Handsome position is not easy

Chapter 149 The Real Devil's Schedule

Although he failed to win a big victory, Scolari saw a lot of things he wanted to see in these two friendly matches. Cotto, who also belongs to Portugal's golden generation, is 33 years old. Scolari asked Ruiberto and Ricardo Carvalho to try the central defender position. Carvalho's youthful vitality is obviously more in line with the Brazilian coach's appetite. Scolari also deliberately Complimented him.

The candidates for the Portuguese national team are still in Scolari's mind, but Mourinho has received another news that makes him very happy. Portugal's U20 coach Rui Casador decided to recruit Young into the team. His subordinates have only Danny as an option in the front midfielder position. This young man who was loaned to Maritimo by Sporting Lisbon has not been in good form recently, and Casador is really a bit stretched when it comes to formation.

The first thing Mourinho did after communicating with Rui Casador was to inform Jose that the people in Setubal knew that this matter was very important to Young. Those who do not accept dual nationality, this time the call-up to the U20 national team is a reminder that if Yang wants to enter the adult national team in the future, he still has the opportunity to choose.

Mourinho succinctly explained the regulations of FIFA on the phone. After Jose found out that there were no restrictions on the U20 national team, he quickly made a decision. It was natural for him to be selected by coach Casador. It's a good thing, there is no reason to refuse, but if you encounter a dilemma in the future that you really need to choose a country to play for, then let Yang make his own choice.

The adult national team has a friendly match, and the Portuguese U20 naturally took advantage of Dongfeng to carry out a training camp. Yang, who came to the national youth team for the first time, felt very fresh. This was also the first time he wore a jersey with the Portuguese national emblem on it. I also met a few acquaintances. Cristiano and Quaresma of Sporting Lisbon are also on the team. Neither of them expected to meet again so soon.

A few days of training time is coming to an end, and Porto still needs to face Boavista at home. Deco and Delray, who played the whole game against Belan Lens, sat on the bench, and Mourinho Ao has formed a 4-4-2 diamond midfield formation that has been honed to perfection. With Maniche, Paulinho Santos and Pedro Oliveira in the rear protection, Young can fully display his offensive skills. talent.

To the Asantas stadium's surprise, Boavista didn't come to play football this time, but to play in the stadium. The whole game was full of malicious or semi-malicious rough fouls, and the effective game time may be Only nine and a half of 10 minutes.Porto, which rested most of the main players, played very hard. Even at home, the overall performance of the Blue and Whites was still very bad. If it weren't for Jan to find Jan Kauskas in the crowd around 10 minutes, the Lithuanian If they seize this opportunity to shoot again, Porto will really have to swallow the bitter pill at the Asantas Stadium.

When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, Boavista was still trying to break the ball at the foot of the Porto player with a foul, but this had no effect on the score. Porto finally defended their home court with 1:0 dignity.

Mourinho, who was irritated by the numerous fouls committed by the Black and White Checkered Army, did not find the opponent's coach to shake hands as usual. After the Setubal native thanked the audience at the Asantas Stadium, he walked away with a cold face Back in the locker room, there were no bright spots in this game at all, and Porto's performance was far from meeting his expectations.

Next, the Blue and Whites will start to face the devil's schedule in the real sense. They first went to the away game against Guimaraes for the Portuguese Cup match, and Porto successfully defeated their opponents.The next stop was an away game. Mourinho went to Barcelona with a mixed lineup of half the main force and the second team to play against Gi Vicente. Porto struggled, but still won the opponent with a score of 5:3. Back at the Asantas Stadium, the Nerazzurri beat Guimaraes once again, adding three more league points to themselves.

The devil's schedule didn't end so quickly. Throughout mid-February, Scolari's Portuguese national team first had to play a tough game away from Italy. Three days later, Porto would go to Madeira Islands to challenge Maritimo. Four days off Days later, they will go to Turkey to start the fourth knockout round of the UEFA Cup. This time, the Nerazzurri's opponent is Denizli Sports.

In just nine days, the players under Mourinho have to go through three different types of battles. Even with a mature rotation mechanism, their physical fitness will also be severely tested.Mourinho thought that Scolari would consider for Porto and not allow all the main players of the Blue and Whites to play or play for 10 minutes, but he was completely wrong. The Brazilian coach of Portugal seems to be with the Italian national team. On the bar.

Costinha, Nuno Valente, Maniche, Paulo Ferreira and others all played 10 minutes. After the game, the Porto players immediately took the plane chartered by the club to return home. They arrived in Lisbon in the early morning Have to drive back to Porto, only half a day's rest, Mourinho had to take them to Madeira Islands.

Faria immediately began to help them recover after receiving the players who participated in the national team competition, but this still could not help Mourinho organize a strong lineup. Out of caution and protection, the Setubal people Or we can only let the substitute lineup with more rest time play.

At Maritimo's home court, Porto suffered a lot. With Del Rey's lob shot, the Blue and Whites gained the lead, but physical problems soon broke out. Before the end of the first half, Maritimo's young Defender Pepe leaped high in Porto's penalty area and beat Pedro Emmanuel with a header to equalize the score.

Feeling threatened, Mourinho dispatched Maniche, who performed well on both ends of the offense and defense, but his favorite general failed to change the situation on the field. All the players on the field pressed back to assist in the defense, and Yang also ran in the 30-meter area to do the rough work of blocking the holes of the gun.

His teammate Danny in the U20 national team, the young midfielder who was bought and loaned back from Maritimo by Sporting Lisbon, seized the opportunity, successfully got rid of Thiago Moreira's marking and kicked the ball. Ricardo Carvalho had a change of line, Baia had no time to make a save, and Maritimo successfully overtook the score and led 2:1 at home.

Mourinho put his hopes on Candido Costa and Marco Ferreira. The two wingers cooperated with Young to fight for several opportunities in Maritimo's half, but they failed to grasp them.The score did not change when the referee blew the whistle. Porto's first league defeat finally appeared. In the post-match press conference, Mourinho showed a bitter smile that he hadn't seen for a long time.

(End of this chapter)