Chapter 40: Against São Paulo
São Paulo's Estadio Morumbi, one of the largest stadiums in Brazil, has been expanded several times and now has a capacity of more than 73,000 spectators.
In this match, the enthusiasm of the fans in São Paulo did not seem to be too high, and the stadium was full of 73,215, with less than 60,000 spectators seated. However, compared to the fans, the media attention is quite high.
Sao Paulo and Santos are both well-known teams in Brazil and have always been top-notch. This game is another strong matchup. Santos has been in poor form lately, while Sao Paulo have recovered slightly, and it is unclear who will die.
Sao Paulo and Santos have also produced countless well-known players, with Pele, Kaka, Neymar and others all coming from these two teams. Moreover, the two demon players in the latest data of the player master, Bemi and Lu Feng, are from Sao Paulo and Santos respectively. The duel between them is also the focus of attention.
Is Bemi like the data in the player master, better than Lu Feng. Or Lu Feng has a bright future, and his strength is not inferior to Bemi.
There are several reasons why this game has received a lot of attention.
In this game, Curry still lined up the same 433 formation as in the last game. In the last game, although the team did not score, the offensive ability brought by the 433 formation is also very important to Curry.
Sao Paulo started the league and used the formation of 442, and in this game, Costa still did not change the idea of the formation, and still discharged the 442 formation.
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Before the game, the away team's dressing room.
Curry looked at the players one by one and said with a solemn face.
"In this game, if we lose, we will move up to fourth in the standings. At the same time, it will be the first time this season that we have failed to win three games in a row. Boy, do you have any confidence to pull off a win here? ”
"Yes!" The players' answers were full of confidence.
"Good." Curry had a smile on his face, and he was pleased with the full morale of the players. "Sao Paulo's team is not weak, and the individual ability of the players is even better, especially the opponent's midfielder Bemi, I believe everyone has already known it through the data of the player master. However, this player also has a big problem, that is, he is not good at playing against the wind, and his form is bullying. ”
'They can beat them 7-0 in a game or they can go 90 minutes without scoring a goal. On top of that, the team's defensive prowess is nothing short of amateurish compared to their offense. Yes, you heard it right, I'm using amateurism. ”
'There are two glaring holes in their defence, and I want you to take advantage of that later in the game. First of all, there is their midfielder, Vargas, who has been given the responsibility of defending by Costa, but unfortunately, he always likes to be involved in the attack, and he is always so slow to return to the defense and often out of position. Secondly, there is their central defender, the old captain Leonardo. As a 36-year-old player, no matter how experienced he is, his physical strength and speed will not be very strong. ”
"Jill, Lu Feng, you two have to fight Leonardo more often. Costa doesn't like to replace their captain, so you can use your speed and stamina to make a good impact on the opposing captain. Teach Costa, the old captain still needs a break. ”
The manager's witty words immediately caused the players to burst into laughter. Even Curry himself couldn't help but laugh. Waving his hand to signal the players to be quiet, Curry continued to speak.
"Don't laugh, I'm not done yet. In this game, because Silva is not on the pitch, so, Sammy, you take on the task of organising the attack. All you have to do is use your speed and dribbling to get the opponent's attention and send the ball out, you know? ”
Sammy nodded in understanding.
Curry turned his head and looked at Valazula again, "In this game, you will follow Bemi, wherever he goes, you will follow him, even if he goes to the bathroom, you follow me to the toilet and put him in jail, don't let him easily organize the offense." ”
Curry's words made the locker room laugh again. This time, Curry didn't stop everyone. The team is about to play and it is one of his responsibilities as a manager to make it easy for the players to play.
"Okay, that's all I have to say, now, let's go and try to give the Sao Paulo fans an unforgettable afternoon at the Molumbi Stadium."
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"Viewers, you are now tuning in to the 14th round of the state championship in São Paulo, Rio, where São Paulo plays Santos at home. This game can be described as a strong dialogue, Sao Paulo's Bemi and Santos' Lu Feng are both demon players in the latest data of the player master, both of them started at the same time in this game, I don't know which of them can lead their team to win this game, let's wait and see. ”
The game had only just begun, and Santos was getting into the groove a lot quicker than Sao Paulo. Head coach Curry's words made Santos's players relaxed, while in contrast, the Sao Paulo players who had just entered the game seemed to have just woken up and behaved lazily.
In the 4th minute, Beto won the ball in midfield and tried to get past Valrazula, Sami suddenly appeared and broke off Beto's ball and played a long run, dribbling himself to the Sao Paulo penalty area. And Vargas, who was supposed to be in charge of defending this area, was really as Curry said, because the forward cut was still in Santos's half.
"Beto, emergency stop, change of direction, beautiful, past Valrazula. Sammy, Sammy suddenly came out of the line in front of Beto and broke the ball. Sammy dribbled straight into the box, with a large gap in front of him and Vargas cutting too deep into the area. ”
"Códovar made a timely step up and stopped Sami in front of the penalty area, but he didn't let Sami burst into the box. Sammy, with a diagonal pass, gave the ball to Lu Feng in the box. Lu Feng, facing Leonardo's defense, took the ball and wanted to play through the crotch. ”
Leonardo's experience anticipated Gil's movements, and he turned first and fed the ball back to Loritz. Lu Feng was a little too impatient, and if he had passed the ball to Lewells, who might have had a chance to shoot, Santos wasted a chance. ”
Of course, the narrator didn't expect that Lu Feng's behavior was entirely due to Curry's instructions. Gil didn't want to succeed at once, and Leonardo, no matter how old he was, he was the captain of the national team for many years and had a lot of experience. If it doesn't work once, just try it a few more times, anyway, he is young and has good physical strength, and Lu Feng doesn't believe that Leonardo can last longer than himself.