Chapter 568: Beware of Mourinho
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After sending off his players one after another, Benitez still walked towards the cold with great grace, his expression was a little helpless, and his tone was full of unwillingness, "You won again." β
In a word, the sadness accumulated over the past years has been exhausted.
When Gao Han debuted, Benitez was also a budding newcomer, one in the down-and-out giants Atletico Madrid, and the other in a small team in the Canary Islands, but both showed a shocking level of coaching in La Liga.
Later, Gao Han led Atletico Madrid to an unstoppable position in La Liga, and Rafael Benitez also brought the Bats to a European powerhouse, and the two are arguably one of the few exciting new managers in the Spanish league over the years.
Especially Gao Han, who is too young and whose results are too eye-catching.
Inevitably, Benitez is often compared to Gao Han, and all the matches he faced against Gao Han, without exception, were lost, which even he felt helpless.
It's like the one that just passed, he really did his best, but in the end he was reversed by Gao Han.
'Rafael, you're really, really good, and your team. Gao Han said very sincerely.
Benitez nodded, as if to say, I know this better than you.
"I have to warn you, be careful with Mourinho."
"Mourinho?" Gao Han raised his eyebrows and smiled, "Do you think Chelsea can beat Atletico Madrid?" β
He didn't believe it.
What kind of team Atletico Madrid is, Gao Han knows better than anyone.
Although there have been powerful superstars such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka and Deco over the years, Atletico Madrid's roots are still there, Torres and Villa are still in the team, plus Ramos, Carvalho, Marcos Senna and other players are in charge, will they lose to Chelsea?
"I can't say for sure, it's just a feeling." Benitez laughed.
In fact, he is a very intuitive person.
'Atletico Madrid are very strong and Heynckes is a very good manager, but sometimes a strong team doesn't necessarily win, especially against a team like Chelsea, what do you think?
Gao Han was a little silent.
There is no doubt that Chelsea have met Atletico Madrid, and most fans and media reporters are optimistic about Atletico Madrid, for the simple reason that the Bed Legion's results have been consistent over the past few years, staying at the top of the Champions League and basically in the top three in La Liga.
It is thanks to the Champions League and La Liga results that Atletico Madrid has been able to continue to increase its revenue, and the planning of the CalderΓ³n Stadium by the Madrid City Government has led to the start of construction of the new Atletico Madrid stadium.
But who is Mourinho?
A guy who can do anything for the sake of victory.
Chelsea's team has been in the cold, but three years have passed, this team has not left many traces of the cold period, although Terry, Lampard and others are still there, but whether it is the style of the team, or the way of play, there is a considerable gap with the cold period.
The most obvious point is that the cold is heavy on the attack, but Mourinho is on the defensive.
"A lot of people say that you are taboo for Mourinho, but you know what, he mentioned you to me personally and took the initiative to ask me a lot about you."
Gao Han was stunned for a moment, "You won't say everything, will you?" β
"Of course, do you think I'm the kind of person who cherishes himself with a broom?"
Benitez suddenly smiled, which surprised Gao Han, because it was the first time he had seen Benitez have such a bad side, and he was simply afraid that the world would not be chaotic.
Needless to say, he must know everything, say everything, and maybe even take the initiative to give advice.
Seeing Gao Han's bitter face, Benitez's original depressed mood after losing was suddenly swept away.
On the football field, there aren't many things that can make Takayo embarrassed, right?
"I'm telling you, tonight's game, I'm sure Jose Mourinho's team will be in the stands and this will definitely be the focus of their research in the future."
Speaking of which, Benitez should prepare for yourself.
Looking at the back of Benitez's departure, Gao Han was really helpless, could it be that this guy has formed an alliance with Mourinho?
This is obviously impossible.
At the very least, neither of them is that kind of person.
"Eh, after the press conference, I'll invite you to drink."
Rafael Raises his right hand in an OK gesture and burrows into the tunnel without looking back.
At this time, he knew very well in his heart that the home team was reversed and two away goals were conceded, and the probability of Liverpool's second-leg comeback was quite low, and it could even be said that it was unlikely.
But as a professional manager, he is really looking forward to seeing the showdown between Gao Han and Mourinho.
The collision between these two guys is sure to be very interesting.
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"What's going on?"
Seeing Gao Han walking back, Guardiola asked strangely.
"It's nothing, that guy with no character sold me to Mourinho."
Gao Han's endless words made Guardiola and Cantarero both confused, but Gao Han didn't bother to explain to them, and frowned, worried about tomorrow's game at Stamford Bridge.
"Carlos, you arrange that I will stay in London tonight."
"Stay in London?" Cantarero was somewhat surprised.
