Barcelona's Gamble Sports City has a very obvious feature. When it was originally designed, the designer designed two parking lots according to the terrain characteristics. All external vehicles were arranged in the external parking lot at the entrance of the sports city, and all internal vehicles
All go up the slope to the second floor and park in the internal parking lot.
In other words, the entire Gamber Sports City is at the height of the second floor. Coupled with the integrally poured concrete walls, the confidentiality of the entire sports city is very strict. In addition, it is surrounded by one-story buildings. It is basically difficult for outsiders to see from the outside.
On the road, we spied on what was happening at the training ground.
Today is another day to hold a press conference.
Reporters drove to Gamber Sports City one after another.
When I first entered the building, I found that the club's security personnel had already blocked the ramp leading to the training base, indicating that all external vehicles should be parked in the external parking lot, and then go directly to the press conference site through the external passage on the first floor of the training building.
Unless you get official permission from Barcelona, it will still be very difficult to enter the training ground.
Previously, reporters secretly sneaked into the ramp and training building, which affected the team's preparations. Coach Mourinho was furious. Every time it was opened to the outside world, Gamber Sports City put in great efforts in security.
The Champions League semi-finals are about to begin, and you can tell from the number of parking lots in the parking lot that there are quite a few reporters present today.
Sure enough, as soon as they entered the press conference hall, they found that it was already in a commotion.
Media reporters from all over the world came here to get first-hand information.
The most important thing is the first leg of the next Champions League semi-finals, Barcelona vs. Manchester City at home.
The other semi-final is Bayern Munich versus Chelsea.
Both teams in the Premier League this season are very surprising, even shocking.
The first is Manchester City. This is the first time in Manchester City's history that they have participated in the Champions League. Players such as head coach Guardiola and Kompany have also participated in the Champions League for the first time. They can be described as veritable rookies in the Champions League.
However, this team first passed the test of the death group in the group stage, and then defeated AC Milan and Real Madrid in the knockout round, successfully advancing to the semi-finals.
Su Dong can be said to have contributed a lot, but Manchester City's overall strength is also the guarantee of the team's combat effectiveness.
Chelsea is also surprising, because after the coaching change, this team suddenly performed extremely vigorously in the Champions League, repeatedly defeated strong opponents, and reached the semi-finals. It can be said that everyone was extremely surprised.
The Italian coach Di Matteo, who temporarily put out the fire, has become famous because of this, and there is even the possibility of becoming a permanent member.
Survival from desperate situations is often the most charming moment in football.
Therefore, the two Champions League semi-finals this season have attracted much attention, and Manchester City's visit to Camp Nou has attracted worldwide attention, attracting many media reporters.
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Fifteen minutes late, Barcelona's head coach Mourinho arrived, accompanied by assistant coach Tito Vilanova and Barcelona's press officer.
In the past few years of coaching Barcelona, Mourinho's hair has basically turned white, and he is also very stubborn and refuses to dye it, which makes him look a little thin now, but he really has a certain charm.
Media reporters and fans who have been following Barcelona for a long time will find that Mourinho has not seen a smile on his body for a long time.
It's the same today.
The Portuguese madman walked into the venue with a notepad and waved to everyone as he walked, with a cold face the whole time.
His current situation is indeed difficult.
As early as a long time ago, there have been rumors in the media that Barcelona was going to change their coach.
The earliest target was Guardiola, but unfortunately, Guardiola later renewed his contract with Manchester City, so he moved to other targets, which caused a lot of hype, as if Mourinho had resigned.
This made Mourinho very dissatisfied and criticized the media's behavior many times. However, Barcelona officials did not come forward to refute the rumors, which made him very passive. Moreover, the team's performance has indeed reached the lowest point since coaching Barcelona.
Many people are now speculating what Mourinho plans to do when he plays against Manchester City.
If he loses to Manchester City, then loses to Real Madrid in the El Clasico, and loses two championship trophies in succession, Mourinho will definitely sack him. He can only survive from the desperate situation, win Manchester City and Real Madrid, and reach the final of the Champions League.
, reversed Real Madrid in La Liga, and he had the opportunity to stay at Camp Nou.
But this is very difficult for Mourinho.
His opponents not only come from the court, but also from the locker room, from the management, from the media and the fans.
From the first day he coached Barcelona, he was destined to be enemies with a lot of people.
