Midfielder

(Regarding the age of the protagonist that has appeared in the book review area in recent days, I will explain it again here. Whether in Europe or South America, playing in a game at the age of 15 is no longer news. So please don't pick on this problem. If you want to find actual cases, you can refer to Santa Cruz and Balotelli, both of whom played professional games at the age of 15, or you can check the playing records of professional players in the UK. The youngest should be a 15-year-old and a few dozen days old. It seems that he used to be from Barnsley. His name is Nobel Lazaro or something. I forgot the details. You can say that they will not have an advantage in these games, but don't say that they can't play at the age of 15. The only problem is the signing age of the professional contract, so don't ask this question again. Please, this can only be said that I didn't consider it carefully when designing the character, but age is not a limit for the protagonist to play.)

2:0, Porto has made themselves the leader at the end of the first half, but they did not stop their offensive steps after leading. After all, this score is not safe. If the opponent scores a goal, all their efforts will be in vain.

Porto's crazy suppression has been going on. They have consumed a lot of physical energy, but compared with the passive defensive Greeks, they may be more comfortable, especially the technical advantage of their feet, which makes them more confident in controlling the ball.

Except that Maniche seems a little rough in the technical link, Lin Yi, Deco, Dallei, Kapshu, these guys are simply performing a show. Their gorgeous footwork and offensive coordination often make the Greek defense look embarrassed.

Offensive suppression is only one aspect. Mourinho is also extremely aggressive in the arrangement of the defense. He requires his defenders to fight desperately for every football that flies across the half court, and not to give the opponent any breathing space.

A strong and fierce guy like Carvalho played a crucial role. He used his fierceness to suppress the opponent's forward line.

Lin Yi was thrown upside down by the Greeks in the front court, and Carvalho used various tricks to blacken the opponent's forward in Porto's half court.

However, looking at the extremely weak attacking style of the Panathinaikos team, there is no longer much threat. The header advantage that they could still show in the last game has now become empty talk. They have no chance to form an effective cross from the wing.

No one is passing in the midfield. All the balls are directly sent to the forwards from the backcourt. Maybe even the Greeks themselves have given up the desire to attack. They can only use long passes to rush through the midfield. You can imagine the effect.

The first landing point? Give it to you, and then? Those big Greek forwards may not know what they can do after fighting for the first point. Except for watching the Portuguese people poke the football away, they themselves can do nothing.

This cannot be attributed to the personal ability of the forwards. At least in terms of controlling the high point, they have done well enough, but the weak midfield organization ability has become a chain that shackles their progress. Markarian's shouting has no effect.

At this time, any words of encouragement would not have any good effect. What the Greeks need most is the technology to control the football, at least to allow them to stop the football and then organize the attack, but all this may only exist in their fantasy now.

In the entire first half, no Panathinaikos midfielder could stand up and take over the game. The only thing they could do was to passively follow Porto and run, then blindly commit fouls, and then watch the opponent threaten their goal again and again.

The gap that Lin Yi opened in the frontcourt was not just as simple as winning a free kick. The position change between him and Dallei made Panathinaikos' defense line panic, and the front of Panathinaikos's penalty area began to become chaotic.

This was obviously leaving a long-range shot opportunity for guys like Deco and Maniche, and Maniche did not disappoint Porto fans. In the 38th minute of the first half, he broke through the Panathinaikos goal with a fierce volley.

The poor goalkeeper had no reaction at the moment when Maniche shot, because Lin Yi had already filled his eyes with people in the previous dribbling, and the defensive players at this time were obviously creating opportunities for the opponent.

Without sight, without warning, when the football whizzed towards the goal, the goalkeeper of Panathinaikos didn't even know when Maniche kicked the ball. The only thing he could see was the football that was about to go into the net.

At this time, it is estimated that the goalkeeper had died on the field immediately. He had no chance to show his saving ability after losing two goals.

Completely tragic defense, his own defender became a natural cover for the opponent's shooting. This unlucky goalkeeper probably really wanted to yell at those idiot defenders now, but what's the use? They are still 0:2 behind.

Now no Panathinaikos player would think that he could leave the Dragon Stadium with a victory. They didn't even have a shot in the first half.

They didn't want to be so embarrassed, but the game was no longer under their control. Their headers, their height, and their strong physique were all useless. Under the coverage of Porto's frontcourt attack group, the only thing they could do was to keep committing fouls.

In 45 minutes of the game, 4 yellow cards and 7 direct free kicks were the price Panathinaikos paid to stop Porto's attack. Lin Yi's crazy breakthroughs caused at least half of the fouls, and Panathinaikos' central defense system was messed up by him.

If the referee had not shown mercy to Panathinaikos, perhaps their main central defender and the unlucky defensive midfielder Setartis would have been sent off in the first half, but he still verbally warned these guys not to do any more dangerous actions.

The players fought hard on the field, and Mourinho was not idle either. He complained about the referee's penalty scale from time to time because of the opponent's fouls.

This is not Mourinho's fault, because this is Porto's home court, he must use every opportunity to put pressure on the referee and the opponent, even a little bit is good, he needs to make the opponent panic.

The players on the field are to disrupt the opponent's offense and defense, and Mourinho's task is to make everything more favorable to Porto on the field. His complaints will still affect the judgment of those referees to a large extent, especially when some unclear fouls occur.

Although the referee also verbally warned Mourinho not to interrupt again, the atmosphere in the entire Dragon Stadium also made them have to consider when making a penalty, especially those stupid Greeks always fall into the opponent's foul trap.

