Iron Man on the pitch

Sporting Lisbon ended all the events of the season, the team was on holiday, but there were still many people to continue their journey.

On May 18, Paul Bento, who changed his position to become the head coach of the Portuguese national team, announced the 23-man roster to compete in the South Africa World Cup.

Goalkeepers: Eduardo (Braga), Rui Patricio (Sportsports) Beto (Porto)

Defenders: Paul Ferreira (Chelsea), Ricardo Carvalho (Chelsea), Bruno Alves (Porto), Rolando (Porto), Pepe (Real Madrid), Joao Pereira (Sports of Lisbon) Carrico (Sports of Lisbon), Fabio Coentran (Benfica)

Midfielders: Li Ling (Sports Lisbon), Pedro Mendes (Sports Lisbon), Miguel Veroso (Sports Lisbon), Joao Moutinho (Sports Lisbon), Thiago ( Atletico Madrid), Deco (Chelsea), Raul Merreles (Porto), Ruben Amorin (Benfica)

Forwards: Ronaldo (Real Madrid), Nani (Manchester United), Simon (Atletico Madrid), Ledesson (Sportsports Lisbon)

This list did not cause much controversy. Although there are many Sporting Lisbon players selected, the Sporting Lisbon players who just created a miracle of winning the championship this season are worth it, not to mention that head coach Paul Bento uses them more smoothly.

As for the two players who are quite famous but are not selected, people feel regret for them at most.

Chelsea's Bosingwa was seriously injured and was reimbursed for the season and missed the World Cup; Inter Milan's Quaresma was unable to even play the ball due to his own personality and temper. Paul Bento naturally would not call him . Of course, it wouldn't be the original Queros.

What makes the outside world suspicious is that Paul Bento's Portuguese national team has a younger lineup than in Queros' period. If they lack experience, they can withstand the pressure of the World Cup. Especially the young midfield core, Li Ling.

Although the domestic media and fans in Portugal dare not think about winning the Hercules Cup, the media are still a little nervous when they really handed over such a heavy burden to a 20-year-old young man.

To this end, the domestic media in Portugal started to fight the first words.

Media that opposes the use of Li Ling as the core of the midfield, wrote the following article:

"After a year and a half, did Li Ling have sufficient experience to deal with the World Cup? 》

In "The Battle for the Rights of the Ball, will there be a conflict between Ronaldo and Li Ling? 》

"Deco is marginalized, will there be internal strife in the Portuguese team? 》

"Give up 4-3-3, is this still Portuguese football? 》

"Change 4-5-1, Paul Bento is going to ruin Portuguese football! 》

"The Three Thousands Are Fighting for the World, Lisbon's Dominance, Where will the players of Porto and Benfica go? 》

"With North Korea, will Li Ling let the water go? After the article was published, the newspaper that mistakenly regarded North Korea as Li Ling's ancestral home was unanimously criticized by the whole society because of its lack of geographical knowledge. After all, it was too amateur.

"mercenary! Can Li Ling do his best? 》This article was criticized even more violently, not only questioning the professional ethics of attacking Li Ling, but also attacking other naturalized players in the team, such as Deco, Pepe, and Ledesson.

Deco and Pepe simply swear back when they were interviewed by the media; Ledesong was a little slight, and no one noticed his support for Li Ling.

The media that support Li Ling also wrote many articles to refute:

《带领里斯本竞技葡超全胜夺冠，李凌的实力已经无需多言！ 》

《多次力挽狂澜！大心脏的李凌已经成熟！ 》

《20岁！最年轻的欧洲金靴奖得主！ 》

"When his peers were still geniuses, Li Ling had already become a superstar! 》

"I haven't seen Ronaldo at the age of 20, but I have met Li Ling at the age of 20, who is even better than Ronaldo"

"If you ask me which Ronaldo is, I say it's every one"

"Revealing the Secret!李凌超级喜欢吃的十大葡萄牙美食！ 》The media interviewed the owner of the restaurant that Li Ling often went to.

"Li Ling looks so charming when eating egg tarts! 》

...

The battle between the various news media continues.

On May 20, the Portuguese national team gathered in Lisbon and began to practice together.

Players selected for the Portuguese national team arrived one after another, and the National Football Training Center located on the outskirts of Lisbon.

What surprised everyone was that the two people who were in the forefront of public opinion recently were already on the training center, each with one football player, and were having a happy chat.

"Good morning, Cristiano!" When Li Ling changed into training clothes and came to the stadium.When he got on, he found that Ronaldo was already there.

"Hello, Li Ling!" Ronaldo smiled and greeted Li Ling, but Li Ling could see that there was a hint of sorrow between his eyebrows.

"Are you worried about this World Cup?" Li Ling raised his leg and removed the football passed by Ronaldo and stopped steadily on his feet.

"Sorry, it's the club's business, I will adjust it as soon as possible." Ronaldo caught the football passed by Li Ling with his chest, and then used his shoulders and head to fro.

"It's okay, I understand that compared with the Portuguese media, the Spanish media is like a madman." Li Ling pushed the football that Ronaldo pointed at twice, leaned forward, and let the football roll down along the back. .

"Ahh, I know, I know that they are recognized through the game against Barcelona, ​​right? They are really crazy, whether they are from Madrid or Barcelona."

Seeing that the football was knocked by Li Ling with his heel, he drew an arc in the air. The landing point happened to be right, Ronaldo was very playful and immediately soared into the air and shot with a barb. Unfortunately, the two were near the center circle, and the ball failed to roll into the goal and stopped on the lawn.

"Oh..." Ronaldo put his hands on his hips and shook his head.

On the other side, Li Ling picked up the football on the ground, hit the ball horizontally in the air, and kicked it hard, pulling the football towards the goal. The football bounced on the ground a few times, getting slower and slower, but eventually crossed the goal line.

Ronaldo laughed in silence.

However, the big brother's style still cannot be lost. Ronaldo walked to Li Ling and patted his shoulder: "I understand the nonsense of the media. Don't have any psychological pressure, just play football well. Even Portugal is the only way to do it. The national team was eliminated, and I will bear the responsibility for the failure."

Li Ling raised his eyebrows. It seemed that this season, where all four of them were empty, had greatly touched Ronaldo. However, this mentality of not fearing difficulties and being brave to challenge is one of the reasons why so many people like Ronaldo later.

Then the two saw the other seven Lisbon Sporting players who came together and were selected for the Portuguese national team.

Ronaldo greeted everyone and then greeted him enthusiastically. After all, he was also from Sporting Lisbon. He is also sincerely happy that Sporting Lisbon has created a miraculous record this season.