After Li Zhao and Leonard returned to the club, they immediately devoted themselves to the integration of the whole team. Two days later, they will usher in the 30th round of the Brazilian League and challenge Sporting Recife away from home.

Hiddink made tactical arrangements in the last team meeting before departure, and did not forget to encourage everyone in the final stage: "Maybe this is not necessarily a bad thing, at least we can fully concentrate on dealing with the league, and also

There are no other excuses.

Although our record has declined in recent games, other opponents also make mistakes. If we are lucky, it is not impossible to compete for the top spot. We are currently ranked third with 54 points, and Colin

Tianjin and Atletico Mineiro are both in the first group, and other teams are still below 50 points.

Let me see that the closest ones to us are Sao Paulo and Gremio. Their points are 48 and 47 points respectively. With only 9 rounds left in the league, as long as we don't make big mistakes, it is still impossible to lock in the top four goals.

It’s difficult to achieve, so don’t worry too much, just face everything calmly.

Of course, we can't be too calm. If we don't want to fall behind, we must work harder, otherwise the worst results may occur.

In short, everyone, please work hard!"

After listening to Hiddink's speech, many team members seemed to have learned something.

"Brother Zhao, it seems that we have really fallen into a strange circle before. The team can't survive without you! We also have a lead sometimes, but when we encounter difficult games, we will always fall behind. But you are here

This kind of problem rarely occurred when we were young." Wang Ziyi also came to Li Zhaoshu to talk about his feelings.

"I'm back now. I believe this situation won't happen again. But you have to work hard to overcome and adapt to this situation. There will only be more situations like this in the future. Oh, by the way, in

Didn’t you do a good job with the national team of country C?" Li Zhao responded.

"It seems true, but the situation was different at that time, and we didn't think of relying on you at all." Wang Ziyi seemed to suddenly realize something when he said this smoothly, and then he responded as if there was something wrong.

Think about it.

From a certain point of view, the Portuguese teammates are still somewhat dependent on Li Zhao. His presence or absence has an impact on the team's morale even more than the role of the coach.

Compared with the last time when everyone was fully integrated, although the team's lineup has not been significantly adjusted, there have been some changes in personnel positions, and the biggest changes come from Li Zhao and Wang Ziyi.

First of all, on the front line, Li Harik and Leonard are still the best choices for the two wingers. Li Zhao's position is the deep-lying center, but it can also be said that he is a forward midfielder. The position of modern football

The definition is actually a bit blurred, or it may be said that it is more modular. In fact, he has made similar attempts before, but this is the first time it has been officially settled.

After moving from the midfield position, Li Zhao was also able to adapt and quickly entered the new role. Although his impact may not be as obvious as Wang Ziyi's, Li Zhao's advantage lies in his comprehensive skills in all aspects.

He can handle all kinds of complicated situations. And the team also needs him not only to deliver cannonballs to his teammates, but also to stand up and score goals at critical moments. In such a position and space, it is more beneficial to him.

As you use your skills and get closer to the goal, your chances of scoring goals will inevitably increase.

From left to right in the midfield are Ronaldinho, Wang Ziyi and Henrik. Wang Ziyi was moved back to the midfielder position this time.

Judging from the many starting center games, although he does have a considerable role as a center, the effectiveness of the tactics developed around him is not as good as expected. Due to his large size, he has become the focus of the opponent's care.

, after being deliberately targeted, his role became more of a containment, which was contrary to the original intention of doing so. After returning to the midfielder position, he can take care of defense while not delaying much.

Offensive firepower output. Judging from the comparative study of his position in many games so far, this arrangement is the most conducive to his performance.

Gil's return from injury in the defense also makes the Portuguese defense more stable, and these four are currently the team's best defensive partnership.

The last goalkeeper is naturally Dai Na. His stability is obvious to all and he is very hopeful to compete for the best goalkeeper award in this year's league.

Strictly speaking, the adjusted lineup should be 4312, but it can also be 433 or 442. In fact, the current football world can no longer be described by simple formations, but various new systems.

The time soon came to 7:30 pm on October 14th, and the Portuguese's away game against Resifespor started at the Retiro Stadium. This battle was also a key battle to verify the effect of their readjustment.

