When Lao Lei arrived at the training ground of the Portuguese national team and reported to Scolari for the first time, he heard something that surprised him. He was officially appointed by Scolari as vice-captain of the Portuguese national team, replacing Rui Costa. Scolari is trying to build on the influence of Lao Lei in the Portuguese national team to win his own support in the dressing room. Lao Lei and Deco are the representative figures of the Porto series in the national team, and for the current Portuguese national team, Porto is undoubtedly the main force. With the support of the Porto family, Scolari can replace Rui Costa with Deco in the starting position without hesitation.

Lao Lei has always disdained to participate in such things. But due to his current popularity and status, it can only be a luxury to want to stay out of the matter. Moreover, if Portugal wants to get something in this European Cup, then Deco and Rui Costa will have to have a result, a definite result. In the end, Lao Lei still accepted the appointment, and at the same time, he chose to stand behind Deco.

This made Lao Lei a little hesitant in his heart, because he still remembered the care and maintenance of Rui Costa when he first entered the national team. Without Rui Costa, it is estimated that Lao Lei's first trip to the national team would not have been very pleasant in the team. Although, being on the same team is a team and needs to be united. But in reality, locker room culture has always been an unavoidable issue in football, and sometimes it is even more important than the team's table on the field. It is not uncommon for the team to collapse directly because of the split in the locker room.

In order to better handle this matter. After putting his luggage away, Lao Lei first took the initiative to knock on Rui Costa's door. Instead of letting Scolari make the announcement. It's better to discuss it with Rui Costa in private first. Maybe the situation will be charged very well, this is Lao Lei's idea. Old Ray and Rui Costa talked alone in the room for a long time, and the conversation was over. And the results achieved were beyond Lao Lei's expectations. When Old Ray really said it, Rui Costa seemed calm.

"In the last period of my career, I wanted to leave something to the Portuguese fans, which I owe them. But if you tell Sù Anderson that if he plays really badly, then don't blame me for not showing mercy. This is my last time. I don't allow anyone to go wrong at this time. These words made Lao Lei prepare a lot of rhetoric, but they couldn't be said. These are the words that only a veteran can say, and looking at Rui Costa, Old Ray felt that he had one more reason to win.

A few days later, Scolari announced the appointment of Ray as vice-captain. And because of Rui Costa's compromise, the Portuguese national team is very calm to digest the news. The Portuguese national team has also survived a hidden crisis that is not big or small. At the same time, the Portuguese Football Federation also announced the news on its official website, which seems to fans to have nothing absolute. But those who have a heart have already seen it. The Portuguese national team has begun a painful renewal.

After this incident, Lao Lei felt relaxed and began to devote himself to the team's preparation. However, fortunately, the entire midfield and backfield are his teammates in Porto, which saves Lao Lei a lot of trouble in getting familiar with this new national team. Theoretically. This Portuguese national team is just Porto with a few parts changed.

However, in the last period of time when the lineup was determined, there was also a little bit of a problem. The veterans of Baia and Costa both had to withdraw from Portugal's final 23-man squad due to fitness reasons. will not participate in the European Championship on Portuguese soil. Lao Lei and Porto's players are also in a mood of regret. Sent away the two big brothers. If nothing else, their seats will be replaced by Ricardo and Andrade.

And with the opening of the European Championship approaching. The giants of Europe have already gathered in Portugal, and Scolari has also confirmed the final 23-man squad. This time, the Portuguese national team has the majority of players in domestic clubs, with only seven players playing in leagues abroad. In Scolari's view, this is more conducive to the formation of a good understanding of the team in a short period of time, playing in the same league, and getting to know each other better in terms of style and habits.

However, in any case, after the release of this list, it has caused a lot of controversy in Portugal. Among them, Quaresma's defeat should be one of the biggest points of controversy. For Portugal, the strength of this young genius who was on par with Lao Lei should be undoubted, and the reason why he was not able to play in Barcelona is more due to the tactical system. In Portugal, there are still high hopes for this winger. In their opinion, Quaresma deserves his place in the national team anyway. However, Scolari will not pay attention to this protest voice, and there is still a huge gap between Quaresma and Rui Costa.

