The Ball at Your Feet

Arrangements between the parties in the fourth and fourth quarters

Updated: 2013-06-14

"It's against Liverpool again..."

After flipping through the newspaper, Abramovich looked up with a joking expression on his face, "This year, we haven't beaten Liverpool yet, have we?"

"The chicken sometimes has to be higher than the eagle, but the height of the eagle is never reached by the chicken." Mourinho immediately replied, "It is not difficult to win Liverpool."

These words made Abramovich nod slightly, "I believe these words. I have watched several games against Liverpool. It seems that we still have an advantage. But why didn't we win?"

"The first time, our formation has not been built yet." Mourinho said, "The second time, the attrition caused by injuries is too serious."

"Where is the League Cup final?" Abu asked with a smile.

"It was a good thing the idiot referee did. If it weren't for me to be sent off the court, the victory would be ours."

Abu shook his head and smiled helplessly, "José, how hard is it to make you surrender once?"

"If I give up easily, would you still think that I am the most suitable coach for Chelsea?"

Abu did not speak, and thought quietly for a while before speaking, "I like your character very much. You are very similar to me. If you don't admit defeat, you dare to fight, you have my shadow on you. But I have never I have thought about whether my personality is suitable for coaching the team. But how can I know if I don’t try? I also want to know if I am a coach, will I be a champion coach... You did a good job this season. The league championship is almost ready, and it didn’t disappoint me. But for the trophy, it’s okay to have one more to play with."

"The Champions League trophy, I will definitely be able to get it." Mourinho knew that before the season, he said his big words, but in the end, the League Cup and the FA Cup were eliminated, which is a bit disappointing. The League Cup can be said to have reached the end, but the FA Cup was eliminated by the relegation team Newcastle. Such a thing, Abramovich will certainly not be very happy.

Especially in the League Cup finals-whether it is the media, Abramovich, Mourinho, or even Benitez interviewed, they all believe that if Mourinho is still on the court, Liverpool will definitely lose. But Liverpool won in the end, and Mourinho was expelled from the field is the biggest defeat. How could Abu be happy after losing a trophy.

Moreover, this season, although Chelsea succeeded in shaping his image of being tough, iron-blooded, muscular, brave, and defying violence through media boasting, the real results of the game cannot go with these words.

The controversy against Barcelona, ​​Bayern relying on their own opponents, unbeaten against Arsenal, the 16-year away winless Arsenal record extended to 17 years, and against Liverpool, the opponent's double midfielder hardly played well together. , I have never won.

If it hadn't been for Manchester United to kill 1-0 in the first game of the season, their image would have almost become unbeatable.

Of course, the media will not say this: they are always shaping the image of Chelsea's ‘powerful football representative’, a representative of the modern football genre, how can it be overwhelmingly strong?

But Abramovich doesn't care about this. As a boss, he has a very weird temper: he will watch every game. He judges whether it is good or not, not based on what the media say, but based on what he sees in the game. He thinks it is good, it is good, and he does not like it, it is not good.

This makes Mourinho a headache: you take the money, I win the championship. You go to the honor room to see the trophy yourself, just once a year for the team. A season's home games are not falling, and you can talk to the players before you have anything. How free are you?

Mourinho can find various reasons to explain when facing the media. But in front of Abu, the explanation is useless. He is the owner of the team, not a judge of the court. He judges Mourinho's work, and he has always been simple and clear: he thinks good is good. He feels bad, just bad.

He didn't bother to consider more things. I can't stop me from being dissatisfied with whatever style, fighting spirit, and achievements are said.

In front of this person, there is no need to be reasonable or unreasonable.

"Tell me, against Liverpool, what kind of tactics are you going to make." Abramovich did not go into these words of determination with him anymore, but motioned him to talk about tactics.

This is also a point that makes Mourinho extremely dissatisfied: the boss is indeed generous when giving money, which is indeed excellent. But the problem is that this boss likes to ask about tactics when he is okay, and to find out how to arrange troops, which also makes Mourinho a little dissatisfied.

You don't understand, why don't you ask! If you like tactics, go home and play video games.

"At home, we guarded."

This sentence caused Abu's dissatisfaction to flash through, "Why?"

"We lack Robben and Duff. The two wingers can't complete a quick attack. The player's injury prevents us from showing our full strength. And the opponent's two midfielders are on the court. We don't have enough advantages to win the game." Mourinho saw his dissatisfaction, "Sir, it looks good, but it's not as important as a championship."

"That's for you, because you are a coach, and your performance is your job evaluation standard. For me, competition is another matter... But you don't have to care, just keep talking."

