Tottenham Hotspur vs. Chelsea, a much-anticipated London derby, is also the UEFA Super Cup.

The pre-match press conference was held in the press conference hall at the Stade Louis II in Monaco, and as early as a week ago, UEFA had been receiving a number of requests from media outlets from all over the world, and by the day before the press conference, more than 300 media outlets from all over the world had received requests for coverage.

So, it appeared at the pre-match press conference, and the crowd was surging.

Ye Qiu and Mourinho, this can be called the most explosive pair of opponents in today's football, even now, there are many people who attribute Mourinho's achievements in Chelsea to Ye Qiu, and the unlucky Mourinho has never won the Champions League in his career, and the biggest opponent is Ye Qiu.

Not only that, in the Premier League, Mourinho took advantage of Ye Qiu's absence in a season to win a Premier League championship, but when Ye Qiu made a comeback after a year, Tottenham Hotspur gave the championship to Manchester United in the last round of the Premier League, so that Chelsea suffered the shame of losing the championship with a kick on the doorstep.

Jose Mourinho has seen that season more than once as a lifelong disgrace.

After many years, the Portuguese madman returned to the Premier League, and everyone saw him as returning to Stamford Bridge with a heart of revenge, and his first game after his return was Tottenham Hotspur facing Ye Qiu, which had to make people look forward to this game, so it also attracted more than 300 media to attend the press conference.

"Heh, what do you think we should do?" In the back of the press conference hall, Mourinho and Ye Qiu were both dressed in suits and leather shoes, but they were not as full of gunpowder as the outside world expected, but both smiled.

Ye Qiu put his hands in his pockets, stepped on a pair of shiny leather shoes, and through the gap, he could see that in the press conference hall, countless reporters set up cannon-barrel cameras, it is said that there are more than fifty TV stations alone, and there are countless reporters holding cameras at the scene, and the scene is too big.

"Do you still like to quarrel so much?" Ye Qiu asked with a smile.

Mourinho pouted, "Italians don't like to quarrel," and after a pause, he chuckled: "So, I don't like Italy." ”

Ye Qiu couldn't help but wonder, "But I don't like to quarrel in front of so many people!" ”

"Me too!" Mourinho smiled and nodded.

So there was a scene that made all the reporters and media on the scene almost not fall out of their eyes, Ye Qiu and Mourinho both walked out side by side with very friendly and friendly smiles.

What's even more unbelievable is that in front of the flashing magnesium lights on the scene, they also had a mutual courtesy when they walked to the main podium, first Mourinho gave Ye Qiu, and Ye Qiu quickly let Mourinho give him a look, and finally the two sat down in the middle at the same time.

What's going on with these two? Haven't you seen each other for a few years and become a good friend?

The host just heard the whole process of the conversation between the two behind the scenes, and when he saw the disappointed expressions of this group of reporters, he didn't know what Le Cheng was like, in professional football, there are not many managers who can play reporters like this.

Soon, after the two sat down, the host announced the start of the press conference, and the first question of the entire press conference pointed to Ye Qiu, but he still wanted to fan the flames.

"Mr. Ye Qiu, many people think that Mourinho will be Tottenham's number one opponent in the new season, and he will lead Chelsea back to the ranks of the Premier League winners, what do you think? And a few years later, when you play Mourinho again, what changes do you think has happened to him? ”

Letting the opponent comment on the opponent is undoubtedly a precursor to picking a thorn, and this reporter's question is superficially decent, but in fact it lays a groundwork for the next questions from other reporters.

Ye Qiu smiled, "I'll answer the second question first, I haven't seen Jose for a long time, I ran into him just now, my first impression was, wow," Ye Qiu deliberately made a surprised look, "He has become handsome, you know, I rarely see him shaved his beard so cleanly, but he is really handsome and attractive today." ”

Everyone in the room burst into laughter, even Mourinho couldn't help but laugh.

"First question, I have no doubt that Jose can make a huge difference for Chelsea, I am very good friends with him, I know his ability very well, and I even think what you just said is not quite right, because Mourinho and Chelsea are the favorites to win the Premier League, and they will be our number one rivals in the new season!"

Ye Qiu's words are equivalent to touting Mourinho, although Mourinho's resume in Chelsea is quite successful, but it is also a Premier League champion, and the current Chelsea is still in a very embarrassing transition stage, saying that it is really not ordinary to challenge Tottenham Hotspur.

The second question soon came, 'Mr Mourinho, how does it feel to be back in the Premier League?' Today's Premier League is the world of Tottenham Hotspur, and Mr. Ye Qiu is recognized as the most special one in the Premier League, but what about you? Do you still feel like you're a special one? ”

This time, the reporter's question even went straight to digging a pit and wanted Mourinho to jump.

The Portuguese are well-informed, where can they not see a trap?

