Pirated Ronaldo

Chapter 210 The Real Figo

The unbelievable scene at the national team training ground at the Shermore Comprehensive Sports Center was naturally exposed by the reporters.

Fans who support Ronaldo and Benfica are naturally calling for miracles. Everyone hopes that Ronaldo, who has just achieved success in Benfica and helped Benfica win the European Double, can continue to write miracles in the national team and help Portugal beat Slovakia , to secure the top spot in Group C.

However, the opposite is of course a larger number of fans who support Figo and Sporting Lisbon.

"Benfica's No. 22 to replace the great Figo? That's absurd!"

"If Figo hadn't quit the national team, we would have occupied the No.1 position in Group C! Portugal was the runner-up in Europe last year!"

"Ronaldo is too young, can he withstand the pressure of the World Series? He may be the future, but Figo is the present!"

In general, Figo's supporters still occupy the majority. The prestige of more than ten years cannot be changed overnight. In addition, it is judged that Figo is old based on the descriptions of a few reporters. Isn't that true? child's play?
Even if Figo was intercepted once by Ronando on the field, what does that mean?
The player's state has ups and downs. Figo only reported to the national team that day, and his state has not adjusted well. It is not as good as Ronando, a young man, adapting to the climate and environment of Oeiras. This is the explanation!

But in any case, through this sudden incident, the image of Ronando in the hearts of the Portuguese has once again become taller.

A player who has the ability to fight Figo to a certain extent, he is only under 18 years old!In time, when Ronando matures, won't there be another hero in Portugal who can be on an equal footing with the top talents in Europe?

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On the training ground of the national team, Scolari began to experiment with various frontcourt combinations in closed training.

Portugal's back line has always changed little. This time, due to the absence of the main central defender Ricardo Carvalho, Scolari only recruited 5 defenders, four of whom started, one substitute, and goalkeeper Ricardo Carvalho. Pereira's position is also very solid, neither Braga goalkeeper Paul Santos nor Benfica's backup goalkeeper Jose Moreira can affect Ricardo Pereira's starting position.

The trouble is the midfielder, especially the right winger, forward, and midfielder!
That is, the question of whether the three 32+ veterans should continue to take on the important task of attacking and defending the national team... This multiple-choice question will even affect the structure of the national team in the next year!

4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1, no matter which one of Portugal's commonly used formations, cannot avoid the dispute between Figo and Ronaldo. It seems that Ronaldo has become a thorny issue.

In fact, coach Scolari's heart is more inclined to Ronaldo.

This is not only because Ronaldo once criticized Mourinho and relieved the pressure of public opinion for Scolari, but also because Scolari himself is a coach who likes to promote newcomers. In the 2002 World Cup, he promoted Kaka and Ronaldinho, in the following 2006 World Cup, if Scolari succeeds in making Ronaldo appear in the public eye, it will be a huge victory for Scolari himself!

He will rely on this "vision of seeing people" to become the world's leading marshal!

However, Ronando's characteristics are too much to be criticized-unstable!

Even though Ronando has been proven by the league and the Europa League, his ups and downs on the training ground are still frightening.

Advantages: Every time he plays, he can always have impressive performances, such as shots, assists, or key passes. You can't stop him from doing something, even if you deliberately arrange defensive players to guard against him, he is still It will suddenly give the opponent a fatal blow. This ability is like an instinct blended into the blood, which is amazing!
Scolari knows countless people. What kind of geniuses and eccentrics have we never seen?However, he was just not sure about Ronando!
Disadvantages: Needless to say, if he is closely guarded, Ronando will make mistakes in all likelihood, big or small...

This is a player that people both love and hate. If he is not used, he is reluctant, but if he is used, it will make people feel terrified.

However, with the development of closed training, when Ronando's strengths and weaknesses were gradually disclosed to all teammates, it brought an unexpected side effect... The tense and bad relationship between Figo and Ronando faintly There is a hint of easing!

Ronando he is not a monster!He is not strong enough to overwhelm Figo!
Although he has the ability to bloom the most dazzling brilliance, but sometimes he is the dimmest star... It is a pity.

Don’t think that Figo is only vanity and covets the status of the boss of the national team. In fact, Figo is essentially a person who regards football as his life. He does not allow himself to fail, which is the key to his dislike of Ronando. Of course It cannot be denied that Figo also has a strong vanity, he is just a mortal.

