Chapter 258 The First Warm-Up Match

In a blink of an eye, more than a week passed, and Porto ushered in its first warm-up match against the Bundesliga powerhouse Bochum.

During this week or so, Gao Xiaodong discovered that Porto is nominally divided into two gangs, the local gang and the South American gang, but in fact the local gang is also divided into Portuguese natives, European Union players and African descendants, and the South American gang is further divided into the Argentine gang and the Brazilian gang. Gang and other South American players, and Gao Xiaodong, an Asian, doesn't matter which gang he belongs to.

At first, Gao Xiaodong originally planned not to rely on any of the gangs, but then he thought again, if he didn’t rely on any of the gangs, it would be too disadvantageous for him to be alone. Not the main force, but he took good care of Gao Xiaodong, so Gao Xiaodong got closer to the local gang, especially Emmanuel and the Romanian player Sapunaru.

Gao Xiaodong was not completely alienated from the South American Gang, after that arm wrestling, Hulk had a good impression of Gao Xiaodong, and the two got very close.

Brazilian goalkeeper Helton has no opinion on this, but Fernando is not very happy. He and Gao Xiaodong were competitors back then, and they have been suppressed by Gao Xiaodong's light. Fernando didn't dare to say more.

Gao Xiaodong is quick-witted, able to come to things, not so good at the game, but very comprehensive, and he is valued by the chairman, but in a little over a week, Gao Xiaodong already has Hulk, a friend who can talk to him. The players and many assistant coaches favored him. Only Fernando, Rodriguez and the Argentinian gang were bitter about Gao Xiaodong for their own reasons.

Porto has left a lot of people this season, and a lot of newcomers have also come in. The game against Bochum is mainly to adjust the team and find the most suitable style of play. Winning or losing is not the most important thing.

How to arrange Gao Xiaodong's position is a difficult problem facing Ferreira and his coaching staff.

Gao Xiaodong's skills are very comprehensive, defensive midfielder, forward midfielder, forward winger, avant-garde, he can do everything, but being able to do everything almost means that everything is mediocre. Compared with players who are only good at one position, Gao Xiaodong has no advantage. Even at a disadvantage.

Of course, Gao Xiaodong cannot be allowed to play as a substitute. Even if Gao Xiaodong is inferior, Ferreira has to put Gao Xiaodong in the lineup, because this is a political task. Do everything possible to keep Gao Xiaodong. Although Ferreira is a coach with personality, he still doesn't take the chairman's words to heart.

The formation that Ferreira plays more is 433. In this formation, center Lisandro is a player who can score more than 20 goals per season. Of course, he cannot be wasted on the bench.

Left winger Rodriguez has the speed to surpass others, except for a bit of a muscle, even if he is an excellent player, he can't be neglected.

The right winger is Quaresma, but Quaresma is leaving, Hulk and Gao Xiaodong are similar in strength, this Gao Xiaodong can play.

The other is the trio in the midfield, Lucho and Melles must count as two, then the rest is the midfielder position, Fernando and new aid Guarin can both play, the two of them are as strong as Gao Xiaodong Similarly, Gao Xiaodong can also play as a midfielder and let the two of them serve as substitutes.

In the end, Ferreira was still reluctant to bear Gao Xiaodong's scoring ability, so he put Gao Xiaodong on the right winger and let Hulk play as a substitute.

July 21st

Since the morning, the number of fans on the streets of Porto has obviously increased. Among them are many Asian fans. Some of them wear the No. 13 jersey of Rexos, some wear the No. 10 jersey of Porto, and some wear the Bochum team The No. 23 jersey of the Japanese team and the No. 18 jersey of the Japanese team.

Among these Asian fans, there are local European expatriates, as well as Asian fans who flew over from the far east. Those wearing Lexos jerseys and Porto jerseys are all here to watch Gao Xiaodong represent Porto for the first time. No. 23 jersey, Japan's No. 18 jersey fans are supporting Bochum midfielder Shinji Ono.

Yes, this is not only the first time that Gao Xiaodong represents the Portuguese super giants Porto,

Still an Asian derby.

Although it was only a warm-up match, this was Porto's first warm-up match, and Gao Xiaodong, the top scorer, made his debut. The attendance at the Dragon Stadium exceeded 40,000, which exceeded the average of the league last season. Attendance.

Chen Qiang and Houzi led a large group of Chinese fans and sat in the stands of the Dragon Stadium for the first time, carrying the banner of the Fat Man Fan Club.

Last time, Chen Qiang and Houzi had objections to the naming of the Chinese fans group, but in the end the Chinese fans thought that the Fatty Fans Group was more appropriate and down-to-earth, so they named it the Fatty Fans Group.

"What position does Gao Xiaodong play today?"

"Can the fat man do it?"

"I played very well in Rexos, but I wonder if I can adapt in Porto?"

"I've only practiced together with the team for more than a week, so I'm afraid there won't be much tacit cooperation."

"I just started to like Rexos, and the fat man went back to Porto, alas."

"Whether Fatty will stay in Porto is hard to say."

...

While the fans in the stands were talking, players from Porto and Bochum stepped onto the pitch.

There was thunderous applause and cheers.

It was Gao Xiaodong's name that was shouted. Today, he is the protagonist of the Dragon Stadium.

The commentator at the scene shouted: "The players from both sides have come out, Gao Xiaodong has come out! After one and a half seasons on loan at Rexos, our talented boy has finally returned to the Dragon Stadium! When he left Porto a year and a half ago , said that he would come back proudly, and now he has done it. He led Rexos to steal our league championship, but we still have to be proud of it, because Gao Xiaodong belongs to Porto, let me reveal a news in advance, Gao Xiaodong Won the Rookie of the Season Award, the Top Scorer Award of the Season..."

The applause and cheers in the stands soared again, so that the live commentator had to pause to speak.

"...Gao Xiaodong's No. 10 jersey has sold very quickly in the past week, increasing every day. On July 21st, Gao Xiaodong's jersey sales finally surpassed Lisandro's. Less than Quaresma, we believe that in the near future, the sales of Gao Xiaodong's No. 10 jersey will definitely surpass Quaresma..."

"Let's take a look at Porto and Bochum's lineup today. Porto played in a 4-3-3 formation: 1-Helton/21-Sapnaru, 14-Rolando, 2-Bruno, 13-Fucilai /6-Guarin, 16-Meireles, 8-Lucho, /12-Rodriguez, 9-Lisandro Lopez, 10-Gao Xiaodong... Bochum's lineup is: Fernandez- Pfelzer, Maltritz, Mafraj, Fuchs-Imhoff, Azawag, Shinji Ono, Dabrowski, Epalay, Sestak... "

"This is the first time Gao Xiaodong has played for Porto, and it is also the third time he has appeared on the big stage of the Dragon Stadium. The previous two times Gao Xiaodong appeared on behalf of Rexos. His performance was average the first time, and the second This time he scored twice, this time we hope that Gao Xiaodong can have a wonderful start..."