"The U.S. team is not easy to deal with. ，.” Queiroz is standing in the conference room to give the team a tactical lesson, tonight is Portugal's opening match against the United States of America, this is the last tactical lesson before the game, what tactics the team will use in the evening, and what to look out for, will be highlighted again.

Virtually every player has a tactical booklet, which is specially developed by the coaching staff for each individual's characteristics and different tasks. It has been sent to the players. If they can't remember, look at the pamphlet to make it clear. But Queiroz still has to speak for himself. It was Portugal's first match of the tournament and the result of this game will be important for Portugal to compete for top spot in the group.

"At the back of the USA team, Oneu is the heart of their defense. He is also thirty-three years old. However, he has not played much for AC Milan this season due to injury, and he has not turned around quickly. Speaking of which, Queiroz said to Jonker, "Jonker, your speed can cause a lot of problems for the U.S. backline. ”

Jonk nodded. Say you know.

Queiroz went on to say, "The American team has a passion in attack, their two full-backs. Spiketo on the right and Bernstein on the left are both assist-oriented full-backs. When they get the chance, they will step forward. This is also an offensive feature of the U.S. team. This results in a situation where there is always a lot of empty space behind them. ”

Queiroz circled behind the defenders of the American team.

"The U.S. team is very aggressive, they're not the kind of team that sticks to it, so when the U.S. team is pressing. There will be a lot of vacancies in their hinterland, at this time. I want all the attacking players to be able to jump in and use their speed to hit the gaps. 'He drew a couple of arrows in the Portuguese half. The arrow went straight behind the U.S. backline.

"The U.S. team is very aggressive, they claim to be unable to run, hum. I don't know how you would feel when you hear that, I don't like it, but in this game, I asked in midfield, everybody has to show enough momentum to be pressed by the United States, and they have to be contained. Push down the momentum of the Americans! ”

With that, Queiroz turned on the projector next to him, and the white screen showed the image of the United States playing Brazil in the final of last year's Confederations Cup.

The U.S. team led Brazil 2-0 at halftime, and the Brazilian team's smooth attack was a little helpless for a while under the active scrambling and pressing style of the American team.

The projector is showing the entire scoring process of the two goals of the United States team.

'We played against Brazil in the Confederations Cup and we lost, of course. The U.S. also lost to Brazil in the final, but as you all saw, the Americans led Brazil 2-0 at half-time. That's something none of us can do. Queiroz repeated the two goals scored by the United States against Brazil, "So, once again, I remind everyone. It's definitely not going to be easy, he's not going to play better than we did against Brazil. ”

Queiroz pressed the remote control. The picture changes, this is before departing for South Africa. Video footage of the warm-up match between Portugal and the United States.

It was the United States that pressed on the ball, and after Carvalho's beautiful break at the back, Portugal launched a counterattack, but after Almeida stopped the ball at the front point, he chose to pass the ball back to Merreles, and when Mereles attacked again, Portugal had no chance.

"When you counter-attack, you have to be fast, you have to be fast, and the number of passes in midfield is minimized." As Queiroz spoke, he replayed the footage again, fixing the camera on Almeida receiving the ball.

"Almeida is average." Queiroz glanced at Jonk, "Jonk, if it's you, you must remember not to waste any time, and Nani must follow up in time!" ”

Both Jonk and Nani agreed, and such counter-attacking cooperation was often seen by the two when they were in the Manchester United team.

"Of course, if the opponent's defensive system is well maintained, the defense will be very fast. If you don't have a good passing point, then there's no need to chase the pace, we can slow it down and then do some coordination and pull them out. Queiroz made a gesture, "Jonker, at this time, you can use your technique to attract more attention from the U.S. team's defense." ”

"Draw them out and then pass forward decisively! Take the football to the most dangerous places! ”

Queiroz turned to his proud disciple.

Jonk nodded, he understood that he was not only responsible for scoring for Portugal in this game, but also because his fame was too great, he could be caught by the Americans, and at this time, he had to make a threat for his partner Nani and others.

"Attract the defensive firepower of the U.S. team, if you can score yourself, you can kill the blow, and if the opportunity is not good, create opportunities for your teammates." Queiroz stressed once again that he did not believe in Jonker's strength, but was worried that Jonk would not be willing to make a wedding dress for others.

"No problem, sir." Jonk replied, although he is eager to score, however, Jonk knows what it means to be whole, for the sake of victory, Jonk doesn't mind sacrificing his goals a little, however, Jonk believes that he will definitely score, he has waited too long for the World Cup, he doesn't think anyone can stop his goal, Jonk has confidence in himself!

In the end, Queiroz once again stressed the need to withstand the aggressive scrambling of the American team in midfield.

Queiroz has studied the American team very thoroughly, Bradley's team is completely desperate, although his offense is not very fancy, but very passionate, very hardworking, such a team is honest, really difficult to deal with.

Another point is that Carvalho was injured in the World Cup, although Queiroz said on the surface that there was no big problem, but that was to stabilize the morale of the army, in fact, without Ferdinand, Portugal's defense would at least drop a notch, whether it was replaced, it was obviously not comparable to Carvalho.

Queiroz is not an attacking man at heart, but Portugal are in crisis at the back. He had to put more hope on the offensive line than on the substitution. He still prefers to believe in the offensive ability of the offensive line led by Jonk.

At the end of the tactical meeting, Queiroz played a short video. This video appeared on the front page of the official website of the Portuguese Presidency for a whole day.

This is a video of the Portuguese president, who sent his best wishes to the Portuguese team, which is about to play their first World Cup match in South Africa.

