Chelsea lost, losing 3-0 to Myburgh last week. So, the "proud" Mourinho came back, with the rhetoric that "the league has been won".

Sitting in his seat, Mourinho took it in his stride, "I think we could win three titles, although we could lose two of them, but it will never be this (the league). Mourinho then began to explain the psychological reasons for his side's defeat last week, "After the win over Liverpool on 5 February, maybe we all thought the league title race was over. Football is a big reason it depends on your mind, we weren't ready for that game. ”

Mourinho's "unprepared" means that the team left the hotel after waking up that day, without tactical analysis and without pre-match situation. "Everybody makes mistakes, and so do coaches." The Portuguese even gave journalists an example of the responsibility of the players in the three goals they conceded, the first of which was a mistake by Gudionsen, Geremi, Essien, Carvalho, John Terry and Petr Cech.

The game against Myburgh and last year's game against Real Betis were seen by Mourinho as his two worst games in charge of Chelsea, "the difference is that Betis didn't score second, while Myburgh scored second and third. The way is very similar -- defensive mistakes! ”

Mourinho didn't say a word to the players after the game with Myburgh, it's his habit not to talk after losing.

During the two-day break, Mourinho watched the footage to gather his thoughts and showed the edited footage to his players, avoiding saying "you failed, you were wrong" but reminding the players. If that kind of defense continues this week, it could end two "cup trips" very quickly.

Treat peers, especially their "lower league" counterparts. Mourinho has always been friendly.

After last season's match with Scunthorpe, Jose Mourinho asked the opposing coach Brian. Law provided a 'detailed profile' of all of Chelsea's opponents made by Chelsea's chief scout Villas.

This Sunday's game, he is also ready to give Phil. Parkinson, a copy of the manager of Colchester United. "As long as he asks me and promises it to be for him and not for ebay." The Portuguese was in a good mood for the interview until he heard about Barça. "Would you give Rijkaard a copy of the same information?" The reporter asked.

"No, no!" Mourinho replied. 'I don't know why people are talking about the Chelsea and Barcelona game. And the big battles like Bayern and Milan! Every game is a big game and I don't think it's going to be a big win with three goals or four goals, and no one knows who the winner will be until the last minute of the second leg. Mourinho said. With Essien suspended, Galla not recovering, and even Macalele, Drogba and Duff in their fitness problems, Ferreira, who has just recovered, may have to play at left wing-back. Chelsea didn't have an easy time before this big game. What's more, Barcelona's World Sport reported that UEFA was ready to assign a Swedish referee to "add to the chaos".

But what Mourinho hates most now is the "potato field" incident, "We also know that this stadium is not good, but we don't need anyone to sue us!" Arjen Robben, Duff, Frank Lampard don't have the skills, so we need a potato field! Mourinho retorted, "We were scared to change the turf because we had some problems doing it last season, especially Parker who was resting because of it. All our injuries this season are not because of the venue, but you can ask Barça. Why do they have so many knee injuries! In the last two or three years I think they may have 10 players with cruciate ligament injuries, maybe it's all because their pitch is so good! ”

But apparently. The game against Cochelst on Sunday night seemed to keep the Chelsea players 'in the 'spoke'.

Just one day away from the anniversary of Newcastle's elimination in the fifth round of the FA Cup a year ago, Chelsea were almost killed by Colchester in the English First Division (third tier) in the winter drizzle in London on the 19th. The last time we lost to the Magpies, it was because coach Jose Mourinho made a big mistake by making three substitutions in the midfield, but this time Chelsea finally came back from defeat to win, thanks to the two substitutions of the "madmen" in the midfield, especially the substitute Joe. Cole's two goals helped the Portuguese reach the FA Cup quarter-finals for the first time.

Before the big game against Barcelona, it would be ideal to take a team like Colchester, who is 45 places apart in the league and whose total players are worth only £15,000.

