Chapter 175: Digging Holes for Each Other......
At the end of the game, many Chelsea players couldn't help but sit directly on the grass, experiencing a heavy defeat by a big score, and these players were physically and mentally exhausted.
They sat on the grass with blank eyes, not even wanting to lift their heads.
The Manchester City players were beaming, they were enjoying the feeling of a big win, they could not have dared to beat Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, and now they have done it.
Although everyone consumed a lot of physical energy, they were still in good spirits, and they didn't forget to wave to their fans when they got off the field, but they didn't stay on the field for long, and walked back to the dressing room with a smile, after all, this is Stamford Bridge, not Manchester City's turf.
The managers of both teams, Wan Sheng and Jose Mourinho, also stood up separately and prepared to leave the field.
According to the courtesy of a regular football match, in order to show the spirit of competitive sportsmanship, the two managers will shake hands politely after the game, but Mourinho and Wan Sheng are the kind of people who have a hard temper and they don't care about etiquette or not.
From the first time the two met to the present, no matter what the result is, the two have not had a normal handshake, and at this point, the two have even reached a tacit understanding.
This time it's different.
When Wan Sheng was about to turn around and walk away directly, he saw Mourinho walking towards the middle, Portugal was looking over, and the two looked at each other, and neither of them was humble.
Wan Sheng thought about it, but walked over, as a winner, to ensure the demeanor he should have.
The two met in front of the players' tunnel, and then reached out in front of a group of media cameras and shook hands politely, seemingly politely, but the atmosphere between the two was definitely not friendly.
Mourinho stared at Wan Sheng with a serious look on his face, and Wan Sheng smiled back with a nonchalant expression on his face.
As a winner. He should be generous, even if the opponent is the most 'annoying' guy in the league.
Mourinho looked at the young Chinese in front of him, and his mood was actually very complicated.
When leading Porto to the top of Europe, Mourinho thought he would be the youngest and best football coach at the beginning of the 21st century, but now he thinks differently. He wasn't sure what the future of the young man in front of him was, but he was sure that the other party was even younger than his assistant, Boas, who was also working under Robson, was such a young man. Leading ordinary teams and beating him in the Premier League repeatedly.
Before, Mourinho always thought that Wansheng was shit luck, but now he doesn't think so.
After this match, Mourinho already knows that the youngster is more than capable of being his own opponent, and a very formidable opponent.
So he walked over and offered to shake hands.
This is a handshake and a declaration of war!
He, Jose Mourinho, was arrogant enough not to allow him to throw in the towel. They'll be rivals this season, and the next time they meet, he's going to beat each other!
Many media have photographed Mourinho and Wan Sheng shaking hands, and the expressions of both men announce that a fierce confrontation is about to begin.
The game is over. Manchester City have won, but the league has only just begun, and it is difficult to say who will win and who will lose.
A lot of media outlets are also planning to use this photo as the front page of tomorrow's football news.
After Mourinho and Wan Sheng shook hands, there was no friendship at all. Jose Mourinho walked back to the mixed area before heading straight for the press conference, while Wan Sheng returned to the dressing room to appease the players.
The two tacitly did not appear at the venue together.
When Jose Mourinho walked into the venue. All the cameras, cameras, microphones, voice recorders and other equipment immediately pointed over, and all the media wanted to see what Chelsea, who invested hundreds of millions of euros in the summer but lost 0:3 at home in the first round, what will coach Jose Mourinho say, it is conceivable that the Portuguese will definitely be very more pressured.
Chelsea and Manchester City have faced each other, and it is not the first time that they have lost, but this time it was also the worst one, and everyone was optimistic about Chelsea before the game, but no one expected the result.
Jose Mourinho, however, was calm, pointing out the reasons for the loss: "The attitude of the players is not right, the form is not good, we lack the energy. ”
'I'm not disappointed, I'm only disappointed when we deserve to win and we don't,' Mourinho said, 'and we're not disappointed when we lose in this situation. We can't blame the referee, we can't blame the opponent, we can't blame luck, we can only blame ourselves for poor performance. So, I'm not disappointed. ”
'In my opinion, it's the attitude that is key, which has a direct impact on the state of the whole team. When a team doesn't play well from the first minute to the last minute, it's a sign that they are belittling their opponent and that they are not serious about playing. We weren't in good form, we didn't recognize ourselves before the game and this defeat was a good lesson for us. ”
Afterwards, Mourinho expressed his biggest regret that his team did not score, "There was a while when we played well and had some chances, but we didn't take them, and Manchester City did, so we lost the game. ”
'But the league is just getting started, we haven't lost yet, one game doesn't decide anything. I believe that with this lesson, the whole team will perform better in the future games. ”
"The league has just started, there is still a long way to go, and hopefully they will still be among our competitors by then!"
The last sentence is a provocative declaration of war.
After the game, Mourinho spoke about the rest of the game, encouraging the team: "The key thing is that we know why we can play well, we have to know. I know, I think the players know that you have to face the opponent in every game, Man City are the defending champions, we haven't won the title yet, we have to face all the games as underdogs. ”
'A lot of people are saying that Chelsea are strong and that's because of the investment we put into signings, but really, I'm sure after this game everyone knows which team is stronger! On the championship, we are the underdogs, so we need to be more serious! ”
This sentence is a bit of a divide, but it has to be said that Mourinho succeeded.
Before the game, the media thought that Chelsea would be the strongest team this season, while Manchester City kept the squad from last season, and there were not many changes, so it would naturally be worse, but it was like Mourinho said. After this game, who would dare to say that Manchester City are inferior to Chelsea?
