Midfielder.

Chapter 75
A sudden accident on the field completely disrupted the rhythm that the Porto team had already controlled, and the fact that there was one less player on the field made their continuous offensive gradually weaken, and Maniche was forced to retreat to the back. The waist position helps the team stabilize the midfield situation.

Although Deco can continue to mess up in the opponent's half, he must first stabilize the ball, otherwise, this time will leave a gap for the opponent to counterattack.The Porto team's fierce offensive tide just now began to die down as Costinia left the field due to injury.

The Celtics finally recovered from the suppressed mad attack, and they also began to try to move forward tentatively. Sutton and Larson also began to look for offensive opportunities around the penalty area of ​​the Porto team. Opportunities, the situation on the court has gradually evolved into a tug of war.

The Celtics' forward pressure gave their defense a chance to breathe, and their wing attack also launched a tough attack on the Porto with Maniche covering the midfielder. Both Paulo Ferreira and Valente felt a lot of defensive pressure.

Even 2 minutes after Costinha came off the field, Sutton still found a chance to score a header near the penalty spot, but his playboy obviously had a little weakness in his waist, so he couldn't push it out. With a threatening header, Baia also held the ball firmly in his arms.

However, at this time, more Porto fans still focused their attention on Costinia, who was receiving temporary treatment on the sidelines. They kept praying in their hearts that the core midfielder of the Porto team would return to the field quickly. Never have any bad news.

This damn injury has always been the kind of field accident that football coaches hate the most, and this is what Mourinho is most worried about before the game, especially Costinha, which is an old injury, and he played against Lazio in the away game. In the team game, he also bruised this fragile knee.

Just now Costinha didn't have physical contact with anyone at all, he was just there to receive the pass in the frontcourt, but that damn knee went wrong at this time, from the pain when Costinha fell to the ground Mourinho has already felt that the situation is not optimistic.

Since Costinia was carried to the sidelines to receive treatment, Mourinho's eyes have never left the team doctor's face, but the serious expression on the team doctor's face seems to have reminded Mourinho, at least in this game He no longer had the extravagant hope that Costinia could continue to persevere.

When the coaching staff of the Porto team saw this scene, Mourinho, who had already clenched his fists, slammed the ceiling of the coaching bench, and the loud bang scared the substitutes. , Even Brito was a little worried about Mourinho's hand.

Mourinho could see that when Costinha was being stretchered off the sidelines, the guy's eyes were full of sad tears and apologetic eyes, although Costinha didn't say anything to Mourinho, But Mourinho went over and held Costinha's hand.

"Don't worry, we will never lose this game. After the game is over, I will give you the medal that belongs to you. Our team will definitely win!" Mourinho said to Costinha. When talking, that expression is definitely not consolation, more like a promise between men.

Costinia is destined to stay away from this UEFA Cup final. Now the ambulance going away is not only a core midfielder of the Porto team, but also Mourinho. The team has prepared tactical arrangements for a long time.

Although Mourinho gave his core midfielder a kind of psychological relaxation in a consoling way, he must also think about the next countermeasures. The position of the midfielder is almost a hub for the Porto team's midfield transition. , and Costinia is the key to this hub.

In the first few minutes of the game, he had to face the bad situation of his team's main defensive midfielder leaving the field. It is conceivable how bad Mourinho's mood is. Now no matter who is replaced to replace the defensive midfielder, it is impossible. Like Costinia, he acts as a link between the past and the future on the field.

If Deco is the commander of the frontcourt, then Costinia's role is to sort out the organization of the entire team. His role as a defensive midfielder is not only a barrier, but more often, he is the source of offense , including Deco depend on this steady guy to deliver ammo.

The sudden loss of such a guy now makes Mourinho a very headache, which is tantamount to asking him to reorganize the Porto team's midfield.

This sudden accident caused Lin Yi, who was sitting on the bench, to watch Costinia's situation nervously. It was that good old man who helped Lin Yi a lot when he first joined the team. Looking at him now Hugging her knees in pain, Lin Yi also looked very anxious.

However, Lin Yi is still waiting for Mourinho's decision. He doesn't know if this accident will become an opportunity for him to play early. He is very clear about the role of Costinia in the team, so He very much wanted to hear Mourinho calling his name loudly.

