Iron Man on the pitch

The game against Uruguay was extremely bad, so the players of the Portuguese team had no intention of celebrating. After returning to the hotel, they either went to the team's masseur, physiotherapist and team doctor to relax and diagnose; or they just started to learn the I went into my respective rooms and had a rest.

The next morning, the Portuguese team met the players' families and chartered a car to Johannesburg.

After arriving at the hotel that was booked in the afternoon, head coach Paul Bento and Football Association officials announced that they would have holidays today and tomorrow, and they would resume training on the 10th to prepare for the finals on the 11th local time in South Africa.

However, in the past few days, players and their relatives and friends are not allowed to leave the hotel, and their communication with the outside world will also be subject to some restrictions.

However, it is not a matter of being accompanied by family. On the contrary, a warm life can calm everyone's mentality as soon as possible and can devote themselves to subsequent preparations faster.

That night, the Portuguese team held an open-air barbecue in the hotel garden.

In Li Ling's room, Tian Tian panicked and searched for his suitcase: "Oh no, what clothes do I wear? All I bring are casual clothes. I never thought of attending such a formal occasion."

"What are you afraid of? Just wear sportswear that looks the same as me. The couple style you bought specially, it is not a waste not to wear it." Li Ling didn't care at all, "Just treat it as a friend for dinner, no, just treat it as a classmate reunion." Now."

"Will you leave a bad impression on them?" Tian Tian couldn't help feeling uneasy about the first official appearance as Li Ling's girlfriend, "If I had known, I would have been with my uncle and aunt."

"You're thinking too much, just dress up cleanly and neatly. If you're so timid, you'll likely leave a bad impression."

"All right."

When the two arrived in the garden, many teammates had already brought their families here.

I don’t know whose child is running happily on the grass; on the other side, the barbecue grill has been set up, and the impatient bachelor has started barbecuing.

"Yeah, see who is coming." Seeing Li Ling appear, Joao Moutinho and Rui Patricio immediately came over.

They greeted in stiff Chinese: "Hello!" "Hello, beautiful lady!"

Tian Tian said hello to them in a more skilled Portuguese.

"Wow!"

"Li Ling, you guy, are so lucky!"

"Yes, such a good girl will actually fall in love with you, a fickle guy. I'm really jealous!"

"Hehe, how do you talk?" Li Ling was dissatisfied.

"Let me tell you, this guy Li Ling..." Joao Moutinho immediately began to tell Tian Tian about Li Ling's past, starting from his first meeting with Li Ling at the University of Lisbon, and until the latter. How to bring Li Ling to Sporting Lisbon.

However, as soon as Joao Moutinho opened his conversation, Tian Tian's Portuguese listening skills were a little unable to keep up, and Li Ling hurriedly gave her an interpretation simultaneously.

As the chat was over, the players were all present and the barbecue dinner officially began.

"Come on, eat this lobster." Li Ling picked up a South African specialty lobster, peeled it and distributed it to Tian Tian half.

After Tian Tian ate the lobster, hesitantly looked at an egg custard: "Is this made of ostrich eggs? Can it be eaten?"

Li Ling was also a little curious: "I haven't eaten it before, come and try it."

On the other hand, although we agreed to relax and entertain the past two days, everyone still couldn't help but move a TV to the garden to watch the games between Spain and Germany.

However, after watching the half-time game, everyone no longer had the desire to continue watching, and instead focused on eliminating the food in front of them.

"Hi, Li Ling, do you really not drink it? South African specialty wines have a unique flavor."

"Hey, man, don't learn Ronaldo, it's so boring."

"Look, what I said, this is the key to their success."

"Ha ha ha ha."

"Why don't they watch the game?" Tian Tian asked Li Ling curiously.

Li Ling forked a piece of steak, stuffed it into his mouth, and replied in a hurry: "The German team is out of salvation. It's better to eat something better than watching this game."

"What do you say? Isn't it still 0:0 now?"

"German players' feet are not as skilled as Spain, their advantage lies in their health. Normally, the German team should increase the intensity of confrontation and give full play to their physical fitness advantages, but they are so polite to play football, just like If you get a yellow card, you will lose the game."

"Oh, where are you talking to your girlfriend for a game?" Nani, who had eaten and drunk enough, came to the side slowly and patted Li Ling on the shoulder.

"Yes, she started watching football because of me, and it's only been one or two years, and she still can't understand it."

“What did you just say? Say it to me. "Nani was very curious because Li Ling just explained the game to Tian Tian in Chinese.

"No problem." Li Ling repeated his opinion. When he heard him chatting about the game, several players were also attracted to join the discussion.

"Indeed, this German team is so slutty, not like themselves." Miguel Veroso participated in the discussion while talking about the pasta.

"If this continues, the German team will concede the ball sooner or later." Rui Patricio frowned.

"Then are they sure lost? The German team has not organized any decent attacks since the beginning, just an occasional flash of inspiration." Nani thought for a while and shook his head gently.

Joao Moutinho didn't care: "Isn't it good if Germany loses? The Spanish style is similar to ours, and we are not afraid of them."

"Yes, and the Spanish striker is really not good. He can't pull out too much space. Although he controls the situation on the field, there are not many threatening attacks. Even if the midfield creates opportunities, the striker cannot grasp it. .”

"This is the problem with Barcelona's tactics." Ronaldo and Pepe also came over.

"Oh, the expert who kicked Barcelona is here." Li Ling started to cheer.

"What an expert? I lost in two games this year." Pepe smiled self-deprecatingly, "but Real Madrid has done a lot of tactical research on Barcelona."

"Is there any result?" Nani's eyes lit up. If he could defeat Barcelona, ​​then this tactic would definitely beat Spain.

"Sadly, no," Pepe shrugged. "Although there are corresponding tactics to crack Barcelona's ball control system, Real Madrid does not have enough players who meet the tactical requirements."

"Will Real Madrid still lack players?" Cointran thought.

"Of course," Ronaldo laughed, "Our previous coach gave the conclusion that we found players stronger than Barcelona's Xavi, Iniesta, and Busquets, and build a stronger middle school We can win in the field system.”

"Puff hahaha." Everyone burst into laughter.

"No wonder he's off the get out of class."

Just as everyone was chatting, the Spanish team was headed by Puyol, leading the German team 1:0.

"Tsk tsk, the German team is really over."

"How to say it?"

Li Ling explained: "It is possible to let Puyol grab the spot in the penalty area, which means that the German team has no fighting spirit anymore. It would be strange if it doesn't lose."

Everyone thought about it and couldn't help laughing out loud.