"I wish Portugal and Jonk the best of luck throughout the World Cup, starting with tonight's crucial game against the United States," the Portuguese president said in a video clip. I've always said that we are united, especially when we are cheering for Portugal. ”

In the video, the president also joked that he predicted, "I guess Portugal will score three goals, one is Cristiano Ronaldo's free-kick, which is his unique weapon." In addition, both Jonk and Nani will score, Jonk is the greatest goalscorer on the planet, Nani is also great, and more importantly, they are the best partners. ”

At the end of the video, Mr. President said in a low voice: "So, come on, Portugal!" ”

There was a burst of laughter throughout the room. There's a reason for that, before Portugal left for South Africa, the King of Portugal said that if Jonker could lead Portugal to win the Hercules Cup, she would personally award the medal to the Chinese star.

Of course. These are tidbits and rumors, right now, for Portuguese fans. Nothing compares to the upcoming Portugal vs USA match, which is the 2008 Euro 2008 winners. The appearance in this World Cup is also the World Cup debut of the world's number one star Jonker.

And only at the time of the World Cup. It is only then that Americans will turn their attention to the 'boring' sport of football.

At this moment, domestic TV stations in the United States are also reminiscing about the legendary appearance of the American team in the World Cup.

When it comes to this game, I have to mention one person, he is Nicolas Joe Gaetjens, born in 1924, nicknamed Joey, whose goal created one of the biggest upsets in the history of the World Cup, on June 29, 1950, the United States, which is regarded as the belly of the fish, faced off against Portugal, the self-proclaimed football hegemon, no one could have predicted the result.

Before the game, the goal of the American team was to try to lose a few less, but in the 38th minute, Barr's shot was blocked, and Gatjans jumped in front of the goal with a header to break through the door of Portugal, 1-0, and the American team performed a miracle, so that when the results were transmitted back to Portugal, the newspaper editor couldn't believe the result, and changed it to Portugal beating the United States 10-1, making a big joke.

Born to a Belgian father and a Haitian mother, Gatjans himself only plays football in his spare time and works as a cleaner. It is worth mentioning that despite the remarkable World Cup victory for the United States team, Gatjans has never been able to obtain American citizenship.

On July 8, 1964, Gatjans was arrested by Haiti's secret police in retaliation for his family's radical and progressive remarks, and Gatjans was never seen again, with many believing that he was secretly executed in prison two days after his arrest. In 1976, Gatjans' accomplishments received belated recognition, and he was inducted into the Hall of Fame in American Soccer.

Before the game, American fans spontaneously went to Gatjans's grave to lay wreaths and pay tribute to the heroes.

Jonker naturally didn't know that in the history of the game between Portugal and the United States, there was also a tragic hero named Gatjans.

He was now surrounded by a sense of excitement and anticipation and a slight nervousness.

Jonker sat on the sofa in the lobby of the hotel where the Royal Gardens of Bamforden was located, with a view of the vast African savannah through the glass windows of the hall, and outside the hotel, the voices of the reporters who had been allowed to enter the Bamferken Gardens were also heard in their ears, and everyone was talking about the upcoming matches, about the appearance of the Portuguese team, and of course, the world's number one star, Jonker, who made his debut at this World Cup.

"Nervous?" Ronaldo looked at Jonker and asked with a smile.

Jonk wanted to say that he wasn't nervous, but he had to admit that he was a little nervous.

"Haha, I was more nervous than you in my first World Cup, you should have heard of it." Saying that, Ronaldo blinked.

Being so teased by Ronaldo, Jonker felt much more relaxed in his heart, in fact, he was originally a big player and rarely nervous, only because he was too eager for the World Cup, he would have this kind of rare nervousness.

He turned his head to see that some of the other players in the hall were listening to songs, some were praying, some were closing their eyes, some were reading books, and who knew if they had actually looked into it.

Everyone is waiting for the coaching staff.

At this time, the elevator door clanged open.

Queiroz and the coaching staff came out.

Queiroz, dressed in a black trench coat, looked rather stylish, standing in front of his teammates with his hands in his pockets.

"Lads! Let's go! Conquer the world by taking out the Yankees! ”

Jonk felt a fire burn in his chest!

"The Portuguese bus has left the Royal Bamphoken Gardens, and there are many Portuguese fans cheering on the buses along the way, and they are following the bus towards the Real Bamphoken Stadium in Lestenburg, and in this match between Portugal and the United States, only about 25,000 Portuguese fans have received tickets for the match, and the other 17,000 tickets have been obtained by American fans and neutral fans."

The court station broadcasts all 64 matches of the World Cup live, among which the game of the Portuguese team is also the most concerned by Chinese fans because of Jonke, so the live broadcast of Portugal is also the most detailed.

Jonker closed his eyes, getting closer and closer to his World Cup debut, he took a deep breath, even in the air, there was the smell of the World Cup, so beautiful, dreamy!

He gave a lot for the World Cup.

It's going to be a game that he'll remember forever, whether we win or lose. Just now at the door of the hotel, a reporter from the imperial court asked him, "In the World Cup, in today's game, if he scores, what kind of celebration will he use." ”

Jonker's response at the time was, "I'm standing on the pitch of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, and that's enough!" In the past few days in South Africa, he has received gifts and blessings from Chinese people from all over the world every day, among which the words of an old fan from Cape Town touched him very much, "We are very happy to see you come to South Africa with your blood." ”

Jonker didn't answer how he would celebrate the goal, and that's because he hadn't thought about it yet, because he hadn't thought about it, he wasn't thinking about the goal, he was just thinking about playing the ball now. Play on the stage of the World Cup and enjoy the feast to the fullest! Enjoy the touch!

This passion!

It's already night, looking out of the window of the bus, under the street lamp, you can still see the atmosphere of the World Cup everywhere, and the roadside is full of German World Cup propaganda flags. (To be continued.) )