Oliveira's lineup for the warm-up game did not separate the main force and the substitute as usual, but forked each other, flying away the defensive and offensive combinations in the main force, and Lao Lei was divided into the main defensive lineup. This is Oliveira's deliberate arrangement, and what he wants to see more than the offense is the fit between Lao Lei and the team's backline. After all, in attack, Portugal has a generation of midfield maestro Rui Costa, and he doesn't want to be more involved.

And Oliveira also knows Lao Lei's defensive ability, the kind of pressing that can't run to death, if it can be transplanted to the national team, Oliveira knows how valuable and powerful it will be. A solid defence is the most important foundation for good results. Cruyff, a famous football legend in the Netherlands, once said: "If you can't win a game like football, you must not lose." “

This year, the Portuguese national team played in a 4-4-2 formation, and sometimes it changed to a 4-5-1 formation. The four main players in the backline are Porto's Costa, Lazio's Cuto, Sporting Lisbon's Jorge and Liverpool's Xavier. All four of them are veterans of the battle on the field, with a lot of experience, and the defensive line formed is not the best, but they can also be ranked among the first. Old Ray stood in front of them, feeling that behind him was much more secure than when he was in Leiria. With such a lineup, Lao Lei is confident that even if he faces the offensive line composed of Rui Costa, Figo and others, he will not make it too easy for them.

Oliveira himself acted as the referee to blow the penalty for the game. Although this is a game involving the 23-man squad, Oliveira also had to tell the players to control their movements and be careful not to get injured before the game. I don't know why, Lao Lei felt that when Oliveira said this, he deliberately glanced at himself twice, and there was a warning in his eyes. It seems that Oliveira also knows that Lao Lei's defensive actions have always been known for his fierceness, and any means can be used. In case any of the main forces are injured by Lao Lei, it is estimated that Oliveira will split Lao Lei alive.

Lao Lei, who was warned by Oliveira, muttered a little bit of broken thoughts, saying that Lao Lei was looking forward to playing with Figo and Rui Costa with all his might, and now it seems that he is going to stop his actions. After the game started, Lao Lei took out his housekeeping stunt and couldn't run to death. To Oliveira's surprise, Lao Lei's fit with the main defensive formation exceeded his imagination.

In fact, what he didn't know was that Costa and Jorge had a few fights with Lao Lei, so they naturally knew very well about Leiriagodzilla's style of play. In addition, after a few days of getting along, they have a good relationship with Lao Lei, and at this time, they will naturally deliberately cater to Lao Lei's style of play and help this little brother. And because of the cooperation of these two, Lao Lei, the other two people were also driven. And the fact is that because of Lao Lei's positivity, they are indeed a lot more relaxed, so why not do it.

Beside Lao Lei, he is paired with Bento, the defender of Sporting Lisbon, and he can be regarded as Lao Lei's old acquaintance. Seeing Lao Lei working so hard, this golden generation was also happy to be relaxed in such a game, and picked up the "leak" by Lao Lei's side. Due to Oliveira's warning, Lao Lei also had to restrain his actions and focus on interference, which gave Bento a lot of opportunities to break the ball. Two men formed a gate in front of the backline.

In this way, the defense of the substitute side has become a strengthened version of the Leiria card defense. There is a big gate in the middle of the crazy rush to block, forcing the attacker to go to the side, at this time the fullbacks on both sides of the timely step forward to intercept, and the back waist to form a clamping momentum, cut off the offensive. The offensive line led by Figo was a little caught off guard by this kind of defense, and he himself was a little lax, so he stagnated on the offensive end for a while, and there were not many ways, and the offensive effect was very poor.

In the 9th minute, a push by Lao Lei led to a mistake in Rui Costa's pass, and Bento cleverly cooperated with the scramble to break the ball. The ball was quickly passed to his club team-mate Barbossa, and the ball was soon passed to Porto winger Capjo. Capcho's cross was headed into the goal by Ligue 1 legend centre-forward Pauletta. The weaker side scored first. The counterattack was a little bit of Leiria, quick and concise, ending the attack before the defence was formed.

Maybe it was the first to concede the ball, which made these offensive big-name stars a little unbearable. In the following time, they picked up their spirits and strengthened the attack. In the 15th minute, Rui Costa dribbled the ball in front of him, and Lao Lei carefully stuck to him, using his body to try to make his movements difficult. He observed slightly, and suddenly made a long pass, which caught Lao Lei off guard, and Lao Lei didn't get any prior signs at all. At this moment, Lao Ray saw the real Rui Costa card with a long pass on the ground, as accurate as if there was a guidance instrument, and after passing Bento's outstretched foot, he was not far from the feet of Gomez, who happened to be in front of him.

