World's No.1 Football Manager

Chapter 467

Porto coach Conceicao insisted on "self-centered" at home and formed a 4-2-2-2 formation.

Goalkeeper: Marchesin
Defenders: Trespepe, Ivan Marcano, Jesús Crona
Midfielders: Otavio Nakajima Shoyama Uriberdan Pereira
Forward: Suarez Mosa Marega

Porto's offense is very characteristic. Unlike most teams, their "engine" is rear-mounted.The two full-backs are the main starting points of the team's offense.

The two full-backs have extremely powerful assist capabilities.

Left back Telles scored 13 goals and had 12 assists last season; right back Jesús Manuel Crona was originally a right winger, but was transformed into a full back by Conceicao, who emphasized offense, with 4 goals and 21 assists!
Two full-backs hold up half the sky of Porto's offense!
The reason for such a strange tactical arrangement has a lot to do with the style of Portuguese football.

Portuguese football is rich in powerful wide players, Figo, Ronaldo, Nani, Quaresma, Bosingwa, Ricardo Pereira... Portugal's wingers are star-studded.

As the strongest Porto in the Portuguese Super League, the team is full of wing masters.

It's hard to say whether it was Portugal's winger prosperity that drove Porto's tactical play, or Porto's offensive philosophy influenced Portugal's football style.

In short, everyone knows that Porto will attack on the wing, but it is hard to say whether it can prevent it.

At the beginning of the game, at their home court, Porto really adhered to the usual style of play, using two sides to launch a fierce attack.

For the opponent's clear tactical style like a firefly in the dark, Gao Yuan also made special arrangements before the game.

He threw Liu Yun and Qiao La, the team's wingers who focused more on offense than defense, on the bench, and chose Casetinho and Wang Zi, who were more stable in defense.

Among them, the style of play on the left is the same as that of the match against Benfica. Instead of a left midfielder, left back Cassettino + left wingback Danso is used; on the right side, the right back uses Antonio, who has rich defensive experience, and the right midfielder uses Wang Zi.

Since Gaoyuan spends a lot of reputation points.After breaking the PA ceiling of Casetinho, Wen Jun and others, these young players have more and more opportunities to play.

Now Wen Jun has gradually squeezed Antonio out of the position of the main central defender.

Although there was a response early, in actual combat, the two wingers were still under tremendous pressure.

After all, the opponent is Porto!It is one of the few giant teams in Europe, hovering around the top 16 of the Champions League all the year round.And if you only talk about the sharpness of the wing, it is estimated that many giants in the five major leagues are ashamed.

In the 3rd minute, the Mexican international footballer Crona, relying on his superb dribbling skills, broke through the siege of Danso and Casetinho. He made a cross from the wing, and Suarez headed the goal, which was saved by Niu Gensheng.

In the 7th minute, Telles suddenly cut in from the side. Under the siege and interception of Antonio, Joao and others, he still forcibly kicked his foot, but Niu Gensheng struggled to lift the ball out of the baseline.

In the 12th minute, Telles passed Antonio one-on-one through the crotch, and was dragged to the ground by the latter, a foul!Fortunately, the referee was merciful and only gave Maritimo a verbal warning from the "team spirit".

In the 17th minute, Porto attacked from the right. After attracting the attention of the defense, they suddenly made a long pass and accurately transferred to the feet of Tres on the left.

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Porto's two flanks, like two sharp daggers, took turns piercing Maritimo's flanks.

Especially Telles on the left, who can pass from the bottom and shoot inside, has body, skill, and speed, which makes veteran Antonio miserable.

Seeing Antonio's slightly embarrassed defense, Gao Yuan couldn't help but shook his head slightly and sighed: "It's the saddest thing in the world, the beauty is late and the hero is white-headed!"
Antonio is old!Although he is only in his thirties, his talent is not outstanding, facing the impact of young opponents, the pace of his feet has been somewhat unable to keep up.

If it was in the relegation team last season, Antonio's ability is still outstanding, coupled with his resume, influence and spiritual power, he can be regarded as the core title on the field.But now times have changed, and the teammates around him have become a group of talented players. In front of these young talents, he clearly felt the invasion of the years and the gap in talent.

Although he is currently one of the oldest players in the first team, he is also the hardest working player.Antonio has never been a genius, but along the way, he has persisted longer and performed better than all the geniuses around him.

It is with this perseverance that he has become the team's meritorious service and a well-deserved team soul.It is also by virtue of this perseverance that he has inspired everyone's morale time and time again, leading the team to survive from desperation.

But now, around him are talents that were unimaginable in the past, with better teammates, and with an unparalleled team.Maybe, it's time for a break.

Looking at the team spirit who was still doing his best on the field, Gao Yuan suddenly had a bold idea in his mind.After thinking about it for a moment, he decided to talk to Antonio after the game. This decision may affect Antonio's life and the future of Maritimo!
While Gao Yuan was immersed in thinking, Porto used the wing to play another beautiful attack.

Otavio, Shoya Nakajima in the midfield and Telles on the wing played exquisitely.The small groups of the three fought together, just like soldiers on the battlefield who implemented the principle of three-three system.With a cross, a back pass, and a through pass, Telles rushed out, leaving Antonio behind.

Antonio hurried to chase, but Telles suddenly stopped and smashed the ball, and passed the pounced Antonio. The subsequent connection was extremely fast, took two steps towards the middle, and then shot directly!
The ball draws an arc and goes straight to the back corner of the goal.It seems that nine out of ten are about to enter!

However, it was Niu Gensheng who performed extremely well in front of the goal!On the field where Master Baia once fought, he seemed to have the help of a god, showing a wonderful performance that was not inferior to that of Master at his peak.

I saw him throwing sideways, his body stretched to the limit, there was still an obvious stagnation in the air, the whole person was like a strong spring, suddenly elongated a lot, and "snapped" to save the ball out of the baseline.

Then his body retracted like a spring stretched to the limit, and then he fell to the ground.

In the stands of the Dragon Stadium, there was a burst of amazement!
Then there was thunderous applause, the ball was shot wonderfully, and the defense was beautiful!

Some old fans seem to have seen the shadow of the patron saint of this stadium in the past, Baia has a successor!

Gao Yuan also let out a long sigh of relief, and then he shouted loudly to the players on the field:

"Wang Zi, what are you doing? Strengthen the protection of the full-backs!"

"Zhou Yong, how did I arrange it before the game? When the full-back goes out, he must lean over to help defend!"

"Qusay, lean in to the full-back, and be careful not to open up too much space in the ribs!"

Antonio heard Gao Yuan shouting to his teammates. This big man covered in tattoos couldn't help but blush because he couldn't defend the opponent and needed so many young teammates to fill his position.

My big brother, not only failed to help my teammates, but also had my teammates to help me, what a shame!
Are you really old?Has it become a burden and burden for the team?

While Antonio was thinking wildly, he heard Gao Yuan calling to him:
"Antonio, the defensive system on the right is under your command! You are the core of the defense on the right! Come on!"

Antonio was shocked, and the coach still believed in himself!This messenger of God did not give up on himself!
At this time, the teammates around him also expressed their opinions: "Brother, we listen to you!"

"You direct our defense!"

Iron Man Antonio didn't know why, but suddenly his eyes were foggy. What's going on?Cataract?How could I cry... Yes, it must be a cataract!
Regardless of the crystal clearness in front of his eyes after wiping it, he greeted his teammates loudly:
"Defense this side, listen to me! Porto's offense is over!"

(End of this chapter)