Chapter 444: Kick until you can't move
In the post-FA Cup final press conference, the focus of media attention was on the departure and retention of LIL during the transfer period.
"Dear coach Jose Mourinho, I'm a reporter from The Sun. Recently, according to reliable sources, a European club has offered a sky-high transfer fee of 1.5 billion pounds for three members of LIL. Manchester United have reached an agreement with the club to sell Liu, Romelu Lukaku and Ibrahimovic in a package. I don't know if it's true? β
The Sun deserves to be called the first unreliable gossip newspaper in the UK, and their so-called "reliable news" is simply a fantasy.
Jose Mourinho half-jokingly said: "Β£1.5 billion wants Manchester United to sell an era of its own? I think 15 billion pounds is about the same. β
Mourinho paused and said: "I can tell you responsibly that your so-called 'reliable information' is not for sale at Manchester United!" No matter what sky-high price any big club offers for Manchester United, Manchester United will never sell any member of LIL! O my God! Sell LIL? What a joke. β
"Hello, Coach Jose Mourinho. I'm a London-based correspondent for the Spanish newspaper Marca. What is your outlook for the Champions League final ahead? Who do you think will come out on top in the LIL vs. BBC showdown? β
Jose Mourinho is more crazy than anyone else when he should be crazy and more cautious than anyone else when he should be cautious. Just now he was in the locker room clamoring for a fourth championship. Now he is dealing with the Spanish media with a cunning: "Since it's a football game, there are winners and losers. As for who is the winner and who is the loser, only God knows. If I could be a prophet, I wouldn't have to be a coach. Isn't it easier to be a professional gambler directly? β
The Marca reporter chased after him: "Coach Mourinho, then I'll ask questions in a different way." As a career coach, who do you think is stronger LIL or BBC, Ronaldo or the old lieutenant? β
Manchester United and Real Madrid have always had a good relationship. This good relationship dates back to the 1958 Munich air disaster. After the Munich air disaster, Real Madrid president Santiago Bernabeu advocated on behalf of the club to award that year's Champions League title to Manchester United. In addition, the Bernabeu even persuaded the rising StΓ©fano to join Manchester United on a free one-season loan to help him tide over the difficult times. Real Madrid have also offered Manchester United an interest-free, time-definite loan. And Real Madrid took time out of their busy schedule to fundraise friendly matches for Manchester Unitedγγγγγ
Mourinho didn't want to hurt the relationship between Real Madrid and Manchester United because of his words. He replied: "LIL and the BBC are both world-class strikers, and Rowe and the old lieutenant are also some of the best strikers in Europe, and they have their own characteristics. If you have to tell me who is stronger, it's like you're asking me who tastes better, apples or oranges. Shakespeare has a saying: 10,000 spectators have 10,000 Hamlets in their eyes, and among 10,000 fans, there are 10,000 opinions about the BBC and LIL. If you have to say it? Apples are just as delicious as oranges. β
Mourinho's answer was very humorous and at the same time watertight.
"Hello Coach Conte. I'm a reporter from The Times. Pre-match commentary said the FA Cup final was a handover between the Chelsea era in the Premier League and the Manchester United era. I don't know what you thinkγγγγγγ β
Conte didn't wait for the reporter to finish, then took the microphone and said: "Coach Mourinho said just now that there are winners and losers in football games. It's not the end of the world that we lost this FA Cup final! Next season, we will bounce back and try to regain the Premier League title and FA Cup! β
Conte said this, but he knew in his heart that as long as the three members of LIL maintained their current form, Manchester United's supremacy in English football would be unshakeable.
"Hello, old lieutenant, I'm a reporter from the Guardian. Old lieutenant, we all know that after the Champions League final is your 47th birthday. It's not easy to keep up such a hot state at such an age. Can you tell us when you plan to retire? I'm sorry, I didn't mean to offend. However, I am sure that many fans want to know the answer to this question. β
Liu Yun thought for a while, smiled and said, "Kick until you can't move." β
Liu Yun's answer is equivalent to no answer. The Guardian reporter knew that there was no useful information from the old lieutenant's mouth, so he had to sit down helplessly.
"Dear Coach Jose Mourinho, it is said that you are going to clean Manchester United's back line during the transfer period, I wonder if this is true?"
Jose Mourinho will not waver in his own military spirit before the Champions League final, and he said with a smile: "Who did you listen to? Our back line has had its share of holes this season. However, I believe that through this season's run-in, in the next season, Manchester United's defensive line will be more solid. β
In answering this question, Mourinho showed the cunning of a big European professional coach. He was clearly duplicitous. In the transfer period after the Champions League final, he will definitely have major surgery on United's back line. Like Mr. Lindelof, who is not worthy of the name, Mr. Smalling, who has a bad relationship with him, and Valencia, who is oldγγγγγ These people are on Mourinho's purgeed list.
This season, Jose Mourinho has already led Manchester United to a treble and is on his way to a quadruple. With such good results in hand, even if Mourinho performs a major operation on the team, the club's management will unconditionally support it.
At the end of the press conference, Manchester United returned to Manchester from London.
Traditionally, after winning the FA Cup, Manchester United have a parade of floats. However, the Champions League final was just around the corner and the players could not be distracted, and the club decided to postpone the parade of the FA Cup winners. Woodward reported to owner Glazer Jr.: "When we win the Champions League, we can have a quadruple parade together. β
For winning the Champions League, chairman Woodward appears to be confident.
As soon as Liu Yun returned to Manchester, he went straight to Manchester Hospital.
Liu Yun came to the ward where Isabella was staying. ISABELLA WAS LYING ON THE BED READING A BOOK, AND LIU XIAOYAN WAS REVIEWING HER HOMEWORK AND PREPARING FOR THE LAST EXAM OF A-LEVEL.
"Oh, my champion husband is back!" Isabella put down the book and said to Liu Yun with a smile.
"Aha! My Champion Dad! Liu Xiaoyan jumped up like a toad and gave her father a hug.
Liu Yun asked Isabella, "How do you feel?" β
Isabella said: "I have always felt like our youngest daughter is playing in the FA Cup final in my belly these days. β
Liu Yun laughed: "Maybe our youngest daughter will grow up to be an excellent women's football player." When the time comes, I can proudly say to others that my two daughters Liu Yun are excellent aircraft manufacturing engineers and the other are excellent women's football players. β