May 7, 2007, 2006/2007 Champions League semi-finals second leg. AC Milan at home vs Manchester United. The game hasn't started yet.

In the second-floor box at the San Siro Stadium, Jonker threw himself into the couch, and it would be foolish for AC Milan fans to see their new idol now and now.

Jonk had a cold, and he didn't know why he caught a cold, which was a strange thing. However, it seems to make Jonker's frustration of missing this game due to injury a little better, and it seems that God doesn't want to play this game, well.

"BOSS, PLEASE DRINK WATER." Yumiko poured a glass of boiled water and handed it to Jork.

When there were outsiders, Yumiko no longer called Jonke the master, and now changed to BOSS, although this is not as evil as the master, however, seeing a delicate island girl call herself a BOSS with a pious face, it still makes Jonke have face.

Mendes has long been accustomed to Jonk's bloody plots. He sat on another couch and looked into the stadium with wise eyes.

The game was being broadcast live on the big-screen TV in the box, and although the game had not yet begun, the commentator was already talking.

"It's a crucial game for AC Milan and for Manchester United. The winner between them will progress to this season's Champions League final, with the second leg over in the other semi-final as Liverpool knocked out Chelsea and Roman Abramovich's side failed to secure a ticket to the final. Sky TV commentator Flores said.

"At the beginning of the season, Roman Abramovich gave Mourinho a death order to break through in the Champions League. Now that he has not reached the Champions League final and lost the title in the Premier League, Mourinho is nowhere near as glamorous at Chelsea as he was in the previous two years. It can be said that the Portuguese are in a crisis of confidence and are likely to be dismissed! Rossi laughed, 'I don't think in the end how long Jose Mourinho will remain Chelsea manager depends entirely on Roman Abramovich's support. ”

Obviously, Rossi meant. There is only one person at Chelsea who has the final say, and the rich Russian man is the big boss of Chelsea, who has a passion and ambition for football. But he doesn't understand the experience necessary to run a club, and football is dominated by money, which is a sadness, in Rossi's words. It also reveals such a meaning.

Today's football is no longer pure. Money, glory, and quick success have long been flooding the field, especially the Premier League clubs, for their own goals, are becoming more and more aggressive, spending a lot of money to bring in players!

Chelsea are just one of the most obvious of these clubs, and now that Chelsea have lost their qualification for the Champions League final, Jose Mourinho's position is starting to falter, and the rift that has been created before will be further widened. How long Mourinho will stay at Chelsea and where will the Portuguese boss go next? These two questions have become the topics that many reporters are concerned about!

Looking back on the thrilling places at that time, it is also thrilling!

The second leg of the UEFA Champions League semi-final kicks off with Liverpool taking on arch-rivals Chelsea at Anfield. Taking advantage of a free-kick opportunity in the first half, Ager's push from the edge of the box helped Liverpool equalise on aggregate, and the first half ended with Liverpool temporarily leading 1-0. Neither side was successful in the second half, with Liverpool beating Chelsea 1-0 after 90 minutes and the two sides went into extra-time. The two sides still maintained the score in extra time, and the aggregate score was 1-1 in 120 minutes to enter the penalty shootout. In the penalty shoot-out, Reyna saved Robben and Geremi's penalties and the Reds advanced to the final 4-1 on penalties and 5-2 on aggregate.

Liverpool, who have made their fortune on penalties in the past three years, won another penalty shoot-out. In the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals, Liverpool, who fell behind 0:1 in the first leg, relied on the "housekeeping skills" of Spain's No. 3 international Reina in the penalty shootout, and rejected Ruben and Geremi from the penalty kicks, thus advancing to the final with an aggregate score of 5:2 (penalty 4:1), and eliminating Chelsea in the Champions League semi-finals for the first time since 2005.

Liverpool, who returned to home, had already decided on a penalty shoot-out before the game, Alonso said: "We just need to score one goal so we can get through because Reina is fantastic, in my opinion he is better than Cech at the moment and he won't concede in this game. ”

Alonso is based not only on the fact that the Reds have conceded the fewest goals in the Premier League at home this season, but also on the Reds' reputation for winning the title on penalties twice in the last three years and Reina's reputation for saving penalties.

