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Chapter 40 The main force's vest

When the second round of the UEFA Cup promotion match has not yet kicked off, the Portuguese Super League match will continue. The Porto team still has to bite Benfica tightly in the standings and prepare for the final decisive battle when they meet in the next match. Prepare.

It is very difficult for a team like Braga to stop the Porto team at this time, especially the Porto people who have just returned from the European competition are more like ferocious beasts. All the anger is tilted on the poor Braga team.

5:0, the Braga team was also sieved by the Porto people at their home court. Mourinho did not restrain the idea of ​​​​the crazy attack of these guys. In his opinion, this is just sharpening the knife before the battle. It also feels good to find a shot.

Is this a tragedy?The Porto team contributed a total of 23 shots, while the Braga team only had two shots, and they were all outrageous long-range shots from the outside, and they all hit anti-aircraft guns very unfortunately.

They didn't even have a symbolic attack in the first half of the game. They never expected to win such a game. It's just that they lost a bit badly this time, but thinking about who the opponent is, they also I can only bear it.

Compared with Mourinho, who sat comfortably on the coach's bench for the whole game, the head coach of the Braga team could only face the boos of the fans after the game with a frustrated face. Fortunately, they He has already been relegated in advance, otherwise, he will definitely be killed by these crazy fans.

5:0, still in their own home court, this result is indeed a bit horrible, but this is the absolute gap in strength, all the players of the Braga team can do nothing about it, it is not that they have tried hard, but they can only helplessly Accept the ravaged ending.

It was almost a strong suppression from the beginning to the end. Even at the end of the first half, Porto had already led 4:0. By the time of the second half, the attackers had completely changed except for Dalley who wanted to get a hat-trick. over and over.

But even this rotation did not make it possible for the Porto team's offensive tide to stop. The siege of these guys even prevented the Braga team from having a chance to cross the halftime, and could only passively hover around the penalty area.

Lin Yi also got 45 minutes again, but this time Mourinho gave him the task of sorting out the entire frontcourt, and did not let him go particularly forward. He now hopes that Lin Yi will use his own pass The ball was distributed with reasonable vision, so that the game was completely controlled by Porto.

Although far away from the goal, Lin Yi's threat has not diminished. Mourinho needs him to control the ball, but he did not explain that he does not need to attack. Here comes a point of excitement.

Dalley also received a pass from Lin Yi to complete his hat-trick wish, and now he can finally sit safely at the top of the scorer list and look down on those chasers, such as Cardoso and Sa Pinto There was no hope of catching up with him.

For the first time, Lin Yi's integration ability in the frontcourt has been confirmed in actual combat. His pass near the arc of the middle circle can always accurately find the two side attackers, especially Valente, who is in the league. The guy who was suspended in the cup benefited a lot.

If it wasn't for the substitute striker wasting too many opportunities, maybe the score would be even bigger, but Mourinho doesn't care much about all of this. His eyes never leave Lin Yi's performance on the field, and then the pen in his hand Also keep writing something.

Brito once took a look at those things, but what he saw was not words, but piles of stadium icons, with some running routes drawn on them, and nothing else besides that. It made Brito a little confused.

In the second half of the game, Mourinho didn't even step out of the coach's seat. It was the first time that he directed the game so quietly. In other words, this guy didn't put his mind on the game against Braga in the second half at all. He thought about the future , rather than this already doomed game.

No way, this is the football circle in Portugal. Teams like Porto, Benfica, and Sporting Lisbon are like Barcelona and Real Madrid in Spain. They almost monopolize the entire league. Occasionally, one or two teams can play in their Steal the champion while napping.

But the main theme of the entire league has never escaped their control. As long as they play seriously, few teams can take advantage of them, even if they are playing at home. everything.

However, the internal friction between the top three is strong enough at certain moments, otherwise Boavista would not have won the league championship last year, which was all caused by the struggle between the three teams, but That was just an accident.

Take a look at this season, in order to achieve results in the UEFA Cup, Boavista has almost given up the idea of ​​​​the league title.

This is a helpless choice. After all, they cannot maintain sufficient personnel when fighting on the two fronts like Porto.

But the only thing they can be proud of is their luck in the UEFA Cup. They are obviously better than Porto. They have won the first round of the round of 16, and it is a big victory. The score of 3:0 has almost allowed them to touch the top 8 threshold.

And Porto's defeat made these Boavista players feel that their original choice was right. After all, such a small team can only attract the attention of others in the European competition. Their players Only then may there be a chance to go out and play for the giants.

Perhaps this is the tragedy of small teams. When they achieve results, they need to face a disintegrated ending. Their success is often only one year, and long-term and stable victories are a luxury fantasy for them.

Even Portugal's top three cannot escape the plunder of those European giants. Now Portugal is more like a primary processing factory than those marketing businessmen. The only benefit they can get is to sell their own future. This cannot be changed. fact.

Compared with Porto's big victory, Benfica's 1:0 is a bit insignificant, but Villariño praised such results.

After all, there are only the last two rounds left in the league, and Benfica still has a one-point advantage. In the next game, they may not necessarily take the victory from the Dragon Stadium. A draw is enough for Benfica up.

