[Football] King Of Europe

This is exactly his tactic before the game, and he did the same. During the intermission, Irueta only slightly criticized Silva's yellow card in the away locker room, but did not say much more.

Everything now, with a 0:0 score, is perfect for Deportivo, who is playing away.

Mourinho might step up his attack in the second half, but so what?At that time, their defense only needed to be strengthened, strengthened, and strengthened again.

The 15-minute intermission time passed by in a flash. At the beginning of the second half, Mourinho chose to make substitutions. He replaced Alenichev and Costinha one after another, replacing them with Jankaskas and Sebastian, everyone understands what this substitution means. Porto is going to strengthen its offense.

But all of this is within Irueta's expectations, and accordingly, Deportivo's formation is shrinking further.

Irueta's hasn't changed much, but at this point, it's undoubtedly the best strategy.It seems that Mourinho's substitutions did not have the desired results. The two sides are still at a stalemate, and he has been directing from the sidelines.

Fifteen minutes after the start of the second half, he simply returned to the coach's bench and sat down quietly. Until this time, Porto's offense still had no improvement.

Everything is within Irueta's expectations. If possible, he would like Mourinho to change.

Few teams face Porto in the intercontinental competition - such a small team that is not worth a name, will adopt such a shameless tactic. In fact, only small teams of the same level dare to be so bold. The giants care about both face and face, they want to play beautifully and win, but how can there be such a simple thing in the world?Facing Porto, they will never defend to the death like Deportivo. For example, Real Madrid can suppress Porto with strong firepower, but like Manchester United, they may also fall into the gutter.

Another example is Deportivo, which has caught Porto's weakness.

——At least Irueta thought so.

Now it seems that Sebastian in Porto is not as powerful as he imagined, at least for now, he has not done anything meaningful.

Deportivo's Belleron was originally a romantic midfield master, but now, even he has done the tiring work of the midfield.When Porto's Latin style collides with Deportivo on the same peninsula, they don't seem to be so dominant.

The on-site commentator was not without worry: "Our lads seem to be in trouble... Deportivo's defense has caused them a lot of resistance. In this game, the outside media probably also put a lot of pressure on them. Porto Never played at such a high level, most of the lads have never been to this level before, they are a bit out of balance."

As Sanchez said, Porto is a bit out of balance.Sebastian seemed to lose his patience after another pass from Sebastian got lost in the layers of Deportivo's defense.

The next time this young player took the ball, he finally changed his previous strategy and chose to force his way.

Compared with his teammates, the number of Sebastian's forced breakthroughs in Porto is only common. Most of the time, he is more inclined to pass the ball, using some clever routes to break into the opponent's steel wall, but In today's game, the space on the court is really compressed, and there are not so many options.

Andrade originally thought that Sebastian would still pass the ball like before, but this time, his opponent's foot touched, and he rushed over with a daze.

He seemed determined to act recklessly. Facing the breakthrough team in front of him, he directly wiped it in unreasonably. After passing Andrade and Sergio, he rushed into the penalty area. Facing the zone defense of everyone, he had a moment He hesitated and finally kicked directly, and the result flew past the goal post without any surprise.

"Oh! God, who did he learn from for his shooting, Baia?" The assistant coach Faria behind was about to cheer and then sat down, cursing in a low voice.

Baia, who is far in the backcourt, said that his knee hurts.

Probably Sebastian's strong attack this time gave a signal to his teammates. For a while, Porto's midfielders pressed forward one after another, and they were arrogant in the face of the defensive players.

For a while, whistles sounded one after another, and the referee Marcus Merck became the busiest person. He kept blowing the whistle in his mouth to stop the physical conflict that had just occurred, and issued several calls in a short period of time. Verbal warnings, until the final deterrence card.

However, Porto's strong attack did not have any effect. On the contrary, it was Deportivo. Belleron seized the opportunity and sent a long pass straight to the frontcourt. Pandiani turned offside and went straight to Porto's goal!

"Pandiani...Dangerous! Dangerous! Dangerous! He entered the penalty area, Baia attacked... Baia, oh thank you Baia!"

The hearts of the Porto fans at the scene were almost frightened to stop beating. Deportivo's defensive counterattack almost penetrated Porto's goal this time. Even Mourinho on the sidelines stood up and looked at the penalty area with a serious face.

He chose to substitute.

Enter Ferreira, exit McCarthy.

