Chapter 441: Maradona: I like Lee, Mourinho's tactics are crimes!
At the end of the game, some people were happy and some were sad.
Atletico Madrid were singing and dancing, while Chelsea was in mourning.
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The atmosphere in the visiting team's locker room was lively.
Garcia and other players started dancing. Li Chuanqi wanted to join in, but unfortunately there was still an ice pack wrapped around his left ankle, making it difficult to move.
At this moment, the door to the locker room opened, and Simeone walked in with a stout, short middle-aged man.
Maradona?!
The locker room fell silent instantly.
Simeone smiled happily and said: "The football king has come to visit us! Applause!"
Thunderous applause and screams broke out.
Li Chuanqi stood up. This was his first meeting with Maradona and he was a little excited.
The impression given by this person is not that good. He is unruly, drug addict, and has an illegitimate child...
But his talent has been recognized all over the world and he has become the second player in the world to hold the title of "Ball King".
Maradona waved to the players: "Congratulations to Atletico Madrid for reaching the Champions League final!"
We Atletico...
In an instant, Maradona and Atletico Madrid players got closer.
Players came forward to hug the legend.
Hesitant and unable to move, Li Chuanqi was the last one to hug Maradona.
"How's your ankle?"
Maradona was concerned about Li Chuanqi's injury.
"It's not a big problem. You should just rest for a few days and be fine."
Li Chuanqi felt that this person was not a person with high emotional intelligence as the outside world said.
Maradona said: "Don't be careless. You are still young. You need to go to the hospital for a careful examination!"
Simeone said quickly: "When we get back to Madrid, we will go to the hospital!"
Maradona patted Li Chuanqi's arm: "I'm optimistic about you, you remind me of when I was playing football on the court.
What a pity, if you had been born decades earlier and we had partnered together..."
Simeone laughed and said: "Yes, if Li had been born a few decades earlier, we could have played together... hahaha..."
Laughter erupted in the locker room.
Maradona suddenly shook his head and said: "No, it's good now. I have my era and you have your own!"
Atletico Madrid players nodded.
Maradona's arrival really made Atletico Madrid players happy, as they saw the passer on the green field up close.
Costa gave Maradona's arrival a name - the historic meeting between the king and the king!
One is a former football champion and the other is a future football champion.
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Maradona left the Atletico Madrid locker room and was "caught" by the Argentine media shortly after, asking him to express his views on tonight's game.
Maradona thought for a while and said: "This is a real football match. Both sides played to their own level and gave us several wonderful goals.
In comparison, Atletico Madrid plays with more confidence, while Chelsea focuses more on how to commit fouls."
Seeing that the ball king was talking about the game, the reporter immediately asked: "Li scored a hat trick tonight, what is your impression of him?"
Maradona's expression became rich: "Lee left a deep impression on me tonight. I have often seen his name in the media in the past two years, which made me interested in him!
Because when they mentioned Li, they also mentioned me.
So I found some videos of Li’s games and watched them.
After reading it, I realized that this young man is really amazing!
It is said that during the warm-up tonight, he showed off his skills to the fans, but it was a pity that I had not entered the stadium at that time."
Maradona immediately returned the topic to the game: "Lee impressed me deeply for another very important reason.
With Chelsea's intensity and unreasonable defense, he actually scored three wonderful goals!
This is very difficult to do!
Chelsea has always given me a good impression, and Mourinho is also a great coach, but I don't agree with his tactical arrangements tonight.
Chelsea players frequently fouled Lee, even causing him to be injured and taken off the field for treatment.
His tactical arrangement is a crime!
Football needs players like Li, and players like him are the key to maintaining the charm of football.
But Mourinho wants to ruin it all!
He should reflect on what he wants to leave to football.
Why geniuses like Van Basten and Ronaldo left the court early is because of the existence of people like Mourinho.
I think the football rules should be revised and the penalties for flagrant fouls should be more severe!
What attracts fans to the scene is the wonderful performance of the players, not turning football into a wrestling ring or a wrestling match!"
Maradona fired directly at Mourinho.
"There was such a large-scale conflict on the field, and he must be responsible for it!"
Maradona became more and more angry as he talked: "Everyone is looking forward to this game, but what kind of game did he give us? Without those wonderful goals, this would be a very ugly game!
He could have turned this game into a classic, but because of his inappropriate tactical arrangements, the game was dull and lethargic.
A football match is not a wrestling match, coaches should find ways to stimulate players' passion and unleash their offensive and defensive talents."
Maradona criticized Mourinho rudely.
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At the post-match press conference, visiting team coach Simeone took the lead.
"We are a great team, I said before the game, we are not afraid of any challenge, and we finally did it!"
Simeone said into the microphone: "We played very hard tonight, the opponent's defensive tactics... To be honest, I have never seen such a defense, which opened my eyes.
Under such difficult circumstances, we still won the game and Lee completed a hat trick.
This just shows how powerful we are!”
The Argentinian was dissatisfied with the referee's penalty: "The referee's several penalty decisions are questionable. He did not follow the principle of advantage. We clearly had a chance to score, but he stopped the game.
The large-scale conflict that occurred today has a lot to do with the referee's penalty!"
When talking about the final, he said: "We are very familiar with each other, so the game is very difficult, and we are ready to deal with all kinds of difficulties!
Judging from the battle situation this season, we are still confident.
Some people say that even if Atletico Madrid reaches the final, it will be difficult to defeat Real Madrid and win the championship.
I disagree with this statement and view.
It is true that my players and I have no experience in the Champions League final, but what does that mean?
They haven't reached the finals in many years.
Even if we have less experience than them, what does it mean?
Tonight's opponents, whether they are coaches or players, have more experience in the Champions League knockout stages than us, but we are the ones who win! We are the ones who advance!
Experience is important, but we cannot be superstitious about experience.
Tonight’s victory gives us a lot of confidence and we are full of desire for the championship!”
Li Chuanqi's injury is one of the focuses of reporters' attention.
Simeone said: "Li's health is very important to us. After returning to Madrid, we will go to the hospital for consultation immediately."
After Simeone left, Mourinho made his debut.
"Unfortunately, we did not achieve our goals tonight."