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But the so-called unpredictable is sometimes the opposite.

Three days ago, the Red Rebels played against Manchester United, and it rained heavily for a whole day and night, but when they went south to London, it was the turn of the Red Rebels to play the semi-final of the Champions League against Chelsea, but it was suddenly clear skies, which is really incomprehensible.

But Mourinho is also incomprehensible.

Everyone must be wondering what the Portuguese brain is made of.

He said before the game that he would do everything he could to get away goals, which is very much in line with the strength of the Red Rebels, after all, the team has just won the title against Manchester United and is more than capable of beating Chelsea on the road, but what?

Mourinho arranged a back three tactics in this game.

Michael? Johnson, Essien, Mikel, the three midfielders appeared in front of the defensive line, and before them, Villa, Aguero and Robben formed an attacking trident, all speed players, clearly determined to play defensive counter-attack.

It was also interesting to see the set-up at the back, with two veterans of Zambrotta and Thuram once again joining forces with Nemanja Vidic and McConn and Adler in goal, while Czech goalkeeper Petr Cech was on the bench for the first time this season, but no one knew when Mourinho would feature him.

It is this lineup that Mourinho is clearly determined to carry out the defensive counterattack to the end on the road.

Villa and Arjen Robben were the most dangerous players on the pitch, as was Sergio Aguero, whose presence caused Chelsea huge problems with a solid defence behind them, reminding Carlo Ancelotti that these three players, although not tall, are definitely slippery than loaches and could be bitten back at any time if not careful.

This makes Chelsea's attack never dare to let go, and the Red Rebels are stationed in the middle, looking at the fact that there is no real wide player in Chelsea's starting lineup, although Ronaldinho is very active on the left side, but he is more of an insider, and Essien and McCone focus on taking care of the magician, so that he does not have much performance throughout the game.

Aguero's frequent pullbacks harass Deco, plus Michael? Johnson's position is more forward, making it difficult for Deco to take even the simplest ball, always rushing to get the ball and play the ball, and when the football comes to him, it bounces like hitting the wall, Mourinho just wants him to have no control over the time of the game.

Players such as Andriy Shevchenko, Frank Lampard and Ballack were also completely submerged in the Red Rebels' defensive system, and they did not get any decent chances in the whole game, let alone score goals.

62 per cent possession, if Chelsea were to show that statistic, and tell everyone that we were against the Red Rebels, everyone would be amazed, but the rest of the stats would be a bit embarrassing.

'With 17 shots, two on target, one each from Adler and Cech, Chelsea have been the best targets for the Czech goalkeeper to warm up, with a lot of shots on goal but very few of them that are actually dangerous, so Cech can use them to work on his reflexes.

Andy? Gray was a little helpless when he introduced the game, but he also gave understanding.

"The Red Rebels have just tried their best in the life-and-death battle with Manchester United, including Ronaldo, Messi, Kaka, Drogba, Beckham and many other stars have played the whole game, after a long period of fighting, their physical fitness has problems, Mourinho simply chose to let them rest, and it is understandable to play a steady defensive counterattack tactics away."

"Remember what Jose Mourinho said in his pre-match interview? The decisive battle must be at the Red Rebels Stadium! This shows that he has long expected that this game will not be lost, or rather, he is prepared to bear the consequences of losing, but it will not be a big defeat, it is likely to be a small 1-0 defeat, but it seems that Chelsea are not competitive and have not even scored. ”

'Carlo Ancelotti came off the bench against Bolton Wanderers and lost 2-1 at home to Bolton, leaving Chelsea one point clear of Droisden on points with Manchester United, three points behind fifth-placed Everton and four points behind Arsenal and Liverpool.

"Failing to win the Red Rebels at home is tantamount to pulling Chelsea back into the quagmire from which they will face Arsenal next, the Gunners are eager to play in the Champions League and will give their all at home, and Chelsea cannot afford to lose, and once they lose this game, they are likely to be overtaken by Everton and fall out of the top four, and then Chelsea's situation is very dangerous, it becomes a dilemma."

Jose Mourinho is smart enough to think of it before the first leg and is confident that if he doesn't lose more than two goals away at Chelsea, it will be the Red Rebels who will be back at home.

Although the Red Rebels' midweek game is Liverpool, but the Red Rebels are at home, and they can arrange substitutes to play, those so-called unbeaten home records or something, if they can be exchanged for a real Champions Cup champion, Mourinho will not hesitate to choose to change, a fool will not change!

In the first leg of the game, Mourinho defended and counterattacked, which seemed conservative, but in fact, he left the key to the decisive victory to the home of the Red Rebels, which Ancelotti knew very well.

Therefore, when the referee blew the whistle at the end of the game, Ancelotti's face was gloomy as if he had been dismissed by Abu, because he knew very well that the home team could not win the Red Rebels, and Chelsea lost 80% of the semi-finals in these two legs, and the remaining 20% depended on whether he gambled or not.

Betting, there may be a chance, but it may lead to Chelsea being pulled out of the top 4 of the league and losing the qualification for next season's Champions Cup, and I believe that after some doubts this season, Chelsea will not be able to get the UEFA license again next season, and will inevitably miss the Champions Cup, unless he can win the championship.

Abu certainly wouldn't want to see that!

No betting, the Champions League is out of the top four, and Chelsea should have no problem retaining their qualification for next season.

…………………… While Carlo Ancelotti was struggling, Mourinho hugged and greeted the players who walked off the pitch one by one on the sidelines, and his gestures seemed to Chelsea fans to be a celebration of victory.

