Pressure!

Pressure from within Portugal!

As a Portuguese, José. Mourinho is still very patriotic, at least psychologically, he is not a so-called 'betrayer'.

Last two seasons, he coached Porto and led the team to the UEFA Cup and Champions League in two seasons, which made the Portuguese fans and media directly portray him as a hero, and Mourinho still cares about this.

However, as a very ambitious football coach, he had no goal after Porto achieved the highest honour he could win in the Portuguese first division, so when he was invited by Mr. Abramovich, he was moved and went straight to the Premier League.

Jose Mourinho would have left Porto even if it wasn't for the world's best-paid coach, and the way Mr. Abou promised to transfer to the club gave the champion coach no reason to refuse.

Even though Chelsea isn't a big club, wouldn't it be more rewarding to lead a team like this to win more honours than to win it at a big club?

Jose. Jose Mourinho is one such person, and deep down he has a desire for greater success.

If he can lead Chelsea to the same honours as Porto, it is clear that he will be more successful at Chelsea, because in the eyes of the fans and the media, Chelsea are an upstart team and Porto are a giant.

But Mourinho's regular managerial jump is seen by the Portuguese media as a rebellion against Portuguese football, especially when Porto and Chelsea are in the same group in the Champions League.

These Portuguese media have unscrupulously used words such as 'betrayer' and 'money-seeker' to describe Mourinho, which has made the 'madmen' who have always cared about media comments feel a kind of helpless depression.

If you look at it from the perspective of an onlooker, José. Jose Mourinho's choice to leave Porto could not have been more correct, but when caught in the middle of it, it represents a 'betrayal', especially in the run-up to Porto's away trip to Chelsea.

But that's exactly what Mourinho can't accept.

With the surname of 'madman', he didn't bother to explain his reason for coming to Chelsea in the Premier League to the Portuguese media who reported unscrupulously, he just sat silently in his office, studying the tactics for the next game.

Although in the eyes of Europeans, work and life are completely different things, but as the 'protagonist' of this game, Mourinho is still 'surname' once, and he decided to use an absolute victory to let these Portuguese media know that in terms of strength, Chelsea is much better than Porto, even without the command of his head coach, Porto will lose the game!

And he, the Portuguese, José. Jose Mourinho, coming to this club is the right choice!!

So, at the pre-match press conference, when Mourinho was pressed by Portuguese journalists, he directly announced the team's starting line-up and the formation used.

Yes, the 'madman' is not afraid of Porto knowing this, he believes that in the face of absolute strength on the football field, any command and tactics are ineffective.

Jose. Jose Mourinho has absolute confidence in Chelsea now!

……………… Goalkeeper: Peter. Petr Cech: John. Terry, Ricardo. Carvalho, William. Gallas midfielder: Damien. Duff, Frank. Frank Lampard, Crowder. Makelle, Alkin. Robben Striker: Didier. Drogba, Allen. Wang, Edul. Gudjanssen is the Chelsea formation table that Porto boss Bruno Fernandes has acquired.

Obviously, Chelsea are going to play a real attacking battle in this game, and the analysis of the ability of the Chelsea players shows that the midfield four must be in a diamond-shaped position, and only on the front line, Wang Li's position is uncertain.

For Fernandes, the most noteworthy thing about the Chelsea team is this black-haired boy, his ability is really all-round and terrifying, even if Mourinho suddenly puts him in the center forward position, he will not be unusual, and the right midfielder, shadow striker and even left midfielder are also very likely, this kind of ability is a real headache for a player who can do everything well and can do well in any aspect.

Fernantes knows that as long as this black-haired boy can't be prevented in this game, then the Porto team will definitely lose, and there is no suspense at all. Even though Chelsea have put in an absolute attacking formation, Bruno Fernandes is not sure his side will be able to score three or even four goals at Stamford Bridge.

"Even if you know the opponent's formation, what's the use?" In the away dressing room, Mr. Fernandez rubbed his temples helplessly.

Previously, the Spaniard had made a thorough analysis of what formation Chelsea would line up and what style of play they might have, and he felt that getting the opponent's strategy would at least give the team the upper hand in terms of play, but now that he has Chelsea's formation and even the starting line-up, Fernandes is in another dilemma - even knowing the opponent's style of play, he is still hesitant about his team's style of play.

Obviously, in the face of a team that has always been stronger than Porto in terms of overall attack, defensive counter-attacking is of course the best option, but even if it is a defensive counter-attack, can Porto really defend against Chelsea's attack?

Even if the counter-attack can lead to goals, can Porto really score more than Chelsea?

