27. Gains and losses

"Toot!" , Costignara fouled.

"Toot!" , Ferreira tackles and fouls and receives a yellow card.

"Toot!" , Bosingwa jumped up to press the foul as he scrambled for a header.

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The referee's whistle made Mourinho look a little anxious on the sidelines, although he knew that AC Milan's attacking players could last up to half an hour with such physical strength to run, pass and break through, and then they would usher in a period of physical strength and have to recycle the formation.

Although he is also very confident in the defensive system that he has built Porto, he still feels a little uneasy in his heart.

It can be said that Jiang Qi's plan to take control of the goal after the opening attack, Mourinho has made careful and detailed preparations, but there are two points that he has never thought of-

First of all, the appearance of German teenager Lahm, the full-back who is not yet 20 years old is only a kind of personnel reserve in the team's opinion, and whether he can be shaped and played depends on a long period of training and games. Therefore, although Uncle Bird has his own magic aura, he never thought that Jiang Qi would dare to send such a pink little Zhengtai in the first official competition, let alone that Ram would give full play to his talent in just over twenty minutes!

Unusually fast and agile, solid technical skills, balanced left and right feet, and he has a keen instinct for the timing of insertions.

"It's really an enviable talent, if you can train your body to be stronger." Mourinho thought with a little envy, and then turned his gaze to the back of AC Milan.

Putting Lucio 10 meters directly into the attack and defense of the midfield is another thing that Mourinho did not think of, or the idea that he thought of but immediately denied.

Because in his opinion, Jiang Qi, as a fledgling coach without any qualifications, will focus on stability in the first official game no matter what, and it is fundamental to strive for victory cautiously. After watching the AC Milan vs Chelsea warm-up game, almost all teams facing Milan will look to the gaps left behind when Lucio stepped in.

And in this game, Jiang Qi dared to directly move Lucio's position forward, and even pressed the entire back line forward a lot, this kind of courage is not something that ordinary rookie coaches can have, or is his trust in Nesta more dangerous than Lucio's premise?

"Toot!" , another shrill whistle.

“@#¥@*#……#*!” , Mourinho, who turned out to be a cool book, suddenly burst out a series of vernacular words that may probably be somewhere in Portugal, because he saw that the referee had run to the scene of the incident with a whistle in his mouth, and took out a second yellow card to Joao Costa, the "murderer" who made Ljungberg fall to the ground!

At this time, the jump time on the scoreboard standing high in the stadium of Louis II was exactly 29:41......

Despite not scoring a single goal, Mourinho must admit that AC Milan's advantage has become almost irreversible due to the departure of Joao Costa!

"Pedro! Go warm up, quick! Mourinho did not hesitate for even a second, at this time he must keep the situation of not conceding the first goal, otherwise his own players will play more difficult.

At the urging of the referee's whistle, the veteran Joao Costa walked back to the sideline with a frustrated face, and Mourinho comforted the Porto stalwart with a hug before staring at AC Milan's free-kick.

And across the other end of the middle line, Jiang Qi also stood up from the coach's seat that had been nesting for half an hour!

Joao Costa's departure was as smooth as expected in his plan, and with the veteran's own style of play and some habits on the referee's scale, Jiang Qi's carefully arranged opening attack was a good success, but if he could score another goal in the short few minutes when the Porto players were in a low mood......

Then the situation will be very ideal!

You must know that in addition to the cannon skills, the most commendable thing about Mr. Magic Bird is the sharpness and decisiveness of on-the-spot tactical adjustments, seeing him summon Mendes to warm up Jiang Qi estimated that Mourinho might really defend to the end.

'Van der Vaart and Andrea Pirlo were in front of the ball at the same time, and it looked like AC Milan were going to have to play a free-kick this time.

"From the point of view of the penalty position, Van der Vaart, whose habitual foot is left-footed, is more suitable. See! Pirlo is running! Sure enough, he didn't take a penalty, Van der Vaart ran under his cover, oh...... It was actually a lateral push, and it was Lucio who shot the goal! ”

"Pirlo and Van der Vaart were originally a guise to confuse the opposing defense, and it was Lucio who really completed the shot from the back to measure the foot, this free kick combination obviously confused many Porto players, and the wall was a little scattered by these two runs, but unfortunately, Lucio inserted this powerful long-range shot in the back row and flew out of the left post."

"Alas!" , Jiang Qi, who was secretly clenching his fists on the sidelines, turned around with some annoyance.

"Shhh Mourinho exhaled with some palpitations, and then called off Mendes' warm-up activities and hurriedly asked him to come on to replace McCarthy.

Lucio's long-range shot was like a stop to AC Milan's frenzied attack and physical reserves, and the rookie coach also knew that his players were probably "willing to kill thieves and unable to return to the sky" at the moment, so he gestured to the players to slow down the tempo and turn to control the ball to find a good opportunity.

Porto also ushered in a short period of recuperation, Costinha temporarily put up the position of central defender, Mendes came on and re-formed a midfield three-man configuration with Maniche and Bosingva, and Deco also roamed in his own half, leaving Delle alone to wait for the opportunity.

The battle came to an abrupt end, as if the physical confrontation and fast-changing pace of the game had never been seen before. But both Jiang Qi and Jose Mourinho are well aware that this is just the calm before another big game, and this time will undoubtedly determine the final outcome of this game.

Watching Porto put on a dense defensive posture for you to attack, Jiang Qi took the opportunity of a throw-in to call Ljungberg, who was closest to his coach's seat, over, and then quietly pointed to Toney's head and whispered a few words.

"Jiang said let's hit Luka on the head more and let him create a second chance on goal." , the Swedes conveyed their tactical intent succinctly.

As a result, there is a drama of high school strikers laughing at the forbidden area.

In the 41st minute, Ljungberg cut inside and picked up a pass to the left, and Rahm crossed with his left foot at high speed, Toni barely jumped up in Carvalho's entanglement and grabbed the landing point to ferry near the penalty spot, but Costinha stuck to Inzaghi's body like a plaster and directly blocked Super Pippo's shot with his body.

In the 47th minute, AC Milan made a comeback, this time it was Van der Vaart who took the ball at a 45-degree angle, Toni responded to the front point and rubbed back, and the fish-like Ljungberg happened to appear in the gap of the crowd to tackle, but unfortunately Baia subconsciously blocked with his legs, and the ball bounced to the post and refracted the bottom line!

In the 55th minute, Pirlo took a corner kick, and Toni jumped directly to head the goal, but he was blocked by the goalkeeper!

At this time, Jiang Qi's brows gradually twisted together, although the offensive with Tony as the fulcrum had an effect, but the delay in scoring made him feel that the sharp spirit of his players was weakening, if this situation of no score was maintained, Porto would gradually gain the upper hand in the psychological competition.

"Can't wait! Substitution! The rookie coach finally sounded the horn of the decisive battle.

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