Chapter 402 On the eve of the war
At the post-match press conference, Mourinho sat down in the chair very comfortably. Today he brought the team captain John Terry.

"Mr. Jose, we hope to interview Jiang. Of course, Eden and Paul are also possible."

The reporter from Sky Sports opened his mouth and expressed his wish to interview several stars of the Chelsea team. Someone spoke first, and other reporters followed suit.

Mourinho rolled his eyes at the reporter who had just asked the question, and pressed the button on the standing microphone with one hand: "Be quiet for a moment, thank you."

The room suddenly became quiet, and the reporters who had been making a lot of noise just now had all returned to their seats.

This is not to say that Mourinho has great authority among reporters, but that Mourinho is a ruthless person.

If a reporter asks a topic he doesn't like, the Portuguese will directly ask the reporter to leave!
"Which player gets the interview is decided by our coaching staff. Ladies and gentlemen, I need to remind you that you are reporters and your purpose here is to interview players and coaches. As for choosing the interviewees, that is our job."

The words were a bit harsh, but that's just how Mourinho is.

In his opinion, the Sky Sports reporter's request to change the interview subject in front of Terry was disrespectful to Terry as the captain of Chelsea and himself as the head coach.

Terry didn't feel anything, but Mourinho was too sensitive about this.

"James Harry, from RAC1. We saw that Chelsea did not use the same full starting lineup as before today. Some core players, such as Jiang, did not come on until almost 70 minutes into the second half. Are you preparing for the upcoming Champions League game?"

The reporters and Mourinho at the scene did not show any reaction. They had interviewed and been interviewed so many times, and it could be said that everyone present had predicted what James Harry would say.

“You can understand it that way”

Mourinho presses the "on" button on the microphone: "The Champions League is part of the reason, but not all of it"

"So you thought Bournemouth were no match for you before the game, is that right?"

"This is your second question, Mr. James."

Mourinho reminded: "But I will answer your question. Did you think you could win the game before the game? No, this is totally impossible. I have said before that there is no weak team in the top five leagues, and many coaches agree with me. I can honestly say that we did not expect the score of 3:0 before today's game, and I am very happy."

The reporters in the audience all squinted their eyes, and it seemed that they were using the micro-expression analysis method that they learned from somewhere to study Mourinho's micro-expressions.

Mourinho is not afraid of being studied because he is telling the truth.

To sum up, today's match against Bournemouth was a gamble within the Chelsea team, but no one expected that this would be a complete victory for Chelsea.

This is also the reward Mourinho's greed brought him.

James Harry wanted to ask more questions, but was pulled back to his chair by the reporter next to him. The next reporter who stood up was a white woman. Mourinho had seen her before and she should be from ESPN.

It is a rare thing for an ESPN reporter to appear in the post-match interviews of the Premier League. If nothing unexpected happens, this guy should be here for the Champions League news.

"Mr. Jose, you said that in order to prepare for the Champions League match against Real Madrid, you chose to let the main players conserve their energy. So how much do you think you will win against Real Madrid in the first leg away game?"

"nil"

"Nil?"

The reporters at the scene widened their eyes, and Mourinho immediately explained: "I never make any predictions, and I don't like these data-based things like percentages. I can only tell you that we can beat Real Madrid, and I think we will have a good chance, that's all I can say. Madam, please sit down first."

Mourinho is only over 1 meters tall and has a hunchback when sitting on a chair, but he still has dignity during press conferences because he often has a stern face when speaking.

"So...Mr. John"

The newly stood up reporter chose Terry as his interview subject, and the Englishman leaned over when he heard his name.

"John, your contract with Chelsea will end in July this year. What are your plans for the future?"

The reporter's words caused everyone in the press room to fall silent, and Terry's expression froze.

Terry was still a little overwhelmed when the reporter suddenly brought up something he had already forgotten.

The Chelsea captain is 36 years old this year. According to his age, it is almost time for him to retire from the top league.

Moreover, even if Terry retires directly when his contract expires this summer, playing in the Premier League at the age of 36 will leave a good story.

"Sir? Mr. John?"

The reporter reminded him twice, and Mourinho reached out and patted Terry on the back. The old captain finally came out of his daze: "Well, this is a good question..."

"I know my contract with the club is about to expire, but I don't want to retire yet. I feel I can still play in the Premier League."

"So you're saying you'll renew your contract with the club, is that right?"

"..."

Terry was silent for about 5 or 6 seconds, and finally said slowly: "The premise is that the club still needs me."

Mourinho put his hand on Terry's shoulder, and it was obvious that what Terry said surprised Mourinho.

Seeing Terry like this, the reporter didn't ask him any more questions.

Terry only said a few words, but everyone understood what he meant.

He doesn't want to end his career yet, but he doesn't want to retire in the second-tier leagues either.

I don’t want to retire in the secondary league…

But how long can England's 36-year-old body support him to stay in the Premier League?

