Chapter 197 Mourinho's Stage
On the highway outside London, Wang Li was troubled by driving. Before, he did not think it would be that difficult. He thought that as long as he knew how to operate it, driving a car would be very simple. But after his own actual experience, this idea has been proven to be completely wrong. At least in terms of driving, Wang Li's talent is no different from that of ordinary people.
It seems that it will take a long time for Wang Li to realize his dream of driving to the club for training. At least, he needs to take time to visit the training center several times, although he does not have a good impression of Miss Joyce.
That woman is so long-winded.
At this time, in the Chelsea club, head coach Mourinho and assistant coach Clark were in the office, pointing and drawing on the tactical board, constantly discussing the team's tactical issues.
"Sir, do you mean to let Thiago be Claude's substitute?" Clark asked in surprise.
Mourinho looked at the tactical board, drew two arrows on it, and then nodded. "You can also think of it this way. After November, we will not only play the league and the Champions League, but also the Football Cup and the League Cup. With so many competitions added together, few players can persist. So I plan to adopt a rotation system by then. Thiago will be the best substitute for Clyde or Frank."
After finishing speaking, Mourinho continued with a smile: "Fortunately, this transfer was successful. Otherwise, I would have to look for other players to supplement the lineup next Christmas. But you also know that it is not easy to get the ideal strong star in the winter transfer."
Clark nodded in understanding, "I hope he can adapt."
This year's summer transfers are really unpredictable. Just when the transfer market is about to close, Chelsea, which has invested more than 100 million euros this summer, once again announced an eye-catching transfer news---the rising star Cardoso Mendes Thiago of the Portuguese Super League Benfica officially announced that he would join Chelsea
Thiago Mendes was born in Viana do Castelo, a famous tourist city in Portugal. He is a midfielder with balanced offensive and defensive abilities. Although he does not score many goals, his dribbling and passing are still of great help to the team. His role in defense is also very important. Although his "presence" on the court is not very strong, Thiago Mendes often appears in the most needed position at critical moments.
In 2002, Thiago Mendes transferred to Benfica. He made 31 appearances that season and scored 13 goals. In the Portuguese Cup final of that season, Mendes Thiago helped Benfica defeat Porto to win the championship, and also ended the opponent's dream of winning the league, cup and Champions League triple crown.
Mourinho, who was in Porto, had always wanted to get him, but Benfica in the same city would never sell players to competitors, so when he came to Chelsea, Thiago Mendes' name was on the first list of players Mourinho listed.
However, the transfer market this summer was so hot that Thiago hesitated in the face of many wealthy clubs offering him the best deal. Although Chelsea offered the highest price and the best treatment, it was still less attractive than other wealthy clubs. However, in the final stage of the transfer market, Thiago decided to come to Chelsea, believing in this Portuguese champion coach and believing that he would definitely get more honors if he moved to Chelsea.
The transfer fee is 10 million pounds. This is the final result. It is another heavyweight transfer worth tens of millions.
After Chelsea announced the news, many media shifted their attention from Manchester United to Chelsea, and Chelsea has been the focus of attention this summer.
Although many reporters mocked that Chelsea would be the loser "buried by the pound", the results of the first two rounds of the Premier League left them speechless. The 4-1 victory against Birmingham and the 5-1 victory against Crystal Palace made everyone see the strong offensive ability of Chelsea in the new season.
At the same time, we also saw the outstanding performance of young player Allen Wang.
Two games, five goals, this kind of goal efficiency makes Sir Alex Ferguson, who is looking at the shortage of forwards, extremely jealous. 'As both of them are England's two stars, Rooney must not be much worse...' He can only think like this now as a consolation.
However, many media believe that the teams Chelsea encountered in the first two rounds of the league were not strong. Even if the score gap was large, it would not prove anything. If they want to be recognized by the fans, they must go through the test of giants such as Manchester United or Arsenal.
Regarding this point, in an interview with the media, Mourinho said: "Chelsea is part of the Premier League, a very ordinary team among the 20 teams. What we need to do is to play every game well and strive for every championship, rather than proving anything to everyone (media and fans). This is totally unnecessary."
On the second day after Thiago arrived at Chelsea, a long-awaited piece of news shifted the media's attention back to Manchester United.
Manchester United officially announced that it has successfully purchased Everton striker Wayne Rooney. The transfer fee will reach up to 27 million pounds. Rooney also signed a 6-year contract with Manchester United until June 30, 2010. It is estimated that Rooney's weekly salary is about 50,000 pounds.
