Midfielder

No matter how hard the tens of thousands of fans who support Porto cheer for the team, they can never change the established facts on the field.

Yes, Porto is behind. Even if these loyal fans don't want to see the damn score on the big screen, they can't deny the damn goal.

Looking at Fortune running around and cheering wildly on the sidelines, these Porto supporters hate this South African so much for the first time.

But it was this guy who kicked Porto's door open with his feet more than ten seconds ago. The shot was not beautiful, but it changed a lot of things. Just like the score on the big screen, the balance between Porto and Manchester United was completely broken.

The score has become Porto 0-1 behind Manchester United, still at their home court. The worst thing is that this damn goal happened after Porto besieged Manchester United for more than 20 minutes in the first half. It is estimated that no Porto fan can accept this result at this moment.

Even though they knew that Porto had not had any good chances to score in the past 20 minutes, they still had illusions, thinking that the score on the field would change at some point. Now it has changed, but they are behind.

Even the on-site commentator muttered a Portuguese curse into the microphone, otherwise, he really didn't know what else he could say.

This was originally a game that many Portuguese people had high hopes for, but now it is no different from seven years ago, and Porto is still behind.

The only difference is that last time they were already behind 0-1 after seven minutes of the opening, but now they have lasted for more than 20 minutes.

In these seven years, Porto's progress is to hold on for more than ten minutes, and the damn process is still the same, without any change.

The opponent is still the invincible traditional European giants, even if many Portuguese people say this time that it is just a sick tiger.

Manchester United has lost Ferdinand, Beckham, and the baby-faced killer Solskjaer, but they are still the terrible Manchester United.

A tiger is a tiger. No matter if it is really sick or not, as long as it starts to show its fangs to you, you will still feel scared. I don’t know how others will feel. Anyway, the tens of thousands of people sitting in the Dragon Stadium have already felt a chill from the bottom of their hearts.

Some people have even begun to doubt whether it is really worth it to sit here for more than 100 euros. Do they have to spend money to watch another massacre?

I guess no one is willing to let their spirit be tortured by others, especially in this weather, they spend a lot of money to come here to enjoy the opponent’s goal feast.

This is their territory. They want to see Porto trample all opponents under their feet, instead of accepting others’ ravages here.

Can there be anything worse than this? Watching the visiting team play well in their own home court, I guess no one can feel refreshed in their hearts.

“Glory, glory, Man United, Glory, glory, Man United” Such shouts rang out in the corner of the Dragon Stadium.

You don’t need to look to know that these are the English people who followed Manchester United to Porto City cheering, and they are cheering for Manchester United’s goals.

"Glory to Manchester United! Glory to Manchester United! Our red army marches forward bravely, and the flag of the Red Devils flies high! Manchester United! Manchester United!"

It is undeniable that this sound is really annoying, but the tens of thousands of Porto fans in the Dragon Stadium can't find a way to fight back.

Should we boo those "John Bulls"? Oh my God, what a crazy move, you know, we are the ones who are behind in the score now.

No one knows how many English people are raising their glasses in the bars in Manchester now, cheering for Manchester United's lead.

At least now no supporter of the Porto team has any mood to wave the team flag in their hands, and they are a little silent.

Only the fans know what they are thinking, but fortunately, at least there is no dissatisfaction booing in the Dragon Stadium.

But this is more like the tacit consent of those Porto supporters. After all, their strength is different from that of Manchester United, and they don't expect miracles.

The past twenty minutes have become a process of their hopes being dashed. The expected rise did not appear, but there was only powerless resistance on the field.

The unlucky Baia could not do anything more. It was a miracle that he could save Scholes' free kick. He was really powerless to stop the follow-up shot. Carvalho and Valente also lay on the grass with their backs facing the sky, covering their faces with their hands.

And they were not the only two like this. At the moment when the goal happened, all the Porto players fell on the grass.

This was not shame, but a kind of helplessness. They had obviously tried their best, but in the end they couldn't stop anything. It was a damn feeling.

This goal hit the courage that the Porto team had gathered. Now it is estimated that even they themselves are doubting whether they can create miracles.

There was only one Porto player still in action on the field. He pulled his teammates up from the grass one by one, and kept saying something.

Those fans certainly couldn't hear it, but they could see who that person was. It was the black-haired kid, the magical kid of the Porto team.

At this moment, Lin Yi seemed to be the only person on the field who was not dejected. Even Jorge Costa was pulled up from the grass by this kid.

"The boss just said something to me. The game is not over yet. We still have more than 60 minutes. They are not gods. They will make mistakes as well."

When Lin Yi pulled his teammates up from the grass one by one, he said this to everyone. This was not only for his teammates, but also for Lin Yi to keep reminding himself that the damn game was not over yet, and he didn't want to bow his head and admit defeat to his opponent so early.

