The Legendary Chairman Novel - Chapter 605
605 Victory Often Comes from Change
In a VIP box at Emirates Stadium, Abramovich’s expression was extremely ugly.
Abramovich didn’t expect José Mourinho to be so stubborn, so bold, to dare not allow Shevchenko to play against his will.
Before the game, he told the world that Shevchenko had to play. Didn’t this fellow slap Shevchenko in the face in front of Abramovich when he put him on the bench today?
Abramovich wasn’t angry at the moment.
Chelsea chief executive Kenyon immediately whispered next to Abramovich: “Boss, this Portuguese is too arrogant to take your words to heart. How audacious!”
Abramovich’s face was gloomy as he stared fixedly at the pitch.
Suddenly, Abramovich said in a low voice, “Is he usually like this on the team?”
Kenyon immediately said, “Yes! He is in charge of everything on the team. No one is allowed to interfere. Not even my executive CEO can interfere. The team is what he wants from José Mourinho. We are all for him!”
Abramovich raised his eyebrows and said, “You want to fight for him too?”
Kenyon nodded his head and said, “Yeah, he has too much control over the team. However, our results have improved a lot in the past two years. He is still a talented man!”
Abramovich snorted coldly, “Humph! If I spend so much money and he can’t do anything, then he’s just a piece of trash!”
Kenyon chuckled and said, “Hehe, that’s it!”
Abramovich pondered for a while and then said: “After returning, the team can no longer continue like this, some things can not be under his control, we were too indulgent in the past!”
Kenyon immediately said: “But once he withdraws some power, will it cause him to rebound?”
Abramovich snorted coldly, “It’s not up to him. Besides, it’s not clear if he can last long with our Chelsea team!”
Kenyon was shocked and his eyes widened. It seemed that Abramovich was really going to change his coach.
Prior to this, the outside world has been rumoured Chelsea to change the coach of the matter. But Kenyon, as the team’s executive CEO, has never heard of such a thing, which is the speculation of media reporters. But today, he heard this news from Abramovich. It seemed that Abramovich was really tempted to change his mind about José Mourinho.
Kenyon was a little worried. To tell the truth, José Mourinho’s ability was still very strong. Chelsea’s results will be guaranteed only if he stays here. If he leaves, Chelsea will be in suspense.
However, Kenyon did not speak clearly for José Mourinho, because he could tell that Abramovich was really thinking of changing his coach this time.
Abramovich was also a person of character, and it was hard for anyone to change the decisions he made. Therefore, Kenyon did not ask for trouble, and after sending José Mourinho away, no matter who came, he would definitely have more power in his hands.
Because Abramovich will not let things happen to José Mourinho again, so José Mourinho’s departure is very beneficial to him Kenyon.
There is no need for Kenyon to have a hard time with power.
Kenyon turned to look at José Mourinho on the pitch and thought, “Looks like you don’t have many chances. I hope you can seize the opportunity yourself.”
–Division Line–
On the pitch, José Mourinho stood at the side with his hands crossed over his chest.
José Mourinho, who was dressed in a suit, stared at the field with his eyes and mouth slowly chewing gum. He did not shout like the other head coaches. He just stood there quietly.
At this moment, José Mourinho’s attention was completely focused on the match and he didn’t even think about Abramovich’s mood. All he saw was the game, all he saw was the goal.
The tactics of Chelsea and Leeds United are both imaginary defensive counterattacks.
However, Chelsea’s defensive counter-attack was mainly due to the high-pitched pursuit, which was followed by a quick counterattack after the ball was intercepted. Leeds United’s defense is oppressive and powerful, like a meat grinder.
When the two teams met, José Mourinho made a slight change to his tactics, that was, attacking, attacking Leeds United.
Chelsea’s offense is more two-sided, their wingers are fast, good at holding the ball, breakthrough ability is very strong, so from the start, Chelsea’s offense played colorful.
Chelsea’s midfield momentum, with Lampard and Michael Ballack escorting Didier Drogba ahead of them, really made Leeds United a bit late.
Chelsea Football Club now have an advantage on the pitch.
That was why José Mourinho was so calm.
Zhong Cheng was dressed in formal clothes. He stood at the side of the field, playing with a green grass in his hand. He stared fixedly at the field and observed the situation of the match.
In the current situation, Leeds United were at a disadvantage, but Zhong Cheng wasn’t worried at all.
Leeds United are at a disadvantage as long as they choose to defend against counterattacks. You see, Leeds United are at a disadvantage. Actually, their goal is not threatened much. Although the defensive line seems to be a little messy, it is orderly in the chaos. This is to confuse the Chelsea team.
