4：0！

The dark horse Red Rebels slaughtered Lazio at home!

This is the front page headline of all the media after the first leg of the League Cup semi-finals, no one expected that in this game that was originally thought to be a one-sided game, the result was indeed a one-sided reversal, but the side that fell was not the Red Rebels, but Lazio, who were expected to win the championship.

Throughout the game, Lazio's performance can only be described as tragedy, the players did not work the field, but they were never able to grasp the initiative of the game.

After the game, many commentators in Italy said that the biggest highlight of the game was that they controlled the midfield.

When Redondo was there, his playmaking at the back, as well as his two lethal passes that tore through the Lazio defence, allowed the Red Rebels to firmly control the situation on the field, and Redondo contributed to the 2-0 half-time break.

But in the second half, Mourinho used Italian teenager Daniel? De Rossi replaced the injured Redondo, who came on the pitch and played with Essien, Yaya? Toure played three midfielders, such a configuration of the Red Rebels also often appeared, three midfielders with excellent defensive ability joined forces, completely curbed Lazio's attack, coupled with two goals behind, Lazio players were demoralized, on the other hand, the Red Rebels, quite a bit of cutting grass and roots, after the lead played not conservative at all.

And they also got the reward they deserved, a big win of 4-0, and people have to admit that this team does have the strength to win the championship, especially when Juninho Jr. and Kaka return, their strength will be even better.

For Lazio's fiasco, the media generally pointed the blame on Stam who made frequent mistakes, thinking that he was affected by the pre-game transfer turmoil and his emotions, and after the game, the outside world immediately broke the news that Stam did have the intention to leave Lazio, but the transfer object was not the Red Rebels, but Juventus and AC Milan.

Roberto Mancini's lack of resilience after his team fell behind was also cited as a key factor in Lazio's heavy defeat, and if he had been more decisive in coming down 1-0 down, or even at half-time, replacing the underperforming Corradi with a midfielder to strengthen the midfield's control, perhaps it would not have been a heavy defeat and might have been able to pull a goal back.

Moreover, with Lazio's ability, it is not a problem to return to the home stadium and play the Red Rebels 3:0 at all.

But it was Mancini's hesitation that led to a bloody massacre in Manchester.

On the other hand, Mourinho, whether it was at the beginning or after taking the lead, every one of his substitutions was carried out in an orderly manner, including replacing Redondo, replacing Hleb, etc., all the substitutions were very targeted, which means that the game has always been under the control of the Portuguese.

Tactics decided the outcome of the game, and the Red Rebels deserved a victory!

Even the unconvinced Italian media have to admit this, they can only grit their teeth and say ruthlessly that back in Italy, Mancini's team is bound to return the color, and I believe that Lazio, who is fighting against the water, will definitely give the Red Rebels a fatal blow.

But in reality?

…………………… When the referee blew the second leg of the UEFA Cup semi-finals, the Stadio Olimpico fell silent, and even the most die-hard Lazio fans could not make a sound.

Even though they did their best to cheer on their beloved team throughout the game, Lazio did show hard work in this game, and Roberto Mancini played a crazy 244 with four strikers, but in the end it failed to bring a victory to his team.

The numbers on the scoreboard of the Stadio Olimpico have never changed, it was 0:0 until 90 minutes, and it is still 0:0 after 90 minutes!

If it were put in La Liga, all the fans would definitely scoff at this game, it was a dull game to the extreme.

Many experts have also questioned the tactics of the Red Rebels in this game, believing that Mourinho came to Roma with a 0-0 mentality, and he didn't want a win at all, especially the squad he gave before the game proved this, who would have thought that he didn't bring Kaka to Rome?

Among them, commentators on Italy's live TV station were even more impressive, and they ridiculed the Red Rebels' stubborn tactics at half-time, especially Mourinho's tactics of shrinking all his members.

"Oh, I think the best performance in the first half was the two Yaya? Toure, their interceptions in midfield were outstanding. ”

"Two Yaya? Toure, but you only see one on the list, you can't be mistaken, right? ”

"Am I wrong?" The commentator exaggeratedly pointed to the wonderful replay of the scene that happened to be switched out, Drogba made a beautiful defensive break in the midfield, "Look, that's not Yaya? Toure? You see his defensive skills, how skillful, how smart, he's really strong. ”

"Uh...... That's Drogba! ”

"Drogba? Is it? Am I wrong? Isn't he playing as a striker? How did you get back to the midfield position and participate in the defense? ”

"Look at his number, it's number 11, not Yaya? Toure's number 19! ”

"Oh, it scared me, I was going to call the referee on duty and tell them that the Red Rebels used doppelgangers on their players, but I'm sure of one thing, Drogba shouldn't play as a striker, he should play in the back, you see how good he is when he plays at the back!"

