Chapter 362: No One Can Stop Him
Mourinho thought about it for a long time, but he didn't come up with anything that worked.
If Dortmund were attacking back and forth with Porto, then he was confident that Porto would not be inferior to their opponents, but by this time Dortmund had already taken the lead, and they would use defense against Porto......
Porto's two forwards, Delrey, although both technical and physical, need space to get the ball, McCarthy is very fast, he also needs space to sprint, Deco is a top midfielder, but his breakthrough ability is not very good...... Mourinho looked around at his players and noticed an obvious problem – none of his men were good at breaking through.
In that case, they don't have many attacking options to choose from, only long-range shots and crosses from the flanks and penetration through the middle.
Jose Mourinho firmly believes that there is no infallible backline in the world, only an attacking line that cannot take advantage of the opportunity to score, but Dortmund's defensive performance in the first half made him start to waver in this steadfastness - throughout the first half, when Dortmund began to recycle the defence, they really did not make any mistakes, allowing Porto to have only one shot on goal in the entire first half, again from Maniche's long-range shot.
What if they still had that kind of performance in the second half? Although the probability is very small, if Dortmund does this, then Mourinho will face a very difficult situation!
"In the second half, when we attack, we have to be patient, pass back and forth, look for holes in their defence, shoot from distance when we have the chance, their goalkeeper is not Lehmann, the error rate will be high, as long as we have enough attack, then we will definitely be able to score!" Mourinho said to the players in the dressing room, waving his fists.
'Defending in the second half, counter-attacking quickly when you have a chance, understand? Their attack doesn't have much effect on us, the air is our world, and they can't pass through the front of the penalty area when the ground penetrates, as for the attack on the two wings, it is us who dominates the two wings! Drag them, pester them, and then take your chance and make them completely collapse with the second ball! ”
Dick, on the other hand, said confidently waving his fists in the locker room.
"Boss, if you fight like this, will the beautiful woman who pays attention to you think that we don't look good!" Gomez shouted.
"Well, let's put it this way, Gomez, if we end up losing, she'll not look good! As long as you can win a game, it's a good game! Dick waved his hand.
As Dick directed towards his players, in the box of the stands, Pierre waved his hand impatiently: "This game is so dull, why is Dortmund not playing well at all......"
Andre smiled and didn't speak, while Charlotte raised her head and asked curiously, "But isn't his team ahead?" ”
"A lead is a lead, but the game is not exciting at all." Pierre said with some depression.
"It would be nice to win in the end, why do you want to be so exciting." Charlotte said with some disapproval: "And I see that they are fighting fiercely, and it is a little interesting to watch." ”
Andre smiled a little helplessly, he knew that this sister's taste had always been very strange, but he didn't expect the taste of watching the game to be so strange......
After the start of the second half, the game continued to develop in a dull direction.
Borussia Dortmund continued to defend, while Porto didn't have a good attacking approach, although at the beginning of the second half, Maniche forced a break through and fired into the far corner, and the ball grazed the far post and flew off the bottom line was very threatening, but then they fell into the dilemma of attacking but not having a chance to shoot.
It wasn't until the 54th minute that Delray had a good chance when he picked up the ball in the middle and forced his way through before getting up to shoot from Warnes, but the ball didn't have the power to force Weidenfeller to make a save – the first time Porto had a shot in the woodwork since the game began!
"Well done, keep it up." Dick slapped the field off the field, very satisfied with the players' defensive performance, this level of defense, is also very rare in the whole of Europe, in the front of almost all the offensive players in the case, Dortmund's backline, still give Dick enough confidence.
After withstanding several attacks from Porto, under the command of Dick, Dortmund quickly launched a counter-attack, Olic received the ball and burst into the right side of the penalty area, and then passed the ball to the back post, Gomes grabbed the first drop and shook his header, but this time the header was slightly wide of the far post under the interference of Carvalho.
"Gomez, this kid, is still not mature enough......" Dick sighed slightly in his heart, just now Gomez was fighting with Carvalho, and then because of the power of the downwind, the header failed to succeed, if it was Cavinaghi in the second half of last season, then he would definitely use a more flexible way to fight......
It's just that if you want to use young players, you need to bear such a price, and Dick has long been prepared for this.
Fifteen minutes into the second half, Porto's offensive was still not improving, and Mourinho began to make substitutions - he replaced the mediocre McCarthy with Lithuanian striker Jankauskas - although McCarthy may be better, but he is of little use in this situation, and the tall and almost 1.91m Jankauskas seems to be more useful in this situation.
