Chapter 1003 Mourinho lost the bet!

Mourinho lost the bet!

At a time when Manchester City is invincible, Barcelona's performance can't be said to be bad, but for the defending champions of the Champions League, for a giant like Barcelona, ​​the 0-1 defeat at Camp Nou is still unacceptable.

The media rarely looks at issues from a professional perspective; they tend to target a particular individual.

For example, Daily Sports openly questioned Mourinho, believing that the defeat at Camp Nou was due to the head coach's conservatism.

"This is not the first time. Every time at a critical moment, Mourinho will adopt a more conservative tactic. This was the case when facing Bayern Munich before, and it is still the case when facing Manchester City now. We can't understand why he can't be more confident as the head coach of Barcelona?"

Daily Sports believes that with players such as Xavi, Iniesta and Messi, Barcelona is fully capable of competing with Manchester City for ball possession, but Mourinho chose to give up what Barcelona is best at and adopt a defensive tactic, which makes all of us confused.

Immediately afterwards, Daily Sports directed its criticism at Mourinho for announcing the starting lineup the day before the game, believing that this was irresponsible to the team.

"According to some unnamed players in the Barcelona dressing room, this incident caused an uproar in the Barcelona dressing room. Many people were surprised and puzzled by Mourinho's actions, and were deeply dissatisfied."

"This is not the first time Mourinho has done such unorthodox behavior, but this time it has caused very serious consequences. Even many players who were originally neutral in the locker room have begun to go against Mourinho. The internal division in the locker room has become particularly serious."

Daily Sports concluded that Mourinho should bear the main responsibility for the defeat at Camp Nou, but he did not seem to be aware of his own problems and did not show any reflection after the game.

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The reason why Barcelona's mouthpiece said this is because Mourinho publicly stated in the post-match press conference that the 0-1 result at home was within his expectations, and he believed that the team could turn the situation around away from home.

“It’s not a bad outcome.”

"If Manchester City didn't score an away goal, that would of course be the best result for us, but this is unrealistic because we are facing Manchester City, who have Su Dong. I think it is acceptable to only concede one goal."

"The second leg in Manchester will be the real decisive battle, where we will reverse Manchester City!"

Although Mourinho's words were powerful and resounding, doubts were still overwhelming.

A reporter asked him how he could win away from home when he couldn't win at home. Another reporter asked him how he viewed the performance of Busquets and Yaya Toure in tonight's game.

There were even media reports that year accusing him of being irresponsible and even a betrayal of Barcelona by suddenly announcing the starting lineup the day before the game, giving Manchester City time to prepare in advance.

At first, Mourinho's tone and attitude were quite good, but gradually, as he was challenged more and more by the media reporters, he became impatient and even angry.

In the end, he simply left early without giving any face to the media reporters.

This made the media reporters criticize Mourinho even more, and they wanted to kick him out of the position of Barcelona head coach.

Even Mundo Deportivo commented after the game that Mourinho's gamble had completely failed.

Strictly speaking, Yaya Toure's performance in the game was not bad, but that mistake completely ruined his contribution throughout the game because it directly caused Barcelona to lose the goal.

From a professional point of view, this mistake was a long way from scoring a goal, but the media and fans didn't care.

Barcelona godfather Cruyff commented in his column that this game well explained why he opposed Mourinho coaching Barcelona. He also reiterated his point of view that Barcelona's orthodoxy lies in Manchester City.

"In the eyes of many people, Yaya Toure's mistake was not enough to explain the problem. It was just an ordinary midfield goal. It was only the outstanding performance of Manchester City's trident that caused Barcelona to lose the ball."

"But what I want to say is that this is not an accident, but a necessity."

"If necessary, I can list many of Yaya Toure's mistakes during his time at Barcelona and his passing statistics, and compare them with Busquets's statistics during the same period at Manchester City. We must be clear that the pressure and pressing intensity faced in the Premier League are higher than those in La Liga, but Busquets is better than Yaya Toure in terms of passing and mistakes."

"At this point, Mourinho will refute me. He will think that Busquets makes fewer mistakes and passes the ball more steadily because he always stays in a very backward position. On the contrary, Yaya Toure often dribbles the ball through the midfield and makes a wonderful pass to assist his teammates outside the penalty area."

"Yes, it is undeniable that this is Yaya Toure's value, but does it meet Barcelona's needs?"

"What Barcelona lacks now is how to pass through the midfield? Are they lacking players for the final and penultimate pass?"

