Chapter 112: The Unexpected Final (1)

Lao Lei also knew that it was impossible for him to represent China anymore, did he want to run to the big man of the Football Association and say that my soul is Chinese, and I want to play football on behalf of China, with my current body that is obviously a gringo. Thinking about this scene in his mind, Lao Lei himself also smiled bitterly, if he was not the party concerned, he would definitely think that this person was a neuropath, he forgot to take medicine when he went out, obviously he was a gringo, and he insisted that he was Chinese. At the same time, Lao Lei can't come up with any reliable reason to refuse, and Lao Lei, who is already a professional football player, is not enthusiastic about the highest honor in the football world, the World Cup, which is impossible to say.

Let's take one step at a time, Lao Lei ended this thinking evasively. Soon he turned his full attention to the upcoming final of the Portuguese Cup, his last game for Leiria. Leiria will be led by him to compete for the honor of this season's double. If you win the championship, there will be a grand celebration parade. However, after that, Lao Lei did not have time to rest, and after the game, he had to rush to meet with the Portuguese national team.

This made Kayla a little regretful, because she had been planning for a long time where she was going to spend a good vacation with Old Lei, and now it might be all after the World Ray Cup was over. Although she was a little depressed, she also knew what this meant to Lao Lei, and she was very understanding and did not lose her temper. Instead, he cheered for Lao Lei, let him strive to enter the 23-man squad, and then appear on the stage of the World Cup.

Kayla's thoughtfulness warmed Old Lei's heart, and he quipped: "If Portugal qualify and meet England in the World Cup, who will you support?" "Old Ray knows that Kayla is also a big fan of England.

"I'm going to support Beckham, God, he's so handsome." As she spoke, she clenched her hands into fists, looking like a girl fan, but a hint of cunning was evident in her eyes, and she was deliberately angry with Lao Lei. Of course, Old Ray knew it in his own heart, but this did not prevent him from being jealous in the slightest, so he decided to punish Kayla well, well, it was a good idea to make her unable to get out of bed. That's what Old Ray thinks, and that's what he does.

Because he has just gone through a hard-fought battle for the league title, Mourinho's training tasks in the past few days have been very relaxed, mainly focusing on recovery. The two teams now know each other well, and this game will be a hard-fought game, and neither side will have the other side know what to do.

The final of the Portuguese Cup was held at a neutral venue, the Stadio Nacional de Portugal, located at the Shemore Sports Complex in Aueras, Lisbon. So strictly speaking, Sporting Lisbon should have a half-home advantage in this game. The two sides are completely on the same page in this game, and if Leiria still has a win-loss advantage in the league, then there is nothing in this game. Jose Mourinho has been meticulously prepared for this game, which is his first time leading his team to a cup final. He thought about any eventuality, conceding first, extra time, penalties and made a detailed arrangement for those possibilities.

Considering the possibility of penalty kicks, he also specially collected some videos of the penalty kicks of players who could play in the penalty shoot-out at Sporting Lisbon, and then added some material to Lemato.

Three days before the start of the match, Leiria's team arrived in Lisbon and stayed at a hotel near the stadium. Start preparing for some pre-match training and training some small tactics, so that the players can find their feel and ensure their game status.

The match also attracted the vast majority of Leiria fans to Lisbon, who were expecting their side to win the first Portuguese Cup in the club's history by beating Sporting Lisbon again. The team's victory in a direct confrontation with Sporting Lisbon in the latter stages of the league gave them a lot of confidence. Perhaps because the team's results have been unsatisfactory and there is too much enthusiasm pent-up, this time the fans of Leiria came to a one-time release. Calling friends, crowds of passionate Leiria fans in Lisbon have become a unique sight.

It was fast in time for the day of the game, and fans lined up outside the stadium two or three hours early, checking in for tickets. All kinds of fans dressed up in surprise became the focus of the reporters' cameras. In an interview with reporters, both Sporting Lisbon and Leiria fans showed absolute confidence in their teams, with Sporting Lisbon fans saying that the team will get revenge and beat Leiria 3-0. The fans on the Leiria side responded that their team would take advantage of the victory to chase after it, and this was a season for Leiria.

The Portuguese Cup, as a relatively weak event, especially now that it is close to the opening of the World Cup, should not have attracted the attention now. However, this year's duo between Leiria and Sporting Lisbon has changed that, and even as the World Cup is approaching, there are still plenty of media outlets showing interest in the Portugal Cup final. And the news that Lao Lei was selected for the World Cup before the game can be regarded as adding a handful of firewood to the heat of this game.

