Chapter 346

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, it's May.

This May is destined to be the most uneventful May in football.

In May, with the major leagues on hiatus and the Champions League coming to an end, it was supposed to be a quiet and tense end to the season, and all eyes were on the World Cup at this moment, but there were so many explosive news in football that people couldn't help but turn their attention away from the World Cup.

The first is the departure of Florentino at the end of April, and the gloomy end of the creator of the Galactic Battleship has obviously explained a lot of facts, Calderón's rise to power is in high spirits, and at the same time he shouts bold words -

He wants Real Madrid to get back to the top!

In the same way, he wants to bring players like Kaka, Ronaldo and Messi back to Real Madrid!

When he heard that two people in A Coruña were actually directly in each other's campaign slogans, Juan wanted to sneer.

Although he was a little angry at first, he soon thought of another aspect - there are rumors in football that Real Madrid are going to hire Juan Díaz to coach.

And it seems normal for Juan Díaz to recommend some of his best players in the past to the new president?

Besides, Juan Díaz himself has a charisma that is enough to take players everywhere.

After such a toss, Deportivo may not be willing to sell someone to Real Madrid, no matter who they sell to, after all, it is equivalent to going around and going back to Juan's hands, and Rondoiro will not allow such a situation to happen.

…… Although everyone knows that Juan will not be able to coach Real Madrid, this does not prevent Deportivo La Coruna from refusing to sell players to Real Madrid, does it?

What's more, A Coruña is now in a quagmire.

Deportivo president Rondoiro was exposed to match-fixing and bribery, and will soon be arraigned in court, once convicted, Rondoiro must immediately step down from the presidency and serve a prison sentence, and at that time, Deportivo belonged to self-evident.

Both of these events caused an uproar in La Liga (0 waves, almost everyone was eyeing the current coach of Deportivo La Coruna, Allen, and assistant coach Fernando Redondo, both of whom remained silent about the matter, and many of them were very smart enough to go to the Portuguese national team to interview Juan.

Juan is also closed to customers, and he doesn't see anyone, just putting on such an attitude is enough to make people think about it.

However, compared to another thing, these two things in La Liga are completely inadequate, and this incident broke out in Serie A.

- Telephone door.

It was of the same nature as the Rondoiro incident, but in terms of scope and severity, it was larger than that of Rondoiro and his Deportivo La Coruna.

Led by the Serie A giant Juventus, AC Milan, Roma, and Lazio as the auxiliary, individual teams in Serie A played match-fixing by controlling the selection of referees.

Such a bad incident has brought huge losses to Serie A, the specific content of the recording was exposed in early May, and in the next few days, the chairman and vice president of the Serie A Football Association resigned, the board of directors of Juventus resigned collectively, the referee in question was disqualified from law enforcement, the general manager of Juventus announced his retirement from football, and the chairman of the Italian referee committee was also disgraced.

Serie A as a whole has suffered a major blow and has almost collapsed, but it has allowed the other big four leagues to find a lot of opportunities.

Especially La Liga, which has been following behind and eyeing the throne of the "world's first league".

Now they also have a Deportivo president Rondojro, who is much better off than in Serie A.

Real Madrid and Barcelona are not suspected of being among them, and the rest of the teams are basically the same, and the suspected ones are some La Liga fish belly teams, which are really easy and pleasant to deal with - the circumstances are relatively light, fines, and deductions for the initial league points for next season; If the circumstances are serious, a huge fine will be imposed, and the game will be relegated.

A Coruña is obviously one of the more serious ones, but the punishment is not severe, because from the beginning to the end, Rondoiro is the only one who does the work.

"In good conscience, I have never seen such a frantic chairman." Tom scolded indignantly in the newspaper, "Leaking your team's starting lineup and formation to other teams? No wonder Deportivo La Coruna hit a wall in almost every game after that, I said how can there be such a coincidence in the world, all teams know how to restrain Deportivo La Coruna? ”

"As" newspaper is also very sad: "This is the most heart-wrenching case of match-fixing in the history of modern football, and I also have to say that Rondoiro is crazy, and he does not deserve to continue to sit in the position of president of Deportivo La Coruna!" ”

In the end, Rondoilo resigned without making it to the end of May, and Anthony Pérez, the second shareholder of Deportivo La Coruna, took the presidency with everyone's support.

"We succeeded boss." Anthony even sighed a little when he called Juan, "To be honest, I always thought that I would just come over and go through the motions a little bit, just sit here and help you count the money, but I didn't expect that after a year or two, I actually sat in the position of the president of the club." ”

"Exciting?" Juan chuckled on the phone.

"It's just overdone, I'm a little dizzy right now." Anthony replied, "Boss, why are you playing so big, and so suddenly, I can't bear it!" ”

"What do you have to eat? Just change the position and count the money. Juan replied with a light cough, "At most, you just put more effort into public relations, right, but other than that, your job is still the same as before." ”

"You have a point." Anthony replied in a low voice, "This is the end of the matter here in Deportivo La Coruna, and the aftermath will be left to me, so you can enjoy the game to the fullest!" ”

"Then I'm bothering you." Juan hung up the phone with a smile, and waited for the shower in a good mood.

