Midfielder

I don’t know how many Russian fans will choose to forget the 2006 World Cup qualifiers, especially the two direct confrontations between them and the Portuguese team. I guess many people will not want to remember it again.

The 7-1 in the first encounter, you can say that the Russian team lost Jingzhou due to carelessness, or that there were some conflicts within the team at that time, so that led to the birth of such a bloodbath.

And it was at the opponent’s home court, everything was excusable. Although the score seemed a bit shameful, the Russians have been looking forward to giving the opponent a blow in their home court Moscow.

At least a victory should be used to wash away the depressed mood of being bloodbathed by the opponent, especially when they may still have a chance to hit the top of the group, many Russian fans are looking forward to a victory.

But the reality is always so skinny. If Lin Yi’s pass in the first three minutes of the game has already stunned the Russians, then the second assist has completely killed the opponent’s idea of ​​winning.

The score of 2-0 defeated the Russians’ emotions to continue to resist. This is originally a somewhat emotional team. When they play well, they don’t even take the Brazilian team seriously.

But once they play against the wind, think about how these guys performed in many world championships. Every time they didn't encounter any obstacles in the qualifiers, they would be inexplicably defeated in the main competition.

I really don't know if this is an old problem of the Russian national team. Anyway, they have fallen in front of the final battle more than once, but this time they were pinned to the ground by the opponent at their doorstep.

Don't hit people in the face, don't expose their shortcomings when scolding them, and don't kill people until they reach the ground. These are old Chinese sayings.

Lin Yi also heard these words from his mother when he was free, but if he was on the football field, he would definitely forget these words completely. When he really went crazy, even God was worried.

It's just that the Russians were depressed this time, and they just ran into this little madman head-on.

This can only be said to be their bad luck, or that Scolari's luck was too good.

A month ago, the Russians didn't have to worry about this ghostly kid, but now it seems that the Brazilian old man's weakness has indeed brought the most needed person to the Portuguese team.

Look at the boy's crazy performance on the court, he is simply abusing those Russian defenders.

One, two, although the boy doesn't pass every time he gets the ball, it is really harder than climbing to the sky to steal the ball under his feet, not to mention who can really stop him from passing the ball.

How ferocious is the Portuguese team under the leadership of Lin Yi? Perhaps only the Russian fans who watched the game on the spot can tell you the real situation of the game, although it is a very painful torture process for them. You know, the performance of those Portuguese on the court is almost rampant.

Not only Lin Yi is crazy, he drives the whole team crazy.

Ronaldo's cutting speed on the wing is getting faster and faster, and every time Lin Yi passes the ball, he can find the right space.

Throughout the first half, Ronaldo had a chance to shoot. In the previous games, his total number of shots may not be as many as this half. Lin Yi completely let him open up and release.

However, Ronaldo did not seize more opportunities this time. He only scored one goal. The rest of his shots only made the opponent's goalkeeper frequently save, and did not really form a goal.

But this tactic of cutting in from the wing made Scolari remember it firmly on the sidelines, which gave him more offensive options, especially when Simao was not on the field, Ronaldo could also complete the assault.

Scolari can now see the advantages of Lin Yi. The little guy can always discover the sharpest side of others, and his passes can always make every teammate play more comfortably.

Perhaps many Russians should thank Scolari for not being a ruthless guy, because this tough old man replaced Lin Yi from the field after letting him wreak havoc for 60 minutes, although Scolari's next move was to replace Figo, who had been idle for half a day.

But seeing that the little guy who was just like a nightmare finally left the field, many Russians finally relaxed their hearts that had been tightening for a long time. Otherwise, every minute that kid was on the field, he was constantly torturing their nerves, leaving these poor fans no chance to breathe.

Not only did the fans' hearts twitch nervously with the kid's running steps, but you can see from the expressions of Smerkin and others who were about to collapse that these guys just wanted Lin Yi to leave the grass as soon as possible. He almost made all the players of the Russian team go crazy.

But when Lin Yi left the field, the Russians had already given up the idea of ​​defeating the Portuguese team at home. The dazzling 4-0 on the big screen of the stadium had made many people indifferently accept the fate of this defeat. Perhaps the only thing they could pray for was not to be beaten 7-1.

Lose less, this is the only begging of Russian fans now. They don't know how long it has been since they saw the national team being ravaged like this at their home field, but tonight, these things like unbeaten at home seemed to be fragile in front of that kid, and everyone was watching his performance.

Including those miserable Russian players, all the focus was on Lin Yi during the 60 minutes he was on the field, and those Russian players could only watch him tearing their defense. All four goals scored by Portugal were passed by this kid.

