Mourinho thought for a long time, but he couldn't come up with any effective way.
If Dortmund and Porto start a back-and-forth attack, then he is confident that Porto will not be inferior to the opponent. However, at this time, Dortmund has already taken the lead, and they will use defense to deal with Porto...
Porto's two forwards, although Del Rey has good technical skills and physical fitness, he needs space to get the ball. McCarthy has excellent speed and he also needs space to sprint. Deco is a top midfielder, but his breakthrough ability is not.
How about... Mourinho looked around at his players and discovered an obvious problem - none of his players were good at breakthroughs.
In this case, there are not many offensive methods they can choose, only long-range shots, crosses from both wings and penetration from the center.
Mourinho firmly believes that there is no defense in the world that does not make mistakes, only an offensive line that cannot seize scoring opportunities. However, Dortmund's defensive performance in the first half made his determination begin to waver -
- Throughout the first half, when Dortmund began to recover their defense, they really made no mistakes at all, allowing Porto to only have one shot in the entire first half, and it came from Maniche's long shot.
What if they still perform like this in the second half? Although the possibility is very small, if Dortmund really does this, then Mourinho will face a very difficult scene!
"When attacking in the second half, we must be patient, pass the ball back and forth, look for loopholes in their defense, and shoot from long range when we have the opportunity. Their goalkeeper is not Lehmann, and the turnover rate will be very high. As long as we have enough offense,
Then we will definitely score!" Mourinho said to the players in the locker room, waving his fists.
"Continue to defend in the second half and counterattack quickly when there is an opportunity. Do you understand? Their offense does not have much effect on us. The air is our world, and they cannot penetrate from the front of the penalty area on the ground. As for the offense on both wings, the two wings
It’s us who have the advantage! Drag them, pester them, and then seize the opportunity to completely collapse them with the second ball!”
Dick, on the other hand, waved his fist confidently in the locker room and said.
"Boss, if you fight like this, will the beautiful woman who is paying attention to you think that our fight is not good-looking?" Gomez yelled.
"Well, let's put it this way, Gomez, if we lose in the end, she will not feel good-looking! As long as we can win the game, it is a good-looking game!" Dick waved his hand.
While Dick was directing his players, in the box in the stands, Pierre waved his hand impatiently: "This game is so boring. How come Dortmund doesn't play well at all?"
It’s pretty…”
Andre smiled and said nothing, while Charlotte raised her head and asked curiously: "But isn't his team in the lead?"
"The lead is the lead, but the game is not exciting at all." Pierre said a little depressed.
"It would be great if we can win in the end. Why should it be so exciting?" Charlotte said with some disapproval: "And I see that they fight very fiercely, which is a bit interesting to watch."
Andre smiled helplessly. He knew that this sister's taste had always been weird, but he didn't expect that her taste during the game would be so weird...
When the second half started, the game continued to develop in a dull direction.
Dortmund still defended, but Porto did not have any good offensive methods. Although at the beginning of the second half, Maniche forced a breakthrough and then shot into the far corner. The ball missed the far post and flew out of the baseline. The shot was very threatening, but
Next, they once again fell into the dilemma of attacking but having no chance to shoot.
It wasn't until the 54th minute that Del Rey got a good chance. He received the ball in the middle and forced a breakthrough. Then he shot with his foot under the interference of Vaughns. Although the ball did not have any power, it forced Weiden to
Feller made a save - this was also the first time since the start of the game that Porto's shot hit the goal frame!
"Good job, keep up the good work." Dick clapped his hands off the court and was very satisfied with the defensive performance of the players. This level of defense is also very rare in Europe. Almost all the players in the frontcourt changed
In the absence of offensive players, Dortmund's defense still gave Dick enough confidence.
After withstanding several attacks from Porto, under Dick's command, Dortmund quickly launched a counterattack. After receiving the ball, Olic broke into the right side of the penalty area and then passed the ball to the back point. Gomez grabbed it.
The first goal was a header, but this time the header missed the far post due to interference from Carvalho.
"This kid Gomez is still not mature enough..." Dick sighed slightly in his heart. Just now Gomez was fighting head-on with Carvalho, and then because he was at a disadvantage in terms of strength, he missed the header with a header.
If it can succeed, if it is Cavinaji in the second half of last season, then he will definitely use a more flexible way to fight...
However, if you want to use young players, you need to bear such a price, and Dick has already been prepared for this.
Fifteen minutes into the second half, Porto's offense still showed little improvement. Mourinho began to make substitutions - he replaced the mediocre McCarthy with Lithuanian forward Jankauskas - although McCarthy may be better.
