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Although he had a league debut that was the envy of all youth academy players, and although Walcott was even specially named and praised in the league highlights that night, and there was even a highlight of his game, he was still in the Red Rebels. The status of the army seems to have not changed at all.

After the game, as usual, the players returned to the training base and disbanded.

Since the Red Rebels have to play a Champions League group match in the middle of the week, the players cannot take a holiday. They have to return to the training base to train the next day, and then rush to Italy to challenge Udinese away. This will also be a day off. A tough away game.

It can be said that the Italian team is a headache for anyone who encounters it, especially the reinforced concrete defense, which is even more difficult to deal with.

Udinese's league started well. They defeated Empoli 1:0 at home and defeated Roma 0:1 away. The two consecutive victories have made Udinese morale high, especially at home. They all hope to be in the Champions League group. Gained something from the game.

It is precisely because the away game is difficult that Mourinho attaches great importance to it.

But none of this had anything to do with Walcott, because after returning to the training base, he was informed that he would have the next day off.

Yes, the holiday, this should have been the best news, but in Walcott's heart now, this news represents disappointment, because the holiday proves that he will return to the reserve team or the youth team. .

In fact, he was already prepared for this result. After all, he is only 16 years old, and the Red Rebels are already one of the top teams in football today. If he wants to play on such a team, Walcott will undoubtedly There is still a long way to go.

But preparation comes after preparation. When the news came, he was still disappointed, but after this game, he was still very optimistic about his prospects in the team. At least he had a very good start.

On September 14th, the Red Rebels challenged Udinese in an away game. Although Udinese was at home, they did not dare to be careless in the face of the Red Rebels, who are known as the strongest offensive power in Europe. They put on a defensive posture at home. Counterattack tactics, hoping to use the reinforced concrete defense unique to Serie A teams to score points for their Champions League start.

Mourinho was mentally prepared for Udinese's tactics and was not polite to the opponent at all. He still adopted a 4231 tactic in the away game and controlled the rhythm of the game from the beginning. The two sides headed by Ronaldinho and Messi Road, coupled with the support of Drogba and Kaka in the middle, took turns to attack Udinese's defense.

It should be said that Udinese's defense is still good, which can be seen from the fact that they did not concede a goal in the first two rounds of Serie A, but the Red Rebels' offensive power is undoubtedly stronger than Empoli, and their strength has declined. Awesome Rome.

In the 27th minute,

Ronaldinho dribbled the ball from the left and passed it to the front of the penalty area. After Kaka got the ball, he suddenly shot a powerful and heavy shot. The opponent's goalkeeper couldn't save it, 0:1!

After that, the Red Rebels hoped to continue their efforts, but Udinese strengthened their defense. The two sides entered a protracted battle of one offense and one defense. Although the Red Rebels created several opportunities, they were not good scoring opportunities. The stars also failed to convert opportunities into goals. As for Udinese, their defensive counterattack is obviously not very good.

Mourinho himself is a master at preventing counterattacks. He rarely gives his opponents a chance to succeed!

The 0:1 score remained until the end. The Red Rebels relied on a goal from Kaka to defeat Udinese in a difficult away game and achieved their first victory in the group stage.

In Germany, Werder Bremen faced Barcelona at home. The double-K combination of Klose and Klashnic, coupled with Werder Bremen's home offensive tactics, made Barcelona very uncomfortable, and even suffered in the first half. To make matters worse, the German bomber Klose even passed and shot, helping Bremen enter the halftime break 2:0.

However, in the second half, Rijkaard made adjustments. The young player Iniesta, who had been placed on the bench due to continuous fighting, was rearranged to the starting lineup and formed a partner with Xavi.

The appearance of the young player from the youth training immediately made Barcelona feel like it was recharged with electricity. It suddenly showed strength at the beginning of the second half. Ronaldinho opened the door of Werder Bremen with a brilliant goal.

After that, Barcelona scored 3 goals against Werder Bremen in one breath. At the end of the game, the score suddenly became 2:4. The La Liga giants achieved an amazing reversal, especially Ronaldinho. It was two passes and two shots that became the center of attention.

