[football] exactly the same

"You did a good job yesterday, you were right." Before the training started the next day, Mourinho went to the weight room to find Chris, who was doing exercises, and said something that seemed endless if.

But apparently anyone who was at yesterday's dinner knew what he was talking about.

'What you did yesterday for Ikar and Cristiano was good, you were right. ’—if anything is unclear, this full statement should be clear enough.

Little Chris put down the training items at hand and smiled a little embarrassedly.

Mourinho is tough enough most of the time, so it's totally understandable if he doesn't like a player who is as tough and eccentric as he is - and correspondingly, if he likes a player like Chris Jr. It is absolutely not strange for a young man who is gentle and stable, and who does things reassuringly.

To be honest, in football circles, gentleness and stability are really an uncommon combination of virtues - especially the stability part.

"Sir," taking advantage of Mourinho's good mood, Chris intends to ask about the things he has been concerned about by the way, "Sir, I don't know if it is appropriate to ask this way, but I want to know what I need to improve now——" I didn't make the squad for one round of the league."

Mourinho had already planned to leave, after all, the weight room was not his camp, but Chris's problem was enough to keep him.

"It's just one game, are you in a hurry?" Mourinho asked.

His intention is vague, it seems to be accusing little Chris of being impatient, but it may just be an ordinary interrogative sentence.

Chris Jr. touched his head—he was obviously not used to having bargaining conversations with his coach, "I just think staying off the court would make me appear useless." But immediately, he realized that he There seemed to be some kind of ambiguity in the sentence, so he hurriedly said: "I just think so, I don't mean...uh, you know what I mean."

I'm not saying that other guys who sit on the bench or further away are useless to the team.I just see myself that way - of course Mourinho knows what Chris means.

'No, of course I can't take a sub or a rotation actually.I'm taking this very seriously with you, sir, and being away from the field makes me feel worthless, contribute nothing, even feel like a useless person. '

Mourinho didn't know why he suddenly remembered Cristiano's reaction and answer when he mentioned that he wanted to play as a substitute striker before the Super Bowl.

The two Ronaldos seem to be too similar.

"Of course you are a useful person, Chris, you are not only useful, but also mean a lot to us." Mourinho was not dissatisfied with what Chris said, "But one child is obviously not enough. To become the main force or the main substitute of a top European giants - even Cristiano himself, when he first arrived at Manchester United, was not a starter. This is the protection of young people, you should understand this."

Little Chris still looked troubled, "Of course I understand, but..."

But I still hope that I can get a little chance. After all, even if the inability to play in the league can be explained as being protected, what about the Super Bowl?

That way you can choose to play as a semi-substitute, why can I still only sit in the audience?

For this kind of thing, Mourinho certainly has his own views: Little Chris is indeed a talented boy that everyone can see.His speed, explosive power, and judgment on running positions, including the accuracy and skills of finishing the goal, are undoubtedly far superior to those of his European peers.

'He's the other Cristiano, Jose, he's the new Cristiano - except he doesn't play tricks like the old Cristiano...but he's even luckier than Cristiano, You know Jose, the future is his alone, no one can share the top with him, and no one can share the praise with him. ' Mendes quietly told Mourinho.

But on the contrary, Mourinho does not know whether such praise is acceptable for a young child.

He has seen too many young people who are tired of high reputation, addicted to the halo of genius, and end up squandering their talents to achieve nothing. He doesn't know if praises like "Real Madrid's future" and "Europe's No. one of these people.So before he gets to a conclusion, he wants to keep the young man out of the roster and take a break.

And in Chris's anxiety today, Mourinho seems to have found evidence for his approach.

Young man, after being praised a few times, he really thinks he is the savior, which is of course a dangerous sign-by the way, he did not intend to disrespect Sir, but he does think that Cristiano has become the paranoid he is now, Jazz, the elder who held him up all day and treated him like a little prince, bears a lot of responsibility.

"You're at Real Madrid - one of the top clubs in Europe, who do you think you can replace up front now? Benzema? Higuain? Or...your landlord? Chris, young people have a competitive edge. Heart is not a bad thing, but you have to learn to wait, and learn to become more unstoppable while waiting." Mourinho didn't want to praise the young man too much, but he didn't try to hit him.

After all, in public, he has to be responsible to his employer, and in private, he also needs to help his old buddy Mendes protect a golden boy under his family.

Even if that doesn't count, Mourinho also wants to be a mentor like the Jazz - the kind of mentor that comes to mind when Cristiano is mentioned.

"There are a lot of talents emerging in Europe every day. Every year, tens of hundreds of people attract the attention of scouts. But soon you will find that within three years they are all lost to everyone. Because they put their talents too much Take it seriously, so that you forget who you are." Mourinho advised Chris Jr.

"So, sir, what should I do to be unstoppable?" Chris Jr. asked.

Mourinho found a place to sit down, and it seemed that he planned to have a good talk with Chris, "What do you think you should do?"

"If I were a role player, then I would answer you, I will try my best to improve my defensive ability and physical reserves to ensure that I can make the greatest contribution to the team on the defensive end." Little Chris looked at Mourinho, "But I'm not, so I guess the answer to the question should be: You want me to improve..."

Mourinho shook his head without listening to him.

Little Chris didn't understand, he thought he was close to the answer, but Mourinho dismissed his answer without even listening to him - if Mourinho did that, the only explanation is: he started from It was wrong from the start.

"Sir, what do you think I should improve?" Little Chris couldn't find the answer, so he had to ask directly.

"Do you know what role you are expected to play on this team?"

'Do you know what your future should look like? '

Little Chris suddenly remembered his father who asked him similar questions in his original world when he was '17th birthday'.

"The most important scoring points and the first shooter." Chris Jr.'s answer is the same today and 'that day'.

Then, unexpectedly or not unexpectedly, he saw the disappointment on Mourinho's face similar to that of his father at the beginning-that was the first time he saw disappointment on his father's face, and it was also the first time he Feel the disappointment of your own coach.

He has never experienced disappointing two people with one answer, or rather, he has never disappointed anyone.Because he was always the best and always made all those who loved him proud and rejoiced in him.

"You are very disappointed with my answer, may I know why?" Little Chris almost couldn't wait to ask.

'You're not a shooter, Chris, my dear, you're not.Do you get me?For Portugal, for Real Madrid, for any team you play or will play for, you are not just a shooter! ’ That was the first time in his life that Cristiano complained to Chris on his birthday, and it could even be considered angry.

"Any genius is expected to be high, and people's high expectations of you are not just to make you a mediocre shooter." Mourinho said, "Genius is to be a leader."

"Isn't that what I'm doing? A leader is supposed to bring victory. Victory comes from scoring. Is there anything wrong with that?"

The logic is so perfect that errors are usually invisible.

"Chris, I can't teach you to be a leader, no one can teach you, you have to learn by yourself - that's why good players are always there, but leaders are always rare. So great leaders are always better than great players More precious, more respectable."

'I can't teach you to be a leader, Chris, that's the only thing I can't teach you.Because leadership isn't something anyone can teach - I'm sorry. '

Little Chris suddenly remembered that his father had given him almost exactly the same answer "back then".