However, in this case, he has little use. Jankauskas, who is nearly 1.91 meters tall, seems to be more useful in this case.
Dick also changed someone. Ismael came on, replaced Gomez in the frontcourt, and continued to strengthen the defense. It was only half an hour before the end of the game. Dick did not believe that his team could not withstand it.
In the past - even if we won the European Super Cup with a score of 1 to 0, there was nothing to be ashamed of. Just cook as much rice as there was in the pot. Instead of forcing an attack to play a vigorous game, it was better to be humble and win a few
There are several championships, and if you win more championships, it will be of great help to the young players' confidence in increasing and condensing their confidence.
If a new army keeps polishing on the battlefield and wins a few battles, it will naturally gradually become a strong force. A team mainly composed of young players. If it can win a few more games, its state and confidence will be improved.
It will also be gradually stimulated, so at this time, it is useless for you to tell the players that "it doesn't matter if we lose, we still have a future." Only real victories and honors can give them confidence.
Progress faster and achieve better results.
So no matter what method he uses, whether it's a tasteless competition like the League Cup or the European Super Cup, Dick has to find a way to get it. After winning such a championship and building up his confidence, he can win a few games in the league.
, then the momentum will gradually build up. Maybe you need to rely on some luck in the Champions League, but in the league, it can still be done if you can compete with teams like Bayern and Werder Bremen.
Now they have won the League Cup and achieved a series of victories in the league. The accumulation of such victories is enough to cause a quantitative change and a qualitative change, so even if it means sorry to Mourinho, Dick has to do it again!
Porto's offense continues. Although their offense is very difficult and they are stubbornly blocked by Dortmund in various places, they are still attacking continuously. After being trained by Mourinho for more than a season,
Porto has reached a very high level in terms of tacit understanding and other aspects. What they lack is self-confidence.
Even though they won the Triple Crown last season, they are still far behind in terms of self-confidence. Although half of Dortmund's current main players are new players, the other players won the Champions League with the team last season.
, but it can greatly improve their self-confidence.
Facing Dortmund's excellent defense, Porto's offense had a very difficult time.
In the 66th minute, Jankauskas, who had high hopes from Mourinho, missed an excellent opportunity. Maniche's shot hit Metzelder and bounced to the back point, before Ismail
When he flew over to block the block, Jankauskas seemed to be intimidated. He took a shot in a hurry, and the ball flew directly out of the baseline six meters away from the goal...
The missed opportunity made the Porto fans in the stands sigh with great disappointment. Mourinho couldn't help but shook his head. Although he had made good preparations for this game, the Portuguese League
It has just begun, and the players' condition has not yet improved, but Dortmund's players have been playing in the league for a month, and their mental and physical conditions have reached the level of official games. This has made Dortmund invisibly
Taking advantage again!
After Porto missed this opportunity, they suffered a heavy defeat soon after!
Borowski's sudden advance disrupted Porto's defense. When they were in a panic, Borowski passed the ball to the right side of the penalty area. Arshavin had already thrown away Costa when he received the ball.
, when Carvalho came up hastily to block, the Russian beautifully dunked the ball past Carvalho. When Carvalho was about to turn around, he had already rushed past Carvalho and broke in.
restricted area!
Before Baia could attack, and before Jorge Costa, who was filling in, could pounce on him, Arshavin chose to take a decisive shot!
The ball flew close to the ground and flew towards the far corner of the goal. Although Baia made a vigorous save, he still missed the ball by a hair!
When the ball flew into Porto's gate, thousands of Dortmund fans gave a huge cheer at the same time!
"The ball has been scored again! Dortmund's beautiful quick counterattack! Arshavin can be called the best player in this game! His pass and shot helped Dortmund gain a two-goal lead! Arshavin's performance after joining Dortmund is really great
Outstanding! The performance of this Russian is really surprising! Dick has dug up another gem..."
Dick waved his fist on the coach's bench. The important figure in the early days of Dortmund must be Arshavin - not only because of his outstanding strength, but also because he is actually still in the season and entering the game state better than anyone else.
Morning - this is also true. Arshavin is the most eye-catching player in Dortmund now. With Dick's tactical support, his current performance is simply unstoppable!
After Dortmund scored the second goal, it would be difficult for Porto to make a comeback.
This is also the case - although Mourinho successively replaced Bosingwa and Fernandez to strengthen the offense, Dick also replaced Klinger with veteran Fink, and then replaced Arshavin with Odonko. Dortmund even more
Under intensive defense, they maintained their two-goal lead until the end!
