Frankly speaking, Mourinho really has a feeling that it is difficult to explain to Yang Cheng from the bottom of his heart.

Don't hate it, although he pretends to hate Yang Cheng more than anyone else on the surface, but in fact, he really can't think of what he hates about him, if he wants to hate people, there must be a reason and reason, right?

But he didn't, so he didn't hate Yang Cheng.

But why does he always try to defeat the other party in every possible way?

Perhaps, it is precisely because when he was working as a translator for Robson in Barcelona that year, he watched Yang Cheng lead Kaiserslautern, an almost fish-belly Bundesliga team, to defeat the invincible Barcelona at that time.

At that time, Yang Cheng really gave him a great stimulus, because he was so young, so that Mourinho's heart involuntarily sprouted a longing, that is, if one day in the future, I can be like him, even ...... Stronger than him!

With the improvement of his ability and status, as he received more and more attention and attention, he had unconsciously regarded Yang Cheng's goal as an imaginary enemy of his own, as if Yang Cheng was always using that universe team as an imaginary enemy.

Mourinho's personality is actually very similar to that of Ronaldo, both of whom have low self-esteem that leads him to become overconfident.

But in front of Yang Cheng, he has no confident chips, so even if he doesn't admit it, in fact, the inferiority complex has been affecting him, even in this game, Chelsea took the lead after the opening, and the attack went smoothly in the second half, but in fact, he has never been able to let go of his heart.

He was worried, because he didn't see Yang Cheng adjust, which definitely didn't look like the style of the Chinese people.

The only explanation is that the transformation is waiting!

What are you waiting for?

When Chelsea's offensive power is exhausted, when your momentum is exhausted, I will press it out and play again.

To some extent, Robinho's missed shot would have been a turning point in the game, but that can't be blamed because without him, there would have been something else that would have triggered Liverpool's counter-attack.

Mourinho was aware of the danger from the moment Liese broke the ball, especially when he saw Ronaldo suddenly running towards the middle on the left, and his first reaction was that Liverpool's attacking routine was coming.

If Yang Cheng is a diligent manager, then Mourinho is the most diligent at all times, because in order to prepare for the game against Liverpool, he has studied all the game videos of Yang Cheng in the two years he has coached Liverpool, and watched each game at least twice, and some representative games have been watched several times.

After Yang Cheng came to the Premier League, he played a driving role in the reform of Premier League tactics, Wenger blew a trend of formalization and science, but Yang Cheng's arrival was more to lead the tactical revolution, because he was the first team manager in the Premier League to implement a single striker tactic.

But the tactical revolution that Yang Cheng has led this season has continued, as he has made Liverpool's attacking midfield faster and more deadly, especially the team's running strategy.

Winger inward cutting, center retreat, central midfielder forward This is Liverpool's best offensive means, many head coaches' analysis, are only a rough analysis of the winger's backfoot, the inside cut is more convenient to hit the goal, the center retreat can pull out the defender so, but in fact this is only preliminary.

Yes, it was Liverpool last season, but this season Liverpool have gone one step further.

Everyone knows that in order to fully achieve the way of playing with me as the main player, and fully interpret their own football philosophy, you need to be at least one step above the opponent, which can be achieved in the strong and weak duels, so Liverpool has almost been devastating against weak teams this season.

But when playing against strong teams, both sides will think about containing each other, thinking about destroying each other's football, so what is reflected in front of the fans is a confrontation of football tactics after destroying each other, which is incomplete.

Therefore, in terms of a certain degree of harmony, it is of little significance to analyze the strong dialogue.

And Mourinho has seen some of Liverpool's attacking parts from a couple of good performances.

Fake, or deception, is the biggest change in Liverpool's tactics.

The center forward is a pseudo-striker, the winger is a pseudo-winger, the central midfielder is also camouflaged, and the entire Liverpool midfield attack is camouflaged. It's not that they didn't do their duty in their respective positions, Ronaldo and Arjen Robben both broke through, Didier Drogba also scored, and Steven Gerrard had to juggle defending, but in reality, it was only part of their duties.

A bigger part of their job is camouflage, or so to speak, to attract defensive pressure.

How do you attract defensive pressure? The easiest way is to run to the place where you have to defend, and you have to defend!

What is the opponent has to guard against?

It's the gap between the line of defense and the line of defense!

For example, this time, after Reese broke the ball, Liverpool's front attackers were rushing forward, but the nearest Xiao Xiaoluo ran diagonally, directly to the middle, and Drogba was in front, pulling to the left.

Well, here's the problem.

Ronaldo did not blindly try to be fast, but ran in the area between Terry, Carvalho and Makelele and Lampard, which is a very ambiguous area, because at this time the back has been blocked by Ronaldo, and the only ones who can stop him are Carvalho and Terry.

Can't you grab it?

