Although Ke Yan and Contic are still in the frenzy of physical training, but the game will not stop their pace because their physical training has not been too good, the winter break is very short, on the fourth day after they started training, the league has resumed, Ke Yan and Contic did not have too many joint training with their teammates, and their last game effect was not as good as the first half of the season. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

But fortunately, like the schedule in the first half of the season, Porto's opponents in the early stage were not very strong, although their performance on the pitch was not as eye-catching as the first half of the season, but Porto still won the opponent smoothly, and got all the points in their hands during this period.

Now Porto is still in second place in the Portuguese Super League, the first place is Benfica, but the difference between the two teams is not very large, although Porto lost a few games in the first half of the season, but Benfica is also not unbeaten, the two teams are now only 5 points apart, and the second half of the season has just begun, Porto still has half a season to chase points.

Fernando's goal this season is not just to get a runner-up finish like last season, this is Fernando's second season in Porto, if he still gets the same results as last season, then for him, these two seasons are equivalent to doing nothing, so this season must improve on the basis of last season, so that Fernando can gain more trust from the club's management.

Fernando has now successfully survived the first hurdle at the top of the club, as a player who has never been known when he played, he became the head coach of Porto's huge team at a young age of thirty-five, presumably no one will be convinced, but Porto almost has such a tradition, Mourinho, Boas, are all from this background, although Costa has a great effect on the selection of these two managers, However, it does not mean that Fernando can get the support of the majority of the club's board from the beginning, so last season, which was Fernando's first season in charge of Porto, was the first hurdle for the board to test Fernando.

Fortunately, after Fernando took over the messy Porto, he successfully won two runners-up and a championship with a team that was both young and not much running-in, which is the best result for Fernando, who has just debuted, to meet the board members, but this does not mean that Fernando has won the absolute support and trust of the board members.

The second season is the most important thing, because everyone is looking to see what kind of progress Fernando can make this season, who had some success last season.

Sometimes, it's the improvement that counts, especially for a club like Porto, where the title is what they need, the runners-up or something, it's not worth mentioning at all.

So Fernando's goal this season must be to win the Portuguese Super League and the Grape Cup, and now because they have advanced to the knockout stage of the Champions League, they will not be eligible to play in the Europa League even if they are eliminated, so in the Champions League, they must also do their best to strive for a better result.

Quarterfinals? Final four? Reaching the finals? Winning the championship?

What is the best possible result? Fernando doesn't know, for every player, of course, it is to become a champion to really be called a good result, but with Porto's current strength, it is absolutely impossible to win the Champions League, no matter how positive Ke Yan, Contic and Sarabio are on the offensive line, and no matter how much pressure Diego can withstand on the backline, if the overall strength of the team does not go up, then they will never be able to win the Champions League, so now, what is the definition of a good result, Fernando can't decide, he can only see when the fans are satisfied, and they can be considered to have a good result.

It will take a few years for Porto to pull off another miracle and win the Champions League, and Fernando and his players will not have any trouble in the next few years.

However, there is a big good news after the winter break, that is, Diego has returned, Diego has returned from injury, these days are in form recovery training, and the degree of recovery is not bad, after the winter break in the second league game starts, once again provoked the team's defensive pillars.

For Fernando, the recruitment of reinforcements in the second half of the season is to quickly find a good left winger for the team, so that the entire attacking line can have the same attacking power.

The draw for the Champions League knockout round took place this morning, and almost all the players sat in front of their televisions to watch this important ceremony that will determine who Porto's next opponent in Europe will be.

Porto qualified as the second in the group, they are destined to meet the group winners of other groups in the knockout round, the first place in each group is not a good stubble, it is impossible for Porto to be able to beat easily, and Porto still has a high chance of not being able to beat the opponent, so the players of Porto can only hope to meet the relatively weak team among the eight group winners.

After a long wait, Porto's name finally appeared on the screen, and the name of their opponent was already announced, which was the third place in the Premier League last season - Tottenham Hotspur.

The Champions League group stage of the Premier League this season also has four teams, namely Leicester City, the Premier League champion last season, the runner-up Arsenal, the third place Tottenham Hotspur, and the fourth-place Manchester City, who qualified for the Champions League group stage through the qualifying round.

Seeing the results of this draw, all the players in Porto breathed a sigh of relief, although Tottenham won the first place in the group stage, but their strength on paper is still relatively weak among all teams, and Tottenham actually had the capital to compete for the Premier League title last season, but suddenly collapsed several times in the final stage of the league, and finally could only watch Leicester City win the championship, but they were overtaken by Arsenal and became the third place, which shows that Tottenham Hotspur is a team, although it is very strong, but it is not without weaknesses.

