Football: The Strongest Hexagon Warrior

The defensive players in the Benfica U17 penalty area spread their hands one by one.

Obviously, they did not expect that Porto U17, who had always been looked down upon by them, would score a lightning team goal at the beginning of the game...

Head coach Held stood at the scene looking depressed.

This goal conceded was a replica of the beginning of the first game against Porto U17 against Sporting CP.

The difference is that Sporting CP U17 lost the ball first because Leo tried to break through Martin at the beginning, which caused problems in the transition from offense to defense.

In this game, Porto U17 used continuous passing and cutting to open a special opening tactic for Martin in the opening stage.

There was no direct assist for the goal, but the assist for the goal was created by Martin.

From a scoring perspective, his role is still very important.

Crosses over thirty meters can also accurately find teammates at the far end of the penalty area, which is a very good performance for a U17 player.

Porto U17 head coach Simon was particularly satisfied with the goal scored by Ricardinho.

This... is completely a team-style super goal!

The goals were scored by Madi Queta and Ricardinho, but Martin contributed a lot.

The scouts in the audience were experts and could naturally tell this, so their eyes towards Martin became intense.

There was a hint of regret in Steve Rowley's eyes. He was Arsenal's chief scout and only had the right to make suggestions. The right to buy or sell was still in Wenger's hands.

If you don't accept the suggestion, there's nothing you can do about it.

A scout from a Bundesliga team saw Martin's performance on the offensive end, and his eyes lit up.

The layman looks at the excitement and the insider looks at the doorway.

The club that hired him currently has a weak right-back configuration, and the number of injuries to its main right-backs in previous seasons has increased.

Not to mention missing a lot of games, my condition has declined seriously.

The veteran rotation was also inconsistent, causing frequent defensive problems on the right side.

So much so that he had to use the defensive midfielder as a guest right back.

Since the youth training academy had no young players to replace him, the sports director ordered the scouting department to search across Europe for young right backs with outstanding ability and talent and a certain level of immediate combat effectiveness.

Seeing that the 2014-2015 Bundesliga season starts in half a month, I feel increasingly anxious.

Many positions in the team's lineup are at the upper-middle level of the Bundesliga, but the right back is insufficient. If there is no way to supplement it early, the results in the new season will definitely be greatly affected.

The most important thing is...if you fail to fulfill the requirements of the sports director, the bonus will be lost, and it may also lead to a decline in the scouting level.

Just when he was frowning, a player from the Porto youth training team mentioned that Porto U17 had a right back with great potential, so he came to Lisbon with the mentality of giving it a try.

His team's style is more offensive, and the right back who matches the lineup naturally has strong offensive ability.

Not long after the game started, the Porto U17 right back showed strong offensive talent on the offensive end.

He felt...this was the best arrangement God had given him!

However, as an experienced scout, I also know that some things cannot be rushed to conclusion.

Still have to observe and observe.

When the game restarted, Benfica U17, who were trailing by score, completely restrained their contempt and focused all their attention on how to break Diogo Costa's goal.

Martin is the most stable link in Porto U17. Benfica U17 head coach Herder plans to imitate the tactics used by France against Italy in the 2000 European Cup final!

Continuously attack the opponent's most stable link!

Then blow it up!

Held's strategy is certainly good, using Gedson Fernandez's super dribbling ability to consume Martin's energy, and then using frequent cross attacks to open gaps.

But...he found the wrong person.

In addition to Martin's 95+ defensive ability, he also has an additional 50% success rate. Gedson Fernandez's initiative is destined to be unfavourable.

Benfica U17's three consecutive attacks on the left were met with waterloo. If it weren't for Andy Queta's semi-single ball, Porto U17 could even expand the score.

"The defensive ability is really strong!"

If the whole game is stable, he will immediately recommend it to the sports director.

U17 players are not too expensive!

Immediately, he remembered something, and quickly took out the ultra-clear camera and tripod from his backpack, went to the auditorium aisle, placed them, and pointed them at Martin.

On the court, Benfica U17's attack from the left did not achieve any results.

On the contrary, it almost resulted in conceding the ball, and the players holding the ball were no longer as confident as in the previous stage.

Breakthrough expert Gedson Fernandez once again faced Martin with the ball and no longer had the initial confidence.

Until now, he didn’t believe what Leo, the Portuguese U17 national teammate who plays for Sporting CP U15, said on WhatsApp.

Leo mentioned many times in the national youth group that Martin has a very terrifying sense of oppression, and suggested not to easily try to break through one-on-one, otherwise you will easily lose confidence.

That's the case with Gedson Fernandez now.

Being able to play multiple positions, he had the idea of ​​​​retreating for the first time. At this time, he really hoped that coach Held would change his tactics.

If a player loses his determination to break through, his performance will be greatly limited.

Held's on-the-spot dispatching ability was pretty good, and he soon realized something when he discovered that Gedson Fernandez had the ball at his feet but failed to break through.

Taking advantage of the dead ball opportunity, he signaled the two wingers to switch positions, and Jota continued to attack Martin's defensive hardness.

The result can be said to be without any suspense. Jota, whose assault ability is not as good as Gedson Fernandez, is even less likely to complete the breakthrough.

The pressure on Porto U17's defensive end has become less, and the offensive players' psychological burden has been put down, and their participation in the offense has become more and more intense.

Fortunately, the defensive system led by Ruben Dias is solid and does not give the trident composed of Felix, Mady Queta and Gomez Pinto much space to attack.

The three midfielders composed of Ricardinho, Rui Pires and Estrella are capable of defense and organization, but their creativity is a bit lacking.

This also causes the offense to rely more on the two wings.

Especially the right wing.

Benfica U17 obviously knew this and made targeted arrangements before the game.

It's a pity that they were caught off guard by Porto U17 at the beginning.

Time passed by second by second, and soon it came to the forty minutes of the game.

The score shown on the scoreboard is still that Porto U17 is one goal ahead of Benfica U17.

If there is professional ball possession ratio data for live games, we can see that the dominant Benfica U17 has an absolute advantage in ball possession, with a ratio infinitely close to 73.

However, this is the case in football games. No matter how high the ball possession is, it will not necessarily change the score, nor can it help the team take the lead.

Five minutes passed quickly, and the fourth official held up a sign indicating one minute of injury time.

Remind players on both sides that there is only one minute left in the first half.

Porto U17 took advantage of Martin's single defense ability on the right to switch to the ball at the feet of Gedson Fernandez on the left, launching a wave of attacks from the backcourt to the frontcourt.