football's most handsome

After Juan made a suggestion to Scolari that night, the Brazil coach hesitated for a long time before saying: "Four defenders, three strikers... Do you think it is feasible?"

"I think it's okay. If Deco retreats, he can put another person in front to help the team open up the situation." Juan replied firmly, and he even had an idea of ​​the specific candidate, "The captain on the left, the captain on the right Cristiano, whether it's Upper Simão, Postiga or Quaresma is fine."

The three people he reported are Portugal's substitute strikers. Simao is a person who is used to sitting on the bench in the "golden generation" represented by Figo, Rui Costa and others. He has a very sensitive sense of shooting. In the national team, his overlapping position with the captain is destined to spend most of his bench career.

In addition to Simao, Postiga and Quaresma are future stars who are called Portugal's new "golden generation" with Cristiano, but in the last season, their performance at the club was very different. As you wish.

At the beginning of the 03-04 season, Postiga moved from Porto to Tottenham Hotspur for 625 million pounds, but this new striker who was highly expected by Tottenham only scored one goal in 19 Premier League appearances last season .

In the two matches against Tottenham in the league, Juan failed to speak to Postiga, but this is also a matter of no choice. One is Manchester United's assistant coach and the other is the team's substitute. Assisting Ferguson, there is no time to talk to his teammates. Even after so many days in the national team, Postiga has never come to him.

Especially now, when Juan was called "the biggest surprise of the Premier League", Postiga was attacked by the media in the British Isles, and he was directly scolded as "the biggest parallel importer in the Premier League". Everyone in Canada knows that this young man is a notorious "daring daredevil".He just wants to play football in his own way, and never cares whether his actions will affect the overall situation. Of course, his talent for playing football is unquestionable. He was known for his gorgeous footwork as early as in Porto.

Juan was transferred from u21 earlier than them, but he also took care of them for a long time. Even if they couldn't talk about everything, at least they would be willing to come to him if they were in trouble, right?

And Quaresma... His situation is much worse than that of Postiga.Postiga had a chance to play anyway -- even if that opportunity was quickly wiped out by his own way and never caring about his teammates waiting on the sidelines -- but Quaresma really sat down for a while. Bench of the season.

In the few times he played, he also showed the same problems as Postiga: he doesn't like to pass the ball, he likes to do flower work and movements on his feet, and he is keen to express himself. Of course, this is also a common problem of the new golden generation , although Juan has picked them out and cleaned them up one by one when they were in U21, but after leaving the national team, they still knowingly committed crimes in the club.

After all, Cristiano is the only one who doesn't know whether it's luck or misfortune. After arriving at Manchester United, Sir Alex Ferguson's strict discipline, the club's big brothers represented by Scholes took the lead in teaching how to be a man, and Juan, his most feared man. People watched from a distance, and they quickly got rid of these problems.

But Postiga and Quaresma are not so lucky. No matter who they are, it is impossible to stay in the current club. After all, one is scolded and the other is ignored. It is very uncomfortable for both of them to be no different from a transparent person.

Scolari naturally knew these things well, so he sincerely asked Juan for his opinion: "If you want to intersperse someone in front, who would be better to choose?"

Although at present, it is obvious that Simao is more reliable, and he is also calmer, but the biggest problem is coming——

Simao had just recovered from a muscle strain when he was recruited. Although there were no problems in a few team training games, after all, the intensity of the game is different, and they must use candidates carefully.

"You can choose it during training." Juan didn't give his suggestion directly, but replied with a smile, but before tomorrow's training session, he was going to discuss with his two teammates.

When Juan knocked on the door of Postiga's room, he seemed to be playing a game. The person who opened the door was Quaresma. He was also surprised to see Juan. The captain won't look for them, and only that childish ghost, Cristiano, will stick to Juan all the time.

"What's the matter, Juan, is there something wrong?"

It's really great that the two of them are divided into one room, so they don't have to go directly twice later!Juan sighed, somewhat amused.

When entering their room, however, Juan's face fell.

Postiga was indeed playing a game, and after hearing the sound of the two of them coming back, he didn't stop what he was doing, but shouted: "Riccardo, no matter what you play or say, don't bother me!"

Quaresma couldn't help shivering when he saw Juan's eyes that had gradually turned cold.It's over, he won't lose his roommate forever tonight, will he?

