Lvyin Fengmo

Chapter 120 Are You Tired of Playing?

March 4, at 23:19 in the evening.

There is still an hour until the game starts.

Benitez, who just got off the bus, was stopped by his assistant.

The assistant hands him his tablet:

"Sporting Lisbon have just announced their starting lineup..."

Benitez took it with some doubts:
"It's a lot later than usual... eh?"

He raised his glasses on the bridge of his nose, wanting to make sure that he was not mistaken.

Then he raised his eyes, half astonished, half annoyed:
"This...damn Portuguese!"
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Half an hour later, at 2:45 a.m. domestic time, CCTV, thousands of miles away, also officially started broadcasting.

The commentator will introduce the situation of the last round and the changes in the lineups of the two sides as usual.

When He Wei got the starting roster of both sides, his reaction was almost exactly the same as that of Benitez.

After repeatedly confirming the names of these 22 people, he finally let out an exclamation:
"Sporting Lisbon... Are you crazy? They put Lu Feng on the bench!"

Xu Yang opened his mouth and swallowed with difficulty:

"Marco Silva can't be so stupid, right? Maybe...Lu Feng exhausted his energy after the first round, maybe...he was slightly injured?"
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Lu Feng's physical energy was indeed exhausted, but after six days of recuperation, even a 40-year-old veteran was already full of energy, not to mention he was only 19 years old.

As for the injury, it is even more nonsense. His performance after coming off the bench in the league, how can he look like a wounded person? !

But... when the game started, he was sitting on the bench in the second row of the visiting team.

It is less than one meter away from the position of head coach Silva in the first row!
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"Silva get out of class! Can such a head coach still watch?"

"Is this head coach undercover? Is he trying to ruin Sporting Lisbon's efforts for a season?!"

"I guess... Lu Feng snatched a free kick from his teammate in the first round, which led to a fight in the locker room!"

"After all, he is a rented outsider. If there is a conflict, the head coach and the senior management must take care of their own people..."

"Didn't Sporting Lisbon's offer to Liverpool be rejected? Maybe this is the club's means of lowering the price!"

"God's way of lowering the price! Will anyone negotiate the price with the chief surgeon in the emergency room?"

"Is there anyone like me who wants to watch Naples beat Sporting Lisbon?!"

"So Lu Feng can play earlier?"

"What if he loses so badly that he can't bear the blame?"

"Sleep, sleep, what does Sporting Lisbon without Lu Feng have to do with us?"

"I'm a Lu Feng fan, not a Sporting Lisbon fan!"

……

Those domestic viewers who stayed up late to watch the live broadcast cursed angrily. Out of the need to purify the network environment, here are only a few comments within the normal range.

But it’s not just Chinese fans. Even if the fans in Portugal can’t understand Silva’s formation, their commentators and guests have also raised questions:
"There was no news of Lu Feng being injured before the game, and he was very healthy in the warm-up just now, and even completed a powerful header fight, so... why did Silva put him on the bench? "

"The only good news is that the interaction between Lu Feng and other teammates is still normal, and it seems that there is no conflict in the locker room..."
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At 20:05 and domestically at 3:05, the game finally kicked off.

Naples, which sits at home, launched an attack from the first second, but... the fans found that the starting lineup set by their head coach seems to be more defensive?
Benitez's face is still so ugly, he has cut Silva to pieces in his heart!

Even if he is a recognized tactical master in football, he never expected that this little-known Portuguese coach would dare to put the team's offensive core on the bench in such a crucial game!

All of Naples' tactics were arranged on the basis of freezing Lu Feng!

When Lu Feng is on the field, Sporting Lisbon's offense must revolve around him, and Naples' defense will be targeted. Now that he is on the bench, Naples has to rearrange their defensive tactics.

Benitez painstakingly arranged a week of special training, and at this moment it was all in vain!
"You are very good!"

Master Bei gritted his teeth hard, and secretly clenched his fists:

"Then let's see if your defense line...can stop our attacking group!"
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Three central defenders, three defensive midfielders, plus a sweeping midfielder, and a forward striker.

5-4-1（5-3-1-1），这就是马尔科·席尔瓦摆出的阵型。

"Use the way of the other, and return it to the other."

This is what Silva learned from Benitez!

When the overall strength is not as good as that of the opponent, but they are leading by one goal, the tactics implemented by Sporting Lisbon in the away game are of course resolute defense and occasional counterattacks!
The only striker, Slimani, finally enjoyed the special treatment of not having to return to defense, but he has since lost the patronage of the camera and has always been out of the live broadcast.

Higuain, Hamsik, Mertens, this offensive combination is indeed very strong, even in Europe, there are very few stronger combinations than them, but... now in front of them is a A real bucket!

Even if Naples is a fierce tiger, facing this solid iron bucket, there is no place to mouth it! -
"Drip, drip, drip!"

He Wei moved his neck slightly:
"The first half was finally over with the home team playing like a storm, let's look at the stats.

Naples had a total of 15 shot opportunities, but only 3 shots were on target.

On the other hand, Sporting Lisbon didn't get their first chance to shoot until the 27th minute, which was also their only shot in the first half...Director Xu, what do you think of the performance of both sides? "

Xu Yang rubbed the data sheet in his hand:
"Although there were a lot of offensive statistics in this game, especially the number of shots, the scene was not exciting.

Naples has an average shot every 3 minutes, but most of their shots are long-range shots, and it is difficult to threaten the goal.

For example, Higuain, as a Zhengyin striker, hardly showed any performance in the first half, and he didn't take a single shot. Obviously, Sporting Lisbon's defense did a good job and put a lot of pressure on the home team, but..."

He changed the subject:
"How long can Sporting Lisbon's high-intensity defense last? I'm afraid no one can tell.

Because the defensive side is always passive, and the players are flesh and blood, you can't ask everyone to maintain 100% concentration every second, sometimes a mistake may be irreversible..."

He Wei nodded:

"You mean it was still difficult for Sporting in the second half?"

Xu Yang didn't deny it, and even showed a smile:
"That's right, unless... Silva replaces their offensive core!"
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Only 15 minutes after Director Xu's analysis, players from both sides reappeared on the field.

Benitez, who just walked out of the player tunnel, directly pinched the pencil in his hand!
He turned to look at his opponent, only to find that Marco Silva wasn't looking at him at all!

He can only watch the game again.

In the very center of the San Paolo Stadium, the No. 18 player who just came off the bench... seems to have let out a mocking laugh.

Are you tired?

Let him end it all!
(End of this chapter)