Chapter 45: Progress
The draw against the mighty Chelsea clearly had more impact than just one point in the group table.
First of all, Porto is in a good situation to qualify, surpassing Chelsea and temporarily topping the group;
Secondly, Del Neri's position is actually more stable, even if Porto did not perform well most of the time in this game, but the result is ideal, after all, football is a result-oriented game, if you can draw a strong opponent, you are good;
Then, for many players, they are relieved that they did not lose badly against the new team of former manager Jose Mourinho, as if they had won the challenge of a reunion between a couple who broke up;
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It seems that all the contradictions are gone all at once, the constipation is gone, the prostate is smooth, and everything looks so good.
Quaresma, of course, was the biggest contributor to the team's draw with Chelsea, and his genius goal won him a lot of fans throughout European football.
Yes, in such an unfavorable situation, getting rid of the defense and scoring in a way that no one could have imagined, Quaresma has already explained what it means to be a genius with his excellent performance.
Even if the Portuguese Super League is not yet a mainstream league, in the Champions League, Quaresma's performance is real, and whoever watches the game has to give Quaresma a thumbs up...... Not the middle finger......
Many Porto fans can't help but laugh at Barcelona, thanking Barcelona for selling Quaresma to Porto in various sarcastic terms, and at the same time not forgetting to mock a wave of Atletico Benfica, they have also lost the team's biggest star in the future......
However, Quaresma is not very optimistic at this time, his own problems are clear, at least for now, he is far from reaching the top level.
Several goals are scored in counterattacks based on individual ability, and when it is the turn of positional battles and teammates to cooperate with the attack, their performance will be greatly reduced, which is obviously their biggest problem now.
After such a period of training, Quaresma's abilities have also improved considerably.
Host: Quaresma
Age: 21
Speed attribute: 90.98
Strength attribute: 64.08
Stamina attribute: 74.50
Reaction Attributes: 78.96
Dribbling capacity: 92.42
Passing ability: 70.18
Shooting ability: 71.36
Defensive ability: 21.04
Teamwork: 55.18
Among them, the fastest improvement should be strength, after all, after having fitness equipment at home, as long as Quaresma is not out to wave, he will go home after training on the training ground.
Although defensive ability is not the focus of his training, there must be this item in the team's training, so there are a few improvements, but on the basis of a pitiful base, such an improvement is really meaningless.
The team's ability to cooperate with the team has also improved slightly, on the one hand, the team's collective training, and on the other hand, he frantically watched the game video, but Quaresma is still not very satisfied with this improvement.
Sometimes Quaresma even wonders if he could dream of playing football when he dreams, and if he can also increase his ability to cooperate.
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Back in the Portuguese Super League, Porto are not as thin as they were in the Champions League.
In the fourth round, Porto challenged Guimarães away, and Quaresma, who was in average physical condition, was pressed to the bench by Del Neri in the first half and came on as a substitute in the second half.
However, he was destined not to be a savior after his debut, because by that time Porto had a two-goal lead over their opponents and completely took the initiative.
Quaresma didn't score or assist, the opponent had retreated from all sides, and Porto's intention to continue the attack was not very strong, Quaresma was more like coming up and running to warm up, and then the game was over.
In the fifth round, Porto returned to their home stadium to face the challenge of Bilaneses, and this time, Quaresma finally returned to the starting lineup.
During the warm-up, fans chanted Quaresma's name on the sidelines, and he has become the team's most popular star at the moment, much to the envy of his teammates.
There's no way, the person is handsome, the ball is played well, and it doesn't make sense that such a Ares horse is not popular.
Quaresma did not disappoint the home fans, as he scored a surprise long-range strike in the 20th minute of the first half to open the scoring and open the door to victory.
Even if it is a contest between two teams with a huge disparity in strength, as long as the score does not change, then the side of the belly will still grit its teeth and hold on, and the outcome is still difficult to predict.
But once the strong team scores, then the weak team's spirit will be lifted, and there will be no suspense in the game.
Quaresma is like a corkscrew, directly knocking out the opponent's temper.
Although Quaresma didn't score again, he still played well on the field, especially his fantastic breakthrough, which left the fans mesmerized.
In fact, Quaresma really doesn't want to play such a fancy breakthrough, after all, he is now focusing on practical kicks, and he has nothing to show off his footwork.
As soon as Quaresma got the ball, the fans were excited, as if they had climaxed.
"Past him!"
"Shake him to death!"
"Hurry up and pedal the bike!"
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Looking at these fans who are more excited than himself, where is Quaresma embarrassed not to show them his hands?
Anyway, the game is already in control, and Quaresma doesn't mind waves, as long as he is careful of his opponent's angry tackle.
In the end, Porto beat their opponents by three goals at home and easily won three points.
After five league rounds, Porto is at the top of the table with 13 points from 4 wins and 1 draw, but the old rival Benfica is not bad, with the same points as Porto, but unfortunately relegated to second place because of one less goal difference than Porto, which gives Porto a lot of urgency.
Porto are not as dominant in the Portuguese league as they were last season, and strong teams such as Benfica can already pose a lethal threat to them.
Porto will now face a real challenge as they travel to Benfica for a clash at the top of the table.
A week before the start of the game, the match was already hyped, not only in Portugal, but also in Europe.
If you analyze according to the strength, then the showdown between these two teams should be regarded as a Champions League round of 16 level competition, which is destined to be very exciting, just like the previous Portuguese Super Cup, isn't it a passionate game!
Moreover, Porto's dominance has declined, and Benfica's desire to overthrow Porto to dominate the Portuguese Super League is very obvious, and this may even affect the trend of winning the title.