The reason why Gao Yuan did not replace Antonio, who was very difficult to defend, was because of his considerations.

First, Antonio did not make a big mistake, and it was disrespectful to a meritorious veteran to replace him rashly.

Second, he is one of the best defensive players in the team at the moment, although the defense is tight, but his experience and willpower also play an important role, and it may not be good to replace someone else.

Third, he has enough authority to command his teammates to help defend. In addition, Gao Yuan also wanted to take the opportunity to observe Antonio's reading and comprehension of the game, which was related to the decision Gao Yuan had just made.

Fourth, and most importantly, the situation is not that bad.

Although Porto took advantage of the home field, they made full use of the characteristics of the two wings and formed a lot of dangerous attacks. Maritimo are a bit tight defensively, and that doesn't mean they haven't fought back.

In fact, in the first 25 minutes, the two sides showed a state of "fighting each other".

Similar to Porto, who launched a threatening attack from the flanks every few minutes, Maritimo frequently used his characteristics to threaten the opposition goal.

In the second minute, center forward Dzeko leaned on the opponent's central defender, and suddenly half-turned and volleyed, threatening the opponent's goal.

In the 9th minute, Vukovic flashed an empty space in the front of the penalty area and fired a long-range shot, which surprised the opponent's goalkeeper in a cold sweat.

In the 13th minute, Maritimo, who had just been threatened by the opponent's Telles, quickly relied on Wang Zi's personal ability to shoot into the far corner after passing the two, and the ball flew out of the post against the post.

In the 16th minute, Maritimo suddenly pressed high, and after Zhou Yong made a steal in the front, because there was no suitable point for the ball in a hurry, he could only go straight in with a single knife, almost forming a single knife, but unfortunately his shot was a little worse, and he was close to the goal but came with a shot to the sky.

In the 23rd minute, a corner kick was taken, and Wen Jun's header grabbed the point, grazing the crossbar slightly higher.

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Compared with Porto's attack, Maritimo has more attacking means and more firepower, forming a multi-point flowering situation.

Maritimo and Porto are like two brave boxers, in the ring, you punch me and I punch, punch to the flesh, do not give in to each other, just see who can't bear it first and is knocked to the ground.

Such an open offensive scene made the 50,000 spectators in the Dragon Stadium fascinated, and the huge momentum in the stands surged like a huge wave with the tide of offensive attacks from both sides.

So much so that the TV commentators exclaimed, "It's so exciting!" It deserves to be the pinnacle of this season's Portuguese Super League! Porto and Maritimo have teamed up to put on a visual feast for the fans! ”

The audience enjoyed watching it, but the head coaches of both sides, Gao Yuan and Conceição, were full of black lines.

These two coaches of different nationalities, different ages, and different experiences are all surging with the same thought in their minds at this moment: Damn, the opponent is really strong!

Former Juventus coach Allegrini famously said: "I prefer a stable 1:0 to a heart-wrenching 3:2".

And this mentality is also a common portrayal of the majority of football coaches.

Fans are not afraid of big things, of course, they hope that the more goals they score, the better, but winning or losing is related to the coach's job, from the referee sounded the opening whistle, their hearts collapsed, and every time they score, their hearts will also tremble, a goal battle, they will not get a heart attack!

However, the current situation is that the brave wins when they meet on a narrow road, and no one can retreat, whoever retreats first will have the momentum wither, and whoever retreats will die!

Since there is no way back, let's round up and get started!

After 30 minutes, Porto still relied on two flanks to attack.

Telles is back.

He was full of confidence, and based on previous experience, Antonio simply couldn't defend himself.

Crossing Antonio is like crossing the road at 4 or 5 o'clock in the morning.

But he soon discovered that this time things seemed to be different.

Wang Zi has been following his side closely, constantly trying to interfere with his dribbling.

Fortunately, Telles's body is strong and his dribbling skills are good enough, and he is dribbling with Wang Zi while moving forward.

At this moment, the Chinese back, which was as strong as an orangutan, also leaned over.

Telles knows that the midfielder is a natural bandit with a strong tackling ability. It's already very difficult to entangle Wang Zi one-on-one, and if the other party comes to help, the ball will definitely be broken.

So he hurriedly passed the ball to Shoya Nakajima, who answered.

As soon as the ball was passed, while the opponent's defense was focused on the ball, Telles suddenly cut forward.

This is a routine that Porto has practiced repeatedly, and the Japanese, who are extremely capable of passing the ball, will definitely be able to pass the ball.

Sure enough, Shoya Nakajima understood and made a straight stopper, passing through the defense of Wang Zi and Zhou Yong.

Telles was already at full speed, like a galloping bull, unstoppable.

"I'll go up, you make up!" Telles heard Antonio calling for his team-mates to help.

Facing Antonio, who was in his way, he ran at high speed, and made a big trip, passing the opponent who was already standing in his position.

Antonio has a lot of experience defending, and although he didn't get the ball, he stretched out his legs to try to expand the defensive area.

It was this crucial leg stretch that allowed Telles to dodge to the side, slowing down his forward momentum slightly.

When Telles went to chase the ball again, suddenly a big man stabbed diagonally, made a tackle, and broke the ball.

But it was Cusai, who had just been arranged by Antonio to fill the position.

Maritimo combined with a four-man force to stop Porto's attack on the wing duo.

It seems that with more defense and less defense, a large amount of manpower was restrained by the other party, but to prevent it is to prevent it.

Gao Yuan applauded and shouted to the players: "GoodJob!" ”

He valued the defensive organization of his players more than successful interceptions.

The four-person squad on the right side, under the shouting and command of Antonio, formed an organic whole, with an orderly and well-organized position for follow-up defense, assistance defense, and standing.

Antonio alone may not be able to stop Telles, but the team he commands can stop the opponent's advance.

Telles then rushed a few more times, but all under Antonio's command and were strangled in the cradle by the right wing defender.

The right side couldn't open the situation, and Porto's attack was like a broken arm, and they could only rely on one arm to hit people.

Porto boss Conceição is in a hurry, but he can't ask Telles to do more, after all, he has already attracted the attention of the opposition four. On the contrary, he had to enlighten his teammates:

"If you can't get in, don't break in! The opponent's defensive focus is now on the wings, try to pass the ball to the middle! ”

That's exactly what Telles did.

He saw that the wing couldn't penetrate it, so he passed the ball to Shoya Nakajima in the middle.

Shoya Nakajima received instructions from his coach and quickly continued to transition the ball to the middle and hit Mossa Marega.

But Maritimo's defence rotated quickly, and Wen Jun appeared in front of Mossa Marega for the first time.

Seeing that there was no availability, Marega crossed to his strike partner Suarez, and at this time, Kusai had already returned to his position and met Suarez, who passed the ball back and came to the feet of Shoya Nakajima.

As soon as the Japanese received the ball, he suddenly slashed the ball diagonally to the left front wing!

Porto's attacking engine is on the wings, and no matter how you play, the ball naturally has to go to the wings.

And this trick of hitting the middle lane is also to confuse the opponent, and the final killing move is still on the side.

According to past experience, after a pass in the middle, the opposing players should be attracted away, and the wing is a big gap.

But when the ball was passed, he found that Antonio was standing on his passing line, as if he had been waiting for a long time, and easily stopped the ball!

The veteran's experience and prediction came into play! As long as the opponent doesn't hit him directly, he has a good chance to intercept the ball!

That's how a good defender reads and understands the game!

Gao Yuan on the sidelines shook his fist excitedly, "Beautiful!" That's what I want! ”