Pirated Ronaldo

Chapter 212 Re-entering the Stadium of Light
When Ronando saw the Slovak players, although he was prepared, he was still a little shocked.

In his understanding, strong men are born in Eastern Europe. This is a conceptual understanding. When he learned that Portugal's opponent is Slovakia, Ronando didn't feel much.

Because Benfica has already played against two similar teams in the Europa League. CSKA Moscow and Partizan Belgrade are representatives of powerful teams. There are some disadvantages in terms of aspect, but they can barely use their technical advantages to smooth out their physical disadvantages, especially in the familiar home court, where their overall strength can vaguely occupy a certain advantage.

However, today's Ronando realized that his understanding was seriously wrong!How can a strong man come out of Eastern Europe?The real strong team is in Central Europe!

However, it is not very appropriate to say that the Slovak team is completely a team of strong men. To be precise, this team is completely like two groups of people that have nothing to do with each other: the offensive players in the center and front are all normal. People, the body size is still normal, definitely stronger than the Portuguese players, but it is also within the acceptable range.

However, the defense of this team is terrifying!

Midfielder Miroslav Calhan is a terrifyingly strong man. In Ronando's view, it would be a waste not to use this physique as a central defender. But when Ronaldo saw the Slovakian defender, he really I'm a little speechless.

No. 4 Peter Hlinka, 190CM, 80KG, played for Rapid Vienna, Austria, full-back and center-back.

No. 2 Martin Petras, 186CM, 82KG, played for Sparta Prague, Czech Republic, full back.

No. 15 Stanislav Vaga, 193CM, 93KG, played for the Glasgow Celtics in Scotland, a central defender.

No. 3 Mitchell Haneke, 187CM, 85KG, played for the Slovak team, marking the central defender.

These four big-bodied guys, plus the "white-headed bear" Miroslav Kalhan, are a group of blacksmiths. The worst full-backs are about the same size as Ronando. No wonder Pauletta is going to be deflated. These guys , which one can Pauletta deal with head-on?
In contrast, although the central defender of the Portuguese national team has barely improved in height, it is still not comparable to the opposing Slovak team in terms of strength.

The tallest defender in Portugal is central defender Fernando Meera, who plays for Stuttgart in the Bundesliga. He is a late bloomer. He didn't hone his skills until he moved to the Bundesliga. He is 190cm tall and weighs 85KG. Is the most powerful player on the back line.

Except for Fernando Mela, the height of other players is not enough. The tallest central defender Andrade is only 184cm, slightly fat, but weighs only 76KG.

Just by looking at the size difference between the two players, Ronando knew that this was a difficult game!

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Today, the highlight of the 7th round of Group C of the World Cup qualifiers was arranged at the Stadium of Light, the home stadium of Benfica. The Portuguese National Stadium is smaller, with a capacity of only 3 people.

Portugal has just been promoted to the sixth largest league in Europe this year, so this face cannot be lost. The Stadium of Light is a famous European five-star stadium, and such a stadium is in line with Portugal's status in European football.

Among the guests present to watch, the most famous is UEFA President Renate Johansen. This is the second time that the President has visited Lisbon recently. The previous time was the Europa League final held at the Alvalade Stadium. Now After half a month, the UEFA president came to the stadium of the same country to watch the football for the second time, which shows that Portuguese football has been paid more and more attention. Of course, this is related to the sharp increase in the performance of Portuguese teams in the past three years.

One Champions League champion, one European Cup runner-up, two Europa League champions, even if the five major league countries have achieved such results, it is not easy!
However, all sober people can see that if Portuguese football wants to maintain this momentum, there must be continuous emergence of outstanding young players. Just like Porto in the past two years, this year's Benfica must continue to have new players. The players in the middle age mature rapidly, and only by replacing the golden generation of players with these people can Portuguese football remain competitive enough to become an important force in European football.

Forward: No. 9 Pauletta
Midfielder: No. 11 Simao Sabrosa, No. 10 Rui Costa, No. 7 Luis Figo
Midfielder: No. 18 Nuno Maniche, No. 20 Anderson Deco
Defenders: No. 3 Marco Canela, No. 4 Andrade, No. 5 Fernando Meera, No. 2 Paulo Ferreira

However, when the Portuguese team's starting 11 players officially played, the fans still felt a little bit regretful.

Head coach Scolari is very cautious. In this crucial battle that may determine the fate of Portugal, he still chose to trust big-name stars. This starting lineup is not the same as the formation in the first training session of the national team a few days ago. Poor, except for Simao who is nearly 26 years old in the frontcourt, there are three veterans of the golden generation.

