584 A different kind of madman
"Jose, you're so happy."
Mendes and Mourinho have known each other for so many years, but it is the first time that they are so excited to see Mourinho as a personality coach. Even if he had won the heavyweight championship before, I had never seen him so excited.
A lot of people say that Mourinho is a passionate coach, look at what he looks like in the game. There are also provoking those managers, constantly denouncing the referees, etc. Many people think Mourinho is a psychopath. But Mendes, as Mourinho's agent for many years, knows Mourinho very well. Jose Mourinho is not the kind of person who likes to look good, and most of what he usually shows is deliberate. Mourinho himself is usually very calm.
Don't look at his hot temper outside, in fact, he is a very calm person. Whether it's victory or defeat, it looks like it cares a lot from the outside. But as long as he returns home, he will immediately calmly analyze all kinds of gains and losses. Whether he quarrels with the opposing head coach or denounces the referee, it is all just for the sake of victory. It's just a matter of playing psychological warfare with your opponent and putting pressure on the referee. Many of them are deliberately made by Mourinho after careful analysis by himself.
But Mendes found out today and Mourinho was really happy today. It's a joy from the heart, and the always calm Mourinho is so happy that Mendes is a surprise.
"Of course. Coaching Barcelona has always been a dream of mine. ”
Jose Mourinho is a top coach who has gone from translation to his current position, and his current coaching career is a legend. He had been with Robson for many years, sixteen years ago. In 1992, at the age of 29, he became Robson's translator for Sporting Lisbon at the time.
Robson became the manager of Porto in 1993 and Mourinho followed him to Porto. In Porto, Robson won two Portuguese top flight titles. There is also the winner of the Portuguese Cup. Mourinho, who was working as a translator at that time, was valued by Robson, and gradually changed from a translator to Robson's assistant coach.
In 1996, after three seasons in Porto, Robson accepted Barca's offer to become Barca's manager. And Mourinho, who has been following Robson for almost four years, has officially become Robson's assistant coach. He also became an assistant coach for Barcelona. This is Mourinho's first and most crucial step to start becoming a coach in earnest. Here Robson won the Spanish Super Cup, the Copa del Rey, the European Cup Winners' Cup, and also won the title of the best coach in Europe at that time.
Robson left Barcelona in 1997 and was succeeded by Louis van Gaal, who created Ajax's golden generation. When Robson left, he recommended Mourinho to Louis van Gaal. Mourinho therefore remained at Barcelona as his assistant coach until 2000. Four seasons as an assistant coach at Barcelona. Arguably Mourinho's most important moment.
During this time, he learned a lot from Robson and Louis van Gaal. Also at Barcelona he managed his own network and began to learn the Barça style of football and also learned to direct the game.
He was a huge success at Porto and Chelsea. But as the saying goes, "Wealth does not return to the hometown, like brocade clothes at night". For Jose Mourinho, the start of his coaching career came at Barcelona. Therefore, he has a different kind of affection for Barcelona, which no club can replace. Just like first love, Barcelona is the first love for Mourinho.
He has always wanted to return to Camp Nou and be able to coach Barça at Camp Nou. It's been his dream for years, but he hasn't shown it.
"José. Florentino is about to return to Real Madrid. Real Madrid will definitely go on a big draw when the time comes, are you really sure? ”
Not so long ago, Barcelona's vice-president, Marc. Ingla and the club's sporting director, Begilstan, met with Mendes and Jose Mourinho. Their meaning is simple, Rijkaard must get out. Laporta is very unhappy with Rijkaard's imbecile dressing room management, and although Barça's results this season are not bad, they have not met Laporta's requirements.
It's very easy for Rijkaard to get out, but it's not so easy to find a new coach for Barca. How to say that Barcelona is also a European giant. Finding a head coach is not just a cat or a dog. Among the current managers at home in European football, Mourinho's results may not be the best, but he is definitely the most famous and attractive.
So Laporta sent Mark. Ingla and Begilstan meet Mourinho. Discuss the possibility of Jose Mourinho taking charge of Barcelona next season. Mourinho was of course very happy about this, and immediately nodded. Before the meeting, Mourinho made a very detailed report. Of course, Mourinho himself is such a manager, Mourinho is known for his attention to detail and statistics. Before each game, he thoroughly studies the opponent's game footage, passing lines, player runs and touches, and strives to hit only seven inches.
Now Barcelona is in contact with itself. Of course, he had to make the most detailed planning. In it he made a very detailed analysis of Barcelona's players, and also made the most detailed analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of Barcelona now. also wrote out the reinforcements that should be introduced, as well as Barcelona's future development plan and so on. Anyway, Mourinho can be said to have done his best to impress Barcelona.
Ingla and Begilstan are happy with Mourinho and with his plans for the future. Mendes hopes that the two sides will be able to initialize the contract. But Barça disagreed. Because they are worried that it will affect Rijkaard, after all, the season is not over yet. However, the two sides have already made a verbal agreement.
