Jiang Qi said that this is a secret that cannot be said, but he does not mean to exaggerate or sell off, it involves the dressing room of the Portuguese team, so naturally it cannot be declared.

No one knows, after Milan won the double, when everyone was celebrating, Rui Costa quietly found Jiang Qi alone, the root of the Portuguese people's hearts is in this European Cup, the local battle has made Portuguese fans have high hopes for the national team, and the Portuguese players are also full of expectations for this European Cup, but Rui is slightly confused about his future in the national team.

It's no secret that Scolari wants to bolster Deco as Portugal's new midfielder, but there are plenty of factors for the Brazilian to consider.

Rui Costa and Figo are the leaders of the golden generation, and they play a pivotal role in the dressing room, and they are both figures that cannot be easily shaken like the old captain Cotto, and it is naturally not a simple matter to replace Rui Costa's starting midfield, and these veteran players seem to have a very unfamiliar relationship with Deco, who has changed the goal, and even some hostile.

More importantly, it is unclear whether Rui Costa will be able to accept Rui Costa's removal from the starting line-up for fans who are accustomed to the delicate and controlled Latin style of play of the Portuguese team.

So in the opening game of Porto, Scolari discharged such a set of starting lineups, from a certain point of view is the bait thrown out, if Rui Costa's starting effect is not good, then the midfield replacement will not be so disgusting to the fans, in the final analysis, only see Scolari's insistence on utilitarian football The people who did not recognize the true face of the old Brazilian man did not recognize the true face of the old man in Brazil, and could dare to lose half of the face at home, in exchange for the team's stability and excess, this means of borrowing strength to play is very clever.

But even so, I'm afraid Scolari never thought that this half would not only give up the face of the Portuguese team, but also a complete defeat. The Greek team is not as fishy as the historical record suggests, but a real "unprovoked" with a tenacious defensive system and efficient counter-attacking methods.

Jiang Qi remembered that in the original time and space, Scolari decisively replaced Rui Costa with Deco and Simão with Ronaldo, although he pulled back a goal, but he still lost with a score of 1:2 in the end, which really caused a big upset.

To make matters worse, the opening game had a direct impact on the final, and when the Portuguese faced Greece again at the Stadium of Light, the psychological disadvantage and imbalance left the Portuguese national team in disgrace on their home turf.

Rui Costa found the rookie coach, originally more to confide, and then this series of changes except for Jiang Qi himself, no one could have predicted it, but Lao Jiang roughly mentioned his own views in the chat with Lu Yi's classmates.

"Scolari is very defensive, and the Brazilian team in 2002 was solid enough defensively, although the game was not as flashy as the previous Brazilian team, but it ensured that they made it all the way to the Hercules Cup." "Now that he is in charge of the Portuguese national team, if he wants to transform into a team that meets his ideal standards, the Porto model will probably be what he values the most." ”

Referring to the system created by Mourinho, Jiang Qi also nodded a little depressed, "Porto's defensive system is very solid, Maniche, Costinha and Deco, the three midfielders were selected for the national team, and Scolari probably also had the idea of partial replication, but he ignored one point, Porto and the Portuguese national team are still very different." ”

Seeing Rui Costa's puzzled face, Lao Jiang explained: "Porto is based on the Champions League defensively, but there are not many counter-attacking means in the face of strong teams, set-pieces, long-range shots, etc., the Portuguese team is different, they are not a weak team, and when they play against opponents, they are the dominant attacking side in many cases, so they need to control the rhythm of the game, and Deco is a little ordinary in this regard." ”

"If Scolari is bold enough, he should put you and Deco on the pitch at the same time, but Deco is up front and drops you back to a position similar to that of a midfielder, so that there is both a man who controls the tempo, and there is a balance between attack and defence, and the core of the front court that can react quickly is more in line with his appetite, which can be regarded as killing two birds with one stone."

Master Rui didn't expect Jiang Qi to give him such a suggestion, as an old Jianghu, he could also predict that his position would be replaced by Deco in the European Cup sooner or later, so he had a feeling of heroic twilight, and came to Jiang Qi to be depressed and at the same time have the idea of returning to his roots after the end of next season, but he didn't expect the rookie head to suddenly put forward the concept of coexistence......

"If you want to make a breakthrough in this European Championship, it's really the best time to play at home." Jiang Qi explained the time of day as the opportunity, the location is simpler, and it is clearly the home advantage, "The only thing lacking is people, the new and old teams will inevitably have differences, but for the completion of your career, I believe you can make the right choice!" ”

His words are to the point, after all, for the Portuguese national team, Lao Jiang is an out-and-out outsider.

Therefore, there is still half of this "unspeakable secret" that Jiang Qi is difficult to know, just like what happened in the Portuguese dressing room......

When the two teams walked out of the players' tunnel in the second half of the year, the spectators in the stands noticed that the Portuguese team had changed, Deco came on the field, and it was not Rui Costa who replaced him, but Simao!

The Portuguese winger played a mediocre first half and was a normal substitution, with Rui Costa dropping back to partner Costinha in midfield, much to the surprise of many, and even more surprising was Figo's move from the right to the left, while Maniche was in the right midfield and Deco in the middle. This substitution has only been one-up-and-down, but Portugal's midfield has been changed beyond recognition.

Yan Yi looked at the changes in the Portuguese, and was a little dumbfounded for a while, "This ...... This is? ”

"Portugal also has a different person." , Jiang Qi reminded Yan Yi, "Ferreira was replaced, and Miguel came on as a right wingback. ”

"Well, it's true that Ferreira's misplaced pass in the first half led to Calagounis' goal."

"Not only that, Maniche is characterized by long-range shots and back insertions, the position of right midfielder is like a decoration, if you guess correctly, Maniche will adduct appropriately, and give the side to Miguel, who has a good ability to assist, as for why Figo will adjust to the left side, Portugal has no fullbacks with better assist ability than Miguel, and last season in Real Madrid, Filipino performed very eye-catching on the left side!"

Sure enough, Rui Costa, who was in the drop-back position, was not only able to sort out the team's tempo calmly, but his passing became more powerful as he had more space to retreat.

After 26 minutes of the second half, it was Rui Costa's pass that allowed Deco to shoot in front of the penalty area, and the trajectory of the game began to deflect!

Then in the last ten minutes of the game, Scolari made another surprise substitution, and the still very immature Ronaldo was sent on the field, replaced by Portugal's single arrow Pauletta, and Ronaldo quickly found an opportunity to stand in a new position, Figo crossed from the left, Ronaldo jumped up at the back point to head the ball, but unfortunately the ball hit the lintel by a fraction of a second.

In the end, the score of the opening game was fixed at 1-1, and the Greek team's defence was praised by all parties, and Portugal's control of the situation in the second half was equally impressive. And some of the details of the game also gave Jiang Qi a glimpse of the unity of consensus within the Portuguese, and he felt that the outcome of this European Championship could be rewritten......