55. At intermission
Chapter 55
At halftime, Juan noticed that his teammates around him looked at him with strange expressions, he drank water and smiled and raised his eyebrows: "What's wrong, why are they all looking at me with this expression?" ”
Everyone looked at each other, and Cristiano boldly asked, "Juan, are you alright?" ”
"What can I do?" Juan patted his head helplessly, "Don't stand stupidly, sit down and rest for a while, and wait for the coach to talk about the situation." ”
"Oh......"
Everyone blinked, they were waiting for Scolari to come quickly - the Brazilian coach had finished talking and they could listen to Juan explain what was going on!
What the hell is that defense?! Someone's stadium activity should be so high today?!
But while everyone was resting, Juan the second assistant coach walked in and patted him on the shoulder: "Juan, take a step to speak." Juan was still dazed when he was called out of the locker room, especially when he caught a glimpse of Scolari.
"What's wrong, Coach?"
As soon as Scolari turned his head, he saw Juan, and as soon as he saw Juan, he wanted to sigh.
"Juan, in the second half, you can come down and rest."
Juan was stunned, subconsciously looked at the second assistant coach on the side, and looked at him for a while before he reacted and said, "Isn't my table in the first half good enough?" ”
"Of course not, in the first half, your appearance was very good, especially when leading the central defenders to participate in the attack, to be honest, I was stunned, I didn't expect you to have such a good appearance."
It was the first time that Greece's impregnable walls had been dismantled so quietly, and it was still in the midst of everyone's unaware, and if it hadn't been for Juan's last kick that sent the ball into the goal, I'm afraid everyone would have just been lax in their hearts.
"The first half has already secured the victory, and in the second half I plan to put on a few new players to practice." He doesn't believe what Scolari said, who will take the European Championship final to bring a newcomer? That's a little too extravagant!
Juan took a deep breath: "Coach, I only have one last request. ”
"What?" Scolari could only sigh at this time, this was not the option he wanted, and it was a very bad thing for everyone to force a replacement of the goal-scorer.
And the big problem is that this game could be Juan's retirement game, after which he will concentrate on coaching on the sidelines.
"I want to touch that cup."
"Huh?"
Juan's expression was very stern: "Guaranteed?" ”
Scolari was stunned for a moment, understood everything, and immediately nodded: "I promise!" ”
Juan eased up and smiled at him: "That's fine, I'll do whatever you want." ”
At this moment, Scolari was unconsciously moved.
Of course, he knew that Juan would actually play a more decisive role on the court, and even be able to dictate the outcome of the game, as long as he was on the field, Greece's defense and offense could easily fall apart.
But he couldn't keep Juan on the field.
Juan smiled and waved his hand: "Actually, if you don't say it, I will also ask myself to go down." ”
"It seems that you yourself are not without feelings." Scolari frowned, "I thought you were made of iron." ”
Juan couldn't help but smile bitterly, of course he wasn't iron-clad: "I was a little uncomfortable when I was helping Carvalho, and I didn't say anything." ”
Juan's playing skills and methods doomed him to a more injury-prone physique, which can be said to be a helpless thing, after all, Redondo is also the same, always prone to injury, and finally becomes a glass physique.
The Brazilian coach was silent for a long time, and finally sighed: "Let the team doctor show you, don't leave any root causes." ”
"Okay." Juan smiled and nodded, he was already trying to keep it the same as before when he came back all the way, but he didn't expect Coach Scolari to see it immediately, and sure enough, Jiang was still old and spicy.
When Scolari went to the locker room to speak, the little broken children really began to be restless, and as soon as he saw that Juan had not returned and he was about to start speaking, Cristiano immediately raised his hand: "Coach, Juan is not here yet!" ”
The Brazilian coach was helpless: "Juan is at the team doctor, he continued to run with a muscle strain in the first half, why didn't any of you pay attention?" ”
"Muscle strain?" Everyone was stunned, and Carvalho stood up directly.
He said that there was something very discordant at that time!
Juan usually walks away after cutting the ball off, giving him no time to react, but in the first half, he broke the ball almost immediately after breaking it, and then turned around and patted him on the shoulder with an unspeakable face.
Now that I think about it, how could someone like Juan have such a complicated expression on the court? There must be something wrong!
