In the absence of Lao Lei, Portugal still maintained the 4-2-3-1 formation since Scolari took office, but there were major changes in various positions. First of all, at the back, Valencia's left centre-back Canela replaced the aging Porto captain Joe Costa. The remaining three on the back line have not changed, and they are still Ferreira and others from Porto. In addition, Deco dropped back to the midfield position with Costiani in this game, and his forward position was replaced by Simao. Next up is the attacking arrows of Cristiano Ronaldo, Figo and Pauletta.

To the outside world, this is an unfamiliar and interesting list of Portugal starters. Lao Lei's absence gave them infinite associations. Some of the reporters in the media gallery have even conjured up the stark headline of "chaos in the dressing room in Portugal". Who would have thought that the Portuguese dressing room, which had always had no problems, would suddenly provoke a brawl between Lao Lei and Ronaldo.

At this time, Lao Lei, as one of the protagonists, didn't seem to care about the turmoil he caused at all, just quietly and with interest watching the game on the field. There was a smile on the corner of his mouth, indicating that the current Portuguese team's performance on the field was within the range he expected, not good or bad, but it was a little weak. Looking at such a scene, Lao Lei was ready for Ronaldo to kneel down and polish his boots.

Unlike Lao Lei's comfort, Scolari, who also observed the situation on the field, had already frowned tightly. He had envisioned before the game that Portugal, without the old ray, would definitely have some difficulties in this game. But judging from the current situation on the field, such difficulties are beyond his expectations. Portugal on the field is in control of the ball and the tempo. But against Slovakia, who were heavily arranged, they pushed the ball to an area of about 30 metres in front of the Slovak goal. It seems that there is no way to continue to advance. It's like a dull rusty knife.

I don't know if it's because it's not adapted to the new position, or if it's the lack of old thunder scheduling, but the attacking line of the new European champions Portugal has been very weak so far at the start of the game. On the contrary, Slovakia's dense defense and occasional counterattacks made Portugal very uncomfortable. Seeing their team at home like this, the Slovak fans were completely excited. They give the whole stadium a rousing atmosphere. This, in turn, boosted the morale of the Slovakian players, making them more aggressive defensively and making it more difficult for Portugal's attack.

The predicament on the field made the Portuguese players a little unacceptable. Cristiano Ronaldo, Simão and Figo began to try to break down the Slovak defences with their individual abilities. But the effect of this is not good, in front of the Slovak defense, which is in good form in this game, Ronaldo and others have broken through several times without a problem. For this reason, before the opening 20 minutes, even the Portuguese commentator bluntly criticized: "We are the European champions, but look at what our players are doing, is it not without Reima, they will not quit playing?" ”

In such circumstances, the most threatening shot of the opening time came in the 21st minute of the first half. It comes from Slovakia striker Vitek who flicked his header after receiving a cross from a teammate on a counter-attack. The shot made it difficult for Portugal's new first-choice goalkeeper Ricciardo to make a difficult save, as he almost kept the ball under him on the goal line.

After this counterattack by Slovakia, Scolari, who was already very dissatisfied on the sidelines, could no longer sit still. Although this qualifier. It has no impact on Portugal's prospects of qualifying for the World Cup finals, but such a clumsy and weak performance really makes him unsatisfied. "Could it be that Reima's absence. Will it make such a big impact? This somewhat panicked conjecture made him feel slightly uneasy. As a head coach. He had to prepare a second plan in case the main core was not there. And apparently, now the effect of this second option. He was very dissatisfied.

However, fortunately, in the case of some weakness on the offensive end, Portugal's defense is still quite solid, and it does not let Slovakia's defense form frequent dangers, and Portugal still has the initiative on the field. But for the new European champions, it is clearly not enough to have the initiative against Slovakia, and such a performance is far from what the outside world expects of them.

It is not known whether it was Scolari's scolding that played a role, or whether Slovakia's counter-attack stimulated the Portuguese players, and after the 25th minute of the first half, Portugal's attack gradually picked up and began to create a hint of killing. Among them, Ronaldo and Figo's two wing knives are undoubtedly the biggest contributors, and the effect of the two continuous impacts on the side is beginning to show.

In the 29th minute of the first half, after receiving Simao's ball, Ronaldo cut directly inside and entered the Slovakian penalty area with his speed. In the case of getting a kick on goal, if it weren't for the timely block of Slovak central defender Skrtel, perhaps Ronaldo's powerful volley would have broken the deadlock for Portugal. Lao Lei, who was sitting on the field, looked at Ronaldo, who was looking up to the sky and sighing on the field at this time, and shook his head slightly.

The heart said, "It's still too tender." "If he had handled the ball, he would have chosen to push it directly into the middle and hand it to Pauleta, who had already stepped forward in place, instead of choosing to shoot himself. In Lao Lei's opinion, Ronaldo's handling of the ball this time is undoubtedly a little impatient. This made him wonder if it was the agreement between the two that made Ronaldo look particularly impatient and aggressive. And just five minutes later, a clash on the field convinced him of his suspicions.

