World's No.1 Football Manager

Chapter 451 Unsolvable Change

In the 71st minute, Maritimo counterattacked, still with a familiar formula and a familiar taste.

Casetinho and Wen Jun steal the ball from the back, and then quickly pass the ball to the midfielder. Joao, Zhou Yong, and Wang Zi passed continuously in the middle, attracting the attention of Benfica's defense, and then Joao distributed the ball to the left.

The wingback Danso got the ball and quickly moved forward, advancing about 20 meters. In the opponent's half, he fell into the encirclement formed by Thomas Tavares, Ruben Diaz, Samariz and others.

Dansuo was in excellent form today. When there was an interception in front and chasing soldiers behind, he made a fake move forward, but actually pulled the ball back, turned his body half and half, turned half a Marseille gyration, and then passed the ball across the gap between several defenders.

The ball quickly came from the left to the relatively weak defensive middle, and the midfielder Wang Zi received the ball.

The few defensive troops in the middle have hurriedly gathered towards Wang Zi.

But they ignored the "space readers" in Maritimo's formation.

Due to the serious "right leaning" of the defenders and the loose defensive formation, Pan Xinyue, who had never had any good opportunities, finally had room to move freely.

He ambushed in the open space between the left and center of the defense line, received the ball, and kept it onside!

Pan Xinyue, who had been dormant for most of the time, seemed to be accumulating energy, and now that her anger was full, she could use a bigger move!

He stopped the ball very well, his coherent movements were faster, he started quickly, entered the penalty area, and hit the goal from a small angle before the defenders approached!
Benfica goalkeeper Frajodimos was well prepared. He tried his best and made a pounce to block the ball from the goal, but he also fell to the ground and the goal was undefended.

At the spot where the ball landed, central defender Francisco Ferrer was waiting for the ball to land and made a big kick to clear the siege, but just as he hesitated, a tall figure swooped down like a giant eagle, jumped out from behind, rushed the ball into the empty goal before Ferrer.

"Tsk!" There was a gasp in the stands of the Stadium of Light.

This action is so familiar!It is simply a replica of Van Persie diving to the top in the 2014 World Cup!The person who headed the ball was so desperate that he completely threw himself out!

And the person who scored the goal, like General Fan, is also a top center. He is Bosnia and Herzegovina center Edin Dzeko!
The score was moved to 1:2!

Fans are amazed at the wonderfulness of Dzeko's diving header, but insiders know that the real power of this ball is far more than that.

The ball started from the backcourt as a steal, developed through the middle, and then hit the left. Danso on the left pinned down three defensive players. When the ball returned to Wang Zi's feet, Benfica's defense was already in chaos!And Pan Xinyue's coquettish running position is like a deadly dagger, piercing straight into the opponent's heart.

As for Dzeko's wonderful diving goal, it can only be regarded as icing on the cake.

Jorge Ricciardo: "The game was interesting, there were about 20 minutes left, the score was 1:2, Maritimo saw hope again."

Nuno Gomez: "The key is that Benfica can't do anything about Maritimo's change. In the second half, Maritimo pioneered the unilateral wing-back play, which was obviously beyond the expectations of coach George Jesus. So far, he has not been able to come up with a strategy to deal with Danso. This magical change alone deserves our hats off to Maritimo coach Gao Yuan!"

George Ricardo: "Can you talk about the magic of Gao Yuan's transformation?"

"Denso is not playing a full-back or a winger, but a wing-back. Behind him is a genuine full-back Cassettino, which ensures the stability of the back line. After all, the wing-backs are also full-backs, so Maritimo has five full-backs on the back line."

"But why not use Danso as a winger or a winger? Isn't that more helpful in offense?"

"No, Dansuo is a full-back player. Playing as a wing-back can show his ability to attack and defend well, but if he is only fixed in the frontcourt, it will be of little help to the back line. Moreover, he can't take advantage of his strong ability to sprint up and down. In addition, if I'm not mistaken, Mr. Gao Yuan deliberately let Dansuo's position be a little bit back."

"What do you mean?"

"He uses Dansuo to keep going back, running and assisting in a wide range, which expands the space for movement, so that he will not be recalled by the opponent's full-back. Another large-scale assist is also attracting the opponent's attention, and he has to send multiple players to limit Dansuo, which creates an emptiness of troops in other positions. In fact, Mr. Gao Yuan's real killer move is not on the left, but the combination of the side and the center!"

After being touched by Nuno Gomez, George Ricardo suddenly realized, "That's right! The previous goal was a feint from the left to attract defensive attention, and finally the ball was developed from the center to the right, and finally scored!"

Suddenly he thought of something again, "If the left side is just a feint, then what will happen if Benfica doesn't care about the left side?"

"If you don't care about it, the feint will become real!"

As if to confirm Nuno Gomez's speculation, Danso made a comeback with the ball.

And Benfica, who have learned a lot from a pit, dare not divide their troops too much this time, and just let Tavares defend himself.

Dansuo, who was in excellent form, had a surge of confidence. He slammed the ball to the right, then dunked hard, followed by an accelerated sprint to pass Tavares, and dribbled the ball from the sideline to the middle.

Benfica had no choice but to intercept without dividing troops. Central defender Ruben Diaz rushed over, but Danso did not go in, but continued to cross.

His speed is very fast, as long as he passes by him for the first time, he will not be able to catch up, so Tavares and Ruben Diaz are exhausted behind them. There is no way, and the No.3 defender has to stop in front again.

Another three defenders were attracted, but this time Danso had already crossed to the middle, so he didn't choose to cooperate anymore, and he shot directly with his self-confidence bursting!
The ball drew an arc and flew towards the back of the goal.Goalkeeper Vlahodimos flew sideways, stretched to the limit, but still failed to touch the ball.

Ruined!
All Benfica's hearts were raised in their throats.

The ball flew towards the back of the goal, but it was a pity that it missed a little bit and hit the post and flew out of the baseline.

"Huh~" The entire Stadium of Light was filled with a long sigh of relief.

George Jesus on the coach's bench also wiped off his cold sweat.Damn it, how could that Chinese coach in Maritimo come up with such a trick!I have studied all the previous game videos of Maritimo, but I have never used such a trick at all!Could it be that he acted on the spur of the moment based on changes in the situation on the court? !

Such a powerful on-the-spot command ability!Damn it!He is only 24 or 5 years old!

Is he really a genius coach?

George Jesus thought wildly for a long time, and suddenly realized that now is not the time to lament the other party's strength, and he should find a way to deal with it!
However, what can I do?

Tactics are executed by people, and those who cannot defend against the opponent are nothing but rootless duckweed.

That Dansuo is simply screwed up!Tavares alone can't defend at all, and can only increase the defensive force, but as long as the troops are divided, the rest of the defense line will be empty.

After much deliberation, there was no good way but to use the last resort.

Take down the forwards and add defenders!
Forward Ziquinho is off, former international full-back Almeida is on!

Benfica has now also become a 5-back, and also put two full-backs on one side.

It's just that their 5 backs are purely defensive, and they are not at the same level as Maritimo, who "defends the center and leads the offense".

In his own home court, it is really embarrassing to use such a trick, but he can't care less, for this sake, winning is the most important thing!
George Jesus looked at the time, counting injury time, there are less than 15 minutes left, I hope he can keep it!

(End of this chapter)