Midfielder

When the Porto fans in the Dragon Stadium saw the starting list printed on the big screen, they may have been a little surprised. The two-forward formation they had long been accustomed to suddenly disappeared, and Dallay was the only one on the front line. The name appears on the list.

However, the "South African Diamond" McCarthy, who has been scoring goals recently, was sitting on the bench dressed in training clothes. Due to the camera angle, no one could see the South African's expression clearly. I wonder if he can accept it. Such an arrangement.

Everyone is puzzled by this change. In the game where points are needed most, Mourinho would choose to make adjustments on the front line.

However, the Porto team's midfielder has as many as five players. The little guy who has been frozen by Mourinho for two weeks suddenly appears in the starting lineup. I am surprised by this change, maybe still. Intelligence collector for Marseille.

Deco's outstanding performance for two consecutive weeks has allowed Marseille to focus its defense against Porto on the Brazilian. Lin Yi has not shown any bright spots in the two games. Even Marseille has neglected to focus on this Brazilian. The boy's attention.

Now even the commentator at the Dragon Stadium can't tell what this change in the lineup represents, let alone the French who are already confused.

The defense of the Porto team led by Baia still continues the recent staffing. Emmanuel still replaces the old captain Jorge Costa as the central defender. Although this guy stepped up at the last moment in the last game and created that sigh. Conceded goal.

However, his outstanding performance in two consecutive league games still allowed him to secure this position. Mourinho rarely changed his defense combination, especially when he was short of major generals, he chose to continue to trust his players. , rather than a temporary change of generals.

Emmanuel himself also said in an interview that the lesson he learned from his fall was profound enough, so he would not make the same mistake again.

Carvalho, Valente, and Ferreira still stay in their fixed positions. This defense line, which has conceded the fewest goals in the Portuguese Super League, needs to prove its worth in the Champions League. It has already conceded goals in two rounds. They scored three goals, which also put them under a lot of pressure.

In this battle with Marseille, who can defend the opponent's offense will be the key to deciding the outcome. The pressure on Porto's defense is not small.

The French team is also known as an impenetrable defense in the French Ligue 1. Although Madrid had already poked 4 holes in a row in the first game, Mourinho has reminded his players not to be underestimated. Look at the opponent's toughness, otherwise you will definitely suffer.

Deco, Lin Yi, Maniche, Alenichev, and Ricardo Fernandez, five people stood in a row on the court and listened to the cheers of the fans, although they could hear something in the cheers. There was a sense of confusion, but the faces of these guys looked very calm.

The Porto team did not use a five-man midfielder during the scoring phase last season, and the effect of Lin Yi and Deco on the court together was not bad. The fans also hope to see the little black-haired guy appear in the game. On the court, this formation is just a bit too surprising.

It may also be that Mourinho's timing for this change of formation was a bit confusing. When faced with a life-and-death battle, he did not choose to be conservative and conservative, but chose to take risks. I really don't know what that guy is like. Thinking about it, isn't he afraid that a temporary change of formation will bring about a failure?

The Porto team, which has always been accustomed to using two forwards to attack the opponent's penalty area, rarely uses the tactics of a single forward, especially when McCarthy is in very strong form recently. Why did Mourinho suddenly change his tactics? And still put the South African on the bench?

This question may not only come from Porto fans. The French people who have been scouting Porto for half a month are also a little confused at this time, including the club officials from the Porto team who came to watch the game. They are also a little confused.

Lin Yi's sudden appearance in the starting lineup has left these French people scratching their heads. He suddenly removed a forward and added a midfielder. I wonder if it was for defensive safety. Could it be that these Portuguese were replaced by Marseille? Are you frightened by the offensive power of killing the guerrillas 3:0 in a game?

Don't these Porto people want to win at home? The head coach of Marseille may have been a little confused when he saw Mourinho's strange change. He didn't know what the guy who tied with Real Madrid wanted to do.

However, this kind of problem will never occur in the Porto team. In the past two weeks, although they have continued their habitual playing style in the league, they have long been accustomed to this in training. The lineup changes and everyone knows what they have to do.

Even McCarthy, who was sitting on the bench, showed no emotion. This guy with a restless temper chose to face it all calmly.

It can be said that Mourinho was already thinking about how to defeat the French before the draw with Real Madrid. This change was the product of his thinking for a long time, but in the eyes of others, he was thinking about it. Take a very risky path.

But Mourinho knows that on the football field, if you always play in the same way, you will definitely face a tragic failure.

Even the Italians sometimes try to press out and attack. This is the law of competition on the football field. Change is always better than sticking to the rules.

As more games are played, the unfamiliarity that Porto brings to opponents will disappear, especially when your performance starts to rise, you will inevitably be targeted by all opponents. When others start to think about how to overthrow Porto, Mourinho needs to make appropriate changes to his team.

