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Rafael Gereiro is the manager of the Portuguese national football team.
He is also a legend of Borsia Dortmund in the German Bundesliga.
‘If I did that, I wouldn’t be able to stop it.’
And there was one more Dortmund legend at Estádio da Luz, where Portugal vs. England was going on.
“Honey, what’s wrong with your expression?”
“Oh, no. ha ha ha.”
His name is Marco Reus.
He is also the manager of Dortmund.
“Are you worried about Lee?”
“yes?”
“Honey, you were a fan of Lee. Aren’t you worried about getting injured?”
“ha ha ha. What are you talking about. Why am I worried about my next opponent’s ace?”
The name of the woman who sat next to him was Scarlett Gottman-Lois. Marco Reus’ wife, a former model.
“Do not lie. The frown between the eyebrows is an expression of concern to anyone who sees it, but what?”
“…tear?”
She smiled and shook her head.
“Come to think of it, honey, there are two players that you like or liked.”
“Lee and Rice?”
“yes.”
To be precise, he was a player he wanted to recruit but failed in the end, and a player he wanted to keep in the team but transferred.
Those two players are Jamie Lee and Mark Rice.
Coincidentally, both players were currently playing for Stoke City.
“But are you going to do that throughout the game?”
“Portugal?”
“yes.”
The ace of England’s current team is undoubtedly Jamie. No, he was more than just an ace, he was a player the world paid attention to.
A player who can create decisive chances from any position, but shines especially when playing from the centre.
Therefore, Portugal drove him to a relatively difficult side to create chances, and if Jamie tried to advance to the center, he did not hesitate to cut it off with rough play.
“ah.”
“Again.”
Same now.
As Jamie turned to the centre, the Portuguese central midfielder again committed an outright foul.
This time, it was at the level of knocking him down while hugging him from behind. It seems that the referee, who had been lenient towards Portugal, was also difficult to tolerate. In the end, a yellow card was pulled out.
“You’re going to get really injured.”
“The Portuguese players could all be sent off before then.”
“no way.”
“Uh, connected right away.”
The location of the free kick was ambiguous, so I expected it to be a short pass. However, Marco, who did not expect that the opponent would be Jamie, slightly frowned.
“No, are you running again?”
“Yeah. Awesome.”
‘After receiving such a rough foul, they try to break through the center right away?’
Exactly, I didn’t expect that Jamie would start running as soon as he got the pass.
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No matter how strong a player is, if he suffers from a rough foul for more than 30 minutes, he is bound to shrink even a little.
‘Am I being brave or not thinking.’
While Marco admired, Jamie continued his sprint.
Two-woong. He also jumped and avoided an excessive tackle from Sporting member Huy Pinto, who is famous for his rough play.
‘oh.’
At that moment, Marco couldn’t help but flinch.
It was because he witnessed the scene where the ‘Jamie Pahoe Law’ he thought was actually tried.
As Jamie got closer to the penalty box arc, four players instantly moved around and surrounded him.
It could lead to leaving other players too free, but if done well, it was a way to instantly block all spaces in front, left, right and diagonally to make the opponent’s ace’s option ‘0’.
It was also the method many teams tried against Lionel Messi in the past.
Indeed, it did not seem that the former teammate and current Portuguese coach was simply trying to stop Jamie with rough play.
“…!”
But Jamie took down that too easily.
Just like Lionel Messi did in the past, he turned defenders into scarecrows with just a few painting moves and then took them to shooting.
[ eee-YeeeA! ]
There was no time to foul.
“…”
While the away fans cheered, Marco just kept his mouth open in a daze.
“Good job, good job. Is not it?”
“···yes.”
“But honey.”
“Yes?”
“You said there was a way to stop Lee. How can you stop it?”
“…”
And after a while, I had no choice but to keep my mouth open in the same daze at my wife Scarlett’s question.
**
Around the time the Lois couple were having such a conversation.
‘I’m lucky.’
The person in question was thinking that way.
It was possible because he already knew the information on the field, to be exact, the movements of the Portuguese defense, but it was undeniable that he was lucky to some extent.
The fact that the Portuguese defenders were aware of too many things worked effectively. If you only cared about the timing of Jamie’s shot, it was highly likely that it would have been blocked.
“Ryan.”
“yes? Lee, what’s up? Talking all over during the game.”
Conversely, it was a story that there was a high possibility that the focus would be on direct shooting a little more next time.
“Are you good at tightrope walking?”
“Riding a tightrope?”
“Are you sure you won’t be caught offside?”
Jamie decided to aim for this.
‘It would be nice if there were Robins and Keatings with better limbs…’
I thought so, but I couldn’t help it.
“Go down!”
“Aim for an opportunity from the rear!”
Shortly after the first half came to an end, the game entered a lull.
“Okay, you’re doing great!”
England didn’t have to attack excessively while winning, and Portugal couldn’t raise the line recklessly because the game would end as it was if an extra goal was scored shortly before the first half.
‘Then I have to go.’
Regular time is already over. However, thanks to Portugal’s diligent fouling throughout the first half, there was plenty of extra time. Both teams seemed to be able to take advantage of the slack and try to attack at least once.
Jamie attempted to break through in a straight line from the right halfspace.
ugh
However, the Portuguese defense did not go so smoothly.