"As early as after the European Super Cup, I clearly stated in my column that the biggest gap between Barcelona and Manchester City is the number four position, which made the management determined to introduce Fabregas. However, in the end, Fabregas was positioned in the frontcourt after joining the team. This is because Mourinho is not good at coaching the passing and controlling system. He does not understand Barcelona's football genes."

Cruyff said in his column that many people focused on announcing the roster one day in advance, but in fact this was of little use and would only distract the opponent. The real problem in the game was that Manchester City was patiently waiting for Barcelona to make a mistake.

“That’s what makes people feel the most desperate.”

"Guardiola knows Barcelona and Mourinho's Barcelona too well, so he is waiting because he is sure that in the 90-minute game, Mourinho's Barcelona will definitely make some mistakes, such as Alves rushing too far forward, Yaya Toure dribbling the ball through the midfield, etc...."

"I can be 100% sure that Manchester City knew this would happen before the game, so they were waiting. Unfortunately, Manchester City waited, and even more than once. If they hadn't failed to seize the opportunity, Manchester City could have scored more than three goals. What a desperate reality."

Cruyff believes that the score of zero to one cannot fully reflect the problems reflected in this game. Barcelona under Mourinho's coaching is becoming more and more unstable, which is very fatal for Barcelona.

“This is more than just a competition, it’s like a demonstration.”

"I guarantee that Pellegrini will be watching this game from the stands or on TV, and he will see how to beat Barcelona because Mourinho's team has holes that cannot be fixed."

"For Mourinho, the most important thing now may not be the second leg, but the battle against Real Madrid in the middle of the week."

"First they lost to Manchester City at Camp Nou. If they lose to Real Madrid, Barcelona's morale will plummet. Not only will they lose the Champions League, but they will also lose La Liga and even Mourinho's future at Barcelona."

Cruyff's words in his column were harsh but profound, directly pointing to the core problem that many people have not noticed.

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You know, Real Madrid's offensive firepower is not inferior to Manchester City at all.

Barcelona made so many mistakes against Manchester City, what about Real Madrid? …

Unlike the Catalonia region and even the whole of Spain, which are criticizing Mourinho, the British media has given Manchester City overwhelming praise.

Also in the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals, Chelsea tied Bayern Munich 0-0 at home.

Throughout the game, the Blues were at an absolute disadvantage and were trapped in half of the court by Bayern Munich. Except for a few counterattacks, the Blues played very badly, but the whole team managed to hold on for 90 minutes.

As the head coach of Italy, Di Matteo's ability to organize defense is still very strong, coupled with Chelsea's foundation, which allowed Chelsea to finally survive the first round.

But everyone can see that with the Blues' performance like this, they are bound to be in trouble in the second round at the Allianz Arena.

This season's Champions League will be held at the Allianz Arena in Munich. Bayern Munich hopes to reach the Champions League final more than anyone else, so when they are on the road, Bayern will definitely fight hard, which will be a very worrying situation for Chelsea.

It is precisely because of this that Manchester City's 1-0 away win over Barcelona and their victory at Camp Nou was such a surprise. The whole of Britain was very surprised and at the same time very much looking forward to it.

Everyone believed that based on their performance in the first leg away game, Manchester City would definitely have a chance to win and reach the Champions League final after returning to the Etihad Stadium.

By then, it is still unclear who will win when Manchester City faces Bayern Munich.

So, when Manchester City returned to Manchester, the whole of Britain was reporting and hyping this game. Everyone basically believed that as long as Manchester City returned to their home court and continued to adopt the tactics of the first leg, there would be no big problem in defeating Barcelona.

More importantly, Manchester City does not need to be distracted by the league now. On the contrary, Barcelona has a focus battle against Real Madrid in the middle of the week, which will determine who will win the La Liga championship this season.

In other words, Barcelona still has a game that they must win in the middle of the week.

It was a home game, with an advantage in schedule, physical fitness, and even overall tactics and player status and morale. There was no reason for them to lose, right? But when Manchester City was doing recovery training the next morning, captain Su Dong was unusually low-key when he accepted an interview with the media on behalf of the team.

"I have played in the Champions League for many years. I want to say that the more everyone thinks you will win, or must win, the more dangerous it is and the more careful you have to be. This is the scary thing about the Champions League."

Afterwards, Su Dong praised Barcelona again, saying that they were the strongest team in Europe, and he also praised several of his Barcelona friends. Finally, he said...

"We are confident that we can get a ticket to the Allianz Arena at home!"

(End of this chapter)