Midfielder

In the eyes of many Portuguese fans, Lin Yi has always been a little guy with a very good temper. He rarely looks coldly to the fans.

Although this kid was fighting for every ball when he was on the court, and when he was fighting, he was very ruthless, especially his knife-like passing that severely damaged the opponent's defense, but he rarely Some fans saw him clashing with his opponents on the field due to confrontation.

The only time Lin Yi had an over-the-top performance on the court was because of a personal grudge between him and Villalinho, and it did not involve anything else.

Even if he was knocked to the ground by a fierce tackle from the opponent's defender, this kid would just get up quickly from the turf and continue running on the court. Fans rarely see Lin Yi taking the initiative to have physical or verbal conflicts with others, and he rarely even pays attention to the other party's bad words.

According to Lin Yi's own words, he didn't have time to talk nonsense with those idiots, so it would be easier to shut them up by scoring goals.

Brito always said that Lin Yi, a little guy, doesn't know how to use the rules on the field. Sometimes, he doesn't even have the basic sense of self-protection, but Lin Yi still goes his own way on the field and insists on his own playing style. For him, , you should use the most direct method to kill your opponent.

If your opponent stabs you, don't hesitate. You should give him a backhand instead of spending your time arguing with the opponent.

However, Lin Yi's playing style has made Mourinho tell him more than once that he must learn to protect himself on the court and not let himself become the target of injury by his opponents. Some subconscious protective actions are necessary. This is Professional performance rather than fear of opponents.

Although Lin Yi promised again and again in front of them that he would not forget this, once he came on the field, he forgot all the instructions and continued to charge wildly. Even if the opponent was flying with his spikes on, It can't stop his nimble footsteps from cutting into the most dangerous areas.

But now Lin Yi is becoming more and more famous in Portuguese football. Everyone knows that there is a little guy with black hair who silenced tens of thousands of Spaniards at the Bernabeu, and more and more people are paying attention to him, especially His opponents in the Portuguese Super League have included him in the list of dangerous people.

Originally, a midfielder like him who dribbled a lot had to be taken care of by the opponent's defenders. Now that his popularity has soared, this situation has become even more serious. The violations Lin Yi received on the court have become More and more, the tackles and collisions he encountered during the game were increasing.

Since the two games with Real Madrid, Lin Yi has encountered at least two dangerous tackles from behind in the Portuguese Super League, and they were all against people and not the ball. It’s just that this little guy has good luck. These two fouls did not cause him any major harm.

But after the foul, the opposing player did not show any apology. One guy even shouted at Lin Yi, "Get up, you little guy, don't pretend to be injured to deceive others' sympathy. Don't think you are How amazing it is to be so powerful in Spain!”

However, before Lin Yi jumped up from the turf to deal with him, the unlucky guy was pushed away by Dallei. Seven or eight Porto players immediately surrounded him. If the referee hadn't separated the two sides in time, maybe that guy would have been killed long ago. These Porto lunatics beat the shit out of them.

The provocateur, like Dalrey, was dismissed by the referee with two red cards. When the unlucky guy came off the field, the excited Porto fans threw down at least a thousand bottles filled with drinks, and the grandson's head was A conservative estimate would be that at least dozens of bags were smashed out.

When the Portuguese Football Association later punished Porto for their poor supervision of the Dragon Stadium, da Costa paid the fine very neatly. He didn't even argue with these people, not even a basic complaint, but he was then responsible for the management of the venue. The staff left a message.

"Next time something like this happens, give Porto fans who come to the Dragon Stadium a free bottle of drink for each person. The bottle must be particularly hard."

Lin Yi's aunt support group was even more enthusiastic and sternly condemned this despicable behavior that hurt their little wife on various occasions.

But now many Portuguese Super League teams have set up their defensive fronts near the midfield in order to contain Porto's offense.

The purpose is to snipe the attacking midfielder duo of Lin Yi and Deco. These opponents are driven crazy by Porto's crazy pair of attacking midfielders. Even if they play double midfielders, they sometimes can't watch. These two guys may be safest only if they push away from the penalty area.

Deco and Lin Yi must be brought down before they enter the dangerous zone, and these two guys must not be allowed to run near the penalty area. Personal marking can allow him to pass the ball, but he must not be allowed to pass. Only in this way can we It is possible to prevent Porto's attacking group from threatening their own goal.

In particular, Lin Yi, who is slightly weak in physical confrontation, has become the first choice target for those strong defensive midfielders to attack hard and tackle desperately.

Now every game when Lin Yi is running around, there will be fixed people around him to mark him. The opportunities for free movement like before are becoming less and less, but the threat Lin Yi brings to them is also becoming more and more rare. As he gets older, his passing speed becomes faster and more accurate.

