Chapter 54: Non-Tournament Players

Portuguese Camuro Camuro arrived at the tournament with the desire to play a good game and add points to the 2012 Ballon d'Or race, but despite winning the La Liga title, Camuro's performances in the first two games against Germany and Denmark did not give him any extra points, but instead affected his image.

In the game against Germany, Golden Mauro did nothing, and against Denmark, although he won, but in the game, Golden Mauro once again missed the golden opportunity to score, almost making Portugal pay a huge price.

After the game against Germany, Kim Mauro staged a jaw-dropping scene with his teammates, and instead of staying in the stadium with the rest of the players to thank the Portuguese fans who had come from afar, he threw the captain's armband on the ground with an annoyed look, walked into the dressing room aisle alone, and left the pitch early.

This scene made Portuguese fans angry, and someone on the Internet even made up a joke that Golden Mauro was in a hurry to go back to the dressing room in order to change his hairstyle to attend the post-match press conference.

In order to calm the anger of the fans, Portugal coach Bento and several players had to come out to round the field for the Golden Mauro and wipe their butts, and the Portuguese players' trust in the Golden Mauro remained unchanged.

Pepe said: "I think Cristiano is the best player, the most well-rounded player, his performance in recent years is really incredible, he is a robot, he is a machine, I think he deserves the best honor in the world, the first game, he can't play all his energy, it's normal, he has gone through a long season, his body is still adjusting, I believe that in the next games, he will get better and better!" ”

"Cristiano is our leader, we all want to play next to him, everybody has a lot of trust in him and it's never going to change, we're looking forward to a great tournament under him, against Germany, in fact all of us played in stoppage time, but I'm sure as the tournament continues, we will play better and better, and Cristiano will show his quality as the number one player in the world," Coentrão said. ”

The united scene of the Portuguese team is indeed touching, but Pepe and Coentrão, as Golden Mauro's teammates at Real Madrid, said these words that sounded a little numb, as if they were slapping horses.

However, it did play a role in diverting attention, and before the start of this game, the Portuguese media also believed that Camuro would help Portugal open the defensive wall of the Danish team, including Portuguese football heavyweights such as Figo, who also stood up to support him: "I think the team should give Cristiano more support, he is characterized by completing attacks and scoring goals, so he must create more chances. ”

Head coach Bento also stood up to express his support: "I can bet everybody that against Denmark, Cristiano, will definitely score. ”

However, Jin Mauro gave all the people who supported him a hard slap in the game, and against Denmark, Jin Mauro still did nothing, he also looked sullen, even if his teammates scored, he did not have a happy expression.

Despite the Portugal national team's victory, Camuro's performance was unsatisfactory, and during the game, he kept asking his team-mates for the ball, but the Portuguese players always lacked precision in passing, and when they got their chances, they couldn't take advantage of them.

Camuro could have played a decisive role against Denmark, but it wasn't his day, as the Portuguese superstar worked hard all the time, scoring chances but not once.

Camuro also tried a free kick, but the free kick he took either flew straight into the stands or was confiscated by the goalkeeper.

For Portugal, this game against Denmark is a battle of life and death, and there is no room for loss, as the captain of the team, Golden Mauro is also under great pressure, and under pressure, Golden Mauro often looks anxious.

Chances that could not be missed at Real Madrid were missed in the Portuguese national team, and fortunately, despite the defeat suffered by Camuro, Portugal beat Denmark thanks to Varela's goal.

The Golden Mauro, who was tied with a rope around his neck, was also able to breathe a sigh of relief, but in any case, the Golden Mauro, who has played 21 World Cup and European Championship games, only contributed five goals and three assists, and he still needs to make more efforts to fight for Portugal and himself for the title of world No. 1.

In the game, the diligent midfielders of the Portuguese team delivered more than one wonderful pass to the Golden Mauro, but the "goal machine" of the Real Madrid team last season seemed to be adjusted to "undercover mode", and the ball shot either hit the Danish goalkeeper's hands or could not find the door, especially when he went to the meeting alone, and after indecisive thinking, he hit a de-standard thunderous shot.

Coincidentally, a few days ago, Balotelli had a longer "thought process" in the match against Spain, and its inexplicable degree provided imagination and all kinds of joy for fans who stayed up late to watch the game.

