In the cold rain, Mourinho was still standing on the sidelines, the collar of his black trench coat standing up and enveloping him. The rain was falling from the sky, and his coat was gradually drenched.

Also as the head coach, Donn sat in the dugout in the rain, while Mourinho stood in the rain like a statue, ignoring the cold rain overhead.

Now the score is 0:0.

Nottingham Forest relied on home advantage to launch fast attacks and surprise attacks from the start, but they were met with stubborn resistance from the Chelsea defence. John Terry, who captained the England national team, led the defence by no means mediocre, and Besiktas could be slaughtered by Forest's attacking line-up, not that any opponent would concede eight goals.

After six or seven minutes of attacking, the Forest team still couldn't break Chelsea's defense, so they gradually slowed down the tempo, organized and slowly recycled the defense, attracting Chelsea to attack, so as to give Forest room to counterattack.

It's the style of the Forest team, and their counter-attacking defence has made a name for itself in European football. If Nottingham Forest were to be studied, then this defensive counter-attack was a subject that could not be bypassed.

How could Mourinho, who had dealt with Don for more than three years and never won, not study this opponent? He knew that the Forest team's recovery of weakness was just an illusion, and their real killer move was hidden under this weakness. If you press it rashly, you will be counterattacked by the opponent. But if you don't press it, the score won't change in any way, and you will lose the opportunity to attack......

It's the kind of problem that has stumped many of the coaches who have played against Forest, and most of them will choose to go out and look for a chance to score, even though they know that this may give Forest room to counter-attack.

Jose Mourinho is different, he did not let his team press out, but grinded unhurriedly in midfield and Forest. Anyway, no matter how Nottingham Forest lures them, their own backline just doesn't press. Ashley. Kerr would have responded immediately to the defense even if he had an assist. Definitely don't linger too long in front.

"Oh God...... Not again! The TV announcer groaned in pain and helplessness. Jose Mourinho has never been a coach who has made a name for himself by pleasing his audience with attacking football, he is a "champion coach" who has won world fame by winning one title after another. So his Chelsea always put the result first, defensive football and "1-0 doctrine" are Mourinho's trademarks, and Capello is his idol.

This is part of the conflict between Roman Abramovich and Jose Mourinho – Abramovich is a half-baked fan who wants to see beautiful attacking and attacking football. However, Mourinho, as a manager who "results are more important than everything", is more concerned about results, and defense is undoubtedly the safest and most effective way to win in modern football.

It's a clash of two football philosophies. But it is also the most irreconcilable conflict.

Abramovich believes Chelsea should be a world-renowned club like Real Madrid, AC Milan, Inter Milan, Barcelona, Manchester United and Arsenal, and he wants children around the world to play in blue Chelsea shirts instead of white Real Madrid shirts or red and black AC Milan shirts. However, he believes that winning trophies alone is not enough, Chelsea's lack of world-class superstars and the lack of beautiful football is the root cause. Mourinho, on the other hand, is not interested in the kind of football that Abramovich said, and he does not like superstars because the arrival of superstars threatens his authority and position in this team. He doesn't even like Abramovich's dictating to the team's affairs, as he feels his power is threatened.

Jose Mourinho believes that the team should play according to his will, he is the manager, and even the president of the club cannot put his hand in the team. It's not that he doesn't dislike Abramovich's 'Chelsea Empire Plan', it's just that he thinks before becoming a globally renowned club. Chelsea still have a long way to go and need to rely on solid results to build a foundation that is not pretty, it is rough but solid stone. Only when the foundation is laid can this superstructure have the conditions and qualifications to be repaired beautifully.

Abramovich can't wait that day. So he bought Shepchenko and Ballack despite Mourinho's objections, and he also talked about Ronaldinho and Kaka all day long. Because he couldn't bear to go to a hotel in Arabia and find that the waiters there were talking about the Manchester United player Cristiano who had just stayed. Ronaldo, and what about himself? Only a few people around him flattered him all day long.

The situation was unbearable for him, and he desperately wanted to change it. But Mourinho was not cooperative.

