Beast King Costa

Chapter 410 Lisbon Derby ([-])

Paul Bento's emphasis on the Portuguese national derby in Lisbon is higher than that of Benfica.

After all, Paul Bento currently has a certain coaching crisis. Secondly, Sporting Lisbon also needs to continue to grab points to catch up with Porto and Benfica in front of him. Furthermore, this game is played at the Jose Alvalade Stadium. If they lost the Lisbon-Portuguese national derby at home, it would be a big blow to the team's morale.

and so!
this game!

Paul Bento gave the whole team a deadly order: "We must go all out to win Benfica at home! Our Sporting Lisbon is still the boss of Lisbon Beach!"

however……

Sporting Lisbon's lineup this season is really not strong, especially in the frontcourt, the manpower to choose from is really limited.Therefore, Paul Bento is also quite embarrassed.

Paul Bento actually wanted to give up Lidson, the "little nightclub prince", but he was helpless. At present, Sporting Lisbon really has no players who can take the position of Lidson.In addition, before the Portuguese National Derby in Lisbon, Lidson did not go to the nightclub, and followed the team's regular schedule and training very obediently. This made Paul Bento decide to continue to let Lidson top the game. in the starting position.

In fact, Lidson is very serious about his attitude against Benfica.

The reason is that Lidson has a lot of grievances and grievances with the Benfica players, especially the main goalkeeper of Benfica and the captain of the "Wave to Dawn Squad" Moreto. There have been too many conflicts in the nightclub.

I thought that this season, Moreto was placed on the bench by Fernando Santos, and the Lisbon Portuguese national derby could not teach Moreto a good lesson, but to Lidson's surprise, Moreto recently because of Rui. After Costa entered Fernando Santos' coaching staff, he returned to Benfica's starting lineup, squeezing Quim back to the bench again.

This made Lidson overjoyed.

Therefore, before the Portuguese Derby in Lisbon, Lidson was determined to finish the gate guarded by Moreto in this game.

For this reason, Lidson didn't even go to nightclubs during this period of time. It is very rare that he is working regularly and seriously participating in the team's training sessions, in order to discredit Moreto in the next round of the Portuguese Derby in Lisbon.

Although Lidson still remained in the starting lineup, David, another player in the striker trident who was in extremely poor condition due to repeated injuries, was put on the bench as a surprise soldier.

David was very pleased to accept Paul Bento's arrangement.

After all, during this period of time, David also felt that his game state could not take on the important task of starting at all. Even his state was extremely poor, but the coach Paul Bento still firmly let him start, which made David's psychological The pressure is very high.In this very important game for Sporting Lisbon, Paul Bento let David sit on the bench, and David would feel that his performance as a substitute might be even more impressive.

And it belongs to David and the starting position of the right winger. Paul Bento did not give Yannick Jallow a chance, but gave Carlos, a fringe player of the first team who often went back and forth between the first team and the Sporting Lisbon B team. · Bruno Chance.

The reason is not complicated.

Yannick Jallow is too young. This kind of tough game is either easy to play very passionately, or the whole game becomes invisible. Carlos Bruno is 26 years old, although he has not been in the main frame of the first team The members, who often play in the Sporting Lisbon B team, can be regarded as the absolute main force of the B team. Both in terms of game experience and mentality, they will be better than young people like Yannick Jallow.

Therefore, in this game, Paul Bento surprised everyone by choosing Carlos Bruno.

The happiest thing for Paul Bento is the comeback of international full-back Miguel Garcia!
Although the right back position of the Portuguese national team is more to choose Porto's right back Bosingwa, but before Bosingwa entered the adult national team from the U23 national team, Miguel Garcia has always been in the Portuguese national team A solid starter at right back.

The main midfielder, Leandro Romagnoli from Argentina, also returned to the starting lineup.Previously, Leandro Romagnoli had been rested for a month and a half due to a groin strain. He came back from the bench in the last round of the league. He also played half-time in the Champions League midweek. It seems that he is recovering well. , So Paul Bento directly let Leandro Romagnoli return to the starting lineup in this game.

There you go!
Paul Bento's starting lineup for this game is:
Goalkeeper: Ricardo.

Defenders: Rodrigo Tello, Polgar, Toner, Miguel Garcia.

Midfielders: Leandro Romagnoli, João Moutinho, Custodio.

Forwards: Nani, Lidson, Carlos Bruno.

This game attracted a lot of Portuguese football stars to watch the game. Even the winner of the European Ballon d'Or and the greatest scorer in Portuguese football in the 20th century, Eusebio "Black Panther" also came to Lisbon and arrived at the scene Watch the game.To the audience's surprise, Eusebio and football predator Jorge Mendes were watching the game in the same VIP stand.

"Black Panther" Eusebio!
Definitely the greatest player in Portuguese football in the last century, none of them!

Even, compared to the whole of Europe and even the whole world, Eusebio is definitely one of the greatest football players of the 20th century.

Eusebio was born in Mozambique, Africa, a former Portuguese colony. He came to Portugal to play football at the age of 17, and stayed at the Benfica club in Lisbon for 15 years!
After the golden period of his career, Eusebio moved to the North American arena. The world superstar spent his career in many countries in North America. He first played for the Monterrey Club in Mexico, and then went to the Toronto Canadians in Canada. Club, and then went to the Mercury Club in Las Vegas, USA, which indirectly promoted the development of North American football and allowed football to penetrate into the hearts of North American sports fans.

In 1980, after the 38-year-old Eusebio retired, he returned to Benfica and became a coach.But Eusebio does not have the resume of being a head coach.After turning 50, Eusebio returned to his motherland, Mozambique, and established a youth football academy in Maputo, the capital of Mozambique, to train young players for Mozambique and send potential young players to the Portuguese League. .

