Center

Chapter 519
The whistle for the end of the game had just sounded, and Benitez sighed slightly amid the cheers of the Newcastle fans, then stood up and walked towards Mourinho.

From a distance, he stretched out his hand and held it tightly with Mourinho's: "I lost today...see you in Milan in two weeks."

"Insincere." Mourinho snorted coldly: "But no matter what, we won today. Two weeks later, whether you can achieve your expected goal or not, you have to show some real skills."

Now that Mourinho has said everything, Benitez has nothing to say, just smiled, then let go of his hand and left.Looking at Benitez's back, Mourinho was stunned for a while, then quickly adjusted the expression on his face and walked to the field.

Although he was a little dissatisfied with the fact that he only won a goal against Inter Milan at home, and even though he was a little worried about the second round of the match in Milan, Mourinho did not express anything in front of the players. Instead, he shook hands with the players one by one with a smile on his face, and boasted a few words.

All that Mourinho has done is to allow the players to decompress. The players have already worked very hard physically in the league. Naturally, Mourinho is unwilling to let them be under heavy psychological pressure, otherwise they will be overwhelmed sooner or later.

After all, the second round is two weeks later, and Newcastle is not yet luxurious enough to devote all their attention to the Champions League. At least Arsenal and Chelsea, who are still chasing closely behind, are always giving Newcastle great pressure.

But what is good for Newcastle now is that the other Champions League semi-final between Chelsea and Arsenal will be played one day later than Newcastle. They will have one less day off than Newcastle in the weekend game.

The next day, another semi-final of the Champions League was held at Stamford Bridge. Arsenal unexpectedly adopted a full-man defense tactic and successfully took away a zero-to-zero draw at Stamford Bridge.

In the weekend league, Newcastle, who continued to send all the main players, defeated West Bromwich Albion [-]-[-] at home, but Arsenal was tied [-]-[-] by Portsmouth in the away game, stopping their six-game winning streak in the league. Newcastle expanded the points advantage to three points in one fell swoop!

This ending made Newcastle fans ecstatic. They won the first leg of the Champions League semi-final at home. The opponents in the FA Cup final were not strong, and the league is now leading by three points... Who can stop Newcastle from creating a miracle of quadruple crowns this season?
The fans were optimistic, and the players were extremely happy when they heard the news after the game. Although there was still a direct confrontation with Arsenal, Newcastle’s goal difference was about ten more than Arsenal’s.
After the league game against West Bromwich Albion, both Newcastle and Arsenal ushered in a rare one-week break. Newcastle knew that Arsenal was the biggest opponent in the league now. Although Chelsea was still six points behind Newcastle, with only four rounds left in the league, the gap of six points was absolutely decisive!

Perhaps it was with this in mind that in an early game, Ancelotti sent most of the substitutes to deal with the league, but was tied [-]-[-] by Birmingham, basically announcing that he had withdrawn from the league championship.

When the referee blew the whistle to end the game, the Newcastle players who were watching the game in the locker room cheered in unison!
There is only one opponent left in the league, which is undoubtedly great news!You must know that there is a team chasing behind and two teams chasing, the pressure brought by it can be said to be completely different. Now that there are only one of the two chasing players, how can we not make Newcastle extremely happy!
Although these Newcastle players have already won a lot of honors, besides a few young players, even Long Bisheng has also won the Bundesliga championship, but in the face of the possible four-time champion Albert this season, even Ribery, a veteran who has won the Champions League and the league championship, feels great excitement!
"Quadruple crown! Quadruple crown! We want to win the quadruple crown!"

After the players' cheers began to die down, Messi suddenly shouted, waving his arms.

Although Messi usually looks like a big kid, and he is very friendly, even a little shy, but if he didn't have the passion and pursuit of honor, how could he have achieved today's fame!

