Chapter 208 The Chill of Winter

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The 19th round after the Spring Festival is a severe test for Rexos. In this round, Rexos will face the derby opponent Boavista in the Porto region.

Boavista, which ranks tenth in the standings, is in a sluggish state and the morale of the army is lax. Due to the impact of the "final whistle operation", during the winter transfer period, the executives of the battered Boavista club did not replenish their blood. This season can no longer be counted. strong team.

However, Lopez of Rexos had a muscle strain in the last game and had to rest for at least four weeks. Brandy had just recovered from his injury and was unable to help the team. Now Rexos is stretched in the frontcourt.

In the game against Boavista, Oliveira asked Sanchez to go to the frontcourt to partner with Gao Xiaodong and continue to play in a 4321 formation, but this arrangement proved to be wrong in the first half, and Boavis, who was in a sluggish state In the first half, Tata led Rexos 1:0.

In desperation, Oliveira made adjustments in the second half, pushing Gao Xiaodong forward, forming a double forward with Robert, playing a 442 formation that had never been played this season.

Now Gao Xiaodong and Robert have cooperated, the lethality in the frontcourt is there, but there is no midfielder who can control the ball, Gao Xiaodong has to retreat to get the ball, in fact, 442 has become 4411.

This change of formation caught Boavista off guard, and Rexos quickly equalized and reversed the score.

But soon, Boavista found out that Rexos had a goal. The midfielder lacked someone to handle and pass the ball, so he sent someone to mark Gao Xiaodong.

Although Gao Xiaodong is very strong and fast, it is difficult for ordinary people to keep an eye on him, but someone is always by Gao Xiaodong's side, which is a huge test for the passing Rexos players. Counterattacked by an intercepted ball.

Rexos lacked players who could control the ball, so after Gao Xiaodong was marked, the Rexos players did not dare to pass the ball to Gao Xiaodong, but went forward to find Robert.

Such rough offensive tactics are very inefficient. Boavista played better and better, and evened the score at the last moment, drawing with Rexos 2:2 in the away game.

In this round, Rexos tied, Guimarães lost, and the three giants of the Portuguese Super League all won.

In the standings, Porto reached the top again with 45 points, Rexos fell to second with 44 points, Sporting Lisbon approached Rexos with 38 points, Benfica ranked fourth with 36 points, and Guimaraes fell to third with 30 points Sixth, Maritimo is catching up

There were problems with the 4321 and 442 formations in the 19th round. In the 20th round against the Portuguese nationals, Oliveira continued to change.

Gao Xiaodong played a single midfielder, Robert and Oscar played double forwards, and the formation changed to a 4312 formation.

This is Gao Xiaodong's first time playing as a single attacking midfielder. Before that, he was a supporter. In the defensive midfielder position, he assisted Zener. In the attacking midfielder position, he assisted Lopez. When alone.

Facts have proved that it is not so easy to take charge of one's own side. At the age of 19, Gao Xiaodong, who is only a professional D-level, is still unable to take on this big responsibility for the time being.

The opponents of the Portuguese Super League are now very familiar with Rexos, and inspired by the last Boavista game, the Portuguese national team pinched Rexos' lack of players who can play the ball, and kept a close eye on Gao Xiaodong attacked Lexus's two flanks with heavy troops, making it impossible for Rexos' flanks to assist.

The two moves of the Portuguese national were very good and powerful. Rexos played the worst game of the season in this game, and finally lost the game 0:3 in the away game.

Rexos was not in good shape this round, Sporting Lisbon also lost to the underdogs, Benfica was tied by Braga, only Porto still won steadily, Guimaraes also recovered from the bleeding, beating Navarre 1-0.

After this round, in the standings, Porto continues to lead with 48 points, 4 points ahead of the losing Rexos, Sporting Lisbon is standing still with 38 points, Benfica is still the fourth with 37 points, and Guimaraes has 33 points Back to fifth position.

