When Jonk emerged from the bus, all eyes were on him.

Jonk took off his sunglasses, took off his headphones, and waved to reporters, as well as the resident staff and fans not far away, which immediately caused a huge cheer.

The security guards felt a lot more pressure behind them, and it seemed that they were about to be unable to stop it. The frenzied media and fans were like a tidal wave, pounding the embankment formed by the security guards. Countless microphones and cameras went over the heads of the security guards and reached for Jonk.

"Jonk! What's it like to be in South Africa? ”

"Jonker, can you talk about your World Cup goals?"

"Jonker, Manchester United won the Champions League without you this season, and you helped Real Madrid win the league, can you say anything?"

"Jonk! Jonker! The South African Chinese Fans Association welcomes you, can you tell us a word? ”

The security guards were in agony to keep order on the scene, and if those men launched another attack, the line of defense would fall apart. Thankfully, a voice saved them.

"We are tired from the journey, thank you all for the warm welcome, I know many people have been waiting for a long time, thank you. In one hour there will be a press briefing with Mr. Queiroz, and I will answer your questions. ”

Jonke's words touched the reporters at the scene very much, caring people, these words are warm in their hearts. They also knew that the Portuguese team was tired from the journey, and they were worried that they would not have the opportunity to interview today. Now that I heard that there will be a press briefing in an hour, I am naturally relieved.

The crowd around Jonker gradually dispersed. The security guards finally breathed a sigh of relief. Their uniforms had long been soaked with sweat, and some of them had black handprints on them that I don't know who pressed them.

Jonk also breathed a sigh of relief, and he looked back, and the leader was looking at him with a smile, clearly pleased with Jonk's performance.

"Well done." Queiroz said.

Jonker smiled, knowing that Queiroz was creating every opportunity to enhance Jonker's status and influence in the Portuguese team. He was convinced and respected and grateful to Queiroz, and Jonk was not the kind of person who could say meaty things. He just has to do well on the pitch.

At the press briefing, in addition to answering a few questions, he and captain Ronaldo basically didn't have to talk. Queiroz alone draws all the attention of the media and takes most of the media's firepower, which is also the strategy of Queiroz, and Jonk and Ronaldo share the pressure on the other players. And as the head coach, he shared the pressure on Jonk and Ronaldo. So that the players don't have to be distracted too much by the media.

After the press briefing, Jonk returned to his room.

"It's luxurious." Carvalho exclaimed.

Jonk couldn't help but nod his head, the Bamferken Royal Gardens are indeed luxurious, in addition to the presidential suite, there is also a conference center, 1 restaurant and 2 bars, in addition to a spa, swimming pool. Sauna and much more. In addition, there is a dentist's medical room. A psychotherapy room.

Jonk was placed in a room with Nani, and Thiago came to visit the door, no, not long after his ass sat down, he heard a voice sound, "Everyone go back to their rooms to rest, after 5 minutes, don't let me see who else is hanging out." ”

"Boss?" Thiago asked, stunned.

"Looks like the head." Jonk nodded. Then he saw Thiago run away like a rabbit and go back to his room to rest. In the Portuguese team, there is really no one who dares to take Queiroz's words as a deaf ear.

Jonker then looked into the room and found that each room had a CCTV system through which Queiroz could then give instructions to the players.

Tsk, it's really advanced, I can't imagine that there is such a luxurious place on the African continent. Unbeknownst to Jonker, the Banferken Tribal Kingdom, where the Bamferken Royal Gardens are located, is also known as the "richest tribe in Africa" and has the world's largest platinum mine. If he's looking to buy a gift for Nana, Bainforden's white gold jewelry is definitely a good choice.

With the arrival of European champions Portugal in South Africa, other teams arrived in South Africa in the following days.

At this time, something happened that was enough to affect the future of the Portuguese team in this World Cup.

On June 4th, the Portuguese team trained at the stadium in Bamfken Gardens, 100 meters away from the rooms, are Portugal's exclusive two FIFA-certified A-level football fields, in the words of Bamferken Gardens' manager Martin, these two fields are estimated to be better than the turf conditions of many official World Cup competition venues!

Training at the stadium at the stadium also made Queiroz very satisfied, because the security at the stadium is still very strict, so very few media can actually enter the Bamferken garden, so the Portuguese team's training can be rarely noticed and disturbed by the media.

On this day, seeing that training was about to end, Costa passed the football back to Carvalho, and when no one was guarded, Carvalho received the ball, but stopped and gestured to the sidelines with a painful expression.

"Hell!" Queiroz, who was talking to the assistant coach on the sidelines about something, saw Carvalho's painful expression and secretly screamed badly, judging from Carvalho's expression, it was enough.

Jonk and Ronaldo immediately ran over and asked what was wrong with Carvalho, and the team doctor quickly ran into the field and helped Carvalho limp to the sidelines.

The training is over, next to the training ground, there is an open-air swimming pool, and there is a constant temperature heating, at this time the water temperature is in the 20s, originally Junk they planned to go to relax a little, but now because of Carvalho's sudden injury, everyone is not in the mood.

Carvalho is the anchor of Portugal's backline, and if he is really injured, it will definitely be a big blow to Portugal.

Carvalho's injury was soon in full swing and the Portuguese team's medical team immediately arranged for Carvalho to be carefully scanned that night to confirm the injury. It has been confirmed that the Portuguese second captain will have to recover from this injury for at least four to six weeks. This also forced him to withdraw from this World Cup trip early.

On June 5, the Portuguese Football Association officially announced that Carvalho, the main defender of the Portuguese team, withdrew from the national team due to injury. It will be confirmed that it will not qualify for the World Cup in South Africa.