At least Long Bisheng had heard about it before. After losing a crucial game, Messi returned to the locker room and cried!You must know that he was already the World Footballer at that time!Perhaps this is why Messi can create achievements that many strong and strong people cannot achieve with his not-so-great, even thin body!
All the players couldn't help being stunned for a moment after hearing these shouts, and they smiled heartily when they saw that it was Messi shouting.

Soon, all the players shouted after Messi, Long Bisheng and Gerrard shouted the loudest...

Mourinho couldn't help laughing as he looked at the high-spirited players.

What is military spirit available?No matter how great a coach is, he still has to rely on the players to play on the field. If the players lose their fighting spirit, no matter how the coach tries to find a way, he will not be able to make the team win. This is why some luxurious coaches suddenly lose their form like a plague. No opponent can win. It is nothing more than the players losing their motivation and desire for honor.

The performance of the Newcastle players now at least proves their desire and pursuit of honor, and also proves that the recent frequent games have not made them tired and tired of the game.

Pei Wei next to him was also extremely excited. Although Yunjiatianyu, which he managed before, had won all the championships in Asia and China for a season, which was brilliant, but what level is the Asian League and what is the level of the European League!Compared with the champion of the European Champions League, the champion of the Asian Champions League can be said to be heaven and earth!His management in the past ten years has made Newcastle one of the best teams in Europe, winning two Champions League titles and two league titles, but what a feat it is to win all the titles in one season!Except that Barcelona once won all the championships in one season, even in the miracle created by Manchester United in 99, they did not win the League Cup!
Although a club cannot only win for a while, if Newcastle creates this record, even if it sinks in the future, it will be an object that other teams cannot surpass!
How could this keep Pei Wei from being inexplicably excited?

At Pei Wei's position, he has nothing else to pursue except a good name. Chinese football has risen, and winning the World Cup seems to be far away. Newcastle has become a super team. He is also one of the world's richest men, and he doesn't want to have anything to do with politics—other than pursuing this, what else can he pursue?
A club that won all the championships that season was created by him alone. This result will not only make Newcastle famous forever, but he, the club owner, will also become the most successful football club owner in the world!

Now the place where they celebrate is in the visiting team locker room at Goodison Park. The Chelsea game is only three hours ahead of the game between Newcastle and Arsenal, so the Newcastle team came to Goodison Park ahead of time, ready to go out to warm up after watching the game.

"Okay, okay! Let's go to warm up now! Move all your body joints! If anyone is injured due to improper warm-up, it is purely their own fault!" After being excited for a while, Mourinho was the first to regain his composure and shouted loudly.

Under the leadership of the assistant coaches, the players ran out of the locker room to warm up for half an hour and get used to the court by the way. Now there is still an hour before the start of the game, and the remaining half hour is just enough for Mourinho to emphasize the tactics used in the game.

Mourinho and Pei Wei did not leave, but stayed in the locker room.

"Jose, we have been looking forward to this season for a long time." Pei Wei said to Mourinho with emotion.

There is also fascination in Mourinho's eyes. He is now a world-class head coach. Two Champions League titles and two league titles are enough to make him a world-class head coach. However, one's pursuit should not have an end. Although there are not many coaches who have won the Champions League and League titles, they are not rare.

The Champions Cup has a history of more than 60 years, and the four major European leagues have a history of more than [-] years. There are at least a few hundred coaches who have won one of these two honors.

Thinking about being able to stand side by side with Shankly, Paisley, Ferguson, Clough, Herrera, Heathfield, Sacchi, Capello, Lippi, Trapattoni, Munoz, Cruyff, even Mourinho couldn't help but get short of breath.

Mourinho is not a person who is indifferent to fame and wealth. In fact, he is extremely ambitious, but which head coach with a great name in history is not an ambitious person?Football is a utilitarian world, a world of chasing championships and honors. If a head coach has no ambitions, he can only be an assistant coach, not even a head coach.

It is also the desire for honor that makes these coaches think hard and come up with one after another exquisite tactics, so that the sport of football continues to flourish and eventually become the number one sport in the world!

