Mourinho's 'return to his old home' day

(Baonghean.vn) - If there's one stadium in England that coach Jose Mourinho most wants to return to, it's Stamford Bridge. Manchester United will face a very difficult match as they visit Chelsea's Stamford Bridge on Sunday (October 23rd). This is where Mourinho has many fond and painful memories from his coaching career.

Super Sunday

Jose Mourinho led the Red Devils to Stamford Bridge not "when he was young," but certainly a man with graying hair "coming here amidst the rain and wind." The clash between Chelsea and Manchester United was the "Super Sunday" of the 9th round of the Premier League, and manager Jose Mourinho was the focal point of this "Super Sunday" match.

Simply because the Portuguese strategist had previously managed "The Blues" twice and left bitterly after winning 8 titles, including 3 Premier League titles.

Coach Mourinho will be the focus of attention in the "Super Sunday" match. (Image: Internet)

Along with Mourinho, midfielder Mata is determined to win with MU to settle the score in their reunion with Chelsea. Not long ago, Mourinho himself revealed that he was not the one who forced Mata to leave Chelsea, but the other way around. So this time, Mata is certainly eager to prove himself against his former team that once rejected him.

Therefore, in addition to professional factors, the presence of Jose Mourinho at Stamford Bridge makes the "Super Sunday" match – the encounter between two English football giants – much more exciting to watch.

form

Manchester United are facing a packed October schedule. They just had a hard-fought goalless draw against Liverpool on the morning of October 18th at Anfield. Before that, they also drew 1-1 with Stoke in a disappointing match. But on the morning of October 21st, the "Red Devils" secured a resounding 4-1 victory against Fenerbahce in the Europa League.

The most encouraging aspect is the brilliant performance of "superstar" Pogba and captain Rooney. Along with the return of numerous players from injury, this is a huge morale boost as they aim to defeat Chelsea this weekend.

Midfielder Pogba (MU). Photo: Internet

With his goal against Bournemouth, Rooney made history in the Premier League as the player with the most away goals with 87, alongside legend Shearer. Before this match, he declared his intention to score his 88th goal at Stamford Bridge. Furthermore, Manchester United goalkeeper De Gea has recently been in superb form, frustrating Liverpool's strikers. In addition, in the match against Fenerbahce, young Lingard scored and assisted for the first time in his career for Manchester United.

Meanwhile, Chelsea boasts Diego Costa, the leading scorer in the Premier League this season with 7 goals. Costa is a real threat to De Gea's goal in the "Super Sunday" match. In the Premier League, "The Blues" just won convincingly against reigning champions Leicester City 3-0 in round 8. The only concern is that manager Antonio Conte has failed to win any of his matches against the top teams, having lost both games against Liverpool (1-2) and Arsenal (0-3).

While Chelsea manager Antonio Conte is considered to have an extremely tight tactical mind, Mourinho is making decisions that are seen as "unconventional." In the match against Liverpool, starting with a 4-2-3-1 formation, he surprisingly pushed Pogba up to play as an attacking midfielder behind Zlatan Ibrahimovic; and he put captain Rooney in as a central striker in the match against Fenerbahce.

It's not hard to see that Mourinho rested quite a few key players in the match against Fenerbahce, meaning the "Special One" placed great importance on this return to his old home. Could this be sweet revenge?

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