The debate over whether Lao Lei should be on the list of the bottom 23 has recently become the focus of attention across Portugal. Although Lao Lei is the undisputed best newcomer this season, and probably one of the best newcomers in the history of the Portuguese Super League, there is still a group of people who believe that Lao Lei should not be in the final squad, and that having the golden generation ahead and having experienced players is enough. In short, it is believed that Lao Lei is inexperienced, and there is a possibility that he will not be able to withstand the pressure and test in a major arena such as the World Cup. Among this group, the media on the side of Benfica, Ferreira and others are the main force among them.

Of course, there are also many supporters, and their main argument is that he will be a good addition to Portugal's talented defender Paulo Sousa, after all, Paul's fragile body is the focus of concern for all Portuguese fans. Both sides insist on their own words, and neither side can argue with the other. Among them, the media on the Porto side has become the main force supporting Lao Lei, and I don't know if it is the instruction of the Porto club to win Lao Lei's favor.

A number of active Portugal internationals have also been involved. For example, Nuno Gomez, who is from Benfica, has made it clear that he still needs more development before he can take on the role of the Portuguese national team. I don't know if Lu Dao is the contradiction between Lao Lei and Benfica, so he said this. Another player from Benfica, Rui Costa, said that Lao Lei is a very good young player, and if he enters the bottom list, I believe it will help the team. And other players such as Figo and other players have roughly the same meaning, Lao Lei is a good player, whether he enters the list of the most difficult depends on the decision of head coach Oliveira, and he played Tai Chi.

It stands to reason that this game will attract more attention in such a situation. This is a final, the pressure will not be small, and the opponent is not weak against Sporting Lisbon, so Lao Lei's performance in this game will become the focus of media attention. And Portugal's head coach Oliveira also came to the stadium, I don't know if Lu Dao focused on observing Lao Lei.

Lao Lei himself doesn't care about these arguments at all, after a season of experience, he can basically shield these off-court arguments from being affected. However, his teammates are very worried about his state and that he will be affected by the outside world, after all, shouldn't playing for his national team be every player's pursuit? However, what they didn't know was that Lao Lei was only a halfway monk, and he didn't have any sense of belonging to Portugal at all. Lao Lei said in his heart, hmph, what if you can't get in this time, when you come to me. Lao Lei is very confident.

The game is fast approaching and Jose Mourinho is making his last pre-match speech in the dressing room. He didn't do anything about the tactics, he had said everything he had to say. He said with some deep meaning: "Guys, we've had a great season ahead of this game. We rewrote the history of Leiria and we were the best Leiria team. Winning this race will add another shining jewel to this great season, which will be a wonderful memory for all of us. This race is a celebration of the great season that is coming to an end. "Maybe the other Leiria players in Leiria can't hear it yet, but the most informed person knows what Mourinho means, and this is saying goodbye.

For this game, Lao Lei is determined to win. For Leiria's fans, he has always had a feeling of guilt in his heart. This game is the last gift he left to the fans of Leiria, the most beautiful footprint left by their young king.

After the players came out, Lao Lei saw his big No. 13 jersey in the stands. He couldn't help but think about what kind of treatment he would receive from them when the news of his transfer to Porto spread, whether he understood himself or hated by love.

Lao Lei didn't bask in this kind of thought for too long, and the game was about to start. Suddenly, Lao Lei saw a beam of unfriendly eyes, it was a young midfielder named Vialla from Sporting Lisbon. Lao Lei was very puzzled, he didn't seem to have anything to do with this player, and he didn't have any impression of him. At Sporting Lisbon, he is most familiar with Jardel, Quaresma and Ronaldo. The three of them showed a warlike look at themselves, but they didn't have this unfriendly feeling.

In fact, the old Lei didn't know that this Viala was also a midfielder who became famous at a young age. Before the appearance of Lao Lei, he was always considered the commander of Portugal's future midfield. But after Lao Lei was born, everything changed. His brilliance was completely overshadowed by Old Ray, and the future commander of Portugal passed on from him to Old Ray.

And this time Vialla is also in Portugal's 30-man squad, and with the existence of a golden generation, other players will have to fight fiercely if they want to stay. And Lao Lei is undoubtedly Viala's biggest rival, and a series of things such as Leiria taking the title from Sporting Lisbon have made this Viala's heart unbalanced.

It was logical that he showed an unfriendly look at Lao Lei. Lao Lei didn't know that he was a direct opponent of the national team position competition and was jealous, he would definitely not care if he knew that he was going to do it, and said: "There are many people who are popular, there is no way." ”