About 10 minutes east of Fulham Road, where Stamford Bridge is located, you will find a third shop at the Langton Street entrance, with a white exterior and blue doors and windows.

Through the transparent glass, you can see that the dining table inside is very neatly arranged.

At the junction of the first and second floors is a whole row of shop signs, but there is nothing on them, and just above the small door of the shop is an oval sign with the sign of the shop - Family written in Italian.

When Mourinho dragged his slightly tired body and slowly walked into the street, the time happened to be more than 4 o'clock in the afternoon, and it was not yet meal time, and the whole Langton Street looked quiet, just a few cars back and forth, and a few cars parked in front of the house in the distance.

On the two white bamboo chairs at the entrance of the Italian restaurant, the employees of the restaurant are joking, waiting for the busy meal time to come, and when they see Mourinho, they immediately wave at the Portuguese madman.

The arrival of this restaurant coincided with Mourinho's arrival in London, and interestingly, they quickly became known in the city, and today their restaurant is one of the best Italian restaurants in London, with almost all customers needing to make a reservation to get a spot.

Jose Mourinho is one of their most familiar guests here, and he can get some accommodation.

"I will absolutely never be polite to you again this time, if you dare to bully my son-in-law again, I will definitely kill you!" As soon as I got closer, I heard a bang, which seemed to be from someone smashing his fist on the desk.

When they saw Mourinho outside the small door, hesitating to go in, the employees laughed.

"Don't worry, Mr. Mourinho, our boss met an old friend and was in a good mood, but his voice was a little loud!"

Mourinho has been here many times, and he has met the owner of the restaurant a few times, as if he is an Italian named Mario, who looks very thick and lined, but he is not familiar with it, but looking at his usual words and deeds, it is understandable.

Like Isola Bella, when she pushed open the small door, she heard a bell ringing, which immediately attracted the attention of the two people inside.

The people inside saw it, and Mourinho also looked in, because he found the guy sitting in front of the desk, drinking coffee leisurely, and a middle-aged man with wide-eyed eyes, who had obviously just experienced a violent storm.

The latter is Mario, the owner of this Italian restaurant, and the former is Yang Cheng, who he has always hated with a toothache.

"Hey, such a coincidence?" Yang Cheng stroked his hand at him.

Mourinho was very embarrassed, he didn't expect to meet Yang Cheng here, he barely squeezed out a smile, so he had to walk in, after all, everyone greeted you, did you avoid it directly?

"Mario, don't be verbose, go and prepare something delicious, I'm starving!" Yang Cheng commanded directly.

Mourinho was a little surprised by Yang Cheng's tone, because the owner of this restaurant is notoriously weird and arrogant, and he doesn't look like the kind of person who is willing to obey, so Mourinho feels that Mario is going to go crazy.

But what made him stumble was that after Mario glared at Yang Cheng viciously, he really went.

Obediently, what's going on?

He would never have thought that this restaurant was the restaurant of Gattuso's father-in-law, because Gattuso, a low-key guy, had never revealed this, and Mario would not.

Speaking of Mario's coming to London to open a branch, it is not for no reason, that is, he saw that Tony Vecchino's Isola Bella is becoming more and more prosperous, so he decided to open a branch as well, and either not to open it, as soon as it opens, it will open in London, the largest city in the United Kingdom.

It's a market Isola Bella hasn't opened before, and lo and behold, Mario has made a name for himself in London!

The Portuguese didn't know all this, and he thought that Yang Cheng and Mario were friends, so he didn't ask anything, and found a place to sit down by the window.

"Can we sit together?" Yang Cheng walked over with a cup of coffee and asked with a smile.

Mourinho looked up, "Can you say no?" ”

"Of course not!" Yang Cheng sat down with a smile, raised the coffee in his hand, and took a small sip, looking bitter.

It's exactly the same as Mourinho's face right now. "I heard you were fired?" Yang Cheng went straight to the point.

Mourinho has an urge to collapse, can you be tactful?

"Nothing, a group of people made something out of nothing, and you believe it if they are used to deceive idiots?"

Yang Cheng was almost choked to death, doesn't this make it clear that I am an idiot? Your uncle's!

But Caesar was in a good mood today, and didn't bother with him, "That's good, I'm worried about you leaving!" "He's kind of a bitter one.

As an opponent, he really felt that with Mourinho gone, Liverpool would be a lot less of a threat.

"I won't leave until I defeat you!" Mourinho's face was serious, and his eyes staring at Yang Cheng were full of provocation.

Yang Cheng nodded and smiled, "Many people say so. "But what can be done......

Mourinho didn't speak, and the two suddenly had no topic to talk about.

"Do you know what I just used to get Abramovich?" Mourinho suddenly took the initiative to speak.

Yang Cheng shook his head, not interested in this.

"I told him that if there is anyone in this world who can beat you and trample you under your feet completely, it must be me Mourinho!" He said with a resolute and confident face.

Yang Cheng smiled, "I think I should be proud of this!" ”

But after a pause, he sneered: "But, don't you think you're too arrogant? ”

Mourinho shrugged his shoulders with an expression of bite on me, "I'm not arrogant, but because I know you, your character, your strength, your coaching characteristics, and I dare say I know almost everything about you." ”

"Uh......" Yang Cheng really has a feeling of waterfall sweat, you are talking too kindly, I am not a woman, why do you know me so much?

