"In my eyes, you are just a translator"

When Villarigno's words rang beside Mourinho's ears like thunder, the Portuguese lying on the bed suddenly opened his eyes, gasping heavily, clenched his fists, and even with the air conditioner on, he was still sweating profusely.

Strange rooms, strange beds, strange quilts, because he is now in London.

Sitting up from the bed, Mourinho stretched out his right hand to hold his forehead, his brows furrowed like a mountain. He felt a little hurt, not only because he had a very bad dream just now, but because he didn't fall asleep until very late last night.

A little dry, Mourinho pulled out the sheets, got out of the bed in his pajamas, and poured a glass of water into the hospitality area of ​​the room.

He held the water in his hand, but he did not drink it. Instead, he slowly walked to the window of the room and opened the curtain with a squeak.

Unlike Portugal, London has always been in that gloomy weather, especially in the early morning, the glass windows were covered with mist. I don’t know if it was raining last night or the remaining dew, so I can’t tell it.

The buildings in London are generally not high. The hotel that Porto stays in is only four floors. They live on the third floor, so the view is not wide, but it is a bit depressing. Because no one wants to be blocked by something, Mourinho looks more at the road below, which is a bit empty and has few cars. Only the sanitation workers who get up early are living.

"What an ordinary morning," Mourinho sighed, then poured the water in his hand into his mouth.

Gulugulu, he drank a large glass of water in one breath, but the empty cup was held in his hand.

Many people say that when a person wakes up, he often forgets what dream he had last night, but Mourinho doesn't. It's not that he is a freak, but because the person he dreams of will never forget in his life.

Villarigno, Benfica's chairman

That year he left Barcelona, ​​and he secretly swore in his heart that from that day on, he would never serve as an assistant to anyone. He would coach alone, and he would rely on his own abilities to win everything, including championships and honors.

Benfica was his first stop in coaching, but before Mourinho, many people had rumored that Benfica's most hope to introduce the head coach is Tony, the Portuguese local coach.

There are two Tonys in Portugal, both called Antonio Oliveira. One is the head coach of the national team that led Portugal to participate in the 20th World Cup. Because he wore glasses and was using crutches, he was nicknamed Tony with glasses. The person Benfica liked played for Benfica when he was a player and later served as Benfica's head coach. Because he always had a beard, he was nicknamed Tony with a beard.

But Benfica's chairman Azevedo chose Mourinho and entrusted him with important tasks. So even though Mourinho performed poorly at the start, Azevedo was still full of trust and support for him, and Mourinho quickly led Benfica out of the slump and won consecutive victories. But at this time, in the club's presidential election, Azevedo, who supported Mourinho, stepped down.

The new chairman Villarinho publicly criticized Mourinho before he came to power. He kept saying in the election that Mourinho was just an interpreter in his eyes and was not qualified to lead Benfica. Even though Benfica's performance improved later, after Villarinho came to power, he still made it very clear that Tony was his only choice, and Mourinho was not

This is a choice that was destined to be a tragedy from the beginning. Mourinho finally left Benfica in shame and left him for the first time with the coach. It was this time that he truly understood that his resume, which he once thought was glamorous, was just a translator in the eyes of others.

He had thought countless times that if Azevedo had not stepped down, he would have a very dreamy process and ending in Benfica. He could reach the top and get everything he wanted, but the reality was so cruel that he would not give him any assumptions and ifs.

After leaving Benfica, Mourinho was unemployed. He felt very painful because he had a wife and children to take care of, but he was unemployed. No one even wanted to invite him to coach again because Benfica and Villarigno slandered him everywhere in the media and even falsely accused him of leaving his job angrily because he failed to get three or four times his salary.

That period of time was the most painful process in his life, and he could not imagine how he could survive it.

But sometimes people are like this. When you are forced to go to the forefront, in order to get rid of the devil who controls you, you often choose to throw yourself into the arms of another devil because you have no choice.

Mourinho finally chose to go to the Dragon Stadium and found Da Costa, whose media capital company owns shares in the Leria Club, so Mourinho naturally came to Leria and then to Porto.

A year ago in the summer, Mourinho told Jorge Mendes that something would happen to Da Costa sooner or later, and they all wanted to get rid of Da Costa. At that time, they all naively thought that as Mourinho led Porto to the Champions League final and became famous, he would get the opportunity to leave Portugal and prove himself on a higher and wider stage.

But in the end, he miscalculated, perhaps because he lost too badly in the final, or perhaps his football seemed too shabby compared to Ye Qiu's Chelsea. In the words of the media, he couldn't get on the table, so no one invited him, especially after losing to Chelsea in the group stage, he was under greater pressure.

