Pirated Ronaldo

Chapter 205 Figo is Coming
Luis Figo came, and he was accompanied by his agent José Vega into the Shermore Sports Complex in Oeiras.

"He has the skills of the Brazilians, the physique of the Germans, and he has concentrated technology, speed, passing, shooting, physical fitness, confrontation... To be honest, as the head coach, I only need to consider other players in the team except Figo. Of the 10 candidates, he is the only unshakable one!"

It was Marinho Perez, the Brazilian head coach of Sporting Lisbon, who said this. At that time, Figo had just turned 19 and had just officially entered the first team.

In the 14 years since then, Figo has only played for three clubs, Sporting Lisbon for 4 years, Barcelona for 5 years, and Real Madrid for 5 years. During these 14 years, Figo has maintained an amazing record. Every season, He is almost full time!The average attendance rate is above 90%!

Not to mention the honors Figo has won, World Footballer.The European Footballer of the Year has won numerous trophies, including the Portuguese Footballer of the Year 6 times.

Just his terrifying attendance rate fulfilled Marinho Perez's evaluation of Figo back then: the head coach only needs to consider 10 other people, full of domineering!

Figo put on the original No. 7 jersey and was awarded the captain's armband without hesitation. Coach Scolari's explanation for this is: Figo created a record for the Portuguese national team: 110 games, so he is eligible to wear it. Put on the captain's armband.

"Without a doubt, today is a special day, like a first."

"After the Euros, I was still a part of the Portuguese team, but in a different way, like all Portuguese, I was just on the outside. Now, I'm back and the purpose is to do everything I can. Help the team win, help the national team beat Slovakia."

Of course, Figo did not escape the questioning of the reporters. This is what he said in his opening remarks. Since he quit the national team in the European Cup, he returned after 10 months. He can still wear the No. 7 jersey, which symbolizes the absolute main force, and wear it immediately. Wearing the captain's armband, he is probably the only one in Portugal who can do it.

However, the reporters did not flatter Figo, and the questions they asked were also unkind, such as:

"May I ask if you are not in good form at Real Madrid and want to return to the national team to seek comfort?"

"Benfica's young right-winger Cristiano Nonando has performed well in the league and the Europa League. Do you feel challenged?"

Faced with such a problem, Figo is obviously confident: "I failed to play in the last few games of Real Madrid. This has nothing to do with my return to the national team. I don't need to prove anything. After leaving Portugal, I have been with the coach. The team has maintained contact. The efforts of the national team coaching staff and the Football Association, as well as my own will, are the main reasons for me to represent my country again."

"As for the Benfica player Cristiano Ronaldo, I have never had contact with him, so I really can't comment."

Hearing that Figo refused to comment on Ronando, many reporters laughed secretly. This is a question worthy of a special book!Figo's refusal to comment means that he is angry!

Figo has indeed never had formal contact with Ronando, but does he really not know Ronando?

The answer is of course no!
Among other things, just in April this year, when the incident happened with Paul Souza, director of Akchit’s youth training, Figo, who was in Madrid, officially came forward in order to “thank” Ronaldo for not pursuing the incident. Showed kindness to Ronando.

Figo said this at the time: Ronando is "the most outstanding player among the new generation of Portuguese players. I personally hope that his future achievements will surpass mine and lead Portuguese football to a bright future."

In just a few days, Figo forgot what he said?

In other words, the relationship between Figo and Paulo Sosa is extraordinary. Paulo Sosa is two years older than Figo and is also a player of the golden generation of Portugal. He is a midfielder. He and Figo are as close as brothers. Figo called him "" "Big brother", even Figo's agent was not good at that time, Paul Sosa also introduced his own agent, Jose Vega, to Figo, and later it was because of Jose Vega's efforts, Figo to move to Barcelona.

Some people speculate that Ronando's abandonment of pursuing Paulo Sosa's responsibility is probably because of Figo's face, and Figo's public release of goodwill is also reciprocating.

However, it is no longer a matter of Ronando not giving face, but Ronando's delusion to ride on Figo's head to run wild?

In this way, it is normal for Figo not to like Ronando!
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On the afternoon of May 5, Tuesday, at the training ground of the Shermore Comprehensive Sports Center.

Coach Scolari's first training task for the national team was very easy, about an hour, first warm-up, then confrontation training, or playing with the ball.

At this time, the European leagues have just ended. Half of the 18-man roster of the national team are playing abroad. Everyone has just rushed back, and they are exhausted. Even a few players from Sporting Lisbon were playing against Portugal two days ago. For the cup final, if we arrange high-intensity training now, regardless of the effect, everyone will definitely scold their mothers in their hearts.