According to Inter Milan's arrangement, after tonight's game, there will be recovery training tomorrow morning, as well as the team's summary meeting, which are usually presided over by Gao Han himself, how can he not be there?
Or Pep Guardiola was the first to react, "Do you want to stay and watch Chelsea and Atletico Madrid live?" β
"Well, you can stay too." Gao Han proposed.
Cantarero understood what Gao Han meant, "What exactly did Benitez tell you just now?" β
"yes." Pep Guardiola is also curious.
Gao Han snorted and smiled, "He said that Mourinho's Chelsea will eliminate Atletico Madrid." β
"What?" Both were silent.
Although it is common to upset in the Champions League, Atletico Madrid is slightly better than Chelsea, and the European experience is incomparably rich, can Mourinho eliminate Atletico Madrid?
"It's not realistic."
"I don't think it's likely."
Gao Han looked at his two assistants, "That's why I want to stay and watch the game, I just want to see with my own eyes whether Mourinho's team can really do it." β
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25 April 2007, evening, Stamford Bridge, London.
When the referee's crisp whistle blew, the brightly lit Stamford Bridge stadium didn't have the slightest home atmosphere, because the whole game was as dull as it was at the end of the 90 minutes.
Zero to zero.
Atletico Madrid pressed Chelsea on the ground, but the Blues retreated to their own half, even within 30 metres, and struggled for 90 minutes, but did not give Atletico Madrid the slightest chance.
Torres, Villa, Arshavin, David Silva......
Atletico Madrid can be said to be the main force, and they also completely controlled the ball and rhythm in the game, but in the face of Chelsea's ironclad defence, their attack hit the wall again and again, to no avail.
Chelsea's three lines were like three walls, stuck in front of goal.
This made Gao Han and Pep Guardiola, who were hiding in the stands and sitting among the fans of the visiting Atletico Madrid, feel hard to believe.
'If I'm not wrong, Chelsea should have been pretty low in possession this game.' Gao Han was a little incredulous because Mourinho's tactics against Atletico Madrid were too conservative.
At the very least, the home team should also attack.
"Torres and Villa didn't play well in this game either, and Arshavin wasn't sharp enough......" Guardiola sighed before he finished speaking.
It's hard to say who is in favour of the 0-0 scoreline, but overall, Atletico Madrid still have the advantage.
After all, the second leg is the home of the Sheets.
'It's not that they weren't good enough, it's that Chelsea's defence is very targeted. Gao Han looks at this problem from another angle, like the one between Inter Milan and Liverpool last night.
Cristiano Ronaldo was in a slump and was completely frozen by Arbeloa, and the media criticized the Portuguese's state after the game, but in Gao Han's view, it was not Cristiano Ronaldo's problem, but Arbeloa's performance was too good.
A yellow card that left Arbeloa out of the second leg and an early substitution after 70 minutes is a price Liverpool simply won't pay if Cristiano Ronaldo's form is sluggish.
'Chelsea's defence has improved a lot, Andrade's arrival has strengthened the backline a lot, even players like Anelka can be trained by him, Mourinho is still very capable.
Anelka did not play in this game, but was put on the bench, and it is estimated that Mourinho used the French striker as a sharp knife for counterattacking, but for unknown reasons, he was not scheduled to play in the first leg.
But judging by his ability to tame Anelka, Mourinho is definitely not easy.
"yes, I saw it when he was a Barcelona coach." Guardiola also said with admiration.
At that time, Barcelona's Van Gaal coaching staff had two outstanding managers, one was Gao Han and the other was Mourinho.
Just as Guardiola finished speaking, he saw Mourinho, who had just arrived at the away team's coach's box and shook hands with Heynckes, and walked back, raising his head intentionally or unintentionally and staring deeply at the stands when he passed by the corner stands where Atletico Madrid fans were.
"He knows we're here." Pep Guardiola's heart jumped.
Gao Han didn't answer, because he saw a sneer on the corner of Mourinho's mouth from a distance, as if to say, what if you see it? Heynckes' unbreakable defensive position, have you broken it?
But Mourinho didn't linger much and turned and walked into the tunnel of the players.
In the stands, Gao Han sighed heavily, and he could feel Mourinho's strong confidence.
The meat grinder-like iron-blooded midfield, the unbreakable backline, and the first line of defense led by Drogba in the front field make the whole Chelsea feel like a ball-grabbing machine from front to back, forming an unbreakable defensive formation.
I have to admit that Mourinho does have quite amazing achievements in defense, and even Heynckes' Atletico Madrid failed to break through Chelsea's defense, and even did not create many chances.
This game did give Gao Han a wake-up call.
'Perhaps, as Benitez said, Chelsea are more likely to reach the final.'
When Guardiola heard this, his face was shocked.
Could this be true?