Chapter 559: The Sad Magic Bird
Notts County was sniped by Liverpool, which is definitely a situation that teams such as Chelsea and Arsenal are most happy to see. It is precisely because of this draw that the Blues, who won this round, once again overtook Notts County by two points. regain the top spot in the Premier League.
The previous loss to Notts County, the direct rival for the championship, put Mourinho under pressure. Although he repeatedly emphasized that Chelsea was still the favorite to win the championship, he was also considered to be a dead duck.
But after Chelsea regained the top spot, the wind of public opinion changed again. Mourinho and his Chelsea once again became the biggest favourites to win the championship, and the media gave them great praise.
Magic Bird is accustomed to the urination of the media. If you win a game, you will be blown to the sky, and if you lose a game, you will be buried and hang yourself. If you care about the comments of the media, then there is no head coach in the world for a long time. this profession.
Of course, his life is much better now. Although the eager center Drogba has not arrived, at least the arrival of Ashley Cole has made up for the loopholes in the defense and added a very important weight for Chelsea to win the championship. Riño swore that after reaching the top this time, he would never give up the top spot in the standings again!
Mourinho released the rhetoric of "keep winning" in front of the media. It seems that this is also the consistent style of madmen, despising the heroes of the world!
However, David was very disdainful in his heart. Is it really good for you to be such a loser?
Sure enough, Mourinho only murmured for a week, and then after the next round of the league, he couldn't laugh anymore...
In the face of the underdog Bolton, although Chelsea won the game, they paid a painful price that Mourinho felt unbearable.
Lampard was injured in the fight with Bolton midfielder. Although it is not a particularly serious injury, he must rest for at least two weeks;
The starting Meireles got his fifth yellow card of the season in this game, and the next game is automatically suspended, and he will miss the contest against Notts County;
I don't know if Mourinho didn't learn the arithmetic well. He seemed to have forgotten the problem of accumulating yellow cards and suspending the game. In the second half, Makelele replaced Meirelles as a protective substitute. Unexpectedly, Makelele also He received a yellow card at the last minute of the game, which is also his fifth yellow card this season, which means that Makelele will also miss the league with Notts County...
There is no need to consider the players who were on the injured list before. The three generals who were damaged in this game are enough to keep Mourinho awake at night.
If Mourinho uses a 4231 formation,
Then Meirelles and Lampard are the main players, while Makelele will compete with Thiago and others for a main position. As for Parker and Gremi, there is very little playing time.
But now, there is no need for direct competition. One injury number and two suspensions, and the remaining three do not need to be considered, just put it directly into the starting list.
Premier League fans all over the world are sympathizing with Mourinho, and there is more luck than this madman!
After finally overtaking Notts County in the standings, and now such unfortunate things happen again, what qualifications do they have to compete with Notts County on the road?
Even if the media does not need brain analysis, they all know that Mourinho will definitely set up a bus at the Magpies Stadium.
Sure enough, in the 24th round of the league, Mourinho unabashedly defended the goal at Notts County's home court. Having lost their midfield strength, they had no way to compete with Notts County in the midfield, and Notts. County is not polite either, bombarding indiscriminately around Chelsea's goal, and now it depends on whether Notts County's broken defense is more effective, or Chelsea's defense is more solid.
In the end, Notts County relied on a free kick in the frontcourt, Deco took a penalty, Drogba scored a goal, beat Chelsea 1:0 at home, won three points and overtook Chelsea in the standings.
At the press conference after the game, Mourinho was not convinced at all. In fact, even the reporters felt sorry for Mourinho, but football is still a game of winners and losers, and it is an indisputable fact that Chelsea loses.
There are also dedicated football critics criticizing Mourinho. The culprit behind this dilemma is the Chelsea coach. If he can adopt a proper rotation strategy like Notts County, will the injuries of the players be reduced accordingly? Yellow card Will the acquisition and accumulation also be less, so that there is no shortage of soldiers in the game against Notts County.
In any case, the competition between Notts County and Chelsea has entered a white-hot stage, and even David did not expect that his team would still be able to remain competitive enough in the league.
With Yu Wei's victory over Chelsea, Notts County achieved two wins and one draw in the next three league games, beating Middlesbrough at home and overturning Tottenham at home, only to be beaten in the home game against Villa. The opponent draws.
Because the Champions League knockout match against Real Madrid will be at home in three days, Loew once again took a big rotation in the game against Villa, but because the state of several young players could not be kept stable, it led to the attack. It was always thunder and rain, and with Villa's tenacious defense, Notts County got only one point in the end.
However, in the standings, the ranking of the top few has not changed much. Chelsea also achieved two wins and one draw, still maintaining a 2-point gap with Notts County.
Notts County's entire energy has been concentrated on the Champions League match with Real Madrid. This is the first time on such a major occasion, and the opponent is a super giant like Real Madrid, so even the guys who are not afraid of everything are also in the game. A little nervous before.
If David remembers correctly, the previous Real Madrid was only 16 in the Champions League this season. It seems that they were eliminated by Juventus. Although the Dragon Balls were collected, the Galaxy Battleship still failed to summon the dragon. In the end, it was only because Away goals few and sadly out.
In fact, since Real Madrid won the Champions League in 2002, they have been going downhill. Don't look at the arrival of superstars such as Ronaldo, Beckham, and Owen, but because of the overall strategy of missteps, the age of the superstars is still increasing, and it is difficult to show the highest peak. state, so it is not accidental that the results are not obtained.
Just imagine, if a season allows you to maintain full attendance in all competitions, plus all the games of the national team, can you afford it?
And because of commercial promotion, Real Madrid needs to go around the show before the season, and there is no way to store enough physical fitness.
Real Madrid's superstars are in this state. In the absence of injuries, they will definitely start the game, and then in the game, their physical energy is exhausted, and they can only swallow the bitter fruit of failure in the end. (To be continued.)