"And he's been on the field for so long?" Deco is not calm now, after so many games, it is rare for him to cooperate with Juan once, so he has never known much about the route and style of his teammates, but as soon as he cooperates today, he will go crazy.
How could there be such a smooth pass!
In the excitement, he didn't think about Juan's abnormality, and he didn't look like he was injured......
"Is he okay now?" Figo asked directly, "Can you still play in the second half?" ”
Scolari sighed and waved his hand: "I have persuaded him, but ......"
"Coach, don't let him play!" Cristiano stood up almost immediately, along with Quaresma, and the two looked at each other.
"Coach, you must dissuade Juan not to let him play, he is injured." Cristiano said directly, while Quaresma opted for a more tactful approach: "Coach, an injured person on the field can easily become a weakness for the whole team. ”
"Weakness? You underestimate him too much, he won't! Even if it's hurt! ”
"Do you mean that Juan should be on the field until he might just scrap his entire athletic career because of an uneven piece of grass?!"
"I didn't mean that! But ......"
"Alright, you two don't quarrel." Scolari interrupted them with a wave of his hand, "I tried to persuade Juan, but he couldn't worry about the situation on the field. ”
"Reassure him!" "Leave it all to us!"
The two youngsters said in unison, Scolari nodded, and looked around: "What do the others think?" ”
"Let's replace him, we almost won the first half anyway." Rui smiled and waved his hand, "It's good to have us on the field, let him rest at ease." ”
“…… I think Juan should be on the field. Deco took the hand that his friend had been holding on his shoulder, and said in a deep voice, "This is Juan's last game, do you remember?" ”
Yes, it was not just the last match for Rui Costa for the national team, but also for Juan Dias, who had already said before the start of the game that after this game he would shift his focus to the construction of Laco and that there would be no time to continue playing.
- Unless it's a Deportivo game.
Scolari naturally saw everyone's hesitation, he sighed and turned his head to look at the door of the locker room: "Okay, don't hide, come in." ”
When Juan walked in, it was still like a normal trip, and he couldn't see anything wrong at all, and he couldn't help but smile and wave his hand when everyone looked up and down: "Don't look at me like this, my thigh still hurts a little now." ”
"It hurts a little, so don't push yourself so hard." Figo reluctantly got up and held the person up, Juan raised his eyebrows: "Captain, I didn't expect you to be such a gentle captain." ”
"Okay, don't talk to me, if it weren't for the injury on your foot now, I would have thrown you out." Figo replied angrily, "You should take a pause to rest when you are uncomfortable in the first half, I said why are you so quiet in the back during this game......"
"I'm not usually noisy, right?" Juan protested, and Scolari stepped forward with a light cough: "Are you alright?" ”
"It's okay, the second half of the game will be handed over to you."
"Good!!" "Don't worry!!" "I'm going to get you the trophy back! You're just waiting for the cup! ”
Everyone agreed, and Juan also nodded: "Give Lao Tzu a good kick, I won't be polite to anyone who makes a mistake and comes back!" ”
“…… Orz: "In an instant, the entire locker room knelt down.
Big brother, you are injured, can't you eat your snacks on the bench and watch the game?
"Juan, be reasonable, anyone will make something wrong during the game......" Scolari couldn't stand it anymore, he also heard of Juan's declaration before the game, "Who doesn't behave well, and spend as much money as possible to get Laco to whip", he also heard of it, originally thought it was just a joke, but looking at the current situation, it doesn't seem to be Oh?
"Coach, don't reason with me, I'm not a reasonable person." Juan waved his hand bluntly, "Win or die, it's such a simple multiple-choice question!" Okay, I'm not going to put more pressure on everyone, you guys should play well, I'll watch you from below. ”
You said so, the pressure has already been so heavy, okay?!
So when playing in the second half, the Greek side keenly noticed that the Portuguese players all had a very heavy expression on their faces, and they didn't know how to describe it......
Like rushing to the battlefield?
Basinas stared at them, and then his eyes lit up and he stepped forward: "Dias! ”
Juan stopped and looked at the people around him: "What's wrong?" ”
He thought it was something important, but the young man raised his hand in excitement and asked very seriously, "Do you want to change your jersey?" ”
“……”