Beast King Costa

Chapter 403
As Fernando Santos revealed exactly the same as what the media revealed, in this game, Diego, David Luiz, and Rui Costa became "outsiders" in the stands, and none of them entered Fernando Santos. Among the 18-man roster.

In fact, not only Diego, David Luiz, Rui Costa, but also Beto and Assis have not entered the 18-man squad.

As for Moreto and Nelson...

Fernando Santos has no way to drop them too.

After all, Nelson can play as a full-back or a central defender. If Nelson abandons it, there will not even be a defender on the bench.

The same is true for Moreto. If Moreto is abandoned, there will be no goalkeeper for Benfica's bench.What if Quim was suddenly injured?
Therefore, Nelson and Moreto still entered the bench.

The starting lineup of Fernando Santos in this game mainly follows the starting lineup against Alkmaar in the middle of the week.

Goalkeeper: Quim.

Defenders: Leondo Bastos, Luisón, Kaliaca, Paulo Jorge.

Back midfielder: Pettit, Carter Solanis.

Frontcourt: Calagonis, Nuno Gomez, Fabrizio Milico.

Center forward: Diego Souza.

That's right!In this game, Fernando Santos continued to use the "god pit" of Kaliaka in the central defender position.In the game against Alkmaar, Kaliaka's "wonderful performance" almost indirectly helped Alkmaar score 4 goals!
However, Fernando Santos can't help it either.

In this game, Benfica has no other defenders available...

Both Paul Jorge and Nelson can play central defenders, but the problem is that Nelson and Diego wear the same pair of pants. Fernando Santos does not want to use him. Abandoning Nelson means that the right back position can only be used by Paul Jorge. Jorge up.That being the case, the central defender position still has to be topped by Paul Jorge.

The frontcourt also rotated two positions.

In fact, if Diego is abandoned, Mexican international Francisco Fonseca will be an excellent choice at the 9th position, but judging from Francisco Fonseca's recovery, it may not be possible until the end of December He came back, and by the end of December, it was almost the offseason.

Therefore, Fernando Santos temporarily recalled two young players, Yu Dabao and Diego Souza, from the Benfica B team.

Of course……

I went to the Benfica B team to recruit players, and there was no injury problem in the first team. It was purely Fernando Santos who killed himself, fell out with the players, and abandoned a lot of absolute main players. This made the Benfica B team The coaching staff was very dissatisfied.

Since returning to the Benfica B team, Yu Dabao and Diego Souza have become the absolute main players of the Benfica B team.

Diego Sousa now averages more than 1 goal per game in Portuguese Liga!It can be described as the super striker who frightens all players in the Portuguese League.At present, there are many teams in the middle and lower reaches of the Portuguese Super League, and they are very interested in Diego Souza. They all hope that Benfica can loan Diego Souza to them for one or two seasons, and they will give Diego Souza Provide an absolute main position and let Diego Souza receive training.

Since the current Benfica striker position has Diego and Francisco Fonseca as two big centers who can start, it is very difficult for Diego Sosa to grab a position in the first team. They are indeed considering the quotations of various teams.

Perhaps next season, Diego Souza will be allowed to start training for the middle and lower reaches of the Portuguese Super League.

As for Yu Dabao, he was originally just a regular substitute player who had the chance to come on as a substitute in the second half of the game for Benfica B team. However, in a few games with the first team, Yu Dabao's performance was indeed calm and not lacking in highlights. This made the coaches of Benfica B team very surprise.

After the absolute main players of the first team such as Petit, Simao and Rui Costa returned, and after Diego Sosa and Yu Dabao returned to the Benfica B team, Yu Dabao naturally became the team's main midfielder. Although He is not yet an organizational core, but in the past two games, Yu Dabao has contributed 1 goal and 2 assists, which is very eye-catching.

After being recruited by Fernando Santos, Yu Dabao didn't want to be called up. After all, Diego is the only buddy who takes care of himself in the Benfica first team. Yu Dabao is also very upset about Diego's current situation, but repeatedly Ge stopped Yu Dabao from rejecting Fernando Santos.

"Dabao! You haven't established your position in the first team yet! There is no need to be stubborn with Fernando Santos. We are the regular main force of the first team in the 'Wave Until Dawn' team. Fernando Santos abandoned us soon. But you are still dispensable to Fernando Santos. So you have to seize every opportunity to be called up by the first team, not like us, and Fernando Santos. "

Under Diego's persuasion, Yu Dabao nodded helplessly and said: "Okay! Then I won't join you. But anyway! Diego, I support you!"

Diego smiled heartily: "Of course! I also support you to stand on the first team in the future and become the core midfielder of the Chinese national team!"

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In this game, both Pettit and Carter Solanis can play, and it is naturally impossible for Yu Dabao to start. He is sitting on the bench with Joao Kumbra.

Regarding Yu Dabao being recruited from the Benfica B team, Joao Kumbra was very hostile, because he clearly felt that Fernando Santos began to pay attention to this Asian, and Joao Kumbra also paid attention to the Benfica B team In the competition, I really think that Yu Dabao's recent rise in the Portuguese League is very good.

If this continues, his position in the first team may be snatched away by Yu Dabao.You know, after Rui Costa officially retires next season, Joao Kumbra will be the third pick for Benfica's midfielder.

After sitting on the bench for a season, he should have had a blowout opportunity in the next season, but Yu Dabao suddenly got more and more attention from Fernando Santos.Moreover, Yu Dabao has gradually proved himself in the Portuguese League, so after Rui Costa retires next season, the third pick in the midfielder position may not necessarily belong to João Kumbra.

In this way, let alone Joao Cumbra, no matter who it is, there will be a gap in the heart.

