29. The times are calling
"Manchester United has taken off."
Frank said almost sluggishly, this sentence became the headline of the next day for the time being, and when the two of them reacted, United suddenly went crazy and rushed towards Crystal Palace at half-time, which not only startled the players opposite, but also all the spectators watching the game.
Football has always been a team sport, but there is no shortage of heroes who have single-handedly savior.
Juan DΓaz didn't travel far and wide alone, but when the ball was passed to his feet, it seemed that the whole world came alive.
The ball is difficult for Manchester United to handle, and it is generally possible to pass Juan as soon as he finds his position, and he can get a powerful assist after a few seconds. Juan's great thing is that he has been watching his teammates for half a season, knowing their habits and footwork, and making them feel comfortable receiving the ball no matter which direction they pass it from.
As soon as the pass is smooth, is the attack still far away?
When the ball came from Phil Neville's direction again, Juan looked up. The noise of the whole Old Trafford seemed to grow louder, and he only felt that there seemed to be some roar in his ears, and he took a deep breath, and the boiling blood was burning.
"Crystal Palace played a dirty game," Frank worried, "we still have two academy beets on the pitch in this game, can they withstand it?" β
"I don't think what they need to think about now is whether they can withstand it." Dean frowned, "It's about how to protect yourself...... They're all our future, but don't get hurt in this game. β
"When we were in the FA Cup, we heard that Juan who led the team often trained them, and you say, will he teach the beets to fake falls?" Frank asks hopefully, only to get a glance at Dean.
"Do you think Juan will fake a fall...... and he didn't graduate from La Masia Film and Television Academy.
ββ¦β¦ Juan got the ball. Frank stiffly changed the subject, refusing to think about something so sad. This time he seemed to be a little slow to play the ball and we can see that he didn't choose to pass the ball to anyone, but carried the ball forward himself. Did he have any ideas? β
Juan has a bit of an idea, after all, after so many appearances for Manchester United, he has only been enthusiastic against Real Madrid, scored once, and at other moments he consciously made a wedding dress for the Red Devils, focusing on the team's victory.
He's used to being the strategist behind the victory, but today the blood is boiling, and he wants to try what it feels like to be a hero. γ
"Oooh!! Juan DΓaz's long run! Crystal Palace obviously didn't expect him to make such a move! Frank jumped up from his stool again, and to be honest, he didn't expect such a scene, after all, Juan has been calm since he arrived at Manchester United, like a bottomless pool.
Today, he finally showed his aggressiveness on the pitch.
His style of play cannot be said to be unelegant, after all, he has been exposed to three of the four most elegant players in the world, and has learned a lot, but at the same time he has an advantage that these people do not have - speed.
He wasn't as fast as the world's best, but at least he was among the best, at least in the Premier League, where it was easy to shake off the laggard defence, but the Manchester United players were obviously taken aback by him, and Ruud van Nistelrooy, who was at the front, subconsciously started running, and Cristiano also ran behind Juan.
"Wow, this one! Welcome to the 100m Relay Show Jumping at Old Trafford! We can see that the player who is currently leading with the ball is Juan Dias! Who is he targeting, Ronaldo, or Ruud van Nistelrooy? Frank was obviously not afraid of big things when he watched the excitement, and he laughed directly in the live broadcast room with schadenfreude.
Dean knew his partner very well, and he sighed helplessly: "Frank, you're making it hard for me to answer like this." β
"What's so bad! You say, 'Juan! Juan! He's already rushed to the opposing half! He threatened the opposing goal! Heroes of Manchester United! He ......'"
βGooooalοΌοΌβ Dean suddenly shouted, and Frank, who had never heard his partner so excited, was stunned for a moment, and Dean continued to speed up his voice after shouting, "Juan Dias! Heroes of Manchester United! He tipped the scales in the direction of Manchester United, who opened the scoring for the Reds in a current situation of half main team, half substitutes, and a few Academy players in between! β
"What are you doing so excited?! Surprise me! β
ββ¦β¦ You talk too much nonsense, can you broadcast it live? Dean couldn't help but give him a disdainful look, and Frank couldn't help but mumble and turn around.
