Beast King Costa

Chapter 313 Roland Linz
Benfica's opponent in the second round of the league was a red card in the first round, and it was a pity that they lost to Boavista of Sporting Lisbon.

To the regret of Benfica fans, for the time being, they are not able to cheer for Benfica at the Stadium of Light. In the second round of the game, Benfica will be a guest at the Bessa Stadium to complete their debut in the new season of the Portuguese Super League!

"O Boavista!"

During the break in the training session, Beto mumbled thoughtfully: "Boavista actually played quite a lot in the first round."

The one who has the most right to speak about the Boavista team is Paul Jorge, the winger who transferred from Boavista to Benfica during the offseason, and he agrees with Beto's words very much. : "Yes! Coach Petrov is very promising. It's a pity that the Boavista club has always been in a hurry with its financial problems. Therefore, it has not been able to introduce the strong support that Coach Petrov ideally wants."

I saw Paul Jorge seriously introduced: "Like Ze Munir, since he came to Boavista from Brazil, he has been transformed by Coach Petrov. Before, Ze Munir played It is the full-back position. Under the advice of coach Petrov, he changed to a striker, and his speed advantage was completely released-must not let Ze Munir get a chance to counterattack, otherwise he will give us The defense caused a lot of trouble."

"I'm quite impressed with Boavista's center Roland Linz..."

I saw Moreto said with a smile: "Roland Linz, the high center forward, is not only good at physical confrontation, but also very good at judging the placement of the high ball. But it's really rare to see a good offensive player!"

"Roland Linz! Ah! I also know this player!"

Diego said excitedly: "Didn't I go to Braga the day before yesterday to watch Braga's game against Ferreira? When I was having dinner with my old teammates and coach Jesuardo Ferreira, I heard what they said , Braga is very likely to introduce Roland Linz in the winter transfer window! After all, after the boss Joao Thomas left Europe and went to the Middle East to seek gold, once Mayon was injured, then Braga would There are basically no strikers to use."

"Bring in Roland Linz to partner Mayon?"

Beto continued to think: "Meyon and Roland Linz both play as all-around centers. I know that coach Jesuardo Ferreira has always been very keen on a double-center configuration, and even let two all-around centers play. The power forward interacts directly in the frontcourt, recovers the two wingers to the winger position, and strengthens the control of the midfield. If Braga can really successfully introduce Roland Linz, coach Jesúardo Ferreira But I'm happy!"

"Linz is indeed very versatile, but it's really a pity..."

Paul Jorge shrugged helplessly and said: "Roland Linz has always been injured. When he was playing for Nice, he was seriously injured and had to recover for 9 months. After his comeback, his condition is also far away. It’s not as good as before, and it keeps playing and stopping. Otherwise, with Linz’s strength, he can gain a foothold in Ligue 15 and even play on a higher stage. If Linz can stay healthy every season, he will be in the Portuguese Super League. To score [-] goals a season is not a problem at all."

"The injuries are as fierce as a tiger's!"

As for the injury problem, it is Angola's "national hero" Mantolas who expresses his emotion.

Although Mantoras did not get many opportunities during the preparation period due to the arrival of Diego and the strong performance of Mexican international Francisco Fonseca at the center position, Mantoras was not discouraged. When he was suffering from serious injuries, Benfica, which still insisted on him, regarded it as his home in Europe, and he was willing to wait for opportunities on the bench.

Even, in order to supplement the thickness of the team's bench on the side, Mantolas himself advocated switching to the side, allowing Fernando Santos to have more options on the offensive line.

I saw Mantolas said with emotion: "Ah! My biggest injustice in the new season is that I can always maintain a healthy physical condition! As for whether the main force is not the main force, it doesn't matter, as long as Fernando Santos still puts me in the team's plan , I don’t mind helping the team as a substitute.”

Of course, to some extent, Mantolas also thinks that he can't compete with Diego.

Diego's performance is too strong!
After finishing the warm-up match during the preparation period in Spain, even Fabrizio Milico, the "King of Mouth", shut up obediently, and no longer dared to make all kinds of unreasonable troubles and chatter at Diego.

Now, Fabrizio Milico is very embarrassed. He is still on loan, and his ownership is still in Serie A's "Violet" Fiorentina, but Fiorentina has no place for him.

