Chapter 142: Shocking Reversal
"Lucescu made two substitutions."
"Federico replaced Pancu, which was a signal to strengthen the left side of the defense."
"Substitute center back Tolga replaced center back Besseler who replaced Zago in the starting lineup."
"It should be said that the two substitutions were intended to strengthen the defense."
"Sporting Lisbon's attack was fierce and impressive, with quick counterattacks."
"Lucescu obviously realized that after the team led by four goals, they were a little too aggressive and too confident in defense. I hope the team can stabilize, especially in the two flanks and the defense against Su Dong in the middle."
“It can be seen that Sporting Lisbon’s two counterattacks came from Su Dong’s strategy and assists.
"After substituting two players in a row, Lucescu has used up all three substitutions."
"The current situation is very critical for Besiktas."
"Thanks to the goals scored by Tonito and Cristiano Ronaldo, Sporting Lisbon has successfully narrowed the gap to 2-4. The total score is now 4-3, with Besiktas temporarily leading by one goal."
"But now, Sporting Lisbon is very active on the field. If they can score one more goal, it will complete a stunning reversal and bring the total score to 4-4. With three away goals, Sporting Lisbon will reverse and advance."
"Lucescu obviously knows this very well, so he looks a little anxious now."
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Lucescu was indeed anxious.
When Boloni replaced two players in a row, he was not actually in a hurry because he could not see any signs of adjustment from Boloni.
He knew very well that his compatriot was very ambitious but lacked courage. He was cautious about his own safety when doing big things, and was indecisive at critical moments and dared not take risks. This was Boloni's biggest weakness.
Therefore, before the game, he was certain that Boloni would defend.
At least he doesn't dare to press forward to attack, so he dares to launch a fierce attack on his opponent.
Let me ask you, if Sporting Lisbon also goes all out to attack, how can Besiktas dare to adopt a three-back formation?
But Lucescu guessed Boloni correctly, but failed to guess Sudong.
Sudong's assist to Tonito was crucial, allowing Sporting Lisbon's left-wing attack to be effective and also rekindled the team's hope, which led to the second goal.
After scoring two goals in a row, Sporting Lisbon's morale was boosted, but Besiktas began to worry about gains and losses.
This is terrible! Sporting Lisbon seemed to be forced into a dead end and began to counterattack fearlessly. After losing two goals in a row, Besiktas was very worried about losing the third goal.
Football is ultimately a human game.
The players' state of mind determines the outcome of the game.
In this situation where one side is gaining strength while the other is losing strength, Lucescu had no choice but to decisively make a substitution.
He gave up on attacking and wanted to stabilize the defense, so he returned to the back four.
"This kid is really amazing!"
Looking at Su Dong who kept raising his hands to ask for the ball on the court and kept running even after playing for more than 80 minutes, Lucescu was full of envy. Such a center not only has a huge tactical effect, but also has a terrible consumption effect on the opponent.
"It would be great if Zago was here," Lucescu thought sympathetically.
Although Ronaldo is also very strong, Zago is the most reassuring central defender.
However, this core central defender received two yellow cards in the first leg due to Su Dong's troubles and was forced to suspend the game.
For Besiktas, this was a loss of half of its defense, so Lucescu was determined to fight to the end.
Because he knew that without Zago, he really had no confidence in defending.
At this moment, on the field, Sporting Lisbon intercepted the ball again in the backcourt.
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After Sporting Lisbon stole the ball, they made consecutive passes back and forth in the backcourt to stabilize their position.
Besiktas did not retreat, but instead pressed the Sporting Lisbon midfielder in the 30-meter area.
Pepe got the ball in the backcourt, saw the right opportunity, and passed the ball diagonally to the midfield, giving it to Albertini.
The old Milan captain is the core of Sporting Lisbon's backcourt organization this season. After getting the ball, he passes it directly to the front without any delay.
Tonito received the ball in the open space, turned and took a step forward, and was sandwiched by two defensive players.
The Spanish midfielder chose to send the ball to the right, giving it to Quaresma, and then he quickly rushed diagonally in front of Quaresma.
It was a smart and coordinated move.
If the defensive player follows, the middle will be empty, and Quaresma will choose to dribble the ball forward and exploit the gap in the middle.
If the opponent does not follow, Quaresma will choose to pass the ball forward from the wing and let Tonito drive straight into the goal.
Besiktas' defender chose to follow this time.
So, Quaresma did not pass the ball back to Tonito, but took the ball himself and accelerated diagonally towards the middle.
Besiktas' defensive players followed Quaresma all the way, sticking close to him and not giving him any chance.
The Portuguese winger took two quick steps, looked up and ahead, and noticed Su Dong.
Su Dong was on the right side of the penalty area, with two defenders following him on both sides, and they were also sticking to him closely.
When he saw Quaresma starting to dribble the ball, Su Dong turned sideways and faced to the right.
