[Football] Crown of Thorns

Before the fifth round of the world preliminaries, Ronaldo updated his Tencent Weibo and sent a photo of him and his teammates.

In this 4-person group photo, his Real Madrid teammates Pepe and Coentrao are included.It is a bit of a surprise and coincidence that it was the wonderful performance of the small team in this group photo of four that allowed Portugal to kill the opponent. And Da Gama gave full play to the full ability of a midfield commander.

Therefore, after this game, the Spanish media praised: Real Madrid won the game!

At the same time, the question about Ronaldo's failure to score a goal in this game was widely interpreted in the media: for Ronaldo, how to bring his status in Real Madrid to the national team is a complicated problem.In the battle against Israel, Ronaldo was very active, but under the strict marking of the opponent, it was difficult for the king of Real Madrid to find a chance to shoot. On the one hand, there were always two people close to him. Marking Gama's violent blocking, the Portuguese superstar seemed a little anxious during the game. The strikes sent by midfielder Da Gama were not converted into goals by Ronaldo...Of course we cannot deny that Ronaldo still has In the excellent highlight moment, he used constant acceleration to break through Israel's defense line, and Ronaldo's performance of not greedy for merit and decisive crossing also let people see his maturity as the captain.Judging from the performance here, Ronaldo's assists reflect his kingly temperament, and Coentrao's lore is a reward for his spirit of never giving up.

In addition, the media also compared the various statistics of Ronaldo's appearances on behalf of the Portuguese national team. This game is his 102nd official national team game. Oh, and Pauletta is [-] goals away from the top of the list. It can be said that there is no suspense that Ronaldo will surpass the records of his predecessors in the future.

"Tsk tsk, look at this boast~~"

Jia Ma clapped his hands, feeling that he was too bad.

"It's obviously a criticism!"

Ronaldo walked over and took the newspaper from Gama's hand, "I think you are free, do you want to find something for you to do!"

"Cut, don't!"

Gama snorted twice.

Ronaldo slapped him helplessly, "I can't play in the sixth round, it depends on your performance."

"Hehe~~~"

The more childish Gama rolled his eyes, stretched his body and lay on the seat directly, "I'm so sad~~~"

Furtado poked his head in the back, "Cristiano, ignore him, Shiko is just acting like a baby."

Ronaldo was speechless, "What's wrong with this?"

"You guys are used to it!"

Furtado replied unceremoniously.

Ronaldo scratched his head, "Hiko, I will give you a gift for your birthday in May."

"what to give?"

Jia Ma rolled over on the narrow plane seat and asked curiously.

"Well, what do you want?"

Ronaldo smiled.

"Let's talk about it when I think about it!"

The surrounding teammates booed contemptuously.

Ronaldo laughed out loud and didn't mind being booed by his teammates.

Gama lay on his back, seeing Ronaldo's wide-eyed smile, he couldn't help but smile too.

Recapturing the phone taken away by Ronaldo, Gama began typing text messages: You are right, the captain is a strong person, and no wind or rain will break him!

After a while, a text message came in: Of course!

After staring at the few words on the screen, Gamache let out a moment of stupefaction: You know how to show your affection in front of me.I now have someone to show too!snort!

Gama then texted his girlfriend, but he did not immediately hear back.

It wasn't until after the plane landed at Azerbaijan International Airport that Gama received a reply from his girlfriend: You played very well!come on!

Hey, such a relaxed reply, I don’t know why Jiama felt a little disappointed. Many teammates have family members who will come to watch the game, but unfortunately his girlfriend has studies and work, so she can’t come to the scene, sigh.

After entering the booked hotel, the Portuguese team immediately entered into intense pre-match preparations.

But Gama was called over by coach Bento.

"Ronaldo can't play, this game depends on your control, you see it yourself?"

Bento, who is usually quite strict in leading the team, asked Gama straight to the point.

Gama thought for a while, "Actually, this game is not difficult to play, because judging from the last round, Luxembourg 0-0 Azerbaijan, there are only two rounds left before the end of the game, Azerbaijan has no possibility of qualifying, maybe... …" Jia Ma shook his head and didn't continue.

The pen in Bento's hand turned a few times, "No matter what, you can't relax."

"Yes."

"I want to talk about the problems in the back line."

Bento suddenly laughed.

"Uh, this..."

Gama rolled his eyes: What can he say? Everyone knows that the biggest problem with the national team's defense is its strong offense and weak defense. Portugal's defense is not tight enough to man-mark. There is nothing to say!

"Let you talk about your opinion, just say it."

Bento knocked on the table. He likes Gama very much. He has the strength to see the overall situation. He can adjust the rhythm of the game and control the organization on the court. Many coaches hope that they can have such a player. The only bad thing is this. The kid loves to hide his words, he looks funny and cheerful but introverted and indifferent, sometimes he wants to knock to see what Jia Ma is thinking.

"Well," Gama blinked, "Our defense lacks a sense of hierarchy, and too many forward attacks make the defense too big..."

After talking with the coach, Gama met Coentrao in the lobby of the hotel. He, Veloso and Furtado were talking about where they were going.

"Yo Chico, what was the result of being summoned by Mr.?"

Coentran smirked.

