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The victory over Bradford saw the Red Rebels have their most head-scratching post-Christmas schedule, with three games to be played in six days from Monday to Saturday, one of which was a make-up, but But was arranged between the two leagues.

This is also a last resort, because the next winter break schedule is also very tight.

In this regard, the Red Rebels can only accept it, thinking that as long as they win these three games, they can continue to widen the points gap with Portsmouth.

But in fact, it's hard!

Although Mourinho has two years of experience with the winter break, the situation is different this year. The winter break is particularly difficult, the schedule is more frequent than ever, and even the Premier League teams are not as good.

Just imagine that the 24 teams in League One play 46 league games a year, plus the League Cup, FA Cup, and the UEFA Cup for the new Manchester United. Premier League teams only have 38 league games, and their schedule is scheduled to In mid-May, the League One will end in early May, and the play-offs will follow.

The schedule is longer, but the time is shorter, and League One is the busiest league during the winter break.

After a busy November and December for the Red Rebels, by the end of December, the team's physical fitness was already in question, and even with Mourinho's large rotation, it still failed to prevent the team from encountering a difficult situation. field loss.

This was the Red Rebels' first defeat of the season, a 2-1 away loss to Sheffield Wednesday. The team was still on the verge of relegation and caused considerable trouble for the Red Rebels in the game. .

The performance of the Red Rebels in this game is not bad. They were negligent at the beginning and were attacked by Sheffield Wednesday and scored a goal, but through the team's efforts, they regained the score, and then launched a fierce counterattack against Sheffield Wednesday. But the team always seems to have missed the ball, especially Hleb, who has become more and more brave recently, has not been able to score a goal. Instead, the opponent scored again with a sneak attack!

The Red Rebels had 21 shots, 16 shots on target, and 1 goal. Sheffield Wednesday had 6 shots on target, 2 shots on target, and they scored twice. Can it be said that they are more efficient than the Red Rebels? Military high?

In an interview with the media after the game, Mourinho said that the loss of the game was due to the team's bad luck, because the Red Rebels had all the advantages in the game, but they lacked luck and could not grasp the final chance to score a goal, otherwise it was a big win.

In the face of the media's belief that the Red Rebels are in decline, Mourinho did not deny it. He believes that the season is very long, and the state of a team will inevitably fluctuate. It is normal to decline, but he believes that the team can tide over the difficulties. .

Xiao Yu was also interviewed by the media the next day,

He publicly stated that he thought it was time for the team to lose. Now is just the beginning of a battle. A loss can completely let the team put down the unbeaten burden and meet the upcoming sprint in a better state. I believe in the coach and the players, and I believe they can get through this toughest schedule.

"But some people say that the Red Rebels are fighting on multiple fronts, so the team's physical fitness can't keep up. If they continue to fight on the three fronts, I am afraid they will end up with nothing after the season!" Immediately, a reporter carried himself out. The problem.

Xiao Yu was stunned for a moment. He has indeed heard a lot of criticism about this recently. Frankly speaking, there is some truth to it, but it is not suitable to describe the Red Rebels.

"I don't deny the situation, but what I want to say is that our team played well in the UEFA Cup, I'm proud of the players, our goal this season is promotion, how is the UEFA Cup, I Don't care, but if the manager and the players think they're eager to go further in the UEFA Cup, then I'll support it!"

"Then why didn't your team bring in players after selling Bosingwa?"

Xiao Yu smiled, "After negotiation, we believe that the team's current staffing configuration is very good, and we don't need to make further signings, and we all believe that this is the best for the current team."

……………………Failed to get the 3 points from the underdog Sheffield Wednesday, Mourinho did not blame the team. He believed that the players had done their best. Instead, he frequently said to the public, He is satisfied with the performance of the players.

Next, they face Crystal Palace at home. This is another head-to-head game. Although Mourinho rested players including Drogba and Robben in the last round against Sheffield Wednesday, these players faced off at home. The Crystal Palace team also appeared to be in a sluggish state. Although they played at home, the scene was dominant, but they were finally tied 1:1 by Crystal Palace.

After the game, the news of Portsmouth’s victory came. The Red Rebels and Portsmouth were tied for first place, but they ranked first due to the advantage of goal difference. However, according to the recent state, the top position is in jeopardy.

However, when interviewed by the media, whether it is the players or the head coach, including the club's officials, everyone agrees, and believes that although the current predicament of the team is difficult, it can definitely be overcome, and the team's performance will be more and more in the future. The better, and then everyone bombarded the FA schedule, thinking it was very unreasonable.

