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On the first-team training ground at the Newton Heath training base, Mourinho had a gloomy face, staring at the players in front of him who were a little unmotivated in training, and his heart was on fire. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
"I thought you were used to this kind of thing!" Cassel shook his head with a wry smile.
Mourinho turned his face sideways and glanced at his assistant, the anger in his eyes almost couldn't help him, but he also knew very well that anger didn't help things at all, let alone him, even the Red Rebels and Xiao Yu couldn't help him change this cruel fact.
That's the national team game!
In order to cope with the national team competition, the Red Rebels specially hired a special plane, and after the game, they specially brought Messi, Aguero and Kaka back to Manchester from South America, and also arranged a training plan for them to reverse jet lag, but in the end the effect was not obvious.
"Do you know what the report from the lab just sent me says?" Mourinho asked in a deep voice.
Kassel didn't have to ask, just by listening to his tone, he could guess that the report must be very, very bad, "How many?" ā
There are several, that's a good question, and Kassel is already clear that it is inevitable that some players will not meet the demands of the game, and the point is that there are several players to be absent.
"I wonder if the group of muddy balls in Zurich don't even understand the most basic football principles, so they will do everything possible to arrange players to cross most of the world in an intensive two-week period, just for that Rausch World Cup qualifier, Bolivia and Argentina have to play?"
"My players are coming back to South America, it's okay to play two games in four days, back to Manchester, TMD is the Premier League right away, yesterday they were playing in South America, tomorrow afternoon is the Premier League, is this still a football game? Or torturous matches? Don't those guys even have the most basic thinking skills? ā
"Or have they already put Vivian? Blessings and other events are all behind you? At the beginning, they kept saying that after the incident, they promised to revise the schedule, but now they have forgotten it? ā
was almost sprayed with saliva by Mourinho, but Cassel still maintained a wry smile, he didn't mind Mourinho talking about him, and even, he felt that Mourinho venting at him was much better than venting outside and facing the media.
Although the Portuguese are now much more restrained than Xiao Yu's previous life, in fact, once he gets annoyed, no one can stop him, just ask the Red Rebels' press department and Walsh to know that they have to wipe Mourinho's butt at least a few times a season, send a few similar apology letters, and send a few fines.
"I knew that the hapless Jim must be suffering from you at this time!" Xiao Yu's voice came from nearby.
As soon as Kassel saw Xiao Yu coming, he immediately laughed, as soon as Xiao Yu came, he would be rescued ashore.
It's also strange to say that Mourinho is a person who has a straight face to everyone, but only when he is facing Xiao Yu, he looks surprisingly tame, maybe this is the relationship between one thing and one thing.
After Xiao Yu came over, Cassel immediately said hello to him, hurriedly left, and pretended to supervise the players' training.
"It looks like he's in good shape, no injuries, not bad!" Xiao Yu said with a smile.
Mourinho looked at Xiao Yu and shook his head: "Aguero, Messi, Xiao Xiaoluo, Kaka, Essien, De Rossi, Curtis, Alves, Evra...... Professor Flair has banned almost my entire first-team team! ā
Looking at Mourinho's outstretched hands, Xiao Yu also smiled helplessly, he didn't expect that so many people would be affected this time, if by tomorrow, the physical condition of these people has not improved, then the Red Rebels will really have to send substitutes and youth team lineups to deal with Liverpool.
"Isn't there a tomorrow, maybe the players will be better by then?"
"I don't dare to say anything else, Kaka can't be played, Aguero can't be played, and Xiao Xiaoluo is a little slightly injured, plus he played two games in a row, it's best not to play, Messi's physical fitness is not good, Drogba, Ismael and others are also out of fitness, oh my God, who else can I use?"
Xiao Yu was really speechless this time, sparing him usually like a river, but this time, he really had nothing to say.
"As long as you don't get hurt, don't you?" Xiao Yu can only comfort Mourinho in this way, and comfort himself.
For the sake of the World Cup schedule in South Africa, the Premier League and international competitions have been compressed into a tight and dense season, which is a torture for a multi-national team like the Red Rebels.
Who can imagine that a player who had played the whole game in South America the day before would return to Manchester overnight, rest for a morning, start training in the afternoon, and drive to Liverpool at noon the next day to play a hard-fought game?
Liverpool are not good at stubble, and Rafael Benitez's side have been impressive this season, with the Red Rebels winning four in a row since the start of the season, but this time they are not just facing a Liverpool, but also a physical enemy.
Although Liverpool also has a lot of internationals, they are good compared to the Red Rebels!
"And what are your plans?" Xiao Yu asked again.
Mourinho shook his head with a wry smile, "What can you do?" Let's take a look first, wait until tomorrow, if it really doesn't work, use a killer move, anyway, it's an away game against Liverpool! ā
Anfield is famously the home of the devil, and the Red Rebels are short of a young man, so it is natural that Mourinho will not be unaware of the situation, and there is a Champions League first leg in midweek.
Coincidentally, when the Red Rebels drew the group stage of the European Champions Cup, it was very interesting to draw a sworn enemy, Barcelona from La Liga, and the same group also included Kazan Rubies and Dynamo Kiev, according to the current situation of this group, the Red Rebels have little problem qualifying, the key is the confrontation with Barcelona.
Their Group F has become the most exciting group stage of this season's Champions League, and fans and media around the world are vying for attention, which shows the appeal of the matchup between these two teams.
The Red Rebels will return to their home stadium after playing Liverpool on Saturday to welcome La Liga champions Barcelona.
In both games, the Red Rebels don't want to lose, but no matter how you look at it, in the first leg of the Champions League group, the Red Rebels can't afford to lose, and in the league, the Red Rebels are currently winning 4 in a row, and they still have a little capital!
