Although the Republican Stadium in Yerevan built in 1992 can only accommodate more than 14,000 people, in a small Eastern European country like Armenia, this is already their best football stadium. Although the locals are better at heavy sports. sports, but the European Cup qualifying match between Armenia and Portugal that started here still attracted a lot of people to watch. The game was held at 9:00 local time on June 13th (0:00 on June 14th, Beijing time) Start.

The plateau environment with an average altitude of more than 1,000 meters had a great impact on the Portuguese team playing away games. Some players even suffered from mild altitude sickness before playing. Li Zhao's health was not good due to some of his own peculiarities. Problem, but Leonard's condition is worrying, and there is no hope for the last game. This also forced coach Fernando to make some lineup changes, but Li Zhao was still placed on the bench for the time being.

But despite this, compared to the Portuguese team, which is ranked 7th in the world, the Armenian team, which is even far behind Team C in rankings, is completely unsatisfactory. Originally, in everyone's imagination, the progress of this game It should be a one-sided trend, but it was not the case after the start of the game. It was the home team that was not favored to score first.

In the 14th minute of the game, Armenian forward Pizeli took advantage of a mistake by the Portuguese defense and scored a goal, giving the opponent a powerful blow on the spot.

However, Fernando was not impatient because of this. While trying to stabilize the situation, he also began to gradually control the rhythm. As the game progressed, Portugal's overall advantage became more and more obvious, and Ronaldo played a very important role in it. big effect.

In the 29th minute of the game, Nani was tripped while breaking into the opponent's penalty area, and the Portuguese team won a penalty kick. Cristiano Ronaldo took the penalty and scored the goal steadily, dividing the scores between the two teams. Evened.

Until the end of the first half, neither side made another success, but judging from the scene, the Portuguese team has completely taken the initiative, and I believe that the situation will become more and more favorable to them as time goes by.

"Be prepared to play at any time in the second half. I hope your performance will not disappoint me!" During the intermission, Fernando once again made a promise to Li Zhao.

Li Zhao then chatted with Cristiano Ronaldo again. Since his cousin can't be counted on in this game, it is even more important to deal with the cooperation problem with other teammates, and Cristiano Ronaldo is the most critical part. Cristiano Ronaldo was in a very hot state after the game, and Li Zhao vaguely predicted that he would continue to explode in the second half. Although Li Zhao was confident enough in his own strength, with such a thick thigh in front of him, why not hug him? Just a moment!

Just eight minutes into the second half, Li Zhao was substituted. As soon as he came on the field, he was extremely excited and active. He intercepted the ball near the arc of the center circle in his first fight. After observing the opponent with the corner of his eye, he As soon as there was space on the field, he immediately stuffed the ball. Cristiano Ronaldo stepped in at high speed and succeeded in pushing the ball towards the goalkeeper, allowing the Portuguese team to achieve a lead in the score.

But Ronaldo's goal was not over yet. Three minutes later, the Portuguese team got a chance for a free kick in the frontcourt. Ronaldo took the penalty and used his classic elevator ball to open the opponent's door again. In this way Come on, he scored all three goals of the Portuguese team.

But the Armenian team still fought tenaciously, and later made the Portuguese feel a sense of urgency again.

In the 72nd minute of the game, due to the Portuguese team's relaxation after taking the lead, Armenia's Mkoyan took advantage of the goalkeeper's position being too forward and scored a long-distance lob, which made the score

The gap narrowed again. Fortunately, the Portuguese team reflected in time and did not make such a mistake again in the future.

Li Zhao also got a good opportunity in the last period of the game, but this time it was Cristiano Ronaldo who reciprocated. After making a hit-the-wall cooperation with him, and attracting the attention of the opponent's defense, he passed the ball back to Li Zhao. At this time,

There was an empty space in front of the goal, and Li Zhao lived up to this trust and hit the ball steadily into the net.

When the referee blew the final whistle, Portugal finally narrowly won the qualifying match with a score of 4-2.