It's a multiple-choice question that you don't have to choose, because the Portuguese don't stick to you, so no matter how you choose, there is only one choice, which is to go forward at centre-back and defend Ronaldo, otherwise...... As soon as he came to the critical area at the edge of the penalty area, he could have directly hit a long-range shot.

With the ability of the current players, in the high-speed running, combined with the momentum of the body, as long as the pace is well controlled, the toe is well aimed, 32 meters is the effective range, and the hole at the edge of the penalty area penetrates the goal is the same as playing, who wants to take this risk?

Therefore, if the central defender wants to stop Xiao Xiaoluo, he must stop him from getting up easily when he enters his effective range, that is, you have to take the initiative to defend him, but as soon as you step forward, he is facing the goal, and there are very, very many opportunities to choose from.

Why is the number one trick in football defensive tactics now to prevent the ball receiver from facing the goal?

It's because once he's facing the goal, the defending side will be absolutely passive.

Drogba shifted to the left to distract Terry, with Carvalho grabbing the young Ronaldo...... There was a large gap behind him, and then Robben was seen to quickly shake off Bridgeneche from the right, and the Portuguese easily rubbed a half-high ball and landed in front of Robben and bounced off a bit.

The Dutchman's left foot was lifted up with ease, his pace was firm, and he didn't need to adjust and pulled a powerful shot straight into the bottom left corner of the net before Cech could react.

The whole goal, from Reese's broken ball, to the little Robin running inside, to Drogba's pull on the left side, and Gerrard's forward pressure, are constantly creating a situation where Carvalho has to step forward, revealing the gap behind him, and then Robben will play this gap, which is an almost textbook offensive routine for Liverpool.

If it is not Ronaldo who runs into the gap when Reese breaks the ball, it can also be Robben on the right, or Drogba's retreat, or Gerrard's forward insertion, in short, Liverpool will have all kinds of ways to create such an environment.

Of course, scoring goals is a matter of intimation, full of chance, and it's impossible to work together so seamlessly every time, and you can easily create countless chances against underdogs...... But the strikers may not always be able to grasp it, but against strong teams, sometimes it is only a few times.

Robben rushed out of the penalty area after scoring the goal, knocked down Xiao Xiao Luo, and celebrated the goal with his teammates around him...... Mourinho really has a mood called disappointment.

Because the suspicion of this goal has pushed Chelsea into a dead end.

The aggregate score is 1:2, but Liverpool has an away goal in hand, which means ...... Chelsea will have to score two more goals to progress, and they will not allow Liverpool to score again, but is that possible?

"He did it on purpose!" Boas shook his head and sighed.

Mourinho had a gloomy face and no expression, but replied: "I know. ”

Not only him, but also Chelsea, were a little overly optimistic, after all, the goal in the B minute brought the two sides back to the same running line, and in the second half Chelsea also took the initiative to attack, Liverpool looked a little sluggish, which made Chelsea a little overly optimistic.

"What do we do now?" Boas asked. , the corners of Mourinho's mouth slightly arced, as if he was laughing, sneering, but not like it

He didn't know what to do.

With two more goals to qualify, Chelsea have completely lost the initiative.

"Let Joe Cole warm up!" Mourinho confessed.

Veron's role in this game was almost nil, his advantages were not played at all, the Argentine and Chelsea's current overall tactics are incompatible, and Mourinho has completely killed him...... Heart.

Five minutes later, in the first minute, Jose Mourinho brought on Joe Cole for Veron, with Claude Makelele and Frank Lampard playing in a back two, with Joe Cole stepping up to strengthen Chelsea's attacking midfield.

But only 3 minutes later, Liverpool took advantage of a Chelsea attack to press, and then the next city, by Reese on the left side of the ball to break through quickly, and Xiao Xiaoluo on the left side of the two-one-one cooperation, all the way to the bottom line, to the right side of the Chelsea penalty area after the ball cross.

Didier Drogba's header from inside the box was met by Petr Cech's quick reaction to knock the ball out, but Gerrard, who was cut in from the back, scrambled to send the ball straight into the bottom right corner of the net before Carvalho could clear it......": citation

This goal was a death sentence for Chelsea!

Especially given that Liverpool have two away goals on their hands, Chelsea will have to score three goals in the remaining 10 minutes if they want to turn the game around, which is an almost impossible task.

Mourinho walked in front of the manager's box with his head down, biting his lower lip, his hands in his trouser pockets, his legs taking turns kicking the rain under his feet, a pair of black and shiny leather shoes with a lot of grass clippings sticking to it, and the hem of his trousers was already soaked, but he didn't notice it, just kept repeating such an action, making it unclear what he was thinking.

The Portuguese can guess that Abramovich in the vIP box above his head must be as crazy as he is, he is a crazy club owner and he is a crazy manager, and two crazy people have built a crazy Chelsea and played a crazy season.

However, Yang Cheng and his Liverpool have been a shocking wound in the brilliant season of Mourinho, Roman Abramovich and Chelsea, and that wound ...... There is also a good chance that it will turn into a shadow that hangs over Chelsea's head for a long time.

