"In Porto, it's me except God!"

It was Jose Mourinho, the most arrogant manager in European football in the 21st century, who uttered this sentence. Although he is only the head coach of the Portuguese league, he can still see Mourinho's arrogance.

Some say Mourinho is arrogant and narcissistic.

But when it came to the Dragons, George realised that Mourinho was not exaggerating at all. Here Mourinho is indeed the most popular person besides God.

When George entered the pitch, the entire Dragon Stadium was filled with boos. All the boos were coming towards George. Immediately after that, they began to chant for Mourinho, and everyone could tell that the Porto fans were completely aimed at George. You can see their dissatisfaction with George.

This should be because of the war of words between Giorgio and Mourinho before the game, which led to the hostility of Porto fans towards George.

Mourinho is arrogant.

But it's true.

Jose Mourinho has a prestige in Porto that no one else can imagine.

But it's no wonder that Mourinho is so loved by Porto fans. Jose Mourinho took over the team in the middle of the 01-02 season. Led the team out of the predicament and became the third place in the Portuguese Super League.

Last season was Mourinho's first full season.

But last season, Mourinho pulled off a miracle. It turned out to be the Portuguese Super League champion, the Portuguese Cup champion, and the UEFA Europa League champion, completing a treble. And this season, Mourinho's results are still outstanding.

Not only is it far ahead of the Portuguese Super League, but it has also eliminated many good players in the Champions Cup and entered the Champions League semi-finals.

Such a result, of course, is popular with fans.

Jose Mourinho is now the most sought-after manager in European football. Even after the end of last season, Florentino considered Mourinho. It's just that in the end, Real Madrid thought that Mourinho was too young, so they chose Queiroz.

So much so that Jose Mourinho once said: "There are regrets, but it will definitely not be me." ”

At present, there are still many strong European teams who want to invite Mourinho.

Despite the boos at the Dragons Stadium, George is also a seasoned veteran. In the Premier League, no matter which away game George plays, there is basically no treatment that is not booed. George ignored the boos and walked to the front to shake Mourinho's hand. The two were not familiar at all, and they had not even spoken a word before.

It was only because of this collision that there was a war of words in the media.

So the two just shook hands simply, purely out of politeness.

After that, they went their separate ways.

'Hey everyone, it's the Champions League semi-final, Blackburn against Porto. Porto are a dark horse in this season's Champions League, having completed their first big upset of the season. That is, in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, Manchester United was eliminated 3-2 over two legs. ”

After the quarter-finals, George issued his championship declaration. Coach Mourinho's declaration of war on George is also-for-tat. ”

Although Giorgio looked down on Porto in front of the media, and underestimated Mourinho.

In fact, in my heart, I attach great importance to Mourinho and Porto. And not with general attention.

As a descendant, if you don't know the famous Mourinho, you will be too unheard.

Although many people have criticized it, Mourinho's championship is piled up with money. But this is nothing more than an extreme statement, and Mourinho's success at Porto has not cost much money at all. As for later, there is something wrong with not using the money.

There are many clubs that invest money in world football, but very few succeed. Having money does not mean that you can succeed, you can only succeed if you can spend money. And Mourinho is clearly the best of them.

And Mourinho is able to succeed everywhere he goes. That's strength.

So for Mourinho's Porto, George didn't dare to be careless.

………… The game begins.

"First of all, I would like to introduce you to the starting line-ups of both sides. Although Miku has returned from injury, George did not put him in the starting lineup. Instead, he continued to use Franck Franck Ribery, who had performed well in the last game. Up front, Drogba replaced Klose. ”

"The goalkeeper for Porto is Baia, and the defenders are Valente, Carvalho, Jorge Coste, Paulo. Ferreira, the midfield four are Kostina, Mendes, Alenichev, Maniche, and the two forwards are McCarthy and Carlos. Alberto. ”

Martin. As is customary, Taylor first introduced the starting lineups of both sides.

George's idea was simple. Mourinho's Porto, in terms of team strength, is definitely not comparable to Blackburn. Although Blackburn Rovers cannot be compared with European giants, there are still many star players and world-class players in the team.

Therefore, George believes that Mourinho, who has always believed in utilitarian football, will definitely choose to defend.

So George's requirement for the team is to attack the opponent at the beginning of the game. Give Porto a surprise attack when they are not yet familiar with Blackburn. Otherwise, when Porto get acquainted with Blackburn, their defense will become more and more targeted.

