Red Rebels

78 Bite the bullet and fight

At the first-team training ground at the Newton Heath training base, Mourinho had a gloomy face, staring at the players in front of him who were a little unmotivated in training, and felt inexplicably angry.

"I thought you had already adapted to this kind of thing." Cassel shook his head with a wry smile.

Mourinho turned his face sideways and glanced at his assistant. The anger in his eyes almost wanted to burst out, but he also knew very well that fire would not help the matter at all. Let alone him, even the Red Rebels and Xiao Yu could not help him change this cruel fact.

That's the national team game

In order to cope with the national team competition, the Red Rebels hired a special plane to bring Messi, Aguero, Kaká and others back to Manchester from South America after the game. They also arranged jet lag for them. Training plan, but in the end the effect is not very obvious.

"Do you know what the report just sent from the laboratory said?" Mourinho asked in a deep voice.

Cassell didn't need to ask. He could guess just by listening to his tone that the report must be very, very bad. "How many are there?"

There are a few. This is a good question. Cassel already knows very well that it is inevitable that some players will not meet the requirements of the game. The key is that several players will be absent.

"I just fucking doubt that those idiots in Zurich don't even understand the basic principles of football, so they did everything possible to arrange for players to travel across half of the world in a two-week intensive period just for that one game. Do Bolivia and Argentina have to play in the World Cup qualifiers?"

"My players are returning to South America. It's okay to play two games in four days. When they return to Manchester, it's the English League right away. Yesterday they were playing in South America, and tomorrow afternoon it's the English League. Is this still a football match? Or is it a torturous game? Don’t those guys even have the most basic thinking skills?”

"Or maybe they have forgotten incidents like Vivian Fu? They promised to modify the schedule after the incident, but now they have forgotten it?"

Although Mourinho almost spit on his face, Cassel still kept a wry smile. He didn't mind Mourinho making trouble with him. In fact, he felt that Mourinho was pointing at him. It would be much better if he leaked it than if he did it outside in front of the media.

Although the Portuguese is much more restrained now than Xiao Yu's previous life, in fact, once he gets angry, no one can stop him. Just ask the Red Rebel Information Department and Walsh. They will have to wipe Mourinho's butt at least a few times a season.

I wrote a few letters of apology and a few fines.

"I knew that unlucky Jim must be suffering from your torture at this time," Xiao Yu's voice came from nearby.

As soon as Cassel saw Xiao Yu coming, he immediately laughed. As soon as Xiao Yu came, he would be rescued and brought ashore.

It's strange to say that Mourinho always looks confident when facing everyone, but only when facing Xiao Yu, he looks surprisingly docile. Maybe this is because one thing will bring another thing down. Relationship.

After Xiao Yu came over, Cassel immediately said hello to him and left quickly, pretending to supervise the players' training.

"Looks like he's in bad shape, no injuries, pretty good," Xiao Yu said with a smile.

Mourinho looked at Xiao Yu, shook his head and said: "Aguero, Messi, Ronaldinho, Kaká, Essien, De Rossi, Curtis, Alves, Evra... Fryer The professor banned almost all of my first-team players."

Looking at Mourinho's open hands, Xiao Yu also smiled helplessly. He did not expect that so many people would be affected this time. If the physical condition of these people has not improved by tomorrow, then the Red Rebel The army really has to dispatch substitutes and youth team lineups to deal with Liverpool.

"Isn't there still tomorrow? Maybe the players' physical fitness will improve by then?"

"I dare not say anything else. Kaká will not be able to play, Aguero will not be able to play, and Ronaldinho is slightly injured. In addition, he has played the whole game in two consecutive games. It is best not to play. Mei Xi's physical fitness is not good, Drogba, Ismail and others are also not physically fit enough. Oh my god, who else can I use?"

Xiao Yu was really speechless this time. He was usually eloquent, but this time, he really had nothing to say.

"As long as you're not injured, it'll be fine, right?" Xiao Yu could only comfort Mourinho and himself in this way.

