Chapter 186: Facing the Bundesliga Giants (6)
This goal from Lao Lei completely changed the situation on the field, and Bayern reached a point where they had to invest more in attack in the next game. Even if the final score of this game is 2-1, Bayern will not be satisfied, they need a bigger score to guarantee their progress, but judging by the situation in the first half, it will be difficult. Mourinho on the sidelines saw this goal and couldn't help but once again sacrifice his eye-catching move - sliding and kneeling. With this away goal, Porto's task for this game has been completed for the most part.
And the atmosphere on the Bayern side is relatively dull. They know best what such a goal means to them. The Bayern fans in the stands could only vent their anger and dissatisfaction on Lao Lei, who was celebrating in a high-profile manner, and their boos at this time lacked some confidence. Porto's celebration lasted for a long time before being interrupted by the referee himself.
Taking advantage of the fact that Bayern had not yet reopened the football, Mourinho came to the sidelines and shouted to Lao Lei: "Reima, keep it!" Keep!! Lao Lei nodded, he knew what Mourinho meant, did not retreat, and continued to keep pressure on Bayern. Lao Lei himself thinks that this is the best, after all, if Bayern is crazy, their high-altitude bombing ability is really troublesome.
As a result, after the restart, Bayern were still facing Porto, who were pressed out, and they did not retreat because of the lead, and became conservative. Although Heathfield on the sidelines still maintained a calm mentality, he had to feel a headache in his heart. At this time, Porto is right to take a non-conservative attitude, so that Bayern will not be able to put all their attention into the attack. Letting it have to play is the best strategy for Porto's defence. Of course, once the game time is around the 70th minute of the second half. Jose Mourinho will not hesitate to let his team back down and switch to defensive counter-attacking tactics.
Coming from behind, Bayern were desperate for an equaliser. However, Porto's-for-tat forward tactics kept their backline from moving forward and provided enough support to the front line. On the Porto side, after winning the ball, they play when they have the opportunity, and they fall in the midfield and back when they don't have the opportunity, anyway, it's not them who should be anxious now. Such a tactic may seem a bit of a scoundrel to Bayern fans and some neutral fans, but it is the most stable tactic for Porto. Considering that there is not much time left in the first half, Bayern does not dare to press lightly. At this time, if Porto seizes the opportunity and scores another goal, Bayern will really be suspended. Compared with the previous fierce confrontation, the last period of the first half seemed extraordinarily calm, and Porto's midfielder consumed the last few minutes of the first half with a steady reversing of the ball under the dispatch of Lao Lei.
At the end of the first half, Porto led Bayern 1-0 at the Allianz Arena still amazed most of the reporters who came to the scene. This is a scoreline that makes sense and is unexpected. Compare the form of the two teams in the group stage. It was true that Porto had the better chance of winning, but when it did happen, most people were still surprised. Is Bayern going to be overturned at home, many people can't help but have this idea in their hearts.
With a one-goal lead. Lao Lei and his teammates returned to the locker room with smiles on their faces. Seeing this situation, although Mourinho was also happy in his heart, he still beat the players on the mouth. After all, the identity of the Bayern giants is not fake. The Germans have always been known for their ability to play against the wind, and it's not time to celebrate. During the intermission. Jose Mourinho fine-tuned his team's tactics. After all, in the second half, Heathfield would definitely not put Lizarazu on the pitch again. Otherwise, Bayern's left side will be broken down by Porto.
In the second half, Jose Mourinho put the main firepower of Porto's attack back into the middle. "Reima, it seems that Bayern's Argentine midfielder seems to be very excited. In the first half, you take good care of each other. Listening to Mourinho's words with obvious ill intentions, Lao Lei's eyes lit up and he nodded very approvingly. Looking at the tacit understanding of this pair of unscrupulous masters and apprentices, the corners of the other players in Porto showed knowing smiles. Brito, who was on the side, couldn't help but shake his head when he saw this scene, and said in his heart that there was no good person here. He couldn't help praying for Demichelis in his heart, may God bless him.
"Andrei, you come and explain, you are the one who knows best." As a joke, Mourinho brought in a young man from his assistant coaching staff. Lao Lei and the others are very familiar with this young man, his full name is Andre Villas Boas, he is a very talented number analyst, and he usually comes to report some of the opponent's numbers and information in front of the whole team.
"Demichelis is a big hidden colander in the team's backline. Although his strength is very good, he tends to make some very low-level mistakes in the game. What you have to do in the second half is to put pressure on him and force him to make mistakes. β
Fifteen minutes passed quickly, and players from both sides were back on the pitch. As Mourinho expected, at the beginning of the second half, Lizarazu was replaced by Heathfield with Salihamidzic. The veteran coach will not let a ticking time bomb continue to be on the pitch in such a crucial game. Regarding the fact that he was replaced at the beginning of the second half, Lizarazu himself was very calm, I don't know if it was a wordless resistance, or if he knew that he was old and the majesty was not there, the latter might be a little more likely.
