Beast King Costa

Chapter 384

At 11:5 on November 20th, Portuguese time, the ninth round of the Portuguese Super League focus match officially ignited at the Jose Alvalade Stadium!
In this game, all Benfica members still gathered in the VIP stands of the Jose Alvalade Stadium.

After all, whether it is Sporting Lisbon, which is currently third in the league, or Braga, which is currently fourth in the league, they will be strong opponents that Benfica will encounter in the next schedule.

There are only 6 rounds left in the first half of the game. For Benfica, the more difficult stage of this season's schedule is after entering winter time. They will successively play against Braga, Maritimo, and Sporting Lisbon. The schedule of the Federation Cup and Portugal League Cup is also very intensive.

Therefore, in this round of the focus battle, Fernando Santos brought the players to the Jose Alvalade Stadium to watch the game, which is also to prepare for the next schedule.

Before Paul Bento became the head coach, he was also a disciple of Jesualdo Ferreira. In fact, Fernando Santos also took Paul Bento for two seasons when he was coaching in Sporting Lisbon. .

however……

Regarding the evaluation of Paul Bento's coaching ability, Jesualdo Ferreira and Fernando Santos have different opinions.

First of all, the two Portuguese coaches both agreed on the strength of Paul Bento in the player era, and both felt that Paul Bento was an indispensable main force of the Portuguese national team.

Braga coach Jesualdo Ferreira also recognized Paulo Bento's coaching ability.

"Paul is the head coach with the most tactical imagination I have ever seen. His 4-3-3 formation has a strong impact, whether it is a wing attack, or a combination of side and center, or even a midfielder. The offensive routines make us old-school coaches shine. This is an era that belongs to young people, and Paulo Bento, like Jose Mourinho, is one of the best young coaches of this era."

however……

Fernando Santos doesn't think so.

Fernando Santos feels that Paul Bento, as the head coach, still lacks some fire.

When interviewed by "Portuguese Football News", Fernando Santos was quite blunt: "Paul Bento's skills and tactics are too pursuit of the talents of certain players to be released to the extreme, which has led to most of the players' talents not being displayed. come out!"

For this reason, Fernando Santos also made a detailed comment: "Like the two full-back players of Sporting Lisbon, they should have a very good future, but in order to give Nani, David and Lidson the frontcourt The trident has more space to sprint, and the offensive talent of the full-back is completely obliterated. There are also two defensive midfielders, who often appear when they go forward in order to allow Joao Moutinho to boldly advance. Not resolute. These are very big problems—in other words, Paulo Bento is sacrificing the majority of people to make a small number of people better."

Even, Fernando Santos gave a very precise attitude towards this round of "Master-Apprentice War": "I think Coach Jesualdo Ferreira's coaching experience in tough battles is stronger than Paul Pinto! Therefore, I am more optimistic about this game that Braga can score the key three points at the Jose Alvalade Stadium and come to third place in the standings."

For Fernando Santos' harsh comments and predictions for this "six-point war", the diehard fans of Sporting Lisbon did not take it seriously.

They felt more that Fernando Santos was just firing empty guns in front of the media to provoke the relationship between the generals of the Sporting Lisbon team.

however……

It is impossible for the diehard fans of Sporting Lisbon to know that before Fernando Santos came forward to tell the truth, the relationship between the generals of the Sporting Lisbon team had long been a little bit out of order~
Of course, Paul Bento did not stand up and respond - Paul Bento was not good at speaking in front of the media, whether as a player or as a head coach.

Paul Bento still focused all his attention on this "six-point battle"!
after all……

In the first two rounds, they only scored 1 point, and even because they underestimated their opponents, they directly lost 1 to 3 in the away game to Villama, which caused Paul Bento a very, very headache during this period.

Because, Paul Bento also began to feel that his handsome position seemed not so stable.

to this end!In this game, Paul Bento's goal is quite firm - to go all out at his home stadium Jose Alvalade to defeat Braga, who is the fourth in the league!Stabilize the current top three position in the league, and work harder to rush to the second place in the league, and even compete with Benfica for the top spot in the Champions League!

