Chapter 215

Originally, from Juan's point of view, this was not a big deal, but obviously this was not the case for Portillo.

As the head coach, Juan knew that he shouldn't talk to Portillo, but as a friend, he still asked Portillo for his own opinion.

Portillo was silent for a long time when he knew it, and then laughed bitterly: "Juan, do you mean it really? …… How do I feel like I'm dreaming? ”

In his questioning, Juan already knew Portillo's answer.

He still has a grudge against Real Madrid, but at the same time, he is also full of desire for Real Madrid.

Juan could understand his thoughts, but he would never agree with them, he had already left Real Madrid and had made up his mind not to go back, but Portillo was still looking forward to that place.

From the beginning, Juan knew that Portillo was willing to come to Deportivo La Coruna in order to have a platform where he could show himself, and at the same time to retaliate against Real Madrid in the face.

— but as soon as that place reached out to him, Portillo's heart would surely waver.

Again, Juan can understand his thoughts, and even understand that he might choose to leave, but understanding does not mean that it is acceptable.

So before the start of the game, Juan had already said to Portillo: "If you really want to go back to Real Madrid, play seriously in this game and perform better, which can be regarded as an opportunity to raise the price of Deportivo La Coruna, and you can be regarded as your final contribution to Deportivo La Coruna." ”

He was a little cold when he said this, but to be honest, he felt very uncomfortable in his heart.

A Coruña was his heart, Portillo was his friend, he was willing to pull his friend when he was in trouble, and he ran his heart and soul together, and now that there was finally a little improvement, his friend was leaving, Juan felt like he had been betrayed.

Moreover, in the first half of today's game, Portillo didn't know what he was thinking, sleepwalking all over the field, almost invisible, and if he hadn't been able to pull a little bit of defense in the back and make Morientes' run a little bigger, the camera wouldn't even be willing to find his position.

Portillo what is this trying to do? What about a serious game that is said to be good?

Juan frowned secretly in his heart, but his eyes did not look in the direction of Portillo, he did not want to cause psychological pressure on Portillo at this time, and after all, it was already the last few games, and there were several games......

Juan stopped talking and was a little depressed, but quickly picked himself up again and said, "...... In general, you have to pay attention to your body when you play, don't go head-to-head with the players on the opposite side, as you know, Bayern Munich is much better than us in terms of physical confrontation, everyone pay attention. ”

"Oh!!"

After saying that, Juan turned around and went out, and the players looked at each other.

What about the motivation time you still have?

Fortunately, Belleron saw the problem at a glance, and because it took less than a second to stand up directly, he raised his fist: "Forward Deportivo La Coruna!" ”

Seeing that the captain had spoken, everyone put aside the doubts in their hearts and raised their hands and shouted: "Go to Deportivo La Coruna!" ”

Juan didn't realize what he was missing until he came out, but as soon as he slowed down, he heard a shout from inside, and he froze for a moment, then smiled.

His team never needs him to be nervous, after all, everyone is a very ** and adults with their own goals.

It's just that......

Juan's heart was a little heavy, he had never expected such a situation to happen, but since it was inside information......

He sighed softly.

At the end of the season, Deportivo may still have to look for a more suitable centre-forward.

Or directly use this reason to start and improve Deportivo LaCoruna's style of play, Deportivo can be regarded as weak points on both sides, not weak in attack, but not strong in defense, either the two wings directly evolve a little more aggressively, or directly focus on defense......

That's something to consider.

Juan thought that relying on his own efforts could be regarded as leaving Real Madrid and Portillo behind, so when the game was about to start and the Deportivo players came out of the dressing room, they were faced with the calm face of their manager.

Seeing him obviously startled the players, after all, Juan was usually already in the manager's box outside at this time, instead of still guarding them in the players' tunnel, and for a while, the players who loved Deportivo only felt a little weird......