In order to consider the schedule of the World Cup in South Africa, the English and international match day schedules have been compressed very compactly, and the season is very intensive. This is a kind of torture for a team with many international players like the Red Rebels.

Anyone can imagine that players who played a full game in South America the day before returned to Manchester overnight, rested for a morning, started training in the afternoon, and drove to Liverpool at noon the next day to play a head-to-head game. Who could bear it?

Liverpool are not easy opponents. Benitez's team has also performed very well this season. Although the Red Rebels have won 4 consecutive victories since the beginning of this season, this time they are not only facing a Liverpool team, but also have to face physical fitness. This natural enemy.

Although Liverpool also has a lot of international players, compared with the Red Rebels, they are pretty good.

"Then what are your plans?" Xiao Yu asked again.

Mourinho smiled bitterly and shook his head, "What can we plan? Let's see first and then wait until tomorrow. If it doesn't work, we will use our trump card. Anyway, we will play Liverpool away."

Anfield is a famous home ground for the Devils, and the Red Rebels are short of major generals. In this case, Mourinho will naturally not fail to understand the situation, and there is a Champions League group round match this week.

It's a coincidence that when the Red Rebels were drawn in the European Champions League group stage, they interestingly drew a rival team, Barcelona from La Liga. Also in the same group were Rubin Kazan and Dynamo Kiev. According to the current situation Judging from the situation of this group, the Red Rebels have little problem qualifying. The key is the confrontation with Barcelona.

Their Group F has become the most interesting group in the Champions League group stage this season. Fans and media all over the world are scrambling to pay attention, which shows the appeal of the showdown between these two teams.

After the Red Rebels beat Liverpool on Saturday, they will return home to face La Liga champions Barcelona.

The Red Rebels don’t want to lose in both games, but no matter how you look at it, the Red Rebels can’t afford to lose in the first round of the Champions League group. In the league, the Red Rebels currently have 4 consecutive wins and still have some capital.

"However, I won't make it easy for Benitez. I have asked the Ministry of Information to make an appointment with reporters from the Red Rebel TV station for me. I will accept their o-minute interview. When the time comes, I will give Benitez some points. Good stuff." After saying that, Mourinho laughed a little sinisterly. His favorite thing is to use psychological tactics on the enemy before a game.

Xiao Yu saw his appearance and knew that the madman did not need his own comfort. This guy's mentality was as hard as steel.

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"I just can't wait to rush to Zurich, I can't wait to go to Lausanne. I hope people in Zurich can see that Lausanne can sanction such inhumane things. My players, the players we rely on very, very much, are in such a critical game. I missed all the games and I felt very angry, extremely angry.”

"I don't think it's enough for the national team to use players for one day. I think the money should be 6,000 pounds, or even 10,000 pounds, or higher, because I know that only in this way, the national team will not dare to do it casually. Recruit our players and they will start doing what they can for our club.”

When the news about Mourinho's interview yesterday afternoon came on the TV, Mourinho was sitting in his office worrying about how to arrange the lineup for this game against Liverpool.

According to the data provided by the laboratory, Kaká, Ronaldinho, and Aguero are absent, and Messi’s physical fitness is barely adequate. Messi is the only one left in the magic quartet to perform a one-man show; Ismail, Drogba, and Wall Kurt has played all the games in the national team, and none of them can play. Who is left in the frontcourt?

On the field, Fabregas is the player with the best physical fitness. This is thanks to Del Bosque. He relies on the tactics of Xavi, Iniesta and Xavi Alonso. Without Fabregas's Due to his position, the latter can only serve as a substitute, so his physical fitness is best maintained.

Neither Mikel nor Essien can play. De Rossi barely passed the physical evaluation, and Aaron Ramsey cannot play either. He is the absolute main force of Wales and played in two games, one of which was against Germany. One game against Russia, both World Cup qualifiers.

In the defense, Curtis and Alves cannot play. Evra can barely play, but he is slightly injured. Mourinho has to consider whether to let him play at his discretion.

