Chapter 262: Devil's Schedule (1)
"Damn! Souness idiot actually let Tottenham win at this time, what is going on in his head?!" When Mourinho learned from Villas-Boas that Tottenham had beaten Newcastle 2-0 at home, the Portuguese madman immediately slammed the water bottle in his hand to the ground with a loud "bang"!
It is not surprising that Mourinho would be so angry. It is important to know that Mourinho has always wanted to make a difference at Chelsea and prove that his previous success at Porto was not by chance or luck, but with these trophies won by real skills, so as to establish himself as a top manager in European football.www.biquge.info However, what he never expected was that George's Tottenham Hotspur Hotspur was in such a bad state this season, not only going hand in hand in the league and the Champions Cup, but also maintaining a streak of unbeaten records in the Premier League!
And Tottenham's strong performance made Mourinho, who spoke out before the start of the season, disgraced - not long after the big words were said, he was crazy to be slapped in the face with facts, and anyone would feel very shameless about it.
Originally, Mourinho thought that Souness could seize the opportunity of Tottenham's hard-fought midweek game against PSV Eindhoven to give Tottenham a good chance to complete the comeback in the table. However, the result was very different from Mourinho's expectations, with the chaotic Magpies having no ability to prevent Tottenham from taking all three points, while Chelsea, who were at full relent, suffered at Birmingham City when Steve Bruce's side stole a point from Stamford Bridge to stretch the gap between them and Tottenham to four points again!
With six league games remaining, Tottenham's four-point lead is not much, but it is enough to give them a huge initiative in the Premier League title race with Chelsea!
Seeing that Chelsea's championship situation is so bad, those uncrowned kings who are often ridiculed by Mourinho with words on weekdays suddenly became active, and they jumped out to sing about Mourinho!
So for a while, the news that Chelsea players were dissatisfied with Mourinho's results and management policies, hoping that the club could hire another smart man in the summer, and Abu had nodded his head in the news was very popular in English football. These idle and vengeful British media have used their rich imagination to the fullest, telling this rumor with their noses and eyes, as if Chelsea had really decided to replace Mourinho as manager!
If it weren't for Abu and Kenyon coming forward in time to publicly support Mourinho on various occasions, and John Terry and Frank Lampard, who are also the captains and vice-captains of the Blues, also came forward to refute the rumors, saying that there would be no such thing, I am afraid that the Portuguese madman would now have to face the Chelsea fans who have been instigated by the media, ushering in his first managerial crisis since taking charge of the Blues!
"It seems that the rest of the period is going to be very difficult for coach Jose Mourinho. Elizabeth Hood put the newspaper aside, and as a fiancée, she was clear about the relationship between her sweetheart and Mourinho, "If he can't lead Chelsea to a heavyweight title at the end of the season, then he will be in an even worse position than he is now." ”
"I told Jose (Mourinho) a long time ago that you should not easily get into trouble with the media until you get enough convincing results, but unfortunately he just didn't listen. Even Alex (Ferguson) can't do anything about these guys, how can he complete such a super difficult task when he is a newcomer. Lamenting Mourinho's dire public opinion environment, George put the subject aside and continued to study the second leg of the Champions League with PSV Eindhoven, scheduled to take place four days later – he doesn't have the leisure to care about other people's affairs.
Despite the friendship of Steve Bruce, who had studied under Alex Ferguson and managed to extend their lead to four points, George had no intention of changing course. Because in George's view, unless there is a very special circumstance, after the decision has been made, it must be executed according to the plan!
You know, at this time, the head coach is the first to be at both ends or the lack of greed is the biggest taboo among the taboos. If this happens, then the team is likely to be dragged down by the huge pressure of multi-front battles and double matches in a week!
Take Tottenham Hotspur now, for example. Tottenham's main players have been resting for a full week in preparation for the Champions Cup tie with PSV Eindhoven. If George temporarily changes his strategy due to the expansion of the league advantage and allows the players to play continuously, then it is likely to disrupt the original rhythm and bring unpredictable negative effects to the next game!
Moreover, in the next half a month, Tottenham will usher in a very devilish schedule!
On April 14, in the second leg of the quarterfinals of the Champions League, Tottenham Hotspur faced PSV Eindhoven at home to determine who was the winner!
On April 16, in the 33rd round of the English Premier League, Tottenham Hotspur visited Anfield to challenge the "Red Army" Liverpool, which was making a final fight for European qualification!
On April 18, in the FA Cup semi-finals, George and Alex Ferguson will face each other again at Old Trafford!
Then, on April 21 and 24, Tottenham will have two consecutive Premier League games. Tottenham's opponents in these two rounds of the league are West Bromwich Albion, who is extremely fierce in grabbing points after the winter break, and Arsenal, the sworn enemy of the same city!
Five games in 11 days, four of which were against giants such as Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal and PSV Eindhoven. For any team, this is enough to be called a devil's schedule!
Best of all, if Tottenham knock out PSV Eindhoven to reach the last four of the Champions League, they will face the winner between Juventus and Chelsea in the semi-finals, making the devil's schedule even longer and more terrifying!
Therefore, if George does not make a trade-off, and dares to disrupt the existing arrangements and disrupt the team's current rhythm of play under the temptation of the league title, then the final result is very likely to make Tottenham usher in a season that is empty!
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