Chapter 46: You should do some soul-searching
Quaresma is not optimistic about the outcome of this summit clash between Porto and Benfica, not because he is not confident, but because he will not be blindly confident.
In the Portuguese Super Cup, if it wasn't for his own liver explosion, Porto would have been defeated by Benfica, and Porto's offensive and defensive system at that time was a complete mess, and it couldn't resist Benfica at all.
Of course, it doesn't seem like the situation in Porto is much better now......
Speaking of Benfica, Quaresma couldn't help but think of his opponent in that match, Rocha.
insulting his mother, and having a racist attitude, a typical villain's face, he was shot in the head by a sledgehammer by himself, and he was almost shoveled off by Pepe, who came out for himself, and now this thing is still lying in the hospital and molesting the nurse aunt!
If a person does something wrong, he will have to pay the price, even if he may not realize what he has done wrong, but this does not prevent justice from coming.
So, who will Benfica let defend themselves in this game without Rocha?
Several possible line-ups for Benfica coach Koeman were predicted, but when it came to the game, Quaresma realized that he was still naïve.
In order to defend Quaresma, the most dangerous star of the Porto squad, Coman can be described as having put in a lot of hard work.
Sacrificing the defense on this side, sending two fullbacks with stronger defensive ability to block Quaresma's space, and while preventing counterattacks, even the strikers had to pull to this side to block Quaresma, clearly telling everyone that Quaresma was not on the line today.
Quaresma didn't expect Coman to do such a desperate job, and he was dumbfounded by the cunning of the old man.
Aren't you afraid of being blown up by Porto in the middle and on the other side?
However, it turns out that ginger is still old and spicy, and Coman has completely seen through Porto's Achilles' heel.
- Except for Quaresma, Porto did not have a breaking point.
In the absence of Porto's overall tactical structure, it may be possible to rely on the individual ability of the star to crush it when facing the fish belly, but against Benfica, an opponent of the same level, this move is not good.
And after losing the explosive point of Quaresma, Porto, who could not get the tactical bonus, could not even pose much threat to Benfica.
On the contrary, Benfica gave up the left side and increased the attack on the center and right at the same time, and achieved good results.
In the first half, Quaresma touched the ball three times, one of which was snatched from the opponent by a blind cat who bumped into a dead mouse, but Porto couldn't attack, and Quaresma couldn't defend Benfica alone.
In the second half, after seeing that the tactics worked, Benfica took advantage of the home field and attacked more violently, once beating Porto unable to raise their heads.
In the 67th minute, Benfica finally blasted away Porto's goal, and Nuno Gomez received a cross from a team-mate and headed home.
Although Porto fought back frantically at the last moment, they couldn't play much tactical coordination and could only fight separately, and the attack could not escape the strangulation of Benfica's overall defense.
In the end, Nuno Gomez's goal helped Benfica to victory and avenged the Portuguese Super Cup defeat, leaving Porto to go home in disgrace.
When the referee blew the whistle to end the game, although Quaresma's expression did not change much, the loss in his eyes could not be concealed.
He didn't think he was the savior, but the team lost and he couldn't do more, which made him a little unspeakably annoyed.
He is hungry for power, hungry for victory, eager to bring victory to the team with his strength.
After being reborn, everything seemed to be going well, which made him inevitably a little complacent, and even systematically helped, he had already regarded the title of the number one person in world football as something in his pocket.
However, the loss of this game poured cold water on his head and made him sober up all of a sudden.
I'm not that strong, and I'm still far behind!
If you are strong enough, then even if you have the slightest opportunity, you can seize it and defeat your opponent.
But now, like his teammates, he can only bow his head and taste the sour taste of failure.
He didn't like it.
Maybe the fans will understand him and throw the pot on to the rest of his teammates.
But Quaresma won't do that, because he knows his teammates are the best.
Even though some people like aunts, some people like rap, some people like small movies, and some people like to show off their legal knowledge......
But on the pitch, everyone is giving their best and not giving up at the last minute.
Therefore, Quaresma cannot criticize his teammates, because his teammates are not Benzema......
Well, without saying anything else, practice to the death.
If you practice vomiting, you will be done.
When the time comes, the battle will be invincible!
......
"I'm sorry to lose, it's not the end of the world, but it's not a joy to fall behind your opponent!"
'We didn't play well today, we gave the opponent too many chances, so I'm not going to criticize my players by name, but they really need to reflect on it.
'It's not a big deal to be three points behind, but as long as we get back into shape as soon as possible and everyone takes it a little bit more seriously, we'll still win the Portuguese Super League, and I'm always convinced of that.'
......
This was Del Neri's statement at the post-match press conference, in front of aggressive reporters, escaping the embarrassing question of his coaching ability and throwing the pot directly at his own players.
He didn't criticize by name, but he wiped out all the players, he meant that the game was not won because the players didn't play well.
Porto captain Costa, who was sitting next to Del Neri, changed his expression, and it was already very uncomfortable to lose, but he never expected that Del Neri would say such irresponsible words for the sake of face.
The loser players didn't play well?
The losers didn't do their best?
Let's still reflect?
Reflect on you, you eggs!
If it weren't for the bad influence, I'm afraid Costa would have been able to run away on the spot.
After that, Costa, who was holding back his anger, had a black face the whole time, refused to answer any questions, and got up and left directly after the press conference, even ignoring Delneri calling him from behind.
Furiously returning to the locker room, Costa pressed his chest against his depressed teammates and took a few deep breaths before he slowly calmed himself down.
"If I say I hate Del Neri and don't want to play under him anymore, will you support me?"
The words are amazing!
Costa's words directly made everyone stunned on the spot, not knowing what the captain was crazy about.
However, Quaresma looked at Costa thoughtfully, and combined with the current situation in Porto, he seemed to know what the captain was going to do.