Chapter 131 I want to fly higher!
It was almost eighty minutes.
Mourinho could no longer sit still in the visiting team's coaching booth.
Boloni of the home team was more nervous than him. He was directing on the sidelines very early and gave his instructions from time to time.
Mourinho walked to the sidelines, lifted his open suit with his left hand and put it on his waist, raised his right hand high above his head, kept pointing at the court and shouting the names of Porto players.
Obviously, only Porto players understood what Mourinho meant.
After standing on the sidelines for a while, Mourinho turned around and walked back, frowning, and his right hand involuntarily scratched his lips and chin, with some anxiety in his eyes.
Boloni still has some level.
If nothing else, Sporting Lisbon's defense is quite good.
This was one of the best defensive teams in the Portuguese Super League last season.
The difficulty of the game also surprised Mourinho, as he did not expect Sporting Lisbon to be so tenacious.
Of course, a draw was also within his expectations.
For Porto, even if they cannot win away from home, a draw is a good result.
At best, the advantage in winning the championship is smaller.
As long as they don't lose, Porto can accept it.
This is also the characteristic of Mourinho's coaching style. He strives to pursue the best results, but at the same time he must also be prepared for the worst results. He even considered how to play when falling behind.
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"Postiga hasn't been very good in the last ten minutes. He can't do it anymore."
Mourinho walked back to the coaching booth and Faria came over.
He has been paying attention to what is happening on the field and analyzing the players' performance data through software. Postiga has hardly performed in recent minutes and has been running much slower.
As a center forward, facing the two Brazilian central defenders Andre Cruz and Pepe, Postiga did not perform at all. This was not unexpected for Mourinho. What he wanted to do was to use Postiga to consume the opponent's central defenders.
"Let Jankauskas go in!" Mourinho said calmly.
He was making substitutions according to his pre-match preparations and the situation on the field.
Porto players are well aware that the team's tactical style of play will change after Jankauskas comes on the field.
Clayton returned to his familiar left side, and Delray went to the right side.
"How is Jorge Costa?" Mourinho asked with concern.
In tonight's game, especially from the second half, he didn't know how many times he asked about Jorge Costa's consumption, which showed that this was what he was most concerned about in tonight's game.
"Overall it's okay," Faria replied.
So far, Porto's two central defenders and midfielder Costinha have not made even a single mistake and have performed very well, even to the point of being above average.
Everyone knows that if Porto beats Sporting Lisbon tonight, they will establish their advantage in winning the championship in advance.
"Let Aronichev warm up and get ready," Mourinho warned.
There are still more than ten minutes left. As long as Jorge Costa does not have any problems, Porto will make full efforts to create a goal and defeat the opponent in the final stage of the game.
This was also what Mourinho had planned before the game, to seize the start and finish.
Thinking of this, Mourinho couldn't sit still anymore, and walked to the sidelines again, calling out to Jorge Costa and Carvalho, reminding them to pay attention to controlling Su Dong.
"Don't give him any chance!" Mourinho made no secret of his intentions.
The two central defenders on the field also nodded.
Although he has only been coaching for a year, Mourinho has completely conquered the Porto players with his daily training and performance in the game, making everyone convinced of him.
The point he reminded the most before the game was Su Dong.
"If we limit Su Dong, Sporting Lisbon's attack will lose most of its threats!"
After receiving feedback from the players, Mourinho let out a sigh of relief and became confident again.
The plot did not deviate from the script he designed. As long as it follows this route, it will at least be a draw.
If Porto had played well in the last few minutes, they could have defeated their opponent.
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"In the 76th minute, Porto made its second substitution."
"Jankauskas replaces Postiga."
"Mourinho has made two substitutions and there has been no movement from Bologna."
"From the current situation of the game, Porto has the upper hand. Mourinho made two substitutions to adjust the offense. If they continue to play like this, Sporting Lisbon's defense may be difficult to hold."
"Should Boloni make some substitutions to strengthen the defense?"
"We saw that Aronichev was warming up at Porto, and Nicolaj and Sa Pinto were warming up at Sporting Lisbon."
“Maybe Boloni was not satisfied with Su Dong’s performance tonight.”
"Indeed, with Jorge Costa and Carvalho, the two central defenders, and even Costinha actively cooperating, Su Dong was isolated and helpless in the frontcourt, and his performance was also lackluster."
"But if we replace Nikulai at this time, can he perform better than Su Dong?"
"Maybe switch to a two-center tactic?"
"But no matter what, Sporting Lisbon still has to make adjustments."
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Su Dong once again retreated to the 30-meter area to receive the ball.
