In Portugal, many media outlets have commented that this year may be a campaign year for football, as lively as the US presidential campaign, because there are many teams that are running for club presidents this year.

For example, Barcelona, Gaspar replaced Nunez as the new president of La Liga giants, at the expense of Van Gaal's resignation, Mourinho also left Barcelona for this, although the current Mourinho is not too well-known in Spain, Portugal, or even England.

Real Madrid is also in this year's general election, the former president of Sanz, who just led the team to win the European Champions Cup, lost to the real estate tycoon Florentino in the election, which has to be said to be a surprising strange thing, and Florentino as soon as he came to power, it was immediately an eye-opener, and his several big swings were almost breathtaking, including Figo and Makelele.

In Portugal, Benfica is also running for president this year, but unlike the history in Xiao Yu's memory, President Azevedo, who was supposed to be unexpectedly defeated in the election, successfully defeated his opponent and was re-elected, but Benfica's head coach was not so lucky, and Benfica's record under his leadership was very bad.

In this case, the first thing that comes to mind for the new president of Benfica is naturally a change of coach.

So, for whom?

Former Globo reporter and current press director of Benfica club, Palames recommended his good friend Jose Mourinho, who is the head coach of the third division in the cold country of England, to Azevedo.

"He has been with Barcelona for many years, is Van Gaal's right-hand man, and he has a lot of experience in managing the giants, even Cruyff and Van Gaal and others are full of praise for him, he is very good, but the timing is not good, after leaving Barcelona, he was invited by an English third division team to be the manager, you see, he led a promotion team that has been established less than three years ago to win seven consecutive wins in the professional league, into the promotion play-off zone, what a great achievement!"

Obviously, in the eyes of Palames, Mourinho's identity as a former assistant coach of Barcelona is more prominent than the identity of the current manager of the new Manchester United manager, at least in Portugal, as long as Barcelona is mentioned, then everyone knows it, but when it comes to the new Manchester United, I am afraid that most people will ask strangely, ah, where did that team come out?

"You really think he's good?" Azevedo was a little cautious.

'Of course, and I think he's going to be the best manager for us, he's Portuguese, he's got experience in the big clubs, he's got the media, he's got the essence of the Barça system, he's going to be successful at Benfica, I promise, Mr. President!' Naturally, Palames is full of praise for his good friend.

Azevedo thought for a moment and nodded, "Okay, you arrange it, I hope to be able to meet him." ”

Some people say that football is a difficult circle to understand, where a transfer fee of tens of millions of dollars can often take a word, a phone call, or just a meeting for a large group of stars worth hundreds of millions of dollars, without the slightest assessment.

This is hard to see in other areas.

"Of course, Mr. President!"

So, three days later, one evening, in a luxury restaurant in downtown Manchester, Mourinho showed up at the gate on time, accompanied by Palames and another good friend of Mourinho, Luis Lourenço.

"I'm sorry, although I've been here for half a year, I'm still not familiar with the traffic here!" Mourinho smiled and apologized, he was glad that his best friend was able to come and visit him.

"Alright, Jose, everyone knows that your mind is on football, and the best game next time you go out!" Palames' words immediately caused a burst of laughter, and even Azevedo was amused.

"José, let me introduce you, this is Mr. Azevedo, the president of Benfica, and we have come from Portugal on purpose!" Parames pointed to his chairman.

Mourinho was stunned and looked at Lorenzo, who smiled at him, as if to say, you kid is going to be lucky, and suddenly understood why they suddenly appeared in Manchester.

"I heard that Mr Jose Mourinho's new Manchester United has only been in existence for less than three years?" Azevedo asked casually.

Mourinho nodded, "Yes, a very young team, but very strong, whether it is the players of the club or the owner, they are very strong and ambitious. ”

"Oh, I'm very interested in getting to know Mr. Xiao Yu, I heard that he is very famous on Wall Street in the United States, he is a young and promising rich man, he is only 25 years old this year, right?" Azevedo asked with a smile.

Mourinho smiled and nodded, when he thought of his boss, he always had respect, especially when he was in the most difficult time, he gave him absolute trust and help, and at the same time he also gave himself great power in all aspects of the team.

The only thing that is less free is the introduction of players, which is different from Ferguson's power in Manchester United, although Mourinho is also valued by Xiao Yu and will put forward his own requirements, but the specific selection of players is handled by Xiao Yu and the club's scouts.

