Handsome position is not easy

Chapter 58 Sorry, Sir

Ferragudo, the town where the old Mourinho was born, has a particularly peaceful and peaceful atmosphere. Walking in the central square of the town and looking at the bustling crowd always seems to calm people down.

Mourinho loved the resort, liked it a lot, and if he couldn't be found at Setubal's house, friends who were getting used to it would call that villa in Ferragudo and you could always find him in The familiar voice was heard in the receiver - "Please speak, this is Jose Mourinho."

After leaving La Liga, which is always full of disputes, he has more time for himself. As a football practitioner, it is simply a luxury to spend a lot of time with his family, so Mourinho cherishes his "unemployment". "Expect.

As for the new job, Mathilde is far more patient than her husband in this regard. She firmly believes that soon after the start of the treacherous Portuguese League One, there will be a team that will make room for Mourinho to satisfy his desire. handsome.It's just a matter of time. Since we can still afford to wait now, time is not a problem.

The world of football is changing rapidly, and Mourinho doesn't want to become a laggard after only a few months, so he began to study harder and harder than when he was an assistant coach.During this period of time, he collected all the football books available on the market, read all the materials and news on the Internet, and obtained thousands of videos and DVDs through various previous relationships. Rinho drank knowledge voraciously, fearing that he might lose his footing in a sudden hiring conversation.

After watching the tape day and night, his skin became a lot fairer, and then he was re-tanned by the coastal sun during the walks with his family. Overall, Mourinho still maintains a football coach. Some healthy complexion.Just waiting does make one thin, and not even his clever wife, Mathilde, can do anything about it.

In order to avoid suspicion, in order not to affect any chance of coaching, Mourinho is not even willing to go to any Portuguese club to watch the game live, which is unbearable for him who has long been accustomed to contacting games from the nearest place.

Mourinho's only choice is Setubal's Bofim Stadium. Only this hometown team where he was born and raised will not cause any misunderstanding and speculation.There is no other reason, Setubal has been relegated to Portugal Second Division, and everyone knows that this proud man who returned home from Barcelona with countless honors and football ideas is only willing to hold the coach of the Portuguese First Division team.

He is worthy, but the veil of the goddess of chance never falls off easily.

Sir Robson, who was afraid that his lover would become decadent, also called Mourinho.

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"Jose, you know what I'm calling for, right?" Robson's voice on the other end of the phone seemed a little weak. For this elderly football fighter, the bad weather in England is definitely not enough. Something friendly.

Although it was not a face-to-face conversation, Mourinho still raised his head proudly. Looking from the side, the corners of his mouth were slightly closed, which made his cheeks look a little puffed up, but it didn't affect the firmness in the slightest. shifting gaze.

"Sir, in the six years I have been with you, you have never taught me to seek comfort like a child. I was 29 years old at the time, and I am 37 now. It is not a good habit to regress."

"Well, I already felt that you might not be very happy working with Louis van Gaal. He is a stubborn guy. It's time for you to go solo. Leaving Barcelona is not a bad decision. Don't worry, I'm not here to comfort Yours, Jose, are you doing well in Portugal? Any new clues?"

Sir Robson has great patience with this little follower who has the courage to put forward different opinions to any coach. In other words, he loves his extremely loyal disciple very much, just like every master who hides tenderness in strictness.

The electric current of the transoceanic communication was buzzing. This would be an embarrassing and embarrassing gap for ordinary people, but Mourinho understood Robson’s kindness and care. The opening broke the silence:

"Not yet, sir."

"It's not your failure, I think Portuguese football will regret your indecision, you just lacked an opportunity. So, Jose, would you like to come to England? You know, I'm always here for you Open the door."

Mourinho's goal is very clear. From the moment he voluntarily resigned from the position of Barcelona's assistant coach, he is no longer willing to be an assistant to anyone, even if it is his mentor Bobby Robson who sent the invitation.

This time he didn't hesitate too long.

"Sir, you know my ambition, I..."

Before he finished speaking, Robson interrupted Mourinho's words: "Jose, don't refuse too quickly. I naturally understand your thoughts. My body is no longer strong enough to support the away game. Now, you only need to come to Newcastle United as an assistant coach for one year, and then you can become the manager of the 'Magpies'. As for me, I will become the general manager of the club at that time. Do you need to think about it, Jose."