I wanted to step back and play passively, but when Jamie tried to break through again, he immediately started fighting with a fighting spirit.
Jamie pretended to be pushed and swerved to the side. If he fell down, he would get a free kick, but the position was ambiguous and regular time had already ended, so the game could end as it is.
‘Should I break through from the side this time?’
Then he ran in a straight line until his opponent felt that way, and at one point he swerved and moved to the center.
With that single move, the distance between the defenders and the nearby defenders widened. However, getting out of the mark was short-lived. Before long, he was surrounded by central midfielders, defensive midfielders and even full-backs on both sides.
‘Four people.’
Jamie updated the information on the field.
‘No, five.’
Soon after, one more joined.
Surprisingly, that one was a central defender.
‘The liver came out of the boat.’
Jamie glanced to the left.
If it was Stoke City, Keating would be in a position to overlap.
But now the England national team, not Stoke City.
Jamie pretended to aim for a shot while continuing the painting motion as before, then turned to the other side and slightly launched the ball diagonally to the right instead of the left.
“…!”
Embarrassment appeared on the faces of the Portuguese defense.
‘To leave Manchester City’s main striker free.’
On the other hand, a smile appeared on Jamie’s lips.
[eee-YeeeA! ]
Then Ryan Young calmly headed the ball into the goal.
**
[It shined even in the intensive check. Jamie Lee beat Portugal with 1 goal and 2 assists]
[Portuguese national team without ‘partner spirit’. Rough play ‘crossing the line’ throughout the game]
[Rafael Gereiro, Portugal national soccer team coach, apologizes for the continued criticism of ‘I’m sorry Lee’ ]
B [“Too good player. I couldn’t help it.” Along with praise, excuses are added]
England beat Portugal 3-0 to secure first place in the Nations League group.
And······.
[Ah, Dortmund showing a dense defense once again. Central defenders, full-backs, and even defensive midfielders join us! ]
[Jamie Lee, what choice will you make this time? ]
[Ah, what an exquisite pass! ]
[ Ned Keating receiving Lee’s pass… Gooool! Goal! ]
[ Jamie Lee’s great pass, Ned Keating’s calm finish! The ‘Liting’ combination destroys Dortmund! ]
Stoke City secured top spot in the Champions League group with a 2-0 win over Dortmund following A Match Day.
[ Stoke City beat Borsia Dortmund 2-0 in the ‘top match’. ]
[ Jamie Lee scored 1 goal and 1 assist. ‘Man of Match’ selection]
[Directed by Marco Reus, ‘Lee Natural Disaster’]
[ Thierry Henry, “Lee is the greatest talent ever.” ]
ㄴ [ Gary Lineker “Starting from this season, Jamie Lee has completely entered the ranks of world class.” ]
ㄴ [1st place in Champions League attack points. Football legends continue to praise Jamie Lee. ]
In the process, Jamie’s performance was great, so the opposing team’s manager as well as other soccer players praised Jamie in unison.
[ trynm** – Crazy… Isn’t Jamie Lee really winning the Ballon d’Or? ]
[couse** – Honestly, the possibility is high. Better stats than Natal Munoz]
[faruw** – But the career of the Munoz team is so good. ]
[ woori** – Personally, I wish Jamie Lee received more, but objectively, I think Natal Munoz has a greater chance of winning. The treble is too loud. ]
So did soccer fans, some of whom were already talking about Jamie’s Ballon d’Or award.
“Uh, Jay. Did you see this?”
That wasn’t the end.
“What else?”
“Are you at least on the podium?”
[ 2042 Ballon d’Or Award Prediction ]
[ 1st place ] [ Natal Munoz ] [ Real Madrid ]
[ 2nd place ] [ Jamie Lee ] [ Stoke City ]
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Not only football fans, but the majority of betting sites, including Britain’s largest betting site ‘Bet 777’, selected Jamie as a potential candidate for the Ballon d’Or award.
“Five. Almost all of them put Jay in second place.”
“what. Did you only pick second place?”
“really? No 1st place?”
“I think Jay was more active, but why is there no media that ranks first?”
“Munoz has a great team career. It’s hard to turn around in one season.”
Jamie didn’t say anything at Brian’s sudden sharing of information, but he started talking more immersed around him.
“But what if? Seriously, what if Jamie wins the Ballon d’Or?”
“…”
Then, Brian, who first brought up the story, raised a new problem, and the surroundings were enveloped in silence for a moment.
“Well. A team career is also a team career, but you broke the record for the top scorer in the league, the top scorer in the Champions League, and the all-time top scorer in Spain this year. Come to think of it, Natal Munoz has a great personal career.”
After a short silence, Harry, who is the best at speaking out, carefully brought up his story.
“I think Jay is better in terms of pure skill, but in fact, last season Real Madrid trebled a lot.”
“that’s right. Still, Jamie is better at soccer.”
“What if I can’t win the Ballon d’Or this season? The future is bright for Jamie.”
Immediately, the other players cheered as if comforting Jamie.
‘No, why are the centipedes fussing with each other?’
Jamie looked at them with a puzzled feeling.
“Jamie takes it.”
When Beng, who had been silent, intervened, the conversation was almost over.
“Eh?”
The players turned their heads a little taken aback at his sudden intrusion.
“Jamie take it. I think so.”
Either way, Beng went on with his expressionless face—but in poor English.
