After a week of pre-season training, the group felt like they were starting to get into the game, so Govia and the chairman arranged a few friendly matches. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Originally, I wanted to invite some clubs of the same level to play, but due to lack of funds, the games could only be arranged at home, so I retreated and accepted the invitation of some second-division teams to friendly matches. The first game was against Estadio DoFutebol Clube DeVizela in the North Division of the Second Division, which is considered very competitive in the Second Division, finishing third in the North Division last season. The two teams that have been relegated from the Portuguese Super League to the first division this season are: Sporting Club Bellamar and Sporting Club Portimonense. Judging from the lineup comparison, these two teams are not even much stronger than Vaisala Sports Club, which shows that the strength of Vaisala Sports Club is still very good.

As a result of last season's excellent performances, Boavista's fame has increased compared to before. Eight 15-16-year-olds accepted the invitation from the Panthers during the local youth recruitment in early July. Among them is a black child from the African country of Angola, named Fabrice Teixeira, who was born on October 3, 1994, and has a "ditch" hairstyle. The so-called ditch is the hairstyle of NBA player Iverson, because he combs a small braid, there will be a series of hair bulges on the head, and then the scalp will be exposed next to the bulge, which looks the same as the ditch, hence the name. The boy has a certain amount of defensive talent, and Govia has made a point of telling Silva to develop him as a centre-back or full-back as much as possible to fill the void in the current defence. In time, he will be moved to the first team.

Another kid with a lot of talent is a midfielder named Alfredo Lima. This is a natural Zhongwei embryo, only 16 years old, and his height has already reached 191 cm. But strangely, this player is technical and has been playing in midfield until now. Because there was a shortage of central defenders, Govia decided to transfer him directly to the first team and train him himself. In a team like this that is not well managed, the promotion of players to the first team depends entirely on the needs of the manager, which is different from the gradual process of the big teams. But there are also pros and cons, if the quality of the players is good, it is of course good to get training in advance, but if it is the other way around, it is not necessarily the case.

Last year's central midfielder, Paulo Campos, has been slow to get a satisfactory offer after leaving the team. After thinking about it, he decided to retire directly. However, at the age of 34, he still has a heart for football, so Govia wanted him to come to the team as an attacking coach, Paulo Campos did not hesitate, and immediately signed a contract after the interview with the chairman, although the monthly salary offered is very low, as long as he can stay in the football world, he will be satisfied. With this veteran, the team's targeted training is much easier, especially in attack. Franciscan is the biggest beneficiary, because he has a good relationship with Paulo Campos before, and in the future, he will wholeheartedly follow the master to practice his offensive skills.

Brazilian defender Leo Bonfim has submitted his resignation to the chairman because he has not been able to get a starting start. Soon after, offers were received from five teams. In the end, the chairman accepted the request of the Central Sports Club of Fatima, which made a maximum offer of 250,000 euros, and Leo Bonfim immediately transferred. After five more matches against the second division teams, the youth team also participated, and amazingly, the new Angolan black kid Fabrice Teixeira, and the new tall Alfredo Lima both performed far beyond Govia's expectations. So he decided to put the two of them directly in the first team for exercise.

On 26 July 2011, the first draw for the Portuguese League Cup was held, and Boavista were placed in Group C. The opponents in the same group are Moreira FC, Estoril Beach FC and Penafiel FC. This group is all Portuguese Ligue 1 teams, Estoril Beach FC are currently heavily in debt, the team is not doing well, and Penafiel FC is also facing a buyout crisis, but for Boavista, each team is strong. The Portuguese League Cup has only been held for three years, and since 2008, the first edition has been won by Victory FC of the Portuguese Super League. Although the prestige of this cup is not high, it is a rare opportunity for the lower leagues to compete with strong teams, so they will take it more seriously. Boavista gave this order, asking the team to try to make it through the first round and show a certain competitiveness.

