When it comes to Mourinho’s achievements at Chelsea in the past few years, it is really eye-catching. In just one year, he helped Chelsea win the Premier League title. Think about it, how many years did it take for Manchester City to go from getting rich, to building a stable lineup, to winning the league championship?

What does Mourinho rely on? Is it really money? To be honest, although Mourinho is the team's manager, he doesn't take much action in building the team. He almost takes credit from his predecessor Ranieri.

However, Mourinho knows how to use troops.

In addition to Drogba, Chelsea also had a so-called genuine striker back then, but no one probably knew about him. His name is Ke?man, and he joined Chelsea from PSV Eindhoven in the Netherlands in the same year as Robben. That year, he was the top scorer in the Eredivisie. At that time, he was very popular in the national team. But what about after going to Chelsea?

I'm not here to show off, and I haven't watched his game. The reason is too simple, he basically didn't play much. In the limited few performances, fans summed it up best: Ke?man is a big idiot.

Regardless of whether he is stupid or not, just look at who is the absolute main force on the front line. In today's football games, what makes many forwards scratch their heads is increasingly focused on a seemingly simple turning problem. After receiving the ball in the densely packed penalty area, whether to turn or not has not only become a top priority, but has even become a benchmark for measuring the quality of a forward.

The reason why Bergkamp’s goal against Newcastle was unforgettable was because he showed people that a forward can completely stop the ball without relying on his body or collision, but with the help of the defender. Turned around calmly and beautifully under attack. However, that is the most gorgeous turn of a technical player, unless you can have Bergkamp's general skills. What if it doesn't work? Then learn from Drogba. Anyway, Kezman didn’t learn well.

Drogba's skills are far from Ke?man's, but he can do what Ke?man cannot do. Drogba's characteristics are not dribbling and shooting. His points grabbing and speed are also average. And all he can do is turn around, calmly, boldly, and amazingly. He can use his super strong body to squeeze the opponent's defender. Not only can he stand on the front line, but he can also turn around calmly. He can especially create scoring opportunities for midfielders such as Lampard who come from behind.

This is actually Mourinho's tactical arrangement.

Football, at its highest level, is a game of space. Advocates of offensive football want to open up the space as much as possible, so that they can play more happily. Pragmatists are just the opposite. The smaller the space, the better. If you can shrink everyone into a one-meter space, that would be the best. It is easy to defend and does not concede the ball.

Drogba just fulfilled Mourinho's forward-backing style of play, and also allowed Chelsea's offensive line to compress inward as much as possible. In addition, the two wingers Duff and Robben are also inward-type, and Chelsea's entire front line is compressed to the midfield, absolutely dominant in terms of personnel density. Although the attack power has been weakened, it will not be attacked by the opponent because the battle line is too long.

In the past few years under Mourinho, Chelsea has met Barcelona many times in the Champions League. But Barcelona didn't get much advantage, far from being incredibly invincible in recent years. In the words of Barcelona fans: their own team is most afraid of putting a bus in the midfield, especially Chelsea. The midfielder with Makelele as the core is terrifyingly strong and difficult to penetrate.

But there is one thing: this style of play is not good-looking. Unless you have the heart to be a football coach, you are not willing to think about what kind of strategic planning and scheming is contained in a game that is mediocre on the surface and everyone gathers in the midfield to fight. But this is Mourinho’s football philosophy. He firmly believes that winning is the last word and doesn't care about gimmicks like playing well. He likes Drogba, a stand-up forward, likes strength and defense, and also prefers the "busing" tactic...

But he didn't expect that he would offend someone.

The person Mourinho provoked was Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich. We affectionately call him Abu. Speaking of Abramovich's background, it is indeed worth boasting. He is the richest man in Russia and the fifteenth richest man in the world. He not only operates oil and non-ferrous metals, but also has a unique love for football.

He spent a lot of money to buy Chelsea not just for fun. He would go to watch every Chelsea game and always keep a low profile, dress unobtrusively, and have a shy smile on his face. However, there was a fire hidden in his heart, and the ideal flame burned stronger and stronger.

Abramovich is a fan of Real Madrid. He advocates beautiful offensive football and dreams of building a blue aircraft carrier that is more luxurious than Florentino's Galaxy Battleship and becoming a flag of the Premier League and even Europe.

However, Mourinho's "pragmatic" football poured a lot of cold water on his fiery aspirations, freezing him to death. That rough kicking style and that huddled formation are becoming more and more unacceptable to Abramovich.

Finally, Abu decided to do something. Even if you can't build Real Madrid, you can still make your own team play more smoothly.

He didn't believe it. He had spent money to build a Premier League championship team, so couldn't he build a wealthy team that played elegant and beautiful football?

Thus, his transformation of the team began with great fanfare. The first one to bear the brunt is the striker. He had already thought of a way to transform it. He took a fancy to his fellow countryman and the leader of the technical stream at that time, Shevchenko of AC Milan. Abramovich has a wonderful idea. If he buys a very big-name technical player, the team will definitely be driven by him and transform accordingly, moving towards the wonderful style he likes. Don’t forget, this is what Hoddle and Gullit did back then.

But the final result really corresponds to this sentence: the ideal is very full, but the reality is too skinny.

