Chapter 248
Although Mourinho allowed Cristiano to rest for a day, the Portuguese still insisted on attending the daily training the next day.
Kaka got out of the car with his lips pursed. He wished Cristiano could stay at home obediently.
He could hear Cristiano's shallow intake of breath at night when he stood up, and even though his lover tried to keep the sound very low, he still heard it.
He knew that Cristiano didn't want to wake him up, so he quietly pretended to be asleep, but when Cristiano returned to the bed, he heard the low groan from the other party as he lay down and stretched out his body, and he really couldn't control himself and pretend that he didn't notice anything.
He sat up, and in the dim light of the floor lamp, he saw Cristiano's eyes widened in slight surprise, with a hint of apology in his eyes, which made him feel even sadder.
He turned over and sat up, kneeling on the bed, carefully not pressing on Cristiano. He kissed Cristiano's eyes and asked in a low voice if the wound hurt.
Despite the help of the system, he knew that Cristiano was just recovering faster than an ordinary person, and he was not a robot that blocked out pain.
Facing Cristiano who was lying obediently on the bed, Kaka saw a smile flash in the other's eyes. He really didn't know how Cristiano could smile. He almost sighed and wanted to ask his lover to give up tomorrow's training and have a good rest at home for a day, but obviously Cristiano refused, which was not surprising to him at all.
He couldn't persuade Cristiano, so he could only sulk and kissed Cristiano's skin on the side of his waist several times in annoyance, but Cristiano pushed him away with a smile because he was ticklish.
If he wasn't afraid that Cristiano would move any bigger and tear the wound and cause pain again, he would not have let Chris go just like that.
At this moment, they came to the locker room to change into training clothes.
Cristiano took off his clothes, leaving his upper body half naked. The large marks of spikes left on his body by the last game looked even more hideous after the passage of time.
James took a deep breath and looked at Cristiano: "Chris, are you sure you want to continue training? Your injury doesn't look good at all."
"Of course, it's nothing." Cristiano changed into a slightly tight training suit. He bit the corner of his clothes and looked down at the bruise on his waist. Then he glanced at Kaka quickly and carefully and said vaguely, "It looks a bit scary, but it doesn't hurt at all."
Ramos came closer to take a look and pressed it with his hand: "Is it really not painful?"
Cristiano sucked in a breath, and the soreness and stinging sensation in the wound suddenly spread in a circle. He put down his clothes and shouted through gritted teeth: "Sergio!?"
"Didn't you say it didn't hurt?" Ramos looked up and snorted, "I told you to be tough."
As soon as he finished speaking, Kaka and Pepe slapped him on the back of the head.
Ramos grinned and pulled the corner of his mouth, but did not fight back. He looked at Cristiano and muttered softly: "Those guys in Barcelona are so dirty."
Bell nodded silently. The group of people were like wild beasts when they intercepted him.
Cristiano grinned, looking at Kaka and Pepe with a smile, and made a face at Ramos who was beaten: "You are not bad either."
Ramos snorted, glanced at Cristiano's side a few times, and said nothing.
He thought to himself, of course he is good, but that is not enough, they have a spear like Cristiano, so they must have a more reliable shield.
They are closely connected and are a team.
Cristiano quickly changed into training clothes and went out first. Mourinho was not surprised at all when he saw him. He knew that Cristiano would not be absent easily even with his permission. He just nodded slightly and motioned the boy to go to the side to warm up.
Mourinho also has to deal with an interview today. To be honest, he has no time to think about these things. The club's league results are enough to give him a headache, not to mention the trouble with Florentino.
But the annual awards ceremony is not far away, and countless eyes are watching the most popular players in the football world today competing for the Golden Ball, and Cristiano is undoubtedly at the top of the list of candidates.
Mourinho can guess with his toes what questions the interviewers will ask him. Those questions about the future of the club, tactics, or even his future are just appetizers and excuses. Their ultimate goal is -
"Mr. Mourinho, what do you think of the upcoming Ballon d'Or ceremony? Which player do you think is most likely to win the award this year?"
Mourinho stared at the reporter in front of him, grinned with disdain, then changed his posture, crossed his legs and raised them to a comfortable height, and said: "Let me tell you this, I think it would be a crime if Cristiano Ronaldo is not awarded the Ballon d'Or this year."
The reporter in front of him was stunned for a moment, then immediately moved the microphone closer to him, with a hint of urgency in his movements, as if to say "Say more, say more."
