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"Did you know that at the beginning of the second half, Pep Guardiola passed me and he smiled and said to me, 'Jose, the game has just started, do you know what was going on in my mind?'

Mourinho sat in a chair in the middle of the press conference, casually when he was interviewed by reporters at home, talking and laughing at hundreds of media and reporters in the venue, his smile made people see the joy in his heart at this moment, and his mastery of this kind of scene. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

He seems to be a guy who was born for press conferences!

After listening to Mourinho's words, everyone, including Guardiola, shook their heads, they were not roundworms in Mourinho's stomach, so they naturally didn't know what the Portuguese were thinking.

"I was thinking, this guy took the wrong medicine, right? My team had already won by 3 goals and he suddenly said to me, the game has just begun? I believe he's a fool! ”

The whole venue burst into laughter, and all the media practitioners and staff couldn't help laughing, even Guardiola couldn't help but laugh from the bottom of his heart.

This smile seemed to let him unload the thousand pounds of weight from his shoulders, made his whole person extremely relaxed, his brain became active, and his thinking was clearer and more understanding than before!

After a burst of laughter, everyone chose to be quiet again, and their eyes were on Mourinho, they all hoped that the witty Portuguese could continue to bring them more material and let them promote sales, but who knows, this guy suddenly chose to be deep.

Some people say that Mourinho's face is just like the weather in Manchester, he changes when he says it, and in a moment, no one can guess the time, and no one can control his emotions, except when facing Xiao Yu.

"But after 45 minutes in the second half, I really understand why Pep Guardiola is so confident, and I have to admit that these 45 minutes are the strongest and most aggressive Barcelona team that has been played in the past few years, they are sticking to their traditions and playing their own football."

"In those 45 minutes, they defended solidly, they caused us a lot of problems, they showed us that our supposedly strongest defensive system in the world is not unbreakable, and they also showed us that the Red Rebels still have a lot of room to improve."

"Barcelona in the second half is respectable, I never say anything against my will, and I rarely praise my opponents, especially against Barcelona, but this time, I have to admit that Pep Guardiola's Barcelona is good!"

Mourinho's words immediately surprised everyone in the room, but at the same time they all understood why Mourinho said that, because they all felt the same way.

The first half of the Red Rebels was flawless, but it was just a stage for the Red Rebels alone, but football was a game of 22 people, so if this game was compared to a movie, the protagonist of the Red Rebels was too much of a show, and the role of the other protagonist Barcelona was diluted.

Perhaps, with this drama, the Red Rebels can win the Oscar, but such a film will never win the Oscar for Best Picture, because it is an unbalanced and one-sided movie.

However, the second half was completely different, as Barca's form seemed to have fully returned after being recharged at half-time, and they changed their conservative approach in the first half in the second half and played a beautiful attack against the Red Rebels.

Both teams have a deep technical foundation, and they are very particular about control and technical details, which makes them a wonderful football feast for fans around the world in the fast-paced attacking battles.

There is no doubt that these 45 minutes are definitely the best 45 minutes so far this season, and it can be called a textbook about technical football, which is bound to be used by countless football practitioners to learn from and learn.

Although only one goal was scored in the second half, it was a monumental goal as it was the first time so far this season that any team in the world had scored against the Red Rebels since the start of the summer training camp, and the first goal of the season for Cech.

Barcelona still lost, 1:3, but Barça won, at least they regained the respect of the fans, the respect of Mourinho, the respect of the Red Rebels, and at the same time their own dignity!

They can finally straighten their backs and tell the world that even if they don't act, even if they don't make small moves, they are still the super giants Barcelona, and they are still the terrifying super team!

"Excuse me, Mr Guardiola, why did the first and second halves of Barcelona seem like two very different teams? Did you say anything to the Barcelona players at half-time? Or is it some kind of encouragement to them? ”

Pep Guardiola was clearly embarrassed because he didn't win the game, and although at the end of the game, the attitude of the Camp Nou fans towards the home team was very different from that at half-time, but Guardiola was still a little apprehensive.

The fans are very simple, very simple, they just blindly like the team, hoping that the team can improve themselves, so it is easy to please them, but it is difficult for the board of directors, they have a strong political purpose, Guardiola wants to please them, undoubtedly need more and more chips.

"Actually, I didn't say anything to them, I just told them that the Barça tradition has never been timid when it encounters difficulties, and we should rise to the occasion, that is Barça worthy of respect!"

