Pirated Ronaldo

Chapter 98
All the media reporters looked at Trapattoni and felt that there was a big word on the old guy's head: "What a great success".

This Italian old man with a brilliant record has gone crazy. Benfica's bench lineup is far inferior to that of Porto. If all champions go all out, the final result is that the players' physical fitness will collapse, and the chickens will be defeated.

"Mr. Trapattoni, may I ask what advantages do you think Benfica has, so that you think your team can fight for any championship?"

This sentence is already very rude to ask, and the question was sent by the pro-Porto media "Morning Post", which is a newspaper with the largest comprehensive circulation in Portugal and has a good relationship with Porto.

Trapattoni laughed and said: "Because I have the sharpest striker combination in the Portuguese Super League, the boys are very aggressive, isn't that enough?"

This is very weird. Some time ago, Trapattoni has been hesitant about Benfica's season goals. Whether it is the implied meaning in the conversation or the game arrangement, it shows that he has largely given up on the league championship. But the main focus was on the Europa League. After just a few days, the situation changed.

Now Benfica will not only compete for the Europa League, but also will not give up the league title.

This is big news, which indicates that the battle at the Dragon Stadium on the second day will be very fierce!
"Then, Mr. Trapattoni, which side do you think will win the fan selection launched by L'Equipe and SIC TV?" Another reporter asked a new question.

Trapattoni: "Without a doubt, Cristiano Ronaldo will win! Because he can score goals!"

A striker who can score goals is a good striker, a striker that fans like!
Trapattoni's words are irrefutable. Herder Postiga has only scored one goal in six months. On the other hand, Ronaldo has scored eight goals in two months. From this point of view, the two The scoring efficiency of the two strikers is that one is flying in the sky, and the other is crawling on the ground...

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Porto is also known as the "Blue Army" to distinguish it from the two "Red Army" and "Green Army".

Therefore, today's game is also called the "Red and Blue Contest". Whether the Red Army can once again enter the championship of the first group is the key to this game. If they lose again, they will be 9 points behind Porto. No matter how loud your mouth is, you will be ridiculed for being overwhelmed.

Due to the impact of the European League, this game was postponed to Monday, and there will be Sporting Lisbon's game later. These two games will determine whether the final stage of the league is a melee, or Porto continues to lead far. There is no suspense To achieve three consecutive championships, because there are only 11 rounds left in the league, and it has almost reached the end stage.

Benfica's bus slowly drove into the dedicated channel of the Porto Dragon Stadium an hour before the start of the game.

This is a stadium with a unique shape. It is oval in shape, and the sides on both sides are slightly raised. From a distance, it looks like a huge creature with thick wings. This is inspired by the flying dragon in ancient European legends. Porto is a A dragon that can fly.

Flying Eagles vs. Flying Dragons, from a historical point of view, the game between Benfica and Porto is the most intense national derby in the Portuguese Super League, while Sporting Lisbon is slightly inferior.

The vicinity of the Dragon Stadium, located in the northeast of Porto, has been filled with fans from both the host and the guest. Fans wearing typical Benfica or Porto jerseys are everywhere, wandering around in groups.

As an important derby battle that is only a few times a year, fans of both sides celebrate it as a festival.

Unlike the hostility between the fans of the two sides during the Lisbon derby, the hostility between the fans of Porto and Benfica was not very strong. Some fans even gathered together to toast each other, drank the wine in the glass together, and walked into the stadium separately.

Porto is the capital of wine. There are thousands of brands of wine in the city, each of which is very famous in Europe and the United States. When Benfica fans come here, they can go to the Doro River to see the wooden wine boats that stretch for miles, or they can enjoy it in the streets and alleys. Taste fine wines in front of hotels and restaurants that can be seen at will.

Why is it in front of the door?Because Porto Portugal is generally not used as a food pairing wine, the Portuguese like to use it as an aperitif or an after-dinner wine. Therefore, people who come to Porto, if they like that brand, they will look for the brand with that brand signboard. In the hotel, come to a cup to moisten your mouth and taste it.

In order to cater to this habit of the Portuguese, the hotels in Porto gradually became similar to restaurants in ancient China.

There are tall shelves in front of the doors of many hotels. On the shelves are large oval wooden wine barrels. A beautiful lady in a tight-fitting advertising shirt keeps pouring wine from the barrels and gives them to passing guests for free tasting. .

If you are an unscrupulous tourist, you can fill your stomach with a bellyful of wine after walking through a street without any effort.

However, such tourists will be looked down upon by others. There are very few rascals like this. Generally, after tasting a small cup, everyone will spend money to buy a large cup, and stand on the side of the street while chatting with friends Taste the wine slowly.

