The World Cup has been a great one, and after the two rounds of group stage matches are all over, the qualification situation for most of the groups is already clear.

None of that is Quaresma's concern, though, and he still has only two targets.

One is to win the championship with Portugal;

One is to compete for the Golden Boot;

At present, you are getting closer and closer to the second goal, and the first goal will not know if you can complete it until the last minute, because you never know what will happen on the field in the next second!

Portugal has set their sights on a long-term knockout round, and it seems that Mexico, the opponent in the third round, is no longer afraid, if not at all.

No sooner had he arrived in Gelsenkirchen from Eintracht than Ricciardo pulled Quaresma to practice his penalty.

It's not because of how good the relationship between Quaresma and Ricardo is, it's really that the Portuguese team insists on practicing every day is the only seedling like Quaresma, Ricardo goes to find someone else, and it's strange that others can take care of him!

Quaresma doesn't care, anyway, everything is practice, and it's not bad to practice penalties, if the knockout match really faces a penalty shootout, Quaresma doesn't want to drag his feet at that time.

"The question is, we're going to play Mexico first, isn't it too early for you to save penalties?" Quaresma said to Ricardo in confusion.

Ricardo patted his gloves and looked at Quaresma with a strange expression, as if to say "That's a stupid question you're asking!" ”。

"Scolari will have a big rotation in the last game, you definitely won't get a chance to play, why do you want to play against Mexico?" Ricardo looked at Quaresma and shook his head and explained with a smile.

"It doesn't matter if you win or lose the game against Mexico, the main players rest and rest, and the substitutes come on to feel the atmosphere of the World Cup, which is a matter of convention, do you think we will fight to the death with Mexico?"

Quaresma rolled her eyes and stopped talking!

It seems that this approach is normal, he has doubted it, but he always thinks that Scolari will be more cautious, after all, even if there is no difference between the opponents in the round of 16, the group ranking is still related to the problem of division, and the opponents to be encountered in the two halves are still very different!

Moreover, he has scored 4 goals in two games, and is obviously running for the Golden Boot, does Scolari have to press himself to the bench in this situation and not let himself play?

Eh, Quaresma couldn't help but scratch his head, how to say that he didn't know Scolari as Ricardo, an old Portuguese international, since Ricardo said so, I'm afraid Scolari would really do this!

Well, it's useless to think too much about it now, and when Scolari announces his starters, it will naturally come to light.

So, Quaresma put his mind down and began to practice penalty kicks with Ricardo.

"Brother, your main task today is to imitate the penalty kick method of several Argentine penalty takers, so I can train in a targeted manner, so, thank you for your hard work!" Ricardo patted Quaresma on the shoulder and asked.

Quaresma couldn't help but look dark when he heard this, is there still such a way to train?

"Look, here's the information I've gathered, you remember the way they take penalties, and then you can take the penalty!" Ricardo handed Quaresma a small note.

Quaresma took it in a daze, and subconsciously looked down.

"Riquelme: Arch of the foot, 15% probability of light arc ball, 18% probability of lower left corner, 26% probability of left semi-high ball, 19% probability of lower right corner, 14% probability of right half high ball, 12% probability of middle field, 11% outside the range of goal frame, non-explosive shot, no gambling save."

"Carlos Tevez: Instep volley, 25% of the bottom left corner of the goal......"

"Cambiasso: Forefoot volley is the main ......"

......

It's very detailed, densely packed, there are about 15 or so names, and almost all of Argentina's main players are on it.

Looking up, I couldn't help but sigh at Ricardo, how did you come up with such detailed data?

Big data?

Ricardo couldn't help but feel proud when he saw Quaresma's surprised expression, this was the result of his homework all along, and it was definitely a secret information.

"So, for every possible opponent, you will collect their information?" After a long silence, Quaresma couldn't help but ask.

Ricardo's eyebrows fluttered at the moment, and every cell on his face seemed to be full of triumph.

"Some of the data I collected in the game, and some of the data I commissioned someone to collect it, relying on this cheat, my success rate of saving penalties is the best in world football!"

