"Vilas (Boas), what do you think we should do now?" Mourinho, who had finished the day's training at the Cobham training base, was seeking the advice of his right-hand assistant in his office, " Should we let the players focus on gambling on the Champions League, or should we stick to the previous strategy and seize the opportunity of Tottenham's distraction in the European war to focus on the league battlefield?"
For this compatriot and colleague who studied and worked under the old Robson, Mourinho has always attached great importance to his opinions. After all, not everyone has the ability to seize the opportunity to convince the old Robson when he was still in high school, so that he would not hesitate to persuade the Porto Club to hire a seventeen-year-old kid as a scout. The most important thing is that Boas is not just good at talking, he is really very capable in collecting and analyzing opponent information!
By the way, in the football coaching world that always pays attention to personal qualifications, the already successful old Robson dared to withstand many doubts and appointed Mourinho, Villas-Boas and George who had no achievements in the player era, and even professional players Young people with no experience and entrust them with important responsibilities. I have to say, this is really an amazing thing.
"Well... Jose (Mourinho), I think it's safer for us to focus on the league battlefield." After hearing Mourinho's inquiry, Villas-Boas pondered for a while, and then Expressed his views, "You know, UEFA has always been very annoyed with Chelsea's behavior in disrupting the transfer market and often stumbling for us in the Champions League. Regarding this, from when we were in the 16th This can be seen from the fact that we met two top giants, Barcelona and Juventus, in the quarterfinals and quarterfinals. Therefore, it is unwise for us to invest too much energy in the Champions League at this time. Moreover, Juventus Their tactical style is very similar to ours, but their game experience is much richer than ours. It is not much easier to defeat them in the quarter-finals than to catch up with Tottenham in the league."
In fact, there is another reason that Villas-Boas has not said, and that is that the current situation is completely different from last season when the strong teams were eliminated early. After experiencing a dark horse season in 2003-04, this season’s Champions League has restored the dominance of wealthy clubs - although among the teams that have won the Champions League quarter-finals, Monaco and Einho have Non-top giants like Lyon and Wen, but everyone can see that they have no chance of replicating Porto's feat of winning the Champions League last season. Under such circumstances, it is extremely difficult for Chelsea, who are under the special care of UEFA, to win the Champions League!
"Okay, I think I understand what you mean, Vilas." After listening to Villas' analysis, Mourinho nodded in agreement. Obviously, the Portuguese madman has realized at this time that the current situation is different from when he coached in Porto. UEFA cannot allow Chelsea, who has caused public outrage, to bring the Big Ears Cup back to Stamford Bridge this season!
Just when Mourinho was struggling with which battlefield to choose as Chelsea's next main attack direction, George was also troubled by the same problem in the Tottenham Hotspur headquarters in London!
Don't look at the fact that Tottenham are currently four points ahead of Chelsea in the standings. In fact, this lead is not safe. Because in the last eight rounds of the league, Tottenham will challenge strong opponents such as Liverpool and Arsenal on the road. In the case of a three-line battle, even if George adopts a rotation strategy to slow down the physical consumption of the players, it will be very difficult. It is difficult to guarantee that Tottenham will be able to cope with the two major battlefields of the league and the Champions League at the same time!
Therefore, like Mourinho, George now needs to decide the next main direction of attack to get more benefits for Tottenham!
"Sure enough, it is better to try in the Champions League. Otherwise, when Barcelona's lineup becomes more complete next season, it will be more difficult for Tottenham to make a breakthrough in the Champions League." However, and choose to seek for the championship trophy. Unlike the stable Mourinho, George, after some thinking, chose to make the Champions League the key target of Tottenham!
George knows that in the eyes of current Chelsea fans, the Premier League championship is far more attractive than the Champions League championship. Of course, this is not to say that in the minds of Chelsea fans, the value of the Big Ears Cup is less than that of the Premier League championship, but because compared to the Champions League, which they have never looked forward to, they have been waiting for this league championship for too long!
You know, the last time Chelsea won a trophy in England's top league was half a century ago in the 1954-55 season. Therefore, with the opportunity to compete for the Premier League championship and the Champions League encountering many obstacles set by UEFA, most Chelsea fans will support the team to concentrate on attacking the league battlefield.
Moreover, compared with the Champions League, the Premier League at this time is obviously far less influential than the former. Therefore, as long as George can lead the team to the Champions League semi-finals this season, the difficulty for Tottenham to improve its reputation among the fan base will be much lower than winning the league!
For specific examples, please refer to the previous Leeds United. The reason why the "White Rose" can make the image of the Young Guards deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and have huge reputation among the fan group is because they reached the Champions League semi-finals in the 2000-01 season?
Some people may ask, since Tottenham and Chelsea both succeeded in rising because of a wealthy owner, why is George not worried that UEFA will secretly cause trouble for him like it did with Chelsea?
Don’t forget, Abramovich is from far away Russia. In the eyes of those in power, the Russian tycoon was nothing more than an upstart. Coupled with the fact that Abramovich's foundation in mainstream European circles is still shallow, this makes it difficult for Chelsea to get much care. Therefore, it can be said that there is no psychological pressure for UEFA to bully Chelsea, because they don't have to worry about big bosses coming to trouble them!
Tottenham is different. The Nelson family where George belongs is the most famous aristocratic family in the UK. Not to mention anything else, even with the bone-breaking in-law relationships among the major European aristocrats, even if they lent UEFA ten courages, they would not dare to get tired of living and take the initiative to provoke Tottenham, which is controlled by George. Tottenham Hotspur!
What's more, George is now still the key target of Johansson's efforts to win over. If UEFA blacklists Tottenham in the Champions League, how can Johansson drag George onto his chariot?
It is precisely because of the above considerations that George decided to let the team stay in the Champions League instead of fighting Chelsea in the league!
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