Chapter Five Hundred and Fifty First Knowing Preciousness After Losing
In this eye-catching battle, no one won or lost in the end. The final score was 2 to 2, and the two sides ended in a draw in the first round.
Such a draw is a very good situation for Inter Milan, but for Chelsea, it is not an easy thing to handle. At the press conference after the game, Dick thanked himself enthusiastically
The players thanked them for bringing back an extremely outstanding result from the away game. With such an advantage, Dick firmly believed that his team would be able to win at home and eventually enter the semi-finals!
He praised his team so much. Mourinho naturally knew what Dick was planning. The advantage of two away goals was not that big, not to mention it was only a draw, but in the eyes of many people, this result was already
Very good situation...
Originally, even if public opinion was unfavorable to Chelsea, Mourinho could use his influence to prevent the team from being affected in this way. However, at such a critical moment, something went wrong internally.
Abramovich expressed his dissatisfaction with Mourinho through people around him for choosing to be conservative when he was leading in this game. Although Mourinho strongly stated that there was nothing wrong with his approach, when the pressure from the top began to sway
When he was dissatisfied with Mourinho, it also affected the conflicts in the locker room to a great extent.
Wherever there are people, there are rivers and lakes. Even if Mourinho has almost turned the entire Chelsea dressing room into a monolith in the past two years, it is impossible for everyone to follow Chelsea's lead. After all, Mourinho is only the head coach.
What the players receive is the salary given by the club. To a certain extent, the relationship between the head coach and the players is not that of superiors and subordinates, but that of colleagues...
Even if the head coach has management rights over the players, when the higher-ups begin to show dissatisfaction with the head coach, the players also have the ability to confront the head coach. This has always been the case, even with Mourinho.
, when encountering this situation, it will be difficult for him to fully control the locker room again.
Under such circumstances, it becomes very difficult for Mourinho to make public opinion within the team more confident, not to mention that he does not have much time, only one week.
In the weekend league, the high-spirited Inter Milan, despite sending a large number of substitutes in this game, still defeated Reggina 2-0 in the away game, which was fighting for relegation, while Chelsea encountered strong rival Tote in the league.
Tottenham Hotspur, Mourinho sent a large number of main players in the game, and finally relied on Carvalho's goal to barely defeat the opponent 1-0. After this game, Mourinho could barely control it.
The team's military morale - this is one of the reasons why he would rather risk letting most of the main players play. If there is a problem in the league at this time, the impact will be greater. Only by maintaining continued victory in the league can we
Let the team ensure its best condition when facing the next game!
Through various methods and the opponent's internal problems, Dick finally gained an absolute advantage in terms of "power" against Chelsea before his home game. Public opinion, strength, state, physical fitness...Inter Milan has already occupied them all.
With such an advantage, although it cannot be said absolutely that they will be able to win, it has given Inter Milan the greatest hope of victory!
Public opinion, everyone thinks that Inter Milan has a great advantage now; strength and reality, Inter Milan can qualify as long as they get a zero-0 at home, and judging from the first round of the game, as long as one side defends with all its strength, then
It is very difficult for the opponent to score goals; in terms of strength, the two sides are equally matched, but Inter Milan is not affected by injuries now, while Chelsea is full of injured soldiers; in terms of status, it has been in decline since a long time ago.
Chelsea began to consciously let the main players adjust their status to perform better in mid-week, but Chelsea could not do this because they still have a lot of things to do in the league; in terms of physical fitness, Inter Milan's main players were comfortable at the weekend.
After resting comfortably for a week, Chelsea's main players had a fierce battle with Tottenham...
These are not the most important factors that determine victory or defeat, but they are very critical factors. After gaining the upper hand on these factors, Dick believes that as long as his luck is not bad enough, he will definitely be able to defeat this big player.
Trouble, take a solid step in the Champions League!
Inter Milan has not received any favors in the schedule this season, but this season is also when the European giants begin to have problems. After passing Chelsea, no matter who the next opponent is, Inter Milan will be better in terms of strength.
Occupy a considerable advantage!
On April 11th, Tuesday night at 8:30, Inter Milan welcomed Chelsea at San Siro!
In this game, Mourinho made fine adjustments to the starting lineup for this game. Essien was placed at the right back to strengthen defense, while Mikel appeared in the midfield with Ballack.
Lampard and Makelele formed the midfield. On the front line, Ukrainian nuclear warhead Shevchenko appeared in the starting lineup to partner with Drogba, and Adriano appeared on the bench.
Dick did not make many changes to the starting lineup. Goalkeeper Cesar, defender Maicon, Zanetti, Cannavaro, Materazzi. The only changes appeared in the midfield, Yaya Toure and
Figo did not play in this game. Perrotta and Stankovic formed the midfield with Mascherano and Sneijder, and the striker was still the combination of Ibrahimovic and Morientes.
