There is a dream called football

Mourinho likes to announce the squad on Friday. After every European game, Mourinho will rotate the players in the league to let the main players rest.

The same goes for Vicente at the weekend, with Mourinho making large-scale rotations.

Entering the 21st century, rotation has become a compulsory lesson for big-name European coaches, and even a magic weapon for winning.

Because there are too many games in this era, if there is no reasonable rotation, the player's status will not be guaranteed.

Deco and other main players were not included in the squad, so they went to watch the game on the stage. Li Qiao entered the starting lineup.

The expected thing happened, but Li Qiao was very nervous.

To be honest, the Portuguese Super League and the Portuguese Liga are completely different. Just look at the size of the stadium. The Portuguese Liga matches are more like training, the stadium is not big, while the Portuguese Super League matches are at the Dragon Stadium. It feels... to use an analogy.

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It's like the difference between doing cross talk in a small theater or going to the Spring Festival Gala.

After Mourinho announced the list, everyone dispersed. Mourinho patted Li Qiao and said, "Remember, you don't have many chances."

Li Qiao nodded.

If you think about it, you will understand that in December when the schedule is the tightest, rotation will give newcomers some opportunities. If they miss it, Li Qiao will probably have no chance.

*****

At 12 o'clock in the evening, Lorinda felt thirsty and came to the living room to drink water. Suddenly she vaguely saw something rising and falling.

"ah……"

"Don't shout, it's me."

"Li Qiao, you are going to die...at this late hour."

Li Qiao stood up in a swish, "Haha, I can't sleep. Come to the living room and do some push-ups."

"Can't sleep? It's impossible. You've been here for half a year, and you've never had to worry about insomnia."

"..."

"What's wrong? Are you homesick?"

"no no."

Lorinda guessed, "Is it because of tomorrow's game?"

Li Qiao nodded.

Lorinda poured two glasses of wine and handed one to Li Qiao.

"This is not your first time playing professionally!"

"But this time it's different. In the past, I almost had a chance in the second team, but there were very few opportunities in the first team. If I didn't perform well in one game, I might not have a chance."

Lorinda didn't know the cruelty of professional football, but after all, she was 18 years old, so she still knew the hardships of life.

She took a sip of wine and said with a smile: "Aren't you usually very confident?"

"Ha ha."

Li Qiao's confidence comes from the fact that he is a time traveler and knows what happened later, but this is not entirely beneficial and harmless.

Li Qiao knew that later in football history, many players were abandoned because of their poor performance in one game.

At first, many people may think that the head coach is cold-blooded, but in fact, if the head coach is not cold-blooded, then the boss will be cold-blooded towards him.

Li Qiao smiled and said: "Lorinda, will you come to watch the game tomorrow? I am now a player in the first team and have a ticket."

"If you will perform better if I come, then I am willing to go."

"Sure, I gave all the tickets to uncle."

After the two drank their glasses of wine, Lorinda went back to the room, and Li Qiao went back to the room to surf the Internet, and did not fall asleep until early in the morning.

*****

In the players' tunnel, Li Qiao glanced at his opponents from time to time, trying to calm the tension in his heart.

At this time, the big brother Baiya behind him saw Li Qiao's inner turmoil, so he patted him.

"nervous?"

Li Qiao turned around and looked at his big brother Baia. He was born in the 1980s, but this man was born in the 1960s. He was indeed the big brother and the anchor in front of the goal.

Li Qiao nodded.

"I was also nervous when I played a professional game for the first time. I almost missed a simple cross from the wing. This is how everyone does it."

"hehe."

"Don't worry, the opponent is not strong, we will fight hard. This kind of game is a good opportunity for you to show your face."

"Thank you, Vitor."

"The only thing is, you have to keep your head calm and don't make reckless fouls."

What young people fear most is that their minds go blank when they kick. Many people get red cards because of this.

In this game, Mourinho placed Li Qiao in his most accustomed right wing position. Mourinho's tactical requirements for him were very clear, which was to break through and pass from the bottom.

Because the high center forward Almeida is playing in this game, the tactic is to send him more crosses.

In addition, if the ball is lost, Li Qiao must quickly retreat to help defend and form the first line of interception.

The tactics are clear and easy for Li Qiao to execute.

The opponent marking Li Qiao is the opponent's No. 18 full-back Nuno Amaro, a Portuguese defender.

After the opening, Vicente's defense retreated very deep, and Porto practiced half-court offense and defense. However, this situation was not good for Li Qiao. Fast players need space.

The ball came to Li Qiao's feet. He looked up and saw that there was very little room for breakthrough. Then he looked at Almeida in the penalty area. Li Qiao took a decisive step and passed the ball into the penalty area at an angle of 45 degrees.

"If it goes in, it will be my first assist." Li Qiao thought to himself.

Almeida received a pass from Li Qiao and completed a header, but the ball was too high and the whole audience roared.

Mourinho is applauding. Li Qiao handled the ball well this time.

His teammates also gave Li Qiao a thumbs up, indicating that the ball was passed well.

The game lasted for 20 minutes, and the on-site commentator began to make suggestions, "We should be more decisive in breaking through from the wing. Now that we have a big center, we cannot use the same tactics as when McCarthy was here."

"Jose's rotation still has a great impact on the team's operation. Fortunately, this is a league."

Maniche and the Russian winger are away, and McCarthy and Del Rey are rotating again. At this time, Porto's only fast horse on the court is Li Qiao, so the ball is mostly sent here.

The opponent was unable to come out. Li Qiao finally lost his composure and dribbled the ball past Nuno Amaro. He feinted with his left foot, deceiving the opponent that he was going inside, but in fact, he was preparing to go outside in the last move.

It looked like a very clever move, but Li Qiao forgot that this was the Portuguese Super League, and the opponent's defender was not a rookie.

Li Qiao swayed too much, and Nuno Amaro guessed Li Qiao's true intention. The moment Li Qiao moved the ball, he took a kick and intercepted the ball.

"Oops, Vicente fought back."

Porto was sure of their opponent, so they pressed forward with all their formations. At this time, the opponent counterattacked and the defense was relatively empty.

Nuno Amaro also knew that the opportunity was fleeting, so he looked up at the penalty area while running forward.

The forward was also in place, and he directly took off his left foot and passed the ball. The ball could not come out of Baea, and it landed in front of the small penalty area.

Brazilian Edinho, the No. 33 power forward, rushed over and hit his head hard into the far corner.

The ball slowly flew into the goal.

The Dragon Stadium was quiet for a second. No one expected that the first goal scorer would be the weak opponent Vicente.