In the hotel where the Portuguese team stayed, most of the Portuguese players did not rest on time, but stayed in front of the TV and watched the match between France and Spain.

It's no wonder they take this match so seriously, after all, the result of this match will determine who will be their opponent in the final.

From the Portuguese players' point of view, they would have preferred to meet the French team.

The strength of the French team is very strong, but it also has a weakness, that is, there are many young players in the team and they lack experience in major tournaments.

Portugal may not have the same hard power as their opponents, but they are not bad at the tournament experience, and if they use it well, it is not impossible to beat France in the final.

But Spain is different, this team has just too much experience in the big game.

In addition, there is also a god in the Spanish team, and Lin Quan, who is a Buddha and a Buddha, makes the Portuguese players reluctant to touch Spain from the bottom of their hearts.

But the final result still disappointed them, and the French team still failed to complete the task of stopping the Spanish team, and unfortunately fell at the feet of the Bullfighting Army.

In this way, Portugal has got the hell script to face the world champion!

"Don't be discouraged, I don't think this Spanish team is anything special!"

"That's right, their lineup is aging badly, a large group of top stars in the team have retired, injured and injured, and their combat power is long gone!"

"Although the French team lost, they also exposed the weakness of the Spanish team for us, and in the next game, we only need to seize the weakness of the opponent and fight to the death, and we may not be able to defeat the Spanish team!"

"That's right, there is no undefeated team, no matter how strong the Spanish team is, it will not be able to dominate football forever, and there will be a day when it will be overturned!"

"Haha, then let's be the gravediggers of the Spaniards!"

Cristiano Ronaldo, Quaresma, Nani and other players who performed well in the last game saw that their teammates were demoralized and lifeless, so they stood up to appease everyone.

There is an element of deliberate exaggeration in what they say, but some of them are true.

Today's Spanish team, in terms of dominance, is obviously inferior to the Spanish team in 2014.

With the departure of a large number of decorated veterans, the strength of the Spanish team has declined visibly.

Although La Liga is still thriving, there has been no such explosion of talent as it was back then, and the Spanish team has a lot of young players, but not many can take on the heavy responsibilities.

Bosque still relies on the same group of veterans as it used to be.

After these veterans have experienced the fight and attrition all the way in the group stage and the knockout round, the state at this time is definitely not as good as when they first started.

Portugal, on the other hand, have had an extra day of rest than Spain, and their squad is younger and their fitness is recovering faster.

In addition, the Portuguese team won the last game relatively easily, and all in all, their advantage in terms of physical fitness is relatively obvious.

In the next game, as long as they don't make the same mistakes that France have made, and they lose their players too early, they can do a lot with their physical advantages.

Atletico Madrid's successful experience in La Liga has already told the world that the strength is not enough, and the physical strength comes to make up.

Relying on a lineup that is far inferior to Real Madrid and Barcelona, Atletico Madrid has played a result that is not inferior to the Western Super League.

The secret of Atletico's success is not so complicated, it boils down to two words - can run!

Simeone's set of tactics is still very practical for middle and lower teams.

Compared to the Spanish team, Portugal is naturally a relatively civilian team, so it is not surprising to refer to Simeone's tactics.

……

After the team returned to the station by bus, Bosque told the players to take a break.

With less than 3 days left until the start of the final, there is not much time left for them to recover.

After a night's sleep, many players woke up the next morning with fatigue on their faces, and in the morning recovery training, their steps were heavy and they couldn't lift their spirits.

This state of affairs has worried the Spanish coaching staff, including Bosque.

"Coach, the main players have a lot of physical consumption and are not in good shape, is it to reduce the amount of training and give them more time to recover?"

Seeing the listless players on the training ground, the strength and conditioning coach Mignano made a suggestion.

"Well, the outdoor training in the afternoon is canceled, let the physiotherapists help them massage their muscles and relax!"

Bosque also knows that the team has a large number of veterans and is slow to recover.

Most of these people are the main players, and if they don't help them recover as soon as possible, Spain may not even be able to arrange the lineup on the final stage.

'How is Andres Iniesta's recovery from his injury? Will you be able to play in the next game? ”

Bosque is concerned about Andres Iniesta's injury, and although Iniesta did not perform well for Barcelona last season, he is still an integral member of the Spanish national team.

Without him, the Spanish team has dropped a lot of attacking threat and is more vulnerable to opponents.

"I'm afraid it's a little reluctant, if you force him to play, I'm afraid it will leave a big hidden danger!"

The team doctor's face was a little embarrassed, from the team doctor's point of view, he didn't want the players to play with injuries without fully recovering.

This will only aggravate the injury and seriously affect the player's future career.

However, when it comes to the national team's game, many players still choose to do so without hesitation, even if they know that the consequences of playing with injuries are serious.

The most typical example is Kaka, who insisted on playing with the injury when he knew that his old meniscus injury had not healed, which led to further deterioration of the injury.

After the World Cup, his form plummeted, and he was directly found to be absent from Real Madrid.

Thinking that the son of God who was in San Siro back then broke his wings and fell in the golden period of his career, every time he thought of this, many fans sighed, and even more saddened Kaka's fans.

Bosque was silent for a while, and then he asked:

"Iniesta, what did he say?"

From the manager's point of view, Bosque wants Andres Iniesta to play because the team needs him.

But after all, it was about Iniesta's career, so Bosque chose to respect the player's own opinion in the end.

"Andres Iniesta said he could play closed!"

Bosque's words shocked Bosque's heart, and several assistant coaches also had surprised expressions on their faces.

……

The time for the start of the final is getting closer and closer, and the hype for this final matchup is becoming more and more intense.