"Take him down! I would rather give them a free kick 30 meters away than let that kid pass the ball wantonly on the court! Don't let him perform in front of the penalty area! Porto's midfield transportation line must be Cut me off completely!"

This is no longer a defensive task assigned by the head coach of a team to his players. Now this sentence seems to have become popular in the Portuguese Super League. Every team that competes with Porto must regard this as a To do routine things.

In particular, the restriction on Lin Yi has become the responsibility of the defensive players. Even if they use fouls, they must keep Lin Yi and Deco out of the danger zone!

More and more fierce defensive actions and obviously damaging interception methods are all facing the double attacking midfielder combination that the Porto team relies on most.

Although the referee's whistle can bring the Porto team a free kick opportunity closer to the goal or even a penalty kick, but watching Lin Yi fall, get up, and fall again and again on the court, Mourinho has been there more than once Bian complained to the fourth referee about the opponent's intentional foul.

"It was like seeing a murder on the sidelines. When they stretched their feet to a young man who was only 16 years old, I don't know if they felt a sense of guilt in their hearts. Anyway, when I saw all this, I just felt I can feel them being very disgusted.”

"Without stopping Porto's attack, my opponent chose the dirtiest and most filthy defensive method on the court."

"A flagrant foul will hurt a professional player's sports life, but my opponents don't care that such mistakes continue to exist on the court. I really don't know if a tragedy like Basten will happen again. I We can only hope that the football stadium will not turn into a slaughterhouse and still have some humanity.”

Mourinho is not worried that this remark will cause him any trouble. Even if he may face a high fine, he does not care. He must fight back. He can only hope that such criticism can attract the attention of the referees, at least In this way, Lin Yi can be protected on the court.

But what can referees do? Apart from showing yellow cards or red cards, they could not completely prevent those opponents from continuing to attack Lin Yi.

Although they can seriously warn their opponents or even send them off the field directly, they cannot eliminate the idea of ​​​​fouling their opponents. They can warn the opponent not to do this again, but this will not work at all. The foul is sometimes already committed. It became a habit to stop Lin Yi.

The aggression against Lin Yi continued on the court. During the game against Leiria, this trend had become more serious. In order to defend Lin Yi, the opponent would rather sacrifice a midfielder to be sent off than use lethal force. Sexual tactics, for which at least three of them received yellow cards.

You have to admire the lethality that little guy Lin Yi creates on the court. Even under such a tight personal defense from the opponent, he can still find opportunities for the forward line to score goals on the court. His passes are still falling and colliding. Penetrating the opponent's defense line.

In the whole game, Lin Yi created a total of seven free kick opportunities in front of the penalty area, two of which were directly hit by Deco with curve balls.

The Leiria team's defense started with a foul and ended helplessly with a foul. The price they paid was completely in vain, but their head coach did not think there was anything wrong with his defense. In the post-match press release Yes, his attitude still seems very tough.

"We gave our opponents too much freedom in the midfield. Perhaps because this is the home court of Porto, the referee's enforcement efforts were also affected by the outside world. We were fouled for many legitimate defensive actions and were also sent off. People, so we were unlucky to lose the game.”

What the Leiria coach's statement provoked was Mourinho's tough counterattack. This was his territory and he didn't want to listen to this guy's nonsense anymore.

"I'm sorry, I don't know what the other party is talking about. I only saw a bunch of butchers on the court. Professional players? Sorry, I didn't see any professionalism from the opponents in this game. Except when they fouled, they He can kick people in the ankles and calves very professionally.”

"The Porto team has never put any pressure on referees. If possible, I would be very happy to do so, but the reality is before our eyes. My players are still suffering continuous injuries on the court, and many times it is intentional by the opponent. "Yes, I can only express my anger."

This is the principle that Mourinho believes in. When you talk nonsense, then I can only fight back harder and block your mouth, because I don’t want to hear you barking there. Since you choose to start a war in public, then I How can I save you any face? I don't want to show you any shame, but I'm still spoiling you?

The resumption of the war of words did not cause much turmoil, because a team like Leiria is actually not on the same level as Porto, otherwise they would not have lost 0:4. However, this time Lin Yi undoubtedly He was thrust into the limelight and once again became the focus of public attention.

Mourinho and the opponent's head coach continued to bicker at the press conference. When Lin Yi came off the field, Faria could clearly see the kid rubbing his ankle. For this reason, Mourinho said Immediately after the game, Lin Yi's training and opportunity to play in the next league game were stopped.

"What I want is a healthy core midfielder, not an organizer full of injuries. You are only 16 years old. I don't want you to have 30-year-old knees and ankles. From now on, you will have to do recovery physiotherapy every day." , don’t get caught up in injuries when your bones are not fully developed!”

Mourinho's harsh attitude this time was beyond anyone's imagination. He even immediately arranged for the team doctor to conduct a full-body examination on Lin Yi. He would not let go of any problem easily until the team doctor said everything was OK. It was considered as letting Lin Yi go.

