Beast King Costa

Chapter 345 The Great Wall of Flesh of the Czechs!

"The fighting spirit of the Czechs is indeed beyond my expectations! And it is far beyond my expectations!"

After returning to the locker room during the intermission, the head coach Fernando Santos said with emotion: "The Czechs almost ran tirelessly and used their bodies to stop us from attacking again and again. It is built with flesh and blood. The Great Wall of the Czech Republic! It was so shocking! In the first half of the game, we were only limited to 4 shots! This really surprised us before the game. Liberec is a ball worthy of our respect Team!"

After acknowledging the fighting spirit and firm belief of his opponent Liberec, Fernando Santos did not forget to criticize his players.

"In the first half of this game, our team was undoubtedly a disappointing side! In addition to our high ball possession ratio, the number of passes, and the success rate of passes, other truly meaningful data, None! None at all! The most important thing is running data!"

Fernando Santos said quite angrily: "You have to know that the running data of Liberec's team in the first half of the game is a quarter more than that of our team! What kind of concept is this! It means , Many of you are playing standing up! You are all watching your teammates fall into Liberec's defensive siege!"

After all, Fernando Santos made the decision to substitute: "In this game, since we have not been able to create opportunities on the wing, then! I don't want to play on the wing anymore. After the intermission, I will play two Substitution adjustments! I want to replace the two wingers of the team and hoard manpower in the midfield! I want to strengthen the midfielder's ability to hold the ball and control! Then play easier!"

Fernando Santos' tone was quite firm: "We played more direct in the second half! Let's change the lineup to 4-4-2! After the midfielder controls the ball, a long pass to Diego and the frontcourt Mantolas! Stop going two wide to cross!"

"Hoarding Midfield!!!"

Rui Costa and Beto on the bench couldn't help but glance at each other.

In this game, Benfica only had two midfielders, Rui Costa and Beto, on the bench. Once the team does not play on the wing and starts hoarding midfielders and strengthening the control of the midfield, then it must be replaced. With the two of them, they teamed up with Pettit and Carter Solanis to form a midfielder of four.

"Coach Santos, I have a question."

As a world-class midfielder, Rui Costa immediately thought of a difficult question, and saw Rui Costa asked very seriously: "Since we are going to play four midfielders, then, what about the four midfielders?" Positioning, you have to coordinate! It is impossible for the four midfielders to be crowded in the middle. In this case, it will make Liberec's defensive encirclement and suppression easier. I think the four midfielders need to be wider. There is no room for Liberec's midfield to form a multi-person siege!"

"That's right! Rui, you are very right in asking this question!"

I saw Fernando Santos nodded seriously and said: "I have thought about it! Our 4-4-2 formation in the second half of the game does not follow the usual parallel midfield position! We play 4-4 -2 diamond-shaped midfield positions! Open up the space in the midfield and make it more open, so that Liberec's midfield defense can only be forced to expand the area, allowing them to rob us with three or four players in the first half of the game The situation of being alone no longer appears!"

"A diamond-shaped midfield position?!"

"Diamond midfield tactics!"

Pettit, Carter Solanis and Beto all looked at each other in blank dismay, because the 4-4-2 formation in the diamond midfield position, the Benfica team has never trained even once.

"The 4-4-2 formation in the diamond midfield position is indeed a good solution!"

Rui Costa nodded in agreement and said: "As long as the midfield positions are spread out as much as possible, and the stretches are dispersed, then the siege, press, siege of Liberec's midfielder... all kinds of physical confrontation will be fine. The way is so easy to interrupt the rhythm of our midfield organization! Let’s do this! Carter’s one-on-one physical confrontation with the Czech players is not limited to disadvantages. Get closer. Pettit and Beto will spread their positions and spread Liberec's midfield defense to the sides!"

"Such a position is no problem!"

Fernando Santos also agreed: "Rui, you are a player who plays as an attacking midfielder. If you stand forward, you will provide more support to the striker! Carter delayed to ensure that the midfielder did not lose the ball, and Petit and Bay Let the two of you work for you, Lui, and help with the work behind you. Okay! That’s it!”