And Robben, the "Peter Pan" who shocked the football world with his courage and sharpness eight years ago, seems to be also burdened with the burden of thinking in the first round of the group stage.

"Ba Shen" thought too much, so his shooting process became a joke, and now Jin Mauro also thinks more, and as a result, the shot is constantly booed.

And Portugal's substitute striker Barella used an instinctive shot with a 720-degree rotation of the small waist to tell the two big names an important survival rule for the striker: before shooting, please don't think!

As soon as the striker thinks, the goalkeeper laughs.

Modern football is a highly integrated mental and physical project, a high-level field is not only better than who is physically better, who has better skills, but also who has a more active mind, the wisdom in this is accumulated, not what is expected on the field, especially for strikers.

In the 60s, the game of football was played at a slow pace, and the "King of the Ball" Pele had plenty of time to think about the next move and play the goalkeeper.

However, football has developed so far, it requires strikers to capture the fighter at the moment of high-speed operation, which is more often a physical instinct formed by long-term immersion, rather than a long-term reflex arc of the cerebral cortex.

The truth is always there, but the strikers who are really comfortable with it are not, and there are many players who are cranky before shooting, especially when it comes to key players in international competitions.

Under the influence of a series of non-football elements such as interests, honors, and desires, the sharp-level players of each team often have to bear more pressure, and this pressure often translates into the hesitation, hesitation and lack of confidence of Camuro, "Ba God", Robben and others.

And Barrera, who has no desire, is much easier, he is not a key player, so he shoots when he shoots, but he achieves a wonderful ball.

Maybe it's time for Golden Mulo to calm down, think less, be more confident, and don't want to learn from the small roles in the team, so learn from the confident emperor in the opponent in this game.

"My name is Bendtner, and I don't think I'm any worse than any striker."

Bendtner, who started the game at the beginning of the game, was nicknamed the "Emperor of Confidence", and in the first game against Portugal in Denmark, Bendtner proved his confidence with a goal.

Because Portugal lost to Germany in the first round, it was a back-to-back battle in this round, so after the opening, it was full of momentum, pressing Denmark to attack, and sure enough, this tactic quickly worked, Pepe and Postiga opened the door to victory for Portugal respectively.

Denmark had trailed their opponents 13 times in the history of the European Championship, and only once had a comeback, so it seemed that Portugal almost sealed the victory.

And when everyone thought the tempo of the game would enter Portugal time early, Bendtner only countered with a header only five minutes after the team was conceded a second goal.

In the 41st minute of the game, Jacobsen knocked back on the right, Paulsen crossed diagonally, Colondry left the penalty area with an anti-offside header hanging the defender and goalkeeper, and Bendtner smashed the header into the empty goal two meters from the goal on the other side.

After the goal, Bendtner looked serious, did not appear too excited, but beckoned his teammates to quickly return to defense, sure enough, God finally paid off, when the game fought fiercely to the eightieth minute of the second half, Jacobson crossed from the right, the astute Bendtner suddenly appeared behind Pepe, a powerful header on the goal, the Portuguese goalkeeper has tried his best to stretch his arms to resist the incoming ball, still unable to block Bendtner's "overlord blow", 2:2!

At this time, the "self-confidence emperor" finally showed a smile and scored twice!

THE 193CM TALL BENDTNER DID NOT WASTE HIS NATURAL ADVANTAGE AT ALL, AND HE SCORED TWICE WITH A HEADER NICKNAMED "LITTLE TOWER", AND ALSO BECAME THE THIRD PLAYER TO SCORE A DOUBLE HEADER SINCE THE START OF THIS EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP.

Ironically, the obviously more famous Golden Mulberry has twice been given a single chance, and both have mercilessly chosen to squander it, but Golden Mule wasted a single knife, and when he thought about life, Bendtner had "changed" his life.

To Bendtner's dismay, though, his hard work failed to secure a point, with Portuguese substitute Varela seizing a late chance to beat Denmark into the near corner.

In this game, the Danes are undoubtedly a tragic character, but they are also worth rejoicing, because with Bendtner's air tyrant, the next game to qualify for the life and death battle against Germany, the result is not yet known.