Handsome position is not easy

Chapter 127 Cooking Without Rice ([-])

At the end of the first half, due to a mistake by Carlos, Porto found a space in the Real Madrid defense. Alenichev sprinted all the way to the bottom line and sent a cross, but the ball was not successfully cleared by Pavon and rolled directly to the goal. At the foot of Porto right winger Capuccio.

Casillas, who was guarding the front point, also failed to save this powerful and hateful shot. Capucho swung himself to the ground with a kick, and Porto finally recovered a little bit at home. Face, but still 1:2 behind Real Madrid.

During the intermission, Mourinho established a defensive counterattack strategy to the players, but Bosque obviously did not give the Nerazzurri any chance. The Real Madrid players wearing black jerseys seemed to turn into a frightening shadow. The Asantas Stadium only felt that dark clouds were overwhelming the city, and Porto's ball possession rate was also suppressed to the lowest point in history.

Real Madrid is obviously dissatisfied with the situation with only one goal lead. Although McCarthy and Postiga also returned to their own half to assist in the defense, Bosque still instilled the intention of continuing to attack the players. If the spirit is oppressed to the extreme, it will always commit Huge mistake.

Costinha brought Zidane down with a sluggish tackle from behind, the referee awarded a free kick outside the box and sent off Porto's most consistent defender on the pitch, Figo graciously Giving the penalty to the Frenchman, Zidane hoisted the ball into the middle of the penalty area when he pretended to hit the goal directly. Raul, who was hiding in the middle, stood up again and scored a header against Andrade who was defending him. , Real Madrid lead 3:1.

There was no suspense in the remaining 10 minutes of the game. Porto, who were fighting with ten players, could not come up with any effective strategy to organize a counterattack. Mourinho sat down on the coaching bench, with no one to play and no cards to play. I also know that it is difficult for Porto to do anything in this game. The only thing that can be avoided is to be completely slaughtered by Real Madrid.

In order to retain the hope of qualifying for the Champions League group, Porto needs to at least strive for a goal difference that will not have a big disadvantage. Mourinho replaced Postiga with Paulinho Santos, and every time he was scored an extra goal , Porto will be farther away from qualifying, no matter how bleak the scene is, it can only be so.

The 1:3 score lasted until the end of the game. Del Bosque still took the initiative to come here and shook hands with Mourinho. For him, Porto and the young coach have always been worthy opponents. Real Madrid needs to find Dignity, but that's all. Getting three points is enough to awaken the Spaniard's usual pride. Bosque will never trample his opponent under his feet because of the result.

In the locker room after the game, the gloomy Mourinho warned the starting players of this game very sternly, not saying that Porto must win Real Madrid or something, he just watched Porto gradually fall into the vortex of losing streak , I had a very bad feeling in my heart.

Accompanied by the team doctor, several wounded also came to the locker room. Seeing the atmosphere in the room where the air seemed to be stagnant, they also noticed something. In front of the wounded, Mourinho held back The urge to reprimand those few players who made low-level defensive mistakes, he just dropped a sentence coldly:

"This is Porto. My team does not welcome weak-willed players. You must know that your mental state is not necessarily related to the strength of your opponent!"

After barely finishing the press conference, Mourinho went straight back to the club to find Pinto da Costa. The chairman of Porto looked at himself, the head coach who was in such a bad mood that he could tell at a glance, and couldn't help but comfort him. Said: "Jose, you don't have to blame yourself so much, our opponent is too strong, and there are several teams in Europe that can guarantee that they can beat Real Madrid..."

Mourinho took a few deep breaths, suppressed the idea of ​​interrupting Da Costa's speech, and waited until the other party finished speaking before saying: "Mr. Chairman, I am not complaining about the outcome of a game. The most important thing is, I don't see the strong temperament of the past in the current Porto first team, this is a very bad signal, the loss to Real Madrid is not terrible, the most terrible thing is the mentality of the players so bad."

"You mean... need me to do something, Jose."

"Mr. Chairman, some players in the first team have lost their desire to win. They are proud of their success, but when they encounter a strong opponent, they can't wait to raise their hands and surrender. Moreover, we have suffered the most concentrated injury outbreak this season. The illness, the team's tactical adjustment and competitive ability have all been hit hard, Porto cannot let this state continue, and must prevent similar concentrated injuries in the future."

Da Costa also straightened his back on the chair. He knew that Mourinho is not the kind of person who likes to complain or seek comfort. Next, there must be plans for the future development of the team. He I also brought the notepad that I kept at hand, in case the guy in front of me made some long speeches that made me not remember clearly.

"The first point is that the next game must not be relaxed. I will take advantage of the opportunity of the team to get into injury trouble to observe the state of other people. If there is really a bad apple, he must be caught as soon as possible. Give away at the end of the season.

The second point is that Porto’s scouting system must be fully developed. Although it is rare for two players in one position to be injured at the same time, Porto cannot be defeated so easily. We must ensure that the team can survive injuries. Being able to pull out a strong starting lineup means that Porto must have at least two lineups like the European giants in normal times.

The third point is that Porto's reserve team and youth academy players are not capable enough, and they are still far from the standard for urgent delivery of combat power to the first team. Players like Jan Rodriguez are hard to find, but Pedro Oli There are very few people at this level of Vera and others, which is too unreasonable.

The fourth point is that Rafat’s ability is fine, but Porto is still not good enough in terms of sports recovery. Faria alone can’t manage the entire first team. The club has to hire a few more experts in this area. I don’t want to Seeing the injured players get injured again and again because of training.

Finally, we had reached a verbal agreement with Leiria to join the summer window. The club had better contact and confirm in advance. They can supplement the thickness of Porto's lineup and prevent these good players from being snatched away by other clubs. "

Da Costa stopped writing on the notepad, raised his glasses and said: "Jose, I understand everything you said, and I will let people do it if I can prepare it in advance. Reorganize these contents, especially the players you intend to introduce in the transfer market, we will discuss these matters at the board meeting in a few days."

The two-game losing streak within five days brought out Porto, which was still indulging in fantasy. Both the club chairman and the head coach who came to the battlefield in person knew that in order not to repeat the same mistakes next season, preparations must start now.

(End of this chapter)