Football No. 10: God's Perspective

After defeating Santa Clara, Benfica's pressure was relieved a lot.

Wang Po's core position is unshakable, and the black winger Jim lives up to the name of "Cheetah". His speed is amazing and has left a deep impression on all fans.

In the midweek cup match against the Portuguese Beilun team, Mano chose to rotate the lineup.

Jim started, Gomez and Wang Po sat on the bench.

In the first half of the game, both sides attacked and defended each other, and the scene was full of vigor, but no one could break the opponent's goal and the game ended in a draw.

At the beginning of the second half, Mano deployed his troops and the main players were all out, Wang Po and Gomez came on the field.

The effect was immediate. Wang Po's footwork and ability to read the game ensured Benfica's possession of the ball.

The secondary league cannot compare with the top league in terms of defensive hardness and strength, and Wang Po did not encounter much defensive pressure.

After getting the ball, Wang Po passed it to Gomez who was on the front line. With his strong body, the latter carried the opponent's defender and rushed into the penalty area. Facing the heavy defense at the front of the penalty area, he kicked the ball first and passed it to Wang Po who was on the left.

The center of gravity of the defense of the Belem team shifted to the right.

After observing the movement of the opponent's defense, Wang Po passed the ball to Jim who was on standby on the left without stopping. The latter accelerated with his tie, rushed into the small penalty area, made a slight adjustment, and shot with his right foot, and scored directly in the far corner of the goal.

Jim scored goals in consecutive games, and dispelled doubts with his actual actions.

10 minutes later, Benfica once again set off an offensive frenzy. Wang Po and Gomez made a two-pass cooperation, broke through the opponent's defense, and when the opponent's defensive players did not fill in the position, they fired a heavy shot at the front of the penalty area.

The ball burst out like a cannonball, and the friction with the air produced a "whoosh" sound of breaking through the air.

Although the goalkeeper of the Belem team had made a save, he still couldn't stop the goal from breaking the net.

2-0.

Benfica expanded its lead.

The goal feast was not over yet, Gomez completed a hat trick in 20 consecutive minutes.

5-0, a hearty victory.

Wang Po won the MVP again with 2 goals and 2 assists.

The team is in good shape, and the results have not been affected by the departure of the core player Riise.

In the next league, Benfica won 3 consecutive victories and continued to put pressure on the top team Porto.

In the Champions League, Benfica, which won two consecutive games, once again saw the dawn of qualifying from the group. They will compete with Atalanta from Serie A for a chance to qualify in half a month.

The team's good trend suddenly came to an end. The league was first tied by the deputy class leader, and the cup match in the middle of the week was eliminated by the Ferreira team of the lower league, and missed the chance to defend the title.

In the league before the European final, Benfica was once again defeated by the mid-table team Braga at home.

In three games, one draw and two losses, without scoring a goal, Wang Po and Gomez performed poorly, and Jim, who had just conquered the fans, did not even have a successful pass. Some fans even labeled him as a "parallel importer". Benfica is on the edge of a cliff again.

Head coach Mano has already felt the crisis of being fired, and the last round of the Champions League group stage in the middle of the week cannot be lost.

Carrying heavy pressure, all members of the Benfica team arrived in Bergamo, Italy.

Once, Serie A was so glorious that it was called the "Little World Cup", which shows its influence in the world football.

But later, with the arrival of the financial crisis, Italy's economy was hit hard, and Serie A began to enter a depression. Now only the old lady Juventus supports the league's facade.

The once glorious Serie A seven sisters, the Milan duo, Parma, Naples, and Florence, are no longer the teams that dominated the football world in the past.

Although Atalanta's history is not as glorious as the seven sisters of Serie A, it has gradually improved its performance in recent years with stable financial support. In recent years, it has continuously entered the European war. A large number of superstars have emerged in its team history, such as Donadoni, Inzaghi, Vieri...

The Champions League group stage has come to the last round, and the last qualifying spot will be between Atalanta and Benfica.

Before this game, Atalanta led the standings with a one-point advantage. As long as Atalanta remains unbeaten in this game, he will have the opportunity to qualify from the group.

Benfica's form is not good. If they want to qualify, there is only one way, Huashan, to win with all their strength.

Given the unfavorable situation, Benfica has few tactical options in this game, and it is obvious that they will attack with all their strength.

Mano also sent the team's strongest lineup at this stage to the field, 4321, a Christmas tree formation with a retro flavor.

The reason for the change in formation is largely due to the team's poor performance in recent times.

Through repeated video analysis, Mano found the reason for the poor performance in recent times.

After the team lost its core player Riise, Benfica's midfield changed from dual-core to single-core. In addition, the two midfielders behind Wang Po are good at defense. The opponent either cuts off the connection between the back line and the midfield through high-position pressing, or strangles Wang Po at all costs in the midfield, cutting off the connection between Wang Po and his teammates. In this way, even if the ball hits the front court, there is no receiving point in the middle, and it is easy to fall into a single fight. Facing the heavy defense of the opponent's flank, the attack can only return in vain again and again.

The attack is not threatening, and Benfica is a toothless tiger, just a flower stand.

The 4321 Christmas tree formation was used by the famous coach Ancelotti to perfection. With this formation, he brought the AC Milan team to the top of Europe.

Such a midfield configuration freed Wang Pei from the task of defense to the maximum extent, allowing him to concentrate on the offense, which was needed in this game.

At the beginning of the game, with the support of the home fans, Atalanta was very aggressive, and the continuous ten-minute attack made Benfica exhausted.

After enduring the opponent's 10-minute attack, Benfica gradually took the initiative on the scene.

Wang Pei wandered around the back line to receive the ball, relieved the pressure brought to the defender by the opponent's high-position pressing, got rid of the defender, dribbled forward, and organized the attack in the frontcourt.

In this game, Wang Pei had his own offensive system and was the first core of the team.

The best defense is offense.

When the offense continued to put pressure on the opponent, the defense line was liberated.

After the 70th minute of the game, Atalanta changed its strategy and defended with all its strength. After all, getting one point was enough to ensure that they successfully qualified for the group.

The ball was handed over to Benfica, who formed a siege in front of Atalanta's goal.

The game time was passing by, and the crazy attack was fruitless. The mentality of the Benfica players began to get anxious.

But after Mano used the last substitution on Jim, as the head coach, he could only pray, after all, all the offensive players he could send were on the field.