Chapter 149: Madman's Temper, Public Opinion Explodes! [Please Subscribe! ]

"To be honest, I still haven't recovered from the shock until now. We did try our best today, both me and my players. Such a result is quite regrettable for us."

"A glorious defeat? No, a loss is a loss. We must face up to the gap between us and the strongest team in the current football world. Mourinho has done a great job at Real Madrid. He has created a historic team, just like Guardiola a few years ago."

"We are confident that we can win the next two group matches. The two group matches with Real Madrid are not a complete failure for us. I believe my players can draw more confidence from them."

"Of course, I certainly hope to play against Real Madrid again! It would be best if it is on the stage of the Champions League final next summer. I also hope that Li Ang will not act so crazy by then~

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In the press conference after the game, Klopp, who had already sorted out his mood, did not look too disappointed.

Even though Dortmund's points situation is not optimistic at this time, Klopp is obviously confident that he can successfully qualify for the final two rounds of the group stage.

Of course, no reporter thought he was pretending to be calm.

Dortmund has proved with their performance that they do have the strength.

In the two rounds of competition, Dortmund only lost to Real Madrid by one goal in the end. The tactical style and player performance left a deep impression on countless fans.

And in terms of exposure, Dortmund's players and Klopp can be said to have made a lot of money.

It is no exaggeration to say that after the two group matches with Real Madrid, Dortmund's strength rating in major media and newspapers will at least be raised to a higher level.

Perhaps, Ajax and Manchester City fans who watched the two group matches of Group D tonight will be happy and headache at the same time.

They are indeed not out yet, and there is still the last hope of qualifying.

But in the last two rounds facing Real Madrid and such a Dortmund, can they really seize the opportunity to complete the redemption battle?

Such questions may continue to bother the fans of the two teams until the Champions League restarts on November 21.

By then, the result of a game may restore their confidence.

Or they may fall into hell directly.

This chaotic group situation is getting more and more interesting.

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As expected, Real Madrid and Dortmund made the front page headlines of major European sports newspapers the next morning.

The hearty offensive battle and the surprise Dortmund brought to the fans immediately became the focus of the football center.

In contrast, Real Madrid only set off the initial peak in this wave of public opinion, and the subsequent discussions about them fell silent.

Except for Real Madrid's own fans who are still celebrating that the team has advanced to the top of the group in advance.

The rest of the neutral fans seem to be more interested in Dortmund's performance.

There is no way. After defeating Barcelona several times last year, Real Madrid has successfully ascended to the top of the football public opinion flow throne step by step.

Real Madrid has won too much and defeated too many strong enemies, so that neutral fans are tired of watching.

There is no unexpected strength, nor is there an unexpected stability.

Isn't this the same as Barcelona a few years ago? Winning is not news, only losing, especially losing a crucial and important game.

That can re-invigorate the interest of neutral fans and the carnival of public opinion.

However, judging from Real Madrid's recent performance, at least before the Champions League quarter-finals, these fans should continue to be disappointed.

After beating Dortmund head-on, Mourinho was very happy.

Winning is one of the reasons, but what makes him most satisfied is the overall state of the team.

It has been almost three months since the start of the new season, and the state of the Real Madrid team has finally come out!

In the case that the main players did not have enough rest before the season, Mourinho could only rotate the two-line games at the beginning of the season while constantly adjusting the training intensity.

The previous record was stable, but the Real Madrid coaching staff never dared to completely let go.

This time, let go and fight Dortmund, which is actually a test for the players by the Real Madrid coaching staff.

Fortunately, Real Madrid's main players performed well in terms of offensive firepower and the balance between offense and defense during the frequent acceleration of the rhythm.

The upper limit exceeded the conservative estimate of the coaching staff, and the lower limit was also covered.

It can be said that this tough battle has re-consolidated the confidence of all Real Madrid coaches.

Next, their preparations can be done more confidently.

The goals of the Champions League group stage were achieved ahead of schedule, and the last two rounds of games can be used for training.

Real Madrid's young players and new players can play the full 180 minutes of the two games.

