in Group D until he was free.

To be honest, at that time he sincerely felt that the national team had nothing to do with him. Who knew he would be on this thief ship in the blink of an eye?So during this period of time, he made up for the situation of the national team, and also made continuous preparations for the national team's games.

The current grouping situation is that Portugal is in Group D, and the national teams in the same group are Mexico, Iran and Angola. Angola is not worth worrying about, but Iran is a strong team, and Mexico should not be underestimated either.

Argentina is in Group C, Brazil is in Group F, and Spain is in Group H. It can be said that most people are very satisfied with this grouping—basically avoiding their teammates.

It can be said that most people are now more familiar with their teammates than their teammates in the national team. Everyone knows how much they weigh, so many people are fortunate that they don’t have to meet their own gods in the first place. Teammates, today's god opponents.

...Because now I'm surrounded by maybe my teammate from the club, someone else's god teammate, or my pig teammate...

Especially the players of Deportivo and Real Madrid, most of them are very fortunate.

They all know Juan Diaz very well, and they also know that although he has not played for a year, he has never neglected his skills during this year, nor has he stopped his training. , It takes a few games to get back to the state.

Who wants to face an opponent like Juan Diaz?

nobody.

It wasn't until the list of groups for the group stage came out that these players who had been frightened for a long time finally breathed a sigh of relief. Juan was very sorry about this-just like those players knew Juan, Juan also knew them very well, but He hasn't seen each other on the court for a year, and he is also curious about how everyone has grown.

But now it seems that there is no chance to let him know for the time being?

Of course, even if this is the case, his pity only lasted for a short while. In most cases, he is still very happy—because he is going to face an unknown and unknown opponent, which makes him very excited. .

Juan Diaz, in the coaching era, he may indeed hate the opponent's changes, but as a player, he likes to see such changes, which means facing infinite challenges, which makes him a long-lost Some blood boils.

Obviously, the few Spanish friends in front of him could feel his enthusiasm. The three of them looked at each other and smiled wryly. In the end, Casillas asked: "I said, are you a little too excited now? Didn't play outside of one game against us?"

As soon as he said this, the smile on Juan's face paused, and he nodded: "That's true."

It is true that he has not played for a while, but this is not Scolari's problem, but his own.

He always felt that he came here to occupy someone else's place.

Of course Juan knows how important the national team is to a player, even as a substitute is a very proud thing.

Those who can be selected into the national team can basically be said to be the top 25 of all players in the country.

——If it is specific to the position, it is at least the top three in this position in this country.

Take Figo for example, he is still the well-deserved No. [-] Portuguese winger so far, and the person who is catching up behind him is Cristiano Ronaldo. For a young player, this is both pressure and motivation.

Juan found that he was now a man who could be called a mentality change. Looking at those young players, he actually felt that he was a generation older than those people...

Obviously he is about the same age as those people? ?

Scolari was very aware of the change in his mentality, and once he even took him to have a heart-to-heart talk—but Juan actually preferred to call it an "ideological education class."

The coach of their national team also knew that he actually had a lot of psychological burden at the moment, so after observing him for several days, he came to talk to him, and said as soon as he came up: "Juan, I Let me tell you about your plans for the next few games."

Juan was taken aback, and looked back - he was in the locker room, and at this time everyone had gone to take a shower, and he was the only one still combing his hair slowly.

His hair is indeed very long, and it is estimated that it may be in the way during the game. Juan has even casually thought about whether to cut his hair before playing, but his thoughts have been supported by Casillas, Eugene Strong opposition from Nia et al.

Although Juan himself was a little confused, since everyone said not to cut it, then he could keep it... Anyway, long hair is just a habit.

"You said coach." Juan nodded. He actually wanted to know what Scolari would do for him next, because there would actually be one or two warm-up matches a month.

The national team's games are not as frequent and intense as in the league, and they are also not as complicated as in the league. In the league, two and three lines are basically run together. It is too terrible.

In contrast, Juan was very relaxed. He always felt that he should almost be a substitute for others, especially when others basically had no physical strength, he was responsible for fighting fires.

However, Scolari's next sentence stunned him on the spot.

Scolari said: "Juan, I'm going to warm you up for the three games in the group stage. In all the games before the group stage, you can find your feeling first, as long as you can maintain your level in the 1/16 final Playing is enough."

"???" Juan opened his mouth, wanting to laugh for a long time: "Coach, you are too extravagant."

He had never heard that it was possible to use the group stage to warm up one person... It is understandable to have a warm-up match or a friendly match, but would it be too much for the group stage?

Scolari also laughed, word by word: "You deserve it."

The smile on Juan's face disappeared, and after a moment of silence, he frowned: "I can't bear this weight."