"However, I will not let Benitez get better, I have asked the Ministry of Information to make an appointment for me to be a reporter from Red Rebel TV, I will be interviewed by them for 10 minutes, and when the time comes, I will give Benitez something good!" After saying that, Mourinho laughed a little sinisterly, and his favorite thing is to use psychological tactics against the enemy before a match.
When Xiao Yu saw him like this, he knew that the madman didn't need his own comfort, this guy's psychology was as hard as steel!
........................ "I can't wait to go to Zurich, I can't wait to go to Lausanne, I want the people in Zurich to see, Lausanne can sanction this inhumane thing happening, my players, the players we rely on very, very much, are all absent in such a crucial game, I feel very angry, angry to leave! ā
"I don't think it's enough to spend £3,000 a day on players for the national team, I think it should be £6,000, or even £10,000, or more, because I know that only then will the national team not dare to call up our players casually, and they will start doing what they can for our club!"
When the news of Mourinho's interview yesterday afternoon came on TV, Mourinho sat in his office and worried, worrying about how to arrange the lineup for this game against Liverpool.
According to the data given by the laboratory, Kaka, Xiao Xiaoluo, and Aguero are absent, Messi's physical fitness is barely up, and Messi is left in the magic quartet to sing a one-man show; Ismael, Drogba, and Theo Walcott have all played the full game in the national team, and they can't play either, so who is left in the frontcourt?
In midfield, Cesc Fabregas is the most physical player, thanks to Bosque, who relies on Xavi, Andres Iniesta and Xavi? Alonso's tactical style of play, without the position of Cesc Fabregas, makes the latter can only play as a substitute, so he maintains the best fitness.
Mikel and Essien couldn't get on, De Rossi barely passed the fitness assessment, Aaron? Ramsey is also unavailable, he is an absolute mainstay for Wales, playing two games, one against Germany and one against Russia, both World Cup qualifiers.
Curtis and Alves couldn't play at the back, Patrice barely could, but he had a slight injury and Mourinho had to consider whether to let him go hard.
In this way, it is not difficult to predict the team's big change, the key is how to get there?
The goalkeeper is Cech, that's for sure, Friedel goes back and forth, Cech has played all the Czech games, but he should have no problem and Mourinho still has confidence in him.
At left wing-back, Davide? Thornton and Fabio can both play, how to choose depends on Mourinho's own decision, Terry occupies the central defender, Vidic partners with him, but the characteristics of the two central defenders are turning, Torres will definitely play with this, how to deal with it when the time comes.
Rafael and Maika on the right? Richards, the former attacking, the latter defending, Maika? Although Richards played two games in England, he was physically perverted, and the laboratory did not think he would have a problem starting.
In midfield, the available ones are Cesc Fabregas, De Rossi, Rodwell and Wilshere, of which De Rossi's fitness can last, which no one knows, and Michael? Johnson was also unavailable.
Mesut Ozil could play, having missed the second game with a minor injury to the German national team against Wales, which allowed him to be reused in this game, and he was versatile up front, up front and on both wings.
Messi and Di Maria are also going back and forth, with fitness issues and Nimar and Romelu Lukaku both available, plus several youngsters from the Red Rebels' academy.
That's what Mourinho was able to put together!
Mourinho's habit of arranging troops is always a bit similar to those who are thieves!
Isn't there a saying? A clever thief, before stealing something, must not be thinking about how to steal it, but will first think about how to run away!
Mourinho's habit is the same, he tends to think about how not to concede a goal first, and then think about how to score!
Facing Torres and Owen, with the form shown by Terry and Vidic in training, Mourinho is not very comfortable with them, and they all have a common characteristic, that is, turning, so Mourinho wants to arrange for Rodwell to play in the back before them.
Rodwell can play at the back and centre-back, his technical excellence, defensive awareness, speed and physical ability are also outstanding, and he can fill the gap in this area, the key is to see how Mourinho coordinates.
On the right, Maika? Can Richards get on and then focus on the left and let Fabio replace Davide? Thornton came on and went all out on the left.
In terms of midfield, apart from one Rodwell, Cesc Fabregas is sure to have one of them, how do Wilshere and De Rossi choose?
One is attacking, the other is defending, and Mourinho has a bit of a headache!
Messi, Mesut Ozil and Nimar can do the attacking combination, and Romelu Lukaku, despite his talent, is only 16 years old and not good enough to play in such a crucial game, and perhaps he can come off the bench depending on the situation.
Thinking about it, Mourinho found that his starting lineup was almost the same, and the key was to see how he made trade-offs at that time.
Liverpool's tactics are not too surprising, and although there will be a few players absent, the key will be to see how Benitez changes his formation at that time.
"I guess, this guy is also in trouble with me!" Mourinho sneered a little.
The strength of the Red Rebels makes no opponent dare to underestimate, although the Red Rebels will have a number of players absent, but Mourinho deliberately released the material, the Magic Quartet and Terry, Curtis can not play, which will definitely affect Benitez's tactical arrangement.
Of course, if the Spaniard could have guessed Mourinho's intentions and that he would have put Messi on the pitch, that would be a different story.
However, Mourinho is confident that even if Benitez really guessed that he would play Messi, he would not have guessed that he would let Messi play as a center forward, because the Argentine has never played this position, and he has never been a center forward in the traditional sense.
However, in Mourinho's dictionary, he has not played, and he has not played before, which cannot be a reason for him not to let Messi play as a center forward, at least among the players available to the Red Rebels at present, Messi is the most qualified to play center forward.
Romelu Lukaku and Nimar are fit, but they are too young and inexperienced enough to keep Liverpool's defenders at bay, and only a star of Messi's caliber can deter them.
Don't underestimate this deterrent, sometimes this deterrent can change the outcome and trend of a game, the key depends on how you guide!
(To be continued)