World's No.1 Football Manager

Chapter 452 The Last Moment

The commentator George Ricardo said excitedly: "At the Stadium of Light, the giants Benfica can be forced to use a five-back tactic. In a sense, Maritimo has won!"

However, for Gao Yuan, he didn't want to just win in a certain sense, he wanted to really win!

There is not much time left in the game, let's continue to attack!

Practice has proved that the tactic of "fake attack by the wing guards, combining the side and the center" is effective, so we must resolutely implement this tactic at the last moment!

Pass the ball to the wingback Danso, and Danso advances from the side.But he found that Benfica's defensive space became smaller.

Not only has Benfica's formation changed to 5 defenders, but even the overall formation has been compressed back.

On Danso's way forward, there are still three defensive players, Tavares, who has been abused for most of the game, Almeida, who is new, and Pizzi, who has retreated very deep!

Yes, even the mid-length core Piqi has been taken back, and he has done the dirty work of defense.

The road ahead was blocked, so Dansuo had no choice but to pass the ball to the middle, to Wang Zi's feet.

But this time Wang Zi didn't have a good route to the ball.

The opponent's defense line is now full of people, some are pressing, some are retreating, some are following people, some are defending in areas, and there is no space left.

Benfica deserves to be a well-trained Champions League team, not only has a strong offense, but also has a well-organized defense.

Fortunately, Wang Zi's feet are very agile. The ball bounces back and forth between his feet, making it difficult for the opponent to figure out the route of the ball.

When he habitually looked for Pan Xinyue's position, he found that Pan Xinyue was tightly entangled by the opponent's midfielder Frank Saiwei.

Obviously, after losing the ball just now, Benfica coach George Jesus issued a death order, and he must keep an eye on this coquettish Chinese runner. As long as the referee doesn't blow his whistle, even if he goes to the toilet, he has to squeeze in a pit with him!
This Serbian veteran's ability and experience are far from comparable to those of Pan Xinyue's previous opponents.Pan Xinyue is an off-ball player. Now that she is entangled to death by a powerful opponent, she will not be able to get rid of it for a while.

There is no way, Wang Zi can only pass the ball back and reorganize the attack.

In this way, the cycle went back and forth several times, and the ball could not penetrate at all. It could only repeat the old path of "backcourt—left—center/right—backcourt—left—…" again and again.

As time passed, Maritimo seemed to have control of the ball, but he couldn't form a threatening shot.And Benfica also huddled in their own half and couldn't get out.

The situation on the field fell into a stalemate.

The cameras on the court keenly captured an interesting scene. Gao Yuan and George Jesus looked anxiously at their watches at the same time, while the time on the electronic scoreboard in the background was 82 minutes.

Time is running out for the Maritimos.

Gao Yuan decided to put all his eggs in one basket and made the last substitution adjustment.

Pan Xinyue went off and replaced with a sweeping midfielder, Jean Cleber.

Giorgio Ricciardo in the studio exclaimed: "At the last moment of the game, Maritimo's Chinese coach Gao Yuan made another incredible adjustment. He replaced a striker, but replaced it with a defensive midfielder! Is he not going to win?"

Nuno Gomez calmly analyzed: "There should be other adjustments. Let's take a closer look. Mr. Gao Yuan's tricks in this game are endless. I believe this time there is also a deep meaning."

Sure enough, everyone quickly discovered the clues. With the appearance of the new defensive midfielder, Joao, who was originally in the defensive midfielder position, reached the front line and formed a double center with Dzeko.

"It turns out that Gao Yuan used Joao as Fellaini!" George Ricardo exclaimed.

"Joao played as a center forward before, and the effect was good. He has height, strength, and can compete for the header. At the last moment, he must have smashed the ball directly!" Nuno Gomez pointed out.

Indeed, the best and last way to break the dense defense is to hit the ball hard.

Gao Yuan formed the twin towers on the front line, but the key to whether the header can determine the world is not on the twin towers, but whether the shells can be transported in.

The heavy responsibility of transporting the shells still rests with the winger Danso.

Dansuo made a breakthrough from the side and passed the ball. The quality of the pass was good. The twin towers in the middle of the penalty area outflanked the ball. Diaz was the first to clear the siege as he was about to hit the ball.

"It's a little short!" George Ricardo exclaimed.

"Paste it, hold it!" George Jesus yelled at the players.

Sure enough, when Dansuo took the ball again, Tavares stuck up to him desperately, blocking Dansuo's body tightly, and did not give her a chance to kick a cross.