The person who lived in the same room with him was Nani, the 19-year-old was very excited about his first selection for the national team, and he was very happy jumping up and down almost all day, at the beginning he lived with Simão, Scolari thought that Simão's temperament should be able to suppress Nani, but Simão was unexpectedly injured and ended his national team journey early, which gave Scolari a headache for a long time.

Originally, according to Scolari's idea, since Nani was produced in Sporting Lisbon, then the random one who was also born in Sporting Lisbon came to match, but there was an unexpected joy in the middle of Juan, so Nani and Juan were assigned to a room.

Everyone was happy, except for Nani, who wanted to cry in the wind.

Nani and Juan haven't been in contact for a long time, but Juan has also captained his squad for a while – in the youth echelon of the Portuguese national team.

Originally, Nani thought that those days had passed, and after such a long time, Juan was no longer so cruel, right?

However, Juan told Nani the truth that this was not the case.

It's more brutal than ever......

Nani is very stressed every time he faces Juan, of course, he also knows that these psychological pressures are actually scared by himself, Juan himself may not be aware of it at all, but he is still very serious every day.

But when Nani came out of the shower today, Nani found that his team leader seemed to be in a very good mood?

So Nani looked at him and cautiously called out, "Juan, I'm done, you can go take a shower." ”

"Okay." Juan put down his phone and got up, paused and smiled, "That's right, Nani." ”

"What?" Nani was about to sit down, but almost immediately jumped to his feet when he heard Juan call him.

Juan smiled, "Could you please call Ricky, Eder, Captain, Jorge and Nuno for me?" ”

"Huh? Oh, okay......" Nani subconsciously responded, and then watched Juan close the bathroom door.

"What do you do all of a sudden...... Could it be, extra training?! Nani was directly clever, and immediately turned around and rushed out, without even pinching his mobile phone, so Nani's shouts echoed on the floor where the Portuguese national team lived.

"Open the door! Open the door!! ”

"I know you're in Ricardo Eld, open the door!"

"Captain, captain!"

Almost the whole team was shocked by him, but Nani didn't realize it at all, but showed a gloating smile of "hey, hey, hey" and said, "Juan called you, I don't know why, but he smiled brightly, I think you're going to be unlucky......"

"Stinky boy, that's how you talk to the captain?" Figo smiled and looked at the child's head, "There's nothing to do with you here, Cristiano, take the man away!" ”

"Okay!" Cristiano is no longer the old man in the team, he is very satisfied with this, and he also took out the style of his predecessors to take Nani's little brother to make waves in the entire national team, which can be said to be very high-spirited.

Nani had a total of two captains during the youth echelon, one was Juan, and the other was Cristiano, he was in awe of Juan, and the other was much better, and Nani usually liked to stick to him and play with him when he was in the national team.

Figo watched the two men sit in the room, smiled and took out a deck of cards, and rubbed his temples with some tears and laughter.

Nani, this kid can't see it, can't they still see it? The fact that the people standing here are clearly Deportivo players, and the person who calls them Juan is even more revealing.

After arriving at the national team, Juan never deliberately summoned a few of them once, and several of them were a little apprehensive about this, especially now that Deportivo La Coruna seemed to be in turmoil, which made them feel a little uneasy.

However, seeing that Juan has always been so calm, none of them are in a hurry to make any drastic moves, especially regarding transfers, some of them can be transferred, and Anthony even went to the door one by one to personally persuade him to stay.

After all, he is also the person who Juan fancies, so the players are finally appeased, waiting for Anthony to say "the boss will give everyone an explanation" when he persuaded them.

Obviously, they waited until this time, and at this point in time, it is today.

When the men knocked on the door, Juan was blowing his hair.

The only thing that troubles him more than everyone else is his long hair, and everyone doesn't understand why Juan has such long hair, especially when it comes to competitions, and it can be said that long hair has almost no benefits other than being ornamental.

However, since Coach Scolari didn't say anything, the players naturally didn't say much.

"Coming?" Juan glanced at the people who came in and got up, "Sit down, I have something to tell you...... What, is there something in me? ”

Juan was a little stunned, all these people in front of him lowered their heads and didn't look at him, which made Juan a little unaccustomed - in the past, when these people showed this expression, there was only one possibility, and that was that they lost. However, did they lose?

"Everyone's looking up, what's wrong?" Juan blinked.

“…… "What," Figo said with difficulty, "you should pack up your clothes a little first......

Juan understood and wrapped his bathrobe a little tighter: "It's okay captain, I won't catch a cold this day, thank you for your concern." ”

......To be honest, they are not caring, but thinking about their own hearts...... But since they understand it this way, they won't say much, anyway, after he sorted it out, these people raised their heads.

"Why did you call us here?" It was Figo who opened his mouth first, he deliberately emphasized "we", obviously already knowing what Juan was going to say next, and looked around, several people also had a look on their faces.

It's comfortable to talk to smart people.

Juan smiled: "I just wanted to say...... I'm back, and you've worked hard for half a season. ”

……

What the?

