Football: Starting from the 05 World Youth Championship

The huge lead in the first half made Mourinho a little complacent.

They substituted Lin Feng directly during halftime.

When Lin Feng first heard about this arrangement, he was a little surprised. Last time, he was substituted early and the team was forced to a draw by Valladolid.

If this happens again, it will be too much for us to handle.

"It's okay, trust your teammates!"

Mourinho, however, seemed very confident and not worried at all.

Since the other party had said so, Lin Feng naturally wouldn't insist any further.

Instead of Guti, the good helper Raul had hoped for, the substitute was the Dutchman Sneijder.

Like many players, Sneijder dreamed of joining Real Madrid and wearing their jersey since he was a child.

When he transferred from Ajax to Real Madrid this summer, it felt like a dream come true for him.

But his good mood didn't last long. With the arrival of Lin Feng, the record signing, Sneijder's position in Real Madrid became awkward.

Unlike the defensive midfield position, which is often short of players, Real Madrid has a real abundance of talent in the attacking midfield position.

Even Guti, a Real Madrid legend, had to compete with Lin Feng for a starting position, let alone a newcomer with no connections.

Therefore, after joining Real Madrid, Sneijder was always Lin Feng's substitute and rarely had the opportunity to play.

He was unwilling to remain Lin Feng's substitute forever, living in Lin Feng's shadow.

Therefore, he cherishes every opportunity to showcase his talent and strives to let the coach see his strengths, thereby earning him more playing time at Real Madrid.

After Lin Feng left the field, the other person eager to show off was Little Flying Man Robben.

He tried hard to prove to the coach that Lin Feng wasn't the only one who could score, that Robben could too.

The two Avengers formed an Avengers alliance on the field. As soon as Sneijder came on, he delivered a brilliant pass to Robben.

Robben accelerated before receiving the ball, quickly using his speed to break past the opposing full-back, then decisively cut inside, creating space on the edge of the penalty area before taking a shot.

The shot was fairly accurate, but it posed no threat to the goalkeeper, who easily saved it.

"Don't waste shots, pass the ball when you have the chance, pass it into the penalty area!"

Mourinho seemed somewhat dissatisfied with Robben's decision after his breakthrough, having previously coached Robben at Chelsea.

This kid plays a bit selfishly. Whenever he cuts inside from the wing and has a chance to shoot, he shoots himself and almost never passes the ball.

One trick is all you need. Robben's inside cut-in breakthrough on the wing is very effective. Many people know this move, but very few can defend against it.

But Robben's moves after breaking through were very limited; it was almost always the same routine of shooting.

If he's in good form and has a higher shooting accuracy, then that's fine!
The worst-case scenario is that he's not in good form and keeps wasting opportunities, which is quite annoying.

The team finally finds an opportunity to pass the ball to you, but you only care about taking wild shots and ignore your teammates. The other players on the field will be upset, and the coach will not like this lone wolf style of play.

Mourinho actually likes Robben quite a bit, and if the latter can stay healthy, he wouldn't mind keeping him in the starting lineup.

However, Robben is injury-prone, and Mourinho hates constant changes in the starting lineup, so his attitude towards Robben is very conflicted.

As it turns out, Robben was able to listen to advice.

After Mourinho gave him a shout, the next time Robben received the ball on the left wing, he did not choose to cut inside and shoot, but instead chose to break through and cross from the byline.

The cross was of average quality, and Van Nistelrooy in the middle failed to get to the ball.

But Mourinho was very satisfied and applauded Robben's performance.

Although the results weren't great, it was at least a good start.

Peter Pan rarely makes a cross, so he deserves some encouragement.

The coach's affirmation was like a stimulant, giving Robben tremendous motivation.

In the 53rd minute, Robben and Sneijder played a series of one-two passes on the left wing. Robben dribbled into the left side of the penalty area and his left-footed shot was saved by Barrotta.

After missing this golden opportunity, Robben shrank back and looked towards the sidelines with some fear.

He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Mourinho hadn't scolded him for his reckless shooting, but instead gave him a thumbs up.

"Sneijder is in great form, perhaps he should be given more playing time!"

Mourinho had barely sat down when he heard Villas-Boas's voice in his ear.

"Hmm, maybe. Let's observe him further. If he can maintain this level of performance, we can try rotating him appropriately."

Mourinho actually wanted to lighten Lin Feng's load, especially after hearing that Lin Feng hadn't rested all summer, this thought became even stronger.

