Chapter 67: The first goal of the national team
Although I don't know why donating blood increases my physical fitness, maybe it's because donating blood stimulates my potential.
In any case, with this windfall, Quaresma's resentment towards Ronaldo is not so great.
When he assembled for training the next day, Quaresma was very happy to find that Ronaldo was a little weak-footed, obviously he wasted too much energy on the little nurse last night, and now he is a little unbearable.
Then because of the training status, Ronaldo was called to the sideline by Scolari and yelled, Ronaldo's current embarrassment is enough for Quaresma to gloat for a morning.
What made Quaresma even more unsure of what to say was that he was placed in the starting line-up by Scolari as the starting right midfielder.
Quaresma didn't know what Scolari was thinking, but the old man was no one to rub sand in his eyes.
Originally, Scolari planned to start with Cristiano Ronaldo, and then give Quaresma a certain amount of playing time in the second half to examine Quaresma's performance in the game.
But who would have thought that Ronaldo was so uncompetitive, his training state was so bad, and how could Scolari, who had been mixed in football for so many years, not know what Ronaldo had done.
So, simply, put Quaresma in the starting line-up and let him play a little more.
Quaresma became the starter of this game in a daze, if Ronaldo knows the reason, I don't know if this thing will donate sperm like Teddy......
Anyway, he clearly saw the resentment on Ronaldo's face that couldn't be hidden, if he didn't know, he thought he was disgusted by the little nurse last night!
Entering the starting line-up, Quaresma was happy, but he also knew that in the face of a fish belly like Luxembourg that almost did not pose any threat to Portugal, Portugal really did not need to show all its skills, and perhaps it was not as intense as the team's practice match, so it was regarded as a drill attack.
Even so, Quaresma knew it was a good start, one that would make him a new generation of leading figures in Portugal.
So, he vowed to play his best in this game and let Scolari get a good idea of who he is now.
After a few days of intensive training, Quaresma worked extraordinarily hard, one board and one eye, and even every action was done to the extreme, which was completely different from the passable attitude of other players, and after the team's training, Quaresma either practiced shooting by himself, or practiced strength while watching the game video in the hotel gym, and did not relax every minute.
Such an attitude was naturally seen by Scolari, and he gradually identified with Quaresma.
Maybe Quaresma was cynical in the past, but after being kicked out of the house by Barcelona, he seems to have changed a person.
He doesn't think that Quaresma is putting on a show in front of him, after all, Quaresma's performance in Porto during this period is obvious to all.
Without this extra effort, where would there be such rapid growth.
Setbacks can really make a person progress.
......
The referee blew the whistle, and the European qualifiers for the World Cup between Portugal and Luxembourg officially began.
Quaresma looked at his opponent's almost amateur lineup, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up in an imperceptible arc.
I'm going to hit ten!
Well, that's how Quaresma's confidence is bursting, and while he can get the most out of his teammate's amateur defense, it's a dream to take down an entire team by himself.
Did you really stake them all on the spot?
However, Quaresma's first goal for the Portuguese national team came very quickly, so fast that he didn't expect it.
While Quaresma's defensive prowess has always been the last attribute he wants to face, on the pitch, Quaresma never minds putting more of his physical energy into pressing up front, even if it's a monkey.
On the one hand, this is the only strength that he can contribute to the team's defense, and on the other hand, he is more involved in pressing, and his defensive attributes will be improved more after a game, which is why Quaresma is always very active on the field.
The same is true for this game, after Luxembourg kicked off, Quaresma rushed forward with all his strength, even if he couldn't grab the ball directly, it was good to scare and scare the opponent!
Rushing towards the first opponent, the opponent had already returned the pass before Quaresma didn't press into place;
Keep running!
The second opponent saw that Quaresma was so menacing, and in fear, he continued to pass back, and by this time the ball had already passed to the Luxembourg back line.
Quaresma couldn't help but want to laugh, when did he have such a great deterrent? Are you all so afraid of yourself?
Although happy, Quaresma continued to rush forward desperately.
The Luxembourg centre-back wanted to kick the ball off the pitch but found that his team-mates in front of him were all within the cover of the Portuguese defence, so he abandoned the idea and crossed the ball to another centre-back not far away.
By this time, Quaresma had already sprinted at high speed for more than 40 yards, but he still didn't stop, and unless his opponent kicked wide, as long as he had the opportunity to steal and disrupt the rhythm of his opponent's inverted foot, Quaresma would not skimp on his fitness.
His speed increased a few more points, and he didn't know why, but he always felt that his hard work this time would not be wasted.
The opposition's centre-back made a little mistake in stopping the ball, stopped a little wider, and hurriedly made up for it, and by the time he got the ball, Quaresma was already about to rush behind him.
With his back to Quaresma, the Luxembourg central defender did not dare to turn around casually, hesitated for a moment, and chose to pass the ball back to his goalkeeper for the goalkeeper to deal with.
But perhaps it was because he was too nervous, or because he made a mistake in stopping the ball just now, he felt that his teammate's pass was too strong, so he passed the ball to the goalkeeper with a little less force than usual.
Quaresma's eyes lit up suddenly, he couldn't have imagined that his opponent had really made a mistake.
The foot slammed on the ground, the explosive force was released instantly, and the already fast sprint speed was a few points faster again, rushing towards the ball.
The Luxembourg fans in the stands couldn't help but let out exclamations and screams, at this time, they actually made a mistake themselves, in their eyes, Quaresma, who is now rushing towards the ball, is like a demon, no one can stop it.
The Luxembourg goalkeeper panicked, but he was desperate to find that he had no chance to control the ball before Quaresma.
Quaresma would not have missed such an opportunity, in the horrified eyes of his opponent, he first touched the ball, and then unbelievably skipped the block of his team-mate's goalkeeper and gently pushed the ball into the close goal without any defensive pressure.
Goal, scored!