Born to be a coach [soccer]

Chapter 217

After Ibrahimovic came on the field, Benfica's formation was adjusted immediately.The positions of the two central defenders began to guard back, obviously preparing to "take care" of Ibrahimovic.Jesús is determined, even if Ibrahimovic plays, he must not allow Sunderland to score an away goal.

Unexpectedly, this was in Ibrahimovic's arms. When the opponent's backcourt player got the ball, Ibrahimovic went up to grab the ball by himself, took two steps after grabbing the ball, and carried a central defender who was defending him with his back.

Benfica's entire defense line was surrounded.

However, Ibrahimovic did not perform his most classic stunt of turning around and shooting with the ball behind his back. At one time, he looked as if he was about to turn around and shoot, but the rhythm suddenly changed. At the foot of Royce who inserted from the wing from time to time.

Look, Ibrahimovic even gave the ball! ——This was the reaction in the stands.

There is also a large area of ​​"unexpectedly" on the green field. The defender who carried Ibrahimovic earlier fell to the ground at this time, and he still didn't understand: Why did he divide the ball?

As soon as the ball reached Royce's feet, it seemed to be firmly attracted by Royce, and it moved forward quickly without exceeding a small area in front of him.He cut towards Benfica's goal from near the baseline. Although the angle was very small, Royce shot decisively, and the ball crossed an arc around the rounded corner of the goal.

All the fans held their breath, and then a sigh of "ah" was heard from the stands.

The ball just happened to hit the crossbar, and then popped out of bounds.

Royce's ultra-difficult shot turned out to be only a little bit higher.Royce himself was a little annoyed after the shot, throwing his arms over his head, biting his lip and turning around to look at his teammates.

Especially Ibrahimovic-Zlatan managed to give him a ball and attracted the attention of the entire defense.His shot didn't go in!I'm so sorry for the scoring.

Ibrahimovic was very calm, stretched out his hands to Royce, and pressed down.He tilted his head slightly, focused his eyes, and stared at his teammates, as if to say: be patient, be patient.

Ibrahimovic, who was originally most anxious to play and score goals to "kill" the game, has now become a person who controls the rhythm of the field, asking and encouraging his teammates, asking them to remain calm and patient?

The contrast between before and after is too strong to be believed.

Anton was on the sidelines, still with the same stern face that hadn't changed for thousands of years.He didn't seem too disappointed that Royce didn't score the goal, and Ibrahimovic's sudden change of attitude didn't surprise him too much.

Russell hid on the coach's bench and couldn't help but chuckled: Anton, he used the aggressive method to the extreme, and he really got what he wanted.Suppress Ibrahimovic's desire to fight to the extreme, and then let him play, but it can keep Ibrahimovic calm.

This Anton, yes! ——Russell thought secretly: He will never know how Anton will play his cards, but that's okay, he just needs to follow from now on.

It's a pity that Royce didn't score this goal, but they are still leading the total score now-what should Sunderland panic about?On the contrary, the fact that Ibrahimovic will also assist is beyond the opponent's expectations, and it will definitely make Benfica mess up.

Benfica's defense line was held by Ibrahimovic with his own strength just now, and Royce was like a sharp knife, easily poking straight into the hinterland of the penalty area and kicking the goal. Such a striker combination is simply impossible to defend against. .Therefore, Benfica's players on the field are a little guilty. Some people look at the command area on the sidelines, hoping that the head coach can give instructions.

Jesús was very helpless, so he had to make gestures to make the team's offensive midfielder retreat a little, and he dared not go all out to attack.

This is the real fear of wolves before and tigers behind. Benfica now dare not attack with all their strength, but also dare not not attack; they are afraid of losing the ball, but also afraid of not scoring.

The fans of Benfica are standing in the stands at the moment, looking at the field worriedly-after Ibrahimovic came on the field, most of the fans felt bad.

Sunderland gradually found its own rhythm, with more and more offensive attacks, and the midfield began to gradually move forward.Ibrahimovic plays the No. 9 center forward, but he basically moves in the middle of the entire midfield. When he gets the ball, he rushes forward, attracts a vote of opposing defenders, and then distributes the ball. Iss and Vardy were at home at the time, frequently threatening the opponent's goal.

The Swede on the field kicked and kicked, feeling the awe and fear of the opponent's eyes, the big center suddenly felt: It's very cool to play like this.

This kind of cooperation was played three or four times, and Benfica gradually became familiar with the rhythm. The defenders began to focus on marking the two sides to prevent Ibrahimovic from splitting up as soon as he got the ball. At this time, Ibrahimovic suddenly changed to attack by himself.

He first held the ball with his back and held the opponent's defender.This time Benfica's defenders have figured out the routine, only one defender will "take care" of Ibrahimovic, and the others are blocking the pass route to the wing, or marking the two wingers.