Irueta keenly sensed the information in this substitution.

"Aha... Mourinho, he's probably settled for a 0-0 draw."

"But it doesn't matter if you don't accept it. The indiscriminate bombing just now didn't have any effect. On the contrary, it almost conceded the goal... Porto's failure to score a goal is not a particularly serious problem, but if they lose the goal, that is a big problem." □□ Trouble. The Riazor Stadium in Galicia is by no means a good place for them to comeback."

The blind man knows the meaning of replacing the striker with a defender. Everyone in Porto on the field received this signal, but they couldn't tell what it meant.

Ferreira who played seemed to bring some information to the Porto players, but Irueta didn't particularly understand it.

But soon he knew, 80 minutes into the game, Porto won a free kick, originally everyone thought that this time Sebastian would stand in front of the ball, but in the end it was No. 10 Deco who took the penalty.

The position of the free kick was too far this time. After Deco made a cross, Jankaskas's cross missed the post from a far point.Irueta immediately signaled the players to be careful not to give Porto any more free kick opportunities, but it seemed to have no effect.

There was another turmoil on the field.

After a quick counterattack from Porto, Andrade and Deco got entangled together. Before Irueta could understand what happened, the referee Merck showed a red card!

He was completely stunned by the red card and didn't understand what happened. Even Andrade was stunned. He tried his best to explain to Merck but it didn't work. court.

Irueta chose to protest to the fourth official, because seeing the replay on the big screen, Andrade just kicked Deco lightly, which was not a malicious foul at all.

"He didn't mean it, you know they used to be teammates, this is just a way of joking!"

The fourth official looked very calm: "Oh? Yes, but now they are not."

"Andrade moved from Porto to Deportivo at the beginning of this season. This is the first time he has faced his former owner this season, but it doesn't look like the result is very good! The former dragon player is moving towards Deco. Made a light kicking gesture, which got him a red card and he will miss the next game against Riazor!"

There was shock on and off the field.

"Marcus Merk...what was he thinking? He showed a red card at the moment just now, but in fact it was not a malicious kick! His penalty will have an incalculable impact on the second round Maybe Irueta's tactics will have to be changed, because after losing Silva, they suspended another midfielder!"

The scene of the red card just now has been exposed in the TV broadcast, but in front of the TV, the Spanish fans almost dropped the remote control board, and the commentator in the broadcast directly brought the topic to the referee of the red card: "This German referee was in 12 He made his debut years ago, and has enforced various top competitions such as the Barcelona Olympics, the 2000 European Cup, and the 2003 World Cup. Referee, because of the penalty just now, oh!"

"In fact, neither Depor nor Porto have had good results under his hands. In the games where the two teams were officiated by Merck, no team has ever been able to take all three points. They have always played the role of losers. In 1998, Merck let Porto lose 1:3 to Dinamo Zagreb, and two seasons ago they lost 0:1 to Real Madrid...but the fate of Deportivo is probably worse, the 1995-1996 season The Cup Winners Cup, at the whistle of Merck, the Spaniard lost to Ligue 6 Paris Saint-Germain, who finally won the cup; 2 years later, they drew again with Olympiacos, when the enforcer was still Merck, and in the final result , lost 3:[-] to Manchester United, and the referee for that game was still Merck!"

Both teams' ties to Merck have been dug up, and neither has ever had a good result under the German referee.

"Today's game, Merck once again gave Depor a red card... For the Spaniards, Marcus Merck, the identity of the disaster star, has never changed."

Accompanied by the amazement in the broadcast, Irueta was so angry that he wanted to jump into the field and beat the German out of the field and then himself.But what can he do as a head coach, he can only appeal, appeal after the game... Ahh!What's the use of appealing after the game!Now they only have ten people on the field!

Irueta had to make adjustments and replaced Pandiani with Celsa to strengthen his defense.

La Courunha became a ten-man battle, but at this time, Porto has no McCarthy!The Spaniard's defense was once in jeopardy, but it has never fallen.In the final moments of the game, Mauro Silva tripped Sebastian in the penalty area, and Merck did nothing in the eyes of everyone.

Sebastian Huo turned his head, he was really tripped, for real!Costa rushed over to negotiate without hesitation, and Merck directly retreated and rushed out of the encirclement to signal them to continue the game. Before the players on the field could react, Merck looked at his watch and blew the whistle for the end of the game.

