Chapter 572: Awe from the Adversary (Page 1/1)

However, Ferguson and Dong Fangzhuo are so high-profile, Mourinho will not sit still.

'I don't know about the 50 million fans or the 500 million fans, but Manchester United are really popular, especially among the referees. Tottenham's Mendes shot two metres across the line was blown out and awarded a penalty three minutes into the opening game against Reading, and it was all over before it even started, and we can't imagine what it was like to be treated. ”

Mourinho meets Alex Ferguson, and the war of words between the two is never boring. In the 2003-04 Champions League, Porto's Costinha scored the winning goal to knock out Manchester United, and Jose Mourinho rushed past Alex Ferguson and sprinted 40 or 50 metres to his knees at Old Trafford in celebration. After the game, the lord reprimanded Porto for being too fond of fake falls, and Mourinho ridiculed him and said that Vanney alone was worth the whole team of Porto, and Ferguson couldn't help but look for steps.

In the second half of last season, Manchester United put pressure on Chelsea to close the gap to two points, and the renewed hope of Alex Ferguson said that Bolton could stop Chelsea at the Reebok Stadium, to which Mourinho jokingly responded that he was more worried about bird flu. As a result, before Chelsea could take their heels, Manchester United first died of "cat plague", was slashed by Sunderland, who died early (0-0 at home to the Black Cats), and was trampled by the Blues at Stamford Bridge to ascend to the throne.

Ferguson meets Jose Mourinho, who had a short record of 3 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats in 10 games, and was overwhelmed by Chelsea in the opening game for the second year in a row. However, there seem to be signs of a reversal this year, with Manchester United leading the start and playing the Blues at home with a three-point advantage, and have turned passive into active, so much so that some British media have followed suit, saying that Manchester United will win this game and "it will be over in November".

The British media compared the various aspects of the two coaches before the game, and Mourinho seemed to have a slight advantage in terms of agitation and tactics, while psychological warfare was an area that Ferguson has always excelled at. In the 14 years of the Premier League, no one can bargain on Ferguson's mouth, Keegan was once "driven crazy" on TV gaffe, and a "I will be cool to beat Manchester United" angry words were also rated as the best quotation in the Premier League in 10 years, and Wenger was said by Ferguson to hang up the exemption card, declaring that "I will never talk about that person again".

However, Mourinho seems to be unconvinced in the war of words, last year's sentence "In a giant like Manchester United, I can't stand it if I haven't won the championship for three years", poked the soft underbelly of Ferguson's heart, before the arrival of the madman, no one dared to poke the heart of the lord so boldly.

Although the quarrel is fierce, this is only part of the work of the two, and Ferguson and Mourinho have a good personal relationship. John Terry has said that Mourinho is nothing more than he is in front of the media and on weekdays, and the madman himself has said that he is willing to sacrifice his image for the club. Off the pitch, both Alex Ferguson and Jose Mourinho are no longer so aggressive. Jose Mourinho was touched by the fact that Ferguson waited in the aisle with a bottle of red wine after beating Manchester United 1-0 in the opening game of the 04/05 season. 'My door is always open to Ferguson, and so is his, and they have drinks together, football and other games, and although they are not friends, they respect each other.

Ferguson actually admires Mourinho as a person. 'He's a guy who fights for the club off the pitch and that sometimes brings us straight to each other. But I can accept it because he is kind of like me, he says what he thinks, and I understand his passion. In life, we can live in harmony. Once at a charity gala in London, we both went to raise money for a child, and we both went and had a good chat. Whatever the outcome of the match, I welcome him. ”

This is the war and personal relationship between two men.

Chelsea have the best results at Old Trafford, with four wins, six draws and four defeats in 14 Premier League away games, and Chelsea's 1-0 defeat at Manchester United last season was the first time they failed to score on the road at Old Trafford since April 1995.

United have been left behind by Chelsea over the past two years, but one of the highlights was last season's 1-0 win over the Blues, with Dong Fangzhuo's header opening the door. If the Reds can repeat their win this time, they will carry a six-point advantage into the crucial December fixture. Manchester United are in excellent form in the Premier League, winning 13 in a row, and if Chelsea want to regain the top spot, they need to beat Manchester United by at least four, but in Mourinho's mind, it will only be enough to win......

For Manchester United, apart from Park Ji-sung's continued injury and Ryan Giggs's still unreturned, there are no other injuries, and another question is whether Patrice Evra or Heinze will be used at left-back. When Heinze returned, Patrice Evra's main position was lost.

For Chelsea, Kalou is out injured but midweek injuries Didier Drogba and Michael Ballack are both expected to be available, while Carvalho is also back after an ankle injury, with Bora Rouz returning to the bench and Geremi remaining at right-back. The biggest positive was the return of Frank Lampard, who was out of action in midweek due to suspension.

Frank Lampard also looked ahead to the game and was wary of Dong:

'The start is important, we watched Manchester United's games, they always play high pressure football at the start, the tempo is fast, we have to start well and try to show ourselves and if we do that we have the ability to beat any team.'

'I have confidence in the team, the better team is not the one that won on Sunday, the one that won the league, but we believe that we can beat anybody and we have to be confident.'

Lampard also said that playing Manchester United is like playing Barcelona, it is a big game and the atmosphere will be very lively. 'The atmosphere and attention is similar to for Barcelona, so we have to show tenacity and against Manchester United we have to show that.'

Lampard also mentioned Jose Mourinho's role: 'The manager will always be an important part of the club, if Ferguson is not at Manchester United, can they still be as successful? Quite simply, if Ferguson leaves, it will be difficult for them to find a replacement. ”

'We love playing under Jose Mourinho and we've been very successful, so we want him to stay here for a long time and lead the team forward.'

'Of course, I would have liked the captain to be on the bench but obviously it wasn't possible, we defended the best against him at the back, John Terry, Carvalho, Claude Makelele and I had a tight tactic against him and I believe we could stop him from scoring this time, yes, he's strong and I'm in awe of him.'

The fact that these words can come out of Lampard's mouth is enough to show how jealous they are of Dong Fangzhuo......

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