Meazza Stadium is a stadium shared by Inter Milan and AC Milan, but its ownership belongs to the Milan Municipal Government. Neither team has offices here, so the facilities are quite simple.
After the game, after the press conference, Mourinho invited Gao Shen to a secluded part of the stadium.
Standing in front of the guardrail at the highest level of the stadium, watching fans pouring out like a tide from all exits of the stadium and spreading in every corner of the open space around the stadium, this scene is really quite spectacular.
Gao Shen clung to the guardrail, admiring the scene in front of him, but couldn't help but have a strange thought in his heart.
What if Mourinho has evil intentions and pushes himself down?
But soon, he was amused by his ridiculous idea.
In fact, he is really afraid of heights.
It's extremely cold at high places.
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"Why are you having fun over there alone?"
Mourinho put aside the bottle of wine he brought, opened the wine Gao Shen brought, poured himself a glass, and slowly turned the goblet in his hand. After speaking, he gently
He took a sip and clicked his tongue twice, with a look of disgust on his face.
"Your wine is cheap and tastes terrible."
Gao Shen chuckled secretly in his heart.
He specifically asked Zidane to help him choose it. It was almost the most expensive wine he had ever bought. Is it still cheap?
"Everything you drink is cheap now, I understand." Gao Shen said with a smile.
Mourinho was not impressed either.
In fact, at their level, they really don't take the result of a game too seriously.
Unless one side crosses the line, we can still get along well with each other.
It's like Ferguson and Wenger. Don't look at these two sworn rivals who fight to the death all day long. They give me two knives at every turn. I stab Wenger to death with one knife and stab Victoria to death with the other knife. But what is the reality?
When these two old guys were drinking together, they had so much fun talking.
The same is true for Gao Shen and Mourinho now.
"To be honest, my mood is not that bad, but the wine does not taste good." Mourinho insisted.
Looking at him like that, it feels like if I can't trample you to death on the court, I will trample you to death in the wine shop.
"How about you try it?" After Mourinho said that, he actually picked up the wine bottle and wanted to pour Gao Shen a drink.
Yes, Gao Shen can only politely refuse the "good intentions".
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After two glasses of red wine, the conversation gradually started to open up.
Gao Shen is a good talker and can chat with anyone.
The topic starts with Ferguson, whom Gao Shen admires the most.
Everyone knows that Mourinho has a close relationship with Ferguson.
Then gradually we talked about the Premier League, then Serie A, Naples and Inter Milan.
Mourinho talked about Inter Milan's tactics tonight and admitted that he made a big mistake.
"Don't get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with my tactics, it's just the people who implement them."
Having said this, Mourinho further elaborated on his thoughts.
From his point of view, there is indeed a reason to have a real fight with Naples in the first game.
Because he also wants to know how well his team can perform?
Is Napoli strong?
Judging from the second half of last season, it was indeed good, but the problem is that with the new start of the new season, who knows?
Besides, Inter Milan's strength has improved a lot compared to last season.
"I have been thinking about this game since the first day I coached Inter Milan, but I didn't expect that in August, three central defenders had surgeries at the same time, and there was nothing I could do." Mourinho shrugged,
Very speechless expression.
But this is definitely not what he meant by making a mistake.
"You're talking about little Mancini," Gao Shen guessed.
Mourinho was a little surprised, "Do you know?"
Gao Shen smiled and nodded.
This Brazilian player cost Inter Milan 13 million euros, which is considered a very high price.
"His personal ability is very strong, but how should I put it? It has been like this since Roma. He works more alone. You already have Zlatan Ibrahimovic in front of you, plus a little Man who likes to work alone.
Cini, Balotelli hit a few snags on the right and also withered..."
When Gao Shen said this, he spread his hands and had no choice.
In fact, this is really the problem with Inter Milan's game.
Gao Shen now begins to understand why Mancini performed so well in Rome before time travel, but failed to perform well in Mourinho's Inter Milan.
It's not a question of the player's ability, but Mourinho can't tolerate such a player.
In other words, with Ibrahimovic as a lone wolf, Inter Milan can no longer have Mancini in the frontcourt.
Ibrahimovic simply cannot connect the team like Roma's Totti.
What about Quaresma?
The reason for the introduction of this player is probably known only to Mourinho himself. It may be that he thinks he can transform Quaresma, or it may be because Quaresma's agent is Mendes, or it may be other reasons.
Anyway, when it comes to such heavyweight transfers, the reasons are always complicated.
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After the expert pointed out Mancini, Mourinho suddenly seemed to have found a soulmate.
Maybe it's because he knows that tomorrow, or maybe even tonight, all the media in the world will be in trouble with him.
Because with Inter Milan's lineup, they shouldn't play like this at all.