'On top of that, I encourage my players and I hope they can be in the dressing room, they can speak their minds, their views on the game, what they want from the manager, what they want from the club, what they want from their team-mates, I'm glad they're all very honest and they all say what they think, but 15 minutes is too short for us.

"I and my players have learned a lot in those 15 minutes, which has helped us a lot, and I hope to be able to keep what we learned today and integrate them into our Barça system, I believe it will make us stronger!"

Pep Guardiola never said what he discussed with the players and what he understood, but it was clear that he really learned a lot from this game, from those 15 minutes, and from the 45 minutes in the second half.

At least he clearly let these reporters who are good at observing words and emotions notice the changes in his whole person!

'But it is said that Piquet and Sergio Busquets had a clash in the dressing room at half-time, and one of them made a move, can you explain that?' The reporter of the Marca newspaper asked fearing that the world would not be chaotic.

Marca newspaper supports Real Madrid, so naturally it is not on the same page as Barcelona, and I hope that Barcelona will end soon.

Real Madrid is getting stronger and stronger in La Liga these days, especially with David? The rise of attacking players such as Silva, Juan Mata, Keylor Navas and Ribery, coupled with the arrival of Carlo Ancelotti this season, has transformed Real Madrid into an attacking team that plays beautiful football.

Real Madrid overwhelmed Barcelona, and Marca naturally hoped to fall further, at least what they are doing now is just what the pro-Barcelona newspapers did to Real Madrid in the early years!

Feng Shui takes turns, and this saying also works in football circles.

'I'm not going to divulge what happened in the dressing room and what was going on, that's a secret between me and the players, but I can be very responsible and clarify that there are no problems between us as a team, all the problems have been resolved in those 15 minutes and we will be a united unit.

For Guardiola's optimism, the media and reporters obviously don't see it that way, at least they feel that Guardiola is still avoiding the serious, at least if there is a brawl in the Barcelona dressing room, it must not be simple.

After that, the reporter asked Guardiola and Mourinho a few questions about Barcelona and the Red Rebels, but the two managers were in a good mood today, although Guardiola lost, but he won something, and he temporarily saved the hearts of the fans.

As for Mourinho, frankly speaking, the Portuguese is a win-only snobbish guy, as long as the game is won, he is always in a good mood, and this game is the same, plus he is really satisfied with the performance of Barcelona in the second half, so naturally there will be no bad words.

It was a friendly press conference, at least compared to other press conferences with Mourinho, the one at the Camp Nou had a good atmosphere and a good result.

…………………… When Pep Guardiola walked out of the Camp Nou, picked up the car, and was about to leave the parking lot, he happened to see his assistant coach and Barcelona club vice-president Begiristain talking in the distance, no one knew what they were talking about, but from the expression, Begiristain was angry, and the assistant coach was angry.

"You must be talking about me, right? At this time! Guardiola smiled wryly, but instead of stopping, he stepped on the accelerator deeply, and the Audi rushed straight over, no one knew that he had found this scene.

Guardiola has a deep awareness of his situation at Barcelona, and he even believes that after this 1:3, he is likely to leave the Barcelona coaching bench.

The rumors of leaving have been rumored for a long time, but the Barcelona official has never come forward to clarify, which is already a tacit acquiescence to a certain extent, but the head coach who contacted Barcelona was unwilling to take over this mess, so Laporta continued to keep Guardiola in the team.

Now it seems that they can't wait!

The car was driving on the highway home, Guardiola's expression was not as dignified as he imagined, he asked himself if he had done his best, if the senior management felt that he was not suitable and let him leave, although this was a pity for him, he would still choose to respect, after all, he loved Barcelona and loved this team.

It's as if he was ruthlessly swept away by Barcelona when he was on the verge of retirement, he won't hold a grudge!

But just as he was thinking, his phone suddenly rang.

Driving the car to the temporary parking belt, Guardiola answered the phone, and a voice came from there that he should be more familiar, Sandro? Rosell, a former Barcelona vice-president, is a candidate for next summer's presidential election.

"Hello, Mr. Russell!" Pep Guardiola has always been polite.

Russell on the other side of the phone smiled, "Pep, do you have time, I hope to have a good talk with you." ”

"About what?" Pep Guardiola's heart jumped, the last thing he wanted was to jump into the quagmire of the board of directors, but he clearly realized that Russell was looking for him for next year's presidential election.

Sure enough, Russell smiled and said his purpose, "I hope you can continue to stay at Barcelona!" ”

"That's not up to me, Mr. Russell!" Pep Guardiola reminded that at least for now, one of them is a manager on the verge of resignation, and the other is a former Barcelona vice-president, and it is difficult to say whether they can elect the president next year.