This time, it was the Porto people who were so angry that they threw the water bottle.

The narrator was stunned, and watched Merck blew his whistle and trot all the way to the outside: "Merke, it's still Merck, Silva fouled in the penalty area, but he didn't do anything."

"Damn Germans! What a shit penalty! This is obviously a penalty!" Various curses sounded from the stands, but at this time, the German referee ran off the field.

"Aha, Merck, who just sent a red card to Deporto just now, how could he award a penalty at this time?"

In the TV broadcast, the narrator seemed meaningful.

——Look for a balance!

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Find his balance!

They just want a penalty!penalty!penalty!

What the hell is that red card?It couldn't help Porto win this victory, and the first round was tied 0:0-this result was unacceptable to the Porto fans at the scene anyway.

Yet this is reality.

In the North Stand, the Deportivo fans who came from afar were ecstatic. For them who have suffered ups and downs long ago, this score is satisfactory enough.The Galician stayed on the field for a while, and then walked under the North Stand, holding hands and bowing in support.They laughed, sang and improvised as if Deportivo had reached the final.

——Even if there is such a red card, it cannot dampen their interest.

After Irueta shook hands with Mourinho, he even stayed on the pitch, watching his players interact with the fans.

The Porto players stared blankly at the celebrating opponents until Captain Costa pulled them all up one by one.

"Get up! What are you thinking about? It's just a draw, so it's worth your frustration? What did the boss say, even a draw is acceptable!"

But each player was still in a daze.

Regardless of other things, Costa followed Baia directly and directed all the players to go under the South Stand: "The people of Deportivo will thank the fans, hello, won't we?! This game has made them look forward to it for so long, even if it is not achieved For the pre-match goal, we also have to thank you!"

At this time, Costa perfectly did everything a captain should do. He organized all the Porto players and went to the South Stand.Blue and white flags are flying in this gathering place for diehard fans, just like the clearest sky on the Dragon Stadium.

At this time, when the fans in other stands had left the field one after another, they hadn't left yet.

They held hands, bowed, and waved in thanks, just as the Lakor group had done.

I don't know who took the lead first, and the jerseys were thrown into the stands, so gradually, one by one, the jerseys were thrown up, leaving only a group of people wearing vests.

"Can we still trust you! In Riazor, and in Deportivo, can we see victory!"

"Trust us!" Costa took the lead. "If you don't trust us anymore, who are we fighting for?"

The fans who hissed and inquired shed tears. This unexpected draw made them very sad with great enthusiasm, but as their fighters said, there is no choice but to believe!

The Dragon Stadium is destined to become a carnival for some people.

The next day, the major European media reported on the semi-finals, although they were not so enthusiastic during the game.Irueta, who proclaimed that one point is enough, has become the target of many reporters, because they all know how terrible the Riazor Stadium is, and the Galicians can take off their underwear when they lose away. Opponents who can also play at home are looking for teeth everywhere.Porto, which has no advantage at the Dragon Stadium, once a guest in Galicia, most of them will never return.

The referee Marcus Merck unexpectedly became the focus after the match. The Spanish newspaper published the headline "Dentist dominates the game", and the corresponding Porto newspaper said "There are no friends on the field, Dentist Merck cheated Bayern and ruined the semi-final ", the newspapers of the two countries all pointed their finger at Merck.

The former dentist's referee was on the cusp for a while, because neither the red card nor the penalty was considered fair in the final penalty, and the result of finding a balance was that both sides were dissatisfied with him.

Perhaps Merck originally wanted to make the whistle softer as compensation, but he didn't expect that both sides would be ungrateful.

Of course, there are also many media paying attention to Mourinho. After all, Porto is the only team in Europe that may become the Triple Crown!

The Portuguese Super League has defended and will compete with Benfica for the Portuguese Cup on May 5. Now they are still on the way to the Champions League, but Deportivo has undoubtedly created a huge problem for Porto!

The treble - winning domestic league, cup and Champions League trophies in the same season - is a coveted goal for all European clubs.Such a brilliant record is enough for a team to talk about for many years, but in the entire history of European football, only 4 teams have accomplished such a feat.

1966-1967 season, the Scottish Celtics.

1971-1972 season, Eredivisie Ajax.

1987-1988 season, Eredivisie Eindhoven.

1998-1999 season, Premier League Manchester United.