"Christian Snow, can we talk?"

When Ronando and Figo met in the corridor of the hotel, Figo suddenly extended an invitation to him. This was the first time Figo took the initiative to talk to Ronando after he came to the national team, which not only shocked Ronando Jumping also made Fernandez, who was walking with Ronando, fascinated.

"Manuel, go and do your own business first, I'll have a chat with the captain."

Ronaldo calmed down first. After all, his mentality was different from that of ordinary players. In the era when he watched football, Figo had not only passed his peak, but also retired. Even Ronaldo clearly remembered that at the beginning of this season, Portugal's generation of superstars was just beginning to fall. He was kicked away by Real Madrid, and his starlight began to dissipate.

The old age of a football star is like a beauty's twilight, which is a kind of bleak sadness.

Therefore, Ronando didn't have bad feelings towards Figo in his heart, but instead he felt a faint sense of guilt. Go up and tear at Figo's body!This is the same as the survival of the fittest in the animal kingdom.

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"Thank you for giving up on Paulo Sosa. I need to thank you in person."

"...Captain, you don't need to thank me. After all, I studied in Akchit for a month, and I made progress during that time. Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to gain a firm foothold in Benfica."

"No! Those are two different things. The relationship between you and Akchit has nothing to do with me. But Paulo Sousa is my friend. If he goes to jail because of this, I don't know how to face Portugal's future pillar... Hmm? You really didn't have professional football training before entering Akchit?"

In the coffee room on the second floor of the hotel, Figo and Ronando sat face to face in a corner.

This is so unusual!Could there be a common language between the national team captain and the Madeira monster?Aren't they immortal enemies?
Everyone who passed by looked at this small table as if they had seen a ghost, as if they were afraid that these two strong men would suddenly violently hurt each other.

Compared with other Portuguese strikers, Figo looks much stronger. With short hair, square face, and thick neck, he can be seen as a powerful man at first glance. Although Ronando looks slightly delicate and immature, he is more handsome. Strong, if two people fight, it must be extremely tragic.

However, it is clear that these two people are unlikely to have a strong conflict, and they even started to reconcile!

"I have carefully watched your last few games. Although I can't figure out what happened to you, I am sure that your talent is very outstanding. You are a once-in-a-century genius in Portugal! Maybe it is because of your exposure to professional The football time is too short, which will lead to unstable performance on the field....I will go to Mr. Scolari to propose to increase your joint training subjects in the team, and try to ensure that you have suitable playing time."

"Huh? Why?"

Figo's attitude shocked Ronando!He is willing to take the initiative to propose to the head coach to improve Ronaldo's role in the team?

"Heh! Why? Because I'm the captain of Portugal, because I'm also Portuguese. Cristiano, to be honest, I don't like your style, but you are the future of Portugal and mine is over. When we failed in the 2002 World Cup, our time was over! What do you think we can do in next year's World Cup with our old guys?"

Figo even admitted that "his time is over"!
A feeling of sincere admiration arises spontaneously. As Portugal's number one star, it takes a lot of courage to admit to your face that you are old!

At the very least, Ronando felt that if it were him, if a player who "humiliated" him sat in front of him, even if that person was God, he would not bow his head!

It was through the two gradually letting go of their guard against each other that Ronando learned about the real Figo.

As a big brother of Portuguese football, the so-called dispute between Benfica and Sporting Lisbon is nothing in Figo's eyes. You should get out of the way!

"Cristiano, when you step out of this country and reach a certain height, you will understand. Whether you were born in Benfica or Sporting Lisbon, in the eyes of others, you are a Portuguese player first! Only when Portuguese football as a whole When you are strong, you can become stronger yourself."

Figo's words made Ronando a little ashamed.

To paraphrase an old Chinese saying, when a person is about to die, his words are good. Figo himself knows that he is old. Although he still has the heart to win, he is more rational than the younger generation of players. In other words, he stands at a different height , has surpassed the domestic portal dispute.

"Captain, I understand! In the domestic league, maybe the disputes between clubs were the driving force for me to move forward, but after going abroad, the first thing I think about is that I am a Portuguese player and fight for the honor of Portugal. !"

For a long time, every person who has become an opponent with Ronando has ended in the result of life and death. Only this time, the ending is very different.

As Figo said: We may not be friends, but we can be teammates, or in other words, when fighting for the country, we are comrades-in-arms!

(End of this chapter)