Although there are still various doubts about whether football is the number one sport in the world, the charm of football has already attracted countless eyes!

Does anyone still think that the original intention of the founders of those great tactics was to make football attract more attention?
Maybe there are factors to consider, but the biggest reason is definitely to pursue victory and honor!
The two-three-five and WM tactics made English football the ancestor of modern football. The three-two-five tactics shocked the world of Hungarian football. The four forwards helped Brazil win three World Cups. The chain defense made Italy the best defense in the world.

Ambition and desire promote the development of science and technology, and they can also promote the development of football. The most basic principles of things in the world are interlinked.

"I have been looking forward to it for a long time... This season is our best chance to win the quadruple crown. After this season is over, the team will almost start building again..." Mourinho said slowly.

Pei Wei nodded. In fact, this season, Newcastle should gradually change the main lineup. Veterans like Carrick, Gerrard, Maicon, Dawson, and Ribery, who are over [-] years old, have more or less declined in form. The season launched an impact on honor!As long as one or two heavyweight championships can be regained this season, then there will be time to sacrifice results and re-establish a team with a more reasonable age and a greater desire for honor!

Of course, Pei Wei and Mourinho did not expect to be able to perform so well this season and have the opportunity to win all the championships. But now that there is such a good opportunity, it would be a pity not to grasp it. Opportunities like this are not something that can only be obtained by strength, and can even be said to be rare!If such an opportunity is missed, it may be enough to make Pei Wei and Mourinho regret it for the rest of their lives.

The two looked at each other, and both saw the uncontrollable ambition and desire in each other's eyes.

There was a chaotic sound outside the locker room. It was obvious that the players had finished warming up and were about to return to the locker room.

"I think you have rested for a week, and your physical fitness has almost recovered. Now is the most important moment of the entire season, so during this period, we will not adopt a rotation system." During the interval when the players put on new jerseys, Mourinho's voice echoed in the locker room: "Today we will play with all the main players! We must win Everton and go to Italy with at least a three-point advantage!"

"Victory! Victory! Victory!" No matter what they were doing, the players waved their fists and shouted.

************************************************** **
Nine 10 minutes after the game.

Newcastle left Goodison Park with great pain and disappointment. Moyes obviously grasped Newcastle's eagerness to win. Everton used their tenacious defense to withstand waves of Newcastle's fierce attacks and ended the first half with a wonderful counterattack!
Although Messi scored his third goal in the last three games in the second half, Everton still stubbornly kept the tie until the end. The score of [-] to [-] also meant that Newcastle's hope of going to Italy with three points was shattered!
On another field, Arsenal quickly came out of the last tie. They relied on Bella's two goals at home to get away from Middlesbrough, narrowing the gap with Newcastle to one point again!
Perhaps because of their desire for victory, Newcastle seemed a little impatient in this game, especially when encountering a stubborn opponent, their offense began to become simple and rough, and was resolved one by one by the tenacious Everton defense!

If it wasn't for Messi relying on a personal breakthrough to get back a goal, maybe Newcastle would encounter Waterloo at Goodison Park!

This draw also means that Newcastle can no longer afford to lose in the remaining three rounds of the league, especially in the home game against Arsenal.

But in the case of facing Inter Milan in three days, Newcastle can only consider the league after playing Inter Milan.

But everyone knows that after the end of the last round of the league, Newcastle seemed to have a huge advantage. Now there is nothing left. At least this round of draw will make many people think that Newcastle, which has been strong since the second half of the season, seems to have begun to show signs of weakness. Optimistic.

Under such circumstances, Mourinho's performance in the post-match press conference was considered to be a dead duck's mouth: "I am very satisfied with this point, at least we did not lose. You must know that it is always difficult to win at Goodison. I don't think this draw will affect our championship plan."

Does he really think so?Nobody knows……

(End of this chapter)