Chapter 349

Obviously, Nani is not aware of this, and his brain is no longer strong enough to keep him thinking. ````

He could only feel Juan rushing towards him further forward, and it had to be said that Juan still seemed very calm at this time, which caused Nani to be even more scrambling.

- He also saw Quaresma and Postiga colling against the wall, and he could also see that the situation in front of goal was already precarious.

If Paolo Ferre and Valente fail to make any substantive measures in the following period, or if Monteiro, who was knocked over the wall, fails to return in time, it is easy to have a lot of problems.

For example, Quaresma and Postiga are not to be underestimated, and if they had the help of Juan at this time, Figo's goal would have been bad.

So Nani was very dedicated when intercepting, and even wanted to use his own trick - "hug **", of course, Juan would not give him this opportunity, and the person who had been ready for a long time quickly dodged when he felt that he was going to pounce.

Nani pounced, but he persevered in chasing after him, but he also knew that if he pounced like this, he would probably still be avoided by Juan, so he was very focused on finding an opportunity.

The captain said that his task was to keep an eye on Juan and not give him a chance to touch the ball!

Although he used a more hilarious method at the beginning, it was a success at that time, no matter what, wasn't it?

Now he's ready to take advantage of the chaos to do it again!

However, Juan certainly wouldn't be the one to give him such a chance, so Nani could only stare dryly along the way.

What's worse is that Nani seems to have forgotten that the two of them are running into their own forbidden area at this time, and it is a small forbidden area......

In fact, at this time, Quaresma had been stopped by Paolo Ferret, who looked at the seniors of the national team and sighed helplessly.

Obviously, Monteiro was just watched by them, so he was not prepared to give him and Postiga a second chance, what should I do at this time?

Quaresma was worried at this moment, but out of the corner of his eye, he saw a gesture that he was very familiar with.

This gesture was not visible when he was in the national team, but in fact when he was in Deportivo La Coruna, he often saw such a signature gesture, and the meaning of this gesture was -

Offensive!

It's already in front of the goal, still attacking?

Isn't that just a shot?

Quaresma smiled brightly, and he didn't care who was making the gesture – in fact, there was only one person who was qualified to make it, either in the present or in Deportivo La Corunari – and now he was just staring at the goal in front of him and taking a deep breath.

Ricardo Pereira suddenly felt that something was wrong.

His young teammate with the same name has a very serious look in his eyes at this moment, even if there is a Paul Ferre in front of him at this moment, no matter how he looks at it, it looks like he can't shoot, but Quaresma's expression at this moment doesn't look like he wants to pass the ball.

Instead...... Looks like you're going to shoot for real?

Ricciardo trusts his instincts, which help him make good saves between flashes and flints, as well as his knee-jerk body movements that allow him to react quickly to a flying football.

This time, it was also his quick reaction that saved him.

Quaresma did choose to shoot in a surprise situation.

As you can see, at that time he made a feint, Paul Ferret was deceived by his feint, and instantly shifted his center of gravity to chase after him, but he just spread his legs a little wider.

Quaresma was very good at taking chances, and he got the ball back almost instantaneously, then poked his toe and it flew towards the goal.

This kick was completely surprising, no one expected Guardesma to shoot like this, and even Scolari was surprised for a moment.

You know, although Quaresma is alone, he also has his caution, at least when he is not sure of shooting, he will not choose to shoot!

Paolo Ferre twisted his body sharply, but the bottom half of his body did not rotate with him, so the whole person appeared to twist in an exaggerated way to look at the goal.

It even looks hilarious, but no one notices him at this moment.

All eyes were on Ricardo.

Ricardo was Portugal's number one goalkeeper and made a brilliant save in the face of such a sudden, angled and even tricky shot.

The ball was headed for the bottom right corner of the goal, and Ricardo pounced on it, his reflexes quick.

The ball was blocked.

However, it has to be said that Quaresma's sudden shot still had some impact on him, and although Ricardo saved the shot in a hurry, he failed to do the follow-up measures, and the football could not be controlled.

Immediately, the players on both sides were excited.

In the struggle in front of the goal, I don't know who swept the ball away, and the players of the Figo team were relieved, but when they saw who was standing near the foothold of the football, everyone was heartbroken.

Juan!

Of course, Juan didn't just stand like that, there was another person around him, and that was Nani, who had been carried around and ran like a dog.

Nani felt wronged.

This person obviously didn't want to touch the ball, why did he have to fight hard every time he chased it? And his physical exertion has been so great that for a moment he wondered if he was practicing long-distance running......

But at this time, he turned his gaze away from Juan for the first time.

Because football is right in front of your eyes!

The younger generation in Portugal has a little problem of one kind or another, such as sticky balls, such as independence, and ...... It's easy to ignore what's going on around you when you see the ball.

That's pretty much the case for Nani right now.

He seems to have forgotten that there is a top midfielder standing around him, and he can't compare to the opponent in terms of ball control, and the same is true for steals, if he gets the ball, he will be cut off by the opponent.

Doesn't he know these things?

He knows.

So he also knew that in fact, after Figo gave him the task of "guarding Juan", he was probably telling him that he would not have the ball for the whole game.