In later generations, "Black Panther" Eusebio died of cardiac arrest in January 2014 at the age of 1.

Although he came to the Jose Alvalade Stadium, which team does "Black Panther" Eusebio support?Portuguese football fans basically know it.

Eusebio, who debuted in Benfica, must have come to support the visiting team Benfica!
Even so, the Sporting Lisbon fans at the Jose Alvalade Stadium did not feel disgusted that Eusebio went to the home court of Sporting Lisbon to support the visiting team Benfica. There are too many contributions. Eusebio led the Portuguese national team to the World Cup semi-finals, and finally won the third place. It is still the highest ranking in Portuguese football in the World Cup.

Therefore, before the start of the game, the audience at the Jose Alvalade Stadium gave "Black Panther" Eusebio, the greatest shooter in Portuguese football, applause and cheers.

"Eusebio! Mighty! Welcome to the José Alvalade Stadium!"

"'Black Panther' Eusebio! We will always remember your contribution to Portuguese football!"

"Welcome, Monsieur Eusebio! You are always welcome at the Jose Alvalade Stadium!"

"I hope you can also cheer for us Sporting Lisbon! Mr. Eusebio!"

"Eusebio! Eusebio! Eusebio!!!"

……

In response to this, Eusebio was very moved and walked out of the box in the VIP stand and went to the heights of the Jose Alvalade stand to greet the fans. In fact, the on-site staff even took the microphone in response to the situation. It was given to Eusebio, let the Portuguese football legend say a few words to the audience.

"Ah! It's been a long time since I came to the Jose Alvalade Stadium. I am very touched! The fans still remember my name, thank you for remembering me Eusebio, thank you! I love you forever! This game, I I hope Sporting Lisbon and Benfica can cheer up and present us a wonderful Lisbon-Portuguese national derby! In this game, I am just an ordinary fan, and I stand in a neutral position! Whichever team supports it! Haha! "

After speaking briefly, "Black Panther" Eusebio bowed slightly to express his gratitude to the more than 6 spectators at the Jose Alvalade Stadium.

Back in the box of the VIP stand, Jorge Mendes smiled and said: "Mr. Eusebio, after so many years, your reputation in Portuguese football is still as prominent as before. Great! No matter how time passes, it will never be forgotten by people."

In this regard, Eusebio smiled and shook his head slightly: "It was the Portuguese fans who praised me. I have not lived in Portugal these years, and indeed I have not made much contribution to Portuguese football."

"how could be?"

Jorge Mendes still smiled very modestly: "Your Eusebio Youth Academy in Mozambique not only contributed to Mozambique football, but also sent many excellent Mozambican players to Portuguese football. , which is also contributing to Portuguese football."

Eusebio smiled and waved his hands: "Haha! I think, Jorge, you are the one who is contributing to Portuguese football. Over the years, how many outstanding young people have you sent to the five major leagues? He played for a wealthy team, and gradually built them into a golden sign in Portuguese football. Ah! For example, a young man like Cristiano Ronaldo, I think it’s pretty good, and many children in Mozambique regard him as Being an idol encourages me to work harder and practice."

Speaking of this, Eusebio did not forget to add earnestly: "In the future, we will have to wait for your Jorge Mendes to help the young and good youngsters of our Mozambique to play in the Portuguese League or other European countries. Well. In my football school, several young people are quite good, and I think they have a chance to gain a firm foothold in the five major leagues in the future."

"No problem! I will definitely help you, Mr. Eusebio."

After the two sat down, they seriously discussed the game.

Eusebio seemed engrossed in football matters, even though he was over 60 years old, but he still told Jorge Mendes energetically: "The player you signed named Diego Costa, It’s really good! I watched several Benfica games this season, and almost all of them were saved by the kid Diego alone! His physical fitness is really terrifying, and his speed is also very fast , I even saw the shadow of my youth in him."

Listening to Eusebio's praise of Diego, Jorge Mendes couldn't help showing a proud smile-after all, Diego is a good seed discovered by Jorge Mendes himself in Brazil. Well, in a way, it's also indirectly boasting Jorge Mendes' good vision.

I saw Jorge Mendes said very proudly: "Diego is really a good kid. When I watched him play in Brazil, I thought this kid was very fighting and ambitious. I didn't expect this kid to play in the Portuguese Super League. Being able to adapt so well. This time I am back in Lisbon, and Chairman Felipe Vieira is also going to talk to me about the improvement of Diego’s contract.”

Eusebio nodded seriously and said: "I think Diego is worthy of a top salary from the top management of Benfica! Benfica should keep him longer, let him become the city of Lisbon, and even the whole of Portugal. An iconic figure in football! I think I can convince him to join the Portugal national team!"

"I hope so! I want you to return to Lisbon this time because I hope you can talk to Diego. After all, Chairman Silva really hopes that Diego can play for the Portuguese national team."

Speaking of this, Jorge Mendes looked a little melancholy: "I have to say, now the Brazilian Football Association seems to have happened to Diego's results in the Europa League. During this time, he asked Diego about joining the U23 national team." It's happening more and more frequently."

"This kid Diego played so hard for the first time in the European game, it is really unexpected!"

Eusebio said with emotion: "Many young players play European games for the first time, and they are more or less restrained because of stage fright. I didn't expect that Diego, a kid, would already be at the top of the scorer list in his first season in European games. My God! He scored 18 goals before the group stage was over! And because of Fernando Santos, he didn’t play in the home game against Alkmaar. This is the talent of the world’s top scorer!”

As soon as Eusebio finished speaking, players from both sides had already walked onto the court from the player tunnel.

Jorge Mendes smiled and said: "Mr. Eusebio, let's see if this kid Diego can lead Benfica to defeat Sporting Lisbon and win the Lisbon Portuguese National Derby."

(End of this chapter)