The Midfield Master

During the intermission, in the box at the Dragon Stadium, Da Costa and Mendes were sitting on the sofa chatting.

"Mr. Costa, are you looking for me?" A middle-aged man in his 40s and dressed in casual clothes appeared at the door of the box.

"Oh, Joao, yes, please sit down." Costa asked the visitor to sit down on the sofa opposite.

Mendes on the side narrowed his eyes after seeing the middle-aged man, as if he was thinking about how this man brought Xia Ze and Zhang Wei from China to Portugal.

This middle-aged man is Xia Ze and Zhang Wei's agent - Joao Tenonio.

"Mr. Costa, what do you want from me?" Tenonio said politely.

Costa seemed to have known him before, so although he was a little surprised, he was not restrained.

"Joao, don't worry, we have time to talk slowly." Costa said slowly: "Let me introduce you to one of your current colleagues, Jorge Mendes."

Tenonio looked at Mendez with powerful eyes, smiled at him, and said: "Jorge is a celebrity in our Portugal, I believe there is no one who does not recognize him."

Mendes walked over to shake hands with Tenonio very politely.

After being courteous for a while, the three of them got back to the topic.

"Joao, I hope to be able to initial a transfer contract with Xia Ze and Zhang Wei, and I hope to get them in the summer." Da Costa was unequivocal and went straight to the point.

"Mr. Costa, you should know that it is against the rules to directly contact players without going through the club." After Tenonio knew what Costa meant, he kept the distance between the two properly.

"Joao, I will reach an agreement with Felipe. I hope you can persuade those two Chinese boys to join us. I am very optimistic about them." Da Costa still did not give up.

Tenonio frowned and thought about it. After a long while, he raised his head: "Mr. Costa, the Porto club is very big, but what Xia Ze and Zhang Wei need more is the game experience. I think Porto should not have it." their position."

"I can let Fonseca give them a chance to play." Da Costa said confidently.

"Maybe you can do it, but let's talk about everything after you reach an agreement with Chairman Felipe. Everything I do is for their good. I hope you can understand. Well, I want to Let's go." Tenonio turned and left after finishing his words in a neutral manner.

Da Costa looked at his back, but was secretly annoyed in his heart.

...

In the locker room of the visiting team, Maritimo's players looked sluggish. Martins stood in front of the tactical board and raged at his players:

"I'm so disappointed. How many times have I told you that you can't relax before the referee blows the whistle! Our opponent is Porto, the strongest team in Portugal..."

His spittle was flying around, making all the players present extremely uncomfortable, and everyone's face was frowning.

"I didn't expect the coach to also have a hair dryer..." Zhang Wei muttered to himself while frowning.

Xia Ze did not have such a good mentality as Zhang Wei. His mistake caused the team to concede the ball at the last moment. Every word Martins said, to him, was talking about himself.

At this time, he just held the water bottle in his hand hard, vowing to make up for his mistakes with actions in the second half.

"Xia Ze! You made a stupid mistake today, I hope it won't happen again in the future!" Martins turned his finger on Xia Ze after spraying the whole team.

Xia Ze's body shook, and he immediately raised his head, looked at Martins with firm eyes, and accepted the young coach's hair dryer.

"If you want to make up for your mistakes, then show your actions in the second half and prove that you can carry your responsibilities like a man, instead of cowering behind others!"

After Martins finished speaking, he turned and walked out of the locker room.

"We shall fight like men,

Bring out your best sides! "After Martins left, assistant coach Jorge went up to the crowd and cheered them on.

"Fight like a man!"

Everyone shouted together, morale seemed to be back, and Xia Ze's face was full of firmness and confidence.

"I will use my actions to make up for my mistakes!"

...

At the beginning of the second half, Maritimo suddenly conceded the ball before the end of the half, which made their tactical arrangement in vain. They could only attack after the second half, which instead gave Porto more opportunities to counterattack and attack space at home. .

The cheering sound of the fans in the Dragon Stadium was even higher than the wave. After the second half started, the singing of the Porto fans did not stop, so that the Maritimo fans who lived in a corner had no motivation to sing and cheer.

However, on the court, Maritimo's players were not overwhelmed by the momentum of the Dragon Stadium like their fans. Instead, they launched a frenzied press on the Porto players, although Porto took the opportunity to create several threatening offensive opportunities , but after missing these few opportunities, Maritimo's press began to show results.

The Porto players seemed surprised by the crazy pressing of the opposing players and couldn't adapt for a while. After 10 minutes of the second half, Maritimo gradually took the initiative.