Jose Mourinho is a calm man, but he is also a proud man. Coaching Barcelona is almost a certainty now, so Mourinho dismissively said: "Florentino knows what to do. He's sure to bring in a lot of great players in the summer, but it's a pity that it takes a while for any team to bring in too many players. Even if any superstar comes to an unfamiliar environment, it will take a while to get used to. That's enough time for me to close the gap between them and their hopelessness. ”
Mourinho is confident. As for Atletico Madrid, who have been doing better and better in La Liga in the past two years, Mourinho didn't pay attention to it at all. Atletico Madrid is not as financially as good as Tottenham, Villa, and Newcastle clubs in the Premier League. Atletico Madrid have been comfortable for the past two years. It's a pity that it's already reached the extreme. There's no way they're going to keep that many good players.
Previously, only Atletico Torres had the highest salary, with an annual salary of up to 8 million euros after tax. But with Atletico's strength in the past two seasons, Atletico's players are demanding high salaries. Including Raul. Garcia, Gargo, Maxi. Rodriguez, Aguero, Alves, they all demand high salaries right now. Atletico can't afford them all.
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Mourinho has reached the pole of excitement at the moment. And Rist is not in a good mood. Jose Mourinho is very strong, something that Rister would never deny. After all, Mourinho has proven his strength in history, not to mention any other championships, the treble of Inter Milan alone is already an honor that many coaches cannot achieve in their lifetime. Add to that Chelsea's six titles in three years, Porto's treble and Champions League titles, and so on. No matter how much his enemies discredit him, he has left his name in the history of world football as a manager.
But Rist will not agree to Mourinho going to Barca. Until now, Mourinho's football was thought to be a counter-attack, but Rist believes Mourinho also has the idea of attacking. After all, he has been at Barcelona for more than four years. It is also deeply influenced by Barcelona football. Coupled with the fact that he has been influenced by Robson and Louis van Gaal, he must have his own unique views on attack. It is impossible to only know defensive counterattacks, as many people comment.
But Rist couldn't take any chances, never dared to take them. Messi's ability to have that kind of achievement in history has an absolute relationship with the dream III created by Guardiola. Without Dream Three, there would be no Messi in history. If it is a big open and closed style of play in a large space, Messi's power will drop a lot.
Messi is a trump card in Rist's hand, and Rist can't afford to be reckless. If Mourinho changes Barcelona's style of play and fails to come out of a prosperous era like Dream Three, Rister will lose a lot of money at that time. Messi is the cornucopia of Lister's reservations. There must be no such uncontrollable situation.
"Gines, how far have they talked?"
This is what Rist would love to know. To be honest, Lister must not let Mourinho enter Barca, isn't that a joke? If Pep Guardiola becomes the manager of Barcelona, then Messi will be able to become the first man in world football, as he has done in history. But once Jose Mourinho takes over, there are too many variables. Messi could be more glorious than ever, but he could also be overshadowed by Jose Mourinho. What the hell is the case? Rist couldn't tell. Rist didn't want to bet on such variables. Leave the flat road and choose an unknown path, only a fool would choose that.
"Ingla and Begiglistan have already spoken to Mourinho, I don't know the specifics. But I heard that the two sides have already made a verbal agreement. ”
"Verbal agreement? That is, there is no contract yet. ”
Reesette nodded. Although a verbal agreement is also an agreement, as long as it has not been formally signed, it is all false. Especially in European football, even initialed contracts are violated, let alone verbal agreements.
"What, you're against it?"
"Of course. It's obvious that Leo doesn't fit Mourinho's style of play. ”
In fact, with Messi's strength, he should be able to have a place in any team. It's like Real Madrid now. If Messi plays the position of shadow striker, it is still very good. After all, Messi's passing ability is there, his passing is good enough, and his shooting ability is easy to play the position of a shadow striker. But if that's all it takes, it's a waste of Messi's talent. Rist's expectations for Messi are more than that.
"Actually, the same is true for Valdés. Mourinho has excellent goal-line skills due to the need to defend and counter-attack. The ability to move around is not required. ”
"Yes, too. But what else can we do now? ”
Agents can be strong at times, especially against small clubs. Just as Rist controls the club Estremadura, Rist has a lot of say in their club, just like the club's general manager and sporting director.
But in the face of giants like Real Madrid and Barcelona, the agent's voice is not so high. Unless Messi has a later status, Rist will have enough say in Barcelona. But the current Messi has obviously not reached that height, so at the level of Barcelona's selection of coaches, Rist and Carvajal have not yet had a decisive say.
Rist also has a headache. Jose Mourinho, it's not good for you to choose a giant team that lacks a championship and come to Barcelona to join in the fun. Historically, it seems that Mourinho and Barcelona are mortal enemies, so why do they still coach Barcelona.
Thinking about it this way, Rist has some impressions. It seems that it was during this time period that Mourinho and Barcelona broke the huge news that year. That's what came to be known as "Discgate". At that time, everyone thought that Mourinho was going to coach Barcelona, but then the matter was settled. Thinking like this, Rist smiled slowly.
"Gines, I heard that Cruyff doesn't appreciate Mourinho's football very much?"