"Extra time is over, a short break, and then there will be a penalty shoot-out between Sweden and Portugal. ”

Sweden, who beat Ecuador, faced Portugal in the quarter-finals, and after more than 120 minutes of battle in Gelsenkirchen, the two teams went to penalties with a score of 0-0. The two teams did their best to cope with the next decisive moment of the game under the arrangement of the coaching staff, and Lagerbeck looked at several players who were exhausted and had cramped one after another, which seemed to be particularly noticeable even if he was also sweating but still looking energetic.

Lagerbeck's gaze paused on Forlan for a few seconds before attracting the latter's attention, Fran looked up and happened to meet Lagerbeck's eyes, he instantly shuddered, "I don't play penalty!" The penalty shootout is more about the mentality of the players, and the players on the big scene are relatively more able to grasp the opportunity, which can be seen from the explosion of seed as soon as Fran and Barcelona face off. Some of these people on the field of the Swedish team are not at ease when they play for Lagbeck in a small team, and some are not decent, and they are afraid that they are weak to take penalty kicks, and the rest are just a few options.

And Francisco Alvarez, who seems to be the most suitable to play for La Liga, the big scene, the giant Real Madrid, and has a great body, still said as a matter of course, "I don't play penalties!"

If at first Sweden thought Forlan was just not involved in the attack, later everyone saw this man's set-piece skills when they were training in the team. It stands to reason that Forlan, who can have a good connection with the midfield, has good passing skills, which proves that he has a good ability to control the ball, but the problem is that if the offensive point is not good, it is that the offensive point is not good. The 12-yard jerk off in training was definitely not a joke, but a fact.

"You know this is your weakness, why don't you want to make up for it?" said Lagerbeck quietly, he looked at the player in his hand who couldn't bounce back without pressing to the bottom, he said to himself, this kid, he can complete all the tasks you have assigned to him, glancing at Ibrahimovic and Ljungberg who were already ready next to him, Larsson was replaced at the beginning of extra time because of his age. "Well, that's it, Fran, the first. ”

Although the few lying down next to them were not worried about this arrangement, they were destined to be weak because of their weak legs. Ibrahimovic was placed in the fifth position by Lagerbeck, and Ljungberg was in charge of the third position, and Fran was stunned to find that it had become a sure thing, and no one refuted it at all. Even if he is to play second, to be the first in the penalty shootout?

Forlan, who still wanted to struggle, stood up and ran to Lagerbeck's side to communicate with him, "You also know that my penalty success rate is not high" Lagerbeck lowered his head to confirm the list in his hand, "I know, but Portugal doesn't know." He snapped his notebook behind him, "Do you know what it means when you choose Sweden?" he looked at his watch and motioned for the team doctor to move his muscles to the others. Forlan was stunned, what does it mean for him to join the Swedish team?

"When you choose Sweden, you have to take responsibility for the team. Don't think I don't know why you're afraid of penalties, you're afraid of responsibility, but you're not a kid anymore and you have to take responsibility in this team. Although Lagerbeck didn't expect to say this to him in the ring, it was actually a good time. The sense of team integration can be run-in, but for Fran, Lagerbeck knows that the sense of team responsibility must be forced out. There was no one else around, and he was not afraid that Fran would be scared, "Look at this team, in two or four years, you will be the vice captain of this team, maybe even the captain." Can you still say 'I don't take penalties' so justifiably?"

Forlan was a little confused by these words, saying that he didn't realize what kind of important role he would be in the Swedish team in the future, but it was true that although he had been fully integrated into the team, he would retreat as soon as he had to take responsibility. He suddenly remembered that he had just joined the Swedish team two years ago, and after being eliminated from the European Championship, Ibrahimovic asked himself what he thought he thought of the Swedish team's elimination, and then thought about the silence of Ibrahimovic and Ljungberg just now, and realized that the good things that he had been hiding were actually seen by many people.

"Real Madrid have a lot of talent, and a team like that doesn't gamble like that in a penalty shoot-out," Lagerbeck patted Forlan on the shoulder, "but I can, because no matter how important this penalty shoot-out is, it's just a penalty." "What I want to bet on is a future for Sweden that is no longer tiptoeing and can take on big responsibilities.