However, Juan's psychological quality is also strong, and after realizing that something was wrong, he resisted the urge to turn his head and leave, and nodded very calmly at the players: "At least keep the current score, this is the only thing I ask of you." ”

To keep the current score, the aggregate score between Deportivo La Coruna and Bayern Munich is 3:2, so Deportivo is still the one who advances.

Then, Deportivo La Coruna will reach the final of the Champions League for the first time in history, so that at least at the beginning of next season, Juan and Deportivo La Coruna will have a little barrier and confidence.

But to be honest, Juan is not ashamed to lose at this time, opposite Bayern Munich, and now it is the semi-finals of the Champions League, which is a remarkable result for a novice coach.

After Juan said this, he was about to turn around and walk out of the players' tunnel, but Portillo shouted at him: "Juan! ”

Not the usual "boss" shouting like a joke, but "Juan", Juan paused, stopped and turned back.

Portillo looked at him and frowned, opened his mouth, and finally gritted his teeth: "You wait and see!" ”

？？

What are you waiting to see?

Juan didn't know what he meant, but nodded, "We'll see." ”

Portillo couldn't help but smile wryly as he watched Juan walk out of the tunnel, and Morientes patted him on the shoulder, also looking in Juan's direction.

"Don't be angry, it's not like you don't know he's the brain."

"That's why I feel angry because I know......" Portillo muttered, shaking his head. Forget it, don't think about it, anyway, in the second half, the whole team will support your attack. ”

Moriente paused and smiled: "Aren't you unwilling?" ”

Portillo glanced at him and muttered, "No." ”

He was calm now, although he was hurt by Juan's arrangement when he was in the locker room, but now he was also calm, after all, according to what he knew about Juan over the years, he would not feel good now.

Since Juan, a self-inflicted man, doesn't feel good in his heart, what is he doing so much about himself? It's better to play well and wait for Juan to surprise him!

Morientes was full of ambition off the pitch, but Juan was a little gloomy when he stepped into the dugout.

Portillo said he wanted him to watch it, but what did he want to see? There is no doubt that Portillo did not play well in the first half, and he now suspects that Portillo is unhappy with his arrangement and deliberately working against him......

But in the first half, it was obviously arranged according to the past?

Juan is very unsure, but he also knows that this is not the time to think too much, if the team is messed up and distracted in the middle of the game, it will be even more difficult to lead, so Deportivo La Coruna will really lose.

When the two teams played, Juan subconsciously looked at the situation of the players, and was relieved to find that Deportivo La Coruna was still calm here, and Juan knew that at least at this time they were focused on the game.

On Bayern Munich's side, the players are also full of solemnity, and they all know that whether to turn the tables or not depends on the second half of the game.

If Deportivo La Coruna overtakes again at this time, Bayern Munich really has no certainty that they can tie again, and even if it does, Bayern Munich will lose on aggregate.

A season's hard work went down the drain? No one wants this, and Bayern Munich has a much heavier task than Deportivo La Coruna -

They can't draw, they can only win!

And even in this game, they won 1-2 against Deportivo La Coruna, and there is a more embarrassing place.

In this way, their aggregate score is 3:3, and the away goals on both sides are two, and it is impossible to compare the aggregate score with the home and away goals.

But even if it's embarrassing, it's better than just missing the opportunity during the game, isn't it?

Therefore, the faces of the Bayern Munich players are not only solemn, but also murderous, and obviously, in the second half, they will also show their full ability.

Bayern Munich generally appear on the pitch in a defensive counter-attacking "4-5-1" formation, but it has to be said that if they want to, this formation is no less lethal than the main attacking "4-3-3" and "4-4-2", and their defensive solidity is also a big problem.

Juan is very clear about this, Deportivo La Coruna is very disadvantaged in physical confrontation, but they have a comparative advantage, which is passing.

Although Bayern Munich is also more adept at passing, their piercings are mostly horizontal passes, while Deportivo La Coruna is almost multi-faceted, which is equivalent to the difference between line and surface.

