Handsome position is not easy

Chapter 153
After Porto took the lead, Benfica immediately started round after round of crazy counterattacks, but Zahovic and Nuno Gomez always had at least one defender around them. After scoring a goal, a solid line has become the basic of the Blue and White Legion. Operation, even Mourinho does not need to remind more on the sidelines, everyone has returned to the position where they should appear.

At the end of the first half, the situation still did not change at all. Camacho was so anxious that sweat was all over his forehead. He was very dissatisfied with the scattered defense line when he conceded a goal. He made two substitution adjustments during the intermission and won In addition to the abnormal performance of Adel and Zahovic, the 33-year-old Slovenian striker's physical fitness was not enough to support the 10-minute game, and his dispatch of Sokota was also part of the established tactics.

Seeing the substitution adjustment guessed by Mourinho, Porto's coaching staff all showed subtle smiles. Camacho still did not make any adjustments to his tactical system after the dismal World Cup in Korea and Japan. All of Spain were forced to play long passes under his hands, and it was even more impossible for Benfica to escape such an arrangement.

Not long after the start of the second half, Mourinho also played his first card. He replaced Thiago Moreira, who was in charge of cooperating with Costinha to lock down Benfica's double striker, and took Young, who had been eager to try.The Porto coach knows that the core of the long pass is to give up too much entanglement in the midfield and let the offensive players fight for opportunities. As for the method of restraining this tactic, the national teams of England, France and the Netherlands have already figured it out for him .

The most important thing is the restriction on the initiator of the attack. Remove a defensive player and replace it with a midfielder. Porto's radius of action in the midfield and the number of people in a small area can be strengthened. Camacho's midfielder It will become very difficult to send high-quality long passes. Deco and Young's running range and enthusiasm are among the best among players of the same type in the Portuguese Super League. Coupled with the strong body of Maniche to assist in the press, Benfica's It will be very uncomfortable for the person with the ball.

The two attacking midfielders can also help Porto reduce the frequency of long passes and high ball coordination, and control the ball more on the ground. It is difficult for Benfica's point-grabbing players to take advantage of their physical advantages under such circumstances, and Porto's full-backs also Trying to press Nuno Gomez and others to the side, when Sokota can only fight alone in the penalty area of ​​the Blue and White Legion, Camacho's long pass tactic has been almost dismantled .

The next game situation became very weird. In order to guard against Deco and Young, two guys who can tear apart the defense with passing balls, except for the two forwards, Benfica pulled everyone back to their own half. It is difficult to intercept Porto's ball-handler, and after finally getting the ball back, he can only rely on long passes to find Sokota to win the prize.

"My goodness, Benfica played today like a mouse that saw cheese in a hole, so cautious that it could even be said to be obscene, and the claws were not stretched out for a few seconds before they were retracted. The second half of the game Halfway through, Porto's ball possession rate is about to rise to more than 70.00%. Coach Camacho's tactics are simply slow death.

Being pressed to death by the overlord of the Portuguese Super League in their own half, it will be a matter of time before they lose the ball. Benfica fans, forgive me, the Red Eagle is now like a hanged man standing on tiptoe on the bench. Ruined.It's really hard to believe that this is not like a Portuguese national derby at all, Porto is simply bullying children. "

There is not much time left. Mourinho replaced Del Rey, who was squeezed in the crowd, with Jankauskas, but the Lithuanian striker failed to expand the score for Porto. Benfica's The penalty area was already packed, and Young and Deco tried countless crosses and long shots, all of which were cleared by the Red Hawk players.

When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, the score was still 1:0, but everyone could see that Porto dominated the game, the so-called suspense did not exist at all, Camacho just delayed The team completely gave up the process of resistance.

After this Portuguese national derby, the gap between Porto and Benfica has once again been widened to [-] points. In the remaining ten rounds of the league, as long as the Blue and Whites do not make consecutive unforgivable mistakes, the Portuguese Super League champion is a certainty Things are happening, and some media have even begun to predict how many rounds Porto can win the league championship in advance.

Villas-Boas did not return to Porto with the team, he went directly to Pova, where the Nerazzurri's opponents in the next game will be.Mourinho continued his rotation in the quarter-finals of the Portuguese Cup, with Young and Postiga leading a line-up of mostly reserve players against Vazim at the Asantas Stadium.

They scored seven goals and kept a clean sheet, Young scored his first hat-trick of goals and Mourinho got some good news as Sporting lost to Navarre in the quarter-finals , the Green Lions experienced a loss in the Portuguese Cup after being out of the European War, and the league was thrown by Porto so that they could not even see the taillights. The only thing they can strive for is to rank as high as possible so that they will not fail to enter next season European War.

Porto's next game is against Panathinaikos at home, because they played against each other in the Champions League group stage last season. They are indeed very dominant. They are a typical "home dragon" team. At the Nikolaidis Stadium, Panathinaikos has remained unbeaten in European competitions in recent years. They were also tied there last season. Champions League champions Real Madrid.

All the news is pointing to a positive direction. Porto does not need to worry too much about the league championship. The Portuguese Cup has successfully advanced to the semi-finals. Costinha, who was slightly injured in the match against Benfica, also returned to training. Boas also sent new information. The current situation in the Greek Super League is very complicated. Both Olympiacos and Athens AEK are eyeing the league championship.

Mourinho has come up with the strongest starting lineup, goalkeeper Vitor Baia, defender Paulo Ferreira, Jorge Costa, Ricardo Carvalho and Nunovalente, Areni Chev, Deco, Maniche and Costinha form a diamond-shaped four midfielders, with Del Rey and Jan Kauskas on the front line.

Panathinaikos' defense is very solid. Seeing that Porto is still in a 4-4-2 formation, the Uruguayan coach Sergio Makarian of the Greek team hoarded midfielders in the middle to form a three-back midfielder. defensive system.The most affected is Porto's starting midfielder Deco. Young did not appear in the squad because of his rotation. Neither Alenichev nor Maniche can help him share the pressure of holding the ball. Deco is under heavy marking. There is simply no room for play.

Mourinho admits it was Porto's most lackluster game of the season, with the Nerazzurri's possession as the midfield diamond separated by recharged Panathinaikos players down to freezing.

With only a few minutes left in the game, Olisadebe, a Nigerian-Polish striker from the Greek powerhouse, caught the ball in the penalty area and scored the only goal of the game. This was Panathinaikos' quasi-lore , The Asantas Stadium, which is still waiting for Porto to recover, fell silent instantly.

　Manchester United's disastrous defeat at Goodison Park really forced out all the problems in the team. Regardless of whether Uncle Psy was right or wrong when he coached the Red Devils, his attitude can really determine many things. Can Pogba be worth [-] million now? ?

　　
　
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