Chapter Ninety-Six: The Hapless Alonso

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A day after Mourinho's impassioned speech at the training ground, Mourinho's last words were: "Guys, what are you looking forward to?" He didn't give an answer, he didn't ask the players to answer, he just started answering. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

But this has formed a strong reaction in the players in public. Everyone is thinking -- what are we looking forward to in the face of the upcoming decisive battle on three fronts?

In fact, the answer is very simple - "champion". Mourinho's aim is to create a strong desire for the title in everyone, but not to get carried away by the back-to-back victories.

Chu Zhongtian now admires Mourinho too much as the manager, using a speech to control everyone's thoughts and emotions, everything is working hard for the last three championships. The team has never had such a result.

It's no wonder that his team always shows a completely different mentality than before.

In China, he has a very vivid nickname, called "Magic Bird", as if he really has magic powers, he can turn stones into gold, and change a team when he arrives. He went to Chelsea, where they swept away the domineering temperament of the previous turmoil, winning the English top flight title for the first time in 50 years, and successfully defending the title the following season. He went to Inter Milan, and Inter Milan went from a pseudo-powerhouse that could only rely on the phonegate incident to win the league title, to a hegemon of the treble. Now that he is at Real Madrid, there is a very good chance that Real Madrid will end the embarrassing past of not having a big enough title for three seasons, and the Real Madrid club's championship hall will have a few more trophies.

There is a reason why such a person has become the focus of the media and is sought after by countless people, but I don't know if he will open his mouth wide and spray people. Anyone can curse, everyone in the world does, but why can only Jose Mourinho succeed?

Many of his opponents may never have considered such a question.

Anyway, Chu Zhongtian himself admired this head coach who once had an enmity with him. He even felt that it would be very interesting to be a manager after retiring from the game because of Mourinho, much more interesting than building his business empire...... before the Copa del Rey semi-finals, Real Madrid played Hercules away from home.

It's a team with no suspense, Hercules are now struggling in the relegation zone, even if they need to fight for relegation, even if they are at home. But against Real Madrid, who are in good form, they really have no chance of winning.

But despite this, they still have to fight.

So the game with Hercules was extremely hot, and even made the commentator sigh if this was a national derby...... In such a fierce game, although Mourinho used some of the rotation players, injuries were still inevitable.

Harvey. Alonso fell to the ground after colliding with an opposition player in the 61st minute of the game, unable to hold on to the game and was carried off the field.

The Hercules player who injured Alonso only received a verbal warning, and Mourinho was very angry off the pitch, if it wasn't for Karanka dragging him back, he was afraid that he would be sent off with a direct red card by the referee.

Of course, he has reason to be angry, because Alonso is his midfielder, an indispensable member, and now his midfielder is lying on a stretcher, not knowing whether he will miss the next game, and the foul player is just a verbal warning, if Mourinho is the referee, I am afraid that he will be sent off with a straight red card.

Towards the end of the season, Mourinho's biggest fear now is not that the players are not in bad shape, but that the players are injured. It's a lucky thing that hasn't had any serious injuries hit his team this season.

It seems that luck is finally going to run away from him...... If it's Mesut Ozil, Di Maria, Kaka, Higuain...... If these people were injured, he would be able to calm down, frowning at most without being angry.

It was Alonso, the heart of the midfield, who was injured. Although the real core of this season is already Chu Zhongtian, Alonso's role is still indispensable, he is Chu Zhongtian's most effective assistant, he has a balance of attack and defense, and can replace Chu Zhongtian when Chu Zhongtian cannot play a role, so that Real Madrid actually has two cores. In addition, his long pass dispatch is also a sharp weapon for Real Madrid's attack.

If he is injured, Real Madrid's midfield organization tasks will all fall on Chu Zhongtian, and Chu Zhongtian still has defensive tasks...... Khedira can share some defensive work for him, but he can't share Chu Zhongtian's organizational tasks, and once the other party stares Chu Zhongtian to death and freezes it, then Real Madrid's midfield organization will be in crisis.

This is the main reason for Mourinho's anger - no one can say whether Alonso's injury will be a turning point that will change everything this season. Real Madrid could well be out of the big four this season because of Alonso's injury.

This is an outcome that Mourinho cannot accept in any way.

If he doesn't win another title this season, he will definitely leave in the summer, and Florentino is definitely not a good president with patience.

It's hard to say whether Alonso's injury will affect the future, but it certainly won't affect this game. Because when he came off the field with an injury, Real Madrid was already 2-0 ahead. It seems that it is officially because there is no hope of winning, and Hercules' players are ruthless.

With Alonso's previous experience, Mourinho did not dare to let Chu Zhongtian play. If Hercules breaks the jar and kicks Chu Zhongtian off the field, this season will really be over.

