[football] walk side by side

"There are still 10 minutes until the end of the game. Now the score is still 1:1. The two sides shot each other, but more of them missed the frame. Is this game going to end in a draw? Well... this is not a game. Great start."

Cyril took a deep breath, and he was also in a bad mood.

The commentator can only see the superficial situation in the game, but Cyril sits in the midfield, and he will feel more clearly than the commentator when he is in the game.

The situation in Porto is not very good at the moment.

One player from each side was sent off, leaving more open ground on the pitch. Because of this, both Porto and Maritimo have shifted their main focus to the midfield at this moment, trying to intercept the opponent in the midfield. The ball, counterattack sneak attack to score.

After Deco left the field, the position of Porto's organization core was logically taken over by Cyril, and Cyril's task was changed from assisting Deco to replacing Deco as the core of the midfield.

In the past, because Deco took on most of the firepower and defensive work, Cyril did not feel strenuous in the midfield. It was not until Deco was off the field that Cyril finally realized that at present, he and Deco, Even the vast majority of Portuguese Super League players, what is the difference?

In terms of skills, speed, awareness and other qualities, Cyril is no worse than those adult players in their 20s, and even better in terms of awareness and overall situation. But for Cyril, no matter how good he is, he has One factor can never be ignored - that is, age and fitness.

At the age of 16, he does not have the experience of an adult who has experienced many battles. The forward may be fine, but the defensive player is a type that relies on experience. This is why there are so many young talented forwards in football. But there are very few reasons why young talented defenders say this, because in addition to their own talents, defenders also need to see various forwards in the game, and constantly accumulate experience through duels with various types of forwards. In the end, he can become a top defender.

When Cyril took over Deco's task, he could organize the ball neatly, but he was far behind Deco in defense.

In the final analysis, the Portuguese Super League is not a youth competition like the European Youth Championship. Cyril's current defensive ability has no problem dealing with players of the same age, but it is not easy to deal with the old fritters who are nearly ten years older than himself.

Therefore, when Maritimo's players started intercepting in the midfield, Cyril often felt powerless and exhausted when defending.

"Cyril, is it okay?" Of course, Cyril is not the only one who feels this. When Maritimo's striker is about to break through from the left side of Cyril, Costinia on the same side quickly stepped forward. In front of him, a kick was so precise that it poked out the football at the foot of the opponent's striker, and the football rolled straight to Del Rey's feet.After seeing Delray dribbling the ball to the opponent's baseline without hesitation, Costinia turned his head and asked Cyril in a low voice.

Cyril knew that he couldn't be brave in this kind of thing, so he just shook his head with a wry smile.

Costinia nodded, expressing his understanding. He didn't say anything, but in the next game, he diverted part of his attention to Cyril's side, and would help Cyril reduce the pressure on the defense from time to time.

In the 705th minute of the game, Delray took the ball into Maritimo's penalty area, and was intercepted by one of the Maritimo central defenders in a two-on-one breakthrough.

Maritimo, who got the ball, quickly launched a counterattack. The winger with the ball broke forward on the left side of the court, and the other forward ran without the ball in the center and right side respectively, and broke through with the winger with the ball.They managed to get past Jorge Costa with a wall-to-wall combination, but instead of going forward, they quickly knocked the ball back down the middle.

At this moment, Maritimo's striker arrived just in time, and the offside shot went in.Baia couldn't react to the chaotic goal, and could only watch the ball bouncing into the net.

"Now there are still 15 minutes before the end of the game. Just now, Maritimo led Porto through a counter-attack and sneak attack. The situation is getting worse for Porto, but Porto's offense is also more violent. Maritimo was beaten back a little bit, it seems that Porto does not want to end in a loss in the first round of the year, and it is not a good sign to drink the gall when the door is opened."

Shay was still explaining enthusiastically, but the Porto fans in the stands were full of dissatisfaction: We are still [-] points ahead of Benfica!What is a bad omen? Will the narrator speak?

If it weren't for the fact that Porto was almost bombing around Maritimo at this time, perhaps some fans could not help but complain bitterly. He kept his eyes on the green field, afraid that he would miss some wonderful shot in the next second, and secretly hoped that the team could fight back against Maritimo and turn defeat into victory.