That's what George thought.

Unfortunately, the game was unexpected.

Just when George thought Mourinho would choose to defend, Mourinho unexpectedly attacked in the opening stages.

Mourinho's move, George did not expect.

The Blackburn players didn't expect it either.

Although Giorgio values Mourinho's Porto, the difference in quality between the two sides is there. George thinks the best thing Mourinho can do is defend and counter-attack.

However, at the beginning of the game, Porto were more aggressive.

It disrupted Blackburn's original plan.

Blackburn Rovers also thought about attacking in the opening stages. But Porto's positivity completely disrupted Blackburn's rhythm.

Of course, Blackburn Rovers are stronger than Porto. Blackburn's momentary confusion was just because they didn't expect Porto to be so positive. Porto's positivity prevented Blackburn from attacking, so he could only shrink back.

Fortunately, Blackburn is also used to playing defensive counter-attacks.

Although he was a little flustered at first, he quickly calmed down.

About ten minutes later, Porto's attack was over.

Sure enough, Mourinho is a man who knows the times. As soon as the attack in the opening stage failed to produce results, Porto's entire formation shrank back.

Jose Mourinho's team has always been excellent defensively.

Porto is no exception.

Porto don't look at the backline and midfielders, they are not well-known in European football. But under Mourinho's organisation, the defence was outstanding.

Moreover, Porto's defense is firmly stuck in the middle of the fortress, advocating active pressing and zone defense, and trying to compress the opponent's offensive space. And Porto retreated very deeply, they only defended the area of thirty meters in front of their goal.

Blackburn Rovers have not been without a dense defence in the Premier League.

But there is not a single one who has done so well in defense. Blackburn don't have much space up front for players to play.

Ribery is not yet ripe.

In the last game against Milan, when there was enough space, the performance was very good. But when Porto recycled and didn't give space, it made Ribery very uncomfortable.

Kaka is even more so.

Kaka is now much better at handling the ball on the spot. But the biggest threat is still his powerful impact. He couldn't do it yet, Miku and Pire.

So in the front court, Pire was the only one who went back and forth in tandem.

But even so, once in the 30-metre zone of Porto, Blackburn's attack will be strongly blocked by Porto. Porto are full of players in front of goal, no matter where the ball goes, everywhere it is.

This made George despise Mourinho fiercely.

Mourinho, don't be a turtle with a shrunken head. Attack it for me. If you don't come out, how can I get in.

But Mourinho seems to have decided to shrink his head. No matter how much Blackburn attacked, he couldn't shrink back.

On the counter-attack, Porto used striker McCarthy as the fulcrum, Carlos roamed on both sides, and Alenichev and Ferreira were the center of gravity on the right flank. In the middle, Maniche was behind the striker, and in the middle Mendes was inserted in the back.

But to be honest, the current strength of Porto is really too poor.

Or that Porto has been able to get to where it is now, it is already a miracle of miracles.

The gap between Porto's main substitutions is very stark. Mourinho also has very little choice. Porto don't have a handful of useful players on the bench at the moment. If there is another one that is slightly stronger, it is the Brazilian striker Delle.

But on Blackburn's side, even players of Miku's and Klose's level are sitting on the bench. It can also be seen that the difference in strength between the two teams.

Although Mourinho used intensive defense to keep the current draw, the threat of counter-attacking is also average.

But George still didn't come out of the nest. Don't look at the limited threat of Porto's counter-attack right now, but once Blackburn Rovers are in the nest, Porto's killer move will come. Therefore, although Porto retreated on all fronts, Giorgio was still very cautious.

It's just that prudence won't solve the problem now.

Although 0-0 away from home, it is not an unacceptable scoreline. But George couldn't accept the score.

George had to get a goal in this game.

It's just that now Blackburn's offense can't go in. When you get to the edge of the penalty area in Porto, you can't pass forward, you can only keep pouring your feet on the perimeter. Because I really can't find a good space.

"George, you can't go on like this. Frank was on the wing and there was little room to break through. ”

Blanco came to George's side and spoke softly.

"Yes."

George nodded.

Indeed, Ribery is not the player who can be the core of a team later. Now he is more on the side, and now the side is blocked, so his role is completely unreflected.

George looked back at Miku on the bench.

Playing a team with a dense defense like Porto, Miku is the best. It's just that he has just recovered, so George didn't let him start just to be on the safe side.

However, if the game continues to be deadlocked, George will have to use Miku.

(To be continued)