Ibrahimovic is very happy: He was really patient today and waited until this time.

Then he turned around.

The defender behind Ibrahimovic couldn't support the 1-meter tall man at all, so he simply folded his arms and half-closed his eyes to block in front of Ibrahimovic, intending to block the eye-catching.Unexpectedly, Ibrahimovic was a fake move. When the Benfica defender opened his eyes again, he saw Ibrahimovic standing in front of him, and even smiled at himself.

The next moment, Ibrahimovic finally really shot.

With a "bang" volley, the ball flew into the Benfica goal like a cannonball, as if it was about to tear the rope net behind the white goal, and flew towards the stands behind the goal.I don't know if it was affected by the airflow, but a camera that was placed behind the goal missed the ball and was overturned to the ground.

This goal means that there will be no overtime in this knockout match.As long as the two sides draw, Sunderland will be able to qualify.Now the total score is 1 to 3, Benfica needs to score two more goals to tie, and three more goals to win the game.

Ibrahimovic's goal basically completely destroyed Benfica's hope of advancing.

This game has also entered garbage time in the actual sense.

The stands were full of wailing: Gutman's curse, every year Benfica is full of confidence, ready to break this curse with courage and hard work.But every year they fall along the way.

They fell very early this year, they fell after reaching the top 32.

Many Benfica fans who came to watch the game stood in the stands, weeping in bewilderment.Bernard's "spectacles group" also took off their wide-rimmed glasses in silence, and each of them bit their glasses legs and went into a daze.

The opponent is too strong and too cunning.

And they are indeed... not as skilled as humans.

At this time, the captain of Benfica came to the middle circle with the ball, gritted his teeth and put the ball on the kick-off point, then straightened up, clapped his hands, greeted his players, regained his spirits, and put the ball on the kick-off point. To continue playing the game - to do it knowingly, even if you "die", you have to die standing up, for the dignity of the sport, for the glory of the club, even if you know you are going to lose, you have to fight until the last moment.

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Under Sunderland's tight defense, Benfica was never able to score again.

The miracle did not happen, they played 1 to 1 with Sunderland at home, and finally lost this round of the Europa League knockout round with a total score of 1 to 3.

After the whistle blew for the end of the game, Benfica fans have gradually accepted this fact and applauded both sides.Immediately, the fans of the two sides who were closer embraced and saluted each other. The Benfica fans thanked the Sunderland fans for their hospitality and assistance earlier. Now they can only bless their opponents and hope that their opponents will bring their hope of the "Stadium of Light" to the Europa League final. up.

"Sunderland, no matter what, please beat Porto!" Suddenly a Benfica fan shouted, and then countless people responded.

Benfica and Porto are old rivals in the Portuguese league championship. If there is any hope for Benfica in the Europa League now, it is not to let Porto win the championship.

Immediately, Sunderland fans responded loudly: "That is a must!"

Porto's coach challenged their manager, and Sunderland fans never dared to forget this.

In this round of the Europa League knockout round, Sunderland easily won the game with a 1-1 draw, which can be described as taking their opponents lightly.

But not everyone is as lucky as Sunderland. Young people from Bern, led by Anton’s friend Muller who met in Dan Chaoshi, played against St. Petersburg. Although they led 2-1 at home, they were reversed in the away game. Lost the game 1 to 3, with a total score of 3 to 4. Like Benfica, they stopped in the top 32.

The other two English teams, Manchester City and Liverpool, had earlier come away with nothing to show for their respective opponents, but came home to win 3-0 and 1-0 respectively with the help of the home fans. Into the round of 16.

So far, all English teams in the Europa League have entered the round of 16.

But the most thrilling and possibly the easiest promotion in this round is actually Porto, the Portuguese team led by Villas-Boas.

Porto lost 0-1 at home to rival Sevilla, making it 2-2 on aggregate.But in the end, Porto qualified, because they scored two away goals in the last game, and they will qualify in this game.

Therefore, in this game, Boas took his "pragmatism" to the extreme and defended with all his strength. Although he didn't completely defend, but lost a goal in front of the home fans, they still qualified steadily-as if "Lie to win", and although Sevilla, who fought hard in the away game, won the game, they were eliminated and became a victim under the rule of "away goal dominance".

Ligue [-] champions Paris Saint-Germain, who also advanced on the principle of "Away Goals Dominance", defeated their opponent Belarusian team Borisov and became Sunderland's opponent in the quarter-finals of the next round.

Manchester City's opponent in the next round is the Ukrainian team Dynamo Kiev, and Liverpool's opponent is the Portuguese team Braga.Regarding the prospects of the Europa League, English football is generally more optimistic about Manchester City and Liverpool, because Sunderland is the new team that has entered the European competition for the first time, and their opponents must be stronger.