Iron Man on the pitch

On September 4, Portugal, which rose to No. 1 in the world because of winning the World Cup, played against Cyprus, which ranked 43rd in the world, ushered in the first round of the group stage of the 2012 European Cup qualifiers.

Of course, this ranking is just a mechanical point calculation and does not reflect the team's true strength. Especially small European countries, because they play friendly matches with European strong teams from time to time, they often lead to inflated rankings. However, teams in Asia and Africa will be behind Europe, which is not strong enough because they cannot find opponents with high points. team.

There are also many teams who do not try their best in friendly matches, and those teams that play friendly matches seriously will get more points due to the victory or draw of the game, thereby improving their rankings.

The whole Portugal team has a relaxed mentality, and of course the actual progress of the game is also very relaxed.

Although Ronaldo felt uncomfortable before the game, Paul Bento decided to let Ronaldo come on as a substitute, but under the leadership of Li Ling, Portugal defeated Cyprus with a score of 5:0 at home.

After all, the players of Portugal are weaker than those of strong teams such as Spain, Germany, Brazil and Argentina, which is a perfect crush on Cyprus.

In this game, Li Ling contributed 2 shots and 2 passes, a long shot and a direct free kick.

With the World Cup winning, some veterans withdrew from the national team, which allowed Paul Bento to bring more young players to enrich the team's tactical changes.

In substitute Ronaldo, Ugo Almeida, who served as the single arrow, scored two goals, one of which was Li Ling's assist.

As the main force, Coentrand and Moutinho, who won the World Cup championship and transferred to Real Madrid, have stronger strength on the court than themselves as their original self.

After all, they were only 22 or 3 years old at this time, which was the age to increase the ball. Although their talent was not the best, their smoother growth experience could appropriately raise the player's limit.

Back at the left back position, Coentron performed well, sending two assists, helping Moutinho and Ugo Almeida score goals respectively.

However, there are still some discord within the team.

Ricardo Carvalho got angry because head coach Paul Bento did not use his starter.

However, on the one hand, because he has not been brought to Real Madrid by Mourinho, he lacks the confidence to contradict him; on the other hand, because Paul Bento is the World Cup champion coach in Portugal, his personal prestige has been established.

So Ricardo Carvalho did not unilaterally announce his withdrawal from the national team like the original time and space. But it has also become a marginal player on the team and there is a possibility of not being recruited at any time.

Of course, the biggest difference between Portugal and the original space-time is that in the original space-time, the head coach who coaches Portugal is still Queros. The 2010 World Cup quarterfinals lost to Spain, and he did not get dismissed immediately, after all, Spain was the later World Cup champion.

However, the Portuguese team coached by Queros was tied 4:4 by Cyprus in this game. Of course, Ronaldo was also unable to play due to injury; and in the next game, the Portuguese team who was visiting Norway actually had a 4:4 victory. Losing to Norway 0:1, which led to Queros being dismissed.

Ricardo Carvalho angrily withdrew from the national team because Paul Bento, who later succeeded Queros, let him take the bench in his second game against Cyprus in 2011.

However, in this time and space, Paul Bento took office early because of Li Ling's arrival, not only won the 2010 World Cup with a record, but also avoided the unfavorable start of the 2012 European Cup qualifiers.

On September 8, the Portuguese team headed to Norway.

Facing the new world champion Portugal, although the two teams are direct competitors to enter the 2012 European Cup, the gunpowder smell is not strong, because the Norwegian team's main competitor is the Denmark team, which is also a Nordic country. Whether in terms of historical records or recent performances, the entire Norway country has no idea that it can beat the current Portuguese team.

After the Portuguese team landed in Norway, they were very warmly welcomed. However, Norway has a small population, and there are many football practitioners among the people who come to visit football games, so an unexpected encounter occurred.

When the players from both sides entered the court, Li Ling found that the little caddie led by Ronaldo next to him looked familiar, but he was so thin that he didn't dare to confirm it.

"Hey, little guy, what's your name?"

The little caddie with joy in his eyes grinned and said, "My name is Haaland, Ellin Haaland."

"really…” Li Ling also laughed, “Hello, Haaland, why are you so happy? ”

"I am a fan of Ronaldo, and I am holding his hand!" Haaland's mouth widened.

"No wonder... I said why you squeezed around when arranging a caddy. By the way, why didn't you ask him for an autograph?" Li Ling bent down and teased Haaland with a smile.

"I... can I?" Little Haaland's voice was timid, with a little hesitation in his eyes.

"Hey, Li Ling, what are you talking to my caddie!" Ronaldo hugged Haaland in his arms, "Don't pay attention to that bad guy's bewitching, just tell me any requests."

"Cristiano, you are just jealous of me being handsomer than you!" Li Ling laughed.

"Haland, who do you think is more handsome?" Ronaldo leaned into Haaland's ear and asked with a smile.

"Uh...uh..." Haaland looked frowning and finally pointed at Li Ling.

"Oh, your signature is gone..." Ronaldo showed a reproachful look and blinked at Haaland.

Haaland felt very wronged.

"Hahahaha!" Li Ling laughed hilariously and patted Haaland on the shoulder, "Don't worry, I have many signature jerseys for Ronaldo, even if you want to get it from Sporting Lisbon."

"Hey, why don't I remember having so many signature jerseys stored in you?" Ronaldo was surprised.

"I bought it for you to sign on the spot. Would you not sign it?"

"Then I will buy 10 pieces, let you sign on the spot, and give them to your fans."

"I'll buy 20 pieces!"

“50 pieces!”

“80!”

“100!”

The two people added to each other like kids quarrel, making little Haaland so funny.

Finally, the three of them laughed together.

However, the result of the subsequent game allowed Li Ling and Ronaldo to continue to smile. When they handed over their signature jersey to Haaland, Haaland only forced a smile on his face.

Because Portugal defeated Norway with a score of 4:0, Ronaldo, who returned to the game, completed a hat-trick and Li Ling gave away 2 assists.