Chapter Twenty-Nine: Finally a Big Scene
Zhang Desheng, the number one henchman suspected of being an illegitimate child, was not only not brought by Mourinho in yesterday's pre-match press conference, but also left out today's pre-match interview.
He didn't mind too much, because he couldn't hide it anymore.
Chinese players have always been ignored in Europe, and even if they perform well, they should be taken lightly as much as possible and not reported as much as possible.
The Portuguese media have been doing this all along, but the problem is that Zhang's performance is too impressive, and his pace of improvement is too fast.
So half a month ago, the Portuguese media could no longer ignore him.
His consistent and efficient performance is not explained by the so-called "luck" at all.
In the past week, even the European media outside Portugal have had to pay attention to this 17-year-old Chinese genius who plays in Porto!
Let's put it this way, if it weren't for the World Cup occupying most of the sports news pages, Zhang Desheng's performance in recent months, even if he was a Chinese, would have been noticed by the giants of Europe a long time ago.
Spain, which is closest to Portugal today, has sent many La Liga teams to scouts to investigate this Chinese talent.
Among them are the La Liga giants Real Madrid, which has a sluggish record this season, and Barcelona, a La Liga quasi-giant team that claims to be a giant but is not recognized by the outside world at all.
If it were a normal 17-year-old, he would be shaking with excitement to learn that the two most influential teams in La Liga are looking at him.
But Zhang Desheng has little interest in the "La Liga Double", to be precise, there is no interest in the short term.
One of these two teams is forming a galaxy battleship, and there is no place for him at all.
The other is that the results are too stretched, and in the next two seasons, he will even fall to the point where he can't even qualify for the Champions League, and to be honest, he is a little disdainful.
Of course, the European teams that are paying attention to him today are far more than the two in La Liga.
Manchester United and Arsenal of the Premier League also sent their own scouts today, ready to take a closer look at the new Portuguese Super League star.
Zhang Desheng is a little interested in these two teams, mainly because he knows that these two teams came to inspect him, mostly because of the instructions of the two historical coaches behind him.
The status of Lord Fu and Professor Wen in his mind even surpassed that of the madman in front of him, and he actually didn't like Mourinho's character that much.
The two Milans and the Bianconeri in Serie A, including the giant in the Bundesliga, also sent scouts to observe him today.
But he has little interest in either league, so he won't give priority to the teams in these two leagues in the future, even the big clubs in them will have to be a little bit later, who makes this a matter of personal preference.
Of course, no matter where he goes in the future, he has to make a name for himself in Porto first.
If he goes to a giant team in the future, he must also join as the king of transfer bids and the absolute core!
In other words, he has to be carried by eight sedan chairs, and if he goes, he has to be the boss and the core!
But he, a 17-year-old star who is crazy to the limit, is not the team's starter today.
Jose Mourinho wanted to put him on it, but he was afraid that he would cramp in the second half.
At 5 p.m., the Porto players had a quick bite to eat at the hotel and then drove slowly to the pitch on the team bus.
Zhang Desheng could hear the scolding of the capital's fans from time to time outside in the carriage!
He put on his headphones and turned his voice up to a slightly higher decibel level, and used the distance from the station to the stadium for a final rest and psychological adjustment, while listening to his favorite music to get his spirits excited.
At 7 p.m. Portugal time, which is 2 a.m. BJ.
The most influential cup competition in Portuguese football is finally going to start at the "National Stadium".
But it's a pity that in addition to Macau broadcasting this game and many Macau people staying up late to watch the game, the vast majority of mainland fans don't pay attention to, or don't know about such a Portuguese cup match.
At this time, at the Portuguese National Stadium, the starters of the two teams had entered in turn from the players' tunnel.
When every familiar face of the fans of the two teams walked out, the scene burst into a burst of enthusiastic cheers!
At this time, a very eye-catching figure appeared in the camera, only to see Porto's starters walking onto the pitch, followed by Mourinho, who had carefully groomed his makeup and styling, walking alone and slowly at the back of the team, and then stopped on the sidelines, standing in place and posing thoughtfully.
"What a fucking pretence!"
When Zhang Desheng passed by with the substitute team for a while, he saw that Mourinho was still there to make a shape, and he couldn't help but slander in his heart.
Today, Mourinho's hairstyle and beard, including the outfit of the whole body, are obviously carefully designed, and it is estimated that it will take an hour just to go out to meet people.
But I also have to say that this bastard's handsome appearance, especially his angular face, combined with the mature temperament of middle-aged, can really meet his idol appearance!
"Alas, I was obviously a tough guy type in my last life, how did I become a cream boy in this life?"