Laporta has already begun to cultivate a successor for himself, and he will not let Barcelona out of his clutches so easily.

Rosell was still laughing, but his laughter was full of confidence, "Don't be afraid to be honest, Pep, your current situation is very bad, I can tell you very clearly, within three days you will be out of class, the second team manager Enrique will take your place, become the acting head coach of the Barcelona first team, and then invite a world-class coach to join next summer." ”

As for who the candidate is, Russell did not say, and Guardiola did not need to ask.

Not every manager who is about to leave has the courage to ask who is the guy who stole his job!

Guardiola on the phone smiled a little wryly, he was sensitive to the fact that Rusell's news should be true, he had served as the vice president of Barcelona, and he was aiming for next year's presidential election, and Barcelona must have his eyes.

Coupled with the dispute between Begiristain and the assistant coach just now, Guardiola guessed that Russell was telling the truth, and this decision should have just come out not long ago, Rosell was able to get it as soon as possible, and immediately called himself, obviously prepared.

"What the hell are you trying to say, Mr. Russell?" Pep Guardiola is sensitive to a clue.

Rosell was not unhappy with Guardiola's tone, but replied lightly: "I want to help you, Pep, I think you are very suitable for a manager of Barcelona, I am very optimistic about your coaching ability, especially the kind of change you showed in the second half of this game, which gives me hope to revitalize Barcelona." ”

"It's not just the players who are restricting you from using your talents, but also the coaching staff, the board, it's a bunch of guys who are not on the table, and I think they should all be removed from the Barça institution, and then a modern management system should be established, and modern management methods introduced."

"Modern football has higher and higher requirements for the manager, and more and more powers should be given accordingly, such as the introduction and signing of players, such as the vertical management of youth teams, etc., I think the Premier League's manager model is worth learning and learning from."

The manager of the Premier League is a big temptation in football, because in the Premier League, the manager can get a lot of power, but in other leagues, although Guardiola has a lot of power at Barcelona, it has not yet reached the point where he can dominate the transfer market, but if it reaches the level of the Premier League, at least he has more power than now.

With more power, there are more opportunities to display your talents and ideals!

After just one second half, Guardiola felt as if his football philosophy had entered a higher level, and he hoped to have the opportunity to show his football world and lead Barcelona to greater glory.

What Russell proposed undoubtedly meets his requirements, and his opinion of the Barcelona board is exactly the same as that of Guardiola, at least he has clearly given Guardiola a signal that if he takes the position, Guardiola will become Barcelona's Mourinho and become the most legendary person in Barcelona's history!

This is an absolute temptation for Pep Guardiola!

"It's late, Mr. Russell, I don't think it's a wise choice to invite a shoddy head coach fired by the former chairman to join your campaign!" Guardiola smiled wryly.

Who knows, as soon as he finished saying this, Russell laughed, "You can rest assured of this, Pep, I won't fight a battle that I am not sure of, I just want to ask you about your wishes." ”

"If you want to stay at Barça, then I would love to see us working together in the future to create a great scene of Barça's revival; If you lose interest in managing Barça, that's a pity, but I respect your decision and then I want you, Pep, to forget all the conversations we had today, just because I didn't make that call. ”

After a short pause, Rosell continued to ask: "Now, can you answer me, are you willing to continue to coach Barcelona?" ”

Guardiola almost didn't hesitate and nodded directly, "Of course, I'm very happy!" ”

Rosell on the other side of the phone was obviously nodding and happy, "Well, Pep, I can guarantee that at this time next year, you will still be in the position of Barcelona's head coach, and no one can easily pull you down!" ”

Then, Russell said a few more reassuring words to Guardiola, and then hung up the phone.

But from beginning to end, he did not say what he could do to keep Guardiola from stepping down, and what way he could compete for the position of Barcelona president, but Guardiola could hear the confidence in his words.

It wasn't until the end of the season that Pep Guardiola led Barcelona to successfully reverse Real Madrid to win the La Liga championship, the Copa del Rey, and the League Cup, and achieve the treble, that he suddenly understood that Rusell's gamble was right!

But Pep Guardiola did not lose his promise, he directly expressed his support for Russell during the presidential election, and actively built momentum for Rusell's candidacy, and finally helped Rosell win the position of Barcelona president.

This is hailed as a stroke of genius by Russell, and it also creates the glory of Barcelona in the next few years!

(To be continued)