Jia Ma picked his teeth with the tip of his tongue and tilted his head, "Hey, this is not our lore hero, tsk tsk, a goal full of gold!"

This tone... Coentraan stepped back, "Xiko, I have already said that I will treat you."

"hehe!!"

A few people went to the restaurant while arguing and joking.

Afterwards, many teammates also came to this hotel restaurant that was booked by them. The chefs who prepared meals for them were the team of chefs brought by the Portuguese national team from China to create dishes that suit the tastes of the players. meals.

Familiar players sat together, chatting, gossiping, and laughing, and the overall atmosphere was quite relaxed.

After all, in the battle with Azerbaijan, the Portuguese team has no pressure to qualify, and the opponent is probably only fighting for honor. At this time, the coach will usually arrange some substitute players and rotation players to play, so everyone is not very nervous.

Jia Ma took a sip of the vegetable soup, then ate a mouthful of fruit, and he observed his teammates around him.

During the chat with the coach, the two also had in-depth exchanges on the Portuguese team's style of play.

The previous Portuguese team, it should be said, showed the style of the Iberia team with delicate foot coordination and mercury-laden offense.

But now, I don’t know whether it is influenced by the famous Portuguese coach or because of other problems, the football at the feet of the Portuguese players has changed from Latin style to more and more like English football-although Bento didn’t say it clearly , but Gama could hear that Bento was a little uncomfortable thinking that it was because of Mourinho's football philosophy that the Portuguese team was deeply affected, which made many players better at the offensive mode of opening and closing. , and lost the past technical style.

In Gama's view, the current Real Madrid club is the best defensive counterattack team in the world today, but they don't have many ways to attack the position, especially the presence of Real Madrid players in the Portuguese main group is too strong. Strong, which also affects the style of play of the Portuguese team today.

To put it bluntly, it is difficult to easily win against a weak team, but it is inseparable to be able to kill an opponent against a strong team.

Hehe, this is simply the same routine as Liverpool, where Gama is.

Thinking of this, Jia Ma couldn't help pulling his lips, he seemed to have been tricked!

"Hey Chico, what are you thinking?"

Veloso sat next to Gama with a plate, and handed Gama a plate of salad.

Gama sighed, "I was thinking Rui Costa, Deco, Figo and the others didn't leave!"

"Huh, why are you thinking about this?"

Veloso chewed the steak and asked puzzled.

Of course because none of you are midfield masters, you idiots!

Coentraang, who was sitting opposite, curled his lips, and then he was kicked by Master Pei.

Veloso, who didn't notice the small movements of the two people on the opposite side, stared at Gama with an expression on his face that said, hurry up.

Gama rolled his eyes, "Since they left the national team, the midfield organization of our Portuguese team seems to have lost its soul. From now on, it will only play long passes in the game, and it has also changed from a traditional Latin team. Soccer... what else do I have to say?"

"...you think so much!"

Veloso paused, and replied like this.

"Hehe~~"

Gama rolled his eyes again, and then said, "Fabio, don't make small moves, and think I'm blind!"

Coentrao gave a smirk, "I didn't say anything."

"Hehe, your actions already represent everything."

Pfft, the laughter of teammates came from all around.

Coentrao blinked, his teammates really went too far, bullying people!

"Okay, stop talking nonsense, hurry up and eat, and then go to the field!"

After the gentlemen of the coaching staff laughed, they interrupted the communication between the players.

Jia Ma: Tsk, it's because you spoiled them.

Teammates: You are the first one to get used to it! ! !

…………

On the evening of March 3, the sixth round of Group F of the 26 Brazil World Cup European qualifiers will begin here.

Portugal are at the Bahramov Stadium in Baku against Azerbaijan.

When the Portuguese team took the bus from the square to the stadium, the bronze statue in front of the stadium caught their attention.

"Who is that?"

"Stalin~~"

Someone answered jokingly.

Bento turned his head from the front of the bus and glared at the group of boys, "That's Tofik Bahramov."

"??"

The joking players froze and looked at each other, but no one knew who this name represented?

"Soviet players?"

"Local players?"

The guys were talking a lot.

Bento sighed, and said to the teaching assistant beside him, "These guys don't study."

Instead, his teaching assistant jokingly replied, "As if you've read it."

Bento coughed, "I read it!"

While the two were chatting and laughing, the bus had already circled to the entrance on the other side of the stadium and stopped.

During this period of time, Gama took the opportunity to use his mobile phone to search for the name mentioned by the coach-Azerbaijan Baku Tofik-Bahramov Stadium is named after an Azerbaijani football referee. I don't remember who he is, but what he did is estimated to be remembered by all senior fans, especially British fans-Bahramov was the line referee in the 1966 World Cup final match, and it was he who played in extra time It was determined that England striker Hurst's shot that hit the lower edge of the crossbar, bounced on the goal line and bounced back into the field was a valid goal, and his penalty eventually led to West Germany losing the championship 2-4.Although being besieged by West German players was also questioned by many people, until his own death, he always insisted that his judgment was accurate and there was no mistake.

Because he is an Azerbaijani and has a great reputation in the domestic football world, when he built the largest stadium in Baku, the local people decided to name the stadium after him.

"What a bunch of uneducated guys."

Gama said confidently.

The teammates stretched out their fingers: Get out!