Beast King Costa

Chapter 395 Relegated to Substitute
When Diego returned to the training ground, he received a notice that surprised him.

For this reason, Diego ran to Fernando Santos regardless of the obstruction of his teammates and asked why he did this!
"no!"

Diego questioned Fernando Santos' decision quite angrily: "Coach Santos! I think! I don't need to rotate, I don't need to! My condition is very good! Whether it is physical condition or competitive condition, it is at the best. No need at all. Rotation!"

"But I think your mental state may need to take a break..."

Fernando Santos was very indifferent. He pointed to Diego's heart: "I will feel that your heart may not be stable and you need to take a break. So! Take a good rest for the midweek game!"

"No! The match against Alkmaar in the middle of the week! I don't accept the decision to rest!"

"Diego! Do you know that it is very serious to disobey the order of the head coach!?"

"But coach Santos, you are wronging me! I never thought about going to Porto with coach Jesualdo Ferreira!"

Diego looked very excited: "I don't even know why Coach Jesualdo Ferreira said those words in such a high-profile press conference after the game! I was also kept in the dark People! How can you say that my heart is not stable?!"

"Diego, calm down..."

Fernando Santos said decisively: "The decision on the rotation has been made, so! You don't need to explain anything to me, this game, you just sit on the bench! Maybe I will let you play in the second half of the game .But I need you to think clearly during this time—whether you want to stay and play with Benfica and me as the head coach!"

After all, Fernando Santos waved his hand and said: "Okay! You don't need to say anything more. That's it! After adjusting your state, go back to the training ground."

After leaving such a sentence, Fernando Santos left the locker room first, leaving only Diego still shaking with anger.

"Damn it!"

Diego even wanted to turn his head and go back to the apartment.

Anyway, staying here has been wronged all the time, it is better to go back directly, then call Jorge Mendes, and tell Jorge Mendes: "I want to talk to Jesualdo Ferre now. Pull the coach to play with Porto! Please help me with the transfer right now! Immediately! Immediately! I want to leave now! I don’t want to stay for a moment and be wronged by those old bastards!"

To know!
Under Jesualdo Ferreira, Diego has never been wronged.

Even if he is about to leave Braga later, Jesúardo Ferreira, as Jorge Mendes' contract coach, knew this in advance, and he still treated it tacitly.Even if Jesualdo Ferreira once hoped to prepare for training in advance for some unimportant games, then Jesualdo Ferreira would still have a long talk with himself and make the rotation arrangement after clarifying the reasons .

Fernando Santos old man!To actually impose an "unnecessary" crime on himself in this way!This is really abominable!
However, after Diego calmed down, he still didn't choose to turn around and leave.

Seeing Diego wash his face calmly, he sighed slowly, left the locker room, and returned to the training ground.

Because Diego knows that he really does not want to leave Benfica.

That being the case, it is still necessary to continue to show the attitude of not wanting to leave Benfica to the club's senior management, head coach, and even teammates.

Instead of turning around and leaving after being so stimulated.

Perhaps, coach Jesualdo Ferreira made such high-profile remarks at the post-match press conference just because something like this happened, and then he could take advantage of it and poach himself to Porto. ?

so!calm!Be sure to calm down!

After returning to the training field, it seems that Fernando Santos said something to the players. Except for the veterans of the "Squad until dawn", the other players, especially the old heroes and big brothers of the team, It's like looking at yourself through colored glasses.

"Ugh!!!"

But Diego did not argue for himself.

Because, there is really no need for this.

Those who clean themselves will clean themselves!

As a result, Diego trained with his teammates on the substitute side for the first time.

Since joining Benfica, Diego has established himself as the absolute core of the team's striker during the training camp in Spain. This is the first time Diego has worn the yellow vest representing a substitute player.

Diego had no complaints, however.

Anyway, practice it!
What else!The more complaints, the more others think that they are going to leave the team.

Although the big shots in the team, such as Nuno Gomez, Pettit, Luisson, and even Carter Solanis and Karagonis, who had a better and better relationship with him before, chose to temporarily alienate themselves , but the relationship between the friends of the "Waves to Dawn Squad" and Diego is still iron buddies.

