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"Do you remember that game last season?"

In the quiet of the away dressing room, Mourinho's magnetic voice sounded, attracting the attention of the players. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Although it was not clear which game, at this moment, the players knew very well that Mourinho was talking about the game that Manchester City drew in last season's Cup, and there was resentment in their eyes.

It was that game that ultimately led to the Red Rebels losing the league title!

'Louis van Gaal said he knew me very well, I used to think he was wrong, but actually, after that game, I have to admit that he really knows me, he knows what I'm thinking, and then he beat me, that's football!'

Football is often not just about 22 people playing back and forth on the field, but also includes the adjustment and command of the head coach before and during the game, and even their mutual guessing psychology and battle of wits and courage.

That's why football is so fascinating!

"Just a few days ago, he said that he knew me very well, and I was thinking, what does he know about me?"

"Arrogance?" Mourinho pointed at Curtis, who shook his head almost without thinking, but didn't know how to answer.

"Arrogance?" This time it was Terry, and he still shook his head.

"Or can't I afford to lose?"

Mourinho remembered Xiao Yu, a man who once told him that he could never afford to lose!

"If he really thinks I can't afford to lose, then I'd love to tell him that, yes, Mr van Gaal, me, my players, and our Red Rebels, just can't afford to lose, we just can't fucking lose!"

Mourinho's voice became louder and louder, and his tone became more and more excited, but it suddenly boosted the morale of the players, and everyone was holding their breath and wanting to vent.

"Whoever is willing to fail is a bad seed!"

Mourinho said as he waved his hands vigorously, as if he was a woman who was about to resist the force.

"In the dictionary of our Red Rebels, in the blood of our Red Rebels, we are never afraid of failure, and we don't even run away from failure, because failure can make us stronger, so I am very willing, my players, in this game, to tell our opponent, to tell Mr. van Gaal, who claims to know me very well and knows us very well, that he is wrong!"

"More than willingly!" The players stood up in unison and shouted in unison.

Satisfied, Mourinho nodded to his players and walked to the tactical board, where City's formation and starting line-up were drawn, and various arrow symbols were used to mark the details of City's tactics.

"In the first half, we were on the defensive, don't be afraid to fight, we can't let them lead the way, and we have to pay attention to protecting our ribs!" Jose Mourinho highlighted the threatening surnames of Van der Vaart and Sneijder.

From some of City's warm-up games, Mourinho figured out Van Gaal's use of Van der Vaart and Sneijder, the former cruising on the left side and attacking the left side of the Red Rebels at any time, and the Dutch star has excellent skills, strong individual ability and spiritual surname, as long as the Red Rebels are not careful, he will be caught by him.

As for Sneijder, his biggest threat is his stealthy and lethal plug in the back row, able to pass the ball and shoot from distance on his own.

If he wants to see Van Gaal's tactics more concretely, Mourinho will also need to look through the observation of the game.

However, he was unwilling to gamble with 3 points, coupled with Robben's serious injury and poor condition, Messi had just experienced the World Youth Championships, his body was tired, the two right wingers were not in shape, and Beckham was absent due to injury, so Mourinho simply changed to 433 and played in a more calm way.

........................ "From the beginning of the game, Manchester City took the lead in grasping the control of the game, and they frequently attacked the Red Rebels' defensive line, but the Red Rebels retreated in an orderly manner and were not to be outdone in terms of momentum, especially with De Rossi and Essien, and the two back players set up an iron wall in front of the defensive line! ”

In the second minute, De Rossi had a foul on the left side, Sneijder stepped forward to catch the ball and tried to pass him, but he was forced to the ground and was blown a free kick by the referee.

As Ajax's chief free-kick taker, Sneijder stood on the spot-take, but his free-kick was too wide and Cech effortlessly got the ball on.

After that, Manchester City launched frequent attacks, but Mourinho watched from the sidelines, made several adjustments, and after stabilizing the situation, Manchester City's attack was no longer a threat.

On the other hand, the Red Rebels, after stabilizing the situation, gradually regained control of the game, after all, these Red Rebels players have played together for many years, and their tacit understanding and tactical proficiency are much higher than those of Manchester City's players.

