Chapter 24: Warming Up

Sure enough, it was radiant.

When he saw Mourinho walking towards him with a calm face, Lin Sen sighed in his heart that since he had these "eyes", it was the first time he had seen such a dazzling person, even Aguero, who was not as dazzling as him.

In this world, there are always a few people who can achieve some kind of extreme in a certain field, in the field of football coaching, not to mention ancient times, the tactics of the recent Sacchi are an extreme, Sir Alex Ferguson's resume is also an extreme, and soon, Guardiola will also do it, in addition to them, there is another person who has already done it, that is, Mourinho in front of him.

There are many theories about what kind of person Jose Mourinho is, but in the end, only those who have been with him can draw conclusions, and the rest is nothing more than hearsay. Lin Sen hadn't dealt with him, so he still honestly said he didn't know. Mourinho didn't have any conversation with Linson, he just came over and nodded, shook hands, and then walked back to his dugout.

Lin Sen didn't feel the arrogance of the legendary madman, nor did he feel the rudeness of the rumored madman, this was the first time Lin Sen and Mourinho dealt with it.

Lin Sen also walked back to his coach's seat, and the game was about to begin.

The Garden of Roses finally celebrated its first small festival of the season, with thousands of fans, including a handful wearing Inter shirts and even blending in with the fans of Malaga, which would have been almost unthinkable in a normal match. The stadium, which can accommodate nearly 40,000 people, is still a little empty, but it is still a lot more lively. For Lin Sen, who had just left Calderón, there was no scolding and protest, and the atmosphere in such a rose garden was already very good.

Because, it's just a warm-up game.

Lin Sen sat in the coach's box, and on the bench on his left-hand side, except for Elisu, Kaleyan and others, the seven players who were excluded from the last warm-up game have now all returned to the team and are waiting on the bench. In other words, the players who started this game are actually not much different from the previous game. On the other hand, Mourinho is very face-saving, and he sent most of the theoretical main lineup.

Lin Sen thought that he would see a group of golden Arhats in the Inter lineup, but in fact, he only saw two and a half.

Brazil international Cesar counts one, right-back McCone counts one, and the other half, Cambiasso. Adriano is no longer among them, he is just like the rest of the Inter players, shining, only overhead.

Due to the European Cup, Inter's biggest star Ibrahimovic was granted a special extension of his vacation, and he did not come to Spain with the team at all.

Linsen still discharged the formation of 4231, while Mourinho implemented his idea of flying on both wings, excluding the formation of 433, and the young player Balotelli and the new signing Mancini Jr. played on the two wings.

As the referee blew the whistle, the game began with a cheer.

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As Mourinho had imagined, the game entered the rhythm of Inter Milan at the start.

Roberto Mancini Jr. and Balotelli took turns to put pressure on Málaga's two flanks, Cambiasso, Muntari and Stankovic formed a midfield to firmly control the midfield, and it was clear that Malaga still lacked team chemistry, and the five-player midfield was unable to form an advantage in the midfield, which made Mourinho a little disappointed. He did not come to Malaga to accept Malaga's invitation.

However, as the game progressed, Mourinho soon smelled something strange from the game, that is, Inter Milan, who seemed to have the upper hand, could not score.

His gaze seemed to coalesce at once.

Muntari controls the ball, is blocked, passes back to Materazzi, Materazzi tries to control the ball, is forced, long pass to Balotelli, Balotelli catches the ball, breaks through on the wing, is blocked, passes back to Cambiaso, Cambiaso is forced, touches the ball to Stankovic, Stankovic shoots from distance, to no avail.

Mourinho's mind replayed the attack just now like a movie, and then picked out the key points like a professional editor, and a clear offensive line came to his mind, and at the same time as this line, there were several hidden points: 10, 9, 14, 8......

The number 10 is midfielder Apono, and it is his closeness that allows Muntari to choose to pass back. The number nine was Polish striker Robert Lewandowski, whose tackle allowed Materazzi to opt for a long ball. The number 14 was midfielder Gabi, whose replacement left Balotelli in the thick of the line. The No. 8 was youngster Koke, and his pullback left Stankovic with no more time to judge......

Be concise and clear.

Jose Mourinho quickly read the opponent's tactical philosophy.

Offense requires tacit understanding, but defense requires more determination. Malaga's offensive system is still very jerky, but the defensive system has begun to take shape.

