In the ninth round of the Portuguese Super League, Leiria will face the Setúbal team from the tourist city at home. Although the team has not won a heavyweight title such as the league title in its history, it has won the Portuguese Cup twice. This team is also well-known in European football, and in the European Football Association Cup, it also has the title of "strong team sniper". In the 70s and 80s of the last century, this team would beat Liverpool, Fiorentina, Inter Milan and Leeds United in this competition. Unfortunately, he has never won a trophy in this event.

The club has also produced some important players, such as Jose. Okusto, Jacinto. Joao and Baptista and other players. And this team has always been firmly in the middle and upper reaches of the Portuguese Super League, and often plays the role of spoiler in the league title race.

And the city of Setúbal also has its roots in Mourinho himself, and it was in this beautiful tourist city that Mourinho was born. However, this team has become a source of trouble for Mourinho, a team that plays football as a whole. The offense and defence are balanced, there are no obvious line-up and tactical flaws, and the team's discipline and players' tactical execution are excellent. To put it simply, this team is like a rope to Leiria, and they are in a dilemma, especially in Andre's absence.

Not to mention Mourinho's troubles, Lao Lei is still desperately strengthening his long passing ability in the past few days, and strives to improve his long passing ability to the level of 55. This level of long passing basically has no effect when playing a stable team like Setúbal, and you can only hope that once in a while, you can play at a super level or if Setúbal's players take the initiative to make mistakes. However, Lao Lei, who was sweating and training, didn't know what to do.

Sure enough, after the game started, it was all verified. Coach Setúbal has apparently carefully studied the footage of the first two games of Leiria's games, and has accurately understood Leiria's current weakness. In this game, the head coach of Setúbal also adopted a defensive counter-attacking tactic to limit the Leiria team that lacked long ball scheduling. And with Sporting Lisbon on the table at his home turf, with Sporting Lisbon on the table, the manager of Setúbal has reason to believe that it will be Jose Mourinho's Leiria who will be the first to lose his breath.

And the fact is that Leiria couldn't help but attack the first in the cheers of the home fans. But Setúbal is not a third-division team, Alcochetans, and his players are more than a step above the latter in terms of individual quality and tactical literacy. Saibatur have the ability to expand their defensive zone to around the 24-yard line, and they don't suffer when it comes to individual defence, especially with a rigorous defensive system and tactical set-up.

As a result, Leiria lacks a good long-range opportunity, and an unexpected long-range shot from the 24-yard line is basically not a threat unless it is kicked out of the world wave or a fairy ball. Lao Lei's extensive running and pulling against Alcochetans also lost his role in front of Setúbal, and Setúbal adopted a zone defense against Leiria, who had no threat to himself when he broke through alone. In this way, Lao Lei's large-scale pull almost didn't pull out anything that could be used.

At such a pace, the scene seemed to be completely unenergetic, and the atmosphere of the fans in the stands also sank after the first few minutes. This made Lao Lei feel as if there were no fans in the stands. Affected by this atmosphere, Leiria's players slowly began to become impatient.

Slowly, Leiria's rhythm began to get a little chaotic, just as Old Ray was about to adjust. The old and spicy Saibatur accurately grasped the problem of the current inconsistent rhythm of Leiria's players, and in the 25th minute of the first half, the defense suddenly expanded outwards and increased the intensity of the pressing.

Suddenly, the tempo picked up, which made Leiria's players a little unprepared. For a moment, there was some panic. At this point, a fatal mistake finally occurred, and Raio made a mistake in the rush when he was pressed close to the opponent's Brazilian striker Jaelsen. The ball passed to Ben was cut off by Setúbal's forward midfielder, Leal, and the front court suddenly formed a good situation of 2 to 3.

Lao Lei also immediately chased back, but the absolute speed is not outstanding for the current Lao Lei, looking at the figure of Leal who is getting farther and farther away, his heart is full of helplessness. Leal was leading the ball down the middle, while Jalson was pulling on the touchline. Ben and Antonio chased after Leal, who was dribbling the ball, and the remaining Victor was also desperately following Jalsson, intending to cut off Leal's passing route to Jalsson.

Leal was already at the edge of the penalty area with the ball, with Ben and Antonio following quickly. Suddenly, Leal came to a quick stop, Ben and Antonio didn't have time to react, and immediately gave Leal a pass or a lateral gap.

Leal opted for a diagonal pass into the penalty area, and at this time Jalson used his speed to eat Victor hard, and grabbed the big sliding tackle behind Victor to touch the ball first. Lemato was smart at this time, but Jalson met the incoming ball and suddenly came straight to the stab. Lemato couldn't react to Jalson's shot and the ball rolled through Lemato's wicket and into the back of the net. In the end, it was the visiting team Saibatur who broke the deadlock first and took a 1-0 lead in the 25th minute.

