[football] walk side by side

The last 10 minutes of the first half seemed to be a stage for the goalkeepers of both sides to play.

Both Porto and Real Madrid had a lot of shots, but either they missed the post or the goalkeeper who played bravely by the opponent threw himself into his arms, and they couldn't open the situation for a while.

And this score has been maintained until the end of the first half.

During the intermission, Cyril was not in high spirits.In the first half of the game, except for the initial lob shot, his contribution to the team became very little, although a half-time long shot was enough to make him the highest scorer in the game, and Tomorrow's headlines in the major newspapers, but this sense of futility still made him very dissatisfied with himself.

Then, when Cyril stepped into the locker room and sat down, and all the Porto players sat in their seats and waited for Mourinho to talk about the next game, he realized that it was not the one who was dissatisfied with him. He's all alone--

"You guys let me down in the first half of the game."

Mourinho stood in front of the blackboard in the dressing room, expressionless.His succinct and concise opening remarks caused the Porto players to be confused. They did not expect the head coach to say such a thing-to be able to draw with Real Madrid and attack each other. The Porto players originally felt quite good. Good.

"Looking at your appearance, it seems that you still feel that you are doing well?" Mourinho almost laughed angrily, "Before the start of this season, we specially trained for a change, how long has it been, all of you Have you forgotten all about it?"

The Porto players looked at each other for a moment before they understood what Mourinho was dissatisfied with.

Before the start of this season, in order to prevent the last season's style of play from being thoroughly studied and it is difficult to go further in honor, Porto specially trained the freedom between the two formations of 4-3-3 and 4-4-2 Conversion, Mourinho's request is that he hopes that Porto can switch rhythmically between these two formations according to the needs of the game, so as to achieve the effect of making the opponent unpredictable.

But in the first half of the game, Porto still played according to the usual practice-that is, after all the players got the ball, they tried to pass the ball to Deco, and Deco launched the attack, and Cyril was one of them. The role is mainly to assist Deco in the midfield organization, or to advance forward to make up for the attack power of the striker.

But their core is still Deco alone.

It is this that made Real Madrid choose to defend Deco and steal the ball from Deco's feet, because they know that Porto will pass the ball to Deco in most cases, so they just need to keep an eye on Deco.

In this way, it becomes much easier for Real Madrid to grab the ball from Porto's offense and counterattack.

Before the start of the season, Mourinho set up a change in order to deal with strong teams, and he was more inclined to dual cores, or random cores. , decide who will organize, attack and defend by yourself, and the positions and responsibilities of the two can be exchanged at any time, so as to prevent the possibility of being frozen by the other party.

However, because Porto has been so smooth all the way in the Portuguese Super League and Portuguese Cup, this unpredictable style of play for a strong team has been rarely used, and Mourinho did not emphasize before the game that they must Using this formation, there is no instruction from the coach, and the Porto players themselves are not sure, so they did not adopt this style of play.

Changing formations, the simple word "change" is enough to prove the difficulty of this style of play. It requires the midfielder to keep an eye on all directions. Not to mention changing the situation at any time, the two midfielders must also cooperate. There is a tacit understanding, if one of them thinks of changing positions, and the other does the opposite, it is easy to expose the gap in the defense line due to wrong moves.

Then they struggled with Real Madrid's wave after wave of offense, and the Porto players never thought of this style of play.

"Cyril, especially you!" After approving everyone in general, Mourinho turned his head again and pointed the finger at Cyril directly: "I let you play to let you play offensively, no? Let you go sleepwalking! Do you know what you are doing? Score a midfield lob at the Bernabeu and think you have become famous? Let me tell you, you are still worse than the long shot brought by your shit far!"

Cyril lowered his head silently, honestly playing the role of a person being bombarded.

When Mourinho first spoke, Cyril didn't quite understand what he meant, but now after Mourinho said this, Cyril vaguely understood Mourinho's intentions.

On the one hand, it is to beat him to avoid any pride in him because of this ball. On the other hand, Mourinho hopes that Cyril can be more active-if other players do not give him the ball to organize the offense, Then when you can catch the ball or grab the ball, try your best to help Decora fire.

When the attention of the Real Madrid players is mainly focused on Deco, other positions will be more prone to gaps. For other players who are less defended, it is a better way to get the ball at this time. choose.

