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Chapter 172 The Tough Celtics

The Celtics reached the UEFA Cup final this season. This is what Edward saw when he reviewed Porto's UEFA Cup winning journey. However, Mourinho left Portugal early in this life, and Porto did not even have a semi-final He was eliminated as soon as he entered, but the Celtics still left a deep impression on Edward.

It is definitely not luck that the opponent can make it all the way to the final.

It is normal for a team to lose to Mourinho. In this period, Mourinho will do anything to win. It is difficult for ordinary coaches to adapt to his style.So before this game, Edward reminded Mourinho and asked him to pay more attention to the opponent.

But Mourinho didn't take Edward's words to heart.

People with extremely low self-esteem will become extremely arrogant after gaining strength. The super-hegemony of the Scottish League is not taken seriously by Mourinho at all. Liverpool, which is stronger in the British Isles, has been eliminated by Union Berlin. It seems that the Celtics are sending points to the boy and walking to the Berlin Union to enter the final.

The fans of Union Berlin are also very optimistic. The opponents in the final are the most discussed in Berlin these days, and the Celtics are completely ignored by them.Many interested fans have already started saving money, ready to go to the finals to cheer for the team.The original East Berlin, the traditional power of Union Berlin, has been invaded by Hertha Berlin a lot. After all, they have been in the low-level league.

But after Edward took over Union Berlin, Union Berlin has completely become the master of the entire city of Berlin. Except for those diehard fans of Hertha, the entire city of Berlin is a fan of Union Berlin.

It would be okay if Union Berlin had an excellent record, but Union Berlin is completely ahead in all aspects.

Edward's huge net worth and various manners, especially several celebrity girlfriends, can easily attract the attention of young people. Even middle-aged people will envy him. What if you don't like Edward?That's easy.

The arrogant and arrogant Jose Long Aotian Mourinho I also has an excellent personality charm. This extremely confident guy has a fatal attraction to mature women and some middle school men. There is another Portuguese with the same style. People, Cristiano Ronaldo, these two Portuguese have similar experiences and personalities, but their expressions are different.

Don't like the shape?
The iron-blooded fierce man of the Apennines, the former loyal captain of Lazio, the flying wing of South America, and the sunny boy of the Netherlands, there is always one suitable for you.

If it is not suitable, there is also the football saint Belleron, and the players of Berlin Union have distinctive labels. No matter what kind of person you like, you can easily find your favorite in Berlin Union and Berlin Union. Berlin Union is very similar now. Manchester United has fans everywhere in England, let alone in Germany.On the team's open day, fans often come from all over Germany to watch the team's training. Every time the players and Mourinho receive a lot of gifts, some time ago there was a woman in her 30s on her body With 2 tattoos of Mourinho's head, Union Berlin's ability to attract fans in German-speaking areas is completely first-class.

The players are like an idol group, with a wide range of strengths, looks, and personalities, and they can catch fans all at once.

But if they want to reach the level of Manchester United, they need to do more things. There is no way. Achieving 80 points is more popular, you have to achieve 85 points or even 90 points to make up the gap in this respect.

Even if you do better, you have no chance to catch up with Manchester United now. The Premier League in Southeast Asia is indeed very popular, and even some countries do not broadcast the Bundesliga. When they broadcast in the future, the fan base has already formed. From the previous Premier League teams in Southeast Asia It can be seen in the case of fishing for gold.

That's why Edward chose to use English as the team song and film. He needs to expand the team's influence in more places.Now that you have done it, do your best. Bayern's status in German football cannot be easily surpassed, but Union Berlin is easy to overtake internationally.

In a place where the Bundesliga is not broadcast, those fans may have heard of Bayern and know what great stars Bayern has had, but after all, it is not intuitive without watching the game, and they may not have any impression.

But the Union Berlin movie will leave a very deep impression on them. After the two movies are released, many fans will have the impression that Union Berlin is the best team in Germany.Especially in the minds of those fans who don't watch football or watch the Bundesliga broadcast, it is easy to form this impression.

