Midfielder

Winning Manchester United at home is enough to make Porto crazy for a few days, but Mourinho doesn't want this celebration to affect the second round of the game. After all, it's going to Old Trafford, and Manchester United only needs a score of 1:0 to advance smoothly over the corpse of Porto.

Although even the British media are singing bad news about Ferguson and his Manchester United, Mourinho seems very cautious. He is not that group of idiots.

"Even if the old man goes to the grave, he will not forget how to command the game, so I don't think we have won now."

This is what Mourinho said to Brito privately, and he also intends to use this sentence to warn his players not to be too proud.

But before Mourinho's warning was issued, reality has already punished the guys of Porto once. They capsized in the league.

Maybe even the fans of Porto have forgotten how many games Porto has won in this season's Portuguese Super League.

They only remember one thing, that is, after the start of the Portuguese Super League, no team can snatch points from Porto.

Victory, victory, this has become a kind of inertia. Every weekend, what Porto people need to wait for seems to be just the news of the team's victory.

The only difference is probably how Porto will play the game, a small victory or an inhumane bloodbath.

Their competitors, Sporting Lisbon and Benfica, had already withdrawn from the competition for the championship halfway through the league.

Some professionals even said that maybe Porto will successfully defend the title six or seven rounds in advance, even if it is a perfect victory.

"Who can stop Porto's rampage?" This was the lament of the local newspaper after Benfica lost to Porto in a row.

Indeed, no team in the Portuguese Super League dared to pat their chests in public and say loudly that they can stop this fierce blue and white tide.

As many people said, in the current Portuguese league, only Porto can defeat them, and no one else.

This sentence has come true. This time, Porto defeated itself. When these guys were most proud, someone gave them a blow.

1:0, Porto was knocked down by Rio Ave, the third from the bottom in the away game. This news is even bigger than their victory over Manchester United.

Successfully defeating Manchester United was originally the most proud time for Porto, but such an optimistic mood has infected the entire team.

Facing a team that ranks last in the Portuguese Super League, Porto people almost immediately launched a large-scale siege at the beginning of the game.

Just like their last 20 minutes against Manchester United, Porto did not want to linger with the opponent for too long. To deal with such a team, it is best to fight quickly.

So even if it was the opponent's home court, Porto chose to press forward crazily, and even a central defender like Carvalho had already pressed to the midfield.

In the first 25 minutes, Porto shot a total of 11 times, and their crazy offensive almost covered every corner of the opponent's half.

But this time they were exactly the same as the process of besieging Manchester United, and they didn't score a single goal, and even hit the goal post twice in a row.

Although Mourinho had called on his players to retreat in this continuous attack, be careful not to let the opponent sneak attack and counterattack.

But the Porto players, who were already red-eyed, didn't take the opponent's counterattack seriously at all. During the game, they just wanted to defeat the opponent in one breath.

But soon the facts proved that the stern-looking wretched uncle was the calmest person. Rio Ave's counterattack was not only fast but also deadly.

While Porto's crazy attack continued, their entire defense line had unknowingly been pressed to the vicinity of the center circle.

After Rio Ave's goalkeeper saved the ball, an almost unconscious kick-off caused the distracted Carvalho to head the ball.

Counterattack, when Rio Ave's two forwards rushed into Porto's half in one breath, they were actually surrounded by only one Porto defender.

The only defender was Valente, who was desperately chasing back from the midfield. He was at least six or seven meters away from the opponent's player with the ball.

Two against one, or two forwards against one goalkeeper. Even if God was standing in front of Porto's goal, he would probably look melancholy.

When the ball rolled into the net, the more than 10,000 home fans in Rio Ave Stadium were simply stunned. They didn't know what happened.

"We scored? We are ahead of Porto? The Porto team that just defeated Manchester United?" Rio Ave fans were asking themselves this, because even if they rubbed their eyes hard, they couldn't believe that this was really happening. It was more like a dream.

But the reality is like this. The players of Porto who looked stunned and the guys of Rio Ave who were shouting wildly have proved the authenticity of all this. Rio Ave, the third from the bottom in the league, is ahead of the boss of the Portuguese Super League at its home court.

The players of Porto were completely confused at this moment. Carvalho, who made a low-level mistake, didn't even dare to look back at Mourinho's face.

This brave warrior on the football field knew that Mourinho's face would definitely be livid and he wanted to kill him.

In the last ten minutes of the first half, Carvalho rushed into the opponent's penalty area at least three times to grab points. He really wanted to equalize the score immediately.

But until they entered the locker room, the damn score did not change, and Mourinho, who was always strict, did not say a word when facing them. He just looked at these players with their heads down quietly until the break time was over.

