Chapter 102: Before the Play-offs
In this curtain call, Boavista played an excellent game, winning 4-0 against the Rodro Football Club Union. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info Chen Jianhao scored the most important hat-trick of the season, and Camacho's assistant and team president Álvaro Júnior, who was in the VIP box, was jaw-dropping and excited about his performance. Before the game, although they thought that the home team would definitely win the game, they did not expect Chen Jianhao to play such an amazing level. The players of the Rodlo Football Club League were also shocked by Chen Jianhao's crushing shots, scoring three goals with three shots, one of which was a long-range shot from the edge of the penalty area.
Since Fang Jizhou had almost recovered, Govia asked him to start as well, and although he didn't have to attack, he also contributed an assist to Chen Jianhao, which was quite normal. After coming to Portugal, he experienced two major injuries, and it is inevitable that he will still seem a little withdrawn, but this aspect is really normal, and anyone who encounters this kind of thing will be affected to some extent. However, his brother Wu Tianchang did well in this game, and with Chen Jinwu, the commander of the backfield, the two made high blocks in and out of the box, and kept the goal in the face of the absence of Helio and Sergio Machado.
The only thing that can be called unfortunate is that the right wing-back Ribeiro was also injured in this game. Boavista's stable backline combination actually injured three people in the last two games, and only Wu Tianchang was spared. Fortunately, the substitute left wing-back Mario Loya, another Brazilian central defender Leo Bonfiem, and right wing-back Diego Reiter were very well prepared, although they did not perform too brightly, but they did not make mistakes, basically continuing the previous defensive standard - in fact, they did not have a high defensive standard, anyway, the difference in the level of players is not high, but it did not have much impact on the team. The attacking players are also used to playing under pressure from the back, they don't expect the team to be able to defend at a high level, as long as they can score a few more goals in the attacking end, it is their normal rhythm of the game. In the team's five-game winning streak at the end of the season, they scored a total of 18 goals but only conceded 4 goals, which is amazing in terms of efficiency, and basically achieved the principle of attacking instead of defending. But in terms of the strength of these opponents, it is not that they are too good defensively, but that the opponent's offense is too bad.
At this point, the Portuguese second division is all over, and Boavista won the championship in a thrilling way and entered the promotion play-offs. The promotion play-offs in the Portuguese second division are a double round-robin match between the champions of the three divisions, each of which results in the first place in the final points to qualify for the first division. So there are four more heavyweight matchups to come, and if you drop the chain in one match, you could miss out on this great opportunity to upgrade. Govia, who helped the team win the title, was in high spirits, and two months ago he did not dare to expect the team to make the play-offs, but he did not expect this day to come. Their two opponents are Club Deportivo Mafra, winner of the South Zone, and Club Sport Maritimo (North Champion).
In terms of strength, Maritimo Sports Club is much stronger than Mafra Sports Club. Maritimo Sports Club is a well-known football club in Funchal, in the Madeira archipelago of Portugal, and is much more well-known than the national team in the same city. Sporting Club Mafra, based in Lisbon, is a lesser-known club in the region, and there is a gap between the two teams in this aspect alone.
Maritimo Sports Club have also played in European competitions, most recently in the 2004-2005 season, where they beat Glasgow Rangers 1-0 in the first leg of the first round of the UEFA Cup. In the second leg, they lost 0:1 and the two sides were tied. Maritimo Sports Club were not eliminated until a penalty shootout, but this has already set a new record for the club. Maritimo Sports Club is now regarded as one of the top seven clubs in Portugal and is also well known in Portuguese-speaking countries, such as Brazil. In October 2006, ahead of the league match against Nahua, the club announced that they were looking for a new 15,000-seat stadium near Madeira. So in terms of size, Maritimo Sports Club is also better run than Mafra Sports Club.
In the first game of the promotion play-offs, Boavista will travel to Lisbon to take on Sporting Mafra first. Then they played two games in a row at home, against Maritimo Sporting Club and Mafra Sporting. The final game is still on the road, with Boavista travelling to Funchal to face Maritimo to close the season.
