[football] walk side by side

"Here is the third round of the UEFA Cup qualifying round. Porto is away to the Ligue [-] runner-up Lens. It seems that the goddess of luck has not favored Mourinho and his disciples again-this Ligue [-] runner-up has just finished the season in Europe. In the first group stage of the Champions League, although they were eliminated, they drew with Bayern Munich and even won AC Milan and Deportivo at home. There is no doubt that the next meeting for Porto will be A tough fight."

There are still 10 minutes before the start of the game, and the commentator who is already in place is bored and begins to explain the situation of the two sides: "On the other hand, the recent situation in Porto is not very good. Physical fitness is also gradually declining, and it is undoubtedly difficult to win the ticket to the fourth round of the qualifying round at the home court of Lens."

The commentator's very home-colored commentary caused a burst of boos from the away fans-although the Portuguese fans are not as fanatical as the English fans, this does not mean that they will be indifferent to the opponent's provocation.

"What do you mean the situation is not good? Has he really paid attention to us? Three consecutive victories are also called bad. How can we make the loser live?" A Porto fan on the away bench muttered dissatisfied, but As the start time of the game approached, this dissatisfaction was quickly replaced by another kind of surprise.

He widened his eyes in surprise, and looked at the Porto players coming out of the player tunnel. These players spontaneously divided into two parts, one part stepped directly onto the pitch, and the other part went straight to the bench. To his surprise, Cyril Slade, who should always be on the bench, followed Deco directly to the court this time.

"My God, what did I see? Cyril Slade! It seems that Mourinho really appreciates this player. In such an important game, he actually replaced Cyril Slade. More experienced Pedro Mendes! Heard that Mourinho has been insisting that Cyril Slade is a genius, well, maybe the manager has a different vision? At least from Porto recently I couldn't see it in the game."

The commentator's sharp sarcasm made the home fans laugh, while the Porto fans glared at the commentator. As for Cyril's sudden change from a substitute to a main player?After experiencing this season, most Porto fans have developed a firm belief: the manager is always right.

"Are you nervous?" Deco asked his teammates with a smile. In this game, Deco and Cyril will partner in the midfield. Cyril will play the midfielder, and Deco will retreat to Cyril. Afterwards, the core of the organization will no longer be Deco alone, but two people will act together, or, depending on the changes in the game, one of the two will act.

In all competitions so far, Mourinho's tactics have always been very clear, that is, oppressive offense. The team will attack aggressively while keeping the distance between the three lines at a stable level.

But this tactic also has an obvious flaw-that is, it consumes a lot of physical energy of the players, and in order to save the physical energy of the players, Mourinho proposed another tactic, that is, "rest while in possession".

Generally speaking, when the ball is at the feet of the opposing team, the players on the team have to sprint and fight for the ball. Resting while in possession allows the players to attack when the time is right, and the time is right. If you are immature, try your best to control the ball at your own feet, and achieve the purpose of rest through mutual inversion and passing and cutting cooperation.

Fortunately, Porto's midfield partner, whether Cyril or Deco, has a very good ability to control the ball. On the surface, Cyril is responsible for judging the timing of the team's attack, and it is up to him to decide whether Porto will attack or control the ball. , Deco is responsible for sorting out Porto's entire defense, but in fact this is not the only one. As long as the timing is right, Deco and Cyril will also exchange positions and functions according to the situation.

"This is not the first time I've played a game, so there's nothing to be nervous about." Cyril thanked the senior for his concern, dumbfounding, "Besides, there's still you."

After Porto's run-in in the last few games, although the two are not very tacit, they are enough for Cyril and Deco to establish a certain relationship, and when Cyril passes or goes up, he will also use his own opponents. Deco's understanding makes accurate predictions.

The honest man Deco pointed out in a rare way: "But you have been in a daze since the very beginning."

"Just thinking about something," Cyril smiled, with a relaxed and confident tone: "It's all right now."

Deco looked at him worriedly for a while, and after confirming that there was nothing wrong with him, he signed his little caddy and walked forward. Cyril remembered what Mourinho said to him before he walked out of the locker room ——

"Do you know what they say outside?"

Cyril didn't understand what Mourinho said suddenly, so he just answered subconsciously: "What?"

"They said that among the three stars in Portugal, Quaresma has outstanding skills and has been booked by Barcelona; Ronaldo also won the trial training opportunity to Arsenal by virtue of his outstanding performance, only Cyril Slade, still Dragging Porto back in the Portuguese Super League." Mourinho finished the sentence in a very calm tone, and then he paused, "What do you think? Do you think you will be worse than Quaresma and Ronaldo? ?”

