After Hemmer's departure, there was a big vacancy in the team's frontcourt position.

Mario had to move down the ladder and find the right person. At present, he can only use Wu Qilai, who is performing well, to support the organization of the midfield.

However, Mario has only been gone for a few days, and another terrible thing has happened in training camp.

In a group fight, Sintani and Rodriguez both strained their thigh muscles and needed to recuperate for two weeks.

After nearly three months of playing in the league, the injury problem came to the fore. Although Mario has been prepared, most of the young players in this group are immature and do not meet the conditions to play. Now that two more main players have been injured, the next game has become particularly difficult.

At the end of the morning training, Wu Qi was asked to practice more to grab the shot.

"What, let me play as a striker?" Wu Qi couldn't believe his ears.

Wu Qi can now play the starting lineup, which is very satisfying for him. He is like a child raising a kitten and a puppy, and cherishes this opportunity with the purest care at the beginning of human nature.

However, the idea of letting him play as a striker is too incredible! Wu Qi is less than 1.7 meters tall, and compared with the tall and strong Sintani, there is no advantage at all. If you really fight your opponent, I'm afraid you will have to suffer a lot.

"Yes. As long as you follow my training plan, you can do it. Mario said calmly.

Mario tried his best to hide his helplessness. In the case of injuries to the main force and no qualified candidates for the reserves, the allocation of resources can only be optimized in the existing lineup. He just hopes that there will be no more injuries.

"But ......"

"After this round, we'll take a week off. If Sintani recovers by then, you can go back to the midfield position. Mario dispelled Wu Qi's doubts.

Wu Qi understood.

In the training of fixed-point grabbing points and sports battles, Wu Qi showed good strength. This is due to his ability to anticipate, and it is the real reason why Mario considered him.

'You have to know the rhythm of the strikers. Mario personally went into battle to give Wu Qi guidance.

'A lot of times, the striker has to get the ball with his back to the goal. At this point, you only have two options. One is to turn around and shoot, and the other is to make the ball and help your teammates shoot. Mario said as he demonstrated.

"Come on, you try. ”

Wu Qi took the ball with his back to the goal, and behind him was Mario's personal defense. Wu Qi shook to the right, quickly dunked the ball to the left, and got rid of Mario in one fell swoop.

"Ahh......h

"That's right, that's what it means, you practice more yourself. "Mario is a few years old after all, and he was flashed to his waist by Wu Qi like this.

In the past two days, whether it is eating, reading, or going to bed, Wu Qi has been constantly studying how to run, how to make balls for his companions, and how to grab points.

He couldn't help but think of Hemer, who had just left the team, and if he couldn't complete the mission, would his confidence also collapse.

No, I won't fail Mario.

In midweek, the whole team rushed to take on Atlético Paranaense away from home.

"Today's formation is still 4231, and the striker is Wu Qi. The central midfielder and the striker are positioned in a diamond shape and coordinate with each other. Two midfielders one in front and one behind one to ensure the connection between the central and back courts. Mario still re-introduced his tactics before the game.

This week's opponents, Atletico Paranaense, are the team that concedes the fewest goals despite being in the middle of the table. Centre-back Paulace has been hailed as the backbone of Brazil's defence in the future.

Mario prepared a lot for this match. He has brought in a few attacking players of decent quality to make up for the lack of a current squad. In addition, the midfielders in this game are also defensive. Against a team like Paraná, the key to winning lies in the frontcourt.

At the beginning of the game, Wu Qi stepped on the ball and dialed the ball to the back.

It's a very unfamiliar location. Since joining the team, Wu Qi has played in the back and front, and has been a goalkeeper when he plays with everyone during training. However, he never played as a striker.

After the opening, Wu Qi interspersed back and forth beside the opposing defenders, running without the ball. This made Wu Qi a little uncomfortable.

Since he never got the ball, Wu Qi had to step back a little, and initially cooperated with his own players a few times.

Mario watched silently. Although Wu Qi behaved very ordinarily after the opening, this was also one of his goals.

A good player will look for solutions in the face of adversity.

Therefore, Mario needs to be patient and observant, and he will not interfere with Wu Qi's thinking.

Nearly 15 minutes later, the Sao Paulo winger had a chance to break down.

