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Volume 11 2004 Chapter 741 Mourinho and Benitez

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    "Ladies and gentlemen! Welcome to St. James' Park! Today is April 27th, the second game of the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals will be played here! In a game yesterday, Italy's  AC Milan defeated PSV Eindhoven of the Netherlands with a score of 2-0, and has entered the final with one foot! The two teams in today's game are from England, Newcastle United from Newcastle and London.  Chelsea! This is the third time in the history of the Champions League that there is an English derby, and it is also the first time that two English teams have met in the semi-finals. But the irony is that there are a total of nineteen players from the two teams!  The players and coaches of the country, they are all a veritable multinational force! In the European competition last season, Newcastle United head coach Mourinho and Chelsea head coach Benitez divided the European honors. Mourinho  O led Newcastle to win the Champions League, while Benitez led Valencia to win the UEFA Cup. After that, Benitez left Valencia and came to Chelsea to coach, losing him.  Valencia lost to Newcastle in the Super Cup at the beginning of this season. These two teams have faced each other in the league. Newcastle tied with Chelsea 2-2 away from home. From this aspect, Newcastle has a psychological  Advantage. They reached the top of last year's Champions League, and eliminated Barcelona, ??which is at the top of La Liga, and Bayern Munich, which is at the top of Bundesliga, in this year's knockout round. This brilliant result also makes them the favorites in this semi-final.  ¡±

    "Unlike last season, Newcastle did not rely on defense to get to this point in the Champions League this season. In the knockout rounds, they conceded seven goals in four games, averaging close to two goals per game.  This is a far cry from their defensive performance last season - Newcastle only conceded three goals in seven games in the knockout stage, but their offense is much better than last season, with four games.  Ten goals have been scored in the game, while last season they only scored a total of nine goals in the knockout stage Judging from this number, Mourinho is changing himself, and Newcastle is also changing itself. It seems that in the future.  No one will say that Newcastle¡¯s style of play is conservative. They scored ten goals in four games. This goal rate is not something that a conservative team can achieve.¡±

    "There are still about twenty minutes left before the start of the game. Players from both sides have finished warming up and returned to the locker room. The game will start in twenty minutes Please don't go away."

    In the Newcastle dressing room.

    ??Although we lost an important game only three days ago.  However, the morale of the Newcastle players did not drop because of this. For the aggressive Newcastle players, it was a good thing to be tied with the opponents in the league and then have the opportunity to compete face-to-face with their opponents in the Champions League.  Nothing more.

    We have to teach them a lesson and let them know that whether it is the league or the Champions League, you are not our opponent - there can only be one king in England and Europe this season.  That's Newcastle!

    "Okay, I think everyone has sorted it out. Let me say a few words." Mourinho looked at his watch and clapped his hands, focusing everyone's attention on him: "This game  We are playing at home, so for us, not winning is equivalent to failure. The reason why we were able to spend the 90 minutes at the Allianz Arena relatively easily was because we scored two goals at home.  Advantage. So our goal in this game is to win first and secondly, and I don¡¯t accept any result other than that.¡±

    Mourinho said with a face that he was not convinced that Benitez tied the league points, so he wanted to use this victory to prove that he was better than Benitez - against Benitez,  Although the relationship between the two is good, they still have a competitive mentality between them because they are relatively close in age.  Benitez came to Europe earlier than Mourinho, and also achieved results earlier than Mourinho, but Mourinho won the European Champions Cup, the highest honor for European clubs, as soon as he arrived in Europe. From now on, the two  The achievements on earth can be said to be comparable.

    But Mourinho is not satisfied with this, there is nothing more convincing than defeating his opponent in a face-to-face contest.

    This season, Benitez is the only head coach in England who can compete with him.  Mourinho, proudly, did not allow himself to fail.

