Chapter 139
Ferguson turned a blind eye to Cristiano occasionally bringing Junior to the Carrington training base.
And a clean, fair and tender little baby appeared in a training base full of rough men, just like bringing a little toy to a group of grown men.
Rooney likes children quite a bit, but he is obviously not very popular with children.
Every time he used the doll to tease Junior, Junior lying in the stroller would turn his face away without giving him any face. If he got closer, the little guy would clench his fists, wave them in the air threateningly, and shout "Yeah".
Rooney was puzzled by this for a long time, but he was diligent and believed that he would become familiar with the child as long as he played with him a few more times.
Neville also received the same treatment. He turned to his teammates depressedly: "I can understand that Wazza is not popular among children, but why..."
He was interrupted by Rooney before he could finish his sentence, staring at him: "Hey, I'm still here."
"Okay, let's put it another way, why does this kid smile so happily when he sees Ryan and the captain? Do I look less friendly than them?" Neville turned to Giggs and Keane.
As he spoke, he looked in the mirror again, making sure that he looked at least a little kinder than those two men.
Giggs and Keane were happily amusing their grandmother's sweet little kid, and had no reaction to Neville's remarks.
"Children are intuitive creatures. Their preferences can reflect some problems. You two might as well reflect on yourselves." Ferdinand joked.
Neville and Rooney rolled their eyes.
"Maybe this kid just likes the cold faces." Neville said, "Look at him, he smiled happily when he saw Boss for the first time. He is not afraid of men who look fierce."
Rooney thought this idea was correct and nodded repeatedly: "Yes, Junior likes to stare at Alan. I was worried that Alan's frown would scare the kid to tears."
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Ferdinand paused when he heard this and nodded. Alan didn't look like someone who liked children at all.
To be honest, he was worried at first, but his godson seemed extremely curious about Alan. Even when he was held in his arms, he always liked to raise his head to look for Alan.
How strange.
"Maybe it's because Junior has never met Alan." Cristiano replied after training, returning to the locker room to take a shower before going to see Junior.
Rooney snorted: "He hasn't met Gary and me before? Shouldn't he treat us equally?"
Cristiano paused, he couldn't help but laugh, nodded and didn't respond.
What he actually meant was that the little guy had little chance to see Alan in his previous life.
As for his Manchester United teammates, Junior is only familiar with those with whom he interacts frequently, such as Rooney, but not as familiar with Ferdinand and Keane.
As for Alan, he left Manchester United very early in his previous life because of a broken leg, and their friendship was not the kind where they would often get together and have dinner together, so it was normal for Junior to be curious about this teammate he had never met before.
Giggs interrupted Rooney and said jokingly, "Waza, pay attention, this is Ronnie's child, so it's not surprising that this child has inherited Ronnie's love for good-looking people."
Rooney: “…”
Cristiano: “…”
How did Giggs manage to offend two people with one sentence?
Cristiano muttered back: "Don't make it seem like I only care about appearances. I care about the inside."
"Yes, Ronnie, but first he has to look good," Giggs said perfunctorily.
The Dutchman standing by laughed. Van der Sar scratched his chin and asked, "So this is why Ronnie always liked to stick to Ruud?"
"Yes, that's right," Giggs replied.
Cristiano rushed over: "Ryan!"
Giggs and others burst into laughter.
When Alan came back from the physiotherapy room, he saw his teammates making a fuss and the stroller was left alone there with no one paying attention to it.
Cristiano's child, on the other hand, was too well-behaved and obedient. He didn't make a fuss even when ignored. He just sucked on his pacifier quietly, looking around tirelessly with his round eyes.
Seeing him coming, the little guy even grinned and smiled at him cutely.
Alan paused. He looked at Cristiano who was arguing with Giggs, and then at the kid in the car who was kicking his legs and stretching his arms towards him.
He stared at the little thing expressionlessly for three seconds, then finally pursed his lips and stiffly held the cub out.
Junior cheered happily, finally getting out of the car.
He raised his eyes curiously to look for his father, and saw his young father in a blue training suit being pinned to the bench by a group of teammates. He curled up and begged for mercy with a smile on his face, and it was obvious that he had lost the fight.
Junior narrowed his eyes. He really wasn't surprised at all.
Alan heard the kid in his arms sigh. He paused and looked down, suspecting that he must have heard it wrong. How could such a young child sigh? ?
"Oh Alan! Thank you!" Cristiano saw Alan holding little Junior in the gap between the crowd. He quickly climbed up from the bench and took the child with a smile. His hair was messed up by his teammates. "Is the little guy hungry?"
Alan shrugged: "Maybe he just wants to find you."
Cristiano looked down at Junior when he heard this. He kissed the little guy on the forehead and nodded softly: "Then go home with Papa? Hmm?"
Junior hugged Cristiano's neck, put his face against his father's soft cheek, and nodded.