"Okay, isn't it just a live broadcast, I'll think I'm a goal if you're so excited...... holysh*tοΌ He was taken aback, "When did Manchester United score?!" β
The score in the top left corner is 1-0 and the United players are hugging each other in celebration, with the name of Juan DΓaz on the bottom of the screen.
"Just now, idiot." Dean couldn't help but complain, "If you continue to talk like this, I'll hit you on the head with an inflatable sledgehammer, I'm serious." β
"Okay, I won't say it." Frank spread his hands, "You see how harmonious and friendly the players of Manchester United are, and how much they value the friendship of their teammates, why don't we also have a warm hug?" β
"Go away! Get out! β
After scoring a goal, it was clear that United's situation had improved, but Juan was clearly not satisfied with such a situation. He looked up at the scoreboard, there were eighteen minutes left in the game, but he was still stunned as he casually swept across the big screen.
The appearance of the bouncing lord on the screen was something he expected...... But why does the picture turn into another old man with his head down and writing something in his notebook?
And that old man looks familiar......
But before Juan could react, the picture had already turned away, and Juan shook his head.
It doesn't matter who he is, the game is the most important thing!
The second round of surprise attacks on Crystal Palace soon took place under Juan's orchestration. When the opposing player tried to break through him with the ball, Juan's face remained unchanged, and it seemed that the ball was broken with only a slight stroke at his feet, and the opposing player did not seem to realize that the ball was gone, and still looked at him vigilantly and made a gesture to protect the ball.
After Juan scooped the ball away from the opponent's feet, he knocked his heel lightly, and the opposing player saw a red wind flash behind Juan's back, and when he looked at it, the big number seven was speeding away, and he was carrying a white elf at his feet - Cristiano Ronaldo!
Since arriving at Manchester United, Cristiano's pace has gradually increased to a terrifying stage, especially as he is still working on his skills, and it is fair to say that United's number seven is now comfortable with most Premier League defenders.
β¦β¦ It is to strengthen the physical confrontation.
Cristiano and Ruud van Nistelrooy came to a one-two, Vanney's shot was slapped out, but unfortunately the goalkeeper on the opposite side did not succeed in sending the ball out completely, so under the almost desperate gaze of everyone at Crystal Palace, Manchester United's number seven jumped up and headed the ball to the top.
βGooooalοΌ Cristiano Ronaldo! With the cheers of the whole Old Trafford, the live broadcast hall of Sky Sports was also full of people, Frank is really happy for the Red Devils No.7, this kid is what they have watched grow up, it can be said that he can have the energy he has today, many Manchester United fans feel very relieved.
Half a season ago, they were still questioning where Manchester United came from to get such an unknown kid at a high price, is this preparing to scratch the lottery?
But more than half a season has passed, and it turns out that even if this is a scratch ticket, the lord has bought back a good lottery ticket with a lot of returns and huge prizes! The prize is still one get one free!
"The second floor of Old Trafford is going to be shaken down!" Dean is also very excited, and now that the future of Manchester United is bright, they are naturally happy. Although the FA's crackdown and Rio Ferdinand's eight-month ban cast a shadow over them, everyone was convinced.
These storms will definitely pass, Manchester United is still the invincible Manchester United!
As long as the lord is there, a qiΔ is not a problem!
The glory of Manchester United reverberated through Old Trafford, and the stadium was filled with laughter. With the final ten minutes to go, United scored twice in quick succession, and unless Palace can make a big splash, the game will end in three points.
League Champions, Got Your Bags!
After the commotion, Dean spoke first: "Eh, you say, can Juan enter the eyes of that person?" β
"I think I can!" Frank was sure, "Everyone can see the difference that Juan has made when he comes on the court, I don't believe he can't see it!" Portugal now need such a person to link up in midfield, with him and Rui Costa in front and back, why should Portugal worry about anything? β
What the two of them were discussing was self-explanatory - Juan glanced across the screen during the athletic battle, and they could see clearly that the old man who was looking down to remember something was none other than Scolari, the current head coach of the Portuguese national team!
Obviously, when he came to the scene today, he just wanted to test the candidates for recruitment. Portugal avoided all previous games and started from the group stage, which also made the signs a little later than usual.
