Beast King Costa

Chapter 439 Old People Go, New People Come

"Hey! Boss Rui, can you leave a midfielder for our B team!"

Dani, the head coach of the Benfica B team, was crying and discussing with Rui Costa: "Why not! Keep Yu Dabao for us? There really is no other suitable midfield organizer for the B team. If there is no Yu Dabao , I am afraid that every game before the winter break will be defeated!"

What surprised Dani, the head coach of the Benfica B team, was that Rui Costa would definitely agree to ask Rui Costa for Yu Dabao, an Asian teenager. After all, João Kumbra is Portuguese. And as a native of Lisbon, he will be valued more or less by the first team. Unexpectedly, Rui Costa would rather keep João Cumbra for the B team than Yu Dabao for the B team!
Dani really couldn't believe that Yu Dabao, an Asian young player who is not often famous, would be so valued by Rui Costa.

Rui Costa shook his head very resolutely and refused: "Yu Dabao is definitely not good! In the next three league games, Yu Dabao is even the starting candidate I am considering! Now Beto has to cultivate for an extra week, Carter Solanis couldn't keep up with the games before the winter break. You can't let me, as a coach, go directly to the field and play as a starter, right? You Danny wants to grab my position as the real head coach of the first team, and you can't do that Bar?"

"Uh……"

Dani blushed immediately when Rui Costa said: "How can this be possible! Who can take away your position as the real head coach of the first team of the boss Rui Rui? After all, you are the hero of Benfica, There are not many Portuguese football resumes that can compare with yours."

"Since Team B doesn't have an organizational midfielder to use..."

After thinking about it for a while, Rui Costa made a decision: "Let's do it! The next few games will not be hard battles. Kaliaka is a more powerful, but also relatively simple defensive midfielder. I can’t use it for the time being, I can loan Kaliaca to Team B for a few games, and then I will not recruit Joao Cumbra, just stay in Team B!”

After all, Rui Costa patted Dani's arm with a smile and said: "Okay! Don't say that I, the head coach of the first team, doesn't support the work of the B team. I, Rui Costa, are not such a person. Work ! The main thing is communication and coordination, and we strive to find a win-win result."

"Wow! Can you lend Kaliaka a few games for us!? That would be great! If there is Kaliaka, then I still have a little confidence. In the next 3 games, I will fight for it." Catch up Team B's performance and return to the safety zone of the top ten in the league!"

The head coach of the Benfica B team Dani is not generally happy. After all, the main reason why the Benfica B team has such a poor performance this season is that the defense is really bad. In fact, the offensive end is still passable. With some tinkering, the results can quickly return to the top ten in the league.

Although Kaliaca is not considered a top defensive midfielder in the Portuguese Super League, and even this season is vaguely suspected of dragging the team's hind legs, however, if Kaliaca is placed in the Portuguese League, That would be a big deal!An absolute midfield super sweeper, an absolute midfield beast!

After all, it is the "battle nation" Russian war bear!

Kalyaka's physical confrontation ability is too strong, and it is difficult for most offensive players to take advantage of direct physical confrontation with Kalyaka.Especially in the Iberian Peninsula, where this style of football is very technical, there are very few people like Diego who can physically fight against crazy beasts. Kaliaca can use him in the Portuguese League. The physical fitness of the "battle nation" crushed the Portuguese shooters until they lost themselves.

After the B team brought Manu, Diego Sosa, and Yu Dabao back to the first team, Rui Costa did not waste any time and directly led the team into a new round of game preparations .

For Benfica's next tactical design, after serious consideration, Rui Costa decided to overthrow the Fernando Santos era. -4-2-3 formation, change Benfica's tactics to a 1-4-3 formation that I think will be more ideal!

Because Benfica has Diego as an unsolvable big center in the frontcourt. In many cases, teammates only need to open up space for Diego and open up defensive players for Diego. As long as Diego holds the ball one-on-one or one-on-one If it is against two, then the success rate of the attack is very high.

Diego can completely push the ball into the opponent's penalty area in a crushing manner by himself, and finish the attack by himself!

There is no need for an offensive player behind him to participate in the second attack. In many cases, Nuno Gomez, who plays the shadow forward, is to accompany him on the offensive end, although Nuno Gomez doesn't mind at all. His limelight as Benfica's top scorer was taken away by Diego, but Rui Costa would think that such a tactical arrangement is really inappropriate, and Nuno Gomez should be withdrawn to the midfield, which can Let the midfielder have stronger control and organizational talent, and it can also give Diego more freedom to play in the frontcourt.

Once Diego catches the ball in the frontcourt, it will be enough for Simao and Gustavo Manduka to cooperate with Diego in the future!

After all, Rui Costa's idea is to let Benfica's new 4-3-3 tactics cut inwards to get closer. Plug in, add to the vacant positions on both sides of the frontcourt penalty area, and participate in the frontcourt offense.

In this way, Leonardo Bastos will also be reused by Rui Costa. After all, the current full-back players in Benfica, Leonardo Bastos is an absolute winger. A good player in the offense, he can even be used as a wing playmaker.

As for the right back position, Rui Costa still needs to consider carefully.Nelson's type favors a balance of offense and defense. There is no problem in letting Nelson provide assists from behind, but the effect is definitely not as strong as Paul Jorge, a versatile winger who has played as a winger and winger.

However, the problem with Paul Jorge is that he is still relatively young, and he is not as experienced in offensive and defensive transitions as Nelson. Can't go back to the full-back position to defend.

