From the man behind the football king to the football king.

Chapter 114
When McSuuel scored the football into the Benfica goal, Benfica head coach Jorge Jesus, who was standing on the sidelines and supervising the game, heard a bang in his head. After the explosion, there was nothing and everything went blank.

Before the start of this game, he believed that he had the away goal advantage, which was his biggest bargaining chip.

Unexpectedly, Benfica's advantage turned into a disadvantage before the game lasted 10 minutes.

This is really a complete tragedy!

What should I do next?
He found that he couldn't think of a solution for a while.

At this moment, he heard the roar of Benfica fans in the stands: "Attack! Attack! Attack!!"

He suddenly trembled: By the way, why did I forget?We should attack!
In the summer of 2009, Jesus became Benfica's head coach after Quique Flores.Under his leadership, the two Argentine veterans Saviola and Aimar once again showed their strength. At the same time, newcomers such as Di Maria, Ramirez and Xavi Garcia, as well as David Luiz and Coentrao faced The bottleneck players have all made great progress in their careers under him.

Even though then-president Vieira continued to sell core players, Jesus was able to restore the team's fighting spirit in a short period of time and keep Benfica competitive in domestic and foreign competitions.In the past four years, they have won one Portuguese Super League championship and three Portuguese League Cup championships. This season, they are expected to achieve the quadruple crown of "Portuguese Super League + Europa League + Portuguese Cup + Portuguese League Cup".

To achieve these, Jesus relies on offense, and he is affectionately called "Benfica's Jesus" by Benfica fans!
Udinese players were still celebrating their second goal when Jesus shouted to the Benfica players on the field: "Attack! Attack! Press out and attack!"

Now Benfica has no way out, and there is really no other option but to attack.

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When Benfica made adjustments, Udinese head coach Guidolin also stood on the sidelines, waiting for his players to run back after celebrating the goal.

When Bruno passed by him, he pulled Bruno and warned: "We continue to attack. Now Benfica has no other way but to attack. They will definitely press them out. Pay attention to the loopholes in their defense and see if there are any." Something that could be exploited.”

Bruno nodded: "I understand, sir."

"It's a pity that there are only a few minutes left in the first half..." Guidolin patted Bruno and motioned him to return to the court, while still shaking his head regretfully.

If we were given more time, we might not be able to score a goal!

Udinese players are in good shape in this game, and it is not impossible to score another goal in the next few minutes.

After the game restarted, the Benfica team launched a fierce attack on Udinese's goal amid the calls and songs of "attack, attack" from the Benfica fans.

They were down for 10 and [-] minutes, and in the last few minutes of the first half, they finally made a comeback.

The few Udinese fans were not to be outdone. They sang the Udinese team anthem and cheered for Udinese in the stands.

The stands suddenly became a singing competition. No one wanted their singing to be suppressed, so the volume kept rising.

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Fans from both sides were singing and fighting fiercely in the stands. In the stadium, Udinese and Benfica also launched a fierce battle.

Benfica pressed out to attack, but Udinese did not recover its defense, but fought against Benfica.

The two sides started a fierce stranglehold in the midfield. For a while, you were back and forth, and the fight was very lively.

It's a pity that both sides made a lot of mistakes in this situation. Often, an attack would give up possession of the ball before the opponent reached the 30-meter area due to passing or dribbling errors.

The opponent launched an attack after getting the ball, but soon wasted an offensive opportunity due to a mistake.

Heavy rain and slippery conditions were the main reasons for the increase in mistakes by both sides.

The last few minutes of the first half were spent in exchanges and mistakes from both sides.

When the referee blew the whistle to end the first half, the rally in the stands came to an abrupt end.

Benfica fans were dejected by this first half, while Udinese fans cheered in the heavy rain, as if their team had advanced to the semi-finals.

They certainly have reason to do so, because this situation means that Benfica must score four goals in a row within 45 minutes of the second half without allowing Udinese to continue scoring in order to make a comeback.

But looking at Benfica's poor performance in the first half, this is completely "mission impossible"!
The rain was getting heavier and heavier. Even though the stands had a roof, they were not without blind spots. What’s more, after roaring for 45 minutes on this cold rainy night, everyone felt dry, cold and hungry.

