Chapter 91: Three Consecutive Guests (6)
There was silence in Leiria's dressing room, save for the sound of players panting, and the atmosphere was silent and frustrated. "Bang bang." Mourinho's applause rang out in the dressing room at this time. He knew what he had to do, and now the team's morale was at its lowest point.
"Guys, I have to admit it. It was the most difficult game we've had this season and we do have a good chance of losing it so far. I don't want to criticize anyone here, and I'm sure you've all done your best. I could even list a whole bunch of reasons to excuse the defeat, the schedule, the fitness, the depth of the squad, all of which I believe will be acceptable to the outside world. What do you know about the Tao of the Devil? Because that's what they think, that's what they know about us.
Now, I don't want you to provide any reason for failure, I want you to think about what we have to lose when we fail. The top spot, the honour and the dignity, we earned it with all the hard work we did in front of us, but they will be lost after this game. Look at yourselves, guys, do you know what I see in your eyes? Frustrated, giving up, and hopeless, you are back to the way you were in Leiria. Now, I'm not going to ask you to win the game, but there's one thing I want you to show up, the will to fight, the unyielding, guys.
Don't disarm so easily. I need you to fight for everything you've had this season and don't let that make no sense. Can you do it? “
After saying that, Mourinho's eyes scanned all the players in the dressing room, like an eagle. "Head, I didn't give up, I want to fight." Lao Lei was the first to stand up. "Me too." "Me too." "Me too...... One by one, the whole team of Leiria stood up, like warriors about to go on a campaign.
Mourinho nodded with satisfaction and said, "Good." Now it's what I need you guys to do in the second half. Now you forget who you are, don't tell you if it's a striker or a defender, put me on the defensive, force them and don't give them a chance to pass or dribble. I don't care what you do, I just want to target them, entangle them, and kill them. Silas, Ruben, you guys are ready for me to play. Remember not to spare your stamina and consume it. ”
Reima left the organization alone in the second half and handed him over to Andre. I want you to focus on your defense, like you did at the beginning of the season. Is your range all over the table understand? Now don't give me any position, you can go anywhere you want, I just want the effect! Effect!! Do you understand? “
"Yes. Head. "Old Ray accepted Mourinho's arrangement without any hesitation. If it is other players, it may not be acceptable, after all, from a playmaker who holds the ball in his hands, to a sapper who does tiring and dirty work all over the field, not everyone can accept it calmly. Although there is also a love affair with Mourinho, what is more important is that Lao Lei is a triumphist in his bones, with no first and no second. In Lao Lei's view, football belongs to "martial arts".
When Leiria's team walked out of the locker room, they all had grim faces, but their eyes had a crazy look like a beast. Quiet, ferocious beasts are the most terrifying, aren't they? At this time, the players of Porto, who were already in the passage, were chatting happily and laughing, and it could be seen that they were very satisfied with the result of the first half, and they seemed to be at ease and calm with the victory of the game.
When they saw the players of Leiria with a calm face, the players of Porto thought that they were scolded by Mourinho, after all, Mourinho is not a polite, calm and quiet manager, the image is already known throughout Portugal. They had a gloating smile on their lips, and they weren't having a good time after losing to Leiria in their first meeting of the season. In their hearts, this should be a retribution.
Of these, Ivan was the only one who felt a hint of unease, and he remembered that Mourinho would not scold his players desperately in such situations, but would try to motivate them as much as he could. I wanted to remind my teammates in Porto, but when I saw everyone's state, I thought that no one would believe me when I said it. Ivan's status in Porto was not high, so he couldn't help but say it, so as not to be bored. He can only hope that his parent club was really scolded by Mourinho for this, but in his heart he prefers a different situation.
However, after the start of the second half, Porto's players suffered. If in the first half Leiria was still a well-organized horse with the reins, then in the second half it was a wild horse that was on the loose. The second half began as a scene of chaos.
"McCarthy, after conceding the goal, immediately counter-attacked. Oh my God, he just brought down Costa, when did he switch to central defender. "Andre, a behind-the-back tackle. What he's doing, he's killing art. No yellow card? What do you mean, it's ridiculous. This is at the Dragons Stadium. "Oh, Deco, knocked over." …
"Oh my God, who knows what kind of magic Mourinho did to this Leiria at half-time. He turned a football team into a wrestling team. I think the referee should show a yellow card to control it, otherwise who knows what will happen. Among them, Lao Lei is the one with the most knockdowns, he is like a hound chasing his prey all over the field, and the players of Porto with the ball at his feet are his targets.
Relying on this intensity, Leiria had a lot of attacking chances in the second half. And Andre's organization is also very simple, that is, to find McCarthy with a long pass, let him be a bridgehead, and cooperate with Hugo and Bruno to attack Porto's defense. Such frequent impacts inevitably caused holes in Porto's defence. In the 65th minute of the game, the frantic Leiria finally relied on Ugo's scramble from outside the box to pull a point back. And the appearance of this fighter also relied on Lao Lei's sliding tackle in the midfield to break the football.