There are still three games left in the entire qualifying stage, which are against Albania on September 7, Denmark on October 8 and Serbia on October 11. The closest ones are nearly three months later, so

It also means that Li Zhao's career with the Portuguese national team can temporarily come to an end, and it is time to go back.

"After returning to the club, I still have to maintain a good state. I hope that when I see you next time, you can make greater progress. The national team still needs me to support it now, but in the future, it will still rely on you young people.

"Cristiano Ronaldo also had high hopes for Li Zhao before he parted ways with him.

Li Zhao could only shake his head and smile bitterly, but he still sent his blessings.

Li Zhao will eventually return to country C one day. I don’t know if many people will be disappointed when that day comes. However, only a few high-level people know about this matter, and they will never publicize it to the outside world, so

He would not be stupid enough to take the initiative to expose this matter.

It wasn't until he returned to Sao Paulo that Li Zhao learned about the recent poor situation of the Portuguese club.

"How could the situation become so bad!? Although there have been similar situations before, it has never been as serious as this time." Li Zhaogang arrived at Li Ruolan's office and began to understand the actual situation. Regarding the fact that the record would be so serious

decline, he sensed a crisis.

"Actually, this is quite normal. I know that you have put several C nationality players into the team and held important positions. On the one hand, it is out of trust in them, and on the other hand, you also have the selfish intention of cultivating your own family.

And they are indeed very competitive, and now most of them have the ability to stand alone." Li Ruolan gently stroked Li Zhao's back to express comfort. Since following Li Zhao, she has changed from a fake fan who knew nothing about football to

Now that I have become a team manager, my analysis and research are clear and logical. The change is quite significant.

There was obviously more to what Li Ruolan said, so after getting an encouraging look from Li Zhao, he continued: "But the consequences of doing this will also cause some side effects, because they take up too many resources, causing other nationalities in the team to

The players must have had some opinions. But because the rules were fair and reasonable, there was no attack. However, some players still felt passive and sabotage. More importantly, once there is a collective recall of them like today, and other

There are situations where it is difficult for the players to meet the requirements in a short period of time, and many problems have surfaced. So I wonder if some adjustments should be made at the appropriate time in the future. I also hope that C nationality players can

We need to get more training, but at least we have to have another capable lineup and balance the relationship."

It is strange to say that after leaving these players, the current team of the team will not be able to play football. Hiddink's original tactics will be unsustainable after losing support, but pure defense

The system is not what it is good at, and it is difficult to adjust in a short period of time, so the team's results can be imagined.

"Let's discuss this issue in the future! Now that I'm back, I hope I can at least stop this decline in the next games." Li Zhao responded somewhat dejectedly.

He still has a certain degree of confidence in this. When he first joined the Portuguese club at the beginning of last year, the situation was only worse, so he persisted. But Li Zhao seemed to have overlooked one problem. Although the opponents they faced at that time were

There are also some strong teams in the Brazilian League, but they will not go all out like they are now, and their opponents like the Brazilian League 2 are excellent training targets, which allows them to improve step by step. But the current situation is completely different.

It's different. There are strong enemies all around, and there are few soft persimmons that can be pinched.

After a few days of rest, the Portuguese have to face a back-to-back schedule. June 21 is an away game against the local rival Sao Paulo. The opponent has never won against the Portuguese several times before. It can be said that the whole team is holding back a lot of emotions.

How could the Portuguese let go of the current lineup? There is no need to think about escaping. And on June 22nd, they will play the Copa Libertadores in Monterrey, Mexico.

The second round of the semi-finals. The last time they lost at home by a big score made the situation extremely unfavorable, not to mention this time they were away from home again.

Even in their heyday, it would be a tough nut to crack for them to face either of these two games, not to mention the current incomplete lineup. And this time it is their turn to use two lineups to deal with the situation. How about

The choice is really a headache. The arrival of Li Zhao may not immediately allow the Portuguese to rebound. The club has already prepared for the worst. There is a high possibility that the Portuguese will still lose these two games.
Chapter completed!