Beast King Costa

Chapter 390
Walking into the familiar Braga Municipal Stadium again, Diego is no longer a member of the "Minho Arsenal".

Although most of the time, Diego still wears a red jersey, but the red is no longer the "Arsenal Red" of Braga, but the "Eagle Red" of Benfica.

But this game is Benfica's away team, so Diego is wearing a white jersey.

"call……"

Feeling the enthusiasm of the fans on both sides of the Braga Municipal Stadium, Diego sighed in his heart, once!I am the protagonist of this stadium, the hero of this stadium!Unexpectedly, when he came back, he would become the enemy of this stadium, and the fans no longer only cheered for themselves.

Of course, there are still some Braga fans who haven't forgotten Diego.

For example, those aunts and aunts who used to dance square dances with Diego... They learned that Diego will play at the Braga Municipal Stadium for this game, and decisively put aside all the housework and went directly to the Going to the Braga Municipal Stadium to cheer for Diego, which indirectly increased the sales of thousands of tickets for the Braga Municipal Stadium.

"Mr. Diego, I love you like a mouse loves rice!"

"Teacher Diego, you will always live in our hearts!"

"Teacher Diego, I want to marry my niece to you!"

"Mr. Diego, come on! This game is about to see you score!"

"Wow! Teacher Diego is getting more and more handsome the older he gets! Stop playing football, hurry up and become the king of dancing!"

……

Everyone in Benfica was also shocked. They didn't expect Diego to be Braga's "Milf Killer"!So many older women went to Braga Municipal Stadium to support Diego!
David Luiz couldn't help teasing Diego in a low voice: "Diego, it's incredible! So many 'mother-in-laws'! Tsk tsk tsk, what a man of sex!"

"Ahem! If you want, I will give it to you, anyway, you have a strong taste."

"Cut! I won't rob you, these are all yours."

"I do not want it!"

……

After completing the opening ceremony, when the players from both sides shook hands and saluted, Diego gave those old teammates a firm hug.

"Boss Wende! Long time no see! Everyone has to let go of this game!"

"Haha! Old horse! Come on! I want to see how far you have improved in this game."

"Boss Paul! Be merciful in this game! We have to speak directly to each other."

"Frechette! Wow! You've been a solid starter this season, that's amazing!"

"Boss Santos! Don't make so many tricks later! Let me score more goals, hehe!"

……

The players in Braga still warmly welcomed Diego who turned against him, because everyone in Braga knew that Diego's departure at that time was completely a cash-out behavior of the club, and it was not that Diego wanted to leave Braga at all.Trapped by the debt crisis, the executives of the Braga club insisted on cashing out more cash from Diego, who was hotly pursued by Benfica at the time, to enter the operation of the new season.

But in general, the decision of Braga club executives to cash out Diego is not a mistake.

After all, the Braga executives couldn't meet the new contract requested by Jorge Mendes, and Braga's debt crisis was very serious at the time, and it was necessary to cash out through player transfers and use part of the cash to fill the debt.

As part of the deal for Diego to move to Benfica, Mayon Ze, who had already reached a verbal agreement with Benfica, also took on Braga's attacking task after he switched from Bilenises to Braga. Raja will not cause a great loss of striker strength because of cashing out Diego.

But in Mayon Ze's view, Diego has taken away his main position in Benfica!

You know, it was Meyong Ze who the top executives of the Benfica club were looking for at that time!At that time, Benfica had reached a player exchange agreement with Bilenises, using cash plus the ownership of three young players to trade Mayon Ze, making Mayon Ze the main striker of Benfica in the new season.

As a result, this main position was snatched away by Diego who turned out to be.

Therefore, when shaking hands with Diego, Meiyong Ze's eyes were full of hostility—in fact, Meiyong Ze was full of strong hostility towards the entire Benfica team. From the perspective of this Cameroonian striker, it was Benfica who abandoned him. own!
"In this game, I will beat you Benfica!"

"Uh……"

Diego was stunned by Mayon Ze's words, but Diego still responded subconsciously and politely with a smile: "Then go for it! Our Benfica will not be defeated so easily."

……

After the captains of both sides have completed the choice of ball possession and attack direction, the game will officially begin!
"Beep..."

With the sound of a long whistle from the referee, the focus of the 10th round of the Portuguese Super League officially ignited the flames of war!

The home team Braga kicks off!
The situation after the opening was basically exactly the same as Fernando Santos expected. Braga played very, very conservatively. Even Jesuardo Ferreira didn't intend to let his team grab the start. After only some opening probing, Braga decisively gave up the possession of the ball. Except for Mayon Ze, an all-around big center, who stayed in the frontcourt and waited for the opportunity of defensive counterattack, all the players returned to their own half to shrink the defense.

"Tsk...is it worth doing this?!"