Wu Qi quickly stepped forward.

However, the quality of the cross was not good, the ball landed in front of the post, and it looked like it was about to be cleared by a defender.

At this time, Wu Qi appeared at the front point!

However, the angle is too small, and the difficulty is too great! Wu Qi deflected the ball headlong.

Wu Qi never approached the defender before the winger passed, and when he passed the ball, he stepped forward at high speed. The accuracy of the passing route seems to be a coincidence.

As it turns out, though, this is no coincidence.

Parana's attack was relatively lacklustre and unthreatening. Among Mario's new players, there is no lack of speed impact, which has caused a lot of problems for Parana's defense.

Wu Qi has taken the lead in several duels with Paulace almost every time. Just taken in Paulace's strong body, every time Wu Qi stopped the ball or shot, he was interfered with by Paulace.

However, Wu Qi's performance made Paulace a little annoyed.

In an encounter, Paulace pushed Wu Qi fiercely.

Wu Qi was unprepared, his knee hit the ground directly, and he didn't stand up for a while.

"Beep!beep!!" the referee's hurried whistle sounded, yellow card!

The teammates gathered around, some to protect Wu Qi, and others to ask Paulace for an explanation.

For a while, the atmosphere on the field was tense!

Wu Qi slowly stood up.

He didn't expect this Paulace to be so ungraceful. A tactical foul is understandable, but the push is simply a disregard for one's own safety. Wu Qi was also very angry about this, but he was very restrained and did not participate in the conflict.

Temporary captain Songsang hurriedly stepped forward to persuade the players on both sides, and the staff also entered the field one after another to control the scene.

Tensions eased slightly.

A free kick on the right side more than 30 meters away from the goal, ready to hoist a long pass into the penalty area.

The opposing defenders are very tall, and it is too difficult to grab points in the middle. Therefore, Wu Qi stood at the back point and waved to the service players.

"I don't know, he doesn't see it. Wu Qi wasn't sure if the service players understood what he meant.

The server kicks the ball up and the ball flies back!

After Wu Qi judged the landing point, he grabbed the position early.

The opposing defenders were also prepared and stepped forward to interfere.

At the back point, there is no angle to shoot, and you can only ferry towards the goal.

Wu Qi jumped high and touched the ball as much as possible with a large forehead area to grasp the accuracy of the route.

The ball is headed in front of the six-yard box.

Due to the crowd in front of the goal, the goalkeeper could not attack to pick up the ball at this time, and the defenders did not dare to touch the ball easily for fear of kicking the ball into their own door.

At this time, Songsang appeared on the trajectory of the ball!

Songsang struggled to top it, and the ball went straight to the goal.

The distance was too close, and Songsang's header sank so hard that it crashed into the net between the goalkeeper's fingers!

1 to 0!!

Even in the absence of major generals, São Paulo still relied on team work to score goals!

Mario celebrated with his team leaders with fists in his hands, the first time he was so excited.

In the second half, Mario brought in several defenders in an attempt to stabilize himself.

Parana's attack has been their heart disease this season.

There was some battle between the two sides in midfield, but there was not much real threat. It was the strikers led by Wu Qi who raided Parana's defense from time to time.

The final whistle blows.

It was a bit dreary, but Sao Paulo picked up the precious three points.

Parana's failure to organise an effective attack after conceding the goal was a result of the defeat.

"Well done, Wu!" Mario was satisfied with Wu Qi's performance.

"I heard you assisted again today?" said Sintani resting on the bed.

"Hehe, I didn't expect that I was not bad as a striker!" Wu Qi said proudly.

"Okay......" Although Sintani should be on the surface, he was actually a little embarrassed.

Yes...... Wu Qi adapted to the position of a striker so quickly, and he can be called all-round. This kind of ability and state is far above me......

Sintani actually felt a hint of crisis!

Wu Qi noticed this and hurriedly said, "That's not as good as you, you hurry up and recuperate, so you can play quickly." I don't want to play as a striker!"

"Alas, this unassailable leg!" Sintani patted his leg in hatred.

"Come, I'll play games with you, and relaxing your mind is good for your recovery. Wu Qi brought the game console to the bed.

"Look at me abusing you!" Sintani picked up the handle, eager to try.