"Boss, I told you, it's okay. They can't hurt me at all. When we were playing football on the street, those people's movements were more brutal than them. Aren't I still uninjured? These are just trivial matters, no need to It was so troublesome, but the ankle was a little uncomfortable, so I just rubbed it twice. "

Seeing such a big battle, Lin Yi complained to Mourinho helplessly. Although he had suffered a lot of violations in these games, except for this game, he felt a little pain in his calves and ankles. , Lin Yi actually didn’t think there was any big problem.

And he also began to pay attention to protecting himself during the game, but his opponent's black feet were a bit ubiquitous, and he was sometimes unable to guard against them.

"I am the coach. All you have to do now is obey. There is no room for bargaining. The knockout rounds of the Champions League are about to begin. I don't want to see you on the injury list by then. If we want to continue to advance, you I am an indispensable person, so you must give me a quiet rest."

Although Lin Yi was very resistant to protesting to Mourinho, Mourinho would never give him this opportunity. He is the head coach and has the right to decide all this, and Mendes also believes that Lin Yi's current state It is really not suitable for continuous combat, especially when the opponent obviously has the intention of hurting others.

But Mourinho's arrangement only lasted for one game. In the league where Lin Yi was forced to rest, Porto met Ferreira at home. Less than 20 minutes into the game, the opponent's midfielder A tackle made Deco fly out of the sideline with the ball.

The clearly visible row of spike marks on Deco's calf forced Mourinho to make substitutions. For the first time, Porto faced no attacking midfielder.

However, the rhythm of the game is still controlled by the Porto team. Even if there are two missing organizational cores, the current Porto team cannot be stopped by anyone. Dallay and McCarthy each scored a goal in the first half and the score of 2:0 ended. The resistance of the Leila team completely collapsed.

Although this game was won, Mourinho also had to let Lin Yi return to the team. His plan to give the boy a few days off had to be scrapped because Deco had to rest for two weeks due to a calf injury. Lin Yi must take over Deco's command on the court.

Lin Yi is happy to be able to play football. For him, it is much better to have a head-on confrontation with his opponents on the field than to grind on the bench.

But God always makes the world full of variables every day. Three days before the start of the Champions League knockout draw on December 12, the Porto team ushered in the semi-final opponent of the Portuguese Cup, which was Braga who had just been eliminated from the UEFA Cup. Join the team.

The Braga team was already holding back their anger because they were eliminated this time. When they met the Porto team head-on, they lost an unlucky ball in the first half. Lin Yi kicked straight in the middle. plug, he actually touched the heel of their defender and changed his line directly into the net.

The roar of laughter in the Dragon Stadium completely angered the Braga players. At the beginning of the second half, they began to press wildly, especially the few blows against Lin Yi, which were even more vicious. The referee Even two yellow cards failed to suppress the anger of these guys.

Lin Yi was unable to evade such flying kicks. He had been knocked to the ground at least five or six times within ten minutes of the start of the second half, and the opponent seemed to have no intention of letting him continue. Opportunity to catch the ball.

Pooh! When Lin Yi stood up from the fall again, he spat hard on the turf, "Damn, these grandchildren are not done yet!"

This endless tackle aroused Lin Yi's anger for the first time. In a subsequent tackle, he also knocked his opponent down on the turf.

When the other person came towards him with an angry face, Lin Yi didn't care that the guy was taller than him and went straight to meet him.

However, the referee was the first person to arrive at the scene of the incident, so he would not let such a conflict escalate. He immediately separated the two angry guys, and he also specifically warned the two people not to continue like this. Otherwise, he doesn't mind sending anyone off.

Lin Yi just wanted to use this kind of counterattack to tell his opponent that he was not easy to mess with. If someone else's feet were really black, a guy like him who was used to kicking in the street would never have soft feet, so he would not fight with the referee. To distinguish something, he spread his hands to show that there was nothing wrong with him.

But when Lin Yi was about to turn around and leave, he clearly heard the guy who was half a head taller than him cursed "Bastard!" behind him.

The referee would never show mercy to such insulting and offensive language. He was about to take out a yellow card to warn the opponent, but someone was faster than him.

When the referee was shocked to see a foot kicked out from his side, causing a big man over 1.8 meters to fly out, he was completely stunned.

Not only him, the entire Dragon Stadium was stunned, and the kick was just a prelude. Tens of thousands of people watched Lin Yi rush out from the referee, grab the opponent, and beat him up. In the flashing picture on the big screen, some people had already seen the miserable situation of the unlucky guy with blood flying from his nose.

In the eyes of tens of thousands of people in the Dragon Stadium, at that moment, they could only see the constantly waving fists and the flying kick.

"Damn it!" When Mourinho saw this scene, he only said this sentence. . .

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