There is a dream called football

The evening breeze is gentle.

The Atlantic sea breeze is mixed with water vapor and a light smell of the sea. This is God's gift to Porto.

While eating dinner, Uncle Sosa swung the red wine in his hand and said carelessly, "It would be great if this red wine was blue."

Lorinda smiled and said: "Dad, you are talking nonsense again."

Li Qiao smiled and said, "Uncle, are you not satisfied with this wine?"

Sosa took a careful sip, smacked his lips and said, "Good wine, this is the best wine in Porto, but it's a pity that the color of this wine is red."

How fresh, Raven thought to herself, "If red wine is not red, what else can it be?"

Sosa smiled and said: "Li Qiao, Raven, have you noticed one thing? In Porto, you can hardly see red."

After Sosa's reminder, the two suddenly realized that it seems that red is rarely seen. In Porto, the most common things that catch the eye are white and blue, especially blue, which is like the totem of the Porto people.

"Why?" Raven asked.

"That's because the red belongs to our arch-rivals Benfica."

The concept of derby in China is not that deep, maybe a few insults before and after the game, and that's it, but in Europe, derby is in the blood.

It is said that in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, yellow is taboo. If someone dares to paint yellow on the exterior wall of their home, the only fate will be splashed with blue paint.

Because the yellow belongs to the enemy Dortmund, while the faith in Gelsenkirchen is the blue Schalke 04.

In Europe, it is no joke to be beaten for wearing the wrong jersey. Anyone who dares to wear a red Liverpool jersey in a place where Everton fans gather may end up in the intensive care unit.

When Benfica was mentioned, Uncle Sosa's eyes changed. The usually honest and honest man suddenly became fierce and a bit arrogant.

"Let's put it this way, my daughter can marry anyone but Benfica fans."

"Dad," Lorinda protested.

The smile returned to Uncle Sosa's face, "Good daughter, daddy is just giving you an example."

"Don't use me as an example."

At this time, Raven said: "What if Porto loses to Benfica?"

Sosa took a breath, as if such a tragedy had already happened, "Then I can't lift my spirits for a week or two. The depression is like a big stone pressing on your chest."

"Is this the case for Team B as well?" Li Qiao asked.

Sosa's eyes widened, "Of course!"

"Benfica must not act wild on our territory. Whether it is the first team or the B team, we must teach our opponents a lesson."

This night, Raven and Li Qiao finally understood what a derby feud is. If you don't go to Europe, you can't understand that there is a kind of hatred called derby. It is a love and death between two teams.

No wonder Totti said something like "No one can lose to Lazio".

*****

Norton Matos.

Portuguese native coach and current coach of Benfica's b team.

Eusebio, Rui Costa, Nuno Gomez, each of the most famous names in Portuguese history came from Benfica.

They are also the most successful Portuguese club in European competition. Of course, they are connected with Benfica. The most mysterious thing is the "Gutman Curse".

But this has nothing to do with the B team. Like the Porto B team, the biggest mission of the Benfica B team is to contribute players to the first team.

Of course, in addition, the two derbies every year are also crucial to Norton Matos.

The same is true for Benfica, no one can lose to Porto, otherwise the fans will hate you to death.

Early in the morning, Norton Matos got the information prepared by his assistant in the office.

Some familiar names came into view.

Fabio.

Alfonso.

…

Familiarity means that these people have encountered bottlenecks in their careers. The life of the B team is more cruel than that of the first team, with a very low salary. If you are not promoted to the first team, life will be really difficult. The youth of the players is very precious.

The age of 20 is a hurdle. If you cannot be promoted to the first team, then leaving is the best option. However, Norton Matos cannot deny that these people are indeed the biggest threat in terms of the upcoming game.

"Eh."

Norton Matos saw a name he hadn't seen before.

"How do you pronounce this?"

Dial the assistant's phone number and ask, "I would like to ask, what is the name of No. 7 of Porto's B team?"

"Li Qiao is from China. He just signed in the summer. He was transferred from Real Madrid's youth training."

"oh."

Norton Matos spoke calmly and didn't seem to care too much. He knew Real Madrid's youth training. It should be said that the youth training of Real Madrid and Barcelona is the most systematic and complex in Europe. This also means that the most people are eliminated.

Just imagine, if there are only 20 people in the youth training of a team, at most 20 of them will be eliminated.

But there are hundreds of people in Real Madrid's youth training system. If 90% are eliminated, that's a lot of people. So Norton Matos doesn't look down on Li Qiao just because he was in Real Madrid's youth training system.

Continuing to look down, Norton Matos stared blankly.

"There have been goals and assists."

If coming from Real Madrid doesn't mean anything, then scoring goals and assists are very impressive. As a newcomer, it is not easy to score goals in the Portuguese Liga.

After reading the information, Norton Matos began to think about today's training. Benfica's formation is 433, focusing on offense, and the two wingers are required to be sharp.

The 433 formation is ever-changing, but the requirements for players are also very high, especially the players' ability to fill positions.

In fact, the positions of the 3-3 and 6 people in front are constantly changing. This is the secret of 433. Norton Matos put it on the tactical board and was a little dissatisfied because the people under him were far away from the 433 in his mind.

The gap is still a bit far.

When he came to the training ground, Norton Matos trained the players meticulously, just like a foreman with a whip in his hand. The amount of training was heavy. Norton Matos firmly believed in the principle that hard work can make up for weakness.

Since your skills are average, you need to train with a large amount of exercise to form a fixed muscle memory, so that you can attack quickly during the game.

"I don't think I need to say more about what the derby means when visiting Porto at the weekend. If you defeat Porto, those of you who perform well may join the first team during the winter break. Maybe you can taste Portugal in the second half of the season.

It’s super delicious.”

Portuguese Super League?

That means an annual salary of at least several hundred thousand euros, and national broadcasts of every game. For these young people, this is more exciting than women and alcohol.

As an old coach, Norton Matos knows how to get these kids excited. In his words, killing a derby opponent is more exciting than fighting a dozen supermodels.