I Want to Be the King of Football - Chapter 996
The Gamber Sports City in Barcelona has a very obvious feature. When it was designed, the designer designed two parking lots according to the characteristics of the terrain. All from the **** up to the second floor, parking on the internal parking lot.
In other words, the entire Gamber Sports City is at the height of the second floor, coupled with the one-piece concrete pouring wall, so that the entire sports city is very strict in secrecy. In addition, the surrounding area is a one-story building, and it is basically difficult for outsiders to get from the outside. Spying on the road to what happened in the training ground.
Today is another day for a press conference to be held.
The reporters drove to the Gamber Sports City one after another.
When I first started, I found that the security staff of the club had intercepted the ramp leading to the training base, signaled that all foreign vehicles were parked in the external parking lot, and then went directly to the press conference site through the external passage on the first floor of the training building.
Unless you get official permission from Barcelona, it is still very difficult to enter the training ground.
Previously, reporters sneaked into the ramp and the training building, which affected the team’s preparations. Head coach Mourinho was furious. Since then, every time it is opened to the outside world, the Gamber Sports City has done enough work in security.
The Champions League semi-final battle is just around the corner. It can be seen from the number of parking lots that there are a lot of reporters present today.
Sure enough, as soon as I entered the press conference hall, I found that there was already an uproar in it.
Journalists from all over the world have come here, wanting to get first-hand information.
The most important thing is the first leg of the next Champions League semi-final, Barcelona’s home game against Manchester City.
The other semi-final was Bayern Munich against Chelsea.
Both teams in the Premier League this season are surprising and even shocking.
The first is Manchester City. This is the first time in Manchester City’s history to participate in the Champions League. Players in the team such as coach Guardiola and Kompany are also participating in the Champions League for the first time. They are veritable Champions League rookies.
However, it was this team that first passed the test of the death group in the group stage, then defeated AC Milan and Real Madrid in the knockout stage, and successfully advanced to the semi-finals.
Su Dong can be said to be indispensable, but the overall strength of Manchester City is also the guarantee of the team’s combat effectiveness.
Chelsea was also surprising, because after the change of coaches, this team suddenly behaved very vigorously in the Champions League, repeatedly defeating strong opponents and reaching the semi-finals. It can be said that everyone is very surprised.
The Italian coach Di Matteo, who was temporarily fighting the fire, also became famous for this, and even has the possibility of becoming a regular.
Survival from a desperate situation is often the most glamorous moment in football.
Therefore, the two Champions League semi-finals this season have attracted much attention, and Manchester City’s visit to the Nou Camp is the focus of world attention, attracting the arrival of many media reporters.
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A full fifteen minutes late, Barcelona’s head coach Jose Mourinho, accompanied by assistant coach Tito Vilanova, and Barcelona’s press officer, was belatedly arriving.
In the past few years of coaching Barcelona, Mourinho’s hair is basically white, and he is also very stubborn, and he refuses to dye it all the time, making him look a little thin now, but it really does not have a charm.
Media reporters and fans who have been following Barcelona for a long time will find that Mourinho has not seen a smile for a long time.
It’s the same today.
The Portuguese madman walked into the venue with a note book, waved his hands with everyone as he walked, and said hello, with a cold face the whole time.
He is indeed in a difficult situation now.
As early as a long time ago, there have been rumors in the media that Barcelona would change coaches.
The earliest goal was Guardiola, but it is a pity that Guardiola later renewed his contract with Manchester City, so he transferred other goals, and there was a lot of hype, as if Mourinho had already finished class.
This made Mourinho very dissatisfied and repeatedly criticized the media for this approach, but Barcelona officials did not come forward to refute the rumors, making him very passive, and the team’s performance has indeed encountered a low since coaching Barcelona.
Many people are now speculating, what does Mourinho plan to do with Manchester City in this game?
If you lose to Manchester City, then lose to Real Madrid in the national derby, and lose two championship trophies one after another, Mourinho is determined to end his get out of class, only to survive, win Manchester City and Real Madrid, and reach the finals in the Champions League. , Reversing Real Madrid in La Liga, he has the opportunity to stay in the Nou Camp.
But this is very difficult for Mourinho.
His opponents not only come from the court, but also from the locker room, from the management, from the media and fans.
From the first day he coached Barcelona, he was destined to be an enemy of a large group of people.
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This is a routine affair.
According to UEFA regulations, the list of 18 players must be announced before the game.
