Chapter 246 Chelsea in the Viali era
On the 17th, the players of the national team finally returned to the team. After training and games in the national team and continuous long-distance flights, the international players of Alkmaar were a little tired. Seeing that their mental and physical state were average, Jiang Mu turned the training into relaxation and gave them a day's rest. The whole time. The next day, the team began formal training.
Because the following UEFA Champions League group stage and the Dutch Cup are about to begin, followed by a week-long double match. In the next league with Twente, Jiang Mu did not let all the international players start. He chose to start with the substitutes and the main force who performed well on the national team's match day.
Twent is not a weak team. They are now ranked fifth in the scoreboard, absolutely strong, but Alkmaar's substitutes rewarded Jiang Mu's trust in them with practical actions. The substitutes scored two goals in the first half with active fighting and attack, basically locking in the victory and scoring 20 points in the second half. After Zhong, Jiang Mu sent three main players to find their status. In the end, they defeated Twente 2:1 and continued to lead the league.
Alkmaar's opponent in the first group match was Chelsea of the Premier League. Although the current Chelsea is not the Chelsea of Mourinho's later. The two teams are one level worse, the strength of this Chelsea is not small. Abu's willingness to buy this team is definitely not a blind choice, Muri Neo's success in Chelsea is not without any foundation.
At the beginning of the Premier League, Manchester United ranked first in the Premier League with 10 to 11 in the Premier League, Arsenal ranked second with 4 to 7, Chelsea ranked third with 2 to 9, followed by Leeds United and Liverpool, both 1 to 14.
Gambling companies use this as a meal. They are more reliable than ordinary people. He is so optimistic about Chelsea, which shows that Chelsea had the strength to win the championship at that time and failed to win the championship for many reasons, including the lack of a good coach.
From the 1999 season to the 2000 season, Chelsea's head coach was the famous Italian star Viali. Viali had just passed his 35th birthday. In 1998, the braided coach Gullite dropped out of class at Chelsea, and Viali became the player and coach of Chelsea. He is the youngest head coach outside Jiang Mu, but he Teaching a traditional strong team like Chelsea is more difficult than Jiang Mu.
In the player era, Viali has played for famous clubs such as Sampdoria, Juventus and Chelsea, and won many championships. He is the only player who has won the championship and runner-up of the three major European Cups. He is the "best scorer" in the Italian Football League in the 1990-91 season.
During his coaching at Chelsea, he won five championships: the League Cup, the European Cup Winners' Cup, the European Super Cup, the FA Cup and the Community Shield Cup. He won the fourth place in the Premier League and reached the Champions League semi-finals. It can be said that he has made great achievements and is much more honors than Jiang Mu. His reputation in world football and coaching circles. It is also far better than Jiang Mu.
Aitley, the host of British Sky Sports, claimed in an interview, "Jiang Mu's fame comes from his magic, and Viali's fame is because of his strength."
But Aitley is also a little exaggerated, because Viali's success is because of his strength, but this strength is not all his. The star of Chelsea and Alkmaar's nameless junior and the hairy boy are not the same level at all, like Italian striker Carla. Sic, Danish superstar, Laudrup Jr., French captain Deschamps, main defender Lebeuf, Norwegian striker Flo, Italian superstar Zola, any of which can almost top half of Alkmaar's team.
Chelsea has such a star. It's not a miracle to win the European Winners' Cup. The other cups of Viali are just chicken ribs, and the heaviest Champions League and League titles are still not won.
However, the situation at Chelsea this season is a little bad. Viali is suffering from a three-year itch. Deschamps and Viali are angry, claiming that they are going to play in Spain next season. Lebeuf publicly criticizes the head coach Viali on his website. The conflict between Ferrer and Petreescu and Viali has also become a newspaper. Headlines.
Now Chelsea has only finished 7th in the league, which makes the club president Bates dissatisfied. If it hadn't been for Viali's outstanding previous record, he would have won five championships, and his record in the Champions League would have an excellent record. Chelsea fans still support Viale, and now he has been dismissed.
The British media is the most difficult to serve in the whole European continent. Every head coach who wants to succeed in the Premier League must learn to have a good relationship with the media. Otherwise, there must be endless troubles waiting for you, and the class will be over.
Now that the league has just passed one-third, Chelsea still has the possibility of winning the championship, but the British media has begun to send dangerous signals to Viali.
The Sun said: Now for Viali, the UEFA Champions League has become his life-saving straw. He must qualify from the group stage, otherwise with the capricious character of Chelsea President Bates, it is not impossible for him to finish class halfway, because no matter which boss will think, give you such a good card, you play If you don't get the grades, there must be something wrong with your ability or attitude.
