Handsome position is not easy

Chapter 123 Promotion by the Media ([-])
"In this Champions League game against Porto, Bosque's dual-core system actually played a very good role, but after Mourinho made a very targeted adjustment, Zidane and Figo dominated the rotation. The role of offense has been significantly weakened. How did Del Bosque solve this problem?

He took the initiative to remove Figo, who performed well, and replaced Celades to strengthen his defense. Not counting the two wing backs, there were five people hoarding in the backcourt. This has the advantage of locking up Porto's counterattack methods. The injury of the midfielder Deco was also an important turning point. It was from this time that Real Madrid began to besiege Porto.

Bosque's cautious and conservative tactics made Real Madrid's defense temporarily safe, but it also caused the midfielder to lose its original and changeable attacking methods. When both forwards were in poor condition, the full-backs' frequent penetration and uploading effect was very effective. Poor, the momentum is scary, but the continuity of Real Madrid's offense has dropped by more than one level.

Bosque's command made Zidane seem to be a machine that can only divide the ball. The Frenchman's talent was completely ruined in the last three to 10 minutes of the game. There were no teammates around him who could tear apart the defense by himself. , because that person - Figo, has been taken down by the head coach.

At this time, only monotonous crosses can be made from the side. Even Zidane can hardly send high-quality through balls across six or seven defenders. This situation is entirely caused by Bosque himself. Figo's enthusiasm did not give full play to Zidane's role. The performance of the two superstars in this game did not even reach half of their worth.

It is true that cultivating young people is very important, but if the price is to sacrifice Zidane and Figo, then put aside any young people first. From the perspective of this game alone, the performance of Gu Don't even think about grabbing the chance to start in the future. Solari, Flavio and Celades all performed much better than him in midfield.

If they can’t beat Porto at home at the Bernabéu, then what will Real Madrid do to compete with those top teams in the Champions League? La Liga is full of heroes, and there is not much time left for Real Madrid…”

The report of "Aspen" set off a frenzy of public opinion in Spain. As Bosque expected during the game, all the pressure was gathered on him. The old coach can only bear these bitter and heavy burdens, but at the same time, The Portuguese media began to tout Mourinho's on-the-spot tactics.

"Successful duplication of dual-core", "The rise of the European war - the magical power of Porto's new coach", "The strongest man is already in the team - the new Figo is in the country", and such kind of words are overwhelming. , Even Chairman Da Costa expressed his appreciation for Mourinho in the interview.

"Porto has waited for a coach that really suits them. As early as when he coached Leiria, Mourinho's talent has been shown to everyone. He has made Porto glow with unparalleled vitality. The Blue and Whites are now fighting. High-spirited, with the confidence to wrestle with any opponent.

I have promised Mourinho a long time ago that Porto will become the best platform for him to display his coaching art and tactical talents. We will provide this head coach with more support, transfer funds, coaching team, no matter Porto this season Whether or not I can win the league title, my promise remains the same. "

The words of praise from the media and the promises made publicly by Mr. Chairman did not disturb Mourinho's mind. Porto's ability to get a point from the Bernabéu Stadium cannot be separated from luck. In those ten minutes, if Morientes hadn't wasted too many opportunities, Porto would have had nothing to do but return home.

That dual-core system actually caught Real Madrid by surprise. Although there were heavy criticisms from the outside world, Mourinho could understand Bosque’s thoughts at the time. A goal is the scariest thing.

And now it’s no longer possible to play dual-core. Deco’s injury is serious or not, but he just missed the second round of the match against Real Madrid at the Asantas Stadium next week. Although Mourinho I am not very optimistic about the situation of the domestic league, but under the promotion of public opinion and the eager gaze of Mr. Chairman, such things as tactical abandonment cannot be done.

Intelligence work is especially important when the team is fighting on multiple fronts. Porto used to rely on scouts distributed in different countries to do this, because the personal abilities of these expatriate employees vary, and sometimes the intelligence obtained from spying is not available at all. As a result, sometimes the reports that Mourinho got in his hands looked horrible. Those data and analysis and judgments full of errors and omissions even affected Porto's preparations for the war.

Mourinho didn't worry about this problem for too long. He quickly thought of a person who was very suitable for intelligence work. Coincidentally, this guy was very close to him, and he could almost grab it with his hand.

On the second day after returning to Porto, Mourinho went to the chairman's office to find Pinto da Costa and complained to him: "Mr. Chairman, I have some doubts about the working status of the team's intelligence team. If possible , can you improve this problem from the club level as soon as possible?"

Da Costa didn't understand what his precious coach wanted to say, scratched his head and thought for a long time but couldn't figure out why, he pushed his glasses and asked doubtfully: "Dear Jose, I don't remember that the club has information Group this department, you confuse me."

"That's the problem. It is absolutely necessary for every team to obtain information about the opponent before the game, but at present Porto does not have such a full-time department. The quality of the report I received was not high. I wanted to complain to them many times. I wanted to play against those teams, not buy people from their teams. They always put the cart before the horse..."

"It may take a long time for the club to establish this department, and it needs to be approved by the board of directors, but I have a better solution, Jose, I will grant you a sum of money, and you will form an intelligence team yourself. All round-trip travel expenses during their employment will be reimbursed, if you want to transfer people from the club, just make a report, if there are not many people, I will solve it for you."

The promise Mourinho got far exceeded expectations. He smiled and took out a piece of paper from his bag and handed it to Da Costa's desk: "Mr. Chairman, I haven't decided on other candidates, but the intelligence chief This position has been determined, it is him, and the club and the youth training base may need to communicate and transfer this person to me."

Da Costa took the paper and glanced at it, with an old god's smile on his face, he reached out and nodded to Mourinho and said: "You, Jose, you really do not shy away from relatives, Okay, no problem, this person's current position is not too important, I can make a decision directly, and my secretary will hand over the personnel transfer documents to you immediately."

Mourinho stood up and shook Da Costa's hand, walked out of the office and waited for the secretary to print the document, the name soon appeared on the computer screen amidst the rapid tapping of the keyboard.

"Andre Villas-Boas, transferred to Porto's first team, position to be determined."

(End of this chapter)