"Villas......" Mourinho waited a long time before he spoke.

"Huh?" Boas walked over.

"Do you think there is any point in winning the Premier League if we are killed five times by Liverpool this season?" Mourinho's face was bitter, just like eating coptis.

Villas-Boas took a deep look at Mourinho and knew that his boss had no hope for the game, and even to some extent, Chelsea's next two games would be very, very difficult to play, because Chelsea have lost Liverpool three times this season, which is not only a terrible blow to morale, but also a fighting spirit.

"There are still any!" Boas smiled wryly and came up with a reason.

Mourinho stopped his rain kicking feet and turned his head sideways, his deep eyes slightly pleading for help, looking at his assistant, not answering, but listening, he needed to find a little motivation for himself.

Everyone needs motivation to support themselves, even if it sometimes seems insignificant.

"A league championship can at least keep everything you have so far!" Boas replied.

The reality is cruel, especially for a businessman like Abramovich, who thinks he loves football, he must be fooled, and if he really loves football, then why has he only started to play football for so many years? Why at such a sensitive time?

The more Abramovich invests, the more he will be hungry for rewards, and if Mourinho is unable to win the league title, then he will be sadly sacked for losing to Yang Cheng, Abramovich's favourite in important matches.

A League Cup, really insignificant, who cares?

But you were double-legged and eliminated in the Champions League...... This is indeed a well-known thing.

At present, there is only one way in front of Mourinho, to win the league and keep his job.

"I'm not cheap enough yet, Vilas!" Mourinho looked up proudly. He can lose, but he can't lose his pride.

Boas smiled bitterly...... He knows Mourinho's pride and persistence, and it is harder to compromise than to kill him, "Until you have real success, you are cheap, Jose!" ”

Looking at today's football world, except for a very few top European coaches such as Yang Cheng and Shu Gesen, who else dares to say that they are not cheap?

Unless you're able to achieve amazing things and prove yourself, anyone in the real world of football is cheap and insignificant.

Win or lose, this is an eternal truth!

After Mourinho heard Boas's words, he fell silent for no reason.

Who hasn't been cheap?

Yang Cheng was also cheap, he was in Chemnitz, in the early stage of Kaiserslautern, wasn't he also a cheap kocha worm?

Without Kaiserslautern's miracle and the fabulous treble at the end, would he be qualified to be cheap?

After all, this is still a world where heroes are judged by their strength.

"We're just a bunch of cocha worms, Jose, and we're living cheaply and humbly now, just so that one day, we can no longer be cheap and humble!" Villas-Boas suddenly walked over, put his arm on Mourinho's shoulder, and encouraged.

Hearing Boas's words, Mourinho couldn't help but nod.

So is he, not Boas?

The match ended up with a score of 1:2.

As a result, Chelsea suffered a 3-1 defeat on aggregate over two legs to Liverpool, who qualified for the semi-finals of the Champions League.

That is, on the same night, AC Milan sat on their home stadium and defeated their rival Inter Milan 1-0 with a goal from Kaka, knocking Inter Milan out of the Champions League with an aggregate score of 1-0.

According to the previous draw, Liverpool will meet Milan in the semi-finals after knocking out Chelsea.

This is somewhat surprising given that Inter Milan are stronger and better than AC Milan overall, but Bergomi's side lost the most crucial game at the San Siro.

Carlo Ancelotti has done a good job of both on-the-spot command and split-and-match tactics, especially with Kaka and Shevchenko, and the Brazilian star has been in excellent form this season, with his goal sending the Rossoneri to the semi-finals.

On the other side, Juventus eliminated Bayern Munich with an aggregate score of 21, they drew 1-1 away from Bayern, but returned home to beat Magath's side 1-0 thanks to Trezeguet's goal to reach the semi-finals.

PSV Eindhoven defeated Ligue 1 giants Lyon in the weakest matchup of the last eight knockout rounds and reached the semi-finals.

Liverpool meet AC Milan, Juventus meet PSV Eindhoven, the Bianconeri look to be firmly in the final, and the battle between Liverpool and the Rossoneri has become everyone's focus, especially the grudge between Yang Cheng and Carlo Ancelotti.

But before that, Liverpool will have to deal with Chelsea first.

Since the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals on April 13 and the FA Cup semi-finals on the 17th, Yang Cheng had previously decided that the team would live in London and would borrow a nearby university football stadium as a training ground to avoid fatigue.

However, after Liverpool beat Chelsea twice in a row and three times this season, everyone was pessimistic about Chelsea's prospects, especially the day after the second leg of the Champions League, the British media overwhelmingly reported rumours of Mourinho's early departure, which undoubtedly affected Chelsea's preparations.

Are the Portuguese really going to leave class early?

Yang Cheng really wanted him to leave quickly, so when he had the opportunity to meet Mourinho, he immediately asked him this question in person...... ）