London, 1 October morning

When Mourinho walked into the press conference, the reporters in the entire Stamford Bridge venue immediately became commotion, and they all pounced on them like wolves, looking more like they wanted to swallow the stubborn Portuguese into their stomachs.

The most special one is sitting in the middle of the rostrum, and he is alone, so his hands are very wide, and one person occupies most of the rostrum, giving people a very domineering and strong feeling.

This guy is even more arrogant than Caesar back then!

Some reporters who have been in contact with Yang Cheng's debut have such a feeling at this moment, and some people have analyzed why Mourinho has to suppress other opponents as soon as he comes to the Premier League, the reason is that he has lived in the shadow of the title of Caesar II for a long time.

"Hello, Mr. Mourinho, first of all, congratulations on beating yourself!" A reporter from The Times stood up and said with a smile.

Just the day before yesterday, Jose Mourinho's Chelsea beat Porto 3-1 at home, the most scored game of the season by Chelsea, and gave the outside world a feeling that Chelsea were about to explode.

Mourinho just nodded faintly and did not answer.

"Excuse me, how do you evaluate your next opponent, Liverpool led by Yang Cheng?"

Mourinho pouted, "I think Liverpool are a traditional powerhouse, but it's not a terrible team because they rely too much on certain players such as Drogba, Davies and Gerrard, and when these players are out, I think Liverpool will be a traditional powerhouse that can't even qualify for the Champions League. ”

It can be seen that Mourinho has said the definition of a traditional strong team twice, in order to remind everyone that Liverpool's championship is in the past, and now the Premier League has fully ushered in the era of Chelsea.

Perhaps, at a deeper level, he also wants to remind everyone that Yang Cheng's Caesar era is over, Lao Tzu is the European champion last season, and he, Yang Cheng, can only bully those fish belly in the League Cup.

"However, it is clear that Liverpool have been very good in attack this season, and they have scored more ......than twice as many goals as Chelsea," another reporter stood up and disagreed.

Mourinho waved his hand and interrupted him, "But please open your eyes and take a good look at the Premier League standings again, the top team is Chelsea, not Liverpool, we have won all of them so far this season." ”

The Portuguese pouted, spread their hands, and answered me with a look of you, who is better?

"In my world, football is never only about attack, what I pay more attention to is balance, it is limitation, I know very well that there will always be some people in every league, in the case of not winning the championship, they will desperately play some beautiful football to please some ignorant fans, and then say in a high-sounding voice, we are the uncrowned kings, those champions are not victorious."

"But I have to remind them that after countless years, football will always remember the championship!"

It was a sharp statement, not only to offend Liverpool, but also to Arsene Wenger's Arsenal, because the Gunners did play flashy, but failed to win the title last season.

It's understandable, though, as both teams are now Chelsea's biggest rivals.

The reporters below were in an uproar, some people thought that the Portuguese was too arrogant, but more of them were appreciating his words, not that they agreed, but that as soon as he shouted like this, they had a hype gimmick.

'Chelsea have started the season with seven wins in a row in the Premier League, which is very, very good, so how long do you think that form can be maintained, Mr Mourinho?' Another reporter stood up.

"For a long, long time!" Mourinho smirked, "At least 8 wins in a row is no problem!" ”

Wow, the reporters below have lost their voices, this is a naked provocation.

'Mr Mourinho, do you think your team can beat Liverpool at Stamford Bridge?

"Of course, why not?"

'However, many believe that Liverpool's attack will be Chelsea's biggest threat.'

'We've conceded two goals in the league and I think our defence will be a nightmare for Liverpool!'

"We're going to beat Liverpool, definitely!" Mourinho's confident assurances. ,…………

………… In the afternoon, at the hotel where Liverpool was staying, Yang Cheng also held a press conference, but unlike previous pre-match press conferences, this time, Yang Cheng was accompanied by the team's two captains.

The reporters saw Hyypia and Gerrard accompanying Yang Cheng into the press conference left and right, and they all wondered, this situation is rare, at least in the pre-game press conference, Yang Cheng has always been the protagonist alone, and rarely let the players participate in it.

Yang Cheng brought the players to attend this time, mainly to explain the change of captain of the team.

This is a big deal, and Yang Cheng has no problem handling it before, the team knows the situation, but he is afraid that some reporters will maliciously spread rumors and cause some unnecessary trouble in the end, so he simply took the two captains to attend together.

In yesterday's vote, out of 25 votes, Gerald got 24, but only 1 was not voted for Gerald, and it is estimated that he should have voted for himself.

In other words, Gerrard has become the new captain of Liverpool with an undisputed vote advantage.

But in order to stabilize Hyypia, Yang Cheng spoke with Rick Parry yesterday and decided to give Hyypia a new professional contract for five years, maintaining his current salary, so that he can continue to play for Liverpool with peace of mind.

Doing so should be able to maximize the trouble caused by the captain's turmoil.