The last team to reach its pinnacle was Manchester United in the last century. The big giants have dreamed of this, but none of them have achieved it in this century.The most brilliant player is undoubtedly Ajax. They also won the Intercontinental Cup and the European Super Cup that season, an unprecedented "five crowns".This season, Real Madrid and Arsenal once had the possibility of competing for the Triple Crown, but at almost the same time, they were defeated one after another.

"...Porto, will it be the next team to lose?"

The reporter who asked this question had very bad intentions, and was almost full of malice. Mourinho was so angry that he almost slapped the table. In a rage, he threw the microphone on the table and walked away. .

The reporters at the desk were ashamed, staring wide-eyed, belatedly realizing that the question from the colleague just now seemed a little inappropriate.

They soon tasted the consequences, and after this press conference, Porto suddenly announced that they would conduct a closed training - although most of the previous training was public.

This has hurt the reporters in Porto. When they went to Spain, Deportivo also had closed training. Now they are back in Porto. There is no news without interviews, and they are thinking about making a big news.

But before that, Deporto took the lead - Zapatero, who was elected Prime Minister of Spain just last month, said in an interview that he would go to the scene to support Deporto!

What about Porto?

cough cough...

Porto players know nothing about the outside world, 0:0 in the first leg at the Dragon Stadium is an acceptable result for them, but that means the second leg will be very, very difficult, they have to score, regardless Is it a draw or a win.

In the league game before the second round of the UEFA Champions League, many reporters from various countries went to the Dragon Stadium, but the result was destined to disappoint them-none of Porto’s main players appeared, and there were clusters of people on the field. It's a big newcomer.

"Mourinho hid his main players, maybe the players who will play in Galicia will not appear in this game in Rio Via... We even saw Sebastian in the stands with Deco, and their captain Costa!"

The author has something to say: Happy Lantern Festival, little angels!

Today, the word count of Lili exceeds that of Lele~(≧▽≦)/~

2016.2.22

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The camera moved to the stands with great dignity. On the big screen, everyone at the scene could see that the giant dragon midfield duo was sitting in a row, and beside them was a native with red roots.The fans sitting around were obviously about to be stunned by the happiness of their "neighbors". They took out their notebooks and searched around for a borrowed pen to ask for their autographs.

"Oh! Look at the fans next to them, they are all happily asking for a group photo! If I could sit there, I'm afraid I would also be screaming happily."

On the big screen, the Porto trio sitting in rows looked very relaxed, especially the green-eyed boy. The director deliberately stopped the camera there for a second, and he smiled very happily.

Sebastian's original appearance swept the entire Porto team, especially against the backdrop of the two uncles around him, he stood out from the crowd. When those emerald green eyes were full of smiles, the people around couldn't help their emotions Then it got better.

"Oh! Maybe this is the contagion? When Sebastian smiled at me without hesitation, I suddenly felt that it was no big deal to give up the game."

After the commentator finished teasing, his partner immediately refuted him: "That's based on the fact that Porto has already defended the title... If they haven't won the Portuguese Super League title now, and give up this game for the Champions League, you still say Can you laugh?"

"A strategic give-up..." the commentator laughed, "This game, apart from maintaining an undefeated record, has no special significance!"

At the same time, the same scene was happening in the stands.

After asking for autographs and successfully taking a group photo, the fans on both sides finally started to watch the game, but they had nothing to do with seriousness. to him.

Sebastian tilted his head, eyes full of doubts, looked at the bewildered green-eyed boy, and blurted out a sentence: "Hey, Sebastian, why don't you ask the coach to play?"

The boy was obviously taken aback by him, his eyes were round and round, like a cat with fried hair: "Shhh! You can't say this casually. As a professional player, we must obey the head coach's orders." Arranged!"

"But this game is all rookies!" The fans held back for a long time, and squeezed out a sentence, "We are very likely to lose, and we can't win the championship without defeat this season! We can't complete this record!"

Hearing his words, the teenager blinked his eyes: "Do you really think so? Is it so important to win the championship without defeat in the season? Shouldn't we care about our European competition?"

"Uh……"

"We have already won the championship, so we have to look forward. In the near future, we will have more important battles."

——Therefore, only such a trade-off can be made.

Like giving up the game.

"But, but... I really don't want to see the team lose." The fans lowered their heads and muttered, their eyes filled with resentment.

Beside him, Sebastian laughed: "Why do you think you will lose? Our rookies are not that bad! If you don't believe them, how can they play?!"

