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Chapter 266

Spain, Alavi.

Avila is the highest city in Spain with an altitude of 1,131 meters. It is an ancient city that maintains its medieval style. The ancient city wall is the symbol of the city, and the city's cathedral is the oldest Gothic church in Spain. It is also the oldest Gothic church in Spain.

There are a large number of Renaissance and Gothic churches, monasteries, etc. The Alcazar Castle built in the 15th century is also the highlight of the city. The city still retains the Christian cultural color, and the city wall of Avila is the oldest

It was built by Christians in the 11th century to defend against Muslims.

The morning sun shone on this beautiful old city. A middle-aged man was sitting on a sofa in the park, looking at the church in the distance and frowning. He felt like he was getting rusty.

Not far away, his wife and children were walking their dogs, and a burst of laughter came. He felt that he was really out of tune with this wonderful scene.

"Mr. Mourinho, can you sign your name for me?" A little boy ran over timidly, holding a notebook and pen in his hand and said.

"It's a great honor." Mourinho shrugged. After signing, he ignored the little boy who ran away excitedly and was left alone in a daze.

Yes, this middle-aged man is the famous Portuguese coach and former Chelsea head coach Jose Mourinho.

Since his dismissal in September last year, the whereabouts of this famous coach has been attracting attention. Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid, the Portuguese national team, and even returning to Chelsea are all speculated by the media, but Mourinho seems to have disappeared from the world.

Just like that, they disappeared from the sight of the media.

At this time, seven months have passed since Mourinho was dismissed from Chelsea.

The British "Guardian" once described the nature of Mourinho's dismissal as "forced". Indeed, as far as Mourinho himself is concerned, he may be reluctant to part with this team that has been deeply imprinted on his tactical thinking. In his

Under his training, Chelsea has become a rigorous and terrifying team that is hard to find a single mistake. But from another perspective: Chelsea is becoming one of the most boring teams in Europe. Too many reluctant victories have made Abramovich tired, and

Even winning an FA Cup last year was not enough to satisfy the Russians' appetite.

BBC commentary at the time also said that the relationship between Mourinho and Abramovich dropped to a historical freezing point last season, and all the friendship and peace were just superficial. Once Chelsea's performance was unsatisfactory, Mourinho automatically submitted a letter of resignation.

.Generally speaking, changing the coach just one month into the new season is not what a mature club should do, and having so-called "crisis talks" when the Champions League is unbeaten in the first game is a bit fussy.

Rinho's dismissal only shows that Abramovich can no longer tolerate coexisting with him.

In the eyes of the media, this departure was a failed decision for both parties. The British media said that Mourinho had no other benefits except receiving high liquidated damages, while Abramovich had to face the huge changes in the team.

Labor pain. Chelsea will probably pay the price for this easy coaching change with one season's results. But no matter what, it cannot change the fact that it is a done deal now. Those who are waiting to lead the Blues can only move forward by groping!

However, now, at this moment, there is a newspaper in the hands of Mourinho, the latest "Marca", which reports that Chelsea eliminated Fenerbahce and reached the UEFA Champions League half-way point of the 2007/2008 season.

news of the final, and commented that Chelsea's "interim head coach" Grant seems to be doing a better job than Mourinho. At least, from this Chelsea, we did not see what everyone predicted after Mourinho left.

panic, and Chelsea seems closer than ever to the top of Europe...

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snort!

Mourinho was so irritated that he crumpled the newspaper into a ball and threw it at his feet.

At this moment, his cell phone rang.

Mourinho picked up the phone, looked at the caller ID, and raised his eyebrows: it was a call from his friend and agent Jorge Mendes.

Mourinho answered the phone.

"Hi, Jose." Mendes' voice came, "It looks like your vacation is coming to an end."

"Jorge, I said, I don't want to work in the short term." Mourinho frowned. The divorce from Chelsea was a big blow to him. He has put a lot of effort into this team.

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"Don't refuse it yet," Mendes said, "There is an invitation you didn't expect. I think you might be more interested."

"Come on, old man, you said the same about the Portuguese national team and Barcelona before." Mourinho said with a smile. In the short term, he does not want to coach the national team. As for Barcelona, ​​after preliminary contact with them,

, the two sides terminated the talks due to excessive differences, and Mourinho later learned that Barcelona had never made up its mind to invite him to coach. Barcelona wanted to directly promote Guardiola. This made Mourinho very upset.

Sorry, he is Mourinho, not a backup, let alone a backup for a rookie like Guardiola.

"It's indeed an unexpected invitation," Mendes said, "a name you wouldn't expect."

