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Chapter 83 The curtain of the Champions League

Lin Yi is targeted by various top clubs, which is a kind of pressure for Porto, but he is targeted by other countries, the first to bear this pressure has become the Portuguese Football Association, and they are now somewhat aware of this. intrusion from outside.

Because a new star like Lin Yi is too unfamiliar to the current Portuguese Football Association, he has not participated in any first-level national competition experience, which is undoubtedly left behind by many people who spy on this little guy. A breakthrough was made.

As for the nationality of this kid, at least for those countries that spy on him, this is not a difficult problem to solve. This kind of plundering of football talents has always been an internal war among European countries.

Mendes has at least received a few calls now, all of which are planned to poach corners from the Portuguese. This makes the Portuguese football bigwigs feel nervous, let go of a little guy like Lin Yi, no matter where he is Seems like a loss.

However, Lin Yi's age and experience are simply too tempting for those countries that are eager to supplement talented young players. Even if the Portuguese have repeatedly stated that Lin Yi's future belongs to them, they cannot resist the frequent temptations of those people .

However, there is an advantage to this kind of exploration. At least Lin Yi has now attracted the attention of the national first-level teams. It has even been reported that the U17 youth team of Portugal intends to recruit him for the World Youth Championship in the United Arab Emirates two months later. Jin Linyi and C. Ronaldo two people.

Especially when the Portuguese team had to face the joint attack of Brazil and Cameroon in the group stage, the desire to recruit Lin Yi and Ronaldo, two good attackers, became even more urgent, but the unlucky coach of the U17 youth team It must have never occurred to him that he would be turned away.

Lin Yi and Ronaldo rejected the sign of the national youth team almost in unison. For Ronaldo, who is eager to gain a foothold in Manchester United, this level of youth team competition can only destroy his integration in Manchester United. rhythm, so he refused without hesitation.

Compared with the World Youth Championship, it is obvious that Ronaldo knows that he should gain a foothold in England faster, instead of participating in this kind of youth team competition.

Lin Yi's refusal was even more straightforward, because Mourinho had no intention of letting him go at all. Instead of spending time traveling to the UAE to play such a level of competition, it is better to take advantage of this summer to exercise this kid's body.

For the multi-line battle next season, Mourinho already has a lot of plans, and Lin Yi will become more and more important in the Porto team. Body is the most important.

However, Lin Yi's rejection of the youth team's recruitment still made the Portuguese Football Association feel the crisis, especially in the situation surrounded by strong enemies, they don't want this little guy who has emerged on his own land to be taken by other national teams Snatch it first.

The Portuguese youth team also lost the joining of these two strong players, and it seemed to be struggling in the UAE. Although they made it out of the group stage surrounded by Brazil and Cameroon, they still lost to the Spanish team in the UAE and stopped at 8. Strong battle.

Iniesta, a small midfielder of the Spanish team, became the master in this game, which made the Portuguese miss the black-haired kid even more at this moment. If he was there, maybe the fate of the Portuguese youth team Not so.

But they want to see that black-haired boy in the future Portuguese national team. Maybe he and the guy at Manchester United can bring Portugal a second golden age. Figo and Costa can also be counted. There are successors.

But it seems unrealistic to expect Scolari to set his sights on these young people now, especially after the Brazilian old man has decided to recruit Deco, who played for the Porto team, to join the Portuguese team. Need to wait for the next opportunity.

The European Cup in 04 is not far away, but I don’t know if Scolari will show their bright future to the whole Portugal in that summer that belongs to Portugal. Those hopeful stars, how many people will become the lucky ones? , is still unknown.

But now Lin Yi has no time to worry about these things. For others, it is a rest and relaxation holiday. For him, it may be more tiring than during the league. Now he has to start his body every day under the strict supervision of physical coach Faria. Intensive training.

In addition, Lin Yi also needs to obey Mendes' commercial promotion plan, which inevitably involves many commercial activities. After all, this key figure who allowed Portugal to win the first UEFA Cup has still attracted many advertisers. coveted.

And after Mendes gave up his plan to transfer Lin Yi this summer, he also had to plan his own business affairs for his hopeful star. If he didn't make good use of the attention that the UEFA Cup final brought to Lin Yi I'm really sorry for those two goals.

The appeal of this kid among the fans has always been good, and various commercial contracts are basically coming in one after another, which makes Mendes a little bit in a hurry.