His words comforted a heart that was about to shatter, and the fan nodded, finally focusing fully on the game.

Sebastian, who successfully drew the fans' attention back, breathed a sigh of relief, and also bent his eyes. It is also a very good thing for him to be able to relieve the fans!He was about to concentrate on watching the game when someone tapped him on the shoulder.

Costa winked at him: "Not bad, Sebastian, you have also risen from being comforted to being comforted!"

Sebastian: ...

"Hey, time really flies by. I still remember that two years ago, you were a brand-new young player, and you wanted to win the approval of others. Now, it has become you to persuade the fans to recognize the new player."

!!!

Sebastian became furious, "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh."

There was chaos in the stands, but nothing happened in the stands.

Probably because of the clues from the lineup, everyone from the reporters to the commentators seemed to be lacking in interest. While chatting about the situation on the court, they were discussing the game that will be played in Galicia soon.In the last round of coaching, Deportivo didn't have the momentum to sweep Milan, and the dragon also lacked the spirit of fighting Manchester United before, so the game seemed dull and boring.But the next game, in Riazor, is in a sense a decisive battle between the two teams, so it is destined to hit the earth.

The hosts' lackluster match ended in a 2-2 draw, with both sides scoring a point and everyone happy.

Porto's unbeaten record is still maintained, and the loud singing of the fans once again sounded in the sky above the Dragon Stadium.

After the match against Rio Via, it was less than five days before the next round against Deportivo. Reporters from all over the world flocked to the match, but they were once again shut out.

In desperation, all short-sighted guns could only be aimed at Mourinho, so reporters dug out every aspect of this Portuguese man, and there were even reports of him taking his daughter for a walk by the river.

The morning before the game, Porto set off for Deportivo, and just like their opponents, the dragon chose the team bus.

After arriving in La Coruña, there was no time for adaptive training. The players directly checked into the hotel and fell asleep, but the next day, they encountered a trouble - the hotel they stayed in was 50 kilometers away from the stadium. !

The poor Porto bus was stuck on the highway, with long, flashing taillights in front of it, and the traffic queue couldn't see the end at a glance, let alone where the Riazor Stadium was.

It doesn't make any sense to find out who booked the hotel now. Mourinho stared at the long taillights in front of him, his face was so dark that he almost dripped water.

"It is said that there was a car accident ahead..." Faria, who inquired about the news, ran back panting, "The traffic police are sorting out ahead."

car accident?

"Is there no other route?" His brows were wrinkled enough to kill a fly.

"That also leads to the next intersection." The driver said, "But judging by the current situation, I don't know when we will be able to get there."

Mourinho looked at the watch, and the hour and minute hands were infinitely overlapping.

06: 30.

Just over two hours.

"What about other ways?" he said, "like taking the subway or something, or having them run across."

"That also requires them to be able to find their way." Faria shrugged.

Both of them tacitly bypassed the latter proposal because it was so unrealistic and just a complaint.I don't know how intense the competition will be for a while, and doing anything that consumes energy now is like throwing stones at one's feet.

The vehicle moved forward like a snail, the sun was setting, and night was falling-it was still bright when we set off, but now it is already brightly lit.

The hour hand skipped another frame, seven twenty-five.

At the Riazor Stadium, someone ran into the locker room of the home team.

Everyone in La Coruña looked at him in unison. With more than a dozen pairs of eyes, Assistant Laco shouted: "I got good news!"

"What?!" Irueta asked, and now, except for Porto's sudden inability to play, nothing can make him happy.

"Boss, believe me, the news just came that the entire Porto team is stuck on the road!"

Quiet.

In the entire locker room at home, no one spoke, and a needle could be heard quietly dropping a needle.Irueta turned his head stiffly, he took a deep breath, and then made a call.

A few minutes later, the locker room door was pushed open again, and someone walked in.

"Yes, there is nothing wrong. Up to now, the away dressing room is empty." The club official said, "Porto explained the situation. There was a car accident in front of their passers-by, so they are still blocked, and they may not be able to arrive in time. "

After hearing all the news, Irueta's eyes slowly lit up.

A crazy idea took shape in his mind.

The author has something to say: Hahahaha, poor Porto, stuck on the road

2016.2.23

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A sudden rain enveloped the entire La Coruña.

