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When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, the TV camera was always focused on Mourinho standing on the sidelines. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Wearing his iconic Armani coat, with an upright neckline, his eyes were always fixed on the field, gritting his teeth, as if he was trying his best to endure the anger in his heart, his fists clenched and trembling slightly, not because of the cold, but because of forbearance!

One by one, the Red Rebels walked off the pitch with their heads bowed, not daring to look directly at the manager on the sidelines, feeling sad that they had played a ball that was so frustrating that it almost made a man hang himself, but they also felt the anger in the heart of the manager who had been on the sidelines for 90 minutes at this moment.

He had a million reasons to vent his anger at the game because his side were in control from the first second, they had the initiative, or possession, and they even hit the post and crossbar three times, as well as a handball by Manchester City centre-back Distin and a goal ruled offside.

Judging from the data, the Red Rebels have an absolute advantage, Manchester City only has Anelka's two powerful long-range shots in the whole game, and there is no threat at all, but the Red Rebels almost pressed Manchester City to play, creating a lot of opportunities to catch at will.

But the result?

0：0！

The big red numbers on the scoreboard have never changed!

Yes, one might say that the Red Rebels won and equalled their legendary unbeaten run of 58 games, an unrivalled result and a source of pride, but Mourinho felt humiliated!

His team was better and more capable than Louis van Gaal's side in every way, but Louis van Gaal's defensive style was almost unreasonable, and with the exception of Nicolas Anelka, the other 10 players at City were huddled in their own half, causing plenty of problems for the Red Rebels.

Ugly?

Maybe, but there are only winners and losers on the football field, not beauty and ugliness!

If anyone still doesn't believe it, just look at the expressions of the two middle-aged men in coats in the two coaching seats on the sidelines, who almost represent two very different extremes.

Louis van Gaal, who has long been touted as an advocate of attacking football, has a smile on his face and is clearly happy with the draw; Mourinho, on the other hand, his expression is like that of a woman who has just been forcibly annihilated and lost her virginity, angry and ashamed...... No one can understand Mourinho's mood at this moment, he is eager to prove himself in front of Van Gaal, tell the other party, I am not the little translator at the beginning, nor the assistant who was not taken seriously by you in the past, I am now the head coach of the Red Rebels, and Mourinho who has equaled Capello's great record!

But he failed!

Although it was a draw, he felt that he had failed!

Don't blame the players, although his heart is filled with a lot of blockage, but Mourinho is like a mirror, he knows very well that the player is not wrong, the fault is his own fault, miscalculated his own situation and Manchester City's strategy.

Van Gaal's tactics have always focused on attacking and the use of space, but he has a strong point, that is, his tactics must be unconditionally coordinated by the players to be successful, which makes Mourinho believe that it is impossible for Van Gaal to fully understand his tactics for Manchester City in a few days.

But he was wrong, Van Gaal didn't need the Manchester City players to understand the essence of his tactics, I believe that with the qualifications of Manchester City's current group of players, it is unknown how much they can play, he just needs these players to do what he asks.

is also about controlling space, Mourinho once used an aggressive defensive tactic to defeat the Premier League powerhouse as a League Two team, making them all so depressed that they wanted to commit suicide; Now, Van Gaal has used another defensive tactic to control the space and allow Manchester City, who are deep in the relegation zone, to draw against the Red Rebels and drop him from the top of the table.

It was a draw that demoralized the rivals and boosted the morale of the players on this team!

Mourinho would have liked to find someone to beat him up and vent his anger, but obviously not, especially when he saw Van Gaal walking over with a smile on his face, and at first he thought he could politely walk over and say hello.

But as soon as he turned around and saw Van Gaal's almost disgusting smile, he felt an evil fire rise, snorted coldly, turned and left.

"After all, you're still the same Jose!" Van Gaal muttered to Mourinho's back.

If Mourinho had heard this, perhaps he would have been smart enough to reflect on himself and understand why Louis van Gaal would say he knew Mourinho well, but unfortunately he didn't hear it.

…………………… After December, the new year was ushered in.

The Red Rebels have had a lot of joy and pride in the past year, such as David Beckham's double Footballer of the Year, the team's equalling Capello's record of 58 games unbeaten at the helm of AC Milan, and the success of the new stadium.

But the last game of the past year was left with indignation.

But no one thought that that was just the beginning!

In the 21st round, the first game of 2005, the Red Rebels sat at home against Fulham, due to the recent continuous battles, Mourinho made a certain degree of adjustment to the main lineup, the players played very actively and the field, and did create a lot of chances, but in the end it was still a draw, 1:1!

Dutch goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar was once again Fulham's savior, he only saved at least two shots from close range in the first half, but Curtis was judged to have committed a foul in the box in a scramble with the opposing striker, Fulham scored a penalty, and the Red Rebels fell behind 0-1.

Van der Sar was brave enough to find a late draw with De Rossi's long-range shot through Van der Sar, but the Reds had to settle for a 1-1 draw, with Curtis being sent off in the closing stages of the game.

But after the game, the media turned a blind eye to the Red Rebels' poor performance on the pitch and began to praise the Red Rebels for their great 59-match unbeaten run and elevating Mourinho to the top of the world number one coach ahead of Fabio Capello.

And with Mark? Xiao Yu, who was talking about some business in the United States, also failed to notice the change in the atmosphere of the team.

