Midfielder

What does it look like when Porto goes crazy at home? This question is best answered by the unlucky Lazio players, as their personal experience is the most real.

Because since they knocked on Porto's door in the sixth minute, they have been passively beaten like this, without even a chance to fight back.

The perfect opening did not help Lazio at all, but tied their hands and feet, making these Italians look ahead and behind.

The conservative defensive counterattack idea made them want to hold on to the advantage of one ball and drag down the opponent, especially on such rainy days, which would consume the physical strength of the Porto players faster, but the reality did not allow them to continue this idea, and their advantage only lasted for five minutes.

The fierce attack after Porto equalized made these Lazio players very conflicted. Should they hold on to a draw or fight the opponent to the death? I'm afraid even Mancini standing on the sidelines couldn't give an answer.

As the third team in Serie A, Lazio was definitely unwilling to be beaten passively until the end of the game. Moreover, they knew that it would be very likely to make the result worse if they continued to defend like this, but the confusion in the execution on the field made everything worse.

Lazio wanted to attack from the frontcourt, but the pressure on the defense dragged down their midfield strength. Lopez and Chiesa could not get any support at all, let alone any counterattack. They could only run in the heavy rain in vain.

The Italians' back line was desperately trying to control the football, but Porto's fierce suppression did not give them this space. Even Mihajlovic could not stabilize the emotions of the defenders. Any ball that entered the penalty area had to be kicked out quickly.

As long as the Lazio defenders were a little slower in handling the ball, those crazy Porto people would immediately rush to grab it, like a group of hungry wolves, not giving Lazio a chance to breathe, which made Lazio's back line continue to be tested.

Mancini's most trusted midfielder has become a fatal weakness at this time. The interlaced running of Lin Yi and Deco has made their central defense exhausted, not to mention the pulling of Maniche and Alenichev on the wing, and Costinha's back row.

Porto's midfield received only one order, that is, to grab the opponent's panic, especially not to leave any way for Stankovic and Fiore, not to let the opponent's midfield have the opportunity to calmly organize the attack, and to eliminate the possible quick counterattack from the root.

Facing a team ranked in the top three in Serie A, Porto did not even leave any chance for the opponent to control the game. They were so fierce that they did not look like a group of Portuguese. There was no elegant passing like strolling in the garden. As long as they kicked, they were all ruthless.

Especially Lin Yi, his ability to stir up trouble in the frontcourt is simply a headache for Italians. Mancini, you did not ask the players to keep an eye on him, but this kid was so slippery that he did not give the opponent a chance to bite him to death.

After Lin Yi opened the scoring, his steals in the frontcourt became fierce. Although Fiore's big man could cover him, he had no way to deal with Lin Yi. He was either intercepted while dribbling the ball or passed by Lin Yi with a fake move.

This loss of defense often leads to chaotic changes in the formation of the entire team. Filling positions and stealing. In this damn rainy day, this defensive mistake was repeatedly used by Porto, and Lazio's defensive crisis continued to worsen.

Porto used such a fierce momentum to suppress Lazio. Their active fighting and reasonable attack routes completely controlled the situation on the field. This continuous combination of punches has completely stunned these Italians.

Lin Yi's goal ignited the expectations of the entire city of Porto. He made the city begin to roar the most fiercely to welcome these opponents who came from afar. This kind of pressure is not something that everyone can bear.

The same is true for Lazio. They are now competing against the entire city, not just Porto.

The score being equalized by the opponent is just the beginning of a nightmare. When Porto overtook the score, their offense became more fierce. Lazio's life is getting worse and worse. They can't even see the shadow of their best defensive counterattack.

There is no counterattack now, only defense is left, but they are the ones who are behind now. Can they equalize the score by defense? Alas, unlucky Lazio.

Mancini has no leisure to pose there. After Deco changed the score to 2:1, he has become the one who is in a state of anxiety. He shouted loudly on the court and directed the players' running positions with exaggerated gestures back and forth.

But this kind of temporary guidance on the sidelines can only make those Italians more confused. Now the word execution on the field has nothing to do with Lazio. What they have left is futile running and confused brains. As for tactics, please, who can still remember the existence of this thing.