"You said my football is not as good as Ye Qiu's football. That's because I lost, so you said that. If Greece wins, you will worship them as heroes. If I lose, you will trample me into hell, but I will definitely use facts to fight back against all of you, and the best fight back is to defeat Ye Qiu's Chelsea with my football."

He never doubted his football, so from the knockout round, he took his football to the extreme. As a result, Inter Milan and AC Milan, the two giants fell at Mourinho's feet. Even though many people criticized him for playing too roughly and too conservatively, he didn't mind at all because he won

He never paid attention to the accusations of the reporters and the media, because they always look at the problem with a relaxed attitude of bystanders, but who do they really understand themselves? Did they ever think about the huge pressure and sadness and self-blame after losing the game and losing their future?

In Mourinho's view, only by winning and winning constantly can he get out of Portugal, he can get rid of the nightmare, he can have the opportunity to stand on the highest football stage in Europe, prove his strength, and then control his own destiny independently

So, for him, this battle tonight is not just a semi-final, not just a Champions League, not just a prize money and income of over ten million euros, but also a concern for his future. He will win at all costs and use any means to do so

Perhaps, this is his life

Thinking of this moment, from the reflection of the glass window in the hotel room, Mourinho saw a gritting his teeth and inexplicably angry himself, and his eyes seemed to be filled with rage.

"We have an extremely powerful comrade in the army against Chelsea, that is physical fitness."

As day passed and night fell, Mourinho faced this group of Porto players who had just returned from the court and analyzed and arranged the tactics of this game in the locker room of Stamford Bridge.

"Remember the reports I've seen for you before? Those reporters and media don't even understand the farts. They think they know football very well, but in fact, they don't even understand the farts. They think that Ye Qiu can adjust the physical fitness well by adopting the rotation system. But we all see that Chelsea has been fighting on multiple fronts recently, and their injuries and physical fitness have been consumed almost all. Now is the time for them to be weakest."

Mourinho pointed viciously at his feet. When he spoke, the expression on his face was full of confidence and determination.

"Think about it, the Premier League has been bad in the Champions League for so many years. Why is this? For so many years, whether it is the invincible Red Devils dynasty that year, the Arsenal that emerged later, or even Chelsea last year, why is it difficult for them to succeed in league, cup and European competitions at the same time?"

"Why is Manchester United called a miracle in 1999? Because they are blindly winning and reversing at the last minute, especially the Champions League, and these are not replicable, so they are called miracles."

Mourinho walked to the middle of the players and took a deep breath, "Because the Premier League is too dense, the competition is too fierce, and they don't have a winter break, this is the most deadly thing."

There is no winter break, which is already known to all European teams. An important factor in the disadvantage of Premier League teams in the European competition. Because there is no physical adjustment and re-store during the winter break, almost all Premier League teams are barely maintaining their half-dead bodies. In this case, injuries and condition often decline.

Especially for teams like Chelsea that play multi-line, they have played in the Premier League, League Cup, FA Cup, and Champions League this season. At the same time, they have been running back and forth to play in the Japanese Toyota Cup in the month, and there are many international players in their team, which makes Chelsea's body approaching the critical point over time, making it difficult to keep their condition above the level.

But more importantly, Dacosta secretly told Mourinho about a news before the game, a news that was enough for him to win the game

"Why should I tell you all?" Mourinho swept across the group of Porto players in a deep voice. He lost the Champions League final last season and lost to Chelsea in the group stage this season. They are now all resentful and want to avenge them.

And for a long time, Mourinho has been constantly instilling his will and anger into this team. This is why Porto was able to defeat Inter Milan and defeat AC Milan to this day.

"The purpose of my telling you this is to make you see clearly that our opponents are not as strong as we imagined. On the contrary, they are very fragile. As long as we are on the court, like we used to play Inter Milan and AC Milan, we can take a satisfactory result at Stamford Bridge Stadium."

"Just leave Stamford Bridge and return to our place, we will be able to beat our opponents."

"So" Mourinho patted his shoulders hard whenever he passed by a player, "I need you to do your best on the court. I need you to show your fighting spirit on the court and show your fighting spirit. Chelsea and the group of bastards who were pressing on our heads were trampled on me hard and trampled on me."

Ye Qiu started with a cautious start. Porto's style of playing Inter Milan and AC Milan is relatively rough and aggressive. Chelsea's current players are relatively fragile. The pressure accumulated by multi-line combat has begun to explode now, so Ye Qiu must deal with it carefully.

Otherwise, with Chelsea's ability, Ye Qiu wouldn't have to worry about whether he could defeat Porto. This is not a problem.

It’s not that Ye Qiu and the coaching staff made mistakes, but it is inevitable that there is no winter break in the Premier League. From the beginning to the end of the season, all problems are accumulated over time and are constantly delayed. At the critical moment of this sprint, it is often a sensitive moment when problems are concentrated and problems can’t be stopped.

