After nearly ten days of training, the Li Zhao brothers also completely conquered the members of the substitute team with their outstanding abilities, and the progress in their cooperation with each other was also very significant.

Li Zhao's English name is Richard, which is the homophony of his Chinese name. He was not well known to Europeans in Brazil or country C before, but the frequency of being mentioned has increased significantly in recent days. Leonard's name It is easier to remember. After all, how can a name like Ronaldo not impress people, and many people who play football will be given such a name, which indeed has an element of motivation. And in order to distinguish, he also There is a more concise name, which is Li Luo.

Another good news is that Ronaldo finally came to the station to report the night before, so that the national team's manpower was fully organized.

In order to test everyone's training results, coach Fernando decided to conduct a competition between the main team and the substitute lineup before departure. For the sake of fairness, Ronaldo was not arranged to join the main team. But even so, most people are not optimistic about Li Zhao and the others. He was on the substitute side and predicted that they would lose miserably. Cristiano Ronaldo did not express his opinion on this, and Figo was the only one on the coaching staff who held a different view.

The duration of the training match was 30 minutes each for the first half and the second half. However, after the game started, the process did not appear to be one-sided as most people thought. Instead, the two sides played evenly matched.

Six minutes after the opening, it was the main team that took the lead. Nani broke into the penalty area after receiving a pass from Adrian Silva, and after a false shot, he easily pushed the shot into the far corner.

The substitute team responded immediately. Li Zhao took advantage of the main team's loophole and sent a wonderful pass. Leonard succeeded in countering offside and passed the attacking goalkeeper Patricio, then pushed the ball into the empty goal.

Two minutes later, the brothers Li Zhao and Leonard once again performed the same coordination as before. However, Patricio, who had suffered a loss once, did not fall for the trick again this time. He spotted Leonard's shot and destroyed the ball at the same time. go out.

Before the end of the first half, the substitutes got a free kick from an excellent position. Li Zhao became the kicker and successfully scored the ball with a Ronaldinho-style free kick, allowing the substitutes to achieve the score. Go ahead.

Such an outstanding performance naturally attracted the attention and praise of Fernando. But Li Zhao was accustomed to it. He had many free kick players around him to help him, and on the premise that his own basic skills were also good, his progress was naturally rapid.

However, compared with the performance of the midfield and frontcourt, the substitute's backcourt is much worse, and there are many loopholes. In the first half, after conceding the first ball, there were several mistakes from behind. If it weren't for the bad luck of the main team, , I’m afraid that the substitute side should be the one that is lagging behind by a big score, let alone being in the lead.

But after all, the substitute team could not rely on temporary luck to go all the way to the end. After the start of the second half, their good luck came to an end, and then the situation reversed. First, Nani and Rafa Silva used a The classic wall-to-wall cooperation broke through the substitute's defense, and then the latter scored the equalizer goal. Soon after, William Carvalho assisted Silva and scored another goal, allowing the main team to lead the score. Came back again.

Li Zhao and the others also worked hard on the offensive end in the second half. Unfortunately, the defensive performance of the main team was much better than in the first half. In addition, the first goalkeeper's performance became more and more stable, so the substitute team could not open up the other side again.

The gate on one side caused them to lose with a score of 2-3 in the end.

Although they lost the training match, the performance of the substitutes won the attention of others, among which the Li Zhao brothers received the most attention. Although they were unable to enter the main force in just a few days,

They are in the starting lineup, but coach Fernando still promised after the game that they will be put on the field at an appropriate time in the second half of the qualifiers.

On the other side, Ronaldo also found the Li Zhao brothers after the meeting and expressed his opinions on their performance just now.

"Ronaldo Lee, you are quite comprehensive in all the skills at your current position. I feel basically the same as the old captain when he was young, so I have nothing to say in this regard. I believe that as long as you can keep working hard

With attitude, it will not be difficult to achieve the same level as the old captain in the future." Ronaldo first commented on Leonard, giving encouragement to this rising star with the same name as himself, and there was not much insight in his words.

"Thank you, I haven't done enough!" Facing Ronaldo's encouragement, Leonard was still very humble.

