Section 332 Straight open the middle door
In all fairness, Wolfsburg can be said to have a very low stance against Porto. Because they will face Bayern Munich this weekend, Wolfsburg has also made up their minds not to consume too much in this game. Magath had been instructed before the game that a draw was acceptable, and that an away win was not an important goal to pursue.
Therefore, the tactics they developed before the game were to defend with all their might. Unless it's a particularly good opportunity, never make a move. And in the game, Wolfsburg played without any mistakes. During the game, they also had a good tactical arrangement. From the two centers in the front court to all the players in the backcourt, Wolfsburg almost put all the players into defense in this game, and they also took it very seriously.
However, in football, no matter how good the tactics are, it is impossible to guarantee that a team will win. Although in the game, Wolfsburg built a good defense at the beginning, and in the first 20 minutes of the game, Porto tried to attack in several different ways but failed to overcome Wolfsburg's defense, but this situation only lasted less than 30 minutes, and as the game situation has not been opened, Porto's tactics seem to have undergone some changes.
Porto's original lineup configuration was a 433 formation, but seeing that they were unable to conquer the gate, they also began to have some 451 trends. Barella and J Ronaldo couldn't wait for much of an opportunity up front, with the duo constantly dropping back, while Porto's three midfielders seemed to be moving back in their own space to make room for them.
Their move looked like they wanted to get more wide players involved in the attack. By playing back on the flanks, they widened the midfield, which was also a good way to break down the dense defence. And that's basically what hurt Nemanja Matic. As the main defensive player at Wolfsburg, his biggest task in this game is to interfere with the opponent's passing as much as possible. Don't let Porto calmly direct the attack. Porto, however, retreated, widening its width. He can only go forward a little more to interfere with his opponent,
It wasn't that Matic didn't notice the change in his opponent, but the cliché didn't go unnoticed. Although his task is heavy, he doesn't feel any pressure, after all, Makoto Hasebe is also a veteran player, he has good defensive experience, widening the width, this is not something he has never seen, with him wiping his ass in the back. Nemanja Matic also dared to kick a little more aggressively up front.
Unfortunately, this time he believed the wrong person, or rather, he misread the idea of his opponent.
Porto have dominated the pitch and their tactics changed a bit as Nemanja Matic moved forward. The two wings kept retreating, and they seemed to be consciously trying to get the ball to the wing, which made Hasebe's run in the back a little closer to the wing.
Porto's wide attack seemed to be on the ground, and it wasn't long in coming. When Lucho got on the ball again, he gave it to Daniro, who was cut in on the wing. Seeing this, Makoto Hasebe immediately moved closer to the side, trying to intercept his breakthrough.
But what he didn't expect was this. Danilo kicked the ball back to Moudinho in midfield!
Porto's attack, the original big idea was not the wing. It's the middle lane!
Wolfsburg defended very tightly and Porto didn't think about attacking from the wings. They know very well that the wing-backs at Wolfsburg are not weak and it will not be so easy to break through. From the very beginning, all they wanted to do was go up from the middle.
Their approach is to set up suspicious formations to lure their opponents into taking the bait. In order to prevent Porto's pass, Matic was a little bit forward, and Makoto Hasebe alone obviously had no way to take care of such a large area. In the face of Wolfsburg's defense, Porto used the easiest way to break it clean, the midfield retreated, relying on increasing the passing distance to lure Wolfsburg to steal, and through Makoto Hasebe could not keep up with Matic's defensive area to create a gap, Porto's tactical concept is quite good.
Of course, there is such a great concept, mainly because they have excellent players, and it is not easy to rely on technique to force Matic to steal. And in the middle of the lane, it takes strength.
Moutinho kicked the ball out and kicked it directly behind Hasebe. Instead of handing the ball to Rodriguez in the distance, he gave it directly to Martinez in the middle of the midfield, and he was going to use this straightforward through plug to determine the direction of the game.
Jackson Martinez has always been in the middle of the pitch, and this time after his team-mate got the ball, he was already on the move, watching the offside line on the one hand and getting rid of the entanglement of the Wolfsburg defenders on the other. And when this kick came straight in, he also happened to take a step forward, get rid of Naldo's watch, and break through with the ball!
Martinez took the ball past the Wolfsburg backline and headed towards the penalty area!