The craziest among them was Xia Ze. He was running desperately around the field. His range of activities ranged from his own penalty area to the opponent's penalty area. He could be seen in almost every corner.

"Okay, that's it, kill them!" Martins clenched his fists and shouted from the sidelines. They won the ball again.

In Porto's coaching bench, Fonseca frowned tightly, thinking about how to deal with it. Behind him, there were already several Porto substitutes warming up, ready to come off the bench at any time.

Another offensive opportunity, Xia Ze got the ball in the midfield, the three forwards in front were running and pulling Porto's defense, and Arthur also pressed up beside him.

He faced the defense of the opponent's midfielder Fernando. The two confronted each other many times today, which is considered to be a match.

"You can't pass me!" Fernando growled confidently.

"I don't need to touch you." Xia Ze replied lightly, moved his left foot to the side secretly, and ran forward immediately.

The ball landed at Artur's feet. He didn't stop the ball. He knocked it directly and hit the wall to cooperate. Xia Ze easily bypassed Fernando's defense.

Fernando didn't expect Xia Ze to be so calm and completely unaffected by his words, so he couldn't help feeling a little annoyed, and immediately turned around and chased after him.

Xia Ze dribbled the ball forward quickly, and Hayden had already run out of space on the right. He was about to send a straight ball to the edge of the penalty area on the right, when a blue and white figure shoveled towards him behind him.

"Fernando shovels Xia Ze from behind. This action is very dangerous!" In the studio, Christine, who had been concerned about the situation on the field in the second half, saw Fernando shovel from behind and couldn't help worrying for Xia Ze.

Fernando didn't tackle the ball, but hooked Xia Ze's foot. Xia Ze staggered, immediately lost his center of gravity, and fell forward.

"Fernando's goal was a tactical foul, and he should have received a yellow card." Christine said with certainty, but then he changed the subject: "No, the referee didn't blow the whistle. He signaled that the offense is favorable, and the game continues!"

"Even if it's a foul, you can't stop me!" After Xia Ze was tripped by Fernando, he didn't fall to the ground directly, but stood up immediately with his left hand.

Although there was a delay of one second, he sent a through ball in time. The ball passed between the two defenders of the opponent and landed on the right side of the penalty area.

A red and green figure quickly appeared in front of the ball, it was the right winger Heldon!

He passed the ball and immediately pressed it into the penalty area. A central defender from Porto had already defended, and in the middle there were Dili and Quaresma who responded at the front and rear points respectively. Near the top of the arc of the penalty area, there was also Arthur pressing superior.

"Xiaze's beautiful through ball tore through Porto's defense, Maritimo now has an excellent opportunity to equalize the score, and Helton made a low cross from the wing!" Christine stood up again.

Helton made a cross and landed on the small penalty area line. Porto's goalkeeper had no way to attack, but Deeley threw off the opponent's defender and grabbed the front point!

Shoot!

Before the Porto goalkeeper had time to react, the ball flew from his hands into the net!

1 to 1, Maritimo equalized the score in the 56th minute of the second half!

"Good job!" Martins, who was on the sidelines, threw his fist and roared immediately when he saw Deeley score a goal.

The dragon stadium was dead silent, only a small group of red and green Maritimo fans cheered in the left corner of the home team. Thousands of Maritimo fans finally cheered freely after being suppressed for nearly an hour .

"awesome!"

"Ozawa is doing great!"

...

Hua Yan and Wang Xiaolin were also among the fans of the visiting team, celebrating the goal with smiles on their faces. In their eyes, Xia Ze is the biggest contributor to the goal, even though he was not the one who scored the goal and assisted.

Dilly, who equalized the score for the team, ran to the front of the Maritimo fans and danced happily, intoxicated with self-appreciation. Xia Ze, Quaresma, Arthur and other players ran over to celebrate the goal together.

After Dilly scored the goal, Xia Ze breathed a sigh of relief, turned his head and forgot about the opponent's goal, but his expression became firm:

"It's not enough, I want to win here for the team!"

"This goal is very beautiful, and most of the credit goes to Xia Ze. It was his scalpel-like pass that tore apart the opponent's defense and made this goal just now. His performance in the second half was outstanding!" Ke Christine praised Xia Ze and said.

"Indeed, he stood up like a man and redeemed his mistake in the first half!" Figo smiled and agreed with Christine. Red Devils Manchester United Rewards Grain 188 Red Devils Manchester United Rewards Grain 388 Red Devils Manchester United Rewards Grain 188 Red Devils Manchester United Rewards Grain 388 Red Devils Manchester United Rewards Grain 88