11 “Now, my son, the Lord be with you, and may you have success and build the house of the Lord your God, as he said you would. 12 May the Lord give you discretion and understanding when he puts you in command over Israel, so that you may keep the law of the Lord your God. 13 Then you will have success if you are careful to observe the decrees and laws that the Lord gave Moses for Israel. Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or discouraged.
14 “I have taken great pains to provide for the temple of the Lord a hundred thousand talents[b] of gold, a million talents[c] of silver, quantities of bronze and iron too great to be weighed, and wood and stone. And you may add to them. 15 You have many workers: stonecutters, masons and carpenters, as well as those skilled in every kind of work 16 in gold and silver, bronze and iron—craftsmen beyond number. Now begin the work, and the Lord be with you.”
Cristiano Ronaldo versus Gareth Bale, CR7 against Team GB, top dog against top-knot. In the days leading up to Portugal against Wales an outsider might be forgiven the assumption that what they are about to witness is at best a game of two-man three-and-in, at worst some kind of celebrity cage fight. King Meringue versus the Welsh Prince, with a supporting cast to pass the towels and hold the spit bucket.
As Coleman pointed out in Lyon: “Talent is a huge distraction to people. I constantly have conversations with players who say they played up to a certain level and were brilliantly talented. But if you look a bit deeper he was missing something: attitude, mentality. With all his talent, Cristiano has that mentality. Same with our boy.”
Ronaldo does demand Portugal play through him, does shoot constantly, does posture and howl on the pitch. But his logic is simple: he offers the best chance of victory. Unlike Bale, who roves more, he is the lone pump-action shotgun at the head of this team. History suggests if you give him the ball you tend to score.
Cristiano Ronaldo versus Gareth Bale, CR7 against Team GB, top dog against top-knot. In the days leading up to Portugal against Wales an outsider might be forgiven the assumption that what they are about to witness is at best a game of two-man three-and-in, at worst some kind of celebrity cage fight. King Meringue versus the Welsh Prince, with a supporting cast to pass the towels and hold the spit bucket.
There has been something of the boxing match buildup in Lyon, with a focus on the mano-a-mano aspects and attempts to goad both teams’ superstars into a little pre-game trash talking. It is a familiar Big Football paradox. The obsession with star names is ever more intense, even at a time when the sport itself is increasingly a collective, team-based affair.
With this in mind, perhaps the best part of an intriguing semi-final is not Bale-Ronaldo but the fact that beyond the fawning headlines both Wales and Portugal have been carried here by a genuine collective effort. Not just in the obvious numbers: in their past six games combined Portugal and Wales have scored 12 goals, three of these from Bale and Ronaldo. But also in terms of how these teams work, what their real shared strengths have been. Never mind the stars. Let’s hear it for The Other Guys.
It is not a fallacy to suggest Wales have been driven on to this stage by Bale. But the way this works has been quite nuanced. Bale was just one part of the machine against Belgium and a brief but decisive cutting edge against Northern Ireland where he was otherwise smothered. Beyond his obvious edge, he has been a point of disorientating gravity. Northern Ireland tired themselves hurling two or three players in his direction whenever he got the ball. Belgium were undone by a collective act of will from the Wales team, Bale playing his part often in deeper positions, from there producing a fine pass in the lead up to Hal Robson-Kanu’s goal of the tournament.
“You can’t manufacture or pretend, you’re either a team player or you’re not,” Chris Coleman said on the eve of the game. “You’re either like that or you’re not. Balo is exactly like that.”
People say C Rolnaldo 7 works out and discipline his sleep everyday to lead Portugle Soccer to Euro Cup. He reduced body fat to 3% or less and built 6-pack. He can jump as well as Linsanity Jeremy Lin and other NBA athletes.
他是Lead by Example 的隊長。
他安慰Wales Bale Captain. 似乎是Servant Leader
In what was billed as a shootout between Ronaldo and his Real Madrid team-mate Gareth Bale, it was the Portugal captain who prevailed, opening the scoring in Lyon with a majestic 50th-minute header that saw him tie France great Michel Platini’s record of nine goals at the Euro finals.
He also teed up Nani for Portugal’s second goal three minutes before consoling his club colleague Bale on the pitch at the end.
“The team did a marvellous job to reach the final. I hope on Sunday you’ll see me crying with joy,” Ronaldo said.
杜甫《望岳》
岱宗夫如何？齐鲁青未了。
造化钟神秀，阴阳割昏晓。
荡胸生层云，决眦入归鸟。
会当凌绝顶，一览众山小。