Veteran as the striker?

Of course, their experience is enough. Whether it is club competition or national team competition, these players have played old competitions. For them, they have experienced countless times in more important competitions. However, these Can the human state still maintain the original highest level?

Regrets are regrets, the flood of Portuguese fans who poured into the Stadium of Light today still gave warm applause and cheers to the veterans.

In the shadow of a tree of notoriety, in terms of the value of the players on the field, the Portuguese team can definitely beat their opponents by a few streets!

"There is no problem! This is Portugal's home court, and we have an absolute advantage here!"

"Except for the lack of Ricardo Carvalho at the back, this is already the strongest lineup in Portugal! Deco will replace Costinha, and the offensive ability will be stronger!"

"Defeat Slovakia and rise to No. [-] in Group C! In next year's World Cup, Portugal should make a breakthrough!"

The Portuguese fans were discussing enthusiastically. Before the big battle, even the loyal fans of Ronaldo and Nuno Gomez temporarily put their doubts in their stomachs. At this time, the Portuguese fans Of course it is full of confidence.

What's wrong with winning against the unknown Slovak team!
As for the adjustment of the new and old structure within the national team, isn't there still a whole year before the World Cup next year?Scolari is an experienced gold medal coach. He must have the ability to slowly solve this problem. Adjustment and optimization are a complicated process that cannot be completed in just a few days. Instead of creating a chaotic situation, of course It is better to use a mature lineup first to deal with the key battle.

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In contrast to the Slovak team, how many players in their team can everyone name?
The most famous captain of the team, Miroslav Calhan, is nothing more than the main player of the mid-range Bundesliga team. Compared with the shining names in the Portuguese team, there is no comparison at all.

Goalkeeper: No. 1 Ken Tofalski

Forwards: No. 17 Reiter, No. 8 Schrader Nimesh
Midfielders: No. 9 Rastislav Mihalik, No. 11 Marek Mintar, No. 18 Demo, No. 6 Miroslav Calhan

Defenders: No. 3 Mitchell Haneke, No. 4 Peter Hlinka, No. 2 Martin Petras, No. 15 Stanislav Varga
This is a fairly standard 4-4-2 formation with a midfield diamond and is the most common formation in Europe today.

There are two generals on the front line. No. 17 Reiter is a veteran international player who plays in the Slovakian domestic league. He is 31 years old. Marginal players, these two forwards are unknown, but they are both around 27cm, powerful players with good impact.

The No. 11 core midfielder, Marek Mintar, is the ace of this team after the captain Miroslav Karhan. He is 27 years old and plays for newly promoted Nuremberg in the Bundesliga. With 24 goals scored in the season, he became the team's chief shooter. Rek Mintar is 183cm tall and weighs 78KG.

In general, the Slovakian team has a super strong defense line, and the offensive lineup is unpretentious, each led by a Bundesliga star.

Such a team, if it is pulled to the Bundesliga, can be said to be very competitive. It is difficult to rank in the top, but there should be no problem in the middle.

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The game time is scheduled for 19:45 in the evening. During this time period, the climate in Lisbon is cool and comfortable, which is very suitable for football matches.

Under the leadership of the Italian referee De Santis, the referee team and players from both sides lined up to enter the field.

Today is also the first time Ronaldo has entered this stadium after the season, but at this moment he is not representing Benfica, but wearing the jersey of the Portuguese national team. It can be said that from now on, when he appears in this stadium, either Representing Portugal, or representing the club to which he belongs, is no longer possible to represent Benfica.

"Ronando, welcome to the Stadium of Light again!" Nuno Gomez joked with a smile.

"Fuck him! We don't know if we will have a chance to play, and you can still laugh?"

Ronaldo and Nuno Gomez stood side by side under the awning of the bench, and beside them was Fernandez. Although Benfica has five players selected for this national team, only Simao won the starting game. The other three people sat on the bench, and goalkeeper Jose Moreira didn't even have to sit on the bench.

"Don't laugh, do you want to see me cry? Didn't the old Brazilian say that the next game against Estonia will make a large-scale adjustment to the lineup, and we all have a chance."

"I hope so..."

Ronando was still somewhat disappointed. Although the dispute between him and Figo caused such a big disturbance, he still had to be a substitute in the end. The main position in the national team is much harder to win than the club. God knows if he can play as a starter in the next game... Very likely, he will be a substitute!

(End of this chapter)