"Bo..." "Forget it." Juan's expression didn't change, he just pushed Quaresma lightly, "Let's talk in the living room, let him play games." Although Juan said so kindly Satisfactory words, but Quaresma clearly saw the flickering disappointment in his eyes.

Quaresma seems to have realized something. After all, Juan's identity is considered special now. He is not only a player, but also the team's assistant coach. Easy to find someone.

And I also found them both, it must be something about the changes on the list!

Thinking of this, Quaresma's blood boiled a little. He took Juan back to the living room lightly, and hurriedly pulled him to sit down, quite at a loss, and seemed very uncomfortable. Juan was still I was thinking about how to deal with Postiga later, but seeing the nervousness of the person in front of me, I couldn't help but smile: "What's wrong?"

"That..." Quaresma rubbed his head and smiled, "Are you talking about the next game?"

"Yes." Juan nodded directly, "In tomorrow's training, I will focus on you and Postiga. You two should perform well. It will depend on the coach's plan then."

"The coach's plan?" Quaresma blinked and felt a little surprised. He thought he was here to directly inform the two of them who would go to the game, but it turned out that they both had the possibility of playing tomorrow, "Why don't you Wouldn't it be enough to just report a name up there?"

"Coach Scolari hopes to see the situation of the two of you more intuitively." Juan pulled the coach's tiger-skin banner without changing his face, "This performance pays attention to the cooperation with teammates, the accuracy of passing and The degree of grasp of the game, you can grasp that degree yourself."

"I know Juan, why have you changed so much after staying at Manchester United for a season, are you going to develop in the direction of an old lady?" Quaresma still smiled and didn't take it seriously, as for what he thought in his heart, it was up to him I don't know anymore, Juan frowned.

"Ricciardo, it wasn't like this when you debuted with Cristiano."

"Yeah, I was the better one at that time, who made him follow a good master." Quaresma replied nonchalantly, "And you are by his side to help him, he will always go ahead of all of us of."

"That's not a reason." Juan frowned. "Do you think the main problem is who am I with?"

"At least that's the case for most of the Portuguese players." Quaresma was straightforward, and he wasn't lying. After all, this is the reality. As long as Juan is there, they can practice the game honestly. But at the same time, if Juan was not there, they would most likely have let themselves go like that...

"And it's not like you don't know that the coach is indifferent to Barcelona's appearance. In addition, the relationship in the locker room is really chaotic. There is no room for me to exist. No matter which reason is given, I have already Can't keep up with him."

Quaresma spoke bitterly, but Juan's brows twitched when he heard it. How could this poor kid act like "it's not me but the world" that should be taken for granted?Did this little slicker have been wronged in Barcelona for too long, so that he just forgot his original intention?

No, now is not the time to be angry, Juan took a deep breath: "So, you blame most of your performance this season on the inaction of the coach, the chaos of the club, and me not being by your side?"

Quaresma acquiesced, but his silence did not succeed in calming Juan. He looked at the stubborn face in front of him and couldn't help sighing.

"After half a month, I will propose your loan terms to Barcelona. It will be up to you whether you agree or not."

"The loan terms?" Quaresma was taken aback, a little dazed, "You mean Manchester United?"

"No, another club." Juan got up and patted his clothes to smooth out the wrinkles on his body. "I will leave Manchester United and become the head coach of another club. I will manage the dressing room and I will coach you personally. , if this still doesn’t solve the problem, I think you need to reconsider your position.”

In fact, Juan said this because he hates iron and steel. Quaresma's performance in daily training is still good, but his almost indifferent attitude makes him want to beat him hard.

With the sound of his words, Quaresma's eyes widened, and in the end he looked at him with a ghostly look. Juan couldn't help frowning: "What expression do you have?"

"You...are you serious? Me?" Quaresma couldn't help pointing at himself, his voice sounded very excited, "Didn't you never like me very much?"

When he blurted out these words, Juan felt the embarrassment he had not seen for a long time. After all, he did not have much contact with Quaresma, and his attitude was very flat, but if the attitude towards him is the same as that towards Cristiano If you compare the attitude of Juan, you can quickly find that Juan is not interested in Quaresma.