The practice of seizing the publicity high ground was completely burning money before the Internet age, and without sufficient strength to support it, it would only become a spectacle. However, Union Berlin does not lack both, so Edward dared to do it.

First lay a solid foundation, and the team will develop slowly. After a few years, Union Berlin may be the number one club in the Bundesliga in the minds of many people.Because the World Cup has gained the limelight in China, Edward, as a famous "international friend", is still promoting the exchanges between Union Berlin and China. In his previous life, he didn't pay much attention to Chinese football, but he also knew that there was a Chengdu Sheffield United in the A-A era, and Union Berlin was comparable. Sheffield United is much better. It is completely possible to cooperate with a domestic team and also get a team with this kind of title. In addition, the Bundesliga is now broadcast in China. A two-pronged approach will occupy the future world before the proud British react. largest consumer market.

Because of the language problem in the United States, Union Berlin can't compete with the Premier League team, but there is no such problem in China, so Edward plans to focus on East Asia, not only in China, but also the island country is also very important, the Japanese Although it is small, the purchasing power is not low.

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On the day of the game, Mourinho adjusted the lineup to a certain extent. He wanted to win the Bundesliga as soon as possible and let Union Berlin become Germany's first triple crown.

The Celtics were completely ignored by him.

Today's starting striker is Robin van Persie. The Dutch teenager performed well after lifting the ban, but there are not many opportunities, and he is already a little unhappy. Mourinho also needs to take care of his emotions. Ronaldinho on the left was rested today, and Villa appeared in the In the starting position, the midfielder is Juan Belleron, and the right side is Dirk.Fortunately, Mourinho has not been too arrogant. Harvey Alonso still appeared in the starting lineup, and his partner was Cambiasso. Philip Neville led a group of younger brothers in defense. Pepe and Ramos partnered with a central defender, Friedrich was a right back, and the goalkeeper was the Dutch goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar.

Today's opponent is exactly Mourinho's opponent in the final in his previous life, but it seems that he still doesn't realize the strength of the opponent.

Not only did the Celtics not understand, even the local media in Berlin couldn't figure out what Mourinho was thinking.

Celtic coach Martin O'Neill did not understand why the opponent changed so many players in such an important game, especially the Italian double central defenders of Union Berlin. He had done a lot of homework to deal with them before, but he did not expect to be completely Useless work.

Although he felt the anger of being underestimated, he was still very happy. He was going to give the arrogant Portuguese a little bit of color and let him know that the Celtics are not a big team.

Before he came here, he had studied Union Berlin's schedule many times. The opponent has now won the German Cup, is out of the German League Cup, and the league is basically sure. But now they dare to rotate in the UEFA Cup on a large scale. This is completely arrogant, isn't it? The Portuguese thought they were easy to deal with?

Berlin, which sits at home, also did not attack at the beginning of the game, because today's breakthrough ability has declined and it is impossible to keep pressing the opponent to play as usual. Although Mourinho looked down on the Celtics, he also made a target. The Celtics Their coach O'Neill is a player from Northern Ireland. They are a Scottish team. The way they play is still very traditional English football. The rhythm is not slow but the offensive method is very simple. The special threat is much smaller, and Dirk's defensive ability is the best among the Berlin Union's offensive players. Although Villa's defense is average, he is very active. Philip Neville has rich experience, and Friedrich's offense is better than Alves. It's a lot worse, but the defense is much more stable than the Brazilian, so Mourinho is not entirely arrogant.

As the game progressed, Martin O'Neill found that Union Berlin's offense was completely different from before. Before the game, he watched a lot of Union Berlin game videos, and he was impressed by the opponent's sharp wing attack.

But today, Union Berlin's wide players are more keen to disrupt their offense than to choose to break through. Ronaldinho and Robben are not on the court, and Berlin Union's wing breakthrough ability has dropped by a level. It also affects the ability to break through.

Union Berlin's offense today is more in the middle. Even if they get the ball from the side, they will pass it very quickly.