The second half began, Deportivo had the ball.

At the time of the game, Deportivo La Coruna was obviously a lot more cautious, especially in the backfield, Gago has now revealed his identity as the core of the backfield, and has always been carefully controlled, this can be said to be the first time he has been in charge, so he is extra cautious.

In the first half, his mistake almost put the team in danger, and Gago's eyes are still red now, but at least he has calmed down now.

Looking at Gago in the back on the court, Juan sighed lightly: "Anyway, he can do it." ”

Allen nodded, and was just about to say something, but another conflict broke out in the front court of Deportivo LaCoruna, which directly attracted the attention of everyone in the audience.

"Portillo! Portillo and Frings are on opposite sides and there is a conflict between the two sides!! ”

Frank became excited, after all, on the court, there are still many such situations, after all, it is a sport between men, and it is easy to have friction.

However, Portillo was clearly angry in midfield and was keen on the pitch to make a difference, but he was stopped by Frings just two steps away.

Frings also had a little more subtle tugging on his hand when he intercepted, and the referee didn't notice it, but after all, there were still cameras, so soon the fans watching the big screen began to boo.

Portillo was in a hurry, and wanted to block Frings with his hand, but Flins was unyielding and also stretched out his hand, and the German tough guy didn't seem to have any intention of tricking him, but Portillo, who was pushed for a while, didn't say a word, and lay down directly on the ground, Frings was stunned.

……？？？

This tough guy from A Coruña, weren't the two of them still scolding each other at the beginning, why did you suddenly lie down?

The referee noticed the situation here, immediately blew the whistle and rushed here, which made the attention of the court focus here, and even Riquelme, who was carrying the ball, stopped and looked here.

Juan was stunned for a moment, frowning and taking two steps forward, but he still stopped in his steps amid the linesman's fierce eyes - he was about to leave the command area, and even if this was his home stadium, he would probably be sent off.

But he couldn't see what was going on with Portillo, the players were all around at once, and he didn't know what was going on......

Soon, the players dispersed, and the referee's expression was not very good, but he did not raise his card, and Juan immediately understood - it should be a warning.

Why?

Juan frowned and was about to go up to theorize, but Aimar happened to be on the side close to him, so Juan frowned and beckoned him over: "Aimar, what's going on?" ”

Aimar coughed lightly, a little embarrassed.

"Frings is at fault for pushing people, but ...... Javier also faked a fall. ”

"......" Juan was silent for a moment, then turned his head to look at the bench, and the person on the bench suddenly shrank his head.

"Messi, go warm up."

"......" Under everyone's wordless gaze, Messi stood up silently and moved to the side to warm up step by step.

"We can see that Messi has gone to the side to warm up, and it seems that Juan Díaz wants to make a change on the pitch?"

Bellerón glanced at the situation on the side of the pitch, was silent for a while, and then motioned to Riquelme, who got the signal and turned his head to look in Juan's direction, was startled, and immediately ran in the direction of Portillo.

Portillo was gritting his teeth and looking in the direction of Frings at this moment, and he also knew that his fall was not very professional, but it was really a pity that he did not earn a yellow card for Deportivo La Coruna!

But he was still thinking about what to do later, when the people behind him had already rushed up, and he turned his head in some surprise to see that it was Riquelme.

Why is Riquelme here at this time?

Portillo was still a little surprised, but Riquelme said very quickly and in a low voice: "Be careful, don't take it off, Messi is warming up." ”

Portillo subconsciously looked at the edge of the pitch and immediately understood what he meant.

Juan obviously misunderstood him a little deeply at this time, and he blamed himself, knowing that Juan was such a paranoid personality and wanted to provoke him.

Portillo smiled bitterly and coughed lightly, waving his hand: "Okay." ”

Of course, now is not the time to explain, and his explanation can only be said after the game.

If you really can't do it, just rely on your actions to speak! His friend has always been like this, seemingly careless, but on the inside he is actually just as paranoid as his master.