…… In addition to this, almost the entire Italian media accused the Red Rebels of being conservative after the game, arguing that the team had never intended to win at the Stadio Olimpico from the start, and that they came to the pitch with a rigid mentality.

On the other hand, the Red Rebels, on the premise of a 4-0 win at home, will play offensive tactics away from home, which is either a burnt out of their heads, or a big regression in football tactics.

Many media outlets believe that the Italian media's portrayal is due to their fourth league being eliminated from the League Cup by a League One team, so they are not in a good mood.

The Italian media fought back again, hoping that the English media would take a good look at the facts, the League Cup has long been reduced to chicken ribs, and the real focus is on the European Champions Cup, but look at the Champions Cup semi-finals, Italy occupies three of them, and the other team is Real Madrid from Spain.

Where are the teams in England?

The Italian media used the Champions Cup to sneer at the English media, believing that it was precisely because of the lack of attention to the League Cup by the Serie A teams that dark horses such as the Red Rebels and Scotland's Celtic reached the final.

The UEFA Cup final is also hailed as the most unconvincing final of all time, and whichever team wins the UEFA Cup will be the weakest ever champion.

England's results in the Champions Cup are indeed not too convincing, with three Serie A teams reaching the quarterfinals and three teams joining hands to qualify for the semi-finals, but on the other hand, England's teams, Manchester United stopped in the quarterfinals, and Arsenal and Newcastle stopped in the second leg of the group stage, which really makes people have to admit the gap.

But the English media were certainly unlikely to concede defeat, and they immediately touted the only Red Rebels remaining in European competitions, arguing that this team represented the hope of the English league, while also making a plausible excuse for the lack of performance of the Premier League teams.

Well, our team didn't do well in the Champions League, and that's because the Premier League is the most contested, the most closely scheduled, and the most competitive of all leagues, and we don't have a winter break, so this has led to a fitness bottleneck for our team after the winter, creating problems for the team on multiple fronts.

Otherwise, hmph, you see, even our second-tier teams can reach the final of the UEFA Cup, and maybe even win the championship, you can imagine how strong our Premier League team really is!

…………………… Xiao Yu didn't feel anything wrong with the Italian media and the English media making fun of the Red Rebels, as long as it didn't affect the team's preparations, Xiao Yu didn't care about how the outside media hyped it.

Moreover, for the Red Rebels' Ministry of Commerce, the more fierce the hype, the more beneficial it is to the team's business development.

The Red Rebels are already in talks with their sponsors that if the team is promoted to the Premier League this season, beating Arsenal in the FA Cup and Celtic in the UEFA Cup, the sponsorship fee will be significantly increased next season.

And Xiao Yu has made it clear before that as long as the team is promoted, no matter where the League Cup and FA Cup go, all the bonuses obtained will be distributed as bonuses for the players, and Xiao Yu will also give an additional promotion bonus.

In the Red Rebels' favour, the FA Cup and UEFA Cup finals are scheduled to be played after the league, so the team can prepare for the league with peace of mind while dealing with this crucial battle against Portsmouth.

In addition, with Arsenal, the other team in the FA Cup final, already qualified for the European competition, the Red Rebels will qualify for the League Cup next season, regardless of the outcome of this match.

These two pieces of news did have a big impact on the Red Rebels, which could make the team enter the preparations in a more relaxed mood, and Mourinho also announced that the team's focus will be on the league after the second leg of Lazio's match.

From the early to the late stage of this season, the Red Rebels have always insisted on fighting on multiple fronts, but even so, the Red Rebels' performance in League One is also very good, and now they can prepare for the league with peace of mind, which is considered by many English media to be a strong return to the nightmare of other teams in League One!

Mourinho expressed his goal for the first time in the interview, he hopes to continue the brilliant form of last season this season, win the league, the League Cup and the FA Cup, and achieve the treble of League One!

"Winning the treble for two years in a row would definitely be a legend in the lower divisions of England, and if it does, what will be the goal of the Red Rebels in the Premier League next year?"

Mourinho smiled proudly: "There may be many people who say that there is a big gap between the Premier League and the English League, just as they said that there is a gap between the English League and the English League Two, but in the past few years, we have never regarded ourselves as a relegation team, so next year's Premier League, our goal will not be relegation!" ”

"And what is your goal?"

"You'll know when the time comes!" Mourinho smiled mysteriously.

"What is the attitude of the Red Rebels towards Stankovic and Stam arguing about leaving Lazio?"

Mourinho thought for a moment, "These are two very good players, but it's a pity that they won't come to the Red Rebels, which is a shame for us, but we will bring in better and more potential stars!" ”

"Can you tell me your name?" The reporter appeared to be very gossipy.

Mourinho shook his head, "I'm sorry, no comment!" ”

After that, turn around and go!

(To be continued)