"Richard, you have improved a lot compared to a year ago. When you play football, it seems to me that you have added some mysterious oriental characteristics to the traditional skills.

The transformation is very imaginative. I can't explain this style clearly, but it is definitely unprecedented.

Among your peers, the only ones who can reach your level are those legendary superstars, but they all started to lay the foundation since they were young. Unlike you, you are still a monk halfway, so I am also very curious about what you can achieve in the future.

High." When Ronaldo later talked about Li Zhao, he was even more complimentary and used his English name for the first time.

"Then do you think there are any areas that are worth improving at this stage?" At this point, Li Zhao's curiosity became even more intense, and he simply followed his lead and asked.

"You are now more comprehensive in various skills than your brother. That is to say, you are not used to taking the path of breakthroughs, but you are already very good. You have to leave some work for others, right?

Of course, if there is anything you need to improve on, it would be free kicks.

Although you have learned many people's free kick playing methods and your accuracy has improved, it is very complicated and you have not been able to truly integrate these things. For example, today you use Ronaldinho's method to play

Taking free kicks will be another person's method tomorrow. Although it is indeed changeable, it does not reflect your own style. You do not handle this as well as you do in sports. Others'

After all, things belong to others. No matter how good the imitation is, it is difficult to surpass it. Only originality is the best. Although it is not a big problem, for us professional players, we must constantly surpass ourselves in order to go further.

Far away." After thinking about it for a while, Ronaldo gave his own thoughts.

"Thank you very much for your guidance, which also allowed me to see a new direction for my efforts." Li Zhao accepted Ronaldo's suggestion with sincerity.

Cristiano Ronaldo is very strict when it comes to players' self-requirements, and this responsible attitude is even more severe than that of his old captain Figo. This is why Li Zhao wants to ask him for advice.

Judging from the current trends, it is almost certain that Ronaldo will surpass Figo, so a good relationship with Ronaldo will be beneficial to both of them.

In addition to training issues, Ronaldo also warned the Li Zhao brothers to try to control their appetites, which is very important for the longevity of an athlete's career, especially carbonated drinks like Coke, which he hates deeply.

What they don't know is that during the 2021 European Cup in another time and space, Ronaldo triggered a series of unexpected social responses because of the "Cokegate" incident.

The next morning, the Portuguese national team got on a plane to Armenia.

It is not difficult for the Portuguese team to successfully advance out of the qualifiers, but they just don’t know how far they can go in the European Cup with the Portuguese team.

At this time, Li Zhao couldn't help but think of the Asian Cup held earlier this year. If the national team of country C were not too keen on seniority rankings, it is estimated that Wang Ziyi and others would definitely be on the list of recruits.

, in that case there would be no chance to complete the series of team integrations at the beginning of the year.

It's a pity that things in the world are so strange, and some things really can't stand to be talked about, because they may come true in the next moment. Just a few days ago, an official from the Chinese Football Association suddenly visited the Portuguese Club and then announced

Urgently recruit all C nationality players, including Wang Ziyi, to join the U20 World Youth Championship team and prepare for the subsequent East Asian Cup.

Li Ruolan originally wanted to contact Li Zhao, but he did not expect that the management of the Portuguese national team was very strict, so he was not informed at the first time. But the matter was imminent, but he could not refuse, so he had to

I bit the bullet and accepted the matter.

But Li Ruolan obviously underestimated the impact of this incident on the team's performance. Due to the lack of offensive personnel in the midfield and frontcourt, the Portuguese team lost all control in the first round of the Copa Libertadores semi-finals.

Dink had no choice but to make a comeback, and eventually lost 1-4 at home to the Tagres team that came to challenge.

Misfortune never comes singly, the Portuguese also suffered a setback in the Brazilian League. Three consecutive games ended in losses, and the league points also fell from the original top position to outside the top three.

He was also afraid that this matter would distract Li Zhao's mind, so Li Ruolan did not bother him at this time. Now, all of Li Zhao's thoughts were naturally focused on the qualifiers that were about to start, and he didn't know what he would do if he knew about it.
Chapter completed!