Although the equaliser was equalised, Leiria also paid a huge price. Leiria's players began to have a physical crisis, and the first problem that appeared was Andre, who usually barely contributed on the defensive end, but today he also let go of desperate defense and broke the ball. Jose Mourinho was quick to make his first substitution of the day, bringing on Silas for Andre. Andre's downfall inevitably caused problems in Leiria's organization, and Silas's ability was still far behind Andrea's.
Leiria's players, who began to decline in physical fitness, gradually began to lose control of their movements on the defensive end, and began to slow down and run. In such a situation, it is inevitable that there will be a situation where there will be a large movement. And the Porto players, who were originally upset by Leiria's grappling in the second half, broke out.
After McCarthy kicked Costa down again in front, the Porto players angrily surrounded McCarthy. When they saw it, they immediately rushed into the encirclement and pulled McCarthy out, and the players on both sides began to push each other, and their words were not clean. The Dragon Stadium erupted in deafening boos and began to put pressure on the referee on duty. The referee then showed McCarthy the first yellow card of the game.
The balance of victory is tipping in Porto's favour and Leiria must find a way to score another goal as soon as possible, otherwise the game is essentially a lost one. Lao Lei's heart is also very uneasy, he has to open the devil muscle man 5 minutes early in this game, and he must find a way to equalize before 85 minutes, otherwise it will be difficult to get a draw.
However, the situation did not allow Lao Lei to increase his energy in the attack, and the gap in Leiria's defensive line, which had physical problems, became bigger and bigger, and Lao Lei had to make up for the leaks everywhere. At the 70th minute, Mourinho made two substitutions in a row, and he had already played all the cards. All that remains is to see how the players play and how lucky they are.
In the 72nd minute, Porto once again played a dangerous counter-attack. There were only two passes in total, Costa to Deco and Deco to Postiga. In the face of Laio's defense, Postiga was very smart and directly chose Laio, who had problems with his physical strength and could not run very much. Relying on his strong body, he wiped Raio's hand and opened Raio's hand holding his jersey with a palm.
Ben had already made up for it, and this time Postiga was greedy. At this time, if he chooses to cross to Ivan, who is already empty, the goal will be scored, and the game can be killed at this time. However, he opted to shoot straight at goal, which hit Ben's sliding foot and weakened and was easily obtained by Lemato. Ivan was unhappy with Postiga's handling of the ball and complained to him. Postiga ignored him, shook his hand and turned his head to walk back. At this time, Ivan once again missed his time in Leiria.
This counterattack shocked Leiria into a cold sweat, and also made the Dragon Stadium cry out of regret. And Ben, the hero of this defense, has been lying on the ground and not getting up, and he has cramps. The referee also blew for a halt to the game, allowing Leiria's team doctor to come in for treatment.
Leiria's team doctor made a gesture that he could no longer continue the game, knowing that Leiria had already used up his substitutions. If Ben had been gone, Leiria would have had to continue with 10 men, which would have been the same as receiving a red card. At this time, in the eyes of all the fans, media and players, Leiria's second defeat of the season has arrived.
Lao Lei took advantage of this time and quickly pointed out the exchange system in the system, wanting to see if there was anything useful to him at this time. After a while, he really found something useful. "Pseudo Speed Experience Card: Experience the sensation of speeding and leaving all your opponents behind. Conditions of use: A minimum of 80 is required for the basic speed. Use time: 12 seconds. The Soul Possession character is designated as: Son of the Pampas, Caniggia. Number of uses: Limited to once per month. Consumes 10 soul points. "This is the most effective card to use in the anti-middle, and Lao Lei's speed just happened to reach 80 with the help of the devil's muscles. Although his flesh hurt 10 soul points, Lao Lei still gritted his teeth and exchanged it.
"Thunderhorse, Thunderhorse, come here." A shout pulled Lao Lei out of his contemplation. Lao Lei saw Ben sitting on the sidelines and called himself. Lao Lei hurriedly ran over and listened to Ben's orders.
"Ben, what's the matter?"
"Reima, put your right hand out."
"Oh."
Ben took off the captain's armband and put it on Old Ray's right arm. Lao Lei was surprised and said, "Ben, you should give it to Laio, he is the vice captain." “
"He's agreed." Lao Lei heard it and looked back, and sure enough, he saw Railo nodding at him. In this case, Lao Lei also deservedly let Ben put on the captain's armband for himself.
"Reima, you're the captain now. Go lead this team. “
Lao Lei felt a great responsibility and pressure on his right arm, took a deep breath, walked back to the field and shouted to his teammates: "Guys, work hard!" Fuck it!! “
Lao Lei stood in his own half, staring at the players in Porto and looking at the Porto goal. He is surrounded by his tired teammates, and he himself is the captain, the leader on the field.