Red Rebels

"Before we yelled at the players that we hope to win the championship, what is your position on our team?" Xiao Yu asked cautiously.

Mourinho was a little unexpected to Xiao Yu's question, so he was immediately stopped by Xiao Yu's question.

"For a long time, when we played against Premier League teams and strong teams, what you ask of players is more about the mobilization of mental will. For example, let our players work hard from the beginning of the game, let our players start from the frontcourt. It's a good thing to fight back from the ground, and to fight desperately to get back the score when you fall behind!"

Speaking of this, Xiao Yu deliberately paused, "But... Now that we are ranked first, how will we play in the second half of the league? What kind of mentality will we play? What kind of mentality will others have to deal with us? Do you have any idea? Haven't thought about it?"

Mourinho was stunned, he was really stunned!

He has been coaching for three years. In the past three years, he has shown great strength without exception, and has repeatedly staged scenes of newly promoted horses winning the championship, but that is in the low-level leagues, but the Premier League is different.

The teams that can be in the Premier League are all very strong teams without exception. They can remain unbeaten in the first half. It is not ruled out that some teams do underestimate or do not understand them, although their performance last season was amazing. .

But after half a season, they have used their own strength to prove their achievements. This is a good thing for the team, but for the enemy, they will inevitably start to adjust their strategies when facing the opponent.

In the first half of the games, the big scores were all played by the opponents without exception, which caused the big scores. However, in the second half of the game, it will definitely be difficult to reproduce this situation, because the opponents know their abilities and dare not Press it out easily.

"On the forum, I saw many fans singing, thinking that our team was full of blood in the first half, and the team worked hard. But after thinking about it carefully, I have to wonder, do we just The remaining blood surnames? If so, what should we do once the opponent holds firm and our blood surnames can no longer play a big role?" Xiao Yu asked again.

Mourinho understands Xiao Yu's worries.

Blood is a good thing for a team, but if every game has to rely on blood to end the battle, it is not a good thing. It proves that there is a problem with the team's tactics and mentality.

In Mourinho's personal opinion, from an objective point of view, the ability of his main players is at most in the top 5 in the Premier League, but the overall strength of the first team can be ranked in the top 3, keeping pace with Arsenal and Manchester United, and better than Chelsea. More overall, this is because the thickness of the bench is the first in the Premier League.

But why is such a strong team, Mourinho still emphasizes the strength of the players' frontcourt counterattack?

There is nothing more than one reason, that is, the fear of conceding goals, but in fact, in the first 17 rounds of the league, they conceded 11 goals, which is the team with the least conceded goals among the Premier League teams. If you don’t count the 3 conceded against Liverpool , Only lost 8.

What is the reason why Mourinho is always worried about the team's defense?

To put it bluntly, the mentality of a newly promoted horse is at work!

Over the past few years, Mourinho has developed a newly promoted mentality, always thinking about defense, relying on unbreakable defense to reduce the team's conceded goals and points, and then use the personal abilities of the frontcourt players to solve the battle.

Xiao Yu dared to say that if Mourinho made adjustments to allow the four players in the frontcourt to play more flexibly and give them more freedom to run and attack, the offensive power of the team would be improved to a higher level.

"I often wonder why Everton, Newcastle and other teams, no matter how strong they are, have never been able to rank among the top of the Premier League?"

This simple question has been discussed by many professional footballers, and Xiao Yu is one of them.

"I personally think it's the mentality. They lack the mentality of the strong. Maybe when they face the underdogs, they will have the pride of the strong, and they will want to be more active tactically, more aggressive and aggressive, but Once they meet a strong dialogue, such as meeting Liverpool, meeting Manchester United, meeting Arsenal,

They start to worry and start to be conservative! "

"Bullying the weak and fearing the hard is never a strong person, it is just a kind of superficially strong cowardice, only a truly fearless person is a strong person!"

Mourinho fell into deep contemplation. He knew that in the past he only considered tactical matters, but in fact, Xiao Yu was right. He was already strong enough tactically. What he lacked was a strong mentality. .

What do you call a strong mentality?

The simplest and most direct performance is that no matter what enemy he encounters, he can stick to his usual football, play more actively, press out, use his own attack to crush all enemies, and let them have a headache how to deal with it instead of To get a headache how to deal with opponents.

A brave man relies on his blood, but a king relies on his soldiers who surrender without fighting!

Xiao Yu hopes to become a king, not a brave man!

Although this journey is called the brave without fear, there is an end to the tyranny of the brave, so Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, was defeated, but Liu Bang won. Liu Bang has the temperament of a king, even if he was once rogue.

At present, it is like Xiang Yu after the Battle of Julu. His fame and strength have improved by leaps and bounds. But how to transform from a brave man to a king, and cultivate the temperament of a king of traditional strong teams such as Manchester United and Arsenal, that is what is currently known. should be considered.

Newly promoted, promotion to the Premier League has come to an end!

After hearing Xiao Yu's words, Mourinho was suddenly enlightened!

He is very clear that his own thinking is still too narrow, but Xiao Yu is from the standpoint of a club leader, who intends to shape a team, from the perspective of the whole process of transforming from a strong team to a powerful team and even a wealthy family. think abut.

