Demon Golden Boots

Chapter 376 Shakhtar Donetsk
When the results of the draw for the quarter-finals of the Champions League were announced, Manchester United fans were fortunate to have drawn a lottery.This season's Manchester United can be called the strongest Red Devils in the past ten years.The fans firmly believe that the LIL combination will be able to lead the team to sweep away Shakhtar Donetsk's underwhelming division.

Red Devils fans even skipped the quarter-finals directly on the Internet and began to discuss whether Manchester United will meet Real Madrid or Barcelona in the quarter-finals!
Mourinho led LIL back to Manchester from Nyon, Switzerland.Chairman Woodward even personally greeted the group at the airport.

When Mourinho got off the plane, Woodward held his hand: "Jose, good luck."

Mourinho smiled: "It is still necessary to pay attention to the opponent. There are no underdogs in the Champions League. Shakhtar Donetsk can reach the knockout stage, which shows that they still have certain strength."

When everyone knew that Manchester United would take Shakhtar Donetsk lightly, Liu Yun didn't feel very good.You know, during the FA Cup last season, every Premier League team thought it was a pie in the sky when they met Coventry, the League Two team.As a result, Coventry shocked the Premier League one after another.

It is common sense that cup games are prone to upsets!Never underestimate the enemy!

I have the same feeling as Liu Yun, and there is also the magic bird Mourinho!
This morning, Mourinho called a group of players to the conference room.

A group of players thought it was an ordinary tactical class.Never thought that Mourinho opened the slideshow, and it turned out to be a big map of Ukraine.

All the players are very strange.Is the tactics class going to be changed to a geography class?

Mourinho pointed to the lower right end of the Ukrainian map: "Look, this is Donetsk. This place is rich in coal. The famous Donbass coal mine is located here. During World War II, in order to win the Donbass coal mine, the Germans, Four armies of nearly 10 people were dispatched to Donetsk. The entire city of Donetsk was almost reduced to ruins. In the end, the Donetsk people cooperated with the Soviet Red Army to crush the German attack and rebuild the city.”

Lukaku's head got bigger when he heard it: "Dear boss. I can't understand what World War II has to do with our quarter-finals."

Mourinho glared at Lukaku.Liu Yun patted Lukaku on the shoulder, signaling him to keep silent.

Mourinho continued: "As we all know, Ukraine was in turmoil three years ago. The Donetsk region, the eastern industrial center of Ukraine, was shrouded in artillery fire. The home of Shakhtar Donetsk was not spared either. , was severely damaged by artillery fire twice. The pride of the city - Shakhtar Donetsk had to leave their hometown and moved their home stadium to Lviv, 3 kilometers away from Donetsk.  … Donetsk Donetsk was once again in ruins during the war 600 years ago. The people of Donetsk did not abandon the city. They cleared the ruins and rebuilt the city... "

Mourinho said at this time, raising his voice: "What I want to say is that the spirit of a city is sometimes the spirit of a team. The city where a team's home court is located will be marked. The spiritual brand of which city. I have watched Shakhtar Donetsk's game video for a few days. This team may have a mediocre technical and tactical level, but they have a tenacious style of play, fierce pressing, and physical strength on the field. Running position... This team is very similar to last season's FA Cup champion Coventry. It is also an underdog with the same tenacious and unyielding spirit. In a cup match, such a team is most likely to be upset!"

Lukaku still disapproved: "Boss, do you praise our opponent too much? After all, they are just a third-rate European club."

Mourinho pointed to Liu Yun: "Lukaku, ask the old lieutenant. How did he lead a team in England's fourth-tier league to win the FA Cup? Football is round and everything is possible There is another sentence, which is the motto of the Coventry team. Liu, tell everyone."

Liu Yun got up and said the motto that represented the spirit of Coventry: "As long as you stand in the wind, pigs can fly to the sky."

Mourinho nodded: "What a classic sentence! Remember, what we have to do in the knockout round is not to give Shakhtar Donetsk a chance to fly into the sky! Don't underestimate the enemy!"

Liu Yun thought to himself, at the end of the draw ceremony, there were even rumors on the Internet that Mourinho would send a second-tier lineup against Shakhtar Donetsk.Looking at it now, Mourinho will definitely send his main players to play.After all, this is the knockout round of the Champions League!The much-anticipated Champions League knockout round!

Mourinho began to count the records of Shakhtar Donetsk over the years: "In the past 20 years, Shakhtar Donetsk won the Ukrainian Super League championship 8 times, the Ukrainian Cup championship 9 times, the Soviet Union Cup championship 4 times, They have won the Ukrainian Super Cup 4 times, and 10 years ago, they even won the UEFA Cup trophy. There is a gap between them and us. But no matter how big the gap between them and us is, do they have the strength of Coventry and Chelsea? How big is the gap? Since Coventry can upset Chelsea to win the FA Cup, Shakhtar Donetsk definitely have a chance to beat us!"

Liu Yun thought to himself, Mourinho is really well versed in the way of aggressive generals in Huaguo.

As soon as Mourinho made this remark, many players expressed their opinions one after another.

"We will never give Shakhtar Donetsk a chance to beat us!"

"Yes! We will do our best! We will definitely defeat Shakhtar Donetsk!"

"Don't give Shakhtar Donetsk any chance to perform miracles!"

Mourinho slapped his chin and signaled the players to be quiet: "Okay! In short, we will try our best to play this game! The first step in rebuilding the Manchester United dynasty is to enter the quarter-finals of the Champions League first! We are not afraid of any Opponents will never underestimate any opponent!"

At the end of the meeting, Liu Yun whispered to Ibrahimovic: "Mourinho is like a watchmaker with superb skills, he can wind up the clock for us at any time."

Ibrahimovic nodded: "Of course. Our boss is the best coach in Europe!"

The quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League is a two-legged home and away game.Manchester United will fly to Ukraine first, away to Shakhtar Donetsk, and then at home.

The two-round knockout match on the green field is always considered to be dominant.How to convert the advantage into a Champions League quarter-finals seat depends on whether Manchester United can display its strength normally.

Liu Yun persuaded himself, or the word - normal heart.Treat this game as an ordinary league and play at your normal level.

After the meeting at the training base, D'Artagnan took Liu Yun back to the seaside villa.

Now that Isabella is pregnant with Liujia, according to the tradition of Hua people, the job of driving and picking up people is no longer suitable for her.Liu Xiaoyan is busy preparing for the A-LEVEL exam at school, which is the British college entrance examination.So Liu Yun's two beautiful full-time drivers have already been laid off.

Back home, Liu Yun took a shower.His cell phone rang suddenly.

(End of this chapter)