Restricted Superstar

Chelsea were eliminated in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, which swept away the embarrassment of not winning the Premier League team in 45 years. The quarter-finals were drawn to the soft persimmon of CSKA Moscow. The morale of Inter Milan was extremely high, and they played away against Palermo on the weekend. In the game, Mourinho ranked a semi-main lineup, the result is still easy to win 3:1.

However, spirit is not a panacea. After playing Palermo, Inter Milan immediately ushered in Livorno at home in the middle of the week. Due to the fierce battle against Rome on the weekend, Inter Milan was a little distracted against Livorno, and was eventually defeated by Livorno. Warno drew 1:1.

Since Roma defeated Bologna in this round, the points difference between Inter Milan and second place Roma has been reduced to 4 points.

This is very unfavorable for Inter Milan, because Inter Milan is a third-line battle, especially the Champions League game, which involves a lot of energy for Inter Milan.

Roma is only fighting in the league and the Coppa Italia, and they defeated Udinese 2-0 in the first round of the Coppa Italia semi-final, which has little effect on their league.

Prior to this, Inter Milan has won 4 Serie A titles, Mourinho also won once, but no one wants to lose the league title, especially this season Inter Milan is in such a good state, it is very hopeful to get the first in Serie A history. A triple crown, Mourinho certainly does not want to give up this good opportunity to make history.

Although it’s the Devil’s schedule now, double matches for a week, after finishing Rome on the weekend, CSKA Moscow’s challenge will soon be ushered in the middle of the week, but CSKA Moscow’s strength is still slightly inferior. Mourinho is determined to seriously prepare for the battle with Rome Consolidate the advantage of the league first.

Roma is a bit different this season.

Before the start of the season, Roma had nothing to do in the transfer market. No one thought they had a chance to compete for the league championship. Everyone believed that the league championship this season would be decided among the three northern players Inter Milan, Milan and Juventus.

After the start of the league, Roma's performance was indeed very sluggish. In the first two rounds of the league, they lost to Genoa and Juventus. Meritorious coach Spalletti resigned and Ranieri, a tinkerer from Rome's youth training, became the fire-fighting coach.

No one is optimistic about Roma at the moment. However, in the absence of signings, Ranie used Spalletti’s original team to play a wave of 20 undefeated records, leaving Milan and Juventus behind, and international Milan's points gap caught up with only 4 points left, making the league champions suspense again, which is simply a miracle.

Mourinho and Ranieri have a deep connection. At the beginning of 1999, Mourinho was Van Gaal’s translator and assistant. Barcelona where they were located played against Ranieri’s Valencia three times within half a month. Ranieri won the game and the score was two 4:2 and one 3:2.

Five years later, in 2004, Ranieri was already the head coach of Chelsea at this moment. Mourinho became the head coach of Champions League champion Porto. The Russian rich man Abramovich who acquired Chelsea fired the tinker Ranieri and appointed Mourinho. As the Chelsea coach, the Madman led Chelsea to create the brilliance of two consecutive Premier League titles, and since then established the status of the world's famous coach.

In the 2008 Chiefs Cup, Juventus, led by Ranieri, lost 0-3 to Hamburg. He told reporters after the game: "I'm not like Mourinho, I don't need to prove myself through results."

Of course Mourinho couldn’t bear it. He retorted: “I think what he said is right. I always demand something from myself. I need a championship to confirm some things. That’s why I can win so much in my coaching career. Many champions. Ranieri is a man of strong will. He doesn't need a champion."

"He is almost 70. He has won the Super Bowl and some small honors. He is a little older, so it is difficult to change his mind. Yes, he is not young, but he hasn't won anything yet. I have spent several times. For a month, I learned 5 hours of Italian every day to ensure that I could communicate with the players, the media and the fans normally. Ranieri spent five years in England, but he even said'good morning' and'good afternoon' very difficult."

Then in the 12th round of the league, Inter Milan played against Rome. At that time, Inter Milan was fighting the Champions League. Mourinho was not in the mood to fight with Ranieri, and the two sides also drew 1:1 in the league.

Now, Roma has chased the points difference to 4 points and has become the number one enemy of the Inter Milan League. In the Coppa Italia, Inter Milan and Roma are also very likely to compete in the final. The severe situation has brought Mourinho and Ranieri. Two famous marshals with deep grievances were pushed to the forefront.

Belligerence is Mourinho's hallmark feature. In the Premier League, Ferguson and Wenger had personal feelings about this. Now they have met their old opponents. It just so happens that the Champions League opponents are not so strong. Mourinho finally provoke Ranieri.

"I went to Chelsea to replace Ranieri in 2004. This is obviously not my fault. It's just that the team told me they want to win, Ranieri can't let this happen. If people think he is a loser at Chelsea , I really can’t blame me. Ranieri has been trying to prove himself this season. He has done a good job. His 20 unbeaten record is only 10 less than ours, but I believe that Roma’s unbeaten should end here. Now, Ranieri doesn’t like championships, and I happen to be a person who wants adult beauty.”

The 59-year-old Ranieri is so mature. Of course he understands that Mourinho is irritating him and causing him to lose his calm, but Ranieri is not angry. He retorted: "If you deliberately create a fighting atmosphere, this is indeed A simple way to motivate the team. But sports is an important part of Italian society, Mourinho’s approach is like planting a time bomb. I am a sportsman, I love football. But I I don't like football like Mourinho. I am different from him. I like to respect others. I am willing to respect others. But Mourinho is not. Is Mourinho phenomenal? This is just the media. For me, he is just a good coach, and I will not add other adjectives."

Mourinho went on to retort: ​​"If it is simple to motivate the team, is there something simpler than Agnelli? He even let the players watch the movie "Gladiator" before the important game, the players are all adults No, it’s not a kid. If I let my team watch "Gladiator" together before a game, they will laugh, or find a doctor for me to see if I am sick. And I want to watch it before an important game The opponents have had at least ten recent games, hoping to discover their weaknesses. I spent more than ten hours on the computer running some programs to help my work, which is more complicated than watching a movie."

Ranieri said that football is not a simple game. It requires not only material, tactics, but also spirit. Mourinho's team is like robots. They only know fighting but not art.

The two famous coaches fought a war of words. Of course, the media will not be idle. In Italy, where everyone talks about tactics, Mourinho, a foreign coach, is destined to be an outsider. He can’t get support here, almost the media. We all support Ranieri, thinking that Mourinho is arrogant and mean, hoping that Ranieri's team can teach the madman a lesson and let him return from the sky to the earth.