Handsome position is not easy

chapter 93
Porto's first opponent after the coaching change is Maritimo from Madeira. Dimo's strength is their offensive end. If it weren't for the slightly poor finishing ability of the striker, this team, which was originally composed of sailors, may have surpassed Porto's ranking.

Mourinho attended the press conference before the match against Maritimo with Costinha, who had returned from injury. The reporters who had not received any information due to the closed training had put forward more detailed questions to the new Porto coach. The problem.

"Mr. Mourinho, you claim that Porto will be the league champions next season, so what do you personally expect from the team this season?"

"Although the possibility is very low, I still try to win the championship. It's just that Porto has no say in the final ownership of the league championship. It is other teams that can set the tone. They don't make mistakes, even if we keep winning. Not enough, of course, Porto's goal now is to win more league points, not to settle accounts."

"Your predecessor Octavio was most criticized for the team's defense. Mr. Mourinho, Porto can no longer make mistakes. We want to know what new things you will bring to the team at this juncture. Is it like Leiria relying on a stable starting lineup to strengthen the defense?"

The questioner was a reporter from a local newspaper in Porto. He didn't care about the illusory league championship. He just wanted to know if Mourinho could come up with some powerful tricks to bring the team back to the European qualification zone. Mourinho listened He paused for a while when he heard this question, carefully organized his language, and he didn't want to use nonsensical words to perfuse the media who are close to Porto.

"Leiria and Porto are two completely different teams. At that time I didn't have many choices. The tactics available were relatively monotonous, but Porto has a very solid lineup, which means we can try more. What a new thing.

You mentioned defense, but the reason why Leiria has come to today is not defense. You can carefully analyze the offensive football I played there. If Leiria can replace defense with offense, then Porto has no reason It can't be done. My players are stronger and more experienced. It is a waste of team talent to let them only think about defense every day.

Yes, I am here to promise everyone that Porto will work hard to attack, and I will always emphasize this in training until the team re-establishes a systematic, comfortable and perfect offensive mode, since we can use offense to let the opponent If you are unable to counterattack, why do you still play defensive football as a whole? "

"The last question, Mr. Mourinho, Porto has only recalled one youth player in the whole winter window, and there are no signings other than that. Will there be other actions in the future? As far as I know, this Jan Rodriguez was rented out by you in Leiria, and now he returns with you, is there any secret behind it?"

"Sorry, I can't reveal the club's next signing plan, but now Porto's lineup has become saturated, there is no need to make too many adjustments to the team prematurely, and the players and I also need to have a relationship with each other The familiar process. As for Jan Rodriguez you mentioned, he is a very talented young player, and the ownership has always been in the hands of Porto. Now I can only say that he is indeed in the team's future tactical plan. middle."

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Young drove to the stadium with Ricardo Carvalho. This was the last training before the game. He greeted every player he saw on the road. The old people in Porto liked this young man very much. For them Said that the little guys who come out of the youth training camp are like younger brothers, and Carvalho feels deeply about this.

He was a little surprised when he first found out that Yang was of Chinese-Portuguese mixed race, but this little roommate soon turned his surprise into a surprise. Portuguese-style Chinese food is very attractive to him, and those magical seasonings are simply delicious.

Carvalho began to slowly invite other teammates to eat together after obtaining Yang's consent. When tasting the braised fish, the captain Costinia was overwhelmed and advocated expanding the small circle gathered by the diet to The scope of the entire team, not long after, the entire Porto team knew that the new kid had good cooking skills, and Costinia and others also set the rules.

Porto No. 13 internal supplementary team rules: the person with the highest score after the game eats first, and the person with the lowest score can only stand by and smell.

This rule has been handed down in the team since then. Although athletes cannot eat more dishes, the club still hired a Chinese chef at the unanimous request of the players. Of course, these are things for later.

Young integrated into Porto much faster than when he was in Leiria. This is inseparable from the youth training, but also thanks to the big house of Carvalho. If he lived in the team's dormitory, how could he have Opportunity to cook your own food.

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Although Deco's injury vacated the position of the front midfielder, Mourinho still did not put Young in the team's starting lineup. In his opinion, if Yang is put directly in front of the public at this critical moment, fans who are eager for a change in the situation It will put huge pressure on the young man, not only can't help him improve, but it will be suspected of spoiling the growth.