The pass from midfielder Albertini was accurately passed to his feet.
As soon as he stopped, Costinha came up from behind.
Su Dong knew without looking back that Jorge Costa and Carvalho must be in a further back position.
With the midfield losing its advantage, Sporting Lisbon was destined to have no midfield players to press forward and participate in the attack.
This resulted in Su Dong having to pass the ball to the wing every time he received it.
If Tonito or Joao Pinto are there, they will often become a point for Sudong to pass the ball.
But now, Su Dong can only pass the ball back to Rui Jorge on the left.
After the ball was passed, Su Dong turned around and ran forward.
The left-back received the ball on the left side of Porto's half and since Dellei did not return to defend, Maniche was marking him.
Rui Jorge passed the ball to Ronnie who was close to the left side, and then he quickly cut into the middle.
Ronnie quickly passed the ball back, but Costinha and Maniche simultaneously sandwiched Rui Jorge, forcing him to pass the ball back to the left and give it to Ronnie.
Ronnie stopped the ball and faced Paulo Ferreira.
The former Setúbal right-back is as steady as an old dog. He is not easily fooled by fake moves, changes of speed or direction...
The Madeira Island player looked up at the penalty area and saw that Su Dong, who had just pulled out of the penalty area to receive the ball, was already in place and was looking at his side. Ronnie knew what Su Dong was waiting for.
Ronnie accelerated directly, pretending to break through along the left side, allowing Ferreira to block him immediately, but he suddenly stopped, dribbled the ball back, and transferred from his left foot to his right foot. Ronnie leaned against the left sideline, facing the center, and pulled the ball back with his right foot.
This pull caused Ferreira to lose his position, exposing a passage to the penalty area.
Ronnie didn't think twice and quickly sent a high cross with his right foot.
In tonight's game, Sporting Lisbon sent several crosses from both flanks.
But without exception, most of them were grabbed by Jorge Costa and Carvalho.
Su Dong did grab it once, but he didn’t judge the landing point very well and didn’t hit the right spot.
But this time it's different.
Jorge Costa was blocking on Sudon's left side, and Ronnie's cross had to go over his head first.
When the Porto veteran saw the ball, his first reaction was that it was a bit too high.
But the ball came very quickly and Jorge Costa had no time to judge. Su Dong was standing behind him and blocked his position first, so he could only jump in a hurry.
At this moment, he felt that he could not head the ball, but he also did not think that Su Dong behind him could head the ball.
Although Su Dong was seven centimeters taller than him, the ball that he could not reach was still higher than Su Dong.
But what surprised him was that after he jumped, he felt a huge pressure coming from behind.
When he jumped high, stretched his neck and tried to head the ball, on the one hand he felt the ball passing over his head, and on the other hand he felt as if a mountain was pressing down on him from behind.
This feeling was very uncomfortable and made his heart skip a beat.
When Jorge Costa jumped high, Su Dong also jumped up at the same time.
Neither of them had a running start, they just jumped from the spot, relying on their daily training and physical strength to support their entire bodies to jump up.
He has been accumulating strength and waiting for an opportunity.
When Ronnie passed the ball, he knew his chance had come.
He used all his strength and energy to make his 1.95-meter-tall body jump as high as possible.
He felt like he was flying.
He longed to fly higher!
higher!
His sight was originally on the back of Jorge Costa's head. After the Porto midfielder jumped, he saw the back, but as he jumped himself, he soon found that he saw the top of Jorge Costa's head and the football flying towards him from afar.
Not enough! Higher! Su Dong gritted his teeth and stretched his neck. He saw the football flying from the left and arrived in front of him in the blink of an eye.
At this moment, he completely lost his mind and could only rely on his instinct to stretch his head forward.
“I’ve reached it!!!”
"Su Dong grabbed the landing spot!"
"Header goal!!!"
“The ball goes in!!!!”
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"
"Su Dong's header blasted open Porto's goal, one to zero!!!"
When the ball was headed into the left side of the goal by Su Dong, goalkeeper Baia was unable to reach it.
And in an instant, the entire Alvalade Stadium went completely crazy.
All the fans rushed out of their seats excitedly, with grim faces and shouting at the top of their lungs.
"Soo!!!!!!!"
"Mars!!!!!"
Jorge Costa reacted the moment he landed. He turned his head as if he had lost his parents, and just in time he saw Su Dong descending to the earth like a god and appearing in front of him.
He knows better than anyone what losing the ball at this time means to Porto.
But Su Dong obviously ignored his feelings. He roared madly, rushed out of the court and celebrated.
(End of this chapter)
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