Everything about the game the next day was added to the newspaper headlines the next day by the reporters. Sanchez and Lao Lei became the absolute protagonists of these reports, which sparked a series of speculations and arguments from all sides. Naturally, the South Korean side condemned Lao Lei, saying that if Lao Lei did not apologize, he would not get any friendly treatment in South Korea, and asked for a rematch.

Following this trend, a large number of so-called Hallyu stars came out to accuse Lao Lei and won a lot of attention. There is even an anti organization on the Internet in South Korea that claims to be aimed at Lao Lei, anti is the name of those black fans who target certain celebrities in South Korea, smashing eggs, splashing water and everything, and even poisoning. This time, the anti-organization targeting Lao Lei has already released a message and issued a security threat to Lao Lei, which has made a lot of noise on the Internet.

For such a situation, of course, the Portuguese side is not to be outdone, and everyone can see that there is a cat in this game, and they are the side that blows the loss. They hit back at South Korea with news such as black whistles, and there was even news in the Portuguese media that Sanchez had been in contact with Korean Football Association officials before the game. Some media also attached several photos of FIFA officials in the stands, breaking the news that when Joao and Beto were sent off, some FIFA officials were smiling, and some even applauded.

Moreover, the Portuguese Football Federation also said that it will strengthen the team's security and ensure the safety of the players. In the next face, the South Korean ambassador of the Portuguese column spoke in the hope that the South Korean authorities will do everything to ensure the safety of the Portuguese players. At this time, even South Korea spoke in Mexico in the 1/8 finals, hoping that FIFA could arrange more rigorous referees to enforce their matches against South Korea. The turmoil has been intensifying, and FIFA has surprisingly remained silent.

Two days later, some media found out that Sanchez had returned to China and would not continue to officiate in the next World Cup. Then FIFA finally spoke, saying that the result of the match would not change, that there would be no replay, and that Sanchez they thought he was in a bad mental state so there was a low-level mistake, so they were no longer allowed to continue the enforcement. Then the possibility that there is no such thing as a black whistle was reiterated. This statement disappointed the long-awaited reporter without any explosion.

After FIFA spoke, both South Korea and Portugal suddenly fell silent. Some reporters speculated that FIFA issued such a request, and neither side wanted to offend FIFA, otherwise it might be very inconvenient in the next game. FIFA does not want this turmoil to get bigger and bigger before the knockout rounds begin, which will greatly damage the public image of the World Cup. Of course, this is just speculation with no real evidence, but this speculation is accepted by most people and believes that this is the case.

In the midst of these quarrels, the Portuguese team was not affected. After the press conference, Oliveira decisively announced the order for closed training, and the old Jianghu knew that the next few days would be lively. This is the time when the team needs to concentrate on preparing for the next opponent, the Azzurri. The current Italian national team is full of talent, although it is not an easy opponent. Even if they are not in good form now, who knows if they will find their form in the next game, after all, the Italian is famous for playing knockout rounds.

Next to the training ground, Oliveira kept a close eye on the players' training while thinking back and forth about the starting line-up against Italy. Joao's absence has had too much impact on Portugal, and his excellent skills have played a role as lubrication in Portugal's frontcourt and an important part of Oliveira's attacking system. He will be out for the next game because of a red card. Although the Portuguese Football Federation appealed against the red card, it was unfortunately not approved, and the appeal was dismissed, which necessitated that Oliveira changed the formation again.

He has a lot of options right now, and he doesn't know for sure. In the past few days, I have taken a lot of variations in the training matches, and I want to choose the most suitable one. Oliveira is most concerned about the configuration of the backline, and in the group stage, Portugal technically did not face a very dangerous forward line. But it's a different story in Italy, and based on Oliveira's watch of the game, it's almost certain that Italy will field a combination of Vieri and Piero, both of whom are fearsome strikers, not to mention that Italy still has a natural goal-mad Super Pippo on the bench.

This is not the same as the forward configuration encountered before. It's dangerous to concede a goal in the knockout rounds, especially against Italy. The Italians are arguably the team that will play the leading game, so Oliveira has put a lot of energy into the defence. If Italy scores first, the game will be dangerous.

In addition to arranging a few tactical training matches in the past few days, Oliveira is focusing on allowing the players to recover and store physical fitness, after all, the game against the South Korean team still consumes a lot of physical strength of the players. And while Oliveira is thinking about Italy, Italian coach Trapatoni, the most successful manager in Serie A, is also thinking about Portugal under Oliveira.

