Beast King Costa

Chapter 442 Almost Overturned
Benfica's opponent in this game is Naval, the "elevator" of the Portuguese Super League!

At present, Naval is ranked 13th in the league. Compared with them, they have already reached the 15th or bottom 16th place in the Portuguese Super League halfway through. It's time to celebrate.

Navarre’s head coach, Fernando Mira, is a legend who has played for Navarre throughout his career, both as a player and as a coach—of course, he is just a legend of Navarre. In Portuguese football, Fernando Mira is just a humble football practitioner.

After all, Fernando Mira has never entered the Portuguese national team. He has led Naval for so many years and has not had any eye-catching results. It is really impossible to provoke any big clubs to poach him.

and……

Fernando Mira has no relegation experience with Naval, and other relegation teams will naturally not be interested in Fernando Mira.

Anyway, the Naval club executives like Fernando Mira so much. This meritorious player who has played for Naval throughout his career, the price of poaching Fernando Mira is quite high. The team is led by a professional coach. Anyway, they are the same as Fernando Mira, and the Buddha is relegation.

This season is already the tenth season that Fernando Mira has become the head coach of Navarre. The coach, who is about the same age as Fernando Santos, has reached a new five-year contract with Navarre before the start of this season. Fernando Mira made a high-profile claim in front of the media that after fulfilling the five-year coaching contract, he will no longer be the head coach. He will consider entering Navarre's management and change his role to become a manager.

It doesn’t matter that Naval is a “Buddhist club”. Fernando Mira has been coaching for a few more seasons. Anyway, this team’s pursuit of performance is not high. It is so simple to choose one of the players who is willing to become the head coach to coach.

Moreover, players who have just retired have little coaching experience, so their contracts are generally very small, which may even reduce the financial pressure on Navarre.

Naval's operating model is very small, and the club's top management will never increase investment in the team for better results-no matter how much the euro is used for inflation, Navar's budget for each season is basically limited. Decrease but not increase.

Shareholders of Navarre are also willing to do so, because almost every year, shareholders of Navarre can get dividends that are fairly visible, and it can be regarded as a long-term investment that has always maintained profitability.Even, because of this long-term, Naval's shareholders don't want the team to pursue results too much.

after all……

The pursuit of performance means increasing investment. Once the investment is increased, the decent dividend at the end of the year will be gone, and some additional investment may even be required...

It is worth mentioning that Naval's fans are also quite Buddhist.For the home team to play casually, it would be best to have the Portuguese Super League to play. If there is no other way, then return to the Portuguese League and stay dormant for a season or two. With Naval's team, he can still rush back to Said Portuguese.

Therefore, Navarre's fans are very excited about the fact that Navarre is now almost halfway through the season and ranked 13th in the league, 4 points ahead of the relegation zone, and they are running around telling each other like they are celebrating the New Year.

Even though they already knew that this game would definitely not be able to play against Benfica, the Portuguese super giant team called the "super battleship" this season, but the Naval fans were still very excited to come to the home court to support their home team—— More than 5000 spectators flooded Navarre's home court for this game!

That's right, there is indeed no missing "0"!
Navarre's home court usually has two to three thousand spectators. After all, Navarre's home court has a capacity of about 12000. The Portuguese national team international, Naval's fans said so enthusiastically.

Therefore, in this game, Fernando Mira almost treated the game as an exhibition game, and he did not intend to defend it—anyway, it is impossible to score a point by defending for 90 minutes. It is completely impossible. Diego on the sidelines was so brutal, so brutal that Fernando Mira was ready to score 3 points with both hands before the game started.

Since it's impossible to stick to it, let's kick it a little bit!

In this game, Fernando Mira waved his hand and directly set up a 4-2-4 formation!

That's right!Fernando Mira is preparing to lead Navarre to attack Benfica. This game does not matter if it is a defeat. As long as Benfica can score one or two goals, it will be worth losing!
Sticking to losing, just like Ling Chi, is too useless. Fernando Mira thinks that if you want to lose, you have to lose well, and you have to lose beautifully!

It has to be said that the executives and players of the Naval club agree with Fernando Mira's point of view. They all agree that it is impossible to upset Benfica with the strength of the team. One point, even if it gets one point, it really doesn't help the team much... After all, Naval is not in the relegation zone at present, and it doesn't need to be so miserable that one point is enough to quench his thirst.

and so!
Nawal's whole team decided that since losing the game is sure to lose, then!No matter what, you have to score one or two goals on Benfica!

As a result, Fernando Mira's extreme offensive 4-2-4 formation was arranged very decisively!

Goalkeeper: Pedro.

Defenders: Carritos, Chenna, Olsters, Paulon.

Midfielders: Ronaldinho Gaucho, Mario Sergio.