It was Mancini who took the blame before, but now it's Mourinho's turn.
But Gao Shen understands this, and Mourinho is quite happy.
"Let me ask you a more private question." Mourinho looked at Gao Shen and said.
Gao Shen nodded slightly.
"Why don't you coach Barcelona this summer? Is it really because you want to leave the opportunity to Guardiola?"
"Those are two questions." Gao Shen reminded with a smile.
Mourinho was a little angry.
Nima, be serious, let’s talk about our concerns!
But it can be seen that he is still quite confused about this matter.
Barcelona should be a knot in his coaching career.
This also explains why when he later coached Real Madrid, he got into such trouble with Barcelona, and even the Real Madrid locker room was divided.
Sometimes, some things will become chaotic if you care about them.
"There is indeed a reason for this. I really feel that Guardiola is more suitable for Barcelona than me, because I don't think I can integrate into this team and into that atmosphere. At least, I don't intend to be like Cruyff.
Do that."
Gao Shen's words were very frank and sharp, leaving Mourinho stunned.
How did Cruyff do it?
In order to integrate into Barcelona and for the Catalans to accept him, he married a Catalan wife and lived in Barcelona, so that he could be regarded as one of Barcelona's own.
All people in a foreign land, whether ordinary workers, famous players, or even coaches with outstanding merits, need to integrate into the local area.
Coaching, playing football, and working are never castles in the air, they are always built on a foundation.
Life!
In other words, live a good life.
If you can't integrate into the local life and atmosphere and live peacefully, how can you work? How can you play football? How can you coach?
This is actually a very serious topic.
When Mourinho heard this, he couldn't help but look at Gao Shen deeply, a little surprised at his sophistication.
It is not easy for a child who is not yet twenty-eight years old to think of so many things.
But it's also a bit weird.
Too mature.
So much so that he looks more like a middle-aged man in his forties.
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In fact, to a certain extent, this fiasco is not necessarily a bad thing for Mourinho.
This is his first game after taking over Inter Milan. After encountering such a defeat, he can see more clearly the problems faced by Inter Milan, and at the same time, he can make targeted adjustments to the team.
At the very least, he will have more confidence when facing management.
Look, we lost to Naples 0-3, why don’t we spend more money and bring in players?
Besides, isn’t it just a Super Bowl?
This kind of game has a strong warm-up nature and will not have much impact on Mourinho at all.
Of course, this is not the case with Inter Milan.
At least they were revenged 3-0 by Napoli, and it was at Meazza. This is a shame for Inter Milan.
But this will only make Inter Milan go further and support Mourinho's work.
Therefore, when Gao Shen was about to say goodbye, he jokingly said to Mourinho: "Someday, you should really treat me to a meal!"
Mourinho smiled and nodded in agreement, "When I win you, I'll treat you to a good meal."
"Oh, I guess there's no chance then."
The two laughed and shook hands as they bid farewell.
Gao Shen discovered that Mourinho was not as aggressive in private as he was on the court.
Of course, behind the scenes, he is so competitive that he is probably not that easy to get along with.
At least, Mourinho and Ancelotti are completely different.
Fatty An gives people the feeling of being like a spring breeze. Whether it's his behavior, words or deeds, he is actually quite good.
So good that sometimes, Gao Shen feels that he is a bad person and lacks his own personality.
Mourinho had a good chat with him, but deep down he still has a strong personality and wants to win.
It just so happens that the same is true for Gao Shen.
Therefore, it is destined to be difficult for the two to become close friends.
But that didn't stop them from sitting down, drinking, and chatting.
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"How about it?"
After Gao Shen left, Mourinho picked up his bottle of wine and went back to join the coach. Boas asked with concern.
"It's not simple, it's a strong enemy." Mourinho frowned, "This season's Serie A will be very interesting."
Villas-Boas was a little surprised, because he only saw such a solemn look when Mourinho faced famous coaches such as Ferguson, Benitez and Wenger. He didn't expect Gao Shen to put such pressure on him.
I actually underestimated the Chinese.
"We still have to look at the details. Naples will fight on two fronts or even three fronts this season. It's hard to say." Mourinho said.
Some head coaches are good at playing on one line, but once they get to two lines, they can't play anymore.
Moyes of Everton, Pellegrini of Villarreal, and Carlo Ancelotti of AC Milan.
Especially Ancelotti, who is famous for not rotating.
Let me ask, what will happen if a non-rotating lineup plays two or even three lines?
As for Everton, they can reach the top four or five of the Premier League in a single line, but they have to avoid relegation in a double line. The gap is too huge.
Mourinho is also looking forward to what Gao Shen and Napoli can do this season.
"However, before that, we have to meet Mr. Moratti first."