But Mourinho's eyes only stayed on Lin Yi's face for a moment, and then left immediately.Although Mourinho had other thoughts in his mind, the situation on the field no longer allowed him to consider any risky actions. Now he can only choose to be safe for the time being.

"Ricciardo, prepare to change clothes and come on stage!" Mourinho made a decision as quickly as possible. In such a final, he dared not take risks lightly. Now he can only use one player who is relatively tough defensively. The guy, go to try to make up for the gap in the midfielder after Costinia left the field.

One minute later, Ricardo Costa stood on the field, but this guy may have not warmed up enough. After he came up, he made an unforced error, which almost made Lennon form a forced breakthrough in the middle. Mourinho on the sidelines roared loudly at him.

After this substitution, the game turned into a stalemate and stalemate. Losing Costinha's calm organization in the backcourt, even Deco felt a little alone in the frontcourt. After several breakthroughs, he also began to be beaten. Those Scots who are entangled must stay away from the vicinity of the penalty area.

The Porto team's offense began to feel stiff, and the confrontation between the two sides has been converted from a technical level to a physical contact, but this is obviously the specialty of those Scots. In the 12th minute of the game, Valgalen Also directly uprooted Deco from the side.

Obviously those Scots know what method to use to deal with this outstanding Brazilian, especially when the Porto team concentrates their offensive power on Deco in the middle, those fierce Scots will not be against him. What a polite.

Flying shovels, collisions, and various small movements have become commonplace. If it weren't for Deco's rich on-the-spot experience, he might have messed up his hands and feet at this time, but the Scot's personal and comprehensive care still made Deco feel to being bound.

That time just now, if Deco hadn't been very alert to avoid the opponent's fierce tackle while dribbling the ball, maybe now he was also carried out of the field on a stretcher for treatment. When Mourinho saw all this, He also yelled his dissatisfaction at the assistant referee for the first time.

"Look at how that damn guy tackled the ball! That butcher kicked at someone's leg, can't you all see what happened! This is a foul action that should definitely be rewarded!" Mourinho His protest was not in vain, he got a response from the referee.

It's just that when Vargalen was shown a yellow card, Mourinho was also verbally warned once by the referee. The referee told him very seriously that if he continued to make such a noise on the sidelines, then he could let Mu Rinho went up to the stands to direct the game.

Mourinho shrugged his shoulders to show that he understood the referee's warning, but when he turned around, he muttered again on his coaching bench, "What a bunch of idiots wearing myopia glasses to referee the game, why would UEFA send a referee? This kind of guy came to referee such a crucial game?"

Brito and Lin Yi, who were sitting next to him, were a little speechless when they saw this manic old man. It seems that there is a feeling that it will eat people at any time.

Although neither Brito nor Lin Yi spoke, their eye contact has already read each other's thoughts. Regarding Mourinho's manic performance, they both have this feeling, "I'm afraid this guy The day is not far away from the stands to direct the game."

The Scot's strict defense against Deco can only be a small part of the game. The strangling action of the two teams in the midfield has completely disappeared the attacking momentum in the opening stage. At this time, no one dares to make mistakes easily , which made the game enter a dull process.

No one can find a gap in the opponent's body that can be used, and no one dares to press easily. Football still stays within the midfield range for more time, fierce fighting, fouls, whistles, yellow cards, and quarrels , These things have now become the main battle on the court.

Not only Mourinho complained on the sidelines, but even Martin O'Neill began to lose his composure. He was also arguing with the line referees about some controversial decisions on the field. I began to wonder if UEFA's "silver ball system" is really going to be staged here.

Mourinho looked at the fierce stalemate between the two teams on the field. He really didn't know if it was time for the team to make some changes. Are the things he wrote in the notepad true? It is necessary to experiment on the venue of the UEFA Cup final.

The time of the first half is passing by every minute and every second, and the fighting situation on the field is also testing Mourinho's patience, he is hesitating.

Hesitating whether to really take a gamble in such a final, or continue to expect someone to stand out in the tug-of-war?Or take a chance?
Mourinho pondered on the bench. . .

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