The strongest winger

Chapter 589 Mourinho also compromises

After all the opponents in the 2007-2008 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals draw came out, there were really joys and sorrows. Among them, the most joyful one was naturally Barcelona, ​​which had the best draw, because their opponent was Schalke 1, which is currently ranked third in the Bundesliga.

Of course, Manchester United, who drew Rome, is also very happy.

Because they beat Rome 1:4 at home in the second round of the Champions League quarter-finals last season, and they have very good memories.

The troubles are naturally Arsenal who drew Liverpool and Valencia who drew Chelsea.

Clearly, both sides of the race were annoyed.

Valencia drew Chelsea. Not only Valencia fans feel complicated, but Aiello also feels complicated. He really did not expect to leave Valencia for less than a year and return to the Mestalla Stadium.

The place that made itself famous.

How can the word worry be so good?
When the results of the draw came out, Enrique Wien, the editor-in-chief of "Valencia Sports Daily" with mixed feelings, embarked on a journey to London, and he wanted to interview Aiello.

I believe that at this moment, there should be many reporters who are eager to interview Ai Luo, because since ancient times, the game against the old owner will always attract enough attention.

In addition, Ai Luo is a star who has become famous from Valencia, so he has received a lot of attention.

The next afternoon, Enrique Wien waited for Aiello on the outskirts of the Cobham training ground.

Although Enrique Wien has interviewed Aiello many times this season, but this time the mood is the most complicated, because Ailuo will go to the Mestalla Stadium to face his home team Valencia in the first round of the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals starting next month.

In the past, Enrique Wien was a well-known "brain fan" of Aiello, but in the near future, the player I admire will have a direct confrontation with the team I love, and I feel particularly uncomfortable when I think about it.

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Enrique Wein's exclusive interview with Aiello didn't last long, because both of them had very complicated feelings and the subject matter of the interview was quite simple, so it ended in less than half an hour.

On that day, the newspapers of the English media studied the weaknesses and flaws of the Premier League teams’ respective opponents, especially the analysis reports provided to Chelsea and Manchester United. It can be said that the average activity area of ​​each player, the number of times the ball was touched, and the number of turnovers.

However, the draw between Liverpool and Arsenal has not been studied by the media much, because the two teams already know each other very well, and their two rounds of competition are more about the players' on-the-spot performance and the detailed arrangements of their respective head coaches.

England’s football reporting media can be said to be the craziest existence in the world, and the research is also very targeted. Whether it’s tactical play or the use of players, they all have their own unique insights, so this also indirectly reduces the time for the Premier League teams to study their opponents, thereby gaining more time.

But what is placed in front of Chelsea coach Mourinho is not various Valencia's tactical loopholes and player shortcomings, but-Chelsea's recent schedule.

Tomorrow, they will challenge Sunderland in an away game. Four days later, they will go to White Hart Lane to play a make-up match with Tottenham in the league, and then they will return to play against Arsenal at home.

If only this kind of schedule is not enough to make Mourinho feel unhappy, because the Chinese national team will play a World Cup qualifier against Qatar at their home court on March 3, which makes Mourinho feel quite unhappy.

You must know that there is only one day between March 3 and March 24. That is to say, even if Ai Luo flies back to China by flight immediately after playing this game, he has just arrived at the World Cup qualifier for the Chinese national team.
Moreover, a long-distance flight is equivalent to playing a fierce game. In addition, continuous games will inevitably lead to a sharp decrease in Ai Luo's physical fitness, thereby increasing the risk of injury. This is what Mourinho does not want to see.

Chelsea have not achieved a single defeat in this season's games, which is most directly related to Aiello's outstanding performance.

If Ai Luo really insists on returning to China to participate in the competition, should he choose to compromise?After all, they are still four points ahead of Manchester United with one game less, and the two sides will have the most direct contest in the 36th round...

Thinking of this, Mourinho felt that it was necessary for him to communicate with Aiello. After all, he was the head coach of Chelsea, so he must look at the problem from the perspective of the club. At the same time, it was Chelsea who paid Aiello's salary, not the Chinese XX Football Association.

Professional players all have the thought of throwing their heads and blood for the country, especially young players. This kind of dedication has reached an extremely passionate level.

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However, thinking of going to Sunderland tomorrow, Mourinho can only wait for the talk after the end of the league. After all, the league is the business, and the Chinese national team's World Cup qualifiers are still ten days away, so there is no rush.