After beating Cyril, Mourinho pointed his cannon at the other players and trained them one by one. Only then did he let go of the unloved crowd and give tactical instructions for the second half of the game.

"As I said, you performed badly in the first half, but you are not so useless. At least your running is still very active, and this must be maintained." Mourinho said: "Cyril's lob shot let Real Madrid The defenders don’t dare to come up to assist or attack anymore, although the lob shot depends on luck, but they don’t have the courage to gamble again, so you can attack with more confidence.”

"Real Madrid's offense is very strong. I believe you have already realized this deeply in the first half, but I don't want you to focus on defense because of this. I hope you can understand one thing: We came to the Bernabeu to fight against this team. A galaxy warship to attack!"

"In the second half of the game, we have to speed up the pace and try to play faster in the midfield. Zidane's speed is not fast enough. This is one of his rare weaknesses. If you hit a snake, you have to hit seven inches. If you can't hit it head-on, then Just grab the opponent's weakness and poke. When necessary, Carvalho and Costinha can also consider advancing from the wing to force Real Madrid's defense to spread to the wing. As for the defense, if Queiroz did not make substitutions in the second half, Then as it did in the first half, Francisco Pavon won't last long."

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Not long after the second half started, Queiroz noticed a change in Porto.

Because Deco was being watched too closely, the Porto players would pass the ball to Cyril after they found that there was no space, or give the ball to no one when Carvalho and Costinha advanced forward. Marking defender.

"...This is really an interesting scene. If it weren't for the colors of the jerseys clearly placed there, I would almost suspect that Porto and Real Madrid had swapped each other-Real Madrid's defenders didn't go forward, but stayed honestly. In our own half, Porto's defenders have become dishonest! Hey, maybe Queiroz can consider replacing Beckham, maybe we have a chance to see the famous Beckham lob again!"

"Look carefully, Porto's formation seems to have changed? Oh no! No, no, their formation suddenly became erratic. In the first half of the game, Real Madrid kept sticking to Deco's vicinity. It was only to achieve the goal of stealing and counterattacking, but Porto no longer only passed the ball to Deco, which made Real Madrid a little bit stuck when trying to regain the ball, which seems to be not used to it."

But if you are not used to it, you are not used to it, and Real Madrid's offensive momentum has not weakened much because of this.

Cyril was not in a hurry either.

He waited patiently for the opportunity to counterattack. Although the existence of Casillas made it difficult to score goals, no one knows whether the next shot will be firmly locked in Casillas' arms or will pass through. Casillas' five-finger pass.But for such a thing as chance, it is only after trying that one can know whether there is a possibility of success.

And Real Madrid's defense, due to the gap caused by Francisco Pavon, is not far from collapse.

It didn't take long for the opportunity that Cyril was looking forward to came.

In the 4th minute of the game, after Deco dribbled the ball to avoid Figo's entanglement, he did not give other Real Madrid players a chance to steal the ball from him. underfoot.

Maniche didn't take the ball forward for long. He is not a midfielder who is good at attacking. At this moment, he just wanted to attract firepower. At this time, his goal was achieved. He passed the ball without hesitation, and the ball rubbed against the turf. However, it fell in front of Cyril.

And at this time, only Real Madrid's defenders were left in front of Cyril!

good chance!

Pavon looked vigilantly and nervously at the Porto midfielder who was rushing towards the goal with the ball. He gritted his teeth, unwilling and angry.He is not an idiot, of course he understands why Porto played his right side all the time, but your Porto striker is nothing more than you, a young player who is even five years younger than me, why do you have confidence? Can you get past me?

Just rely on that half-time lob that caused applause at the Bernabeu?

Pavon let out a breath, and rushed towards Cyril's direction without thinking, trying to stop the young Porto midfielder. He even secretly thought that even if it was a foul, he had to stop this man. Prepare.

however--

Seeing that the ball was about to fly to his feet, Cyril moved his right foot to the side, and the ball missed between his legs. At this time, Pavon, who was all-heartedly pounced on Cyril, missed the ball without any suspense!

"...Maniche passed the ball, he passed it to Cyril Slade, oops, Cyril chose to miss the ball, Pavon was completely fooled by him, the ball is now at McCarthy's feet, now it is crossed Only the goalkeeper is left in front of McCarthy! Can Iker Casillas save the ball? McCarthy, shoot! OOOOOOO!! Iker Casillas saves the ball!"

