Midfielder

"Iberian Derby", when such a title appeared in Portuguese newspapers, the group of football tycoons from Spain had already landed in Porto, and more than 200 team reporters followed these superstars.

200 reporters? What kind of concept is this? Anyway, since Lin Yi started playing professional football, he has never seen such a big scene.

Even when Porto won the UEFA Cup, there were only 100 reporters busy around the championship team, and now Real Madrid casually participated in a Champions League group match, and more than 200 team reporters came. This... is really a big gap.

I am afraid that now in the Porto team, only Mourinho has experienced this overwhelming baptism of reporters, and others can only watch.

Don't forget that Mourinho was once an assistant coach and translator for Barcelona, ​​and Barcelona is also one of the two Spanish giants. Such scenes have not been seen once or twice by the expressionless uncle, and only his face can show that kind of calm silence.

The Porto players, who usually enjoy being watched by reporters and fans, were abandoned by their most loyal fans this time. Those so-called die-hard Porto fans also rushed to the airport like crazy, all of them vying to witness the style of the Real Madrid superstar.

Especially those female fans, they almost screamed and rushed to the airport's security passage. Beckham, the heartthrob, had made them lose their minds.

"Superficial women, how can that kind of pretty boy be so popular? Obviously, people like me are real men." After losing the right to be watched by crazy female fans, McCarthy also became a jealous woman. He looked in the mirror and muttered.

Not only him, but also handsome guys like Costinha and Baia have lost their appeal among fans. The jealousy of men is already burning.

Now I am afraid that only Lin Yi hopes that the Englishman will not leave for the time being. He doesn't want to become the prey of those crazy women again. It feels good to have that heartthrob as a shield. At least he doesn't have to worry about being harassed by those women every day.

However, the arrival of Real Madrid still made Lin Yi feel the appeal of those superstars. Although the game has not been played yet, Lin Yi has already seen what the power of idols is. Compared with those guys, the players of Porto are just a group of civilians.

But facing such an opponent, Lin Yi's heart is more expectant than fearful. Perhaps the stronger the opponent, the easier it is to inspire the fighting spirit of this little guy. When Brito looked at the TV with a sad face, Lin Yi rubbed his palms excitedly.

Compared with the super popularity of Real Madrid, all the honors achieved by Porto are just a joke in the eyes of the other party.

Although those gold diggers also set their sights on Porto when the summer transfer boom came, compared with these guys on TV, the players of Porto are still too cheap. Even Deco, who has the highest value, has only been offered 12 million euros.

And Florentino can spend more than 40 million US dollars to bring Beckham to Madrid by just writing a check casually. This is the comparison between people, which makes people angry.

"Uh, is this game really played at our home ground? Why don't I feel like it? Also, can we now change from being watched to being spectators?" Lin Yi pointed at the crazy airport reception scene on TV and Deco beside him and said.

"Look, if you sell any of the four guys walking in front, you can buy our team. This is the gap between us and them." Deco pointed at Figo, Zidane, Ronaldo and Beckham who appeared on TV one after another and said with jealousy.

Although Deco was a little helpless when he said these words, Lin Yi carefully calculated with his fingers, and it seemed that this guy was not exaggerating.

Zidane 66 million, Figo 56 million, Ronaldo 44 million, Beckham 41 million, um, if the value of other Real Madrid players is included, it may not be as simple as buying Porto. It is estimated that these teams in the Portuguese Super League are not worth so much money together.

A super luxurious lineup of more than 200 million, this is the opponent that Porto is about to face. Lin Yi even had a moment when he could clearly feel that the Champions League game he was about to play was against bundles of money, not real opponents.

Pick out two of these superstars at random, and their basic annual salary is estimated to be equal to Porto's transfer fee for a season.

You should know that the biggest deal Porto has made in the transfer market this season is to buy "South African Diamond" McCarthy for 6 million, and 6 million is probably just a fraction of the transfer fee of a marginal role in Real Madrid's lineup.

And a character like McCarthy is impossible to catch Florentino's eye. According to the Spaniard, the old man never buys cheap things.