And Real Madrid's main players can also return to the league mode of one game a week.

Of course, for Ronaldo, if he wants to play in the remaining Champions League group matches and his physical condition remains good, the coaching staff will follow his will.

Just like last season, Mourinho strongly supports Ronaldo's pursuit of personal data without affecting the team's overall performance.

He now has a very good personal relationship with Ronaldo. It is not as close as that with Leon Essien, but they can be regarded as "one of our own".

Mourinho is quite satisfied with the current team's performance and the stability within the locker room.

Mourinho feels very bad about several Madrid media that appear to be the "mouthpiece" of Real Madrid but actually always cause trouble for the team.

Now, after Real Madrid has qualified as the group leader in advance, these media do not promote it much and call on fans to continue to unite around the team.

Instead, they published articles to "praise" Mourinho for his respect for and respect for Real Madrid's tradition.

What is Real Madrid's tradition?

Isn't it just the rhetoric of gorgeous scenes and mindless offensive football!

Good fellow, the old man has spoken some time ago, and will unconditionally support the head coach's work at this stage.

As a result, the two "rebellious sons" of "Marca" and "AS" turned around and jumped out to continue to rehash the old story.

To be honest, Mourinho has calmed down a lot after leading the team to win the treble last season.

He really doesn't want to have any emotional confrontation with the local fans of Real Madrid.

When various Western media hyped up and criticized his tactical arrangement as being too conservative, he did not fight back and ridicule back.

This is really giving face. Previously, the British media and the Italian media did not get such concessions from him.

So this time the actions of the two major Madrid media really irritated Mourinho.

He is very easy-going in life and does not care about the malicious speculation of the outside world about his personal character.

But when it comes to football, especially when it comes to his tactical ideas.

The media's repeated provocations will only force him into the role of a tyrant and madman!

During the team's preparation training, Mourinho's mentality was fine, and Real Madrid's players actually knew the recent public opinion trend.

But seeing that their head coach did not show any abnormal performance, they all thought that Mourinho would endure it again.

However, on November 10, after watching Mourinho's pre-match press conference before the 11th round of La Liga, all Real Madrid players were dumbfounded.

Because Mourinho was full of firepower, he sprayed the "Marca" reporter who deliberately asked him whether he would play offensive football further before the game without any resistance!

His sharp and direct speech at the press conference quickly snatched the heat that should have belonged to the game, attracting countless fans and media onlookers.

"Stop asking these questions without thinking! If you think there is something wrong with my tactics, take off your badge and sit in my position to prove that I am wrong!"

"I don't know why these shitty topics always attract you to report again and again!"

"We will set off to win the sixth championship trophy this year in another month, so don't use your superficial thoughts to question my training and tactical arrangements!"

"Maybe I did lead the team to win too many championships last season. If this is a mistake, then I should apologize to you!

I should have lost the Champions League final and the King's Cup final last season and only won one league championship. In this case, your reasons are completely established!"

"I regret not saying directly before that your job is to disrupt Real Madrid's preparations. You are a group of traitors! You are 100% traitors in the Real Madrid camp!"

If the two major sports media in Madrid were constantly adding fuel to the public opinion and constantly provoking Mourinho, they were sure that he would not dare to light the fire.

Now Mourinho is clearly declaring war on these two media with practical actions!

He not only threw out the torch and ignited public opinion, but also thought that the fire was not strong enough and added more fuel to it!

From the perspective of an observer, perhaps many neutral fans will feel that Mourinho is happy and relieved.

This guy is about to win the six championships, but he still has to endure the so-called backstabbing and weirdness of his own media. Which coach can tolerate it?

But from the perspective of Real Madrid players and the club's top management, it can only be said that it is difficult to bear, very difficult to bear!

When the old man heard the news at the meeting of the top management, he blurted out a curse "crazy!"

The Real Madrid players were shocked.

After being shocked, Li Ang felt that it was actually normal

This is a public opinion mine that is destined to explode.

Since the first wave of public opinion by Real Madrid fans in 2011, "Marca" and "AS" have also criticized Mourinho's tactical style.