"Do you think it is possible to achieve the ideals you are pursuing?" Mourinho asked suddenly.

What is Yang Cheng pursuing?

The goal is Barcelona at its peak, but in fact, what he has been pursuing has always been the almost perfect all-attack and all-defense tactics in his impression, a tactic that is stronger than Barcelona and more in line with the concept of all-attack and all-defense.

Many years ago, Yang Cheng mentioned this to Paul Beyer, Barcelona's tactics are not all-attacking, at least incomplete, and over the years, he has been pursuing a set of tactics that are closer to all-attack and all-defense than Barcelona.

Hearing Mourinho's question, Yang Cheng became a little serious, and nodded: "Of course!" ”

He sees this as the direction of struggle and moves in this direction.

In Yang Cheng's understanding, it is not necessary to have a high ball possession rate and high pressure like Barcelona, and the overall coordinated offensive and defensive structure, fast-paced offensive and defensive transitions, and creating space all the time are all symbols of full offense and defense in his heart.

But most importantly, keep it simple.

In this world, the simplest things are often the least easy to crack, the least easy to defeat.

But the simplest thing, in fact, is also the hardest.

The simplest offense, the simplest possession, the simplest defense, the simplest passing, the simplest ......

Remove all the cumbersome things from football tactics, and what is left is the simplest, most practical and deadliest element.

Under the overall offensive and defensive framework, there is no fixed position, no fixed responsibility, echoing each other, creating space for each other, and the whole revolves around the needs of offense and defense.

This is Yang Cheng's mind of all-attack and all-defense!

After Mourinho got Yang Cheng's answer, he shook his head and smiled, "You are wrong, the kind of football you are pursuing is dead, and today's football is a utilitarian world." ”

Yang Cheng wanted to refute him, because he was currently playing an attacking football that was very ornamental and appreciated by many people, and he combined the advantages of the Premier League style of play after coming to the Premier League, which made his whole tactical concept improve again, making him feel that he was getting closer and closer to the goal.

But Mourinho took the lead again.

"You may feel that you are always improving, you are always improving, so you will say, I am talking, but I only need to ask you one thing, do you dare to gamble everything?"

After a pause, Mourinho smiled, "You are an admirable idealist, but in fact, you are also a realist, you know better than anyone that football is a business now, the league, the Champions League, every game is related to millions or even tens of millions, or even more than 100 million euros in revenue." "If you make a mistake in a decision, you can lose a lot of money to the club behind you, but with such a huge financial benefit, can you really be completely idealistic? Don't say you can, even if it's put into the world, who can? ”

Not even Arsene Wenger can do that!

"So, I think both of us are essentially the same, both to win, but in different ways and means!" Mourinho can finally be sure of one thing, and that is that Yang Cheng has really had a big impact on him.

He is chasing the path that Yang Cheng has taken, but because of his character, understanding of football, and his experiences and encounters, he has embarked on a football path that is plausible to Yang Cheng, and he is more realistic and utilitarian.

If Yang Cheng does not exist, maybe he will be the head coach who is most in line with the current football values, but with Yang Cheng, he can only live in the shadow of Yang Cheng, because in everyone's minds, more or less, whether they admit it or not, there will be some idealism, and there will be the pursuit of good-looking things.

Yang Cheng is more popular than him in this regard, but the most important point is that he can strike a certain balance between idealism and realism, which not only ensures the spectacle and artistry of football, but also achieves results.

"Looks like you really know me!" Yang Cheng said with a smile.

Mourinho was reluctant to admit it, but couldn't find a reason to refute it.

"However, I will not give up my ideals and pursuits because of this, and I always firmly believe that one day in the future, I will definitely achieve my ideals."

Smiling, Yang Cheng suddenly asked, "Have you watched the game of the German team?" ”

Mourinho was stunned for a moment, not quite understanding, but quickly nodded and said, "Yes." ”

"What about Germany's youth team?" Yang Cheng asked again.

Mourinho shook his head, "What the hell are you trying to say?" ”

"I just want to say that the German tactics used to be high-flying, but now they have evolved to be more technical, and the offense has basically changed to ground coordination, and all this is based on their consistent physical superiority, teamwork and tenacious fighting spirit."

"In other words, Germany is improving, not changing, and he is absorbing the best of other styles of football, and he is eclectic, especially the German youth team, which is full of technical and creative play, and it makes people look forward to their future."

Mourinho was silent, because he knew very well that Yang Cheng was the driving force behind the overall improvement of German football, he was one of the initiators of the German youth training reform, and he was also one of the formulators of the German youth training, which made him have a very high status in German football, especially with the improvement of his status in European football, his status in the hearts of German fans is increasing day by day.

In the final analysis, fans in every country have some local complexes, and Yang Cheng comes from a German background, coupled with the fact that German coaches have few successes abroad, so many German fans agree with Yang Cheng very much.

Previously, a magazine proposed that even the vast majority of German fans agreed that Yang Cheng joined the German nationality, but because Yang Cheng's motherland could only be a single nationality, Yang Cheng finally gave up the opportunity to become a naturalized German citizen and chose his own motherland.

He now uses Germany as an example to prove one thing, that is, different technical and tactical styles are compatible, and the key is that you have to find the entry point.

"I'm not as optimistic as you!" Mourinho shook his head.