Mourinho glanced at the coach's bench in Malaga with a little surprise, if the information is correct, this young Chinese, has not been picking up the whip for less than half a year, right?

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At half-time, the score was 0-0.

Rather than observing the situation on the field, throughout the first half, Lin Sen was almost observing the opposing players, especially the two wings.

He knows that Mourinho's two-wing tactics at Inter will eventually end in failure, and Quaresma, who is still on the road, will eventually become a failure for Mourinho's transfer. However, no matter what the future holds, it does not mean that Malaga will be able to cope with Inter's current tactics lightly. However, in the warm-up game, winning is not the goal, finding problems is the goal. Linson didn't intend to make any deliberate arrangements for Inter's tactics, he just let the team play as they had done in previous training.

In the first half, Malaga's table was far better than Linsen imagined, although lackluster in attack, but defensively, Linsen has seen what he wants to see, and even more, at least, in the high post, Málaga has done a very good job.

In the second half, Linson intended to change players.

The object of the replacement is not the normal backcourt players, but the frontcourt players who made Lin Sen extremely satisfied in defense in the first half.

So, Royce, Isco and other five people put on the battle.

Jose Mourinho also made a substitution in midfield, with Cruz coming on for Adriano, Zivo for Maxwell and Orlandoni for Cesar......

A few substitutions, and the dull atmosphere on the field was suddenly swept away.

Fifty-one minutes, Cruise scored. At that moment, Lin Sen saw half of the golden body again, but it quickly disappeared again, which made Lin Sen a little surprised, could this be the truth of the legendary super substitute?

Sixty-three minutes later, Rondon scored. Ruiz's eyes lit up, but the focus wasn't on Rondon. He finally knew why Lin Sen deliberately explained that he wanted to spend more time on Reus, this young man whose physical condition has not reached the ideal state in his eyes until now, connected the other three people on the side to send assists, you know, the other party is Inter Milan.

Seventy-four minutes, McCone scored. Mourinho frowned on the sidelines, the full-back scored, which is a good thing, because his current tactic is to fly on both wings, but although the full-back is also a wing, what he wants to see most now is a winger.

In the eighty-ninth minute, Longdong scored twice. Hearing the cheers of the fans, Livermore in the stands smiled, Longdong came for free, he had been helping Lin Sen carry the black pot all summer, and now the pot ash should be dropped, right?

The match ended with a harmonious score of 2-2.

For the fans of Malaga, even though it was just a warm-up match, the opponent was Inter Milan and the draw was already a victory, so they definitely had reason to be happy. At the end of the final whistle, they used applause and cheers to express their joy and satisfaction with the team.

For the managers on both sides, both teams played to the warm-up purpose, and that was enough.

This time, Lin Sen took the initiative to go to Mourinho.

With a smile on his face.

Jose Mourinho also stood up and walked over, and the two eventually met closer to the visitors' dugout.

'It's a pleasure to play against you, Mr Mourinho, it's a good game.' Lin Sen was the first to speak.

'It's also a pleasure to play against you, Malaga is a good team, very dynamic. Mourinho's face finally changed from the expressionless calm he had before, but with a friendly smile, and he even reached out and patted Lin Sen's shoulder.

"Thank you. Allow me to say a big thing, and I hope to fight you again. With the basis of a smile, Lin Sen made a little joke.

"I'm sure it will." Sure enough, the smile on Mourinho's face was even worse, and he nodded.

After a brief conversation, the two men quickly returned to their respective locker rooms. In the post-match press conference that followed, Mourinho praised Malaga and Linsen praised Inter, and a group of reporters soon found themselves standing outside the Rose Garden pitch amid the mutual praise between the two.

The first meeting with Mourinho ended in such a harmonious way, which Lin Sen could not have imagined in any way, which also made Lin Sen feel a little regretful that he could not play against another famous coach that he admired.

Roma, who were scheduled for the third warm-up match, turned down Málaga's invitation.

After receiving this reply, Balkase quickly decided on the opponents for the final three games, none of which were top-flight teams. Lin Sen, who learned the news, could only accept it helplessly, and then quickly shifted his gaze and aimed at the seemingly distant but actually close target, the first round opponent of Malaga in the new season.

Atletico Madrid!

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PS: I just got home today with something, and the update is slow. I'm sorry.