467 The first collision
George was on the sidelines, looking at the situation on the court shaking his head.
At this time, George can imagine Wenger's mood. Blackburn's strength is far stronger than that of Porto. At that time, Blackburn used this kind of defense against Arsenal. Arsenal's attack is also like Blackburn now, and it can't enter the danger zone at all.
George was very calm at that time.
But now George can imagine how depressed Wenger was at that time.
Yes, it's depressing.
Now George is depressed.
Blackburn fought around Porto, and he couldn't make any threat. And Porto occasionally fought back, but because Blackburn was not the kind of person who poured out. Under George's reminder, Blackburn still left a lot of players behind.
Essin in the midfield needless to say, even Lucio, the favorite assist, was left behind by George.
Carlos. Alberto's speed is still OK. When fighting back, it is a sharp knife of Porto. But Lucio followed him firmly. Lucio's speed, even in the world's football world, is number one.
Carlos. Alberto can't get rid of Lucio at all.
This is especially true for Sun Jihai on the right. Even without George's instructions, he would not assist blindly on the right side. After all, he is not Sanior. It's too precious for him to get a chance to start.
Even if you can't help in the attack. But Sun Jihai knew that there must be no mistakes in defense.
In this case, there will always be a lot of players behind Blackburn.
And Porto's counterattack has limited players. Therefore, Porto's current counterattack is not a threat.
The situation on the field is so rigid.
Although George was not satisfied with the situation on the court, he was not in a hurry.
George definitely doesn't expect players from the Porto back line. He will take a nap for a while. Because such an opportunity is too difficult to get. What is the best part of Mourinho's team? Their players are all stimulated by Mourinho's potential.
And I will concentrate on the whole game.
This is Mourinho's team.
Since you can't put the hope of victory on illusory mistakes, you must think of other ways.
Adjust now?
It's not that time yet. And such an important game, if it is adjusted in the first half, it is easy to have a bad impact on the players. Although there have been changes in the first half before, George is unwilling to adjust prematurely if possible.
George looked at Mourinho on the other side.
I found Mourinho put his hand in the pocket of his trousers and stood coolly.
Wearing a black suit, with such a cool expression and his handsome face, no wonder he will be loved by advertisers.
Looking at Mourinho's expression now, he doesn't seem to be worried about the situation on the court. Although George can't guess Mourinho's idea, it should be his idea to drag the game to this extent. Or he wants to drag the game into the quagmire in both rounds, and maybe he wants to play a penalty in the end.
Anyway, no matter what Mourinho thinks, George can't follow his ideas now.
Be sure to change, be sure!
"John, go warm up."
Towards the end of the first half, George called Miku. Now in George's hands, the ones who are most capable of changing the situation on the court are Mikku and Klose. Of course, in the face of this intensive defense, Alshavin and Heleb's skills are also very useful.
But the first thing George thought of was Miku.
If the game went well, George originally wanted Miku to take a break from the game. But looking at the current situation, I have to use Miku.
When Miku heard George's words, he immediately stood up and jogged.
Mourinho also saw Miku. What did he say to the assistant coach next to him? It should be to deal with Miku who was going to play.
The game went by very fast.
The first half ended in this kind of ink.
When George entered the locker room, the expression on his face was very serious.
"Rikado, you come down and have a rest in the second half. John, you play in the second half.
George directly announced the adjustment of the second half in the locker room.
George wants to replace the card with Miku.
As soon as Kaka heard George's words, his face turned dark. Kaka knew that he did not perform well in the first half. Kaka never thought that there would be such a dense defense. Porto's players are like waves. When defending, you will pass one person and immediately have another.
And their players not only run actively, but also stand in a good position. You can't find a chance to pass forward.
Since Kaka gradually became Blackburn's main force last season, Kaka has seen such a defense for the first time. Even when playing against Juventus and Milan, Kaka has never been so powerless.
Now that I hear what George said, Kaka is very disappointed.
George didn't replace Ribery to give him a chance. Such an important game is a very big exercise for Ribery. And Kaka has gradually matured, and even if he doesn't play well in a game, it won't affect him too much.
"Ricardo, let's take a look at how John handles the ball below."
After coming out of the locker room, George looked at the frustrated Kaka and patted him on the shoulder.
Kaka looked up at George and nodded.