At the same time, in several key games in the just-concluded first round of the Champions League group stage, Arsenal narrowly defeated the underdog Thun 2:1 at home. They suffered a goalless goal in the first half and were once suppressed. Fortunately, In the end, the reversal was achieved with goals from Henry and Hangeland.

Manchester United's away draw against Villarreal's sniper. The Yellow Submarine was not as good as Manchester United, but Senna's performance was eye-catching in this game. The Red Devils failed to create very good opportunities throughout the game. Ferguson's adjustments to the Red Devils are still there. Keep going, there’s a long way to go.

Chelsea defeated Anderlecht 1:0 at home. Ancelotti's team failed to massacre the opponent as expected. This also indirectly confirmed one thing, that is, there are no underdogs in the Champions League.

If there is the only surprising game in the group stage, it must be Lyon's 3-0 victory over Real Madrid at home. This was regarded by many Real Madrid fans as a complete defeat. Rosenborg's team simply cannot afford Lyon's defeat. The frontcourt attack combination has been selected into the top five in the Champions League. Benzema has further matured. Wiltord and Malouda are also in excellent form. This has made Real Madrid suffer enough in the away game.

The stars are aging and the replacement of the lineup is not on track. All of this makes Real Madrid feel anxious.

…………… After finishing the Champions League group stage, the Red Rebels returned to Manchester, but immediately rushed to Sunderland to challenge the Black Cats away from home.

As a newly promoted team this season, Sunderland's performance in the Premier League can be said to be miserable. They lost all five of their previous five league games. It can be said that it is in line with the evaluation of experts at the beginning of the season about their stylish return to the Premier League. Compared with Western Han Dynasty, With the outstanding performances of Manchester United and Droisden, Sunderland's relegation favorites have been confirmed since the first round of the league.

Despite this, Mourinho still did not dare to be careless at all, especially considering that the players were fighting on multiple fronts and faced serious physical challenges. Fortunately, after beating Sunderland, we ushered in the second round of the League Cup. Competition, according to regulations, Premier League teams participating in European competitions can only participate in the third round, so the Red Rebels can get a week of rest.

However, in the away game against Sunderland, the Red Rebels still experienced a false alarm.

It's not that Sunderland has a chance of an upset. Although Mourinho arranged for many substitute players to play, Sunderland's overall strength is still unable to compete with the Red Rebels, but they used tenacious defense and no effort to spare physical strength. The run caused huge problems for the Red Rebel offense.

In the first 85 minutes, the Red Rebels created a lot of opportunities, but they were always lacking in the finishing touch, even if Mourinho later simply added two forwards, two wingers and An attacking midfielder and a total of 5 attackers piled up in the frontcourt, but they were unable to break through Sunderland's door.

Finally, in the 85th minute, the Red Rebels relied on a set-piece opportunity in the frontcourt. Michael Johnson assisted De Rossi to score the winning goal, helping the Red Rebels get 3 points away from home.

In other games, Chelsea defeated Charlton 0:2. Although Ancelotti's team didn't start brightly enough, they won by playing steadily. They were able to defeat their opponents steadily in every game. In addition, this season's With multiple signings, the team's main and substitute lineups are complete, and the first team's staffing is as many as 28 people.

Although more people do not mean an advantage, it is not difficult to see from this aspect that Chelsea needs to improve its bench strength from last season.

In fact, while Mourinho has 25 names in the first team, he also often calls on the youth team to play games. In games such as the League Cup and FA Cup, he basically arranges substitutes and young players to play. Then give the main players of the first team a rest. After all, the league and Champions League are the top priorities of the Red Rebels.

According to statistics, after winning the Champions League last season, the Red Rebels will go to Tokyo in December to participate in the re-established World Club Champions Cup, referred to as the World Club Championship. Calculating this, if this season’s Champions League goes a little further , plus the FA Cup and League Cup, the Red Rebels will have more than 70 games in a season.

The schedule lasted for 9 months, and on average, almost two games were played every week, which even a tough guy couldn't handle.

