Handsome position is not easy

Chapter 134 New Season ([-])

The current Porto is Mourinho's dream team. The remaining players are guys who have always maintained a high level of competition. The new players have also tested the depth of the Blue and Whites in different positions. Completion, the most important thing is that the current Porto has completely completed the "restructuring". Not only the average age has dropped greatly, but the Portuguese also accounted for more than 80.00% of the total number of first-team players.

Except for Jancoskas who was snatched by Mr. Chairman, all the rest of the players were hand-picked by Mourinho. As for why he can have such a big power, Da Costa's support is one aspect. The funds obtained by Jorge Andrade, Carlos Paredes and Milan Pavlin have brought the team's financial budget back above the balance line, which is another aspect.

The board of directors therefore recognized Mourinho's status as "manager". In his contract, the signing position is no longer "head coach", which means that this guy with a very short coaching experience has got a lot of European coaches. What has been around for a long time, he is no longer a simple head coach, but a team manager. The power difference in this is not a star and a half. Assist Mourinho in transfer work.

In the first working week, because some Porto players who participated in the World Cup have not yet returned to the team, Mourinho took the newly joined players to familiarize themselves with the team tactics. Those "old men" are not there, and it will be easier for newcomers in training Let go of the state, and he can learn more about these players.

When the aftermath of the World Cup dissipated and the international footballers returned to Porto, Mourinho took the team to France for training according to the club's arrangement. Neo has fully explained his tactical philosophy and training system to them, so the whole team quickly integrated into one, and the old players are still surprised why the newcomers can cooperate with him so quickly.

The pre-match preparation period quickly passed, and Porto also won the penalty shootout in the friendly match against the Ligue [-] giants Paris Saint-Germain. Mourinho has already set his sights on the increasingly clear schedule. , Porto must launch an impact on the Portuguese Super League champion this season, and at least reaching the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup has become his goal. I plan to take Porto to compete.

In the first round of the league, Porto needed to face Belanlens at the Asantas Stadium. Mourinho still clearly remembered that it was this team that thoroughly exposed the shortcomings and shortcomings of the Nerazzurri, and he was also prepared. The 4-4-2 system centered on a diamond-shaped midfielder, but the recurrence of old injuries of Deco and Alenichev in pre-match training disrupted the arrangement of the Porto coach.

Without these two core players, Mourinho's diamond-shaped midfielder can only send a combination of Costinha, Thiago Moreira, Maniche and Jan Rodriguez. Strong, but when it comes to defense, only Costinha is relatively stable, and Maniche, who only played once in the previous season, is not in good form.

In the first half, Delray ran a single opportunity to score a goal, and Young assisted Postiga, who was the shadow forward, to make another victory. However, in the second half, Porto's defense made repeated mistakes. It was really good, they equalized the score through two set kicks, and in 10 minutes, the whole stadium became a stage for them to display their acting skills.

The players of Bilanluns wereted their time with malicious fouls, intentional dead balls, and pretending to be injured. Their team doctors and stretcher teams ran back and forth on the field. Foul action made crazy, the referee showed a total of seven yellow cards in order to control the scene.

After the game, Mourinho looked at the bearded and staring players and could only shake his head helplessly. Billen Lens had indeed achieved their goal. Taking a point from the Asantas Stadium was a very good result. , Mourinho knew that Sporting Lisbon and Benfica both got off to a good start, and he felt very uncomfortable.

Next, Porto needs to go to the Bessa Stadium to challenge Boavista. The black and white checkered team whose jersey looks like a chessboard is now considered the sufferer of the three Portuguese giants. If they hadn’t won the championship and runner-up for two consecutive seasons, the top three would not As for the bloody battle with each other, Boas's scouting team sent back Boavista's information to Mourinho as soon as the game with Bilan Lens was over.

The team's recent style of play has become more and more direct. The attack is directly handed over to the three forwards in front. In this kind of hand-to-hand combat, the role of the midfielder is relatively small, and Mourinho took advantage of the situation. 4-3-3, based on the premise of Costinha's position, plus Thiago Moreira and Maniche, the three central midfielders are lined up. He is going to use defense to strangle Boavista's central midfielder. Frontcourt contact.

As for why a more conservative tactic is adopted, it is inseparable from Mourinho’s one-match suspension due to his aggressive behavior in the game against Billanlens. In this away game, he can only sit in a box at the Bessa Stadium Watching in the field, but unable to personally stand on the sidelines to direct the players, Mourinho was worried that Brito would not be able to control the 4-4-2 diamond midfield system that needed frequent revisions, so he came up with the bottom-of-the-box tactics of the three midfielders.

Brito, who is used to replacing the coach to direct several games in a season, looks very familiar with waving his arms and shouting on the sidelines. Mourinho's targeted tactics have worked again, and Costinha tried his best to grab the ball The first drop point, Thiago Moreira and Maniche are responsible for the protection of the second drop point.

Boavista failed to organize several effective attacks throughout the first half. In desperation, he could only let the central defender pass a long pass directly to the striker. Porto's back line has Jorge Costa and Ricardoca The combination of Valho, who are 1.8 meters 1.8 and [-] meters [-], almost blocked all the lines for the Boavista striker to advance with the ball.

Towards the end of the first half, Candido Costa sent a corner kick, and Jankauskas flew the header to the back point. Del Rey, who was ambushing here, chested the ball into the goal. Boavista's goalkeeper Lee Kagen had no time to react, and Porto entered the intermission with a one-goal lead.

Boavista asked the club staff to close the passage and elevators of the Bessa Stadium. Mourinho, who thought he could enter the locker room to arrange tactics, was blocked from the door, but he expected this in advance. , So Mourinho dialed Brito's phone after returning to the box. At the same time, a powerful speaker was placed in the visiting team's dressing room to ensure that everyone could hear him.

(End of this chapter)