Handsome position is not easy

Chapter 92 Return to Porto

Many media broke the news and did not affect Leiria's next preparations. Mourinho avoided talking about Benfica's issues at several press conferences, which disappointed the crazy journalists. Benfica's handsome The position was temporarily replaced by Ferreira, and his performance was considered pertinent, and the voices of the melon-eaters were gradually disappearing.

When Leiria scored another six points from the two bottom teams in the Portuguese Liga and continued to occupy the fourth place in the league, Porto suffered a huge blow. After entering January, Octavio's Blue and Whites first played at home Drawn by Sporting Lisbon, followed by an outright loss to Boavista in the away game.

Sporting Lisbon and Boavista have already secured the top two positions in the league. Porto's dismal record of only one point has completely dropped them out of the championship queue, ranking only sixth in the Portuguese Liga. With this performance, Porto is almost certain to miss the European Champions Cup next season.

The house leak coincided with continuous rain. In the quarter-finals of the Portuguese Cup, Porto lost to Braga. The prestige in the team is also slowly losing, and Pinto da Costa knows that it can't go on like this.

After the board of directors negotiated, Octavio, who knew that he was to blame, agreed to resign, and the chairman of Porto immediately went to Leiria in person, preparing to have a good talk with Bartolomeu about Mourinho.

Da Costa knew that Porto, who was in a difficult situation, would not be able to escape this slaughter, so he was also prepared for a hemorrhage. The funds that the team originally planned to use for signings in the winter window were all bet on Mourinho.

In the contract between Mourinho and Leiria, there is a termination clause that will be triggered by the invitation of the rich. The transfer fee will not let go.

Their thinking is easy to understand. Once Mourinho leaves, the biggest guarantee for the team to achieve results is gone. Keeping players who are at their peak will only depreciate their value. Why not take advantage of Mourinho to go to Porto At this moment, selling all the people he likes can just relieve the club's financial problems.

However, after Mendes intervened, the stalemate eased a little. He made a painful statement in front of the two club presidents. Even if Leiria got a large transfer fee from Porto, he would be like being watched by wolves. As above, it is impossible to introduce new aid at a fair price. Instead of competing for profit, it is better to reduce internal friction and make a business that satisfies both parties.

Mendes' proposal attracted Da Costa and Bartolomeu. This agent who climbed from the bottom showed his business talent and eloquence to the fullest. He suggested that Leiria sell Mourinho at a low price. Correspondingly, Porto can't take advantage of the few players they want to introduce. They have to loan several players from their youth academy and the second team to Leiria, and add a buyout clause.

In this way, it means that the two clubs have successfully exchanged each other's needs, and both sides have not suffered in terms of personnel access. Porto has obtained immediate combat power with a low transfer fee, and Leiria's lineup has become younger. The expenditure is much lower than before, and the buyout price is not too high in the industry. Generally speaking, this should definitely be regarded as a win-win transaction.

But no one expected that the deal between Porto and Leiria could not be completed, and it was the Leiria players that Mourinho wanted to take away who stood up to stop the deal, knowing that they might not be able to get it Marciel, who was in the starting position, directly refused to transfer. Although Valente and Delray agreed to go to Porto, they were only willing to leave Leiria after the end of the season. They wanted to finish the season with the old captain Marovic.

The players did not nod, and no one could force them to be traded. In desperation, the two clubs decided to postpone Mendes' proposal to the summer transfer window after the end of the season. Although Young was somewhat reluctant to leave Leiria, Mu Rinho still persuaded him, and finally Da Costa paid the termination fee of Mourinho and Young, and finally brought the two back to Porto.

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On January 2002, 23, Mourinho officially became the coach of Porto. During the press conference at the Asantas Stadium, countless guns and short shots were aimed at the Setubal native. Dig out more fierce information from his mouth, such as why he rejected Benfica, which has better results, and chose Porto, which has become a mess, instead?

Mourinho answered other questions carefully, but when the reporter from Lisbon asked this question with ulterior motives, he only said one sentence: "We will definitely be the league champions next season."

The next day, all the sports newspapers published Mourinho's words, but the attitudes of the media were very different. The local newspapers in Porto calmly analyzed the three major players on the basis of understanding the new coach's ambitions. The overall situation of the giants, and most of the public opinion tends to criticize his wild words.

