Chapter 64: The Devil's Race (6) Φ Trick (2)
However, this time it was not so easy for Lao Lei to step forward, and his croquettes had obviously been noticed by Ferreira in the first few games. Once the opponent has a defense, with the current level of Lao Lei, it is far from the effect of getting rid of the opponent. And in the state of not having the devil's muscles, Lao Lei does not have enough strength and speed to ensure that he can get rid of the influence of the other party's body and small movements. This time Ferreira taught Lao Lei a lesson, you are still far from the level.
At this time, Lao Lei was reluctant to start the devil muscle man immediately. The game has only started for about 15 minutes, and if it starts at this time, what should I do if it starts 30 minutes after the game? Moreover, the effect of the Devil's Muscle Man can be achieved at its most worthwhile, that is, in the last 30 minutes of the game.
Seeing that the effect of his breakthrough was not very good, Lao Lei was not reluctant. During the break between fouls, he called Andre over and proposed, "Andre, you get closer to the center circle." We played a lot of games to pull their line apart and let Ugo play their speed. ”
Since you can't do it yourself, let Andre help you and get an advantage in a small area, so as to gain an overall advantage, and you can also have more changes, and when the time comes, you may be able to get a better effect by taking a personal assault. This is Lao Lei's idea, but he is still a little unwilling in his heart, because in any case, this is an admission of his own strength, which is not enough to form a pressure and effective threat to Ferreira's current defense.
At this time, Lao Lei did not have the general uncalm brutality of young players, and in Lao Lei's mind, he still agreed with a sentence in the ancient Celestial Empire: the winner is king, and the loser is the loser. The concept of victory first is the most important thing in Lao Lei's mind.
After Mourinho saw Andre and Lao Lei talking on the sidelines, the position began to retreat, and the corners of his mouth pulled into a relieved smile. This is what Mourinho admires most about Lao Lei, who is smart, calm, and makes the most correct choice. After all, Mourinho's tactical thinking also implements the idea of victory first, and it is natural for him to sacrifice some personal play, performance or proof for the sake of victory.
Andrea's retreat played a key role, which put more traction on Ferreira's defence and opened up space for defence. While this gave Andre support up front, it made Leiria's midfield playmaking fluid and effective again, and it also gave the likes of Ugo room to play with their speed. At this time, Leiria's formation was more of a 4-3-3 formation.
Leiria's change of formation gave them a lease of life in attack, and Leiria's attack began to threaten Ferreira's goal. Ferreira's impregnable defense line finally began to loosen after the change of formation. That form should not change until Ferreira's manager provides effective guidance.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Leiria launched a tidal offensive. In the 20th minute, Lao Lei, Calaba and Andre formed a triangle of continuous passes in the midfield, which completely confused Ferreira's midfielder and temporarily lost his defensive ability. Taking advantage of this time, Andre took the ball to Ferreira's half, and Old Ray followed behind, ready to respond at any time. At this time, Leiria formed a 5-on-5 situation in the front court, and the defense line was very open, which was a good opportunity.
André didn't have too many individual dribbles and, for the sake of attacking speed, gave the ball to Bruno on the right. Bruno maximised his speed and slammed his way to the baseline. At this time, Ferreira's players, who stayed behind, stuck Bruno's in-cut route and forced him to the touchline.
When it came to the vicinity of the penalty area, and seeing that there was no room to cut inside and pass the ball, Bruno passed the ball back to Andre who cut forward. But at this time, Andre was already being targeted by Ferreira's defenders, and receiving the ball was not a good choice at this time. At this time, André showed his excellent technical side. did not stop the ball, but followed the ball with a heel knock and gave it to Lao Lei in the back.
This was unexpectedly for Ferreira's defense, and at this time their attention was mainly on Andre, after all, in terms of technique, Andre was the most threatening one. When Lao Lei received the ball, there were no defensive players around him to defend him. Lao Lei can already shoot from a distance.
Lao Lei's long-range shot has also become a well-known point of the Portuguese Super League team, the momentum is heavy, although the probability of hitting the goal frame is a little low, but the victory lies in the speed of the kick, so that the goalkeeper is caught off guard, and often can hit the world to score goals. Ferreira's players did not dare to take it lightly and immediately came up to block the angle of the shot. However, this was a feint by Old Ray, who gave a light push with his horned bow to Ugo, who quietly cut in from the left, and Ferreira's defense was completely penetrated.
In the box, after Ugo got the ball, it was a powerful volley. With the distance too close, Ferreira's goalkeeper didn't make any saves at all. The ball flew over his head and into the goal from underneath the crossbar. 1:0, the deadlock was finally broken in the 20th minute, and Leiria, who was playing at home, took the lead.
“GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL!! A series of beautiful frontcourt combinations, continuous kicks out of the ball, smooth. Ferreira's defence was completely out of the question. Leiria's offense may not have been flashy, but their overall coordination was quick and effective. It brings a different visual experience to Portuguese football, where Latin American style prevails, and it feels as sharp as a scalpel. ”
Leiria, who have a goal in hand, has a better chance of winning, after all, a team like Ferreira, who focuses on defense, will always find it more difficult to recover from the disadvantage when they concede first. Mourinho, who was on the sidelines, raised his hand and clenched a fist tightly in the air, as if holding the victory of the match in his hands. At this time, Ferreira's head coach made arrangements, signaling the players not to be pulled out by Andre's retreat, and to strictly guard the rest of the time. The 1-0 score at half-time was not a desperate scoreline, and it seemed that the Ferreira manager put the game on the second half.
Mourinho looked at Ferreira's tactical arrangement with a sneer on the corner of his mouth, and at the same time he also gave instructions to his disciples, trying to score one goal between half-time, and if he leads by two goals, the game can end early.
After the half-time kick-off, Ferreira easily conceded possession and resolutely retracted the defence. Strictly speaking, this style of defense will be extremely difficult for Leiria. While Leiria has been impressive on the offensive end this season, it's the result of a combination of wholes. When faced with the opponent's stubborn defense, Leiria often lacks powerful weapons and effective methods. This is a congenital defect, you can't expect Andre and Ugo to be able to turn the tide, if they had that ability, they would have been robbed away by the giants a long time ago. Although Lao Lei had a performance of riding alone, it was more because of the other party's physical strength and lack of preparation, which was full of accidents. You can't expect every chance to happen to you.
Jose Mourinho knows this, so his approach is to create as many set-piece chances as possible. Use the impact of your own players to force the opponent to foul and cause damage. This is a method of killing a thousand people and damaging eight hundred. But that's the best thing Mourinho can think of.
Faced with a retracted Ferreira defence, Leiria's players began to rush wildly in order to get more chances from free-kicks. At this time, Ferreira's defensive quality is reflected, he will never foul in a dangerous place, his actions are very crisp, and he will immediately foul as soon as there is a sign of a breakthrough. The free-kicks from 30 yards out could not pose an effective threat to Ferreira's goal. For Ferreira, who are tall and tall, headers are their forte, and there is no way for Leiria to take advantage of anything.
At this time, Lao Lei remembered his personal breakthrough again, and his breakthrough at this time should not destroy the overall situation of the team. Lao Lei began to experiment with his own breakthroughs, and he was no longer limited to fried croquettes, according to Lao Lei's idea, he was a genius like Lao Tzu, and he couldn't think of any good breakthrough methods.
However, before he could break through Ferreira's defense first, Ferreira seized the opportunity and began to counterattack. The referee didn't blow the whistle after Andre's breakaway was brought down, and it was a clean tackle. Ferreira immediately began to counter-attack after breaking the ball.
To say that Ferreira is also a veteran of defensive counter-attack, Ferreira's defensive counterattack is very in the style of an English team, playing a long pass and rushing, direct and simple. A high ball flew straight towards Leiria's half, and the general advantage of the Ferreira players was revealed.
Ferreira's winger fought for the first landing point, and after the empty autumn, he rushed to the bottom line. This is the traditional English winger's style of play, not the Portuguese style of play, and immediately after the end, he passes the ball into the box and allows his own centre-forward to rush to the top with impact.
Ferreira's centre-forward is 187 centimeters tall, which stands out from the rest of the Leiria defence. Raio and Ben's approach was to squeeze the centre-forward out and keep him from hitting the goal. However, this time in the attack, Ferreira's center played at a super level, and he pushed out a world wave. Leaning back, he threw out a weird arc of hanging shots, heading towards the dead corner in the upper right corner. In the 30th minute, 1:1, Ferreira unexpectedly counter-attacked to equalize the score. This gave Ferreira's players a good celebration at the Magalhays Stadium, which caused boos from the home fans. The goal was scored on the first goal of the game, which greatly boosted the morale of Ferreira's players.
Ferreira's head coach even raised his arms and shouted in celebration. Although Mourinho was a little angry, he also knew that there was no way to do this kind of fairy ball, and he did not reprimand the players, but asked his players to continue to maintain the intensity of the attack and not be discouraged.
After the restart, it was back to the situation before Ferreira's goal. Leiria, whose morale was affected, seemed to have little to do, and the situation was somewhat stalemate and dull.
But in the 38th minute, suddenly everyone's eyes lit up.
Lao Lei, who pressed to the front court, got the football again in the front court, and once launched an attempt to break through. This time, Lao Lei seemed to have chosen to force the opponent to the right, and the players who defended him Ferreira smiled contemptuously. Everyone was not optimistic about Lao Lei's breakthrough, believing that it was another failed breakthrough.
The defender first bumped into it, and when he was about to stretch out his foot to break the ball, he was suddenly surprised to find that the football at Lao Lei's feet was missing. What about football? This question made Ferreira's players stunned, and at this time, Lao Lei suddenly accelerated his diagonal insertion. By the time he had run a few steps, the ball was back at his feet from the other side.
"Hmm!" There was an exclamation from the whole stadium, it was so fast that they didn't even see how the football was going to pass.
The narrator shouted even more excitedly: "Replay, replay." God, when did football pass? ”