Ricciardo wasn't lying, his penalty success rate was impressive, and Quaresma remembers that in the penalty shoot-out against England at the World Cup in '04, it was Ricardo who saved Vassell's penalty and Portugal shut England out of the quarter-finals.

It's just that Quaresma looks at how unreliable this data is, from a statistical point of view, the sample is too small, and it has no reference significance at all!

And, let's talk about probability, do you pounce on a position with a high probability or a position with a low probability?

This thing can probably have no other effect than giving yourself a little psychological comfort.

Suddenly, Quaresma had a flash of inspiration, and he wondered if Ricardo had collected his own data.

Although he and Ricardo are teammates in the national team, Ricardo has played in the Portuguese Super League, and Quaresma has also played in Porto and Lisbon, which can be regarded as rivals, does Ricardo also collect his own data?

Thinking of this, Quaresma couldn't help but smile.

"And have you collected my data?" Quaresma put his arm around Ricardo, "Anyway, it's unlikely that I will return to the Portuguese Super League in the future, the probability of us being opponents on the pitch is too low, let me see how you analyze my habit of saving penalties?" ”

Ricardo hesitated, and also felt that Quaresma made sense, with the current popularity of Quaresma, it is impossible to return to play in the Portuguese Super League, even if Quaresma returns to the Portuguese Super League in the future, he should retire at that time, and it will not affect Quaresma to see.

Ricardo gave Quaresma a reassuring look and ran to the sideline to pull out a notebook from his satchel, which he used to analyze his opponents' penalty-kicking and shooting habits.

In fact, Quaresma's penalty habits were not collected by him, and he is now curious about what Quaresma's penalty habits are.

Quaresma leaned over, and the two searched for a long time before finally finding his name.

"Quaresma: So far in the game, he has taken two penalty kicks, both of which have been hit, one arc kick hit the middle of the goal, and one powerful volley hit the lower right corner of the goal, both of which are a combination of unconventional kicks and directions, and it is believed that his penalty kick is a few blind kicks!"

......

In an instant, Quaresma had an urge to fight hard with Ricardo!

How many kicks am I?

I just want to carry a knife to your neck and ask you, how can you see that I am blind and kicked?

Ricardo broke out in a cold sweat, Quaresma's data really wasn't collected by himself, and he didn't expect his friends to define Quaresma's way of taking penalties like this.

"Well, it's a misunderstanding, I think there must be some accident here!" Ricardo was righteous, and if it weren't for his trembling legs betraying him, Quaresma would have thought he was a serious man!

Well, today I'm going to show you what a few blind kicks are!

So, for the next hour or so, Quaresma showed Ricardo all kinds of blind ways to kick penalties.

Running, running, falling, and kicking;

kicking with flower arrangement;

Suddenly kicking with the foot that is about to become the center of gravity support during the run;

Turn 180 degrees and kick with your heel;

......

"Look,!"

......

Ricardo felt as if he had been insulted for more than an hour, and at the same time he felt deeply that his friend was not wrong - Quaresma's way of taking the penalty was absolutely blind!

By the end of the practice, Ricardo was about to cry, if it weren't for Quaresma's inability to think of more fancy ways to kick penalties, he would definitely not have let him go so easily.

To him, Quaresma is nothing short of a demon!

At this time, Quaresma was refreshed, and he felt more enjoyable than big health care, and the only regret was that Ricardo was a little unresistant, and he couldn't do it for a while.

"We people, we're so happy today!" Humming a tune that Ricardo didn't understand, he went to the shower, but Quaresma didn't realize that there had been a pair of eyes watching him all along.

Scolari thinks that Quaresma is a good boy, because others have gone to rest, but Quaresma is still practicing, such a very talented and hard-working child is not cultivated, can he cultivate those mediocre talents who only know nightclubs all day long?

It's just that after watching Quaresma and Ricardo's training, Scolari instantly overturned his idea!

Tainyima is not serious!

It's okay to even take penalties, but you can't practice seriously?