As a result, it is not difficult to predict that the team will change its face. The key is how to do it?

The goalkeeper is Cech, that's for sure. Friedel is running back and forth. Although Cech has played all the Czech team's games, he should have no problem. Mourinho still has confidence in him.

As for the left back position, both Davide Thornton and Fabio can play. How to choose depends on Mourinho's own decision. Terry will occupy the back position and Vidic will partner with him, but the characteristics of the two defenders It's all about turning around, Torres will definitely take advantage of this to fight, and how to deal with it when the time comes.

There are Rafael and Micah Richards on the right. The former attacks and the latter defends. Although Micah Richards has played two games in England, his physical fitness is very abnormal. The laboratory believes that he will not be a problem.

On the field, currently available are Cesc Fabregas, De Rossi, Rodwell and Wilshere. No one knows how long De Rossi's physical fitness can last, and Michael Johnson is also unable to play. Contest.

Ozil can play. He suffered a minor injury in the German national team's match against Wales and missed the second game. This allowed him to be reused in this game, and he is a versatile player in the frontcourt. The waist and both wings can be used competently.

Messi and Di Maria are also going back and forth, and have some physical problems. Neymar and Lukaku can both play, plus several young players from the Red Rebels youth training camp.

This is the lineup Mourinho can arrange

Mourinho's formation habits are always a bit similar to those of thieves

Isn't there a saying? A clever thief, before stealing something, must not be thinking about how to steal, but first think about how to escape.

Mourinho's habit is the same. He usually thinks about how not to concede the ball first, and then thinks about how to score goals.

Facing Torres and Ou, Mourinho was not very reassured by the state of Terry and Vidic in training, and they all had a common characteristic, that is, turning around, so Mourinho Think, before them, arrange for Rodwell to play as a defensive midfielder.

Rodwell can play as a midfielder and defender. He has excellent skills, strong defensive awareness, and outstanding speed and physical confrontation ability. He can completely fill the gap in this area. The key is to see how Mourinho coordinates.

On the right, Micah Richards can play, and then focus on the left, allowing Fabio to replace Davide Thornton and attack the left with all his strength.

On the field, in addition to one Rodwell, Cesc Fabregas definitely wants one of them. How do Wilshere and De Rossi choose?

One is offense and the other is defense. Mourinho has a bit of a headache.

The front offensive combination of Messi, Ozil and Nymar is competent. Although Lukaku has outstanding talent, he is only 6 years old and is not enough to stand alone in such a crucial game. Maybe he can come off the bench depending on the situation.

After thinking about it, Mourinho found that he had almost figured out his lineup. The key was to see how he would make choices when the time came.

There is nothing too surprising about Liverpool's tactics. Although several players will be absent, the key is to see how Benitez changes his formation.

"I guess this guy is also experiencing the same troubles I am having now," Mourinho said with a sarcastic smile.

The strength of the Red Rebels makes no opponent dare to underestimate it. Although the Red Rebels will have many players absent, Mourinho deliberately made it known that the Magic Quartet, Terry and Curtis will not be able to play. This will definitely have an impact. Benitez's tactics.

Of course, if the Spaniard can guess Mourinho's intention and guess that he will let Messi play, then the situation will be different.

However, Mourinho is very confident. Even if Benitez really guessed that he would play Messi, he would not have guessed that he would let Messi play as a striker because the Argentine has never played this position. He has never been a striker in the traditional sense.

However, in Mourinho's dictionary, he has never played before, and he has never played before. These cannot be reasons for him not to let Messi play as a striker. At least among the players currently available to the Red Rebels, Messi is the best. Qualified to play forward.

Although Lukaku and Nymar have sufficient physical fitness, they are too young and have insufficient experience to restrain Liverpool's defensive players. Only stars of Messi's level can bring them a deterrent effect.

Don't underestimate this kind of deterrence. Sometimes this kind of deterrence can change the outcome and trend of a game. The key depends on how you guide it.