After saying that, Mourinho left.
After that, as if there was a tacit understanding, Wan Sheng walked into the press conference, and he immediately became the protagonist of the venue, and the enthusiasm of the media was even hotter than that of Mourinho just now, just because Manchester City was the victor today.
A reporter immediately 'reminded' Wan Sheng what Mourinho said just now.
Wan Sheng just laughed at it, knowing it was time for the spring breeze to rejoice, as the team had just beaten Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, something that no team had done in two seasons.
As the saying goes, "people are jealous when they are popular". Wan Sheng can already imagine the next predicament for Manchester City and himself.
Wan Sheng is not a good gentleman, in the Premier League, there are many people who have a bad relationship with him, such as Mourinho who just left, Manchester City coach Alex Ferguson, even Benitez and his relationship is not very good, and only Wenger's personal relationship with him is still passable, perhaps because in the past two seasons, Arsenal has not been able to compete for the league title.
Plus that group of English media that are completely hostile to him. Wan Sheng in England can be described as 'embattled'.
But so what?
If you want to reach the top, you have to face difficulties and dangers, and he doesn't feel any timidity, but feels the challenge and becomes extremely excited.
Wan Sheng said in this regard. 'What I need as a manager is respect and I already have so much love, including love from my family. Girlfriend's love, player's love, and so on. I don't need more love, I just need respect. ”
In response to a reporter's question of 'Mourinho doesn't seem to have a good impression of you', Wan Sheng smiled and said that a successful manager and a good team are unlikely to win the favor of their opponents, "Only those neutral fans will like the championship team, because the fans of our opponents will definitely only support the team they like, but I would rather be hated than want the team to win." ”
Then Wan Sheng talked about his goals for this season, "You can all guess, yes, our goal is to win the championship, the league title, that's our biggest goal! ”
"Unlike last season, we have the Champions League to play in, I don't dare to say that I can lead the team to win the Champions League 100 per cent, but I and the team will definitely work hard for better results!"
Speaking of these, Wan Sheng's face showed great confidence.
Later, on the question of the choice between the Champions League and the Premier League, Wan Sheng directly expressed his attitude, "I am looking forward to the remaining 37 league games this season, success for me is to win major competitions, but here, maybe the Premier League title is more meaningful than the Champions League." ”
After talking about goals and confidence, the media reporters started asking questions such as match evaluations, focusing on the performance of the players of both teams.
Wan Sheng did not hesitate to praise his players, "Nikola, Lee, David and others performed very well, we won a big victory, everyone is the hero of the victory", and then Wan Sheng focused on Anelka, "He scored two goals, he performed well, he took the opportunity he could, this is what a striker should do, I hope he can continue to perform like this in the future, I believe he is one of the best strikers on this planet!" ”
This strong praise made many reporters write it down word for word.
But in fact, Wan Sheng is very satisfied with Anelka's performance, but not to this extent, in European football, geniuses who can score goals abound, Anelka is not good, the team has other people to replace, he is more satisfied with the performance of Morris and Silva, it is these two people who make the team's front court active, the team can win by a big score.
Morris won't mention much, his ability is enough to support his excellent performance, Wansheng is most satisfied with David Silva, after a season, David Silva has grown, although not yet comparable to those veterans, but as an attacking forward, he is also fully qualified, especially valuable, Silva's flexibility in the game.
"It's hard to know what he's going to do next." Wan Sheng said of David Silva, "I believe he will be even better in the future, he has the potential to become a world superstar!" ”
For Morris, Wan Sheng only said, "He is already a superstar, and for a world superstar, it is normal to perform anything." ”
This sentence is enough to let people know that Wansheng values Morris.
After that, media reporters began to ask Wan Sheng to evaluate the performance of Chelsea players, Shepchenko and Ballack are naturally the focus, for players who perform well, Wan Sheng actually has nothing to say, after all, it is not his own player, for players with poor performance, he can encourage two sentences, so Wan Sheng only said Shepchenko, "He is one of the best strikers, his experience has proven everything." ”
'At AC Milan he can be successful and I'm sure at Chelsea too.'
'He's just arrived, he needs more time and I think he'll get better and better after a while of getting used to it.'
Wan Sheng expressed confidence in Shepchenko.
The media can also read these meanings from his tone and expression, which is exactly what Wan Sheng wants to reveal, but in fact, no one knows what he thinks in his heart.
How has Shepchenko performed since he arrived at Chelsea?
The impression of his previous life is that it is getting worse and worse, it is not reasonable to be bad, he can still play a dozen in the first season, and then it is a mess, and then AC Milan loaned him over, and he returned to Serie A without performance, so to speak, from now on, Shepchenko's career will plummet.
If it were his own player, Wan Sheng would definitely try his best to make Shepchenko adapt to the Premier League and try to maintain his form, but Shepchenko belongs to Chelsea, and his good performance also made Chelsea perform well? In any case, one less opponent is always good, the world of football is all about everything, and mental tactics are also crucial, so Wan Sheng smiled and recognized Shepchenko's ability.
It's best if everybody thinks so, Shepchenko might have more chances, and if he performs very well, it's fine, but if it's 'ambiguous', mediocre and always needs playing time to adapt, then with his relationship with Roman Abramovich, it will definitely challenge Mourinho's authority at Chelsea.
Chelsea will not be monolithic then.
Those superstars who are difficult to play on weekdays will also be dissatisfied with Mourinho, and these factors have exploded, maybe things will be just the opposite of what Mourinho said-
When the two teams meet again, will Chelsea still be among Manchester City's rivals? (To be continued.) )