What the hell are you kicking penalty kicks?

The goalkeeper who actually fell first to confuse him, are you not afraid to break yourself first?

Even if you don't break a bone, I'll break it for you, believe it or not?

Scolari swears that if he lets Quaresma play a penalty in the national team in the future, he will be a grandson!

......

Quaresma didn't know that he had been blacked out by Scolari, so he slept through the night and continued to train the next day!

Training makes me happy!

It's just that there's still bad news waiting for Quaresma today.

Against Mexico, as Ricardo said, Quaresma really didn't make the starting line-up.

Not only Quaresma, but also Figo, Ronaldo, Pauleta, Costinha, Valente, Miguel, several of them did not enter the starting list, and Portugal rotated more than half of the main lineup!

I have to say that Scolari is still very courageous, and he doesn't care who the opponent is in the knockout round, and he doesn't think about avoiding a certain opponent at all, and he directly uses his strength to talk to you!

The Portuguese players did not seem surprised by Scolari's decision, as if they already knew the answer.

Perhaps in order not to make Quaresma feel a pimple in his heart, after training, Scolari called Quaresma to the side.

"Ricardo, I know you really want to play a game to compete for the Golden Boot, but I believe in your strength, even if you don't play this game, it won't affect you to win the Golden Boot, and if you have enough rest, you will be in more shape, right?"

"Fitness is one thing, I'm also worried that you will get injured in the match against Mexico, and I am counting on you to win the cup, so a game that has nothing to do with the overall situation, you can rest and rest!"

Scolari did not speak to Quaresma in a serious tone, but instead was uncharacteristically kind, which made Quaresma extremely uncomfortable.

Well, there's a kind of fitness that makes the manager think you're not in good shape, and he's used to it, anyway, when he was at Arsenal, Wenger was worried about it all day.

Since Scolari has said so, Quaresma will not be petty, he knows very well that if he has an awkward relationship with the manager, he must be embarrassed in the end!

If you want to win the Golden Boot, there is no problem, even if you don't play a game, with 4 goals in hand, Quaresma is confident that she will win the Golden Boot trophy.

It's just that there are games but you can't play, this feeling is really scratching, especially the World Cup game, only once in 4 years, and missing a game will be regretted for life!

But there was no way, Scolari's decision could not be changed, so he had to sit on the bench and watch his teammates play.

......

Speaking of which, the schedule is also quite bad, the Argentina vs Netherlands match actually started after the Portugal game, so Portugal did not even have a chance to pick an opponent.

is similar to Portugal's choice, in fact, Mexico did not attach much importance to the victory of this game, and also adopted a large number of rotations, probably to save energy to play the knockout round.

So, the game is boring!

Sitting on the bench, Figo on the left, Cristiano Ronaldo and Pauletta on the right, this makes Quaresma very kind of the world's heroes are on the bench.

It's like the shock of Xiangbei vs. Sanpotai, and the four main forces come off the bench at the same time!

It's just a pity that even if Portugal's offensive is unfavorable today, Scolari wants to make substitutions to improve the attack, it is impossible to replace the four of them at the same time, because there are only three substitutions in a game......

The game was hot on the field, and Quaresma had to admit that sometimes a moderate rotation can definitely work well.

For example, now, those players who usually don't get the opportunity to play have finally got the opportunity to play, how can they not actively express themselves?

Simão started to play Quaresma's position, and he played an active role, and one person almost took on the heavy responsibility of Portugal's attack, if it weren't for Quaresma's stable position, everyone thought that Simão was here to grab power!

In the first half, one pass and one shot perfectly carried the game, allowing everyone to see a rising super wing!

Is this to get the rhythm of the four kings on the wing in Portugal?

Therefore, the Portuguese second team's light victory over Mexico certainly made everyone happy, but at this time, there were not a few who secretly sympathized with Scolari!

The world is facing the embarrassing situation of a lack of wingers, but Scolari has suffered the embarrassment of having to press two super wingers on the bench, for this problem, Scolari may have to live 10 years less!