After the 2007-2008 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals draw opponents came out, it was really a few joys and sorrows, and the most joyful of them was naturally Barcelona, the best draw, because their opponent was Schalke 04, which is currently ranked third in the Bundesliga.

Of course, Manchester United who drew to Roma is also very happy.

Because they beat Roma 7-1 at home in the second leg of the quarter-finals of the Champions League last season, they have very wonderful memories.

Naturally, the troubles were drawn to Arsenal in Liverpool and Valencia in Chelsea.

Obviously, both sides of the game were annoyed.

Valencia drew Chelsea, not only Valencia fans felt mixed feelings, but also Elo, who really didn't expect to return to the Mestalla Stadium after leaving Valencia for less than a year.

The place that made me famous.

How can you be worried?

When the draw came out, Enrique Wien, editor-in-chief of Valencia Sport, set out on his way to London to interview Iello.

I believe that at this moment, there should be many reporters who are eager to interview Iro, because since ancient times, the game against the old owner has always attracted enough attention.

In addition, Iello is a star who has made a name for himself in Valencia, so he has received a lot of attention.

The next afternoon, Enrique Wien was waiting for Iello on the outskirts of the Cobham training base.

Enrique Wien has interviewed Iello many times this season, but this time he has the most mixed feelings, as Iello will travel to the Mestalla Stadium to face his parent club Valencia in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals starting next month.

In the past, Enrique Wien was a famous 'brainless fan' of Ielloh, but in the near future, the player he admires and his beloved team will have a direct confrontation, which makes it particularly uncomfortable to think about.

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Enrique Wien's interview with Ailo didn't last long, because both of them had very mixed emotions and the subject matter of the interview was quite simple, so it ended in less than half an hour.

On that day, the English media and newspapers were all studying the weaknesses and flaws of the respective opponents of the Premier League teams, especially the analysis reports provided to Chelsea and Manchester United, which can be described as detailed to the average activity area of each player, how many touches of the ball, how many mistakes, and whether there have been xxoo activities with girlfriends or wives recently.

However, the draw between Liverpool and Arsenal has not been studied by much media, because the two teams already know each other very well, and their two-legged competition is more about the players' on-the-spot performance and the detailed arrangements of each coach.

The media reporting on football in England can be said to be the craziest in the world, and the research is also very targeted, whether it is the tactical play or the use of players, they have their own unique opinions, so this also indirectly makes the Premier League team spend less time studying the opponent and win more time.

But what Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has in front of him is not the various tactical holes and shortcomings of Valencia, but the Chelsea fixture schedule for the near future.

We travel to Sunderland tomorrow and travel to White Hart Lane for a League fixture against Tottenham Hotspur four days later, before returning home to host Arsenal.

If this schedule alone is not enough to make Mourinho feel unhappy, because on March 26, the Chinese national team will play a World Cup qualifier against Qatar at its home stadium, which makes Mourinho feel quite unhappy.

You must know that there is only a day between March 24th and March 26th, which means that even if Iroh takes a flight back to China immediately after playing this game, he has just arrived at the World Cup qualifiers of the Chinese national team, but if this is really the case, will there still be a game at that time?

And a long-distance flight would have been the equivalent of playing a fierce game, and the fact that consecutive games would inevitably lead to a sharp reduction in Ello's fitness, which would increase the risk of injury, which is something Mourinho does not want to see.

Chelsea have not lost a single game so far this season, which is most directly related to Elo's excellent performance.

If Iroh really insists on returning to China to compete, should he choose to compromise? After all, they are still four points ahead of Manchester United with one game less, and then the two sides will have the most direct battle in the 36th round......

Thinking of this, Mourinho felt that he needed to communicate with Aillo, after all, he is the head coach of Chelsea, and he must look at the problem from the perspective of the club, and at the same time, it is Chelsea who pays Ailo's salary, not the Chinese XX Football Association.

Professional players have the desire to shed their blood for the country, especially young players, and this spirit of contribution has simply reached the level of enthusiasm.

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However, thinking that he will go to Sunderland tomorrow, Mourinho can only put the conversation after the end of the league, after all, the league is the main thing, and the World Cup qualifiers of the Chinese national team are still ten days away, so there is no hurry.

At the same time, in the headquarters building of the Chinese XX Football Association, Tang Shun, chairman of the Football Association, and Lin Yao, vice chairman of the Football Association, also made a study on the selection of the World Cup preliminaries, whether to recall the players who play in the European League or not.