Sad?

Not sad.

Because he knows that someone has to step up.

Juan is the most reassuring teammate when he is a teammate, and when he is an opponent, he is the most troublesome opponent.

So as long as there is a way, a little way, he will do it.

This is his small persistence, but it is also his stubbornness.

He was the youngest and least experienced in the team, in other words, he could put the least pressure on the group on the other side, so why couldn't he create a little psychological pressure on the other side in a different way?

As long as he can stop Juan for a short while, he can cause some inconvenience to the opposing team, although he is alone, but he can still distinguish it in general.

As long as you don't let the football get to his feet, he can definitely do well.

But now the ball is flying towards him.

Nani's eyes lit up for a moment, and he stared at the ball, waiting for it to fly in front of him before stepping forward to snatch it down.

If the football is at his feet, whether it is a breakthrough or a move forward or something, he feels that he can do it perfectly!!

However, he soon learned that he was wrong.

And it couldn't be more wrong.

Because the premise of all this is...... He needs to be able to touch a football.

But in reality, he only heard a chuckle from someone in his ear, and then a cool breeze blew by, and the football disappeared from his sight, replaced by a small yellow vest.

and long fluttering blonde hair.

？！！

Nani's eyes widened and his head roared, he remembered Figo's ear to him - don't let Juan Díaz touch the football!

But apparently it was a bit difficult to stop at this time, seeing that this man was about to rush to the foothold of the football before him, Nani immediately wanted a flying pounce to catch the man, as long as he could delay his pace for a while!

However, he soon learned that his idea had failed.

When Nani rushed forward regardless of it, a figure suddenly came out, directly stopped him by the waist and hugged him, in the stunned eyes of everyone, Nani and the man in the yellow vest rolled into a ball, and the two rolled on the ground twice before Nani in the circle raised his head.

His senior, Fernando Mera, raised his head from his arms and smiled evilly at him: "Don't you want to play rugby, I'll accompany you?" ”

"What, senior, this is a complete misunderstanding...... Nani opened his mouth pitifully to defend or ask for help, but looking at the sidelines, their head coach and referee was engrossed in watching Juan's situation, obviously not noticing their situation here.

Mela obviously noticed his intentions as well, and smiled: "Don't look at it, Juan asked me to come, and Coach Scolari has already acquiesced, hasn't he?" ”

"Uh......" Nani wanted to cry without tears, "I promise I won't do it again, please spare me?" ”

"That's not going to work," Mera winked at him, "you had a lot of fun running after Juan, huh?" ”

Nani finally knew what it meant to be self-inflicted...... If he had used a more normal method just now, this might not be the case at this time, would it?

At least Juan wouldn't do that to him! He promised!

However, it was too late to say anything, Juan ran away without looking back, and there was a fierce Mera in front of him, and Nani only wanted to cry, and it was the kind that howled and cried.

Juan received the ball without any problems, and the moment he got it, he glanced back at Figo.

Figo, who was not far away, suddenly felt a chill rising from his back, and he smiled at Juan, and at the same time scolded in his heart: Obviously he had already glared at him at the beginning, didn't he? Why do you still stare at him......

Juan didn't say anything, he took control of the football at his feet and looked up at the situation in front of him.

Figo's half was tense.

To be honest, they'd rather face Deco or Christy Ronaldo, and either of them wouldn't give them a "surprise" long-range shot, would they?

The world wave that came up at the beginning was already a little overwhelmed for them, and if there was another one, maybe they wouldn't have much fighting spirit in this game......

Juan also seems to know everyone's thoughts, and he didn't choose a long-range shot - in fact, in the current situation, a long-range shot is obviously not a good choice.

There are so many people in front of the goal now, Juan is not crazy enough to kick people, if a heavy cannon hits his teammates, then there is really nothing to say, Juan himself has no face to stay in the national team.

And there are so many people in front of the goal, even Juan does not have the confidence to accidentally hit his teammates, so after making a careful choice, he decided to make a conservative long pass, and also chose a very conservative object.

He passed the football to Deco.

Deco was actually on the right side of the box at this time, he wasn't very close to goal and, in his own judgment, he wasn't actually the first choice.

Juan actually passed the football to Cristiano at that time, and then Cristiano passed the ball to Costina, and it was Costinha or Postiga or Quaresma who shot the goal.

However, when Deco glanced up in the direction of the goal, he immediately understood why the ball was being passed to him, and the ball was also under the frightened gaze of the Figo team......

Flew straight to the goal!?

Wait, is he going to shoot straight at home?!

That Deco?!

However, it was not to the surprise of all of them, Deco's goal was given the next step, and the people of the Figo team heard a "bang" before they could even react!

This time, Ricardo blocked the football!

The players of the Figo team breathed a sigh of relief instantly, and Quaresma, who was standing in front of the goal, glanced at the goal very discouragedly, and sighed with a sigh: "Ricardo, can you give me a face and let me score a goal?" ”

Goalkeeper Ricardo got up from the ground and couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard his words: "With all due respect, it's not a matter of face, right?" ”

"It won't be much better to let me ......," Quaresma muttered, and then made an apologetic gesture at Deco, who didn't care too much, smiling at him and clapping his hands in encouragement.

