World's No.1 Football Manager

Chapter 546 The Beginning of the Difficult Race

Aduriz was injured and left the field. He was replaced by a U17 player temporarily recruited by Gao Yuan from the second team.

There is not much time left in the game, and this substitution is more symbolic than practical.

It shows that Maritimo's rotation is resolute and thorough. Replacing a 17-year-old veteran with a 40-year-old young man shows that the team has successors and the future can be expected.

But in fact, after the U17 teenager came on the field, he didn't even touch the ball, and the game was over.

Neither side could rewrite the score.

The battle became a 2:2 tie.

Although this is the first game that Maritimo failed to win in the Portuguese Super League this season, no one will blame them, because they played with a pure substitute lineup. Before the game, public opinion generally believed that they would lose 2-3 goals. In the case of scoring a point, it is already very commendable.

If combined with the situation on the court, especially the initiative that Maritimo firmly controlled in the second half, then their performance can be described as perfect!

The veteran Aduriz was selected as the MVP of this round of the Portuguese Super League by major sports media.

His performance can no longer simply be called excellent, it is simply "an old tree sprouts new shoots, and a dead tree is in spring again"!
However, Aduriz himself still blames himself. He feels that when the team and the coach need him most, he left the field due to injury and failed to help the team win the victory. He is very unwilling.

Of course, Gao Yuan was relieved again, telling him that he was very satisfied.

He also made a joke, "Fortunately, you only scored two goals. If you perform a hat-trick, I am really afraid that Maritimo will not be able to keep you, and you will be poached by Real Madrid and Barcelona!"

The MRI after the game showed that Aduriz's thigh muscles were severely strained, and the ligaments seemed to be damaged. According to his age, the doctor estimated that it would take at least 3 months to recover.

Aduriz fell into a great depression again.

3 months!Not to mention that I will miss the busiest stage of the next team's schedule; what's more troublesome is, at the age of 41, can I regain my form after suffering such a serious injury?

Gao Yuan told him nonchalantly: "Two months is the treatment time of Western medicine. If you combine it with your own Chinese medicine treatment, then at most three weeks later, you will be able to return to the court alive and kicking! I still count on you to be an important rotation force for the team during the next tough game!"

Gao Yuan wasn't bragging, it was just about the two "reduction pills"! 15000 prestige points only.

For the current me, this prestige value is nothing!
Of course, he can buy more "restore pills" to help Aduris recover.But it's not cost-effective to do that, and the "restore pill" can only restore 50% of the existing injuries each time.Half of three months is one and a half months, and half is three weeks.

That's enough, there are still more than two weeks of national team match days in between.

Besides, if the recovery time is too fast, it is not easy to explain to the outside world.After all, Chinese medicine is just medicine, not magic!
Aduriz is dubious about Gao Yuan's words.

More than 40 years of life experience and more than 20 years of professional career told him that what Gao Yuan said was contrary to attempts; but some time ago, Ronaldo’s rapid recovery from injury and the legendary recovery from the injury that almost ruined Jorah’s career made Aduriz have to believe that Chinese medicine does seem to have magical powers.

Thinking about Jorah's nagging every day, spitting out and meditating all day long, Aduris felt a little more hope in his heart, and hoped that a miracle could happen again!

After this game, the Portuguese Super League entered an intermission period.

Gao Yuan gave the team a holiday to let the players relax and prepare for the next series of intensive matches.

For the first time, Gao Yuan did not work overtime this time. After arranging all the work, he took Yan Ruyu and Xiaoxia to Saipan, away from the hustle and bustle of the world, and enjoyed a fairy-like life.

After ten days of vacation, Gao Yuan returned to work with a happy mood and exhausted body.

"Boss, why are you losing weight, you have to take care of yourself!"

In the club base, almost everyone saw Gao Yuan, and either kindly or "badly" reminded him.

Everyone found that, on the contrary, Yan Ruyu, the female manager who was already very beautiful, became more delicate, beautiful and graceful, like a peony flower that has absorbed enough nutrients.

Gao Yuan: Damn, going out to play is more tiring than working!Or work makes me comfortable!

The national team match day is also coming to an end soon.

The players returned to the base one after another.

Gao Yuan was not in a hurry to let them participate in training, and gave them a few more days off to rest and recuperate.

Rest is very important!Humans are not machines, so we can't be both black and white!Gao Yuan has a deep understanding of this after this vacation experience!

This can also be regarded as a final charge for the upcoming intense schedule.

Members of the coaching staff are a little worried about the physical condition of the players and whether they can return to their best.

Gao Yuan is not worried about this at all. His system can adjust the state of the players and supplement their physical fitness.The reason for the holiday is mainly to adjust the players' psychology and prevent them from becoming war-weary when they are constantly spinning.

For Gao Yuan, physical fatigue is easy to solve, but mental fatigue is more troublesome.

Three days before the game, Maritimo finally started training with the first team. Except for Aduriz, who has not fully recovered from his injury, everyone else is in good physical condition, and their mentality is very positive, with a strong desire to fight.

Maritimo is ready, just waiting for the intensive schedule to start!

Previously, some media analyzed that: Maritimo was able to win the championship with such a huge advantage last season. One of the important reasons is that they played few games, and the top three in the Portuguese Super League are multi-line battles.And this season, Maritimo will also face such a challenge. As a young defending champion, what kind of answer can they submit?

This is also a question that everyone cares about.

The first Portuguese Super League game after the league break is a battle of focus.

Maritimo challenged Porto away.

This is a confrontation between the old and new overlords of the Portuguese Super League.

People are looking forward to what kind of sparks the two teams will have, and whether there will be an epic contest like sparks hitting the earth.

But to everyone's great disappointment, in the final result, Porto lost 0:1 to Maritimo.

And the scene is as boring as the score!
Porto was deeply hit by the "FIFA virus", the team was full of injuries, and the main players were generally out of shape.

Being overwhelmed by Maritimo, who was in hot form, Porto tried several counterattacks, but instead of threatening the opponent's goal, he almost conceded the goal.

The head coach Conceicao had no choice but to focus on the defense and wanted to hold a tie.

Maritimo, who played away, completely controlled the initiative of the game.

In the second half, Porto's physical fitness was even more problematic, and several of the main players who played consecutive full games in the national team all suffered from cramps.

Considering the UEFA Champions League in the middle of next week, Conceicao had to replace the main players with poor physical fitness, which further weakened Porto's combat effectiveness.

Maritimo's mad attack finally paid off in the 63rd minute. Through a corner kick, Dzeko scored.

After taking the lead, Maritimo, under the signal of Gao Yuan, stopped when he saw it, and started to play pass control, control the ball at his feet, and slow down the rhythm to avoid injury and save energy.

The opponent didn't have the energy to counterattack anymore, and the battle of focus came to an end in harmony.

Maritimo won the game without bloodshed, which is a good start for this difficult schedule!
(End of this chapter)