Chapter 53: Be careful

What can he say?

Accusing the opposing goalkeeper of delaying time?

Don't be funny, he likes to put pressure on the other side off the field, but it's definitely not vexatious, something like this kind of thing within the rules, which team dares to say that it never uses it, making a fuss in this regard, purely asking for trouble for itself. Ramos's mood is understandable, but at this time, his mood is not helpful at all, on the contrary, even the last glimmer of hope has been wasted.

As the referee's whistle blew, the City Stadium suddenly became a sea of joy.

The whistle also relieved Lin Sen, as if Lin Sen, who had unloaded his burden, almost felt like he was going to float, but he was quickly fixed on the sidelines by Kidd and others, and the players on the bench had rushed into the field and hugged and celebrated with the players in the field.

First AC Milan, then Real Madrid.

"At the end of the game, with Adriano's goal, Manchester City defeated Real Madrid 1-0 at home, with an aggregate score of 2-2, Manchester City eliminated Mourinho's Real Madrid by virtue of a slight advantage in away goals, and advanced to the Champions League semi-finals, if there is no accident, what awaits them will be Barcelona! Nope."

"I have to admit that I wasn't optimistic about Manchester City when the draw came out, but Manchester City gave us all a surprise, in their first journey since the Champions League restructuring in '92, the Champions League newcomers proved that they are one of the best teams in Europe, and now, no one can say that they just rely on money to win, because today they are facing a team that is not inferior to them financially, we have to congratulate Manchester City, but also to Lin, it is he who has brought together a surprising teamIt is he who created the history of Manchester City! ”

Final Four!

That doesn't mean City are the best top-four in Europe, but they at least prove it. They are one of the best teams in this Champions League. And, as Andy Gray said, Manchester City have made history by making history, and in fact, they have been making history since the moment they qualified from the group stage.

Manchester City, who have not made it out of the group stage since the Champions League was restructured, are history with every step forward in the knockout rounds.

Mourinho had already comforted his players at this time, and Mourinho felt a little complicated when he looked at the Manchester City players who eliminated them as if they were winning the championship.

On a cloud?

Jose Mourinho doesn't think so, only teams that are genuinely hungry for victory. will have such a mood, which he has experienced in the Porto era, and he knows it very well. If the winner today is Real Madrid, maybe the Real Madrid players just pat each other on the shoulder, high-five, and celebrate the promotion, but it is definitely not like Manchester City now, of course, this does not mean that Real Madrid has no desire to win, but the desire is different.

Mourinho inevitably set his sights on Linson.

This is their second game. But overall, it was the first official fight, more than two years ago, when I met him for the first time in the warm-up match. How could he have imagined that he, who is the most proud, leading the most proud team, would lose to this young man who was still ridiculed as an amateur coach?

"It's still a bit of a surprise."

Far away in Ukraine. Bilanova, who saw the result, had long said that he would not be surprised if anyone advanced, but he shook his head when their rivals were eliminated. With a smile on your face, of course.

"It's not an accident." Guardiola turned off the TV, turned around and said, "You should know how difficult Lin is, Tito, but Lin did win some luck. ”

"You mean coaching time?" Villanova replied immediately.

Guardiola smiled and nodded, talking to this old friend of hers has always been so relaxed, and many of the ideas of the two can always be thought of together.

"Real Madrid's strongest point is in Ronaldo, but the biggest problem is also in him, Mourinho can't not know this, but he still hasn't adjusted, not that he doesn't dare, but he can't." Pep Guardiola said: "Compared to Manchester City's Lin, Mourinho needs time to establish his capital at Real Madrid. ”

Villanova nodded.

That's right, Jose Mourinho went to Real Madrid with the crown of the Champions League, but no matter how many crowns there are, as long as it is someone else's crown, what you win there is only respect, not compliance, at least, not unconditional compliance. That's why Pep Guardiola said that Lin had some luck winning, and with last year's results, Lin could "do whatever he wanted" his team, but Mourinho is different, he has a taboo, and that taboo is Cristiano Ronaldo.

Managers and star players, this is a problem that countless teams have to face. If this problem is handled well, it will be a good thing for the team, and if it is not handled well, it will be a disaster. Barcelona also has such a taboo, and that is Messi. It's just that, unlike Ronaldo, who was introduced with the world's No. 1 transfer fee on the other side, Messi, who was cultivated by La Masia, has more of a sense of belonging to Barcelona, and this sense of belonging that money can't buy has an incomparable advantage in dealing with such a relationship.