However, thanks to Riquelme's reminder, Portillo poured a basin of cold water on his head and suddenly sobered up a lot.

This is not the time to provoke and fight, and he also knows that he needs to show his performance at this time.

Otherwise, he was really replaced by Juan, how faceless would it be?

Football is now being passed at the feet of Bayern's side of Munich, and they are obviously also a little tempered by Portillo's fake fall just now, and they all have strained faces, obviously trying to wait for an opportunity to retaliate.

Ballack was not among them, after all, in the first half, he was a little confused by the German language of the two Argentines and is a little upset now, but these things are not on the main list.

Now that the ball is at his feet, he needs to be single-minded.

Deportivo was also nervous when Ballack was dribbling the ball, no less than Bayern seeing Riquelme with the ball, Ballack may not be as special and domineering as Riquelme technically, but at least one thing is certain - he is a high threat to the goal.

In the last round, the Deportivo players were most concerned about Ballack's shocking long-range shot, and in the first half of the game, Ballack received a goal from Guerreiro......

Both of Deportivo La Coruna's goals came from him, so it's no wonder that most people are paying attention to him.

Of course, Juan also knew that the players were afraid of Ballack, and he had already done most of the special training for the team before the game started, but after all, it was not against Ballack's real person, and there was a little deviation in the south.

The only thing he expects now is that this little deviation is not enough to affect the course of the game.

Fortunately, God still loves Juan, and when Ballack came in with the Bayern Munich players, the Deportivo players stood up in advance and gave Bayern a strong interception!

You must know that although Redondo did not sit in command in the backfield in this game, this is equivalent to liberating his combat power.

No one dares to underestimate Redondo's interception ability, although he spent most of his time in the backcourt organizing the players to switch between attack and defense, as well as their defense, but no one has forgotten -

Fernando Redondo, as the most classic midfielder, what he can do is intercept the opposite man at the time of the match, and it is also in such a situation.

Ballack was stunned for a moment when he saw that the person coming on the opposite side was Redondo, but after all, he can be regarded as the vice-captain of Bayern, so he quickly calmed down and prepared to have a wonderful one-on-one with Redondo!

And then what?

And then there was no then.

The last superstar who wanted to take the initiative to one-on-one with Redondo was called Zidane, he was still at Juventus at that time, Redondo took Real Madrid to directly block Zidane's actions, and came to a 3:0 victory heartily.

Redondo didn't choose to stay too much at his feet after breaking the ball, after all, it was the game, he knew his strengths and weaknesses, and now football ...... It's not for him anymore.

He's slow, but football is getting faster and faster, and he knows it's time for him to retreat.

But just leaving like this is obviously not his style!

Redondo glanced at the situation in front of him, raised his foot lightly, and then a long pass that shook his heart!

No one expected that Redondo would choose such a risky move, after all, everyone knows that during the game, most of the time the ball will be passed nearby, especially a team like Deportivo La Coruna who often does short-distance and high-frequency back and forth passes.

But it is precisely because of this that when this ball was sent, no one in Bayern Munich reacted, and even if it did, Redondo's kick was sent quickly and accurately, and no one had time to stop it.

The ball spanned the entire half in the blink of an eye and fell to Portillo.

Portilli was stunned for a moment, subconsciously looking at the situation in front of the goal, the shooter's instinct made him choose to shoot immediately, but he still stopped his movements.

Calm down, Javier Portillo.

You now have two options in front of you, one is to shoot immediately, but with Sagonor and Lucio in front of you; There is also an option, which is to pass the ball to Morientes, who has only one Lizarazu by his side, and according to the combined view of the two games, it is clear that he is not a smart enough player, and if you want to fool him, Morientes is enough.

Faced with such a situation, Portillo didn't even hesitate, he looked at the running position on the field, took two steps and pretended to shoot, and then immediately raised his foot to send the football out of the Bayern Munich players!

