Handsome position is not easy

Chapter 163 Battle against Lazio ([-])
The moment Negro passed Postiga to block Yang, the boy's left foot had already passed the ball to the other side, and his body jumped half a body to the right. Throwing it to Postiga who was completely empty in front of him, Fernando Cotto tried hard to stabilize his figure and wanted to create an offside, but Postiga wisely did not choose to run early at the first time.

This was a perfect anti-offside. Lazio's backline raised their hands in despair to signal the referee, but the linesman's flag did not stick out as they thought. Facing Peruzzi, he adjusted two steps and found the most comfortable position, swung his right leg and pulled towards the far corner of the goal.

This is already the third time that Lazio's old goalkeeper has faced a single goal in the entire game. Peruzzi's mentality was also defeated by the poor coordination of the defense. His muscular legs kicked out on the ground and his right arm was fully extended. At the extreme, there was nothing he could do about Postiga's explosive shot straight to the upper left corner. Peruzzi's body fell to the ground weakly, and the ball had already rolled back and forth in the net behind him.

The emotions at the Asantas Stadium were completely ignited by this goal. The fans of Porto were waving their flags and support banners. Ruhong launched a counterattack and rewritten the score to 40:3 in just over 1 minutes.

And not long after the start of the second half, the pride of Porto's youth training, only 19-year-old Jan Rodriguez got his second assist of the field. He played Gianni Keida through the crotch and then used a beautiful turn to pull the ball Favalli, who missed the defensive defense, gave back to the coach's trust in him with his performance when everyone focused on Deco, who has a superstar halo.

Why can a 19-year-old kid start in the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup, why can he stand beside so many Portuguese internationals, why can Jan and Deco be called the twin stars of Porto?The teenager used two wonderful assists to swell the faces of the media who questioned his decline and questioned that he could only start in the Portuguese Cup and the league with little strategic significance.

Mourinho's diamond-shaped four midfielders are so powerful here. Costinia, who is at the back and is in charge of defensive scheduling, and Maniche, who runs back and forth on both ends of the offense and defense, does not spare any effort. They can be replaced. Deco and Jan, who take turns to advance forward, the comprehensive abilities of these four people are considered luxurious in the Portuguese Super League. Even if they are placed in front of the Serie A powerhouse Lazio, they can also play a good suppressing force.

Seeing that the team continued to press forward according to their instructions at the beginning of the second half and successfully scored the third goal, Mourinho no longer worried that Porto would be equalized or lose the game. The trouble was Mancini, who had a good start with a one-goal lead and was conceded three goals in a row. With the current performance of the Lazio players, if he doesn't make any adjustments, it is not impossible for him to score a bigger score.

Mancini called the assistant coach with a livid face. Several players on the bench started warming up immediately after receiving instructions. When the next dead ball time came, Lazio actually used all three substitutions directly. Dino Baggio Diego Simeone replaced, Mihajlovic replaced Fernando Couto, Enrico Chiesa replaced Bernardo Corradi.

The blue eagle's formation is still 4-4-2, but the performance of the two veterans on the defensive line is really unsatisfactory. Mancini's intention is to allow Dino Baggio to enhance the overall athletic ability of the first defensive chain. The superb French Mikhailovich helps the midfielder to command and dispatch, and the Serbian central defender's superb free kick may surprise the team at a critical moment.

Since Lazio is a counter-substitution, the tactical changes should not be too big. Porto's main players have had enough rest time before, and there will be no physical problems so early. Mourinho does not want to break the current situation on the field. Balance, he is going to save the cards in his hand to play when the situation changes.

Dino Baggio really gave Lazio's midfield a shot in the arm. Although Simeone's defense was fierce and precise, his age forced him to minimize high-speed continuous running. Although Dino is also 31 years old, as Manci Ni's regular substitute has always been hardworking on the defensive end.

Mancini's idea was to let Lazio's frontcourt players create as many free kicks as possible to give Mihajlovic a chance to play, but he did not expect that the free kick taken by the Serbian central defender in Porto's half this time helped. Unfortunately, Chiesa failed to compete for the top in the penalty area. Baia reached out to pick off the ball and threw it to Costinha vigorously with one hand. Portugal's midfielder sent a precise long pass to Lazio's half.

Mikhailovich and Stam, who participated in the attack, were still on Porto's side at this time. The blue eagle's defense was extremely empty. Deco volleyed the ball and stuffed it with his left foot to Delray. , the Brazilian striker swung his legs and ran like flying. In the penalty area of ​​Lazio, the instep of his right foot was lightly buckled outwards, and then flashed past the impatient Negro. Lei calmly pushed his foot to the far foot, Porto 4:1 Lazio, the Nerazzurri almost completely secured the victory of the first round.

Mourinho immediately saw the opportunity and replaced the slightly tired Young with Alenichev to ensure that there was still enough impact in the future. At the same time, he replaced Postiga with Clayton and continued to use the fast horse The players went to consume the physical strength of Lazio's defense, while Mancini, facing a bad 1:4 away game, the Blue Eagles coach had no cards to play because he ran out of substitutions.

But at the end of the stoppage time period of the game, Lazio suddenly seized another opportunity to "counterattack". When Castroman stole the ball, the ball hit Paul Ferreira's leg and went out of the baseline. The midfielder grabbed the ball and was ready to send a throw-in. At this time, there were only two central defenders defending Chiesa and Lopez on this side of Porto's half. As long as Castroman sent the ball, he would be three. A two-player situation.

4:1 is an extremely wonderful result, but if it becomes 4:2, then Porto in Rome will suffer a lot. Mourinho thought of this without any hesitation, and picked up the ball in Castroman He scrambled across the sideline and grabbed his shirt. The Argentine didn't expect the Porto coach to do it, and he fell headfirst on the turf on the sidelines.

This scene did not escape the eyes of the referee, and the fourth official also went over to exchange a few words. The referee immediately made a gesture and sent Mourinho off the field. Even Mancini next to him was dumbfounded. People did not expect that their colleagues would be so desperate for a throw-in. This is an act that disrupts fair play. Even if there is no additional penalty, Mourinho will not be able to command from the sidelines in the second round.

The Setubal apologized to Castroman very frankly, and then began to walk slowly towards the outside of the field. Before he entered the exit channel, the stoppage time was over. The referee saw Looking at the watch, it seems that there is no need to delay the episode just now. The whistle blew at the end of the game, and Porto won Lazio 4:1 at home!

(End of this chapter)