470 Step on Mourinho to the finals

On May 5, 2004, Blackburn was at home to welcome Porto from afar.

The sky is gloomy on this day.

It has been raining since morning. But the bad weather did not stop the enthusiasm of Blackburn fans.

A lot of fans in Ewood Park have been entering the court since two hours before the game. Half an hour before the start of the game, Ewood Park was already full. Because this is a Champions League semi-final.

Even in the ordinary Premier League, Blackburn's Ewood Park attendance is more than 99.9%, which can be said to be almost full. Let alone the Champions League semi-finals.

Although there are also some Porto fans who follow the team, they are almost insignificant for tens of thousands of Blackburn fans. Not only is Ewood Park full, but there are tens of thousands of fans around Ewood Park.

They are all here today to celebrate Blackburn's entry into the Champions League final.

Although there is still one game, in Blackburn's mind, Blackburn has already entered the Champions League final.

The second game of the UEFA Champions League semi-finals is about to begin. Blackburn defeated Porto 2-0 in the first game. Blackburn played the game with two away goals.

"Andy, what kind of play will George take in this game?"

Martin. Taylor started his job before the game started. He smiled and asked Andy next to him. Gray.

"Martin, I guess I will tell you if you find someone in the English football team and ask them this question. And the answer must be consistent, and there will never be any different answer. Andy. Gray also laughed.

"Martin, I can bet. George will definitely play defensive counterattack in this game. And the front court must be full of speed players.

Martin. Taylor shook his head.

"Andy, how can I bet with you on such an obvious thing? As you said, if you find any English football player to bet with him, I believe no one will bet with you.

The two commentators really know George too well.

As they said, George is blatantly playing defensive counterattack.

What if the opponent is Porto? Who stipulates that George can't play defensive counterattack against a team that is weaker than himself?

When Mourinho saw Blackburn's starting lineup, his face was already dark. Because with this starting lineup alone, Mourinho can understand what George means. Look at the front, Klose, Kaka, Ribery, which one is not a fast player?

Especially Kaka, who is a good player in counterattack.

In the past two years, I don't know how many strong teams have died in the long-distance attack of Kaka.

Mourinho is a detail-oriented coach. Before playing against Blackburn, I watched all the important games of Blackburn in the past two years. So looking at Blackburn's starting list, Mourinho can imagine George's idea.

Gritting his teeth, it is indescribable to Mourinho's mood at this moment.

But there is nothing we can do. Who lost the first game? Now the initiative is in Blackburn's hands.

Everyone can see it at the beginning of the game.

The impatient one is Mourinho, it's Porto.

Blackburn is not in a hurry at all. Essien and Alonso needless to say, even Hargreaves, who has returned from injury, played in this game. Although George fought defensively, he rarely used a three-back formation.

But in this game, George sent three midfielders.

Alonso, Essien and Hargreaves are all strong defensive midfielders.

In this game, Pire and Mikku did not play in the midfield. George is going to fight back to the end.

Mourinho had no choice, but he could only continue to attack.

Porto's original strength is limited. In history, Mourinho also had a general, that is, Deco. Unfortunately, now Deco is in Real Madrid. If Deko is in Porto, he can improve Porto's midfield strength to a higher level.

Now Manche is responsible for the role of Deko.

Unfortunately, Maniche's strength is really not as strong as Marco.

Now Porto has come out, which is not too much of a threat to Blackburn. Manicce and Mendes, their greatest ability is to insert the back attack. Especially the shot from the back, which is excellent.

Unfortunately, under the interception of the three midfields, it is difficult for them to get a chance to shoot in the back.

Except for the back of the two of them. Porto's biggest attack is on the right. Ferreira and Alenichev's right side cooperation is a major offensive way for Porto. Unfortunately, George put down Hargreaves on the left and cooperated with Riser to defend.

In addition, it is impossible for Ferreira to assist without scruples. Therefore, it is difficult for Alenychev to create any threat on the right side alone.

After the start of the game, although Porto played very lively, the real threat has been limited. But Blackburn is not in a hurry, just spend it with you. What is consumed is time.

"Look, if anyone tells you that Blackburn is the team that has won the Champions League and the Premier League three consecutive championships, will you believe it? He is too negative."