However, the boss did warn against the Blues' poor recent form: "At least judging by the way Colchester talks to the outside world, this team is very confident. They could have said, 'Oh, we're going to play the champions, we don't have a chance,' or 'we just don't want to lose 0-3 or 0-4'. But they didn't say anything. If they play as well as they talk, they're going to be attacking and I think they're going to come to Stamford Bridge to 'kill' us. ”

Indeed, Colchester has historically been home to the Roma legion, and they have a long history of playing the ball, having beaten Leeds United in the FA Cup in 1971 against Leeds United, who were as dominant in the top flight as Chelsea. Colchester, who was in London again as a "headhunter", did have the upper hand at the beginning, and the media joked: "This is because Chelsea's turf with a large area of sand is more like a League One stadium, and Colchester is more comfortable than the Blues." ”

Of course, Jose Mourinho's set-up is also a reason for Colchester's advantage: the Blues have eight key players rested. Because Colchester fans in yellow jerseys threw down a lot of yellow balloons, in the 9th minute, the caddie was dazzled when looking for the ball, and finally shrugged his shoulders and took another ball, causing a burst of laughter from the audience. Chelsea then sent someone to pop the balloon, but Colchester's ambition didn't go with it. In the 19th minute, Australian striker Garcia fired a long-range shot wide. Three minutes later, teammate Yates hit the post with a cold shot from a tight angle and bounced off.

In the 28th minute, Carvalho first came out to grab the ball but didn't grab it, and then touched Garcia's cross into his own net in the quick return to defense! Fortunately, Carvalho made up for it before the end of the first half: in the 37th minute, Carvalho received a corner kick from Duff and crossed it to Ferreira, who made up for it from close range! At the end of the first half, Colchester fans applauded their heroes as they walked to the locker room.

Chelsea started the second half with Frank Lampard and Joe. Cole. 57th minute. Duff broke down the left and crossed for Drogba's header to go just fine. In the 63rd minute, Jose Mourinho replaced Dafu with Ibranovic. Switching to 442, the media joked: "To avoid a replay, Chelsea threw all the sinks out of the kitchen." ”

The sink hit Colchester's head in the 79th minute: Ibranovic's long-range shot was saved by goalkeeper Davidson. Kerr makes a close shot; Suffering a heavy blow with just a dozen minutes to go from the miracle, Colchester was on the verge and in stoppage time, Cole broke through and fired a long-range shot into the net. Lock the score to 3-1.

Speaking after the game, Colchester defender Brown said: "When we scored first, it was like we were in a dream world. But they equalised just before half-time and killed what little hope we had. We hit the post. There were still one or two good chances, so I think we should have finished the first half with a 1-0 lead. Chelsea have the best players in the world, but we are not afraid of them. ”

Cole, who scored two goals alone, also sang praises to Colchester: "The glory belongs to them, they were like flying in the first half. They will definitely be able to go home with their heads held high. Because they played well. I think this game proved that our lower league is no worse than a league anywhere in the world. In the first half we didn't press enough opponents. The second half was much better, which has characterized Chelsea this season, and we have come back from defeat to win many times. And I'd like to mention the course, it's very difficult to drive at 100 miles per hour in these conditions. Fortunately, we had 45 minutes to correct our mistakes, and we did. ”

The FA Cup round of eight is confirmed, and Chelsea will face Newcastle, the nightmare of last season's FA Cup, and it is unknown if Chelsea will break their nightmare this time and advance to the semi-finals.

But. Until then, Chelsea will face a formidable opponent like Barcelona.

From last season's grudge. When they meet again this season, the match between Barcelona and Chelsea is destined to be indispensable, Barcelona pointed out that Chelsea's turf has problems, and Mourinho reminded referee Hodge and his teammates: "Watch out for Barcelona people's fake falls." ”

According to the British "Sun" newspaper, Mourinho is still haunted by the scene of Barcelona's goalkeeper Valdés "calculating" Drogba's red card last season, and he submitted a sorted out number to UEFA: Barcelona won a total of 11 penalties this season, and a total of 9 opposing players were sent off in matches with them, and last season they received 13 penalties, and the opponent was sent off a total of 9 times; Chelsea, on the other hand, have only been awarded five penalties this season and have only had four 11-10 chances. A Chelsea official said: 'I'm sure the numbers will be mentioned. ”

And what about Robben's fake fall? Mourinho also has his own account, in the game against Liverpool, Robben caused Liverpool's goalkeeper to receive a red card because of the exaggerated fall under a push from Reina, and Robben's approach caused dissatisfaction among some old men in English football, one of whom publicly criticized Bobby Robson. Regarding Bobby Robson's recent accusations against Robben, Mourinho said: "My answer is simple, in our match against Barcelona last season, Valdés's fake fall also caused Drogba's red card, but this is not the same as Robben. ”

Mourinho continued: "When Reina was sent off, it was only five minutes before the end of the game, we were two goals ahead and we had already won; Drogba was sent off with 40 minutes remaining, and it was a two-legged affair with each goal threatening to affect the final qualifying result. ”

"Let me reiterate that I don't like the act of faking a fall and the person who fakes it, I don't like the referee's misjudgment to win or lose a match, and I don't like the delusional discussion." Mourinho replied forcefully.