Unsurprisingly, Scolari envisioned the main formation is 4-2-3-1, he assigned the training vest, Ronaldo only got the blue vest symbolizing the substitute.

Forward: No. 9 Pauletta
Midfielder: No. 11 Simao, No. 10 Rui Costa, No. 7 Figo

Midfielder: No. 20 Deco, No. 18 Maniche
Defenders: No. 3 Marco Canela, No. 4 Andrade, No. 5 Fernando Meera, No. 2 Paulo Ferreira

Goalkeeper: Ricardo Pereira No. 1

The above are the 11 players wearing red vests. In terms of fame, these 11 players should be the best candidates for the national team in Scolari's mind. Among the 8 players in the team who played in foreign leagues, there are 7 people were selected into the starting lineup, the only one who was not selected was the black striker Boa Mott who played for Fulham in the Premier League.

It is not surprising that Boa Mott became a substitute. He has always been a marginal figure in the national team. The reason is that this black man is actually an English striker except that he is wearing a Portuguese skin. He has never played in the Portuguese domestic league. , The first official appearance was in the Premier League Arsenal, and later played for the middle and lower teams of the Premier League. His characteristic is that he is very fierce and can be competent as a center forward, hidden forward, or winger, but he does not match other teammates.

In this preliminary starting lineup, Scolari solved the compatibility problem of Deco and veteran Rui Costa very well.

The right midfielder Costinia is absent due to injury, and Deco is serving as a midfielder in Barcelona, ​​which makes it possible for Deco to fill Costinia's vacancy.

Putting on their blue waistcoats, Nuno Gomez and Ronando looked at each other with wry smiles.

The two of them are brothers and sisters, and they are all substitutes for the time being, but Scolari made it clear that the current allocation is only temporary, and even the main players wearing red vests may not be in the positions they are most familiar with before. In the idea, the midfielder of the new national team may need to exchange positions in the game to confuse the opponent. In this regard, the Portuguese team has an advantage, and most of the players are all-rounders.

Frequent crossover between midfielders?Isn't this the same trick that several Benfica players played in the final game of the league?
Ronando vaguely felt that Scolari's idea was definitely beneficial to him!It is even beneficial to Nuno Gomez. Compared with Pauletta, Nuno Gomez's ability to cross and exchange with teammates on the field is obviously better!
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"Beep!!"

"Boys! I know that everyone is very hard. Many people are tired from the journey and have not fully adapted to the game situation. The following group drills are mainly for everyone to find their feelings and get familiar with the positions of teammates around them. The main focus of the red team is to attack. , the blue team is in charge of defense! Keep your feet light, I don't want anyone getting hurt before Saturday's game!"

"Okay! I'll blow the whistle and the game will end! Let's start!"

The Brazilian head coach, Luis Felipe Scolari, does not look harsh on the surface, and even gives people a feeling of lameness, but anyone who is familiar with this veteran coach knows that he is an iron-fisted coach. The nickname is "General Felipe", which means that he has a tough wrist, especially for those big-name players, whoever dares to be disobedient, he dares to use tough means to deal with this big-name player.

The most typical masterpiece of Scolari is that during the 2002 World Cup, he brazenly abandoned the "lone wolf" Romario who was in full swing at the time, and boldly used the newcomer Kaka.Ronaldinho turned out to be successful and won the World Cup.

Compared with the star-studded Brazil team, although Portugal is known as "Red Brazil" and "European Brazil", the level of stars in the team is not only inferior, but no one dares to challenge Scolari's authority.

Substitute midfielders—

Forward: No. 21 Nuno Gomez

Midfielder: No. 15 Boa Mott, No. 17 Ugo Viana, No. 22 Ronaldo
Back midfielder: No. 14 Custodio Castro, No. 19 Fernandez
Compared with the neatness of the main lineup, the substitute team is not so particular. Anyway, it is a radish and a hole, and it is enough to add gaps. To put it bluntly, they are the training partners of the main lineup. Only Scalari thinks that there is a problem with the state of the main players , or the cooperation with other teammates is too unfamiliar, will consider finding a spare tire from the bench to top it.

However, other players on the bench may not have much idea, but these three players belonging to Benfica will not be willing to be lonely!

Let alone Nuno Gomez and Ronaldo, they have conspired to seize the power from the veteran international players a few months ago, and now, it can be said that they are only close to the goal. Give up the opportunity to perform.

Even Fernandez, a young man who was just 19 years old, was led badly by Ronando, and gradually began to have ambitions.

This time, he has the opportunity to be selected for the national team because of the absence of the real midfielder Costinia. This is a rare opportunity for him. In fact, he can occupy a place as a substitute player, that is also a remarkable achievement!
(End of this chapter)