World's No.1 Football Manager

Chapter 471 "Tentacle Monster" Formation

Gao Yuan put on a strange formation.

After Qiao La played, he did not appear in the midfielder position, and Wang Zi continued to stay on the right side. In this way, there were 3 people on the right side of Maritimo at the same time!

Full-back Antonio, full-back Wang Zi, and the forward winger Jola!

And the left wing is not a regular position, but the full-back Cassettino, and the wing-back Danso in front of him!
Looking down from the highest point of the Dragon Stadium stand, you will find that Maritimo's formation looks like a tentacle monster. The two wings are like two tentacles sticking out, one long and the other short, especially the tentacles on the right are very long, extending from the backcourt to the frontcourt.

The TV commentator was also keenly aware of this scene, and was surprised: "It seems that both teams want to make a fuss on the side! Maritimo even spared no expense to put three players on the right side! But, if they do this, won't they destroy the balance of the formation? The center is weak, so don't you worry that Porto will attack the center?"

Gao Yuan is indeed betting, but he is not betting on luck, but on adjustments based on the situation on the field and the opponent's formation.

There is no perfect formation in the world. The formation is constantly evolving and developing as people's understanding of needs deepens.

Offensive and defensive balance, balanced distribution, is the trend and direction of football development, but it is not universal.

Porto is mainly attacking the wing, so I will compete with the opponent on the wing.

Porto coach Conceicao frowned slightly, wondering why the opponent put up such a strange formation.

He couldn't think of a reason for a while, so he could only shout to the players on the field:
"Leave them alone, the other party is playing tricks! Let's continue to fight according to the previous routine!"

The coach had spoken, and the players no longer hesitated, and continued to attack the wing.

Porto's right-sided Jesús Crona played mediocre in this game. The opponent's "full-back + wing-back" style of play made him very uncomfortable, and he often encountered two pincers.

This time his breakthrough was not smooth, he stumbled with the ball, and was entangled by the opponent's two young full-backs.

There was no way, he passed the ball to the center, Nakajima Shoya caught the ball, turned around, and then tried to transition to the left, the movement was done in one go, obviously it was often rehearsed in training.

Porto's center is basically a cover, playing the role of receiving, transferring, and transitioning. With only two or three passes, the ball comes from the right to the left.

As soon as Diaz got the ball, Wang Zi stuck up from behind. Diaz pulled the ball under his feet, turned around, and jumped forward 3 or 5 meters.

Unable to rush forward, he can only pass the ball to Telles who is plugged in.Telles moved forward a few meters, and Antonio came up again.

Tres stepped on the bicycle twice, and Antonio stood still without moving his center of gravity.These few fake moves not only failed to form a breakthrough, but bought time for the defense.

Zhou Yong, who has a strong running ability, has come to his side to participate in the defense.And Telles also saw Qusay falling behind Antonio not far away, waiting to be replaced all the time.

I couldn't go forward, but I attracted three defenders from the opponent, so there was only Wang Zi left beside Diaz!

good chance!
Telles glanced at Diaz's position in his busy schedule, managed to make an opening and passed the ball.

Seeing that the ball was about to roll to Diaz's feet, suddenly Cheng Yaojin came out halfway, and the ball was robbed halfway!
The one who grabs the ball is Jorah!

It was only then that Tres remembered that the other party was now 3 people on this side!

Is this what Maritimo is for?Continue to strengthen the already well-organized defense?
Because Teles and Diaz were both involved in the offense, the ball was cut off suddenly, and they had no time to defend. They could only watch Jola, who had just played with plenty of energy, dribble away with the ball.

However, Porto dared to let the full-backs attack without any scruples, and had already arranged emergency plans tactically.

The defensive midfielder Otavio is behind them to protect.

As soon as he saw Jorah steal the ball, he immediately took a firm position on Jorah's only way.

Jorah's dribbling stalled and his speed slowed.

But obviously he was not familiar with the playing style of Jorah who had just played, just when he thought that Jorah had to pass the ball back.