Deportivo played another wave of surprise, and this time even Morientes was a little surprised, after all, it can be seen from his position that Portillo still has room to shoot, and in terms of Portillo's shooting, this football is not out of the question......

But he chose to pass the ball?

Now in the middle of the game, it is not convenient for him to think too much, he can only choose to receive the ball immediately, Lizarazu is shocked and wants to force it, but obviously, Morientes moves a little faster.

He turned, and the ball flew from his feet to the goal!

“gooooal！！ Fernando Morientes!! Deportivo La Coruna overtakes the score! I've taken them, and it's been like this for both games, right? Frank slapped his thigh excitedly, eager to put his face in front of Dean, "Dean, do you think Deportivo is like an indomitable fighter who can survive in the face of adversity?" ”

Dean's face was almost purple.

"Whatever you say is what you say...... Also, if you slap my leg again, I'll fight with you!! ”

"Don't worry about these details!" Frank laughed and continued: "Speaking of which, La Cruña was overtaken like this in both games, right? I could see that my heart was about to jump out...... Can they not be so thrilling? ”

"No team can guarantee that they will win against another team unless the gap between the two teams is too big...... But that's something that doesn't happen often in the top flight, does it? Dean's face finally came to normal, and he coughed lightly.

In fact, until now, he is also a little excited, Deportivo is always full of surprises like this, and every time it is a surprise attack, it always catches people off guard.

"However, I'm more worried about Deportivo right now...... It seems that most of the time it depends on the output of superstars, but what if there are no superstars in the future?"

"How could it not be? You're worrying too much. Frank said with a grin.

The worry in Dean's eyes flickered, and he whispered, "Really......"

Everyone else can think about it, but Redondo's age is there, who will bring such a breakthrough and development to A Coruña in the future?

He didn't know, and neither did the Deportivo crowd, the only one who knew was now standing on the edge of the pitch, soothing the expression on his face and smiling and clapping.

Morientes flew directly past his teammates when he was celebrating, ran directly to the front of Juan and gave him a big hug, and the teammates who had been chasing him saw that they were pounced on their own head coach, and they pounced without thinking about it.

Juan originally wanted to dodge, but at this time, Morientes covered his mouth with his hand and said softly: "Juan, forgive Javier, for the sake of this assist." ”

Juan raised an eyebrow, just about to speak, but soon realized what he had done—

He listened attentively to Morientes, but when the players in front of him pounced, he didn't have time to intimidate the players, and the small coach of Deportivo La Coruna ushered in wave after wave of onslaught on the sidelines......

Ahem.

All in all, when Juan was almost crushed down, the few reserves behind him rushed up directly and joined in the celebration with great insight and insight, and Juan was saved from the tragic fate of being used as a human cushion by a group of people.

But even so, Juan was still a little embarrassed, when the players calmed down and saw Juan's face, they instantly dispersed, and Portillo on the periphery didn't have time to react, he was pushed to the front by his teammates to block the gun.

Portillo was suddenly a little confused, after all, he didn't want to face Juan face to face at this time, it was easy to cause misunderstandings, but Juan glanced at him, smiled and hugged him.

"Well done, Javier."

When he heard Juan's words, Portillo's eyes flashed with joy, his hands tightened, and before Juan could speak, he had already said bluntly: "I told my father that I wanted to stay in A Coruña again." ”

Portillo's father is his agent, which is a very common situation in football, and Juan is of course aware of it, after all, when he signed Portillo, a large part of it was also due to his father.

"Uncle agreed?" Juan's eyes widened, at this time he looked like a young man, Portillo finally explained, now he is very refreshed, seeing his friend is such an expression, he immediately smiled: "You guess? ”

After saying that, he just let go and ran away, leaving Juan alone to cry and laugh.

He didn't know what Portillo's situation was, but to be honest, hearing Portillo say that made him feel a lot better.

…… However, didn't he always want to go back to Real Madrid? And when I first found out, I obviously showed a strong desire to go back to Real Madrid......