So he brought on Granero to replace Alonso.

In Mourinho's heart, Granero is definitely not as important as Chu Zhongtian, and belongs to the kind of person who can be sacrificed when necessary.

Of course, he didn't want Granero to be injured.

In the next game, the smell of gunpowder was strong on both sides.

All sorts of big moves began to appear in a dense manner.

In the end, the referee had to start using red cards to get on the line. The bout has completely turned sour, no one thinks it's a fight, everyone thinks it's an unlimited fighting tournament.

In the end, Real Madrid won the match with a score of 2-0. Since Alonso's departure, the scoreline hasn't changed because the minds of both sides are not on football.

Hercules midfielder Rufitt was sent off for a flying tackle on Mesut Ozil. Di Maria was then sent off for a second yellow card for a retaliation foul.

It seemed fair that both sides were sent off by one man each, but everyone who watched the game knew that the referee was very clumsy. When you can't control the situation at first, you can only start dealing cards in the end.

Mourinho made a very rare mistake in his post-match press conference without lashing out at the referee: "...... I don't judge the referee because what he did, everybody saw it. Suffice it to say that I lost Alonso, it was a very serious loss! And what about the foul guys? He stayed on the pitch until the end of the game! ”

He didn't lash out at the referee, but everyone saw his dissatisfaction with the referee, as well as with the Hercules.

However, he did not directly scold the referee, because considering that there are more important games ahead, the away game against Camp Nou is definitely a difficult challenge, and if he is not there, the impact on the team will be very big. In order to beat Barcelona away and complete the real revenge, he must now endure.

Regardless, Real Madrid won the game, which was several times harder than expected. Continue to lead the standings.

Not surprisingly, Barcelona also won the game, and the difference between the two sides is still only one point.

Now there is only one Sporting Gijón left before the decisive match against Barcelona, and Barcelona side is the Barcelona derby.

That's the only variable ahead of the national derby – can the Spaniards cause Barcelona a bit of trouble? In fact, there is little hope because it is the home stadium of Barcelona...... Barcelona lose at home to Espanyol? It's not that there is no such precedent, but it's hard for Barcelona to make such a mistake now.

Only a defeat to Espanyol in the Barcelona derby will keep the pressure on Real Madrid and a decisive match at the Camp Nou – and there is no chance that Real Madrid will lose to Sporting Gijón on their home turf, right?

With a week to go before the national derby, the focus of media coverage is not on the national derby, but on the Copa del Rey final.

This is no ordinary Copa del Rey final, this is the Copa del Rey final in the Madrid derby. It was the Copa del Rey final that Atletico Madrid made history.

Atletico Madrid has waited long enough for this final.

Before the final, Atletico Madrid had filmed a promotional video, calling on fans to cheer them on, and in the video, they vowed to beat Real Madrid, their local rival.

Spanish football seems to be particularly fond of playing with the practice of shooting promotional videos before important matches to cheer up the hype. Barcelona has done this, Athletic Bilbao has done this, Sevilla has done this, Villarreal has done it.

Now Atletico Madrid is going to do the same.

Real Madrid didn't do that. Mourinho's attitude is that instead of spending time and energy on filming this mess, it is better to train seriously and consolidate the results of training.

※※※ When Chu Zhongtian drove home, the radio in the car was also inviting enthusiastic viewers to call in and communicate with the guests, and the topic of discussion was still the Copa del Rey final. This final is a local derby in Madrid, so it is naturally a hot topic in Madrid.

Atletico Madrid fans and Real Madrid fans have their own opinions, and the smell of gunpowder is very strong in the telephone program.

Heated arguments do not allow the moderator to repeatedly interrupt these people's heated remarks, and sometimes use "technical means" to stop the two sides from continuing to argue.

"Hello? Feed? Feed? It seems that the signal of this listener friend is not very good...... Okay, let's take a call from the next enthusiastic listener! However, I would like to draw attention to the manner and tone of the discussion......"

All sorts of things related to this game are stirring up the atmosphere of this game.

Chu Zhongtian was not interested in these hypes, and he turned off the radio in the car.

I was waiting for a red light at the intersection and found that the LCD screen on the high-rise building at the intersection was playing the promotional video of Atletico Madrid. The concept of the Copa del Rey final and the Madrid derby is so ubiquitous...... It seems that for this Copa del Rey title, Atletico Madrid really spared no expense and tried everything possible.

In the video, the players of Atletico Madrid appeared one after another, calling on everyone to come and cheer on the scene. In between, there are highlights of Atletico Madrid's various goals and performances in the match.