The Lazio defender had only one thought left after intercepting the ball, which was to kick the ball forward. Their midfielders were even more direct, and apart from tackling the ball, they just fought hand-to-hand with the opponent, and they didn't even have the basic passing organization.

The only ones who can still move freely are Lopez, the bug, and Chiesa, the heavy artillery, but what can they do? Chiesa's biggest role now may be to use his cannon to hit mosquitoes. He is not good at long-distance raids and is now completely unemployed.

Lopez once tried to break through the midfield by himself. At least he hoped to push Porto's defense back a little in this way, but the result of dribbling was that he was knocked down by Carvalho from the side, and he was very unlucky to bite the grass.

This kind of foul near the midfield, still in such a heavy rainy day, and Porto was at home. The referee did not take out a card, but only verbally warned Carvalho, which made Mancini and Lopez who was knocked down very dissatisfied, but the referee would not take care of their emotions at this time.

The fierce Porto team would never let their defenders make mistakes at this time, even if it was a foul that knocked down the opponent directly. Mourinho even encouraged these guys to do so in order to prevent all possible accidents.

Compared to Mancini's anxious look on the sidelines, Mourinho, whose clothes were soaked by the rain, elegantly held up an umbrella at this time, and then stood on the sidelines with a calm face. Even when he was directing his players, he became much more free and easy.

Without the violent roar just now, Mourinho now only communicated with the players on the field with gestures, without saying a word.

"Thinking of holding an umbrella at this time? Is it still useful? I guess that guy may even have his underwear soaked now. I really don't understand this guy." Brito was on the side of the coaching bench, looking at Mourinho, who had returned to a normal person from a violent state, with a helpless look on his face.

However, when Lin Yi knew about this after the game, he seemed to understand why Mourinho did this, because he knew this guy too well. "The situation and score on the field gave that guy enough confidence to start pretending to be cool. He held up an umbrella to tell the Italian that he was enjoying the game comfortably. As for whether his underwear was wet, he didn't care anymore."

Yes, Mourinho is enjoying the feeling of being a winner now. Although the game has not even passed halftime, when the score was rewritten to 2:1, he seemed to have grasped the Italian's life in his hand. Porto will definitely win this game!

What gave him this confidence was the fierce momentum of the players on the field. Teams like Lazio, who are used to controlling the situation on the field, are not only behind in the score, but also suppressed to the lowest point in terms of ball possession time by this crazy group of Porto.

Without ball control, proper ball-passing routes, and reasonable counterattacks, Lopez and Chiesa were almost forgotten in the frontcourt, because they had not even had a decent chance to shoot since the score was tied. Now their only role was to try to interfere with Porto's attack in the midfield. Is this still what a striker should do? No one could answer them.

Porto's comprehensive suppression brought constant threats to Lazio's goal. Maybe Mancini should thank Peruzzi, who missed the first goal. If it weren't for his two world-class saves before the end of the first half, Lazio might have been desperate.

Peruzzi gave Lazio a chance to breathe. At least before the end of the half, he did not let the score be expanded again, but could these few minutes of halftime really help these dejected guys recover their spirits? I'm afraid even Mancini can't guarantee this.

The fact also proved this point. Less than 3 minutes into the second half, the Dragon Stadium erupted with carnival roars again. 3:1, this was a goal that made Lazio completely give up resistance, and the hero of the goal, Maniche, was almost crushed to death on the grass by his teammates.

"GOAL!!! 3:1, Porto is going to completely beat these Italians back to their original form! Great goal, let's cheer!!!"

The commentator's heart-wrenching and elongated voice echoed in the Dragon Stadium again, but even if this guy shouted his throat out now, he would be willing to do so. This game was too crazy for Porto.

Mancini had adjusted his defensive strategy in the midfield. He even deliberately replaced Fiore from the field, just to prevent this guy from becoming a breakthrough for Porto or Lin Yi, but this substitution did not play any role.