After seeing the conceded goal, Lao Lei, who was still running back, reluctantly stopped. Lao Lei crossed his hands on his hips and looked helplessly at the players who were celebrating Saibatur, he didn't like the feeling of this game. During the first 25 minutes, Lao Lei felt his powerlessness and inaction. This hit Lao Lei, who felt good about himself after the first eight rounds. And Lao Lei has some unshirkable responsibility for this goal, because Saibatur's extended defense actually has a gap that can be used, and all that is needed is an accurate long pass. However, although Lao Lei's long pass in the first 25 minutes was not as bad as in the previous game, his passing often delayed the offensive speed of his teammates, and it took a certain amount of time to receive the ball and adjust. It is precisely because of this that after stopping the ball, Setúbal's defenders are often already in place, which deprives Leiria of the opportunity to attack. As an offensive organizer, Lao Lei does have an unshirkable responsibility strictly speaking, and it is precisely because of the unsmooth offensive end that Setúbal will get such a counterattack opportunity.

Leiria played cautiously next, and Setúbal didn't strike again. Like a poisonous snake, waiting for a good opportunity to strike again, it will never make a futile attack. The entire first half was almost nothing but a counterattack by Setúbal, which looked extremely dull. Even the on-site commentator Florno was not very interested and said weakly: "I hope Mr. Mourinho can come up with a solution in the second half." Our team was completely toyed with by the old spicy Saibatur and did nothing. It's not like the Portuguese league leaders. ”

However, Mourinho can't do anything in the locker room, after all, it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice, and now Lao Lei, the organizer, is not yet mature. He can only let the attacking players up front change more positions to see if he can create some chances.

After the half-time break, the second half began. The second half was almost like a replica of the first, and Setúbal was clearly preparing for Leiria's change, which didn't create many good chances. As the clock wore on, Leiria had to start attacking aggressively, leaving no time to take care of the huge gaps left by his own half.

The increase in the number of attackers did not bring any significant improvement, only to reduce the number of points in the Setubal defence to around 20 yards. Leiria's bombardment attack was more like a light rain of thunder and rain. At the 80th minute, Mourinho couldn't sit still either, replacing Victor with a substitute striker, and now it was time to give it a go.

However, it didn't wait for Leiria's team to score, but it was the old and spicy Setúbal who scored again with a counterattack. After breaking the ball at the back, it was Leal who made a big long pass to find Jalson who had already stepped forward. Although Ben raised his hand to signal that Jalsson was offside, the touchline referee was unmoved. At this time, Lao Lei, who had opened the devil's muscles, relied on his speed and began to pursue Jalson frantically in the half of Setúbal.

At this time, Jaelsen's physical strength is also a lot of loss, and his speed is no longer unstoppable in the first half. When Jalson stepped into the penalty area with one foot, Lao Lei was finally only 1 meter away from Jalsson, but at this speed, he was still a little out of time.

Lao Lei gritted his teeth at this time, he knew that after the goal was scored, there was basically no way to play this game, he didn't want to lose, and left a deep tooth mark on his lips. Old Ray made a sliding tackle and tried to shovel the ball away from Jaelsen's feet.

However, the referee did not hesitate to point to a 12-yard penalty spot, as well as a yellow card that may have been a release for the old man. Ray's sliding tackle ultimately missed the ball and reached Jalsson's left foot, a penalty that had no problems.

Jalson took the penalty himself, deceiving Lemato and slotting the ball into the bottom right corner of the net. 2:0, the overall situation of the game has been decided.

When Leiria's players were a little depressed, Lao Lei did not give up, he believed that there was a miracle in the world. With the devil's muscles, Lao Lei started the craziest scrambling in the last 10 minutes. However, this effort did not make much difference in front of the overall Setúbal. The only dangerous pass after the tackle, also under Ivan's anti-aircraft gun, came to an end.

Eventually, the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game. Hearing this voice, Lao Lei, who was still squirting away, slowly stopped in despair. This is the taste of failure, Lao Lei tasted bitterness and powerlessness. Lao Lei raised his head and closed his somewhat unwilling eyes, he hated this feeling, which made him seem to return to his previous life, which was also powerless and bitter.

After a while, Mourinho's voice came to his ears: "Reima, remember what it was like to fail?" Open your eyes and see how this ends up as a loser. “

Old Ray opened his eyes and looked around, seeing celebratory Setúbal players, frustrated teammates, and a silent opening. Suddenly, Mourinho grabbed Lao Lei's shoulder, patted him, and comforted: "This is football, Reima, it brings more than just happiness." Remember this feeling of Reima, it can make strong. “

Lao Lei turned his head and looked at Mourinho and said firmly word by word: "Head, I hate failure." I've never been so annoying as I am now. “