Porto played away in this game, and the starting lineup was also more conservative. Joseph Costa and Carvalho were partnered with the central defender, Pepe was pushed forward by Mourinho, and to the midfield, they formed three midfielders with Mendes and Costinia, Thiago and Maniche formed two wing roads, and McCarthy played single forward.

Valente, Carvalho, Jose Costa and Paul Ferreira, and goalkeeper Baia

Porto's starting lineup did not surprise Ye Qiu, but the team showed its fangs without any concealment after the game, which surprised Ye Qiu a little because they launched an almost crazy round of pressing and oppression from the beginning, and their movements were very big. But what's so bad is that French referee Saar's whistle was relatively soft.

In less than a second of the opening, Manicheimer defended Ronaldinho with a relatively large shoveling action, directly knocking the Brazilian to the ground, and then the Portuguese quickly stood up, raised his hands, indicating that he was innocent.

"I'll go, fuck you." Ye Qiu saw it clearly on the sidelines. The incident happened under his nose. He couldn't help but blurt out, but Maniche turned around, sneered at him, and ran back to the court.

The team doctor quickly rushed into the stadium and carried the fallen Ronaldinho to the sidelines. French referee Sal gave Manicheimer warning, but did not play cards, which immediately caused Chelsea fans in the stands to roar and curse.

"Hey, isn't this kind of action still the standard for you to pay off cards?" Ye Qiu felt that he should put pressure on the referee as soon as possible. "Look at my players, they've all been lifted off the court. Are you just giving a verbal warning? Or do you want to see my players never get on the court again?"

The referee Sar came over and made calm moves towards Ye Qiu with both hands, "Mr. Ye Qiu, I know very well how to control a game. Please don't try to put pressure on me with words, otherwise, I will consider warning you about your words and deeds. I believe you don't want this situation, right?"

If the referee usually wants to avoid imbalances too early in the game and feels that he has owed something to one side to balance the game situation, he will turn a blind eye to the head coach's complaints, after all, he feels guilty.

But now Sal obviously took tit-for-tat, obviously trying to face Ye Qiu. Moreover, he helped Porto intentionally or unintentionally in the subsequent whistleholds. For example, as long as Chelsea improves slightly, he will always whistle the foul, without considering the principle of advantageous offense.

"There is something wrong." Tencart frowned from the side.

Ye Qiu felt agitation in his heart, without answering or giving any expression. He just looked at Saar who was walking back into the field. After the game started again, he said lightly, "In the eyes of some people, the Champions League must not be defended."

Tencart and others were stunned at first, but after hearing this, they immediately figured it out.

In recent years, PI has been weakening Ferrari's strength through various means, because the strongest Ferrari has caused the loss of PI's commercial value. Because of the lack of suspense, everyone knows that Ferrari can win, and no one will pay attention to it without suspense.

The influence of the Champions League has increased in recent years. A very important factor is that without defending the title, even the strongest team cannot successfully defend the Champions League. This makes this event full of suspense, and there is attention when there is suspense.

"Porto played very fiercely in this game. You should be careful after going up and protect yourself."

After Ronaldinho hurriedly treated the wound, he came to Ye Qiu's side, and Ye Qiu carefully explained.

After Ronaldinho took the game, Ye Qiu still felt worried and asked Roland to carefully remind the players on the court to be careful to protect themselves. In the past two rounds of knockout matches, many people were injured when Inter Milan and AC Milan played Porto, which is also the reason why Mourinho's team is called the most brutal team.

Of course, from another perspective, Porto is not as strong as Chelsea. If they do not adopt some more aggressive and physically confronting styles, they will have no chance to play Chelsea.

It is understandable that it is one thing, but it is another when things happen to you.

Since the start of the game, Ye Qiu kept shouting on the sidelines because he found that the game was pausing all the time. Porto players were always using some foul measures to prevent Chelsea from playing continuously. Some of the fouls actually reached the standard of winning cards, but Saar, who has always been soft in his whistle, was obviously softer in this game.

But Chelsea is obviously not a good deal. Although Ye Qiu's team does not advocate fouls, their style of play is not soft and they often play tough battles. So even though Porto plays fiercely, Chelsea still quickly creates an opportunity.

After receiving a knockback from Rooney on the right after a forward pass, Deco swung away the defender and passed the ball straight to the left side of Porto's penalty area. After Ronaldinho turned his back to Paul Ferreira, he quickly cut from the left side of the penalty area to the left corner of the penalty area. He got a chance and directly swung his right foot and was about to shoot.

This position is Ronaldinho's most confident position. He has scored several arc shots here, so when he kicked, everyone in the entire Stamford Bridge Stadium seemed to see the dawn of the goal, and they all held their breath and waited for the surprise to arrive.
Chapter completed!