In this game, Shepchenko still sat on the bench, while Ballack was not in the squad at all. Mourinho's pre-match statement was that "Ballack has been injured". That's too fake. Just a dozen days ago, Ballack also played for the German team in the European Championship qualifiers, and his performance was vigorous and unharmed.

Shepchenko didn't start? Mourinho is tired of the question and he refuses to answer. It's just rumors that Shepchenko is also injured, but after all, it's a rumor, and the ghost believes it.

Now, watch Mourinho's side push and push each other unhurriedly with their opponents in midfield. In essence, the offense is pitiful. Abramovich, who was sitting in the VIP box, looked hard to look at.

Don didn't expect Mourinho to be so tough in this game. Make it clear in the midfield and grind yourself. The midfield strength of both teams is not weak, and neither can completely suppress the other. There are winners and losers for each other. The consequence of this is that no one can dominate the game, and the game can only be used in a stalemate.

There is no such thing as a fast and intense attacking and defensive battle, no amazing skills from the stars, no speed advantage that Forest excels at, and no room for Chelsea's Didier Drogba. Matches without highlights are naturally worthless to spectators.

"The game was so dull that both sides wanted to win, but they couldn't let go...... They struggled back and forth in midfield, lacking penetrating passes – and with both teams being so well organised defensively, too many through balls would only lead to too many mistakes. So whether it's Nottingham Forest, or Chelsea, they seem to be very cautious. The constant cross-shifting and back-passing made the game unwatchable. Let's compare the just-concluded match between Arsenal and Manchester United. That kind of intensity can't be compared to this game at all. Seemingly...... The duel between the old enemies still has to be better than the new ones. ”

The commentator is right, except for the psychological analysis of the coaches of both teams.

The match between Arsenal and Manchester United before this game was really a collision between Mars and Earth.

Before the end of the first half, Arsenal's captain, French centre-back Willian. Galla accidentally knocked the ball into his own door in the chaos, and Manchester United, who were playing away, relied on this own goal to temporarily take a one-goal lead. Just two minutes into the second half, Cesc Fabregas, the heart of Arsenal's midfield, equalised with a long-range shot.

Next, the two sides launched a fierce attack, and the offensive and defensive conversion speed was fast. The stars have come up with their own stunts to keep the audience hooked. The second time of the game came in the last ten minutes. In the 81st minute, Manchester United winger Cristiano, who has a more mature mentality and is in good form this season, is in good shape. Cristiano Ronaldo scored a goal for his side to give United a 2-1 lead.

Just when everyone thought Manchester United would leave the Emirates Stadium with the three points, Wenger was angry.

In the ninetieth minute, Arsenal captain Willian Brown, who had just scored an own goal 45 minutes earlier to put the team in trouble. Gala completes self-redemption. He scored the equaliser from an Arsenal corner. When he raised his arms and shouted. The Emirates Stadium was thunderous. The game ended in the most **, and the score was fixed at 2:2.

Lo and behold, there are four goals in such a game, and an own goal, the self-redemption of sinners and sinners. There's the tragicomedy of never giving up on an equaliser at the last minute, and it's hard to think of such a game as memorable. In comparison, the game was also played in the rain, which was much inferior.

The gloomy skies seem to be a reflection of the game so far, a dark and dull performance. Uninteresting offense, frequent passing errors. If someone likes to watch big stars fall and roll in the mud and get dirty mud, he'll be satisfied. But it's a pity that there aren't many people with this kind of perverted mentality.

If this is a Barcelona or Real Madrid game, playing like this, no matter who is at home, there will be a lot of boos in the stands. However, the fans of both teams worship their head coaches, even if the game is dull. Their cheering has not diminished in the slightest.

As long as they can beat the opponent, they don't care about the game. Of course, if you rely on the opponent's own goal to beat the opponent, it will be even more exciting!

'I don't think we need to be so entangled with them in midfield. Don said to Don next to him. "Maybe you can try to play a long pass directly behind you without going through the midfield?"

Tang En pinched his chin and looked at it for a while: "What you said may be a solution." He got up and walked to the sidelines to convey the change to the team.

