Star Card System

One is a "special one" coach who won the Champions League in Porto and conquered Premier League fans in Chelsea. He has won numerous honors and is considered the best young coach in international football today.

The other is a newcomer who has just retired for two years and has not even officially coached a first-team game.

There is no doubt who to choose.

But unexpectedly, it was Guardiola, not Mourinho, who became the coach of Barcelona in the end.

This topic is often mentioned, and Mourinho never discusses it.

Today at the Camp Nou, I chatted with Perrin and then confided my feelings.

Perrin has heard many explanations in the media.

Some people say that Barcelona's top management does not like Mourinho, who puts defense first, and thinks he is not suitable for Barcelona's gorgeous offense.

Some people say that Barcelona likes Mourinho more, but Mourinho is finally worried about living under Cruyff's shadow and losing his ideal football philosophy, and finally gave up Barcelona.

Mourinho didn't say anything more, and Perrin didn't ask any more questions.

However, Perrin knew that Barcelona was a special opponent for Mourinho.

Hated and loved.

How would Mourinho face this opponent in tomorrow's game?

Perrin was very curious.

Speaking of which, the game will be tomorrow, and Mourinho has not even determined the final tactics.

This is not Mourinho's hesitation, but he is waiting for a news.

That is, whether Messi can play.

Before this game, Messi had been injured for half a month.

There are rumors that Messi will return from injury in this game, but the news is not clear.

So Mourinho is also waiting for the most accurate result.

Whether Messi is on the field is absolutely related to the team's tactical changes.

For Mourinho, the team's tactics are not in a hurry to be determined.

After all, his team has been training two systems of offense and defense.

As a famous tactical master in international football, Mourinho's understanding of tactical thinking is absolutely world-class.

Just before the team was about to finish warming up, a scout from the team ran into the stadium and brought the latest news from Barcelona.

Messi did not appear in the roster today!

This made Mourinho feel relieved.

Even the "special one" was very afraid of this superstar.

Without Messi, Barcelona can play!

In fact, before this game, Mourinho had a lot of worries in his heart.

Although Manchester United is invincible in the Premier League, the technical flow tactics of La Liga are different from those of the Premier League.

Especially Barcelona's tactical system, which made Manchester United unable to fight back in those days.

The trembling fists of the old Sir Alex Ferguson are still fresh in people's memory.

Even if a group of veterans retire, Barcelona's system remains.

Mourinho is not absolutely sure whether Manchester United's defense can withstand the delicate passing and controlling football.

If they defend, then they are destined to reduce the offensive force, and it will be more difficult to score.

Compared with the offensive stars of the opponent, Manchester United is still far behind.

Even Lukaku, who is in excellent form this season, is not the top striker sequence in Europe.

In the current Barcelona lineup, there are the old and strong Suarez, Iniesta, Pique, and young new pillars such as Dembele, Coutinho, and Alba.

Especially Messi, who is getting older and more powerful, is the most terrifying existence in this team.

Fortunately, Messi is injured and can't play.

This makes Mourinho in a good mood.

When the players finished the training to adapt to the field, Mourinho called everyone to his side.

"Guys, I have good news for you. Messi is definitely unable to play due to injury.

"Although it's a bit cruel for me to say this, as an opponent, I have to say this.

"Messi is Barcelona's superstar and one of the best stars of this era.

"Whether he is on the field or not, Barcelona is completely two teams.

"If Messi is on the field, I think we should be 50-50.

"But Messi is not on the field. I think we have a chance to beat Barcelona at home in this game!

"Don't be surprised!

"Barcelona's defensive ability is not very good now!

"And they are missing Messi, we have less offensive threat, you can invest more offensive forces!

"That's good!

"So in this game, we should not be conservative!

"As long as there is a chance, press forward boldly!

"Attack!

"Goal!

"We must strive to beat Barcelona at home!

"I have confidence in you! ”

In the center of the Camp Nou stadium, the Manchester United players felt a wave of heat rising in their bodies.

Just a few minutes ago, many of them were still worried.

Because the opponent they were about to face was too strong.

Now among all the players in the Manchester United lineup, not many have played against Barcelona, ​​let alone the experience of winning.

Even though they won the Europa League last season and were invincible in the league in the past two seasons, they still don’t have enough confidence when it comes to Barcelona.

After all, this opponent is too strong.

Especially since this game is played away, let alone winning, even if it is a draw, everyone is satisfied.

But when hearing these words from Mourinho, the eyes of the Red Devils became brighter and brighter.

That’s right!

What is Barcelona!

Why can’t we beat them!

And that difficult Argentine is not here yet!

We also have Xia, who is also a superstar of the Ballon d'Or!

We also have De Gea and Pogba, who are all geniuses!

We must win this game!

On the bus back to the hotel, the players' spirits were obviously high.

In the front row of the bus, Lukaku danced excitedly: "I have a feeling that I can score in this game!"

Pogba pouted: "Your feeling is often inaccurate."

Lukaku was speechless: "Don't be so disappointing, okay..."

Everyone laughed.

Lukaku, this guy, although he is big, has a very good relationship with everyone and always plays tricks in the locker room.

The two of them caused a topic, and everyone also talked about it, talking about the expectations of playing against Barcelona, ​​and everyone was full of confidence.

Matic vowed: "Don't worry, just press forward and attack. I will defend them to death in this game."

De Gea's eyes were firm: "If Messi was on the field, I might be a little worried, but he was not here today. I am sure of any shot of any Barcelona player, and I will definitely keep the goal!"

Central defender Phil Jones patted his chest: "When I get on the field, I will tackle them to death!"

Everyone laughed again.

De Gea poked this reckless partner: "Man, go outside the penalty area to tackle. It's very dangerous to tackle in the penalty area."

Phil Jones: "It's okay. Even if they give them a penalty, you can save it! Don't you think so?"

De Gea: "Yes..."

Phil Jones: "That's it! I'm going to use fierce tackles to kill those guys in Barcelona in this game!" (End of this chapter)