Of course, Xiao Yu selects players according to Mourinho's requirements, so Mourinho is not the slightest dissatisfied with this, but feels acceptable, because the players selected by Xiao Yu are very good.

For example, Rodrygo Palacio, who joined this season, has excellent skills, but his body is thin, which makes Mourinho dare not use him boldly, and can only be used as a surprise soldier, and the laboratory is also developing a set of physical strengthening training for him to help him meet the requirements of the English league as soon as possible.

Palames on the side probably saw that the topics of Azevedo and Mourinho were focused on Xiao Yu, and secretly screamed in his heart, so he immediately said the purpose of the trip.

"Jose, I know that you have always wanted to go back to your country, I know very well your quality, Benfica's results are terrible at the moment, Mr. Azevedo wants to be able to hire a manager who has the ability and courage to help the team turn things around, and I recommend you to him!"

Although Mourinho had been mentally prepared, after listening to it, his heart couldn't help but move.

Benfica is a big team in Portugal, and it is absolutely impossible to say that it is not tempting, especially for someone like Mourinho who is ambitious, desperate to succeed and prove himself, coaching Benfica is undoubtedly a shortcut to the sky.

Perhaps it should be said that if it were Mourinho who had just left Barcelona, he would definitely agree without thinking about it, and then go back immediately to pack his bags, take his wife and children, and rush back to Portugal that night.

But now Mourinho is not so impulsive, he thinks a lot, he remembers what Xiao Yu once told him, and remembers the promise that Xiao Yu gave him, and now these words and promises are being fulfilled step by step.

"Do you want to be one of the stars in the Milky Way, or do you want to carve out a magnificent galaxy for future generations to live in?"

"Only those who can afford to lose can get the final victory, Jose, you can afford to lose, you can afford to lose completely, I support you, the fans support you, the players support you, in this way, you can definitely afford to lose, not to mention, you haven't lost yet, the season has just begun!"

Xiao Yu's words are still in his ears, for Mourinho, this seems to have happened just now, he is not a person without feelings, Xiao Yu is right, he just doesn't like to show his feelings, so he always pretends to be very cool and arrogant to scare people, but in fact, his feelings are very rich, and he understands Entu.

What's more, in the new Manchester United, Xiao Yu can give him a very big development platform, he can lead the team to League Two, then League One, and finally the Premier League, and then go to Europe, maybe he still has the opportunity to get involved in the European Champions Cup, which is not something that ordinary people dare to hope for.

But at Benfica, is all this realistic?

"Jose, what's wrong?" Lorenço saw Mourinho in a daze and nudged him.

"Oh, it's okay, I remembered something." Mourinho's disguised apology.

"Is it about the team?" Azevedo asked.

Mourinho knew that the answer to this sentence was very important, but he surprisingly did not hesitate and nodded, "Yes, Mr. Azevedo, my team is currently in a little trouble, two players are attracted by higher-level teams and want to transfer, Mr. Xiao Yu and I have a headache!" ”

After hearing this, Azevedo shook his head, "It's really hard for low-level teams to keep players, especially those who are good, but I can see that you already have a way to deal with it, right?" ”

Mourinho nodded: "Yes, Mr. Azevedo, but I am more convinced that even if these two players leave, my team will not be affected too much, because our boss will definitely solve this problem for me." ”

After hearing this, Azevedo laughed, "Frankly, Mr. Mourinho, after I heard you say this, I suddenly wanted to get to know Mr. Xiao Yu, I hope you can help me introduce him, maybe I will become friends with him." ”

"Of course, Mr. Azevedo, I'm sure our boss will be happy to get to know you, he's a very hospitable person, and you're going to be good friends!" Mourinho said with a smile.

At this moment, even a blind person can see the result of the meeting, but at this time, in the distance of the restaurant, Scarlett happened to accompany a good friend out to dinner, and happened to see the scene of Mourinho and Azevedo laughing tacitly, she was immediately startled, and immediately made a phone call to Xiao Yu, so there was the conversation just now.

"No matter who it is, Miss Reporter, I believe in my head coach, he is a frank man, just like me, we talk about everything, if he has any problems, he will definitely tell me as soon as possible, but until then, I will not guess, I hope you are too, Scarlett!"

Xiao Yu is called differently before and after, and he obviously regards Scarlett as a friend later, which makes Scarlett understand that Xiao Yu is telling him that it is best to treat this matter as if he didn't see it.

She did so wisely, so she chose an inconspicuous corner where Mourinho would not see it, and she would not see Mourinho.

As a result, she regretted missing Mourinho's next words.

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