Born to be a coach [soccer]

Chapter 272 (Catching Bugs)

Just 39 seconds into the start of the match, Ibrahimovic was bumped by the opponent's defender in the middle of the fight for the top and fell to the penalty area.Without further ado, the referee awarded Sunderland a penalty.

Ibrahimovic, who was directly knocked over just now, sat on the ground, seemingly in a daze, but he was actually seeking sympathy.He has practiced Taekwondo for many years, and his body is very flexible and balanced. Just now, when he was hit by the opponent's defender, he unloaded his strength and fell on the turf. Injuries will never be injured, but he must wait until the referee Blow a penalty and get up again.

Sure enough, when the referee on duty, the Spaniard Caballo blew his whistle and pointed to the penalty spot decisively.

The Porto players were stunned - they were awarded a penalty before the first minute.

This opening mistake may directly ruin the good game.

At this time Royce came over and stretched out his hand to pull Ibrahimovic, and Ibrahimovic stood up: he is fine at all.Besides, the penalty kick is related to whether the Porto player fouled just now, and it does not mean that he should not take the penalty kick if he is not injured.

After standing up, Ibrahimovic patted Royce on the shoulder in a serious manner, as if thanking him for pulling him up. In fact, Ibrahimovic whispered in Royce's ear: "Marco, you're right, step harder. !"

Royce: ...be tougher?

He understood immediately and nodded at Ibrahimovic.

Ibrahimovic and Royce are talking "black words" here, while the Porto players are still complaining around the referee, trying to explain that the collision just now was a collision between the two sides, not Ibrahimovic who was deliberately hit by the Porto defender.

But in fact, this time it was a major mistake by the Porto defender. He lost his concentration just after the start of the game. The defender who was supposed to mark Ibrahimovic lost his position. Knock over Ibrahimovic directly.

There is nothing wrong with the penalty awarded by the Spanish referee.

Boas couldn't sit still on the sidelines: he couldn't figure out that the team would face conceding so early.It was originally expected that the strengths of the two teams are equal, and the two sides are likely to fight until the end of overtime without being able to decide the winner.Boas also specially prepared the penalty shootout tactics for the team, including how to contain the opponent's little goalkeeper who can both take penalties and save points...

But... God, if they concede a goal at the beginning of the game, the tactics they have carefully prepared earlier will be all in vain, in vain!

At this time, Boas could no longer maintain his handsome demeanor, put his hands in his trouser pockets, lowered his head and walked around anxiously.

In the current situation, we can only pray that Sunderland will not score this penalty kick.

The UEFA Europa League final is the top European competition after the UEFA Champions League final. Players on the field are under tremendous pressure. As long as there is a slight deviation in technical movements, the penalty may fly under the pressure and do not know where to go.

Boas subconsciously believes that it is more reliable to count on the opponent's free throw error than to count on his goalkeeper to "play like a god".

Then Royce walked up to the penalty spot.

He is the second penalty shooter in the team, the first penalty shooter is captain Garner, who is sitting on the bench at the moment.Sunderland's penalty kick order is iron-like discipline, so there is no controversy in the Sunderland team now, including Ibrahimovic who made the penalty-he is now standing behind Royce, eager to prepare Supplementary shots in special circumstances.

Royce stood in front of the penalty spot, staring down at the penalty, like a graceful tree.

When the referee whistled, Royce raised his head and smiled politely at the Porto goalkeeper.The Porto goalkeeper was already nervous, but at the moment he saw Royce smiling like this, his mind was divided, and he became even more nervous.

At this time, Royce had already "stepped down". His run-up distance was very short, but there was an obvious force when he kicked up, and his kick was very "ruthless".The penalty kick he took was so fast that it went straight to the lower left corner of the goal and flew into the goal with a "bang". The posture and strength almost seemed to break through the net and fly to the stands behind the goal.

Porto's goalkeeper watched the ball fly into the goal, but failed to make any saves.

1 to 0, the goal is scored.

Happiness came too fast. In the Dublin Stadium, Sunderland fans felt dizzy-how could this be?It's only been less than 2 minutes since the start of the game, and they already lead Porto by 1 goal?

This is the legendary "dream start"?Unbelievable, unbelievable-most Sunderland fans couldn't help stretching out their hands and pinching themselves to see if they were dreaming, so in addition to the cheers celebrating Royce's goal in the stands, there were "oops" voices one after another.

Royce made a penalty, and while Porto was about to kick off, Anton and Russell called several main players to the sidelines and quickly arranged:

Sunderland seized the opportunity at the beginning, and the penalty kick disrupted all the pre-arranged tactics of Porto, but after all, Villas-Boas is a disciple of Sir Bobby Robson, and he will always deal with Sunderland when he adapts method.

What Anton and the others have to do now is to let Sunderland show off their tricks and counter Porto's tactics. Although it is not clear what Boas will do, Anton is sure that the opponent has only one purpose: to advance as soon as possible. Ball, equalizer.

Sure enough, since the second minute of the game, Porto's tempo has obviously accelerated.The premature conceded goal made this team wake up suddenly, which exploded with huge energy in a very short time.

In an instant, Sunderland was suppressed in its own half, defending with all members.Everyone is on high alert, knowing that a little distraction, any mistake may make the team repeat the mistake of Porto just now, because of their own mistakes, they gave the opponent the goal to equalize the score.