If possible, Mourinho hopes Lin Feng can retire from the national team and focus on club matches.

But that's obviously unlikely, so we can only pray that Lin Feng doesn't get injured in the national team matches.

To reduce the risk of Lin Feng getting injured, Mourinho paid great attention to protecting Lin Feng.

The team's internal rotations, as well as protective substitutions when the outcome of the game is already decided, are important means he uses to protect Lin Feng.

I've done so much for them, but I don't know if they'll appreciate it.
Will he feel resentful because I replaced him early?
Thinking of this, Mourinho glanced at Lin Feng with some concern, but seeing that he was focused on watching the game, he breathed a sigh of relief.

He felt it was necessary to communicate with the other party more.

Doing things without saying anything is like flirting with a blind person; it not only won't earn you any praise, but it might also lead to misunderstandings.

Although taking the initiative to contact him doesn't fit his deliberately cultivated aloof persona, Lin Feng is the special one and deserves to be treated specially.

Other players don't receive this kind of treatment under Mourinho.

……

Real Madrid's continuous attacks were followed by Lazio's counterattack.

In the 57th minute, Lazio intercepted the ball in their own half. Rocchi received the ball on the left wing and made a high-speed run to cross the ball, but unfortunately he was running too fast, and his teammates in the middle could not keep up with his speed, so the ball slid past the goal.

In the 60th minute, Mauri crossed the ball from the left side of the attacking third into the penalty area. Pandev attempted to head it but missed, and the ball was cleared by a Real Madrid defender.

After that, both teams' players experienced a decline in physical strength, and the pace of the game gradually slowed down.

In the 71st minute, Raul made a through pass from the left flank of the attacking third to the edge of the penalty area. Van Nistelrooy controlled the ball with the outside of his foot, but his touch was a little too heavy, and the ball bounced off his foot.

The Dutchman decided to play along, using his thigh to bounce the ball up and then unleashing a spectacular bicycle kick.

Although Van Nistelrooy didn't look at the goal when he shot, the ball was quite straight, forcing Lazio's goalkeeper Barrotta to dive and make a save to avert the crisis.

"Haha, Van Nistelrooy seems to be on fire! That bicycle kick was really spectacular!" "It's a pity it didn't go in; if it had, it would definitely have been one of the top five goals of this round of the Champions League!"

As time went on, the Lazio players on the field became increasingly anxious.

At that very moment, bad news came from another group stage match – Werder Bremen was down 0-2 at home to Olympiacos.

If both matches end with the current scores, Lazio will trail Olympiacos by 3 points after the second round of group matches.

They initially thought Werder Bremen would be their main opponent in the group stage, but now it seems that the real dark horse is this team from the Greek Super League.

Under immense pressure, Lazio players noticeably increased the range of their movements.

Real Madrid players are not to be trifled with either, and every foul can turn into a war of words between the two sides.

Ramos and Pepe, both with rather fiery tempers, even wanted to test their skills against each other.

The referee had good control of the game; when he saw the match was getting out of control, he decisively pulled out cards to calm the restless players on both sides.

In the 78th minute of the second half, Lazio's tireless efforts finally paid off.

When Real Madrid were passing the ball around in their own half, Mudingayi intercepted it. Pandev, on the edge of the penalty area, created space by facing two defenders and fired a low shot with his left foot. The ball went over Casillas' outstretched hand and rolled along the grass into the bottom left corner of the goal.

The score became 1-2, and the Blue Eagles finally pulled one back.

This goal made Mourinho a little uneasy, and he couldn't help but think of the last time he unexpectedly turned the tide away from home and was held to a draw by Valladolid.

Can't be so unlucky?
He felt a little uneasy!

Fortunately, the tragedy did not repeat itself. The Real Madrid players withstood the pressure and persevered in the last ten minutes, preventing the opponent from scoring a second goal.

Ultimately, the score was 1-2, with Real Madrid securing a thrilling victory away from home and achieving their second consecutive win in the Champions League group stage.

In another match, although Chen Tao assisted his teammate to score a goal in the second half, it was not enough to prevent the team from losing.

After two rounds of competition, the rankings in Group C were somewhat unexpected.

Real Madrid won both of their matches and topped the table with 6 points, which is in line with pre-match expectations.

