One is the "special one" manager, who won the Champions League at Porto and conquered the Premier League fans at Chelsea. With numerous honors, he is considered the best young coach in international football today.

One is a newcomer who has just retired for two years and has not even officially coached a first-team game.

Who to choose, there is no doubt about it.

But I didn't expect that it was Pep Guardiola who finally became the coach of Barcelona, not Mourinho.

It's a topic that comes up a lot, and Mourinho never talks about it.

Today at the Camp Nou, I chatted with Perrin and confided in me.

Perrin has heard many explanations in the media.

Some people say that the Barcelona hierarchy does not like the defensive-oriented Mourinho and thinks he is not suitable for Barcelona's flashy attack.

Some people say that Barcelona prefers Mourinho, but Mourinho eventually gave up on Barcelona because he was worried about living in the shadow of Cruyff and losing his ideal football philosophy.

Mourinho didn't say anything more, and Perrin didn't ask any more.

However, Perrin is well aware that Barcelona is a club with special significance for Mourinho.

Hated, loved.

In tomorrow's game, how will Mourinho face this opponent?

Perrin was curious.

Speaking of which, tomorrow is the game, and Mourinho hasn't even decided on the final tactics.

It's not Mourinho's hesitation, it's that he's waiting for news.

That is whether Messi can appear or not.

Before this game, Messi had been injured for half a month.

There are rumours that Messi will return from injury in this game, but the news is not clear.

So Mourinho is also waiting for the most accurate results.

Whether Messi is present or not is definitely related to the team's tactical changes.

And for Mourinho, the team's tactics are not in a hurry to be determined.

After all, his team has been training both offensive and defensive systems.

As a well-known master tactician in international football, Mourinho's understanding of tactical thinking is absolutely world-class.

It wasn't until the warm-up was about to end that one of the team's scouts ran into the pitch and brought the latest news from Barcelona.

Messi is not in the squad today!

This was a relief for Mourinho.

Even the "special one" is very jealous of this superstar.

Without Messi, Barcelona can play!

In fact, before this game, Mourinho had a lot of worries in his heart.

Although Manchester United are invincible in the Premier League, the technical flow tactics of La Liga are different from those of the Premier League.

Especially Barcelona's tactical system, Manchester United played back then, and there was no way to fight back.

The old man's trembling fists are still fresh in my memory.

Even if a number of veterans retire, Barcelona's system is still the same.

Whether Manchester United's defence can withstand the delicate passing football, Mourinho is not absolutely sure.

If you stick to it, then you are destined to reduce the attacking force, and it will be more difficult to score goals.

Compared with the opposing attacking stars, Manchester United is still a lot worse.

Even Romelu Lukaku, who has been in excellent form this season, is not the top striker in Europe.

In the current Barcelona lineup, there are the old and strong Suarez, Iniesta, Pique, as well as the young Dembele, Coutinho, Alba and other new pillars.

Especially Messi, who is getting older and more demonic, is the most terrifying existence in this team.

Fortunately, Messi is injured and can't play.

It puts Mourinho in a good mood.

When the players finished acclimatising to the field, Mourinho called everyone to his side.

"Guys, the good news for you is that Messi is definitely out of action due to injury.

"It's a bit cruel for me to say that, but as an opponent, I have to say that.

"Messi is a superstar of Barcelona and one of the best stars of this era.

"He's not there, Barcelona are two teams,

"If Messi is there, I think we should be five or five.

"But Messi is not there, I think we have a chance to win Barcelona at home in this game!

"Don't be surprised!

"Barça's defensive quality is not very good at the moment!

"And they have less Messi, we have less attacking threats, and you are more able to invest in attacking forces!

"That's good!

"So this game, let's not be conservative!

"As long as you have the opportunity, you can boldly press it!

"Attack!

"Goal!

"We're going to try to win Barcelona at home!

"I have faith in you!"

In the middle of the Camp Nou, the Manchester United players felt a wave of heat rise in their bodies.

Just a few minutes ago, many of them were worried.

Because the opponent you are about to face is too strong.

Of all the people in the Manchester United squad right now, there are not many people who have played against Barcelona, let alone have winning experience.

Even though they won the Europa League last season and were unbeatable in the league in the past two seasons, they still don't have enough confidence when it comes to Barcelona.

After all, this opponent is too strong.

Especially this game is still played away, let alone winning, even if it is a draw, everyone is satisfied.

But when they heard Mourinho's words, the eyes of the Red Devils became brighter and brighter.

That's right!

What is Barcelona!

Why can't we win them!

And the difficult Argentine is not there yet!

We also have Xia, who is also a Ballon d'Or superstar!

We've got David De Gea, Paul Pogba, they're all geniuses!

We will win this game!

On the bus back to the hotel, the players' interest was noticeably higher.

In the front row of the bus, Lukaku danced excitedly: "I have a feeling that I can score in this game!" ”

Pogba pouted: "Your feelings are often inaccurate. ”

Lukaku was speechless: "Don't be so upset, okay......"

Everyone laughed.

Lukaku, this guy, don't look big, but he has a very good relationship with everyone and is always playing in the dressing room.

The two caused a topic, and everyone also talked about it, talking about the expectations of the game against Barcelona, and everyone was full of confidence.

Matic vowed: "You can press up and attack, I will kill them in this game." ”

De Gea's eyes were firm: "If Messi is there, I may still be a little worried, but today he is not there, I am sure of any Barcelona player's shot, and I will try to keep the goal from conceding!" ”

Central defender Phil Jones patted his chest: "Wait until it's played, I'll shovel them!" ”

Everyone laughed again.

De Gea poked the reckless partner: "Man, go and tackle outside the box, it's dangerous to tackle in the box. ”

Phil Jones: "It's okay, even if you give them a penalty, you can save it!" You just say, don't you? ”

De Gea: "Yes......"

Phil Jones: "That's not the end of it! I'm going to kill those guys in Barcelona with a vicious tackle in this game! (End of chapter)