Forlan looked up at the Portuguese crowd who were also in the preparation stage, and his eyes were glued to the Portuguese goalkeeper Pereira and did not turn away, and even attracted the attention of the Portuguese captain Figo. Many of the Portuguese team that won the Euro 04 runners-up two years ago have withdrawn, Figo is already the oldest player in the team, and the current 33-year-old Inter Milan midfielder will complete the swan song of Portugal's "golden generation" in this World Cup. Forlan looked at Figo and did not look away, Figo noticed Lagerbeck next to him, the manager could not spend time with someone who would not be involved in the penalty shoot-out next, and this theoretical conclusion surprised Figo, who had seen Fran's so-called 'penalty stunt' at Real Madrid.

Forlan retracted his gaze and clenched his fist and hammered his chest, "One of the things I'm most proud of is that I'll never let down the manager who gave me a chance. ”

Yes, he will never let the manager who gave him a chance down.

Lagerbeck watched as the players gathered on the pitch at the referee's behest, and the man had lost his retreat and turned into an indomitable calm, which was bluffing, at least he looked like he was full of confidence, not the bottom of the team. After all, he is no longer a willful child, and the team is escorted by his predecessors, but he should have matured to the point where he can not let people work. Lagerbeck decided to push him.

There is always a lot of gambling in human decisions, and Lagerbeck wants to gamble that this kid he has personally persuaded to join (let him think it's his merit for a while) can complete the task perfectly, and he has great confidence in his heart that it can be achieved even at this moment.

After the guessing of the two teams, the Swedish team served first. As soon as this result came out, everyone in the Swedish team immediately focused their attention on Forlan, who had never taken a penalty, was jokingly called by netizens that his offensive skills were not lit up at all, and even the success rate of penalty kicks in private training was not high, and suddenly became the focus of the audience inexplicably. Ljungberg, who was beside Fran, wanted to tell him a few words, but he didn't expect Fran to take the football and start spinning it with his right index finger seemingly extremely relaxed, looking left and right to look confident and stress-free to walk towards the penalty spot.

Ievee let out a loud smack as he walked past Ljungberg, and the two of them looked at each other for a clear look at each other's eyes, "This kid is starting to play again." Forlan walked towards the penalty spot, but he definitely didn't have the confidence he had expressed to Lagerbeck and appeared to be, and he knew better than anyone that part of the reason for such a low success rate in normal training was probably because Lagerbeck said that he didn't think he needed to take responsibility in this regard, and on the other hand

On the other hand, he's not very aware of the strategy of pointing at the penalty kick. But it seems that there will always be a moment when the heart is already in turmoil, and it may seem more cheerful or just a little silent to others, and no one will find it strange. Football is a team sport, and Fran is used to having someone to play with and a goalkeeper behind him, but sometimes some wars seem destined to go it alone.

"The first player in Sweden was Francisco Alvarez, wait, wait, "this commentator looked through the information a little confused, "I don't remember that he has ever taken a penalty, and he even said that the Swedish defender rarely goes into the penalty area in front of the game." ”

The Spanish national team who was sent home probably knew more about Forlan than some of the Swedish team, Casillas looked at his friend standing at the penalty spot facing the goalkeeper on TV, looking at the TV with his cheeks on his cheeks on his strange expression, Raul's eyes turned from the TV to Cassie, "Which angle will he kick, can you tell?" This question should have been impossible for Casillas, who was a bystander, to answer, but the Spanish international replied with a dry smile, "Can I see which angle he is kicking?" I can't tell, but I can guess. ”

The Barcelona gang next to him was very surprised when they heard Cassie's words, and they were deeply shocked by the mutual understanding of the Real Madrid team at a glance, and they heard Cassie say very naturally, "Where can you play? Harvey, who was listening with his ears as he drank water, squirted water onto the ground.

Regardless of Cassie's trick black Fran, where is he going to play? Fran has been thinking about his own mental construction, and he has not yet reacted until he stands in front of the football, and there is still this problem to consider. After all, he is not the main attacker, and he can't watch the goalkeeper to react temporarily, so he can only kick in the fixed direction no matter what.

He glanced back at the Swedes who had already taken their positions on their shoulders, and Ibrahimovic nodded to the left corner of the goal, while Ljungberg deflected his head to the right. Fran twitched the corners of his mouth, these two people still dropped their chains like this at a critical moment.

Fran, who really looked like he was about to drop his chain, thought so, glanced at the right post, looked back at his feet, and bent down to adjust the placement of the football.

Since you want to put pressure on your opponent, let's kick a spoon.