Mourinho glanced at the other party and said as he wished: "I have always said that it is much more difficult to become Cristiano than Messi. Messi grew up in the Barcelona youth training. He plays for Barcelona. Messi's teammates are his youth training teammates who have grown up playing football with him."
The reporter nodded slightly when he heard this. Mourinho was telling the truth. He thought the other party would say something even more explosive.
He echoed: "You are right, you mean that Messi has a better understanding with his teammates?"
"I mean, they have had longer time and opportunities to play side by side, they know each other, and what about Cristiano? How many years does Messi have with his teammates? How long has Cristiano been in Real Madrid?" Mourinho asked.
This is a question that any Spanish primary school student can answer, and it is as stupid and ridiculous as comparing Messi's number of goals in Real Madrid to Cristiano Ronaldo.
If someone compares the same number of goals in an unknown number of games, it would only prove that there is really nothing else to compare with.
Mourinho raised the corner of his mouth and said: "Cristiano came from England to a failed Real Madrid that was in a period of reconstruction - he had to force himself to grow up quickly."
"And the results we have are there, we won the double, we won the Champions League, he was our top scorer, he did it."
The reporter paused after hearing this, and subconsciously wanted to nod in agreement, but then he suddenly froze there.
To be honest, I'm afraid many people could not imagine that Cristiano Ronaldo would come to Spain. When he left Manchester United, the proud Red Devils team was at its unparalleled peak, and Cristiano was the cutting edge of the team. He won all the glory there, but in the blink of an eye he came to a Spanish team that could hardly advance to the quarterfinals of the Champions League.
Even though Florentino offered an unprecedented highest transfer fee, no one has been able to break it so far.
But the Portuguese still came.
Mourinho looked at the stiff reporter in front of him, squinted his eyes slightly, and continued: "Messi plays as a number nine, or a number nine and a half. He moves in a space of 50 square meters - he is closer to the goal and faces less defensive intensity."
"Cristiano is a winger, a very good winger," Mourinho added. "As a good winger, he also has to take on defensive work. You can often see him retreating to the midfield or even further back. His hot spots can sometimes cover the entire field in a game."
"How could you imagine he could score as many goals as a striker?"
"The wing position needs to be defended. A winger needs to come to the defensive zone 20 times, or perhaps more, in the case of a dead ball. This is very important for building a defensive system, and Cristiano is an important player in the defensive system. He needs to defend." Mourinho gestured slightly and shrugged his shoulders. "You will see that his frequency of touching the ball is not high, but his shooting efficiency is amazingly high. This is why he has achieved an incredible number of goals as a winger."
"He has no one to protect him. Those people are wild beasts. In the last game..." Mourinho paused. His post-match interview not long ago was enough to cause some bloodshed. Florentino was not very satisfied with this. He had to restrain himself. So he paused and spread his hands, "You understand it yourself."
The reporter coughed lightly.
He guessed Mourinho was referring to the referee.
Sure enough, the next second, the Portuguese coach continued to speak as expected, and the restraint just now seemed like an insignificant brake: "But Messi, if he is touched, the opponent will be given a foul and a yellow card."
The reporter had a smirk on his face. It was so obvious, he thought they all knew what it was talking about.
"When was the last time Messi won the Ballon d'Or? I remember it wasn't any important championship, like the Super Cup? It was just a small trophy. The big awards were Bayern's Champions League and Real Madrid's league, but what were the results?" Mourinho asked.
He smiled. Of course, he wouldn't be too sure. It's still possible that Cristiano won't win the Ballon d'Or. After all, no one knows the final result.
So he said: "Honestly, if Cristiano didn't win the Golden Ball, I think it's purely because he doesn't look friendly enough. Because he never markets some good image, because he never bows his head, and he won't apologize for conflicts with opponents and accept media interviews."
Reporter: “…” This “if” sounds more like it’s a foregone conclusion that Ronaldo will win the Ballon d’Or.
Mourinho said: "If he really thinks he has done something wrong on the court, he will go to the locker room to talk to the other party, but he will never let the media hype it up. If the media is more careful, they may be surprised to find that he has maintained a good personal relationship with many players who seem to have competed with him, and this is why. "
"But if the media only want to see what they want to see, then I'm afraid they will never see it in their lifetime, which is a pity, because what they see is never the real Cristiano Ronaldo."
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