When Shevchenko, the best forward in the world at the time, with first-class speed, ability to grab points, and shooting skills, said goodbye to the Milan fans in tears and turned to the embrace of money. , he encountered an unprecedented snowstorm in London, and had to face a cruel fact: he couldn't play at Chelsea.

Actually, that’s true when you think about it. When Sheva was in Milan, Milan played traditional center tactics. Think again about who was playing ball for him at that time. Kaká was at his peak that year, along with Seedorf. They said that if Seedorf had been a little more diligent, he would have achieved much more than he did now. But Seedorf didn't care, he just played the ball lazily, nonchalantly controlling the team's offensive rhythm, and repeatedly sent out fatal passes and assists. At that time, Rui Costa had not yet retired. This midfielder with a smile on his face can make his strong sex disappear into ashes just by strolling in the courtyard. Even when you are killed, you can't even see his murderous intent.

But what about Chelsea? There is no such person behind Sheva. Who else can you expect to play ball for him? Is it Lampard or Duff? Some people have to say that Chelsea has Robben, who is a technical master. Robben? His skills are indeed good enough, whether he is cutting inside or going down the bottom. Of course he is good, but he hopes that you, the center, will support him and help him play one-twos so that he can shoot well. Remember, never count on team spirit from the Dutch forwards.

Of course, Mourinho has no intention of arranging anyone to feed Sheva the ball. Now that Sheva is here, Mourinho still goes his own way, completely ignoring the signal sent to him by Abramovich, sticking to the original style of play, and has no intention of making any transformation towards Real Madrid, Barcelona or anyone else. For him, winning is more important than anything else, and everything else can be ignored.

Of course Abu was not satisfied. He and Sheva are not related, and he has no intention of avenging Sheva personally, but he expected to use Sheva to start Chelsea's vigorous technical transformation, but the result was that Mourinho abruptly destroyed Sheva.

The conflict between Mourinho and Abramovich intensified. Of course, it is not easy to complete a team's style transformation. There is also a famous saying on the football field: Don't change a winning team (a winning team should not change its lineup easily). These are all truths.

But Mourinho's character is too sharp and stubborn, and his words are not pleasant. He thinks Abramovich interferes too much in the team. He once said insinuating: "Roman (Abbul)'s expertise is in making money, and my expertise is in coaching. If Abramovich was asked to coach, maybe Chelsea would have been relegated long ago; if I were asked to do business, I would have been relegated long ago. Losing everything." From these words, we can know that in Mourinho's eyes, Abramovich is a layman. And he frequently intervened in the team's affairs, which made Mourinho very dissatisfied.

And Abu's temperament is equally stubborn. He didn't give up on his dream either. Building a team that can dominate the Premier League and establishing a new European giant has always been his unchangeable goal. Mourinho undoubtedly helped Abramovich realize his dream of becoming the Premier League champion. And Abramovich also hopes to build a truly giant team, like Real Madrid and Barcelona, ??which can play elegant and beautiful football and become a model for football all over the world, rather than the current upstart who plays rough football. But his dream is becoming more and more distant with Mourinho. Mourinho's overall style of play, Mourinho's pragmatism, and Mourinho's stubbornness and arrogance have gradually become huge obstacles for Abramovich to realize his dream.

So Abramovich staged a palace fight, began to intervene more and more in the team's affairs, and increasingly dispersed Mourinho's power. He first signed Arsson and appointed him as the club's official talent scout and investigator. Arsson and Mourinho were at odds with each other on many sporting issues. In the summer of 2007, Abramovich promoted his close friend Grant to the position of technical general manager. Mourinho has completely lost his competitive administrative power in the club.

Abramovich slowly added his own people to the coaching staff and finally took the initiative over the team. Mourinho also lost Abramovich's trust step by step. Therefore, when Chelsea's performance declined and there was no hope of winning the Premier League, Mourinho's departure was the most natural result.

What is surprising is that after Mourinho left, the British media, which had always disliked Mourinho, did not go to London Bridge to set off firecrackers to celebrate. Instead, they were dumbfounded. Then, these media people actually picked up their pens and cheered for Mourinho.

At the same time, Manchester United's head coach Ferguson also stood up and was the first to speak out, praising Mourinho as an excellent coach.

Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger, who has always been at odds with Mourinho, even said good things for Mourinho.

The attitude of the British media and British coaches was a complete 180-degree turn, straight and dumbfounded. Of course, coaches have their own angles. A coach who has won six championships in three years can actually be fired. Who among the other coaches can guarantee that his position will be secure? They vented their dissatisfaction and uneasiness by supporting Mourinho.

And what about the British media? No one can deny that the Premier League with Mourinho is so fun. He is a super dynamic person who creates new tricks from time to time. Just writing about him bickering with other coaches before games could feed all the journalists covering football in England. As a result, while everyone was having a great time and having a great time, the main character disappeared. The disappointment in the British media is palpable.

Another thing I have to say is that Mourinho has achieved brilliant results at Chelsea. In just one year, he helped the team win another Premier League title after half a century. In his three seasons in charge, Chelsea won two league titles, two League Cups, a Community Shield and an FA Cup. He helped Chelsea win six championships in three years.

From then on, on the football map of London, there was no longer only Arsenal and Tottenham in North London, a pair of rivalries, but also a blue team, equally outstanding, equally strong, equally It is a force that cannot be ignored.