The streets and alleys around the Dragon Stadium are the wine brand distribution center second only to the Doro River. Every match day at the Dragon Stadium, fans from both sides will come to have a drink before entering the stadium, and then enter slightly drunk. The stadium, this kind of feeling is not available in any other stadium, and the Dragon Stadium has become the favorite away game for Portuguese fans. Even if there is no game ticket, going to the bar near the stadium and watching the game while drinking is also a kind of feeling. Nice treat.

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Goalkeeper: No. 1 Jose Moreira
Forwards: No. 20 Simao Sabrosa, No. 21 Nuno Gomez
Front midfielder: No. 22 Cristiano Ronaldo

Midfielders: No. 13 Alcides, No. 37 Manuel Fernandez, No. 19 Pereira Iverson

Defenders: Manuel dos Santos No. 18, Ricardo Rocha No. 33, Ze Roy No. 39, Luis Miguel No. 23

Benfica's frontcourt is a serious asymmetrical formation, the left is heavy and the right is light, Nuno Gomez is at the top, captain Simao is on the left, Ronaldo is behind, and the right is a vacuum.

But is it really a vacuum?If Porto thought that Benfica had given up the right offensive, it would be unlucky!
Benfica's right is precisely the most varied place.

Nuno Gomez, Ronando, and Pereira Iverson will intersperse into the right front field at any time. There may be no one there, but there may be three people at the same time, or even three people, catching the opponent off guard.

This is a bit similar to the characteristics of the Portuguese team after the 2006 World Cup. At that time, Ronaldo played on the left, and several others swarmed on the right.

The current style of play was proposed by Ronaldo on his own initiative, and everyone will improve it together. Simao is the main attack point. Usually, it is difficult for a defensive player to stop him, which may make the defensive formation of the defensive team tilt to the right.

At this time, Benfica will have an opportunity on the right. The position of the right winger is empty, just to confuse the opponent. With Ronaldo's speed, it is a matter of seconds to rush to the right. Right forward Pereira Ivor Sen is an all-rounder who can pass and shoot suddenly. He can give Ronaldo a lot of help. Coupled with Nuno Gomez on the front line, Benfica's threat from the right is no less than that of the left.

Figuratively speaking, Benfica's frontcourt formation is characterized by "chaos", which prevents opponents from getting a clear judgment.

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The Dragon Stadium is full of blue main colors, and the facilities are very advanced. It has just been rebuilt for the 2004 European Cup. A fantastic stadium, the arc shape of the main stands on both sides is very beautiful. It hosted the opening game of the European Cup and has been upgraded to a UEFA five-star stadium.

In the clean and tidy player tunnel, players from both sides lined up along the stairs on both sides.

As the two dominant teams in the Portuguese Super League, both sides have concentrated a lot of international players. In comparison, Porto is by no means inferior to Benfica in terms of the number of international players.

Although Anderson Deco and other three major international footballers have transferred, the two main midfielders of the Portuguese team in the 2004 European Cup, Nuno Maniche and Francisco Costinha, will be able to compete with Simão and Nuno Go. Max is comparable. In addition, the two teams each have a defender who is the main force of the national team. Benfica is the right back Luis Miguel, and Porto is the left back Nuno Valente.

In addition, there are substitutes such as Porto's Elder Postiga and Jorge Costa.

If you add Thiago, who has been transferred to Benfica, and the hard-core substitute midfielder Pettit, these two teams have concentrated more than half of Portugal's players in the 2004 European Cup.

On such an occasion, Ronando didn't dare to make a fuss. He obediently stood in the middle of the queue, in front of Fernandez.

The international players of the two teams came together, chatted with each other, and some gave high fives, regardless of what everyone thought, but at least they were harmonious on the surface.

Suddenly, a player with a short stature and a big face with black hair hanging down to his shoulders walked in front of Ronando. He was Nuno Maniche, the main left midfielder of the national team known as "Madman". This guy has another identity, the former captain of Benfica.

"Boy, I am optimistic about you! You have brought vitality and courage to Benfica, and you have done a good job!" Nuno Maniche said and lightly punched Ronando on the shoulder.

Ronaldo smiled happily. It seems that he is not all enemies in Portuguese football. There are still some star players who are more friendly to him.

For example, Nuno Maniche, he is a player from the Carnidi youth training camp. When Mourinho was in charge of Benfica when he was a fledgling, he used a small method of playing first and then pulling, so that this player has comprehensive offensive and defensive skills. , Known as the most fierce player in the Portuguese Super League, he bowed his head and became the captain of the team under Mourinho. Later, Mourinho coached Porto, and Nuno Maniche followed him again. It was Porto from 2003 to 2004 One of the heroes.

(End of this chapter)