Qiao La suddenly pulled the ball with his left foot, and then turned around with a 360-degree pull of the ball, a beautiful "Marseille gyration"!Passed Octavio.

Then immediately dribble the ball forward.

After breaking through the defensive barrier of the midfielder, only the central defender is left in front of him.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Pepe rushed here. He had rich defensive experience and knew that even if it was a foul, he could no longer let Chora move forward.

Pepe stretched out his hand to pull Jolla, but Jolla had just entered the field and was full of energy. He didn't fight with the opponent at all. He stabbed the ball forward fiercely, then made a big circle, and went around from one side.

After all, Pepe is 36 years old, and has played for more than 70 minutes. His consciousness is always there, but his body functions cannot keep up. He wanted to get stuck in the position, but his feet were slow, and Jorah had already jumped out. He wanted to chase again, but his feet were weak and he almost fell to the ground.

Jolla entered the penalty area, another clean bike, and another central defender, Ivan Marcano, got out of the way and kicked the ball!
The air in the Dragon Stadium froze, and time seemed to slow down a lot. Everyone's eyes were fixed on the ball, waiting for the verdict of fate.

With a "bang", the ball hit the post and bounced out.

Jorah ran all the way, passing three people in a row, but was finally stopped by the pillar!

"Wow~" There was a burst of exclamation from the Dragon Stadium. There were some blessings and regrets, but more of it was the applause for the wonderful performance just now.

Conceição's heart beat hard and almost didn't jump out of his chest.

He touched his chest subconsciously, and cursed secretly, "Damn it, football coaching is really not a human job, sooner or later you'll have a heart attack!"

But through this attack and defense, he also saw through Gao Yuan's intentions.

The purpose of the opponent to place three players on the right:

One is to strengthen the defense and add another layer of insurance to the already solid line of defense;
The second is to take advantage of one's own wing to attack, leaving space behind, and resolutely fight back.

And Jorah himself is a player with strong breakthrough ability, avoiding the densely populated center and attacking along the side, he can better use his dribbling advantage.

The opponent's purpose is very clear, and they will fight like this for the next ten minutes, so I have to think of a way!
what to do?Don't let Telles get an assist?But defense is not a feature of Telles, let alone whether he can defend the opponent, if he doesn't attack, his wing will be useless again!
And the passive scene at the end of the first half told him that the two teams are like sitting on the two ends of a seesaw. When the team is abolished, it can no longer put pressure on the other side and can only be slaughtered by the other side.

so what should I do now?We can only increase troops here too!
He made a decisive decision and made substitution adjustments again.The midfielder Otavio was replaced, and the midfielder and full-back swingman Mbemba was replaced.

It seems that he just made a matchup adjustment, but in fact he has already explained to the Congolese defender: "Just look at the space behind Telles, and you don't have to worry about things in the middle!"

This adjustment has paid off. Maritimo still attacked the space left by Telles after the assist, but Mbemba filled the space left by the assist very well, buying time for Telles and others to return to the defense.

Mbemba also kicked closer and closer to the wing, and soon completely forgot his identity as a midfielder and regarded himself as a full-back.

The TV commentator also gradually saw the way: "Not only did the two sides come and go on the scene, and they refused to give in to each other; the two coaches also fought wits and courage, seeing each other's tricks. Both sides kept enough cards and backhands, but they were all deftly resolved by the other side! This match is indeed the pinnacle match of the Portuguese Super League! It is also a contest between the two best coaches!"

The current position on the field is very interesting. The two sides have invested a full 6 players on the right side of Maritimo. In addition to the defense of other players, there are often 7 or 8 people crowded here.

In addition to the 4 or 5 people on the other side road, the middle road, which should have the most densely populated people, has become a sparsely populated area.

Seeing such a situation on the court, Gao Yuan's mouth slightly raised at this moment.

Do you think that sending Jorah up to play as a winger is the final killer move?Hehe, all this is just a layout!

Now is the decisive moment!
At this time, the game hour hand on the electronic scoreboard had just crossed 80 minutes.

The last moment of the game is also the final decisive moment!

(End of this chapter)