In the home team's locker room, head coach Boloni looked very worried.
Facing the superior Porto, the Romanian's strategy was to stabilize their defense and then slowly look for opportunities to counterattack.
This game strategy cannot be said to be wrong, but it is relatively conservative.
In the first leg of the match between the two sides, Porto forward Postiga and Sporting Lisbon left back Rui Jorge both received red cards, and the game was forced to be suspended.
The strategy given by Boloni is to use Cesar Parates as the left back.
Parates is a Brazilian player. He is not tall, only 1.7 meters tall. He can play on both sides. He is a very important substitute player for the team this season, but he is a right-footed player.
The main reason for using Parates is that the two young left backs in the team, Paito and Valdier, are too young. In addition, the coaching staff unanimously believes that Mourinho will definitely strengthen after Rui Jorge is absent.
Attacking Sporting Lisbon's right wing.
As expected, Jankauskas, who was highly popular, was not there, and Postiga was replaced by right winger Cappuccio.
This is obvious. Mourinho has made it clear that he wants to attack Sporting Lisbon's left wing.
"But we need to pay attention to Valente. This player defends well, is very fast, and has strong ability to penetrate from behind. Unlike right back Ferreira, he actively participated in the offense and defeated Setu 3-0.
In Barr's game, he was very active and we need to pay close attention to him."
Porto adopts a small diamond position similar to 442, with the core player Deco advancing forward.
This style of play will leave the wings vacant, especially the frontcourt wings, so Valente's role is more obvious.
"Everyone, tonight is our most important game so far this season. Porto will definitely try every means to score away goals, and may even launch an attack from the beginning, so we must hold steady!"
The first leg was zero to zero. If Porto scored an away goal, Sporting Spaniard would have to score two goals back.
This is why many people outside are not optimistic about Sporting Lisbon.
Let me ask, if Porto bombs indiscriminately, with the overall strength and offensive power of this team, can Sporting Lisbon defend it?
Mourinho's team is not strong in offense and weak in defense.
The midfielder includes Alenichev, Deco, Costinha and Maniche, which can be said to be both offensive and defensive.
Needless to say, Costinha, Maniche and Deco are both offensive and defensive. Alenichev is a wide player, but he also plays very well in the midfield and has very high tactical execution.
Porto is truly the strongest team in the Portuguese Super League!
Of course, football matches do not necessarily mean you are strong. Otherwise, there will be no need to play the game. Before the game, everyone puts out the lineup, counts each other, and the results are out.
Sporting Lisbon's opportunity lies in the counterattack, and Sudong is crucial.
Whether Boloni admits it or not, Sudong is the most important player in Sporting Lisbon.
He was restricted, with a score of 0-0 in the first round, and without Sudong's games this season, Sporting Lisbon's results were a mess.
Some even say that if Sudong were removed, Sporting Lisbon would be ranked in the middle of the pack now.
But facing long-established stars like Jorge Costa, Carvalho and Costiani, who can ask Sudong for anything?
Therefore, at the end of his speech, Boloni just looked at Su Dong deeply and sighed.
"come on!"
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The players from both teams walked out of the locker room and walked along the tunnel to the exit.
The war is about to begin, and although the two teams have many acquaintances with each other, they have no desire to communicate at this moment.
In contrast, Porto's players seemed relatively relaxed and seemed to have a winning chance.
"Su."
The two teams stood in two rows, and Deco was exactly parallel to Su Dong.
When Su Dong turned around and looked over, Deke smiled and said, "Everything I said in the newspaper is true. Think about it."
Carvalho in front also nodded with a smile, "Yes, we are all serious."
In their view, Sudong is extremely close to Porto.
The president of Porto takes action, so there is no big problem.
That is to say, it is more troublesome to play in Sporting Lisbon. If you change to other teams, including Benfica, you will basically not be able to escape.
Su Dong knew what they meant, didn't he just want to go to Porto by himself?
"We'll talk about these words after you win the championship!" Su Dong replied calmly.
The implication is, you two guys haven't even won the championship, so why go to Porto to win the championship?
At the very least, you have to be a champion to say such big words, right?
Besides, we won the double crown last season, the Portuguese Super League and the Portuguese Cup!
Deco and Carvalho looked at each other and smiled, both feeling that Su Dong was being tough.
"You will be convinced tonight!" Carvalho said confidently.
It seems that after 90 minutes of the first round, he is very confident about how to freeze Su Dong.
Su Dong smiled and didn't answer.
We’ll see!
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At the beginning of the game, Porto adopted a strategy of attacking the visitors and launched a direct attack.
Mourinho's intention is very clear, that is to try to score an away goal.