"Okay, tell me," Mourinho said, "I'll see if I'm surprised."

Then, Mendes said the name of the football club, and Mourinho's expression changed. He had to admit that this was indeed an unexpected name and invitation.

"I never heard that the relationship between that guy and Inter Milan was at loggerheads." Mourinho was puzzled. "That guy just led Inter Milan to eliminate Arsenal and enter the semi-finals."

"Who knows," Mendes said, "But, Jose, I suggest you think about it carefully... This is a good invitation."

Mourinho on the other end of the phone was silent, his expression changed continuously, his eyes flickered...

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"Goooooooooooooooooooaaaal!"

"Diego Milito! This is his nineteenth goal in Serie A this season!" the commentator Ferrari shouted, "a wonderful volley to score! Inter Milan is 2-0 at home.

Fiorentina! This is the goal that seals the victory!"

On the turf of San Siro, Diego Milito ran and celebrated with open arms, and behind him were his teammates who came like a tide.

This is the thirty-third round of Serie A in the 2007/2008 season, between Inter Milan and Fiorentina at home.

In the first half of the game, Maicon's long shot gave Inter Milan the lead.

Not long after the start of the second half, Diego Milito received a pass from Mata and shot in front of the goal, helping Inter Milan expand the score to 2-0!

"If they can win this game, it will be Inter Milan's 32nd victory in Serie A this season. In the 33rd round of the league, in addition to a draw with Lazio, they won

Victory in the other 32 games!" Rossi exclaimed, "This is an extremely great achievement! Not to mention that in today's game, Inter Milan also made appropriate rotations!"

Yes, as the commentator said, Li Ang once again made a certain degree of rotation in the league match with Fiorentina. This is because the team has to prepare for the Italian Cup semi-finals next week.

Although Serie A giants generally do not pay attention to the Coppa Italia, after the league has won the championship in advance, and since the Coppa Italia has reached the semi-finals, Inter Milan is naturally unwilling to let go of such a championship trophy.

The league has been won, and if they can also win the final championship of the Italian Cup, they will also have the UEFA Champions League championship that they are determined to win. If these championships can be achieved as they wish, they will win the Triple Crown again after a season. This is

Never in the history of Italian football has a team been able to achieve such a feat!

In the end, with goals from Maicon and Diego Milito, Inter Milan defeated Fiorentina 2-0 at home and won the 33rd round of Serie A.

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At the post-match press conference, the media mentioned the topic of the 'Triple Crown' to the head coach of Inter Milan. Li Ang did not respond directly to this, nor did he directly deny it, but said ambiguously, "Of course we hope that we can

Keep winning, and when the season is over we will see what we have gained, and then everything will be clear."

Although Li Ang's words can be said to be relatively euphemistic, in the subsequent description by the media, they unified their caliber.

"Leo Ang said Inter Milan's goal is to win the Triple Crown!" - "Corriere dello Sport"

"Leon is arrogant again, triple crown?" - "Turin Sports News"

"Serie A has won three consecutive championships, and the Coppa Italia has reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League. It seems that Inter Milan head coach Mr. Li Ang is very confident that he can hold all three championship trophies..." - "Milan

Sports News.

Not only the Italian media, but other European media also paid attention to the Italian reports, which even caused some waves.

The pro-Barcelona Catalan media "Daily Sports" criticized Liang for being too arrogant and lacking respect for his opponents, and strongly called on Barcelona to teach Liang a lesson during the game and settle old and new scores together this time.

Obviously, as Inter Milan's opponent in the UEFA Champions League semi-finals, the people of Barcelona were extremely dissatisfied with Li Ang for actually skipping Barcelona and setting his sights directly on the final final and the championship trophy.

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In fact, the current situation in Barcelona can be said to be relatively bad.

It is Florentino's policy to have one superstar every year. Calderon did not inherit the legacy of his predecessor. Instead, Laporta learned the defeat strategy from his mortal enemy. It should be said that Begilistan and Soriano had a bad relationship last summer.

The signings were very successful. Toure Yaya, Milito and Abidal have all become indispensable main players for Barcelona this season, but the introduction of Henry is indeed questionable. The fourth superstar has become unstable in the Barcelona locker room.

factors, and the Frenchman no longer performs very well on the court. Most of the time, Barcelona still relies on Messi, Eto'o and even Bojan to dominate the world.

