Chapter 148: No One Is Optimistic (No. 1750)
In the first round of the Portuguese Super League, Porto vs. Guimaraes, Sporting Lisbon vs. Coimbra, Benfica vs. Rexos, this is the focus of the first round of the Portuguese Super League. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
The Portuguese Super League is different from other leagues, and in the history of the Portuguese league, the league title has almost always been held by these three teams, with only Boavista winning once.
Watching Portuguese Super League matches is to watch Porto, Benfica, and Sporting Lisbon, and the focus of media and fans is also on these three matches.
Also against promoted horses, Benfica is under more pressure than Porto.
This is not because Lexos is stronger than Guimaraes, but because of Benfica's own situation.
In Portugal, Benfica's status is the equivalent of Real Madrid in La Liga, but not only did they fail to win the league title in the past two seasons, they also failed to finish second, finishing third twice in a row, and despite qualifying for the Champions League, third place in the league is the club's worst result in the last five years.
Benfica president Philippe Vieira is very dissatisfied with the coaching results of head coach Alexis Sanchez, and he believes that Benfica cannot win the championship because of the coaching quality when there is no shortage of money and people.
If Benfica had played a little better at home in the Champions League qualifiers, maybe Benfica president Filipe Vieira would have been able to give Sanchez a little more time to prove himself, but for now, Filip. Vieira is almost at the limit of his patience, and he told Sanchez that this match against Rexos must win the beautiful one, otherwise, Sanchez can just resign.
Benfica president Filipe Vieira is not joking, he has privately contacted the Spanish coach Camacho, who once coached Real Madrid, and if Sanchez continues to perform poorly, then Camacho will replace Sanchez as Benfica's manager.
This is almost equivalent to a knockout match, but the loss is just a handsome position, how can Sanchez not be under pressure.
A team like Benfica didn't need to say much before the game against a promoted horse like Rexos, but now Sanchez has to let his players pay attention to their opponents and not be upset.
Benfica, of course, doesn't believe that Lexus will beat them in an upset, the two promoted horses, Guimarães has invested more money in the transfer market than Lexus, Lexos's team is the original Portuguese league group, and when warming up with Porto, they were beaten by Porto and had no power to fight back, if Benfica can't even win the Portuguese team, then it might as well be disbanded.
In fact, the head coach is just under too much pressure, and in his heart, he doesn't think that Rexos has the possibility of an upset.
After Rexos entered the Portuguese Super League, there was no longer as much attention before the match as before, except for Porto Norte Sport and Portuguese Chinese newspaper, and now all the media in Portugal are talking about predicting the result of the match between Rexos and Benfica.
"Morning Post": Two promoted teams against giants Benfica and Porto, this is a regular drama that must be staged every year, every season, everyone wants to hope for a small upset, but the upset has not appeared for several seasons, with the strength of Rexos and Guimaraes this season, this will be two games without suspense. ”
The Athletic: Guimaraes vs Porto, Rexos vs Benfica, whether there is no suspense or an upset, everyone hopes for the latter, after all, everyone wants a surprise in the league, not always a win in the top three.
Ezvestia: Recos are about to face a test for Benfica, but they are unlikely to have the quality to cause an upset at home, and perhaps a decent score is their best bet.
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It's not good news for a big team to win a promoted horse, but it's good news for a promoted team to upset.
Therefore, all the media hope that the promoted horse will be upset, so that there will be news to write the next day, but in fact, none of the reporters think that Rexos and Guimarães can win, and only a very few reporters think that Guimarães will lose, and Lexus still has the possibility of forcing Benfica to draw, because Lexus is playing at home, and Benfica is not familiar with them, which is almost equivalent to an encounter.
Unlike sane media, emotional fans chant slogans online even though they know their team is unlikely to cause an upset. The big fans were naturally unhappy, so before the game started, Rexos fans and Benfica fans, Guimaraes fans and Porto fans staged a tearing battle on the forum.
"Lexus will win! We are experts at upsets!"
"Benfica is guaranteed 2:0, this is an away game, give you face. ”
"Lexos isn't something to mess with! You're going to get a taste of hell at March Stadium!"
"No matter where it is, garbage is garbage, and the rich are still the rich!"
"Benfica wins at least two!
"Bet on it, bet on it, how much do you say you bet?"
"Who is Benfica's opponent? I can't remember the name. ”
"Is there a team in the Portuguese Super League?"
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"Porto must win!
"Porto is the king of the Portuguese Super League! Whoever dares to challenge the dignity of the king will be devastated. ”
"Death to those who stand in my way! Porto are about to start their championship journey. ”
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After the voices of the Porto fans, there were one or two Guimaraes fans' timid voices: We will not give up!
However, the voices of Guimarães fans and Lexus fans were too small and too few, and they were quickly drowned in the sea of big fans.
Whether it is an interview with reporters or a press conference, the generals of Lexus are very unified, and they all praise the greatness and strength of Benfica, saying that Lexus can get a point at their home stadium is a victory.
Coach Oliveira has been saying: "Against Benfica, we are learning, we can learn a lot from the giants, we can learn a lot from the giants, playing the giants in the first round, it is actually good for us, if we lose, we deserve it, if we win, we earn." ”
Captain Evans also said: "We need to think too much about playing against a big club like Benfica, the result is almost decided, we just have to fight. ”
The club's president, Calus, also said: "This is a disadvantage for our promoted horses, it will make the children understand how difficult the Portuguese Super League is. I believe that after the baptism of the big family, we will become stronger. ”
Benfica people do not regard this compliment as a conspiracy, compared with Lexos, Benfica, who has won the most championships in Portugal, is too strong, they think that Lexos people are more realistic, like to tell the truth, maybe they want to get closer to them, after all, in Portuguese football, many ways for small clubs to survive is to find a leading big brother to cover, Lexos is shrouded in Porto and Boavista, it is difficult to develop, and it is also possible to find the shelter of the capital team. (To be continued.) )