The Times believes that victory is the best weapon to solve the current internal contradictions between Chelsea. "The Italians should understand that his staffing is already the best in the Premier League. Chelsea's strikers sitting on the bench make other teams drool. With such a player, you can't get the top three in the league. The fans boo you, the ball If you are not convinced, the media will criticize it. This is normal. If you want them to shut up, you can make some achievements.
However, Viali doesn't think his position is unstable. In the eyes of Italians, although Chelsea's record is not good now, they have the hope of winning the championship in any competition. The league is only one-third, and there is still a lot of suspense in the championship. In the Champions League, they are the strongest in the group, and they are very qualified. I am sure.
In an interview with Italy's La Gazzetta dello Sport, Viali talked about his current situation and the upcoming Champions League.
"It is always difficult to coach in the Premier League. It is different from Italy. In Italy, you just need to play well, but here, you have a lot of things to do. The Italian coach is a manager, while the Premier League coach is like a boss.
The English media also disrespects the feelings of the team's players and coaches too much. They just want to please their readers. They will not only report one-sidedly, but also make up news, talk about some things, and artificially create contradictions. Just like now, we only compare Manchester United was 7 points behind, and they didn't even reach half of the league. They said that we had no hope of winning the championship. We easily qualified in the Champions League. They said that if I couldn't win Alkmaar, I would be dismissed. These are all nonsense.
Of course, I don't deny that our current situation is not easy. In the Premier League, we must catch up and wait for our opponents to make mistakes. In the Champions League, we drew a relatively difficult group. Our first opponent in the group stage, Alkmaar, is very mysterious, and their strength is difficult to guess. Under the leadership of Chinese coach Jiang Mu, this The team has become the biggest dark horse. They are the first to qualify from the peripheral group stage and are one of the only three unbeaten teams. If we want to defeat them, we need to maintain a good mentality. Don't regard them as a weak team, we must pay attention to them. Well, we can play them as Manchester United and Arsenal. If we have such a attaches great attitude, it is no problem to defeat Alkmaar. I said that what we have to do now is our mentality."
Nowadays, the world is getting smaller and smaller because of the emergence of computers and TV. Viali's words quickly spread to the Netherlands and to Alkmaar. The influence of the Champions League is great. Alkmaar is the only team in the Dutch League to enter the group stage. At this time, the Dutch media certainly hopes to hype. Let's take a look at the Champions League.
Hendley, a reporter from The Telegraph, interviewed Jiang Mu at the first time and asked him to talk about his views on the game with Chelsea.
In the face of a strong rival like Chelsea, there are more superstars than Dortmund in the opponent's camp. Jiang Mu hopes to inspire his players before the game, and he readily accepted the interview.
"I'm very happy that we have entered the group stage of the second stage of the UEFA Champions League. First of all, let me complain that this group stage is simply a dog-tailed continuation. I have played the group stage. What's the point of playing again? I don't know what's the idea of UEFA's arrangement. For a small club like us, the bench is very thick. Poor, it is difficult for us to play one more game, not to mention playing four more Champions League-level games.
We drew a difficult group, but if we reach the top 16 in the Champions League, no team is easy to mess with, so I don't have any complaints about it. There is no good signing, unless the weakest team is gathered together, just like Barcelona. They think it's a good sign, because they are superior strength. We put it in Group A, other teams will also be overjoyed. Just like Chelsea is looking at us now, Coach Viali feels that he must pay attention to us. Because they will involuntarily despise us. This kind of contempt is hidden in the bones and will come out if you are not careful.
Of course, I hope they despise us and it's better to treat us as fish. However, I still want to remind Viale and Chelsea that we are not fish, we also want to go to the line. Stamford Bridge is not hell. Even if it is hell, I believe we have a chance to come out alive. Chelsea needs to correct their mentality. Since the outside world thinks that this is the group of death, it shows that everyone's strength is not much different. Chelsea is not as strong as Manchester United and can overlook the other three teams. Even if Chelsea is so strong, Arsenal has not even rushed out of the group stage.
Jiang Mu's words are actually very peaceful, but now Chelsea is very impetuous and in conflict. Before Viali has spoken, the main striker Sutton said that he must let Alkmaar suffer. "Is Stamford Bridge a hell? When they come, you will know. We must have called them so that they can't find their way home.
Raine, the new core of Alkmaar, then gave a tit-for-tat response. He said in an interview with British reporters: "Chelsea will pay for their arrogance, and we will definitely give them a look at Stamford Bridge."