Beast King Costa

Chapter 106 Who Is the True Core of the Organization?

After the intermission, both Ronald Koeman and Jesualdo Ferreira tacitly chose to stay still, and did not play the substitution card early.

Of course, Jesualdo Ferreira doesn't have much room for adjustment-on the bench, apart from Wende, Mateus, and Jaime, who can be used in the midfield, players like Rodri Young players like Godantas, Oliveira, and Eduardo basically come to the Stadium of Light to feel the atmosphere of the scene.

In this kind of critical and fierce battle, the conservative old coach will basically not give these inexperienced teenagers the opportunity to play and practice, unless the team leads by 4 or 5 goals, and the opponent has already dispatched troops to replace the main players. Maybe.

Ronald Koeman is facing a similar situation - there is no change available.

Benfica has had a lot of injuries this season.Ronald Koeman's favorite midfielder Giovanni has not recovered from his injury in December last year, which made Ronald Koeman less in the second half.

As one of the representatives of Brazilian geniuses at the beginning of the 21st century, Giovanni's reputation is quite large-the first stop from Brazil to Europe is La Liga giants Barcelona!

When they moved to Barcelona, ​​Giovanni and "Rabbit" Saviola were called "the future of Barcelona" by fans.

Barcelona bought Giovanni from Cruzeiro for £1250 million!You must know that in 2001, this transfer fee was considered a sky-high price to buy a young player.

However, Giovanni didn't make it to Barcelona - he made 26 appearances, scored just one goal, and was sold to Benfica in 1.

In the past three years in Benfica, although Giovanni has some signs of improvement, every time he plays well, he is followed by various difficult injuries.

Although Ronald Koeman likes this Brazilian genius who is particularly spiritual in the midfield and has outstanding personal abilities, he is very helpless. Giovanni only played well under the Dutchman for half a season. He has been in a state of recuperation, and so far there is only a sign of recovery from injury.

According to gossip, Benfica executives have lost confidence in the "glass man" Giovanni and are preparing to send him back to his home team Cruzeiro in Brazil this summer.

At this time, Benfica is on the bench, which can help the team change the situation. In addition to the Italian international striker Fabrizio Miccoli, who is on loan from Fiorentina this season, the Russian midfielder Kalyaka .

Although the defensive Brazilian teenager Edeldo has good potential and has also played some things this season, but this is a game for three-pointers. Even if Ronald Koeman continues to pile up wingers in the frontcourt, it will not It is impossible to replace a defensive player.

However, shortly after the start of the second half, the coaches of the two teams called the players on the bench to start warm-up exercises.

Among them are not only midfielders, but also backcourt substitutes.

I don't know if I am confusing the other party?Or maybe the goal of this game has changed.

But at least the players playing on the court at this time will not change their will on the court just because some substitute players on the sidelines start to warm up.

After the start of the second half of the game, Braga tried to launch a few waves of offense to see if he could take advantage of the opportunity that had just started and the opponent's formation had not yet unfolded, and caught the opponent by surprise.

However, Benfica's all-national defense line was indeed solid. It didn't even give Joao Thomas a chance to hit the goal, so he cleared the ball directly.

After several offensive attempts to no avail, Braga took the initiative to give up the ball according to the expected strategy, and shrank back to his own half to defend.

To Ronald Koeman's surprise, Braga seems to have changed his tricks again?
In the first half of the game, Joao Thomas, who has been cruising in the middle of the frontcourt, was positioned more to the right, and seemed to be deliberately facing Leonardo Bastos?
"uh-huh!"

Ronald Koeman on the sidelines glanced at the coaching bench of the visiting team from the corner of his eye, and Jesualdo Ferreira, who was sitting and watching the game, murmured: "Did Ferreira see something? It shouldn't be! "

Who is the core midfielder of Ronald Koeman's Benfica team?

Most coaches in the Portuguese Super League will have considerable differences on this issue.

"I think it's Petit!"

"Impossible! I think it's Nuno Gomez!"

"Damn! You say Nuno Gomez, it's better to say Manuel Fernandez!"

……

Just looking at the success rate of midfield passes, the number of passes, the number of assists... these data related to the core of the playmaker, there is really no sign of it.

Nuno Gomez, Pettit, and even defensive midfielder Manuel Fernandez, their statistics are not very different.

But the big clubs that have already equipped the team with a data analysis team can find Ronald Koeman, the true playmaker of Benfica's midfielder, from the concept of "threat passes"-he is hidden in the left back position, Leonardo Bastos actually played midfielder!
This 167-centimeter midfielder is not well-known. Although he also has a national label, he has played 7 international A-level matches on behalf of the five-star Brazil, and only 1 was a starter, and the others were substitutes. The data that was "brushed" on the field.

But this long-passing footwork is like a scalpel, precise and threatening player, he is an absolute core player under Ronald Koeman's account!

Although Leonardo Bastos has only 3 assists this season, and he doesn't even have any goal data, but if there is an "indirect assist" item on the player data list, then Leonardo Bastos is definitely the existence of overlooking the heroes.

Because of Leonardo Bastos' height and shape, his confrontation ability is particularly poor.If you stand directly in the midfield position, it is easy to be targeted.

When attacking and organizing, it is difficult for Bastos to protect the ball under the pressure of two big men; when the offense turns to defense, it is easy to become a defensive black hole in the middle and be rammed by opponents.

But in the left back position, it's not the same.

There are very few side attackers like Simao who are not only fast but also strong in the Portuguese Super League. More are pure fast horses, dribbling masters, and technical skills. In this way, Lai who stands on the side Leonardo Bastos will not have too much defensive pressure.

Moreover, he can also stay away from the opponent's various "beast waists" and melee combat in the midfield. He can more calmly observe the positions of his teammates in the frontcourt and initiate precise long pass organization.

But it seems!
Jesualdo Ferreira saw through the role of Leonardo Bastos through the observation of the first half of the game?

Soon after the start of the second half, Joao Thomas has been cruising around Leonardo Bastos, completely blocking his receiving route.

This is the same as Diego Costa running behind Nuno Gomez's ass, forcing Nuno Gomez to receive fewer and fewer balls, and there is no way to play the role of midfield scheduling.

After Nuno Gomez and Leonardo Bastos were stared to death together, Benfica's organization can be said to have been strangled.

"Fernandez, go back to midfield! Don't stay in the frontcourt."

Since the backcourt can no longer send precise long passes, at this moment, Ronald Koeman does not need to let Manuel Fernandez stay in the frontcourt to receive the high ball.

It's better to come back to the midfield and see if you can take over the team's organizational responsibility with Pettit.

(PS: I was asked by a friend to take a part-time job today to help his training institution send flyers haha! So the update is late. I can’t help it~ I’m unemployed, I have to pick up all the jobs, and I can still live. But don’t worry! Today’s There must be three more! There is no way to determine the time.)
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