In fact, Scolari had come to observe Cristiano today. Naturally, he already knew Manchester United's number seven, but after all, hearing is believing, and the lord should be more comfortable with how to use him, maybe he can learn something from it.
As it turned out, the surprise for him today was much bigger than he had imagined.
Cristiano is indeed a good and good player, he never stops running and fighting on the pitch, whether it is passing or running, although he is young, but he has a lot of room to move forward, and if he is sharpened, his future achievements are no less than Rui Costa's - he is positioned as a midfielder for Manchester United's number seven.
He was already satisfied with this today, the Portuguese team's hopeful star was obviously working hard, and he was not afraid of anything wrong during the game, but when the game reached the last twenty minutes, he was truly surprised.
Juan DΓaz.
He knew this person, but he didn't pay much attention to it, he also knew that this person had been substituted in many games of the Red Devils, but he had also heard that this person was actually semi-retired, and he was very sorry for the car accident at a young age, and naturally he didn't think this person could achieve much.
- Now, he regrets thinking so.
Before and after his arrival, the Red Devils were almost two teams, and even if he didn't do anything and stood on the pitch, the United players seemed to be in good spirits and started running, exuding a lot of energy that scared him.
And what surprised him the most was the back-heel pass.
He had lived through the most colorful era of football, and naturally knew whose masterpiece this unique style was more like, and in an instant he made up his mind to write "Juan DΓaz" in his notebook.
He has to take responsibility for his negligence and will go back and watch the game about this player anyway.
Manchester United's home match against Crystal Palace ended with a score of 2:0, Juan's pass and shot on the field helped Manchester United win, the expression on the lord's face obviously looked much better, Juan patted him on the shoulder with great relief when he came off the field: "Well done lad, how do you feel?" β
"It's great." Juan took a deep breath and smiled, he was a little late today, and he didn't even sweat after twenty minutes of exercise, which could only be regarded as a warm-up, but this also avoided the embarrassment of Juan going to grab the faucet.
β¦β¦ There were several times when he wanted to go in and take a bath, but the subconscious reaction of other people when they saw him was to cover his crotch, or else he would turn his back, and the most important thing was that these big men would desperately squeeze into a corner and avoid him far away, and would rather a few people grab a faucet than stand next to him to wash......
Juan: You retards!
He once pulled Keane to talk about it very seriously, but Keane blushed and didn't say anything, so Juan coerced and lured for a long time before he said, "That...... I said, don't you be angry? β
"You say!" Juan happily said that he would have to wait for him to hear it before making a decision.
"Actually, it's actually because of ......"
What Keane said that day, no one else knows, Juan's expression has been normal since that day, but at the same time, the basic training volume of all Manchester United players has been more than doubled, not the kind of extra training.
Ferguson was also worried, even though the plan was his approval...... But it didn't seem to have such a terrible amount of training at that time, did it? He also asked about the amount of training during the regular conversation of the coaching staff, and before Juan could speak, the physical trainer had already stood up: "Sir, there are many teams where players don't have the same situation as our team when they play on multiple fronts, and the mental outlook of our team is very abnormal, I suspect it may be related to the previous team traditions." β
The gentleman's face darkened at the thought of the team tradition that he had abolished, and he looked at Juan and Mr. Smith silently, and Smith also stood up: "I also think that there may be such a problem, although our association has not been very concerned about the private life of the players, but in order to prevent the second ...... In that case, I paid a little attention to it and noticed that the players had some activities that were not very appropriate. β
He vaguely brought Beckham's name over, but everyone present knew who he was referring to, and the gentleman's expression was uncertain, but when it came to his private life, he still raised an eyebrow: "I don't remember any commercial activities related to advertising or anything like that." β
"Yes, but they ...... about 'sex'" Mr. Smith was a little embarrassed, he looked at Juan, and everyone looked at Juan, including the Lord.
So Juan got up very calmly.
"After all, it's a man, and it's not surprising that he has sexual interest. However, according to my observation, there are already many players in the team who are addicted to sex, and in order to allow them to play their excess body in a normal place, we hope to increase the training volume of all players. β
After a pause, Juan smiled.
"It allows them to focus more on the game."