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The 15-minute intermission is over!

After the players from both sides returned to the field, Benfica, as the home team, exercised the right to make substitutions first-the winger double wing Calagonis and Simao went off!Midfielders Beto and Rui Costa play!

As for Liberec, who was a guest, he chose to sit still, even though in the first half of the game they were exhausted due to all kinds of tireless running on the defensive end, but the head coach Vyetslav Lavica did not intend to do so Quick, destroy the main lineup of this all-Czech class.

The moment Rui Costa replaced Simao and walked onto the Stadium of Light, the entire Stadium of Light was a sensation!

King's Landing Stadium of Light!

The hero of the Flying Eagles stood up when the team needed him most!

"Rui! Rui! Rui! Our hero, Rui!"

"Rui Costa! Come on! Help us break the deadlock! Rui hero! We will always support you!"

"Rui! We've waited too long for you! Rui! Lead us to victory!"

"Benfica must win! Benfica is the champion!!!"

"Benfica! Benfica! Benfica!!! Great Eagles! Benfica!!!"

……

"Ah... that's too exaggerated! It's really too exaggerated!"

Seeing the one-sided action of more than 5 fans at the Stadium of Light, the famous Benfica hero Rui Costa, who came off the bench, kept shouting, even louder than the voice of shouting for himself before the start of the first half. Even more passionate, Diego couldn't help feeling envious and jealous.

However, Diego also understands that this is the treatment that Rui Costa, a Benfica hero, deserves to be treated-at least, at the Stadium of Light, with Rui Costa's qualifications for the Portuguese national team, he once led Benfica in the For his achievements in European football, he deserves the Portuguese fans to shout, cheer, and cheer for him so frantically!
When Rui Costa was on the court, he could still applaud the stands in four directions, using body movements to thank the fans for their crazy support.

After Benfica's substitution adjustments were completed, the players from both sides settled on the pitch!
Seeing that the time was almost up, the referee blew the whistle to start the second half.

"Beep..."

The second half of the game officially begins!
The guest Liberec kicks off!
Although he won the initiative to start the second half of the game, Liberec, who was a guest, did not take the initiative at all... The head coach Vyetslav Lavica signaled the players to take the initiative to give up the ball on the sidelines. Give it to the home team's Benfica to continue to attack with the ball.

Anyway, Vetszlav Lavica let his players take the initiative to attack. With Liberec's midfield configuration, there is no way to organize any effective offense. It is better to continue to stick to the tactics of the first half of the game Thinking, continue to shrink back and play 5-5-0 iron barrel formation.

See if you can use tireless running and high-intensity physical confrontation to contain the Benfica midfield organization like the first half of the game, so that the "goal killer" Diego in the frontcourt will continue to be isolated and helpless.

If it is still possible to achieve an effective midfield siege as in the first half of the game, then Liberec wants to score an away game in this game, but it is really not a dream!
However, after Benfica came back in the second half of the game, after the tactical formation was changed, the efficiency of Liberec's encirclement and suppression of Benfica's midfield continued to decline.

The biggest problem here is that Benfica has scattered positions in the midfield, and has added two strong points that also have organizational skills.

This made Liberec's midfield encirclement no longer have a focus at all. It was impossible to be the same as before, with three or four people encircling Carter Solanis, the main ball-holding point in the first half.

在本菲卡下半场比赛回来，从之前主打的4-2-3-1阵型改打成4-4-2菱形中场站位之后，本菲卡中场的控制力有了立竿见影的提升效果。

Coupled with the addition of Rui Costa, an old monster with rich experience in European wars, who sits in the frontcourt and connects the midfielder and striker Mantolas and Diego, soon, Benfica's terrifying offensive strength will be activated. coming.

In the 55th minute of the game, Rui Costa!

Benfica meritorious star!Heroes of the Stadium of Light!
A perfect stick to the ground cut into the restricted area!