In 2005, Liverpool won the fifth Champions League trophy in the club's history on penalties; Last year, they beat West Ham on penalties in the FA Cup, and Reyna saved three penalties for the victory. 'I've got a reputation for saving penalties, but sometimes it's a matter of luck. However, you can also study your opponent and have a good idea of where they might shoot. Eight of the 13 penalties saved in two years at Villarreal catapulted Reina to fame, "My dream is to win the trophy with Liverpool and give our fans a sixth trophy. ”

Sure enough, Reyna lived up to Alonso's trust and scored from the start of the game, which allowed Liverpool to devote themselves to attacking.

In the 22nd minute, Liverpool took a tactical free kick, Gerrard crossed from the left side to the edge of the penalty area, and central defender Ager suddenly cut in and volleyed with his left foot, and the ball grazed the left post and went into the net.

So far, both sides have scored a goal at home and the aggregate score is 1-1, which is exactly what Liverpool wanted. As a result, Liverpool then surrendered absolute control of the game and began to play with Chelsea, with 71 per cent of possession in the first 25 minutes also plummeting. However, Liverpool did not give up the opportunity to settle the battle before the penalty shootout, and in the 60th minute, Kuyt received a cross from the left and headed it into the goal from 8 meters in front of the goal, but it was blocked by the crossbar; In the 100th minute, Kuyt's follow-up shot was invalidated by referee Mejuto on the grounds of offside.

After 120 minutes, a penalty shoot-out came with some happiness for Liverpool.

First to play was Liverpool midfielder Zenden. The Dutchman got off to a good start for the Reds, but Ruben was the first Chelsea player to make his debut, and his penalty was saved from the left by Reina; Second round. Marcos Alonso and Frank Lampard both hit the spot, with the latter also breaking the former's pre-match narrative that 'Reyna won't concede'.

But in the third round, after Gerrard hit accurately, Gremi was weak on his feet, and Reyna saved the ball again with a right pounce, so that Liverpool could score another goal in the fourth round. It would have ended Chelsea early.

Sure enough, Kuyt, who hit the crossbar in 120 minutes and had his goal disallowed out, lived up to the hopes of Anfield fans and made it all the way. 4:1 sent Liverpool to the Champions League final for the second time in three years.

Speaking after the game, coach Rafael Benitez was full of praise for Reina, saying: "We are very confident in the penalty because we have some players who practise taking penalties in every training session. They like to do it. And Reyna always had a good feeling for penalties. "And Mourinho, who never concedes defeat, still thinks that the best game is still Chelsea." Today we are the best team, even against a team that only has one task in the Champions League. Penalties are also part of football and we are missing three penalty takers, Sheva, Ballack and Carvalho. But we'll make a comeback next season. ”

The 4-1 penalty shoot-out was a 4-1 win for Liverpool, and Chelsea's frustration was evident in Jose Mourinho's eyes, and the past week has been undoubtedly disappointing for the club as the league title faded away and the Champions League passed them.

Despite losing the game. Despite losing the chance to advance to the final, despite Abramovich's dismissal order. It could hit your head at any time, Jose. Mourinho still tried his best to defend his team in his post-match press conference, as if even if he was ordered to leave tomorrow, he would still insist on playing the best game beautifully.

'Our table is much better than Liverpool's, our table is better than our opponents, and Chelsea have more desire to win the title than Liverpool. For 90 minutes, 120 minutes we were trying to win the game, and our table proved that Chelsea were the best team, but history only remembers the results, it doesn't remember who was the better in the game. Mourinho is not wrong when he says that Liverpool's table is better, but history will only remember that Liverpool reached the final of the Champions League for the seventh time.

Mourinho was very unconvinced by Liverpool's ticket to win the final, "There are some things we have that they don't have, in the past three years, we have lifted the league trophy twice, but their table is not flattering. And when the Guardian reporter Dominic. When Ferfield asked about Mourinho's future, the Portuguese rhetorically asked, "Champions Cup? Do you think there will be a next time? And this was seen by the British media as a sign that Mourinho would leave Chelsea.

'We always believe there will be a next chance, but the knockout rounds are like that, he doesn't allow you to make any mistakes. What was the 2007-08 season like? Nobody knew that the penalty shoot-out was stopping us from moving forward. If there is next year, there will be 1-2 changes to the squad and I won the title in Porto, but I feel sorry for the lads I have at Chelsea, they are the strongest and they did their best, but the trophy does not belong to them and they are kept out of the final in this way. There is no way, the Champions Cup is so cruel. ”

How Mourinho is feeling now? It could not be best summed up in the words of Verfield. "While waiting to determine an unknown future, in addition to disappointment, it is still disappointment."

