Chapter 359: The Group of Death and the Best Coach
"Hi there."
When Dick appeared in a local hotel in Monaco on the evening of August 28th, which was also the scene of the UEFA Champions League grouping ceremony and last season's best awards, when he got off the car
, happened to bump into Porto head coach Jose Mourinho who had also just stepped out of the car.
In the gossip before the game, the most powerful contenders for the best coach in Europe last season were the two championship coaches-Dick led Dortmund to win the league and Champions League double crown, while Mourinho was
Led Porto to win the Triple Crown - Portuguese League, Portuguese Cup and UEFA Cup!
They were competitors for the best coach in Europe last season, and one day later they will compete for the European Super Cup at the Stade Louis II. Dick is undoubtedly the hottest young coach in Europe, and in his early 40s,
Mourinho is also a rising star among the new generation of coaches in European football.
Now, these two people met under such circumstances - even Mourinho was stunned. Although he had met Dick when he was in Barcelona, at this time...
However, Dick seemed to have no accident and walked towards Mourinho on his own initiative, and then extended his hand to him.
Mourinho was stunned for a moment, then with a smile on his lips, he held Dick's hand: "Hello, Dick."
The shutters of countless reporters around him were all lit up. Dick was smiling, holding Mourinho's hand with one hand, and making a "V" with the other hand towards the reporters' cameras...
This action made Mourinho a little bit dumbfounded. He was originally a head coach who liked to show off, but at this time, he felt that he should be more calm, otherwise his style would overlap with Dick...
Although when he became the assistant coach of Barcelona, Dick was nothing, but now Dick is already a two-time Champions League winner, and he has just achieved good results in Porto, but still lacks some foundation.
"I didn't expect you to have achieved such an achievement now..." Mourinho said with some sigh.
"You're not bad either... To be honest, leaving Barcelona is a good choice. I watched many of your games last season, and they don't fit Barcelona's style. If you continue to stay in Barcelona, you will only be an assistant coach."
Instead of having the current scenery." Dick let go of his hand and said.
Mourinho turned around and walked towards the hotel with Dick. As he walked, he said: "That's it...but why did you think about going to Barcelona to be the head coach of the youth team? Your style is not suitable for Barcelona.
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"I was still young at the time and didn't think carefully enough." Dick said shamelessly: "And my style is changeable. I can also perform very well in Barcelona... I didn't see me with a horse.
When competing, are you playing the most fluid and gorgeous offense in Europe?"
Mourinho was speechless again - Boss, are you sure you are not joking? Yes, Atletico Madrid sometimes plays very gorgeously, but at some critical moments, you rely on the iron barrel formation to get what you want.
The result...
"There will be a match tomorrow... Jose, you have to pay attention. I am very familiar with your team, but my team has already changed most of its main players." Dick continued.
Mourinho smiled slightly and was not moved by Dick's words: "But the strength of your team has dropped a lot, but my team is stronger than last season."
"Then let's take a look... I am very interested in the European Super Cup... Apart from the European Cup Winners' Cup that has disappeared, the only honor in Europe that I have not won is the European Super Cup."
Dick remained calm and continued talking.
"Where is the Toyota Cup?" Mourinho asked calmly.
"That's a worldwide competition..." Dick replied with a smile.
Mourinho was speechless again. An omission was caught by Dick. This guy is indeed the best coach who can rely on the opponent's slightest opening to stalk and expand his advantage. Even in verbal exchanges, this style is the same.
When the two walked into the hotel conference hall side by side, the eyes of everyone else in the hall fell on them - for the entire European football world, these two people are undoubtedly the representatives of the new generation of young coaches, and
Compared with them, Benitez has not won a championship yet, and Ancelotti also lacks a heavyweight championship. The honors they have achieved are enough to make most head coaches ashamed.
However, although the two people walked in as if they were familiar with each other and had a good relationship, after entering the hall, they both walked in different directions in unison. Dick walked to the left, and sat with him.
Ferguson and Hitzfield played there
Say hello, and then sat down among them, while Mourinho walked to the right, without saying hello to anyone, but directly found a place to sit down where no one was around, and then took the
He took out a small notebook and lowered his head not knowing what he was writing.
After all the coaches have arrived, the draw ceremony for the Champions League will now officially begin.
As the champions, Dortmund is naturally a first-tier team. Others determine the first-tier teams based on points. Milan and Milan are ranked second-tier teams with a slight disadvantage. This means that this season, it is very likely that
A death group appears.
What makes Dick regretful is that Atletico Madrid failed to enter the Champions League this season - after they were eliminated from the Champions League last season, there was chaos in the team, and a period of consecutive winlessness caused them to fall out of the top four.