The flexible black-haired boy took advantage of his low center of gravity and fast movement frequency to create trouble for Panathinaikos in the hinterland of the team, especially his strong ability to protect the ball during the march, which often turned the opponent's steal into a foul.

It wasn't that the referees took special care of this little guy, it was just because this black-haired kid was too cunning when handling the ball.

Before he committed a foul, he gave his opponent an illusion that he could defend himself. Only before contact did he use his advantage of quick feet to poke the football away, and then ram his body into the opponent.

Those Greeks who tried to intercept him were sometimes the ones who suffered the most, because the kid's elbows and knees always left them with an unforgettable impression, and this was not the most unlucky.

Often in such collisions, it was these unlucky Greeks who were finally penalized for fouls, because the referee saw that Lin Yi was violated while dribbling the ball, uh, or fouled, violation... It sounds too evil.

Obvious fouls don't need to be reminded by boos in the Dragon Stadium. Although the referees don't want to make home advantage a hidden rule, the whistle that favors the home team will still sound at certain times, not to mention that those Greeks did commit obvious fouls.

It's not that Markarian didn't remind his players to watch out for the kid, but Lin Yi's breakthroughs were often too ghostly. He always looked for opportunities to take advantage of in the change of rhythm, especially his ability to pass and carry made these Greeks headache.

However, Lin Yi also paid a heavy price for this. During the halftime break, his socks and shin guards were already horrible, especially the shin guards had at least been left with several obvious scratches by the opponent's fierce shovel.

Porto's team doctor hurried to check whether the little guy was kicked in the old injury. Fortunately, the kid was very careful to protect himself when he was on the court. In addition to these horrible marks, he didn't add any new wounds to his legs.

Although Mourinho was a little worried about whether the kid would get injured again, he would not let Porto's offensive rhythm slow down at this time. At least within 75 minutes, he would not let this rhythm change.

Continue to suppress the opponent in the frontcourt, and be fierce in the counter-grab after losing the ball. Don't leave any quick counterattack opportunities for the opponent. Use oppressive attacks to ease the troubles on your own defense line and keep the football away from your own penalty area.

Mourinho did not explain too much about what should be paid attention to in the game during the halftime break. He just handed over the tasks. Porto's current execution ability is strong enough. What Mourinho needs to do is to let them face the second half of the game calmly.

"Pay attention to protect yourself. Some balls can be given up appropriately. If we enter the top four, we still need to move forward. I don't want to let the team have one more injured player." Mourinho whispered to Lin Yi who was about to run out of the locker room before leaving the factory in the second half.

"It's okay, they can't do anything to me, and I will protect myself." Lin Yi grinned at the wretched uncle, and then ran out quickly. Porto's total score was leading, but Lin Yi would not stop his agile steps. He would not stop his performance before the game was over. For him, the game was more like a kind of enjoyment.

Porto's fierce offensive momentum once again suppressed the Greeks who were trying to turn the tables. All the arrangements made by the poor Uruguayan in the midfield were in vain. His only contribution might be to replace his own midfielder and a central defender.

If he hadn't made this adjustment, they might have faced the dilemma of playing with one less player at the beginning of the second half, because the defensive midfielder who came on later and the other guy couldn't escape Lin Yi's calculations.

His frontal interception made Lin Yi fall hard on the grass. Such a foul couldn't be ignored. The referee's hand could only reach into his pocket again. A yellow card was already a light pardon for this stupid guy.

However, the most unpleasant thing about Lin Yi lying on the grass was that he didn't know who spit saliva on his face. He could only walk to the sidelines and ask the staff for a towel to wipe it clean. In fact, he didn't fall hard, but this thing on his face was too disgusting.

This might be the first time that Lin Yi snatched Deco's right to take a free kick. Now he just wanted to aim at the grandson who made him fall and kick him hard. It didn't matter whether he scored or not. He was just here for revenge.

At this time, even Mourinho couldn't stop this guy from doing something. Lin Yi's fierce eyes didn't even look at the goal. He just stared at the guy who just made him look bad.

"Boy, you're done. It doesn't work even if you cover it with your hands. I'll still make you live on association for the rest of your life!" When Deco heard Lin Yi's mumbling, he was furious.

"Is this still the League Cup? How did it become a battlefield for revenge... This is obviously a personal revenge." Deco looked at this scene and was speechless.

But Lin Yi obviously overestimated the guy's bravery. When his free kick whizzed towards the unlucky guy, something unexpected happened. The guy dodged the kick by turning sideways.

The result was that the unlucky goalkeeper was fooled by his own wall again. His perfect wall suddenly cracked, which made the guy want to cry but not cry. Although the shot was not tricky, the crack came too suddenly. He could only subconsciously pounce. Although his fingertips touched the football, there was no way to knock it out of the danger zone.

Kapshu and Dallei's double ghosts would not miss such an opportunity. When the two of them reached that point at the same time, Panathinaikos' head coach Markarian had closed his eyes in pain.

3:0, Porto ended the Greeks' delusion of promotion in this way. When Lin Yi was substituted in the 70th minute, the whole stadium burst into cheers and applause for him. This night belonged to him.

In a corner of the Dragon Stadium, a pair of eyes kept watching Lin Yi, who was waving his hands around. When the black-haired boy returned to the bench, he also got up and left the Dragon Stadium.

No one knows who he is, but the notebook in his hand has just been closed, maybe there will be answers in it.

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