Although what Lin Yi said could not instantly soothe the anxiety and depression of these teammates, Mourinho still stood on the sidelines like that, without roaring, and only waved his hand to signal the players to press forward, which still made these uneasy guys breathe a sigh of relief.

At least their coach, who usually looked very strict, did not show very angry, but patiently signaled them to calm down.

Although their performance just now was really bad, the players themselves didn't know why it happened. They had already prepared everything with full confidence. They wanted to prove to those who looked down on Porto that they were all wrong.

But once they got on the field, everything changed. The rhythm was not familiar to them, and the playing style was a mess. They could feel that this damn game was messy from the beginning, and there was no offensive efficiency at all. It was completely random.

Everyone was fighting for themselves. They wanted to find teammates to cooperate, but what they saw was Manchester United's defensive players blocking them. There was no very clear tactical core, no clear playing style, and everyone was trying to attack from their own positions.

But what was the result? What greeted them was that they were intercepted by the opponent again and again, and then watched the quick counterattack launched from Manchester United's half again and again. The opponent used this simple and direct method to completely penetrate them. That was originally what they were best at, but now it has completely become a weapon for the opponent.

Even if that damn goal didn't happen, they knew in their hearts that it was only a matter of time. From the beginning of the game, it was destined. A game that didn't produce anything. Now no one will remember their glory in the league.

Fuck the league wins, those have long become worthless with that goal. "Is this the gap between us and the traditional giants?" It is estimated that this sentence is not only asked by one Porto player, but almost everyone is asking themselves.

The only thing that makes the Porto players feel warm is that Mourinho did not roar with dissatisfaction, nor did he loudly rebuke their stupidity on the sidelines. Even if they played badly, the fans in the Dragon Stadium did not boo them.

Although the tens of thousands of fans at the scene did not shout wildly at the beginning, they did not boo after more than 20 minutes of bad time. Even when Fortune cheered for his goal, many fans called out the names of the Porto players in the stands.

Keep telling them to cheer up, "Dragons! Dragons! You are dragons! You will fly! You are not afraid of any opponent!"

This is the cry of the diehard Porto fans. Although it is not a shout of tens of thousands of people, at this bad moment, even a little encouragement is a very warm comfort for these helpless players, which can make them relax.

Although these players of the Porto team still have a suffocating fire in their hearts, they have been able to cheer up and prepare to return to the midfield to kick off.

But Lin Yi took this opportunity to pull Deco and Costinha to his side, and whispered to them, "Hey, guys, we can't just attack like this, the opponent is waiting for us to do that. If we attack fiercely, the scene just now will happen again."

"The boss just said that we should retract our fists before we can hit them. We can't fall into the encirclement of Manchester United. We must make changes."

Indeed, in the past 20 minutes, not only Deco and Costinha felt that the game was very awkward, but the entire Porto team probably felt the same way. Although they knew it was a very bad situation, the entanglement of Manchester United players had made them dizzy and lost their sense of rhythm.

The distance between Deco and Lin Yi was pulled away by the opponent's obstruction, and the breakthrough did not feel normal. It seemed that no matter what they did, their legs were tied by the opponent. Not to mention Costinha, he was always tired of dealing with Scholes' harassment and entanglement.

It was said to be a double front midfielder tactical arrangement, but in the past 20 minutes, Deco and Lin Yi were more like two independent combat troops, with no connection at all, which was completely different from their usual habits. They lacked protection and assistance from each other, and did not seem like a team that knew how to cooperate.

"We must drag the two back midfielders of Manchester United to the midfield, so that we can have more room for movement, otherwise, everything is empty talk."

Lin Yi said to Deco very seriously. This was the conclusion he came to after fighting with Keane for more than 20 minutes. This squeeze-style attack did not allow him to find any good offensive opportunities, and even caused trouble for himself, because their opponents were too good at this kind of steady defense.

The distance between the two defensive midfielders and the defenders was very tight. Even if Lin Yi could get past Keane, he would definitely be greeted by the defenders who came up.

Just like the breakthrough at the edge of the penalty area just now, he passed Keane, but Brown who came up blocked his route. If he chose to continue to pass Brown, Keane's replacement could still block him again, so his only choice was to pass the ball.

But even if Deco could successfully receive his pass, Keane and Butt's replacement defense would block his shooting angle, and this kind of long-range shot would not pose much threat to Howard at all. Porto's offense had problems with these two engines.

Neither of them had space and distance to use. This was an important reason why Lin Yi and Deco could not break through the opponent's defense. The opponent did not give them any chance to sprint, and even the free movement area was counted by the opponent. Do you still expect Porto's offense to start?