If that's the case, well, maybe this game against Arsenal will be lost, but they only lost by 3 points, but they can win a more promising future.

Looking at Europe, is there any team that can rely on defensive counterattacks to become a giant?

Is there any giant team that plays defense when it encounters a strong opponent?

No!

Absolutely not!

Even in Serie A, which is the most tactical and targeted!

A wealthy family should have the temperament and character of a wealthy family, and defend against a strong enemy when they encounter a strong enemy, that is a fake strong team!

"I think I know what to do!" Mourinho replied with certainty.

Xiao Yu patted him on the shoulder, and the two of them looked side by side at the stadium that was being built in full swing.

"That's the best stadium in the world!" Xiao Yu said with pride in his heart, he didn't feel that there was anything to hide, he had that kind of confidence.

Mourinho nodded. He has seen many stadiums, such as Old Trafford, Arsenal's Highbury Stadium, but in his mind, the stadium is the best!

It has been more than three years since he came to Manchester, and he has completely integrated himself into this unique club, integrating with the club, players, and fans, so in the past few years, especially this year, he has not been without Encountered temptations, such as Chelsea once wanted to dig him, but he refused without thinking.

He knew very well that there was a dream that he hadn't finished yet!

"We also have the best fans in the world!"

Xiao Yu's words made Mourinho nod again.

The fans are indeed very loyal and obsessed with the team. Over the past few years, they have witnessed the growth and strength of the team. They are the most powerful witnesses of the team's history and the biggest driving force for the team's development.

"I hope, Jose, that we have the best football in the world!"

Xiao Yu's words made Mourinho feel the pressure, but he nodded in agreement without thinking.

The best football in the world contains a lot, but this is the common pursuit of Xiao Yu and Mourinho!

………………… Returning to the Newton Heath training base from the construction site of the stadium, Mourinho immediately summoned all the members of the coaching staff, and everyone got together for a meeting.

In this tactical seminar, Mourinho decided on the tactics for the game against Arsenal, and at the same time immediately made a list of starting players. In addition, he also gave the team's adjustments for the next two days of training sessions , began to require the team to work harder on offense.

This also makes Cassel, Moniz and others excited, because they know the strength of the players in the frontcourt, not to mention players like Kaka and Palacio, Robben, Ronaldinho, Ribery, and even Drogba, are all very powerful offensive stars. Once they break out, how much destructive power will they form?

Mourinho asked the coaching staff to focus on the offensive routines of the four frontcourt players. For example, Palacio has delicate skills in a small area, and he is very suitable for sticking to the opponent's defense, while Kaka, Ronaldinho and Robben If he needs space to give full play to his speed advantage and technical characteristics, then he must not squeeze them into crowded places, let him retreat appropriately, pull him to the side to respond, and so on.

In addition, there are the third and fourth waves of attack. After discussing with the coaching staff, Mourinho found that the team still has considerable potential to be tapped in terms of offense, and this has little impact on the defense. Keep the three lines tight, and no one can easily capture the goal.

While talking, Mourinho talked about Xiao Yu's inquiry. The African Cup is coming, and the players will be recruited to participate in the competition. At that time, there will be a huge vacancy in the midfielder position.

De Rossi performed very well and created considerable competitive pressure on Essien's midfielder position. After Essien and Yaya Toure participated in the national team competition, he will take office as the team's first choice midfielder, but his What about the substitute?

Redondo is currently in a semi-retired state, Mikel is hailed as the new Vieira, Michael Johnson is hailed as the new Gerrard, but they are still young after all, Fabregas and Beckham are both organizational players , Who else can we look to in the midfielder position?

The African Cup will start training in early January, and the official competition will be held from mid-January to the end of February. Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire have both entered the official competition. If these three teams perform well, these players will not be able to play until the end of February. rejoin the team. Sister-in-law {half-/-float=(.*)+sheng-red rebels

This came and went, and it took a full 2 ​​months, and it was necessary to ensure that the players were not injured, otherwise, the impact would be even greater.

Conversely, the matches in January and February are very close. In addition to the league, the FA Cup, the League Cup, and the UEFA Cup are multi-line battles. At this time, De Rossi alone will definitely not work. If you get injured again, the team's performance will definitely be affected.

Out of this consideration, Mourinho and the coaching staff unanimously agreed to discuss with the football teams of Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire to see if it is possible to delay the time for the players to go to the training camp like the last African Cup. The team will discuss countermeasures again.

Regarding signings, the club is very cautious. Mikel and Michael Johnson in the team's youth training camp are doing very well, especially the older Mikel. He is in the youth team and the League Cup. The games were very impressive.

Under the training of the club, the Nigerian has fully tapped his offensive potential. Originally, he was not fast as a midfielder and his breakthrough ability was not strong. The club decided to let him retreat and play as a midfielder. Under the premise of technology, his defensive potential has been further excavated, coupled with his strong physique, outstanding running ability, excellent lateral interception ability, and also has an excellent ability to play the ball.

Mourinho's idea is to let the signings go for a while, and to dig internally if they can. Otherwise, if another midfielder is introduced at this time, then when the African Cup is over, the midfielder of the first team will be in danger. Bloated.

After finalizing these matters, the club immediately put into execution!