If Barcelona's introduction is quite successful, then there is really a big problem with selling. In the summer of 2006, Barcelona let go of the outstanding veteran Larsson, and then purged Van Bommel to Bayern Munich. In 2007

In the summer of 2016, Barcelona let go of Paris hero Belletti, attacking defender Van Bronckhorst, and the only pure winger Giuly. As a result, in fact, Barcelona's lineup that has performed quite well in the past two seasons has been replaced by two

Halfway through the summer, when these hard-working players left one after another, Barcelona suffered from the pain of running-in caused by the addition of new players.

In addition, for Barcelona, ​​what makes matters worse is that injuries within the team also occur unexpectedly.

Puyol was injured at the end of the 2006-07 season. This was just the beginning of a large-scale injury in Barcelona. Eto'o was injured in the Gamper Cup, Messi was injured in the Mestalla, and Toure was injured in the African Cup of Nations.

, Ronaldinho, Deco and Henry suffered constant injuries. Towards the end of the season, Dos Santos and Milito fell one after another. Injuries are tormenting Barcelona's weak lineup.

Rijkaard often seems to be stretched thin when arranging his troops. You must know that Esquero, Gudjohnson and Edmilson are simply unable to bear the heavy responsibility.

If Barcelona also suffered from injuries during its glory years, then the disaster that is more serious than injuries this season is internal friction. In fact, this tradition has a long history at Camp Nou. Eto'o broke out at the end of last season.

The bombardment made the conflicts in the Barcelona locker room completely public. Although Laporta once vowed to publish a so-called Ten Commandments, the friction in the locker room in the new season has only increased. Rijkaard's weak character

It also contributed to the arrogance of the players to a certain extent. Edmilson's black sheep gate, Deco's nightclub gate, Ronaldinho's fake injury gate, Eto'o's strike gate, it was so chaotic.

How can there be so-called cohesion in the locker room?

Barcelona's dressing room is already very uneven. What's worse is that the Camp Nou fans and the Catalan media have already had enough. Deco, Eto'o and Henry were booed in the final game at Camp Nou.

It's just a special case. This is just a concentrated outburst of fans venting their dissatisfaction, including the white handkerchiefs flying all over the sky before. Camp Nou fans have been extremely disappointed with this team. The Catalan media also did not play a good role. Krui

Her husband's role as a commander behind the scenes is becoming more and more disgusting. Frequently exposed transfer rumors and locker room scandals have also caused headaches for the club. Laporta has repeatedly made missteps at critical moments. Without a good person,

Due to the external environment, it would be difficult for Barcelona to recover. It was under such circumstances that Leon acquired Deco from Barcelona at a small cost.

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Of course, in the eyes of the Barcelona media, the biggest problem for the Barcelona team is that head coach Frank Rijkaard is overwhelmed with his responsibilities.

Since losing to Li Ang's Inter Milan in the UEFA Champions League final in the 2005/2006 season, the criticism of Barcelona coach Rijkaard has stopped. In the eyes of the Barcelona media, Barcelona 4-3-3

In other words, after Rijkaard's 4-3-3 tactical weakness was discovered by Li Ang, it was discovered by the whole of Europe. Black Swan forgot a very key thing. The team's tactics should be built around the players.

After large-scale personnel changes, many people are not accustomed to 4-3-3, and Henry is the best example. At critical moments, Rijkaard obviously lacks flexibility. Perhaps he is too incompetent or lacks courage. Anyway, Barcelona

The media doesn't like Rijkaard right now, and rumors about Rijkaard's dismissal are stirred up almost every few weeks.

It's no wonder that Barcelona people are dissatisfied. Thirty-two rounds of La Liga have been played. Barcelona is 9 points behind the leader Real Madrid with six rounds left in the league. Now, they put all their hopes for the season.

The UEFA Champions League championship was won. Under such circumstances, Li Ang actually "crazyly" claimed to lock in the UEFA Champions League championship. This made the Barcelona people who had long had a deep hatred for Li Ang angry.

"Want to win the championship? Ask us first if we agree!" Barcelona media angrily denounced Leon.

In response, an enthusiastic media reporter 'conveyed' Barcelona's angry condemnation to Li Ang. Li Ang was stunned for a moment. What he was thinking about now was the Italian Cup semi-finals with Lazio and the UEFA Champions League semi-finals with Barcelona in a week.

Well, he didn't expect that there would be a commotion in Barcelona at this time.

"What I have to consider now is the game against Lazio." Li Ang frowned and said, "Barcelona? It's not time to consider Barcelona yet."

Conscience of heaven and earth, Li Ang really didn't mean to look down on Barcelona this time, he was just telling the truth.

However, later in the Catalan media's description, Li Ang's words completely changed and became "Li Ang is extremely arrogant, and there is no Barcelona in his eyes"...


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