He wanted to hit directly behind!
Quaresma understood Su Dong's signal and immediately sent a straight pass.
The ball flew quickly from the side of the Besiktas defender into the penalty area, and at the moment Quaresma passed the ball, Su Dong also exerted force with both feet, suddenly started, shook off two defensive players, and rushed directly behind him.
"Quaresma passes the ball straight behind him."
"Su Dong starts..."
"He's very fast and explosive, and he can shake off defenders."
"Su Dong broke into the restricted area..."
"The goalkeeper abandons the goal..."
"Su Dong dribbled past the goalkeeper and was tripped by the goalkeeper's hand."
"Without falling to the ground, Su Dong still chased to the baseline, stopped the ball, and dunked it back."
"The football didn't go out of bounds."
"Ronaldo came over to intercept, Su Dong blocked Ronaldo with his body and led him back."
"The goalkeeper is coming over, Su Dong makes a series of feints, creates a gap, and shoots with the outside of his foot!"
“The ball goes in!!!”
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"
"Sudong! Sudong!!!"
"The little war god has performed meritorious service once again!!!"
"In the 87th minute, the young warrior Su Dong received a through ball from Quaresma, first dribbled past the goalkeeper in the penalty area, then, near the baseline, in a very short space of time, he dribbled past the opponent's central defender Ronaldo and the goalkeeper, and shot the ball into the goal with the outside of his foot!"
“Three to four!!!”
Su Dong was so excited that he jumped up on the spot and shouted with his arms raised.
The Beşiktaş players around were all stunned.
They never expected that the team's defense could be so easily fooled by the opponent.
Are they too bad, or is Su Dong too strong? The players of Sporting Lisbon rushed up frantically.
Quaresma rushed to Su Dong, bent down and lifted Su Dong up.
There was a full 20 centimeters difference in height between the two players, which made Quaresma's hug of Su Dong look very strange, but at this moment, no one would pay attention to it or care about it anymore, and everyone surrounded the two and cheered.
"Let's see a slow-motion replay."
"Quaresma's through ball was great, but Sudon's reaction was also very quick."
"Come on, catch up with the ball, the goalkeeper attacks..."
"We saw that Su Dong was indeed tripped by the goalkeeper. This stumble prevented him from catching up with the ball immediately. Fortunately, he intercepted it before the baseline."
"Then we can see that when Su Dong faced central defender Ronaldo and the goalkeeper, whether it was the use of his body, his footwork, or his feints, he made perfect use of them. He dodged and dodged, and managed to create a gap between the two players, and shot the ball into the goal with the outside of his foot."
"It was a very wonderful goal, which fully demonstrated Su Dong's characteristics and abilities."
"Three to four. Now the total score is four to four."
"Since Lisbon has three away goals, Besiktas must score as soon as possible. Otherwise, Sporting Lisbon will score three goals in the second half, reverse Besiktas and advance to the quarterfinals of the UEFA Cup."
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The situation took a turn for the better! No one expected that Sporting Lisbon would score three goals in a row.
Lucescu was also very upset on the sidelines.
He knew very well that Besiktas had to press forward and attack at this moment, but he had used up his three substitutions, so he could only appeal to the players.
After celebrating Sudon's goal, the Sporting Lisbon players returned to the field. Head coach Boloni excitedly ran to the sidelines and kept calling on them to stay calm and maintain the score.
There were only a few minutes left in the game, and as long as Sporting Lisbon could hold on, they would win.
But Boloni's words did not have much influence on the players.
They knew they had to hold on at this moment. Sudong, Albertini, Barbosa and others also kept calling on their teammates to hold on and not panic. The more critical the moment, the more they had to remain calm. This was a consensus.
This is a reasonable thing, but if it comes from Boloni's mouth, the players will still discount it to some extent.
Just now, when they were trailing 0-4, he was helpless, but now he has to come out and give orders again? Sometimes, the relationship between the head coach and the players is like this.
If you can't be relied upon at critical moments, why should others trust you?
This is true for the players, isn't it also true for the head coach?
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Although Besiktas gave everything and attacked desperately in the last few minutes, Sporting Lisbon retreated across the board, defended their own penalty area, and withstood the crazy attack of the Turkish team.
Four to three! According to international practice, the home team is in front and the visiting team is behind.
Sporting Lisbon lost away to Besiktas.
But in the two-round match, the total score was 4-4, and Sporting Lisbon eliminated Besiktas with the advantage of away goals, which made the Turkish fans at the scene feel annoyed.
How confident and confident were they when they were leading 4-0?
Who could have thought that the final result would be reversed by the opponent.
How could Besiktas manage to reverse three goals in one go and achieve such a stunning comeback?
Not only the Turkish fans couldn't believe it, but the Sporting Lisbon players couldn't believe it either.
How many years does it take for such a shocking reversal to happen?
This is really crazy Istanbul!
(End of this chapter)
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