Benitez's praise for Chelsea has been seen as sympathy and comfort, but it is not true. 'Chelsea are a very strong team with a lot of stars and sometimes we find it difficult to control the tempo of the game. They had a lot of free-kick chances but we defended well and played the whole game. Maybe it's better than we beat Chelsea in 2005, I really think so, I'm proud of our players. ”

'Chelsea have set their sights on four fronts and very few teams are able to do that at the moment, so I feel sorry for Jose Mourinho and his team. Perhaps, as Bei Shuai, who gave up the league title race early, said, few people can achieve four fronts go hand in hand and win the final championship, at least in real life. In the virtual world, CM and FM are other classic football manager games for your Chelsea and Manchester United. Maybe 4 big trophies.

In recent years, relying on the cheque waving by Abou and Mourinho's distinct personality, Chelsea, who were once the second-rate Chelsea in the Premier League, won the Premier League title twice. They are also known as the "terrifying blue monsters". This year, in order to win the coveted Champions Cup, Abu did not hesitate to spend a lot of money to sign Shevchenko, Ballack and other big-name players. Chelsea have been in the spotlight in the UEFA Champions League this season, especially after defending champions Barcelona were knocked out, and Chelsea are seen as favourites to win the title.

In the first leg of the semi-finals, Chelsea beat Liverpool 1-0 at home. It gave Blues fans hope of reaching the final. But just one goal won't solve the problem, and in the face of a red storm that swept through Anfield, the 'Blue Monster' of a large number of big-name stars seemed helpless. Chelsea, playing away from home, lost themselves in 120 minutes of athletic action.

Ultimately. Chelsea were crushed by the pressure they created in the penalty shoot-out. As Benitez said before the game, "Mourinho knows the pressure on him, there is little hope of winning the league title, and their success this season depends on this semi-final." I don't need to press. They are aware of the pressure on them...... Go and ask Abu. Does he just want an FA Cup or League Cup? "The huge pressure completely deformed the movements of the penalty shooters such as Robben and Geremi. After the game, the European media described Chelsea's defeat as "70 minutes ruined a season", which was both figurative and apt.

Benitez said: 'We are very confident in the penalty because some of our players practise taking them in every training session and they like to do that. Benitez also singled out goalkeeper Reina as an expert at saving penalties. He always had a good feeling for penalties. ”

In fact, Liverpool have experienced penalty shootouts twice in the last two seasons. And both times they were heavy tournament finals: in 2005, they beat AC Milan on penalties in the Champions League final; Last season. They also won the FA Cup final against West Ham United. This is the third time in three years that they have won a penalty shoot-out at a major tournament, and they are unbeatable.

Benitez also praised the fighting spirit of the players and fans. 'Every player and fan deserved to win and the atmosphere in the stadium today was amazing.' Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard said beating Chelsea on penalties was the best experience. 'One goal down, another Chelsea game, but we went through again. It's incredible. ”

Forced to a draw by Bolton Wanderers last weekend, the gap between Chelsea and Manchester United at the top of the league table was stretched to five points, and the Champions League was a lifesaver for Mourinho. After being knocked out of the competition, Mourinho was left with the FA Cup as a fig leaf.

Abu's most wanted Champions Cup has flown off. With three league games remaining, the 'madman' will have to count on Manchester United to lose two games in a row, while also winning Arsenal, Manchester United and Everton. For the "madman" and the Blues, winning the league title is almost an impossible task.

Ahead of the game, Jose Mourinho was interviewed by French television. He revealed that he and Didier Drogba would stay, but at the same time Klinsmann's tone softened, with the German saying he could consider taking charge of Chelsea. To add insult to injury, Shevchenko and Ballack were both absent from the game.

It is said that both men have fallen out with the team, and Sheva refused to play in this game. Regardless of the authenticity of these messages, we can at least tell that the relationship between Mourinho and the big names bought by Abou is not harmonious. Time is running out for Mourinho, and the remaining FA Cup will be the most realistic goal and the last fig leaf for the madman.