After the opening, Porto seemed to have changed its strategy and began to gradually look for opportunities to go down the wing, which stretched and flattened Lazio's midfield defense. In particular, the frequent attacks by Alenichev, a former Roma player, attracted Italy's attention.

Even Mancini was confused by such a wing attack. He even began to shout to his full-backs to block the opponent's cross from the bottom, but no one noticed the subtle smile on Mourinho's face.

After two or three consecutive attacks on the right, Alenichev's sudden forward insertion made Lazio focus on this wing, but Deco and Lin Yi, who had been strictly guarded, found a gap and cut in from the middle.

Alenichev's cross knock allowed Lin Yi and Deco to play a very beautiful one-two match in the middle, which made the newly introduced Gianni Keda and Cesar become a pair of idiots. When Kotto and When Mihajlovic faced these two beasts again, Mancini was about to collapse.

The running upfield of Dallay and Kapusu had already messed up Lazio's defense enough, not to mention the sudden advance of two beasts, which plunged the entire Lazio defense into chaos. .

But the most devastated person was Coto, who once played for Porto. He watched Lin Yi use a realistic fake move to shake him off his center of gravity, and then watched in despair as Lin Yi diverted the football away from him. It was stuffed between the legs.

In fact, his heel still touched the ball, and instead of sending the damn football directly to Dalley's feet, it slightly changed its line and bounced to the vicinity of the 12-yard penalty spot, but his touch made everything go wrong. become more dangerous.

Deco, Lin Yi and Kapushu attracted at least 4 defensive forces. When they pulled these guys to one side, Dalley had the best chance to shoot, but Cotto's A collision cost him the chance to shoot, but someone caught it.

Mani cut in quickly from the left wing and cut into the man who was completely ignored. It wasn't until he appeared in the penalty area that all the Italians realized that Cotto's collision had now become the most fatal one. assists.

Lin Yi's goal this time allowed Maniche to find an absolute opportunity that was closer to the goal than a penalty kick. Facing a blocked Peruzzi, Maniche did not miss this scoring opportunity. He used a light The lob made the former Italian goalkeeper look at football in despair again.

"It turns out you are one of our own! Misunderstanding, misunderstanding! This is such a big deal. I'm so sorry. You should have told me earlier! If you had said you were an undercover agent earlier, why would I have bothered to go to you for so long? It will save you a lot of trouble! Say hello in advance next time to save yourself from accidental injuries!”

Lin Yi did not join the team that ravaged Maniche. He just walked into the sad-looking Cotto with a smirk on his face, then took the opponent's hand hard and shook it very hard. Then, Cotto said There are not only 11 opponents on the scene, but 21.

If this wasn't on the court, maybe Cotto would have the urge to kill the black-haired kid in front of him immediately. This bastard is simply too bad.

"Um... This kid is too damaged. He can do such despicable tricks?" When Brito saw this scene, he looked at the surrounding team members with a cold sweat on his face. It seemed that, From now on, stay away from that little lunatic. This little thing turns out to be a beast too.

No wonder, just look at the guy holding an umbrella. If they weren't the same kind, how could these two beasts still hang out together after normal training every day?

This pair of guys are simply beasts. With these two guys, Portuguese football, which is famous for its elegant passing and cutting cooperation, has become like this. But it’s not bad. At least they are winning in their own way. Take Porto forward.

3:1 is definitely a score that can make the Italians feel desperate. This means that Lazio must win the Porto team 2:0 at home in order to win the chance to enter the final. Otherwise, their away goal will count. It's all in vain.

Judging from the current situation on the court, it is too difficult to achieve this. I am afraid that even Mancini himself is not 100% confident that he can win at home, let alone defeat two opponents in one game. ball.

Mancini may no longer expect the team to equalize the damn score at this time. His second substitution chose to adjust the back line. Favalli was replaced by Castroman. Maybe now Mancini was already praying for the game to end early and not to concede any more goals.

If the opponent scores another goal, it will not be a disaster, but a devastating blow. For the current Lazio team, that kind of frustration will be mixed with financial embarrassment, bringing them ruin. disaster.