Scolari said: "Why can't you afford it? Everyone thinks you are the next captain. Pay attention to my words. Everyone, including the players of the national team, including the coaching staff, even the 1000 million people in Portugal. national."

"I've retired once," Juan sighed, "and I don't think it will be far behind the second time."

"Honestly, I still feel a little miraculous now, after all, I am the one who actually coached you... Alex also, we two are the ones who know how much energy you have." Scolari said He sat down next to him and patted him on the shoulder, "Even today, even if you won the Triple Crown as a coach, I'm still not used to it."

"?" Juan raised his eyebrows.

"You are still so young." Scolari looked into his eyes, feeling a little emotional, "Almost all the coaches of our generation have practiced on the court, and many of them have retired from the top league. Yes, we all know how treacherous the site is, but also how fascinating it is.”

Juan blinked: "Teach you?"

"Don't look at me like this, I used to say that I was a top player, okay?" Scolari chuckled, "It's not just me, Ancelotti and others are also like this, I guess there is also the future Zidane , Guardiola...they will all follow the same path, and they will all become great coaches."

Juan nodded silently. He also believed in this. He has been famous as a handsome midfielder since ancient times.

The same is true for Ancelotti, who used to grow up in AC Milan, and then became the head coach in AC Milan.In the player era, Ancelotti won the Champions League Big Ears Cup in AC Milan, and in the coaching era, he did the same.

Although in fact Juan also had the Champions League trophy in the player era and the coach era, and the interval between the two trophies is shorter than that of Ancelotti, but how to say?The other party seems more down-to-earth and more realistic.

"In other words, basically the coaches you see ... that's us, some of them counting back 20, 30, 40 or even 50 years, are fighting in the same place where there is no gunpowder today. The battlefield." Scolari sighed and looked up, looking at the photos of the stadium posted in the locker room.

At this time, they are actually the end of the warm-up match. This is the Stadium of Light in Portugal. Playing here is basically half of the home game for Portuguese players except Juan.

Of course, Scolari is not talking about the Portuguese Super League, he is talking about a higher level... such as the five major leagues.

"Our experience comes from our familiarity with this field, and we have created many legends on this green grass."

Juan was almost in awe.

Standing in front of him was once a legend on the pitch!In their time, they were as shining as they are today, and they also have their own legendary experiences!

It is a pity that the audio-visual equipment was not very good at that time, and there were not many records left. Only trophies were available to commemorate the glorious years in the past. Compared with their generation, they were so lucky.

Scolari said with a sudden smile: "Of course, people like Sir Alex Ferguson, Wenger and Mourinho who have no player talent but have great coaching talent are completely exceptions... Seriously, no If you are here, I must feel sorry for Mourinho, he is just over 40 years old this year, right? Such a young head coach is rare in football."

When he said that, he looked at Juan in front of him with a very strange look.

Juan Diaz, 24, looked back at him with a particularly innocent smile.

"...No, I can't help but want to hit you when I see you again." Scolari lamented, "Where did I just say? Oh yes...they are exceptions, they are born to be coaches but you are different, Juan, you are totally different."

"Are you saying that I don't have the talent to be a coach?" Juan asked jokingly.

Scolari glared at him: "I'm not saying that you don't have the talent to be a coach. If you don't have the talent, maybe most of the head coaches in the world will die of shame... In fact, you The coaching talent was so good that we were all shocked, even a little scared."

Juan was silent.

He knew what the complicated meaning in Scolari's exclamation at this time represented.

In the season when I just started coaching, no matter who the opponent was, those people looked down on him and his Deportivo, thinking that he must have won easily at such a young age.

So at the beginning of the game, those people put on a face of relying on the old to sell the old, and after losing the game, they all became so hideous.

Juan swears that he was definitely a very respectful, polite young man when he first started, but this place in football should not be too well-educated and needs to be aggressive, so he just kept a cold face from the beginning, Learned to fight back later.

To be honest, Juan still remembers the unwilling expressions of those people after he defeated them.

…Think about it, if a goal you have been fighting for all your life is easily given to you by a young man who is a round or two younger than yourself—at least it seems to be easy to get, don’t you feel that you have The round of time has already lived on the dog?

Many people are unwilling to admit this, so when they look at Juan, their expressions become more ferocious and full of malice.

Juan was also aware of these things, so he simply pretended not to know.

The difference between a genius and a genius among geniuses.

But fortunately, the teachers he met along the way were all very selfless and excellent, whether it was the player era or the coaching era, this may be the best time for him to go all the way to the present. main reason.

Scolari in front of him is also his half-teacher. This person also has a great influence on him, so Juan respects him very much.

Scolari didn't know that so many thoughts had already turned in Juan's heart at this moment, he continued: "You shocked us with your talent as a coach, but in fact, your competitive talent as a player is also the same. Shouldn't you be noticed... or rather, isn't it your footballing talent that everyone noticed in the first place, why waste it?"