Martin O'Neill felt that the Portuguese might be in a daze and even crippled his own martial arts, so he was impolite. Martin O'Neill sent a signal to the court that the Celtics were going to start their swords at the Fosseray Stadium.

Bulgarian midfielder Stilijan Petrov saw that the signal position began to advance gradually, and the Celtics' three lines also began to advance steadily. .

Although Stilijan Petrov is not well-known, he is indeed the most important player of the Celtics. His role in the Celtics is no less than that of Sneijder or Alonso of Union Berlin, but he It is the combination of Sneijder and Alonso. The Celtics' offense and scheduling are all handled by him. He is the core of this Celtics core.

Before he came, he didn't realize that Union Berlin was so powerful. After all, he was also a skilled Eastern European player, especially after seeing Mourinho being selected as the most handsome coach. What football saint Belleron? , He is very disdainful, and feels that Union Berlin's reputation is largely due to media hype. There are many Eastern European players with low-key skills like him, but they will not start next year.

If Union Berlin is really good, why do they keep using double midfielders? There are not many teams using double midfielders in football now. This is completely an expression of fear.

At present, the mainstream formation in football is still 442, and the double striker cannot be shaken. There are not many teams like Union Berlin that play 451. Even if it is 442, they will not set up double midfielders. The current football tactics are basically 442 parallel. Positioning, two wide midfielders and two central midfielders, or a diamond-shaped midfielder with two central midfielders in the front and back. The world football is completely unaware of the importance of defense. They will have to wait until Rehhagel leads Greece to win the championship. It will be discovered that offense wins fans and defense wins championships.

Stiliyan Petrov began organizing an offensive against the Union Berlin.

The Celtics' first wave of offense did pose a great threat to Union Berlin. Cambiasso went forward very deep, and Alonso did not take Stiliyan Petrov seriously. Not pressing, causing him to be swayed by Stiliyan Petrov, the Bulgarian midfielder sent a through ball, and the final shot was not a small threat to Van der Sar, it was too sudden.

Usually his teammates are very reliable, and Van der Sar did not expect that the opponent's first attack would result in a goal.

"What are you doing?"

Van der Sar yelled at his teammates, as the big brother is still very prestigious, Pepe and Ramos quickly apologized.They really didn't expect the opponent to pass the ball so fast, this was their negligence.

However, Van der Sar knew that it was definitely not just the problem of the two central defenders who were hit by the opponent just now. Today, the teammates generally did not pay attention to the Celtics, thinking that the opponent is just a team that dominates the small league. , It's not worth mentioning at all, he looked at the coach's bench on the sidelines.

Coach, your mentality has affected the team.

Van der Sar likes the team very much, but after all he is over 30 and has his own judgment on many things.He doesn't quite agree with some of Mourinho's practices, especially in today's game, he doesn't know what the coach thinks about such a large-scale rotation in the semifinals.

It was Mourinho's indifferent attitude that affected the team. Doesn't he really want a championship?

After the game restarted, the players of Union Berlin finally started to be careful, especially Cambiasso was not pressing so high. He just wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to participate in the attack, but he almost made a big mistake unexpectedly.His duty is mainly to protect Harvey Alonso. If he was scored just now, Mourinho would definitely not spare him lightly.

Union Berlin, who has adjusted his mentality, has played several good-quality attacks in a row, but it is a bit embarrassing for Van Persie and the two Scottish central defenders to compete for the top.

In the 13th minute, Juan Belleron tested the opponent's goalkeeper with a long shot from 27 yards in the penalty area. The opponent's goalkeeper punched the ball out of the penalty area, and it was this counterattack that caused Union Berlin to concede the goal .

The Celtics' full-backs drove directly to the frontcourt, and their wingers did not choose to continue to dribble after receiving the ball. They directly made a 45-degree cross from the wing. Moss and Pepe, first counterattacked and then inserted the header to break the goal guarded by Van der Sar.

(End of this chapter)