282. Final 2
Because he felt that the players were in good shape, Wen Sheng signaled on the sidelines that the formation could move forward a little bit to give more support to the frontcourt, and it would be wonderful to be able to score goals at this time.
Boas was a little anxious.
Porto does have a lot of experience in Europe, but it has been so many years since the last European final, these players have never played in a European final, and the state is inexplicable, Porto players can't control the situation on the field, and there are mistakes from time to time, and he can't make trouble.
He was much more personable than the dancing Wen Sheng, yelling on the sidelines to remind the players to pay attention to the defense, and then did not speak again but quietly observed.
In the fourth minute, Palace threatened again in front of goal, Klose split the ball outside the box, Mertens dribbled the ball with a simple change of rhythm and shot with a slight gap in front of Sapnaru.
The quality of the shot was really good, and the curling ball went straight to the back corner.
Hilton was stretched but couldn't do anything about it, but it was the post that helped as Mertens hit the post and bounced off the ball to be cleared by the Porto defenders.
"Oh woo!" Wen Sheng knelt on the ground in regret, this ball was really dangerous.
This is the characteristic of Mertens, out of the penalty area he to hold the ball may be a loss, but in the penalty area sometimes the defender has to act in a standardized way, dare not be too arrogant, Mertens happens to be flexible, the desire to shoot is relatively strong, only a gap he can play.
Villas-Boas felt that the centre-backs did not occupy the defensive position very well, so he was quite angry and shouted at the players in the field.
If you want to say that Rolando and Otamendi's position is not necessarily bad, they also know Mertens's characteristics, but the understanding is definitely not very clear, Mertens is good at shooting in a small space, a slit may be a shot, the suddenness is relatively strong, he will not adjust too much.
In the Portuguese Super League, there may be strikers who will not choose to shoot in the face of such a situation, and may dodge more space, but Mertens will not, Wen Sheng has analyzed his technical characteristics with him, encouraged him to refine his marksmanship, and shoot when there is a gap.
In other words, Wen Sheng felt that Mertens was obviously not a reliable choice to go to the center of the penalty area to grab points, so he had to play suddenly in the corner.
Anyway, the two central defenders and Sapunaru who defended Mertens have tasted it, of course, they may not be able to completely block Mertens, there are teammates in the middle to respond, plus Mertens is more flexible, Sapunaru and the three of them are relatively tall.
The disadvantage is relatively large, the shorter Otamendi is fast, but he is a left-sided centre-back and does not defend Mertens.
Palace's attack paid off.
De Bruyne, Klein, Derry, Klose passed in succession, De Bruyne cut inside and then went through, Vardy understood it, successfully countered offside, faced the attacking Hilton on the left side of the small penalty area, and sent the ball into Porto's net with ease.
βyes!yes!yes!β Wen Sheng roared three times and rushed to celebrate!
Crystal Palace fans are boiling, before the game, Crystal Palace is not a team that is favored, and even the cup of Wensheng, who is blown by the gods, has become one of their weaknesses, some bricks think that the team of Crystal Palace has no experience, and Wensheng, the head coach, has no experience, Porto is different, people have experience, the players on the front line are strong, and there are many goals in the Europa League.
But in this game, it still depends on the state and the on-the-spot performance.
"Well done! Jamie! Elizabeth jumped up in the stands and hugged Cheryl next to her, and the two women were as excited as the Crystal Palace fans.
"It's fucking pretty!" The club's senior management and the celebrities of Crystal Palace are also smiling, as Wen Sheng said, entering the final is like a dream, who doesn't want to win the championship at this point?!
In fact, the Europa League title is really worthless, and even if Crystal Palace wins the title, the sum of all the game bonuses will not be a third of the Champions League team's group stage bonus.
Therefore, Parish and other high-level officials are not particularly enthusiastic about this Europa League, and there is no suspense in the race for the top four, but now, in the end, this thing is also honor, not the pursuit of money, the pursuit of honor.
If they can win the title, they will also be the first president to lead Crystal Palace to the FA Cup and Europa League, and they will leave a strong mark in the history of Crystal Palace in the future.
Jamie Vardy was almost choked by his team-mates at the corner flagpole, and everyone was excited, praising Vardy's astuteness and, of course, De Bruyne, who was 20 years old.
De Bruyne's ball was passed on the run, and Vardy had a good idea, Otamendi's speed was not particularly bad, but it was not good compared to Vardy, the explosiveness was not comparable, and Porto's defensive formation was compressed enough, and Vardy's speed allowed him to shoot before Hilton's attack.
With Klose, maybe this ball won't work.
The football field is full of accidents, but many accidents carry inevitability, and Vardy's completion of the anti-offside position is destined to be a big threat.
Boas was depressed and irritable.
He couldn't figure out how Palace had found Belgium and how they had fallen in love with a player like Kevin De Bruyne, and the passing was fantastic.
Of course, he didn't know that De Bruyne's assist ability was very strong, in Wensheng's original world, people were more than 20 assists every season, and now they are all drizzling, this season De Bruyne has not completed his task, he really hasn't done it, and the goals and assists are a little worse.
Pereira used to be very good at pressing assists in Porto, but today at least he was really overwhelmed by the combination of De Bruyne and Klein, just now he stared at people and didn't keep a tight stare on people, and left the position without permission to go to the middle with De Bruyne, if De Bruyne re-plugs the wing, Klein will also create a little trouble for Porto.
After the celebration was over, the game restarted, Porto took a different approach, using their bodies and moving more defensively, so that Caballo had to interrupt the game, which was a hidden danger for Porto, sooner or later they had to get the cards, but it was a good strategy for the game, at least they disrupted the rhythm of Crystal Palace's attack.
"Despicable and shameless!" Wen Sheng scolded secretly, this kind of trick is not uncommon on the football field.
The foul action is far from bad, it just gets you back off the tee and then they're in position and you have to slow down.
Wensheng began to let the players recycle appropriately, take precautions, and prevent the opponent's counterattack.
Porto is not in good shape, but Wen Sheng also has to guard against the opponent's counterattack, and Porto's trident counterattack ability is very good.
The Crystal Palace players simply slowed down the pace according to Wensheng's instructions, and the style of play tended to be more like the previous model, with more control at the back and fast attack in the front, allowing De Bruyne to organize everyone to play, and the back and defense were not easy to press.
The consequence of this was that the number of goals conceded up front began to increase and Porto's time on the ball continued to rise.
Villas-Boas didn't want his players to play too impatiently, instead he let his team control the ball and push slowly, so that everyone could find their groove in the process.
In the first ten minutes or so they played very aggrieved, not to mention being scored, the field was still a little ugly, suppressed by Crystal Palace, and the players' poor form could be seen with the naked eye, so Boas's strategy was a very good strategy.
Wen Sheng was not surprised by Porto's reaction, but frowned, and of course he expected his opponent to be in the best form and poor for the whole game.
Crystal Palace did not press high and allowed Porto to calmly control the ball and play positional battles, and their form began to slowly return.
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