For Porto's supporters, they do not feel that there is a problem with their team's offense. They just feel that they have temporarily encountered difficulties. After adjustments, there will be immediate results...
It's just that many times, the thing itself does not depend on people's intentions.
Villas-Boas was not able to make timely tactical adjustments during the halftime break. He just emphasized that he should be more stable when attacking, and that he should make his offense better through better performance and strive to catch goals.
Seize the opportunity and tie the score...
There's nothing wrong with this statement, it's just that it's not true.
In the first half, Porto's players did not work hard. They also performed at their highest level, but they were still a little behind, which made people feel helpless.
At this time, if the coach cannot come up with practical and specific tactics or analyze the overall situation, the effect will be limited if he plays chicken blood.
"In the second half, while we continued to strengthen our defense, we must not forget to counterattack... We have the conditions to counterattack, and everyone knows this. Adam, when you retreat, if you have the opportunity to pass the long ball, you will immediately pass the long ball, even to others.
We can also do this when we have the ball. We have the advantages of height and speed in the frontcourt. It would be a waste not to counterattack." Noriya arranged the tactics for the second half in the locker room.
Southampton's players nodded one after another. They all knew what they were going to do in the second half. Southampton's front three forwards were not very fast in counterattacking, but their movements were very coordinated. As long as their movements were coordinated,
Then even if you don't have fast players, you can still play pretty well.
This was proven last season when Mourinho led Inter Milan.
In counterattack, skillful cooperation and timely intervention are sometimes more important than speed.
The speed doesn't have to be too fast, just be a little faster than your opponent.
Just like when being chased by a bear, you don't necessarily have to run faster than the bear, just run faster than the people around you.
Regarding this, Noriya is still confident. The speed and height of Porto's defense are actually good, but compared with Southampton, they are a bit worse. Rolando is too brave, and Otamendi often makes some mistakes.
And the situation of being distracted, if this situation is caught once, then the overall situation is decided!
In the so-called strategizing, taking into account the comparison of the characteristics of both sides and arranging tactics, then there will be a high probability of achieving your goal.
If it weren't for the fact that there are so many accidental things on the football field, as long as you can do this, you will be invincible.
So now we can only say that Noriya has arranged a tactic that has a high probability of success. The specific situation depends on the players' performance.
When players from both sides came out in the second half, Porto fans began to shout more enthusiastically. They hoped that their shouts would give the players more fighting spirit and perform better in the second half.
Porto's players do not lack fighting spirit.
Most of them are South American players. They are gilded in the Portuguese league and then join a top club. This is their dream - whether it is Falcao, Hulk, or Guarin in the midfield, they all
It has been favored by many teams, but even so, they also hope that they can prove their ability with a championship.
And if your performance in such a final is not good enough, it will also be very hurtful - if you do not perform well in the final, a wealthy club will be hesitant to buy you...
Therefore, they have high fighting spirit on the field, run actively, and constantly look for opportunities to score goals.
However, football, or sports, is just like cultural creation. In many cases, success is not achieved only if you work hard.
Porto continued to attack wildly, while Southampton stayed firmly in the penalty area and did not give the opponent many chances.
As for long-range shots, Southampton's players are very brave and can block them at any time. In addition, Navas's reaction is extremely fast. Unless it is a standard world shot, it will be difficult to break through his fingers.
And to kick such a long-range shot, even if Guarin is still very good at long-range shots, it is not easy to kick. It requires luck.
People in Guarin call him Gua San San, which means that he always likes to shoot from long range, and a midfielder who always shoots from long range will be tolerated by his teammates, which means that he must be capable of long range shooting.
However, if Guarin wants to make waves in the world, he also needs a little luck.
This game lacked some luck.
And after one of his long shots was blocked by Drinkwater, he created a beautiful counterattack opportunity for Southampton!
The ball rolled out and was caught by Lallana who retreated, and then he turned around and sent a long pass!
Southampton's frontcourt trident, which had been prepared long ago, fired three arrows in unison!
Porto's defenders began to retreat crazily, but Southampton's attack was faster.
Giroud ran forward and turned around to judge the landing point. Then he and Rolando jumped up together, overwhelming Rolando, and headed the ball!
The ball fell to the feet of Lambert who was pushing forward. Lambert did not stop the ball, but directly faced the falling ball, pushed the ball directly with the arch of his foot, and pushed the ball to the edge of the penalty area!
It was Chamberlain who got in at high speed! He threw away his opponent while running, broke into the penalty area after receiving the ball, faced the attacking goalkeeper, and calmly pushed a shot into the far corner of the goal!
The ball flew close to the ground and into the far corner of the goal - in the desperate eyes of the Porto fans behind the goal.
The Southampton fans roared wildly again. It was already the 67th minute of the game and they were already leading by two goals - which almost proved that they had won the Europa League this season.
It's in their pocket!
From a English League One team to a European champion...it only took two years. This gap alone is enough to make Southampton fans dizzy!
Of course, the game is not over yet, and they have not yet firmly won the Europa League championship...
"Let's keep cheering and let them keep going until the end of the game!" Southampton fans cheered each other on, then started singing and continuing to cheer for the team!
Southampton's second goal was undoubtedly a serious blow to Porto's morale, and Noriya immediately replaced Lambert with Schneiderlin to increase the defensive capabilities of the midfield, and then used Mu
Hitarian replaced Lallana to increase the ball-breaking ability in the frontcourt.
Porto's offense began to become more difficult in the following time. Although Guarin's long shot was blocked before midfield, he immediately took the ball and passed it into the penalty area. Falcao scored the ball and recovered one goal.
points, but still could not save Porto from losing in this final!