The stabilized Red Rebels began to consciously counterattack, including in the 23rd minute, Kaka received the ball in the middle and was assigned to the left side. Toure is put on the ground.

The Red Rebels fans in the stands booed the Ivorian who had left the team for his arch-rivals, and in fact the Toure brothers were booed by the Red Rebels fans for every touch of the ball.

But Kolo? Toure politely pulled little Luo up from the ground, and the latter complained to him, Colo? Toure shrugged his shoulders and retreated into the box.

Ronaldo's free-kick went high and failed to threaten, leading to a counter-attack by the Red Rebels ending in nothing.

After the two sides went back and forth, Manchester City sat at home, attacking wave after wave, the Red Rebels were based on seeking stability, and the three backs sat in front of the back line, invading the rear of Manchester City again and again through sharp counterattacks, so that they did not dare to be unscrupulous.

"The game went to 25 minutes, the two sides could be said to be evenly matched, you went back and forth, it was very exciting, but no one created the best chance to score, no one grasped the opponent's goal."

"It should be said that Van Gaal hopes to suppress the Red Rebels through active offensive tactics, but the Manchester City players are not familiar enough after all, and the tacit understanding is not enough, except for Van der Vaart and Sneijder have had a few good cooperations, other players make more mistakes, which makes Manchester City's attack always seem thunderous and rainy."

"On the other hand, the Red Rebels have done a thorough job defensively, Manchester City's attack has never been able to find a loophole, and the offense has made full use of the speed and impact of the front trident to threaten Manchester City's defense in turn, so that Van Gaal does not dare to be careless."

As he spoke, Patrick Vieira intercepted a ball from Cesc Fabregas to Drogba in the middle and handed it to Sneijder on the right.

The Dutchman adjusted slightly, took a few steps forward with the ball, and then slashed a diagonal ball over the top into the Red Rebels penalty area, where Van der Vaart headed in at the far post and Cech flew to save the ball off the line.

"Beautiful! A world-class save from Petr Cech to keep Van der Vaart's inevitable shot out of the net was a great save, and without Cech's flying save, the Red Rebels would have been one goal down by now. ”

Sneijder's corner was headed out of the box by John Terry, deflecting another attack from Manchester City.

"It's still two ribs!" Jose Mourinho watched the situation from the sidelines from start to finish, his mind full of City's attacking roadmap that he hoped would be able to dissect into City's attacking tactics.

"Do you want De Rossi and Essien to shrink back a little deeper?" Cassel asked, a little worried.

The current situation is very passive for the Red Rebels, Cesc Fabregas is not playing very well under the interference of Van der Vaart and Sneijder, and there are too many passing errors, while Drogba in the front field is in Colo? Under the watchful eye of Toure and Distin, there was not much performance in the whole game, and Ronaldo was also limited and did not perform well.

If the only attacking player in the first half was Kaka, the Brazilian showed his quality with a couple of dangerous passes up front, but his team-mates failed to capitalise on their chances.

For example, in the 39th minute, Kaka picked up the ball on the right and suddenly accelerated, got past Bridge and crossed, and Essien, who was cut in the back row, grabbed the header before Van Bommel and the ball grazed the crossbar.

It was the Reds' most dangerous shot of the first half, but Essien couldn't capitalise on his chances, and neither the Reds nor Manchester City were able to create any more good chances ever since.

........................ "As we said before the game, this opening game is very important for both sides, so from the perspective of victory, although Van Gaal shouted to play offensive football, everyone can see that he is still very afraid of the offensive ability of the Red Rebels, and the three backs basically do not step forward, firmly guarding the rear!" ”

The first half ended with a 0:0 flat start, Andy? Gray didn't see much interest either, which is understandable, given that no one wants to drop points in the first game of the season, which is undoubtedly a big setback for teams aiming to win the title.

"Beckham's absence still has a great impact on the Red Rebels, Cesc Fabregas can't replace Beckham's role, especially in long-distance passing, his accurate surname is much worse than Beckham, plus he is still young, which makes the Red Rebels a little chaotic in the first half, and there are more passing errors."