Mourinho explained, "But Duff is just a sprained ankle, and Robben is already in a good condition. Let him be on the bench for safety reasons, but they will be able to play on the road next week. . And what we have to do is to hold a 0-0 draw at home, and then go to the away game, and then attack. Liverpool's defense is very strong, but as long as we can score a goal in the away game, even if it is a tie, we can also Promoted."

"But winning at Anfield, I'm afraid it will be very difficult." Abu asked.

"The reason why Anfield is considered home to **** is only because of the spiritual totem-like power of faith that can be provided there. But I am sure that our players are not worse than them in terms of spiritual strength. of."

Mourinho continued to explain, "In terms of strength, we are better. If we are not afraid of them, we will not lose. Moreover, as long as we don't lose the ball at home, the pressure will be on the other side after the away game, not on me. If we create a situation where they can advance to the finals by winning, they are likely to be pressured to play. And it doesn’t matter if they don’t. We are stronger and have more opportunities."

"And once they press it out, the opportunity is in our hands." Abu has heard this many times, "very smart choice."

"Yes, especially after we have played against Bayern and Barcelona, ​​they will definitely think we will attack - and this is our chance."

"In the away game we chose to stick to it."

In Melwood, Benitez was also making tactical arrangements at this time.

"During the last game, your tactics class was completely anticipated by the opponent, so were you timid?" Yesterdam asked beside him, "Although I think it is good to be careful, but the opponent If there is a loss of personnel, we must always be brave. After all, we have not lost them this season."

"You are talking about the analysis of the past record. I am analyzing the tactical arrangement. Our entry point is different." Benitez rejected his words. "The reference value of the past record is not as good as tactics."

"But is it really possible to do this?" Yesterdam didn't understand. "In their game, Robben and Duff were both absent. Logically speaking, the loss is indeed very large, but the problem is , Their coach must have expected this too. In this case, isn't it better to attack?"

"No." Benitez shook his head. "I think it is difficult for us to win away games, and I think they are the same. Coach Mourinho values ​​his team's home game very seriously, and he also has This ability. He is familiar with his team and his stadium. He is very good in the defensive details and hardly reveals any flaws. There is a reason for Chelsea to be unbeaten at home this season. This is not all. Lucky credit. But it is precisely because of this that they will be proud."

"So you think it's difficult to win away games-but even if we play 1-1, we will have a more relaxed and generous layout environment. You should understand this?"

"But that's just an initiative." Benitez continued to speak. "For the time being, regardless of the possibility of away goals, if he can score, we will have a lot of initiative. But , Even if we are 0-0 away at home, the initiative in the opening game is in our hands. After they arrive at our home court, they can only choose to press out and fight with us, and head-to-head with them in their arena. , Strategically speaking, it is unnecessary."

"So, is it the best way to stick to it?"

"There is only one problem." Benitez shook his head. "If the opponent presses out to play on our home court, we are likely to lose. I have watched the video of the League Cup and the league matches of the two rounds. Their Players have much more opportunities than us. It was our luck that they failed to seize the opportunity before. But we can’t expect that the enemy can’t seize the opportunity every time, right? To force them out, they just have to grasp it. Opportunity, we are losers."

"Neither Drogba nor Lampard are good hands at the opportunity."

"What I want is a tactical victory, not better luck." Benitez shook his head, "So, for this away game, we should start rehearsing and prepare our defensive line to deal with the second game. "

Yesterdam answered right away~www.ltnovel.com~ But there is a problem with your tactical arrangement: the opponent's coach has to attack on our home court. How can you be sure that the opponent will be so proud to attack us at Anfield? "

"The other party is proud enough, and I don't need my help." Benitez said, shaking his head. "Their coach, in the League Cup finals, can be said to have completely defeated me. If it weren't for him to be sent off the court, it would be too late Changed tricks, and Joey saw their loopholes at the last moment and launched an offensive. I lost the game completely."

"He has proud capital, so he can despise me. And in essence, he is a conservative by nature." Benitez said, "From a tactical perspective, he is essentially conservative. A conservative person, We will consider disadvantages first. So, I think when he is at home, he will choose to shrink the lineup because of Davroben’s absence, and fight with us 0-0, and then go to our home court and use the pressure to let us Squeeze out and play to win a game-even one goal is enough."

Benitez said his own words, "He is a very smart person and a very confident person. He likes to talk more with the media, and also likes to provoke the emotions of opponents through the media, which also shows one point: He likes to be mentally In terms of problems, try to speculate on others. He believes that he can control people's hearts."

"I don't have the ability to control people's hearts, but I know football. I can hide everything else, but football thinking can't hide it. He can guess my thoughts and provoke my emotions, but as long as I Being able to grasp his football philosophy and start from this direction, I can firmly restrain him: he is always invariable, no matter how much nonsense he says, in the end, football matches are played by feet!"