何塞·穆里尼奧：2014世界杯16強(qiáng)我說了算！
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Hark! Chelsea manager and Yahoo global football ambassador Jose Mourinho has come down from the mountain (and entered a nondescript conference room) to present the world with his 16 picks to advance from the 2014 World Cup group stage written on stone tablets (or white poster board). With an assist from Yahoo's Melanie Collins, Jose navigates through the clear favorites and the tougher calls of the group stage with the same way most fans do: by backing the people he likes most. "I'm very emotional, I go always with my friends," Mourinho says before picking the Netherlands to finish as runners up in Group B behind Spain, since he and Netherlands manager Louis van Gaal worked together at Barcelona in the late '90s. In Group C he went with Greece and Didier Drogba's Ivory Coast advancing over Colombia and Japan. In Group D he couldn't choose, citing Uruguay's strength and his ties to England and Italy. "If I say England out, next season they don't let me coach here [at Chelsea]." In Group E, Mourinho said, "I don't believe in another collapse for France," and chose them to win the group with Switzerland edging out Ecuador for the second spot. In Group F, he opted for Nigeria to finish behind Argentina since the Super Eagles have Chelsea's John Obi Mikel (Victor Moses was on loan at Liverpool all season, so I guess he doesn't count). In Group G, Mourinho is certain no one will finish with zero points, but he does see Germany finishing top with Portugal behind them. But, he added, that he's afraid for his native Portugal against the U.S. And finally, in Group H, he said "Belgium has the talent," but somewhat surprisingly went with Russia to finish first and Belgium second — perhaps due to their youthful inexperience. |
瞧！切爾西主教練及雅虎世界足球大使何塞·穆里尼奧（Jose Mourinho）終于從大山里走出（進(jìn)到一個神秘的會議室）展示他對在2014世界杯小組賽階段里精心挑選的16個選手，他們的名字將被寫在石案上（其實(shí)是白色的海報板）。在雅虎Melanie Collins的協(xié)助下，穆里尼奧在閃耀的明星和難以決定的小組賽上斟酌，就像很多球迷一樣，選擇支持自己最喜歡的球員。 “我很情緒化，我一直和我的朋友立場一致。”穆里尼奧說。之后，他把荷蘭放在B組的第二名，排在西班牙后，因?yàn)樗商m隊(duì)主教練路易斯·范加爾（Louis van Gaal）在90年代一同在巴塞羅那工作過。在C組，他把希臘和迪迪埃·德羅巴（Didier Drogba）的科特迪瓦（Ivory Coast）隊(duì)放在哥倫比亞隊(duì)和日本隊(duì)之前。 在D組，他沒法選擇，表示烏拉圭人與他有過關(guān)系的英格蘭隊(duì)和意大利隊(duì)的實(shí)力相當(dāng)。“如果我說英格蘭會出局，那下個季度他們就不會讓我繼續(xù)在（切爾西）執(zhí)教了。” 在E組，穆里尼奧說：“我不相信法國會再次失敗。”同時，他選擇法國為第一，而瑞士將厄瓜多爾擠出第二名位置。在F組，他選擇尼日利亞最后會排在阿根廷之后，因?yàn)槌壭埴椖崛绽麃営星袪栁鞯募s翰·奧比·米克爾（John Obi Mikel ）( 維克托·莫塞斯（Victor Moses）整個賽季都租借給利物浦，所以我想他不算）。 在G組，穆里尼奧相信不會有球隊(duì)一分不得，但是他預(yù)計到德國會超過葡萄牙排名第一。 不過，他還表示，他擔(dān)心他的祖國球隊(duì)葡萄牙與美國隊(duì)的比賽。最后在H組，他說：“比利時擁有天才”，不過，令人驚訝的是，他認(rèn)為俄羅斯會成為第一，比利時第二——原因可能是他們太年輕，缺乏經(jīng)驗(yàn)。 |
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