Chapter 51: The Crack
The Portuguese Chinese team has increased by half the new force, and there are five coaches on the field to guide. This combat power has skyrocketed. In the second game, the opponent is the Portuguese Railways. The Portuguese Railways is a strong team in the Lisbon region. They do not believe it. Xie, I don’t think the level can improve so much overnight, even if five semi-professional players come, football is a team sport, the bank team must be too careless, as long as we are serious, we will definitely be able to win.
However, the Portuguese Railways team tried their best, but failed to win the Portuguese Chinese team. In the final stage of the game, they were slightly negligent and were killed by Gao Xiaodong's header.
After the Puhua team won two consecutive victories, the amateur teams in the entire Lisbon division knew that they had five more retired professional players, and their strength had been greatly improved.
It was the end of the month for the third game of the Portuguese Chinese team. The scattered Star of Hope players all returned to the Portuguese Chinese team's training base. They will conduct joint training under the guidance of the head coach Scaloni.
This is required by the Chinese Football Association. The Chinese Football Association is not Lei Feng. It has to help other clubs train talents for free. They have their own little Jiujiu. Their purpose is to let these children achieve results in the 2008 Yanjing Olympic Games, so not only should they train these children For children's personal skills, they need to be familiar with each other so that they can cooperate in the competition and form a tacit understanding.
I heard that the Puhua team had an amateur league game today, and their coaches were all on the field, and the Star of Hope players came to the sidelines to watch the coaches' game.
This time, the Puhua team's opponent is the Vodafone Telecom team, which is also very strong. However, because the Puhua team won two games in a row, they played very cautiously, shrinking and playing defensive counterattacks.
Strong teams play defense is very cumbersome, and the average team is a headache, but the Portuguese team is not afraid. They have Gao Xiaodong in front of them, the devil of the world, and there are so many retired professional players in the midfield. Free kicks are very good. It has been put on hold for many years, as long as Gao Xiaodong creates more opportunities in the frontcourt, it will not be too difficult for them to break through the gate of amateur goalkeepers.
Star of Hope's teammates came to watch the game, the head coach Scaloni was also here, and the team leader Li Sheng also came. Gao Xiaodong really wanted to show off. He wanted to prove to them that he was no worse than other players. Those Portuguese coaches were blind .
Do as the Romans do, the Portuguese Chinese team also plays the most popular 433 formation in Portugal, with Gao Xiaodong as the center forward.
Although surrounded by two central defenders and a defensive midfielder, the players of the Luhua team boldly passed the ball to Gao Xiaodong.
Gao Xiaodong stopped the ball, a central defender came up to steal it, the other protected, and the midfielder came over to grab it.
In amateur games, the penalties for fouls are relatively lenient.
The central defender who made the move was 1.85 meters tall. Taking advantage of his bulky height, he wanted to forcibly insert his body between Gao Xiaodong and the ball from the side and rear.
But Gao Xiaodong's talent is strength. He is thick-backed, short, and has a solid chassis. The central defender didn't get in, but Gao Xiaodong twisted his body and bumped him to the side.
At this time, there was also a flying shovel from the side of the lower back, Gao Xiaodong couldn't dodge it in time, and even the ball was shoveled down.
Gao Xiaodong immediately fell to the ground and shouted.
But the referee turned a blind eye and signaled the game to continue.
Gao Xiaodong licked his shin pads and socks resentfully, stood up and continued to play.
Scaloni on the sidelines pointed to Gao Xiaodong and said to the Star of Hope players: You can't just know how to use brute force, look at how the ball is handled, you should pass it as soon as possible, even if you don't pass it immediately, squeeze it After opening the defender, the second time must be passed, no matter where the pass is, in this way, if the opponent does not tackle the ball, the referee will have to call a foul no matter what.”
Zhang Chi, the captain of the Star of Hope team, knew that Scaloni didn't like Gao Xiaodong, and said, If he handles the ball so well, all the coaches won't want him.
Although Gao Xiaodong handled the ball slowly and made a mistake this time,
But in the back, the Portuguese team's offensive from the sidelines strengthened, and the midfielders had to support the sideways. In this way, the two defenders in the center could not control Gao Xiaodong. Several waves of attacks.
However, Scaloni also said that Gao Xiaodong's way of protecting the ball was wrong, he didn't squat down on horseback, his arms were not open, and the timing and position of passing the ball were wrong. In short, there were many problems.
Many Star of Hope players also echoed, belittling Gao Xiaodong almost like a piece of trash.
However, it was this waste who completed an assist at the end of the first half.
It was Gao Xiaodong who took the ball in the middle and attracted two defenders. He suddenly crossed it to Zhang Mingsheng. Zhang Mingsheng broke the opponent's goal with a long shot.