    "The tactics Chelsea are accustomed to using this season are a bit similar to Barcelona. They are both four-three-three, but in fact they are not exactly the same. Generally speaking, their three midfielders are Lampard, Deco and Xavi  .Alonso. On the surface, these three people are focused on offense, but the three of them also have strong defensive capabilities. Deco is the starting point for their offense, and Lampard is often the one who completes the final blow.  end point, so we must pay attention to the progress of their midfieldersattack.  Robben has recovered from his injury, but he may not play. Duff and Joe Cole are the wings that Chelsea often use recently. Joe Cole has excellent skills and has been in good form recently. He will definitely occupy a main position.  Husband is said to be injured. If he cannot play, maybe Benitez will send Gudjohnsen to play this position, and then our defensive pressure on the right will be much lighter.  Tony is their main center. He doesn't score many goals, but he plays a very important part in Chelsea's offensive system. His importance is about the same as that of Drogba. Lucio, are you?  He is the defender who is most familiar with him, so you are responsible for guarding him in this game.  "

    "Offensively, Chelsea's defense is very good, but they have a weakness, and that is their right back Johnson. Compared with Terry, Carvalho and Gala, his physical fitness is not very good. This is  We can take advantage of this. At the same time, they lack the protection of an engineering midfielder at the front of the penalty area. The shot from the center will also be a place we can take advantage of Chelsea is likely to use defensive tactics to deal with us in this game, so we  Seize every opportunity on offense, got it?¡±

    "Got it!" the players responded in unison.

    "Okay, let's go now." Mourinho simply waved his hand.

    Pei Wei was sitting in the corner of the locker room, watching Mourinho arrange tactics, but he felt a little worried in his heart.

    When I was watching the Premier League in my previous life, Mourinho and Benitez, the bitter rivals, had a very interesting phenomenon. That was that Mourinho had the advantage in the league and could often double defeat the teams led by Benitez in one season.  Liverpool, however, was always defeated by Benitez in the knockout rounds. Now, Newcastle may not be much better than Chelsea in the previous life, but now Chelsea is much better than Liverpool at that time, and the level of players they have is not inferior at all.  After the team led by Mourinho, what can Benitez achieve?

    Pei Wei has no clue in his heart, no clue at all.

    The St. James Park stadium was full today - a scene that has been common in the past two years. In their cheers, players from both sides entered the tunnel from the players.

    Newcastle¡¯s lineup: Cech, Maicon, Dawson, Lucio, Bernard, Essien, Makelele, Ribery, Nie Fei, Ibrahimovic, Drogba.

    Chelsea¡¯s lineup: Reina, Johnson, Carvalho, Terry, Gala, Alonso, Deco, Lampard, Gudjohnsen, Joe Cole, Toni.

    There is nothing new in these two lineups, and they are all in line with the media's speculation. Shearer, who just broke the club's scoring record some time ago, is on the bench. Robben, who has returned from injury, is also on the bench. For both sides, there is no  What a surprise.

    The season is almost over, and any surprise player can only be a joke. After playing the game for so long, who still doesn¡¯t know how much someone has?  At this time, there is no surprise in terms of players. The only thing that can surprise is the tactical competition between the two coaches.

    This is what Pei Wei is worried about. Although Mourinho is amazing and talented, he is still inferior to Benitez in on-the-spot tactical command. In the league, Mourinho may be able to overwhelm him with his comprehensive ability advantage.  Benitez, but in a face-to-face battle, he may not be Benitez's opponent.

    It is estimated that Mourinho himself knows this, so in the previous three league games, he has been hoping to offset Benitez's advantage in on-the-spot command from the side. Unfortunately, Ferguson inserted a cross in the middle.  He defeated Newcastle with an almost perfect game, which muddied the water and made Mourinho's carefully prepared plan come to naught. In addition, Newcastle played home first and then guest.  Due to the unfavorable schedule, Mourinho was forced to a dead end.

    "You must win the home game. Even if you win only one goal, you can have a psychological advantage before the away game. This is Mourinho's current thinking.

    Facts have proved that Pei Wei¡¯s worries were not groundless.

    Benitez accurately judged that Mourinho must win, so even though Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich dislikes ugly games the most, he still adopted the most thorough defensive tactics in this game.

    As soon as the game started, Newcastle did not conduct any probing attacks and directly began to attack aggressively to create pressure. However, the Chelsea players seemed to have known this for a long time. Except for Joe Cole, who did not participate in the defense, even center Tony returned.  When it came to defending within its own half, Newcastle's offense was ineffective in the face of such a dense defense.

    Mourinho couldn't help but glance at the visiting team's coaching bench. Benitez, who noticed his gaze, smiled slightly at him.  Piaotian Literature registered members recommend this work
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