To this end, Paul Bento made a strong attack!There is no ambiguity at all!
Goalkeeper: Ricardo.

Defenders: Rodrigo Tello, Polgar, Tonel, Canela.

Midfielders: Carlos Paredes, Joao Moutinho, Custodio.

Forwards: Nani, Lidson, David.

Although David's injury is not so smooth, Paul Bento can't be conservative in order to successfully win this six-point battle. After all, Paul Bento does not dare to let Yang go in such a real and tough battle. Young guys like Nick Jarreau come on.

Jesualdo Ferreira is also the strongest lineup to attack!
Goalkeeper: Paulo Santos
Defenders: Frechault, Ilinu, Paulo Jorge, Luis Philippe

Defensive midfielder: Andres Madrid, Ricardo Chavez

Frontcourt: Wende, Sessin, Matthaus

Center: Mayon Ze.

With Jesualdo Ferreira's strong formation, Diego still has a lot of acquaintances.

For example, Wende, Sessin, and Matthaus in the frontcourt, Andres Madrid, the team's playmaker, and the former vice-captain on the back line, who is also the current captain of the team Paul Jorge, two The full-backs Frechette and Louis Philippe also got along pretty well in the team before.

It is worth mentioning that Freyshott, who came to Braga last season with a high net worth, has been hovering in the position of full-back and center-back. The Braga team has transformed and has become the absolute main force at the full-back position.

On Braga's bench, there are also many familiar faces.

For example, Deli Basic, the Montenegrin center!

Although Diego had sprayed against him before, Delibacic was sent directly to the B team by Jesuardo Ferreira, and he never met again. Therefore, Delibacic is very important to Diego In other words, it can only be called a "familiar face" or an old colleague.

In Diego's mind, he never considered Delibasic as a teammate at all.

Including Kim Dong-hyun, who was very unhappy when he was in Braga's B team. Diego didn't take these arrogant villains seriously at all.

It is worth mentioning that Kim Dong-hyun went to last season's relegated team Penafiel in the new season. He still played very sluggishly in the Portuguese League in the new season. When Ge found out, he almost laughed out loud.

As for the trend of Kim Dong-hyun, it is estimated that Dong Chuang will be kicked out by Penafiel and go back to his stick country nest to fight.

There is also Constant Helia, a veteran midfielder who has both strength and experience, but has been plagued by injuries throughout his career.

As for the new players like Ze Carlos and Joao Pinto who also occupy the main position in Braga this season, although Diego also played against them last season, it can be said that he is completely unfamiliar with them.

After the game started, Jesualdo Ferreira's team was still in the same old routine.

Steady the rhythm and stay on defense!
After all, after being called Jose Mourinho, the coach of the Portuguese Super League who knows best defensive counterattack tactics, and Jesuardo Ferreira has more senior qualifications in Portuguese football than Jose Mourinho Well, and Paul Bento himself is a player who has played under his command, Jesuardo Ferreira understands Paul Bento's tactical intentions very well.

The two full-backs, Freyshot and Louis Philippe, pressed very forward, and they pressed Nani and David very aggressively, no matter whether Nani and David were with the ball or without the ball. In the state, Frechette and Louis Philippe are pressing close to each other anyway!

This made it very difficult for Joao Moutinho, who played the role of the commander tower of Sporting Lisbon's midfielder.

Because the frontcourt of Sporting Lisbon is in pursuit of the "little fast spirit", so there is no high point, even if there is no high center forward on the bench, once the wing advance is blocked, then Joao Moutinho You have to hold the ball and advance to the frontcourt.

Helplessly, Joao Moutinho is not Lucho Gonzalez-Joao Moutinho, the future midfield commander of the Portuguese national team, is better at midfield sorting, dispatching, and distributing the ball, rather than Like Lucho Gonzalez, one person can kill the frontcourt with the ball, and he can solve the battle by himself.

