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Chapter 202 The World Cup, so close yet so far away(2/2)

Still gave a penalty!"

Mourinho looked at Fozzato: "Well done!"

Then he continued: "Their coach is very experienced, otherwise they would not be so far ahead in the Scottish Premiership and almost win the championship early!"

"They will definitely change in the second half."

With that said, Mourinho slapped a "7" on the Celtics forward line on the tactical board.

"This person, we mentioned it many times yesterday, the Greek Kygormakis, he will definitely play!"

"Just like when we used Cesco, after he comes on the court, you will see many high-altitude balls hitting our penalty area directly from the Celtic midfield and two wings!"

"At that time, the two people around him, whether it is the flexible Portuguese or the short Japanese, will reveal the real threat!"

With that said, he pointed to Zalewski: "The defense just now was very good, but you can't just watch the ball!"

"Once the opponent comes over, the wing-backs must move in! On the wing, as long as the opponent is willing, they can always use more to attack the opponent locally. You can't guard two opponents on your own!"

"Take it in and compress their passing space, especially let their full-backs press up and let them pass more high-altitude balls, so that we can have more opportunities to counterattack!"

Time flies by and the second half begins.

Although in Mourinho's mouth, Celtic head coach Postkoglu is called "very experienced", facts have proved that compared with Mourinho, Postkoglu is still far behind.

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Sure enough, as Mourinho predicted, Furuhashi Torugo was replaced, and high center forward Kigo Magis stood on the field.

Furuhashi Tōgo naturally knew that Mori Yasuichi was sitting in the stands, and he also knew that with the Japanese team full of talents, especially when there were many competitors in the five major leagues, his performance today basically meant goodbye to the World Cup that he had been thinking about so much.

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Although he is only in his second season in the Scottish Premiership, Furuhashi Kougo is actually 27 years old.

Like the vast majority of Asian players in Europe, he was spotted by scouts and agencies after he made some splash in his home league, and he first tried his luck in mid-tier European leagues.

Players who can really make it to the five major leagues, even the Premier League and La Liga, are very rare. Many of them have almost reached the end of their careers before they can make it to that day.

A player like Ito Hiroyuki who played in Japan's second-tier professional league for two years and was spotted by the five major leagues and became the absolute main force in Stuttgart at the age of 22 is a "miraculous" existence in Japan and Asia.

Chen Xiaoliang?

Furuhashi Tōgo is not jealous of Kagawa Shinji and Honda Keisuke who are older than him and have created brilliant results, nor is he jealous of Ito Hiroyuki and Kubo Boei who are younger than him but have already made a name for themselves in the five major leagues.

, let alone be jealous of Son Heung-min, an Asian king who only became the king after hard work.

But when thinking of Chen Xiaoliang, Guqiao Hengwu always curses "Baga".

Why?

Why?

It's as if he has the aura of the protagonist in this world. Except for those superstars who stand at the top of the football pyramid, other players are like supporting characters surrounding him.

Furukashi Hengwu was very unconvinced. He covered his face with a sweat towel and sat with his head raised without saying a word.

The most regrettable thing in this world is that I obviously could, but I failed to do it;

The most helpless thing is that I really want to do it, but I just can't do it.

Regarding this point, Wu Lei, who was sitting on the bench at the other end and had not been able to play in several games, actually felt even more deeply.

The 27-year-old Furukashi Hiroo still has time to pursue a better future, while Wu Lei, who is about to turn 31, has not yet started his career in Europe and is already drawing to an end.

In today's football world, where more and more powerful football countries are recruiting players under the age of 20 to the World Cup roster, and becoming famous earlier and earlier, a 30-year-old player who has not yet made a name for himself is basically sentenced to death.

On the field, it was exactly as Mourinho expected. After Kygo Magis came on, the Celtics re-added the tactic of long passes to the intensive short passing game.

The Greek center, like Harry Kane, frequently retreated, using Wellertu's vacuum to defend against Callum, bypassing Matic to receive the high ball, and then transfer it to Daran Maeda and Horta on the wing.

However, as a result, the Celtics moved forward more times, but the increase in long passes caused the passing success rate to decrease.

In the 54th minute, Horta took over the transfer from Kiko Magis and cut in from the left. Seeing that the left back Taylor was about to step in, Zalewski did not choose to continue to defend, but moved in to the position he should defend.

defense zone.

Matic and Mancini faced each other from the front, and surrounded Jota from the right. Jota shook his right foot, picked up his instep, and passed the ball to Kiko Magis who was inserted in the middle of the back edge of the ball!

The Greek center jumped directly to meet the ball. Smalling had no time to grab it and blocked the shooting angle in front of him. Unexpectedly, Kygo Magis flicked the header and pointed it to Daran Maeda on the right!

Fozzato cursed in his mind: What's going on with this team? A group of grown men don't like shooting in the penalty area, they just pass it around!

He thought as he moved towards the left goal post.

Daran Maeda volleyed the ball very skillfully!

"Ouch! Good shot!"

Zhan Jun and Liu Yue exclaimed at the same time!

"Fozzato, Fozzato, today's two saves alone are enough to prove to Mourinho that he is also capable of becoming the team's number one goalkeeper!"

"The penalty kick just now gave him a lot of confidence. This kind of psychological suggestion will be helpful to the goalkeeper's flexibility and stretch."

Liu Yue: "Yes, sometimes we encounter such a goalkeeper. The opponent has not shot for a long time, and his body is cold standing there. Suddenly a cold shot comes, and he is caught off guard and scores. Often he is beaten after the opening kick.

After a while, I blocked and jumped a few times, and I became completely excited, and my condition will be surprisingly good."

Forzato roared, himself very excited.

Maeda Daran felt helpless when he saw his tricky shot being saved by him.

At this time, the referee's whistle sounded, and Matic was seen sitting on the ground, calling the team doctor to come in.

After the Roma team entered the field to check, they supported Matic and walked slowly off the field.

It doesn't seem to be anything serious, just like I sprained my ankle when I blocked it just now.

On the field, the Celtics were about to take a corner kick, and Chen Xiaoliang immediately retreated to the penalty area.

Before the head coach makes a substitution decision, the team will have one less player, and he must return to the midfielder position to assist defense.

Callum's corner kick had no threat. The kick was too low and was kicked into the stands by Chen Xiaoliang.

Mourinho looked back at the bench and made a sign to Wu Lei to come on.

Foti quickly followed the preset plan, took the tactical board and told Wu Liao to go on the field and play right winger, and the team would switch to playing right winger.

After taking off his warm jacket and preparing to stand on the sidelines waiting for the dead ball, Mourinho put his right hand on Wu Ling's back and said to him: "I decided to send you on the field because I believe that at this moment, your ability can help

to the team, but I don’t want you to be nervous.”

"You performed very well in the European Cup this season. Although you don't have many opportunities in the league, I still believe in you."

"Don't think about your own age, your own past, your own national team, or other people's national teams."

"When you go on the court, all you have to do is use all your abilities."

"You are Roma's No. 14, and you are currently ranked second in Serie A. In my eyes, you are better than the Japanese in front of me."

"Go up and prove yourself. A player's life is short. It's not about surpassing everyone, it's just about not leaving any regrets!"

Thank you to the club’s executive director [Yu Qingfeng] for your monthly ticket!

Thank you to the senior director of the club [still the same you] for your monthly vote!
Chapter completed!
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