41. Chapter 41
Ribery, who was named by Yan Jing, was overjoyed, this was the first time Yan Jing planned to take him to a press conference, and before that, he was usually the captain of Metzelde.
He hurriedly walked out of the team and followed Yan Jing, while the other players followed assistant coach Nafer back to the locker room to rest.
Yan Jing led Ribery down the aisle leading to the Stamford Bridge press room, and around a corner he met Jose Mourinho, who was carrying Ukrainian striker Andriy Shevchenko.
"José, what a coincidence. Yan Jingxing walked forward side by side with Mourinho, glancing at the Portuguese with his spare eyes, "Let's go in together?"
Mourinho has always had a good impression of Yan Jing, especially when he led Porto to win the Champions League, and he remembered the young "wizard of the East" from Villas-Boas.
Mourinho smiled and nodded: "No problem. How did it feel to just step on the field?"
After all, Yan Jing was just guessing just now, I don't know if Mourinho really meant that, he still had the usual charming smile on his face: "I think the quality of the turf is very good, and I heard that London will be rare and sunny tomorrow, I hope there will be a game between the two teams that is worthy of this good weather." ”
He didn't notice that the turf was watered a little and the smile on Mourinho's face didn't change: "yes, hopefully it's going to be a good game. ”
As Yan Jing had guessed, Mourinho had been planning for tomorrow's Champions League group stage since a week ago, and after watching Borussia Dortmund's last few Bundesliga games, he had already figured out what to do.
When Dortmund joined the race for Ashley Cole in the summer window this season, Mourinho began to pay attention to Dortmund's summer window movements, and he also made a point to learn about the players that Yan Jing had acquired.
Mourinho found that the players Yan Jing purchased, except for Thuram, are all young and promising stars with good basic skills at their feet, and most of them have outstanding skills at their feet.
Although Dortmund is not a strong team, Mourinho does not intend to underestimate their opponents, especially if their manager is the mysterious Chinese.
Chelsea's midfielders had a strong midfielder to give them an advantage in interception and possession in midfield, and after consulting with the coaching staff, Mourinho decided to add a soft turf so that Dortmund's technical players could not play 100 per cent.
In order to cope with the UEFA turf inspectors tomorrow, today he only asked the turf maintenance staff to pour a small amount of water on it, if it were not for the extreme sensitivity to this aspect, ordinary people should not be able to detect it.
After a brief conversation, the four of them had already reached the entrance of the hall. Yan Jing noticed that Ribery had been looking at the two of them with curiosity while he was talking to Mourinho, while Shevchenko, who was behind Mourinho, had his head buried and didn't seem to care about the conversation between them.
In the press room at Stamford Bridge, reporters sat down early and waited for the arrival of the two protagonists.
When Mourinho and Yan Jing pushed open the door and walked out, there was a continuous flickering white light and the sound of taking pictures immediately.
The reporters looked at the two who were talking and laughing, and thought to themselves that the rumors that the two had a good relationship were indeed true.
After all, it is the Champions League, the level is different, and there are also translators for Ribery and Shevchenko, who is not proficient in English.
Chelsea's press officer first drew the Daily Mirror's reporter, who threw his question at Mourinho.
"Good evening, Mr. Mourinho. Chelsea have won three in a row in the league recently, and Andriy Shevchenko has also scored, will he be in the starting line-up for this game?
Yan Jing couldn't help but smack his lips when he heard it, sometimes the English media seemed to like to mention this kind of problem that has no technical content but only makes people angry.
Mourinho didn't say anything when he heard this question, he curled the corners of his mouth into the microphone and replied: "You'll know when the starting lineup comes out tomorrow, sir." ”
Mourinho's answer was no different from not answering, Yan Jing glanced at Mourinho with his spare eyes, guessing that his heart was not as calm as he appeared.
Sheva on the side had a subtle glint in his eyes when he heard this question.
He had known Abu for a long time, and they had been in touch since Abu first called his personal number. Within a few days of his move to Chelsea and his stay in the dressing room this season, it was clear to the Ukrainian that Mourinho didn't take him seriously.
Because his wife wanted their children to grow up in an English-speaking environment from the beginning, Shevchenko, who was obedient to his wife, came to Stamford Bridge for a sky-high transfer fee. While a large part of the transfer was due to his wife's wishes, Shevchenko himself was keen to contribute at Chelsea, as he did with Dynamo Kiev against AC Milan.
Shevchenko has been told by major media outlets that the Blues fans have high expectations for him, and there is a lot of pressure on his shoulders as a result.