But footballs are round.

Although Porto were aggressive in the last 10 minutes of the game and produced a few good chances, sometimes luck is such an unreasonable thing - all Porto's attacks in the end were either over the goal or brushed on the post. , in short, all kinds of missed opportunities.

The fans were looking forward to it, and the players were relaxed and confident in the first round of the league. In the eyes of the Porto fans in disbelief, it ended with Maritimo's victory.

When the referee blew the whistle and announced the end of the game, the players in Porto seemed a little uncomfortable. From walking back to the locker room to getting out of the stadium and getting on the bus, everyone was silent and looked very depressed.

They are not discouraged by the failure of the game and lose confidence, but simply feel unhappy because of the loss.

Mourinho is very satisfied with this-it is unmotivated to laugh and laugh in a blink of an eye after losing a game, but it is not what he wants to see if the players lose confidence because of a defeat. It was the ending he could think of.

Don't be reconciled, don't be discouraged, and don't lose confidence.

Only in this way, this failure is valuable, it will push the unwilling players to do their best in the next game, so as to wash away the shame of the failure of this game.

"Okay guys," Mourinho said, he didn't want his players to be immersed in the mood of loss: "In order to celebrate our first league defeat, I plan to invite you to a meal."

The players looked at Mourinho in amazement, and Jorge Costa said weakly: "Sir, don't you joke around at this time?"

"I'm not joking." Unlike a group of players with gloomy expressions, Mourinho looked quite relaxed at this time. He looked at his players and looked at each of them seriously: "No Man is invincible, each of us has failed, and will fail in the future. This failure is a good test, it will teach us how to face failure, and that is to face it positively - I hope you can Take losing as a natural thing because football is round."

"Now, calm down and think about the next game."

Mourinho chose to stop at the point, but at this time the players could already raise their heads and look at Mourinho seriously. None of them spoke, but everyone could see the perseverance in their eyes.

Next game, we'll win - that's their silent promise to the manager.

As Mourinho put it, after returning to the club and waiting for everyone to change into civilian clothes, he took his players to a nearby restaurant to "celebrate" their first-round defeat.

At the beginning of the dinner, everyone was not very interested, until Cyril suddenly said: "If it weren't for my lack of defensive ability, Costa (Costinia) would not have to take care of sharing the pressure for me. The last ball We won't lose it either."

Everyone was stunned when they heard this. It is a fact that Cyril is not as good as Deco in the defensive position. In today's game, the players in the midfield and backcourt did not feel it. It was not so harsh that he had to use Deco's standards to demand him, so when Cyril said this, not only did everyone not complain about his thoughts, but they had a better impression of this sensible little guy.

Deco immediately shook his head and said, "It's none of your business. If I have to worry about the conceded goal, I'm also responsible. If I wasn't sent off on impulse, we wouldn't have one less person to fight. .”

"Come on, Deco, you've already been sent off. The conceded goal has something to do with you, right?" Costinia curled his lips: "I'm still the one who was passed by the opponent. If I was more calm then With a little judgment to prevent him, there will be no such conceded ball."

Baia also interjected: "I'm still a goalkeeper. If I had reacted faster, I wouldn't have let that guy from Maritimo score a goal."

Because of Cyril's opening, everyone who was originally in a low mood began to review their mistakes in the game, and the atmosphere suddenly began to develop in a strange way.

Mourinho was really a little shocked at the moment-in fact, at this time, when the players self-reflected, there were many things he wanted to raise to the players after the game, but considering the players' loss Mood, and the morale of the next game and many other reasons, Mourinho finally decided to comfort his disciples instead of blaming them for the mistakes in the game.

What he never expected was that what he wanted to say but didn't say was reflected by the players themselves.

This reminded Mourinho of an afternoon not long after the team was formed. It was the first time he gave all players a holiday. The only requirement was to return to the hotel before eleven o'clock in the evening. During the free event, all the players returned to the hotel together at 20:5. More than [-] men who had only been together for [-] days chose to go out, have dinner, and go shopping together during the first free event.

At that time, he had an idea, and the scene at this moment aggravated his understanding——

Yes, this is the team he wants!