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This is a routine event.
According to UEFA regulations, the 18-man roster must be announced before the game.
The Barcelona press officer also strictly followed the past procedures and introduced the upcoming game. At the same time, Mourinho announced the 18-man roster, and then entered the media question session.
The main question still focuses on the game between Barcelona and Manchester City.
Mourinho also emphasized as always that he is familiar with Sudong and Manchester City. He believes that his team can restrain Manchester City, and he believes that Barcelona can defeat the opponent at home.
But some media outlets just want to demolish him.
For example, a Catalan tabloid asked him: Why is he so confident that he can beat Manchester City?
"You said the same thing before the European Super Cup, but what was the result? Every time you met Su Dong, you said you knew him very well, but what was the result? Have you ever won once?"
Although Mourinho was mentally prepared for such a pointed question, when it appeared, the Portuguese madman was still extremely annoyed and angry because he really felt extremely aggrieved.
But in the end, he could only reply that he and his team would prove themselves with their performance on the court.
But doubts are still loud.
The Catalan media paid special attention to one issue, that is, before the game, some media revealed that Mourinho would adopt conservative tactics. This made Mourinho very angry and believed that someone inside the locker room had leaked it to the outside world.
His secret is that he even wants to catch the mole in the locker room.
Needless to say, the final result was that there was a lot of excitement in the locker room, but nothing was found.
In the Barcelona dressing room, Mourinho is a complete outsider.
It is now, it was before and it always will be!
The media reporters below asked questions very urgently, each question became more pointed than the last, and Mourinho began to feel a little annoyed.
He remained silent at first, and when all the media reporters gradually fell silent, he spoke again.
"I know that you are thinking about how to concoct news all the time. I also know that many of you are making multiple preparations. No matter whether we lose or win, you all have something to say. For you, this is just a keyboard.
Just type a few more words."
"But for me and my team, we need to do more, be more precise, and be more rigorous."
"I have never believed that any team should follow the so-called tradition. In my philosophy, winning is tradition, and winning is tradition. If you can't win, you can't bring victory to the team, that's bullshit.
But some people don't think so, so I'm always being questioned."
Mourinho's voice rang in the press conference hall, and everyone fell silent, silently stopping, and silently taking notes.
"I always hope to be able to arrange tactics according to the actual situation of the team to win, but some people always feel that I should listen to them. Why? Why? If they were replaced to coach this team, they could
Are they doing better than me? Can they guarantee that if I listen to them, the team will definitely win?"
Everyone was silent.
Mourinho's coaching at Barcelona has been successful, at least in terms of results.
No matter who is replaced, even if Cruyff personally coaches, they may not be able to do better than Mourinho.
So why does he still receive so much criticism and criticism?
"Because it is always easy to blame and criticize others. You only need to use your words and type on the keyboard. But if you want to lead a team to win, you can't just rely on your words and keyboard. This is what I do at Barcelona.
Value and meaning.”
Mourinho has been holding these words in his heart for a long time. There are many things that he really cannot say because they relate to some internal secrets. Speaking of them would be tantamount to breaking a taboo.
But he really had had enough.
"Aren't you always guessing about my tactics? Are you always guessing about my lineup? Are you always trying to get big news from me?"
Mourinho asked with some anger, like a bolt from the blue, it exploded in the press conference hall.
Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then they all showed incredulous expressions.
Even Barcelona's press officer and assistant coach Vilanova, who was sitting next to Mourinho, couldn't believe it.
"I'm going to tell you now, my lineup for tomorrow night."
There was a loud thunder, which stunned everyone present.
Before anyone could react, Mourinho had already read out his entire lineup very quickly and in one go.
Finally, he pointed at all the media reporters present very domineeringly, "Remember them, I will use them to defeat Manchester City at Camp Nou, enter the Allianz Arena, and finally win the championship!"
After saying that, Mourinho turned around and left without any regrets.
From beginning to end, the whole process happened in a very short time, and the press officer and Vilanova didn't even have a chance to stop it.
By the time everyone reacted, Mourinho had already left.
Everyone left at the scene was stunned and couldn't believe what they had just seen and heard.
It is not unprecedented for a head coach to announce the lineup in advance, but this is definitely the first time that the lineup is suddenly announced before such an important game as the Champions League semi-finals.