Even if we don't talk about Chelsea's performance in the Premier League, in the first two Group H Champions League group stage, Chelsea a 1:4, a 5:1, this kind of big victory makes all European teams know the horror of the Blues' offensive ability, and even Spain's "Marca", France's "French Football", England's "Sun" and many other newspapers and magazines have advertised Chelsea as the most offensive team. Wang and Didier. Drogba's forward line is billed as the most powerful forward in the world.

All of these factors speak to Chelsea's superior attacking prowess, so how do Porto deal with it!?

……… Stamford Bridge, London, England.

Soon, the long-awaited match for the European media and fans finally arrived.

London is always drizzling in November, and today is no exception, with overcast skies. Dark clouds obscured the sun, and the air was humid, as if raindrops could fall at any moment, which made people walking on the street feel a sense of dreary.

"What the hell weather." In the tunnel of players, Porto's midfielder Ricardo. Quaresma shook the head and complained incessantly. In the summer, Quaresma was abandoned by Barcelona and used him as a bargaining chip to bring him back to Deco from Porto, and Quaresma has always been obsessed with this, but luckily, with his performances, Quaresma has already gained the trust of manager Fernandez in Porto.

"It's probably going to rain, so I knew I had changed to spikes." Postiga chattered beside him.

"It's fine, it doesn't rain lightly, as is always the case in London during the month." Defender Sitaridis, who has just joined Porto from the Greek league this season, said with a smile.

'It's better to rain so those Chelsea players are inconsistent and it's better for us.' The 19-year-old Diego smiled next to him, and turned his head to look at the Chelsea players in the blue jersey next to him, from his eyes, he still yearns for the Chelsea team, as a Brazilian player who has just landed in Europe this season, he is still far from a quasi-giant in the Premier League like Chelsea.

"That's right."

Compared to the chatter and chatter of the Porto players, the Chelsea players on the left side of the tunnel were much quieter, just keeping their eyes on the pitch, waiting for the clock to pass and looking forward to the game.

Before the game, although the head coach Jose. Mourinho didn't say anything to them, what to ask for, but that kind of look and approach, or let all the players understand what he meant, for them, this game is not just an ordinary Champions Cup group stage, but also for the will of the manager, out of trust and respect for Mourinho, everyone knows very well in their hearts that this game can only be won, the best is a big win!

So, they watched the pitch silently, waiting for the game to start, and proved themselves, Chelsea, and the manager's choice with real actions!

......... "beep ......"

With the referee's whistle, the starters of both teams began to enter the field.

Although the weather was dreary, the enthusiasm of the Blues fans who came to watch the game was evident, and the tsunami of cheers from the crowd from the crowd lifted the morale of the Chelsea team and made the Porto players feel an invisible pressure.

Then, the voice of an authentic English tone in the anchor room made them even more stressed-" ...... The players from both teams are starting to enter the pitch, so let's take a look at Chelsea's starting line-up...... and oh my God, it's exactly the same list that the manager, the great Mr Jose Mourinho, announced before the game, and it is clear that in Mourinho's view, Porto are a bunch of clowns, and even if they know the Chelsea squad in advance, it is impossible to walk away the victory at Stamford Bridge. ”

“…… Let's take a look at the starting list of Porto for this game, goalkeeper Baya, defenders Citaridis and Jorge. Costa, Pepe, Arreas, midfielders Quaresma, Leal, Maniche, forwards Diego, Postiga, Alberto, Fabiano. ”

“…… I'm sorry, I can only briefly say their names, you must know that the names of Porto players are too long, very tongue-twisting, but unfortunately, the strength of their players and the length of the name are inversely proportional, I actually went to the list, I didn't find a player who has heard the name, hey, it's a pity, I was expecting them to come out with a Ronaldo, so that everyone is excited, even if the game is won, but, for the great Chelsea, this victory is just as easy as rubbing a helpless little girl, It doesn't bring a sense of accomplishment at all......"

In the anchor room, Creed. Pesvark's analogy made the Blues fans laugh out loud, and while many of the Porto players didn't know what he was talking about, it didn't stop them from knowing from the laughter of the Blues fans that it wasn't a good thing to say.

This also made them angry, and the manager Fernandes, who had never encountered such a pitch anchor before, rushed to the fourth official to protest before he even had time to shake hands with Mourinho.

It's a pity that the fourth official of this game is an Englishman, he just smiled and didn't even record, you know, in order to achieve a greater home advantage, Chelsea also specially increased the voice of the anchor room, which made many Premier League teams have been dissatisfied with the anchor at Stamford Bridge, and constantly appealed, but the FA always replied that it didn't matter at all, it was a method of normal home advantage.