Due to Diego's offensive strength, surrounded by many Liberec defensive players, Rui Costa is looking for Mantolas on the other side of Liberec's penalty area!

Mantolas and Rui Costa have been calling very much in Benfica's training session. When Rui Costa's sticky cut came out, Mantolas knew how he should move!
It can be said that people arrive at the ball!
After Mantolas received the ball, he decisively completed the volley in front of the goal!

1 is better than 0!

"Wow!!!!!"

There was an uproar throughout the Stadium of Light!

This is not only because the 0-0 score that was stalemate in the first half of the game is finally broken, the most important thing is!The hero of Benfica, Rui Costa's iconic cut to the ground, the assist sent out!

The slightly older fans at the Stadium of Light can be said to be thinking about Rui Costa's iconic stick-to-the-ground assist. At this moment, they finally saw Rui Costa's stick-to-the-ground attack again. It was so exciting that even the eye sockets were blurred by tears of excitement.

That's right!

European fans are so crazy!
"Huh... Finally, the deadlock has been broken! Great!"

Although this goal was not scored by Diego, Diego has played almost two-thirds of the game and has not yet scored any goals, but!As long as the team can score goals, Diego is also very excited. Diego does not necessarily have to score goals himself to be happy.

I saw Diego gave Mantolas a big hug: "Congratulations! Mantolas! You have won your first goal in the Europa League in the new season!"

"Haha! The main reason is that Diego helped me attract two defensive players! Otherwise, I would have no chance to grab the point and complete the shot."

Having said that, Mantolas scratched the back of his head in embarrassment and said: "In this game, my duty should have been to help you open up the offensive space and attract more defensive players. Unexpectedly, in the end it was repeated Ge you help me attract the defender and give me a chance to finish the shot. This, I'm sorry."

"Haha! What's there to be embarrassed about!"

Diego smiled heartily. For Mantolas, who was a bit shy, Diego still liked his boyish character very much.I saw Diego patted Mantolas on the arm sincerely and said: "In short! Congratulations on your goal! Later in the game, I have to wait for you to help me attract the defensive players and help me pull them away. Attacking space."

"Hey! No problem!"

Mantoras nodded: "For the rest of the game, I will help you attract the defense!"

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After breaking the deadlock on Benfica's side, the trend of the game became smoother and smoother.

After all, there was still the belief of sticking to one point, supporting Liberec's players to run tirelessly, and all kinds of crazy physical confrontation and pressing.

After Benfica broke the deadlock 1-0, Liberec's players all understood: there was no hope of a point in this game.

Liberec's players have never felt that they can score goals at Benfica's home stadium of Light, and in this Champions League knockout round, they can draw with the fantastic Barcelona's home stadium.

After the Liberec players' stubborn belief collapsed, Diego also began to have opportunities to attack with the ball in the frontcourt.

In the 63rd minute of the game, Diego received a long pass from midfielder Beto, carried two defensive players alone in Liberec's penalty area, and completed a turn and shot!

This shot was very stealthy and caught Liberec goalkeeper Marek Cech off guard!
2 is better than 0!

Diego scored his first goal of the game!
In the 68th minute of the game, Diego took a corner kick and scored twice!

This time, Diego learned to be smart. He didn't choose to shake his head to attack the goal. Instead, he directly headed the ball and smashed the ball to the ground, hitting a rebound ball, so that Marek Cech didn't even react.

3 is better than 0!

In the 78th minute of the game, the crazy Diego completed a hat-trick!
It was Rui Costa who assisted Diego this time!
It was still Rui Costa's iconic ground cut, which was sent directly into the penalty area. After Diego held the ball with his back, he directly threw away Singler, who was closely guarding him, and completed his hat of the game Magic goal!

4 is better than 0!

This is also the final score of the game!
Although the first half of the game started unfavorably, after the half-time adjustment was completed in time, Benfica finally successfully knocked down Liberec's steel line of defense made of flesh and blood, and continued Benfica's crazy offensive football to the end!

(End of this chapter)