Dansuo could only make a fake cross, and then rushed forward. Relying on his super explosive power, he threw away Tavares, and was about to pass again, but found that Almeida was blocking the crossing line again. He had no choice but to rush forward again.

After getting rid of those two annoying guys, he found that he had already reached the bottom line, and if he didn't pass, he would be out of bounds, and the third defender also came up, so he had to pass hard.

But the effect of such a cross is definitely not good. The ball brushed against the No.3 defender, changed the line, and did not pose a threat.

"It seems that Maritimo's wing was strangled," Nuno Gomez judged.

As the time passed, Maritimo frantically tried to make a fuss on the wing, but under the strict defense of the opponent, he repeatedly hit the wall.

The time soon came to the stoppage time stage.

Just 3 more minutes and Benfica wins.

Although the scene was very passive and the game was extremely difficult, winning is winning.

The stands of the Stadium of Light boiled like boiling water in a pot.Fans from both sides cheered anxiously.And more anxious than Maritimo and Benfica fans are the Portuguese fans. They can't imagine how Benfica will be embarrassed in front of themselves after winning.

Maritimo attacked from the wing again.

In line with the concept of "to achieve the ultimate is perfect", Maritimo is determined to maximize the wingback's offense, and now he has made no secret of it, just blatantly handing the ball to Danso.

Dansuo made an assault with the ball, crossed his left and right feet during the march, passed Pizzi, who was not strong in defense, and dribbled the ball into the opponent's half.

But the impenetrable defense line composed of Tavares, Almeida, Ruben Diaz and others was waiting for him like an open pocket.

Running out of time, Dan Suo gritted his teeth, knowing that there are tigers on the mountain, he prefers to go to the mountain.

Dansuo, who rushed into the opponent's encirclement, dodged and moved among the defensive players, but did not lose the ball, but he did not have the opportunity to kick a cross.

Suddenly Dansuo saw an opening in the crowd and passed the ball to Wang Zi's feet in the middle.

Another combination of side and middle!

It's just that Benfica was already prepared, and several players quickly surrounded Wang Zi.

If the pass cannot be passed, the best option is to pass back, but that would mean that the attack would be in vain again.

"do it yourself!"

Wang Zi, who hesitated a little, seemed to hear the shouts from the sidelines.He couldn't figure out if this was his hallucination, because under normal circumstances, in such a noisy environment, it was impossible to hear the coach's shout from such a distance.

But Wang Zi no longer hesitated, he decided to give it a try.

He turned slightly to one side, made a fake move to pass the ball backwards, took advantage of the opponent's relaxation, and quickly dribbled the ball forward.

This time, he was as quiet as a virgin and moved like a rabbit, and the sudden start was as fast as lightning. He passed the double-teaming of two players and met the No.3 defender head-on.
Have successfully passed one person!
Wang Zitong, who had been with three people in a row, tore a gap in the opponent's net.

He has come to the front of the penalty area and can kick the goal.

But while Wang Zi was advancing at high speed, he kept observing the situation on the field from the corner of his eye, but he saw players from all directions surrounding him, and his direct shots would most likely be blocked.

Wang Zina's brain, which was admitted to Tsinghua University, worked as quickly as a sophisticated computer, made the best choice, and passed the ball to the left front.

Before passing the ball, he didn't have time to observe the situation on the left, he just made a judgment based on his feeling.

Pass the ball by yourself, and the rest is up to Danso!He is in very good condition and will definitely be able to catch up!
Sure enough, Dan Suo understood and rushed out of the encirclement like a bolt of lightning.

This time, due to his surprise, he threw away all the defenders around him and got a chance to cross calmly.

Observe, kick, cross!

The ball drew a rainbow-like arc and went straight to the middle of the penalty area.

Dzeko and Joao, two big men, rushed towards the landing point with all their might.

Double ghosts knock on the door!

It was Dzeko who grabbed the point again, dive bombing!
The powerful header flew into the dead corner of the goal!

2:2, the score was equalized at the last moment!
At the moment of the goal, in the stands, Maritimo's expeditionary force and the cheering phalanx of Portuguese sports erupted into thunderous cheers.

The Benfica fans who occupy the majority of the Stadium of Light were silent.

In the VIP box of the Stadium of Light, Sanchez, the coach of the Portuguese national team, told his assistants: "Next time the national team trains, recruit Danso! Portugal has a new engine!"

(End of this chapter)