There is a dream called football

During winter training every year, many teams from continental Europe come to Portugal for training because the climate here is relatively warm.

Porto's winter training did not leave the base, but trained at his Gaya training center. Mourinho is very ambitious. His goal is to win at least one league trophy in 2004. As for the Champions League, of course, he can go as far as he can.

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The end of February is the Champions League match against Manchester United. The worry for the second place in the group is that they are likely to draw the most powerful team in the first round of the knockout rounds.

Mourinho is quite afraid of Manchester United, so the most important thing is to adjust the team's condition in the first two months.

As far as he could see, Mourinho looked at the two people on the court. One was Li Qiao and the other was Russian Alenichev.

The Russian winger has recovered from his injury, which was originally a good thing, but Mourinho encountered a happy trouble, that is, he must compete with Li Qiao for a position.

Both people have their own advantages.

Li Qiao's advantage is that he is young, fast, and has a good feel for the ball, while Alenichev's advantage is that he has rich game experience, is a veteran, and has better cooperation with his teammates.

Mourinho's original idea was to rotate, but after talking about it, both of them were the kind of people who didn't accept rotation.

In life, Li Qiao will definitely not argue with his teammates, but on the court, there is competition for positions. If he is stronger, then this position will be his.

After much thought, Mourinho decided to show off.

He called the two of them to him and spoke clearly.

Before the start of the league, we have four warm-up matches with third-level teams. Each of you plays two games. I will check your status and let your strength speak for itself.

Alenichev and Li Qiao nodded and looked at each other. Football is a war in peacetime, and there is no need to be affectionate at this time.

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The warm-up match is at the home court of Team B. The Dragon Stadium needs maintenance during the winter break and is temporarily unavailable for games.

In the first game, Alenichev started.

The third level of Portugal's league is semi-professional, and the level is of course average. Mourinho also played as a semi-main player in the first half, and Li Qiao watched from the sidelines.

The Russian played very strongly, and his overwhelming speed made him feel like no one was in the frontcourt. In 20 minutes, he scored 3 goals by himself, with pride written all over his face.

But Li Qiao is not worried. Mourinho has very high requirements for tactics. Of course, he does not just want to see the bravery of ordinary people.

Every time Alenichev excelled, his teammates would stand up and applaud to celebrate his recovery from injury.

Alenichev performed very well, with shots, goals, and assists. He seemed to be releasing all the suppressed emotions during his recovery.

If this was a league game, then the media would definitely give the Russian a very high score after the game, and he deserves it.

In the end, Porto defeated their amateur opponent 8-0. After the game, Mourinho praised Alenichev's performance.

"You're recovering well."

"Thank you, Jose."

After two days of training, Porto ushered in the second warm-up match. This time it was Li Qiao who started. Unlike Alenichev, Li Qiao did not stand out, but focused on cooperating with his teammates. He could pass the ball whenever he encountered.

In the case of a breakthrough, he usually passes the ball.

Mani was anxious. Li Qiao's performance was definitely not good. He was too weak to compare with Alenichev.

He was anxious, but Deco beside him was very calm. He saw the clue. Alenichev's style of play was aimed at weak teams. How could there be so many single-shot opportunities against strong teams?

Leave it to you.

Besides, he seems to be cheating every time, and his physical strength is too much, but Li Qiao behaves more like a main force.

Deco had the answer in his mind. If he were Jose, he would definitely choose the more suitable one.

In this game, Li Qiao received one assist and one goal. If we only look at the statistics, it is indeed incomparable with Alenichev, but football games are not just based on statistics.

Alenichev started the third game. He is not stupid. His performance in the first game was indeed meaningless. On the contrary, Li Qiao's stability in the second game was more like a main force.

So he also changed and slowed down the rhythm. But suddenly, the Russian found that he couldn't slow down.

In fact, slowing down on the court requires skill. It is actually easier to go fast, but Alenichev ignored this.

When Alenichev slows down, he is no longer him. His passing becomes stagnant and he feels uncomfortable playing football.

Eastern European football has historically cultivated pure wingers, such as the former Soviet Lightning Blokhin, but such pure wingers are somewhat outdated in the current football system, and the current requirements are more comprehensive.

Mourinho saw that Alenichev was a good knife, but he could not control the knife himself.

At the end of the game, Mourinho patted the slightly disappointed Alenichev and said, "Performed well."

The Russians said nothing.

In the last game, Li Qiao started the game. Everyone was looking forward to what kind of game attitude he would use, but Li Qiao was once again unexpected. This time he was very independent. When he got the ball, he would do it alone without passing the ball.

The arbitrary Li Qiao scored 5 goals in this game. What this means is self-explanatory.

I can also play alone, and I am also very capable of playing alone. After watching these four games, Alenichev had nothing to say. The gap between himself and Li Qiao was already obvious.

Mourinho has the answer in his heart, and the whole team has the answer. In the second half of the season, as long as he is healthy, Li Qiao will be the first choice on the wing.

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During dinner in the evening, Sosa had already heard about the recent events and said with a smile, "Qiao, I heard that you killed the Russians."

"Haha, it's just a PK within the team, no one can kill anyone."

"Awesome." Sosa gave a thumbs up.

Lei Wen admires Li Qiao very much. Of course he also wants to be promoted to the first team, but it is too difficult. Li Qiao sees all this, but he will not say any words of encouragement because it will be counterproductive.

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"Qiao, the league starts on the weekend, will you start?"

"Maybe."

"What about the Champions League?"

Li Qiao scratched his head, "You should have already signed up. You can sign up again in the second half of the season."

"Haha, I can watch Joe play in the Champions League." Sosa was delighted.

Champions League?

Manchester United?

Li Qiao is also looking forward to his Champions League debut. Watching Champions League games in his previous life was really exciting, especially the Champions League theme song.

"the`champion."

"the`champion."

"the`champion."

Li Qiao patted Lei Wen and said, "Would you like to play a live game?"

"Okay, who is afraid of whom?"