Zhang Desheng followed the substitute team, and when he started to warm up on the field, he actually attracted a lot of shots.
Because in terms of appearance, Zhang Desheng is really good.
First of all, his skin is very good, even a little too fair, even the kind that can't tan even in the wind and rain.
Then there are the facial features, I don't know if it hasn't been opened yet, Zhang Desheng's facial features at this time seem too delicate. The body is also too slender because it is light and tall, and it has not yet hung flesh. Coupled with his white and delicate skin that girls envy, he really looks like a fresh and tender image of a creamy little girl.
But cream is cream, he is definitely quite different from those who are too feminine in the entertainment industry, but their expressions and eyes are very dull, and they are more like eunuchs after PS.
The most conspicuous difference is in temperament, his eyes are full of confidence, which can almost be described as "eyes with fine light", which makes people have a breathtaking aura at a glance, and can feel that he has a unique temperament that is deep and courageous, and extraordinary.
"Zhang, aren't you nervous?"
McCarthy started today, but even though he was several years older than Zhang Desheng, he still felt a sense of suffocation when he stood on the court.
So when these two people stand together, the contrast will be very strong, and McCarthy doesn't have much in his eyes, and he doesn't look very smart at first glance.
But he can't be blamed for not being productive, at this time, there are many players on both sides who are so nervous that their hearts are beating faster, their expressions are panicked, and their palms and feet are sweaty before the game starts.
This is because the final of the Portuguese Cup is no longer a small scene, and today's "National Stadium" has become full of people early.
At this time, on both sides of the stands, on one side of the blue and white sea of Porto, on the other side of the fiery red like a burning volcano Benfica, the fans of both sides with infinite enthusiasm and passion, the stadium that can accommodate 80,000 people early in the morning.
Obviously, today will be a strong showdown between Mars and Earth!
The packed stands at the scene showed the enthusiasm and anticipation of the fans for the final, even if it had just rained over the stadium on this day, it did not stop the enthusiasm of the fans on both sides, and everyone was alternating with deafening cheers and shouts!
Zhang Desheng did not answer McCarthy's words, but stretched out his right hand to the court on the other side and spread his five fingers, as if to turn it into a five-finger mountain and crush Benfica under the mountain.
His handsome action was naturally captured by a dozen cameras on the scene.
It's a pity that there is no big screen to play wonderful footage at this time, otherwise the Porto fans on the scene will definitely climax for this cool action!
At this time, on the television screen in Portugal, the starting line-ups of both teams have been played on the screen.
Benfica starter –
Frontcourt: Edgaras Jankauscas (77, 1975, 191cm), Pedro Miguel Marquez (78, 1980, 186cm)
Midfielders: Anders Anderson (77, 1974, 174cm), Zlatko Zakhovic (85, 1971, 180cm), Pedro Mantholas (79, 1982, 178cm), Thiago Mendes (81, 1981, 182cm)
Backcourt: Emmanuel Pesaresi (75, 1976, 180cm), Aguirre Fax (73, 1974, 180cm), Gerardo Alves (76, 1980, 183cm), Armando Sa (74, 1975, 173cm)
Goalkeeper: Robert Enke (81, 1977, 186cm)
Benfica's lineup is not bad in the Portuguese Super League, don't look at the whole team is an 85+ star, but that's because his system is very strict in algorithms, which only needs to look at Porto's lineup.
Porto starters –
Frontcourt: Benny McCarthy (82, 1977, 184cm)
Midfielders: Nuno Capjo (80, 1972, 183 cm), Deco (87, 1977, 176), Costinha (82, 1974, 181 cm), Carlos Paredes (79, 1976, 179 cm), Alenichev (81, 1972, 172 cm)
Back: Mario Silva (79, 1977, 175 cm), Jorge Andrade (80, 184 cm, 1978), Ricardo Carvalho (83, 1978, 182 cm), Secretario (78, 1970, 174 cm)
Goalkeeper: Vitor Baia (84, 1969, 184cm).
The current Porto is not the complete body of the original Treble, but it can already be seen that the foundation is still much stronger than Benfica, which is also the top three in the Portuguese Super League, especially their core players are not very old, and there is still some room for improvement.
Mourinho chose Porto among these two teams because he thought that Porto had higher potential, and only needed to clean up some veterans who had fallen badly, and then strengthen the shortcomings, and it was easy to build a team that was competitive in the Champions League.
But he still didn't expect that this season he would have the opportunity to impact the domestic league + cup, but he didn't know if this lineup that didn't satisfy him could gnaw down both championships?