He did not choose to alienate Diego because of the rumors and rumors from the outside world.

Even, Moreto, Beto, and Assis all gave Diego a lot of comfort with the experience of those who have experienced it.

I saw Moreto seriously analyzing the situation for Diego: "Actually, wealthy teams are very jealous that their core players are poached by their rivals in the same league. Like Louison being poached by Chelsea, because it is not in the same league, and Chelsea is The giant teams of the five major leagues are favorable contenders for the Champions League title. Luis Songgui is the central defender of the Brazilian national team, and it is normal for the giant teams of the five major leagues to be accepted."

Beto continued to add earnestly: "Yes! But Porto is different. Porto is our direct competitor in the Portuguese Super League. Coach Jesuardo Ferreira said in the previous post-match press conference that The high-profile announcement that I want to buy you, whether you want to leave or not, the onslaught in the direction of Porto is enough to make the club's top management start to treat you cautiously."

Assis said helplessly: "These things are almost like doing business! Now you are the 'popular fried chicken' in the Portuguese Super League! I think that when Cristiano Ronaldo was in Sporting Lisbon, the one who jumped up The momentum is not as good as yours. The club will definitely worry that you will have other ideas because of the onslaught from Porto, and the person chasing you is still your coach in Braga, Jesuardo Ferreira.”

"So! As long as you don't want to leave Benfica, hold back!"

David Luiz didn't talk much: "Don't think too much! Stay on the bench for a while, and when the club sees that your attitude is determined to stay, everything will be fine!"

Nelson also had the same attitude—forbearance!Endure to the end!
"Yes! Diego, don't compete with coach Fernando Santos. Recently I feel that he is also deified. I guess he is worried that you will be poached by his opponent in the coaching circle, coach Jesuardo Ferreira. Right? So! Bear with me for a while."

"what……"

Although Diego felt a headache when he was beaten by the friends of the "Waves to Dawn Squad", he also felt very moved.

Now other teammates regard Diego as a traitor, and only a few friends of the "Squad until dawn" still treat themselves sincerely.

Even Nelson is about to lose his main position in the direct competition with Paul Jorge. However, Nelson still does not shy away from the black face of Fernando Santos and supports Diego.

Nelson is undoubtedly holding his main position to challenge the authority of the head coach Fernando Santos.

How could Diego not be moved.

however……

What Fernando Santos did made the whole team get a little emotional.

because!In the midweek match against Alkmaar, Fernando Santos actually!Put all the members of the "Wave to Dawn Squad" on the bench!
And it was neatly arranged into a big list for the bench!
Moreto, David Luiz, Assis, Nelson, Beto, Diego!
The last substitute is Rui Costa!

In fact, before Fernando Santos listed his squad for the match against Alkmaar in the middle of the week, Rui Costa also talked about Diego alone with Fernando Santos, and euphemistically felt that Fernando Santos Such an approach hurt the morale of the players.

At that time, Fernando Santos was in the locker room, and the discussion with Rui Costa, the soul of the team, was so intense that the players were afraid to approach the locker room for a while.

Unexpectedly...

Fernando Santos was so extreme that even Rui Costa was on the bench, sitting in line with the "Squad until dawn".

You know, before Rui Costa asked Fernando Santos to talk about Diego, Fernando Santos also made it very clear that Rui Costa will be the starting midfielder for this game.

Unexpectedly, he slapped himself in the face the next day and removed Rui Costa's starting status.

Unlike the "Wave to Dawn Squad" where none of the members are Portuguese, Rui Costa's identity is a pivotal existence both in the Benfica team and in the entire Portuguese football world.

Fernando Santos' move also caused several core players of the Portuguese national team to start to criticize within the team.

Obviously, whether it is Pettit, Simao, Nuno Gomez, or even Fernando Santos's two Greek favorites, Kater Solanis and Karagonis, feel that Fernando Santos' actions make him They all felt very insecure, even angry.

This is Rui Costa's last season!

In order to get back to his roots, Rui Costa gave up his contract with AC Milan for the last season, gave up the UEFA Champions League, which is the highest stage in European football, and returned to Benfica, where he ranked second in the Europa League.result!In the home game, it has been agreed that Rui Costa will start the game, unexpectedly!The day before the game, I said I would withdraw!