"I feel like I'm the happy one right now!" Mourinho replied with a smile, "Returning to the Premier League, my biggest feeling is happiness, the experience of the past few years has made me a little different, but I miss the Premier League all the time, because there are many of my friends here, such as Mr. Ye Qiu," Mourinho pointed to Ye Qiu beside him, "Also, Ferguson." ”

'There's no doubt that Tottenham Hotspur are the best team in the Premier League and world football today, and I believe that all teams are proud to beat Tottenham Hotspur and so am I, but I know it's not easy, but I believe that if we try to do a good job, success will come.'

"Of course, I wouldn't be surprised if Tottenham Hotspur won the title again, because they are the best team!"

When the two famous marshals faced reporters and microphones, almost everything they said and did was leaky, especially with their good expressions, people couldn't help but have an illusion, could it be that after a few years, they have really become good friends?

"Mr. Ye Qiu!" Some people don't believe it at all, "Many people say that you are Mourinho's natural enemy and nemesis, so what do you think is Mourinho's biggest weakness?" What makes you most unhappy? ”

This question is simply a naked request for Ye Qiu to sarcastically and sarcastically mock Mourinho.

'Everyone has weaknesses and Jose Mourinho is no exception, but not much, the most unhappy thing about him is that every time I play against him, he always tries his best to improve his shortcomings, which makes him look like he has almost no weaknesses, and you have to face such an opponent, which makes me very unhappy!"

There was a burst of laughter at the scene again, Ye Qiu's answer was indeed wonderful, not so much derogatory, but praise Mourinho, even the Portuguese seemed to be in a good mood, so much so that when the reporter threw him almost the same question, he also took the same way as Ye Qiu.

"Ye Qiu has almost no weaknesses, if you insist on looking for it, I think his preference for offense is his biggest weakness, but he is able to adjust a team's offense to the extreme every time, and use offense to break down your defense, which is what makes me the most dissatisfied."

After answering several questions in a row, Ye Qiu and Mourinho basically adopted the same strategy, that is, to praise each other's opponents, and never let the reporters on the scene capture even the slightest-for-tat between them, not only do they not look like opponents, but they look like old friends and good friends who have not seen each other for many years.

This made all the reporters and media at the scene scratch their heads, how to look at these two guys do not look like friends.

Even when it came to the last question, when the reporter asked if they were confident enough to beat their opponents in the UEFA Super Cup, their answer was clear, yes, but they would not be surprised if the opponent won.

When the reporter asked what tactics would be adopted, both refused to answer on the grounds of secrecy, but under the reporter's questioning, Mourinho admitted that he was most afraid of Tottenham Hotspur's attack, while Ye Qiu said that he was most worried about Chelsea's defense.

At the end of the entire press conference, the two stood up, shook hands, hugged each other, and blessed each other under the witness of hundreds of reporters and media in the audience, and then left the press conference side by side at the same time, leaving behind a full audience of reporters who were puzzled.

What's going on here?

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In fact, the press conference was not without merit.

Because in this high-profile UEFA Super Cup match, Chelsea drove Mourinho's iconic bus, while Ye Qiu tried to play his own characteristic attack from the start.

Unfortunately, neither team could do so, as Chelsea were not very solid defensively under the wave of attacks from Tottenham Hotspur, while Tottenham Hotspur had little chance in the midst of Chelsea's resilient and tenacious defence.

Even after the opening, Tottenham Hotspur actively controlled the initiative of the game, and even dominated the possession, but they were never able to loosen Chelsea's defence, especially when the ball entered the Chelsea 30-meter zone, Mourinho's defense was quite well-organized.

Goalkeeper Cesar, Ashley at the back? Cole, Terry, Gary? Gary Cahill and Branislav Ivanovic have Frank Lampard, Mikel Mikel and Ramires in midfield, and the front trident is Oscar, Torres and Sturridge.

Chelsea are frantically pursuing Tottenham Hotspur's Ajax loan striker Hulk in a bid to finalise a deal with Tottenham Hotspur before the transfer closes, tonight.

Mourinho's ability to adjust the defense is indeed quite good, although there is a big difference between Chelsea today and Chelsea when he was in charge, and even many new players have appeared, but Mourinho still integrates Chelsea's defense very well, and at the beginning of the game is very good at withstanding the offensive pressure of Tottenham Hotspur.

'Chelsea defended very resilient and very organised today, as soon as we pressed it up, they went back, and when we came back, they didn't keep up, but as soon as we conceded the ball in midfield, they immediately set up a counter-attack and played the front trident.

Mauro? Tasotti stood next to Ye Qiu, he felt that Mourinho's style of play was a headache, but it was understandable, after all, the Portuguese had just taken over the team, and he had left the Premier League for many years, and there was always an adaptation process after returning, and in this adaptation process, the key was to defend first.