He and his assistant coach watched the video of Portugal's group stage in a small room, trying to find Portugal's flaws. In Trapattoni's opinion, the most successful of this Portuguese team is not the attack that most people think they are, but their defense. It is with a good defence that Portugal's attack will play so well, with a solid backline that can provide a constant supply of support to the attacking frontline, and can allow them to maintain a good attacking formation and fitness without them having to return to the defense.

With the exception of the first group stage game against the United States, Portugal did not concede a single goal in the next two games. In Trapattoni's view, in addition to the credit of Oliveira's tactical arrangement, Lao Lei's name was marked by him with red circles one by one. On the video, it was Lao Lei's desperate running and pressing in the midfield, tough defense, and blocking the opponent's attack well in the middle that greatly reduced the defensive pressure on their backline and achieved a very good defensive effect, which is very similar to the role of Gattuso in his team.

At this time, Lao Lei didn't know what to say, and an Italian coach showed his appreciation for him. In Trapattoni's view, the best way to deal with Portugal's defense is to quickly pass through the midfield, or even abandon the midfield, move the organizational line back, and not give Lao Lei the opportunity to play to his advantage. Without Lao Lei, Portugal's defense is not as solid as imagined, and from the 3 games, it seems that Portugal's back line is not in very good shape in this game, with a lot of holes and shortcomings.

For Italy's defense, Trapattoni is very confident, Italy's famous chain defense, concrete defense is a must. Although it was invented by the Swiss to defend the chain, the Italians made it famous and took it to the extreme. And at present, Italy's defensive configuration is not lacking in anything, it is very experienced, and there are no obvious shortcomings. What worries the boss the most now is the adjustment of the players' form, and Italy's performance in the group stage is not convincing.

Vieri is almost the only one to be trusted up front, and he was also responsible for Italy's three goals in the group stage. He can imagine what kind of defence Vieri will face in the next game, when the time comes for the rest of Italy's goalscorers to step up and support him. But Piero's form has been disappointing, as if he had forgotten his shooting boots at Juventus.

The managers of both sides are scratching their heads about the shortcomings of their teams. And the outside world is also warming up for this game, after all, judging from the bracket table, this game is the most confrontational game, and it is full of superstars. And the tone set by the outside world for this game is offensive football, the confrontation between beautiful football and conservative football, and utilitarian football. Portugal, which plays artistic football, and Italy, which plays defensive counterattacks, are inherently incompatible. They represent two of the most opposing schools of thought in football, one believing that the pursuit of victory should be accompanied by the dedication of good football, which is the essence of football, and the other believing that winning is the highest standard of football, and everything else can be discarded. This is a battle between spear and shield.

In the past few days, when practicing tactics, Oliveira has arranged a lot of set-piece training. Against a very solid Italian defence, free-kicks are invaluable and the easiest chance to score. Because of this, Lao Lei has been desperately training his header at night these days, just in case he can't grasp the good opportunity when it comes. Not to mention such an idea, coupled with the fear of the Demon World Cannibal Flower, Lao Lei's header improved very quickly.

Of course, the price is that the time spent on the phone with Kayla has been greatly reduced, and although Kayla is a little unhappy in her heart, she still understands her boyfriend. Kayla is not someone who doesn't know how much she doesn't know how important the World Cup is to her boyfriend. However, girls who are in love always hope that their boyfriends can get together with them for a while and talk a little more. In order to coax Kayla, who was a little angry, Old Lei made a lot of unequal treaties.

The night before the game, Ray hung up the phone with Kayla and lay in bed thinking about tomorrow's game. You must know that he is no stranger to Maldini, and in the holiday copy during the winter break, he also asked Maldini some defensive problems, which can be regarded as half a master.

Thinking of Italy's gorgeous attacking line, Totti, Piero and Vieri, in the face of such a strong opponent, Lao Lei couldn't help but be a little excited. Thinking about it, Lao Lei slowly fell asleep.

On the afternoon of June 18, Daejeon Stadium was already occupied by red and blue. Some of these South Korean fans wore Italian jerseys to support Italy, and it seems that they still remember Lao Lei's hatred.

In the players' tunnel, Ray saw Maldini, walked up and naturally stretched out his hand, saying, "Hello, Paul. In front of him was a stunned Maldini.