During this time, Chen Jianhao was inspected by many teams. Due to his excellent performance last season, many teams have reached out to him through intermediaries, but his personality has always disliked to have too much contact with strangers, so he has always avoided them. Although this was unintentional, the team president and Govia and others were also relieved. They are most worried that the most talented player in the team will be poached by competitors, and they are very relieved to see that Chen Jianhao is so professional and voluntarily refuses to contact other teams. However, Chen Jianhao didn't think so much about it, anyway, they were successfully promoted to the First Division, the chairman of the team has fulfilled the salary terms of the contract, and the four Chinese players have all been raised to a monthly salary of 5,000 euros, and the money has been received, so there is no need to think too much about it for the time being. And he promised Wu Xiqiong to stay in Boavista, so he would definitely not leave casually.

During this time, he successively remitted his salary to his family, the exchange rate of the euro against the yuan is relatively high, and his parents were surprised that Chen Jianhao really made so much money by playing football, and originally wanted to scold him for not caring about the family at all, but as soon as he saw the money, he was immediately dumbfounded, so he gave up. Of course, Chen Jianhao is also quite proud, he is a very confident person in his nature, and now he takes himself even more seriously. But he didn't show these things, but he was secretly happy in his heart. Finally, the family no longer despises him for being fooling around outside, and they no longer think that he is unproductive.

These are all gossip, and in the blink of an eye, the new season is about to officially start. In 2011-2012, the opening match of the Portuguese Serie A is scheduled to start on 28 August. Previously, however, the Portuguese League Cup would start on the first Saturday of August, three days later. The first Carabao Cup game will travel to Estoril Beach FC in the Lisbon suburb of Lisbon. The team's home stadium has a long and smelly name: the Antonio Coimbra da Motta stadium, which has a capacity of 8,000 spectators. The team was founded on May 17, 1939, and it is also a major club with a long history.

In this game, Govia started a number of players who had not had many opportunities to play before, including several new arrivals this year. Except for Wu Tianchang as the starting central defender, Chen Jianhao, Fang Jizhou, and Chen Jinwu did not let them play. Govia's formation is the same as last season, 4-1-2-2-1, also 4-3-2-1, with Sergio Machado, Jerio, Wu Tianchang, Jose Alberto in the back line from left to right, Emerson in midfield, Joel in central midfield with Cardinha, wings Nunino and Berley, and veteran captain Renato Queilos in the center forward.

This match is not very familiar with the opponent, and it is more of a test of the waters. Estoril Beach FC are currently in financial distress like Boavista and may not be very focused on the Carabao Cup and only focus on the Portuguese Liga. Therefore, as long as this game is played normally, Boavista still has a chance to win.

In theory, it was, but the course of the game was far beyond their expectations. In their first Carabao Cup game back in the Portuguese league, they conceded a goal in the first minute, and then the entire first half was suppressed by Estoril, who were 2-0 down at half-time. In this game, Govia made up his mind to test the strength of the new players, so he did not let Chen Jianhao go up to put out the fire. In the 12th minute of the second half, Wu Tianchang scored a corner kick and scored his first goal after the league promotion, and the score was chased to 1:2. But that was the end of the game, especially after all three substitutions were used up, and Boavista was unable to turn the attack into a goal, despite stubbornly pressing forward. In the end, the game was lost 1:2, and the League Cup got off to a bad start, and is currently at the bottom with 0 points. The other two teams in the same group are tied 1:1 and each has 1 point.

Junior Pan did not travel with the squad for this game and was sent to watch Penafiel FC play because they will face Penafiel in the second game of the Carabao Cup next week. Due to the lack of scouts in the team, Xiao Pan accepted this request as a matter of course, and by the way, it was also used as a practice for his tactical analysis level. He found that Penafiel is also a team that likes to play defensive counter-attacks, with players putting more energy on defense on the pitch and always trying to keep the ball under control before counter-attacking. Penafiel's potential weakness is also the same as Boavista's, with the back line constantly being hidden. Their defence is easily broken down by pace and crosses, and to make matters worse, their goalkeepers are just as mediocre and could well have scored four or five goals had it not been for the opponent's bad foot in the game.

After the analysis, Xiao Pan returned to the club and began to study the next matchup with Govia, Resendi and others. (To be continued.) )