……

The front page headline of The Times: Chelsea shut out Bournemouth 3- away from home, Ibrahimovic scored a hat-trick.

The end of the Monaco Football Newspaper: Monaco hopes to renew Kylian Mbappe's contract, but the player is currently very negative about the contract extension. Club chairman Rebolovlev believes that other teams have contacted the Frenchman, which makes Rebolovlev uneasy. If Monaco wants to sign a new contract with Kylian, it may need to offer a weekly salary of no less than 5.5 euros.

"Metro" front page headline - Chelsea club hopes to renew the contract with Hazard. After signing the new contract, the Belgian superstar will receive a salary of about 30 pounds.

The football expert pinned a news report from Marca: The team's right winger Bale's injury has basically recovered, and the team doctor believes that he can play in the Champions League match against Chelsea next week.

From recent domestic and international football news, it can be seen that the match between Real Madrid and Chelsea on April 4, Madrid time, is really popular.

At 4:10 a.m. Beijing time on April 1, Real Madrid officially released a tweet on Twitter and Instagram at the same time. In the picture, Ronaldo and Bale stood on the left, Jiang Yuan and Hazard stood on the right, and the four people looked at each other with terrifyingly serious expressions.

Caption: La Liga's top strikers VS Premier League's top strikers.

As soon as the tweet was sent out, fans from all over the world began heated discussions about the game, and Barcelona fans seized on the words "La Liga's top striker" and blasted Real Madrid's official account.

[Jiang and Hazard are the top strikers in the Premier League, I admit that. Why are Ronaldo and Bale the top strikers in La Liga? Shouldn't Messi, Neymar and Suarez be even better?]

[Neymar? Are you talking about the Brazilian who falls down at the slightest touch? His confrontation ability is not as strong as Hazard! ]

[Oh my god, people who watch Premier League games must be idiots. They don’t understand such obvious truths. Hazard is no match for Neymar! ]

The Chelsea-Real Madrid team got into a fight with Barcelona fans in the comments, and things got bigger and bigger, but you don't even need to read the comment section for this kind of quarrel.

If nothing unexpected happens, in another 3 to 5 minutes, the debate will return to Melo - fans of any club will stop and observe for a while when they see this topic.

The battle among the major football giants in the Champions League quarter-finals is about to begin. The European football scene is now very lively. China is not lagging behind. After the top leaders of the Football Association headed by Chen Shuyuan were arrested, the Football Association was forced to hold an election for a new term.

Song Kai, former director and party secretary of the LN Provincial Sports Bureau, was elected as the new chairman of the Football Association. However, because Song Kai had only been in the position of director of the LN Provincial Sports Bureau for less than two years and his relevant qualifications were average, Song Kai was finally only elected as interim chairman.

To be honest, the change of leadership does not have much impact on the current Chinese men's football team. The main issue is the head coach.

In recent years, the Football Association as a whole has been in a relatively wealthy state, so many fans have suggested that the Football Association look for foreign coaches.

Domestic fans' attention has shifted to Lippi, the former head coach of the Guangzhou team. The Italian has not found a new job since leaving the Guangzhou team in the winter of 14. The Chinese men's football team should be a good choice for him. The technical and tactical difficulty is not great, and the money earned is high!
Of course, letting Lippi coach the Chinese men's football team is just talk among fans. If the management of the Football Association does not take any action, the fans' opinions will not have any effect.

According to media reports, Lippi is open to coaching the Chinese men's football team. Now it depends on whether the Football Association is willing to spend the money.

There are only two and a half months left until the next Asian qualifying match, the Football Association must make a decision as soon as possible!
……

At 4 pm on April 10th, Madrid time, at the Real Madrid training base in the Valdebebas area in the northeast of Madrid, the first-team players were conducting some basic passing and control training under the leadership of coach Zidane.

Fitness coach Pintus was standing next to Zidane. He was a person that all Real Madrid players were afraid of. Fortunately, the game was approaching, so Pintus would definitely not arrange endurance training for the players in the next few days.

Just as the break was about to start, Ronaldo dribbled the ball, doing fancy moves and approached Casemiro: "You're about to meet your old teammates."

"Jiang, 18 million euros at the age of 1.2, I haven't played against him yet!"

Ronaldo is somewhat dissatisfied with Jiang Yuan's current worth.

That’s 1.2 million euros!

“He is 19 years old now.”

Casemiro corrected: "We didn't have a match at that time. I was going to London to celebrate his birthday."

"and then?"

"Then that damn guy actually chose to celebrate his birthday in China. Madrid is too far from China, and I have to adjust to the time difference. Zinedine (Zidane) would not allow me to do that."

Casemiro said angrily that Jiang Yuan did not tell him in advance that he would still be in China on April 4. If he had not contacted Falcao in advance, Casemiro would probably have been disappointed in London.

"Ronnie, you look really excited right now"

Nacho walked towards Ronaldo with the mineral water, and the Portuguese's facial expression now caught his attention.

