Handsome position is not easy

Chapter 130 The end of the season ([-])

On the way back to Porto from Prague, the Czech capital, Da Costa was sitting next to Mourinho. He all thought that the team had finally regained the energy and winning mentality that had been lost before.

The Champions League is out and only the league is left to fight for, but Mourinho still doesn't feel that those players who are not worthy of playing should be brought back to the team, even if they lose their qualifications for the Europa League. Da Costa heard this a little bit After hesitating for a moment, he quickly nodded and agreed with the head coach. If Porto can't recall the dragon's soul, next season will definitely still be unable to escape the current bad state.

After returning to Porto, Mourinho announced in the training class that all players who were included in the third group list and had problems with their game attitude would be sent to the second team. With Young and Pedro Oliveira still not returning, The number of players in Porto's first team is seriously insufficient. In order to prepare for the game against his old club Leiria, Mourinho even put the youth team midfielder Zuka who has never played before in the starting lineup.

Young doesn't need to use crutches for a long time. He has been very depressed this month. Mourinho, Faria and others have all agreed on the matter of early appearance, and they are determined not to let him return to the team. In daily training, the teenager can only go to the gym every day to adjust his physical condition under the company of the team doctor.

Knowing that Porto was going to challenge Leiria in an away game soon, Yang’s heart inevitably itch. After the rest day, he ran to the training ground to find Mourinho: “Uncle Jose, what about this player, if he can compete with the old Competing with teammates is also a very happy thing, uh, this, I think..."

"No, you don't want to." Mourinho looked at the wobbly boy jokingly, shook his head and said, "Don't even think about coming back early. If the ankle injury is not handled properly, it will affect the future." Don’t rely on yourself to be young and feel that you have a small illness and ailment and pass it by. I can give you a lot of examples in this regard. There is still a long way to go in the future. Porto does not need a child to earn this Three points."

Seeing Yang lowered his head in frustration, Mourinho sighed and continued: "When the time comes, you can say hello to your old teammates in the hall, and say hello to them for me, now the position is here, I can't have too much contact with the Leiria players before the game."

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Marovic and others saw Young in the hall. For this young man who helped the team make great contributions in the first half of the season, none of the Leiria players disliked him, although everyone has become an enemy on the court , but off the court, friendship always surpasses everything.

"Is there any problem with your injury, Rodriguez? We thought you could play before. The coach took everyone to study the technical characteristics of Porto players. Old Pierce praised your performance very much. "

"There is no major problem. In fact, the injury is already healed, but the coaching staff has not allowed me to come back, fearing that there will be some sequelae of the ankle ligament. By the way, Coach Jose asked me to say hello to you on his behalf."

Marovic stroked Yang's hair and said with a smile: "Okay, everyone wants to have dinner with you tonight and take good care of your health, so I won't ask you to cheer us on in the stands. See you at the end of the game, haha! "

The Leiria players went to the home team's dressing room at the Municipal Stadium of Marinha, Young also returned to the stands from the inside tunnel, Pedro Oliveira was waiting for him in his seat, the youngster's toe was still recovering, You can only wear protective boots, and you can't even walk more.

The two of them sat in the stands because of injuries, but Deco's sitting on the bench made it difficult for many fans to understand. The Brazilian's expression was not very good. In the Champions League match against Sparta Prague, he was in poor form. The midfielder was replaced. The Brazilian admitted that he always felt weak in the game. After talking with Deco a few times, Mourinho also excluded him from the starting lineup.

This move made Porto's players feel dangerous. Mourinho used this to send a signal to them. No matter how superb a player's skills are, no matter how important he is in the team, if he is not in good shape, he can only sit on the bench.For Mourinho, this is also a helpless thing. Deco's physical condition and mentality are not in the best condition, and making him continue to start will only affect the team's performance on the field.

Compared with the other thorns, Deco is much more mature. Even in the face of media inquiries about playing time and starting, he handled it very well. The media did not dig anything from Deco. With the news of the discord between the generals, the Porto players also feel that the coach treats them equally. Mourinho can even abandon Deco, the core midfielder, and who can talk about his status in the team? Woolen cloth?
Porto failed to get the expected three points at the Marinha Municipal Stadium. After McCarthy helped the team score a goal, Del Rey successfully equalized not long after the second half. The score of 1:1 continued until the end of the game. For For Porto and Mourinho, a draw is obviously not enough, but for Young and Leiria's old teammates, a handshake is actually a very good result.

After the draw with Leiria, Porto was four points behind Benfica in the standings, but Mourinho did not get angry because of this. The Blue and Whites played very well throughout the game. The 4-4-2 formation at the core of the field, the injuries of Deco and Young made Mourinho more careful in the formation of troops. Playing football is inseparable.

But at this time, the 4-4-2 formation can play a miraculous effect. The direct connection from the central defender to the forward, and the alternate retreat of the winger and the center will allow Porto to have more adjustments in terms of skills and tactics. Mourini Ao is experimenting with this simpler and more direct formation, not only to reduce the team's dependence on Deco and others, but also to enrich his own tactical system, so as to prepare for the UEFA Cup next season.

Next, Porto needs to return to the home court to face Gi Vicente, which is also a team in the middle and lower reaches of the league. The Nerazzurri fell behind by one goal in the first half, but Candido Costa, who was replaced by Mourinho in the second half, was in the middle of the league. In 10 minutes, he scored twice to reverse the situation of the game.

It is worth mentioning that it was Deco, who returned to the starting lineup, and Young, who was immediately picked up by Mourinho, who assisted him. With these midfielders and strikers who gradually regained their form, Porto With difficulty, they scored three points at the Asantas Stadium, which also ended the embarrassing situation of three rounds of the league.

(End of this chapter)