The location of the opening match of the 2004 European Cup was very coincidental, and it was chosen at the Dragon Stadium in Porto, fortunately, not only the media reporters of the fans all over Europe flocked to it, but also colleagues from all over the world, Jiang Qi and Yan Yi also entered the Dragon Stadium in it, and squeezed into the broadcast seat that was hard to get. It also attracted sports channels from various places to buy the broadcast rights of Mingdeng Network, and also made Lao Jiang Zhen really on the big screen.

Fortunately, it was such a chaotic season, otherwise the local fans in Porto recognized this young Chinese boy as the one who stole their big ears, I am afraid that hostility or something is indispensable.

For the opening match between the host Portugal and Greece, although the first round of the major football cup matches is often a little dull, the media are still unanimously optimistic about the Portuguese playing at home, after all, these two teams know that they are not a heavyweight as soon as they hear the name.

"Since 1980, we haven't scored more than one goal in the opening game of the European Championships." Yan Yi is very handy in playing the role of commentary, "Judging from the style created by the Greek team by Otto the Great Rehhagel, the result of this game is likely to follow this principle, and Portugal coach Scolari is also known to be a pragmatist, he doesn't care about the score, he is more concerned about winning or losing." However, it is not unreasonable to look at the decline of the Greek team in history, as they have not beaten Portugal since 1991, but Scolari's line-up was another key factor in determining the outcome of the game. ”

The current scout, who is known for his keen eye in the club, did not easily predict the direction of the game, but kicked the ball to Jiang Qi, "Old Jiang, what do you think of this game?" ”

Unexpectedly, his partner simply popped out three words, "I don't know ......"

"Uh...... Hey, hey! If you are doing a contest commentary for the first time, you must always show the level of some industry insiders! ”

"This ......", Jiang Qi was a little embarrassed, "The outcome of this game is really difficult to predict, the Greek team is very efficient in play, and the defense is also very tenacious, as an opponent, it is not easy to get 3 points from this team." ”

"So, what about the Portuguese team? Scolari has a good deck of cards, you have just faced Porto in the Champions League final, Costinha, Maniche and Deco are now under Scolari, plus the golden generation of Figo and Rui Costa, as well as wide player Simão and Cristiano Ronaldo, who are very much regarded by the lord, will make the managers of other teams envy and hate. And Portugal's back line is also solid enough, Andrade, Carvalho, Ferreira, Miguel, Joao Costa are all good players, if there is any shortcoming, no top striker is the only shortcoming, but look at the European Championship four years ago to understand that in Portugal's tactical system, the seemingly weak forward is only relative. ”

"Nope! Compared to the Greek team, Scolari needs more headaches, and the seemingly strongest midfielder is actually their shortcoming! ”

Yan Yi was puzzled, "No......"

Indeed, from the perspective of Yan Yi, a scout, although many of Portugal's midfielders are not obvious, their strength is first-class and high-quality, Costinha is steady, Maniche is brave, Deco is balanced in attack and defense, and Simão is sharp in breaking through, even if it is a sharp knife in the eyes of many coaches in the circle at this moment, Ronaldo's classmates will be a sharp knife if they use it well.

"Tactical framework!" Jiang Qi gave the crux of the problem in the least words, "Mourinho's success in Porto should have given Scolari a lot of hints, but if the last two veterans of the golden generation are integrated into the new framework of the Portuguese midfield, this will become Scolari's biggest headache." ”

It just so happened that at this time, the Portuguese broadcaster gave the starters of the two teams, and Yan Yi said with a needle: "Lao Jiang, what kind of tactical framework do you see used by Scolari's starting lineup?" ”

Goalkeeper Ricardo is not yet famous, but there are few games left before he shocks the world, throwing away his gloves to save the penalty in the penalty shootout with England, and then shooting through the opponent's goal, in the eyes of Jiang Qi at that time, it has surpassed the charm of the goalkeeper itself, just like Gao Jin played by Fa Ge, no one will equate such a role with a gambler, it is simply cool.

At the back, two veterans, Couto and Andrade, played in central defence, with Pacos Ferreira on the right and Rui Joao on the left.

The midfielders are the most interesting, Maniche and Costinha, who should be the laggards, Simão and Figo are the wing-backs, and Rui Costa is the midfielder, much like an arrow.

The striker is Pauletta who rushes forward alone.

Lao Jiang sighed and pointed to the starting lineup on the screen, "This is the result of Scolari's compromise, he recruited the Brazilian fellow Deco who changed his nationality into the national team, in fact, he was cultivated as the core of the midfield, but for the two veterans of the golden generation, in fact, with the continuous development of modern football, classical strikers like Rui Costa have become more and more scarce, not because the talent of the players is poor, but the trend of football has changed, So you can see that Rui Costa is deliberately retreating in Milan's formation. ”

"Do you think Scolari should replace Rui Costa with Deco?" , Yan Yi asked.

"Eh! You're here to provoke trouble, let me see if you have a voice recorder or something, first guide the topic and then find Ruy's classmates behind your back to sue the black, huh? Jiang Qi immediately woke up.

"Poof...... You think a lot, it's clear that you said it, Deco is the heart of Scolari's preferred midfield. ”

"Ahem, don't you know that the most popular technology in the future is dual-core?" At this point in time, the news of 64-bit processors has been very loud, and in a little more than a year, Intel's dual-core processors will be available, and then this word spread by the innovation of computer hardware technology has begun to be widely quoted in various fields, and football is the most common.

"What do you mean...... Let Deco and Rui Costa coexist? ”

"Yes!"

As the two were talking, the Greek team had already torn apart the opponent's defense with a blitzkrieg on the pitch, and Inter Milan's frustrated Karagunis broke through Ricardo's goal with a long-range shot in the fifth minute, which made the Dragons Stadium instantly silent, as if to show the unusual nature of the opening game.

Sure enough, the process of the first half after that was just as Jiang Qi said, the Greek team was successful in restricting space, and the Portuguese team barely found many opportunities to pass the threatening ball, but the Greeks counterattacked well, although Portugal won possession, but lost the score, and even the number of successful shots.

Yan Yi also had to sigh at halftime, "It seems that the Greek team is really an underrated team, and the tactics are very mature." ”

"Nope! I'm very optimistic about the Portuguese team right now! Jiang Qi suddenly changed his attitude, making Yan Yi a little confused.

"Uh...... The reason? ”

Lao Jiang shook his fingers solemnly, "This is a secret that can't be said!" ”

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