football superstar

Chapter 115 - Warm-up match

The Brazilian national team is known as "Five-Star Brazil". They are the team that has won the most World Cups on this planet, which also demonstrates the excellence of Brazil, a country known as the football kingdom, in competitive football.

On the other hand, Portugal has always been hailed as a strong European team, and it also has the reputation of "European Brazil Team". There has never been a championship in an international competition.Compared with Brazil, which has won the Hercules Cup five times, Portugal's best result in the World Cup is a No.3, which is very inconspicuous.

But Portuguese fans are not at all upset because they think they have the best player, a Cristiano Ronaldo who can be regarded as the darling of all Portuguese.

Ronaldo's status in the Portuguese national team is beyond doubt. This Real Madrid superstar is not only the core of the offense on the field, but also the biggest reason why many Portuguese fans are still confident in the current national team.It seems that as long as Ronaldo is on the field, no matter what the situation is, they can look forward to it. This Portuguese kid always doesn't like to let people down.

The enthusiasm of the Portuguese fans also burned the National Stadium in Lisbon. An hour before the start of the warm-up match, the stadium with tens of thousands of people was already full, turning into a sea of ​​crimson.

The opponent of this warm-up match was selected by Paul Bento. He could have trained the team like a weaker opponent and found confidence, but Paul Bento saw more things.

There are quite a few rookies in the team. They may be the main players or even the core positions in their respective clubs, but the running-in between each other may not be in place.Paul Bento led the Portuguese national team to achieve good results in the European Cup, which made many old players respect and convince him, but the new players always have the recklessness and courage of a newborn calf. During the training, it can be seen that some young people are anxious and some are arrogant. Anyway, there are not many people who are worry-free.

Throwing it directly on the field is always more effective than lip service.

There is no doubt that the Brazilian team is strong, and Bento's calculations are very shrewd.

If the scene is dominant, it will naturally help the team find confidence and get a good run-in. Of course, I will not suffer.Conversely, if he is taught to be a man by the Brazilian team, then Bento can also take this opportunity to beat those little guys who don't know the heights of the sky and the earth, and make them obey the arrangement honestly.

The Portuguese players standing on the field were also very excited. In front of them was the Brazilian team. Those wearing bright yellow jerseys had five stars embroidered on their chests.

Getting involved in the Hercules Cup five times is simply enviable, making people's eyes turn red.

Especially Nelson, a player who has just entered the first team. Bento did not arrange Ronaldo to start this game. Anyway, he can change players at will in the friendly match, so he put Nelson on the field first, which made Nelson feel very encouraged .He stared at the Brazilian team in front of him with piercing eyes, and the Brazilian Thiago Silva who met his eyes was taken aback.

What is this Portuguese doing?Are the eyes so big that they want to eat people...

Cristiano Ronaldo looked very leisurely sitting on the bench, the Portuguese striker who already had sufficient experience in major competitions covered his mouth with his hands after Paulo Bento sat back on the coaching bench and said: "Sir, when can I play? "

Bento's expression was calm, with only a slight curve on the corner of his mouth: "When they suffer a loss, you will go up."

Ronaldo is very satisfied with Bento's way of valuing and using himself as a hole card, so he doesn't say anything more, but those netizens who watched the game had a lively discussion.

'The starting lineup thinks well of me... I don't read much, who is that Nelson? '

'Nelson is a good friend of the Clemens Club, and he plays football very well [thumb]'

'Nani started =口='

'Nani? ! '

'ls is neon friend or is it saying people name...'

"The only thing that is not surprising is the goalkeeper. Clemens is really trusted by Mr. Bento. This starting position is appropriate." '

'But I don't think this lineup will be the last lineup, both sides have the biggest names in the team on the bench. '

'You let a Kaka, I let a Ronaldo, let's not take advantage of the other. '

Clemens stood in front of the goal, but he couldn't take his eyes off the players in the frontcourt.

Bento doesn't have high demands on him, at least much lower than Vazquez.Although the lineup of the Portuguese national team has not won the world championship, it is still better than the Deportivo club in terms of cards. Forwards have forwards, defenders have defenders, and Clemens has not been entrusted with important tasks. Bento did not mention at all that he should take on the heavy responsibility of defense or ask him to send assists.

But Clemens already habitually wants to pass the ball forward, and the person who receives the ball has to choose well.

It is not a new move for the goalkeeper to kick his feet. Many times the goalkeeper will be in a relatively weak position. The striker rushes up, and the defense line is slightly holed, which will expose the goalkeeper to a pack of wolves. In addition to holding the ball tightly, the goalkeeper In addition, it is also a very good choice to kick the ball out.

