Chapter 58 Number Assignment

A week before the start of the Portuguese Cup, Govia went to the boys' dormitory to discuss the change of shirt numbers for the new season. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Chen Jianhao has already said hello to the team's big brother Renato Quilos in advance, can he give him the number 9. Quellos graciously agreed, re-opting for the No. 10 shirt. So Chen Jianhao got the number he wanted, and as for the other striker Bailey, he didn't say anything, and the matter was settled as simply as that.

Fang Jizhou is also a striker, but he has no intention of fighting with Chen Jianhao, so he wants to choose No. 11. Unexpectedly, Bai Lei had already chosen this number first, and there was nothing else he liked, so he simply maintained the No. 29 of the youth team. Wu Tianchang also didn't have much room for choice, so he also used the previous No. 34 jersey. Chen Jinwu originally wanted the number 7 shirt, and although the manager has slowly transformed him into a midfielder, he has subconsciously always regarded himself as a winger, and the number 7 also has a pivotal position in Portugal. It's just that the number has already been taken by his midfield partner Paulo Gomez, and there is only one No. 4 left. Chen Jinwu doesn't like this number very much, but thinks that it is at least much stronger than the original No. 36, and generally speaking, fans will have preconceived ideas that the main player is wearing a small number jersey. So, Chen Jinwu directly chose this number, and from a certain aspect, No. 4 is actually more in line with the position he is playing now.

"Guys, I'll start all of you in the first cup. Although our main goal is the league, I also hope that you can do well! Are you all set? Before leaving, Govia tried to cheer everyone up.

"No problem!"

“OK! Instructor! ”

Several people waved goodbye to Govia in unison, but Chen Jianhao didn't say a word like a stake.

"Chen Jianhao? Why don't you express it? Govia stood in the doorway, looking back and smiling.

"I don't have to." The corners of Chen Jianhao's mouth rose slightly, "Coach, I'm ready at any time." ”

Chen Jianhao copied this line that was once used on Silva, and Govia was also very satisfied after listening to it, and nodded: "I believe in you!" Redhead boy! ”

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On September 5, 2010, the air was somewhat dry. Even though it was approaching evening, there was still a sultry heat around me.

In the first round of the Portuguese Cup, Boavista in the central zone of the Portuguese second division played Juventud in the south zone at home.

It was the boys' first official game, but the crowd didn't seem to buy it, with fewer than 2,000 people in attendance. The first round of domestic cup competitions is always a matter of little attention, and no one cares about a second-division team's squad changes for the new season. This is actually a good thing for several young Chinese players, and gaining the world's attention too early will only be harmful to their growth.

Before entering, Chen Jianhao was undoubtedly a little disappointed, he always hoped that he could be in the surging crowd and play under the fierce shouts of the stadium. Glancing at the stands, Wu Xiqiong came and waved to him excitedly. Chen Jianhao's mood finally rose, no matter what, it is also a good thing to have a woman to cheer him up. Others didn't know that their relationship had changed, including Xiao Longtao, who was sitting next to Wu Xiqiong at the moment, and he also said with a puzzled face: "Is it really the ticket given by Jian Hao?" ”

"yes, what's wrong?"

"That stinky boy! I asked him to get me a few before, and I always used various reasons to prevaricate! ”

"Miss Ben has a big face."

"I didn't expect you to come and see him. Don't you really like watching football? ”

"There's nothing to do anyway, so this ticket can't be wasted."

"Anyway, I have to thank you, if it weren't for your help, I really wouldn't have been able to get such a close ticket."

Xiao Longtao seemed to have some lack of tendons in this regard, and he didn't even notice that Chen Jianhao had already made a move on his cousin, and only focused on the seat where he was only a few meters away from the bench. He was so happy with the position that he could even hear the players talking.

After a brief warm-up, the race is about to begin. Although there is no television broadcast, there are live announcers. As soon as the announcer passed the list of players from both sides, he tried to lead the home fans to shout slogans, but people didn't seem to be very interested, and there was only a noisy noise that could not tell whether it was booing or cheering.

The first official game of the lads began in this chattering atmosphere.

"Why are there fewer people than during the warm-up game?" Before serving, Chen Jianhao couldn't help but ask.

Quielos smiled and said, "It's okay." If this is the opponent's home field, I'm afraid there won't be so many people. ”

"That's really not interesting at all." Chen Jianhao muttered.

As he finished speaking, he heard a long whistle from the head coach. Chan handed the ball to the captain and ran straight ahead as usual. Although it was only their first competitive game, they were already familiar with the first team. As early as when I was in the youth team, we often practiced together, and except for a few players who just arrived this year, everyone else knew each other's style characteristics.

Veteran captain Quielos seemed intent on creating chances for several Chinese youngsters, and instead of giving the ball to the feet of Ribeiro at right wing-back, as he had done before, he gave it directly to Chen Jinwu in midfield, and then made a look, Chen Jinwu understood and then knocked on Fang Jizhou on the right. In less than ten seconds of the opening period, three Chinese players touched the ball.

