Handsome position is not easy

Chapter 67 Lisbon Derby ([-])

At the press conference before the game, the head coach of Sporting Lisbon, Augusto Inacio, brought captain Paulo Bento to the Stadium of Light. The sports media in the whole city focused their attention on this place. The old grudges accumulated over the years make this game destined to be extraordinary.

"When it comes to the expectations of the derby, my goal is always to score three points. As the leader of the Portuguese Liga, we have the capital and confidence to say so. Don't ask me if the atmosphere at the Stadium of Light will cause any harm to the players. In Lisbon, every inch of land is home to Sporting."

"Mr. Inacio, what do you think of Benfica under Jose Mourinho?"

"It has to be admitted that our city rivals are getting better step by step, but that's only compared to their bad past, every team is improving and catching up with Sporting, Benfica is just one of them.

As for Mourinho, he is an interesting guy, but if he wants to lead a team that has been weak for a long time to challenge the re-emerging Sporting Lisbon, he may still need to spend a few years below. "

"Mr. Paulo Bento, Benfica's lineup has changed a lot recently. Which player do you think is the most difficult to deal with?"

"Football is never a game for one person. The most useful thing on the field is mature tactics and experience. Benfica's team is too young. I only hope they can persist for a while tomorrow."

When Mourinho showed up with Maniche, the atmosphere became a little colder. The reporters who were close to the Green Lions had already got enough information, and the media who supported Benfica were not too excited.

The reason is the training content that was exposed recently. In the document that seems to be the starting list, the wingers that Benfica bought with a lot of money before stayed on the bench. On the contrary, young players who rarely played appeared on it. The team just won Guimaraes 4:0, and the reporters even thought that Mourinho was looking for a way to lose the game with great possibility.

"Mr. Mourinho, we are very curious why you put the Czech international Poborski on the bench, but instead used the second team teenager Nuno Abreu. Was he injured in the previous game? And the whole post The defense line is too young, with an average age of 21, can these immature players withstand the attack of the competitive team?"

"Your information seems to be very well-informed, but Poboski has no injuries, he is healthy, and it is time to finish training and go to eat. Letting him substitute is out of tactical considerations and has no other meaning. As for the defense Younger, my lads are working hard, age can only represent experience, not strength."

The reporters below were whispering when they heard Mourinho's words. They pried some news from the players who were sent to the reserve team. Mourinho is very targeted at people with "personality". Is the talented Czech international also going to be murdered?

Marrero, Benfica's director of external relations, saw that the situation was a bit chaotic, and quickly hinted that several media outlets with good relations would stand up. He needed someone to ask some innocuous questions to delay the rest of the time.

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The team’s last pre-match training was over. Under the supervision of a nutritionist, all members ate a not-so-delicious but absolutely safe lunch. In order to avoid unnecessary gastrointestinal problems, every meal before the game had to go through a nutritionist’s and review by the medical team.

All the players and the coaching staff got on the bus. They had to rush to a hotel very close to the Stadium of Light for the convenience of gathering. The home game couldn’t be relaxed. No one wanted to see the players being stuck in traffic jams and unable to play.

Mourinho sat in the front row, his favorite seat because he could see what was going on ahead first.But this time he got in the car and started sorting out the players' training reports, so he didn't raise his eyes at all along the way. It wasn't until the car stopped that Mourinho realized that the hotel outside was not the hotel Benfica had chosen in the past.

He became confused, grabbed the driver who was leaning on the back of the seat and asked, "Where is this? How did you come here?"

The driver was also confused, took out the route map and checked the phone again, scratched his head: "That's right, coach, I'm going to come here, Artis Hotel, that's right."

Mourinho held the road map with the name of the person in charge of Benfica's field affairs, and was so angry that he couldn't speak for a long time. It seemed that the club made a decision over him and didn't go to the Meridian Hotel, which everyone is used to. Instead, I chose Altis, which is in the opposite direction and farther away.

Mozel looked at the driver who stood there in a daze and didn't know what to say, sighed secretly, put his arms around Mourinho's shoulders and pulled him towards the hotel lobby.

"How disrespectful this is." Mourinho clenched his fists, and his voice began to tremble, "If it wasn't for Sporting Lisbon, I would go find the person in charge now..."

Mozel shook his boss hard, looked around, and found that no one else was around, then whispered: "Stop talking, you need to control your emotions, this... these are small things, don't make trouble now .”

"I know, I'll ask the club what's going on when I get back to the room..." Mourinho brushed his hand away, took two deep breaths, and then walked towards the elevator.

