We agreed to play football together, and you will be the head coach?

Chapter 298: He Tianqi of Portugal, Boas of Italy

In this season's FA Cup, Vardy really took off.

He did not play many games in the league and Europa League, and was almost always a substitute.

But the FA Cup is his main battleground.

He was not only the man of the match in the FA Cup final, but also the top scorer and player of the season of this FA Cup.

This final gave him a huge boost.

The English Football Association hopes to make him another Agbonlahor, the next Owen, and create a scene where English football is thriving and full of talents.

But speaking objectively, Vardy is indeed the best player in the FA Cup this season.

The FA Cup assist king is Dong Fangzhuo.

He beat his teammate De Bruyne by one assist.

Among them, five players including Vardy, Dong Fangzhuo, De Bruyne, Fellaini and Ashley Young were selected into the best team.

[Ding! Vardy's "Offensive Movement" has been upgraded to "Wind Chaser - Star Level"]

[Wind Chaser: Star Level. The player's speed, burst, ball control, shooting, and agility are improved to a certain extent. The improvement effect is doubled when fighting alone]

[Ding! Walker's skill "Fast Horse" is upgraded to "British Supercar - Star Level"]

[Ding! De Bruyne's skill "Battery" is upgraded to "I am B2B-Star"]

[Ding! Schmeichel obtains the player-level skill "Penalty Saving Expert"]

He Shiweila entered the six-crown era and was the talk of the town.

As a result, the team's morale improved.

Two days later, in the 37th round of the Premier League, they actually defeated Arsenal, who were fighting for the top four.

Two to one.

Dong Fangzhuo scored, bringing his personal Premier League goal tally to 19.

Overpowering Van Persie who scored 18 goals.

Arsenal have been having a nightmare since they were eliminated by Villa in the FA Cup semi-finals.

They lost everything in just half a month and failed in all three championships.

Moreover, they have never recovered in the league since then and are now competing fiercely with fifth-placed Manchester City for the top four.

Fortunately, Manchester City did not seize the opportunity in this round, otherwise Arsenal would really cry.

After this game, Villa only has the last two games left this season.

One is the Europa League final on May 19th, against Porto.

One is the last round of the Premier League on May 22nd, against Liverpool.

Obviously, He Tianqi did not plan to play in the next game.

So the team only has one real game left.

And this game is the key for Villa to maintain its competitiveness.

……

Due to time constraints, media from all sides are quickly warming up for this Europa League final.

Both sides are the king's teachers.

Before the start of this season, Porto defeated their opponents and won the Portuguese Super Cup.

Similarly, Villa defeated the powerful Chelsea and won the Community Shield, which is similar to the English Super Cup.

Earlier this year, Porto secured the Portuguese Super League title early, winning their second title of the season ahead of schedule.

Villa won the English League Cup for the second time.

Five days ago, Porto just won the Portuguese Cup again. Player James Rodriguez completed a hat-trick and became the triple crown winner!

Two days ago, Villa successfully defended the FA Cup title, with player Vardy completing a hat-trick and also winning the treble!

Now, both sides are fighting for their fourth championship of the season.

A competition between true winners in life.

Moreover, the head coaches of the two teams also have something in common.

Porto coach Andre Villas-Boas is three years older than He Tianqi.

They were at the same age and chose the same path.

In 1994, when Boas was years old, he had to accept the decision that he was eliminated from professional football, but after the heartbreak he resolutely chose to become a coach.

And that summer, he became Sir Robson's assistant and Mourinho's junior.

He never played a day of professional football.

Coincidentally, eight years later, the same thing happened in Turin, Italy.

But the difference is that the man named He Tianqi became the protagonist of the football world.

With the help of "Sir Camignani", he quickly grew into a super head coach in his own right.

And Villas-Boas assisted his senior Mourinho in winning the Europa League and the Champions League consecutively in Porto.

It was not until the year before last that he left Mourinho and became the head coach of the University of Coimbra, helping the team successfully avoid relegation.

This season, he has been in charge of Porto, defeating all opponents along the way, which is quite similar to Mourinho II.

If he wins the Europa League, he will become the youngest Europa League champion coach in history after He Tianqi!

And if nothing unexpected happens, he will take charge of the Blues after the end of this season.

He will then coach Tottenham, Zenit St. Petersburg, Shanghai SIPG, Marseille and other teams, and finally become the chairman of Porto Football Club in 2024.

If He Tianqi was not so dazzling, then the most famous titles in his life might be "Boas II" or "Italian Boas".

