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Chapter 425 The Insidious Mourinho

Fans look at things very one-sidedly. After Real Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao, some radical fans began to shout that Real Madrid does not need the arrogant and insatiable Lin Dong, even the media. Of course, the media followed suit entirely for sales.

However, these people and things do not affect Lin Dong at all. Mourinho needs him, and even confronts Florentino toughly for this.

As for Lin Dong himself, he had already decided in his heart that he wanted to stay in Real Madrid, and even if he left, he had to hold his head high and leave with pride.

In this case, Real Madrid ushered in the fifth round of the Champions League group stage, and Real Madrid was a guest at Manchester City's Etihad Stadium.

In this game, Real Madrid can deal with it very calmly. After the first four rounds, Real Madrid has accumulated [-] points, and there is no problem in qualifying for the group stage.

But Manchester City is different. After the current four rounds, Manchester City has not even won the first win of the Champions League season. Four games, two draws and two losses have accumulated 2 points, and the group is at the bottom.

However, the bottom of this group is not without hope of qualifying. If Manchester City can win the last two games, then they may still qualify.

Because the scores of Ajax and Dortmund in front of them are not high, Ajax currently has 4 points, and Dortmund is only 1 point more than Ajax.

The Super Death Group is still very worthy of the name. Although Real Madrid's Yiqi Juechen was somewhat unexpected, the last three are still anxiously competing for the right to qualify, which shows the fierceness of this group.

After all, after the four rounds, the points of the other groups are basically clear, and the lead is already ahead, and some groups are even completely determined to qualify.

Compared with Real Madrid's easy preparations, Manchester City is much more nervous, especially the coach Mancini, the Italian young coach has recently been interviewed frequently to express his determination to defend Manchester City's honor with a victory.

It has to be said that there is warmth in the football world, but more cruelty. A few months ago, Mancini was still the hero of Manchester City. Under his leadership, Manchester City once again stood on the top of England after half a century.

But now, Mancini is almost being regarded as a sinner, because Manchester City's results this season are not ideal, because they are at the bottom of the Champions League group stage.

There are rumors that Manchester City is currently actively looking for Mancini's successor, and Real Madrid coach Mourinho is one of the biggest popular candidates.

The current situation of Real Madrid is not only the problem between Lin Dong and Ronaldo, but also the problem of Mourinho is very serious. The whole Europe knows that the conflict between Mourinho and Ronaldo is very deep.

Even Mourinho's problem is not only Ronaldo, but also the entire Spanish gang. It can be said that Mourinho's situation in Real Madrid is not much better than that of Lin Dong.

Therefore, many media predict that this season is likely to be the last season of the madman in charge of Real Madrid.

Besides, Mourinho still has the tradition of taking over Mancini. When he was at Inter Milan, Mourinho took over Mancini and created the last glory of Serie A, the pinnacle of Inter Milan, the Triple Crown.

This is also what Mancini dislikes Mourinho the most. In Mancini's view, Inter Milan's lineup was built by him at that time, and Mourinho took advantage of him completely.

In the first game of the Champions League group stage, the two had a big war of words. At that time, the game was also full of sparks, and they played a goal battle that was addictive to watch.

But today is different from the past. In this game, the coaches of the two sides did not have a war of words. What Real Madrid needs now is not motivation, but stability. As long as they are stable, Real Madrid will win.

Even though Mancini was clamoring wildly, Mourinho just ignored him. This is an essential difference. Mancini can't afford to lose. He needs to beat Real Madrid and Mourinho to prove himself.

A slap cannot be slapped loudly, but Mancini's slap was directly on the air, which made the Italian young marshal very depressed.

The game came when Mancini was depressed. At the Etihad Stadium, amid the cheers of more than 4 Manchester City fans, Mancini ushered in his biggest crisis in Manchester City.

For Real Madrid, Lin Dong returned to the starting lineup. In order to give Lin Dong more support, Mourinho chose Callejon and Modric for this game. The other unshakable main force is Ronaldo.

The midfield also belongs to Khedira and Alonso who are relatively close to Lin Dong. The defense remains unchanged. Coentrao, Pepe, Ramos and Arbeloa, and goalkeeper Casillas.

Since Mourinho took the initiative to keep Lin Dong, if he wants to repair the relationship with Lin Dong, he needs to show something, and the best show is to support Lin Dong on the court.

So there is the appearance of Callejon and Modric, Callejon replaces Di Maria, Modric replaces Ozil, the latter replacement is no problem, Modric's ability is beyond doubt.

Now the most important thing is Callejon. This game is a test for Callejon, testing whether he has the ability to share the opportunity to start with Di Maria.

At the beginning of the game, Manchester City, aiming to win, launched a strong attack, and Maicon's flank was strong. In this game, Mancini mentioned Maicon to the midfield.

The aging Maicon could no longer control the entire wing, so Mancini moved Maicon forward, allowing the Brazilian to concentrate on attacking.

The advantage of this is obvious. Maicon, who focused on offense, created a good opportunity at the beginning of the game. The latter broke through Coentrao directly along the side to complete the bottom.

In the penalty area, Dzeko beat Pepe and won Maicon's cross, but Dzeko's header finally hit the crossbar and popped out of the baseline.

This dismount is good, but Real Madrid didn't care. When Real Madrid took the goal kick, Real Madrid didn't immediately fight back.

Mourinho's tactical arrangements for this game are immovable. Although Mourinho did not respond to Mancini's talk before the game, Mourinho has never been a master who is willing to suffer.

He put all his revenge in the game. When Casillas took the goal kick, whether it was the fans or the media on the sidelines, a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes.

Because Casillas passed the ball to the full-back Coentrao instead of kicking off with a big kick, you must know that under normal circumstances Real Madrid kicks off with a big kick, not to mention that Lin Dong was the starter in this game.

On the sidelines, Mancini frowned slightly. Obviously, the Manchester City coach also discovered the problem, and the subsequent situation showed that Real Madrid at this moment is an atypical Real Madrid.

Because Real Madrid's control of the ball is so strong that it directly creates an illusion that it is not the Galaxy Battleship Real Madrid at the Etihad Stadium at this moment, but the Cosmic Team Barcelona.

(End of this chapter)