Chapter 101

Not to mention that Zico was a little confused, the Chelsea players who were not taken to the post-match press conference after the Champions League victory were also very confused.

But this feeling is fleeting, after all, the joy of victory is so wonderful: When Mourinho returned to the visiting team's locker room after attending the post-match press conference, what he saw was a group of people celebrating silly joy in the locker room. scene.

Mourinho's face turned darker on the spot, but he didn't say anything.

Endrit noticed it at the time but didn't think much about it. When Mathilde called after returning to London from Turkey, Endrit realized that something was wrong.

"As soon as he came back, he locked himself in the study and didn't know what he was doing. I asked him to come out to eat and he didn't say a word."

Endrit raised his head and glanced at the clock hanging on the wall. "Godfather, he hasn't even seen it yet. Eat? Just stay in the study and not come out?"

"Yes," Matilde responded, "Didn't you win the game? He shouldn't be unhappy. Could it be that something happened in private that made him so? Not happy?"

Endrit held his chin and thought for a while. He didn't think of the answer at all, so he quickly packed up and ran next door to the study. He raised his hand and knocked on the door.

"Godfather? Godfather!"

"Godfather, are you asleep? Don't close the door if you can sleep..."

"Shut up!" Mourinho's rather irritable voice sounded from inside the door, followed by the sound of footsteps. .

Mourinho walked to the door, opened the door to the room, turned around and continued back to the desk without looking back.

Endrit didn't see anyone else. He walked directly into the study and stood behind Mourinho, sticking his head out.

"Coach, what are you doing?" Endritt's eyes fell on the notebook. "Some coordination and offensive issues?"

"Isn't this sentence a bit too awkward?" Endritt frowned and speculated on this sentence. The meaning of the words, "Coach, are you not satisfied with our offense in the last game?"

"It's not dissatisfaction," Mourinho shook his head, "It's just that we missed the kick."

"It missed the kick?"

"Isn't it just a missed kick ? Well," Mourinho sighed deeply. "In my imagination, the offensive method we want to train can guarantee that every goal can be scored. But in this game against Fenerbahce, Lan Neither Pade nor Anelka scored. "

"The main purpose of this tactic I proposed before is to allow the offense to determine who will organize the offense, rather than who will complete the final shot.

Endrit took a breath, "This... Godfather, you are right. I remember that I wanted to practice like this directly at the beginning, but I made some changes during the actual training. And we have been doing it before. " So I didn't notice this problem at all. Sorry, Godfather, I seem to have messed up..."

"No, no, no," Mourinho interrupted Endritt directly, "You didn't mess up. This can only mean that we have done something wrong before. The opponents we encountered were too bad and failed to allow us to discover the problem. "

"And the missed kick does not mean that your previous coordination exercises were all wrong. I can only say that the most basic offensive coordination before that is up to you. Starting from tomorrow, you need to try to pass the football directly to Lampard or Ballack in

front of the goal. "Before passing the football, it is best to determine where the next offense should come from. " Who initiated it? If you can't tell, then pass the football to the person who can catch it in the shortest time."

Endrit said, "Practice tomorrow?"

"Yes," Mourini said. Ao nodded, "Before the next Champions League game, when you stop the football in front of the goal, you can already make two choices."

"By the way, when attacking directly from the backcourt, the coordination routine in the frontcourt also needs to be improved. Try a few new ones."

"Dong dong dong~"

Matilde knocked on the door with two glasses of milk. Mourinho stood up with a smile and took the milk from his wife. Nderit pulled up the chair and sat down. When he got down, he stretched out his hands and rubbed his face, beginning to regret his impulsive behavior of running over just now.

Impulse is the devil, and he will start practicing with his stickman teammates in the imagination space from tonight.

...

On April 5, West Bromwich Albion and Portsmouth completed the first game of the FA Cup semi-finals. Portsmouth led by one goal and advanced to the final.

On April 6, Chelsea played Cardiff City in the second game of the 2007-08 FA Cup semi-finals. "

Except for Chelsea, the top four teams in this year's FA Cup are not very high in their respective leagues. The goal of these three teams is obviously to win the FA Cup directly."

Cardiff City is a British Championship team in Wales. In this game, they brought out their best lineup, while their opponent Chelsea brought out a semi-substitute lineup in this game. "

But Cardiff City wanted. It is already difficult to take away the victory, because Endrit is still the starting goalkeeper in this game. "

"If Mourinho lets Endrit take a rest and let Cudicini defend the goal, then Cardiff City will have a chance to win from Stanford. Take away the victory at the Bridge Stadium. "

Before the game, Mourinho said that he would try a new combination in today's game. Chelsea players all responded, but after the game started, Cardiff City's forwards and midfielders found it difficult. Break through Chelsea's defence.

In the 21st minute, Chelsea forward Malouda received a pass from his teammate from the left side of the penalty area and scored with a low shot. Chelsea led Cardiff City 1:0.

In the 43rd minute, Cardiff City made a historic breakthrough into Chelsea's backcourt, but the striker was directly intercepted by John Terry before he could raise his leg to shoot the ball.