In this case, it would be very appropriate for Joao Moutinho and Lucho Gonzalez to switch teams.

only……

A perfect midfielder like Lucho Gonzalez has his own tactical system and is compatible with any team. Is Porto willing to trade with Sporting Lisbon?

Also because both Nani and David were marked by Braga's side defense, the game was deadlocked from the very beginning.

Although Leadson in the frontcourt of Sporting Lisbon tried to beckon Joao Moutinho to directly hit the high ball to the frontcourt, allowing him to try to get the ball with his back.

But the current captain of Braga, Paul Jorge, who has become Braga's "Dinghai Shenzhen" role, has full experience in frontal defense. Lidson is the characteristic of a point-grabbing forward, and he does not have strong physical confrontation ability. The attempt to get the ball with his back in the front court has never succeeded...

In the 15th minute of the game, Sporting Lisbon had a 65% ball possession advantage, but the number of shots was only 1. This shot was Joao Moutinho's own bold kick after he advanced into the frontcourt Long shot attempt - the ball went straight towards the VIP stands at the José Alvalade Stadium, and almost didn't scare the Benfica players...

As a guest, Braga took advantage of the defensive counterattack and has completed 3 shots, including 2 shots from Matthaus and 1 shot from Mayon Ze.

Although Braga has not yet had a shot on target, their defensive counterattack is very threatening.

Every time Braga launched a defensive counterattack after stealing the ball, Paul Pinto on the sidelines looked very uneasy, as if he was afraid that Braga's next defensive counterattack would complete the goal.

"In the final analysis, Paul Pinto is still lacking in popularity! I suggested to him before that he should stay in the assistant coach position for two more seasons. It is best to find a famous coach who is good at playing 4-3-3. The handsome coaching team studied for a period of time and then took the position of head coach, but in the end, this young man was still a little anxious..."

Fernando Santos shook his head like a rattle drum: "I know that Sporting Lisbon wants to train the coach of their own team, but they are too anxious. I would be radical and think that Paul Pinto's coaching position this season is also It's going to be very unstable."

"Uh……"

The young players of Benfica couldn't believe it, while the old players who were well versed in the business strategy of the duo in Lisbon agreed with Fernando Santos' statement.

I saw the young players chattering.

"No! Coach Paulo Pinto is a player produced by Sporting Lisbon's own youth training! He has played for Sporting Lisbon for most of his career. It is not an exaggeration to say that he has contributed to the team."

"That's right! Coach Paulo Pinto led Sporting Lisbon to second place in the league last season! This season's results in the Champions League aren't too bad, right?"

"Damn it! If Coach Paulo Pinto dismisses get out of class, then...Sporting Lisbon probably won't dare to take over, right?!"

"That's right! Even the meritorious players trained by themselves were dismissed last season with such good results? The top management of Sporting Lisbon is too strict!"

In this regard, Rui Costa shook his head with a smile and said: "Sporting Lisbon's business strategy is to cultivate more young people, and continue to produce blood and sell people in exchange for operating capital. Although Paul Pinto's tactics make the front trident It is very beneficial, but it limits the growth of multiple positions. The senior management of Sporting Lisbon must hope to see newcomers emerging in the Portuguese Super League in multiple positions of the team. After all, the youth training of Sporting Lisbon, even in the Iberian Peninsula Within the scope, it is also a famous existence.”

"Anyway! Let's see if Paulo Pinto can survive this stage of the devil's schedule."

Fernando Santos smiled slightly and continued to add: "After the Portuguese National Derby drew with Porto, Paul Bento first lost to Villama in the league and also lost in the European war. It's only [-]-[-], or even [-]-[-]. After the next two rounds, they have to play against us... At this stage, if Paul Pinto's team performance is really terrible, there is a high possibility that the senior management of Athletic Siben will act directly."

After saying that, Fernando Santos made a very vivid gesture of "raising the knife with his hand and lowering it".

(End of this chapter)