But God may not be in the mood to stand on the clouds and take care of his believers today because of the cloudy and rainy weather, so Mancini's prayers had no effect. At the 78th minute of the game, Lin Yi won with his breakthrough from the middle. Got a free kick opportunity.

The only way Lazio can stop this kid is to commit a foul. Lin Yi was also carried off because of the collision. However, before leaving the field, the kid dragged Deco and said, "I'll shoot later." , be cruel! Think of it as revenge for my foot!"

Deco did not let Lin Yi's instructions be in vain. He hit the goal with a heavy shot from 30 meters away, which directly caused Peruzzi to make another embarrassing mistake of saving the ball. Dallay, who was ambushing in the penalty area, did not miss the chance to score this time. , a push towards the empty goal rewritten the score again.

4:1, a score that makes people lose motivation to continue playing, and this damn score has almost killed the possibility of Lazio's promotion. Score three goals at the Olimpia Stadium? Judging from the current state of the two teams, it is easier to dream and achieve this goal.

This damn score has made the Italians almost desperate. They seem to have lost the desire and courage to play football. Even Stankovic failed to score a single chance in the second half. As for that, it will only bite people. The Argentinian bug has disappeared.

When the whistle sounded at the end of the 90-minute game, the Dragon Stadium was filled with a uniform roar, and Mourinho also clenched his fists hard on the sidelines. He knew that this game had decided everything, and Porto had already stepped into the threshold of the UEFA Cup final.

The dusty Mancini was no longer in the mood to be more gentlemanly at this time. At the press conference after the game, he just perfunctorily congratulated Porto for playing a beautiful game, but he also said stubbornly, see you in the next game.

At least now it seems that Mancini has not given up. He still wants to regain the lost face in his home court. For Mourinho, who is also a novice coach, the competition between them is not over yet.

But now even the Italians don’t know whether Lazio can still have the spirit to fight with the opponent again. The score of 4:1 is a bit too desperate, and even the next round has become a formality.

The gap of three goals, only 90 minutes, facing the fierce Porto team, no one knows whether Lazio can do this.

Those media reporters from Italy were not willing to see their club fail. They asked Mourinho provocatively, asking if he had the confidence to win in Italy. They also accused the referee of a soft whistle, which obviously favored Porto. The referee did not punish the Porto defender who was very fierce in the midfield interception.

"I also hope to see Lazio with all the main players in the next game. Before entering the final, our team still needs to practice how to attack in position. It is not easy to find such a good sparring partner. We will definitely seize this rare opportunity for actual combat training."

Mourinho's counterattack was just enough, but it definitely hurt the self-esteem of those Italians. Anyway, whoever feels the pain knows it. He doesn't care. As for what expressions those Italian reporters have become, it has nothing to do with him.

As for those comments on the referee, it is not his turn to say anything. Anyway, the people complaining are not him, but those noisy Italians.

It doesn't matter how UEFA views this game. Porto already has a 4:1 lead. For the away trip, Mourinho will never make the mistake of being overturned by the opponent at home.

For Mourinho, the door of the UEFA Cup has slowly closed to Lazio. Porto has to consider the next opponent.

Now Mourinho is more worried about the kid who was carried off the field. What happened to him? Did he hurt his old injury again? These are what he cares about most. As for those reporters, get out of here quickly. I don't have time to deal with you.

As for the kid Mourinho cares about, he is now lying on a stretcher and discussing with his team doctor whether he can change hospitals. There were too many aunties in the hospital last time, and he really couldn't stand it. . .

(Hahaha, the Dragon King has been turned into a suspect of foul play. I am most happy to hear this news today. The Dragon King has been arrested, so how far can the King of Hell be? I look forward to this group of scums gathering in the Shenyang Detention Center. Comrade King of Hell, I hope that when you are arrested, you don’t take the book "Loyalty Without Regrets" you wrote. I am waiting for you to compose the second song of Tears Behind Bars in there! Don’t think that qualifying for the top ten will always be your amulet! It’s not that there is no retribution, it’s just that the time has not come yet! I am very much looking forward to that day! You are a bunch of scum of Chinese football! In one word! It’s what you deserve!)