Moreover, if Leonardo Bastos and Paul Jorge are used as partners, and the tactics of two offensive full-backs are the main tactics, then wing defense is also a difficult problem, although Paul Jorge He's one-on-one defense is not bad, but it is mainly based on the fact that he does not participate in the frontcourt attack at all. Once Paul Jorge is allowed to make a large rear assist, Paul Jorge will be greatly improved. The possibility is that he can't take care of defense.

Therefore, Rui Costa still needs to make more attempts and make more comparisons before he can determine the best candidate for right back.

Even after playing 4-3-3, how to adjust the midfield position is also a problem.

How about letting Nuno Gomez drop back into the midfield and play a central midfielder, or an all-round midfielder, and then let Pettit and Carter Solanis partner as a double midfielder?

Or try the 4-1-2-3 that Porto's Dutch coach Ke Adrianse liked the most, let Kaliaka play a single midfielder, mainly responsible for the defense in front of the back line, and then let Pe Tite and Nuno Gomez occupy the central midfield position, participating more in rhythm control and attacking from behind.

Of course, if Rui Costa's 4-3-3 formation evolves into something similar to Ko Adriance's 4-1-2-3 formation, then Benfica's tactical system will change to control flow The way of playing, will pursue the ball possession rate in the midfield, and will also play more ink. This will directly reduce the offensive tactics of the frontcourt and wing, and the offensive efficiency of Diego, an "unsolvable big center". This is not reckless. What I Costa was looking for.

Therefore, many things need to be continued to be tried. After trying, constant adjustments and verifications will be made until the best combination of personnel and positions is found.

Anyway, both the club executives and the players have great confidence in Rui Costa!

Most players are willing to follow Rui Costa to make different attempts to find the best tactics and personnel mix for Benfica to take off.

Of course, there are also some players who are not willing to play under Rui Costa.

Like Quim!

The pass control goalkeeper that Fernando Santos admires most has completely lost his position in the team after Rui Costa became the real head coach of Benfica. Now Quim is very embarrassed, Rui Kos Because Ta has played in Serie A, he will prefer a tall goalkeeper with a good goal line, rather than a goalkeeper with good footwork like Quaim.

There is no way to make up for the height by training the day after tomorrow, so Quim is very embarrassed now. Although he is still the second goalkeeper of Benfica, Rui Costa plans to let Quim play in the Portuguese League Cup. Well, the Portuguese Super League and Europa League will still use the tall No. [-] goalkeeper Moreto.

Quim has confirmed that he will leave Benfica in the winter transfer window, or even leave the Portuguese Super League. His next home is the Eredivisie team Utrecht!

It’s amazing to say that Ke Adrianse, who once coached in Porto, has always liked Quim, a goalkeeper who can pass and control the flow, and has good footwork. Dunton became Porto's No. [-] goalkeeper.

Although Quim has always been Benfica's No. [-] goalkeeper, his departure from Benfica will have no impact on Benfica's entire tactical system, but after all!Porto is Benfica's rival in the Portuguese Super League!How can Porto get a player they want.

Therefore, due to various obstacles from the top management of Benfica Club, Quaim has never been able to work with Co Adrianse.

Now that Ko Adrianse has stepped down as the head coach of Porto, he has gone to Utrecht to become the technical director of the club. He strongly recommends that the team loan Quim to supplement the goalkeeper. Ser is no longer from Porto, and Quim has lost his position in the Benfica first team, and his decision to go, then the club's top management must have fulfilled the fate of Co Adrian and Quim working together.

As for former Italy fringe international Fabrizio Milico, who will officially leave the team in the winter transfer window, he still hopes to continue to play for Benfica.

Because Fabrizio Milico understands very well that after returning to Florence, the team has no place for him, and there is a high probability that he will be given up, either to find his own way out, or to be continued on loan.

Fabrizio Milico's contract with Fiorentina still has 2 years left. It is unlikely that Fiorentina will buy out his contract in advance, so there is a high probability that Fabrizio Milico will go to a relegation team in Serie A. Even playing in Serie B, for Fabrizio Milico, who is eager for more honors, it is simply life and death.

However, Fabrizio Milico is more suitable for playing as a striker, playing as a point-grabbing striker, and he can't play a single striker. He needs another center forward to match him. His attempts on the wing have not worked well. , it would be better to play as a shadow forward in the attacking midfield position.

Fabrizio Milico thought he had found a new position in Benfica, however... After Rui Costa replaced Fernando Santos as the real head coach, even the tenth position in the Benfica tactical system gradually No more, which means... the new position that Fabrizio Milico rarely adapted to is no more.

Now Fabrizio Milico has no chance to even try to prove himself. Rui Costa has had a serious talk with him and wishes him a second career after returning to Italy.

Although Rui Costa used to be a player of Fiorentina, but because he had a very unpleasant quarrel with the club executives when he transferred from Fiorentina to AC Milan, Rui Costa could not help Fabrizio Milico talks to Fiorentina about his future.

Some people go, some people come.

After the winter break, Gustavo Manduca returns from the Greek League!

During half a season with the Greek league giant PAOK, Gustavo Manduca represented the team in the league and Europa League, playing 16 times, scoring 7 goals and completing 6 assists!It can be said that PAOK is absolutely powerful on the offensive end!
I believe that Gustavo Manduka’s strong return can bring new vitality to Benfica’s wing attack and stimulate more offensive tactical possibilities. After all, Gustavo Manduka and Simao have more than one experience. With the cooperation of one or two seasons, both of them can adapt to the playing style of an inside winger.

Coupled with the fact that the club will try its best to introduce an immediate central defender to supplement the team's back line, Rui Costa's employment options will become more abundant!

(End of this chapter)