Forwards: Fajardo, Gilmour, Lito, Neil.

have to say……

Fajardo was originally a midfielder with an offensive attribute. As a result... a relegation team like Navarre usually plays defensive counterattacks, so the forward players of the entire team are only Gilmour, Lito, and Nicolas. The three of you had no choice but to push Fajardo from the midfield to the striker.

As for the specific position of this 4-2-4 lineup?
Fernando Mira said in one sentence: "Free arrangement! You can stand however you like! Coordinate it yourself!"

In the end, under the coordination of the main striker Gilmore, Fajardo and Neil played on the two sides, and Gilmore and Lito played in the middle with the regular center forwards who started and replaced each other.

This formation, this striker combination, has created a precedent for Navarre, so what effect can it play?No one knows~ But anyway, it's enough to score a goal for Benfica, and no one would imagine that this messy tactical formation can upset Benfica and grab a breakup.

Due to Benfica's injury problems, Rui Costa did not send a full lineup for this game, and even carried out a personnel rotation at the goalkeeper position, but the rotation was not Quim, the second goal, but It was the young third goalkeeper Moreira who was chosen!
Moreira is a local born in Lisbon, Portugal. He was born in the youth training of Benfica. He is just 20 years old this year. He has been the main goalkeeper of the U19 youth team last season and played quite well. So after Fernando Santos took over Benfica, Instead of letting Moreira rush to help the B team, this young man with unlimited potential was kept as the third goalkeeper in the first team.

This is Moreira's first appearance this season. Although the young man is looking forward to his debut in the Portuguese Super League, he is a little trembling, for fear that he will not perform well in his debut and let Rui Costa treat him Disappointed, and then lost the chance to play.

In this game, the starting lineup sent by Rui Costa is:

Goalkeeper: Moreira.

Backcourt: Leonardo Bastos, Luizon, David Luiz, Paulo Jorge.

Midfielders: Pettit, Nuno Gomez, Yu Dabao.

Frontcourt: Calagonis, Diego Costa, Mantolas.

Since Kaliaca and Joao Kumbra are both in the Benfica B team, while Carter Solanis and Beto are both injured, and it is almost impossible for Rui Costa to let himself appear in the starting lineup. Chinese teenager Yu Dabao naturally became the starting midfielder for this game!

As for Calagonis and Mantolas, who are not wingers, obviously they will not be Rui Costa's ideal main winger candidates in the second half of the season. After all, it is very difficult for Calagonis to play from the side. After half a season, after Gustavo Manduka returns to Benfica, Calagonis will need to fight for playing time by himself, perhaps as a substitute for the left winger position, or as a substitute for the center forward position.

But obviously...

There is no need for a substitute at the center position.

Diego is almost like an iron man, unless he is suspended for accumulating four yellow cards, or is sent off directly with a red card, otherwise the center position does not need a substitute at all.

Furthermore, there are two very good South American high center forwards, Francisco Fonseca and Diego Souza, at the center position of Benfica. Francisco Fonseca must be the first substitute for Diego. Even if Francisco Fonseca's injury repeats, he will definitely choose the younger Diego Sosa on top. It will be difficult for Calagonis to play center.

So, now Calagonis is even secretly interested.

He has thought about leaving the Portuguese Super League and returning to the Greek league he is most familiar with, or playing in other leagues such as the Eredivisie, the Swedish Super League, and the Swiss Super League that are more suitable for his technical and tactical playing style.

It depends on how the broker works.

Although Angola's "national hero" Mantolas played decently from the side, he has not been the absolute main force of Benfica since he recovered from a serious injury, so obviously, Mantolas will definitely not be Rui Costa's heart Players within the main framework.

But Mantolas will accept these more easily than Calagonis. After all, in Mantolas’ view, staying in Benfica is the most important thing. No matter which position he is asked to play as a substitute, Mantolas will accept the role change very readily .

As for the full-back partner in this game, it belongs to Rui Costa's ideal dual offensive full-back configuration.

Assis was injured, so Leonardo Bastos, the former marginal international of the Brazilian national team, took the starting position of the left back very logically in this game, while the starting full back on the right chose, The main reason is that Nelson played a full 90 minutes against Sevilla in the middle of the week, so in this game, Rui Costa simply let Nelson rest and let Paul Jorge play.

Although Paul Jorge came on as a substitute for Assis in the middle of the week and played in the second half of the game, Paul Jorge paddled with his opponents and teammates in the second half of the game, and even even with David Castel. I haven't had a direct matchup once, so it can't be called the so-called consumption at all.

however……

It is also this kind of full-back configuration that put Benfica in trouble at the beginning of this game-in this game, Benfica almost capsized in the gutter on Naval's "elevator" team~
At the beginning of the game, Naval ignored the 21 [-] and frantically pressed Benfica to attack!
"Buddhist head coach" Fernando Mira waved his hands very passionately on the sidelines: "Press up! Just press up and kick! Don't think too much!"