"Yes." After a few seconds of embarrassment, Juan admitted generously, "Because your personality is more cynical, and you also know that my personality is more traditional."

"Then today...you just told me...?" Quaresma's tone was uncertain again. Juan said that he wanted to train him and said he didn't like him at the same time, so he just confused him up.

"I don't want you to be ruined just like that." Juan said bluntly, he was about to leave, "So tomorrow, no matter what, you should perform well, and Postiga, I hope you both can show your full strength."

"Okay." Quaresma nodded seriously, and couldn't help asking again: "Will Cristiano go with you, will he leave Manchester United?"

Juan paused, and looked over with a half-smile.

He remembered that Quaresma laughed at Cristiano's clinginess to him, but now it seems that Quaresma's dependence on his friends is not very low?

"Cristiano will not leave Manchester United at the moment." After all, he is already on the right track at Manchester United, and bringing Cristiano out will affect his future.

...Besides, Laco doesn't have that much money.

"That's it." Quaresma seemed relieved instead?

Juan didn't understand the thoughts of these complicated children at all, so he just frowned and gave up thinking about it: "That's all I have to say, work hard tomorrow."

However, as soon as he took two steps, Quaresma stopped him again: "Captain, I have one last question!"

"What?" Juan turned his head patiently.

"Which club are you in?" Quaresma's purpose of asking this sentence is actually very simple. After all, he is in Barcelona now, so how can his captain also be in a relatively famous club?If it's any small club in any small league, he won't be able to follow him.

But he never expected that right after he asked this question, Juan froze, almost turning into a stone sculpture from his back.

"..." The scene was silent for several seconds, and when Quaresma couldn't help but began to wonder if he had asked a very important question, Juan quickly replied: "You will know when the time comes, It won't make it hard for you to choose. Say hello to Postiga for me, and tell him by the way that he will die tomorrow, and I have to leave beforehand, good night."

Juan left in a hurry, and Quaresma looked puzzled at the closed door: "You haven't told me which club it is... Forget it, Jorge will definitely notify me when the time comes!"

And what about Mr. Jorge true Portuguese player monopoly Mr. Mendes?At this moment, he was so frightened by a call from Juan that his brain was congested. As soon as he answered the phone, there was a voice from the opposite side that seemed to crawl out of the Nine Nether Hell.

"Jorge..."

"God! What's wrong with you, Juan?!" Mendes' mood was ups and downs. He patted his chest to calm down, and then sighed, "Did you just come back from hell?"

"No." Juan's voice quickly returned to normal, and he coughed lightly, "I just want to ask, do you have any plans about my next family?"

"Yes! In addition to the two families you asked me about, there are many other people who have asked me about you." Speaking of which, Jorge is a little excited. After all, he has also been under Mourinho this season. I saw another way of thinking.

Not only players, sometimes coaches can also bring a lot of rich and considerable benefits!

Especially in the transfer of players, if there is a coach in a club as an internal aid, it would be perfect to conduct internal and external transactions with him!

Mourinho has already made a good start at this point, and Jorge has tasted a lot of sweetness. He is ready to resell all the people in Porto this trip to other clubs, especially Chelsea. The world's first fool!Hahahahaha!

"Valencia made it clear that they will find a more experienced head coach to coach. They don't really trust your age and experience, so for you, their expectations are assistants or technical coaches. I guess you must not. I will like it, so I will return it for you directly."

Jorge thought for a while and continued: "Actually, Barcelona also asked me about you, but after Quaresma's incident, I don't have a good impression of Barcelona, ​​and they also need an assistant. You how to think?"

"What do you think?" Juan raised his eyebrows in surprise, "Let's just talk about the next one."

"Think about it." Jorge's voice was rarely teased, "After all, it's a wealthy club, and the money they offer is the highest among all clubs with offers!"

"It's hard for these clubs, an assistant coach is so troublesome." Juan rubbed his temple, "But I still have to refuse, one example of Quaresma is enough, and as a Castilla Man, I'm not really happy to put any Catalan stamp on my CV, especially Barcelona."

He and Guti have been friends for many years. Although they are not as good as the golden wolf, Juan himself has an attitude towards Barcelona: Barcelona is dead, Real Madrid is alive.

"Well, I shouldn't have any expectations." Jorge complained helplessly, "There are several other companies about teaching assistants..."