The person in charge of the field service apologized sincerely on the phone, and took all the faults on himself. According to him, it was club director Salgado who signed a new cooperation agreement with Altis Hotel for budget considerations, and He had so many things to do that he forgot to notify.

Mourinho sat alone in the room, sneering in a low voice.

forgotten?I haven’t forgotten who Salgado is. Salgado was one of the accompanying directors in the check-out incident during the away game against Guimaraes. Go blind and make a big mistake, and then fall into the hands of Villariño?
Then I will not be angry.

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According to Mourinho's request, the team bus headed for the Stadium of Light an hour earlier. This is indeed a wise decision. If it is not advanced, the bus will be blocked on the road in all likelihood, because the cars going to the Stadium of Light at the same time It's just too much.

There was a surge of red outside the car windows. Benfica fans started to clamor when they spotted the team bus. They waved flags, scarves and hats. Some crazy young male fans jumped onto the roadside cars, took off their shirts and threw them. to the sky.

Even through a thick layer of glass, Mourinho still felt that enthusiasm, which was the first time in his coaching career.

"Benfica, victory, flying eagle~"

Amidst the singing of the fans one after another, the bus drove into the Stadium of Light...

The players put on their backpacks and took off their earphones. Mourinho was standing in the very bright hall, watching his straight waist, everyone unconsciously lowered their voices, and then followed the fast-paced Head coach heading to the locker room.

"Sporting Lisbon's starting lineup has come out, as expected, still adopting their regular formation in the league 4-3-3, the personnel has not changed much, most of them are old faces.

Ruijorge and Cesar Plates are the left and right fullbacks, and Severo and Ruiberto are the central defenders. As I mentioned, the Athletic team has a very mature defense and is very experienced in field battles. Head-to-head , We can't take advantage of it, and the tactics remain the same, pulling them out.

Single midfielder Andre Cruz, left midfielder Carlitos, right midfielder Paul Bento, pay attention, this guy Cruz is a defender. He has excellent sweeping ability, but his turns are very slow, and his passing is the main focus behind the ball.As for Paul Bento, Calado, you have to defend him, be careful of his back.

Their center forward is Alberto Acosta, a 34-year-old veteran who scored 22 goals last season. Marchena, he's in your hands. Don't let me see him get the ball comfortably.

The two wingers are Sapinto and Joao Pinto. Both of them have delicate skills. Diogo and Miguel, you have to be careful. The defensive pressure may be great when the opposing defender presses up. Don't overdo it when holding the ball. , less trouble for Enke.Hey, speaking of which, Joao Pinto was our teammate last season and turned into an enemy in the blink of an eye.

Van Hoydonk, let me emphasize one point. Sporting Lisbon goalkeeper Nelson is a guy who is easily defeated. He either keeps a clean sheet or makes mistakes one after another when he concedes a goal. Seize this weakness and put more pressure on him. "

Mourinho gently tapped the tactical board hanging on the wall. The players' emotions were very stable, and they didn't seem to need comfort or encouragement, as long as they knew what to do on the field.

"Sabri, don't betray my trust in you, take the ball from your teammates to the bottom line of the competitive team, let their right back be afraid of you, so scared that they have to come back and defend against you.

Abreu, you are the youngest of the 22 people on the field, let me see your vitality, I don't care if I talk trash or whatever, you have to irritate Rui Ruoge, make him lazy to work hard on the defensive end, lazy Get entangled with you.

Finally, Maniche, you have to keep an eye on that Cesar and push him back to the defender position. If you let me see Cesar running around on the wing and no one cares, you should obediently return the captain's armband. To Calado, do you hear me! "

Everyone stood up and responded at the top of their voices. The shouts and the sound of the nails hitting the floor were very loud, but in Mourinho's head, it was like a drum of war. Forgot, everyone only thinks about one thing, at the Stadium of Light, Benfica's own site, to win Sporting Lisbon!

"Let's go, go to the player tunnel, let them know how good we are!"

Fans had already poured into the field, and the stands were filled with a striking red sea.Seeing the players from Benfica and Sporting Lisbon coming out of the passage, the entire Stadium of Light was visibly shaken. After the shouts that pierced the sky, there was Benfica's eagle song, which went from low to high.

The giant Tifo slowly rises in the stands facing the passageway. It is an eagle with its claws stretched out to grab the trophy. The original background cloth has been removed, because at the Stadium of Light tonight, the Benfica fans are wearing A red top is the perfect backdrop.

　Today is my dad's birthday, so there is a second update, hehe!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)