In Greek mythology, there is a wall that separates the Pure Land of Bliss from the underworld, called the "Wall of Sighs", which is said to be composed of three sighs of Persephone, the queen of the underworld.

The "Wall of Sighs" means that the soul in the underworld looks at it and sighs when it sees that the Pure Land of Bliss is about to be in front of it but is blocked.

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For the frontcourt players of the Sporting Portugal U19 youth team, one of the big three of the Portuguese Super League, the No. 28 player Tan Xibi of Huaguo with thick thighs but a thin body in front of him is the "wall of sighs" that prevents them from opening the door to victory.

Throughout the first half, as the favourites to win the Portuguese National Youth League, the anti-away Sporting U19 team firmly controlled the field, suppressing the host Torish U19 team on their own side and had no way to fight back.

The spectators of the game did not imagine that the Torish U19s were beaten into a sieve by a formidable opponent, and although the visiting Torish U19s looked precarious, they just didn't concede a goal.

Because Tan Xibi, No. 28 of the Torish U19 team, single-handedly resolved the opponent's countless threatening attacks, making the opponent's offensive thunderous and rainy, and it looked vigorous, but in fact, he couldn't hit the goal with a single shot.

"This kid is simply an 'invisible wall'!" Similar thoughts were expressed by the managers of both teams, the players on and off the pitch and the spectators.

"This guy always shows up just right on our offensive line!" The head coach of the Sporting U19 team shook his head and smiled bitterly.

"Thank God for sending Xibi to us." The head coach of the Torish Under-19s team happily drew a cross on his chest.

Due to injuries to the main midfielder and the two substitute midfielders, the manager of the Torish Under-19 team had to put Tan Xibi in the starting line-up. Playing in Portugal's national youth league for the first time, this temporary Latin Tan Xibi surprised the head coach and caused problems for strong opponents.

This game has special significance, if it loses, and it is ugly, the life of the head coach of the Torish U19 team will definitely not be easy.

Because Sporting U19 is recognized as the favorite with the most firepower in the Youth First Division, the average of 4.5 goals per game was considered to be no problem before the game, while the Torish U19 team is very low in the first division, conceding an average of 3.8 goals per game.

It was supposed to be a massacre, but what no one expected was that the first appearance of the No.28 of the Torish U19 team made the Sporting U19 team with strong firepower collectively mute in the first half.

"What a tough guy." The captain of the Sporting Portugal U19 team wiped his sweat and gasped to look at Tan Xibi, who was drinking water on the sidelines.

As the team's captain and top scorer, the right-footed left winger, who idolizes his predecessor Cristiano Ronaldo, has been able to spend at least one goal in the half of many previous matches. But in this game, he ran into Tan Xibi, who made him bow his head and sigh.

Every time he dribbles inside to face the No. 28 of the Torish U19 team, the captain of the Sporting U19 team will lose the ball at his feet, no matter what fancy feints he makes, no matter how hard he chooses to come hard, he will be inexplicably intercepted by Tan Xibi, who doesn't seem to have a few muscles.

Yes, as long as you ask a player of the Portuguese Sporting U19 team who goes head-to-head with Tan Xibi, you will have this doubt, and the ball at your feet will always be inexplicably snatched away by Tan Xibi.

"This is a smart player who grabs the ball with his brain, never makes physical contact with the opponent, and knows how to play to his strengths and avoid weaknesses." In the crowd watching the game, an old man touched his chin and looked at Tan Xibi who was drinking water on the sidelines with interest, "The one-on-one defense in the first half was all successful, and the success rate of steals was as high as 100%. However, this kid didn't handle the ball properly, basically passing the ball to the closest teammates to him, instead of seizing the opportunity to advance with the ball or launch a counterattack with a long pass. Either they don't have a strong view of the big picture, lack of reading ability in the game, or they have technical limitations at their feet. You still need to observe again, it doesn't matter if your body is poor, anyway, you are still young and can practice. But ball quotient is born. This kid is interesting, I have never seen such a high ball quotient in Huaguo, and he can gain a foothold in the five major leagues on this basis. ”

If you take off your sunglasses, the surrounding audience will definitely recognize this old man as Portugal's youth godfather, former Portuguese national team manager Agostiño Oliveira, who has coached Luis Figo, Cristiano Ronaldo, Simão Sabrosa and other stars.

On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Torres FC on Labor Day this year, the 100th anniversary celebration ceremony was attended by the President of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, the Chinese Ambassador to Portugal Cai Rui, the Mayor of Torres Vedras City, Portugal, Carlos Miguel, and other important Chinese and Portuguese government officials and politicians.

Torish FC is not a giant club in the traditional image of Chinese people, and is currently playing in the third division of Portugal, and even in the eyes of many Chinese fans, such a club is "dismissive".

But for such a niche football club, the fact that the president was able to attend the centennial celebrations in person speaks volumes. On the one hand, the centenary is the primary reason, and on the other hand, more than 70% of the club's shares are controlled by Chinese people, making this club one of the stages for cultivating young talents for Chinese football, which is the real reason behind the scenes.

In addition to the first team in the Portuguese second division, Torish also has an Under-19 youth team that competes in the Portuguese national youth league (last season they played in the second division and were promoted from the play-offs).

After the club was bought by the Chinese, young players under the age of 19 played in the Portuguese National Youth League with the youth team, while those who have reached the age of 19 played with the first team in training and the Portuguese second division.

Perhaps, in the eyes of many Chinese fans, the Portuguese League B is not popular at all, but don't forget that the domestic players Yu Dabao and Zhang Chengdong, who are now hot in the Chinese Super League, started from the Portuguese League at the earliest when they played in Portugal, and even if the Chinese Super League team came to Portugal, it was difficult to win a team of this level during the winter training period.

Former national team coach Zhu Guanghu and national youth team coach Li Riyue have both been to Portugal to watch the Portuguese League B games, and they all believe that the intensity and competition level of this level are by no means inferior to the Chinese Super League, and some teams can reach the level of the Chinese Super League club.

At present, in the Torish U19 team, Ma Chaoren and Sun Haoqing are the absolute main force of the team, plus Tan Xibi, the Chinese account for nearly one-third.

Tan Xibi lowered his hands and listened to the guidance of the head coach on the side, but as long as he saw the wandering gaze in his eyes, he knew that he was "deserting".

"Mom sells batches, Lao Tzu is tired and tired to earn 50 euros, no, wait to find the dead fat man and recalculate the account! Otherwise, Lao Tzu will quit! ”