Why are you still standing in the stands stupidly at this time?Of course, go buy a beer and a sandwich to satisfy your hunger!
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Fans gradually left the stands, bought beers and sandwiches, and then gathered in small groups to chat about the first half of the game and look forward to the second half of the game.

Most Benfica fans were frustrated. The team's defense was so bad that they didn't expect it to be so bad.

They complained about their team's performance in the first half.

"I simply don't know how they play football. I guess I can do better than them even if I go up and play!"

"Yeah, he kicked like shit!"

"We're done..."

...Some people disagree. They think the game is not over yet and it is not time to admit defeat.

"Think about the first round match between us and Udinese. Udinese was completely out of shape in the first half, and then we scored a goal shortly after the beginning of the second half, but they came back in the second half!"

"They can do it, why can't we?"

"Yes, yes! As long as we perform normally in the second half, I think we can even the score!"

"As long as we play like we did in the first half of the season, we can complete the comeback!"

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Benfica fans were full of indescribable emotions for the second half of the game, both looking forward to and fearing.

As neutral fans, the Boavista youth team players from Porto did not have so many messy emotions. They all said that the first half was wonderful because Bruno played very well, and they looked forward to Bruno's performance in the second half. Continue to play well.

"I'm so happy to see Bruno's performance, haha! It's like we just won!"

"Can Bruno still perform so well in the second half?"

"I can't tell. If the opponent defends him more strictly, it might have an impact..."

"As long as Bruno continues to perform like this, he might be transferred to a wealthy team soon!"

"Speaking of this, I read a lot of reports in the newspapers that Real Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Juventus, Manchester United...these giant teams are planning to buy him this summer!"

"With Bruno's strength, it's no problem to play for a wealthy club. It just depends on where he wants to go."

"Seeing how good Bruno is, I suddenly feel full of hope for the upcoming World Cup in Brazil!"

"Indeed, we have Cristiano Ronaldo at the front, Bruno in the midfield, and Pepe at the back. We really have a lot to look forward to!"

"It seems that Bruno was not called up by the national team on the last national team match day..."

"How ridiculous! Paulo Bento didn't call up Bruno for any tactical reasons. This is simply a scandal!"

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When a group of people were complaining that Bruno was not taken seriously by Portugal national team coach Paulo Bento, Bruno himself was sitting in the locker room wiping off the water on his body.

Hanging on the locker are the dry jerseys prepared by the coach, which will be worn in the second half.The jersey from the first half was already mixed with mud and water and could no longer be worn.

After everyone was busy with all this, head coach Guidolin began to make arrangements for the team's tactics in the second half.

"The other side will definitely attack in the second half because they have no other choice but to attack."

"And what about us? With two away goals, we have an advantage. We are still three goals ahead of them in the total score. Even if this score remains until the end, we will advance."

"Does anyone realize that our and their roles are going to be reversed in the second half?"

The Udinese players looked at each other in confusion, not quite understanding why the coach mentioned this.

Bruno lowered his head and thought for a moment, then figured it out. He raised his head and looked at the coach.

Guidolin noticed the look in his eyes and knew that Bruno must be thinking of something, so he asked Bruno: "Bruno, tell me, why do our roles and theirs reverse?"

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Bruno stood up, looked at everyone, and then started to analyze.

"Because we allowed Benfica to score an away goal at home, we had to attack in the first half in order to erase the opponent's away goal advantage. Because Benfica scored on the away goal, it only takes one game to return to home: 1: A small win of 0 can eliminate us, so there are many options to choose from.”

"We scored two goals in the first half, had the advantage on away goals, and were three goals ahead on aggregate, so we had a lot of options. And Benfica was not only behind on aggregate, but also on away goals. We are also at a disadvantage when it comes to scoring goals, so we can only choose to attack.”

Bruno certainly would not point out the mistakes Guidolin made in the first half's tactical arrangements, which made Udinese too nervous.

Although Udinese did give their opponents the advantage of away goals in the home game, Udinese is the team leading the score after all, and they can definitely perform more calmly.

Of course, there is a reason why Guidolin made such a tactical arrangement, because Udinese's defense is indeed too bad this season.

Especially the goalkeeper position, it is really difficult to make people feel safe.

"So our roles are reversed, and our thinking may change because of the different roles."

(End of this chapter)