The top and bottom are united and everyone is twisted into a rope, which surprised many people who were ready to see the conflict after the Red Rebels encountered difficulties, because they did not see the players of the Red Rebels complaining in the media, or even on the contrary, all the Everyone was united and felt that the situation of the team would definitely improve.

……………… In January, the Red Rebels ushered in their third game in 6 days, heading south to face Wimbledon.

This is a mad gang that has moved out of London, but has not changed its name yet, but Xiao Yu publicly supported afc Wimbledon before the game, thinking that the mad gang that left London, the Wimbledon that has lost the spirit of the mad gang is no longer the same. The mad gang in the past, he believes that afc Wimbledon is the continuation of the mad gang, although they are still playing in the amateur league.

Everyone knows that Xiao Yu completely supports afc Wimbledon. When the team was established, he personally donated 2 million pounds, the Red Rebel Foundation donated 1 million pounds, and he also tried his best to help The team was formed.

After afc Wimbledon also followed Droysden, it became the second satellite club of the Red Rebels in the English league, and received strong support from the Red Rebels.

It is precisely because of the close relationship between the Red Rebels and afc Wimbledon that this game is particularly eye-catching. Wimbledon even released harsh words before the game, to let the Red Rebels see the strength of the mad gang, especially In the current difficult situation for the Red Rebels, they shouted to let the Red Rebels, who insulted the mad gang, fall from the leading position.

The collision of two teams with a long history is really eye-catching, and the strength of both teams is good. Wimbledon is currently ranked 8th in the league, and dreams of entering the top 6 and qualifying for the play-offs, so they I can't wait to take down the Red Rebels who are not doing well.

Mourinho lined up the frontcourt combination of Drogba, Ronaldinho, Ribery and Kaka in this game, followed by De Rossi and Yaya Toure, and the back line from left to right is Eve Pull, Terry, Curtis and Lahm, the goalkeeper is Cech.

After two consecutive games of rest, Ronaldinho's physical fitness in the game is relatively abundant, he is very active, frequently creates threats on the left, and cuts inside a few times is also very sharp, but Drogba seems to be no longer State, several good opportunities have not been seized.

In the first half, the two sides played 0-0. At the beginning of the second half, Wimbledon determined that the Red Rebel players were not physically fit. They changed the passive defense in the first half and played aggressive tactics, hoping to take the lead in breaking the Red Rebel players. goal.

At this time, the double midfielder composed of De Rossi and Yaya Toure played a good role in protecting the defense line, forming a steel-like defensive line at the front of the penalty area, hardly giving Wimbledon any entry into the penalty area. Chance.

With Wimbledon attacking, the offensive space obtained by several players in the frontcourt also expanded, so the performance of the players gradually improved, especially when Palacio replaced the underperforming Drogba. At that time, the players in the frontcourt were completely in a state of play.

In the 72nd minute, Ronaldinho scored a beautiful ball from the left, slanted into the penalty area, and knocked horizontally to Palacio in the middle. At the near corner, the goalkeeper reacted, but it was too late to save.

0:1!

After scoring the goal, the Red Rebels' offensive began to play out gradually, especially Ronaldinho on the left, which almost turned Wimbledon's right into a sieve. Five minutes later, he assisted Palacio to score again. In the 87th minute, De Rossi's center was blocked straight, and after the offside was successful, he passed the goalkeeper and pushed the goal.

0:3, in less than 20 minutes, the Red Rebels played the most hearty attack in recent games, especially Ronaldinho on the left, showing very good skills and strength.

The Portuguese, who is not yet 17 years old, has played well for the Red Rebels this season, and although Mourinho has not put him in the role, it is clear that his outstanding performance has put him in the same place as Robben, Hewlett-Packard. Leib has enough say in the competition.

However, Ronaldinho still has a lot of room for improvement. At present, he is receiving a set of shooting training under the arrangement of the coaching staff. At the same time, with the improvement of his physical fitness, the laboratory has also issued a pass to allow Mourini Ao is more daring to use this player.

The same is true of Robben, the Dutchman's body has improved significantly over the past half-season.

Perhaps it was the stimulation of two teammates, coupled with Ribery's obvious improvement, which made Hleb feel a lot of pressure. This player has performed very well this season. He has played in 26 official games for the team. , scored 17 goals, is the team's top scorer, and he has 11 assists, has attracted the attention of many teams.

Don't forget, Hleb is only 21 years old now, and his outstanding performance, especially in the UEFA Cup, has made him famous. The winter transfer has just begun, and there are already several Premier League and foreign players. The team expressed interest in him, but Xiao Yu's answer was the same, the Red Rebels' winter transfer window has closed!

At the same time, he also announced that the team's biggest signing during the winter break has been in place!

(To be continued)