On January 9, 2012, the second half of the Portuguese Super League finally began. Today, Leiria will challenge the Portuguese Super League underdog Ference away at the Castro Stadium. The Castro Stadium can only accommodate more than 4,600 people, and such a small stadium is the first time for Lao Lei to see it in the Portuguese Super League. This also made Lao Lei sigh that he didn't want to be poor, there will always be someone who is poorer than himself. For today's match, Leiria came with the belief that he would win. However, there will inevitably be a contempt for Ference in their hearts, which may be one of the biggest obstacles for their game.

On the other hand, Ference doesn't have so many ideas, and they can tolerate any outcome. Small clubs have such benefits, fans will not put pressure on players because of the team's results, for Ference as long as the task of relegation is completed every year. Playing Leiria, they don't have any mental baggage.

And when the game began, the scene presented a scene that everyone expected before the game. Although the Leiria team was in control of the situation on the field, they were scoreless. Ferenc's weapon to relegate is their dense defense plus defensive counter-attacks. Although he still can't fight back, he still has a high level on the defensive end.

McCarthy, who started this game, almost did not form any tacit understanding with his teammates behind him when facing this kind of dense defense. Several passes and runs with André ended in mistakes. The succession of defensive successes has boosted the morale of the Ference players, who are getting better and better on the defensive end.

After a long attack, Leiria's players will inevitably be impatient. It's like, after Hugo won the ball on the sideline several times, he cut straight into the distance and chose to shoot, but it didn't work very well and didn't put enough pressure on Ferens. And the Leiria side is not without chances, but there are several good chances. It's a pity that the heavens are not beautiful, and it seems that luck is not on Leiria's side.

In the 15th minute of the first half, Andre and McCarthy finally formed a combination in the front court. The back-to-back wall collision at the edge of the penalty area allowed McCarthy to get a good one-on-one chance inside. Unfortunately, McCarthy was too angle-oriented, and the ball hit the outside of the far post and rolled off the baseline.

In the 20th minute, Leiria won a corner kick from the right side. McCarthy got to the first point in the penalty area, and he chose to rub back and play the ball to Ugo just outside the box. Ugo's powerful long-range shot grazed the crossbar and flew off the baseline. These few Leiria attacks just lacked a little luck.

Leiria's situation is that the more you can't score, the more impatient you are, and the more mistakes you make. And those who waste chances on the pitch are often punished. This has been proven again today. Before you know it, Leiria has completely overwhelmed the middle line. In the 30th minute, Andrea's long-range shot was blocked by a Ference defender with his back, and the ball flew over the head of the Fellens player.

This time, Ferenc's players headed directly behind Leiria's defence. The forward, with his speed, squeezed past Ben next to him and made great strides. At the end, on the arc of the penalty area, before Raio's tackle, he shot directly. The ball flew over the head of Lemato and rolled into the net. Ference, who was at an extreme disadvantage on the field, instead relied on a counterattack to break the deadlock first.

Mourinho on the sidelines was very unhappy with the goal conceded this time. He felt that his players were too careless and did not do enough to defend against Ference's counter-attack.

Leiria, who conceded a goal first, had to continue to press and maintain the firepower of the attack. And with the cheers of the fans who seemed very excited after getting the joy, Ference's defense did not allow Leiria's attack to pay off at the end of the first half. Leiria had to end the first half with 1 goal down at half-time.

One can imagine how much of a tantrum Mourinho would have in the dressing room. Everyone was pointed at Mourinho's nose, criticized and reprimanded, and Lao Lei was no exception. Lao Lei was taken care of by Ference in the first half, as long as he received the ball, two players would come forward to wrap up, which added great trouble to Lao Lei. Throughout the first half, Lao Lei barely had any flashing shots, and he became an invisible man.

When facing such a stubborn team, the most important thing is the creativity of the players. Lao Lei himself also plans in his heart that he should play a little more boldly in the next game.

However, the second half of the game was not easier than the first. Ferens, who was demoralized because of his lead, looked passionate about defense. Faced with the honor of beating the league leaders, Ferenc's players were as positive as if they had been beaten with chicken blood. At the start of the second half, the bolder Ray, who had started to play more boldly, did not create good chances, and Ferenc's defensive formation was well maintained.

Once the ball was broken by mistake, Lao Lei also took out all his skills, using himself to press frantically, and did not let Ferens's counterattack pose a threat again. And this scorching situation, which lasted until 85 minutes, still did not change. At this time, Lao Lei's attack finally worked. When the front court received Raio's pass with his back to the defender, Lao Lei's legs leaked, and the whole person immediately turned quickly, forming a breakthrough before Ference's bag was formed.