Fernando Santos glanced helplessly at Jesuardo Ferreira in front of the home coach's bench.We all know that when Jesúardo Ferreira played for a strong team, his tactics were very conservative. I didn't expect this game to be so conservative. I don't want to start the game anymore, I started to wait for the defensive counterattack early.

Jesualdo Ferreira in front of the coaching bench of the home team does not seem to think that his tactical arrangement is very conservative. Even, Jesualdo Ferreira showed a confident smile. It seems that Jesualdo Ferreira La thinks that such a tactical arrangement is very appropriate, and it can completely restrain Benfica, a strong team that is still undefeated this season?
But at least, in the first 5 minutes after the opening, Fernando Santos' team was quite helpless against Braga's already systematic and intensive defense.

Benfica's main attack direction in this game is Simao on the left!
After the opening, Simao continued to hold the ball to test the impact, but as soon as he hit the frontcourt, Simao would be double-teamed by Mateus and Carlos Fernandez, so he could only choose to split the ball back to the center.

Although Carlos Fernandez, as a newcomer, replaced the suspended Luis Philippe as the starting right back position, Carlos Fernandez played very calmly and sophisticatedly in the opening stage, and there were no flaws that could be exploited by Simao.

Most importantly, Matthaus has also made significant progress on the defensive end this season!
As a hot point of wing attack, Mateus was not a wing player with balanced offense and defense last season, but this season Mateus not only lit up the offensive attributes of the inside cut from the wing, but also When playing, Matthaus can also do the defensive tasks that full-back players should do.

Even if it was Portuguese international Simao who defended against him, Mateus was able to help Carlos Fernandez very successfully to limit Simão's breakthrough with the ball.

Braga's solid side defense made Fernando Santos only able to find other ways to break through.

For example, let Mantolas on the right also try to charge.

Mantolas was born as a center forward. His physical confrontation and ball protection ability are stronger than traditional wide players. Of course, Mantolas does not have absolute speed, which is the same as Calagonis, so Mantolas is in There is no way to hit the opponent's side defense with a simple breakthrough pass on the right.

Although Fresault does not have a strong physical confrontation ability, Fresot's defensive experience this season is obviously better than last season.

The most important thing is that Constant Helia, a veteran midfielder, often assists in defending the left flank and helps Frechette withstand Mantolas's ball-holding impact.

As an all-rounder in the midfield, Constan Helia's physical confrontation ability is quite good, and he can play the role of a defensive midfielder. Even if he faces Mantolas, he will not lose.And after Constant Helia held Mantolas, Freyshott would quickly kick out from the side, steal the ball from Mantolas' feet, and then launch a defensive counterattack!
Frechault's defensive counterattack method is very simple and rude.

Anyway, just look at the position of Meiyong Ze in the frontcourt, and then pass the ball diagonally to the direction of Meiyong Ze!

Although Mayon Ze carried two defensive players, Luizon and David Luiz, in the frontcourt alone, the physical confrontation ability of the Cameroon striker is really worthwhile. It wasn't for David Luiz who often defended from the side, maybe Mayon Ze would have really won the chance to counterattack.

"Awesome! Meiyong Ze really has the strength to play the main force in our Benfica!"

Rui Costa on the bench couldn't help but be amazed: "Chairman Felipe Vieira mentioned Meyon Ze to me before. At that time, I was still playing in Serie A. For the Portuguese Super League I don’t know anything about the situation other than the three giants. Looking at it today, Chairman Vieira really didn’t miss it! Meiyong Ze’s strength is placed in the three giants of the Portuguese Super League, and they all have the strength to directly play the main force.”

In this regard, Beto has a slightly different opinion: "But, we already have Diego, why do we need Mayon Ze?"

"That is, we have Diego, and we really don't need Meiyong Ze, and Meiyong Ze has reached the golden period of his career, and there is no room for improvement. But..."

After all, Rui Costa suddenly showed a mysterious smile: "Beto, how long do you think Diego will stay in Benfica with his terrible upward momentum? Maybe in the future, Diego will leave After going to a bigger stage, we still need a striker like Mayon Ze to join us."

"This……"

After Rui Costa said this, Beto suddenly realized.

indeed!

Diego can be described as the "popular fried chicken" of the Portuguese Super League at present, just like when Cristiano Ronaldo played in Sporting Lisbon, he is almost a terrifying existence that swept all the defense lines of the Portuguese Super League.Not long after, Cristiano Ronaldo was brought to Old Trafford by Sir Alex Ferguson. With Diego's explosive growth momentum, it may not take two seasons!Diego will also put on the jersey of a wealthy team and step onto a bigger stage.

so!For the three giants of the Portuguese Super League, a striker like Meiyong Ze who can fully adapt to the rhythm of the Portuguese Super League, but because the room for improvement has reached its peak, and there is no way to go to the bigger stage of the five major leagues, will be Longer-term options.

"Just wait and see!"