Juan was taken aback for a moment, then he understood: "Have you already found out?"

"Of course I have discovered it." Scolari said with a sigh, "Although you have already come to the national team, you feel that you have occupied the position of others, so you feel a little guilty, right?"

Juan was silent for a while, and replied: "I haven't played a game for more than a year, and I don't have actual club results to use as a reference..."

"Come on, all of us can see your performance in Deportivo." Scolari couldn't laugh or cry.

Deportivo also has members of the Portuguese national team, and there are quite a few.

The younger ones include Postiga and Quaresma, and the older ones are players like Luis Figo, Nuno Maniche, Jorge Valente, and even Rui Costa, who has already The generals who quit the national team, their performance in Deportivo, Scolari is watching.

Especially those young guys who have made great progress during their time in La Coruña, and even changed a lot of bad habits in the past. For example, Postiga is a little more honest now, boasting Reisma has also settled down a lot, and even the two of them gradually tend to return to their original path.

... It is worth mentioning that the original path of Portugal's young golden iron triangle, Cristiano Ronaldo, Ricardo Quaresma and Postiga, was to attract fans by face and technology.

Yes, everyone heard and read right...

Even though Juan knew at this moment that Scolari was actually referring to the path of technology and physical fitness, he still couldn't help showing a weird smile.

...Yes, this scene sounds a little too joyful.

Scolari didn't get his joke, thought he was trying to persuade him a little, and continued to strike while the iron was hot: "Just by looking at their performance, I already know that you have not missed your own training, you are even missing a It’s just a chance to play, but your competitive ability must be preserved, isn’t it?”

"And I still remember the reason when you retired for the first time... a concussion in a car accident, isn't it? Even this is the reason why you stopped playing at Manchester United. I will watch those Manchester United games, as long as it is not Barely you play the whole game, there is no problem at all, and that is when you are at your worst."

Speaking of this, Scolari stared at Juan closely: "Juan, I'm asking you now, you must tell me honestly, don't have any selfishness..."

"What?" Juan blinked.

"I just want to ask you, have you not had a headache for a long time now?" Scolari was a little cautious when he asked this sentence.

Juan was silent for a while, then nodded under his expectant eyes: "Yes."

He hadn't had a headache for a long time, and he didn't even have an examination, because the doctor said he was cured.

Although he also said to observe and observe afterwards, basically this also declared that he can return to his normal player life.

Scolari breathed a sigh of relief: "I knew it... To be honest, Juan, at that time, it was partly due to physical condition and partly due to mental illness. You knew it much better than me, so I didn't know much about it. I asked you what, just wanted to tell you that you are still young."

"You're too young... why don't you play ten years longer on the pitch before you come to coach?"

Juan's expression changed: "Play football?"

"Yes." Scolari always felt that it was a pity, so when he finally chatted with Juan from the bottom of his heart this time, he said a lot, "I know what's going on with you now, the team doctor has checked your condition. You are in good health, there is no problem with your health at all, it was just a small car accident, it is not worth half a month of coma, half a month of rehabilitation, and finally retired, right?"

"And for you now, ten years is definitely not the end of your career, but I tell you ten years because in these ten years, you are enough to enjoy the peak of your career."

"I'm a person who walked off the pitch, and I know that feeling." Scolari sighed softly, "Even now I dream back at midnight, I often sigh, the feeling of playing football is really wonderful, no matter what There's no substitute for that, especially when you're giving it your all on the pitch."

"...I know." Juan was fascinated leisurely.

He didn't have to dream about it in the middle of the night, because he still remembered it clearly-the cheers from Old Trafford really made him feel happy, even too happy.

Juan at that time was indeed very happy.

"However, I want to say that if I go to Manchester United now, Sir Alex Ferguson will probably kill me?" Juan thought of Sir Alex's phone call before, with a wry smile on his face.

"Don't pay attention to these details." Scolari glanced at Juan's long hair, and patted him on the shoulder understandingly—obviously the head coach was in the wrong place, and he probably thought that Juan was He treasured his own hair, and Sir Alex would definitely ask him to cut his own hair, right?

In the end, Scolari coughed lightly and patted him on the shoulder with a teasing smile: "Seriously, Juan, why don't you play football, at least give us old men ten years of food? "

Juan: "You are really joking..."

"I'm not joking, but I really think so." Scolari chuckled, "Fortunately, you came this year. You didn't know it. When you didn't come to the coaching summit the year before last, the entire coaching summit became noisy. What's it like... Sir Sir almost got into a fight with other people."

Juan nodded with a smile, and was very grateful in his heart. The old man has always defended him. You must know that although the old man is very cruel in the locker room, he is still very gentlemanly when he comes out, especially at such parties, he basically He is the center of everyone, because he is very good at chatting and stirring up the atmosphere, which is also the basic quality that a head coach needs.