Rui Costa accepted Fernando Santos' arrangement calmly - as the leader of Portugal's golden generation, Rui Costa has a very high emotional intelligence.

I saw that Rui Costa was neither loud nor fussy, and said calmly: "It's okay, just substitute as a substitute. I obey any arrangement of the head coach."

……

An hour before the game the next day, when Alkmaar coach Van Gaal got Benfica's starting squad, he himself was frightened.

Benfica's starting lineup was completely unexpected.

Goalkeeper: Quim.

Defenders: Leonardo Bastos, Luisón, Kaliaca, Paulo Jorge.

Back midfielder: Pettit, Carter Solanis.

Frontcourt: Calagonis, Nuno Gomez, Simão.

Center forward: Mantolas.

Van Gaal's starting lineup is the same as when playing against Benfica at home - this lineup is Van Gaal's main lineup this season.At present, Alkmaar is still trying to compete with Sevilla to qualify for the No.2 group, so they have no intention of giving up this difficult away game at the Stadium of Light.

Goalkeeper: Didoley
Defenders: Gretal Ravenstansson, Opdan, Lürink, Jaruk.

Midfielder: Shalls, Joey Gujongsen, Medink.

Attacking midfielder: Joe Mo.

Forwards: Koffman, Averazze.

……

"What the hell? After four consecutive victories in the group stage, Fernando Santos doesn't want to win this game?"

Van Gaal had a suspicious expression on his face: "What the hell is this bench! Diego Costa! Rui Costa! Assis! Nelson! Even Rui Costa... They are all the absolute main players of Fernando Santos! Are they all on the bench?"

Van Gaal's assistant coach asked helplessly: "Maybe it's Benfica doing a big rotation for the weekend's game? I've seen their schedule. Their next game opponent is Maritimo. The strong team from Madeira Islands is coming."

"Although Maritimo played fairly well in the Portuguese Super League this season, how could they shake Benfica? Benfica has only tied Porto this season, and the other games are basically madness with big scores. Win! Even Braga lost at home, what can Maritimo do?"

After all, Van Gaal said with a little deep emotion: "This matter must not be that simple! I think it is very likely that there is something wrong inside Benfica. Fernando Santos lost control of the locker room! That's why we need Do it! If this is the case, then we have a chance to beat Benfica away in this game."

I saw Van Gaal showing a strange smile: "After all! Benfica's offense is strong, that is, their No. 9 center Diego Costaqiang. Although the deeds of Angola's "national hero" Mantolas are inspirational, Mantolas' strength In the Portuguese Super League, it is just a very ordinary starting level. It is not a threat to us at all."

In fact, as Van Gaal expected.

Fernando Santos's willful starting lineup arrangement in this game put Benfica at a disadvantage from the beginning.

To know!This is the Stadium of Light, the holy land of Benfica!

Seeing that Benfica was beaten passively by Alkmaar almost unilaterally in the half 5 minutes before the opening, the 7 "relegated substitutes" on the bench felt quite helpless.

I saw Nelson shaking his head helplessly: "Coach Santos even gambled on his record in order to establish his authority in the locker room. If we lose this game, then we originally defeated Serbia at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium. Villa's advantage is basically in vain."

"That can't be helped!"

Assis, who came back from injury, was the only player who was not in the starting range of Fernando Santos in this game. I saw that Assis was quite indifferent: "Since coach Fernando Santos wants to mess with Diego, even us If it’s all done, let’s see if his starting lineup can continue to bring him three points.”

"Tch! How can this old guy be so awesome?"

David Luiz was quite dismissive and said: "Look! If this game continues, it will be a matter of time before we lose the ball. This ball possession ratio is not even 20%!"

Moreto is very relaxed and natural. After all, after Fernando Santos took office, his hard-fought starting position has disappeared.

Moretto smiled calmly: "Hey, anyway, just watch the show!"

"You! You just want the team to lose?"

As a hero of Benfica, Rui Costa obviously still does not want to see Benfica lose to Alkmaar at home.