After the schedule was arranged, Govia was still very satisfied, he was afraid that he would face the stronger Maritimo Sports Club in the first game, and there would be no transition space at all. And it is also beneficial for them to play away first, because the number of away goals will be counted at that time, and the schedule of away and home will be conducive to the team's buffer, and if you accidentally lose the first game, you can also re-study the countermeasures in the next round to find the advantage. It's a pity that in the last game, playing away at a critical moment is really not a good errand. However, Govia will be aiming to win at least two of the first three games, at least the first away game against Sporting Mafra, and if they can win at least six points, things will be much more favourable for them.
This week's preparations are still the same as usual, and there is not much content added. When the big game approached, Govia didn't want to put too much pressure on the players, and focused more on studying some of the opponent's footage - although the video resources were very limited, he could still find out the opponent's offensive and defensive routines. Anyway, in terms of playing style, Boavista is basically set and will not change much, but there is still a lot of room for improvement in local defensive responses. In these rounds, Chen Jinwu has been given more tactical responsibility by Govia, who needs to balance the ball forward, but also keep an eye on the situation at the back, and appropriately use his "running and dying" physical ability to help the back line relieve pressure. The axis of the frontcourt attack is naturally Chen Jianhao, and Govia intends to let Chen Jianhao completely let go of the play and no longer restrict his on-court play. However, he still hopes that Chen Jianhao can trust the ability of his teammates and not blindly entangle the opponent, but if the team can't open the situation for a long time, he also gives Chen Jianhao the right to take the ball alone at any time.
This year, it is not only Govia, but even most of the players in the team can't believe it. Except for Chen Jianhao, who made a commitment to upgrade from the beginning of the season, no one else will have this kind of thought, and even Chen Jinwu, Fang Jizhou, and Wu Tianchang have also questioned Chen Jianhao's promise. But from the second half, Chen Jianhao's performance is indeed too dazzling, and he has completely conquered his teammates, including the fans who came to watch Boavista's home stadium, which is also increasing day by day, although it is completely incomparable with the previous Portuguese Super League, but the average number of people entering the stadium has risen to about 3,500. You must know that half a year ago, their average number of spectators per game was only more than 2,800 people, and Chen Jianhao gave this stadium a lot of charm.
Other teams in the league also began to pay attention to Chen Jianhao after February this year. Each game has a specific strategy for him. But Chen Jianhao's performance is purely based on personal feelings, once he enters the state, it is difficult to suppress him with the Portuguese second team. Many large local media or newspapers in Portugal have also slowly begun to report on the matches in the central zone of the Portuguese second league, which was not followed before, because there is a magical red-haired striker from Asia and China, who has played 25 games in the season, basically played the full 90 minutes, and scored 42 goals at the same time, an average of 1.68 goals per game, which is very impressive. At the same time, he also contributed 6 assists, won 13 Player of the Match honors, and averaged 8.26 points per game by professional institutions, which is well deserved to be the top scorer in the second division.
After playing at the end of the season, Xiao Longtao also wanted to have another interview with Chen Jianhao for the first time, but Chen Jianhao hoped to wait for several play-off games to be played before doing this, so as not to say something that should not be said and slap himself in the face. Xiao Longtao respected his choice, but he still wanted to know how much confidence Chen Jianhao had in the promotion, Chen Jianhao just smiled and said that it was enough to win 2 wins and 1 draw. As soon as Xiao Longtao heard this, he knew that he was full of confidence, because 2 wins and 1 draw were likely to directly secure a promotion spot, unless both wins were won by the same team, and that team lost to another team in succession. However, this kind of thing has always been rare in the promotion play-offs, and Xiao Longtao still believes that since Chen Jianhao dares to say this, it shows that he has the confidence to lead the Black Panthers into the first division next season.
Seven days passed quickly, and the first game of the promotion play-offs was just around the corner. Boavista had already arrived in Lisbon two days early and was training at a local football school and giving some media interviews. It is only at this stage that the Portuguese second division finally ushered in its annual pre-match press conference. Because the process of the game was suddenly much more formal, the previous 30 rounds of the league looked like a formality, not like a professional game at all. And although Govia has been in charge for a season and a half, it is the first time he has seen such a big battle, which makes him feel very nervous. (To be continued.) )