Chapter 63: Whoever goes up doesn't
During training, several teammates who knew the news came to congratulate Quaresma, but Porto was originally a big Portuguese international, and everyone also knew that Quaresma's selection in the national team squad was certain, so it didn't cause too many ripples.
Yes, this is a common occurrence in Porto.
Baia, Valente, Costa, Costina, Postiga ......., plus Deco and Ferreira, who have just left Porto, Porto is definitely a big faction in the Portuguese national team, and Quaresma doesn't have to worry about being bullied in the national team.
At this time, the Portuguese national team squad was also revealed by the media, although this time the squad was aimed at the World Cup qualifiers with Luxembourg, which could not represent Portugal's absolute strength, but it still attracted great attention and public opinion was very lively.
There is nothing else to dispute, although Scolari has recruited a lot of young players this time, and the purpose of the inspection is obvious, but this is not a big deal, after all, a team needs fresh students, Scolari is prepared for a rainy day, which is in line with the current needs of the Portuguese national team to renew.
The point is that the national team has now highlighted a problem, and that is the trade-off between several wingers.
In the previous European Championships, Figo and Ronaldo formed the devil's wings of the Portuguese national team, and it was precisely because of their outstanding performance that Portugal was able to reach the final all the way.
The wing-wing duo is also almost hailed as the strongest wing-to-wing combination in world football, an experienced world footballer of the year, a future world superstar, and they have brought people endless surprises.
But now, here's the problem!
With Quaresma's strong performance in Porto, there was a chance to compete for the main position, turning Portugal's devil's wings into devil's three?
Two wings can fly into the sky, but what about three?
I'm afraid the three-winged monster!
The three wingers, who to use and who not to use?
This is definitely the biggest problem Scolari has to face.
If you think about it in the long run, then there is no doubt that Quaresma and Cristiano Ronaldo are the best options, as long as they maintain their form and growth, Portugal will not need to worry about the lack of access to the wings for the next decade or so.
But now Figo is over 30 years old, but he is still in very good shape, he is still one of the most dangerous wide players in world football, and he is also the number one star and leader of the Portuguese national team.
Could Scolari still be able to hold Figo on the bench?
If you add in the likes of Simão and the likes of Nani, the wings of the Portuguese national team are like a grave.
With the help of this squad, the media analyzed and predicted this obvious contradiction, and found theoretical basis from all angles to indicate which two of the three wingers could be on the table, and for a while, this topic was hyped.
The fans are really sad and happy, and happily, no matter what Scolari chooses, Portugal can start two super wingers;
The pain is that no matter what Scolari chooses, there must be a super winger on the bench, and what could be more wasteful?
Waste is a crime!
However, as a client, Quaresma didn't care much about this issue, after all, it wasn't something he should worry about.
As long as he keeps improving and plays amazing football, can Scolari turn a blind eye and press himself to the bench?
Scolari has no enmity with the champion!
He wouldn't be stupid enough to do that, and besides, he didn't have any contradictions with Quaresma, because Mao wanted to press Quaresma?
Besides, Figo is old and destined to gradually fade out of the national team in the future, maybe this World Cup will become his farewell performance, and the left position he left is Ronaldo's, and he can also firmly occupy the position on the right side.
As for before Figo withdraws from the national team, Scolari may rotate, or change the formation and tactics specifically for the three men, and he doesn't need to worry about it anyway.
Since he was selected for the national team this time, it means that his performance during this period of time has impressed Scolari, and he will definitely focus on himself this time, so he definitely has a chance.
Not counting the predecessor, this is the first time I have been selected for the national team, so let's perform well and surprise everyone!
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In the 10th round of the Portuguese Super League, Porto challenged Gil Vicente away.
Quaresma made the starting line-up without suspense, and with no injuries and no need to think about rotation, no one could shake Quaresma's status, not even Delle, who was a contributor to Porto's Champions League triumph last season.
After Adrianse took office, Porto seemed to have changed teams, with a wave of consecutive wins in all competitions, and the form was shockingly good, so no one thought that Porto would capsize in the gutter against a weak opponent, even if they played away.
However, what people didn't expect was that Gil Vicente showed his tenacity in front of the giant Porto and vowed to defend the honor of his home stadium.
All the players were piled up in their own half to defend, and even when Porto were in attack, they all defended back into the box, and the bus was more advanced than Porto's founder.
Adrianse's positional attack on the team has not had time to adjust after taking office, and besides, Porto is not good at positional attack, once the opponent is determined to put the bus, Porto will be helpless like many teams.
Quaresma also encountered a very tight and tenacious defense, every time he got the ball, he had to face the two defenders of the opponent, not to mention, there were people behind him to make up for the defense at any time, and most importantly, in the dense defense, Quaresma had no room to attack at all, so he played a big game and dunked.
If you don't have a strong center and a long-range shot with good luck, you don't want to break the goal.
Throughout the first half, Porto did not create an effective attack, more than a helpless long-range shot from outside the penalty area, unable to bring enough threat to the opponent.
Back in the dressing room at half-time, Quaresma couldn't help but scratch his head.
It's not going to go on like this, the opponents obviously don't want to win, and for them, a draw with Porto is a victory.
However, Porto need those three points, and once they are held to a draw, then Porto will lose the chance to chase Benfica, which is by no means the result they want to see.
However, in the current situation, no matter how strong Quaresma's personal ability is, it seems that he can't find a good way, and he can only hope for the change of Adrianse's midfield.