'His defence was clearly aimed at our two wings, with three midfielders in the middle dragging back to protect them, Branislav Ivanovic and Ashley on either flank? Cole is very careful to watch out for our in-cut cuts, but he lets go of our crosses appropriately and bullies us with no one in the middle! ”

Ye Qiu listened to Mauro? After Tasotti's words, he smiled, "This is Mourinho!" ”

In Ye Qiu's view, Mourinho is not unable to adjust the offense, of course, his ability to adjust the offense is indeed inferior to the ability to adjust the defense, but the strength has reached his level, and it is absolutely unconvincing to say that he can't play offense, because when your strength reaches a certain level, there is not much difference between the so-called offense and defense.

It's like Ye Qiu and Guardiola, one dares to take risks and takes risks for it, but the other is doing everything possible to eliminate risks, who can you say is better than whom? Who is better than whom?

No, I can only say that these are two different philosophies!

Relatively speaking, Ye Qiu is not as extreme as Guardiola, so he succeeded.

Mourinho's philosophy is not to emphasize defense and not to pay attention to attack, his core philosophy is to do a good job of defense first, and then consider attack, and will not affect defense for the sake of attack, for him, the best attack is to be able to invest the least force to achieve the maximum gain, so it is simple and direct to kill, is Mourinho's offensive philosophy.

Because of this, Mourinho's requirements for the overall teamwork of the players and the tactical execution of the team are very high, even so high that everyone thinks that he is the natural enemy of creative players, but in reality, no one will ignore the role of creativity, but his philosophy does not allow creativity to go beyond the limits of his tactical scope.

Mourinho's defensive attainments are indeed quite good, and his most important adjustment to Chelsea this summer is in defense, so judging from this game, Chelsea are very solid when defending, whether it is two wings or the middle, and they are unmoved by Tottenham Hotspur's wild attack.

But Ye Qiu didn't dare to take a crazy offensive, because he knew very well that Torres, Sturridge and Oscar were waiting for you to attack wildly and ignore the defense to give you the most fatal blow.

"Mauro, you must be clear that the best offensive opportunities often occur when the opponent moves, so when we see that the opponent has set up the bus, then we don't go to the frontal impact on the bus, because not only will it not hurt the opponent, but we will hit our heads and bleed."

"The best way is to move this bus, and then in the middle of the move, seize the opportunity!"

Mauro? Tasotti nodded again and again when he heard this, he understood what Ye Qiu meant.

Ye Qiu walked to the sidelines, made a gesture of turning his hands at the Tottenham Hotspur players on the field, and then told his players that when they arrived at the frontcourt, after seeing the opponent's defensive posture, they should first slow down the rhythm appropriately, don't worry.

Today's Tottenham Hotspur can be described as experienced, all the players have experienced a lot of big battles, big scenes, it is difficult to have a game to make them nervous, and now Tottenham Hotspur firmly control the advantage of the game, and the possession rate is more than 65%, which is also due to Mourinho's initiative to give up these possession time.

Tottenham Hotspur soon launched another attack, and as soon as the ball entered the Chelsea half, the Blues formed a powerful rush from the edge of the 30-metre area, and both players engaged in fierce scrambles, but Chelsea's Frank Lampard quickly seized a hole and cleared the ball into the Tottenham Hotspur half.

Kyle? Walker's quick return to his own half, with no Chelsea players to follow, shows that Chelsea are very resolute in their defensive execution, preferring to sacrifice opportunities to attack and counter-attack rather than let the defence loosen in the slightest.

Don't look at Mourinho and Ye Qiu at the press conference, but in fact, the two secretly competed fiercely, and Mourinho also knows very well that with the current strength of Chelsea, if he wants to challenge Tottenham Hotspur, there is no chance of winning, so he has to play his old job and stop Tottenham Hotspur with an impregnable defense.

Kyle? Walker caught up with the ball, and nearby Thiago? Silva told him there was no one, so he calmly took the ball and turned around and dribbled back into the Chelsea half, at which point Chelsea had once again put the bus up the 30-metre zone, just waiting for Tottenham to crash into it again.

Pirlo ran back from the front, raised his hand to ask for the ball, Ye Qiu just said, make more use of a wide range of transfers, pull back and forth on the wings, so that Chelsea's copper wall is loose, and as long as there is a loosening, Tottenham Hotspur's attack has a chance.

So, Pirlo picked up Kyle? Walker's pass led him a few steps forward before Torres rushed to the bottom of the centre circle to press Andrea Pirlo.

But the Italian didn't wait for Torres to get closer, and directly rubbed out a long diagonal pass, which landed very accurately, landing in front of the left sideline parallel to the big penalty area line, Hazzard, who started in place of the injured Ribery, unloaded the ball steadily, trying to break through Ivanovic, but failed, he directly made a sharp stop and turned to protect the ball.

Hazzard faced Ivanovic, one-on-one, and once again wanted to break through along the left side, but Ivanovic followed him to the death, not giving Hazard the slightest chance, and when Hazzard was dribbling the ball, he suddenly made a sudden stop and smashed the ball, turning from the original bottom to cutting inside, and he also turned and cut inside, but this ball was a little big.

Gary? Cahill was behind Ivanovic and rushed out as soon as he saw an opportunity, and he was about to destroy the ball.