The two sides were in close combat from the beginning of the game. Inter Milan was slightly more defensive, while Chelsea wanted to play the game faster from the beginning. At least they did not want the game to end zero to zero.
Inter Milan actually did not want to end the game zero to zero. The defensive bias was just a strategy in this game, not something that must be done. In the final analysis, Dick did not expect to be able to defeat Chelsea throughout the game.
The ball can't be scored. This is unrealistic and unscientific. The main reason is that although Mourinho has barely controlled the team's emotions, the mentality of the entire Chelsea team at this time is radical. Mourinho
Supporters of Austria want to regain the team's confidence in Mourinho through victory as soon as possible. They are suspicious of Mourinho. It is not easy for such a team to work together.
One thing.
After a difficult back and forth, Inter Milan took the lead in scoring in the 30th minute. Sneijder took the ball in the middle and made a beautiful long pass to the right. Ibrahimovic received the ball and forced a breakthrough, breaking through Ashley Cole.
After the defense, the ball was passed into the penalty area. Tony fell to the ground and shot before Carvalho and Terry blocked it, breaking Cech's ten-finger barrier!
When the cheers and shouts of Inter Milan fans rang out in the stands, Dick stood up and clapped his hands on the field.
In the attack just now, although several Inter Milan players showed a high level, Chelsea's defense also had some problems. There were some problems with the cooperation between Carvalho and Terry, so that Toni's shot was blocked.
At that time, no one could stop him - obviously, Carvalho was Mourinho's direct descendant, but Terry... was one of the factors that made Mourinho sacked a year later. The combination of these two people appeared.
It's completely normal to have any questions.
"It's really boring. Such an outstanding opponent has some problems internally..." Dick thought as if he was getting an advantage and was acting like a good boy.
In fact, if several of the opponents that could pose the greatest threat to Inter Milan in the Champions League this season had not had their own problems, Dick would not have been very sure that he could successfully defend the championship - because it can be said that UEFA cannot make concessions in this regard.
In the local area, no team has been able to successfully defend the Champions League since its restructuring. All defending champions will definitely encounter more schedule difficulties in the next games, although they will not seriously control the results of the games.
When the strength is almost close, the difficulty of the schedule will largely determine the possibility of winning the championship. Just like Brazil in 2002, no matter how well they performed, if they had not only faced England in the knockout rounds,
If we support the former world champion and meet the world champion all the way, Brazil may be in a very bad situation.
The experience of Inter Milan this season is very obvious. They met Valencia in the first round and Chelsea in the second round. Dick has the confidence to win the defending championship. There are many external favorable circumstances.
But Chelsea has outstanding abilities after all. Although they were at a disadvantage and conceded a goal in the first half, they controlled Inter Milan's offense well and did not allow Inter Milan to expand their lead. Shortly after the start of the second half,
They tenaciously equalized the score!
Essien made a pass from the right, and Drogba's shot in the penalty area was bravely saved by Cesar. Adriano, who came on as a substitute, made a supplementary shot in front of the goal! Mourinho used it during the halftime break.
Adriano replaced Mikel and took the risk of stacking offensive players and finally paid off!
Unfortunately, this equalizing goal was not enough for Chelsea to qualify. In the following time, they could only take risks and launch attacks. The gaps in the backcourt began to become larger and larger. Dick adjusted his tactics in time.
, Inter Milan began to focus on defensive counterattacks, and in the 83rd minute, Ibrahimovic distributed the ball. Perrotta, who was inserted from the wing, volleyed directly into the near corner from a small angle. The ball passed from Cech.
The hand flew into a blind spot quickly, and Inter Milan took the lead again!
This goal was also the last goal in this game. Relying on such a goal, Inter Milan defeated Chelsea with a total score of 4 to 3 and entered the semi-finals of the Champions League!
When the referee blew the whistle to end the game, Dick breathed a sigh of relief - he finally won. You must know that he was under a lot of pressure before the end of the game. Although Chelsea was in chaos, they also attacked tenaciously.
At the last moment, if one goes wrong, it is very likely that the opponent will equalize the score and drag it into overtime - Inter Milan can be forced to this point under various chaotic circumstances. Chelsea is worthy of Mourinho.
A team that O'Brien has managed for three years!
Dick felt that he should thank Abu. It was precisely because of him that the Iron Legion had various problems that could be exploited. However, Dick did not feel that what he did was wrong - he did not
Let Abu have to do this...
After adjusting his clothes, Dick walked towards Mourinho.
Although he lost the game, Mourinho still held his head high. In the three years at Chelsea, his team was very competitive in the Champions League, but they always encountered the most difficult schedule...
"Sometimes, you don't realize how valuable something is until you lose it." Dick said to Mourinho without thinking. Looking at Mourinho who was a little confused, he did not explain.
Because he knows that Mourinho will always understand the meaning of this sentence in the future.
It was not until a few years later, when Mourinho returned to Chelsea as a savior, that he truly understood the meaning of this sentence.
