Handsome position is not easy

Chapter 162 Battle against Lazio ([-])
At the end of the first half, with Maniche's unconventional aerial shot, Porto successfully overtook the score. Porto's NO.18 player is indeed worthy of the title of all-round midfielder. The reason why Mourinho will 4-4-2 is determined to be the strongest formation in the regular state of the Nerazzurri, because when there are players like Deco and Young who can hold the ball stably in the midfield, Maniche's back can maximize Enrich the team's on-the-spot tactics.

Mourinho does not only have a good card like Maniche in his pocket. Facing an Italian team that is good at defense like Lazio, he must strengthen Porto's control in the midfield. The combination of Deco and Young It can make the blue and white army extremely stable when handling the ball.

But if he encounters an opponent who prefers to press aggressively and emphasizes aggression and physical confrontation, Mourinho will often withdraw the thinner Jan, and Alenichev and Maniche will divide the left and right wings of Redko. , The Russian who originally played as a winger has been transformed by Mourinho, and he has played like a duck in water in a deeper central midfielder position.

These two guys can be called versatile. They can not only complete a number of different tasks according to Mourinho's tactics, but also play the role of connecting the two ends of the offense and defense. Not to mention their physical fitness, they can intercept on the spot, pass, cut and hit the goal. These jobs are also in hand. When they get the ball, they can choose to dribble and break through by themselves, or organize on the spot when the opponent's offensive and defensive transition is not timely. Deco can also be assisted by these two people. More focused on grasping the offensive rhythm.

The referee blew the whistle for the end of the first half. The players of Porto and Lazio looked a little tired. Mancini shook his head and walked back to the player tunnel first, as if he wanted to arrange tactics in advance. Mourinho saw At the moment of confusion and panic in the opponent's eyes, he began to feel unsatisfied with the team's 2:1 lead.

When the players of both sides returned to the field, Mourinho found that Lazio did not make substitution adjustments, which was exactly what he wanted. The average age of the players of the Blue Eagles is relatively high, and they are likely to meet after the intermission. Coming to a period of physical fatigue, Porto can take advantage of this opportunity to launch a fierce attack at the beginning and catch the opponent by surprise.

Indeed, as Mourinho expected, Lazio changed the attack-oriented posture in the first half and retracted the formation to their own half as soon as the game opened. It seems that Mancini did not come up with any effective solutions. He immediately made a gesture of pushing forward with both palms to Maniche and the two full-backs, gaining momentum, Porto must come up with a stronger impact.

In a few minutes, Paulo Ferreira and Nunovalente stepped in in turn, and Porto's overall forward formation immediately received results. When the two full-backs pressed, Lazio's two wings recovered more obviously, even with the two sides. The striker lost contact, and Claudio Lopez and Bernardo Corradi had to retreat repeatedly to help their teammates control the ball. Lazio had no counterattack depth, but suffered from no personnel support, and played extremely passively on the field.

After receiving a long pass from Costinha's backcourt, Paulo Ferreira rushed forward and passed Castroman's defense along the sideline. Before encountering Lazio's left-back Favalli, he suddenly stepped on the ball and made an emergency stop. Pulling the ball back avoided Castroman, who was anxious to catch up, and switched to his left foot to knock the ball horizontally to Yang who was in a parallel position.

In front of the boy is Gianni Keida. This Lazio midfielder has won a lot of praise from Mourinho. Being able to work diligently and continuously defend his teammates, he is the key figure to help Diego Simeone control the defensive level when Lazio's wings are inserted into the offense, but he has no advantage in one-on-one.

Lazio just got the ball and put Deco and Maniche in the back position. For a while, the left wing didn't have a good pass point. Young saw Postiga and Del Rey moving sideways in front to find a position, and he didn't want to. Wasted the running position of his teammates, he met Gianni Keida wearing the Lazio NO.16 jersey with a touch of his feet.

The Blue Eagles midfielder's impression of the little guy in front of him is still the assist in the first half. In his opinion, this young Porto midfielder should be the type who is good at passing and controlling the ball. Mancini is explaining the Blue and Whites The main breakthrough players in the tactics are Deco and several wingers, and there is no young man wearing the No. 77 jersey.

Gianni Keida therefore asked the earth not to call his teammates to defend him, and he didn't even take the initiative to retreat when facing the teenager. He stayed in place, but Lazio's first defensive chain was between Deco and Maniche. The forward pressure was forced to retreat, and there was an absolutely not small gap behind Gianni Kaida.

Yang was keenly aware of this, and his right foot, which was lightly pushing the ball forward, swiped suddenly, and the moment the ball was pulled sideways under his body, the outer instep pushed out again, and Gianni Kaida, who was taking crab steps, was caught by such a flash, and his left leg immediately He looked out to prevent the boy from passing the ball to his left, but he didn't expect that the outer instep of Yang's right foot spun sharply against the ball, and the toe pierced his crotch.

The moment Yang tiptoe sent his left leg to the side, he quickly dodged Gianni Kaida, who was coming towards him and wanted to make a tactical foul to stop him. He followed the ball and ran a few steps, and he had already rushed to Lazio. In the 30-meter area outside the penalty area, Castroman was successfully restrained by Paulo Ferreira. Diego Simeone still needed to keep up with Deco. No one in the first defensive chain of the Blue Eagles could restrict the teenager for a while.

Seeing that his teammates were still separated by Lazio players, Young bit the bullet and continued to rush towards Lazio's second defensive chain. Cotto and Negro blocked Del Rey and Postiga tightly, and the Blue Eagles Favalli, the captain of left-back, finally filled his position before Young sprinted to the edge of the box.

Favalli is a typical left-footed player. He always unconsciously puts his center of gravity slightly on the right side when he is defending laterally. The young man saw that the quick defense made his pace a little disordered. He already had a plan in his mind. He stepped on his bicycle towards the top of the penalty area, and Favalli, who was standing inside the line, had to keep up with his hands behind his back.

Yang suddenly slipped his left foot while stepping on the bicycle, stepped on the ball with his right foot and stopped suddenly, and lowered his body to make a move to the right. Favalli was stopped by such a flash, and his center of gravity had been completely pressed to the right side. He was also bent by the force of the emergency stop, but the teenager stepped on the ball with his right foot and knocked on the ground. His left foot cut the ball and drove his body to turn 360 degrees, and a roundabout went around Favalli's right hand.

Postiga and Del Rey saw that Young had made a successful breakthrough, and the two of them separated to the two sides knowingly. They could give way to the center, but Lazio's central defender couldn't do it. Cotto kept up with the forward thrust In desperation, Del Rey and Negro could only go up against each other, and Mancini's face on the sidelines was extremely dark.

(End of this chapter)