The Midfield Master

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Two weeks later, on the day of the month and Friday, Xia Ze has resumed normal training for a week. In this week's training, his state has also improved rapidly.

After the training, the next round of league matches was posted on the bulletin board. If it was last season, Xia Ze would not have paid much attention to it, but today is different. He has experienced more than two months of injuries. After being ill, I have a very eager desire to play in the game.

When he walked to the bulletin board, the teammates who were watching the roster there all went to look at it.

Xia Ze shook his head helplessly. In the past month, he has gotten used to the behavior of his teammates who fear him like a tiger.

When he looked up at the list on the bulletin board, he found his name appeared on it. Although he did not enter the starting 11, he entered the bench as soon as he came back, which proves that the coach still has enough trust in him.

Finally, finally, finally back!

In the next game, Maritimo will challenge the University of Coimbra away.

In Martins' office, Martins, who was frowning slightly, was sitting on the sofa, with his chin resting on his right hand, his eyes fixed on the table, his lips moved slightly, and he said in a low voice, "You said I would arrange him to play so quickly, would it be a big deal?" Won't you be in a hurry?"

Opposite him was assistant coach Jorge, who smiled slightly and said: "Last year, you seem to have asked me the same question, when he scored a beautiful goal in the first game, helping We came out of the Alvalade Stadium unscathed."

Jorge paused for a moment and continued: "He has been training very hard this week, and his physical condition may not be at its best, but the away game against the University of Coimbra is undoubtedly the best time for him to come back. Good time."

"I think so too. If he is allowed to come back at home in the next round, the fans will put a lot of pressure on him. It seems that they haven't forgiven him yet." Martins still dragged his chin and said thoughtfully.

"Our players don't talk to him too much, should we deal with it?" Jorge asked.

"Don't worry, as long as Xia Ze shows his performance again, his teammates will naturally trust him. At that time, as long as we push the boat along the way, their relationship will naturally be repaired." Martins said confidently.

Jorge moved his mouth, but no words came out.

"Good afternoon, dear viewers,

Today is November 1st, Saturday, welcome everyone to watch the live broadcast of the Portuguese Super League brought by you. I am Christine. The guest commentator invited today is a charming man - Nuno Gomez ! "

Christine's excited voice reappeared in front of the TV, and in the picture, he with slightly white hair was sitting next to a black-haired, classically handsome man, who was one of the representatives of Portugal's golden generation— — Nuno Gomez.

"Today's game is the University of Coimbra's home game against Maritimo. The strength of the two sides is quite different. I think the only thing to watch in this game is the Chinese player Xia Ze who almost joined Tottenham in the summer transfer window. , after being absent for more than two months due to injury, he finally came back today and appeared on the team's bench!"

"I believe that Martins will definitely send him to play in the second half. No matter whether the score is leading or falling behind, Xia Ze will announce his comeback in this game. It is a certainty!" Christine said with certainty.

Nuno Gomez on the side looked at him with surprised eyes, wondering where the self-confidence of the host in front of him came from. Fortunately, the TV screen had switched to the scene at this time, and Gomez's strange expression was not seen at this time.

Players from both sides have already lined up to play. Xia Ze followed behind the starting players, talking with Jorge while walking into the field.

The home stadium of the University of Coimbra is not big, even smaller than Maritimo's home stadium Dos Barreiros, which can only accommodate 100 spectators.

Even so, the stands were still not full, and the attendance rate was only about 80%. It can be seen that except for the more popular teams in the Portuguese Super League, the market for other uniforms is not very good.

Xia Ze doesn't mind his comeback battle in such a simple stadium, although he prefers to prove his comeback in front of tens of thousands of spectators, he is not afraid of pressure.

The progress of the game was very smooth, and everything went according to Martins' pre-match expectations. Maritimo quickly took the lead with two goals, and Xia Ze also kept warming up on the sidelines after coming out in the second half.

In the middle of the second half, Xia Ze took off his warm-up vest, stood on the sidelines and prepared to play, while Jorge was beside him, explaining the team's tactical arrangement to him.

"Okay, Xia Ze is ready to play, and he is going to replace Arthur. Let's applaud this amazing Chinese kid Xia Ze who won the best young player in the Portuguese Super League last season. He has struggled with injuries. Afterwards, return to this arena!" Christine looked at Xia Ze who appeared on the TV screen and said excitedly.

In a bar in Funchal, Maritimo fans watched the big TV on the wall. At this time, the picture was just for Xia Ze, who had been in the factory for a hundred years and was about to play.

The originally noisy bar suddenly fell silent. They don't know how to face the return of the man who led the team to the pinnacle of honor last season, but almost transferred to Tottenham in the summer.

One or two half-drunk men scolded Xia Ze with vague words. Others chose to remain silent, watching the TV screen quietly.

While listening to Jorge's words, Xia Ze looked at Artur who was slowly running towards him in the field, but he felt very familiar in his heart.

This scene also appeared a year ago, when Xia Ze was still a young boy who was just getting involved in professional football.

Now this comeback game means that he, who was the best rookie in the Portuguese Super League last season, will return to the field that made him famous.

"Come on!" Artur and Xia Ze, who were replaced, clapped lightly, encouraging him.

After Xia Ze and Artur high-fived, he looked at the grass in front of him, stepped forward with his right foot, bent slightly, and brushed his palms lightly on the ground.

"I am back again!"

After playing, Xia Ze quickly ran to the position of the front midfielder and formed a double front midfielder partner with Di Keao. According to Martins' arrangement, Di Ke'ao was slightly delayed, and Xia Ze appeared in a more advanced position.

Xia Ze was very active after he came on the field, and frequently retreated to get the ball, but his teammates seemed to have no intention of passing the ball to him. After the defender got the ball, he basically passed it to Di Keao, or directly looked for Di Keo in front of him. profit.

Sometimes even if Xia Ze ran out of space, he would rather pass the ball across to the teammate next to him. Only Dicko and Quaresma are willing to cooperate with Xia Ze after they get the ball.

Xia Ze, who does not have the ball in his hands, can't perform well no matter how strong he is.