This caught Ferens' defence off guard. Lao Lei burst into the edge of the penalty area with the ball and gave it to Ugo. Ugo accelerated directly and followed the baseline into the penalty area. At this time, due to the number of defenders in the box, he chose to pass back to the edge of the box. At this moment, Ference's defense line was pulled out, and Lao Lei at this time, without stopping the ball, was directly a pick and pass penalty area. McCarthy, who was in the box, was alert against offside and this time he didn't miss a chance to hit the far corner. Five minutes after the end of the game, Leiria finally equalised.

And in the next game, taking advantage of the momentum to improve, Leiria, who continued to press, did not continue to score. At this time, McCarthy's non-fusion was once again manifested. Lao Lei and Andre's several straight stoppers did not form a tacit understanding with him. In the end, Leiria was held to a draw away from home by Ferenc. On the other hand, Sporting Lisbon seized the opportunity to beat Rio Ave 3-1, and Jardel scored a brace again, and his form was still terrifying. Sporting Lisbon finally caught up with Leiria in the standings and kicked Leiria down for the first time this season on goal difference.

Without a win and losing the top spot in the standings, the whole team of Leiria was silent. Sitting on the bus, the atmosphere inside was silent, and the players were a little depressed and demoralized. I thought it was a definite opponent, but suddenly burst out and gave you a dull stick, which caught you off guard, and the players' frustration is understandable.

After returning to Leiria, Mourinho said before the disbandment: "I don't think anyone will be happy to lose the advantage in the standings. But that's football, and no one can always have smooth sailing. I hope that tomorrow, you will forget about this game. I don't want my players to be girls who can't afford to lose. ”

On the way home in the Humvee, Lao Lei's mood was a little low. He knows that the team is playing like this, and he, the core of the organization, has an unshirkable responsibility. Lao Lei is not a person who can't afford to lose, and if he loses, he must find out the problem so that he can not lose again and again.

After returning home and eating something, Lao Lei went directly back to the room and lay down. Ray thought to himself that maybe he should increase his direct involvement in the offense, at least when McCarthy is not yet fully integrated into the team. Thinking about it and unable to sleep, Lao Lei got up again, took out the tactical information he got from Mourinho, and looked at it seriously. Seriously improving one's strength is the best way.

After reading the information and spending another four hours in the system, Lao Lei slowly fell asleep. This game can be regarded as a big upset. Before the game, no one expected that Leiria would capsize in the gutter in this game and lose the first place that had been held for half a season. Naturally, there are tabloid media books about this, and the dark horse sheds black exaggerated reports in the second half of the season, making people who read the newspaper think that Leiria is finished.

However, there are still authoritative media, after carefully analyzing the game, it was reported that the non-integration of new forward McCarthy was the main reason. And Lao Lei was also criticized, although he organized a beautiful, imaginative attack before the end. However, judging from the whole game, Lao Lei's performance was substandard in their opinion.

Among them, the Lisbon media is the most lively, Benfica's media is purely dislike Leiria, and Sporting Lisbon's media is to demoralize their direct rivals. Ray Sr. and McCarthy became their main attackers. Scoring a goal in the first appearance was a good performance, but under the premise of the team's defeat, it was selectively forgotten by the media. McCarthy is actually under more pressure than Lao Lei, after all, Lao Lei has already had the performance of the first half of the season as a foundation, and McCarthy is just a newcomer, so he will naturally receive more criticism.

In this case, Mourinho showed his calf protection side, supporting Ray and McCarthy Sr. saying: "Reima should not be criticized. He's done the best he can be at this age and young people are always going to be unstable and you can't ask for more. And Reima's beautiful assist just before the end showed his progress once again. For me, this is even more important. Mccarthy? On the first start, there was a goal and I wouldn't ask for more. Wasted opportunity? He has only been here for less than a month, which is normal, this is a run-in problem, and it has nothing to do with strength. Are we going to just slump? Hehe, what do you think? It's just a draw to make you so anxious, I'm very happy, it shows that we are already a strong team. ”

Of course, in front of the public, very defended their players. However, Mourinho gave his players more "care" in the following days of training. However, Mourinho's speech was also very good and stabilized the morale of the army in a timely manner, especially to McCarthy A lot of comfort, so that he was not greatly affected by the media.

Next, the 15th round of Leiria's match, received a lot of media attention. In their words, it will be Leiria's first tough test in the second half of the season. Was it just an accident, or was it the beginning of a decline? We'll see what happens.

This time Leiria's opponent will be the "Arsenal of Minho", the Portuguese gunner, Braga.