On the Benfica side, because of the arrival of Diego, coupled with the emergence of Francisco Fonseca, he has lost any competitiveness in the center position-on Fernando Santos' employment tactical board, the center position is the third. The choice is Mantolas.

Even Fernando Santos' Greek direct descendant, Calagonis, who originally played as a center forward, was assigned to the left. How can there be Fabrizio Milico in this center position?
In order not to sit on the bench in future games, Milico Fabrizio can only seek opportunities at the second forward position.

After all, De Lai, who returned to the Portuguese Super League from the Russian Super League as a free agent, has been playing very lost. Fabrizio Milico can still seek certain opportunities in the second forward position.

While the players were resting and chatting, Fernando Santos also compiled information related to Boavista's new season and immediately called the players for a meeting.

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"Boavista's state in the new season is beyond my expectations! Coach Petrov is worthy of being a famous coach in Eastern Europe. His ability to lead and transform the team is really amazing!"

Obviously, Fernando Santos also agrees that Boavista played well in the first round of the Portuguese Super League in the new season, and Fernando Santos said seriously: "If it wasn't for William Souza's red card, otherwise, Sporting Lisbon would definitely have Maybe the first round of the new season will capsize! Of course, even if coach Petrov lacks William Souza in this game, they still have a very strong shooter-Roland Linz!"

For Benfica's current defense, Fernando Santos is still quite worried.

I saw Fernando Santos looking at the main defenders under his account: Nelson, Luisson, David Luiz, Leonardo Bastos, Assis, and even Paul Jorge.

"The partnership between Ze Munir and Roland Linz, in my opinion, will be stronger than the partnership between Ze Munir and William Souza! Although William Souza has good footwork and a strong sense of grabbing points, but His ability to play the ball in the frontcourt is far inferior to Roland Linz!"

In this regard, Louison, who had two head-to-head confrontations with Roland Linz last season, nodded and said: "That's right! Roland Linz has a very strong standing ability, and he has the unique strength and height of Central European players! Once Roland Linz Ci has caught the ball in the frontcourt, if he plays for Ze Munir, then Ze Munir's speed advantage will be more obvious!"

"Yes! So, in this game, our full-backs need to be more flexible and mobile!"

Fernando Santos said firmly: "Ze Munir's technical characteristics are good at breaking through from the wing to the penalty area. The No.1 defensive player he faced in the previous scene is often a full-back instead of a full-back! So This game! I need two full-back players with stronger defensive ability and better recovery ability!"

Hearing what Fernando Santos said, Leonardo Bastos understood that his first game in Benfica in the new season will most likely be on the bench.

really!

Fernando Santos' full-back arrangement does not have Leonardo Bastos' share.

"Nelson! Assis! You guys get ready! Against Boavista, you could get hit on both sides by Ze Munir, he's so fast! You're going to be under a lot of pressure defensively !"

"Don't worry, Coach Santos!"

Nelson nodded seriously and said: 'I will definitely try my best to restrict Ze Munir! '

Ok……

Nelson's subtext inside was: Coach Santos, just don't ask me to go forward to the frontcourt and participate in offensive organization all day long!As for the question of who to defend, that is not a problem at all!

As for Assis, he was quite excited.

I thought that the starting left back would be Leonardo Bastos, who is more capable of assisting, and continue to sit firmly on the Diaoyutai. Unexpectedly, because Benfica's opponent in the first game of the new season, the Boavista striker With his technical characteristics, he actually got the first chance!
Therefore, Assis nodded excitedly and said: "Coach Santos, don't worry! In addition to doing a good job of defending the wing, I will try my best to advance to the frontcourt to participate in the offensive organization!"

"Ok!"

Fernando Santos turned to look at his double main midfielder Pettit and Carter Solanis, a trace of worry flashed in his eyes: "Boavista's main 4-4-2 parallel midfielder, our midfielder The control will definitely suffer due to the disadvantage of numbers, so! The pressure in the midfield will be very high! Very, very high!"

After all, Fernando Santos turned to look at Nuno Gomez: "Nuno! The offensive tasks in the frontcourt, Diego will participate more, and the midfielder needs more help from you! Against Boavi Sta's game, I need you to drop back more to participate in the pass control work in the midfield, and even defend!"

"Uh……"

Hearing this, Diego raised his hand tentatively and said: "Coach Santos! I think it's better to let me participate more in the defense of the midfield and let Boss Nuno focus more on the offensive end?"

(End of this chapter)