Of course, Vilanova is not sure that Messi will one day become a problem for Barcelona, and if there is such a day, then the later the better.

Then again, Pep Guardiola is no longer referring to Mourinho by his first name like other Barcelonans, and that's a nice shift, if you want to go over a mountain, you can't look at it without looking at it.

Now, a new mountain rises in front of Barcelona.

City Stadium in England.

"Congratulations. Forest. "Mourinho's hands are strong, just like his guys, and apart from the slight gloom from the defeat just now, you can hardly see any loss on his face.

"Thank you. I look forward to our next meeting. Lin Sen's hands are equally powerful, and words such as luck and luck are not necessary for the person in front of him.

Then, the two separated.

A win, a loss, and for both of them, the aftermath of this game has just begun.

The next day, the English media, especially the local media in Manchester, were already full of pride in their reports: the two teams born last night to reach the semi-finals of the Champions League were both in Manchester, Manchester City eliminated the invincible Real Madrid, Manchester United eliminated Chelsea in the Premier League civil war, and the two English teams from the upper and lower halves have already given their respective teams the dawn of the Manchester derby in the Champions League final.

Compared with Manchester United, Manchester City's victory undoubtedly made the English media more excited, and they scoffed at the Spanish media's "upset" word for Manchester City's victory, they believe that Real Madrid does have an advantage in experience, the same as AC Milan before, and they are not lost to Manchester City on the cards, even more luxurious than Manchester City, but Manchester City is also the Premier League champion and Europa League champion last season, Manchester City is at a disadvantage, but far from the "upset" Cheng dΓΉ.

As for Linsen, after attending the press conference on the night of the game, he and Mourinho talked for a long time in his office, and the content was naturally not congratulations and comfort, and Barcelona became one of the main topics.

Whether it is for Mourinho or Linson, or even for any manager who intends to stabilize Europe, the current Barcelona is a topic that cannot be avoided, of course, not because of rumors such as "the team that wins Barcelona is the ultimate champion", but a real fact, Barcelona is the strongest team today, want to become the king of Europe, simple, beat them.

The easiest thing is also the hardest thing.

When it comes to Barcelona, Mourinho did not give Linsen advice, which is not surprising, no matter how good the relationship between the two is, it can't change the fact that Linsen's team has just eliminated Mourinho's team, and besides, it is a job for the manager to listen to the coaching staff, but between the manager and the manager, it is a different matter. Of course, Linsen is happy to Mourinho to give him some ideas to play Barcelona, after all, when it comes to how to play Barcelona's experience, Mourinho recognizes second, and no one dares to admit first.

But although Mourinho often talks about Barcelona, he did not give any substantive "construction" from beginning to end, but "reminded" intentionally or unintentionally when he left.

Watch out for Messi.

Lin Sen smiled bitterly at that time, but his heart was full of inner bulls.

Mourinho, sure enough, still holds a grudge.

The most critical point why Manchester City was able to eliminate Real Madrid was to contain Ronaldo, and at the most critical time, Linsen pinched Mourinho's weakness, and now, Mourinho reminded Linsen to be careful of Barcelona's "Ronaldo", but, Ronaldo, is it really equal to Messi?

The roles of the two may be the same, but the styles of the two teams are very different.

After the elimination of Real Madrid, Manchester City did not have a day off as usual, because the big game is far from over.

The English media staged the Manchester Derby in the European arena of YY Manchester United and Manchester City to make the Premier League more faceless, but in fact the Manchester derby is actually in front of you, but not in Europe.

Three days later, on April 17, Manchester City hosted Manchester United in the FA Cup semi-finals, and since the other semi-final was played between Bolton Wanderers and Stoke City, the match between Manchester City and Manchester United was widely considered to be the final, that is, whoever won was basically the winner of the FA Cup this season.

In this game, the starting point of both sides is actually about the same, they are both three-line battles, and the results are similar, both have just experienced the baptism of the Champions League, and even in the league, they are also the first and the second. In such a situation, it is not surprising that the two teams are dead or alive, who is "you die" and who is "I live", and any small advantage may dominate the outcome of the game.

And this time, Manchester City had the last laugh.

Manchester City playing at home.

With a penalty that made the old man thunder after the game, he eliminated Manchester United and another team that qualified for the FA Cup, Stoke City. (To be continued......)