After that, although they were desperately trying to catch up, they still missed the Champions League. Just as unlucky as them were Barcelona and Valencia. In addition to Real Madrid and Deportivo La Coruna, the four La Liga teams in this year's Champions League were the other two.
The team is a bit surprising Real Sociedad and Celta Vigo!
This caused another earthquake in Atletico Madrid this season. Cruz, Capdevila, Makelele and other players have all left - Cruz moved to Inter Milan, and Capdevila transferred to Inter Milan.
To Deportivo, Makelele was poached by Chelsea at a high price. Atletico Madrid now is completely different from the Atletico Madrid when Dick was there...
Dick could only sigh about this. Aragones resigned after the end of the season. Dick didn't care who the new head coach was. Anyway, it would be very difficult for Atletico Madrid to return to its previous state -
It's only been a year.
The draw ceremony was proceeding in an orderly manner, and Dortmund was assigned to the last group. Before this, there had been a trend of groups of death. Arsenal and Inter Milan were in the same group, and Lazio and Chelsea were also in the same group.
group……
When Platini drew the second-tier team in the seventh group and it was Chelsea, the whole scene started to be in an uproar - there is only one team left in the second-tier group that has not yet been drawn. You can know it without drawing.
Who is in the same group as Dortmund - that's AC Milan!
The champion and runner-up of last season's Champions League are in the same group!
Dick smiled bitterly - he really wanted to curse at this moment - damn UEFA, how can you still have any conscience? I praised you so much before, why would you return to a group like this?
However, this matter is not over yet...
"The third-tier team in Group H is Ajax!"
"The team in the fourth tier of Group H is Celta Vigo!"
Dick's whole body is in bad shape. It doesn't matter if he is in the same group as AC Milan. If the other two opponents are weaker, there should be no problem in the group appearance, but...the current Ajax team is Ajax.
The last batch of the best of the Jax youth training camp. Although Chivu has left, Van der Vaart, Ibrahimovic and other top players are still in the team. They are definitely not an easy opponent to deal with, and Celta Vigo last season was able to
Defeating teams such as Barcelona, Valencia and Atletico Madrid to enter the Champions League, it will definitely not be an ordinary person. If it was last season, Dick would have nothing to fear. However, with Dortmund's experience and strength this season, he wants to start from
It is indeed very difficult for this group to advance. Even if they narrowly escape and advance, how much energy will they still have to play in the league and knockout rounds?
But soon, after Dick smiled bitterly twice, he returned to normal. In fact, Dick was mentally prepared for this situation. He had won the Champions League for two consecutive years. Last season, he had a different one.
The club has not broken the record of no team defending the Champions League since its restructuring, and this season, UEFA will not give him this opportunity again. There is no reason to let UEFA's biggest money-spinner become Dick's stage alone...
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What begins next is the selection of the best players in Europe last season.
Maybe it is to make up for Dick. Lehmann won the best goalkeeper in Europe last season, Carlos was elected the best defender in Europe, Nedvěd was awarded the best midfielder in Europe, Ruud Ruud was awarded the best forward in Europe, and Marty
After Nicky won the European Champions Cup Lifetime Achievement Award, Ma Kai won the European Golden Boot Award, and Celtic won the Fair Play Award, Dick beat Mourinho and won the honor of the Best Coach in Europe - you must know that there are legends before
, Dick will share the honor of the best coach in Europe with Mourinho. It is probably because UEFA has considered assigning Dortmund such an outrageous group, and is afraid that Dick will go crazy if he can no longer exclusively enjoy the honor of the best coach in Europe.
, so Mourinho became a victim...
However, even so, they did not expect that Dick would still be dissatisfied.
If you don’t give me face, I don’t need to give you face. This is Dick’s usual style. Since his previous goodwill towards UEFA has achieved such a result, Dick feels that there is no need to wrong himself anymore.
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"I'm very happy to receive this award. It proves that my efforts last season have been recognized. If it were normal times, I might be happy to celebrate, but at this time, I don't have the energy to express how happy I am.
...Because the season has begun and the war has begun. At this time, the first thing I have to consider is how to work next so that I can survive in such a group... Although we may be the most outrageous group.
The defending champion, however, in front of Dortmund, any difficulty should not be called difficulty, because we are Dortmund! No difficulty will stop us, we will still try our best to compete for every championship. I can get this award,
It was due to the outstanding efforts of the Dortmund players last season, and I would like to thank them here, thank you all."
After saying this quickly, Dick quickly walked off the stage, then put the crystal product into his pocket in full view of everyone, and then sat down.
"This guy really has a personality..." Such a thought flashed through the minds of all the head coaches.