Martin. Taylor can't stand it anymore.

Blackburn's playing style is too negative. But George doesn't care what other people think.

George should enter the Champions League final in the most effort-saving way.

The longer the game time, the more anxious the Porto players are. The two balls are like sharp swords hanging over their heads, reminding the Porto players all the time. You are still two goals behind.

But at the end of the first half, the Porto players were completely desperate.

After 40 minutes of attack without any effect, the Porto players were really anxious. At first, their attack was a little cautious, but by the end of the first half, they had forgotten what caution was.

The whole army was suppressed, but I didn't expect to be counterattacked by Blackburn.

But it's not the Kaka that George left in front of him.

It's Lucio. He rushed forward to steal Mendes's ball, and then did not pass the ball, but directly rushed with the ball. Lucio's speed is very fast. Even if it is in the Blackburn team, there are few people who can compare with Lucio in terms of explosive power and speed.

Even if there are two strikers, Klose and Drogba are not as good as Lucio in explosive power and speed.

Therefore, Lucio suddenly inserted a central defender, so that Porto had no defense at all. Even if someone wants to defend, the speed is not as fast as it. In addition, Porto's midfielder is here at Blackburn's half, so Lucio is completely **.

When he got to the front court, he played a two-over-one with Klose.

Klose's pass is just right. Lucio directly got rid of Porto's defender with speed and scored the first goal of the game against Baia.

With the goal scored by Lucio before the end of the first half, everyone knows that Blackburn has reached the Champions League final.

After Lucio scored, the whole Ewood Park was about to explode.

It's really going to explode.

The fans of Ewood Park are cheering loudly. The cheers were loud. George, who was in the middle, felt that he was in the center of the explosion.

Final! The final! The final!"

"We are going to the finals!"

Martin. Taylor also shouted loudly.

"Three to zero, Blackburn led Porto with a total score of three to zero. With this goal, Blackburn completely secured a place in the final. Blackburn is about to enter the Champions League final. Congratulations to George, congratulations to Blackburn.

Blackburn is about to play the second Champions League final. George will also lead Blackburn to the Champions League final for the second time!"

Compared with the excitement of Blackburn fans, Porto is silent.

Porto players are even more depressed.

Although they also knew that this game was not easy to play before the game. But at least there is a little hope, as long as you can score a goal first. Then the game is still possible. But now it's three balls behind, and it's really impossible to get it back.

They began to be really desperate.

The second half of the game was lukewarm. Porto doesn't have much fighting spirit, and so does Mourinho, the coach. Mourinho sat in the bench and looked at the court blankly.

Blackburn is also unwilling to continue to fight with Porto.

Although they don't have the fighting spirit now. But once you get angry with them and let them have a black foot, it's not worth the loss.

So the second half of the game was almost calm.

Until the referee whistled, Ewood Park became a sea of joy. The cheers of the fans gathered into a huge torrent and ran wildly in Ewood Park.

George stood in the center and raised his hands high.

He shouted in his heart: In the UEFA Champions League final, Black is the original! In the UEFA Champions League final, I, George, are here again!

Mourinho next to

returned to the locker room at the end of the game. He didn't pay attention to George, who was ready to shake hands with him. George looked at Mourinho's back and said nothing.

And Mourinho's defeat is not to blame at all.

Because of this kind of thing, George himself has done a lot.

Mourinho is a coach surnamed Ge, and he is very arrogant in his heart. How can you watch George celebrate there and be indifferent?

George shook his head.

At this time, the group of reporters had come to George's side.

George still didn't embarras them this time. What they ask is almost what they answer.

"Coach Levy, for Jose. Mourinho, what do you think?

The reporter happened to see the embarrassing scene just now. George wanted to go and say hello to Mourinho, but Mourinho didn't pay attention to him at all. That's why he asked this question.

George shrugged his shoulders.

"José. Mourinho, coach Mourinho is an excellent coach. It's just that Porto's stage is too small, and I sincerely welcome him to England. I think if Chelsea and Liverpool want to achieve good results, they should invite an excellent coach like Mourinho.

Although he won Mourinho, George was not proud at all.

Because Mourinho's Porto is too weak. Mourinho can't use all his talents at all.

So George still speaks highly of Mourinho.

(To be continued)