The poor state of the league made Rexos have no time to take care of the cup. In the middle of the week, in the quarter-finals of the Portuguese Cup, Rexos, who played as a substitute, was tied 0:0 by Gironcente of the Portuguese League. The last point The ball is eliminated by the opponent.

After these two games, Rexos and Gao Xiaodong were questioned by the media and fans.

In fact, reporters and fans who don't like Rexos and Gao Xiaodong have waited too long, because Rexos has been winning all the time, they have no chance to speak up, and now, the opportunity has finally come.

"Izvestia" reporter Anna bluntly said that Rexos and Gao Xiaodong's magic has lost its power. They have been seen through by their opponents. Now it is very difficult for them to win, and it will only be more difficult in the future. Don't think about Kaisers Lauten is a miracle, the ability to keep the Champions League seat depends on the strength of Sporting Lisbon and Benfica.

Anna also made a separate comment on Gao Xiaodong's performance, thinking that Gao Xiaodong is not suitable to play as a single attacking midfielder. He is still too young and needs to be honed for several seasons. What the attacking midfielder needs is not only impact, but also experience and wisdom.

Since Rexos became Porto's opponent, "Record" has become less friendly to Rexos and Gao Xiaodong, and the criticisms are obviously more than the praises.

This time, "Record" expressed a similar opinion to "Izvestia", thinking that Rexos' magic in the first half was because the opponents were not familiar with them. In the second half, Rexos actually encountered all the newly promoted dark horses. The problem is that they have been seen through, the bench is not deep enough, and they can't come up with any new tricks. It is normal for their performance to decline.

"Competition News" stated that if Rexos wants to continue to compete for the championship, he must actively make changes and replenish blood, otherwise, they may face a straight decline.

Veteran reporter Ma Ya also commented on Rexos' formation change, thinking that Gao Xiaodong is indeed unable to play a single midfielder formation, and Rexos might as well play 433 directly.

Even the local media "North Porto Sport" in Matosinho said that now is the time for Carus to invest. If the winter break does not replenish blood, Rexos will not continue to compete with the top three in the Portuguese Super League for the Champions League. seats.

On the Internet, fans from various clubs have ridiculed Rexos and attacked them in groups. Rexos fans are not united now, some support Rexos' change, and some criticize Rexos Si's changes, some support Gao Xiaodong's single attacking midfielder, and some think that Gao Xiaodong's single attacking midfielder is a disaster.

Rexos fans who are not united will definitely not be able to resist the joint siege of fans of other clubs. On the forum, Rexos fans have almost become a vulnerable group that is ridiculed by the crowd.

The league has lost three rounds, the cup was eliminated, the media criticized, and the fans questioned. As the winter break was about to pass, Rexos finally felt the chill of winter.

The bad situation of Rexos is an opportunity for Yang Fan. Before that, Gao Xiaodong recommended Yang Fan to the head coach Oliveira through Mendes, but the situation of Rexos was not as bad as it is now. Oliveira La is unwilling to introduce a newcomer from Huaguo who has characteristics similar to Gao Xiaodong and has no immediate combat power.

After all, it's only on loan, and it's not like Angulo's own youth training players, and it doesn't do much good to train them. Without immediate combat power, it is tantamount to waste.

However, after Lopez and Brandy were injured, Oliveira thought of a bad situation. What if Gao Xiaodong was injured? The current Rexos really needs a backup.

Of course, this substitute cannot be found casually, and must be able to quickly integrate into the team.

Yang Fan, the Chinese player recommended by Mendes, is Gao Xiaodong's friend. Oliveira can guess with his heels that this is what Gao Xiaodong meant, but he took a curved path.

However, if it is a substitute, because Yang Fan and Gao Xiaodong are compatriots, it is not a problem to integrate.

After much thought, Oliveira finally made the decision to rent Yang Fan.

On the last day of the winter break, Rexos and Benfica reached an agreement that their reserve team player Huaguo striker Yang Fan would rent Rexos for a season. (.)