Restricted Superstar

The Internet was not mainstream at the end of 2006 and the beginning of 2007. Costa did not know that the Internet had become a mess. He continued to introduce: ...Xiao Donggao is a player with great potential. Benfica, Sporting Lisbon, Boavista, etc. The club is also looking at him, but we are there first. Under our training, Xiao Donggao's ability will be improved quickly. In addition, he is the type of player we like, and he can grow rapidly once he is nurtured by professional football. I think he has a great future, and his technical ability will continue to evolve and bring fans enjoyment...”

Finally, Costa took a meaningful look at Gao Xiaodong and said, We expect him to show his abilities and score more goals!

Gao Xiaodong was speechless, this old guy, he didn't forget to stimulate me at this time.

After Costa finished his speech, it was Gao Xiaodong's turn to speak. He first showed off his No. 99 jersey. He is not a first-team player. He wants No. 9, 10, 11, but that is impossible. The number is worn by the team's core, which has symbolic meaning, so Gao Xiaodong applied for such a strange number.

After showing the jersey, Gao Xiaodong said: It's an honor to be a member of the great Porto, I like Portugal, I like Porto, well, I also hate Benfica and Sporting Lisbon, I like Porto's greatest star Deco, he He is my idol, I hope I can adapt here quickly, leave my name in the history of Porto like Deco, and finally I wish the Porto team will always be the champion, and I wish the Porto fans happy forever.

After finishing his speech, Gao Xiaodong went to the court to show off his footwork accompanied by the club's senior management. Although Gao Xiaodong's skills are only between professional and amateur, there is no problem in showing off footwork. Professional players have more skills The most important thing is in confrontation, awareness and imagination, not in technology.

Playing football in such a grand stadium is stressful. Even if there are not many fans, Gao Xiaodongxiu's footwork is slightly abnormal and did not get much applause, but it also dispelled the doubts and worries of some fans to a certain extent. He is a fat man who can still play football.

Signing the contract is just for show, it's not important, and the interview after the signing is not important, just a few clichés to deal with, what is important is the next step arrangement for Gao Xiaodong.

It has been less than two weeks since the winter transfer window closes on February 1, so Gao Xiaodong must make immediate arrangements for where to play.

Gao Xiaodong is 18 years old this year. He can play in the U18 League, U19 League, Reserve League and Portuguese Super League. Of course, he can also be loaned out to play in the Portuguese Super League, Portuguese First Division, Portuguese Second Division, and Portuguese Third Division. As long as there are clubs willing to take him .

After the signing ceremony, Costa called the head coaches of the three echelons and the first team to discuss Gao Xiaodong's placement.

After watching Gao Xiaodong's game and training videos, the head coach of the first team, 60-year-old Jesuardo. Ferreira immediately said bluntly: Xiao Donggao is not yet at the level of the first team, and he can't even play as a substitute. Let's talk about it in a year or two. I have something to do, so I'll go first.

The status and power of the head coach of the first team is far greater than that of the echelon coach. Ferreira is unwilling to waste time on Gao Xiaodong. Even the chairman Costa has no choice but to interfere with the head coach's business.

Although Gao Xiaodong hoped to be able to catch up with the Dongfeng of Porto's first team and win a championship, but Ferreira said that he couldn't even play as a substitute, so he gave up. If he couldn't play in the game, even if Porto won the League Cup and the Champions League. The crown has nothing to do with him.

Costa said to the three echelon coaches: You three express your views.

Due to the old grudge between Gao Xiaodong and U17 head coach Pereira, Pereira discredited Gao Xiaodong from the coaches of the echelons, saying that he was a thorn in the side, with a lot of bad water, which affected the unity of the team, so the coaches of the three echelons I don't want Gao Xiaodong, but I can't directly say no.

The head coach of U19, Paul, said with a smile: This is not a very simple matter. Gao is 18 years old this year, and he just happens to play in the U18 league with Adolf.

U18 head coach Adolfo Lopez thought to himself, Paul, this bad bear wants to harm me, he immediately said: Gao Xiaodong's body is very good, and his consciousness is also very sophisticated, I think we should play U19 league with U19 .”

Paul quickly refused: Training should be done according to age group, and you can't skip the grade, and he still can't reach the level of leapfrogging.

Costa saw Paul and Lopez push back and forth, but neither wanted Gao Xiaodong, so he asked the head coach of the reserve team, Grebel, What do you think of Xiaodong Gao?