At the beginning of the second half, Porto faced Bayern's fierce attack. Although Lao Lei and the others had been mentally prepared for this for a long time, the fierce Cheng DΓΉ was far higher than they imagined, and they were a little caught off guard for a while. In the 49th minute of the second half, Kostiani was surrounded by Ballack and Ze Roberto after winning the ball at the back, and in a hurry, he made a mistake in returning the ball and lacked power. was won by Barak before Lao Lei, and Lao Lei behind him was forced to reluctantly turn Balacla down and received a yellow card.
If the ball had taken Ballack straight to the edge of the box and faced the Porto backline, then Porto's defence would be in danger. Kostiani also made an apologetic gesture to Ray, knowing that he had made a low-level mistake. Old Ray waved his hand. Signal not to care, it is important to have a good attitude and stabilize the line of defense now. Now if Bayern scores. That is undoubtedly a huge boost to Bayern's morale, and the wind is long. It will be even more difficult to hold Bayern's attack under control.
The free-kick, which was about 30 meters from the goal, was taken by Ballack. Ballack took a free-kick into the box, and it was Mackay who grabbed the first spot. Eight metres from the fans, Mackay's header headed straight into the bottom left corner of the goal. Due to Baiya's sight, he was blocked by the crowd in front of the goal, and he was a little late to react to Mackay's header. Just as the Bayern fans and crowd were about to celebrate the goal, a foot, a Porto player's foot ruined their spirits. Lao Lei lay near the door line, and touched the sweat on his forehead with some fear. A big slide that he reacted quickly just now came over. Blocked Mackay's header with his foot. The football hit the outside of the left post and went out of the bottom line, and in a matter of seconds, Lao Lei couldn't help but congratulate himself on his good luck.
This time, Bayern's must-score goal was blocked by Lao Lei, which was a great boost to Porto's morale and allowed the players to relax a little from Bayern's onslaught just now. Although Bayern is very regrettable, their iron spirit has not affected their morale much. The opponent who doesn't know how to give up may not be the strongest, but it is often the toughest. It takes more time and effort to deal with such an opponent. I took a look at the mental state of the Bayern players. Lao Lei was even more jealous of the second half of the game, this would not be an easy second half.
After the game resumed, Bayern's players continued to attack fiercely as if they didn't know how to get tired. Porto's players have stabilized their position after a period of panic in the opening period. But Bayern's frenzied attacks still put a lot of pressure on them. The high-altitude ball that entered the penalty area at all times made Porto's back line dare not relax their attention at any time, and their nerves were tense.
Old Ray has been looking for an opportunity. Plan a counterattack. Otherwise, Bayern will continue to attack like this. Breaking the door on Porto is only a matter of time. That opportunity came when the clock ticked for the game in the 54th minute of the second half. Ballack's long-range shot after receiving a pass from Ze Roberto. After being blocked by Carvalho with his body again, Lao Lei grabbed the first landing point outside the penalty area.
After Lao Lei turned around with a light pull ball, he faced Hargreaves who pounced on him and interfered with him, flicked the outside of his right foot, and then suddenly pulled it hard and shook him. Immediately after Lao Lei caught up with the football, he began to accelerate and rush forward. After taking a few steps, Lao Lei used a long pass with a big foot to find Maniche on the left accurately. Because Porto's attacking focus was deliberately tilted to the left in the first half, this also made Maniche hold back for a whole first half, and at this time he broke out with all his might. After receiving Lao Lei's pass, he directly divided the ball in the face of Sagnor, and directly ate him with speed.
After forcibly erasing Sagnor, Maniche went straight down with the ball. At this time, Lao Lei was also following up in the middle, and behind Deco, he was ready to follow up and counterattack. Mani's cross to McCarthy after cutting the ground was headed over by Kufuor, and Demichelis got the ball. Old Ray's eyes narrowed, he didn't slow down, and continued to accelerate, which was a good opportunity to force Demichelis.
In the face of Deco's interference behind him, Demichelis was worthy of his status as a South American player, and directly came to a Marseille maneuver to get rid of Deco. However, at this time, Lao Lei just rushed up from behind, and the football after the Marseille maneuver of Demichelis just appeared in front of Lao Lei. Faced with this gift sent to the door, Lao Lei did not hesitate to stretch out his foot and accept it.
After a trip, as soon as he accelerated, Lao Lei directly entered the forbidden area. Old Ray flicked the football horizontally, and with a slight jump of his body, he let go of Demichelis, who was chasing back to the shovel, and then faced Kahn directly.
At this time, Kovacs had to let go of McCarthy to make up for it, and it was at this time that Old Ray was waiting for, a Kahn who picked through Kovacs and attacked, and passed it to McCarthy, who was unguarded at this time. Faced with an empty goal, McCarthy easily pushed and broke the door for Bayern.
After seeing the ball scored, Lao Lei suddenly turned around and looked at Demichelis, who had already gotten up and was full of loneliness.
Lao Lei stretched out the index fingers of both hands and pointed them at him alternately, and screamed strangely in his mouth.
"Roar, Demy's big slalom, what a beautiful assist!" (To be continued......)