The lord was convinced, and the days of the United players began. However, it is this amount of training that will allow United to gain the upper hand in the battle for the top of the table against Arsenal.
After the game, the whole team went back to the locker room, and the others went in to take a shower, and Juan put on the jacket and trousers of the training uniform to solve the problem, so he stood outside the locker room early and waited for the lord to see if the lord would take him to the press conference.
Today, though, there seemed to be an uninvited guest outside United's dressing room. Juan raised his eyebrows and looked at the old man behind the lord, finally knowing where that familiarity just now came from-
"Juan, you don't need me to introduce you, do you?" The lord patted him on the shoulder, "Take advantage of the opportunity, I'll go to the front first." Obviously, the lord is going to go to the meeting alone this time, but Juan did not catch up this time, but stood in place and looked at the person in front of him.
Scolari, the head coach of the Portuguese national team, smiled at him and stretched out his hand: "Hello, Dias. β
Juan was stunned and took his hand back: "Hello, sir." Cristiano is bathing inside, do you need me to call him? β
"No, I'm here for you." The old man smiled and frowned, looking very troubled. "That's right, I heard Alex say you work part-time at Manchester United...... Or rather, multi-hate, huh? β
Juan nodded, this is something that the whole Premier League knows, he has nothing to hide.
"In that case, I have an idea...... Scolari spoke slowly, and Juan couldn't help but take a deep breath as he listened. Would you like to work part-time while in the national team? β
"Freelance translator?"
"Part-time teaching assistant." The old man didn't pay attention to his cold jokes, but raised his eyebrows, "How is it?" β
"......," Juan felt that his whole person was not good, "is what you mean?" β
"That's what Sir Alex meant, too." Scolari patted him on the shoulder as a sign of comfort, "I didn't tell him why, but he recommended you to me. He also said that you will understand the rest yourself, so you don't need to say more...... May I ask what the reason is? β
Scolari was naturally surprised that Ferguson had never praised a person so much, even Beckham and Ronaldo, he had never used so many words to praise them, especially when recommending him to another person.
And if he has such a right-hand man as Juan, he will try his best to stay by his side no matter what, especially if he wants to become the head coach of a club in the future, Juan's help should not be underestimated.
But that's what he did, and it was clear that although he was very reluctant to Juan, he recommended him to Scolari: "Playing football is not the best option for him in his condition, but I see in him the infinite hope of being a coach, so I want you to give him a boost anyway, and soon you will find that he is worth it." β
Scolari naturally believes in the vision of the lord, and there is no one in the entire football world who does not believe in Alex Ferguson's vision.
So for the lord's recommendation, Scolari readily agreed, Juan has seen Juan's table on the field, in fact, he is also looking forward to this person's performance in terms of assistant coaching, after all, he has only been in charge of the Portuguese national team for a long time, and he always wants to know more about here.
As for whether the veterans will follow Juan Dias' command...... That was another headache for him.
Juan and Scolari chatted for a while, especially since the two of them are still the same agent, and they still have a lot to talk about, from Jorge Mendes talking about how many of their colleagues they have now, and then talking about whether there are any demon stars in football who are worthy of their agent's help, the two chatted very happily, and they didn't even know that Cristiano was wiping his messy head and peeking out of the locker room.
"Juan, do you know where the hair dryer is?!"
Seeing the Portuguese teenager screaming and retracting his neck like lightning, Juan and Scolari shook their heads helplessly at the same time.
Child, your mental quality is very substandard...... How is it good to see the national team coach so excited outside?
Juan nodded apologetically at Scolari and went in to fish out the child, Cristiano was about to bury his head in the ground, he didn't want the future national team manager to see his unruly hairstyle! TAT
But Scolari didn't care about this at all, smiling and patting Cristiano on the shoulder: "Hello, Ronaldo. Come on at the European Cup, we're going to get along for a long time after a while, don't be so afraid! β
"Okay, okay......" Cristiano looked up slowly, and Juan looked at the two of them asking and answering, which was quite funny. When facing the famous old man Scolari in football, the Portuguese teenager is as nervous as if he is something, but in the face of the famous "hair dryer" lord in football, how can this kid be so jumpy?