Greber is from the Netherlands. He has a picky eye, and he doesn't want Gao Xiaodong. He said grandly: He is not good enough to play in the reserve league. Why don't you train with Lopez? The biggest change in players is between the age of 18 and 21. In the past three years, this is a player's setting period. Instead of playing as a substitute in the reserve team, it is better to play the main force in U18U19. The purpose of training is to compete. How do you know if you are training well or not? The only criterion for testing training is competition, and young people should compete as much as possible.

Gao Xiaodong didn't understand Portuguese, and the translator didn't translate for him, so he could only stand there and wait like a deaf person.

Costa heard the meaning of the three coaches, they didn't want it, they all wanted to evade, so where should Gao Xiaodong be trained? By the way, I should ask Gao Xiaodong for his own opinion, this kid is very independent.

Costa said to Gao Xiaodong: Gao, you will definitely not be able to make it to the first team. Do you have any plans?

Gao Xiaodong naturally has a direct plan, he has already calculated it.

According to the rules of the system, youth team leagues are not considered professional leagues, and they cannot get points. Even if they do not get points, no matter how many games they play, it will not help Gao Xiaodong's promotion. It still depends on the system, so Gao Xiaodong either chooses to stay in the first team to play in the Portuguese Super League, or go out on loan to play in the lower leagues. Of course, it would be better if a Portuguese Super League team wants him, but in terms of his ability, This is basically fantasy.

Then Gao Xiaodong's remaining choices are Portugal C, Portugal B, and Portugal A.

According to the regulations of the system, the Portuguese Super League is a second-tier league, the Portuguese A is a third-tier league, the Portuguese second is a fourth-tier league, and the semi-professional Portuguese C is a fifth-tier league.

2 points for a first win in the Portuguese Super League, 1 point for a draw, 1 point for a substitute win, 0.5 points for a draw, 1 point for a first win in the Portuguese League, 0.5 points for a draw, 0.5 points for a substitute win, 0.1 points for a tie, 0.5 points for a win in Portugal B, no points for others, 0.1 points for a win in Portugal C, and no points for others.

In this case, if you want to upgrade as soon as possible, you must not go to Portugal C. You only need 0.1 points for winning one game, 10 points for winning 100 games, and you need to win 300 games to be promoted. Even if you win the cup championship, you have to fight for at least 8 years. , even if Gao Xiaodong is brain-dead, he would never choose Pu C.

Portugal B won 0.5 points for one game, 5 points for 10 games, and 30 points for 60 games. It will take at least two seasons and a championship. If there is no bet with Costa, the old fox, it doesn't matter if he is promoted to the professional D level in two seasons. Anyway, Gao Xiaodong is only 18 years old, but after the bet, Gao Xiaodong will score 20 goals in three and a half seasons. It’s a cup game plus Portuguese Super League goals, other levels don’t count, so it’s too thrilling to choose Portuguese B to complete the task. If you are not careful, the old hen turns into a duck, and the 200,000 euros in hand become 8,000. This is something Gao Xiaodong can’t stand of.

Then there is only one option left, which is to go to the Portuguese League, and go to the strongest team. Even if you are a substitute every game, you will get 0.5 points for a win, and 0.1 points for a tie. Points, plus scoring goals, as long as luck is not too bad, you can almost upgrade in two seasons. If you win another cup championship, the upgrade will be even faster.

The crux of the problem is, will there be a Portuguese League team wanting him?

However, regardless of whether there is a Portuguese League team that wants him, Gao Xiaodong must choose to go out on loan. Only in this way can he have hope of promotion, so Gao Xiaodong said without hesitation: Chairman, I want to go out on loan. Portugal B and Portugal A to exercise, I think the game against adults can exercise people more.”

Hearing Gao Xiaodong said that he would go out on loan to play adult games, the three echelon coaches were surprised and amused, thinking, adult games are more training, but they are also more likely to be injured. It was ruined by injuries, and Gao Xiaodong's power had the upper hand among teenagers, so he wouldn't take advantage of it against adults, but they were not familiar with Gao Xiaodong, so of course they wouldn't tell him.

Costa had promised Gao Xiaodong not to set up obstacles for his loan, so he agreed and said: You can go out on loan if you want, we will release the news and see which teams want you, we will pick one, now this For a while, you will train with U18 for the time being, which team will rent you, and then which team will you leave to report, okay, Coach Lopez.

As soon as Lopez heard that he had practiced with him for less than ten days, he was not worried that he would make trouble, so he said generously: No problem, I will definitely make him improve during this time.