That pressure came to a head when Mourinho revealed that he might not be put in the starting line-up.
Coming to Chelsea to play as a substitute? What an international joke. Although Shevchenko didn't believe Mourinho would do this, he was still a little worried, and finally he picked up his phone and dialed Abu.
Shevchenko didn't tell Abou directly that he wanted to start, he just tactfully expressed that Mourinho might not let him start.
Abramovich's love for Shevchenko is well known, and he naturally couldn't stand the fact that the super striker he brought to the Bridge at a high price could not start, so he called Mourinho and suggested that he must let Shevchenko start.
"Mr. Mourinho, how is Robben recovering from his injuries and will he be able to play tomorrow?"
Mourinho bowed: "It will take time for Arjan's injury and I am sure he will not be on the pitch tomorrow. ”
Yul Lambert was also nod, and he asked, "Yan, you have a good relationship with Mr. Mourinho, and we also saw that the two of you seemed to have talked at the draw ceremony. Did you anticipate that you would be an opponent today?"
Yan Jing and Mourinho couldn't help but laugh when they heard this question, obviously they still remembered the FLAG they set together that day.
'I only expected Chelsea to be drawn with Barcelona and Dortmund to be drawn from the same group as Chelsea, which Jose guessed. ”
At this time, Mourinho also interjected and added: "Last year, I was thinking that it would be good to be drawn with Dortmund, but unfortunately it didn't happen, but this year Chelsea and Dortmund are really drawn together." ”
"José, I think I should give you the title 'Prophet'. ”
The reporters present were not happy when they saw the happy conversation between Yan Jing and Mourinho.
How did Mourinho do it today, and how did he get along with the opponent's manager? What about the momentum that usually does not vomit blood from the opponent? Could it be that Mourinho is also a face control?
What we want to watch is not this kind of bland and harmonious press conference! Since there is no smell of gunpowder, let us make a little bit of it!
Usually, these English media have a lot of contact with Mourinho, and they also have a similar touch on the personality of the madman. While Mourinho is always happy to engage in a war of words with opposing managers, he is also not a good face to the media, and even the self-proclaimed kings are often slapped mercilessly.
Compared with Mourinho, Dortmund, the good-looking Chinese manager, seems to be easier to bully.
The correspondent of the "world-famous" British newspaper The Sun stood up with ill intentions.
"Mr. Jing, the Ashley Cole you wanted to bring in this summer was snatched away by Chelsea with a high salary......"
If you want to talk about the conflict between Mourinho and Yan Jing, it seems that there is only this Ashley Cole!
The reporters present gave a thumbs up to the reporter of the Sun newspaper in their hearts.
Yan Jing noticed that it was not only the reporter's gaze, but Mourinho also seemed to be looking at him. Yan Jing had already prepared for the mention of Ashley Cole, and it would be a hell if this group of British reporters who ate people and didn't spit out bones didn't mention Ashley Cole.
"After a lot of trade-offs, Mr Cole chose to stay in England, which he is more familiar with, and I respect Mr Cole's choice, and I don't think it's a problem at all. ”
The Sun's reporter didn't intend to let Yan Jing go too far, and he continued to delve deeper into the issue of Ashley Cole: "But it is said that Ashley Cole is mainly because the salary offered by Borussia Dortmund is too far from Chelsea......
Yan Jingpi asked with a smile: "Sir, may I ask you, if there are two newspapers that want to poach you now, one of them offers a monthly salary of 10,000 euros, and the other provides 50,000 euros, which one will you choose?"
Mourinho immediately understood the meaning of Yan Jing's words - don't keep asking such meaningless retarded questions!
The reporter of the Sun was stunned, and sat back in his seat without answering Yan Jing's rhetorical question.
Another reporter from The Times was immediately called on by the press officer.
"Borussia Dortmund are not as good as Chelsea in terms of financial resources or card strength, Mr. Mourinho, what do you think are the chances of both teams winning tomorrow?"
Ribery listened intently to the translator who was there for him, and when he heard the journalist say that "Dortmund are not as good as Chelsea", he subconsciously peeked at the look on the face of the manager next to him.
Belch...... Although the leader is smiling, and the smile is also very attractive, but this is definitely not a kind smile!
Jose Mourinho never shows weakness in front of his opponents, it has nothing to do with the quality of his opponents.
Listening to the reporter's question, the Portuguese replied in a serious manner: "Either way, Chelsea will give 100 per cent to win this game." ”
"It's the same with Borussia Dortmund. Yan Jing agrees with Mourinho, "I have a good relationship with Jose off the field, but once we get on the pitch, we are just opponents. ”