The Real Madrid fans in the stands breathed a sigh of relief, while the Porto fans made a sound of regret.

"No, no, no! It's not over yet! Iker Casillas threw the ball, but the ball is still in the penalty area! It's Cyril Slade who appeared in the first place! He wants to make a follow-up shot!" the commentator roared. : "Stop him!"

Pavon, who was close at hand, rushed over immediately. He carefully observed Cyril's kicking posture and planned to block the goal with his body.

Cyril adjusted the angle, raised his foot and shot!

"Damn it, he shot!...wait a minute," the commentator hesitated, watching the ball fly towards the goal post. "The ball was missed...well, I probably understand why everyone said that Cyril Slade's shot is not very good, and this angle is really..." It's hard to say.

However, before he could speak, a sudden change occurred!

The ball that hit the goalpost bounced back quickly and hit Pavon's leg directly. The ball turned around and flew towards the goal again under the opposite force. At this moment, Casillas was still because Cyril didn't shoot. The ball that was scored flew to the right and hadn't gotten up from the ground yet!

"...This..." The commentator was speechless for a while.

The entire stadium was silent for a few seconds before the boos of Real Madrid fans and the laughter of a few Porto fans sounded.Mourinho's face turned black and white, white and black, and he no longer knew how to evaluate his wonderful disciple.

How many times have I told him to strengthen his shooting skills, but in the end he still lost the chain at the critical moment... However, if Cyril's shot did not happen to fall off the chain, the ball might not have escaped Casillas' Wuzhishan.

The commentator at the Bernabéu was still immersed in the stunned stupefaction of a traitor among us, and the commentators on other TV stations continued unceremoniously: "In the first 10 minutes of the second half, Porto took the lead again, and the goal for them was Real Madrid defender Francesco Pavon, yes you heard that right, Francisco Pavon puts Cyril Slade's miss into the net and he scores a goal Own goal, Galacticos trailing again at the Bernabéu."

"What the hell is Pavon doing? He disappeared when it was time to defend, and stuck in front of the door when he was not needed!" At this time, the commentator of the Bernabéu also reacted, and immediately shouted angrily: "Excuse me. Let me bluntly say, I really don’t understand what’s so good about Pavon Zidane’s policy, his strength is not worthy of the Galacticos!”

As if agreeing with the commentator, the Bernabéu immediately booed Pavon.

From the moment he inadvertently pushed the ball into his own net, Pavon's face was pale. At this moment, he stood there in a daze, and squatted down with his head in his hands in despair, his face full of pain. tear stains.

The faces of the Real Madrid superstars are also not very good, especially the non-Spanish foreign players headed by Ronaldo. A week ago, the game that made the Galaxy Battleship lose face.

In terms of the arrogance of these superstars, they didn't lose their temper because of Florentino's face.

However, the appearance of this own goal made them completely unbearable at this time.

Ronaldo glanced indifferently at Pavon who was squatting on the spot crying, and walked towards the center circle without looking back. Although the other players were not as cold as him, they were not in the mood to comfort Pavon at the moment. In the end, Captain Raul sighed softly and walked over to pull him up.

Queiroz took a deep breath, got up and walked to the side of the fourth official.

"Huh? Real Madrid proposed a substitution, and Francisco Pavon was replaced." The commentator complained: "What the hell is Queiroz doing? Let me say that Pavon should have been replaced a long time ago, if it wasn't for He, how could Porto have so many shots?"

Queiroz did not miss the commentator's dissatisfaction. In fact, he even understood that many Real Madrid fans in the stands had the same dissatisfaction as him, but as a head coach, he had too many things to consider.

The recent problems of Real Madrid's defense have kept the young Pavon in the media's turmoil. After the national derby, it has intensified. Queiroz has also seen Pavon's defense problems, but why did he delay Pavon? replace?

On the one hand, substituting a certain player in the middle of the game is undoubtedly telling everyone that the head coach is dissatisfied with this player, or no longer believes in this player. For Pavon, who is on the cusp of the storm, this must be a decision that will make him fall into the abyss. Queiroz can't bear to ruin a player with potential like this.

On the other hand, Pavon not only represents himself, he is also a player trained by Real Madrid's own youth training. In Florentino, he spent a lot of money to introduce foreign superstars such as Ronaldo, Zidane, and Figo. Sending away Redondo, Morientes, and even throwing Guti on the bench for this has already aroused strong dissatisfaction among the local forces in the Real Madrid dressing room.