"Don't talk about assistant coaches, no matter how high the salary is." Juan said directly, "Is there anything about the head coach? Try to stay in the five major leagues. I promised Quaresma to bring him with him, little The words of the club are so hard for him."

"You still promised to take him with you?" Jorge was surprised. "You two colluded without going through my agent? I'm not happy, and I cried aggrieved!"

"Don't be like this Jorge." Juan said helplessly, "Is there?"

"Yes." Jorge replied firmly, but there was still a trace of uncertainty in his voice, "But you really want to hear it? After all, this offer, uh..."

"Tell me."

Jorge on the other end of the phone took a deep breath.

"Deportivo invites you to be their head coach with an annual salary of... 50 Euros..."

The two people on one end of the phone and the other end sighed at the same time.

If you have to make a comparison, Sir Alex Ferguson's current annual salary is 800 million euros, Professor Wenger's is 600 million euros, Mourinho's is 550 million euros in Porto, and Chelsea will definitely increase the price.

Juan's salary...is slightly higher than that of being an interpreter at Manchester United.

"Then did they say how much the transfer fee is?" Juan asked with the last hope. If the transfer fee was another 50 euros, Jorge would not even mention the club to him. There will be!

"There are." Speaking of this, Jorge's voice became clearer, "The chairman of Deportivo said that if you were the chairman, he would use the final transfer fee of 4000 million euros to bet on your success. "

After all, Juan's performance at Manchester United is really amazing, and all major clubs are very tempted, let alone those clubs that are deeply in the relegation zone, or whose rankings have dropped repeatedly.

Buying a Juan is equivalent to having an extra training partner, assistant coach, and even being able to play in the game. Where can such a cost-effective deal be done?

"Oh, by the way, let me mention it to you." Jorge thought for a while and added, "Among all the clubs, only La Coruña has promised the most transfer fees for the season. I also investigated it before, and they There are only so many expenses left, and all of them have been taken out.”

"Bet me all out?" Juan felt a little funny, not to mention the entire La Liga, maybe the whole world is as brave as Laco.

4000 million may only be enough for Real Madrid to buy a player for rotation (Figo: Whoever you say is a player for rotation, come here, I promise not to kill you!), but for clubs like them that are in deep financial crisis, it is already It's all savings.Bet everything on him, Super Laco is also very hard.

"That's right, it's the first time I've seen such a club." Jorge sighed, "You don't think they are broken, right? Or are they just quoting the price casually, but in fact there are not so many? "

"Didn't you investigate it?" Juan smiled and shook his head, "And you have made a decision about my future, haven't you?"

"That's right." Jorge sighed, "After all the calculations, it turns out that Laco's sincerity is the highest." Although Laco's salary was the least, they had tried their best and gave all the money they had. The savings are used to bet that he will be able to bring Laco out of the current predicament.

Nothing in return, try your best.

"Let's meet sometime, with Laco." Juan suggested, "I also want to know about the coaching team at Laco."

"This is very embarrassing." Jorge laughed dryly, "When the last coach left, they took the entire coaching team with them, and there was only one team doctor left..." After all, the last coach At the end of the season, it was indeed Depor who did something wrong. The head coach who took the blame directly took the coaching staff and left in a rage, leaving nothing behind.

"..." Juan opened his mouth, "That is to say, for these 4000 million miles, I still need to spend some money to recruit the coaching staff?"

"Yes..." When it came to this point, even Jorge couldn't bear to look directly at him, "But our agency is recruiting a lot of talents, and has already signed quite a few coaches, fitness coaches, and assistants. Talents like ah... If it's really not good, you can ask Scolari to recommend something to you, right?"

Scolari is also the coach under Jorge Mendes, but when he thinks that Deportivo has become so empty, Juan is in a bad mood.

"How many people are left in Deportivo now, if you don't count the situation in the youth team?" Juan asked with the last glimmer of hope.

"One chairman, one team doctor, one administrator, one janitor, twelve players...all gone." Jorge sighed and comforted Juan, "It's okay, if you don't get all the people together, just start If the youth team is raised, at least 23 players will be included in the squad!" Even though Deportivo's youth team is about to be relegated from the regional league...

He even added: "At least the coaches and assistants of the youth team didn't run away, did they?"