These days, Portugal have been training in a 4-2-3-1 position, and in this Portugal team, Lao Lei will be the undoubted heart of the midfield and the tactical core. The previous tactics with Figo as the core will be a thing of the past. This will have to be an adaptation period for both the Portuguese frontcourt and Figo. While the players were concentrating on training, Portugal's coaching staff was also busy day and night, studying Portugal's group stage opponents. As well as thinking about the various situations that may arise in the group stage, and formulating the corresponding strategy.

In this European Cup, Portugal, as the host, was placed in Group A. The opponents in the same group are Greece, Spain and Russia. In the predictions of the outside world, the big favourites for the emergence of this group should undoubtedly be Portugal and Spain to qualify together. However, Lao Lei didn't see it that way, although he only played against Greece once, but the Greek team gave him a very deep impression. That kind of rock-solid defensive system is not a good bone for anyone to gnaw on. In Lao Lei's view, this Greek team is likely to become the most unexpected-stirring stick in this European Cup. A team with a good offense and a lot of stars will naturally receive more attention, but a team that is low-key and plays overall defense is more likely to be eye-catching and unexpected.

Tomorrow is June 13th, and this European Championship will officially kick off the curtain of the big battle. On this day, the Portuguese national team only carried out routine physical training such as running laps, and did not have much training. Scolari ended training sessions early to give his players more time to rest and adjust to their mental state. Although as the hosts, Portugal has an undisputed home advantage. But at the same time, there is also a huge pressure, the fans' great attention to them, the high expectations of the results, for the players are a kind of hidden pressure.

Lying in his room, Lao Lei also ended today's system training early. He was deliberately in the system today to exercise his long-range shooting ability, hoping to have a good foot feeling tomorrow. Because tomorrow's opener will be against Greece, and considering Greece's dense defensive line, Lao Lei feels that a long-range shot may come in handy tomorrow. At the same time, this is Lao Lei's first time playing the European Cup, such a big scene makes Lao Lei very excited, and he very much hopes that he can score a goal tomorrow and get a good fortune.

With the upgrade of the system, the training of long-range shooting has also changed a lot compared with the past. In terms of difficulty, it has increased a lot, and Lao Lei needs to hit the winning long-range shot in a variety of situations. The various situations in this are all kinds of situations in reality, but the opponent has just become a demon. Once Lao Lei can't complete the action of shooting in a limited time, the demons around him will directly take the red card, so that Lao Lei can see what it is like to have a big fist in a casserole.

This training is still very difficult for the current Lao Lei. Because the goalkeeper who guards the goal is also a demon, the demon's bloated and strong body almost completely blocks the normal-sized goal. Trying to shoot a soccer ball into the goal through a gap is about as difficult as shooting a soccer ball into the middle of a tire from a distance. Of course, if you can't shoot, the Demon Realm Man-Eating Flower that rises from under Lao Lei's feet will be able to feast on a delicious meal.

After being ravaged again, Lao Lei withdrew from the system very satisfied. Sometimes Lao Lei also has to wonder if he has a psychological problem, and now he is not abused by the system a few times a day, and he will be uncomfortable all day.

Just as Lao Lei was about to sleep, a text message came into his mobile phone, which was Avril's. Now, he receives text messages from her every day, no more, no less, one a day. This time, she wrote: "I wish you a smooth match tomorrow, Godzilla!! Squash all your opponents and eat them! Lao Lei couldn't help but laugh after seeing it, after getting along with Guò for a while, he knew how naïve this rebellious punk princess was, and even a little bit of a middle school feeling.

He replied, "Wait! I will. When the time comes, hopefully I have a good stomach and won't have indigestion. After sending it, he smiled and put down his phone. Lao Lei pillowed his head with his hands, and his mind was not only looking forward to tomorrow's game.

Slowly, he fell into another night of dreams.

In a trance, he saw a full circle of Portuguese fans in red.

Hearing it, they cheered with a tsunami.

They are worshipping Him, they are calling Him.

"Godzilla! Godzilla! ......" (To be continued......)