I saw Rui Costa shook his head helplessly and said: "Although coach Fernando Santos has done a little extreme this time, I still hope that the team will not lose to Alkmaar in this game! After all, the previous victory over Seville Leah is very difficult, but we can't lose this rare advantage in this game."

however……

Rui Costa just finished speaking.

Benfica conceded the ball.

In the 9th minute of the game, Averazze made an inward cut from the sideline, which was not considered the best shot. It actually...coincidentally passed through Kaliaka's crotch.

Because Kaliaka blocked Quaim's view in front of the goal, Quaim didn't have time to react.

Seeing the ball rolling into the goal behind him so unhurriedly, Quim directly covered his face...

1 is better than 0!

Alkmaar, who was a guest, actually scored first at the Stadium of Light!

"Haha! I knew it! We have a chance in this game!"

Van Gaal in front of the coaching bench of the away team was very excited. He gave a very bold hug to the assistant coach beside him: "Look! In this game, we have a high probability of scoring 3 points! As long as we can win Benfica, if we don’t get defeated by Sevilla at home next time, we still have a great chance of finishing second in the group, and we can even shoot for first place in the group!”

Watching Alkmaar's goal, David Luiz smiled contemptuously: "Look! I said it was a matter of time to concede the goal. No! The goal was conceded in only 9 minutes. And the frontcourt has not organized a single attack so far. Get up, and kick the wool! Fernando Santos plays such a game, and sooner or later he will play himself to death!"

"Okay, David, stop complaining..."

Rui Costa said solemnly: "No matter how extreme the decision made by coach Fernando Santos, we still have to be ready to play to save the scene at any time. Especially Diego!"

"what???"

Diego was a little stunned when he was named by Rui Costa, but then Diego shook his head with a wry smile and said: "I think, unless we concede two goals and three goals, Coach Santos is It is impossible to replace me, after all..."

Ok!

Diego didn't finish his sentence "after all, if I replaced him, then Fernando Santos was slapping himself in the face", because Fernando Santos just turned his head and looked at the players on the bench.

At this time, except for Rui Costa and Diego, everyone else was smiling and ready to watch the big show, which made Fernando Santos very angry.

But Fernando Santos didn't say anything, but turned his head directly and continued to look at the changes in the scene.

however……

Even if Fernando Santos' attention is [-]% on the court, it will not be of any use in changing the scene.

Benfica's offense was a mess in this game.

Alkmaar itself is whatever team you meet, regardless of whether it is 21, 28 or [-], just play against you.This means that Benfica needs to have more defensive counterattacks.

However, there is no high point in the frontcourt to hold the ball. Mantolas is really out of shape in this game. It is very uncomfortable to be entangled by the two central defenders of Alkmaar. Mang, Calagonis, and Nuno Gomez couldn't do anything even if they wanted to charge.

In the 17th minute of the game, Benfica conceded another goal...

This time it was Averazer's pass from the side, which was given to Jomo who rushed up to grab the point in the middle!
There was a serious defensive misunderstanding between Louison and Kaliaka - Kaliaka thought that Louison would step in, and Louison thought that Kaliaka would step in. The two of them hesitated for two or three seconds. Zhong, Qiao Mo directly grabbed the point and completed the goal without being marked in the middle!

2 is better than 0!

Another victory for Alkmaar!
The diehard Benfica fans at the Stadium of Light were suddenly silent.

Unexpectedly, my beloved player only played a draw with Porto this season, and the other games have been won by the home team so far, unexpectedly!15 goals behind in less than 2 minutes!

Beto on the bench couldn't believe his eyes: "Oh my God! Another goal is conceded!"

"Crazy! Crazy!"

Assis also began to shake his head helplessly and said: "In this game, Luisson and Kaliaka are in too bad a state, right? If they continue to play like this, they will be defeated sooner or later!"

"No! I can't play like this anymore!"

Team soul Rui Costa stood up, his attitude was very decisive: "I have to have a good talk with coach Santos! Without Diego in the frontcourt, we can't hold the ball at all on the defensive counterattack! How can we win the game?" !"

After all, Rui Costa left as soon as he said, regardless of the obstruction of Fernando Santos' assistants.

(End of this chapter)