464 Mourinho's Reverse Scale(1/2)
On the morning of October 1, when Mourinho walked into the press conference in London, the reporters at the Stamford Bridge venue immediately started to move, and they all pounced on them like wolves and tigers, looking more like they wanted to swallow this stubborn Portuguese into their stomachs.
The most special one, the big horse golden sword, sat in the middle of the rostrum, and he was the only one, so his hands were placed very wide, and he occupied most of the rostrum alone, giving people a feeling of being domineering and strong.
This guy is more arrogant than Caesar back then!
Some journalists who had been in contact with Yang Cheng's spirit when he debuted that year have this feeling at this moment. Some people have also analyzed why Mourinho had to suppress other opponents casually as soon as he came to the Premier League. The reason is that he has lived in the Yin shadow of the title of Caesar II for a long time.
"Hello, Mr. Mourinho, first of all, congratulations on defeating yourself!" A reporter from the Times stood up and said with a smile.
Just the day before yesterday, Mourinho's Chelsea beat Boultu 3-1. This is the game with the most goals this season, and it also gives the outside world a feeling that Chelsea is about to explode.
Mourinho just nodded lightly and did not answer.
"How do you evaluate your next opponent, Liverpool led by Yang Cheng?"
Mourinho curled his lips, "I think Liverpool is a traditional strong team, but it is not a terrible team, because they rely too much on certain players, such as Drogba, Davis and Gerrard. When these players are absent, I think Liverpool will be a traditional strong team that cannot even enter the Champions League qualification zone."
It can be seen that Mourinho has said twice about the definition of a traditional strong team, with the purpose of reminding everyone that Liverpool's championship is a thing of the past, and now the Premier League has ushered in the era of Chelsea in full swing.
Perhaps, to a deeper level, he also wants to remind everyone that Yang Cheng's Caesar era has ended, and I was the European champion last season, and Yang Cheng can only bully the weakest players in the League Cup.
"However, it can be seen that Liverpool's offense this season is very good, and their goals are more than twice that of Chelsea..." Another reporter stood up and put forward different opinions.
Mourinho waved his hand and interrupted him, "But please open your eyes and look at the Premier League standings again. The top team is Chelsea, not Liverpool, we have maintained a complete victory so far this season."
The Portuguese stretched out their hands, and said, "Who's more good at answering me?"
"In my world, football is never just offense. What I value more is balance and limitation. I know very well that there are always people in every league who will try their best to play some good-looking football to please some ignorant balls, and then say with a high sound that we are the kings of uncrowned, and those champions are unfair."
"But I have to remind them that countless years later, all football remembers will always be champions!"
This is really sharp, not only offending Liverpool, but also including Wenger's Arsenal, because the Gunners did play very well, but failed to win the championship last season.
But it is understandable, because these two teams are Chelsea's biggest competitors now.
The reporter below suddenly felt an uproar. Some people thought that the Portuguese was too arrogant, but more were praising his words. It was not that they agreed, but that when he shouted, they had a hype gimmick.
"Chelsea has set a seven-game winning streak in the Premier League this season, very, very good. Mr. Mourinho, how long do you think this state can last?" Another reporter stood up.
"It's a long time!" Mourinho smiled proudly, "There's no problem with at least 8 consecutive victories!"
Wow, the reporters below were all lost their voices. This was Chiluoluo's provocation.
"Mr. Mourinho, do you think your team can beat Liverpool at Stamford Bridge?"
"Of course, why not?"
"However, many people believe that Liverpool's offense will be Chelsea's biggest threat."
"We conceded 2 goals in the league, and I think our defense will be a nightmare for Liverpool!"
"We will definitely beat Liverpool, sure!" Mourinho promised with confidence.
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In the afternoon of the same day, Yang Cheng also held a press conference at the hotel where he stayed at Liverpool. However, unlike previous pre-match press conferences, this time, Yang Cheng attended the event with two captains of the team.