It rained heavily at night, the wind was loud, the trees on both sides of the road were scraped and stabbed, and the ground was full of fallen leaves and stones.When the bus full of Porto players hurried to the outside of the Riazor Stadium, it almost hit the car in front of it because the brakes were not enough.

The owner of the car in front cursed and pestered them and refused to let them go. It was not until the club officials accompanying the team went to coordinate that they were finally able to escape.

This little episode made the mood of everyone in Porto so bad that it was even darker than the heavy clouds.The players who filed down did not smile, each of them pursed their lips and strode into the field.Such an indifferent look deterred the unwilling reporters who were stationed outside the Riazor Stadium. They could only keep pressing the shutter, taking pictures one after another, trying to get some information from them.

Suddenly there was a commotion ahead. It turned out that a Porto player accidentally stepped into the air when getting out of the car and fell to the ground with his backpack.He was immediately pulled up by the players who got out of the car before, but it seemed that something happened, the two blocked in front of the car door, and finally walked towards the court with each other's arms.

Some reporters wanted to talk to them, but they were immediately stopped by the police, and they could only watch the group of people walking hurriedly.

"...I just want to interview them." The reporter from La Coruna felt unwilling, "It won't waste too much time."

"Hush!" The senior next to him shook his head, indicating that it was time to enter the court, "They don't have much time, don't forget what time it is."

Inside the Riazor Stadium, the electronic screen hung high, and the bright red numbers greeted everyone's eyes.

Outside the Riazor Stadium, the reporter subconsciously looked at his watch.

20: 08.

According to UEFA's regulations, the two sides of the game should arrive at the stadium at least one hour and 45 minutes before the start of the game. In fact, the home team usually recharges their batteries, so in a sense, this rule is only for the visiting team.However, Porto didn't arrive on the pitch until this time, less than 10 minutes before the start of the game.

In this limited time, they have to complete arriving in the locker room, changing jerseys, pre-match tactical arrangements and warming up-it seems more than enough.

However, there are always too many accidents in the world, which are enough to disrupt all people's plans.

Could there be anything worse?

Riazor Stadium, visiting team locker room.

During the pre-match tactical arrangement, when the voice crossed a certain point, Mourinho was keenly aware of the change in his disciple's expression.After the inquiry, a cold anger ignited in his heart, but he quickly suppressed it.

"So can you still hold on, Anderson?"

After getting a negative answer, disappointment came unexpectedly.His mind was a little dizzy at that moment, but there was no more time for him to hesitate, he had to make an immediate adjustment.

Damn the heavy rain, his heart was cursing crazily, but his body had already turned to the other side.

He felt his thoughts running fast like the most sophisticated instrument, thinking about all the possibilities that would appear on the field, without any more hesitation, he heard his calm voice: "Then there is no way, we can only adopt a backup strategy , Sebastian!"

The boy called by him raised his head in response.

"I originally wanted you to go up in the second half, but now, I can only go up to you."

His speech was fast, and the eyes of the two met in mid-air, and each understood the meaning of the other - there was no other way.

"The original plan is no longer going to work, we have no choice... After the game starts, we must control the game by controlling the ball, never throw the ball to the opponent, the consequences of losing the initiative are unimaginable, believe me, You don't want to be mobbed by opponents in a devil's stadium like Riazor."

He took a breath. At this moment, someone asked, "Is it scary?"

Mourinho looked at the speaker, the left back of the game, Ferreira.

"It's terrible. I came to Riazor with the team..." Mourinho said. You have to take the initiative."

"Like the Deportivo people, it is suicidal behavior to completely put the bargaining chips on the defensive counterattack. Desperate defense will not do us any good, it will only make the opponent more rampant. Usually, the visiting team will be in Riyadh. First defend the court for 10 to [-] minutes, and if you can gain a firm foothold, then consider regaining the initiative."

"I think Irueta thinks so too," he said calmly. "One hour late, less than 30 minutes into the dressing room before the game started, he must know the news and think we will be defensive. . But we can't do that, he must have made a plan for us, we have to do the opposite."

"There are only two options, either to dominate the game by pressing the attack, or to control the game by holding on to the attack. Dominating the game means that the team has to press forward and control the ball in the opponent's half; to control the game, you need We retreated a little and stood in the front, center and back. Deco cannot play, which means that our midfield control will be weakened, and the pressure will be on the defense. If there is no accident, Deco is still on the field, then Perhaps I would be more inclined to the latter option."

In the locker room, Deco clenched his fists,