But unfortunately, he is too strong.

Even Mourinho is almost becoming the second He Tianqi.

Therefore, this time the media collectively called Boas "Mourinho II + He Tianqi II"!
This title can't help but make people doubt the relationship between He Tianqi and Mourinho.

It is said that the person who was most dissatisfied with the news was Guardiola.

He simply slammed the reporter's microphone and started cursing.

People who don't know Guardiola thought that the club was using Messi as its banner to launch a declaration to challenge for the Champions League title.

Only those who know Guardiola know that he cannot accept that his master and close friend have any bond.

Because in that case, what about his respect for his master and his love for his best friend?
As the match date approaches, Villas-Boas's comments on some Villa players have also been released, especially Vardy.

Villas-Boas: "Vardy is a great player, he..."

Boas said a lot.

It can be seen that he must have made a lot of arrangements against Vardy.

However, the day before the game, Villa regretfully announced that Vardy would miss the game due to injury and could only sit in the stands to cheer for his teammates.

Instead, Bale, who was injured in the FA Cup final, announced his comeback.

Boas almost vomited blood due to anger.

Although Vardy and Bale are both very fast, their playing styles are completely different and their targeting methods are also different.

Bale's range of activities is biased towards the wing, which makes his advancement unstoppable.

His offensive style is mainly cutting inside.

Vardy's vertical breakthrough is more towards the middle, which makes the defense more difficult.

On the other hand, He Tianqi also commented on James Rodriguez: "In my opinion, James Rodriguez is a player who was born in the wrong era. Yes, James Rodriguez, isn't this a cool title?"

"After Ronaldo, Ronaldinho and Cristiano Ronaldo, players who can be called Ronaldo are always excellent. James is no exception."

"But his playing style is more classical. If it was during my first few years as coach, he could have become the core of the midfield for any top club. At that time, most of the core players played like this."

"But unfortunately, world football has changed dramatically under my leadership. It is becoming increasingly difficult for the classic midfielder to find his place in modern football."

"I suggest that James Rodriguez seriously consider the issue of transformation. The sooner he transforms, the better for his future."

Boas considered He Tianqi's words to be "confusing".

Because the current James Rodriguez is very useful to Porto, what they need is this kind of classic attacking midfielder, not an all-around midfielder or B2B.

Leave the scoring to Falcao and Hulk, they can solve all problems.

James Rodriguez himself also didn't take He Tianqi's reminder seriously.

Classic attacking midfielder?

He Tianqi has never seen him play football, right?
He can play as a winger or shadow striker, or as an organizing midfielder. He is ridiculously strong. Why does he want to transform?

Will he become a player like Modric who has no obvious advantages other than stealing?

Will he become a rough English attacking midfielder like De Bruyne who only knows how to make brutal attacks but lacks the art of dribbling?
That's not called transformation, that's called regression!
My role models for James Rodriguez are Zidane and Totti.

……

May 19, Ireland, Aviva Stadium. Fifty thousand spectators had already entered the stadium and waited for a long time.

The player lists of both sides were announced early.

Both sides are 433.

For Porto, the forward trident is as expected, James Rodriguez, Falcao and Hulk.

The three midfielders are Meireles, Guarin and Joao Moutinho.

They will all be famous stars in the future.

The defense is a little bit worse, but there is also an Argentine international Otamendi.

Palermo side:
Dong Fangzhuo, Giroud, Bale

De Bruyne, Motta, Kante

Ashley Young, Boateng, Bonucci, Walker

Schmeichel

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After the players from both sides entered the field, the camera stayed on Falcao and Bale for a long time.

They are currently ranked first and second in the Europa League scorer list.

Bale scored 11 goals, tied for second place with Rossi.

Falcao scored 16 goals and was far ahead.

Before the game, He Tianqi shook hands with Boas in a friendly manner.

Before the FIFA Ballon d'Or earlier this year, Villas-Boas was very dissatisfied with He Tianqi.

Because in the year when Palermo won the Europa League treble, He Tianqi snatched the Coach of the Year award from Mourinho who won the Champions League.

But this year, He Tianqi took the initiative to give up the award, which made Boas feel relieved.

With a whistle, the game officially begins.

In the first few minutes, both sides adopted relatively conservative tactics.

A team that can win three championship trophies in a season will not give the opponent too many opportunities in the early stage because of carelessness.

The Warriors can win a championship.

But only by being steady can you get three seats!

