Handsome position is not easy

Chapter 157
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As for Boavista, luck seems to be on the side of the black and white checkered army again. They and Malaga only scored one home goal in the two rounds of regular time, but the advantage of first away and then the main game is reflected at this time. Avesta eventually eliminated Malaga at the Bessa Stadium.

The two Portuguese teams have advanced to the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup. This day is a carnival for the domestic media. The next step is to see the draw of the semi-finals.On the plane back to Porto, the members of the coaching staff were discussing which team was the best to deal with, because there is no avoidance rule in the same league, so it is naturally the best choice for the Nerazzurri to get Boavista.

The Chessboard team has a lot of luck in being able to eliminate their opponents along the way. In terms of hard power, they are the weakest team in the semi-finals of the Europa League. In the Portuguese Super League, Porto met Boavista at home and away. They both defeated them 1:0, and the past records also have an absolute advantage, not to mention the familiarity of the two sides. If they meet the chessboard team, Boas can even save a lot of travel expenses.

The members of the coaching staff were discussing in full swing, but Mourinho didn't pay much attention to the draw of the next day. For him, if Porto's goal is only to reach the final, then as long as they don't run into Lazio.Although Juventus has established a large lead in Serie A, the Blue Eagles are still a strong contender for the runner-up in the league. They and the two teams of Milan City are desperately grabbing points, and the momentum is in full swing.

But Mourinho's goal is definitely more than that. He wants to win the UEFA Cup. In this case, it doesn't matter who gets Porto's semi-final. Against a Serie A team that is good at defense, it is always safer to have two rounds of home and away games than one game to determine the outcome.

If Porto can beat Lazio in the semi-finals, then the biggest obstacle to winning the Europa League will disappear. If they meet Boavista and Celtic, the probability of Porto advancing to the final will be much higher, and there will be More time to study Lazio's lineup, Mourinho thought very clearly that since the goal is to win the championship, he should never have this mentality of hiding.

It is rare for the players to have a day to rest. Naturally, they all ran out to have fun, but when the Europa League semi-final draw ceremony started, everyone still gathered together. The result of the draw was announced very quickly. Boavista Facing the Celtics, Porto naturally wants to head-to-head with Lazio. Mourinho did not change his expression throughout the whole process, but muttered a few words about the schedule of first home and then away.

Although there are still more than 20 days before the Europa League semi-finals, Villas-Boas chose to go to Rome the next day. He simply refused the two-day vacation granted to him by Mourinho, and even put the next scouting league The opponent’s intelligence work was handed over to the team members who stayed in the country. Mourinho only stayed in Setubal for half a day before returning to Porto. Lazio, who is far away in Italy, has indeed given the young brothers a great deal. pressure.

Mourinho knows that the sooner he wins the Portuguese Super League, the more Porto will be able to play freely in the UEFA Cup match against Lazio. Austria sent all the main players who did not play in the match with Panathinaikos. Pedro Emmanuel and Jancoskas scored with headers successively, helping Porto beat their opponents 2:1 away.

Next, the Blue and Whites will face the Setubal team at the Asantas Stadium. Mourinho's starting lineup has become a large number of young players. In order to win the Portuguese Super League championship trophy as soon as possible, these recently won Many little guys who started the opportunity worked very hard and did not save any face for the coach's hometown team. Postiga was replaced after scoring a goal. Pedro Oliveira and Cesar Pesso Tuo helped Porto completely seal the victory, and the Blue and Whites easily won their opponents at home.

Now all the eyes of the club are on Lazio. Except for Villas-Boas who is still collecting information in Rome, all the members of the coaching staff are watching the Lazio game video intensively with Mourinho. The tense atmosphere made the Porto players feel unprecedented excitement.

Lazio, the transfer operation in the late period of the "Little World Cup" era in Serie A was extremely extravagant. The 1999/2000 season was the most glorious period for the Blue Eagles. They won the European Super Cup last season and directly won the Italian football history. Very rare The domestic double, the Serie A title and the Coppa Italia title gave Lazio great confidence.

In the 2000/01 season, their lineup almost reached its peak. The word "star-studded" used to describe the Blue Eagles seems to be a bit off-color. The goalkeeper is Peruzzi, who is fat but has excellent goal-line skills. There is Ness on the back line. Tower, Cotto and Mikhailovich are the three great gods, and the midfield has Veron, Nedved, Simeone and Stankovic.

As for the striker, there were many clubs with four star-level strikers in Serie A at that time, but Lazio definitely ranked among them. Crespo, Claudio Lopez, Salas, Simeone Inzaghi and Ravanelli, with five strikers at such a level playing a rotation, what a terrifying battle of wealth.

In Serie A, Lazio, which was unparalleled for a while, failed to continue its glory. Because of financial problems, the performance of the Blue Eagles continued to decline. It was almost bankrupt and had to start selling the outstanding players in the team, but even a skinny camel was bigger than a horse. The big purchases of the year made Lazio support the frame even if it suffered a heavy blow.

Serbian defender Mihajlovic and midfielder Dejan Stankovic, Portugal's "golden generation" main defender Fernando Couto, Argentine midfielder Diego Simeone, "Bug" Claudio Lopez and Inzaghi is still in the formation. Although the absolute main players of the year are all older, Lazio's recent competitive state has remained pretty good.

As for Mourinho's most direct opponent, Roberto Mancini, he was also a famous star in Italy before he started his coaching career. He can be regarded as a typical example of "playing and teaching".Mourinho is 40 years old this year, and Mancini is 38 years old. The media has begun to hype how much sparks will be produced between the two football coaches, but Mourinho ignored the nonsense in the newspapers. He only wants to win the championship, more championships, and he will kill whoever gets in the way.

(End of this chapter)