Chapter 108: Fighting the Red Devils
Jose Mourinho, who has just entered the Premier League, walked out of the devil's schedule with four wins without conceding a goal, and his performance was enough to put to shame the "veterans" like Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger who had honed in the devil's schedule, and now no one simply attributes his success at Chelsea to Abu's oil ruble, if you have to explain it all in one word, "magic" seems to have become a choice without a choice, and Mourinho, who has just arrived in London, has become a fairytale character like Harry Potter.
It is undeniable that Chelsea's squad is strong, but it has been proven through recent games that a strong squad is not enough, and there is also a need for a "devil coach" like Mourinho, Mourinho's biggest magic is to train Chelsea into a "revolver" that seems to be able to circulate forever, this game turned to Drogba, when the trigger was pulled Drogba, who was out of action for a long time to bring the team a victory, he scored twice in three minutes, and then even had a chance to score a "hat-trick". ”。
Joe Cole, who was knocked in the last game, did not perform well in this game, and it seems that there is still a cycle between him and Mourinho's firing pin, who will be the next "bullet" to be fired? I'm afraid only Mourinho himself knows best.
Jose Mourinho's side have extended their lead to seven points at the end of the Devil's fixture, and the fixtures ahead will hardly leave the chasers open for chance, unless Chelsea make their own mistakes, and on a number of occasions.
History is so magical and interesting: a year ago, in the quarterfinals of last season's Champions Cup. Ferguson faces Porto, which costs less than 1/10 of Manchester United; A year later, in the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup, he faced Chelsea, who had spent 10 times more than him in the last two years.
It's the same. The coach of both teams is one man - Jose. Jose Mourinho.
Last time, at Old Trafford, it was Porto who were forced to defend, and this time, it was Alex Ferguson. He prefers to settle all grievances in his dream factory.
Now, the main players in his lineup, Ferdinand, Gary. Neville, Keane, Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs all need a break...... Weekend. He's going to face Liverpool again. And Mourinho, except for the suspended Robben and the rested Cech, the main force is exhausted.
Lineup. Mourinho was brave and determined, and the original "had to" looked more like a "mockery" against Chelsea under his clever use, and Mourinho, who sent the main lineup, had to make up for the embarrassment with a smile on his face. He just wants his players to be a little more aggressive......
The 'small squad' did not dampen Ferguson's determination - after the match against Exeter. The captain reminded Ferguson that if he used this squad against Chelsea, he would be completely destroyed.
Ferguson admits that he has only made small changes, the bigger change is the confidence he has injected into the team and the clear tactical requirements.
Without Leo, abandoning the midfield and putting on two faster strikers, Ferguson is ready to defend and counterattack.
As for Chelsea, Mourinho continues his 'philosophy' of controlling the game. A strong five-man midfielder, Kerr, who has been in great form lately, has appeared in the main line-up. As for the "second goalkeeper" Gudicini, Mourinho also kept his promise to start in the cup. But no one sees this as a "cripple" for Chelsea, because Gudicini is strong enough compared to Manchester United's goalkeeper.
Jonk finally got his wish and appeared in the forward position.
Chelsea were attacking frantically from the first minute of the game, but United's defence was not flustered. Even though Chelsea often have three players pounce on them for a bit, United are still as methodical as their manager who chews gum and loungs on the sidelines. Every now and then, Wayne Rooney and Saha remind Chelsea how ridiculous it is to ignore us.
After a goalless first half, the subject was in front of Mourinho, who had a chance to beat Alex Ferguson – his recent miraculous on-the-spot command.
Manchester United under Alex Ferguson has put a bus on Mourinho, what a ridiculous déjà vu!
Using the Portuguese's housekeeping skills against Chelsea has yielded good results.
Facing Mourinho, who had to win, Ferguson thought of the Portuguese's 4222 – the key to victory over Newcastle.
As soon as Chelsea decided that United's three young midfielders were not worth mentioning, and bombarded with Didier Drogba and Jonker at the same time, Ferguson could immediately make a move to Paul Scholes, who was warming up in the distance.
As it turned out, Mourinho had a lingering heart.
After the break, Chelsea did not smash the bus again, Mourinho opted for caution and patience, but it must be admitted that Drogba was no more effective than Jonker against a Manchester United defender who had the high ground.
As you can imagine, Chelsea were still 'just close', and when Paul Scholes finally came on half an hour before the break and the United fans made a shocking noise, Mourinho brought on Kezman – not so much a tactical change as a mental reassurance.
However, it took less than 10 minutes for this 4222 to be changed to 4312, with Frank Lampard and Jaroszyk dodging goalkeeper shots and being defeated by Heinze and Phil. Neville blocked on the goal-line and the luck that had been following Chelsea was gone......
After the game, the madman secretly criticized the referee for helping the fourth official to hold up the "two minutes" stoppage time sign, and Mourinho glared and questioned, his impatience finally exploded - his reason was that the football was hidden by Manchester United fans twice when the corner kick was taken. But apparently he should have been the first to ask the Stamford Bridge caddies what they were doing.
Then, after courtesyly praising United's defence, Mourinho blamed Alex Ferguson, who greeted the referee at half-time, without naming him: "Obviously it was only the referees who walked into the lounge, but I saw another person. ”
He did not name him, which prevented him from being held accountable by the FA for his words after the game, as Arsene Wenger did. But the goal of his sarcasm is clear. 'What I saw and heard at half-time made me understand something, maybe when I'm 60 and I've been in a league for more than 20 years, people will respect me a little bit more and my words will be a little bit more influential. I don't think it's about integrity or not, but you have to admit that a "great" person influences another person who has little prestige. The referee isn't bad, he's okay, he's a normal person, but a little bit of pressure and a few clever words might change the way he thinks. ”
Mourinho chatters and you don't have to doubt the eyes of the cautious Portuguese, but even less can doubt his "imagination", in fact, his assistant coach Clarke also spoke to the referee at half-time.
Witnesses at the scene said that in the passage Ferguson simply told the referee that it was two teams playing (complaining that Saha had "made" the penalty in the first half and the referee didn't blow it) and that the poor gentleman had last been linked to the referee in London, and that the referee had "visited" their lounge during the half-time break against Tottenham, and that United were awarded a penalty in the second half.
When asked if he influenced the referee in the second half, Ferguson responded with a mocking remark that seemed to be the answer: "I definitely didn't influence him in the first half. ”
Mourinho responded with United's 'lucky escape' with Tottenham nine days ago, saying, "Manchester United should be forbidden to talk about referees about penalty decisions for a year," he said, "and it's the most ridiculous thing I've ever seen on a football pitch." "Maybe for Mourinho on this day, he should also keep his mouth shut about the referee.
It's strange to say, it's clear that Chelsea's own performance is not ideal, but the manager chattered after the game, and the players really have no psychological burden.
However, Jonker was very dissatisfied with his performance today, he found himself in a strange circle, without the support of his teammates, his chances of scoring were simply zero, and he couldn't create his own scoring chances? (To be continued......)