Villariño may not be thinking about whether his team can score 3 points on Porto now, as long as they have 1 point, they can ensure that the champion will stay in Benfica in the end, and his chairman has no respect for anyone Go back on your word.

As for next year, maybe his check can really give Benfica the capital to make waves in the European Champions Cup, but the premise of all this is that they win the league championship, otherwise everything will be out of the question, and whether he can still To secure the position of chairman here, rely on the league champion to insure him.

Benfica's new coach Tony did not forget to challenge Porto at this time. More precisely, he was challenging Mourinho.Only by defeating the guy who led Benfica to the first place in the league, Tony can prove that he is qualified to stand in the position of head coach.

Otherwise, he can only face the non-stop comparisons made by the Lisbon media here every day. This kind of comparison puts him under a lot of psychological pressure, and even a little collapsed. Now he urgently needs to use the result of victory to justify himself, even if he does not win Porto , at least he must guarantee not to lose.

However, Mourinho did not respond positively to such provocations. He just accidentally said a few words to reporters during an interview after the game.

"Tony? Who is it? The new president of Benfica? Since he says he wants to beat us in the next game, let him come. The Porto people are very hospitable, but the championship will not be given to anyone. From one point to It is actually not difficult to overtake by two points, one game is enough."

"Is it useful to say more? The game is played, not just spoken. Let's see the result in a week. The 90 minutes of the game will explain everything."

arrogance?The media in Lisbon may not be used to Mourinho's declaration, because this guy's words have already wiped out all the duels and counterattacks they rendered, and Mourinho warned Benfica in this way.

Want to step over the Porto team?Sorry, there is no mountain for you to cross here, only the tip of a knife and thorns. There is only one ending for you to come to the Dragon Stadium, and that is to keep the champion here obediently, and then get out of here. There is no other way for you to go.

After all, the game is still a week away, and what Mourinho needs to consider now is the "Jessbon" team that is about to kill him. Don't forget, they are still 1:2 behind. The team also holds the belief of defending to the end.

In the two tough battles within seven days, Mourinho was thinking about how to deal with the Porto team. He couldn't afford to lose these two games. If you take a step back, you will be in the abyss, and if you fall, you will die. It is possible to let himself fall into death, and it is impossible for him to accept failure.

Change, he needs to change, the entire Porto team can already feel the suffocation before the decisive battle, although Mourinho's training has not been increased, but in the group confrontation, he requires the authenticity of the actual combat, even if someone kicks The more vicious ones have already been accepted by default.

Moreover, Mourinho greatly adjusted the position of the midfielders during the group confrontation. He disrupted the entire Porto team's midfield in a mix-and-match style. He kept trying, as if he was looking for a certain feeling.

It’s just that Brito, who is an assistant coach, is a little worried at this time. He doesn’t know if this change is an attempt for the Porto team. After all, stability is the quality that a mature team should have. Taking risks often comes at a heavy price.

But Mourinho did not stop this kind of experiment. He combined almost all the midfielders who could play. Even the Porto team's fixed 20-4-3 and 3-4-4 have been changed.

When there is still the last day of the game of the "Jessbon" team, usually in such a day of confrontation, it is already necessary to decide who will appear on the field. When he came out, he revealed the final mystery.

Goalkeeper: 99, Baia, right back: 22, Paulo Ferreira, center back: 4, Carvalho, left back: 2, Jorge Costa, midfielder: 6, Costinha, right midfielder: 15 , Alenichev, left midfielder: 18, Maniche, central midfielder: 10, Deco, midfielder: 20, Lin Yi, forward: 11, Delray, forward: 21, Capucho.

When Mourinho announced his arrangement, everyone was a little surprised, not only because the Porto team's formation changed to 3-5-2, but also because Lin Yi actually replaced Deco's position in the midfielder, and Deco turned into a central midfielder after pressing.

In such an important knockout match, the head coach suddenly changed his tactics. Is it a blessing?Is it a disaster?No one knows, but the iron discipline that Mourinho has created can ensure that these players chose to accept the arrangement after being surprised, and no one said anything more.

Only Lin Yi was a little dazed at this moment. He didn't know why he was able to play in such a game, and he was the main starter.

You must know that even when he was behind in the last game, Mourinho did not let him get up from the bench to prepare for activities, but now the uncle let himself take the position of dominating the team's offense, Lin Yi was a little stupefied a feeling of.

"If you don't want to be the main player, you can go back to the bench!" Mourinho said bluntly when he walked up to Lin Yi.

"Uh...it's okay, I just looked around casually, and I haven't worn this dress." After Lin Yi took the yellow clothes, he hurriedly said, although he was a little puzzled, he didn't want to miss this opportunity, After all, it was the European arena, and he already felt ready to move.

"Then what... Uncle..." Mourinho was about to turn around and leave the center of the field when he heard Lin Yi calling him softly from the side.

"What?" Mourinho asked back.

"Is this the main force's vest?" Lin Yi raised his clothes and asked.

"Nonsense, if you're not used to it, you can take it off and give it to me!" Mourinho felt that the kid seemed to be looking for something to say.

"Then what, I'm just asking, do you still have pants?" Lin Yi asked innocently.

"..." Mourinho felt like he wanted to kill someone. . .

Main force?Maybe this will be a different game. . .At least for Lin Yi. . .

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