But what can he do?

Queiroz smiled bitterly.

Real Madrid's starting lineup for each game, who can play and who must play, from the very beginning...he can't completely decide.

But at this moment, whether it was because of the protection of Pavon, or because of... that person's intention, he had to replace Pavon.

In the VIP box on the stands, Florentino had a gloomy face and did not speak. Of course, Da Costa would not ask for words at this time. Although he was indeed gloating in his heart, could he offend the chairman of Real Madrid?Forget it, he'd better watch the show quietly.

Since the implementation of Pavon Zidane's policy, Florentino has been suppressing different voices within Real Madrid. He firmly believes that this policy can lead Real Madrid to continue the glory of the Galacticos, and he also firmly believes that the final time can prove his wisdom. But in Real Madrid's recent games, Pavon's performance is undoubtedly slapping him in the face.

Now he was sitting in the VIP box and looking down, he could see the angry faces of Real Madrid fans from a distance.He looked at Pavon who walked to the sidelines in a daze, and then at the young Porto midfielder who was trained by Porto coach Jose Mourinho on the sidelines.

It's understandable not to be able to guard against Ronaldinho, but not to be able to guard against a 17-year-old young midfielder?

If this sentence is published tomorrow, the Catalan media will surely laugh it off.

At this point, Florentino himself is not sure about the possibility of the "Pavon Zidane" policy. Now he only hopes that Real Madrid can win this game and save the face of being repeatedly led.

On the sidelines, Cyril, who was trained again, walked back to his position listlessly.

Having said that, he didn't do it on purpose!And this is just a coincidence. After this period of training, his shooting skills have improved a lot, okay?Mister is so unreasonable_(:3j∠)_

As the game continued, the offense of both sides became more ferocious.

Porto hopes to score another goal, or maintain this score, so that they can win this game-capturing the Bernabeu, these five words alone are very touching, right?

Needless to say, Real Madrid players, as the top stars of the top team, lost to a small team in the Champions League... This joke is enough for Catalonia next door to laugh for a whole month!

However, Real Madrid's scumbag defense really has little to do with Pavon alone... This blame should obviously be distributed to everyone in Real Madrid's defense. Therefore, although Queiroz's substitution made Real Madrid's defense It is no longer so weak, but the essential problem has not changed at all.

The game once again entered the vicious circle in the final stage of the first half: the two sides attacked each other, but it was difficult for the ball to enter the net.

"There are still 10 minutes until the end of the game, the score is still 1-2, Porto is leading temporarily, if Real Madrid can't equalize the score in time... God, is this still our Galacticos? What happened to the players? Are we You can only watch the Bernabéu fall, and the opponent is not even a wealthy family?"

However, in the last 5 minutes of stoppage time, Real Madrid evened the score again!

"Al! Lore! Raul Gonzalez!! Just when our land was about to fall completely, our prince stood up! He saved Queiroz, and even saved the Bernabéu!"

"The referee blew the final whistle. The final round of Group G of the 2003/2004 European Champions Cup group stage was officially over. The final score was 2-2. It was a tie, and many people predicted before the game that it would be a friendly draw, and their predictions were half right-it was indeed a draw, but it was not a friendly draw, and the Porto people used their equally ferocious attack Give the Galaxy Battleship a hard blow."

The applause in the stands was sparse. Unexpectedly, the Real Madrid fans who could only get a draw in the end were dissatisfied, and the Porto fans who led and fell behind several times were also dissatisfied. They thought victory was close at hand, but they were injured at the end The period of stoppage time slipped away.

There were not many players celebrating on the court, and the same was true for Raul who made a lore in the final stage.

He thought of the coach's whispered apology to him at halftime, and the likely decision to replace Pavon.Queiroz is not a coach who likes to explain everything to players, but at this time the intricate Real Madrid dressing room made him have to explain some of his actions.

Raul understood what he meant-it was not his decision to replace Pavon.

Yes, on this court, there is only one person who can decide everything from the beginning to the end, isn't it.

The Bernabéu prince smiled lowly, bowed his head silently and walked towards the players' tunnel. His smile was not as clear and bright as before, and his dark eyes were full of indescribable fatigue.

It's just that no one can see it.