Just now, Drogba received a cross from Arjen Robben on the wing and a heavy cannon was blocked by Pique.
Leeds United’s defensive line seemed to be in a mess, but Pique’s blocking looked very calm, not messy at all. In the key position, the Leeds United were still standing firmly.
At this moment, Zhong Cheng turned to look at José Mourinho.
Unexpectedly, José Mourinho’s gaze was also projecting over. When the two’s gaze met, sparks immediately splashed everywhere.
Zhong Cheng’s heart skipped a beat. This fellow José Mourinho was indeed worthy of his reputation.
On the pitch, corner kicks, Chelsea corner kicks.
Chelsea’s Arjen Robben curled the ball into Leeds United’s box and Drogba rushed to the centre of the area. Jump high and prepare to head in. Unfortunately, the football was directly carried by Zhong Zheng who rushed out.
The Chelsea fans at the scene suddenly became nervous and dangerous.
Hugging the football, Zhong Cheng quickly rushed out. Then, a powerful hand threw the ball fiercely at Bresciano, who was inserting the ball in front of the side. Bresciano had just received the ball, and before he could turn around, a gust of wind blew under his feet. A man slid over and shoveled the football out of the side.
The Leeds United counterattack was disintegrated before it could even fight back.
Bresciano was slightly shocked. He lowered his head and saw that it was actually Makelele. How could this guy be so fast? Shouldn’t this guy be fighting for points in the restricted area? Why did he come to this position?
Bresciano furrowed his brows, and his thoughts kept appearing in his heart.
Zhong Cheng immediately turned to look at José Mourinho. Unexpectedly, José Mourinho was nodding at him with a smile on his face.
Zhong Cheng’s heart trembled again. This José Mourinho was indeed worthy of his reputation.
–Division Line–
In a corner of the Emirates Stadium stands, Arsène Wenge and Alex Ferguson were actually sitting there.
If the media reporters saw this, they would definitely go crazy. These two bigwigs were actually sitting here! This was too unbelievable, this was too shocking.
However, at this moment, the two of them were sitting here very quietly, watching quietly.
Suddenly, Arsène Wenge asked, “Who do you think will win this match?”
Alex Ferguson stared at the pitch and shook his head, “These two guys are not easy to deal with. Can you see that this game has been in a stalemate since the beginning? These two guys are very well prepared for the game!”
Arsène Wenge nodded his head and said, “It depends on who prepares to change more and more unexpectedly. This match is almost to whom!”
Arsène Wenge could naturally tell that the two teams seemed to be playing very fiercely right now, but they were actually just probing. These were all their regular ways of playing. Now everyone knew that it was still unrealistic to rely on things to win the game. Now, the main thing was the changes in the two teams.
Alex Ferguson chuckled and said: ‘Mr Wenger has seen it through. But I want to know, who do you think is more optimistic? Who do you think will win?’
Arsène Wenge’s gaze was fixed on the field as well.
Suddenly Arsène Wenge said: “To be honest, I’m more optimistic about that lunatic. This guy is always surprising and has a lot of tricks. And Leeds United have been well coached by him, and there’s something wrong with the Chelsea team right now!”
Arsène Wenge’s intentions were obvious. He was optimistic about Zhong Cheng’s Leeds United.
Alex Ferguson kept nodding and saying, “Yes, you’re right. I’m afraid José Mourinho will suffer this time!”
Although both of them seemed to be optimistic about Zhong Cheng, they knew that it would be very difficult for Zhong Cheng to win this match.
Suddenly, Arsène Wenge asked, “Do you think it’s true or false that José Mourinho is going to be fired?”
Arsène Wenge could naturally tell that José Mourinho was a very strong coach. If he was president of Chelsea, he would never have sent José Mourinho away. Unfortunately, however, he is not the president of Chelsea.
Alex Ferguson chuckled and said, “I think you know Abramovich. Although we are seeing some rumors from the outside world without any confirmation, I think we can see through the nature of this matter as long as we can clearly see Abramovich’s character.”
Arsène Wenge nodded and sighed, “Sure enough, we are not the kind of people who control everything. We are just part-time coaches!”
Alex Ferguson turned to look at Arsène Wenge. This was not the usual Arsène Wenge. What did this guy mean by that? Could it be that Arsène Wenge and José Mourinho shared the same fate and were about to be fired?
Alex Ferguson was shocked. If that was the case, something big was going to happen.