Handsome position is not easy

Chapter 176 Decisive Battle against the Celtics ([-])

Del Rey's goal silenced the more than [-] Scots in the Olympic Stadium. The fans of the Blue and Whites finally found a way to vent after the main midfielder was injured and left the field. Mourinho knew that, This goal will cause a huge blow to the morale of the Celtics. After celebrating with the coaching staff, he immediately gave his thumbs up to the stands.

More than a minute later, the referee blew the whistle representing the end of the first half. Mourinho quickly got up and left the coaching bench. Costinha's end still had a lot of negative effects on the defense. , He had a lot to say to the players, but the Setubal people hadn't warmed up the stools in the locker room when they heard a noise coming from the player tunnel.

The coaching staff of both teams rushed out of the locker room. Delray, who scored the goal, clashed with Dean Popobald, who missed him. The Brazilian striker must have said something unpleasant to mock the opponent who made a mistake. The African-American player looked very angry, and he was about to swing his fist at Delray's head. Players from both sides immediately stopped the two guys who were about to cause trouble. That's amazing.

This small episode did not disrupt the rhythm of Mourinho's speech in the locker room. Whether it was out of protection or not wanting to affect the players' desire to fight, he did not say anything more about Del Rey's provocative behavior, but continued to emphasize on the tactical board. Follow your own request in the second half.

"Everyone played well in the first half, even though the 'minister' went off injured, the whole defense showed no signs of panic, Ricardo Costa, you did a great job, Ferreira, you too , continue to get stuck on the opponent's high point, and try our best to weaken their role in supporting the fulcrum position.

With Martin O'Neill's unyielding character, the Celtics will probably attack all the way at the beginning of the second half. With the big guy of the Scots, the instant momentum is very bluffing. You must insist Using ball possession tactics to consume the opponent's energy, the Celtics players are all tall, and most of them have no advantage in physical fitness compared to us.

Remember, we are leading now, and this is a one-leg final. The Celtics are much more anxious than us. I ask everyone on the field to be patient. Deco and Young are in the middle Organize the ball, see a good opportunity and don't be afraid of the opponent taking advantage of it to counterattack, as long as the lead is extended to two goals, Porto will win, and, Capuccio, I will probably use Marco or Clay in the second half When Dun replaces you, you can run as much as you want without worrying too much about physical problems. "

In all fairness, although they are all top teams that can rule the roost in the domestic league, Porto, whose financial problems have been eased, is obviously richer than their opponents. This can be seen from the thickness of the bench, even if Jankowska In the pre-match training, Mourinho still has enough cards to play.

On the offensive end, he has Marco Ferreira and Clayton, who can help the team speed up, and Alenichev, who is a versatile striker and midfielder. The Russian has extremely rich game experience. It can also use physical confrontation to increase Porto's hardness in defense.

On the defensive end, Thiago Moreira can further improve the stability of the backcourt. He can also change the situation where Ricardo Costa or Paul Ferreira are not good at controlling the ball when they are in the midfielder position. Neo has not forgotten Pedro Emmanuel, the Portuguese defender can be cast with the utmost confidence at any time, if Jorge Costa and Ricardo Carvalho can't keep up with the Celtics Offensive rhythm, he can bring the most needed vitality to the back line.

The intermission time passed quickly, the players of the two teams returned to the field, the referee's whistle had just blown, the Celtics began to attack as Mourinho expected, Martin O'Neill still insisted With the tactic of looking for high points in wide crosses, physical advantage is the biggest reliance of the Scottish powerhouse. His purpose is to minimize the time for the ball to roll on the turf.

At the beginning of the second half, the Celtics taught Porto a great lesson. Their offense started from the position of central defender Balde, and three passes were delivered to John Mijalby. The Swedish midfielder walked quickly with long legs. Rushing through the area that Deco can take care of, he slammed the ball with his left foot and pushed the ball to Alan Thompson before meeting Maniche.

The Celtics' left midfielder dribbled the ball along the sideline. This England-born wide player is 1.8 meters tall. He looked like a human armored car when he rushed up with his body. Paul Ferre stretched his legs and grabbed it. Before the action was finished, he was bumped aside by the strong Thompson with his shoulders on his shoulders.

Seeing the bad situation, Porto's defense quickly recovered, but it is really a bad thing for Costinha to end. If "Mr. Minister" is still in the midfielder position, Jorge Costa can let go of his defense. Reese Sutton went to intercept Thompson, but Ricardo Costa did not have the coverage ability of Costinha. The two central defenders of the Blue and White Army could only continue to shrink in the penalty area and watch the situation continue to be passive.

After advancing to the perimeter of the Porto penalty area near the baseline, seeing that Paulo Ferreira was still a few steps away from him, Alan Thompson comfortably handed the ball to his more skilled right foot, adjusted two steps and hoisted the ball towards the penalty area Among them, Jorge Costa, who was about to press here to prevent the opponent from breaking into the penalty area, hurriedly stopped, and Chris Sutton was in the front position. It is not fun to let this tall guy grab the first spot.

But Jorge Costa's sudden retreat disrupted the marking arrangement in the penalty area. Ricardo Carvalho, who was watching his teammates press forward, was going to make up for Sutton, but now he can't stop. In an instant, the two central defenders of Porto squeezed next to the Celtic center forward, but Henri Larsson, who had quietly touched the back point, was put away.

Although Nuno Valente was also receiving supplementary defense in the penalty area, Porto's left back needs to watch over McNamara who rushed to the right, two or three steps away from Larson's position, and Alan Thompson's The cross was made after finding the penalty area, and the Swedish striker was all empty for a while.

Valente tried his best to catch up and jumped up, but the height of his forward jump was obviously not as high as Larson who jumped from the spot. The Swede with dirty braids in his youth is now half bald, but he has no hair to interfere. On the contrary, he was better at heading the ball. Larson jumped high at the back post, and slammed his forehead at the ball passing diagonally through the air.

Baia discovered the huge threat at the back of the penalty area. His rich goalkeeping experience allowed him to accurately judge Alan Thompson's passing intention, and also made an early move to this side, but Larson did not use his strength to go further. The closest point behind the goal, he chose the front post.

Baia jumped out and stretched his right arm to the extreme, but still failed to stop the Swedish striker's header across the entire goal. When he turned his head in the air, the ball had already hit the far post and bounced into the net. , The Celtics equalized the score at the beginning of the second half, and now the situation is back to the original point, and now it is the Celtics' turn to have the initiative, just look at the guys who hugged and celebrated wildly, Scotland The morale of the team has returned to its peak.

(End of this chapter)