In the 67th minute after the start of the second half, Cole lobbed a shot from outside the penalty area. The ball went straight to the upper right corner of the goal and scored. Chelsea 2:0 Cardiff City.

In the 79th minute, the Cardiff City defender lobbed the ball from the backcourt. The football flew from the left wing to the Chelsea backcourt and was about to fly into the goal. Essien jumped on the spot and directly blocked the football. After the football landed, it bounced up. Received by Makelele.

In the 83rd minute, Malouda volleyed in the penalty area with too much force and the football went straight to the far corner.

At the end of the game, Chelsea successfully entered the FA Cup final with a 2:0 record.

After the game, the end of the game triggered a very heated discussion, but the focus of the discussion was not Chelsea's easy victory, but whether Chelsea will win the quadruple crown this year?

They have already won the English League Cup, their opponent in the FA Cup final is Portsmouth, and they are far ahead in the Premier League points rankings. Their Champions League matches this year have been blessed with luck, and their opponents are all weak teams. With Endritt, it is very possible to break the record historically and win the quadruple crown.

Chelsea fans: It's like a dream. When you wake up, the quadruple crown seems to be right in front of you.

...

On April 8, the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals was held at Stamford Bridge Stadium. Before the game, Mourinho told Endrit individually about trying new tactics after the game started.

Endrit nodded without hesitation.

The home team Chelsea maintained the starting lineup of the first round in this game, while the visiting team Fenerbahce replaced three starting players in this game: right back Gokhan, winger Kaqim and forward Semih got the starting lineup in this game. Chance.

"Actually, Fenerbahce's winger David was in good shape in the first round, but that own goal made head coach Zico afraid to entrust David with important tasks."

As soon as the game started, Ballack followed the opponent in the frontcourt . Midfielder Aurelio had a minor conflict, and German referee Vandel blew the whistle again after giving a verbal warning.

In the third minute after the opening, Fenerbahce captain Alex made a diagonal free kick from the right and passed the football to starting winger Kaqim, who lobbed the ball away with a header nine meters in front of the goal. Towards the goal, Endritt took the initiative, jumped up and took the football into his arms.

The moment he bent down and placed the football on the lawn, Endritt's eyes flew across the frontcourt. When he stood up, he passed the football directly to Lampard from a long distance.

The football drew a parabola in the air and hit it not far in front of Lampard's position. It rolled forward a few meters and was stopped by Lampard. He looked at the Fenerbahce defenders who were directly outflanking him. Lampard Germany kicked the football diagonally forward, Ballack received the ball and headed the ball in front of the goal.

The football hit the ground. Fenerbahce goalkeeper Volkan didn't have time to watch it hit the lawn and let out a sigh of relief. The football bounced directly towards the goal. Volkan rushed to pounce, but it was too late.

Chelsea 1:0 Fenerbahce!

When the Chelsea players began to celebrate the goal, Endritt turned to look at Mourinho who was standing on the sidelines: Coach, was the pass just now considered coordinated? If it was cooperation, wouldn't this goal be a bit simple? Is it because the opponent was in poor condition in this game and didn't stop him at all?

Mourinho can't read minds. He thought Endrit was asking for praise and gave Endrit a thumbs up on the sidelines.

Endrit: So what he just thought was right?

In the 20th minute, Fenerbahce organized another attack. Kaqim volleyed in the front half of the penalty area and the ball missed the right post.

Two minutes later, Fenerbahce struck again. Forward Semih received a pass from Alex in the middle and hit the reporter with his left foot outside the penalty area. The ball directly missed the left goal post. It was the same as the shot two minutes ago. An axially symmetrical figure is formed.

In the 88th minute after the opening, Chelsea finally succeeded in expanding the score: Essien cut in from the right and broke through the double-team of Fenerbahce's two defenders before knocking back at the bottom line. Lampard received the ball in the small penalty area and lifted the ball. He shot with his foot and the football flew into the goal after grazing the goal post.

Chelsea successfully locked up a spot in the semi-finals with a total score of 4:0. In the next Champions League game, on April 22, Chelsea will play in the semi-finals with Liverpool, who are also in the top half and defeated Arsenal.

"We don't have much time left. I don't want to see any player take leave during these thirteen days," Mourinho stood in the locker room and looked around at everyone. "Please remember, we have only one goal. Championship."

The two teams in the bottom half are Manchester United and Barcelona.

The Premier League media tried hard to restrain their rising lips and expected the final to be a Premier League derby.

Ronaldinho, who called Endrit immediately after the game, also agreed to meet Endrit in the Champions League final.

Endrit flipped through the calendar and made a confused sound, "But on the 26th, isn't Chelsea's Premier League opponent yours, Manchester United?"

"Huh?!" Ronaldinho was even more surprised than Endrit. "Is that so? I didn't even notice..."

Endrit hissed, "How about I buy some walnuts tomorrow and ask Mendes to deliver them to you?"

"Walnuts?" Xiao Luo added. He was confused and asked, "Why are you giving me walnuts?"

Endrit, who had already sketched the games he would encounter with Ronaldo on his calendar, said: "If you make up for it more, you can follow me next time." I remember them all.”