…
With the little one around, time flies.
On match days, Cristiano would leave the child at Keane's house and ask Keane's wife Theresa to help take care of him. On other days, the little one would run with him and Ferdinand between Carrington and home.
After Manchester United successfully qualified from the Champions League group stage, they were drawn against Real Madrid in the next round of 16.
But before that, the national team still has a friendly match.
This was Cristiano's first friendly match as captain of the Portugal national team, and the opponent was Brazil.
Brazil is also facing a change in captaincy.
The problems of the Brazilian team were exposed in the last World Cup. The age of the stars is not a rigid criterion for measurement. The reason why it becomes a problem is that their physical abilities can no longer keep up with the high-frequency and intense competitions.
Therefore, the friendly match became an adaptation match for the change of leadership, and Kaka became the captain of this friendly match.
In this Brazil-Portugal friendly match, both teams were led by new captains, which gave this friendly match a different meaning.
The two kids were too young to take long flights and were forcefully stopped by their teammates from Manchester United and Milan.
Cristiano and Kaka originally wanted to bring the two little ones to meet them, but had to give up for the time being.
Cristiano first returned to Portugal and trained with his teammates for two days, and then flew to Rio together. The game was played at the home court of the Brazilian host.
There have been many changes to the national team's roster. Costa and Figo have announced their withdrawal from the national team. Correspondingly, there are also new members joining - Quaresma, Pepe...
Cristiano reunited with his friends during training in Portugal.
Pepe still has Marcelo's afro - while Marcelo has a neat short haircut - Cristiano and this world's Pepe only last met at Sporting Lisbon, but Pepe obviously still remembers Cristiano.
Soon, the young people quickly integrated into the group, and Cristiano found his old touch in playing pranks. He hid all kinds of small things in Pepe's pompadour - chocolates, miniature footballs, bottle caps...all kinds of things.
- Cristiano even braided Pepe's pompadour!
Carvalho couldn't help but gasp as he watched Cristiano's endless pranks.
Their new guard has a bad temper. Although they don't have much contact in private, there is a lot of tension between them on the court.
Carvalho was worried from the bottom of his heart that their little Portuguese player would provoke the opponent without knowing what was good for him, and then be tackled and cry bitterly during training. Now there is no Figo and others who can calm down the troublemaker in the team.
But surprisingly, the fiery guard who is extremely brave in fighting on the court is actually a very good-tempered person in private.
Carvalho never expected that Pepe actually condoned Cristiano's prank, and his eyes widened.
Deco saw his friend's surprise, he raised his eyebrows and bumped Carvalho's shoulder: "The three of them are friends who have been together in Lisbon, old acquaintances."
Quaresma, Cristiano, Pepe.
Cavaleio scratched the back of his head in understanding. No wonder.
After arriving in Rio, Cristiano and his group checked into a hotel just one block away from the one where the Brazilian team was staying.
As soon as Cristiano put away his luggage, he announced that everyone should disperse and move freely to appreciate the Brazilian style.
Carvalho and Deco looked at each other, and they quietly informed the former captain No. 7 in the small group -
[Protect our little strawberry]
【Deco: We are in Brazil :)】
[Carvalho: Guess where Cristiano is :)]
[Costa: ...You’re not going to look for Kaka, are you? 】
[Carvalho: "Disband on the spot, move freely, and appreciate the Brazilian customs" - original words]
[Deco: Taste and experience the Brazilian style]
[Carvalho: I guess I went to the Brazilians to experience it myself]
[Ricardo: I was wondering why you were all playing with your phones...Cristiano even asked if you wanted to go together? No one cares? 】
【Deco:? ! 】
【Carvalho? ! 】
"Where are you going?" Carvalho quickly looked up and asked Cristiano.
"Kaka said the barbecue here is delicious. Do you want to join us? A pre-match team-building meal?" Cristiano shook his phone and received a text message from his lover.
"Go!" Deco responded quickly. In any case, Cristiano must not be left alone in the hands of the Brazilian.
【Ricardo: Okay, let’s go for the barbecue! 】
【Costa: ...Have a good meal for me :(】
[Deco: Strange, why didn’t Figo come out? @Figo】
[Figo: Just got off the plane]
【Deco:……? 】
【Carvalho:? ? 】
[Ricardo: ...Isn’t that the one I thought got off the plane? Where are you? ? @Figo】
[Figo: Rio:)]
[Figo: How could I miss Chris's first game as Portugal captain? 】
[Carvalho: ...6]
【Deco: 6】
【Ricardo; 6】
[Koster: Damn it, I have to take an exam tomorrow, otherwise I would come too]
[Figo: By the way, I have some gossip that I heard from others and I want to confirm it with Chris :)]
Deco: [ear]
【Carvalho: [ear]】
[Figo: Cover it up]
Deco: [OK]
【Carvalho: [OK]】
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