Spain vs Portugal, Ronaldo vs Lin Quan.

Such a straightforward title is enough to attract the attention of fans.

Portugal and Spain, as neighbors on the Iberian Peninsula, have little to do with it economically, and are even nicknamed the European Five Pigs by Europeans.

But when it comes to football, everyone has to admit that the football strength of these two countries is very strong.

Spain, in particular, is known for their delicate foot skills and exquisite coordination.

And the midfielder from Spain has become synonymous with top midfield.

In the past few years, major teams have been embarrassed to go out and meet people if they don't have a star from Spain in the midfield position.

The emergence of a large group of top players has made the strength of the Spanish national team grow by leaps and bounds and dominate the football world!

If you count from the World Cup in South Africa, the Spanish national team has dominated football for six years.

This is probably the most dominant team in the world since Brazil in the last century, right?

Before the game, major television stations conducted a random interview survey on the streets of Paris.

Among the fans interviewed, in addition to the Portuguese fans, most of the neutral fans are more optimistic about Spain winning the championship.

Spain have had a stellar record over the past few years and have amassed a legion of fans all over the world.

And because Spain have already won the 2008 and 2012 European Championships, and if they can defend their title again this time, it will be an unprecedented third in a row.

That's why a lot of fans came from all over the world to witness this historic scene.

Compared with the high-profile Spanish team, the spotlight on Portugal's side is obviously much bleaker.

Even if someone pays attention, most of the camera is aimed at Portugal's number one star Cristiano Ronaldo.

This kind of differential treatment makes the Portuguese players very unhappy, and they want to prove themselves with practical actions on the field!

Portugal coach Fernando noticed this sentiment of the players, not only did he not soothe them, but in an interview, he praised the Spanish team fiercely.

'It's going to be a tough game for us, they're world champions, they're the best team in the game, and with top players like Lin Quan, we're going to defend and do everything we can to keep the goal.

When the reporter heard Fernando's words, he asked suspiciously:

"Do you mean that Portugal will be busted in the next game?"

Fernando nodded: "That's right, against a top team like Spain, I think the best way to deal with it is to put the bus, because even if we can't score goals, as long as we can drag the game into a penalty shootout, then the chances of both sides winning are equal!" ”

The Portugal coach's interview caused an uproar among fans around the world.

"How do you feel that the Portuguese team has already surrendered before the game starts?"

"Hehe, it's not, I actually want to rely on a penalty shootout to decide the winner!"

"This old man really dares to think, 90 minutes of regular time plus 30 minutes of extra time, 120 minutes, can't the Spanish team still break their goal?"

"With the offensive firepower of the Spanish team in the previous games, it may be difficult for Portugal to win by defense!"

Fans are not optimistic about this tactic of the Portuguese, and if it is against a previous Spanish team, this set may really work.

In the past, the Spanish team, although it had the most luxurious midfield configuration in the world, was relatively dismal in the forward configuration, and it was a notoriously weak striker.

But since Lin Quan joined the Spanish team, the Spanish team's offensive system has been fully activated, and the offensive firepower is the best in the world, and there has never been a clean sheet before.

At the beginning of the World Cup in Brazil, it was not that no team thought of using defensive counterattacks or even bus tactics to deal with Spain, but in the end, without exception, all failed, and the number of goals conceded was generally quite a lot.

Portugal doesn't need a top scorer like Ronaldo, but it has to put a bus to defend passively, fantasizing about winning in this way, dreaming!

The opponent's manager's statement before the game not only affected the fans, but also the players on both sides.

The Portuguese players were naturally indignant about this, and they didn't believe that they were really so unbearable in front of the Spanish team that they would be forced to put on a bus.

So all the players are riveting and intending to give the Spaniards a little bit of colour in the game.

And the Spanish players couldn't help but get a little carried away when they saw the opponent's coach's posture so low, as if victory was within reach.

Lin Quan and some veteran players in the team were keenly aware of this kind of pride and complacency among their teammates, so they reported the situation to the coaching staff while reminding their teammates not to fall for the other party's tricks.

"This is just a psychological tactic made by the Portuguese, the purpose is to make you take it lightly, if you really feel that the other party is vulnerable, then we will suffer a big loss in the next game!"

Lin Quan, Casillas and others said to their teammates with serious expressions that Portugal's road to promotion did look a bit stumbling.

But a closer look at their performances in the past few games shows that the team's form and morale are on the rise, and they are getting stronger and braver, and the form at this point is no longer the same as the form of the group stage.

If you still look at them with the Portuguese team as a weak team, then wait for bad luck!

"Lin and Igor said very well, don't fall for the enemy's arrogant tactics, since the Portuguese used such psychological tactics before the game, it shows that they have ideas about this game!"

An old fox like Bosque will naturally not be deceived by Fernando's little tricks.

The opponent said a good thing on the surface, saying that he had to rely on defense to delay time and rely on penalty shootouts to win.

But Bosque felt that this was mostly a smoke bomb, and the opponent was likely to use such words to confuse the Spanish team, and then at the beginning of the game, he invested heavily in the attack and caught the Spanish team by surprise.

If the Spanish team was really negligent before the game and underestimated Portugal, maybe they would really be able to follow the other party's way.

If the opponent scores a goal and then retracts to swing the bus, it will be difficult to turn the game around.

After listening to the analysis of the captain and the head coach, the players no longer dared to have any thoughts of underestimating the enemy.

'Tomorrow is going to be tough, Portugal are more fit than us, they will definitely use their fitness advantage against us, everyone has to be up to 12 points, this is the last game and the last game for many of you for the national team, I don't want you to leave with regrets.'

(End of chapter)