When the reporters saw Haipia and Gerald accompanying Yang Cheng to the press conference, they all felt puzzled. This situation is rare. At least at the pre-match press conference, Yang Cheng has always been the protagonist alone and rarely let players participate.
Yang Cheng brought the players to attend this time, mainly to explain the team's replacement of the captain.
This is a big deal, and Yang Cheng had no problem with handling it before. The team knew the situation, but he was afraid that some reporters would maliciously spread rumors and eventually caused some unnecessary trouble, so he simply brought the two captains to attend.
In yesterday's vote, Gerald got 24 of the 25 votes, but only one was not voted for Gerald. It is estimated that he should have voted for himself.
In other words, Gerald became Liverpool's new captain with an unsurprising vote advantage.
But in order to stabilize Hypia, Yang Cheng had a conversation with Rick Parry yesterday and decided to give Hypia a brand new professional contract for five years to maintain his current salary and allow him to continue to play in Liverpool with peace of mind.
Doing this should ensure the trouble caused by Captain Feng Bo to the maximum extent.
When the reporters learned about these situations from Yang Cheng, they were all very surprised. Because such a big thing happened, they had not received any news before, nor had any clues at all.
From this point of view, they can also see that Yang Cheng's control over Liverpool has involved all aspects.
After introducing the team captains' alternation, Yang Cheng answered some questions in the next game.
"Yes, Chelsea is more stable now than before, but I don't think they are invincible. There is no team in this world that is invincible. Even if Chelsea wins seven consecutive games now, it looks like a big deal, but in fact, there are still many problems with this team."
There is a reporter immediately below to tell Mourinho about Liverpool's previous reliance on major stars such as Drogba and Davis, and then ask for Yang Cheng's response, preferably Yang Cheng's verbal battle against Mourinho.
"Mr. Mourinho seems to have never thought that so far this season, Chelsea's first-team players have only 16, including two must-have substitutes in each game, but our Liverpool has 22 players. I don't know what Mr. Mourinho's definition of over-reliance on certain players, but I think it's clear to see the data."
Mourinho actually doesn't like rotation. After coming to Chelsea, the main lineup of the seven Premier League games remained almost all familiar faces. Players such as Peron and Mutu were all thrown into the cold palace by him and didn't even get a single game.
However, some people say that it is precisely because Yang Cheng's rotation has been too much that the team's performance is not strong enough this season, but no one can tell such a thing. Even the top head coach cannot do it perfectly, and can only try to coordinate as much as possible.
Besides, is Liverpool’s performance poor now?
"I agree with some of his statements, for example, he said he did not rotate to cultivate the tacit understanding of the players, but in fact we can see that Chelsea's main lineup is almost the same as last season, and Barroche, who was introduced with a lot of money, did not play as the main player. Chelsea's offense is not as good as last season. I believe that there will definitely be many Blues Mi missing Chelsea's offense during Ranieri's period."
"Also, I must remind Mr. Mourinho one thing," Yang Cheng raised his index finger, looking very enthusiastic, and there was no grudge from Si people at all. "This is the Premier League, the most densely schedule in the world. The way he can work in other leagues may not be feasible here."
"In my first season in the Premier League, I learned one thing, that is, in the Premier League, you must prepare two different sets of tactical play and lineups anytime, anywhere. We commonly call the B plan. Without chips to change the lineup, you will always suffer losses!"
The reporters below were all very happy and crazy. They could see that the responses of these two head coaches were very sharp, almost all of which were targeting each other's problems and loopholes. It was too lively.
As for Mourinho's subsequent remarks that others deliberately played the ball well because they couldn't win the championship, Yang Cheng laughed and did not give a positive answer.
"I think you should ask Wenger instead of asking me, at least we were the league champions last season, so I think Mr. Mourinho's words are not aimed at me, but Wenger!"
The reporters immediately burst into laughter, thinking that Yang Cheng's move to change the topic was really good. He deliberately changed the concept and transferred the contradiction to Chelsea and Arsenal.
