Football No. 10: God's Perspective

Chapter 24 Public opinion whirlpool, digging one's own grave

No more, no more miracles.

Porto lost at Benfica's home stadium, the Stadium of Light.

The score of 2 to 0 is enough for Benfica to take more initiative in the two-round contest. At the same time, the second game also has more tactical options.

On the contrary, the Porto team was already standing on the brink of elimination. In the second round, they had no choice but to fight to the death.

Coming off the bench, one pass and one shot, it can be said that Wang Po directed the victory against Porto alone.

After the game, the mvp of the entire game was also awarded to this 16-year-old player.

Outside the player tunnel, it was crowded with journalists.

"It can be said that your debut today has changed the situation on the court, and you are facing your former club again. Does this game have special meaning for you?"

"Ola, the head coach of the Porto team, called you a "traitor" before the game. Do you have any response?"

The first question is a small test by the reporter, and the second question is very sharp. It is obviously a trap set by the media to deliberately create topic conflicts.

Facing the reporter's questions, Wang Po behaved very freely and experienced, not like a young player who was interviewed by the media for the first time.

"There is no doubt that this game is the first UEFA Champions League game in my professional career. After the whole game, what impressed me the most was the suffocating offense and defense and the strong game rhythm. Fortunately, my teammates are very good. I finally scored a goal and won the game. I thank my teammates and all the fans."

After a pause, Wang Po continued, "Well, Porto is indeed my old club, but unfortunately I have no record of appearances in Porto, and I don't have a chance to show my ability. Fortunately, the Benfica team gave me such a platform and such an opportunity, so I am where I am today."

"I don't know why Mr. Aura called me a "traitor". Is it wrong for a player to want to play? I can understand Mr. Coach's choice of players to play, but I don't understand his accusations. It's a bit inexplicable. In the conversation with Mr. Aura before the game, he actually used the player's worth as the only criterion for ability, which surprised me."

As soon as these words came out, all the reporters who interviewed were sharp-eyed. They knew that if this part of the interview was released, it might detonate another hot topic.

At the post-match press conference, Benfica coach Mano also expressed support for his disciple Wang Po.

"Everyone has seen this game, the performance on the field, everyone has a judgment, I think those guys in Dezhuan have taken too much fake medicine, and who should be worth more. It is clear at a glance. The little player who passes and shoots is simply a genius. I am very fortunate to be able to get such a player."

Gomez, who also participated in the press conference, said that "it is a crime to put a player of great talent on the bench."

One stone stirred up waves, and the Benfica general's words were full of praise and support for Wang Po, pushing all the responsibilities to Porto coach Aura, who fell into a whirlpool of public opinion.

In the subsequent press conference, Ola said with a black face all the way, "We had a chance to break through the opponent's goal, but unfortunately we were a little less lucky."

When asked by a reporter how he would treat his former disciple to fight back, Ola kept his mouth shut, got up and left the press conference without grace.

On the second day, the major sports media began to frantically report the interviews of the two teams after the game and the diametrically opposite attitudes and performances of the two teams.

In the writing of sports reporters, the "grievances" between Wang Po and Porto are highlighted.

Under such text rendering, the fans of Porto hated the player who had given countless expectations. Some extreme fans even went to the door of the Benfica club and pulled a banner to curse Fuck language.

I admire his courage, but Benfica fans are not vegetarians, and greeted this rival fan with their fists.

Ola's situation is not good, and the pressure is doubled. First, the team fell into a passive position because of losing to the arch-rival in the important Champions League. Second, the club pushed all the responsibilities for selling Wang Po to the head coach.

As for the exaggeration of media reports, he himself can only answer in silence, hoping that this matter will gradually fade away as time goes by.

……

In the first round of the Champions League in the middle of the week, Benfica passed through danger and took the initiative.

The weekend league will proceed as scheduled.

Riise, the core midfielder of the Benfica team, was rotated and did not enter the 18-man roster, and his replacement was No. 80 player Wang Po, who had just shined in the Champions League.

In this round, Benfica's opponent is the league powerhouse, Sporting Lisbon.

It is also a club with a century-old history. Its youth training system is one of the best in China and even in Europe. More importantly, the league champion is even better than the other two giants, Porto and Benfica.

It has cultivated many superstars. Just the two superstars of Ronaldo and Luis Figo, the Golden Globe winners are enough to explode. There are also quasi-first-class world stars such as Nani, Quaresma and Sabrosa, which shows the foundation of this club.

It's just that in the past two years, there have been frequent coaching changes and the youth training team has been out of gear, so the results are not stable. Otherwise, the Portuguese Super League will not be the current two heroes fighting for hegemony, but the three countries fighting each other.

Even so, Sporting Lisbon, as a veteran team in the Portuguese Super League and a super giant, still has strong competitiveness.

Even if the team is in turmoil, the skinny camel is bigger than the horse, and it can still maintain the top four standards. In the game against the strong team, it can explode with super-level combat effectiveness, which should not be underestimated.

This time Benfica, with the Champions League victory over Porto, is a guest at the Alvalade Stadium to challenge Sporting Lisbon.

Game start.

The intensity and rhythm of this game are no less than the previous Champions League.

Sporting Lisbon adopted crazy strangling in the midfield, using their bodies, making fouls to slow down and disrupt the rhythm of the game.

Chaotic battles, this is not what the Benfica team is good at. For a while, the team was in a hurry and gave Sporting Lisbon some opportunities, but unfortunately, they still lacked some finishing touches.

This is also the chronic disease of the Sporting Lisbon team in recent seasons, lacking final strikers.

Wang Po, who is being taken care of, is no longer in the primary professional league at that time. Being able to assess the situation and make correct judgments is also the ability that a professional player should have.

Instead of handing over to the two defensive midfielders who wanted the ball in the midfield, they made a long pass on the spot and hit the wing, hitting the opponent's defense.

Such a change made the Sporting Lisbon team a little confused. They didn't know how to deal with it for a while. They were hit by the opponent on the wing several times.

(End of this chapter)