Portugal manager Queiroz was disappointed: "It's clear that this bad news has disappointed the whole Portuguese team and we can only express our regret to Carvalho. ”

Carvalho withdrew due to injury, not to mention how serious the impact this will be on Portugal's backline, and the first thing Queiroz has to do is to find Carvalho's replacement immediately, and Alves has been notified and will immediately fly to South Africa to join the team.

And in an interview with the media, Queiroz once again made a surprising statement. "With Carvalho gone, Jonk will be Portugal's second captain!"

Queiroz said that making Jonk Portugal's second captain was not a casual one. It was not a temporary decision, he had communicated with the whole team before.

It was June 5 and Carvalho's injury results were in, though. The Portuguese players are not yet aware. At this time, the FA has not yet made an announcement.

After the training session in Portugal, Queiroz asked all the players to go to the outdoor pool for a half-hour training session in the water, and then gathered everyone together in a circle to listen to him.

"Gather you all together, I have something to tell you."

Queiroz stood in the middle of the players. Everyone else was looking at him, but everyone had already guessed what the manager was going to say. Carvalho didn't show up in today's training and that's telling.

"Well, everybody knows Carvalho has a knee injury and now the results are in." Queiroz asked with a smile.

This relieved many nervous players - if the head can laugh, it means that Carvalho's injury must not be a big problem.

"Now I'm going to tell you that he's going to be out for at least six or seven weeks. Let me finish my sentence. Queiroz gestured to interrupt some of the anxious people to speak. That's right, that means Carvalho won't be able to play in this World Cup, which is a shame and I don't want you to be affected by that. ”

Looking at the worried looks of the players, Queiroz knew that he still underestimated the impact of Carvalho's injury and withdrawal from the World Cup, and it is clear that many of Portugal's players are no longer so confident in the team's prospects in the World Cup, and everyone still generally believes that the back line is the most reassuring position in Portugal, among which Carvalho's importance can be seen.

"Okay, Carvalho, don't think about it, now I'm going to ask for everyone's opinion." Queiroz said, "I'm going to make Jonker the second captain of the team, do you have any different opinions. ”

There was a commotion among the players. Many of them turned their heads to look at Jonker, who stood calmly in the middle of them, accepting their surprised gazes. Queiroz has already communicated with Jonker in advance, and with Carvalho out of the World Cup, the Portuguese are in a state of flux, which needs to minimise this frustration for the Portuguese team, and the best way to do that is to cheer the team up for something else.

This is also the reason why Queiroz decided to appoint Jonk as the deputy of the Portuguese team, the reason is very simple, Jonk is the guarantee of goals and victories, which convinced the whole Portuguese team in the 2008 European Championship, although there may be people in the Portuguese team who do not like Jonk, but no one can deny the strong strength of Jonk, and have to admit that Jonk does make them feel morale.

Of course, Queiroz's nomination of Jonk as the deputy of the Portuguese team may cause criticism from some extreme and extreme people in Portugal, but Queiroz will not pay attention to it.

What could be more important than boosting the morale of the Portuguese team at this time?

With Queiroz's appreciation and support, that's the most important thing, and of course, Jonker's previous performance is worthy of Queiroz's trust!

"This World Cup is special." Instead of stopping the players' commotion, Queiroz raised his voice in the midst of it. Make sure everyone can hear him. 'The reason why he's special is because we're coming to the World Cup as European champions, which has never been done before. Does anyone remember how we got the Euros? Without waiting for the players to answer, Queiroz went on to say, "Our defense is not the best of the 16 teams, but we have the most attacking power!" That's why we won the European Championship! ”

As he spoke, Queiroz glanced around at the players, "I never hid my desire for the World Cup from you, because I really thought you could win the championship!" I believe my players, who are you, are the best! We have the most terrifying line of attack on the planet, and any enemy will be defeated in front of us! He suddenly asked Nani, "I'm like everyone else, don't you think Argentina or Germany can stop us from scoring, can they stop us, right?" ”

"That's right!"

"Jonk?"

"That's right. Chief. No one can stop us. ”

"What about the others?"

"That's right, sir, no one can stop us."

"Yes, I can't even guard against Jonk, his current state is literally on Mars."

"I'm rooting for Jonker!"

"He is the guarantee of victory! There is no better fit than him. Queiroz observed that the likes of Thiago, Costa, Nani and Cristiano Ronaldo were close friends of Jonker.

"Cristiano?" Queiroz looked at captain Cristiano Ronaldo.

"I support the leader's decision." Cristiano Ronaldo knows that there are some things that Queiroz can't say as a manager, which requires his entire captain to say, "Jonk is the heart of our attack, the guarantee of goals, with him we will be more confident, so, he is the second captain, we have no opinion." ”

"Louis?" Queiroz looked at Veloso. He must consider Veloso's feelings, in the Portuguese team, it should be said that Verloso's qualifications are older than Jonk, and the popularity is not bad, fortunately, Queiroz has communicated with Veloso before, although Veloso is a little emotional, but still said to follow Queiroz's decision, which makes Queiroz quite satisfied, in the team, Verloso is still more concerned about the overall situation. Moreover, in the Portuguese team, if it is really Veloso's sworn friend, it is Simão alone.

"I don't have an opinion, I also think Jonk is appropriate." Veloso said that he also figured it out, since the head coach has made a decision, he can only agree, at the same time, Veloso also knows a little bit, Jonk is really good, he can bring victory to Portugal, because of the strong attack brought by Jonke, this is also considered to be the most likely time for Portugal to win the World Cup, Veloso is extremely eager for the World Cup, for the World Cup, he chose to give up the armband of the second captain.

"Hopefully you'll be worthy of that armband. Lead us to victory! Veloso looked at Jonker and said in his heart.

After that, Jonk also stood up to speak, which was his first statement as the vice-president of the Portuguese team.

Everyone looked at him. (To be continued......)