Before the start of the first leg against Chelsea, the whole Porto squad was focused on preparing for this game. In addition to tactical changes, line-ups, etc., the strengths and weaknesses of each of Chelsea's main players, the trigger points and chances of making mistakes, the personality and even the character traits of the manager Ranieri, the habits and tendencies of on-the-spot command and substitutions. In a word, if Chelsea is a beauty, then every pore on her body has been penetrated by Porto, a hungry pervert.

Chelsea's squad may not be star-studded, but quality is no problem. Abu's money was not spent in vain, Duff, Makelele, Crespo, the addition of these powerful stars, made Chelsea, which has not been up and down, look new, and complete a big change with amazing speed. Coach Ranieri's coaching ability is also undoubted, and his leadership in Valencia has become the most powerful evidence. After he brought his counter-attacking style of play to Valencia, the Bats began to take off in earnest, reaching the Champions League final in the 98-99 season.

Although he doesn't have a top-flight title or a European title on his resume, that doesn't stop him from becoming an experienced manager. However, Ranieri has a fatal flaw, which is the main reason why he has not been able to lead the team to the top. That is, his character is too conservative, you can rarely see Ranieri's team will take the initiative to attack, his conservatism is already deep in the bones. A successful top-tier manager, whether it's a defensive counter-attack or an attacking football. Their character is always strong, determined and courageous. For example, even Capello, who is known for his pragmatism. He will also counter-attack in certain situations and change it into attacking football. If not. There will be no classic example of Capello leading AC Milan to 4:0 in the 94 Champions League final, and Cruyff's dream of Barcelona will be bloodied.

This kind of character can be called bold, risk-taking, and even gambling, which is very important for a top manager. However, this does not seem to be visible in Ranieri at all, even if his team has the advantage in strength and score, he will let the team return and play defensive counter-attack. There's nothing wrong with defending to win championships, but it's not enough to just play defense, and soccer scores are scoring games after all. If you don't score, you won't win. Ranieri's conservative personality allowed him to succeed, but it limited his development. It is very difficult for a person who does not know how to be flexible to achieve success. And this is probably one of the important reasons why Abu is not optimistic about Ranieri.

Although the news that Abou is sacking Ranieri is nothing new in English football. However, considering that Claudio Ranieri led his side to a record Champions League semi-final, it still convinced the English media that the old Italian man could still sit in the Chelsea manager position for a longer time. However, soon a news from the British "Sun" shook English football. It has aroused great concern. The latest newspaper in The Sun wrote: "Abou's preferred manager is Chelsea's Champions League semi-final opponent, Porto's young coach Jose Mourinho." The Portuguese coach, who was highly successful soon after his debut, was favored by Abou. He took Kenyon with him to Portugal. The Portuguese head coach was recruited personally. It is not difficult to foresee that perhaps next season, the young Portuguese head coach will be at the helm of Chelsea. "On the side of this message. There is also a group photo of 4 people including Mourinho and Abu in the restaurant. From the point of view, this should be a photo that was taken secretly. It's not very clear, but as long as the eyes are fine. You should be able to recognize who the person above is.

After this news broke out, it immediately caused a sensation in English football and Portuguese football, and completely caused a wave of public opinion before the game. Even the media in other countries are very interested in this, and the successor chosen by the boss will lead other teams to play against the current leader of this team. For the media, it was almost like a soap opera, and journalists from other countries reported it with great interest, and it wasn't long before the news became known.

Perhaps the most affected by this news is Porto, just when Porto fans fantasize about the club's glory moment, it was suddenly rumored that their manager was leaving. It's like being poured a basin of cold water from head to toe when you are sleeping in a warm bed, and you can't accept it at all. Although Porto fans also know that this dream will not last long, according to the current situation in football, this Porto team is bound to last short, and the more successful, the faster it will fall apart. However, knowing that understanding and accepting are two different things, and who doesn't want to dream a little longer, and Porto fans certainly think the same way.

It was not uncommon for Porto fans to panic at this time, and they blocked the doors of the club's buildings and training bases, demanding a clear answer from the club. This has to be said to have greatly affected Porto's preparations, and Porto's players, especially Lao Lei, have been frantically chased and intercepted by the media. After not getting an official response from Porto for a long time, all kinds of news began to fly all over the sky, such as "Porto supermarket opening", "Godzilla is about to land in the Premier League with his mentor", "Manchester United officially intervened in the transfer of Remayar", which is almost all the news imagined by reporters.

At this time, Porto is also discussing how to deal with this issue. Jose Mourinho and most of the players will leave at the end of the season, which is already a tacit thing for the club's hierarchy and coaching staff. President da Costa knew very well that Porto would not be able to keep them. So his aim is to get them to give Porto enough credit before they leave, and then they can get more benefits. However, who knew that such a thing would break out at this juncture, and he also knew that it would greatly affect Porto's preparations, and a bad Porto would stage a good show of defeating themselves. Seeing that Porto are about to prepare for the Champions League semi-finals, Da Costa will certainly not allow the impact of this to continue. After a long discussion, Porto finally came up with a solution.

Since the matter has been known to the whole world, in this case, we can only admit it and try our best to stabilize the situation. However, this admission also requires skill, and it must be half-truthed. First of all, Mourinho talked about it in front of the whole team. Affected by this incident in the past few days, some Porto players are obviously a little absent-minded in their preparations. After all, he is a son of heaven and a courtier, and after Mourinho leaves, Porto is bound to change dramatically. For the sake of their own future, it is inevitable that some Porto players will be worried.

"Guys, I'm sure you're all aware of what the newspapers are saying about me at the moment. I don't want to lie to everyone, I'm leaving? It's true. I'm going to Chelsea? I can only sue you, and I'm not sure for myself. Originally, I wanted to announce the news because of the end of the season, but I didn't expect it to be advanced by the media.

Guys, these two years have been great and profound for each of us. I will never forget the wonderful times of these two years. We've done a lot of great things and we've had a lot of great results. But I must admit that the appeal of the Portuguese Super League to me is waning. I don't want to stand still yet, I want to look for more skies, so at the end of the season I'm going to leave Porto and the Portuguese Super League. I'm sure a lot of people here will leave as well. “

Speaking of this, Mourinho looked at the somewhat absent-minded players in front of him, took a deep breath, and said in a stern tone: "However, this is not a reason to stop now. Think about it, our guys this season. Believe that we have achieved honor and victory. We are now in the last four of the Champions League, three games! All it takes is 3 games!! We can reach the top of Europe!

There are a lot of players and stars in this world, but not everyone can get this honor. There are a lot of legends who have never won this honor. But now, now! There is such an opportunity in front of us, and this is our own opportunity to create zào. Are we just going to let it slip away? It's the result of a season of hard work. We are responsible for our efforts. “

After saying this, the eyes of the Porto players began to become normal, and it seemed that it was the effect, and Mourinho said with a sigh of relief. "Now continue to prepare for the war, if anyone is absent-minded again, don't blame me for being unkind." Afraid that the effect would not be good, Mourinho deliberately released a cruel word before disbanding. Mourinho's words also completely woke up some Porto players, the future is not clear, but it is necessary to live up to the efforts of the present and the past.

After finally getting the players done, Mourinho held another press conference and publicly responded to the news. For journalists, Mourinho was not as sincere and honest as he was when he faced the players. The general idea of the whole press conference was that Abu had just come to invite me, but I didn't say yes, and the outcome was not certain.

After this press conference, public opinion began to gradually subside.

And before you know it, Chelsea is also on a flight to Porto.

The first leg of the Champions League semi-finals between the two sides is on the verge of breaking out! (To be continued......)