"Thank you for your comfort Jorge." Although it didn't help.

"You're welcome, even if this is the case, do you still want to take over Depor?" In fact, Jorge himself was a little uncertain. This may be the most embarrassing La Liga club he has ever seen, especially their In the season, he directly overthrew many giants.

"How do you know if you don't try?" Juan took a deep breath and smiled.

In any case, there was something adventurous and a matador in him, and the greater the risk, the more excited he was.

...that is, the problem to be faced is simply too great. "In any case, please help me contact Laco, let's meet and talk sometime..." Juan was a little powerless, he must meet after signing the contract, but when he thought of the situation of Laco opposite him, he couldn't help thinking Sigh loudly.

A team can only have a stable income if it has good grades and signature players. Judging from the situation where the Super Depor was directly hollowed out, not to mention the grades and signature players, even the league may not be able to complete the round. .

Just in the middle of Juan's headache, the game between Russia and Portugal is approaching.

Just after 6:16 p.m. on June [-], the Stadium of Light in Lisbon was crowded with fans, and the fans began to enter the stadium in an orderly manner. The bus of the Portuguese national team slowly entered the stadium, attracting the attention of countless people.

Listening to the fans outside singing the Portuguese national anthem, the people inside the car are in a good mood. The home game is a sense of peace of mind at home.

Seeing that everyone seems to be more relaxed, Juan and Scolari looked at each other and said nothing.When the players started to get out of the car, many people noticed Juan's clothing problem, and everyone suddenly became restless.

Today Juan is wearing a very formal suit, with the buttons all over his body tightly stitched, and he puts his hands in the pockets of his trousers at this moment, and he can't see any skin below his neck. The top is a formal suit, and it is indeed a high-end custom-made suit that is so expensive that you can't tell the brand.

Media reporters once teased him about this matter. If long trousers were allowed on the court, Juan must be so wrapped that he couldn't even see the shape of his legs.

The weather is getting hotter, and Juan's choice of clothing has been leaning towards lighter materials, and the colors are no longer so solemn. It may also be because today is his first time attending the coaching bench as an assistant coach. He chose a bow tie that is quite characteristic of the Portuguese jersey. The rose color is decorated with silky green satin borders, as if a huge rose garden is epitome in this tie.

When he attended the press conference, everyone couldn't help being agitated, and a reporter raised his hand: "Juan, are you a teaching assistant today?"

"It may also be a translator." Juan said casually. This cold joke also made many people couldn't help laughing, but soon the No.2 reporter raised his hand: "Does it mean that you don't play in this game?" The Portuguese team looks down on Russia's competitive strength?"

"Of course not," Juan's expression became serious, "it's just for my own reasons."

"Are you exhausted again?" The media reporters at the scene thought it was funny, they didn't believe a word about Juan's lack of energy!

Who knew that this person actually nodded without blushing at all: "Yes...don't believe it, this is really the reason."

"Then do you have any expectations about this game?" The reporter on the scene asked without expecting it. After all, Juan can always lead the topic in a very strange direction here.

Juan thought for a while and smiled: "Do your best and be ashamed of your heart. This is my personal motto. My teammates know what this sentence means. Today I will also give this sentence to everyone. No matter what you do You have to do your best in everything, and don’t let yourself regret it.”

He spoke very literary, after all, he is not very old and has a face that looks very literary and artistic, so everyone is still very acceptable to him, and they all nodded. Juan smiled slightly, picked up the Paper: "Today's starting lineup for Portugal... Goalkeeper, Ricciardo; defenders Miguel, Andrade, Carvalho, Valente; midfielders Maniche, Deco, Ronaldo."

When they reported here, the audience couldn't help but start discussing, how did Cristiano move to the midfield?Is it because Juan is not here today, so they need to find someone to mobilize the audience?

Juan ignored them, but continued to register: "Forwards, Figo, Postiga, Quaresma. This is the starting list of the Portuguese team today. Thank you everyone. Do you have any questions?"

There are so many questions! !

"There is a big gap between today's roster and the last game." The reporter got up straight away, "Especially the midfielder. Except for Maniche, the other two basically don't play midfielder."

"Yes, because I didn't play today." Juan's aboveboard answer made the media reporters stunned, and then they could only say nothing.

Ok.