I remember the last time I saw this expression on Ronaldo's face was when he played against Barcelona at home in the league this season.

Before every game with Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid players would be very excited, and Ronaldo would be even more excited, wishing the official game would start in the next second.

"Ronnie is overtaken by a newcomer, so of course he's excited."

Marcelo ran over with a smile and showed off his best balloon skills in front of Ronaldo. Thinking that Ronaldo might catch him, Marcelo shook twice and ran away.

"So you want to teach Jiang a lesson?"

Nacho raised his eyebrows: "That guy is the real first winger in the Premier League, he is not that easy to deal with"

"No, no, what I mean is..."

Ronaldo lowered his head slightly and looked at Nacho in front of him: "I have seen Jiang's games. Don't you think Jiang and I play similarly?"

“I don’t think so”

Marcelo dribbled the ball with the outside of his foot, running over from nowhere with a large mass of hair on his head: “When Jiang was 18, he should have been better than you, right?”

"Caralho! (Portuguese!)"

Ronaldo kicked the ball at his feet away, then ran towards Marcelo, who also ran away.

When it comes to sprinting, Marcelo is certainly no match for Ronaldo, so after a few seconds, Marcelo who was running away was caught.

Nacho put his hands in his pockets, looked at the embarrassed Marseille, and talked to Casemiro beside him: "You always tell me Jiang, I have heard it many times. We can finally play against each other the day after tomorrow. I also want to see if he is as good as you say."

"By the way, you said you have a good relationship with him. Does he also like to drink Yakult?"

"Yakult?"

Casemiro frowned, thought carefully, and finally replied to Nacho: "I always bring him a bottle of Yakult every time I eat. He didn't tell me whether he likes it or not. I think he likes it very much."

"Feeling? If it's just a feeling, why do you keep giving him Yakult?"

“Because no one can resist the taste of Yakult!”

Casemiro showed an innocent smile, which made Nacho a little dazed: "...Okay, then tell me, how powerful is Jiang who likes to drink Yakult? He can't be as scary as Ronnie and Gareth, right?"

"Um……"

Casemiro was silent for a while, and after thinking about it, he gave a fairly appropriate reply: "I met Jiang two years ago, when he was only 2 years old. Well... I remember his market value was 16 euros at that time."

At noon the next day, which was April 4th Madrid time, Chelsea players' charter plane landed at Madrid Barajas Airport and checked into a local hotel in Madrid called Leeds Culture Oriental.

This is one of UEFA's partner hotels. When the bus carrying Chelsea players drove into the manor in front of the hotel, what came into view was UEFA's iconic black and white football.

Having learned from the lessons of the group stage and the match against Dortmund, UEFA chose a relatively remote manor-style hotel for Chelsea this time. The place is surrounded by security to ensure that the players will not be disturbed when resting.

Of course, if fans set off firecrackers in the mountains a few hundred meters away, the hotel will be unable to do anything.

"We are dismissed here. You can go to the front desk to get your room card and check in directly."

Mourinho held a laptop in his hand and told the players what to do next: "Go back to your room and rest first. We will hold a pre-match tactical meeting on the 11th floor of the hotel in the evening. The specific time will be notified on WhatsApp."

Mourinho simply emphasized a few words and walked towards the hotel lobby. Suddenly he remembered something and turned around: "Your only task this afternoon is to rest. I will not restrict you from leaving the hotel, but I have already agreed with the hotel that if you leave here, I will get the news as soon as possible."

It is said that there will be no restrictions on players' life freedom, but Mourinho's approach is no different from restricting freedom.

There is no way. These guys in Chelsea's first team are more unreliable than each other. Mourinho must make some temporary emphasis before the big game. Otherwise, if Hazard goes out to drink and Pogba goes out to get a haircut, Chelsea will not have to play tomorrow's game.

“Finally, the hotel’s restaurants are on the 4th and 15th floors, but we had afternoon tea and dinner in the office next to the gym on the 2nd floor, don’t make a mistake!”

These were things that the team assistant should have said, but Mourinho simply took the opportunity to say them all at once.

Because if he didn't say it himself, those guys from Chelsea might not even know where to eat dinner!

"The 4th and 15th floors are restaurants, so why are we eating on the 2nd floor?"

Jiang Yuan looked at Mourinho's back, his eyes full of confusion.

“Maybe Jose doesn’t want us to eat the hotel food.”

Hazard said indifferently, pointing to the mustache on the next bus: "The chefs from the cafeteria are following us."

"But……"

Jiang Yuan and Zouma looked at each other and asked at the same time: "Didn't we eat hotel meals when we played against Dortmund before?"

"Is there still this?"

Hazard stared with wide eyes. This happened half a year ago. For someone with a poor memory like Hazard, it is indeed a difficult task to remember what he ate half a year ago.

"Eden, you seem to have forgotten."

Zouma tapped Hazard on the back: "You need to drink less beer, otherwise you won't even be able to react to who your teammates are in the future"

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(End of this chapter)