Mourinho has reached a verbal agreement with Da Costa. In view of the current bad situation in Porto, he does not recommend buying people in the winter window, which will make the lineup very bloated and not conducive to distinguishing existing players. Can you complete your own technical and tactical requirements.

This also coincides with the thoughts of the chairman of Porto. Although he is very confident in Mourinho's ability, the current chronic problems of the team cannot be solved in a short time. Completely changed Porto's blood before the start of the season.

So throughout the winter window, Porto only made one transfer operation, which was to recall Jan Rodriguez, who was out on loan, and the boy continued to wear the No. 77 jersey. Porto also formally signed a three-year professional contract with him. , The weekly salary also reached [-] euros.

This is a huge sum of money for Young, but he wants to save the money and send it to Jose in Lisbon so that his father can improve his living conditions, so Mourinho helped Young find a very friendly Landlord and roommate, Ricardo Carvalho.

Carvalho, who is only five years older than him, is a native of Porto. He was loaned to other clubs before and only returned this season. He is willing to take care of his juniors who are also from Porto's youth training.

Before the first training session, all Porto players gathered in the locker room, even Deco and other injured soldiers sat below, waiting for the first speech of the new coach who is no stranger to them .

Mourinho looked at Porto's lineup that was plagued by injuries and was still many times richer than Leiria, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart that he had finally regained his wealth after a long absence. After all, there is not even an active international in Leiria nothing.

"I think you should have known me a long time ago. Even if you didn't know me, you should have stood against me in the game in December. Now, we have become the same camp. It's amazing, but it's also There were early signs, if you had easily defeated Leiria, maybe I would not be standing here.

I would like to emphasize a few points, absolutely do not have to worry about technical and tactical issues, that is my job, I promised this to the players when I was coaching at Benfica, if the game is lost, it is because the tactics were restrained, it was because of the command on the spot If there is a problem, I will take all the responsibility for the loss, and it has nothing to do with you.

Correspondingly, you must absolutely obey my instructions in training and competitions. Even if it seems to you that it is wrong or problematic, you must continue to implement it firmly. This is the meaning of the coach. I will always Have the belief that you are responsible for all actions, and you are just players, and the mistakes of players are not at the same level as the mistakes of the head coach. Therefore, for the sake of everyone's future, everyone must do their own work well.

I understand your current mood. A few losses have ruined half a season of hard work. The mood of the entire team is very bad. Individuals will feel that everything is over and it is impossible to catch up.Let me tell you, get rid of this kind of thinking as soon as possible. I am the best at cleaning up the mess, and I am also very good at distinguishing who in the mess is a good material and who is a fool.

It is true that Porto has made many mistakes that should not have been made in the past one or two months, but this is not important. If we play the next game well, our competitors may not show their flaws. I said that Porto will be the next season. The league championship does not mean that we will not be able to fight for anything this season. We will work hard for the European qualifications and the fading away league championship.

You all know the rules of the game in the football world. The winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. Do you know how I motivate the players in Leiria?You can ask that little guy at the back, Jan Rodriguez.

I told them that only by working hard can you have the opportunity to follow me into the three giants of Portugal. You are different from them and have a different starting point, but if you are already in Porto, don’t you have a goal to fight for?

No, for you, those top giants are the most ideal places. Who wouldn't want to play for the powerful teams that dominate Europe?Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid, Manchester United, Liverpool, AC Milan, Bayern Munich, these famous names, who would not want to be one of them?
The salary there is many times better than in Portugal, and it is also a place where the spotlight and the camera are always aligned. I promise, I will examine each of you, create a platform for you to showcase your talent, and send you to their eyelids As for whether you can seize the opportunity, it depends on you. "

The players at Porto looked at each other, the guy in front of him was more provocative and confident than Octavio, Mourinho really got what everyone wanted, Luis Figo was wearing Real Madrid's number [-] The jersey also started from the Portuguese League, so how can everyone not think of replacing it?
Mourinho looked at the people who were no longer silent and depressed, and understood that his speech had already had an effect, and the future of Porto's fate would depend on how much he and these guys could contribute to their respective goals.

　Please collect and recommend~ I still want to watch the Champions League~
　　


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