Outside the Benfica training base, a certain café.
"So, I need you to show some performance. If you can't play in your own style when facing tough opponents, then it's very difficult for me to take you to the national youth team training base," Violante said with emphasis.
Sitting opposite him were Benfica's midfielder Amorim and right-back Pereira.
Benfica's other attacking midfielder, Vieira, wasn't there; his spot had been taken by Deng Kai and Igor.
Compared to the attacking midfielder, what Violante needed more was a defensive midfielder and a holding midfielder.
Although he was already studying the double attacking midfielder tactic, he would only try it when Viana and Deng Kai were both on the pitch.
No one else deserved this treatment.
"We understand, thank you for giving us this opportunity," Amorim and Pereira said as they sent off Violante, both of them let out a sigh.
Four consecutive losses.