Less than a month and a half after Drogba created the first record, the record was broken by this 18-year-old kid.
"Leaving Everton was a difficult decision. I have had support at the club, but I am excited to join a big club like Manchester United. I feel it can improve my career and I can't wait to play with the best players in top competitions like the Champions League," Rooney said at the press conference.
Manchester United CEO David Gill said happily: "We are very pleased to have reached an agreement on Rooney's transfer. He will become a huge asset for Manchester United, there is no doubt about that, Rooney will definitely have a bright future in the future."
Sir Alex Ferguson, who was feeling the pain of Van Nistelrooy's suspension and another loss in the league, was delighted when he heard the news of Rooney's official joining. He smiled widely in front of the media, "I am very happy. I think we have got the best young player this country has seen in 30 years. He is so outstanding. Everyone in the club is happy about this transfer."
However, most of the media on the scene were quite critical of Ferguson's statement. Wang Li's goal rate in Chelsea was too high. Moreover, Wang Li was younger than Rooney. Who is the best young player still needs to be proven by the league. At this time, a reporter from The Sun could not help but ask: "So, Sir Ferguson, do you think Rooney, as one of the two stars of England, can achieve the same outstanding results in Manchester United as Chelsea's young player Alan Wang?"
Ferguson lowered his head and thought for a while, "I don't know what the so-called excellence means. Rooney and Allen, these two talented players are excellent. I think Mr. Scolari has proved this. In the England team, Allen is Owen's substitute."
As we all know, in the European Cup, Rooney has always been the main player in Eriksson's lineup. He starts with Owen in every game. Obviously, Ferguson's words are using Eriksson's performance to illustrate that Wang Li is not as strong as Rooney.
In England, few journalists are willing to anger the best coach in the Premier League for more than a decade. However, they still have other ways to refute Ferguson, that is to interview the "madman" Mr. Mourinho. He will definitely not watch his players' abilities being "slandered". You know, the Portuguese never suffers any loss.
Sure enough, Mourinho at Stamford Bridge gave them a satisfactory answer: "I don't know why Ferguson believes that Rooney is better than Allen. In two games and a warm-up match, Allen scored eight goals for the team. Can Rooney score nine? Three consecutive hat tricks? Well, if he can perform like this, maybe we will have another competitor this season."
After hearing Mourinho's remarks, the media were excited. This was simply a blatant provocation to Manchester United, saying that they were not worthy of being Chelsea's competitors. Want Rooney to score nine goals in three games? Those who believe this should check their brains.
Just two hours later, Ferguson hit back: "He's just a nouveau riche. Do you care about what he says? Manchester United has always been a strong contender for the championship. I think he should think about how to get a ticket to the Champions League instead of bragging all the time."
Mourinho smiled and said: "That was before I came here. Besides, if Chelsea could score so many goals and escape so many penalties every year, they would definitely become a strong contender for the championship. There is no doubt about it."
Faced with Mourinho's words, Ferguson's staunch supporter, Cristiano Ronaldo, could not help but stand up and said, "I don't know why he made such a statement. If you are not satisfied with the penalty of the game, you can appeal to the English Football Association. This is the normal way."
After Ronaldo countered Mourinho's statement, Mourinho ignored the friendship of his compatriots and scolded Ronaldo as a liar. "If he denies that Manchester United avoided a penalty in the Arsenal game and won an inexplicable penalty, and thinks that the referee dare not award them a penalty is a lie, then he is a liar."
Faced with Mourinho's repeated provocations, the old Sir Alex finally couldn't bear it anymore.
"Everyone can have an opinion," Ferguson continued, "C. Ronaldo can have his own opinions, but that doesn't mean he is a liar."
Ferguson then warned Mourinho that he'd better keep his mouth shut ahead of Saturday's Premier League match.
In the third round of the Premier League, Manchester United will challenge Everton away and Chelsea will play against Aston Villa at home. These two focus battles of the Premier League are likely to cause significant changes in the league rankings.
After this fierce pre-match war of words, the English media finally saw the true nature of the "madman". Since he came to London, they all thought that the Portuguese was just arrogant, but now they finally know that Mourinho actually has the potential to be a "debater". With such eloquence, he will definitely become another star in the war of words between Ferguson and Wenger.
This will certainly make the off-field competition in the Premier League more colorful.
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