If the recall is carried out, it will definitely violate the original agreement between each other, but if it is not recalled, then the national team's game cannot be guaranteed, after all, the expectations of fans across the country for the national team to reach the World Cup again are very high.

Difficulty in choosing......

With two assists from Eloh and Essien, Ballack and Essien won 2-0 away at home, continuing to lead Manchester United to four points top of the table with one game in hand.

After the game, many London media also lamented that Iello had scored 33 goals so far, just one goal short of Cole and Shearer's record of 34 goals in a single Premier League season, and it was a shame that an opponent like Sunderland did not score.

The next day, Iello arrived outside Mourinho's office with a puzzled face.

Knock knock knock -

Iroh politely knocked on the door of the manager's office.

"Please come in!" Mourinho's voice came from inside the office.

Iroh pushed the door in, and directly opposite the office door was Mourinho, who was immersed in his work, holding the water-based pen in his right hand and constantly recording it in his notebook.

After about half a minute, Mourinho stopped what he was doing and looked up at Iroh: "Are you here?" ”

Iroh nodded.

Mourinho went straight to the point, telling the faxed message sent by the Chinese Football Association and the stakes involved: "The reason why I came to you today is like this......"

After saying that, Mourinho turned his head to look at Iro, who was frowning.

"Sir, I want to play in the national team!"

After about a minute of thinking, Iroh raised his head and said firmly.

Now it was Mourinho's turn to frown, he had completely analyzed it with Iroh just now, and there was no room for loss in the home game against Arsenal! And...... Will Iroh, who is a trapeze, really come out unscathed?

Of course, Iroh also knows Mourinho's position, but he also has his own position, that is, to fight for the country, and Iro, who has come from the past to the present, knows better than anyone what Chinese fans are looking forward to...... In his 'previous life', he didn't know which World Cup China had participated in, but now he must grasp the opportunity he should grasp, otherwise he will be busy in vain, so Iroh decided to return to China to participate in the second round of the group stage of the World Cup qualifiers against Qatar in the top 20 no matter what!

As the minutes ticked by, neither of them began to speak.

Jose Mourinho is a very strong manager and Iello knows he won't be able to convince the manager so easily, but what he didn't expect was ...... Mourinho would have compromised!

"Otherwise, after playing Tottenham's rematch and going back to the World Cup qualifiers, you won't ......play in the league against Arsenal," Mourinho let out a long breath.

Iroh was stunned when he heard this, is this still the very strong head coach in his impression?

"Don't want to go back to China?"

Where did Iroh not understand what Mourinho meant? So he hurriedly said, "Think about it...... Just a league game at home against Arsenal? Well?? ”

Mourinho turned around and walked to his desk: "You don't have to worry about that, Chelsea are a strong whole!" ”

Iroh also knew that it was manager Jose Mourinho suggesting that he should not think too much, so he ......

So Iroh secretly clenched his fists, and he must repay Mourinho for his compromise in the next round of away games against Tottenham Hotspur!

After the problem was resolved, Iroh took his leave from the manager's office.

Mourinho sat on the desk, stunned, shook his head with a wry smile, according to his thoughts, he was unwilling to let Ailo return to China, but there was no way but to compromise by himself, a player of this level of Ailo is really hard to find, according to his experience in his coaching career for so many years, there is no player who can compare with Ailo's strength, it is really too strong!

It's better to lose a league game than to lose a league for Permanent, and Mourinho knows how to choose.

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From this day on, Mourinho's technical and tactical play was also consciously bypassing Airo, leaving the burden of scoring more to Drogba, Anelka and Frank Lampard.

Therefore, in the 26th round of the league match at White Hart Lane, Iello did not take the initiative to ask for the ball and seek breakthroughs, he consciously passed the ball more to Drogba in the middle and Frank Lampard and Ballack in the back, just like ordinary wingers.

Chelsea's change in tactics has also surprised Juan Ramos in the home area, is this still the best player of the season, Elo.

Don't take the initiative to ask for the ball or force a breakthrough, just like an ordinary winger to break through to the side and then cross the bottom.

Not only was Juander Ramos surprised, but even the commentators in the studio were surprised, they had the impression that Eloco was a winger with a lot of strategy, with at least ten shots on goal in a game, and only a few times in the middle of the game? Not a single active shot!

In the words of Andy Gray: "Is it the one who wears the blue nine or the one who was brought in last summer at a sky-high price?" ”