In the ninth minute, "Hulk" Hulk shot from the right side of the penalty area and almost blew open Villa's goal.

His kick was too straight and was saved by Schmeichel.

But if the angle was not so straight, Schmeichel really wouldn't be able to save the ball.

After all, this is a player who is physically strong and has great footwork power in the game of football.

In the 15th minute, Dong Fangzhuo dribbled the ball on the left and passed it back after a feint.

De Bruyne ran over and passed the ball with his heel to adjust the direction of the ball.

Motta rushed forward and shot the ball.

Fight violence with violence!

Swish!
The football went straight into the net.

When it comes to long-range shots, Motta is no weaker than Hulk.

The pass from his teammate De Bruyne allowed him to kick the ball with 100% comfort.

"GOAL! One to zero!"

"Vera takes the lead!"

"Another super long shot from Motta! I say he is the best defensive midfielder in the world, who dares to object?"

"I even think he should win the Ballon d'Or for his performances this season!"

"World football needs a defensive midfielder who wins the Ballon d'Or!"

In the 21st minute, Ashley Young passed the ball from the backcourt.

De Bruyne came back to receive the ball and turned around to try to shake off the defender.

Guarin, who was marking De Bruyne, pulled De Bruyne down directly.

The referee shows the yellow card.

Boas protested, saying that the foul was insignificant and there was no need to issue a card.

But the referee said that his enforcement of this game was so strict. In recent years, UEFA has been strengthening its enforcement standards, hoping to bring fans higher quality technical matches rather than hand-to-hand combat.

This was promoted by UEFA President Michel Platini.

Boas then shook his head helplessly, De Bruyne was too smart.

He deliberately made a dribbling move in an area where he could not pose a threat to provoke the defender, thereby causing a foul and even a yellow card.

It can be said that it is a huge profit.

In the 28th minute, Ashley Young made a straight pass near the center line.

De Bruyne made a forward run from the left flank.

Guarin received a yellow card and his defense was not firm enough, allowing De Bruyne to run out of position.

boom!
De Bruyne took a step after receiving the ball and made a scimitar pass.

After the ball flew out, Guarin's flying tackle intercepted it, but it was too late.

Bale, who was making a forward run on the right, was unguarded and pushed the ball into the penalty area.

The ball went into Porto's goal.

"GOAL! Two to zero! Less than thirty minutes into the game, Villa scored two goals!"

"Porto's young midfield combination was suppressed by Villa! The former's several excellent forwards got far fewer opportunities than Villa's side."

"Congratulations to Bale, he scored his twelfth goal in this Europa League, surpassing Rossi and taking second place."

"But it's hard for him to threaten Falcao's Golden Boot position."

In the 33rd minute, Hulk received the ball and held off Motta.

The two men had a fierce physical confrontation.

In the end, Motta was called for a foul.

This is a free kick from a relatively forward position.

James Rodriguez took the free kick, but did not shoot directly at the goal. Instead, he lofted the ball into the small penalty area and made a pass.

Who knew that Schmeichel's attack range was so large that he rushed out and punched the ball out of the penalty area.

Falcao chested the ball on the left side of the penalty area and then volleyed the ball.

when!
The football hit the near goal post and bounced straight to the far goal post.

when!
Then it bounces into the goal.

It's like a goal that can only be scored in a football game.

"GOAL! Porto also scored a goal!"

"That's more like it! This is a showdown between two masters!"

"Falcao scored another goal, bringing his goal tally to 17! He set a single-season goal record in the Europa League!"

"This tiger is invulnerable! No one can stop him!"

Porto started to gain momentum.

The competition entered a fierce stage ahead of schedule.

Both sides realized that the outcome of the game might be decided in the first half, not the second.

Because both sides have the explosive ability to take advantage of the opponent's momentum and score goals.

In the 36th minute, Bernecchi was brought down by Moutinho and Otamendi, which gave the team a free kick in a good position.

De Bruyne and Bale both stood behind the football.

Bale then started, leaped over the football and shook Porto's wall.

Because Bale is also very good at free kicks, and this is exactly where he is best.

The next moment, De Bruyne kicked the football.

Otamendi made two quick jumps in a short period of time and hit the ball with his head.

This directly resulted in the Porto goalkeeper who had originally pounced on the football watching the football fly towards his feet along the sideline.

"GOAL! Three to one! De Bruyne regains the lead for Villa."

"Since his free-kick was within the goal area, it counted as his goal, not Otamendi's own goal."

(End of this chapter)