Last year's Champions League match between Chelsea and Barcelona was entangled with the referee throughout: the controversy after the first leg made the whistle Frisker want to be crowned, and in the second leg, Collina ruled that one of John Terry's controversial goals was valid, and Barcelona were eliminated...... Before the fateful showdown between the two teams on the 22nd, the focus of the media was again on the black-clad judge.

UEFA has selected Norwegian referee Hayug, who is also from the Nordics as Frieske, and the 40-year-old referee, who became an international referee in 1993 and has officiated at the 2002 World Cup and Euro 2004, has warned Mourinho and Rijkaard: "Don't play psychological warfare with me. If they have any criticism of my cousin, I want them to say it to my face. I want Mourinho and all the other coaches to talk to me after the game. Then go to the press conference. It's about respect and fair play, we're all in football and we'll meet again. ”

Haug was a friend of Friske's: "When I learned I was going to officiate the game. It's natural to think of the qiē that happened to Friske. I know him very well because we are all from Scandinavia, it is easy to get together, we are friends. It's a shame he's no longer a referee because he's one of the best. I know it's going to be a grudge game, but I'm not going to carry the past into my whistle. ”

UEFA CEO Olsen also warned both teams: "Last year's game was full of controversy and in the end Friske hung the whistle. Jose Mourinho was suspended for two games and fined £9,000 and this time I want to see a good football game where everyone is playing by the rules. I believe that the two teams will not be trapped by past feuds. When we invited the Champions League manager for a meeting, Mourinho also came and he agreed to start from scratch. ”

However, Mourinho has already started working on the referee. Before the game, the Portuguese focused on Barca's so-called fake falls. And asked Hauger not to be deceived by the Catalans' performance: this season. Barcelona won 11 penalties and allowed their opponents to receive nine red cards; Chelsea, on the other hand, were awarded just four penalties and sent off three times; In addition, Barcelona also won 13 penalties and allowed their opponents to go off nine times last season.

Apart from the red card and penalty, John Terry and Frank Lampard will be suspended for the first leg. The Chelsea official said: 'Jose is well aware of these statistics and it was one of his pre-match warnings to his players. He's definitely going to tell the players to be careful with Barca, but we also need a strong referee who won't be deceived by a fake wrestling show. ”

Mourinho also insinuated: "Bobby. Robson recently asked me when talking about Reyna being sent off for the Robben incident: What would I think if my players were sent off for an opposition's exaggerated performance. My answer is simple: when Didier Drogba was sent off last year against Barcelona for the watch of Barcelona goalkeeper Valdés. I've already felt it. The difference was just that there were only five minutes left in the game when Reina sent off, and we had already won. At Barcelona, there were 40 minutes left and every goal counted. I don't like players who fake falls, and I don't like losing a match because of a referee's mistake. ”

However, Mourinho, who is regarded as "Chelsea's best player" by his former protégé Deco, has not been without his overtures to Barcelona. He invited the Spaniard to use the Chelsea training base to better protect the turf at Stamford Bridge: 'We sent an invitation, and the pre-match training was just to familiarise ourselves with the ball. When it comes to our courts, you know that sometimes beautiful people don't have heads, and sometimes ugly people are smart, like scientists. It's the same with our pitch: it looks like a mess from above, but in fact the ball rolls normally. ”

For the first time, Chelsea chairman Frank Barker also expressed 'official' regret over last year's events: 'From Chelsea's point of view, we regret it, we're not perfect, we're human but we'll learn from it. We want to be good football citizens and we want to look forward. ”

Essien was unavailable for both legs against Barcelona due to suspension, but Makelele has recovered from injury. Defensively, in-form Galla could be sidelined with a hamstring strain, with Del Horno taking his place. Mourinho said: "I think Makelele is ready, but I can't finalize it yet. ”

Before the start of the war, what else will appear, is conspiracy, and deception. No one wants to use those two words to describe the coming war of the century, but Mourinho and Rijkaard think so and say so. Because of last year's referee turmoil, the pre-game atmosphere that was about to come was changed by the mutual attacks of the home and away sides.