This caused many Chelsea fans in the stands to throw debris at Mourinho in anger, and everyone looked at him with hostile eyes, almost wanting to tear him in half, but the Portuguese remained the same.

"Well done, Lilian!" Mourinho smiled and hugged Thuram.

Thuram was also in a good mood for the manager's praise, with a move to the Red Rebels in which he faced fierce competition and a sense that his level of competition had declined, which had a lot to do with his age.

However, Mourinho obviously knows how to use him, so he doesn't pay much attention to the back in the league, but often comes off the bench or plays in cup games, but on some key occasions, Mourinho will always rely on him and Zambrotta.

Thuram knows that the Portuguese are borrowing from their experience!

For Mourinho, Thuram is convinced, although he failed to play the main team, but he is not unwilling at all, on the contrary, he naturally accepts, because as early as when they transferred, Mourinho personally interviewed them and persuaded them to agree to accept the rotation arrangement.

Jose Mourinho again started Zambrotta and Thuram, and the presence of these two veterans left the Red Rebels defence impregnable, with Chelsea barely getting a decent chance throughout the game, with 17 shots on goal but only two on target, and both were unthreatening shots.

Judging from this report card, Thuram is undoubtedly outstanding, and some people even think that he is getting old and strong and deserves to start, but he knows his own affairs, and Thuram knows that he is no longer the Thuram of the year.

"How's it going, Lilian, can you still eat?" Mourinho walked back to the dressing room side by side like an old buddy, taking Thuram's shoulder.

"Well, no problem, boss, although today's game is very intense, I can still bear it!" Thuram laughed.

"And what about the league in three days?" Mourinho asked suddenly.

Thuram stood on his heels and looked at Mourinho, who nodded heavily.

"Although we have won the championship, I don't want to lose the unbeaten record at home so casually, I hope this game, at least it should be a draw!"

After saying that, Mourinho slapped Thuram on the shoulder hard.

"I know that Lilian is a player who has a lot of quality and wants to make a difference, and I know that you are not really all you have tonight, and I hope that Lilian, in three days' time, will see the best of you at the Red Rebels Stadium!"

Mourinho smiled and encouraged Thuram before turning and walking into the dressing room.

Thuram stood there a little stunned, I don't know why, he has a deep feeling for Mourinho's words, although he is not young, but in fact his heart has always been very high, otherwise, he would not have shouted when he was about to leave Juventus, shouting that he would not join Barcelona if he did not give the main position.

But after switching to the Red Rebels, he faced stiff competition, Terry, Curtis, Vidic, each of the three central defenders here has the strength to not lose to him, and they are all young, more familiar and understand the Red Rebels' tactical system than him, and even Chiellini has a lot of potential.

In this case, it is normal for Thuram to fail to play the main force, but slowly, it also made him lose his original heart.

But at that moment, when Mourinho said those words so seriously, he felt that the original pride had returned to him, he felt that his whole body was burning, he wanted to vent, he wanted to explode.

Sure enough, Mourinho didn't disappoint him either, and three days later, the Red Rebels hosted Liverpool.

Liverpool, who are aiming to finish in the top four of the league, are doing their best to fight just a narrow 1-0 defeat at Manchester United in the first leg, but even so, Benitez is still playing in the squad to get a win.

But Thuram, the French centre-back, stood like a god in front of the Red Rebels' goal, and Trezeguet didn't get any chances in front of him, and even a shot from close range was blocked by him.

The Red Rebels started a number of young players, including Ismael, including Theo Walcott, who appeared in the starting line-up, while Spanish teenager Cesc Fabregas represented David Beckham as the core of the organization, but it was these young players who were suppressed by Benitez's tactics in the game.

But at the critical moment, Thuram stepped up.

After defusing Liverpool's attacks many times and showing his good competitive form, when Thuram slammed a corner kick from Cesc Fabregas into the door guarded by Reina in the 29th minute of the first half, he felt that the entire Red Rebels stadium was completely boiling, and every cell in his body was rekindled with passion.

After that, Thuram was another overhead kick, defusing Liverpool's attacks on a number of occasions and becoming the anchor of the Red Rebels' backfield, while his partner Nemanja Vidic also performed well in the game.

Although Benitez's side were more active in the second half after the break, briefly embarrassing the Red Rebels, it was a crucial moment when Thuram cleared a long pass from the back.

This long pass accurately found Ismael, who leaned on Carragher with his body, and Ismail, who was hailed as the new monster, was forced by Carragher to head the ball in front of the Liverpool backline.

At this time, Liverpool's defense line was pressed very high in front, and there was a large space behind it, Walcott was like a flyer, passing through Liverpool's back line at a very fast speed, rushing in front of everyone like lightning, receiving Ismail's pass, running all the way with the ball, and cutting diagonally into Liverpool's penalty area from the left side.

In the face of Reina, Walket was very calm, he even seemed to want to see Reina's every move clearly, especially when he saw Reina want to move, he suddenly made an emergency stop action, deceived Reina to lose his center of gravity, pounced in one of the directions, and then suddenly faced the opposite direction, and pushed the shot, 2:0!

It was a surprising scoreline, even Mourinho himself was a little surprised, but it didn't stop him from celebrating because the victory was definitely unexpected, but he was proud of his players, especially Thuram.

The French central defender showed his world-class peak form in this game, although he is not young, he wants to maintain this state in every game, no, it is difficult to maintain even 60% of the form, but it is undeniable that in this game, he is still world-class, or the best!

(To be continued)