Even if Young can be recognized by the team, it is impossible to develop a tacit understanding with his teammates in such a short period of time. Mourinho knows that he cannot use Young as a regular weapon of the team unless his ability can be suppressed. Various side effects both on and off the scene.

Although Young's many years in the youth academy made him familiar with Porto's tactics, the situation facing Mourinho and his doubts to Da Costa about whether Octavio would use Young are completely different. Same.

The difference is that Octavio is likely to be unwilling to face up to the ability of this young player, and he does it out of a protective standpoint. After all, it is not easy to be a good replacement for Deco.

Porto finally defeated the visiting Maritimo 2:1 at the Asantas Stadium, but Mourinho saw a very unsatisfactory side of the team, which was completely different from the old coach Robson's era. Players have lost their ambitions, any team wants to win, and any player wants to have a more brilliant career, but there are several outliers in Porto's team.

Carlos Paredes, the Paraguayan international has been criticized by fans and the media in the past two months. During the absence of Costinha, he failed to take on the duties of the iron gate in the midfield. He met everyone's expectations, but made huge mistakes in several consecutive games. Paredes has completely lost his fighting spirit under the pressure of public opinion.

Ibarra, the Argentine defender as Secretario's substitute, has not played many games this season. In the game against Leiria, Octavio's wrong arrangement caused him a lot of trouble. Big criticism, the Argentine was not happy in the dressing room and was even more disheartened once when he was spat on by fans while wandering around town.

What is more disturbing than these two is Esnyder, a player who has played for Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and Juventus. He seems to have a brilliant resume, but his performance has been ups and downs. The efficient data of [-] goals in [-] games for Zaragoza made him enter the field of vision of many scouts.

However, Porto didn't care about the Argentine's misdeeds of sending fans into the emergency center. Affected by his fiery temper, Esnyder only played three games after coming to Portugal. The high salary and good living environment given by Porto made him only 29 years old. The [-]-year-old Argentine slowly developed the idea of ​​dawdling, and even gradually affected his teammates around him.

Mourinho was very angry with all the signs in the team. He knew that in the hearts of these players, the outcome of the game was no longer important, and the championship competition could not excite them. Mourinho only used one It was decided to hide the few people who had lost their motivation within the time of one game, and planned to sell these guys after the end of the season.

This is not an easy decision, but Mourinho can no longer tolerate someone continuing to poison the morale of the team. In his opinion, the spirit of the players is far more important than the thickness of the lineup. His poor performance made Mourinho reluctantly put Young back into the starting lineup.

The teenager who followed him all the way is more trustworthy than others with unclear attitudes, especially when the next game is the Portuguese national derby, Ferreira has officially become the coach of Benfica, whether it is for league results or his own dignity , Mourinho can not allow any trouble in this game.

"I have already decided on the starting lineup for the game against Benfica. We will return to a more familiar 4-3-3 formation. The left and right full backs are Mario Silva and Secretario, and the central defender is Andra. De and Ricardo Silva.

Double defensive midfielders Pavlin and Costinha, forward midfielder Jan Rodriguez, Candido Costa left winger, Capucho right winger, and center forward Benny McCarthy.

I don’t need to say more about the importance of this game. You know that Benfica is now fourth in the league and we are fifth in the league. This direct dialogue can determine who will take the lead in grabbing points. "

The attitudes of the players were a bit vague, and some even wondered why Young would enter the starting lineup. Mourinho ruthlessly pulled out an enlarged copy of a newspaper from the side, and asked Brito to stick it on On the wall of the locker room, before the players figured out what was going on, he had already read the newspaper headlines aloud.

"The president of Benfica shared with reporters the dream he had last night that the Red Eagles would crush Porto at the Asantas Stadium and the score was [-]-[-], and Mr. Villariño reiterated the score, claiming that This is the point he remembers most about that dream..."

Mourinho walked up to all the players and continued softly: "It is well known that dreams are the opposite of reality, but Villarinho and the people of Benfica do not seem to believe this, in order not to let the Portuguese masses What do you think about unnecessarily being suspicious of this common saying, and I think we should take responsibility for that?"

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