After talking about the national team, everyone returned to the Portuguese team and the upcoming games.

"I really didn't expect that so many things happened to the team during our absence. We were eliminated from the Copa Libertadores. If I were here, maybe we wouldn't have conceded so many goals. It's true when I think about it.

I’m quite unwilling.” Dana still couldn’t help complaining.

"I have had this emotion before, but after communicating with the coach and recent experiences, I have figured it out now. After all, this is the first time we have participated in such a major event, and the team that can break into the semi-finals is already far beyond the limit.

expectations.

And this failure is not necessarily a bad thing for us. After all, we are still young. If things go too smoothly, it may not be good for us. Only some setbacks can further motivate us to move forward, and we can also understand our own shortcomings more clearly.

Believe me, we will definitely be able to come back next year and do better than this year!" Li Zhao responded.

"Brother Zhao is right. There is no point in mentioning the past. At most, we can learn from experience and lessons. It is more practical to talk about how to play well in the next game." Wang Ziyi is still very pragmatic.

He may only be considered average in terms of qualifications, and he started a little late. But he can't stand up to his excellent physical fitness, and his level of excitement is not inferior to Li Zhao at all, so he is the one who has made the fastest progress among the others.

And he seems to have grown into another leading figure.

"Concerning this issue, Coach Hiddink has talked with me before, and now I can talk to you alone. The day after tomorrow is our next match day. The biggest good news is your return and home court advantage, and the opponent

Chapecoense is now exactly the same as us in terms of points. The specific tactical thinking is this..." As Li Zhao spoke, he took out a small blackboard with a football field mark and began to talk to several teammates.

Get up and make tactical arrangements.

His analysis was also very detailed and comprehensive. Although most of it came from the head coach, he also added some of his own thoughts and cooperation plans.

"Brother Zhao is becoming more and more classy, ​​but the way he looked just now was very professional. I dare not say what will happen to others in the future, but I believe that if you change your career as a coach after retiring one day, you will definitely be successful." Hu Jing

Hang sighed with emotion after Li Zhao finished talking about the tactics.

"Stop saying such nonsense. We are only a few years old now, and our careers have just started. It is too early to consider these things. We still have to wait until the right time to talk about the future." Although Li Zhao said rejection on the surface.

, but the praise from his teammates is still very useful to him. After all, who doesn’t like to hear good words. Of course, he still has a very clear understanding of himself.

"By the way, I suddenly thought of a post about our skills that was circulated on the domestic Internet recently. That post is still very popular. Brother Zhao, do you know what names netizens have added to some of your special tricks?" Wang Jinxian

But at this moment, he suddenly interrupted.

"I don't know." Although Li Zhao often surfs the Internet, he really doesn't know much about some saliva websites, mainly because he thinks they don't make much sense.

"Your low and flat ball refraction kick was named 'Flying Bolide' by the fans, as well as 'Dragon Swinging Tail, Space Changing' and so on. Of course, although some of our stunts are not as good as yours, they are still good.

Each has its own name.

For example, Brother Ziyi’s ‘Powerful King Kong Ball’ and Dyna’s ‘Tiangang Net Cover’, anyway, everyone has at least one trick.” Wang Jinxian continued to explain.

"Your departure this time will have a huge impact on the team, so further adjustments will be made to the balance of personnel in the future. You all must be mentally prepared. Whether you can play or not depends on your strength. It's a mule.

Horse racing will only be known after being tested in actual combat, and everyone will have a chance, so let’s see the real results together in the field the day after tomorrow!” Li Zhao concluded in the end.

Since the return of the Chinese class is undoubtedly very timely for the Portuguese, in addition, several players who were originally infected have also returned to the team after recovering, including Ronaldinho, which also makes the team's overall strength

The team has finally reached a higher level. Although there are still a small number of players who still need to wait for recovery, they have basically eliminated the worries of competing in the league. In comparison, other opponents have been more affected in terms of personnel.

The ability to recover some players so quickly is, on the one hand, related to the players' own quality, and on the other hand, it is thanks to the major breakthroughs made by Huaqin Pharmaceutical in clinical testing. However, the first batch of drugs is very limited, so only a few

People are given priority access to treatment.

The time soon came to 7:30 pm on July 12, the 13th round of the Brazilian League - the Portuguese vs. Chapecoense home game officially started. The Portuguese returned to their familiar lineup and the 4231 formation.

As the opponent, Chapecoense arranged the most common 442 formation.

As soon as the game started, the Portuguese team playing at home showed high fighting spirit and fought very aggressively. Taking advantage of their home field advantage, they could be more liberal in their actions. This situation also made Chapekorn

Portugal was very passive and restrained, and then gradually lost the initiative on the field, and even formed a turtle formation in front of the goal. Therefore, in the following period, the Portuguese naturally launched frequent bombardments at the opposite goal.

Indiscriminate bombings made that area the most precarious area.

In the 11th minute of the first half, Portugal's continuous attack finally received the desired results.

Ronaldinho took a tactical corner kick in the left corner of Chapecoense, made a switch with Li Zhao, and then continued to advance with the ball. After observing a little gap behind the opponent's goalkeeper's head, Ronaldinho took a decisive step and kicked the ball over the goalkeeper's head.