After Gomez received the football, the attacking line played a delicate cross-cutting link. Gomez didn't take the ball either, and stopped the ball directly to Joao behind him. Joao, who was born as a striker, is more like a shadow striker known as the number 9 and a half, with comprehensive skills, and sometimes even a cameo position as a winger. This time, the handling of the ball showed this characteristic to the fullest, and he made a diagonal pass without stopping, directly behind the defensive line, and Figo slapped the horse directly to arrive. Figo stopped the ball and volleyed directly from a tight angle, and the ball flew past Baia and into the near corner of the goal.

Before the end of the 20-minute half, the main attacking players relied on the exquisite cooperation of a continuous pass full of tacit understanding, and Figo scored the equalizer. After this goal, Oliveira sent Viara on the field, replacing Petit and once again standing on the opposite side of Lao Lei.

In the last five minutes, Vialla looked excited. But apparently his mind was too excited, irrational, and he seemed to have forgotten his place in the national team after coming on the field. He was bent on giving Lao Lei a good look, and as soon as he got the ball, he rushed over to Lao Lei and put the core of the midfield, Rui Costa, aside. In the face of this old friend, Lao Lei was not as polite as when he was to Rui Costa, and with his increasingly mature and accurate card position skills, Viara's several breakthroughs ended in vain. In addition, there are some movements similar to those of a sloth bear leaning against a tree, which caused him to fall to the ground several times, and the side effect is that his chest hurts a little, and his breathing may not be smooth at that time.

Viala's performance even made Gomez feel a little embarrassed, and said that this was the person he was optimistic about, although he was a little unhappy, but he also had to admit that from the current situation, Viala's performance with Lao Lei could not be compared at all. Oliveira also thinks so, Viala, who is bent on finding Lao Lei on the court, doesn't know that he is getting farther and farther away from the 23-man squad in Oliveira's heart.

For the next 5 minutes, Rui Costa's side did not attack fluidly due to the presence of Viara. But the stars who were turned on by the goal began their own performances. The attacking combination in the front court worked together, and when they couldn't use fouls, Lao Lei and they could only be tired of defending, but at least they didn't continue to concede the ball. After 20 minutes of the first half, the two sides were tied 1:1.

In the second half, Oliveira made some adjustments, replacing some players who had not yet played, and examining their form and the tacit understanding and cooperation of their teammates to determine the most difficult list. The main lineup is still unchanged in Oliveira's mind at the moment, and now it is mainly some substitutes who are being examined.

In the first 5 minutes of the second half, Lao Lei did not get off the field, but just changed teams. Oliveira also wanted to see how well he coordinated with his attacking teammates, but the result was not as Oliveira expected. On the attacking side, Ray and Rui Costa are not in the same tone, and he still habitually attacks the way he did in Leiria. But it's not in Leiria, everything is around him, his team-mates are behind the manager, and his running approach is no longer useful.

Five minutes later, Lao Lei was also replaced by Oliveira, and he had already observed about Lao Lei. As a result, he was mostly satisfied, especially in terms of defence. After Lao Lei left the game, Viala's performance began to normalize and showed his due level. However, what he didn't know was that he was no longer on Oliveira's 23-man squad, because in the first five minutes of the second half, he clearly targeted Lao Lei's performance, allowing Oliveira to sentence him to death. He didn't know that the five minutes of the road were the last chance Oliveira gave him.

After this warm-up game, Oliveira has basically confirmed the bottom 23-man squad. The next afternoon, in the anticipation of many reporters, Oliveira finally came up with the last 23-man list. To everyone's surprise, Viala, who had played in the World Cup qualifiers, did not enter the 23-man squad, but Lao Lei, who had never played for the national team, entered the bottom list.

At the press conference, reporters asked Oliveira what it was for. Oliveira is frank: "I just make my choice based on how well the player fits into the team and how well he is in shape. Vialla is a talented young player, but at least he hasn't been as good as Remaia in that time. As for Remaier's experience, I don't think it will be a problem, based on his performances in the past few days. He's a very talented young player and I think he deserves to play for Portugal in the national team shirt. ”

It was just a small episode, and the reporters were just a little surprised, and then they focused more on big names such as Figo. For them, whether it is Lao Lei or Viala, they are just substitutes in this national team, and they are all small roles. Although Lao Lei is currently hot in the Portuguese Super League, he is still a little little bit of interest in the national team.

And just as Lao Lei was successfully selected for the final 23-man list, Mendes and Mourinho's long-planned counterattack plan was about to surface.