After a corner kick from the left side of Portugal, Cristiano Ronaldo, who was cruising in front of the post, found another good opportunity. However, just as he was about to take a step to shoot, it was Skrtel who used a vicious and accurate sliding tackle that not only ruined Portugal's attack, but also caused Ronaldo to fall hard. At this time, Ronaldo, who had fallen in the penalty area, suddenly covered his feet and howled in pain, without Skrtel tackling his ankle.

This was a slightly clumsy fake wrestling performance, which made Lao Lei sitting on the court a little impressive, and said in his heart: "It's a shame for him." If you want to fake falling, you don't learn to be like a little. It's an insult to this field art. And the referee's thoughts are obviously the same as Lao Lei. Against Cristiano Ronaldo is a yellow card without hesitation. And this is not the end of Ronaldo's bad luck this time, he not only received a yellow card, but also had a verbal confrontation with Skrtel.

Skrtel, who is tall and tall, is obviously not a good-tempered person, and after Ronaldo fell, he got up and pointed at Ronaldo's nose for a reluctant scolding. And because not only failed to fake a fall, but also got a yellow card, Ronaldo was obviously not in a good mood at this time. In the face of Skrtel, who was unrelenting, he immediately returned the past without showing weakness. Two young people who are in full swing have raised cattle on the court like this.

In the aftermath of this conflict. Ronaldo walked back, while his mouth was still chattering, I don't know whether he was complaining about the referee's "incomprehensible style", or still fighting with Skrtel in his heart. But no matter what, it is certain that his fake fall caused a lot of criticism from the outside world. In fact, when Ronaldo was in the Premier League, he had more than one fake fall, and this became a major focus of his criticism from the outside world. This time, he repeated his old tricks, which is bound to attract more criticism and ridicule for him after the game.

But. At this time, Ronaldo's biggest concern must not be this matter. The agreement with Lao Lei should be what he is most worried about. As long as he thought about the scene where he knelt down and polished Lao Lei's boots, he didn't care about anything else. At times, this pressure and spur. It can make people burst out with huge energy. But this time, that's clearly not the case for Cristiano Ronaldo. He was too impatient, but not only did he fail to break out. On the contrary, he didn't even play to his normal level, and wasted several good chances for Portugal to score.

But at this time. Portugal's overall strength advantage still helped Ronaldo. Simão after conceding a goal in front. The on-the-spot counter-robbery was successful. Then, he immediately came with a cold shot from the edge of the penalty area. Later, when Slovak goalkeeper Muha pounced on the ball, Ronaldo in the penalty area relied on his super personal body to make up for it in front of Skrtel and successfully help Portugal break the deadlock in advance.

“GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL！！！ Cristiana Ronaldo!! A timely follow-up shot helped the team to take the lead on the road. Hopefully this goal will wake up the form of our players. The previous table xiàn is really unsatisfactory. ”

Although the outside world still has a lot of complaints about Portugal's appearance, Ronaldo and the Portuguese players on the field don't have time to care about these, and they finally took the lead and let out a bad breath, so they naturally want to celebrate happily. At this time, Lao Lei, who was sitting on the Portuguese bench, also stood up and applauded softly to celebrate. Although it was Ronaldo who scored the goal, Portugal was the leader after all, and he still knew this very well. What's more, at present, he and Ronaldo are not as good as Cheng Dù, whether in terms of strength, status, and honor, Ronaldo is not qualified to let Lao Lei do that.

But Ronaldo clearly didn't think so. As he retreated to his own half, waiting for another kick-off, he apparently saw Old Ray standing up and applauding. At this time, he was full of pride because of the goal, and he raised his clenched fist to Lao Lei very confidently and waved it slightly.

Others may not be able to see it, but Lao Lei knows that this fist is for himself. Regarding Ronaldo's action, Lao Lei was immediately stunned. Then, when he came back to his senses, he immediately shook his head, and a disdainful smile tugged at the corner of his mouth. This kind of complacent and carried away expression before the first half was played, which made Lao Lei a little ridiculous and a little disdainful.

After shrugging his shoulders speechlessly, Lao Lei turned around and sat back in his place, saying in his heart that the best laugh is the last laugh, so proud, ruined character, must suffer. And in the stoppage time of the first half, Lao Lei's "crow's mouth" also came true. Portugal were unable to extend their lead after the goal, but it was Slovakia who equalised in first-half stoppage time thanks to a corner headed in by their young centre-back Skrtel.

This conceded goal not only made Scolari slam the water bottle in his hand, but also made the faces of the Portuguese players on the field full of helplessness. Among them, Ronaldo's face turned black all of a sudden, just like losing the game. The first half with Slovakia ended in a draw, and he already smelled that he had lost the bet, how could this not make him angry and depressed?

Seeing Ronaldo like this, Lao Lei couldn't help but be happy in his heart.

When the referee blew the whistle at the end of the half, he also immediately stood up and greeted Ronaldo who came off the field with a stiff face.

"Don't be depressed, in the second half, I'll teach you to play!"

"It's free!!"

The evil smile on the corner of Lao Lei's mouth at this time has become the most hated thing in Ronaldo's life.

And this is not Ronaldo's opinion alone, it is the common view of many players.

So this smile can be described in this way.

"Call for a fist smile!" (To be continued......)