Chapter 610: Guest-Host Translocation
At the end of the game, Mourinho walked out of the dressing room and stood in the mixed aisle waiting for the players to arrive. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ο½ο½ο½Uο½Eγ ο½ο½ο½ο½
The Inter players celebrated on the pitch, with Jose Mourinho waiting for his former protΓ©gΓ©s.
Chelsea, the hardest steel army in Europe, was eliminated by Inter Milan, the biggest softie among the European giants, not only broke the golden body of a four-year unbeaten home game, but also broke the Premier League team's unbeaten record against Inter Milan in the knockout round for 45 years, and the most embarrassing thing was to lose five goals, which made the Chelsea players very frustrated, and the players hung their heads and didn't say a word when they came in.
'Harrow, Lampard, don't be disappointed, you're doing well but you're not lucky, Ballack, don't be sad, you've done your best, Terry, you did what a defender should do today...... But that's football, that's life. β
Jose Mourinho greeted and comforted every player he coached.
Although the Chelsea players have a deep relationship with Mourinho, most of them are now cold, hugging Mourinho and hurried back to the dressing room.
If the game is 1:0, 2:0 such a result, although the Chelsea players are sad and disappointed, they will not fail to catch up with Mourinho, but now, their mood is really bad, everyone is holding a fire in their hearts, not to mention Mourinho, even with their biological parents, they are probably unwilling to say anything.
However, Ancelotti experienced the great comeback of Istalpur, and his heart was much stronger than the players, he congratulated Mourinho generously, and invited Mourinho to sit in his office after the press conference and drink a glass of Italian red wine with him.
Mourinho also changed his hostile attitude towards Ancelotti before the game and enthusiastically agreed to Ancelotti's invitation.
As the Inter players returned from the pitch after celebrating, Carlo Ancelotti shook hands with Jose Mourinho and turned back to his dressing room.
Mourinho has mixed feelings because he is playing against his old club, while the players of Inter Milan have no such relationship, they are very excited, and they have come to hug and high-five Mourinho, praising him for his clever tactical arrangement.
At this time, Mourinho certainly couldn't discourage the players, he hugged all the players, praised their performance in the game, and returned to the dressing room, Mourinho also celebrated the big win with the players.
However, when attending the post-match press conference, Mourinho did not bring Gao Xiaodong, but brought captain Zanetti. This is also normal, although Gao Xiaodong was the best performer in the game, with two goals and three assists, completely dominating the game, but on this occasion, Mourinho did not want to stimulate the players of Chelsea, those were his friends, even the owner Abu, although he was fired, but after the dismissal, Abu also gave him a limited edition Ferrari, Mourinho just wanted to prove his worth, and did not intend to retaliate against Abu.
Coming to the familiar news studio hall, Mourinho picked up the cream biscuits on the table, chewed them and said to the staff: "I have been here for three years, and you have always asked me to eat this, and now I have been gone for almost three years, and it has not changed." β
The venue staff who was in charge of putting the biscuits on the side was amused and said, "This shows that this biscuit is delicious." β
Carlo Ancelotti, who came in later, couldn't help but feel a little gloomy when he saw Mourinho's invisible appearance, he had been at Chelsea for almost a year and still hadn't integrated into the team, where he was more like a visiting coach.
Jose Mourinho shook hands with Carlo Ancelotti and took their seats, before the press officer asked Mourinho to comment on the game.
Mourinho said: "I am the happiest coach in the world at this moment. It was a great moment for us as a team and for Inter Milan, who have struggled to get past the Champions League last-16 knockout hurdle year after year, and now they have done it. We didn't get to the quarter-finals by luck or by bad play, we relied on our own strength, thanks to the perfect performance of the whole team, thanks to the players for their perfect performance from start to finish today, and we have a bright future ahead of Chelsea. β
'We beat Chelsea twice, they are also a strong team, the second favourites behind Barcelona, they didn't have a lot of luck today, but we deserved to reach the quarter-finals. I said I know the pitch, the atmosphere and the players at Chelsea, so I don't think it's possible to play a 0-0 here defensively, we have to attack. Today we were quicker and more mobile on the pitch, Gao Xiaodong perfectly fulfilled my tactical intentions, and after we scored two goals in the first half, the game was actually over. β
"I didn't celebrate like I used to after the win, it's really not the way I used to. It was a fantastic win for my team and now my team is Inter Milan as my fans are Inter Milan fans now. It was a win that proved that Stamford Bridge is my place and that I can always win here, whether I'm at Chelsea or not, like tonight when we knocked out a Premier League side we haven't knocked out in 45 years. β
Finally, Mourinho also reflected on his relationship with Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti: "Ancelotti and I sometimes go over the same page but these verbal battles don't affect our respect for each other. Today he invited me to his office to sit down and was going to give me some fine Italian wine, and I will also give him some good Portuguese wine. This proves that we have a good relationship. I wish him a Premier League win and I don't want to be the only manager in Chelsea history to win the Premier League. β
Ancelotti's mood was lower after such a major blow, he said: "I was a little surprised by Inter Milan's starting line-up, I didn't expect Sneijder to be put on the bench, Gao Xiaodong returned to the front again, his playmaking caused us a lot of problems, we couldn't limit him, his two passes killed our dream of qualifying." But what surprised me the most were Inter full-backs McCone and Zanetti, who both worked hard with Pandevoeto'o to press down both of our flanks. Inter played a really good game and they put us under a lot of pressure. Our midfield wasn't functioning properly and it made it impossible for us to play with our rhythm. Inter found a way to win and we didn't really control the game, only that part of the time was ours, but we should have done better, especially up front, and if we had scored the first and second goals at Inter and we had scored quickly, the result could have been completely different, but that's football. β
'I don't want to make excuses for the defeat, but I have to say we were unlucky and maybe we deserved two penalties but the referee said there were none, so I don't want to mention that. It's a shame, but we're going to focus on the next games now. Now we only have two important trophies to fight for, both of which are very important. Now we need to focus more mentally on how to be stronger in the game, better at controlling the game reasonably, and at the same time being more efficient - maybe in a sense, today's defeat will also be a good boost. β
'Roman Abramovich didn't ask me to win the Champions League, obviously he was disappointed, and it was the same for me and the fans, I know how hungry Roman is for the Champions League, but there are at least seven or eight teams in Europe that are capable of winning the title, and it is not only the quality that wins the title, but also the luck. β
Then the two world-famous marshals answered some questions raised by the reporters and left the news studio hall hand in hand.