At the same time, in the headquarters building of the Chinese Football Association, Tang Shun, chairman of the Football Association, and Lin Yao, vice chairman of the Football Association, also made research on the selection of the World Cup preliminaries, whether to recall players who played in the European League or not.

If the recall is carried out, it will definitely violate the original agreement between each other, but if it is not recalled, then the national team's game cannot be guaranteed. After all, fans across the country have very high expectations for the national team to enter the World Cup again.

Difficulty choosing...

With Aiello's two assists to Ballack and Essien in this league match with Sunderland, they finally won the home team 2-0 in the away game, and continued to lead Manchester United to the top of the list with four points in one less game.

After the game, many London media also felt sorry for Aiello, because he has scored 33 goals so far, which is only one goal away from Cole and Shearer's record of 34 Premier League goals in a single season. It is really a pity that he did not score against an opponent like Sunderland.

The next day, Ai Luo came to Mourinho's office door full of doubts.

thump thump——
Ai Luo politely knocked on the door of the head coach's office.

"Come in!" Mourinho's voice came from the office.

Ai Luo opened the door and walked in. Opposite the office door was Mourinho, who was immersed in his work, and kept recording in his notebook with his right hand holding the water-based pen tightly.

After about half a minute, Mourinho stopped his work and looked up at Ai Luo: "Are you here?"

Ai Luo nodded.

Mourinho went straight to the point, explaining the faxed information sent by the Chinese Football Association and the stakes in it: "The reason why I came to you today is this..."

After finishing speaking, Mourinho turned his head to look at Ai Luo who frowned.

"Sir, I want to play for the national team!"

After thinking for about a minute, Ai Luo raised his head and said firmly.

Now it's Mourinho's turn to frown. He has already analyzed it with Aiello just now. There is no room for loss in the home game against Arsenal!And... Ai Luo, who is a trapeze man, will really be unscathed?

Of course, Ai Luo also knows Mourinho's position, but he also has his own position, which is to fight for the country. From the past to the present, Ai Luobi knows what Chinese fans expect... In his "previous life", he didn't know which World Cup China participated in, but now he must seize the opportunity he should seize, otherwise his busy work will be in vain.

Time passed by, and neither of them began to speak.

Mourinho is a very strong head coach, and Ai Luo also knew that he was not so easy to convince the head coach, but what he didn't expect was... Mourinho would actually make a compromise!
"Why don't you go home and prepare for the World Cup qualifiers after participating in Tottenham's make-up match, and don't play in the league with Arsenal..." Mourinho let out a long breath.

Ai Luo was taken aback when he heard the words, is this still the very strong head coach in his impression?
"You don't want to go back home?"

Where did Aiello not understand what Mourinho meant?So he said quickly: "Think about it... it's just a home league match with Arsenal? Huh??"

Mourinho turned around and walked to his desk: "You don't have to worry about that, Chelsea is a strong whole!"

Ai Luo also knows that this is the head coach Mourinho hinting that he should not think too much, so...

So Ai Luo clenched his fists secretly, and must repay Mourinho for his kindness in the next round of the away game against Tottenham!
After solving the problem, Ai Luo left the head coach's office.

Mourinho sat on the desk, staring blankly, shaking his head with a wry smile. According to his thinking, 1 to [-] people were unwilling to let Aiello go back to China, but he had no choice but to compromise on his own. Players of Aiello's level are really hard to come by. According to his many years of coaching experience, there is no player who can compare with Aiello's strength. It is really too strong!
Aiello who lost a league game is much better than a league where he lost Aiello permanently. For this trade-off, Mourinho still knows how to choose.

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From this day on, Mourinho's technical and tactical play also consciously bypassed Aiello, and handed more of the burden of scoring to Drogba, Anelka and Lampard.

Therefore, in the 26th round of the league match at White Hart Lane, Aiello did not take the initiative to ask for the ball or seek a breakthrough. He consciously passed the ball more to Drogba in the center and Lampard and Ballack, just like ordinary wingers.

Chelsea's tactical changes also surprised Juand Ramos of the home team's command area. Is this still the most popular player of the season, Aiello?

He doesn't take the initiative to ask for the ball or force a breakthrough, just like an ordinary winger breaks to the side and then makes a pass from the bottom.

Not only Juande Ramos was surprised, even the commentators from various countries in the live studio were very surprised. In their impression, Aiello was a full-fledged winger. There were at least ten shots in a game. How many times did the game last half an hour?Not even a single shot!

According to Andy Gray's words: "Is the one wearing the blue number nine still the Ai who was introduced at a sky-high price last summer?"

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