Porto is not like those giants. It does not have a strong bench of players, nor does it have superstars like Zidane and Ronaldo who have the final say. All Mourinho can do is to make more changes to the team, preferably the kind of changes that are hard to figure out.

Porto needs to give opponents a sense of surprise. Mourinho's method is not complicated. He needs to make his players adapt to the rapid transition between the 4-4-2 and 4-3-3 formations. In this way, no one can know what kind of offensive route Porto's frontcourt will play.

The effect of the double striker is not bad, but it is impossible for the striker to have so many opportunities in the Champions League, just like the game against Real Madrid. If it weren't for Lin Yi's sudden appearance in the midfield, perhaps Dalley and McCarthy would not have many shooting opportunities.

But would it be better to leave a striker on the field to attract the opponent's defenders, and then bury a few knives behind him that can be inserted at any time? The knife against someone's heart can only be stabbed hard, and cannot be retracted freely.

Compared with a weapon that has been placed under the opponent's nose, perhaps this kind of knife that is retracted and stabbed out is the most deadly way of attack.

Originally, Mourinho had not planned to show his changes to others so early, but Costinha's sudden injury forced him to make changes. Porto needs to maintain the compulsion in attack at home, and also needs to defend its goal from being broken.

Maniche was placed in front of Mourinho's defense line. He needs to use this guy's ferocity to suppress the French who are trying to find opportunities from the middle. After losing Costinha, this fierce guy may be the best choice for midfield defense.

The defense of Fernandez and Alenichev on the wing will be the key to resisting the opponent's wing attack. Mourinho does not want the opponent's two wings to fly at the same time. Don't forget that Marseille has a strong African elephant on its forward line.

Think about the scene where the guerrillas were pierced three times by this pair of sharp tusks. Mourinho has not yet planned to try the offensive power of this African elephant.

And Lin Yi and Deco, who were thrown onto the field by Mourinho at the same time, must all be stationed in the hinterland of Marseille according to his requirements. This is the intention of Porto to withdraw a striker. Mourinho wants to play the double front midfielder tactic!

One can steadily control the rhythm, while the other can attack anytime and anywhere, and can also give fatal passes. What Porto needs is such an offensive layering, just like the waves. Mourinho needs the attack to hit Marseille's defense wave after wave.

Using stability to take the initiative and using agility to find flaws, the two guys that Mourinho ambushed behind Dalrey are the most fierce killer moves.

When everyone was still confused about Porto's formation, these fierce guys had already quietly stabbed a fatal knife.

Five minutes after the start of the game, everything was calm as usual. Both teams were testing each other's strengths and weaknesses. Marseille did not rashly launch an attack. After all, this is Porto's home court, and they have not let the 3:0 victory over Guerrilla in the last game go to their heads.

After the first five minutes of testing, Marseille took the lead. When Drogba received a 45-degree angle pass from the Marseille midfielder for the first time and took the lead in testing Baia's goalkeeping skills with a powerful header, no one could have imagined that what happened a few seconds later made the whole stadium boil.

Baia, who had caught Drogba's header, launched a quick counterattack at the first opportunity. Baia's hand-thrown ball was thrown more than 40 meters away, and more than half of the forward-pressing Marseille attacking players were dragged in Porto's backcourt.

Deco was responding to Baia's hand-thrown ball near the center circle. He retreated to get the ball in time. The opponent's forward pressure gave him enough space to control the ball. He did not pause at all after receiving the ball and directly passed the ball to the side. Porto's quick counterattack began immediately.

Alenichev's quick forward insertion on the wing caught Marseille off guard. Celestini, who had just passed the ball, had not had time to retreat. The right side had become the Russian offensive corridor. Marseille's full-back Met was ready to step forward to entangle the Russian international.

But Alenichev's experience allowed him to take the initiative in the attack. When facing Met's defense, he used a fake move on the wing to get past the opponent's interception, winning a gap for him to kick the ball into the goal. The precise pass went directly to the goal of Marseille.

Dallei followed Alenichev's breakthrough on the wing and also quickly moved forward. He ran desperately into the penalty area of ​​Marseille. When Dallei squeezed through the two central defenders of the opponent, the Russian's cross had already hit him, and Dallei headed the ball directly at the edge of the small penalty area.

The Brazilian's tricky header hit the upper corner of the goal fiercely. Marseille's goalkeeper Ruggie stretched his arms with all his strength. When he couldn't catch the ball, he could only choose to use a single punch in the air to hit this extremely dangerous shot out of the small penalty area.

Marseille's Belgian defender Van Buyten was the first to get the ball. He jumped high and prepared to head the ball directly, but Deco, who cut into the penalty area, interfered with him in the air. The two people's simultaneous scramble for the ball kept the ball from being far away from the danger zone.

