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Chapter 1003 Mourinho lost the bet!
Mourinho lost the bet!
At the moment when Manchester City is invincible, Barcelona's performance cannot actually be said to be bad, but for the defending Champions League champions, for a giant like Barcelona, ​​the zero-to-one loss at the Nou Camp is still unacceptable.

The media rarely look at issues from a professional perspective, they are more aimed at a certain person.

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

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

The Daily Sports Daily believes that with Xavi, Iniesta and Messi and other players, Barcelona has the strength to compete with Manchester City in possession of the ball, but Mourinho chose to give up what Barcelona is best at and adopt strict defensive tactics, which makes us all unable to understand.

Immediately afterwards, the Daily Sports Daily pointed the finger at Mourinho announcing the starting lineup in advance the day before the game, thinking it was irresponsible to the team.

"According to some players in the Barcelona locker room who did not want to be named, this incident caused an uproar in the Barcelona locker room. Many people were surprised and puzzled by Mourinho's actions, and at the same time were deeply dissatisfied."

"This is not the first time Mourinho has acted in such a deviant way, but this time it has caused very serious consequences. Even many players who were originally neutral in the locker room have now begun to go to the opposite of Mourinho. The internal division in the locker room has become particularly serious."

The Daily Sports Daily concluded that Mourinho should bear the main responsibility for the defeat at Camp Nou, but he didn't seem to be aware of his problems, and he didn't have any attitude of reflection after the game.

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The reason why Barcelona's mouthpiece said this is because Mourinho publicly stated at the post-match press conference that the result of zero to one at home was within his expectations, and he believed that the team could reverse the situation in the away game.

"It's not a bad result."

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

"The second round to Manchester is the real decisive battle, where we will reverse Manchester City!"

Although Mourinho spoke sonorously and loudly, doubts are still overwhelming.

Some media reporters questioned him on the spot, why did he win the away game without winning the opponent at home?
The media also asked him face to face, what do you think of the performance of Busquets and Yaya Toure in this battle tonight?

Some media even accused him that he suddenly announced the starting lineup the day before the game, giving Manchester City time to prepare in advance. This is a kind of irresponsibility and even betrayal of Barcelona.

At first, Mourinho's tone and attitude were quite good, but gradually, he became impatient and even became annoyed when he was made things more difficult by media reporters.

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

This made media reporters criticize Mourinho even more, wishing to drive him directly from the position of Barcelona head coach.

Even the World Sports Daily commented after the game that Mourinho's gamble failed completely.

Strictly speaking, Yaya Toure did not perform badly in the game, but that mistake completely ruined his contribution to the entire game, because it directly caused Barcelona to concede a goal.

From a professional point of view, there is still a long way between this mistake and the goal, but the media and fans don't care about it.

Cruyff, the godfather of Barcelona, ​​commented in the column, thinking that this game explained his reasons for opposing Mourinho to coach Barcelona. At the same time, he reiterated his point that Barcelona's orthodoxy lies in Manchester City.

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

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

"If necessary, I can list a lot of Yaya Toure's mistakes during his time in Barcelona in recent years, as well as his passing and receiving data, and then compare Busquets' data in the same period in Manchester City. We must be clear that the pressure of the Premier League.

"At this point, Mourinho will refute me. He will think that Busquets has fewer turnovers and more stable passes and receptions. That is because he is always in a deep position. On the contrary, it is Yaya Toure. He often staged wonderful scenes of dribbling the ball through the midfield alone and picking passes from the outside of the penalty area to assist his teammates."

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

"Is what Barcelona is missing now is how to pass through the midfield? Is there a player missing the last pass and the penultimate pass?"

"Early after the UEFA Super Cup, I clearly stated in the column that the biggest gap between Barcelona and Manchester City lies in the lagging behind the fourth position, which made the management determined to introduce Fabregas, but in the end, after Fabregas joined the team, he was positioned in the frontcourt.

Cruyff said in the column that many people focus on announcing the squad one day in advance, but in fact this is of little use, more to distract the opponent's attention. The real problem in the game is that Manchester City is patiently waiting for Barcelona to make a mistake.

"That's what's most depressing."

"Guardiola knows Barcelona too well, and he knows Mourinho's Barcelona, ​​so he's waiting because he's sure that in nine 10 minutes, Mourinho's Barcelona will make certain mistakes, like Dani Alves being too aggressive, like Yaya Touré dribbling through the midfield, like..."

"I'm [-]% sure that Manchester City knew this would happen before the game, so they were waiting. Unfortunately, Manchester City waited, even more than once. If it wasn't for the lack of opportunities, Manchester City could have scored more than three goals. What a desperate reality."

Cruyff believes that the zero-to-one score 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.

"It's not just a game, it's more like a demonstration."

"I can guarantee that Manuel Pellegrini will sit in the stands or in front of the TV and watch the whole game and he will see how to beat Barcelona because there are holes in Mourinho's team that cannot be closed."

"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. At that time, they will not only lose the Champions League, but also lose La Liga, and even lose Mourinho's future in Barcelona."

Cruyff's words in the column are very serious, but also very profound, directly pointing to the core crux that many people have not noticed.

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

Barcelona made so many mistakes against Manchester City, what about Real Madrid?
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Compared with the Catalonia region, and even the whole of Spain, who are criticizing Mourinho, the British media gave Manchester City more praise.

Also in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final, Chelsea drew [-]-[-] with Bayern Munich at home with difficulty.

Throughout the game, the Blues were at an absolute disadvantage and were forced into half-court by Bayern Munich. Except for a few counterattacks, the Blues really played in a very embarrassing manner, but the whole team just relied on their breath and survived 10 minutes.

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

But everyone can see that with the performance of the Blues, the second leg at the Allianz Arena is doomed to be a disaster.

This season's Champions League is held at the Allianz Arena in Munich. Bayern Munich hopes to reach the Champions League final more than anyone else, so when it comes to the away game, Bayern will definitely work hard. For Chelsea, the situation will be very worrying.

It is precisely because of this that Manchester City beat Barcelona [-]-[-] away and came out of the Nou Camp. It was an unusual surprise. The whole of the UK was very surprised by this, and at the same time looked forward to it.

Everyone believes that with the performance of the away game in the first leg, after Manchester City returns to the Etihad Stadium, they definitely have a chance to win and reach the Champions League final.

At that time, Manchester City will face Bayern Munich, and it is still unknown who will win.

Therefore, when Manchester City returned to Manchester, the whole of the UK was reporting and hyping the game. Everyone basically believed that as long as Manchester City returned to the home court and continued to adopt the tactics of the first round, there would be no big problem in winning Barcelona.

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

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

It's home again, the schedule is dominant, physical fitness is dominant, and even the overall skills and tactics and player morale are dominant. There is no reason to lose such a game, right?
But on the morning of the next morning, when Manchester City was undergoing recovery training, captain Su Dong was extremely low-key when interviewed by 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 that you will win or must win, the more dangerous it is and the more careful you have to be. This is the scary part of the Champions League."

Afterwards, Su Dong praised Barcelona fiercely, thinking that they are the strongest team in Europe, like Yunyun, and also praised a few of his Barcelona friends by the way, and finally said...

"We're confident we'll get tickets to the Allianz Arena at home!"

(End of this chapter)