For the Brescia players, even if Guardiola exaggerates Mourinho's greatness in front of them, they don't have any special concept in their hearts. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

They are more interested in Porto's player intelligence than the opposing coach. For example, who is the ace in the opposing team, whether the opponent's striker is Bacchini's agile type or a tall center forward like Toney, whether their central defenders are fast enough to turn, how well they can fight head-on, etc.

In the end, the football game still depends on the players fighting the field to win, a coach, no matter how powerful can he be? Could he still have gone off the pitch and kicked the ball into our goal?

Even for Italy's gold-medal coaches like Lippi, Cooper, and Capello, who are known for their tactical research, Brescia has not won against their teams, and that Mourinho can't beat these prestigious predecessors no matter how good he is, right?

Instead of focusing on a coach sitting on the pitch, it is better to focus more on the opposing players who are about to face you.

Although the Brescia players did not want to care about Mourinho, it soon became clear that it was not an easy task. Their manager seems to be more than in front of the cameras than the players in Porto.

Two days later, the Porto team arrived in Italy from Portugal, but instead of Brescia, they stayed at their hotel in Milan.

In an interview with reporters, Porto manager Jose Mourinho took the initiative to talk about his friendship with Pep Guardiola.

'That's right, I've been with Pep for four years, he's a really great player, we've won a lot of honours together and we've left Camp Nou together. I'm not surprised at all by what he did at Brescia, it's his quality. For any team, Pep is a trusted midfield commander. ”

When talking about Baggio, he also did not shy away from the respect for the veteran.

"Yes, Brescia has another equally great player, who epitomizes the golden age of football in the last decade. It's very difficult for us to contain Baggio at the back and we have to do everything we can. ”

"Defense? No, no, even though it's away from home, we're still here for a win, it's just that we can't get three points defensively. ”

Finally, when reporters asked him what he thought of Brescia's new core, Mourinho was at first a little dazed, and then he frowned, "That's right, I've heard of him... We're going to have a strategy to defend him and I'm sure my players will be able to limit him. ”

The interview soon appeared on the news on Italian state television.

'Jose Mourinho's performance just proves that he doesn't know much about Brescia. On television, a commentator said this to a stilled image. "How to defend against Zhang this season is the most important issue that every team that will play against Brescia will face. The Porto manager's knowledge of Brescia is clearly still a few years ago. He only has a little idea of famous players like Baggio and Pep Guardiola, but he doesn't know who the most dangerous person in Brescia is right now. ”

"Yes, it's clear that Mourinho is not very familiar with Zhang, Portugal is too far away from Italy, and Brescia has less information than other big clubs. Although Mourinho claims that there will be ways to limit Zhang's play, to be honest, I think he is just talking hard. I'm not optimistic that he'll be successful. Another TV commentator chimed in.

Since Brescia revealed the trend of using Zhang Shu as the new core, many coaches of Serie A teams this season have tried their best to curb Zhang Shu's role on the pitch, but there seems to be no successful record so far.

In such a situation, how could a proud Italian believe that a young Portuguese coach would have some magical tactics?

"Zhang, Pep's good friend said he has a way to freeze you, are you afraid?" During training, his teammates also joked about it.

"I'm afraid, I'm afraid to die!" Zhang Shu also cooperated with his teammates to make a scared look, causing a burst of laughter from his teammates.

Not only the Italian media, but also the Brescia players did not think that Porto would have a way to freeze Zhang Shu. How could a Portuguese team do something that so many Serie A giants failed to do?

"It looks like everybody's mindset is relaxed." On the other side, Pep Guardiola and Mazzoni are chatting. "But I always felt that it wasn't that simple."

Mazzoni smiled and patted Guardiola on the shoulder, "Pep, you have to have confidence in this tactic you designed. As long as we do our best, no one can easily defeat us. ”

The old coach's words made Guardiola relax, "That's right, as long as you keep playing your football and do it perfectly, we will be invincible." Pep Guardiola thought.

Relaxed mentality is relaxed, but strategically you can despise your opponent, but tactically you can't. In the following tactical lesson, Mazzoni carefully analysed the information for the players.

"The old goalkeeper Beya, the No. 1 goalkeeper of the Portuguese national team in the 02 World Cup, has excellent goal-line skills." Mazzoni points a laser pointer at a photograph projected onto the screen. "But his performance is not consistent enough, and he is slower to get into form when he gets older. At the beginning of the game, the strikers can try their hand at long-range shots. ”

'Centre-backs Costa and Carvalho, a very solid centre-back combination, with a tacit understanding, Toney, try to break down each of them when you face them, don't get caught in their bag. If Costa is in front of you, you can try to pull out the gap and shoot, he doesn't get up very quickly. But against Carvalho you need to be decisive. ”

Tony nodded.

'Their right-back, Pacos Ferreira, is fierce and capable, defensively a bit big, Robbie, be protective when you face him. Zhang, I don't think there will be any problems for you with such a player. Left-back Valente is relatively solid and you can be a little more resolute when you break through. ”

Baggio glanced at Ferreira's picture and imprinted the man's appearance in his heart.

And Zhang Shu had a relaxed face, "No problem, leave it to me!" ”

Mazzoni nodded in satisfaction and continued.

"The midfielder Costinha, Mourinho's most trusted general, has characteristics similar to Appia, with excellent running ability and a large defensive area."

"Maniche is a left-sided midfielder who shoots from distance, his range of movement is not limited to the wings, he often cruisses behind the strikers in search of opportunities, and he is also quite good defensively."

"Alenichev is a right midfielder, very fast, a winger, but not very fit."

"Striker Deco... Forwards McCarthy and Alberto... ”

One by one, the Porto players appeared on the screen, and the information was detailed.

Pep Guardiola sat in the back, watching the coaching staff dissect the opponents one by one for the players, and the little uneasiness in his heart finally disappeared.

That's why I came to Italy.

The gap between Serie A and the Portuguese Super League is not only the difference in the level of the team, but also the pre-match intelligence collection, perfect player logistics, scientific training and meticulous cooperation between all club owners. There are so many of these advantages that little by little will eventually be reflected on the field.

And all this will surely be the reason for Brescia's victory over Porto.