The minimum purchase price is 20 million euros. If the player is bought for less than this price, the old man is embarrassed to go out and say hello to people.

Real Madrid’s principle of buying players is to only buy expensive ones, not the right ones; not to seek the best, but the most expensive. Don’t be afraid that you don’t have money, just be afraid that you don’t have people.

A team that can loan out a striker like Morientes at will is definitely not an ordinary team. If we compare the prospects of money, then Porto will definitely be left behind by Real Madrid for centuries. This gap cannot be made up.

"This is the capitalists showing off their wealth. We should spit on the wasteful behavior of our opponents with contempt!" When seeing that people like Raul had to sit on the bench and wait for the opportunity to play, Brito looked at Ronaldo's bald head and said viciously.

Even a guy like Da Costa, who is considered to be rich in Portugal, has to express his compliments to this luxurious battleship of Spain. Porto has no chance of catching up with this opponent for at least 20 to 30 years. Whether it is players or financial resources, they are at an absolute disadvantage.

Lin Yi looked at the superstars worth tens of millions on TV and once maliciously guessed in his heart that if the plane that Real Madrid took fell from the sky one day, would the GDP of Spain fall sharply?

No one may know this, but someone in the Spanish banking industry will definitely jump off a building and commit suicide because of this. You know, Real Madrid's luxurious lineup does not only represent the interests of this club. The Galacticos created by Florentino carries the hopes of too many people.

The arrival of Real Madrid has attracted the entire city of Porto, or even the entire Portugal. Although this is Porto's home game, the Real Madrid fans who flocked to the city have occupied the hotel in the city. Compared with the 200 reporters, such a wave of fans may be more shocking.

The arrival of Real Madrid two days in advance has put a lot of pre-match pressure on the Porto club, especially in the first Champions League game, the Spaniards have successfully defeated Marseille, which makes the Porto people who narrowly tied with Guerrilla very pessimistic about the prospects of this game.

"Maybe what we should discuss is not how many points we get from our opponents, but a very realistic calculation of whether we will lose more goals than Marseille. Goal difference is sometimes important. Maybe Mourinho should consider Porto's defense now."

This is the general view of the Portuguese media. Porto, which has always destroyed its opponents with offense, is obviously not a wise decision if it wants to kill its opponents with offense this time. Those football critics have implicitly reminded Mourinho that defense may be the most important thing.

Although these comments from the outside world will get into Mourinho's ears, he did not focus on practicing defense as the focus of the team's tactics during the closed training. Instead, he deliberately honed the front-court attack combination led by Lin Yi in the training confrontation.

"Don't dream of using defense to drag down Real Madrid. A guy like Ronaldo can create miracles as long as he is given one meter of space. Therefore, defense is not the best choice, especially when Jorge cannot play. Defense will definitely make us die more ugly."

When explaining the details of the game to all the players, Mourinho had already given these guys a vaccination in advance. In this game, Porto's task is still to take the initiative to attack and try to burn the war in the midfield instead of the edge of their own penalty area.

Yes, Real Madrid's offensive firepower is absolutely terrifying, but the more they face such an offensive team, the more they cannot shrink too far back. If they give the opponent too much time to organize the attack, Porto's defense will not be able to defend it.

Mourinho knows that even if his captain is not injured at this time, maintaining offensive firepower will be his choice. Retreating is absolutely no way out for Porto. Portugal does not have the iron bucket formation that Italians are best at.

Rather than waiting to die, it is better to fight to the death. Although no one is optimistic about Porto getting points at home, Mourinho still hopes to fight with the opponent. Even if he loses, it doesn't matter. No one can accept waiting to die in a cowardly way.

"Lin Yi, focus your offensive firepower on Raul Bravo, Pavon and Elgra. McCarthy and Dallei must find gaps from these people and get in! In this game, we have to fight with the high-ranking Madrid people!"

"Hey, uncle, I'm waiting for you to say this." Lin Yi grinned and said to Mourinho. He had already prepared to fight to the death with his opponent.

Now maybe he is just waiting for the whistle of the game to sound. He wants to use the flames kicked out by his feet on the field to burn the pile of colorful banknotes clean.

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