The Barcelona press officer also introduced the upcoming game in strict accordance with the past process, and also asked Mourinho to announce the roster of eighteen people, and then entered the media questioning session.
The main problem is still focused on this match between Barcelona and Manchester City.
Mourinho also emphasized his familiarity with Sudong and Manchester City as always. He believes that his team can restrain Manchester City. He believes that Barcelona can win their opponents at home.
But some media just want to demolish his station.
For example, a Catalan tabloid asked him: Why can he be so confident to beat Manchester City?
“Before the European Super Cup, you said the same, but the result? Every time you meet Su Dong, you say that you know him well, but the result? Have you won it once?”
Although Mourinho had been mentally prepared for such a sharp question, when it appeared, the Portuguese madman was still extremely annoyed and angry, because he really felt very aggrieved.
But in the end, he can only answer that he and his team will use their performance on the court to prove themselves.
But the voice of doubt is still loud.
The Catalan media pays particular attention to a problem, that is, before the game, some media revealed that Mourinho would adopt conservative tactics, which made Mourinho very angry, thinking that someone in the dressing room had leaked it. His secret, he even wanted to catch the inner ghost in the locker room.
Needless to say, the final result was that the locker room was so messy that nothing was caught.
In the Barcelona locker room, Mourinho is a complete outsider.
It is now, it was before, and it will always be!
The following media reporters asked very urgently, and each of the questions was sharper than the other, and Mourinho began to feel a little annoyed.
He began to remain silent, and when the media reporters gradually calmed down, he spoke again.
“I know that you are thinking about how to make news all the time. I also know that many of you are preparing for multiple hands. Whether we win or lose, you all have something to say. For you, it’s just the keyboard. Just type a few more words on it.”
“But for me, for my team, we need to do more, finer, and more rigorous.”
“I have never thought that any team should follow the so-called tradition. In my philosophy, winning is the tradition, and victory is the tradition. If you can’t win, you can’t bring victory to the team. That’s bullshit. But some people don’t think so, so I am always questioned.”
Mourinho’s voice rang in the press conference hall, and everyone was quiet, stopped silently, and remembered silently.
“I always hope to be able to arrange tactics according to the actual situation of the team to win, but some people always think that I should listen to them, why? Why? If they are replaced to coach this team, they can Do they do better than me? They can guarantee that if I listen to them, the team will win?”
Everyone was silent.
Mourinho’s coaching at Barcelona was successful, at least in terms of performance.
No matter who is replaced, even if Cruyff personally coaches, they may not be able to do better than Mourinho.
Then why is he still subject to so many accusations and criticisms?
“Because it is always easy to blame and criticize others. You only need to move your lips, you only need to type on the keyboard, but if you want to lead a team to win, you can’t rely solely on your lips and keyboards. This is what I did in Barcelona. Value and meaning.”
Mourinho’s heart has been holding back for a long time. He really can’t say many things because it is related to some internal secrets. To say it is tantamount to breaking a taboo.
But he really had enough.
“Aren’t you always guessing about my tactics? Always guessing about my starting lineup? Have you always wanted to get the big news from me?”
Mourinho asked a bit angrily, like a bolt from the blue, which exploded in the press conference hall.
Everyone was taken aback for a moment, and then they all showed incredible expressions.
Even the Barcelona press officer and assistant coach Vilanova sitting next to Mourinho couldn’t believe it.
“I will tell you now, my starting lineup tomorrow night.”
There was a thunderstorm, and everyone at the scene was stunned.
“Valdes No. 1, Alves No. 2, Pique No. 3, Fabregas No. 4, Puyol No. 5, Harvey No. 6, Iniesta No. 8, Messi No. 10, 14 No. Mascherano, No. 15 Cedou Keita, No. 24 Yaya Touré.”
Mourinho didn’t wait for everyone to react, he had already read out his starting lineup in one breath. UU reading www.uukanshu.com
Finally, he pointed at all the media reporters present very domineeringly, “Remember them, I will use them to beat Manchester City at the Nou Camp, reach the Allianz Arena, and finally win the championship!”
After speaking, Mourinho turned and left without hesitation.
From beginning to end, the whole process took place in a very short time, and the press officer and Vilanova had no chance to stop it.
After everyone reacted, Mourinho had already left.
All the people who stayed on the scene were dumbfounded and couldn’t believe what they had just seen and heard.
The head coach announced the starting lineup in advance. This is not without precedent, but it is definitely the first time that the starting lineup was announced suddenly before a major game like the Champions League semi-finals.
Mourinho is too bold!
What does he want to do?