I thought that Naval played in a 4-4-2 formation in this game, but it turned out!Rui Costa took a serious look. At the beginning of the game, the full-back suspected of Navarre quickly pressed up to the winger position, suppressing the two full-backs of Benfica and even stunned.

What the hell! ?Why is the winger pressed so high? !
Obviously, Leonardo Bastos and Paul Jorge are still aware that Naval played in an extreme 4-2-4 tactical formation in this game, and they want to play against Benfica, the "super battleship" attack!

Nawal can be described as a strong man with the ambition to break his wrist!

Therefore, they also got an unexpected surprise not long after the opening!
In the 5th minute of the game, Fajardo, who was originally playing in the midfield, suddenly made a very simple acceleration breakthrough on the left wing, but Paul Jorge lost his position because of confusion. This actually allowed Fajardo to break through very easily. passed.

Since Fajardo is a player who plays in the middle of the midfield, he is not used to singled out opponents on the wing, so after breaking through Paul Jorge on the left, Fajardo aimed at the inside of the Benfica penalty area, Lito and Gil After the positioning of the two high center forwards, they directly made a curved pass, which was almost a blind pass!

in fact……

Fajardo never thought about whether he could find the two high points of Gilmour or Lito in his arc pass. After all, Benfica's two central defenders, Luisson and David Luiz, are both tall. Very tall, and one is the Zhengyin central defender of the Brazilian national team, and the other is the absolute main force of the Brazilian national youth team... Whether it is fame or strength, they can easily crush Guillermo and Lito.

However! ! !
What Fajardo didn't expect was that Gilmour suddenly turned back strangely, threw off Louison's entanglement, and killed him from the gap between Louison and David Louis, with a heavy head hammer attack. Door!Headed Fajardo's cross into the net!

The young Benfica's third goalkeeper, the 20-year-old Moreira, didn't even have time to react—Gillmour's header was only about 8 meters to 10 meters away from the goal. Even if No. [-] goalkeeper Moreto guards the gate, it is impossible to keep Gilmour's header away.

"What the hell……"

Moreira spread his hands very depressed and complained: "How could this happen!?"

In this game, the goal that the young Moreira set for himself was not to concede a goal. What he didn't expect was that his firm debut goal only persisted for 5 minutes...

"Good shot!!!"

"Gillmore! Gilmore!!! Gilmore!!!"

"Hero Gilmour!!! Great! Perfect header! Fantastic!!!"

"Is Naval going to beat Benfica in this game?! My God!"

"Hahahaha! Never mind! Anyway, if you can score in Benfica! Long live Guillermo! Long live Naval!!!"

……

Although there were only more than 5000 fans present to watch Naval's game, after Gilmour's goal, the cheers and cheers of the more than 5000 fans present at the scene were enough to match the shouts of 5000 to [-] fans Sound, after all, the more than [-] fans who came to the scene to support Nawal are all diehard fans!

At this moment, it is really exciting to see that my home team, Navarre, actually scored the first goal in the first team, the Portuguese Super League giant Benfica, which can be called the "super battleship".
"Hey! Why did you lose the ball!?"

"I don't understand what's going on either!"

Calagonis and Diego were very helpless in the frontcourt. Unexpectedly, Paul Jorge, a potential full-back player who was very optimistic about Fernando Santos and Rui Costa, was actually regarded by an ordinary, famous player. The infrequent Faggardo made an accelerated breakthrough, and it exploded...

"Hmm... I think Navarre shouldn't be playing in a 4-4-2 formation as expected before the game, right?"

I saw Mantolas added thoughtfully: "I feel that they are playing more like a 4-2-4 formation? Fajardo played as a winger, and Neil also played as a winger. They are not wingers at all, right?" ?”

"Uh……"

As soon as Mantoras finished speaking, before Diego and Calagonis could react, Rui Costa, who was in front of the coach of the visiting team on the sidelines, shouted to the players: "Got to figure it out! This game, Naval It was 4-2-4 there! Fajardo played as a winger, not a midfielder! Be careful of Navarre's front four!"

After shouting, Rui Costa did not forget to shout to the two full-backs Leonardo Bastos and Paul Jorge: "Leo, Paul! Don't go too far forward. ! Fajardo and Neil play wingers! Not wingers! Be careful of their wide crosses!"

"Sure enough!!!!"

保罗·豪尔赫郁闷的朝着空气挥了一拳：“刚才我就在犹豫，纳瓦尔是不是踢的4-2-4阵型，而不是4-4-2阵型了！结果！还真的就是这样了！妈蛋！就刚才犹豫了几秒，就被法嘉多给抹过去了！”

"Okay, Paul!"

Leonardo Bastos patted Paul Jorge's arm: "Don't think too much! It's only just started now, if you lose the ball, you lose the ball, just get back to the field later! Anyway, the hard power of Naval's team is far inferior to that of our Benfica. Once Diego shows off in the frontcourt, it will take minutes to equalize the score."

(End of this chapter)