Although Cyril is modest, it does not mean that he does not have his own arrogance, so he almost reflexively said: "Of course not!"

"That's fine." Mourinho nodded, as if he left Cyril just to ask such a question.The head coach calmly opened the door of the locker room and said word for word, "Go, you've been keeping a low profile for too long."

"It's time to show them your sharpness."

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No matter how much the commentator's commentary is biased towards Lens, at least he is correct in one thing, that is, this is indeed a difficult game.

As soon as the game started, Porto started their usual onslaught. However, Lens' intensive defense made it difficult for them to find shooting opportunities. Obviously Lens also fully understands Porto's oppressive offensive strategy. A strong defensive general.

Once Porto's offense spreads to Lens' midfield, it will stagnate as if it is stuck in a quagmire. If Porto's offense is stormy, then Lens is me standing still, layer upon layer. The defense made it impossible for the football in the midfield to reach the feet of the forward players. The football was often kicked far out of the boundary by Lens players before it reached the penalty area.

"The current situation on the field is very stalemate. Porto's mad attack has never been able to tear through Lens' defense. Deco's through kick was headed out by Lens' defense. This pass is a bit frizzy. It seems that Porto's players have already I'm getting a little impatient..." The commentator explained solemnly, but he didn't know that the fans on the away field had scolded his family tree all over the bottom of their hearts.

Are you kidding, does a calm and low-key player like Deco really know how to write the word impatient?

But to a certain extent, what the commentator said is not wrong-the Porto players are indeed a little impatient, but that person is not Deco, but Cyril.

After another long pass was cleared by the Lens player, Cyril took a deep breath and tried to suppress the somewhat abnormal emotions in his heart.

In the first 10 minutes of the first half, Cyril also sent several passes at the right time to attack, but these passes were often difficult to completely tear apart Lens' defense, because of the careful arrangement of the opposing coach, Lens's The defense line does not have only one layer, but one layer after another. It is basically impossible to pass the ball to completely penetrate the entire defense line.

If Lens chooses to attack, then the situation may be easier to handle, but the players of Lens are huddled in their own half. They neither come out, but also forcefully block Porto's offense in the midfield.

Does Lens want to win?The answer is naturally yes, so the reason why they can't shrink back at this moment is easy to explain. As I said before, Porto's oppressive attack is a very energy-consuming attack, so Lens' intention is easy to understand ——They tried to consume Porto's physical strength, and then attacked violently when Porto was weak, in order to kill him with one blow.

Due to Lens' solid defense, Porto does not have a good opportunity to attack at the moment. In order to prevent excessive physical exertion, all the players are rhythmically inverting in the frontcourt. Cyril observes the situation on the field while Passed the ball back to Deco.

The first goal has been delayed. Apart from Deco, who has always been steady, the other players in Porto can't help but have some irritability on their faces. Delaying it is definitely not a long-term strategy. Porto needs a goal The ball to break the deadlock.

Cyril observed his front. It was an open secret that he was responsible for instigating Porto's offense, so at this moment, there were three tall and burly defensive players wandering around him and the nearest striker.

Under this kind of dense defense, it is difficult to use long passes. Ordinary short passes will be kicked out of the boundary before penetrating the opponent's penalty area...

He needs a pass with a great suddenness. The arc is best to go outward, which can bypass the chasing defender and at the same time go in the direction of the offensive player. This pass cannot fly directly to the goalkeeper, otherwise It is easy to be confiscated by the goalkeeper who takes the initiative.

An unconventional, difficult pass that is a joke if it is not used well.

But then what does it matter.Cyril couldn't help but smile, anyway, if he loses the ball, Deco... If he loses the ball, Mr.Thinking of this, a relaxed and reassuring mood slowly rose from the bottom of my heart like a bubble.

It's a strange feeling, rare, but not annoying.

When the ball returned to his feet again, Cyril took a deep breath. He felt that the world in his eyes suddenly stopped, and the running track of the Lens players in front became clearer than ever in his eyes. , his gaze skipped the opponent's defender and landed on his own striker.

——About 17 meters away from Del Rey, the angle is obliquely upward, and there are three defenders in the range; about 13 meters away from Kapushu, the angle is to the right of the front, and there are two defenders in the range.

Kapushu is slightly faster than Delray, and Delray's header success rate is 16% higher than Kapushu's. Lens's defense is densely marked on the ground, so...