"What about Postiga and Quaresma? As far as we know, neither of them has performed well at the club this season." It's nothing to be alone, it can only be said that a child has a temper tantrum.

"At least in the training games these days, their performance is not like this." Juan replied in a deep voice, "When they first debuted, they were already the proudest children of Porto and Sporting Lisbon, with the most outstanding skills and the most gorgeous There is nothing wrong with their own skills, all they need is time."

——Portuguese team leader, calf protection skill max

"You mean there is a problem with the club?" The reporter couldn't help raising his eyebrows and asked. Juan glanced at the other party and was surprised to find that he was an acquaintance.

"I didn't say that, Sala." Juan replied casually, and then explained seriously, "Tottenham is a great club. They have high hopes for Postiga, but it's a pity that he can't adapt to the Premier League. environment of……"

Taking a deep breath, Juan was expressionless: "As for Barcelona, ​​I don't know the situation very well. After all, at the end of the season, their league ranking seems to be fourth."

Thank you all, he is still a pure madridista. Hasn't wavered :)

Hearing the meaning behind what he said, everyone couldn't help chuckling, but soon a reporter stood up again: "Real Madrid is only ranked third, what are you proud of?"

——After the end of the season, La Liga ranks first in Valencia, second in Deportivo, third in Real Madrid, and fourth in Barcelona.

Obviously, it was a reporter from the Catalonia region. Juan didn't even look at him, and said calmly: "That is a matter for La Liga clubs, and has nothing to do with our current national team situation."

That's the kind of complicated feeling.

He can say that the club is bad in every possible way, but he just can't hear others say that he is bad.

After all, there... is my home.

"Please put the question back on this game, and maintain the most basic respect for the Russian team." Juan almost turned the phrase "maintain the most basic respect for xx" into a mantra, and now everyone who sees him must Ask what has happened in the past, so you can't keep up with the times!

Juan, who has completely forgotten that it takes time to spread the news, blinked when the other people asked "Does Coach Scolari have any requirements for the players about this game?"

"Coach Scolari said that if the game is lost, everyone will be whipped."

Scolari, who was explaining tactics to the players in the back, suddenly felt a little cold. He sneezed subconsciously, and murmured: "What's the matter, is it a cold? It shouldn't be..." He didn't care, and continued. Things to keep in mind when telling the players about the game.

After all, as far as this game is concerned, their first priority is not to get injured.And for such a bear-like team, it is actually a bit dangerous to line up an offensive lineup.

Both Postiga and Quaresma sat down and listened carefully to the coach's speech. Juan attended the press conference outside, but there was no one at the scene who didn't feel a chill down his spine all the time.

Postiga and Quaresma were slipped onto the field by Juan, along with Simao, but after hearing what they were going to do, Simao immediately waved his hand to indicate that he would withdraw.

"I'm getting old, so I won't compete with you for the starting position. I want to leave room for the young people!" The person who said this seemed to have not noticed the murderous gaze of the old captain behind him...

And the two of them couldn't advance or retreat. After all, at the beginning, they thought they had defeated each other. Who knew that the opponent was actually Juan, and it was the two of them.

The end is of course tragic.

None of them could pass Juan, and the two of them rushed to Juan with the ball again and again, but failed again and again, and they both fell to the ground exhausted, looking at Juan with despair in their eyes.

In the past, when Juan trained one-on-one with the starters, they still laughed at the weakness of those people in private, but now that they officially met, they realized that it was all a misunderstanding.

It's not that they're not strong, it's that the person on the other side is cheating...

"I said." Cristiano watched for a long time, and finally couldn't help but speak, "Can't you two have one?"

After all, no matter how powerful Juan is, he is still alone. If the two of them pass the ball, there is still a high possibility that they will pass Juan's interception. Just like this and Juan died.

Just kidding, even the captain can't get over it, what's the use of them both?

Cristiano woke up the dreamer. The two looked at each other and struggled to get up. Postiga said hoarsely: "So actually... your purpose is to teach us the role of teamwork and teammates?"

Juan raised his eyebrows and looked at the two of them with a smile: "It's a bit stupid, but it still has a brain."

He lightly kicked the ball under his feet in front of the two of them, and raised his chin: "Again, if I can't pass, I will whip you two little leather whips."