In addition to the young João Cumbra, Yu Dabao, Manu, and Moreto and Nelson, two players who are basically impossible to play due to no accidents, there are also Mantolas and Simao who accept the rotation. .

Judging from Fernando Santos's pre-match arrangements, the bench for this game will still be full, and the young Manu will definitely get a chance to play!

As for whether Mantoras will play in the second half of the game, it depends on how Diego Sosa plays in the first half. If Diego Sosa does not perform satisfactorily, Mantoras will even appear earlier.

As for Simao, he may also play in the second half of the game, depending on the game situation.

Although the dark horse of Maritimo is very strong this season and currently ranks fifth in the league, Fernando Santos does not seem to think that Maritimo is very strong. He feels that such a lineup is enough to handle this dark horse team of this season. .

Maritimo's coach this season is still Ulise Morais. Morais, like Jesúardo Ferreira, has led the same team for several years and has also begun to replace Maritimo. The tactical system has been shaped, and the main team has basically been cultivated.

As a coach who was born as a non-professional player, Ulise Morais is very different, because Ulise Morais is not an academic coach—Maritimo’s famous coach Ulise Morais is He debuted as a fitness coach and became the head coach of the Portuguese Super League!
Ulisey Morais was originally a physical education teacher in a university. Later, because the salary of physical education teachers was too low, Ulisey Morais turned into a part-time physical fitness coach.

Ulisey Morais has led strength and conditioning sessions for the basketball team, water polo team, and even the ice hockey team.

Later, he also led the physical training of the football team, and was invited to join the coaching staff of the Portuguese Super League team and began to become a full-time coach.

Under the influence of well-known coaches in Portuguese football, Ulisey Morais began to get in touch with more football skills and tactics.Although Ulise Morais has never played professional football, after all, in the Iberian Peninsula, eight out of ten men like to play football, and Ulise Morais is no exception. The top scorer of the staff football team.

Not only that, Ulisey Morais also began to think about trying to transform into a football coach. He began to study the UEFA coaching course, and it took four years to get the UEFA A-level coaching license. , officially transformed from a physical coach to a football coach, and became an assistant in the coaching team.

In the 2002-2003 season, Ulise Morais took the position of head coach for the first time, when he coached Estoril in the Portuguese League.

It is worth mentioning that Ulise Morais of later generations also traveled to Asia to search for gold.

Ulisey Morais took over the powerhouse in Southeast Asia in 2017, the Johor team from Malaysia.The Johor team is also the opponent of the Guangzhou Evergrande group stage in the 2020 AFC Champions League.However...Johor was defeated by Kobe Victory in the first round of the AFC Champions League group stage.

Of course, the head coach of the Malaysian Johor team in the 2020 season is no longer Ulisse Morais, but the 59-year-old Argentine coach Mario Gomez.

In this game, Ulisey Morais's lineup is very neat, the team has not suffered from any injuries, Uliser Morais can send a full starting lineup!
Goalkeeper: Marcos.

Defenders: Valledo, Gregory Arnolin, Alex von Schwiedler, Ze Gomez, Luis Olim.

Midfielders: Mazzinho, Oberdan, Vigno.

Forwards: Felipe Oliveira, Manu.

The 5-3-2 formation is Ulisey Morais' main tactical formation this season.

Ulise Morais and Jesúardo Ferreira have the same tactical thinking, and they both play defensive counterattacks. However, Ulise Morais is very particular about intensive defense in the middle, and instead chooses to play on the side. Give the opponent a wanton high ball pass-as long as you don't get into the penalty area from the side rib position, the rest is fine, you can play whatever you want.

After all, the three central defenders of Ulisse Morais, Gregory Arnolin, Alex von Schwiedler, and Ze Gomez, have an average height of more than 186 centimeters. Von Schwiedler's height is as high as 193 cm. In the Portuguese Super League, there are few high center forwards who can grab the first penalty kick under the competition of Alex von Schwiedler.

The core of Maritimo's midfield is Oberdan, a young Brazilian player born in 85. Although he is only 21 years old, Oberdan has already won the absolute trust of Ulisey Morais. Oberdan is tall and tall. He has a very strong sense of getting the ball out of his feet, does not stick to the ball at all in the midfield, and has very high accuracy in long passes.

Ulise Morais's dual forward configuration is typical of one high and one fast.

The 85 high center forward Felipe Oliveira partnered with the Brazilian fast Mamanu in 83.

Maritimo's midfielders are very young and very dynamic.Therefore, Maritimo's defensive counterattack in every game is very scary, whether it is speed or a state of physical fitness-the team coached by Ulisé Morais, a physical coach, has a good physical reserve. Even if he has physical difficulties, Ulisey Morais can train him into an "iron lung".

To some extent, this strong attribute of the team's "undead run" is one of the reasons why the "horse" Maritimo is so "black" this season!
Fernando Santos' starting lineup for this game is not as good as Ulise Morais' running ability.

In particular, the two wingers Calagonis and Fabrizio Milico are not speedy wingers, they are both players who play forwards, and Fabrizio Milico has always been Benfica's physical fitness As for the difficult households, although the opponent Maritimo in this game is not a team that attaches great importance to wing defense, it is still a big question whether Fabrizio Milico can outrun Maritimo's fullbacks. What about the problem.

Helpless, Fernando Santos has focused his attention on the preparations for the Portuguese national derby in Lisbon recently. He has not seriously studied the Maritimo team at all. He is preparing for the game entirely based on stereotypes, and he feels confident , with this starting lineup and the home field advantage of the Stadium of Light, it is enough to crush Maritimo.

however……

Is it really that simple?

Can Benfica, without Diego as the striker, really easily crush Maritimo?

Perhaps, Fernando Santos is about to slap himself hard again.

(End of this chapter)