Dick also changed someone, Ismael came on the field, replaced Gomez in the front, and continued to strengthen the defense - it was half an hour before the end of the game, Dick didn't believe that his team couldn't stand it - even if he won the European Super Cup with a score of 1-0, there was nothing to be ashamed of, as big a pot could be boiled as much rice, rather than forcing the offense to play a vigorous game, it was better to be obscene, how many championships can be won are several championships, and if the championships are too much, the confidence of young players will increase, and confidence will be condensed, are very helpful.
A new army, if it has been polishing on the battlefield and winning a few battles, it will naturally gradually become a strong team, a team dominated by young players, if you can win a few more games, the state and self-confidence will gradually be stimulated, so at this time, it is useless for you to say to the players "It doesn't matter if you lose, we still have a future", only real victories and honors can make them have self-confidence, progress faster, and better results.
So no matter what method is used, whether it is the League Cup or the UEFA Super Cup, which can be regarded as a chicken rib game, Dick has to find a way to get it, and after winning such a championship and gathering self-confidence, and then winning a few games in the league, then the momentum will gradually rise, maybe in the Champions Cup, you still need to rely on some luck, but in the league, and Bayern, Bremen and other teams like Don't have any signs, it can still be done.
Now that they've won the League Cup and won a series of league games, the cumulative number of victories is enough to cause a qualitative change, so even if it's sorry for Mourinho, Dick has to do it once!
Porto's attack continues, although their attack is very difficult, and they are stubbornly blocked by Dortmund in various places, but they are still attacking, after being coached by Mourinho for more than a season, Porto has reached a very high level of tacit understanding, but what is lacking is self-confidence.
Even if they won last season's treble, they are still a little worse in terms of self-confidence, although half of Dortmund's current main team are new signings, but the scene of others winning the Champions Cup with the team last season can very well improve their self-confidence.
In front of Dortmund's excellent defense, Porto's attack was very difficult.
In the 66th minute, Jankauskas, who had high hopes from Jose Mourinho, missed a great chance when Maniche's shot bounced off Metzelde's body and to the back post, and when Ismael flew over to block it, Jankauskas seemed to be intimidated, and he scrambled to shoot the ball six metres out of goal......
The miss of this opportunity made the Porto fans in the stands sigh of great disappointment, and Mourinho couldn't help but shake his head, although he was also very well prepared for this game, but the Portuguese league has just begun, and the players' state has not yet risen, while Dortmund's players have been playing in the league for a month, and their psychological and physical condition have reached the level of the official game, which makes Dortmund invisibly occupy some advantages!
After Porto missed this opportunity, they quickly suffered a heavy defeat!
Borowski's sudden forward cut disrupted Porto's defense, and when they were a little flustered, Borowski passed the ball to the right side of the penalty area, and Arshavin had already shaken off Costa when he received the ball, and when Carvalho came up to block in a hurry, the Russian beautifully pulled the ball past Carvalho, and when Carvalho was about to turn around, he had already rushed past Carvalho and burst into the box!
When Baia had not yet attacked, and when Jorge Costa, who was in the position, had not yet saved, Arshavin chose to shoot decisively!
The ball flew to the far corner of the goal, and although Baia made a hard save, it was still close to the ball!
When the ball flew into Porto's gate, thousands of Dortmund fans cheered at the same time!
"The ball is in again! Dortmund nice quick counter-attack! Arshavin was arguably the best player of the game! His pass and shot helped Dortmund take a two-goal lead! Arshavin has been so good since joining Borussia Dortmund! The performance of this Russian was really a surprise! Dick dug up another treasure......"
Dick waved his fist in the dugout, the important figure in the early days of Dortmund must be Arshavin - not only because of his excellent strength, but also because he is actually still in the middle of the season, and he is in game form earlier than anyone else - it is also the case, Arshavin is the most eye-catching player in Dortmund right now, and with Dick's tactical support, his current performance is simply unstoppable!
When Borussia Dortmund scored the second goal, it was difficult for Porto to turn the tables around.
And so it was – although Mourinho brought on Bosingwa and Fernandes to strengthen the attack, Dick also replaced Klinger with veteran Fink, and then replaced Arshavin with Odonko, and they maintained their two-goal lead until the end with Dortmund's denser defence!