Admittedly, this is a tempting proposition.Newcastle United is one of the earliest clubs established in England and even in Europe. They are affectionately called "Magpies" by fans wearing black and white striped jerseys. The castle and swallowtail flags guarded by seahorses represent the glory of this city. history.

Regrettably, even under Bobby Robson, the Magpies did not reproduce the glory of the last century. After the League One was restructured into the English Premier League, Newcastle has been very close to various championship trophies many times, but without exception Sorry to miss it.

But Mourinho is not thinking about these. No matter how bright Newcastle United's prospects are, he needs to consider the future from his own future.In the six years of following his mentor Robson, he has long come to a profound conclusion that this respectable old man will never really leave the court.

Robson will even give him all the work of researching training content and formulating plans, just to not miss any time standing on the sidelines of the training field and directing players. Opportunities for players to communicate directly.

Even if Mr Robson becomes the club's general manager and steps down as manager, Mourinho can imagine what happens next.Is it possible for the old coach to sit in the stands, chat and laugh with other senior executives or quietly watch the team's training and games?
He will definitely intervene in team affairs, and he will have a much greater say in the club than me. If there is a difference of opinion, who should my players listen to? Is it their mentor, Jose Mourinho?Or their mentor's mentor, the team's meritorious coach Bobby Robson?

I can only hold the lower end of the scepter and follow suit. This is not the result I want.Mourinho has a lot of thoughts in his mind, but he has already firmly believed that if he wants to become a head coach, he will only become a head coach.

"Sorry, sir, I think I should stay in Portugal for a while."

Teacher, I respect you infinitely. You just forgot that people like us who have dedicated their lives to football will never be willing to sit in the stands and remain silent.

Robson seemed a little surprised by Mourinho's quick answer. After a long silence, he said in a hoarse voice: "I respect your choice, Jose. May God bless you and find someone who can use your talents in Portugal as soon as possible." Good luck to you, and hopefully I'll see your entry on the headlines of the sports papers one day while I'm having breakfast."

"Thank you, sir. Please take care of your health. As for the news, hehe, English sports newspapers will not put the news of the coaching change of the Portuguese club on the front page." After expressing his thoughts, Mourinho I felt that my chest, which was still a little stuffy just now, was much relieved, and I was even in the mood to make a joke with Robson.

"You're still so humorous, Jose, I wish we could play against each other sooner." Robson also laughed.

"Me too, sir, and I will use everything you teach me."

Of course, it also includes tricks learned from other places, as well as my own understanding, very strong, Mourinho added silently in his heart.

"Goodbye, Jose."

"Goodbye, Mr. Robson."

The phone was hung up, and Mourinho sat on a chair with his hands lightly resting on his knees, and he did not make any other movements. He fell into the youthful and beautiful memories of the past, and hung his head in a daze for a long time.

……

In the center of Lisbon, at the home of Benfica Club President Azevedo, Azevedo is having a private meeting with his right-hand man-Alvaro and Mitchell, it is worth letting the chairman and two executives who are the club president As for the gathering and discussion, the ownership of the team's coach position is naturally one of them.

In the 1993/94 season, the chaos between Sporting Lisbon and Porto gave Benfica an opportunity. No one expected that Robson's successor Queiroz would lose the good game and give up the country that the old coach had won in the first half of the season. That made the sudden emergence of Benfica won the league title in one fell swoop.

The ecstatic Benfica fans thought that the Red Eagles had blown the clarion call to rise again, but who knew that what they got was actually the last league championship trophy of the Red Robes in the [-]th century. In the following years, Porto won five consecutive championships, Sporting Lisbon He also made up the last knife last season.

In the league, Benfica had no results. In six years, they only won the Portuguese Cup in the 1995/96 season. The team's European competition is still affected by the "Gutman Curse". The worst end of the twentieth century.

After losing 0:2 to the championship rival Porto in the first round of the league, the words of dismissing the German coach Joseph Heynckes began to spread. After four rounds of the league, Benfica only ranked seventh in the league. This is absolutely impossible for the fans Endured, they started mocking the coach who couldn't speak Portuguese even more.

What brought the development of the incident to a new climax was Porto, which had just defeated the Red Eagles not long ago. The mouthpiece media of the Asantas Stadium successfully made the bad Benfica people even worse, because they blatantly printed on the headlines of the newspaper Headlined like this:

"Whatever you think, we support Heynckes!"

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