Beast King Costa

Chapter 162 Paul Bento
After arriving in Lisbon, Jesúaldo Ferreira did not go around the Jose Alvalade Stadium with the players. The old coach Jesúaldo Ferreira went straight to Sporting Lisbon after a phone call Head coach Paulo Bento's residence goes back to the old days.

Speaking of fate, Paul Bento once played for Jesúaldo Ferreira for two seasons. Although he did not create very good results, he got along well.

After retiring in 2004, Paul Bento began to transform into a coaching position-the Sporting Lisbon star became the head coach of the team's U19 echelon.

During the transition period, Paul Bento also asked Jesualdo Ferreira for a lot of advice on the defensive system.

This season, Paul Bento officially took over the coach of Sporting Lisbon's first team.

As an old international who has played for Sporting Lisbon for most of his career and is branded with the "Lion Legion" label, Paulo Bento controls the dressing room of Sporting Lisbon in an orderly manner.

Although he still lacks some firepower in terms of on-the-spot command, his 4-3-3 system of total attack and total defense, coupled with the use of many newcomers from the youth training of Sporting Lisbon, is a great example for the post-Cristiano Ronaldo era. Sporting Lisbon has breathed new life into it.

Although they failed to win the championship this season, Sporting Lisbon has made a strong recovery and qualified for the Champions League group stage next season as the second place in the league. The fans are also obvious to all.

The games that should be won have basically been won, and the difference from Porto, the league champion, is only 4 points. If luck is better, it is hard to say who will win the championship.

Carvalho, chairman of the Sporting Lisbon Club, publicly stated to the Portuguese sports newspaper two weeks ago: "Next, Sporting Lisbon will continue to trust Paul Bento's coaching ability and let the youth storm sweep the Portuguese Super League. We have already started to work with Paul Bento. To discuss the new contract and the direction of signings next season, the board hopes that Paul can bring more honors to the Jose Alvalade Stadium in the next three to four years!"

Diego is also no stranger to Paul Bento, the Portuguese coach, and he is even quite impressed.

In later generations, Paul Bento once coached the Chinese Super League team Chongqing Lifan for one season in 2018. After the end of the 2018 World Cup in Russia, he took over Stielike's coach and became the head coach of the South Korean national team. The strong "Tai Chi Tiger" hit the finals of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

After Jesúaldo Ferreira came to Paulo Bento's residence, the former master and apprentice exchanged short greetings and asked each other about their current situation. Jesúaldo Ferreira didn't say anything tactful, and the conversation went straight to the topic .

"Cough cough..."

Since it is in Paul Bento's residence, it is natural to face the individual as an individual, so Jesúaldo Ferreira asked directly: "Paul, I would like to ask: What do you think about the senior management of Sporting Lisbon?" What's your opinion on this game? Do you not give Benfica a chance to play in the Champions League next season? Or do you strive to have two teams from Lisbon enter the Champions League next season?"

"Uh……"

Paul Bento was stunned for a moment - he never expected that Jesúaldo Ferreira would ask such an embarrassing question so directly.

"This question..."

After Paul Bento smiled awkwardly, he gestured to the coffee on the table: "Come on! Teacher Ferreira, try my new Blue Mountain. It's delicious."

In this regard, Jesúaldo Ferreira was not caught at all. He waved his hand and signaled: I will not drink anything until this problem is clarified-oh!Unless it's Romanee-Conti.

"Paul! Don't go around the topic! I must know this question before the game!"

"But……"

Paul Bento scratched his head in embarrassment: "This question belongs to the club's secrets. You are our opponent in the next round. I really can't tell you... oops! Just let me go!"

"However, this issue does not affect Sporting Lisbon's league ranking and their Champions League tickets for next season, does it?"

Jesualdo Ferreira let go of Paul Bento's intentions, and he continued to ask persistently: "Just tell me, did the senior management of Sporting Lisbon give any special instructions for this game?"

"Hey……"

After hesitating for a while, Paul Bento nodded helplessly: "Okay! Let me tell you a little bit of news. After last week's league match, the club's top management did have a close call with our coaching staff and players. Meeting. At the meeting, the high-level executives mentioned keywords such as 'fair play', 'UEFA league points', 'honor of the city of Lisbon'... Ah! I can only reveal so much to you."

This time, Paulo Bento didn't give Jesúaldo Ferreira a chance to continue asking. He reached out his hand and said, "Teacher Ferreira, drink coffee. Then let's talk about something else."

"Okay, let's talk about something else. Ugh..."

Paul Bento's words have come to this point, and Jesúaldo Ferreira is not a fool, so he naturally understands what the answer is.

However, this is not the answer I want to hear.

In fact, after knowing this answer, the pressure on me for the day after tomorrow's game has doubled - a correct attitude and not working hard are completely two different things.

In this regard, Paulo Bento also comforted: "Mr. Ferreira, you don't need to be under so much pressure! After all, Braga's performance this season is really good... Hey! The first half of the season was in Braga Municipal On the pitch, we lost 3 points to Sporting Lisbon. It can be seen that Braga has the strength to win a victory against us."

"However, this game is at the Jose Alvalade Stadium!"

Jesualdo Ferreira shook his head like a rattle: "Our Braga team has never scored 3 points at the Jose Alvalade Stadium in the history of the team."

"Then it's okay to get 1 point!"

Paul Bento laughed and "commercially boasted" and said: "One point is enough for Braga to keep the third place in the league. With the defensive skills of the team led by Mr. Ferreira, it is not a problem to get one point in this game."

"But, for the honor of the city of Lisbon, for the UEFA league points, you won't let us easily take 1 point home, will you? Hey..."

Speaking of this, Jesúaldo Ferreira took a long breath, recovered his face and said: "But no matter what, we in Braga will go all out! Our team's goal is very unified"

Jesualdo Ferreira pointed three fingers at Paulo Bentobi: "3 points! Not only do we want to create the first Champions League record in team history, but we also want to put Jose Alvalade's curse on him together. break in!"

(PS: Watch the National Olympics game later. The national football team lost last night, and the National Olympics is under a lot of pressure tonight! I think Duan Liuyu and Zhang Yuan of the National Olympics still have potential.)
(End of this chapter)