In the North dressing room at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium, the 11 Red Rebels starters sat quietly in their seats, brewing emotions, everyone didn't know what was going on in their teammates' heads, but there was no doubt that it had something to do with the game.

In the tsunami of the tsunami of fans outside, in this much-watched game, no one can think about anything but the game, and they can't think about anything else in their heads.

Mourinho pushed open the door to the dressing room, walked in and glanced at the players, "It's a lot of pressure, right?" ”

Many of the players looked up, while others remained bowed, and no one answered.

"It's bigger than the League Cup final, right?" Mourinho asked again.

One or two players separated their lips slightly, as if to answer, but when they saw that their teammates were silent, he also remained silent.

"It's bigger than the FA Cup final, against Arsenal, right?" Mourinho accentuated.

When he was warming up just now, he found that one or two players were a little nervous, which is not a good sign, especially against a strong opponent like Manchester United, as long as the slightest relaxation will immediately bring disaster.

"That's the fucking derby!" Mourinho cursed, then added: "One of the most unreasonable games in the world!" ”

"In derby, the stronger team doesn't necessarily win, the weaker team doesn't necessarily lose, so we can see that Manchester City can play with Manchester United, and maybe even beat Manchester United, because they are very strong?"

Mourinho's words reverberated through the dressing room.

"Obviously not, but they use their tenacious fighting spirit, hard work, and unremitting efforts to fill the gap in strength, even if they face Manchester United, but they are still fearless, because fear will only fuel the arrogance of the opponent and make them lose even more!"

'We've never been a timid team, we've taken out a lot of big clubs that are comparable to Manchester United, such as Arsenal, for example, Lazio, and I'm sure that after 90 minutes, there will be one more United in the list of teams we have stepped on!"

After a pause, Mourinho continued: "Before the game, the media asked me, hey, Mr. Mourinho, do you think your players can beat Manchester United? Do you think your players are better than Manchester United's? My answer is yes! ”

The players were clearly moved by Mourinho's remarks, and they all became a little excited.

According to Xiao Yu, Mourinho learned a whole set of motivational psychology from his wife, and he is very good at using this method in the dressing room to stimulate the excitement and form of the players.

In addition to this, he also attaches great importance to tactical casting!

"Manchester United's centre-back combination is Rio Ferdinand and Silvestre, on the surface, these two players are very strong, but actually, I tell you, they are paper tigers, do you know what the outside world said about Rio Ferdinand?"

Giving the players a little time to react, Mourinho himself gave the answer, "Time bomb!" Yes, that's right, a little better than a bomb, at least he's timed, so Ferguson knows when he's going to explode, and if it's not timed, it's bad! ”

The players burst into laughter, but Rio Ferdinand is really unreliable, which has been recognized in the Premier League in recent years, although he is very strong, but the strength of the individual does not mean that the defensive strength of the team he is in charge of.

"Manchester United fans call the malaise of the team's backline Manchester centre-back syndrome, and Manchester United have contracted this disease since Stam left, so, Didier, separate Ferdinand from Silvestre, break the connection between them, and focus on Rio Ferdinand, you know, he's too easy to deal with!"

Ferdinand is very strong, but as soon as Mourinho said this, Drogba immediately felt that Ferdinand was indeed not very good!

"As for Sylvester, I tell you, he's a reckless man!" Jose Mourinho has criticised two centre-backs who have excelled in Manchester United's warm-up games for the new season.

"The two full-backs on the left and right of Manchester United in this game are Phil? Neville and Fortune, this is an opportunity, we have to suppress, from the first minute of the game, so Cristiano, Rodrygo, you have to stick to their defence, entangle these two players, as soon as you get the opportunity, you attack, as soon as you lose the ball, you fight back on the spot, understand? ”

Xiao Xiao Luo and Palacio immediately nodded in agreement, this is also the requirement of the Red Rebel tactics for wingers!

'The midfielders have to press Manchester United with all their might, David, Ricciardo, Michael, you have a tough responsibility, against Paul Scholes and Roy? Keane, it's not easy to deal with, but I'm sure you can do it, we're going to have to press Manchester United in midfield, so from the first minute of the game, we're going to press the opposition and do everything we can! ”

Several of the players assigned to the mission nodded heavily, especially David Beckham, who had already explained his approach to tackling Paul Scholes and Keane in previous tactical discussions.

'Ryan Giggs and Solskjaer played two wings, focused on pinning them down, lost Gary? Neville, as long as we give them enough pressure in the front, it is difficult for Manchester United's full-backs to stand up, then Manchester United's wing attack is not much change, our defense relies on a system, our defense has been tempered by many giants and Premier League teams, we can withstand Manchester United's attack! ”

"As for the Dutch, Curtis, it's up to you!" Mourinho was also obviously cautious about Ruud van Nistelrooy, sending Curtis to keep him on guard, because Ruud van Nistelrooy is the kind of goalscorer who can turn chances that aren't chances into goals, and someone has to keep an eye on him!