The Porto players were completely unsure of what Mourinho was thinking. There was no substitution, no tactical adjustment, and they just kept silent.

Porto, who was already a little dizzy, almost poured all their offensive capabilities in the second half, madly crushing the opponent's defense.

However, no matter whether it was a cross from the wing or a long shot from outside the penalty area, there was no way to knock through the steel wall of Rio Ave. The opponent had made it clear that they did not want to attack. As long as they could hold on to the lead of this goal, it was enough for them.

Except for leaving a striker near the center circle waiting for an opportunity to sneak attack, the remaining ten people were all piled up in their own half to defend desperately.

Even if Lin Yi was a god, he could not continue to dribble and break through under the fierce shovels of two or three people. All the offensives of the Porto team were blocked.

Lin Yi was even more fiercely intercepted by the opponent and fell to the grass again and again. When those guys were defending him, they didn't care whether it was a foul or not.

"Boy, aren't you worth nearly 20 million euros? You are more valuable than our entire team, so don't think about dribbling the ball smoothly!"

Although Lin Yi tried to find a gap for passing, the opponent's dense wall of people completely blocked all possibilities, even passing the ball was impossible.

Until the whistle blew at the end of the game, Porto's attack failed to change the score, leaving them with only a bitter defeat.

This might be the first time that Lin Yi tasted the taste of losing a game in the Portuguese Super League, and what made him most depressed was Mourinho's silence.

It was not until the training session the next day that Mourinho spoke for the first time, but what he said struck the hearts of every Porto player.

"We beat Manchester United, so Porto should be a strong team in Europe, right? But I only saw a group of proud guys yesterday, wasting opportunities on the court. I once said that if you want to win the game, you must respect your opponent first, but you are full of contempt."

"Yes, that's right, we just beat Manchester United 2:1, but don't forget, we haven't really entered the next round, there is still a game, if you are still in this state of mind, I can guarantee that you will lose more miserably at Old Trafford in two weeks."

When Mourinho said these words, none of the Porto players dared to say anything, including Lin Yi, all of them lowered their heads.

The wretched uncle was right, it was their contempt for their opponents that caused this defeat. If their opponent was Manchester United, perhaps at this moment they had been kicked out of the knockout stage of the Champions League by the English, and the madness of victory had made them a little dizzy, and now they must be sober.

For these hot-headed guys, Mourinho's punishment was simple. He arranged three consecutive days of high-intensity training for these guys.

Looking at a group of tired bastards, Mourinho's mood finally improved a little. It didn't matter that the league's winning streak was terminated.

Mourinho valued the second round with Manchester United. Anyway, the league championship was basically in his pocket, and losing one or two games was nothing.

It might be a good lesson to let these guys know that they are not invincible. Sometimes losing is also an experience.

Mourinho was fully prepared for the second round. He knew that Manchester United would definitely strive to score at home, and Porto could not expect a 0-0 draw.

"Don't play football with the idea of ​​eliminating the opponent with a draw, otherwise, you will definitely suffer." Mourinho has not forgotten this old saying.

You must also strive to score goals away from home, just like you did at the Dragon Stadium. You can't hand over the midfield to the opponent. Porto must grab this control.

Sometimes a failure brings more than just bad things. Although Porto lost three points and a record of undefeated league teams, Ferguson doesn't want to see his opponents wake up at this time. He hopes that the Porto players can continue to win.

However, compared with Porto's defeat, Ferguson is in more trouble now. In addition to the lawsuit not being settled, the player he likes has been hijacked again.

Arjen Robben, the winger of PSV Eindhoven who was originally targeted by the old Sir Alex Ferguson, has completed all the transfer procedures, but he chose Chelsea.

With a transfer fee of 12 million pounds, in this most direct acquisition competition with Manchester United, the Russians once again showed their wealth.

Peter Kenyon deliberately attended the press conference with Robben, which is undoubtedly another challenge to Manchester United, and it is naked.

This guy's meaning is very clear, that is, to use this method to fight back against the sarcasm of Manchester United fans against him. What's the matter, anyway, I have money.

Ferguson had long wanted to sign Robben, especially since Van Nistelrooy had specifically mentioned that this left-wing genius had great sprinting and passing abilities.

After losing Beckham's crescent moon knife, Van Nistelrooy urgently needs the team to arrange a helper who can pass the ball to him on the wing.

But the difference in the transfer fee of 3 million pounds and the huge difference in personal treatment made Ferguson lose the opportunity to strengthen his lineup again.

And Peter Kenyon used such a takeover war to remind Manchester United that Chelsea will still wave its checkbook when summer comes.