When the reporters learned about these situations from Yang Cheng's mouth, they were all surprised, because such a big thing happened, they didn't receive any news before, and there was no clue.

From this, they can also see that Yang Cheng's control of Liverpool has involved all aspects.

After introducing the alternation of captains of the team, Yang Cheng also answered some questions for the next game.

'Yes, Chelsea are more stable now than before, but I don't think they are invincible, there is no invincible team in this world, even if Chelsea are now seven wins in a row and it looks like a bamboo, but in reality, this team still has a lot of problems.

There is a reporter immediately below, tell Mourinho about Liverpool's excessive reliance on major stars such as Drogba and Davies, and then ask Yang Cheng for a response, preferably to provoke Yang Cheng to scold Mourinho.

'Mr Mourinho didn't seem to think that so far this season Chelsea have only 16 first-team appearances, including Kezman and Wright Phillips, who are the two must-play substitutes in every game, but we have 22 appearances for Liverpool, so I don't know what Mr Mourinho's definition of being overly dependent on certain players is, but I think it's clear if you look at the numbers.

Mourinho actually doesn't like rotation very much, after coming to Chelsea, the main squad of 7 Premier League games has almost remained in those familiar faces, Veron, Mutu and other players have been beaten into the cold by him, and he has not even won a game.

But some people say that it is precisely because Yang Cheng has rotated too much that the team's performance this season is not strong enough, but no one can say for sure about this kind of thing, even the top head coach can't be perfect, and can only try to coordinate.

Besides, are Liverpool's grades bad right now?

"I agree with some of his statements, for example, he said that he does not rotate in order to develop the tacit understanding of the players, but in fact we can see that Chelsea's main squad is almost the same as last season, and the heavily imported Barosh has not played the main team, Chelsea's attack is not as good as last season, and I believe that there will be many Blues fans who are nostalgic for Chelsea's attack during the Ranieri period."

"Also, I have to remind Mr. Mourinho," Yang Cheng raised his index finger, looking enthusiastic and completely free of personal grudges, "this is the Premier League, the most crowded place in the world, and what works in other leagues may not work here." ”

"In my first season in the Premier League, I learned one thing, that is, in the Premier League, you have to prepare two different sets of tactical play and lineups anytime and anywhere, we are commonly known as Plan B, there is no chip to change the formation, you will always suffer!"

The reporters below are all crazy with joy, and they can all see that the responses of these two head coaches are very sharp, almost all of them are aimed at each other's problems and loopholes, which is too lively. , and for Mourinho's later remarks that sarcastically others deliberately played the ball well before they could not win the championship, Yang Cheng laughed and did not give a positive answer. "I think you should ask Wenger, not me, at least we were league champions last season, so I think Mr. Mourinho is not talking about me, but Wenger!"

A group of reporters immediately laughed, thinking that Yang Cheng's hand to change the topic was really good, and deliberately changed the concept and transferred the contradiction to Chelsea and Arsenal.

"I think Mr. Mourinho is a very good manager, but I have always disagreed with what the media has given him, the title of Caesar II, I think it is a huge pressure on him, and it is not conducive to his growth and progress!" Yang Cheng deliberately said as if he was an elder and cared about his juniors.

All the reporters watched and listened below, and they didn't think there was anything strange in their hearts, after all, where is Yang Cheng's qualifications, with his three Champions League titles and European Grand Slams, who dares to say that he is not worthy?

But in just a moment, they all understood why they felt weird.

The reason is very simple, Yang Cheng has just turned 32 years old, but Mourinho is 41 years old, and the difference between the two is 9 years old, but when Yang Cheng made his career in European football, Mourinho was still in Barcelona as his little translator, and it seems that there was still contact between the two, but Mourinho never mentioned it.

The group of reporters below began to have an idea in their hearts, if Yang Cheng's words were conveyed to Mourinho, would he be furious?

Yes, definitely!

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That night, Yang Cheng saw this news in the hotel.

A reporter relayed Yang Cheng's remarks at the press conference to Mourinho, but the Portuguese snorted coldly, turned around and left, leaving no face for the reporter.

There is no doubt that this is his reverse scale!

He was unconvinced, unwilling, but there were some things he couldn't change.

For example, in his football career, whether as a translator, an assistant, or later as a head coach, he never bargained for Yang Cheng, and he almost always played the role of a loser.

But in his heart, even he himself is more and more reluctant to reveal and admit one thing, that is, it is precisely Yang Cheng's stimulation that arouses his desire and desire to engage in the profession of head coach.

"Perhaps, he must be eager to swallow you now!" Benitez said with a smile.

"Or he will rush to the hotel at night and kill you directly!" Paul Beyer is more of an Italian mafia.

Yang Cheng couldn't see that this group of guys was afraid that the world would not be chaotic, so he smiled and ignored them.

'But we also have to admit that Chelsea are really strong!' After the joke, Benitez said with some depression.