Jackson Martinez is Porto's main center forward, he is quite famous, and many people are optimistic that he will also be another top player who will go out of the black store in the future. In this game, his performance has not been particularly outstanding, but at this time, he has shown his extraordinary strength.
When he received the ball and began to charge into the penalty area, Naldo, who was next to him, chased back almost at the same time, trying to catch up with him and break the ball. However, although the two started at about the same time, only one step later, Martinez and Naardo had already opened up the gap. Originally, Naldo wanted to catch up with him and break the ball, but before he could run two steps, the distance between the two of them had become very large.
He was in the penalty area, and he shook off Naldo with his explosiveness!
Naldo is also a slow centre-back, but Martinez has already left him behind in just a short distance. It's unknown what the striker's other skills are, but what is known is that at least his explosiveness is absolutely breathtaking.
It's not uncommon for good players to eat opponents raw by relying on their physical fitness. The Premier League's Bale became famous for this style of play, which is almost his signature. And even if it is Wolf Castle, when Gao Shunyao breaks through, because his skills are not particularly outstanding, when he changes direction and cannot get rid of his opponent, he will also take the method of squeezing through directly by relying on his physical fitness.
However, Bale's breakthrough needs space, and Gao Shunyao's breakthrough is simply brute and easy to be fouled, but Martinez is in the penalty area, directly in a small area, and goes straight to the penalty area, which requires quite high personal ability.
Watching Martinez break through, Naldo could only hope in his heart that Martinez was just very fast, and his other skills were more average.
He's a striker, not a wide like Bale, and the requirements for possession vary depending on the position. If his technique is not delicate enough, after such a breakthrough, he will no longer be able to connect the shooting action, and even if he breaks through into the penalty area, he will do nothing.
However, Martinez is clearly not the type of player who will only bury his head and not know how to shoot. After entering the penalty area, facing Benaglio, he raised his right foot and made a move to hit the near corner in the run. His combination of man and ball is quite good, and he looks very threatening when he suddenly gets up on his feet, and Benaglio watches his movements, and also subconsciously moves, wanting to intercept this ball. However, at the moment when Benaglio lost his center of gravity, Martinez's body suddenly twisted, forcibly reversed his angle, and the right foot that was originally shooting retracted the support, and pushed the ball to the far corner of the goal!
As a striker, Martinez is not only explosive and dribbling, but also good in shooting, especially the technique of balancing the left and right feet, allowing him to do things that many people can't do. It may be an exaggeration to call him a combination of Ibrahimovic and Samuel Eto'o in the Portuguese media, but on the pitch he is definitely a big threat!
With this shot, Benaglio simply didn't have time to adjust his focus, he could only watch the football drill into the net and watch Porto take the lead. Wolfsburg defended desperately for the entire 30 minutes of the game, trying to prevent the opposition from taking advantage of the home field to attack the goal, but their efforts were all in vain.
1-0, Porto took the lead.
The sound of cheers around the stadium shook the sky. Looking at the football inside the goal, Benaglio could only shrug his shoulders at the chasing Naldo. It wasn't a tactical mistake, and Wolfsburg's worst fears didn't happen. However, this is not something to be happy about, because they did not expect the other party's personal ability to be so strong. Moutinho's pass and Martinez's sudden attack caught Wolfsburg off guard, and it also made people sigh in their hearts.
Looking at the change in the score, Gao Shunyao narrowed his eyes. For this game, they still underestimated it after all. If it was against Bayern, they would definitely not give Robben and Ribery the opportunity to drive straight ahead, but because the opponent was only a Portuguese Super League team, Wolfsburg still didn't play seriously enough.
If you are not serious enough, of course you will suffer because of it. Porto is not a weak brigade after all, but a powerful Portuguese Super League and one of the best demon concentration camps in the world. Although they are not too famous, they definitely have strong strength. Wolfsburg faced Arsenal, Bayern and Dortmund last season, but they were the first to conquer the door against Porto, which is a clear proof of Porto's strength.
A black shop, if there is nothing attractive to open a black store? These players of theirs are not decorations.
A Martinez has already made Wolfsburg suffer such a big loss, and looking at so many so-called hope stars on the other side, Gao Shunyao is also secretly speculating in his heart: Among these people, will anyone break out in this game again?
If so, how exactly should Wolfsburg respond? (To be continued.) )