Knowing the results of the draw, both the players and Fernando breathed a sigh of relief, first of all, they did not meet Real Madrid, Bayern, this kind of super team in the first round of elimination, if they meet them, Fernando will directly put all his energy into the league and cup games, and will not pay too much attention to the Champions League games at all.

On the contrary, knowing that the opponent is Tottenham, and Fernando also knows very well that Tottenham is not a team without weaknesses, then he can make targeted tactical arrangements for Tottenham's weaknesses, and there is still a week before the first leg of the Champions League knockout round, Fernando still has enough time to study the opponent's main tactics, as long as he is fully prepared and adopts the right tactics, Fernando absolutely believes that his team can defeat the opponent.

When facing the draw, the most terrifying time is when you don't know who your opponent will be, and when your opponent appears, everything becomes clear, and you are not so afraid.

After the Champions League draw, Ke Yan and Contic finally had more time to practice together with their teammates, which made the two of them very happy, and what they hoped most was to quickly practice the tacit understanding between themselves and their teammates, so that they could better cooperate with their teammates on the pitch and then win more games.

Fernando gave up on letting the two of them do physical training at this time, not because they had made great progress in physical fitness, but because the task of the previous league was relatively easy and the pressure of the game was not very great, so he was able to safely release Ke Yan and Contic, but now that the knockout round of the Champions League is about to begin, the role of Ke Yan and Contic on the field will affect the situation of the game and the relationship between the winner and the loser, so the cooperation between Ke Yan and Contic and other teammates needs to be more close. That's why Fernando brought Koyan and Contic back into the regular training team.

After two weeks of intense physical training, Ke Yan's muscles have become more compact because of long-term high-intensity exercise, and because he is busy training every day and has little time to take care of his image, Ke Yan's beard has also become thicker.

Ke Yan doesn't like to grow a beard, his beard grows directly from sideburns to the Adam's apple, if it grows, it should be the legendary beard type, this kind of beard is simply a torment for Ke Yan in summer, but fortunately, it is winter, although the temperature in Porto is not very low, but at least it is lower than in summer, Ke Yan will not feel very uncomfortable, and there is no time to take care of his beard during this time, let it grow when the beard grows.

However, people outside still thought that Ke Yan deliberately wanted to change his image before he grew a beard.

Porto's first game of the Champions League knockout round will be away from home, with the entire Porto squad heading to London, with most of the players playing in their first Champions League knockout game in their careers, with many players showing excitement and nervousness.

First away and then home, such a schedule for Porto still has a certain advantage, in the sports competition, the home and away advantage is simply clear, the strength of the two teams are equal or not much different in their home stadium have a great possibility to win the game, and in the double round-robin knockout roundout, the first leg of the away team has a little advantage, that is, they can even concentrate on defense that is enough, win the game, wait back to their home field with a greater advantage to fight, That's just in time.

Take Porto and Tottenham as an example, Porto can play away first, they are at White Hart Lane, they only need to get a 0-0 draw, that is enough, or even better to get a 1-1 draw, or a 2-2 draw, of course, if you can win this game directly, when I said earlier I am farting.

It's also more difficult to win at White Hart Lane, which is Tottenham's home stadium after all.

If they can get such a scoreline, return to the Dragons, return to their home stadium, they can add aggressive attacking tactics on the basis of defense, and on the premise of away goals, 0:0 can also allow them to advance, and they will have a much better chance of winning at the Dragons Stadium, which is a relatively easy way for Porto.

And if Porto is now at home and then plays away, then in the first leg they will have to do their best at the Dragon Stadium and come up with their own hidden tactics to try their best to win, in case the second leg to White Hart Lane Stadium for Tottenham to win, resulting in the result that they cannot advance, and if they use their hidden tactics with all their strength in the first leg, then in the second leg, the tactics will be targeted by others, and the players may not be able to play with their full strength, which will be a big disadvantage in all aspects.

Now that Porto have the advantage, the current strength of the players is not very bad, and the opponent's tactics are not without loopholes, how can Fernando not want to lead his players to win this double round and advance to the next round of knockouts?

The winter in London, a little cold, but this does not affect the hot heart of the whole Porto team, Fernando told his understanding to the players, the players are now full of hope for this knockout game, although the strength of the opponent, is still a little stronger than them, and the star players in the team are also so much, but after all, they have such a big advantage, if they can't win, wouldn't it be a tyrannical thing?

A drizzle of rain was falling on the streets of London, although the smog in London was not as bad as before, but in the light rain and haze, it still created a foggy atmosphere on the streets, Ke Yan sat on the team's bus, and the bus drove on the streets of London, making every player feel like they had come to watch the scenery of London.

But each of them knew in their hearts that they were here to bring back a good result, and this game was not just a game, it was going to be a war! (To be continued.) )