Juan smiled, obviously not caring that the goal didn't go through, but he still glanced back at the side of the pitch, and Coach Scolari seemed a little surprised, but he quickly applauded him with an expression of amazement, and gave him a thumbs up as he looked over.

Indeed, that pass was unexpected, but in retrospect, it turned out to be reasonable.

Why?

Quite simply, at that time, although it was most appropriate to say that it was to Cristiano, and then there was a pass and then the football was handed to the person at the front, but after all, you have to consider the actual situation, right?

At that time, Cristiano was standing next to Valente, and in fact, Cristiano actually had nothing to do with Valente in one-on-one, and a defender like Valente was really the nemesis of Portugal's technical players.

If he passes the ball to Cristiano, even if he can barely pass Valente behind him, there is Paolo Ferre next to him, and there is also Miguel Monteiro, who has already rushed over, if he is besieged, even Cristiano will not be able to escape.

Maybe in a few years, Cristiano will grow up to be much better, but for now, Cristiano can only be intercepted obediently.

In contrast, Deco is really easy here, he only has one Thiago here, and the defense is not very strict - Thiago is also keeping a close eye on Cristiano's direction at this time, so as not to leak any leaks there.

Everyone thought Juan would pass the ball to Cristiano, even Cristiano himself thought so, but Juan was so surprising.

He made a clear high-profile gesture to pass to Cristiano, but in the blink of an eye, he had already sent the ball to the feet of Deco, a player who was very far away from the goal, accurately diverting the attention of most people and creating opportunities for the players in front of goal.

However, it was Ricardo who was brave and managed to save the football, otherwise they might have really succeeded!

Scolari sighed a little, and he turned to his assistant teacher and asked, "Did we make a mistake?" ”

"What?" The assistant blinked, wondering why Scolari suddenly said that.

"Shouldn't we give Juan five midfielders...... Or should we actually move Juan to another team against his tactic? "I've found out that Juan may have a bonus effect in the formation he is familiar with, and even if his teammates are not familiar with it, he can still play a lot of power...... And he plays on the pitch himself, so he knows everything. ”

"Isn't that a testament to his knowledge of his own formations?" The teaching assistant laughed.

"yes, obviously he's pretty good at this formation...... And he is very good at improving, and the formation he was originally responsible for was actually applied to the team that was formed at random after he simplified it a little bit. ”

And what's even worse is that he himself sat in it and revitalized the direction of the entire formation.

Even Figo was keenly aware of Juan's importance in this formation at the beginning, and at the same time gave Juan a special trouble to make him unable to make a mistake, but in reality?

Even if Juan was "in trouble", he still had a way of causing them huge trouble, and it was clear that he was just having fun afterwards and took Nani all the way, as if he was running around with a cub......

Scolari sighed and laughed: "Figo's idea is in the right direction, in fact, he has also come up with the most suitable candidate, isn't there such a saying in the East?" When the good, medium, and good horses are played, let the weakest one play against the strongest horse, so that it is completely okay to change one to one. ”

"But this is not horse racing......," the assistant coach was a little puzzled, "the situation on the course is much more complicated than horse racing?" ”

"yes, it's a lot more complicated, Figo was right at first, but he forgot to think about Juan's influence on the court, and he also forgot to think about the people on the court who can trap Juan...... Very little, actually. Scolari replied.

After a pause, he looked into the middle of the court and blew the whistle again to signal kick-off.

Serve in the middle circle, possession of the ball by Figo's team.

Lowering the whistle, Scolari continued: "Nani can't trap Juan, and Juan can easily find a way to restrain him, so if Figo doesn't have any ideas, I'll have to assign someone to guard Juan." ”

"Assign whom?" The teaching assistant asked expectantly.

Scolari chuckled, "Figo himself, of course. ”

“…… Can he keep Juan? "How can a teaching assistant feel so disbelieving? You must know that although Figo also has a little defensive ability, he is a winger after all!

"Of course not." Scolari replied with all the right reason.

“…… And you still let him defend? The TA opened her mouth wide.

It just so happened that the person with the ball on the court at this time was Figo, and at this moment he had obviously discovered that it was wishful thinking to rely on Nani to defend Juan, Juan didn't even have a sudden interest in Nani, and it was over with him to walk around the court.

Thinking of such a scene, the old captain suddenly felt very sorry for his children...... What if there is any psychological shadow left on his national team career?

The guy who focused on creating the psychological shadow of the child didn't react, and he easily stood in front of him to intercept him, Figo didn't know where he got the courage for a while, and rushed up to Juan on the spot!

He! I want to slap Juan!

Obviously, Juan didn't expect Figo to rush up like this, and he was stunned for a moment, but he quickly reacted and smiled at Figo.

With such a smile, Figo only felt a chill in his heart.

Then, the feet were empty.

At this time, Scolari was unhurriedly answering his assistant teacher's question: "What do you say?" Stop Juan? I never intended Figo to do anything like that......"

"And what do you think?" The TA asked.

Scolari replied: "I just want to fix him......" 166 Reading Network