After taking the lead, the second half was easy to play. Gao Xiaodong gained space to attack. The opponent needed to foul frequently to break the ball. This gave the five new coaches of the Portuguese team a chance to show their footwork. They took turns to test their feet In the end, Zhang Mingsheng took the lead and scored a free kick to seal the victory.
Gao Xiaodong's unremitting efforts also paid off. In the final stage, he scored a long shot and rewritten the score to 3:0.
Gao Xiaodong was very happy to score goals in three consecutive games. He opened his arms excitedly and ran to the sidelines, but he stopped after only two steps, because there was no hope star teammates on the sidelines except Yang Fan. Applauding, some of them were drinking water, some were eating snacks, some were talking and laughing, and they didn't take his goal seriously at all. The head coach Scaloni even went to the other side to get close to the vice president of Vodafone Telecom.
Gao Xiaodong's mouth was bitter, and his heart was cold, damn it, people look down on amateur competitions.
At this time, the teammates of the Portuguese Hua team had already run to Gao Xiaodong's side, everyone hugged him and praised him, which made Gao Xiaodong feel warm in his heart.
In the training and joint training that afternoon, Gao Xiaodong performed poorly and could not keep up his spirits. The head coach Scaloni criticized unceremoniously that if Gao Xiaodong is not serious and continues like this, he can only be sent back to China up.
Gao Xiaodong was furious, and directly contradicted him, Damn, there is a fart difference between this and being sent back to China. I play in the amateur league. Do you know what an amateur league is? Anyone can play, damn it. .I play in the amateur league to care about you, not the Football Association.
What Gao Xiaodong said was so rough and harsh that the translator didn't dare to translate it for Scaloni.
The team leader Li Sheng saw Gao Xiaodong contradicting Scaloni, and was very angry, saying: You can come here to play football, all the expenses are paid by the Football Association, why don't you care about the Football Association's affairs.
Gao Xiaodong sneered and said, That's how much money you can spend on accommodation, meals, and air tickets. I don't even have the opportunity to train. Besides, the Football Association is Lei Feng. Training us for free, isn't it for the national team and the Olympic team? Give them grades?
Li Sheng was so suffocated that he couldn't speak.
At this time, Zhang Mingsheng came over and pushed Gao Xiaodong aside, and said to Li Sheng, Gao Xiaodong is still a child. Besides, everyone else has been assigned to the club to train and play football. He can only play in the amateur league. It is inevitable to be angry. Said Get up, we still feel sorry for him.
Chen Qiang also said: Leader Li extinguished the fire, Gao Xiaodong has been holding his breath.
Li Sheng wanted to get angry, but was pulled away by everyone.
The Stars of Hope team practiced together for the first time, and they ended up dissatisfied, and Gao Xiaodong became the trash and thorn in the hearts of Scaloni, Li Sheng and many other players.
The next day, Gao Xiaodong got up early for training, and practiced hard for more than two hours.
After Xiao Le finished the meal, Gao Xiaodong stopped training, washed up, rested and ate.
Xiao Le knew that Gao Xiaodong was in a bad mood, so he specially made grilled cod and egg tarts for him. They tasted very good and very Portuguese. I want to relax.
Xiao Le said softly, If you want to relax, take the 403 bus to the Cape of Good Hope in Europe - Cape Roca, which is the westernmost part of Europe, where da Gama, Magellan and other navigators went to the east, but I don't have time Let's go with you.
Gao Xiaodong said: Does 403 go directly to Cape Roca?
Xiao Le said: Yes, go to the train station and go to the small town of Sintra, then take the 403 bus to Cape Roca, get on the bus and don't get off, and then take the 403 bus to come back.
Okay, that's okay, I can go by myself.
In fact, Gao Xiaodong had heard of the reputation of Cape Roca a long time ago, and now he was in a bad mood, thinking that it should be a good place to relax, so he took his VV card to the train station.
The route was very simple, but the language barrier, and he didn't even know where to get off. Finally, he met a foreigner who was also going to Cape Roca, and Gao Xiaodong arrived at Cape Roca smoothly.
Cape Roca is the westernmost point of Portugal and the westernmost point of Eurasia. It is very famous, but there are few things to see. There is only a lighthouse, a cross stele, and an ocean.
Gao Xiaodong sat alone on the reef deep into the Atlantic Ocean for most of the day, facing the hunting sea breeze, listening to the turbulent waves crashing on the shore, and looking at the words of the great Portuguese poet Camões engraved on the stone tablet, The land ends here, the ocean The heroic line of Start from here, thinking of Vasco da Gama's journey around the world from here 400 years ago, Gao Xiaodong's heart gradually opened up. , he stood up and said loudly to himself: I have a system in my hand, which is already luckier than all the people on the earth. With this setback in front of me, can I not overcome it? Gao Xiaodong, you are 17 years old , You will be 18 soon, you have grown up, you have already left the arms of your parents, you have to work hard, let yourself fly higher, and let those who look down on you slap yourself in the face.