However, Werder Bremen and Lazio, two strong teams in the Bundesliga and Serie A respectively, failed to win a single game in the group stage, allowing Olympiacos, a Greek team, to climb over them.

To be honest, many people didn't expect this.

It's worth noting that last year, Olympiacos finished at the bottom of their group, failing to win a single match in six group games – a true case of being unable to secure a victory.

But how come this team has suddenly become so strong this year?
This result is unacceptable not only to Bundesliga fans but also to Werder Bremen fans.

Many Chinese fans also found it hard to accept.

Sigh, I thought Werder Bremen had drawn a good group this year and had a chance to make it out of the group stage, but they ended up with two consecutive losses and are at the bottom of the group. This result is even worse than last year!

Although Werder Bremen faced a tough group last year, drawing two giants like Barcelona and Chelsea, they played exceptionally well, even winning a game against Chelsea. In the final round, they pushed the defending champions, Barcelona, ​​to the brink of elimination, almost eliminating them and advancing to the round of 16. What a pity!

Last season, Werder Bremen had Klose leading the team, but now that he's gone, the Parrots have suddenly reverted to their original form!

[This is how it is with smaller teams; if they lose a key player, their performance will plummet.]

To be honest, Werder Bremen's squad depth and starting lineup strength are far inferior to top clubs like Real Madrid, and even compared to some strong teams in other leagues. Reaching the Champions League for three consecutive seasons is already a highlight in their history; expecting them to achieve similar success there is asking too much!

After the match, Lin Feng also learned the score of the other match from the reporter.

Back in the locker room, Lin Feng called Chen Tao to find out about the game and offer some words of comfort.

However, Chen Tao took it all in stride:

"Although losing to this team was unexpected, we had anticipated the team's performance in European competitions!"

Klose's departure has had a far greater impact on Werder Bremen than many had anticipated.

Werder Bremen, who were able to put up a tough fight with Bayern Munich last season, seem to have collapsed this season, with their league performance plummeting.

The Bundesliga has completed eight rounds of matches so far, and after eight rounds, Werder Bremen is ranked sixth in the Bundesliga.

At this time last season, they were at the top of the Bundesliga standings, a full three points ahead of Bayern Munich.

This year, they are already six points behind Bayern.

There's no hope of winning the title anymore; let's see if we can retain our European qualification this season!
Without European competitions, the team would lose players at an even faster rate, and the better, more ambitious players would probably choose to switch clubs.

Lin Feng could only sigh in response.

That's just how the Bundesliga is.

As soon as other teams achieve a little success, the Southern Kings start poaching their players.

Unfortunately, other teams couldn't resist their poaching offensive, because almost all German players aspired to play for Bayern Munich.

As a result of Bayern's persistent poaching of players, the Bundesliga became their home turf, and no team was able to threaten their dominant position for long.

While some were happy, others were sad. Chen Tao was disappointed, but the other members of the group stood up for him.

"Haha, we beat the Champions League winners!"

After the second round of the competition, Cui Peng excitedly shouted in the group chat.

"Champions League winner? Who, Inter Milan?"

"It wasn't Inter Milan, it was Liverpool! We beat Liverpool 1-0 away from home. How about that? Pretty awesome, right?"

Cui Peng casually posted a selfie in the Anfield locker room, in which his teammates were wildly popping champagne in celebration.

Wow, celebrating with champagne in Liverpool's dressing room, these guys know how to have fun!
Lin Feng glanced at the points standings in Group A and discovered that Marseille, with two wins in two matches, had unknowingly risen to the top of the group.

As for former champions Liverpool, after two rounds, they have only one point with one draw and one loss, ranking third in the group.

Liverpool's form this year is terrible. If they continue playing like this, they might even have trouble qualifying for the next round.

However, Marseille cannot afford to be complacent, as Group A also has another powerhouse – Porto, the reigning champions of the Portuguese league.

If they can beat Porto in the next round, their qualification will be practically guaranteed.

However, if they fail to win, given the ability of these top teams to adjust, the second leg of the match could very well turn out differently.

Let's not make it so that after two consecutive wins, we end up with four consecutive losses and a humiliating exit; that would be a bit ridiculous.

Looking at the other matches, apart from AC Milan's shock defeat to Celtic, the other big teams performed quite normally this round.

Even Inter Milan, who lost the first leg, easily defeated Eredivisie powerhouse PSV Eindhoven 2-0 at home, temporarily stabilizing the situation. (End of Chapter)