The most important thing is Lin Yi's deceptively handsome face. For those advertisers, it would be too wasteful not to use it on the screen.

But this kind of continuous public appearance is really a kind of torture for Lin Yi. His height and baby face have been regarded as an underage child on many occasions. One didn't take the opportunity to come over and ravage him.

"Is Zhang's youth a sin?" Lin Yi asked Mendes helplessly after attending an official event of the Porto club.

"Actually, this is an expression of their love for you, but it's a bit extreme." Looking at Lin Yi beside him, Mendes actually wanted to laugh, but he held back, but looked at the boy's face There are at least a dozen lip marks on the face, which is really hard to hold back a smile.

"Listen, I'm going to get plastic surgery! NND, I have to look like the hero in "The Silence of the Lambs"! I want to keep the mouths of these crazy women away from my face! Dude, can't they use waterproof lipstick? What!" Lin Yi swears viciously while wiping away these achievements.

It's just that his expression matches the standard boy's face, and there is no threat at all. Mendes can only express regret for what happened to this little guy. It seems that this kind of harassment from the opposite sex will continue to accompany this little guy. Guys for a long time.

When Lin Yi was still embarrassed by the heavy training and the fierce banquet of the women, the transfer of the Porto team was already quietly underway.

The most important signing in Portuguese football this summer may be the return of Benfica to welcome Nuno Gomez, but compared with Benfica's fanfare, Porto's quiet actions may seem more targeted sex.

The Porto team's multi-line battle next season forces Mourinho to make reasonable adjustments to the team's personnel. The UEFA Cup championship has become history, and now they want to turn a new page.

Just like what Mourinho said to Brito in the UEFA Cup final, the Porto team first gave up the possibility of renewing the contract with Capusu. This inefficient shooter is destined to leave the Porto club. Where his next stop is, only he knows.

Postiga, who also lost his absolute main position because of Dalley's rapid rise, also chose to leave. The 21-year-old striker did not want to be a regular on the bench, and Tottenham Hotspur's £630 million Showed enough sincerity.

Although Mourinho lost a super substitute who could destroy the Porto team at a critical moment, the surplus of more than 600 million pounds after Postiga's transfer was enough for him to buy from Spain. The "South African Diamond" McCarthy.

This is just Mourinho's back-up for Porto's striker, especially after Dalley's explosive season, he has to be careful whether the Brazilian will go downhill in his competitive state, McCarthy is undoubtedly a good player Replenish.

A striker with speed, skill, a wide range of activities, and a strong enough body to seize fleeting opportunities, so that a striker who can fight alone in the frontcourt is the killer Mourinho needs most in the Champions League.

Compared with the frontcourt suppression tactics that Porto often used in the Portuguese domestic league and UEFA Cup last season, in the Champions League, it is impossible for any team to follow your habits to play games.

Porto must have enough changes in tactics this season, otherwise, they are likely to suffer a big loss in the Champions League.

Quietly taking down McCarthy is just the beginning of Mourinho's adjustment of the team's personnel structure. The Star team dug Bosingwa, who he has been paying attention to.

Compared with Paulo Ferreira, the main defender who is a bit rough and often fouls, Mourinho must have the necessary investment in the back line, otherwise it will be difficult to achieve the second round of the Champions League with the current main lineup alone. this goal.

At the press conference after the signing, when asked how far Porto could go in the future in the European competition, the guy handpicked by Mourinho smiled and replied: "Why can't we win the last trophy of the Champions League?" ? We've won the UEFA Cup, haven't we?"

Just like Bosingwa's smiling response, when Lin Yi was sweating profusely on the training ground, he also asked Mourinho who was urging him on the sidelines, "Will we become European champions?"

"I don't know, but the Champions League will be Porto and your stage..." Mourinho's answer was simple.

In fact, he also forgot to say that the UEFA Champions League will also be a stage for him as a novice. The stage surrounded by the top clubs in Europe will soon usher in his new conqueror. . .

A season belonging to the European war is quietly kicking off. . .

(The first update... Try to make up all the debts these days, um, don't speak ill of me, my ears are very good, and about this book, I am slowly getting rid of some of my bad habits , I hope I can write the book better and better, um, who watches the Champions League? The game in the early hours of Wednesday? Which game will be broadcast live on TV Channel 5? Who knows tell me in the book review area...)
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