Wed, 2nd May 2007 http://0rz.tw/742Gj
The first question Jose Mourinho was asked to respond to following the
Champions League exit at Anfield dealt with the personal.
Was this the most heart-breaking moment of his managerial career? He thought
for a moment, then replied.
'I think so - a Champions League semi-final and losing on penalties.
'The Champions League is something very important for everybody. I won it
before and I am very, very sad so I can imagine what the players can feel,
especially as they feel they did absolutely everything.
'I know Chelsea fans' hearts and I know at this moment, every Chelsea fan is
disappointed but very supportive of an incredible group of players.'
Mourinho remained unbowed about the manner in which his team had fought to
maintain and capitalise on the advantage they took into the second-leg.
'Chelsea tried to win the game, over 90 minutes and over extra-time,' he
insisted. 'We showed by the way we played, we wanted to win the game.
Liverpool had a short good period in the first-half but after that, the best
team was in blue.
'So I don't think the atmosphere was the cause of anything,' he dismissed.
Mourinho's opposite number, Rafael Benitez, played greater emphasis on the
crowd contribution but admitted despite Liverpool levelling the tie in the
first-half through Daniel Agger's crafty set-piece finish, Chelsea had
rallied well.
'We started well and then we were under pressure,' the Spaniard said. 'They
have very good attacking players and it was difficult to control them.
'They did really well second-half and it was difficult to keep a clean sheet
at the end. In this type of game just small details make the difference.'
The most important detail of all was the penalty shoot-out tariff at the end
when Frank Lampard had converted but Arjen Robben and Geremi had seen efforts
saved.
Having been denied the use of spot-kick experts Ballack and Shevchenko,
Mourinho reflected on Geremi's good record at international level and in
training and said of Robben:
'Arjen came here to help the team. He was training two or three days with us
and telling us you have no players, no attacking options, I want to help.
Play me 10 or 20 minutes, whatever you need.
'What can I say to a boy like him who is in the dressing room disappointed.
He tried everything to help so I have to be proud of my players and share
with them the difficult moment.
'What we speak now is for today and tomorrow and in a couple of years, nobody
remembers Chelsea was the better team and should have won the first-leg by two
or three-nil, Chelsea was the best team tonight and Chelsea was the best team
in extra-time.
'It is difficult but we are strong characters and that is the reason why we
arrive in such a situation.
'We believe always there is a next chance and there is another year. I think
we deserve to be in a final.'
和之前的報導大同小異：穆里尼奧對於歐冠止步於半決賽感到遺憾；但還是繼續對球
員和球迷們信心喊話，展望下一個賽季的捲土重來。另外提到羅本因為丟了第一個點球
而沮喪不已。（但這就是點球啊，阿羊乖...）
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