Juan found it very interesting when he thought that Sir Alex almost got into a fight with other people because of him. Of course, he would not say it, but nodded at Scolari: "I see."

"It's good that you know." Scolari thought he had made such a big call, but he finally explained it to Juan. He stood up relieved: "Since this is the case, we will continue as planned..."

"I won't be playing again until the group stage."

Juan's calm voice came from behind, and Scolari almost twisted his waist when he took a step.

"What?!!"

Scolari was a little sad and angry. He felt that he had wasted such a long time of ideological work: "Did I just tell you that so much was in vain?!"

"Don't worry." Juan was very calm about this, and he even smiled at Scolari: "Although it's a bit outrageous to say that...but you should have more confidence in my talent."

"?" Scolari blinked, "So what do you mean?"

"You can skip the game to find the feeling." Juan waved his hand, showing eight small white teeth, "We can start directly from the group stage."

"..." Scolari's eyes were a bit strange, but after looking at Juan for a while, he still didn't say the word "stinky fart".

Figo, who had just come out of the bathroom, almost slipped and fell to the ground.

... To be honest, after such a long time, he has gradually gotten used to the scene where Juan is respected by everyone for no reason. Now a "stinky boy" suddenly appeared, and he was not used to it for a while... …

Juan saw Figo coming out of the bathroom, he smiled and waved at Figo: "Captain, are you free?"

"What?" Figo squeezed the towel around his neck tightly, feeling a sudden chill in his heart.

"Accompany me to the special training later."

As soon as Juan's understatement came out, Figo's eyes almost went dark.

He knew something bad was going to happen!

This is how it used to be in La Coruña!

As long as Juan smiles like this at anyone, he will be in trouble!

Figo was a little sad and angry for a while, he even missed his old friend Rui Costa who had quit the national team, if Rui Costa was here at this time, he might not be the only one who is unlucky...

Although if Rui was here at this time, he must be beaten to death and laughed at him first.

Although Scolari didn't know why Figo had such an unspeakable expression on his face, he still nodded with a smile: "It's good that you have such determination, but you still have to pay attention to it, don't disturb yourself pace of."

Juan nodded: "Okay, thank you."

——This conversation took place in January, so from January to the current April, Juan did not play a single warm-up match or friendly match, which made everyone want to complain.

Seriously, if the Portuguese national team match was a series, the customer service phone number of the TV station broadcasting this drama would definitely be smashed.

When the plot was halfway through, a big boss suddenly came in. After a few episodes of appetizing audiences, they started to let everyone go. All of them became excited in an instant, wanting to see how the big boss will show off his skills next... But the big boss disappeared like it was when he first appeared on the stage.

Seriously, if this TV series was watched by a bloody tough guy, he would be so angry that he would smash the wall.

Now the Portuguese fans are so angry that they want to smash the wall.

Of course it’s not just them, there are also Juan’s former fans, some who followed him in Castilla, some who were amazed by him during Manchester United, and some who were completely impressed by his boldness during the European Cup... …and the Deportivo fans.

They were all so angry that they wanted to smash the wall and curse.

Scold Scolari.

Scolari said that he was really wronged, but forget it, he endured it in order to hold back a big move.

That's why Juan can be so free. Every time he goes to a friendly match, he flies there to watch the game. This is the main reason why he still has the energy to come over to watch the Real Madrid game.

——Before the group stage started, everyone still had league games to play, and he was the only one who was so leisurely, so he could be regarded as a strange flower in the football world at this moment.

That's why Juan was able to maintain such a laid-back attitude when faced with the almost fire-breathing gazes of his brothers and his sweetheart: "To be honest, I'm also very busy now..."

"Okay, stop talking." Raul sighed and waved his hands, "If you keep talking like this, I can't help but want to beat someone up."

"What do you think?" Guti squeezed his fists, and rushed forward with a grinning grin, "Let's fight first!"

The author has something to say: [Small Theater for Chinese New Year Greetings]

#Mascot's Doomsday Journey#

When recording the New Year's greeting video, Laco's mascot, the pink boar, also left the country.

The staff hiding inside are afraid that the world will not be chaotic, and rely on the identity of the mascot to make trouble everywhere. No matter how good-tempered people see it, they will have a headache and drive it away to other places.

However, it may have gotten too carried away, and even ran to the place where everyone made dumplings to make trouble.

...then accidentally tripped and landed on a pile of freshly wrapped dumplings.

The staff of Fenshanzhu struggled to get up, but before they could get up, they were kicked aside by Juan.

???

The staff inside watched in horror as their boss held up a kitchen knife, and slowly smiled.

Juan: I made a temporary decision, let's eat pure pork dumplings today :D

Pink boar:? ! ! ! ! QQ