As the league scoreline shows, Chelsea have been strong this season, and more so in the midfield.

Czech goalkeeper Petr Cech, Gallas, Carvalho, John Terry and Patrick Ferreira in the backline, Claude Makelele, Thiago and Frank Lampard in midfield, Joe Cole, Crespo, Gudjohnsen, Duff and others randomly selected three people to form a trident.

Claudio Ranieri has long left Mourinho with a very good defensive system, but Mourinho has filled in some of the gaps, patched in a series of holes, and strengthened it, but more importantly, he has shaped Chelsea as a whole.

No one can deny that Chelsea have been more champions than ever this season!

This is something that anyone with a discerning eye can see, but it is not entirely the credit of Mourinho, and the foundation laid by Ranieri is also important, but the Portuguese has led Chelsea through one of the most important transformations.

"His tactic is to turn his midfield into a high-pressure minefield, which is very difficult to play!" Benitez smiled helplessly.

When he was at Old Trafford before, Ferguson mentioned Chelsea when he had a drink with Yang Cheng, and he was very depressed about Chelsea's tactics and felt that Chelsea's football was full of destruction, but you can't deny that he was not absolutely conservative, but very aggressive and proactive in defending and counterattacking. , maybe Chelsea's strength can only be tied with others as the strongest in Europe, but he is definitely the most difficult team in Europe, there is no one!

"Then we'll kill him!" Yang Chenghuo stood up.

The stronger he is, the stronger he is, the more energetic he becomes. From Bayern and Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga, to Juventus and AC Milan, to Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea, who is not strong?

But Yang Cheng was still able to lead his team to fight his way out of the encirclement and suppression of strong enemies again and again.

When it comes to toughness, he has never been afraid!

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In front of the five-storey office building at Stamford Bridge, there is a long advertising wall with a blue background of every Chelsea player.

It was a decision made by the club's new hierarchy, Peter Kenyon, as he wanted to use all his efforts to bring all the sponsors to the same side as Chelsea, while also ensuring that no fans would be unhappy with the club's move.

Looking at the fans who stood on the advertising wall, stood with their favorite players, and let their friends take pictures, everyone had to agree with his approach, at least it seemed, the fans were quite happy.

Every time I see someone happily taking a photo with the players, laughing and walking, there will always be a girl in the distance who pouts, thinking that this group of guys is boring, what is so good about these players?

In her mind, only her Uncle Makoto is the best.

Wearing sunglasses, wearing a black and white horizontal striped T-shirt, a pair of slim black pants on the lower body, hair tied into a ponytail at the back of the head, and a pair of flat sneakers under his feet, the whole person looks innocent.

Looking at the time, she was a little impatient, why didn't Avril Lavigne come?

There are three gates at Stamford Bridge, and they have agreed to enter through the main gate of the office building, so they don't have to worry about making a mistake, but the game is about to start soon, and it will be too late to leave.

If it weren't for the fact that she also likes to listen to Avril's songs and has a good impression of her in her heart, she would have left a long time ago.

Just when she was a little impatient, she saw three people, two men and one woman, enter the crowded entrance in the distance.

The woman was dressed up quite fashionably, with some chic trinkets hanging on her body, her long hair with golden highlights and a black background was very itchy, but she was wearing a pair of big sunglasses, and as soon as she walked through the door, she searched in the flow of people.

"Natalie?" As soon as Avril saw Natalie, she immediately ran up.

"Hello, Avril!" Natalie greeted with a smile.

"I'm sorry, I'm late, it's these two stupid people, they went to the wrong place!" Avril complained about her companion.

The two male companions were very innocent, but they didn't dare to complain in their hearts that she was going out to grind.

Besides, they didn't have much interest in football, and they didn't understand why Avril suddenly liked to watch football games, didn't she know that they were busy for the first London concert on their world tour recently?

"The ticket is here, let's go quickly!" Natalie looked at the time, a little anxious.

"Okay!" Avril took Natalie's hand, and the two of them went in like good sisters towards the entrance marked by the ticket.

Natalie often comes to the game and is familiar with tickets and entrances and exits, although Stamford Bridge is a first-time visitor, but basically some of the processes are similar to other stadiums, only the location has changed.

The three of them passed through security, through passages and stairs, and went directly to the second-floor grandstand area where Liverpool fans gathered.

The entire stadium at Stamford Bridge was already full of people, and all the fans were excited about the upcoming battle, and the passion and excitement created by tens of thousands of people in the stadium could easily make all the fans who came to the stadium deeply infected.

"Wow!" Avril walked down the aisle to her seat, couldn't help the excitement in her heart, and shouted, "This feeling is amazing! "It's kind of like a solo concert.

Natalie wasn't as passionate and reserved as she was, but she was also very excited.

Looking down the pitch, there are some staff members left to clean up, and the players and coaches are waiting in the dressing room for the game.

I'm sure I'll win, Uncle Makoto!. ）