"I think Mr. Mourinho is a very skilled head coach, but I have always disagree with what the media has given him. I think this title is a huge pressure for him, and it is not conducive to his growth and progress!" Yang Cheng deliberately said as if he was an elder and very concerned about his juniors.
All the reporters watched and listened, and didn't feel anything strange. After all, Yang Cheng's qualifications were placed. With his three Champions League championships and the European Grand Slam, who dares to say that he is not worthy?
But in just a moment, they all understood why they felt weird.
The reason is very simple. Yang Cheng just turned 32 years old, but Mourinho is already 41 years old. The two are 9 years apart. However, when Yang Cheng made his fortune in European football, Mourinho was still in Barcelona in front of his young translator. It seems that the two had contact with each other, but Mourinho never mentioned this matter.
The group of reporters below began to have an idea in their minds. If they conveyed Yang Cheng's words to Mourinho, would he be furious?
Yes, sure!
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That night, Yang Cheng saw this news in the hotel.
A reporter conveyed Yang Cheng's words at the press conference to Mourinho, but the Portuguese snorted coldly, turned around and left without any face for the reporter.
There is no doubt that this is his reverse scale!
He was unwilling to accept it, but he could not change some things.
For example, in his football career, whether he was a translator, an assistant, or later a head coach, he never got a bargain from Yang Cheng, and he almost always played the role of a loser.
But in his heart, even he himself was increasingly reluctant to reveal and admit one thing, that is, it was Yang Cheng's sting, which raised his desire and desire to become a head coach.
"Maybe, he must be eager to swallow you now!" Benitez said with a smile.
"Or he will rush over to the hotel to kill you directly!" Paul Bayer has the style of an Italian mafia.
Yang Cheng couldn't tell that these guys were afraid that the world would be in chaos, so he smiled and ignored them.
"But we have to admit that Chelsea is indeed very strong!" After the joke, Benitez said a little depressed.
As the league score shows, Chelsea's strength this season is more about being strong in the middle and backcourt.
Czech goalkeeper Cech, Galas, Carvalho, Terry and Ferreira, Marklele, Thiago and Lampard form the midfielder, Joeko, Cresbo, Goodjohansen, Duff and others randomly select three players to form a trident.
Ranieli has left Mourinho with a very outstanding defensive system, but Mourinho has made some fillings in this defensive system, filling a series of loopholes, and strengthening it. But more importantly, he allowed Chelsea to complete the overall shape.
No one can deny that Chelsea this season has a more championship appearance than ever!
This is something that anyone with a discerning eye can see, but it is not entirely Mourinho's credit. The foundation laid by Ranieri is also very important. It is just that the Portuguese led Chelsea to complete the most important transformation.
"His tactic is to operate his midfield and backcourt into a high-pressure minefield, which is difficult to fight!" Benitez smiled helplessly.
When I was at Old Trafford, Ferguson mentioned Chelsea when drinking with Yang Cheng. He was very depressed by Chelsea's tactics and felt that Chelsea's football was full of destruction, but you can't deny that he was not absolutely conservative, but very aggressive and proactive in defending and counterattacking.
Perhaps Chelsea's strength can only be tied for the strongest in Europe with others, but he is definitely the most difficult team in Europe to play, no doubt about it!
"Then we will kill him!" Yang Cheng stood up.
The stronger he meets, the stronger he likes to do, and the stronger his opponent comes, the more powerful he becomes.
From Bayern and Dortmund in the Bundesliga, to Juventus and AC Milan, to Manchester United and Arsenal and Chelsea, who is not strong?
But Yang Cheng was still able to lead his team to avenge a bloody path from the encirclement of powerful enemies again and again.
In terms of toughness, he has never been afraid!
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In front of the five-story office building on Stamford Bridge Stadium, there is a long advertising wall. Against the blue background, it is the heroic posture of every Chelsea player.
This is the decision made by Peter Kenion after the club's new powerful senior executive, because he has to use all aspects to pull all sponsors to the same camp as Chelsea, and at the same time, he has to ensure that no ball mi will be dissatisfied with the club's actions.
To be continued...