It's not that the players are slacking off, it's not that the players are losing their ambition, it's that they're getting agitated!

This anxiety began to spread after the game against Manchester City, starting with Jose Mourinho and continuing with all the players, most notably on the pitch and on the training pitch, who had completely lost their composure and composure, especially Curtis, who received his first red card of the season against Fulham.

Although it was only a red card, the fans didn't care much, but everyone thought that this red card was completely avoidable!

On January 4, the Red Rebels challenged Newcastle United, and the team got off to a good start, with Villa and Kaka scoring one goal each to help the Red Rebels lead Newcastle 2-0 in the first half.

However, at the beginning of the second half, Newcastle suddenly launched an attack, and the Red Rebels were a little caught off guard, and Shearer and Bellamy took advantage of two mistakes by the Red Rebels to equalise in less than five minutes.

After that, although the Red Rebels fought back desperately, hoping to go to the next city, but in the end they still failed to overtake the score again, but were almost found by Bellamy in a counterattack, fortunately goalkeeper Cech's solid performance, timely attack, blocked Bellamy's shot, but in the 76th minute, Essien was sent off with a red card.

At 2:2, the Red Rebels got a depressing draw from Newcastle, which was also the third draw in the last three league games, and the only good news is that the Red Rebels have set a record of 60 games unbeaten, which has almost become the most commendable thing for the Red Rebels in the last three games.

Soon, however, the impatient Red rebels' unbeaten streak was terminated.

In the third round of the FA Cup in midweek, the Red Rebels who came off the bench narrowly beat the League One team 2:4, and the performance of the young players was not as good as before, which made everyone in the outside world wonder, why did the Red Rebels, who have always been calm, suddenly fall into a slump?

In the 23rd round of the league, the Red Rebels challenged Charlton Athletic away, and Mourinho's team was under the care of the main iron bucket formation, and the restless players were slow to find a way to break through Charlton's door.

On the contrary, in the 78th minute of the second half, Charlton scored a goal for the Red Rebels through a counterattack.

After that, the Red Rebels players fought back like crazy, but they insisted on their unbeaten record for more than a year, and they couldn't just collapse on Charlton's body.

But the more anxious he was, the less the goal fell to the Red Rebels, especially when Lady Luck didn't lean in favor of the Red Rebels.

1：0！

A shocking score, and at the same time a score that will go down in history!

Some people say that this is fate, because the Red Rebels' unbeaten record started with Charlton and now ends with Charlton, which is the same as Capello's unbeaten record at the beginning!

However, it is ironic that Chelsea continued to maintain a strong mid-league run after a four-game winless run by the Red Rebels, while Manchester City, who had just undergone a change of manager, also rebounded, unbeaten in the last four games, with two wins and two draws, and have been out of the relegation zone.

While the media hyped the collapse of the Red Rebels, they were also hoping that Van Gaal's Manchester City would rise strongly and become the next team to sweep the Premier League.

All this has put pressure on Mourinho like never before!

In the 24th round, the Red Rebels visited Liverpool's Anfield Stadium, which was also a high-profile game, because before this game, Liverpool had just completed the transfer of Aimar from Valencia, he had just passed Liverpool's medical examination, and although he only participated in two days of training with the team, Benitez still put him in the starting line-up.

From this point of view, the importance that Benitez attaches to Aimar can be seen!

The Argentine star did not live up to Benitez's expectations in the game, putting in an excellent performance throughout the game, and in front of the Anfield home fans, Aimar tore open the gap in the Red Rebels defence with two brilliant passes and set up Owen to score twice.

Although the Red Rebels once saw hope of an equaliser after that, Beckham assisted Kaka with a long pass to pull a goal back, but they could not prevent a defeat for the Red Rebels.

But what is even more worrying is that the Red Rebels are behind in all aspects of statistics, the only advantage over Liverpool is seven yellow cards and one red card with two yellows turned red, which is rare in the Red Rebels in previous games, and this red card is also the third red card in the last four games, Drogba may even face additional penalties.

Arjen Robben, who came on with an injury, was temporarily substituted in the game, and the post-game examination showed a torn left thigh muscle, announcing a break from this season, which is also the most serious injury suffered by a player of the Red Rebels in recent years.

2:1, the Red Rebels suffered their second defeat in two seasons at Anfield, and this defeat also made the situation worse for the Red Rebels, because Manchester United has overtaken the Red Rebels in third place, Liverpool has also caught up with the recent winning streak, and the Red Rebels are also in jeopardy for the fourth place, with only 2 points between them.

From the best team in the first half to the worst team in the second half, the Red Rebels' judgment of the two is indeed surprising, and some people even say that with the performance of these games in the second half, the Red Rebels should now be a relegation team.

And while Red Rebels fans are worried about the current state of the team, there are also some problems within the team, which used to be strong and unbeaten, covering up many problems, but now, with the team's winless streak, these problems are starting to surface.

At the same time, in the face of this so-called European treasure trove, which includes several outstanding talents, whether it is a Premier League team or a team in other leagues, they are beginning to fall for the poor situation of the Red Rebels, and they are eager to dig up future talents from the Red Rebels, such as Ronaldo, Messi, Essien and others.

The first to bear the brunt is Manchester City, who have recently become rich overnight!

(To be continued)