Handsome position is not easy

Chapter 160 Battle against Lazio ([-])
In just 4 minutes of the opening, Lazio took a goal lead at the Asantas Stadium. It was Mourinho's old bitter master Claudio Lopez who scored again. The 28-year-old Argentine "Bug" continued Looking at the goal record of his team against Setubal, the Porto fans have been stunned by this extremely unexpected goal.

Mancini applauded proudly on the sidelines. Lazio's bench was completely boiling. Porto just defeated the Greek powerhouse Panathinaikos. They are by no means weak in the semi-finals of the Europa League. How can this not make everyone in Lazio excited about the head start in the away game.

Seeing his opponents celebrating wildly at his home court, Mourinho's heart sank to the bottom. He never expected that Lazio would give up their usual stable defensive habits and instead choose to use double midfielders to forcibly intercept Porto's fast break.This time it can be called a classic anti-"counterattack", which indeed hit Porto's seven-inch short board. Deco was intercepted by Simeone just after speeding up in the middle. Young and Maniche also lost their original defensive positions. Porto Only Costinha and the four defenders can be positioned. Naturally, it will be difficult to stop Lazio's next attack.

Lopez pulled Corradi and danced a hand-shaking dance on the sidelines. This is his most classic celebration move. Taking advantage of this moment, Mourinho called for the furious Deco. Porto's midfielder did not do anything to the referee. He was very dissatisfied with the foul penalty, but he quickly ran to the head coach.

"Anderson, Lazio is already on the rise. If you want to win, you have to show a stronger momentum, understand? Be careful when advancing with the ball. Lazio's veterans are too experienced in tackling and intercepting the ball. , Relying solely on speed is definitely not enough, so be more cautious.”

Deco nodded and ran back to his position. His anger seemed to make him look more energetic. Mourinho looked at the players on the field with satisfaction. They were still full of fighting spirit. After so many tough battles this season , Porto's players have also become more psychologically stronger, and it seems that they don't even need to boost their morale during the halftime break.

Sure enough, Lazio, like most Italian teams, retreated cautiously to their own half after taking the lead. Tell them a truth, never underestimate a team with extremely strong mental strength.

In the next few minutes, Porto was completely besieged frantically. The two full-backs, Paulo Ferreira and Nunov Valente, also took turns to plug in to help their teammates press the Italian's defense. Deco successfully entered the ball. In the 30-meter area, Young and Maniche escorted him on both wings.

Porto's midfield commander did not commit impulsiveness again. He carefully controlled the rhythm of passing and cutting. The three had gradually suppressed Lazio's first defensive chain to the edge of the penalty area. Stankovic and Kaka Stroman tried to cooperate with the two defensive midfielders to complete the steal, but Deco always used a series of short passes to resolve the threat invisible.

Just when the coaches of both sides were feeling bad about the anxious stalemate, Deco took the initiative to attack. He made continuous dribbling movements against Diego Simeone, and the extremely fast rhythm changes of his legs made the The old Argentine midfielder was very uncomfortable. Simeone lowered his center of gravity and kept retreating. Players from Porto and Lazio could see that he could no longer keep up with Deco's movements.

Gianni Keida, who was in the parallel position, took the lead. The 28-year-old Italian midfielder rushed forward and took a few steps with his left leg. He and Simeone had already formed a pincer attack on Deco, but Porto's midfielder did not panic at all. With a light touch on the ball, while avoiding Gianni Keida, the outside instep also pushed the ball to Young on the right.

On the side of the boy is Castroman, who is defending, and the route to the right is obviously unworkable. When Castroman presses over, he habitually thinks that Young will choose to pass back. Porto has been attacking like this for a few minutes. It was resolved, but his judgment was wrong this time. Postiga withdrew from Lazio's penalty area in time, and the teenager's overhead pass also accurately found him.

Seeing that the first defensive chain was broken, Negro, the left central defender of the Blue Eagles, quickly moved forward, and several midfielders continued to recover decisively. Postiga, who had his back to the goal, had just stopped the ball and was already caught by three Lazio players. Surrounded by players, both the passing route and the space for turning around and breaking through are shrunk to a minimum.

Seeing that Porto's possession of the ball was about to be taken away by Lazio's tightened chain, Postiga found a small gap. He didn't make any more moves, but just turned sideways to catch the ball before Gianni Keida settled down. The cross was given to Deco. Porto's front midfielder deftly moved around the Lazio players who were returning to the defense at the same time. Simeone couldn't keep up with his speed for a short time.

After Deco received the cross, Lazio's defense obviously panicked. Diego Simeone desperately chased back, Gianni Keida also pulled over from Postiga, and Negro, who had no time to retreat to the penalty area, simply went forward again At the top, the three of them formed a line of defense in front of Deco again. Porto's front midfielder had already picked up the speed. The empty rear.

Numerous training sessions have honed the ultimate tacit understanding of the Porto midfielders. When Postiga crossed, Yang had already started to move laterally to the left. After running a few steps, he met the ball from Deco. Lazio's first goal Two defensive chains As Negro's front top exposed a gap that was either wide or narrow, the boy didn't stop the ball and rubbed his right foot against the bottom of the ball, and Delray rushed towards Negro with satisfaction. Make room for it.

The Brazilian striker lightly unloaded the ball from the rear. At this moment, only Fernando Cotto, the 33-year-old Portuguese central defender, could still limit him, but Del Rey was already ready for a one-on-one. The stop belt buckled the ball from behind to the left. Cotto, who was moving in the direction of the ball's flight, was almost lost his balance by the Brazilian striker. When he stood still, Del Rey dribbled the ball with his left foot and wiped it from his side. .

Porto's NO.11 striker was extremely fast. With two steps, he threw the out-of-position Cotto behind him. Only Peruzzi was left in front of him. The single-handed opportunity that comes out is exactly the same as it can completely tear the two defensive chains of the Blue Eagle.

When Del Rey faced Lazio's old goalkeeper, Mourinho's exhortation seemed to still echo in his ears, angle!angle!The Brazilian striker adjusted his feet a few steps, swung his right leg vigorously, and handed it to the back of the ball but stopped suddenly. This was a false shot!Peruzzi was successfully deceived by the Brazilian striker's fake action. He kicked his legs and jumped towards his right side. He was flying in the air and found that Del Rey had not hit the goal. The old Italian goalkeeper's expression changed dramatically.

Del Rey calmly waited until Peruzzi made a saving move, then swung his right leg again, and pushed the arch of his foot against the dead corner of the right goal post. Cotto, who was desperately chasing back, stretched his leg to stop it, but it was too late, and the ball flew directly into it. At the net, the Brazilian striker clenched his fists and roared to the sky. He successfully equalized the score.

(End of this chapter)