I really don't know what Van Buyten, a 1.9-meter-tall man, felt when facing a 1.7-meter-tall guy competing for a header with him, and the worst thing was that he couldn't win such a confrontation, and the ball still landed in the penalty area.

Another Marseille central defender Eck was ready to use his big foot to clear the ball to eliminate the danger, but when he swung his foot to kick the ball, there was a foot that moved faster than him. Lin Yi, who rushed up from behind, intercepted it in mid-air before the ball landed.

Before Marseille's goalkeeper Ruggie could get up from the ground, Lin Yi, who intercepted the ball in mid-air, had already knocked the ball horizontally in front of the goal in the air. At this time, no one on Marseille's back line could stop Dallei's goal-front shot.

There was an empty goal with almost no cover. Dallei didn't even need to consider the angle when he pushed the ball. He just blocked Lin Yi's comfortable pass accurately into the goal.

When the football hit the goal of the Marseille team fiercely, there were only more than 30 seconds left before Baia launched the attack with a hand throw. Deco, Alenichev, Dallei, and Lin Yi, the four offensive players suddenly rushed forward and directly broke through the defensive dam built by the best defense line in Ligue 1.

Dallei, who completed the last shot, became the target of all Porto players. This guy didn't even have a celebration posture before he was pressed down by a dozen real men. The first knife of the Porto team was so accurate and fierce that it stabbed the heart of the Marseille team.

"GOAL~~~~~~!!! Dallei! Our great UEFA Cup top scorer! He once again polished his boots and scored a beautiful goal!"

"Perfect attack! Lightning counterattack! Porto team completed the transition from defense to offense in less than a minute. Their continuous attack has stunned the Marseilles. Now, the only thing that can echo in the Dragon Stadium is the cheers of Porto team, not the Marseillaise!"

"Let's cheer for these guys. Six minutes after the start, they have given us the greatest performance!!!"

The on-site commentator used a very inflammatory voice to lead the fans to pay tribute to the Porto team. Yes, those guys deserve the cheers of the fans in the audience. This blitzkrieg was beautiful! Just like the German armored corps crossing the Maginot Line, the Porto chariot has begun to accelerate!

Lin Yi, who had been holding back for two weeks, fully released his agility and sensitivity to fighter planes for the first time in the attack. He was the only one who did not ravage Dallei. He just stood there, using all his strength and shouting loudly.

Only a smooth attack can release Lin Yi's energy. This kid is like a perpetual motion machine, driving all the fans to shout with him.

Mourinho watched everything happening on the field from the sidelines. He was not as excited as he was in the game against Real Madrid, but his hand holding the notebook still subconsciously clenched into a fist, especially when Lin Yi volleyed the football to the front of the goal.

What he needs is that Porto can play such an attack, continuity, and what he needs is to maintain this continuous impact during the attack.

Didn't hit the first shot? It doesn't matter, because we still have a second chance. I can't kill you with one slap, but I will continue to slap you.

As long as you miss it, your goal will suffer a devastating blow, just like before, the goalkeeper of the Marseille team has already saved Dallei's header, but the Porto offensive player who continuously attacked the Marseille penalty area just grabbed this scoring opportunity.

Although the last goal was scored by Dallei, in Mourinho's eyes, Deco who interfered with Van Buyten's header and Lin Yi who intercepted the ball in mid-air were the key to this attack. Without the joint efforts of these two guys, Dallei might not have found such a good scoring opportunity.

Double front midfielders are really a good choice. Mourinho carefully recorded every idea that came into his mind in his notebook.

Porto's lightning goal obviously confused the Marseille team playing away. They couldn't figure out what happened in the last few tens of seconds. It was originally their own offensive opportunity, but in a blink of an eye it turned into the opponent's goal performance. What was going on?

Except for Marseille's goalkeeper Ruggie who was in front of the goal and had the energy to loudly express his dissatisfaction to his defenders, the rest of the people made the whole goal lose their spirit. In the three or four minutes after the restart, Marseille couldn't even organize an effective counterattack.

Drogba and Mido, two high center forwards, lacked midfield support in the frontcourt and could only retreat frequently. However, the trouble caused by this retreat was that Porto's defense line was pressing forward. Facing Marseille's forward line that lacked absolute speed, Mourinho asked his defenders to keep the enemy out of the penalty area.

Not leaving any direct attack opportunities for the opponent, pushing the African elephant with fangs out of the most dangerous area, and the more compact the Porto team's formation, the more fierce their attack would become. Marseille's big trouble had just arrived.

(First update, maybe there will be another one later, I will try my best, my family will be discharged soon, I am a bit busy, sorry, I will try to update more... Uh, the only bad news today is that Iverson went to Europe to play basketball, I hope this tough man can have a good ending, AI has died, but life must go on, it's just that in my memory, there is one less strong figure, I hope AI rests in peace...)