In his pre-match press conference yesterday, Jose Mourinho emphasised the Barça's "machination". In his opinion, attacking the "potato field" of Stamford Bridge first, the Barcelona people will definitely find ways to provoke the Chelsea people in the game. In particular, Frank Lampard and John Terry, who already have yellow cards, could miss the second leg if they can't resist the "temptation". The madman also did not forget to remind Norwegian referee Hauge that Barcelona have won 11 penalties this season, which is very abnormal. What's more, according to the madman, 9 of them were misjudged.

UEFA designated Hauge, a close friend of last year's "focus referee" Friske, to officiate the game, and the psychological offensive of the home and away sides against the referee was also particularly fierce. Rijkaard even joked that he had a close relationship with Hauge, to the point of frequent meals. The Dutch tried to provoke the madman, but received a cold response from Haug: "Keep your mouth shut, and tell me any questions to my face." ”

Conspiracy theories aside, the two managers are most concerned about the duel on the wings. Mourinho's only concern is that Galla is likely to miss the game with a thigh strain, which would put the Blues' defence in danger of three more points. Especially on the right side, Ferreira has made many dangers last year, and now if Gala is not there, it is still unknown whether Ferreira, who has just recovered from injury, can resist Xiao Luo.

What's more, in the left wing-back position, Orno's table is also very worrying. And, while Joe. Cole is in excellent shape, but Robben's ups and downs are also the main problem for the madman to worry about the side, the only thing to be thankful for is the current striker, Ibrahimovic is gradually recovering, Jonker has always maintained good efficiency, to say that to eliminate Barcelona, the biggest guarantee of the madman is definitely from the front.

On the defensive end, Macalele's injury is not a major problem now, but his availability has not yet been finalized.

In the heyday of attack, although Drogba has fully returned to training, it is more likely that Ibranovic or Jonk will start given his recent form. Compared to last year, the Blues' attacking power has improved greatly due to the presence of Robben and Ibrahimovic. It also put a lot of pressure on Rijkaard, with the Dutchman having to put their defence first on the road.

Of course, Rijkaard also pressed Po down the wing. The Dutch did two main things after the Battle of Betis: first, to practice wing defense; Second, practice set-piece defense, and these two points happen to be the biggest reason for Barcelona's defeat when the two teams met last year. Rijkaard is also torn between the combination of Oleguel-Van Bronckhorst and Belletti-Silvinho, and with his usual conservative pre-tournament character, he may opt for the former combination with a stronger defence.

In midfield, Rijkaard will drop Andres Iniesta and use the injured Motta. This change of tactic is aimed at containing Frank Lampard, preferring to strengthen the defence at the expense of the midfield's strength on the road. However, Motta has just suffered a five-week injury and has not played since January 11, so it remains to be seen if he will be up to the task.

Also worrying is the Stamford Bridge venue. Camp Nou deliberately changed the turf before the game in order to welcome Chelsea, but the field at Stamford Bridge was something that Barcelona could not renovate. Before Barcelona left for London, Mourinho wanted Rijkaard to bring his team to Chelsea's base for training, but the Dutchman refused the request and insisted on training at the stadium. Rijkaard said: "The Stamford Bridge pitch is terrible enough and if you don't train a little more, it will be more difficult for Barcelona to attack on the ground. ”

Before the battle of the century, anything was used as a weapon by the managers on both sides of the team, Mourinho succeeded in his plot last season, and now Barcelona has learned a lot, coupled with the help of UEFA, intentionally or unintentionally, Chelsea has become a man fighting, while his opponent Barcelona is not alone.

The madman also has a hard time to say, I don't know when Chelsea seems to have become a thorn in the side of UEFA, was the referee of last season's Champions League? Or is it the unruly madman who refuses to obey discipline?

Or both, no matter what, Chelsea have to work hard and they have to face whoever the opponent is.

On the first day before the game, Jonk already knew that he would start, facing Barcelona again, he was not afraid, but full of fighting spirit, and he was a strong opponent, I don't know what kind of surprise Barcelona will bring him in a year's time, or what gift he will leave for Barcelona? (To be continued......)