Chelsea's rise to strength has led to another character coach, Jose Mourinho.

Before the two clubs were separated, the Manchester United boss and Jose Mourinho had a battle of words off the pitch.

Premier League fans who are accustomed to watching Arsene Wenger and Alex Ferguson bicker can finally see something new this time.

Before the battle of Stamford Bridge began, the managers of the two sides had already thrown grenades at each other in the newspapers and magazines, Mourinho ridiculed the opponent for using the player's injury as an excuse for losing, and Lord Ferguson ridiculed each other that the opponent was nothing more than relying on money, but unlike the previous bickering, the two did not seem to want to provoke each other so early, perhaps because they were not completely sure of the outcome of the game, and they both had a slight reservation in the wording.

In the past, Ferguson was very yearning for such a big scene, Manchester United always had the upper hand in Chelsea away, but look at the injury list of close to 10 players in his hand, and the opponent has a first-class strong squad in Europe, Ferguson was not optimistic about the result before the game for the first time in his life: "No, this season, we have so many players injured, I would rather the opponent be someone else, you don't want to be three points behind your main rival on the first day of the season, right?" We've had a good record at Stamford Bridge in the past, but this season they've bought eight new players and it's not easy to win. ”

But Ferguson will never miss the opportunity to stimulate the opponent psychologically before the game, he has repeatedly stressed that Mourinho's advantage is that he has the infinite financial support of Roman Abramovich behind him, implying that the opponent is not capable of building a super squad with money: "Any young coach wants such a club, when I first started coaching, I only had £6,000 on hand, but I needed to buy six players. When I came to Old Trafford, Martin Edwards [former Manchester United chairman] told me that I would not be able to discuss buying someone until the season tickets were sold out. Chelsea want to be like Manchester United, so they're desperate to spend money and want to catch up with us. Mourinho's only pressure is his ability to judge his players. ”

Abu spent more than £200 million in 12 months, while Alex Ferguson spent just £223 million in 18 years at the helm.

When asked by the media what he thought of Mourinho's self-proclaimed "best", Ferguson grinned: "I'm sitting here like everybody else and waiting to see what he does." ”

Ferguson noted: "They definitely want to win the Champions Cup and playing the Champions Cup is another kind of pressure. But Ferguson is well versed in the old adage of "don't ask for trouble, trouble will come to you", and as soon as he changed his tune, he began to praise Mourinho as a young manager, and his achievements are indeed enviable: "I don't know him very well as a person, he won the Champions League last season and the League Cup the previous season, which is a great achievement, you can't turn a blind eye to such a record, I believe we can sit together and have a drink after the game." ”

Jose Mourinho's counter-attack was very targeted, and he first seized on Ferguson's excuse that "there are too many injuries", pointing out that Manchester United's big club should be able to "deal with injuries like him": "Can't they find 11 players on the pitch? 9 main players injured? Can't Phil Neville play? Can't Gary Neville play? Can't Alan Smith and Keane play? Well, they are indeed missing Vanney and Saha, who else? ”

Someone reported the name of Shanghai Inze, and Mourinho couldn't help but laugh: "Heinze? He wasn't a Man United last season, so that's a regular for him? Every club has injuries and if Mr Redknapp from Portsmouth says there are five main players injured I think that's a big problem but the top club should be able to cope with it all and I understand Mr Ferguson, he's not happy with Ruud van Nistelrooy and Saha and I'm not happy with Thiago and Robben either. ”

At the start of the Premier League weekend, the protagonists of this season are still Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United and Liverpool who participated in the Champions Cup. As Arsenal and Manchester United stagnate, the title race will definitely be more intense than the newcomers of Chelsea and Liverpool, and the distance between the Premier League Group 1 and the big teams will be getting bigger and bigger.

The main strikers of the four would-be champions are all very strong, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Saha (Manchester United), Kezman, Drogba (Chelsea), Baross, Cisse (Liverpool), Thierry Henry and Reyes (Arsenal). The Premier League has always been known for its fierce attack, and now the heartbeat scene of the top four holding a butcher's knife high and slashing and killing is even more worth looking forward to.