Rui Costa still maintains a mysterious smile: "I believe that in the future, as long as Mayon Ze doesn't suffer any serious injuries, or his competitive state suddenly declines sharply, he will still become a member of our Benfica. Chairman Vieira I still like Mayon Ze very much."

Just as Rui Costa finished speaking, Meiyon Ze suddenly turned around flexibly and dispelled Louisson's defense!
You know, this is the defense of the main central defender of the Brazilian national team!

Ok!

David Luiz filled his position very timely. With a bottom tackle, Meiyong Ze's ball was directly shoveled out of the sideline, which ruined Meiyong Ze's excellent one-handed ball opportunity!
Compared with the experienced Mayon Ze, who repeatedly created counterattack threats shortly after the opening, Diego's performance in this game was relatively quiet.

The main reason for this is Fernando Santos' tactical choice.

Due to the suspension of Luis Felipe, the main full-back in Braga, Fernando Santos' offensive tactics in this game are basically aimed at attacking from the side, and did not arrange too many roles for Diego, so Diego's silence in this game is also a matter of course.

In fact, Diego's game was also very difficult in the frontcourt.

Nim, Paul Jorge, and Ilinu formed a corner double-team to Diego, making it difficult for Diego to receive the ball from any direction.

In addition, it has been 20 minutes since the Benfica game, and the midfielder has not directly played a high ball to the frontcourt. This has also led to Diego not even taking a shot in this game so far!

"call……"

Diego helplessly complained to his old teammate Paulo Jorge in a low voice: "Fuck me! Coach Ferreira's 'care' for me in this game is really considerate! How dare you three A central defender concentrates and defends me with all his strength? It's terrible!"

"Hey! Who made you so powerful now..."

Paul Jorge smiled triumphantly and said: "Coach Jesualdo Ferreira said that as long as we can limit you Diego in this game, the team will have a great chance to win through defensive counterattacks. Three points! So! The three of us have one task today: keep an eye on you, Diego, and prevent you from getting the ball!"

"Ah... It seems that I have to be entangled by you in this game."

Diego felt desperate for a moment.

Although the two old teammates of Nimes and Paulo Jorge, as well as Braga's newcomer Ilinu this season, are not particularly well-known central defenders in the Portuguese Super League, their defensive skills are particularly solid. The defensive cooperation between them is very good. No matter which point Diego finds to go one-on-one, the other two points will come from the side to make up for it, making Diego very uncomfortable.

If you want to break this defensive deadlock, it is best for the midfielder to be able to play more high balls!
Braga's three central defenders, that is, Nim's air defense ability is relatively strong. Paulo Jorge and Ilinu are both relatively strong one-on-one defensive central defenders, and their height and jumping are not dominant.

But very helpless!
Pettit, who was wearing the captain's armband again in this game, has not given a high pass in the frontcourt until the 30th minute, giving Diego a chance to head the ball.

Petit still followed Fernando Santos' pre-match tactical arrangement, and sorted out the ball more to the two sides, especially the left side where Simao was located.

Although Pettit could also see that Simao was entangled by Carlos Fernandez and Mateus very uncomfortable, and there was no way to complete the blast from the left, but Fernando Santos' tactical arrangement before the game was like this, Pettit You can only choose to obey the task of the head coach.

In the 35th minute of the game, Benfica, who was a guest, only completed 4 shots, 3 of which were inward cuts from Lucimao on the left.

Another shot was a long shot by Carter Solanis!
Carter Solanis's earth-shattering super long shot made Jesúardo Ferreira and Paul Santos in front of the Braga goal break out in cold sweat—if Paul Santos hadn't rubbed his fingertips Otherwise, Carter Solanis's shocking long-range shot would definitely score directly and become the best goal of this round of the Portuguese Super League.

In contrast to the home team Braga.

Although Meiyong Ze only completed 2 shots, these 2 shots were also the only number of shots in Braga in this game, but Meiyong Ze's two shots were right in the middle of the goal frame, a solid threat Quim in front of the Benfica goal!
Obviously, Jesúardo Ferreira's confident smile was not fake at all.

For Benfica, especially his former favorite Diego, Jesualdo Ferreira has made careful tactical preparations.

For a team that insists on playing defensive counterattacks, if the first half of the game can hold a 0-0 draw, then in the second half of the game, Braga has more room for tactical adjustments, and the situation of the game will also be in the direction of Braga Deviate in the past, when the time comes, Fernando Santos will become very passive!

Looking at his side's 71% ball possession rate, but never finding a chance to score, Fernando Santos fell into deep thought on the sidelines.

Did I underestimate Jesúardo Ferreira?

Obviously!

Being able to lead Braga to achieve the reputation of the "fourth giant" in the Portuguese Super League, and being enthusiastically poached by the top management of the Porto club, the current Jesúardo Ferreira is definitely not as mediocre as he used to be when he was coaching Sporting Lisbon!

(End of this chapter)