Queilos took the initiative to pull towards Francis' side, diverting the defenders in front of him and creating opportunities for him to move forward. Franciscan slowly dribbled the ball while the other midfielders stepped in accordingly. Seeing that Quilos had run into the ribs of the box, the opposing left wing-back gave up his close defense, let a central defender fill in the gap, and then pressed towards Francis. Fang Jizhou did not choose a passer, but passed it to Chen Jinwu, who followed closely in the middle.

After Chen Jinwu received the ball, he saw Quielos pull out a space, so he kicked the ball, and the ball was accurately given to the captain's feet. Queilos only took two steps forward before shooting straight at goal. The ball was poked by the outstretched foot of the opposing defender and then confiscated by the goalkeeper.

This goal was just a test of foot wind, and there was no intention of scoring. Quilos felt okay, so he smiled and raised his hand, motioning for everyone to return to defense. The opponent also seemed to be tentative, easily pushing forward to shoot. There seem to be a lot of holes in the defense on both sides, and it may be that they have not shown real effort. Two rounds later, the ball was again at the feet of the Boavista player.

Chen Jianhao received a pass from Paulo Campos on the left and advanced down the middle. In the blink of an eye, the gap was formed, and the experienced Quilos pulled out of space in a few steps, Chen Jianhao immediately passed diagonally to him, Quilos did not pause, and volleyed directly near the top of the gourd, and the ball was blocked by the goalkeeper again.

Less than five minutes into the game, both sides had two shots on goal. From time to time there were exclamations from the stands, but some were incomprehensible. Neither side seemed to have a targeted defensive strategy, and the tempo was so fast that it didn't look like a game at all, but more like an offensive drill within the team.

The opponent immediately passed the ball to the front court, Wu Tianchang and Herio started at the same time, grabbed the ball in front of the opponent's striker and pushed the ball back. However, the ball was not picked up by his own player, the opponent's left winger got the ball, instantly cut inside, insisted on giving the ball to the striker's feet, and then made a hasty shot!

The two teams go back and forth, constantly attacking the goal quickly. At the 17th minute, the opponent had a good chance. It's a pity that the opponent's striker's foot wind doesn't seem to be smooth, hit the post and bounced back, and then was cleared by Wu Tianchang to the side, the opponent's right winger intercepted the ball, but he didn't expect to kick the ball to his player's head at the same time as the cross, out of bounds.

Xiao Longtao didn't understand the situation on the field at all, why did both sides play in such a hurry? However, he is not part of the coaching staff and can only sit in the stands and guess. In fact, it looks chaotic on the surface, but Boavista secretly has the advantage. They had a 10 percentage point higher pass completion rate than their opponents and more than 60 per cent possession. Govia's strategy was to disrupt the opposition's rhythm and exhaust the opposing defenders, and then take the opportunity to break them down in the second half when their fitness declined.

However, this is not a good idea, because Boavista's defenders are no better than their opponents, and they are already out of breath after playing less than 30 minutes. From this point of view, Govia wants to fight the bayonet directly with the opponent and beat the opponent with the number of goals. He didn't expect to defend at all, but vaguely felt that when Chen Jianhao was in the youth team, he could always show amazing shooting footwork when the situation did not prevail, and now the opponent did not know that this fledgling red-haired boy might be able to play the role of a miracle soldier.

Let Queylos feign the main attack first, frantically attack the opponent's goal, and then in the second half, Chen Jianhao will make the final decision.

This was Govia's tactical intent. If successful, Chen Jianhao may be an important chess piece to attack the league championship this season. If it fails, it doesn't matter, the Portuguese Cup is not their goal in the first place, it just needs to be a formality.

However, he didn't share all these thoughts with the players on the field, just told them to speed up and try to get an attack in the opening game. At the same time, as last season, Quilos was granted unlimited firing rights, and all players were asked to support the veteran captain.

As a result, the first person to get the perfect opportunity turned out to be Fang Jizhou!

Francis, who had been operating on the flanks, picked up sharply on a counter-attack, pulling defenders out of the distance of almost ten metres. Quellos pushed forward from the middle and then passed the ball to him at the right time. In the blink of an eye, Fang Jizhou formed a one-on-one one-on-one with the opponent's goalkeeper, and just when he thought that this goal must be scored, suddenly a stumble and the ball went big. He hurriedly chased after him, and saw that the goalkeeper was already close at hand, so he had to take advantage of the situation to shovel, just hoping that the ball could slip past the goalkeeper, and then wait for Chen Jianhao, who was inserted in front, to pick up the leak.

However, this time there was no force, and the ball was blocked by the goalkeeper who fell to the ground and blocked the ball with his feet. The golden opportunity is no. Fang Jizhou stopped in place with a dejected expression, but the ball magically rolled to Chen Jianhao's feet just as he thought! Chen Jianhao didn't seem to realize that the ball was coming, and when he reacted, he had been shoveled out of the bottom line by the opposing defender.