Chelsea clearly want to disrupt Forest's counter-attacking plans by scuffling with Forest in midfield. Then bypassing the midfield might be a real idea. If too much energy is put into the midfield, except for George. Wood could be the best of the game. The Forest team did not have much to gain.

He made a gesture asking for a long pass from the team.

It was an adjustment that Don wasn't sure would work. He did, but didn't get the results he wanted.

Forest want to bypass midfield and play straight to the opposition. As a result, it has led to more mistakes for the team. Ruud van Nistelrooy lacked support up front alone, while team-mates went up to weaken the midfield.

Chelsea seized the opportunity to break the ball and launch a quick attack. Frank Lampard took George with him. Wood, Didier Drogba caught the attention of Ayala and Vincent Kompany, and Forest defended all of what they considered to be dangerous Chelsea figures, with only one person they didn't pay attention to because he was so unthreatening in attack.

But this is the person who suddenly shot from a distance after receiving the ball from Essien in the midfield! A long-range shot 30 meters from the goal, through the crowd, directly through the gate guarded by Van der Sar!

The listless commentator screamed: "Brilliant goal! Makelele beats Van der Sar! ”

Yes, the man who scored the goal was the least likely to score at the back of the line, Makelele.

Don was stunned by this scene. He asked his players to pay close attention to several of Chelsea's attacking points before the game, freezing them completely at all costs, and he mentioned many names, even Schupchenko, who was not on the pitch, but he did not say anything about Makelele, who he did not think would be the one to solve the problem in the final attack.

But he was wrong.

"World Wave!" The commentator is still excited, in addition to the strong contrast brought by the dullness of the previous game, but also because this goal is really beautiful, and it really deserves the evaluation of "World Wave".

The ball flew straight from the midfield 30 meters away to the goal, Van der Sar, who was 1.97 meters tall, rose to his feet, stretched his arms as long as he could, he tried everything but could not save the goal behind him, the ball grazed his fingertips, flew between the post and his hand into the goal.

The whole process is speechless...... Of course, there is one person who is an exception.

"Let him do it again...... He won't be able to score a goal like this a hundred times! Donn roared angrily from the sidelines, but his voice was quickly drowned out by the cheers of the Chelsea fans.

Donn didn't admit he had made a mistake in his tactics, believing he had lost out to luck – and in that moment, Makelele possessed himself and fired what could have been the most beautiful goal of his career.

"Just like George back then. Wood reached the Champions League semi-finals like Chelsea! It was a classic! It's all from the defensive midfielders who are usually the least likely to score, and they're all just as beautiful! At the beginning, Chelsea was because of George. Wood's outstanding performance was eliminated in the semi-finals of the Champions Cup! Now, the Chelsea man is back for revenge! ”

Jose Mourinho shook his fists excitedly on the sidelines, his coat fluttering and raindropping with every movement. If anyone could see his expression, they would be surprised that he was not laughing, but gritting his teeth.

The televised broadcast cut a shot to the box at the city stadium, where Chelsea's club president Roman Abramovich was dancing to celebrate the goal, and a smile appeared on his cold Siberian face in the face of such a beautiful goal.

What if the ball wasn't a "world wave"? He probably won't even get up......

Judging from this lens alone, there may really be no contradiction between Mourinho and Abramovich...... However, after celebrating the goal, Abramovich sat down again with applause, and his face changed to "Siberia" again.

Celebrating a goal is celebrating a goal, and that doesn't change his opinion of Mourinho in the slightest.

Besides, even if Mourinho can lead the team to play a beautiful attacking football like Arsenal, it can't change the result that he and Abramovich have incompatible personalities, and one of the two will inevitably go.

Mourinho was well aware of this, and after celebrating his goal with a wild attitude, he reverted to his "obsidian statue" posture, standing in the rain with his hands in his pockets, watching the game with a cold face.

Even if he wins this game, it will be of little difference whether he will stay at Chelsea or not. Since there is no point, there is no need to keep these questions in mind. He wanted to win this game not because he wanted to stay at Chelsea, but because he was playing against Tony, who he had never won before. Donn, he wants to win, it's as simple as that.