Sixty minutes, four assists, and a hat trick of assists before the end of the first half. Can you imagine what this scene is like? Maybe even the Russian National Television, which is responsible for broadcasting the game, is unwilling to repeat the four goals that have made them cry.

This is simply ravaging, naked ravaging. They tried to limit Lin Yi's performance, but the result was that the kid used his ghostly breakthrough and centimeter-accurate passes to constantly find loopholes in the Russian team's defense, and each pass made the opponent's goal feel threatened.

The goalkeeper of the Russian team was the most tragic. He did nothing else in the first half, just kept accepting the opponent's bombardment in front of the goal. If it weren't for Pauleta's rough footwork in front of the goal, the Portuguese team might have turned this game into a meaningless confrontation.

Even so, Pauleta scored one goal in each half, and Ronaldo and Deco scored the other two goals respectively. Especially Deco's shot, Lin Yi was almost surrounded by three people, and suddenly knocked the ball back to the top of the penalty area, allowing Deco to kick a long shot calmly.

Deco is best at this kind of long shot of about 20 meters, his kick is fierce and powerful.

Especially the angle is very tricky, which makes the goalkeeper of the Russian team look miserable.

Angle, power, speed, Deco's shot simply completely ignited the cheers of Portuguese fans in the stands. Even the host of the Russian TV station expressed helplessness about such a goal, "When the opponent kicks such a world-class shot, you really have no choice but to surrender."

Deco's shot was also rated as the best goal of this round of qualifiers after the game, and Lin Yi was able to give such a precise pass from the three-man siege, which was the fundamental reason for the success of the entire attack. Russian fans don't know if that kid really has a pair of lizard-like eyes.

Because when he was dribbling the ball, it seemed that he didn't need to look up to observe the running positions of his teammates. Everyone's offensive route seemed to have been imprinted in his mind. Every time he kicked the ball, you could see who the kid was going to pass it to, and it was definitely a defensive gap.

Unfortunately, every time the Russians reacted, they could only watch the receiving player kick calmly, and then either their goal was broken by the opponent, or the shot could cause exclamations from the fans in the stands. The Portuguese team had eleven shots in the sixty minutes when Lin Yi was on the field.

Maybe this number is not a record for the Portuguese team in the qualifiers, but eleven shots resulted in four goals and one crossbar. You can imagine how terrible this efficiency is. Almost every shot they made the Russians break out in a cold sweat, which is the most fatal.

Lin Yi's departure ended their nightmare, but after Figo came on, he was still able to command the team to continue to put pressure on the Russians. Although this was an away game, the Portuguese obviously did not know the meaning of the phrase "forgive others when you can", so they had to always give the opponent a kind of mental oppression.

This is what Scolari asked the players to do in the game, don't give the opponent any breathing space, even if you are already leading by a large score, you must keep making the opponent at a loss. After all, there is a situation in the world called reversal, and only suppression can maintain the victory.

And experienced players like Figo and Deco will not let the game get out of control. Even if Figo does not have the crazy sprinting ability like Lin Yi, his control on the field is not something that ordinary Russian players can compete with. Within 30 minutes after he came on the court, the score had been rewritten to 6-0.

However, Scolari was kind enough to not let Lin Yi play for the full 90 minutes. However, this was because he made the decision after seeing Lin Yi running so frantically. After all, after the game reached 4-0, it was difficult for any accidents to happen, so there was no need to let the kid work so hard.

There was less than a month before the national team members returned to the club. Scolari did not want to overdraw Lin Yi's physical strength. If the kid got injured due to fatigue, Scolari was not sure what would happen to Mourinho, a guy who didn't even give face to God when he went crazy.

Although Scolari had never been very good at playing against Mourinho, he seemed to be more concerned about the physical condition of the kid when it came to the use of Lin Yi. After all, if the kid was really injured, it would be a more difficult problem for both Chelsea and Portugal.

In the second half, the Russian players who were already a little dizzy had knocked him over several times in a row. The Russian team's back midfielder and one of their central defenders had already paid the price of two yellow cards for Lin Yi. If Lin Yi continued to wreak havoc on the court, there might be an accident.

In order to protect that kid, Scolari replaced Lin Yi with 30 minutes left in the game, but the kid himself seemed to be a little reluctant to play. The always tough Brazilian old man also felt the importance of this kid this time. Maybe it was a mistake not to recruit him earlier.

However, Scolari would not say these words to others, but Lin Yi's performance in this game has left a deep impression in the mind of this old Brazilian. His performance is shocking. Perhaps it is not a risky behavior to take this kid as the absolute core.

But Lin Yi himself did not feel anything. He was just a little excited when he saw the depressed expressions of those Russians. After all, he had not played for more than a month. This game was considered to be a seduce for him, but after only playing for 60 minutes, Lin Yi felt that his legs needed to run more crazily.