Even Ibrahimovic, who has always disdain to defend, has retreated to his own big penalty area.

His advantage is... Big Ibrahimovic has advantages all over his body.Outstanding height, strong body, excellent header and flexible footwork.Once Ibrahimovic held the opponent at the forefront, the Sunderland team would be much more relaxed in their own half-court defensive layout.

However, Porto's offense is still fierce. If they can't handle Ibrahimovic, they will go back and forth. If they can't penetrate the center, they will go down the side. , Let Pickford fly to the rescue.Once Pickford made a save and missed, risking being kicked by the opponent's supplementary shooter, he rushed forward and hugged the ball firmly, and no one would let go.

In this game, the scene looked quite weird. Porto played against Sunderland, and Sunderland retreated to the defense, always struggling to keep the goal-but the score was Sunderland's lead.

In the 30 minutes after the opening, both the Sunderland players and the fans in the stands experienced an extremely difficult time.The only thing that gives them confidence is the scoreboard.It's clearly on the scoreboard that they are ahead.

"Hold, concentrate, don't make mistakes..." Henderson, the captain, called out to his teammates on the field.

At this time, the basic skills of "chain defense" that Sunderland had practiced for a long time before became prominent: no matter how Porto attacked, Sunderland's formation was always stable, especially after being compressed into half-court. Sponge, ubiquitous, is about squeezing the tighter it is.

Porto: ... Do you dare to attack if you have the ability?

Sunderland: Of course I would!

Immediately Ibrahimovic directly broke Porto's high-altitude ball, and after taking it off, he volleyed forward with his toes. The Porto players looked behind him, and Vardy had already rushed towards the ball, and he was about to form a single-handed shot.

What's more terrible is that it happened to be Porto's physical fitness node at this time. The defender who was swayed by Vardy wanted to turn around and chase, but found that he could not catch up.

Porto's defenders who stayed in their own penalty area hurried up and destroyed the ball with their big feet.

Porto: ...you still don't want to attack.

Sunderland: Should I listen to you?

At the end of the first half, the score was still 1-0, and Villas-Boas's team failed to seize the opportunity to equalize the score-this score put more pressure on Porto for no reason.

In the second half, Sunderland "endured" the opponent's high-pressure siege for more than 20 minutes.In the 70th minute, Porto failed to score goals and began to make substitutions. Although the team's top striker Falcao was left on the field, Falcao's sprint speed slowed down, and there was an obvious fault in his physical fitness.

In contrast, Sunderland's several forwards: Ibrahimovic, Royce, Vardy... all seem to have small motors under their feet. They speed up when they say speed up, and sprint when they want to sprint.This also makes people more convinced: the confrontation intensity of the Premier League is still much higher than that of the Portuguese Super League, so Sunderland players may be better than Porto in terms of their average physical reserves.

At this time, Boas made a desperate move, removed a full-back and replaced a midfielder, trying to equalize the score by relying on the numerical advantage.But Sunderland no longer gave them a chance.

This is like a little black cat that has been holding back and shrunk into a ball to pretend to be cute, and now it shows its sharp claws——

Ibrahimovic broke the ball again.

From the beginning of the second half, Ibrahimovic has been cruising around the center circle and no longer participates in defense. It doesn't look like he can help his teammates.

But where this big man's height of nearly 2 meters is placed, it is like an invisible wall in the midfield.Porto passes the ball near him, and once the pass is low, it will definitely be intercepted by this guy.

Porto did their homework beforehand, and even practiced how to defend Ibrahimovic's dribbling and turning.

Unexpectedly, Ibrahimovic did not choose to dribble the ball by himself, poked the ball with his toe, and gave the ball to Vardy again. Royce also inserted at high speed from the other end, and scored half of Porto's defense. attention.

According to the analysis of Boas' historical data, Vardy is a very capable player, but he is not confident in finishing.Therefore, there is a high probability that he will choose to pass the ball to the teammates who keep up with him in the frontcourt.

Therefore, Porto's defenders focused on Royce, one was marking Royce, and the other was defending Vardy to pass the ball to Royce.

At this time Vardy kicked himself.He was indeed still a little unconfident. After taking the shot, he stared at the ball for a while to confirm that the ball rolled into the net safely, and then he raised his hands and ran out excitedly.

At this time, Sunderland scored the second goal by counterattacking, and Sunderland basically killed the game.

Ibrahimovic and Reus rushed towards Vardy together to celebrate their team-mate's goal.

This is the case in Sunderland: at the critical moment, popular stars can be willing to be green leaves, and those who have always been willing to be green leaves can still score goals.

Those who deliberately try to figure out Sunderland's game and try to find a routine from it are the ones who really hit the "routine" of Sunderland.

At this time, the game has been close to 80 minutes. If the score is maintained until the midfield, Sunderland will reach the top of the Europa League and set foot on the top of Europe.

Boas's face was ashen at this time, and he stood on the sidelines with clenched fists: Even though he was a "football prodigy", he felt a deep sense of powerlessness at this time.

Contrary to Boas, Anton is not standing on the sidelines at all at the moment - he is still sitting on the coaching bench on the sidelines with Sunderland's entire coaching staff, calmly high-fiving his colleagues and substitute players, as if Val Di's goal was already counted by him.

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