Curtis nodded heavily, in the two days he came to Cardiff, he communicated a lot with Beckham, who also introduced him to a lot of Ruud van Nistelrooy's habits, as well as Scholes, hoping to help Curtis keep an eye on Ruud vanney.

But how effective it is, it has to be verified on the court!

…………………… The two sides of the game are familiar with each other, and in the starting line-up of Manchester United, Keane, Scholes, Bart, Phil? Neville and the others were close to the Red Rebels, and the players on both sides greeted each other with a smile.

The referee looked back at the Red Rebels and Manchester United players in the tunnel who were talking in pairs, and he felt that this was not at all the sworn enemy as the outside world had commented, but the atmosphere was not bad.

However, when Keane and other players leave, I believe that the relationship between the Red Rebels and Manchester United will be completely broken, and maybe at that time it will start to taste a little bit of derby.

When the players from both sides walked out of the passage, the scene immediately seemed to be boiling water, and the atmosphere exploded all at once.

Standing on the sidelines, the players stood side by side, first calling for the whole audience to stand up, for Jimmy, who died in a car accident at Manchester United? Davis observed a moment of silence, and every player on the pitch wore a black veil to show his grief over the passing of the rising star.

The fans at the stadium were also almost all wearing black veils, and they were called for before the game.

After a moment of silence, the players from both sides gathered together to take pictures, and then the captains of both sides stepped forward to guess the coins.

Beckham, wearing the captain's armband of the Red Rebels, met Keane with some embarrassment, and the two hugged tightly, drawing cheers from the fans in the stands.

"The teammates who fought side by side last year are now enemies on the battlefield, and I believe that the hearts of the two of them are definitely not good now!"

"The least enjoyable thing should belong to Ruud van Nistelrooy, this player did not perform well in the warm-up game after Beckham left, after all, he lost Beckham's cross, he got a lot fewer opportunities in the game, but Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was eye-catching in the warm-up game!" Martin? Taylor said with a laugh.

While the captain guessed the coin, Beckham helped the Red Rebels get the serve, and the two shook hands with the referees before returning to their respective teams.

........................ "Wait a minute, let's hit the left side first!" The Red Rebels players got together, Beckham said.

"Then after kick-off, Cristiano will burst to the left, and we will help you make the ball, try Phil? Neville! Drogba nodded.

"Rodrygo also has to share some of the pressure, and Ricciardo also stepped forward more, interfering with Keane and Bart, and creating a one-on-one opportunity for Cristiano!" Beckham arranged.

The players nodded in unison and dispersed.

When the referee blew the whistle for the start of the game, Drogba immediately kicked the ball to Kaka on the opposite side, Kaka knocked back to Essien behind him, Essien passed to the right, Kolo? Toure stepped forward to catch the ball and met Giggs' interference and passed to Beckham, who dropped back to pick up.

After Beckham got the ball, he looked up and saw everything in front of him in his head.

During this time, he was the most busy player in the coaching staff and laboratory, and he trained almost every day in the meditation room, while the coaching staff also pointed out his mistakes in warm-up games and training.

Now, for example, Palacio is entangled with Fortune and his position is on the right, which has shifted the focus of United's defence to the left, while on the right there is a large gap and Ronaldo is raising his hand for the ball.

Keane and Scholes saw Beckham catch the ball and immediately gathered around, but before they could get closer, Beckham lifted his leg and the ball crossed a trajectory in mid-air and was accurately transferred to Ronaldo on the left wing.

Xiao Xiao Luo stared at the incoming ball, his chest stopped, and he rushed to Fei'er? Neville stretched his foot and slammed it, the ball went to the baseline, and the man accelerated.

A breakthrough is about to be formed, Phil? Neville was in a hurry, slid away, and tripped Xiao Xiaoluo to the ground with the ball, and the latter fell into the penalty area.

The referee immediately ran to the foul area and called Phil? Neville, showing him a yellow card, signalled that it was a foul from outside the box and the Red Rebels were given a chance to take a free-kick in front.

"Cristiano is a player who is very fast, very delicate in his footwork, very good individually, Phil? Neville couldn't stop him at all, and this time the Red Rebels' attack came too suddenly, and Beckham's big foot diagonal long pass was very accurate, making Phil? Neville was forced to foul and received a yellow card! ”

"It's not good, I believe this should be the tactics developed by the team before the game, focus on one side first, use sharp attacks to suppress Manchester United, force Manchester United to defend, and control the situation on the field in one fell swoop, and Phil? Neville's yellow card must have made Mourinho happy for half the day! "Martin? Taylor laughed.

"Beckham is in the position of taking the free-kick, Curtis, Drogba and other players have also entered the Manchester United penalty area, this is a very good opportunity to score from a set-piece in front, let's see how Beckham takes it!"

(To be continued)