Grabbing people and grabbing territory has become the purpose of Chelsea. As long as he can hit the opponent, Kenyon is willing to be a bastard that everyone hates.

As long as Manchester United can get nothing, Peter Kenyon and the Russian boss are not afraid to spend money. They are used to the life of robbers.

As for what the transfer market will be like in the summer, Ferguson doesn't want to think about it now. He must do what he needs to do now.

1:0, this is the result he needs to see at Old Trafford. Now he must defend the honor of Manchester United at Old Trafford, or in other words, defend his own honor and job. If he loses the game, he may lose a lot.

If Manchester United is eliminated from the Champions League, they will lose at least 10 million pounds in TV broadcasts, ticket revenue, bonus commissions, etc.

Given the current atmosphere of war between him and the team's big boss, Ferguson needs such a large income to prepare for the summer transfer market.

But looking at the guys left on hand now, even Ferguson himself is a little unsure. Can he win? No one knows.

Porto's crazy offensive wave is still presenting a clear picture in Ferguson's mind. This will be a difficult game.

Mourinho clearly knows the troubles facing Manchester United now, so he still implements the rotation system in the next two rounds of the Portuguese Super League.

Less arrogance to win Manchester United, when Porto calms down, there is really no Portuguese Super League team that can beat them.

Even if some of their players are substitutes on the bench, they can still win the game. After a defeat, Porto used two consecutive victories to justify themselves. They used such a strong performance to tell those who refuted themselves that Porto would not fall twice in the same place.

Allowing everyone to play and providing enough rest time for their main players is a disadvantage that Manchester United can only hope for now.

But Mourinho still underestimated the strong will of the old man Ferguson. In such unfavorable circumstances, Ferguson often does more.

I am afraid that no one would have thought that when the top three points in the league were still tightly tied, Ferguson would choose to rotate against Tottenham Hotspur, and it was a large-scale rotation. He at least hid more than half of the main players, and those thrown on the field were basically bench players.

Van Nistelrooy, Giggs, Scholes, Saha, these guys were all pressed by Ferguson on the bench or in the stands, resting in peace.

1:1 draw with Tottenham, although this allowed Arsenal to get two points ahead of Manchester United, but Ferguson did not seem so anxious on the sidelines.

All the media agreed after the game that this was obviously Manchester United saving their strength for the Champions League game, and he had already placed his bet on the second round.

Ferguson did not admit this, but at the same time he did not refute the media's views. Anyway, this stubborn old man has his own plans.

Arsenal's recent unbeaten record in the league has made Ferguson more concerned about competing for the league championship. Now he is completely determined.

The league should try to keep up with Arsenal, but the Champions League is now a critical moment when the opponent is strangling his life. He will never give up the possibility of advancing to the Champions League.

"That old man seems to be ready to fight with us." Lin Yi and Mourinho, who were watching the live broadcast of the game at the same time, said.

"A game worth 10 million pounds, anyone would probably have to fight hard. The Champions League is his last straw and he will never let it go."

When Mourinho said this, his eyes were fixed on the notebook in his hand, which had the names of all the Manchester United players who could play on the field.

"What kind of lineup will that experienced guy arrange to entertain us?" Now it was Mourinho's turn to guess the opponent's style of play.

The large-scale suspension of players and absence due to injuries have filled Manchester United's starting lineup with too much uncertainty. This guessing feeling is terrible.

"Forget it, let's not guess. We will meet in a week. Everything will be clear by then. The game will be played with both feet after all."

When watching Mourinho pondering the possible lineup of the opponent, Lin Yi was not so worried. Anyway, no matter who the opponent played, he didn't want to be a loser at that time, even at Old Trafford, all opponents would be trampled under his feet.

"If you can practice shooting more accurately, I will definitely not worry so much." Mourinho's response made Lin Yi completely speechless.

However, in view of his embarrassing performance of more than ten shots in the last three games without scoring, Lin Yi chose to end this meaningless conversation.

Shooting, alas, Lin Yi found that this was his biggest scar. Compared with passing, the damn God always let the goal pass him by.

It's not that he doesn't practice enough, but Lin Yi can never find the unique sense of a shooter. He prefers to use the pass to cut the opponent's defense.

But no one knows whether this surgical pass will cut off Manchester United's last straw at Old Trafford.

When the Porto team boarded the plane to Manchester, the black-haired little guy showed a relaxed smile to the camera.

Whether he can still smile so easily at the Theatre of Dreams, I am afraid we can only know after the 90-minute game is over. . .

(The current state of the Heat... is too ups and downs, even if Pat Riley is replaced as the coach, he can't handle it!)