Porto's offense was specifically aimed at Sporting Lisbon's left wing, with right winger Cappuccio as the main point of attack. Deco and Maniche actively responded on this side, forming Porto's right wing attack group.
Sporting Lisbon's problems were quickly exposed.
Parates is a right-footed player and plays as a left back, so it is difficult to prevent the opponent's cross from the bottom.
Therefore, in Porto's first attack, Cappuccio was on the right, relying on his own characteristics and advantages to force a pass.
Del Rey in the middle failed to grab the spot, and neither did Deco who came in from behind.
But soon, Porto's offense came back again, still on the right.
Mourinho's strategy is to focus on the right wing, constantly creating opportunities, leaving Sporting Lisbon's defense open. Delle constantly looks for opportunities in the penalty area, and Deco actively cuts in, which makes Sporting Lisbon's defense
The defensive pressure is also great.
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It has to be said that Mourinho's tactics are indeed very ruthless. He finds a weak spot and beats it constantly.
On the sidelines, the head coaches of the home and away teams formed a very sharp contrast.
Boloni looked nervous and kept shouting to the players on the sidelines, reminding them to maintain their defensive formation. He even saw that the situation was a bit critical, and even Ronnie and Quaresma in front called back.
The situation became one-sided, and Su Dongdu could only cruise around the center line.
Mourinho, on the other hand, put his hands in his pockets and looked like a famous coach who was sure of victory.
In fact, the game on the scene makes it easy to believe that Porto's goal is very close.
And everyone knows that as long as a goal is scored, Sporting Spurs will be basically in despair.
Andre Cruz and Pepe were like firefighters, pounced wherever they were hit, looking very embarrassed, but with the help of the three midfielders and the returns of Ronnie and Quaresma,
Defensive, barely able to hold on.
But how long can such a competition last?
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Su Dong also actively participated in the pressing from the front, but he always stayed in the middle line.
As a center forward, when both wingers retreat, if he also goes back, Porto will take advantage of the situation and push the defense into Sporting Lisbon's half.
This is like an siege. The defense line advances through the center line, which is equivalent to setting up a siege cone. The next step is to hit the city gate again and again. It is really a matter of minutes to be breached.
While holding on to the defensive line, Su Dong was also constantly looking for opportunities.
He does not struggle with the opponent in the middle, because there are three defensive players here, all of whom are very good.
So he actively moved to the side, either to the left or to the right.
Since Valente often comes forward and looks more like a full midfielder, Sudong is more focused on Ferreira on the right.
This unlucky Portuguese became Su Dong's target.
Then, he lay dormant and patiently waited for the opportunity.
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The game time passed very quickly. In the blink of an eye, about ten minutes passed.
Porto attacked very fiercely, with no intention of slowing down at all. It was more like they wanted to kill Sporting Lisbon in one go.
But the defense of the Green Lions was not a waste of energy. It stubbornly withstood waves of attacks.
It wasn't until the 17th minute that Cappuccio made another breakthrough pass from the right. Pepe beat Brazilian compatriot Delle to header the ball out of the penalty area.
But Maniche, who followed up, fired directly and hit Albertini on the leg.
The ball landed in the penalty area, and Andre Cruz took the lead and intercepted the ball.
The Brazilian central defender raised his head and glanced ahead. He had only one target, and that was Su Dong at the front.
At this moment, Su Dong was facing his team's goal. He saw Andre Cruz's gaze and pointed to his right, which is the side where Ferreira was.
Almost at the same time, Andre Cruz sent a long pass from the penalty area that looked like a clearance, and Sudong quickly ran to the right.
Ferreira saw the path of the ball, took his position first, and began to observe the landing point.
But what made him feel devastated was that Su Dong ran up to him and squeezed him gently, pushing him away.
After Ferreira was squeezed away by Su Dong, he immediately blocked him from behind and felt very broken.
Damn you, don’t bully people like this!
If you, a majestic high center who is 1.95 meters tall, don't fight with a high school guard like Jorge Costa, but come to my side to bully my poor little full-back, what kind of hero can you be?
If you have the ability, just...
When Su Dong's body crushed him, Ferreira gave up even the thought of complaining and tried his best to block him.
Porto's right back is very experienced, and he still keeps Mourinho's arrangements in mind at critical moments, blocking the inside and forcing Su Dong to go to the left, which is tantamount to losing the threat.
The ball slowly fell from the air, but Su Dong didn't seem to intend to stop. Instead, he leaned back further and let the ball pass by him and fall to his right rear.
The unlucky Ferreira was suppressed from beginning to end, unable to move, let alone resist.
He could only act like a downtrodden little daughter-in-law, watching Su Dong turn around with tears in his eyes.