In the first half, the Portuguese were very proactive in attacking their opponents, and even felt like they were taking the lead. In the 8th minute of the opening game, they scored early, and the hero of the goal was none other than Li Zhao

.

The ball was first organized by Ronaldinho, and then passed through Leonard's side breakthrough and passed to the penalty area. After Li Zhao reached it, he easily passed the defensive player on his bicycle, took two steps forward, and started.

He shot with his foot and the ball went into the goal from under the opponent's goalkeeper's crotch. The rhythm of the whole game was very fast, and the process was not sloppy at all. It was as smooth as clouds and flowing water. This situation is difficult to achieve in the domestic league of country C.

After taking the lead, the Portuguese did not be conservative, and still maintained an offensive momentum, and soon scored again in the 15th minute of the game. This time Li Zhao chose to reciprocate, and in turn assisted Leonard to score.

After taking a two-goal lead in the away game, Lexifei Sports reacted to strengthen their defense, but it was too late. At this time, they need to play less conservatively, so they are in an embarrassing situation when they cannot focus on offense and defense.

Before the end of the first half, the Portuguese scored another goal, extending the lead to three goals. The scorer this time was Li Zhao. After stealing the ball in the opponent's backcourt, he chose to directly dribble the ball through, one-stop.

After passing two opposing defenders, he broke into the penalty area and succeeded with a low shot.

It was not until the start of the second half that Lexifei Sports took advantage of the Portuguese's lax defense to get a goal back, but it was of no use. Instead, it aroused their stronger desire to attack. In the 64th and 77th minutes of the game,

, the Portuguese returned two goals to his opponent with profit, the goalscorers were Li Zhao and Henrik. Li Zhao was replaced by Hiddink after completing his personal hat trick. In a sense

From a technical point of view, this is also a kind of protection for important players.

In the end, the Portuguese scored all three points with a score of 1-5 in this league. Although they are still in third place in the standings, the gap with the teams below has further widened.

The biggest factor in achieving such results is that their offensive firepower has become sharper now. Although their firepower was outstanding in the past, because Li Zhao was not often on the front line, he was not able to

To bring out the best effect. Judging from the effect of this first attempt, the result is indeed unexpectedly good.

In the next 31st round of the league, the Portuguese returned to their home court to face their previous opponent Palmeiras, who had eliminated them from the Brazilian Cup. As a result, they successfully avenged themselves after 90 minutes of fierce fighting and defeated their opponent 3-0.

Falling off the horse. Although Li Zhao did not score a goal in this game, all three goals were related to him.

What’s interesting is that Sporting Recife, which lost to the Portuguese at home in the last round, is still playing at home this round. Facing Atletico Mineiro, which is ranked second in the league, they lost the ball first but completed a desperate counterattack. Unexpectedly, they won

Defeating the opponent 3-2 allowed the Portuguese to return to the second place position again.

In the 32nd round of the away game against Chapecoense, the Portuguese made a comeback after conceding a goal in the first half. Li Zhao broke out in the second half of the second half and scored two goals in a row, finally helping the team win the game.

A hard-won victory.

In the 33rd round of the league, the Portuguese still made great progress and won Cruzeiro 2-0 at home. The goal scorers were Harik and Hu Jinghang who came on as a substitute. Li Zhao also sent an assist.

But the highlight of this round was the contest between the top-ranked Corinthians and the third-placed Atletico Mineiro. The result was that the stronger Corinthians defeated their opponents with three goals in the away game, which also allowed Atletico Mineiro to take the third place.

Sitting more stable.

In the 34th round of the league on November 7, the Portuguese challenged Atlético Paraná away to a goalless draw. However, Corinthians, who are at the top of the league, are still winning. They have now won five consecutive games, better than Portugal.

People who are more talented will also further expand their points advantage.

However, it is not that there is no good news. At least with four rounds left in the league, they have locked in the top four positions in advance and have also obtained a spot to participate in the Libertadores Cup next year.

"Although there are still some unsatisfactory results, I have finally fulfilled my previous promise. The remaining games will depend on you!" Hiddink privately told assistant coach Su Maozhen after the game.
Chapter completed!