"You are strong enough. But I'm inexperienced, and I still have to learn from John in many aspects to see how he deals with the ball.
George sat next to Kaka and continued to talk to Kaka with a smile.
"Ye-huh. I know the head."
Kaka understood that George was using another method to explain to himself the reason for the replacement. Kaka was a little disappointed and dissatisfied with George's replacement, but he was not at George. Kaka is dissatisfied because of his performance.
Kaka has no dissatisfaction with George.
Last season, Blackburn was the defending Champions League champion. It is the hottest team in Europe, and the midfielders Pires, Miku and Duff are all in the sky. In this process, George was able to give Kaka enough playing time and even compete with the three of them for the main position.
All this is enough to make Kaka appreciate George.
Mourinho also saw Miku play.
Miku is different from Kaka. Kaka became famous in the Premier League in these two seasons. But Miku is different.
Miku became famous early and has always been the core of the team in Blackburn. He is famous in international football, and even Mourinho is no exception. Therefore, Mourinho also attached great importance to Miku's appearance.
It's just that Mourinho is also watching how George is going to fight.
Soon, everyone noticed the changes in Blackburn's second half.
In the 51st minute of the game, Miku got the ball in the front court. Costinha came to defend Miku as soon as possible. Miku's skills are excellent, and his ball control is even better. As he gets older, Miku is becoming more and more evil in this regard.
In the face of Costinia, he was not in a hurry and pushed forward slowly.
It was a little difficult to see Costinia defending Mikku alone, and Mendes also came up to assist in the defense. And just as Mendes had just left his position, Miku passed on. His pass is still so hidden and accurate.
"Miku, pass the ball... Alonso, long shot!"
Because Porto's retreat is too deep. Their backs are 30 meters in front of the door of Porto. Therefore, after Alonso came up, as long as no one interfered, it was within his range.
Alonso's long-range shot is very threatening.
Fortunately, Baia's attention is very focused. Pounced the ball out.
This is just the first step.
Starting from Alonso's shot, Blackburn's attack was obvious. Alonso and Riese on the left took turns to threaten Porto with long-range shots. After Riser went up, Blackburn's defense became a change of three-backs.
And Essien's workload has increased exponentially. Because the whole midfielder is counting on Essien to sweep. However, because only Manicce and Mendes came up when Porto counterattacked, the threat to Essine was still limited.
After Miku comes on the court, the biggest change is to be able to control the ball and then pass the ball.
Miku can always skillfully mobilize the midfielders of Porto, and then create long-range shots for Riise and Alonso.
"...Riser, shoot! The ball hit Carvalho's body and bounced out. It's a corner kick!"
"Miku... Pires received the ball and shot!"
"Alonso got the ball, and Alonso ran... shot! It's a little taller."
The increase in long-range shots, if it is other teams, there is nothing. But Blackburn is different. Because Blackburn has too many good long-range shots in the midfield. Needless to say, Alonso and Riser, Pires and Miku are also good long-range shooters.
If you say Alonso and Riser, they can bow for about 30 meters. Then Miku and Pires are excellent long-range shots in the 23rd and 4 meters.
Alonso and Riese frequently make long-range shots, making Porto's midfield players unconsciously move out.
Especially in order to strengthen the defense of Alonso and Riser, in addition to Costinia's protective defense line, Mendes and Manche are all blocked. In this way, the seemingly solid Porto defense line began a gap.
It's just that the Porto players themselves haven't seen it yet.
Mourinho found Blackburn's idea. Unfortunately, Mourinho was also a little helpless about Blackburn's long-range shot. The strength of Porto itself is too different from that of Blackburn.
On the contrary, it is the old and spicy Miku. From the slight change in the Porto formation, you can already see the gaps.
The game reached 66 minutes, and Miku got the ball again.
Costinha looked at Miku nervously. After Miku came on the field, Costinha learned what is the best midfielder in the world. When Miku took the ball, Alonso came forward again and was ready to pick up Miku.
Mendes early in Miku's passing route was to cut off Miku's passing route.
Miku seemed to cooperate with the receiving Alonso, but he pushed it gently and pushed the ball to Droba's feet in front of him. Then Miku ran forward, as if he wanted to cooperate with Drogba.
But Drogba stopped the ball with his right foot and turned around and shot directly!
(To be continued)