Lin Yi had realized the problem during the game, but his retreat alone could not solve all the problems. He had to get more people back to him. Deco, Costinha, and all these people had to gather together. He had to use the advantage of numbers to reverse this damn situation.

Only effective penetration can cause chaos in the opponent's midfield, which can effectively protect the midfield and also knock down Manchester United's offensive organization.

"Fight with them for control of the midfield. Those two guys should either follow us out or wait and see us seal that ginger head."

Mourinho just told Lin Yi to retract his fist, but when the kid conveyed it to Deco and others, he wanted to do it more fiercely.

Lin Yi not only wanted to draw out the opponent's defensive core, but also took this opportunity to cut off their connection with Scholes.

In the competition for the midfield, Manchester United's offensive fire was extinguished. Anyway, Manchester United now has only one guy who can cruise in the front midfielder position. Three to one, a siege battle with a huge disparity in strength, at least they will not let this guy have any free movement opportunities.

We must make the three forwards of Manchester United completely useless and cut off their transportation lines, just like what Manchester United did just now.

It is impolite not to reciprocate. Since you can desperately compress our offensive space, then I will choose to kill your core organizer on the field.

"Anyway, we are not a wealthy team. We are not more cautious than you in playing this kind of stalking. Want to control the midfield? Then you are definitely dreaming!"

Mourinho didn't know now that Lin Yi would be so ruthless when conveying his orders, which was even more extreme than what he did.

When Porto restarted the game, the experienced Ferguson was very keen to discover the opponent's changes. The crazy forward pressure just now suddenly disappeared. Those Porto people began to choose to cruise around the midfield, and even the fight for position was carried out in this area.

Originally, this was an away game for Manchester United. They were able to successfully get an away goal and temporarily lead the score. This game should basically be able to enter the rhythm of Manchester United. At least they have mastered the absolute initiative of the offense on the field.

As long as the rhythm of the game can be stabilized at this time and the opponent can be endlessly worn down, the opponent can be made more impatient, and then the opponent can be unscrupulously used to attack wildly, especially the idea of ​​​​equalizing the score, and his counterattack will continue. Ferguson is sure to win the game.

Porto is at home, one goal behind. According to normal people's thinking, Porto must attack heavily after the kick-off, and strive to equalize the score as soon as possible. And according to the team's recent dozen games, this is basically their most familiar offensive mode.

Ferguson just walked to the sidelines and personally explained to Scholes that if the opponent starts a large-scale attack, then his position should be pushed forward.

It is best to be in front of the penalty area, patiently wait for the opponent to press up, and then launch a quick counterattack from the area about 40 meters away from the goal.

The two wingers should also be extended more thoroughly, and Giggs and Saha's speed must be maximized. This kind of attack requires speed.

But now Ferguson did not usher in Porto's crazy counterattack. The opponent did not seem to be in a hurry to equalize the score. They even withdrew the front line to the midfield. The black-haired kid and Deco seemed to have given up the idea of ​​continuing to fight Manchester United's two defensive midfielders.

They all returned to the midfield and wandered around, but there was no Keane and Butt around them, and the two passed the ball more and more.

The thick midfield structure made Manchester United's offensive structure, which was just thriving, begin to fail, and Fortune and Neville's assists began to decrease.

Porto, which regained control of the midfield, began to make its offense three-dimensional, and the pressure on the two sides began to increase, and the blocking in the middle began to become fierce. Scholes tried to receive the ball in the middle twice, but was intercepted by Costinha and Deco.

There were not enough receiving points in the middle, which made the attack on the side dare not press forward easily, and Butt and Keane did not dare to move too far away from their back line.

Alenichev and Lin Yi's two-pass cooperation on the wing successfully broke through the wing guarded by Fortune, but McCarthy's response in the middle was a little slow, but this guy's sprint in front of Brown still made Manchester United goalkeeper Howard roar.

"These guys have become smarter. They know how to play without my arrangement. It seems that the goal is not so bad."

Mourinho saw the changes in the team on the field. Although it has not reached the usual smooth state, he is no longer worried.

When Porto can retract their hands, they either keep clenching their fists or wait for the opportunity to strike with thunder.

This time, the fist that is thrown out must be fatal. . .

(The Rossoneri are mighty... Benítez, on behalf of AC Milan fans, I sincerely thank you for coming. I really hope that your contract can continue until the end of the world in 2012. If the soldiers are bad, the generals will be bad. You have verified the truth of this sentence with practical actions. With a fool like you in Inter Milan, the Nerazzurri will probably have no chance this season. You have made outstanding contributions to the competition among the heroes in Serie A! You are really a talent. Thank you!)