"So I believe that Van Gaal will definitely make a fuss about Cesc Fabregas in the second half, after all, the performance of the Spanish youngster in this game is really sluggish, and it may have a lot to do with the fact that he did not follow the team to prepare for the new season after participating in the World Youth Championship."

Martin? After hearing this, Taylor immediately shook his head with a smile and said: "I guess, Mourinho will definitely not give Van Gaal this chance!" ”

Sure enough, after 15 minutes, the players from both sides returned to the pitch after the break, and there were no changes to City's line-up, but there was a surprising change from the Red Rebels' side.

"The number 17 was raised on the sidelines to replace the number 10, and Mourinho used the Argentine teenager Leo as soon as he started? Messi replaces the underperforming Cesc Fabregas, is this a signal that he wants to strengthen his attack? ”

Mourinho watched Cesc Fabregas walk off the pitch from the sidelines, he first hugged Messi, the two are the same age, and the relationship is very good, and then walked to the sidelines, looking disappointed.

"Hey, Sesk, come here!" Mourinho shouted over there.

Cesc Fabregas thought he was going to be scolded for his poor performance in the first half, and for the 15 minutes of the break, Mourinho was racing against time to set up his second-half tactics, without the slightest concern about who to scold.

However, although he didn't want to be scolded, Fabregas still bumped the bullet and greeted him.

"Why do you hang your head?" Mourinho stood upright, but Fabregas in front of him looked like a defeated rooster, disgraced and depressed.

"I'm doing badly, sir!" Fabregas, though reluctant to admit it, eventually spoke it up.

Who knew that Mourinho shook his head and laughed after hearing this, "Are you performing poorly? I don't think, Sesk! ”

Fabregas was a little startled and looked up at Mourinho, who was smiling and not intending to scold him, which suddenly made him feel a little incomprehensible.

"You suspect me of lying and deliberately comforting you?"

Fabregas was a little nervous, nodded his head involuntarily, and immediately shook his head continuously, "No...... No, sir! ”

"I tell you, Sesk, I never comfort you, if you want to gain my sympathy as a loser, then I tell you, you will be disappointed, what awaits you will be a miserable cold bench and practice, and I say that you are doing well, then it proves that you are doing well!"

"But ......," Fabregas still couldn't believe it.

"But we didn't score and we were at a disadvantage on the pitch, right?" Mourinho laughed.

Cesc Fabregas nodded, and he had to agree with Mourinho's words, which made him feel troubled because of his poor performance as the heart of the organization.

Mourinho smiled, pointed to Vieira, Van Bommel and others who cleared the ball on the field, and asked: "Do you know who they are?" ”

"Yes, sir!" Cesc Fabregas replied respectfully.

'Patrick Vieira, Van Bommel, both of them are great players who have proven themselves in Europe and around the world, and it's a rare thing to be able to play with them for 45 minutes, and the team's poor performance in the first half was more due to tactical reasons, as for you, all I can say is, average!'

Fabregas looked much more relaxed after listening to Mourinho's words, at least he showed no signs of the manager's dissatisfaction with him.

"Do you know the purpose of my replacement for you?" Jose Mourinho spoke again.

Fabregas hesitated for a moment, nodded and said, "Do you want me to learn and observe?" ”

"Clever!" Mourinho praised that he likes smart players, "You have to learn more, you have to watch more, you have to see how Patrick Vieira and Van Bommel and the likes of Van Bommel run, how they pass, how they stand, you have to do better than them in the future, better because you're playing for the Red Rebels, you know?" ”

Fabregas flashed with excitement, and immediately nodded and said loudly: "Yes, sir! ”

After that, he went back to the bench and sat down, staring intently at the field.

"For young people, we need to give them patience, guidance, let them make mistakes, and give them hope!" Cassel smiled and came to Mourinho's side, "Jose, don't you think you're becoming more and more like Mr. Xiao Yu?" ”

What he said was Xiao Yu's so-called training of Zhengtai.

Mourinho was stunned for a moment, but soon even he burst into laughter.

"Don't worry, Jim, Sesk didn't make a mistake, we won this game!"

(To be continued)