However, no matter how you give up any competition, you cannot afford to lose the Champions League and the League. The League Cup and the FA Cup are the cups finalized by the FA, and the Club World Cup is the competition promoted by FIFA. Calculated in this way , the Red Rebels must all attend.

It is precisely because of this that Mourinho cares about the physical fitness of his players this season, because this season will be the biggest physical challenge faced by the Red Rebels, especially during the winter break, when African players return to their countries to work hard, and the Red Rebels Manpower will be further limited, but the schedule is the most intensive during that period.

In addition, Xiao Yu has to feel lucky that there are fewer Muslims in the club, and now only Essien is there. In addition, Ribery also believed in Islam in order to pursue his beautiful wife, and he is now considered a Muslim, but He is not as devout in observing Ramadan as Essien.

This year's Ramadan starts from October 15th to November 14th. Mourinho has communicated with the laboratory in advance and will formulate a suitable diet, competition and training plan for Essien during this period. In this regard, Red The Rebels already have a wealth of experience and De Rossi is more than capable of taking on Essien's role.

It is precisely because of the troubles of the African Cup and Ramadan that the Red Rebels are usually very careful when recruiting players. It was also for this reason that the Yaya Toure brothers were put up for sale. In addition, Xiao Yu admired the talent Zema and Nasri failed to join the Red Rebels because of this consideration.

Although Dzeko is also a Muslim, he only fasts in his free time. He has the habit of eating and drinking during games and training. He once said that he will not observe the Ramadan customs during his career, but will make up for it after retirement.

These are just small things. When he was a fan in the past, Xiao Yu would not pay attention to it, but now that he has become the leader of a Premier League giant, he can no longer act as recklessly as he did when he was a fan. He must consider The interests of the club.

……………The day after the Red Rebels’ difficult victory over Sunderland, Liverpool defeated Manchester United 2:0 at home. With two goals from Owen and Gerrard, Liverpool once again led the standings.

In this game, Ferguson was completely restrained tactically by Benitez, especially in the midfield. Liverpool's midfield appeared to be more controlling, and the frontcourt was also full of aggression. This made Manchester United passive throughout the game. Conceded one goal in each half.

After losing in such a strong dialogue, Manchester United coach Ferguson said that the team is currently at a low ebb, but he firmly believes in his players and believes that this situation is only temporary and that the team will improve sooner or later, especially with his focus on introduction Robinho, Diego and Quaresma, he is even more eager to protect the calf.

In the other two games played at the same time as Manchester United, Manchester City defeated Bolton 3:1. Ibrahimovic scored twice and Kolo Toure scored a goal for Manchester City. This game also allowed Manchester City to continue to compete with the Reds in the standings. Army and Chelsea are neck and neck.

Bloods Droyden defeated Middlesbrough 4-0 at home. Pellegrini's team almost used a hearty victory to make the fans at the Butcher's Knife Stadium leave happily. This game can be said to be Droylsden's most outstanding game so far this season, especially Forlan, the Uruguayan striker scored twice, while Ashley Young made a pass and shot, and Dzeko scored a goal.

This game also allowed everyone to see the strength of Droysden, especially after this round of league games, Newcastle defeated Blackburn 0:3 away, Arsenal defeated Everton 2:0 at home, Droysden Deng jumped into 8th place in the league, as if seeing the dawn of entering European competitions.

But as Pellegrini said after the game, the league has just begun, Droisden is still young, and the team still has a long way to go. It is still too early to say that it will enter the European arena. Easton's goal remains unchanged, which is to avoid relegation.

But for this team known as the Red Rebels II, after the first 6 rounds of games, no one dares to easily ignore their strength. After all, they have come to this level under the test of Chelsea, Manchester United and the Red Rebels. today.

However, many people believe that Droylsden performed well. Like many newly promoted teams in the past, they performed well in the first half, but fell sharply in the second half. If the Bloods want to truly become the Red Rebels II, They have to do better at every relief.

Xiao Yu is happy about the current situation in Droisden, but he doesn't have much free time to care about the blood. His team still has many things that he needs to worry about.

The first and most important thing is to sign the contract.

(To be continued)