A good start equals half the battle, and that must have been a sentiment for this season's semi-finalists. Chelsea and Liverpool are a feeling, Manchester United and Arsenal are another. The common feeling is that when you go on stage, don't mess up.

Mourinho spent another bunch of money on Abu, and it was spent rather unrealistically. The substitute right-back Ferreira of the European Championship is 1 million more expensive than the European Championship left winger Red Arjen Robben, while Drogba is worth almost five times as much as fellow striker Kezman.

In addition, Mourinho has always been a cool appearance of ruling the army with an iron fist, which is not as simple and cute as Ranieri. The eyes of the masses are bright, their mouths are scathing, and they are all waiting to watch the play and make comments. Fortunately, Chelsea's squad is the most neat of the top four, only the right midfielder has left Inglen Shire, and the speed and breakthrough cannot match Robben or Duff on the left, but Geremi is a right-back at Real Madrid, and this reset, at least defensively, is more assured than before.

Liverpool's Benitez is also a new official, not as ostentatious as Mourinho on the surface, but in his heart he also wants to burn the fire to grab the jackpot, which can be seen from his heavy use of Cisse to despise Owen.

It's just that Owen has been the flagpole of Liverpool for many years, and Benitez is to establish prestige if he does it well, and if he doesn't do it well, he is to provoke fire, and the first few rounds of the league are crucial. Liverpool's right midfield is more problematic, with Smitchell leaving with Murphy seriously injured and having to move right-back Finnan forward for now. Benitez's wishful thinking is to sell Owen to buy Alonso for Real Sociedad, moving Gerrard to the right and killing two birds with one stone. However, when planning to play, you have to be careful at the back, the new right-back Josemi needs to be examined, the central defender is a little old and weak, the aging Hyypia and Henkoz are not to mention, Carragher is too frizzy to play fullback, how to reassure people to play central defender?

Manchester United are facing their most difficult start, at least in terms of personnel. Ruud van Nistelrooy, Saha, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Kleberson are exempt due to injury, Ferdinand is suspended, and Heinz travels to Athens. The attacking line collapsed in half, and the back line was tight.

Ferguson was so anxious that he not only kept Fran behind, but also played the idea of second-rate striker Vassell. Manchester United is in the midst of a generational change, the most important breath of this stage. Manchester United have dominated the Premier League for many years, but their strength is not as strong as they could have imagined, and the confidence and domineering that have been built in the process are crucial. If this breath is gone, the impact on Manchester United will be fatal, which is why Ferguson continues to encourage his players to be brave and brave on various occasions. In the latter part of last season, it can already be seen that Manchester United is not domineering enough, if it is not possible to tide over the difficulties at the beginning of this season and guard the dantian, even if the main team returns to the team, I am afraid it will be too late.

Claude Makelle's claim that Patrick Vieira left Arsenal and lost 40 per cent of their strength is nothing short of alarmist from Chelsea's position. Of course, the strength has decreased, but Wenger has been careful for so many years, and the injured muscles may not be moved.

In terms of newcomers, Arsenal has the most top-level capital, Reyes, Klich and Pennant are already competent. Maniche or Carrick can also make up for the loss of the back to some extent. A large part of the impact of Vieira's departure is still in confidence, and after so many years together, the invisible pressure on Manchester United has been resolved, and the completion of the new stadium is in sight. There is a light at the end of the tunnel, but the Frenchman voluntarily took a pay cut to go to Real Madrid, which is tantamount to negating the efforts of Arsene Wenger and Arsenal.

At the beginning of the battle, seizing the advantageous terrain means unifying ideas and straightening out the relationship for Chelsea and Liverpool; For Manchester United and Arsenal, it means regaining confidence and reinvigorating the military. The Premier League's head soup has never been so tasty, or unpalatable.