This public opinion war is inevitable.

Because Mourinho will not change his tactical style at all!

In other words, coaches of their level will not easily change their tactical style.

Can you imagine Guardiola changing his temperament and playing defensive counterattack football in every game?

Or, if Bielsa suddenly becomes a staunch 1-0ist one day, then Mourinho may no longer be stubborn.

Unfortunately, none of these assumptions will hold true. At least, in Li Ang's memory of 2023, those famous football coaches are still stubbornly pursuing their own ideal tactical paths.

So it is basically impossible to expect Mourinho to give in again at this time.

Public opinion has exploded. "Marca" and "AS" will definitely not be cowards. They will not give up after being called traitors.

It is foreseeable that some Real Madrid fans who had only temporarily endured complaints will also speak out one after another.

The fans are actually not wrong. It is the nature of every fan to prefer offensive football and beautiful football.

But they all underestimated the stubbornness in Mourinho's temper.

Just like Ronaldo's temper.

If you follow their way and make some suggestions and consolations a little more tactful, they will not mind making certain concessions.

But when you choose the hard cap method, they will definitely explode directly.

The only good news now may be that the players in Real Madrid are shocked, but they still stand on Mourinho's side.

There is no conflict of interest, and they have the same pursuit of the championship, so there is no rift between the Real Madrid players and the coaching staff.

In the eleventh round of La Liga after the public opinion was ignited, Real Madrid's away challenge to Levante naturally became the focus of almost all mainstream European sports media.

Yes, not only the Spanish media, but also the sports media of other European countries are very enthusiastic to turn their attention to Valencia, where Levante's home stadium is located.

There are signs of division in the local fan group of Real Madrid.

Although almost all Real Madrid fans certainly prefer to watch offensive football, most of them also know the importance of Mourinho to the current Real Madrid.

In the face of the temptation of six crowns and defending the Champions League, the daily dissatisfaction with watching the game can be suppressed at this time.

So most of the local Real Madrid fans still chose to firmly support Mourinho.

But there are always a small number of fans who will be led by media opinions.

And under the deliberate publicity of other media who only think that the matter is not big enough, the inappropriate remarks of this small group of fans will naturally be magnified countless times.

On the day of the game, all kinds of public opinions were pressed against Real Madrid.

To be honest, the old man was a little nervous.

Even though he was very dissatisfied with Mourinho's "ignorance of the overall situation" yesterday afternoon.

But now he is still worried that Mourinho and the players in the team will be disturbed by public opinion and perform abnormally.

However, after the game started, the entire Real Madrid team used a solid defense that was almost the same as usual to directly crush Levante's thoughts of "taking advantage".

I don't know if Mourinho deliberately wanted to slap the faces of "Marca" and "AS" again.

Throughout the game, Real Madrid was completely playing defense and counterattack. They could have simply pressed the attack and directly collapsed Levante, but Mourinho didn't.

Li Ang and Essien, who started today, became the most dazzling Real Madrid players in the game.

The fragmented rhythm of the game also made many Spanish reporters on the sidelines shake their heads helplessly.

Mourinho deliberately arranged this tactic for them to see.

He didn't attack Levante when he could, but seized the opportunity to play defensive counterattack.

Today, the excellent form of Ronaldo and Higuain also helped Real Madrid win the game.

Two steady counterattack goals, Real Madrid only won 2-0 in the end, but the game was completely fine, and Levante didn't give even one threatening offensive opportunity.

The process and results of this game reassured the old man and a large number of Real Madrid fans.

But when Mourinho once again mocked "Marca" and "AS" after the game for only caring about newspaper sales and never caring about Real Madrid's performance.

Everyone understands that this public opinion dispute will not be settled in a short time.

I was arranged to go on a blind date in the afternoon, and the foodie dared not disobey. I just finished my meal, and now I am so embarrassed that my toes are on the ground.

I typed out the first chapter of today with my mobile phone, which was much slower. I am really sorry to all the big guys.

It is about to rain heavily in the small county town, so the foodie found an excuse to run away and will type the second chapter immediately after returning!