As a result, many Premier League teams began to follow suit...... With a few minutes to go, the crowd of reporters were already focused on the Blues fans in the audience, many of whom were shouting as best they could: "Chelsea win!" ”

There was also a fan group that directly erected a banner dozens of meters long in the east stand of the stadium, which read: 'The result of the game is 10-0, Allen scored 5 goals alone!' ’。

"Really...... Spectacular! Looking at this scene, a Portuguese journalist couldn't help but sigh.

The grandiose slogans and the warm atmosphere at home at Stamford Bridge are definitely rare in other leagues, and it also shows the confidence of Chelsea fans, or even the popularity of the Premier League.

"Chelsea! Chelsea! Chelsea! ”

In such a home atmosphere, I believe every Chelsea player will fight hard.

Seeing the enthusiasm of the Chelsea fans, the Porto fans who were suppressed by the momentum were obviously unwilling, and in a corner of the West Stand, they all stood up and waved their hands to cheer for Porto, but unfortunately the number was too small, compared to the more than 40,000 fans of the Blues, it was really a drop in the bucket and not worth mentioning.

In this warm atmosphere, with the referee's whistle, the game finally began.

……… After getting the Chelsea playing list, Mr Fernandes also has some confidence in his heart anyway.

The Spaniard felt that Chelsea would be attacking aggressively from the opening kick-off to take advantage of home advantage, and it was clear that he had guessed right from the ground up and down.

In the warm atmosphere at home, and in order to win by a dominant margin, Chelsea launched a fierce attack into the heart of Porto from the opener.

This was all expected by Fernandes, and now, he feels that Porto have some hope of victory.

For Chelsea, it's just for the manager Jose Mourinho and they have to win this game as well, otherwise they will not only be the manager after the game, but they will definitely become the laughing stock of the media, which is by no means acceptable to the players.

Therefore, as soon as the game began, Wang Li, who was the core of the team's attack, began to organize a wave of big attacks, which even made the Porto team feel that Chelsea had given up on defense.

Although Porto still played in the same 433 formation as last season, this 433 was more defensive, which meant that in order to deal with Chelsea's attack, Mr. Fernandes still chose to defend and counterattack after consideration. The reason why this 433 formation is more defensive is because in the position of the players, a triangle is formed between every three players, which makes the zone defense more compact, and the zone defense from the midfield to the back field is very tight.

From this point of view, Fernandez's tactical arrangement was still influenced by Mourinho's presence in Porto last season.

……… In this game, Wang Li is the core of the team's attack, even in this kind of game that is related to his reputation, Mourinho still placed him in the position of midfielder, just to make him adapt to the position of commander, which shows what kind of degree the Portuguese trust Wang Li has reached.

Therefore, after the Chelsea players get the ball, they will look for Wang Li's position as soon as possible, pass the ball when they have the opportunity, and find another way when they can't pass the ball.

As soon as the game began, Bruno Fernandes, the coach in Porto's dugout, could already see that the brunette was the heart of Chelsea's attack, which made him a little overwhelmed.

The Spaniard never thought that Wang Li would be the heart of Chelsea's attack!!

Even from the position of the opening game, he only thought that Wang Li's position was a shadow striker, so he specifically instructed the team's defenders to keep a tight seal at the front of the big penalty area to prevent the brunette from finding an opportunity to shoot from a distance, and even in unimportant positions, he could use fouls to stop Chelsea's attack.

In this arrangement, Fernandez felt that it was enough, so he did not let some defenders specifically mark Wang Li.

Now, he regrets it!

However, the Spaniard is also very calm and he has not made any changes to this point, and changing tactics at the beginning of the game is definitely a taboo for on-the-spot command, which will probably make the team not know how to play the next game and will also seriously affect morale.

……… Chelsea's first wave of attack ended with Wang Li's pass into the box being kicked straight out of the danger zone.

However, Porto's counterattack failed to play at all, and Quaresma dribbled just past the halfway line when he was defeated by French striker Claude Brown. Makelele made a beautiful tackle, for which the former also fell directly to the ground, and he finally realized the ferocity of Chelsea's defense, if it was a game in the Portuguese League, there would never be such a 'violent' tackle at the beginning, obviously the physical confrontation in the Premier League is not comparable to the Portuguese League.

After this wave of offensive and defensive contact, Porto's players have discovered a strange problem - Chelsea's attack speed is faster!

Everyone knows that Chelsea's counter-attacking speed is quite fast, and in this game, they are not counter-attacking, and the game is just beginning, but Chelsea's passing in attack is mostly a straight pass, and there is very little stopping the ball.

This kind of passing is common in the game, but at the beginning of the game, many players have not been able to integrate into the game, and it is easy to make mistakes when attacking with this style of play.

It's kind of incredible.

(To be continued)