For example, right now, "Looks like you're having a great time." The lord said as he walked out of the corner, obviously he had come back from the press conference, and he seemed to be in a good mood, it seems that the reporters still failed to make Manchester United's number one gun deflated today, congratulations, congratulations.
Cristiano's eyes lit up as soon as he saw the sir, and he directly left Scolari three or two steps and jumped over: "Sir! β
"What?" Before the lord could react to what was wrong, Cristiano had already turned his body sideways, and the lord subconsciously walked forward and blocked the Portuguese youngster behind him. "You've both met Coach Scolari, don't be ashamed."
"I won't!" Cristiano said unconvinced with his head hooked from behind the lord, and Juan raised his eyebrows at him with a smirk, "Then you mean I will?" β
The premeditated Portuguese youngster, who was pretending to be a tiger and bullying, suddenly shrank back.
Scolari watched the interaction of these three people, and raised his eyebrows with interest, after all, for him, the way these three people get along is too interesting, two of them are still members of his national team, and it seems that there may be some other gains in this European Championship.
But it's not early now, and he plans to go to another place to observe the situation, so he said goodbye to the three of them earlier, and wrote something down in his notebook when he left, which made the lord very unhappy.
"What did you two just say to him?" The old Scottish man hugged both of them in front of him and prepared to torture them, "Why did he look like he was watching the excitement for a long time?" "Scolari is a well-known good old man in the circle, but at the same time he is also an old fox! As soon as I saw him smiling, the lord felt uncomfortable all over his body.
"Didn't say anything...... Cristiano was a little dazed, "it's just that you have to work hard when you're in the national team......
Juan was even more direct: "We talked about Jorge, our agent. β
When the lord saw it, Cristiano looked confused, Juan looked unfathomable, and he knew who the problem was, so he patted Cristiano on the shoulder and said, "You go in first to clean up your things." β
"Good!" The Portuguese teenager ran back to the locker room with a cigarette, Juan smiled at the lord, and then sighed deeply, full of melancholy.
"SirβI didn't expect you to get tired of me and want to get rid of me early? It's really ruthless......"
Seeing that Juan was talking and his tone was lowered, but the smile on his face became bigger and bigger, and the lord had no choice but to slap him: "Got a boy, don't give me a cheap and good job, learn a little more from Scolari, he is more delicate in the use of tactics, and learning more is good for your future." β
He paused, sighing.
"You're always going to leave anyway, so why don't you find a better place to try...... The schedule of the national team is relatively easy, or the local competition, you have an advantage. After these two months of learning in the European Cup, no matter which club you go to, you can feel a little confident. But try not to continue to be an assistant coach, find a team that can make you a head coach, and don't just do it! β
Juan couldn't laugh or cry, but nodded anyway: "Okay." β
The lord nodded with satisfaction and patted him on the shoulder: "Although I really want you to stay, I know that if you stay at Manchester United now, it will only drag you down." Come on, do a good job, young man, if you want to become a king, you must go through a fight, no matter what field it is. β
"I'll try." Juan smiled and nodded. He had never been a man who was accustomed to shouting to express his feelings, but the lord could already see in his eyes the determination for the future.
"Good." So he was relieved and patted the young man on the shoulder, "In the last few games, play well." β
"I will live up to your expectations."
The news of Juan's departure is not known to anyone else, and the entire Manchester United first team is still as good as ever when they see him and bow their heads and detour, both the lord and Juan can only smile helplessly, the lord is helpless, this kid's prestige in Manchester United seems to be getting higher day by day, and Juan is helpless.
- Why did he "accidentally" let these people know that their training volume suddenly increased so much?
Oh hehe.
Facing the assistant coach with the devil's tail behind them, the whole Manchester United team was also in tears. They also have a lot of respect for Juan, although Juan is younger than most of them in terms of age, but the mood for Manchester United is not bad at all, and although he has worked hard in training, he has never overdone it.
And in the game, they often play side by side together, which makes Juan's survival in the team quite subtle.
So when Cristiano was secretly in the locker room and said, "Juan, he's leaving." The first reaction of the whole team was a mixture of surprise and sadness.
, if this man is gone, they'll be liberated!