Juan fell into new doubts, and on the other side, Messi was a little crying.

Seeing that the crisis is over, can he go back and sit down? It's also tiring to warm up here all the time......

But obviously, Juan forgot about him for the time being, and the people who didn't dare to go back and sit down without Juan could only sigh silently, feeling that their whole person was not good.

Juan really didn't notice Messi, he was still watching Portillo's situation on the pitch, Portillo suddenly sent a goal, so he couldn't help but evaluate Portillo's situation again.

Portillo, of course, also felt that Juan was chasing him from below the court, and he was secretly smug in his heart - how many times has he been groomed by Juan over the years?

There is reincarnation in the world! Finally, it's his turn to make a mess for Juan!

When the game was over, Portillo maintained a very high mood until the end of the game, Juan and Magath shook hands, and Portillo, who was close, heard Magath ask: "Since Messi is not for sale, what about Portillo ......?" ”

When Portillo heard this, he suddenly became excited, and the whole person turned his head in fright, and met Juan's smiling gaze.

"......" Portillo said that he was willing to bow to the boss's power, and only begged the boss not to scare him......

Juan retracted his gaze and shook his head slightly at Magath: "There is Real Madrid in Portillo's first competitive echelon. ”

Hearing him say this, Magath immediately understood - everything else is still said, but if the youth parent team comes, then the other teams will not have a chance, which is a normal thing, so Magath only gave up with a little regret.

There are many people here in Deportivo who are very greedy, but these players are relatively difficult to poach, and even if some of them go, they are only marginal players, and none of the core players of Deportivo itself have shown any intention to leave, so it is useless.

"Let's go to a press conference?" Magath felt sorry for a while, and beckoned Juan to come along, Juan was stunned for a moment, and wanted to smile bitterly.

Seriously, he didn't really want to go to the press conference, but it was clear that Magath was very close to him...... Maybe it's destined for freaks to attract freaks, so Juan actually has a good chat with these coaches who usually don't get along well in football.

That's true of Magath, and so is Benitez.

Juan refused such a purely benign invitation, so after hesitating for a while, he nodded and walked side by side.

When they arrived at the mixed interview area, the reporters saw that the two of them actually came together, and they were in an uproar, after all, they also know the temper of Magath and Juan, which is famous in football for not being easy to serve, but now the football world has an inexplicable and extraordinary tolerance for young people like Juan Díaz in this regard, and it is easier for a real age coach like Magath to be a little more unapologetic.

These two people appeared together, and they were in a mess, but after all, they were reporters, and they still had a certain ability for such emergencies, and soon they found their own formation and began to throw their own questions at the two of them.

"Dias! How do you feel about the competition? ”

"Magath, what do you think of Juan Dias?"

"Dias......"

"Magath ......"

The question was thrown so many at once, even Juan and Magath, who had planned to turn a deaf ear, subconsciously frowned, stopped their steps and turned to look at the reporters in front of them, but after a round around, the two of them went in two directions-

Just like the average team has its own more familiar and cultivated journalists, Bayern Munich also has it, and Deportivo La Coruna has also cultivated several recently.

One of them was Tom of The Guardian, who was now indeed a Deportivo of his own, and since the last time Juan was willing to sell him a piece of news, he had already tasted the sweetness and spontaneously offered to provide Juan with information.

Seeing Juan coming over, Tom greeted with a smile: "Hello, Juan, wonderful game!" Did the information I gave you last time help? ”

When he said this, Juan, who originally had some smiles on his face, was stunned for a moment, and then the corners of his mouth flattened a little, and even the joy of victory was diluted a lot.

…… Speaking of which, this matter has been known since he won the Copa del Rey, but it has not been resolved until now, mainly for two reasons.

First, this matter is not suitable for him to meddle, so he has been silent.

Second, Cristiano Ronaldo's children are awkward from the distance. 166 Reading Network