However, after the game, Lin Yi knew what madness was. Well, compared with his rampage on the court, those reporters were truly crazy. There were only dozens of reporters at the entire press conference, but almost all of them threw their microphones in front of Lin Yi.

"You performed like this in your first national team match. Do you think this is your normal performance?"

"Has the team formulated a tactical style with you as the core? Has your organization become the main offensive means of the national team?"

"Has the conflict between you and Scolari disappeared, especially after the victory of this game, you have shaken hands and made peace?"

"Will the national team's game affect your performance in the club? Now many transfer rumors have mentioned you. Will you leave Chelsea?"

"Does the performance in this qualifier ensure that you will lock in the starting position in the World Cup? Is the position in the national team suitable for your habits?"

In an instant, dozens of questions were thrown at Lin Yi. It can be seen that the focus of those reporters is now on this little guy, Scolari? Please, at this time, who would be interested in an old man? The kid in front of him is the center of the entire press conference, just like he was in the game.

Lin Yi didn't know how he finally walked out of the venue. Anyway, the headlines of the entire Portuguese newspapers the next day were about the national team's game in Russia, and the shots of Lin Yi dribbling on the field had become the material for the front page headlines of various newspapers without any surprise.

Mendes doesn't have to worry about Lin Yi's popularity now. If there is any Portuguese fan who dares to say anything about Lin Yi, then I can tell him with certainty that he should prepare a high-value life insurance in advance. Maybe one day he will be thrown into the sea by violent radical fans.

Although Scolari did not praise Lin Yi's role on the field too much after the game, the old Brazilian still said in an interview with the media, "Lin Yi's performance on the field is very important to the team, but now it's just a game, and we can't be too sure."

Scolari still retained his attitude. After all, Lin Yi has just joined the team, and he can't let this kid get cocky so quickly. Appropriate suppression is also appropriate, but he still ignores Lin Yi's maturity. In Chelsea, such an environment where many stars are supporting the moon, Lin Yi has never lost himself.

However, Scolari can publicly comment on Lin Yi's performance in front of the media, which has shown that he has begun to accept this stubborn boy. At least for now, he has nothing to deny about Lin Yi.

Perhaps this tough Brazilian old man is considering how to use such a chess piece.

Especially in the World Cup, how to use him, if used well, the effect will be absolutely amazing.

After winning the runner-up of the European Cup, Scolari needs a breakthrough, not only a tactical breakthrough, but also in the team's performance, it would be better to go to the next level, this is his ambition.

Maybe it's not quite right to say ambition, it's more accurate to say desire, Scolari doesn't want those people to say that he won the World Cup only by relying on Brazil's strong strength, he needs more honors.

If he can lead Portugal into the World Cup semi-finals or finals, it may prove his ability more, and the addition of Lin Yi may make his desire more real.

But one thing that cannot be denied is that Portugal's victory not only extinguished the Russians' idea of ​​surpassing themselves, but also made the Slovak team chasing behind a little desperate. The points gap that had just been narrowed was widened to four points by Portugal after this game.

Moreover, with three rounds left in the qualifiers, neither Slovakia nor Russia have much chance to surpass Portugal, especially when the opponent is in full swing. Don't expect Portugal to make mistakes actively. The good chance of three consecutive draws is gone.

As they expected, after defeating Russia away from home, Portugal swept away the slump in the first three games. In the subsequent game against Latvia, it was another big score.

Twenty-one shots and eight goals in the whole game, this is the victory that the Portuguese dedicated to the fans in their home court. They did not allow Latvia to form a decent attack at all in the whole game.

Suppression, comprehensive suppression, the Portuguese team changed the previous short pass control, this time it was a comprehensive suppression of the opponent in attack, from the forward to the midfield, everyone began to fight hard on the spot.

The Latvian team was almost pressed in their own half to defend from the beginning, even so, they could not withstand the Portuguese bombardment, and the opponent's several sharp knives all scored goals.

Even Gomez on the bench scored a goal, and Ronaldo even scored a hat trick.

However, the brightest player in the game was still Lin Yi. That kid almost instigated all the attacks throughout the game, and his pass success rate was as high as a terrifying 95%. He was like a precise machine.

In two almost crazy games, not only did Portugal secure the top spot in the group, but Lin Yi also used his brilliant performance to gain a firm foothold in this somewhat unfamiliar team.

Just like what Mendes said after watching the game, "That kid is destined to be the core of this team, no one else. With him, the game will become very simple, and no one can shake him."

The unshakable position was determined in two games. Maybe... He is really a madman.