Then, by some strange combination of circumstances, he headed towards the blind spot on the upper right side of the goal, and flew into the net as the players on the court looked at him in surprise.

1-0, the Portuguese successfully opened up the situation and allowed the situation to develop in a direction more favorable to them.

Just one minute later, Li Zhao took advantage of the opponent's defense line's lack of concentration to quickly hit the sideline ball.

The football flew a certain distance and hit the crossbar and bounced back. Wang Ziyi, who was looking for an opportunity in front of the goal, seemed to have a telepathic connection. He accelerated instantly and got rid of the defenders around him, and then rushed to the top with a diving jump before the opponent's defender could clear the ball.

The action pushed the ball into the goal.

2-0, the Portuguese suffered another heavy blow when the opponent was still thinking about how they lost the previous goal.

The Portuguese originally wanted to further pursue the victory, but this time they failed to do so. After conceding two goals in a row, Chapecoense gradually regained their blood. After that, their playing style became fierce and controlled the field.

The ball situation reversed, and their defense became much more stable.

But they also had to move their front line forward in order to equalize the score to enhance the possibility of scoring, and their operation was exactly what Hiddink wanted.

In order to further attract the opponent's defenders, the Portuguese cooperated with the defense line, but the two strikers in front never fully retracted. This was also done to facilitate subsequent counterattacks. According to Hiddink's original habit,

He disdains to engage in such anti-counterattack tactics, but after experiencing the loss in the Libertadores Cup and the drastic changes in personnel, he is also trying to make some changes. Although the two sides should actually be evenly matched in terms of strength comparison, in

However, he did not use his usual offensive tactics.

He was really not in a hurry, he just planned to spend some time with his opponent, and this was indeed his intention, or a new attempt.

Chapecoense's offensive ability is still good. If they encounter the same lineup as the Portuguese team before, they may still have great hope of scoring, but it is precisely the current lineup that makes it difficult for them to start. In this game, the Portuguese defense line

His performance was equally outstanding. The opponent's ball was often destroyed in time before it reached the area close to the penalty area. As the last line of defense, goalkeeper Dana easily resolved the opponent's few effective shots.

, his existence is to make the opponent's offensive players despair.

The Chapecoense players, who were unable to attack for a long time, became more and more impatient, causing them to commit a lot of fouls in the offense, which also greatly sapped their energy, and the loopholes in the defense were gradually exposed.

, the Portuguese players also lost no time in playing fast breaks frequently. Although the first two counterattacks failed to succeed, they already frightened the opponent. Although the coach of Chapecoense also wanted to solve this problem, in addition to scoring points,

There aren't many other options besides sending out some defense personnel to strengthen marking.

In the 38th minute of the game, the Portuguese finally got another great opportunity. Li Zhao sent a wonderful pass to find Harik, who was always wandering at the forefront.

He regretfully failed to score in the two previous counterattacks. Once he was blocked by the goalkeeper and once he missed the shot, but Li Zhao still gave him enough trust. This time, Harik did not let the opponent down.

With good intentions, he successfully passed by the opponent's goalkeeper when he stepped forward to block it, and then calmly pushed the shot into the empty goal.

3-0, this score became the final result of the first half. Chapecoense had a chance to get a goal back in the final stage, but Dyna's stable performance completely killed this only hope.

As soon as the second half started, the Portuguese team scored again. After Li Zhao got the ball near the center circle, he noticed that the opponent's goalkeeper was too far forward, so he tried a long-range lob. Unexpectedly, this happened.

A shot that shocked everyone was really successful. So the score became 4-0. All four players in the team had scoring records, and the Portuguese had completely established their victory.

After swallowing four eggs, Chapecoense's players also lost all fighting spirit. In fact, they had surrendered, and Hiddink also began to make substitutions one by one.

Li Zhao was about to be substituted, but Leonard, who had just replaced Harik, took a penalty kick in the opponent's penalty area, so Li Zhao, who was the first penalty kicker, was pushed up again.

Originally, he never thought about being the so-called first penalty kicker, but as the core of the team, he had to bear it, so he was moved to this position at Hiddink's request.

After the National Youth penalty kick incident that year, Li Zhao often did homework in this area. Nowadays, such tests can hardly affect his state of mind, and now that he is leading by a big score, there is even less pressure.

He scored the goal easily. After scoring twice, he could finally go off with peace of mind and accept the cheers of the audience.

The subsequent game completely entered garbage time, but the goal was not over yet.

Ronaldinho scored again with a free kick in the 68th minute. While proving his strength, he also became the second player to score twice in this game, and was also substituted.

Hu Jinghang, who replaced him, also performed well and assisted Leonard to score in the 78th minute.

Although Chapecoense also wanted to return a goal to save some face, all this turned out to be a luxury.

After the referee's final whistle, the Portuguese finally won a hearty victory at home. The Portuguese's points reached 22 points, and more importantly, they got enough goal difference advantages, thus gaining more points.

It rose to No. 7 on the list.
Chapter completed!