"Where is he going?" Scholes asked, and Cristiano blinked, "National team." β
ββ¦β¦ "The whole team gave the middle finger to the Portuguese youngster, everyone knows whether Juan will definitely go to the national team, and Portugal is not stupid!"
"Gee, that's not what I mean!" Seeing that the big brothers seemed to have lost interest in his topic, Cristiano said loudly in a hurry. "I mean, he's going to play for the national team!"
"Isn't he just the captain of your Portuguese U21 team, and he should go." Keane waved his hand at him disapplausively, "But I think you and he will definitely be called up to the first team this time, after all, you two have done quite well this season." β
"I also think that Juan and Cristiano are too much to toss the young ones in the Under-21s...... "Look at the lads at Carrington!
"No, no, no!" Cristiano was in a hurry, he had never felt that it was so inconvenient for him to speak English well, "I want to say ......"
"He probably wanted to say, I'm going to go to the national team as an assistant coach." The icy voice came from the door of the locker room, freezing most of the people in the locker room shivered, and Cristiano did not react yet, clapping his hands excitedly.
"That's right! That's what it means! Belch...... Juan ...... "He looked at the squad leader standing at the door who seemed to be smiling, and the whole person was not good.
Juan raised an eyebrow at him: "Is there any news to announce?" β
"No, no more ......"
"Okay, then I'll talk about today's training." Juan waved the tactical board in his hand at everyone without changing his face, "The main training goal today is to improve the passing and receiving efficiency of the whole team, so everyone needs to complete five thousand touch......es except for the three goalkeepers Howard, Peter and Achet."
The whole locker room suddenly wailed, and after Juan finished informing today's training program without changing his face, he smiled at everyone: "Of course, there is also a routine circle grabbing, and the lord and I will watch everyone on both sides, please come on." Still have questions? β
Everyone looked at him with grief and indignation, and generally at this time Keane would take the lead and say that there was no problem, but Juan waited left and right and still didn't wait for Keane's answer, so he couldn't help but look up in surprise: "What?" β
"Y-You're really leaving?" Giggs swallowed and asked.
"Yes, the end of the season." Juan nodded without changing his face, "But in the last few days, the training volume will not come down." β
β¦β¦ That's not what they're asking!
Although the amount of training is also important! Why don't you come down! TAT
"Well, so you're really going to be an assistant coach for the national team. Won't we be able to meet each other when we compete? Giggs looked pity, and Juan couldn't help but complain about it.
"Of course we won't be able to meet them, Wales didn't even make it to the group stage......
In the laughter in the dressing room, the Welshman shrugged helplessly, he couldn't help it, who let the national team not give up?
"Are you still playing?" The person who asked this was Fanny, who had a raging fire in his eyes.
Ruud van Nistelrooy is the captain of the Netherlands, and this time the Tulip Army have secured a place in the group stage, and he is excited about it.
Although he did not play against Juan during the team's training, he always lost more and won less, and the Dutchman who did not admit defeat had a flame in his heart, ready to erupt at any time. Now the European Championship gives him that hope, and he hopes that he can fight Juan once in a big way!
Juan was naturally familiar with Fanny's eyes, so he smiled and nodded, "Yes." β
It's not out of arrogance or complacency, it's confidence in his own quality - no matter what, Scolari won't let him sit on the bench as an assistant coach, and no coach will want to let him sit like that.
Just like a first-class swordsman who can't help but want to use a rare sword when he sees it, the coach will never bear to let him be dusted when he sees some players!
"Good!" Vanney burst out laughing, and the rest of the dressing room couldn't help but cast sympathetic glances - it was over, the Dutch had gone mad. But anyone who understands him understands, and those who don't understand him don't have to, Fanny got up and stretched out his hand to Juan.
"It's a deal!"
Juan raised an eyebrow and took his hand.
"See you then."
So when he was training, Ferguson couldn't help but raise his eyebrows when he looked at it.
"Juan, Smith, have you noticed one thing...... "The old Scottish man was afraid that he was wrong, so he specially asked the people around him, "Did Vanney get chicken blood today?" "Why are you so excited?
Smith was also at a loss, and Juan smiled, but shook his head.
The lord turned his head to look at the situation on the field, dazed.