In the end, Sergio Aguero stood in front of all the players and said to the camera: "This time we want to make history!" ”

The words are sonorous and powerful, and the expression is very serious.

Seeing Aguero's expression, Chu Zhongtian couldn't help grinning.

Compared with Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid is much more low-key...... At the end of today's training, reporters flocked to interview him, wanting to hear what he thought of the Atletico Madrid promotional video.

Chu Zhongtian is not the kind of person who is sharp-tongued and mean-mouthed, so there is no irony, and the real meaning of Aguero's sentence in the end should be "rewrite history", not "create history".

He is not used to fighting before a game and thinks that football should be done with his feet, so he has no opinion on the Atletico Madrid promotional video: "They have a way of expressing their ideas, and we have it. He pointed to his feet, "Here." ”

The green light turned on, and Chu Zhongtian took one last glance at the big screen, on which there was no longer Aguero's serious face, and other advertisements were being played.

He got off the ground, passed the intersection, and left the big screen behind.

※※※ Chu Zhongtian is still relatively low-key, and his teammates and the opposing team's players may not be so low-key.

Aguero declared in an interview that he wants Real Madrid to take revenge, and this time Atletico Madrid will definitely change the embarrassing record of not winning against Real Madrid.

Ramos responded: "Well said, they do need to rewrite this embarrassing record, but we're not going to say yes!" ”

Flores, as the head coach of Atletico Madrid, also had a big war of words before the game, and the psychological war has begun.

"I know Real Madrid have been very good this season, they haven't lost a game so far. But as we all know, the closer you get to the end, the greater the pressure. I think it's time for them to lose! Atletico Madrid is here for the championship, the results in the league don't say anything, the cup and the league are two completely different competitions, I believe Mourinho himself will agree with this. ”

Mourinho did not reply to Flores, which surprised Flores, and he felt that he was looking forward to the other party responding to him with joy, but the other party did not express that sense of loss.

Mourinho really didn't have time to pay attention to Flores. Alonso's injury report has come out, with a torn cruciate ligament and straight out for the rest of the season.

When Mourinho got this result, he threw the injury report directly on the ground, and then jumped to his feet in the office and scolded his mother.

Alonso himself was also very frustrated, having been unable to make a difference when the team needed him the most, but he was away from the team due to injury. He was injured in the first game of the season, missing two months, and now he is injured again at the end of the season, and this time it is even better, missing the most crucial games of the season.

Alonso's injury means that Chu Zhongtian will bear more pressure and responsibility in the game. At that time, the opponents will know that Chu Zhongtian is the only core of Real Madrid, and neither Kaka nor Ozil can replace him and Alonso. Without Kaka and Ozil, Real Madrid can still function normally, but without Alonso and Chu Zhongtian, it will not work.

So at that time, Real Madrid's opponents will know how to target Real Madrid, as long as they stare at Chu Zhongtian, Real Madrid's threat will be directly reduced by half.

Especially for Barcelona, this is great news.

Before such an important game, Real Madrid was missing a big midfielder, which was a godson for Barcelona.

Mourinho has been busy these days, and he is sad and worried about how to make up for the loss of Alonso's absence, how can he still have time to fight with Flores?

But it doesn't matter, he made a note of Flores's provocation against him, and when the time comes, he will forget it on the court.

He's not the kind of person who doesn't take revenge.

※※※ Chu Zhongtian's training intensity in the past two days is very high, which he took the initiative to propose, because Alonso's absence has made him more responsible, and at the same time, the manager has new requirements for his role, and he must work hard to meet the requirements of the manager in training.

Time was tight, there were only three days between the end of the match against Hercules and the start of the Copa del Rey final, and in reality there were only two days of training - Monday and Tuesday, with the final on Wednesday night.

The time left for him and Mourinho, and indeed for Real Madrid as a whole, is not right.

In addition to the fact that he has to work hard to adapt to the new requirements, Real Madrid have been playing the duo of Chu Zhongtian and Alonso for a season, they are used to this kind of football, and suddenly Alonso is absent, how to play?

I really need to get used to it...... It's a pity that there isn't much time left for them.

It didn't take long for Flores to find out from the media that Alonso would miss all the games at the end of the season, which was definitely good news for him. Now he has even more confidence in beating Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey final.

Of course, the only pity is that Chu Zhongtian was not injured with Alonso...... If Mourinho had asked Chu Zhongtian to replace the injured Alonso instead of using Granero in the match against Hercules, maybe it would have been possible.

But he didn't get his way.

Chu Zhongtian will play in the match against Atletico Madrid, which is a great threat for Flores, and he must find a way to contain him, as long as he can be contained, Alonso is injured and cannot play, and it is very likely that he will win Real Madrid to qualify for next season's Europa League.

(To be continued)