Several people didn't react at first, and in the end, it was Quaresma who was the first to react, and he jumped up directly at the moment of reaction: "You mean it really? You...... You're coming back?! ”

"That's right." Juan looked indifferent, "If there is no accident, you will be able to get news from the media today or tomorrow...... It's not something to make a fuss about, is it? ”

"It sounds like that, but it's actually quite surprising, okay?" Nuno Maniche gasped and showed a scared expression, "You mean you're back in A Coruña now?" In what capacity? ”

"Probably...... The boss behind the scenes? Juan smiled, his expression a little innocent.

Several people present glanced at each other and couldn't help but bow their heads and cover their faces.

…… At the beginning, it was his junior who became his own head coach, which was enough to challenge the nerves, but now it is good that his teammates have directly become the owners of his team.

I really don't know how to put it into words......

Juan coughed lightly, feeling a little sorry. He also knew that the news he gave was a little too shocking, but he still had to talk to his players earlier, lest they have no time to react, and then it would not be very interesting to be cheated.

"Don't be stunned...... the room was so quiet that Juan finally couldn't help but speak again, "Well, how about we celebrate my return with the victory in the game?" ”

Figo finally spoke, but he asked something unrelated to the subject: "You mean the match against Angola on the 12th?" You're going to play? ”

'Yes, coach Scolari said he might have to start.' Juan smiled, "Will you have more advice then?" ”

“…… You're welcome. Several people looked a little embarrassed.

What they don't know, however, is that the real things that make them unbearable are still to come.

The next day, during training, the whole team heard bad news.

"Intra-team mock match?" Everyone looked at each other, then at the same time.

Obviously, everyone wanted to be in the same group as Juan, including Nani.

…… In other words, no one wants to play against an opponent like Juan!

Scolari obviously knew about this situation, but the first purpose of this game was to thoroughly test whether Juan was good enough to play at the moment, so he ignored the eager eyes of all the players and began to slowly read the list.

It was a simulated match, so only second goalkeeper Bruno Valle had a chance to rest in the squad of 23 people, and all other players played.

Scolari split the squad into two teams, both of which were a mix of main players and substitutes, and after splitting the teams, the two sides looked at each other.

Figo uses a 4-4-2 formation: Ricardo Pereira (first goalkeeper of the Portuguese national team); Jorge Valente, Miguel Monteiro, Paolo Ferré, Marco Canela; Nuno Maniche, Thiago, Petit, Figo; Nuno Gomez (Portugal vice-captain), Nani

Deco is in a 3-5-2 formation: Jim Silva (Portugal's second goalkeeper); Carvalho, Nuno Maniche, Fernando Mela; Deco, Costinha, Cristiano Ronaldo, Juan Díaz, Viana; Postiga, Quaresma

When the rosters of the two teams came out, the captains of both sides glanced at each other and stepped forward at the same time: "Wait for the coach, if you are grouped like this......"

"What if it's grouped like this?" Scolari was still smiling.

Figo said very seriously: "I have reason to suspect that our team is being abused. ”

Deco was also a little uncomfortable: "Coach, we have too many midfielders here......"

Scolari laughed, "Is there something wrong?" ”

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In the midst of the stunned eyes of the two men, Scolari said slowly: "Isn't it true that our intra-squad training games are all about finding our weaknesses and correcting them? We're strong and weak defensively, so we're going to put together two different teams, play with two different ways of playing, and see if we can come to the same conclusion in the end, that's all. ”

"Two different ways to play?" Figo and Decco glanced at each other, and then they looked behind them in agreement.

In the direction they could see, Juan was talking to Cristiano and Nani, his expression was very relaxed, Nani looked a little unhappy, but with the encouragement of Cristiano and Juan, he opened his teeth and claws again, and looked full of energy.

Seeing him like this, Figo couldn't help but sigh: "Cristiano was like this when he first entered the national team." ”

"yes, Juan isn't that cute in comparison." Deco also sighed.

"By the time the game starts, he's going to have a lot of unpleasant things." Figo glanced at Deco, "You're going to have to eat later, who knows what the hell Juan will come up with." ”

"It doesn't matter...... It would have been nice if he could have come up with any interesting ideas. Deco smiled, "How badly Barcelona were beaten by him last season, how much I look forward to what he can surprise me later, after all, I am not in his team, and it has always been a pity that I can't experience his 'magic' firsthand." ”

"It's a shame that you can say it so easily now, if you really go to his team, you will know how complicated your feelings are." Figo glanced at him, "Also, in the first half of last season, you were also beaten badly by Deportivo La Coruna, if Juan hadn't dropped halfway, the league champion and the Champions League champion wouldn't have known what happened to you Barcelona at this time." ”

"Maybe." De Co paused and smiled bitterly, "One 'you Barcelona', do you want to be so angry in the years after transferring to Real Madrid?" ”

"There's no way around it." Figo pursed his lips and ran to the meeting point of the two teams, "Okay, don't talk about that, let's get ready to start playing." ”

Deco looked at Figo's figure, the smile on his face gradually retracted, and then sighed softly.

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