In the world of football, when it comes to defence, people always mention Italy, whether it is the national team or the club, the defense seems to be in their bone marrow and is an inseparable part of their football philosophy.

But in the period around 2010, it was the Portuguese who was the best defender.

With his overall defense, he led a Portuguese Premier League team to the European Championship, embarrassed the then unbeatable Cosmos many times, and became the king of Europe for the second time.

Jose Mourinho, the most practical manager in the football world, can absolutely do anything to win!

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'I hate this Portuguese man because he defends more than Juventus.

In the team's tactical lesson, Allegri did not shy away from his feelings:

'It's going to be very tough in those two rounds and everyone has to be ready, both physically and mentally.

"Let's take a look at the schedule for this period," assistant coach Mauro Tasotti pointed to the projection on the wall:

"Before the first leg, we had to play Betania, Fiorentina and Livorno, all of whom were not particularly strong opponents and should be able to handle them.

At the weekend of the first leg, we play Roma away and they are now third and competing with Napoli for a Champions League spot, so they will definitely give it their all against us, not to be careless.

After the second leg, and then the second derby of the season, I think...... I don't need to stress anything more, does it? ”

Of course, there is only one AC Milan derby, and that is the same city derby with Inter Milan!

Inter Milan have had a shabby season, finishing only sixth until the 33rd round, and more than 20 points behind third-placed Roma and fourth-placed Napoli, and have lost their qualification for next season's Champions League ticket early.

But...... That won't stop them from playing at full strength in the derby, and if they can beat their local rivals and make Milan's goal of a league win come to naught, they won't mind celebrating!

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Tassotti clicked the mouse, and the projection flipped to the next page:

'Chelsea, they play Sunderland at home, then Liverpool away, and Norwich at home after the second leg, one strong and two weak, it's easier than us, but Liverpool must be very crucial in this game.

- This season, Liverpool still led the Premier League table until 33 league games, Suarez, Sturridge, Gerrard, Coutinho, Sterling formed a strong midfield firepower, while Mourinho's Chelsea has lost the possibility of competing for the title.

Thinking of this, Long Shute shook his head:

'Chelsea are afraid that we will give up on this league game against Liverpool and focus on the Champions League, so we have to get all our spirits up from the first second of the first leg and not leave it to chance, the first game will be very torturous.'

Kaka, who used to play under Jose Mourinho, nodded at the same time as Balotelli:

'That guy will definitely do it, the Champions League is more important to him than the league.'

Allegri rubbed his eyebrows:

"That's what I'm worried about...... From today until April 23rd, we have two weeks to prepare, and I will rotate a lot in the league and in the Coppa Italia, and hopefully everyone will adjust to the situation, whether we succeed or fail this season will probably depend on the results of these two or three weeks! ”

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As discussed in the tactical session, once it was determined that the opponent was Chelsea, Milan's daily training sessions were more geared towards practising how to break down dense defensive formations.

In fact, since the second half of the season, they have faced many similar opponents in the league, which is also a big reason for the team's goal tally to drop significantly.

The solution to the dense defence was nothing more than long balls, set-pieces and long-range shots, but no one forgot that Mourinho was an expert in these areas, and the Blues led by John Terry...... At critical moments, almost all of them can incarnate as Dong Cunrui and Huang Jiguang, and they will definitely not care about anything on the defensive side after missing the 2012 Champions League!

Lonshette has even decided that if he can't penetrate the Chelsea defence, then even if he breaks with Balotelli, he will take the penalty himself......

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Compared to the Champions League semi-finals in two weeks' time, the next league seems to have lost its meaning.

AC Milan's players have also lost their form due to frequent rotations.

On April 12, in the 33rd round of the league, Milan played Catania at home.

Despite Milan's 6-0 victory thanks to Ronjut's hat-trick, the rest of their team-mates seemed a little distraught.

Or rather...... With a 10-point lead over Juventus, they both don't think the league title is a big problem, so neither can fully get excited when they play.

On 16 April, Milan beat Fiorentina again in the Coppa Italia semi-finals to advance to the final with an aggregate score of 5-0.

In this game, the mentality of the Milan players was even more obvious, with a lack of patience in attack and recklessness in defence, although they finally scored two goals, almost all of them were chances obtained by Longshut's own efforts.

Long Shute saw these problems, but he couldn't point them out to his teammates and coaches one by one.

By mid-to-late April, everyone's physical strength was about the same, and it was natural for him to not be able to concentrate as much as he did at the beginning of the season, and if he was too harsh, it could backfire and increase the pressure on his teammates.

After all, with the overall quality of players such as Mex, Zapata, Bonella, Montolivo, De Jong, Desiglio, and Abate, they are still not as good as Bayern Munich's teammates, and Lonshut can only take on more responsibilities.

But he's also a mortal in the flesh, and after playing these games in a row, he also had to take a break.

On April 19, AC Milan sat at home and welcomed the opponent of the 34th round of the league, Livorno.

Even if Allegri fielded an out-and-out second-tier team, Livorno, who had already been confirmed to be relegated, had no way to fight back, and defeated San Siro after three clean sheets.

In this game, Lonshette didn't even come to the bench, and he texted Emma to discuss the final details of the wedding while watching his teammates play well.

The shone was the winter break signing, Mohamed Salah, known as the "Egyptian Messi", who didn't look very physical at first glance and often forgot to bring his crosshairs on goal, but the speed at which he improved over the past few months surprised everyone.

Since he had already played in the Champions League at Basel, he was temporarily unable to play in the Champions League after his move to Milan, so he appeared more in the starting line-up for the league and the Coppa Italia.

Kaka's age is not young after all, and Shaarawy's physique is not suitable for consecutive starts, so Salah somewhat unexpectedly occupies a main position.

His skill at his feet is quite dexterous, and his small range of flashes and movements really has a bit of a plum ball king, coupled with his explosive power and keen sense of smell in front of goal, he is very suitable for Longshute as a wingman, whether it is attracting the defense with the ball or scoring himself after receiving Longshut's passes, he has done quite well - although he also wastes the opportunity to score from time to time......

In addition, Salah can still use his body to carry the opponent's defenders, and in some games, Ronshette even suggested that Allegri directly take Balotelli or Pazzini and let him play the role of a striker, and the effect is also decent.

In this game, he still played the position of winger, the midfield was handed over to Poli to command and dispatch, and there was Niang on the left side interspersed with running, facing weaker opponents, several young people could also cope with it, the goal of the goal, the assist of the assist, and a good personal data sheet......

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After the defeat of Livorno, the city of Milan welcomed a controversial guest.

On 21 April, the entire Chelsea squad arrived in Milan.

As the decorated manager who led Inter Milan to the 2010 treble, Mourinho was warmly welcomed by the Nerazzurri supporters, but the red and black Milan fans scoffed.

Chelsea have chosen Inter Milan's training base, the Moratti Sports Complex, as a venue for their Champions League semi-finals.

In his pre-match press conference, Mourinho once again showed his personality.

In the face of the Italian reporter's question "You are in charge of Chelsea for the second time, there is no hope of winning the league, the FA Cup and the League Cup have been eliminated early, it looks like another season with the big four empty, you seem to be having a bad time in the Premier League", he unceremoniously said:

'My Chelsea seem to be the only team in the Premier League to reach the last four of the Champions League, can you tell me where are Liverpool, Manchester City and Manchester United? Oh, I'm sorry, Liverpool doesn't seem to have played in the Champions League in a long time? ”

If a reporter had forwarded this passage to Liverpool, Rodgers and Gerrard would have been furious:

Damn the Portuguese, I'm going to beat you up in the next league!