After beating Premier League giants Chelsea twice in the semi-finals of the Champions League in three years, and sending Chelsea to Barcelona in the final game of the group stage last season, it seems that the story of the most famous "Three Qi Zhou Yu" in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" has played out between Spaniard Benitez and Portuguese Mourinho.

If Chelsea's title defence this season in the Premier League has been extremely difficult because the Premier League giants are still jealous of the 'nouveau riche', then the Champions League defeat to Liverpool is more due to the personality of the 'madman'.

Under Benitez's tutelage, Liverpool can always play aggressively and effectively in the face of strong rivals Chelsea, and introduce the game into a fast-paced, high-confrontation atmosphere, so as to make up for the lack of technical ability. In a cup game where bayonets are red, it's rare for Chelsea to be as sophisticated as they are to function consistently.

At Anfield, the Reds' advantage was even more evident thanks to the atmosphere created by the frenzied fans. In contrast, Mourinho lacks tactical change and on-the-spot command is lackluster; Combined with the team's extreme desire for a Champions League that they couldn't bear, they ultimately lost the game. It's not so much that Chelsea lost to Liverpool as they were under pressure. Two years ago, they were drowned in a sea of red, but this time the scene is almost a replica of 2005.

There are two more realistic goals for Chelsea: a home win over soon-to-be-Premier League champions Manchester United – it's a matter of face; Lifting the trophy in the FA Cup final - it was the last fig leaf for the Blues.

Hearing the two commentators talking about the current state of Chelsea, Jonker asked Mendes, 'What has Mr Mourinho been up to lately, and is he still looking for a home?' ”

Mendes is not only the agent of Jonke, but also the agent of Mendes, and the most popular stars in the hands of super agents are Jonk, Cristiano Ronaldo, Deco and Mourinho.

"Jose." Mendes heard Jonk ask about Mourinho and smiled and said, "Why did you suddenly ask about him." ”

"Just ask."

"He may start a new job this summer, who can say clearly, I don't know yet!" Mendes smiled, "When the time comes, you may meet him." ”

"Coming to Milan to coach?" Jonk was stunned for a moment, but he immediately shook his head, "Impossible, I haven't heard that Carlo (Ancelotti) is unstable." At this time, Jonk suddenly laughed, "You mean next door?" ”

"That's right." Mendez head.

"Settled?" Jonk asked.

'I don't know, it could be next summer, it's a big deal about Chelsea's attitude.' Mendes thought for a moment and said.

"Poor Mancini." Jonk laughed, not gloating. He and Mancini have no hatred. However, this is true, Mancini is indeed pitiful, it seems that the rumors that Mancini will be fired even if the league defense is successful is true, not only this year, but next year to defend the title may also be out of class, this person is very sad.

"Jose mentioned you to me today." Mendez said suddenly.

"How?" Jonker's ears pricked up.

"What else, he wants you to go over and help him." Mendes said while watching Jonker's reaction, although he is Jonk's agent, but he knows that his player is very assertive, although sometimes a little childish, but in these big things, the mind is very determined.

"Impossible." Jonk shook his head, "I've only been in Milan for a year, how could I leave so quickly, besides, even if I leave, I won't go next door." ”

It's not that he hates Inter, it's just that, in Jonker's thinking, even if he moves in the future, he won't go to the sworn enemy of the team he plays for now, which will make it difficult for him to do it. It's not just a feeling for the team I play for, it's also a thank you for the support of the fans. One thing has to be mentioned, Jonk is at Chelsea, the fans support him very much, regard him as a city hero, in Milan, although it has not yet reached that point, although the top management still regards Kaka as the first flag, but the fans like Jonk very much, Junk's roar after scoring a goal has long become a highlight at the San Siro Stadium, making their blood boil.

"I'm just mentioning it casually." Mendez smiled and turned the conversation away. What was on his mind was Berlusconi's recent remarks, and although Jonk didn't say it, Mendes could sense that the kid was upset.

Speaking of this, Mendes was not very happy, he felt that Berlusconi was making a big fuss, which is still good, to put it mildly, that is, he has no heart, and he can be more serious with a young player. In Mendes' view, Jonk is just a young man who may have acted a little recklessly. However, it is not bad in essence, which can be seen from the fact that both the former coach Mourinho and the current AC Milan manager Carlo Ancelotti have been able to get along with Jonker quite happily. (To be continued......)