Many goalkeepers have excellent reflexes in front of the goal, or are superior in jumping and reaction speed, but their feet are not very accurate.Clemens is different. From the day he came to foreign friends, he has been training in this area, and now he can perform extremely well from kicking the ball to throwing the ball.

But the premise of all this is that he is familiar with his teammates.

Except for Nelson, Clemens knows almost nothing about the midfielders of the Portuguese team. Ronaldo, who is a little familiar, is still sitting on the bench.Nelson took on the duties of a winger, but he was also the key target of the Brazilian team. It was often difficult to pass the ball to his feet. Clemens had to find other options.

When looking for options, he has to observe everyone's running habits, so as to pass the ball most appropriately.

In the first 10 minutes of the game, Clemens contributed three saves, two from Brazilian striker Oscar and one from defender Marcelo, who was focused on being a striker.However, the difficulty of these three saves is not very high. The meaning of the football warm-up match is to let the team get familiar with the formation and dispatch, except for the three countries of France, Germany and Italy who are specifically looking for each other in the warm-up match, such as this Portugal match. Winning or losing among strong teams like Brazil that seem to be out of reach is actually not the most important thing.

The offensive organization of the Brazilian team was good, and the defense of Portugal was also in place. For a while, neither side found a particularly good opportunity.

The head coach of the Brazilian team Scolari looks quite calm. This old coach who is very persistent in winning and losing will actually turn his head to look at the Son of God next to him every time the team fails to attack, and then his expression will soften. Some, obviously found self-confidence from Kaka.

The team had huge differences in the matter of recruiting Kaka.

From Scolari's point of view, it is imperative for the Brazilian national team to recruit Kaka.Kaka's current state is just right. It is the highlight moment in Real Madrid, and his injuries have also healed. There is no problem at all in entering the national team.Scolari does not like the existence of someone in the locker room who can challenge the coach to comfort him. Kaka, as one of the few football superstars in the Brazilian team, will inevitably have a detached status in the locker room, but 11 years ago, Kaka It was Scolari who recruited Kaka into the national team. Now a healthy Kaka is the dream of all coaches, and Scolari is no exception.

And the biggest resistance does not come from the Brazilian national team, but the difficult agent Mendes.

Excessive use is not permitted.

The warm-up match is not allowed to play the whole game.

It is resolute not to allow Kaka to participate in any competition with injuries.

These three are the promises that Mendes almost slapped the table and shouted to make the Brazilian national team make a promise. The officials of the national team turned red with anger and shouted the overlord clause. But Scolari stood on Kaka's side without saying a word.

"Players are individuals, not slaves. They have an obligation to play for the national team, but they have no obligation to sacrifice their future in exchange for a game victory." Injury, now he does not want to repeat the same mistakes.This sentence is what he persuaded the national team officials, and it is also what he persuaded himself.

In the end, the Brazilian national team signed the agreement drawn up by Mendes, and Kaka entered the national team smoothly.

Scolari felt a little regretful that Kaka could not play the whole game in the warm-up match, but when he thought that the national team he led would have a player named Ricardo Leiter in the World Cup in the future Flying, Scolari wanted to laugh happily.

Kaka didn't notice the change in Scolari's expression, he just stared at Clemens closely, waiting for when his little friend would show his sharp canine teeth and find the right time to bite him.

At the 301st minute of the game, Clemens took a long shot from Brazil. He looked left and right, and then fixed his eyes on Nelson near the midfield.

Clemens directly wanted to drive the ball over, and Nelson also started to activate it, but at the moment the ball flew out, a figure suddenly appeared, and the black shaggy head blocked the ball vigorously, Clemens reacted very quickly Quickly, he quickly jumped up and hugged the ball, and then he saw a tall Brazilian man grinning at him.

Dante, who had just been selected for the Brazilian national team and qualified to start this game, said in fluent Portuguese: "Although it is a bit strange for a defender to defend the goalkeeper, I will guard you." After finishing speaking, he turned his head and ran to his side. Participate in the next defense at half court.

Clemens blinked, and subconsciously turned his head to look for Kaka on the sidelines. As expected, he saw Kaka showing a gentle smile and waving at Clemens with great interest.

To come up with the idea of ​​making people pay attention to marking Clemens as a goalkeeper is not an idea that ordinary head coaches can come up with. Once they do this, they must have enough attention and fear.Clemens subconsciously felt that Kaka asked Dante to do this, but this idea only flashed for a moment, and Clemens smiled.

Clemens, who seldom smiles on the court, usually relaxes a little only after he has saved the striker's inevitable goal. It is rare to see the corners of his lips curled up like this now.

But Mr. Daochang was simply excited.

He had a gut feeling that this game was going to be a lot of fun.

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