Because he has no way to leave too many starting opportunities for young Lukaku in the fiercely competitive Premier League.

Many people think that it was Mourinho's punishment for Lukaku's failure to score a penalty, but Lukaku knew in his heart that it was his former friend and the coach's protection for him today.

However, since then, questioning and ridicule have never left this dark-skinned Belgian striker.

In the Belgian national team, where the Wallonians and Flemish people were separated from each other, had different languages ​​and were already seriously infighted, Lukaku also became a funeral object for the struggle.

When performing well, the media will report: "Romeulukaku, Belgian striker".

When the performance is not good or the team loses, the title will change to: "Romeulukaku, Belgian striker of Congolese descent".

When he was 20 years old, Robert Martinez, who was the head coach of Everton at the time and today was the head coach of the Belgian national team, bought out Lukaku on loan with £35 million.

In Everton's final season, he faced old owner Chelsea, he passed four people in the left side and then scored a goal from a small angle in the penalty area.

After that season, Chelsea intends to buy it back, and Lukaku is willing to return to his beloved Stamford Bridge, but after weighing the trade-offs, the Blues finally bought the cheaper Morata, while Mourinho, who came to Manchester United, did not hesitate to sign the young man who was given high expectations by him at the age of 16.

On the day Manchester United reunited, Lukaku proudly told Mourinho that after joining Everton, no one laughed at him anymore.

When Mourinho talked about this, he couldn't help but sigh.

This surprised Chen Xiaoliang a little. He was aloof and conceited. Mourinho, who has always shown me stubbornness and unyieldingness, rarely sighing and showing the soft side in his heart.

But Chen Xiaoliang knew that the story came here and was entering the part that Mourinho was most worried about.

Everyone knows that in Mourinho's tactical philosophy, an iron-blooded central defender, an undead beast waist, a transcendent winger with speed as numb as wind, and a bridgehead center with a body as strong as iron tower and strong as a ox are four essential conditions.

If these four conditions are met, he can win everything.

And the perfect template for this type of center is naturally Drogba.

In the summer after leading Manchester United to the UEFA Cup and won the 3-year-old junior championship, Mourinho signed Lukaku with a Belgian record of 85 million euros.

Scoring goals, pushing, grabbing points, and even pressing at high positions, the little Warcraft once made Old Trafford fans regarded as the key figure in the Red Devils' revival.

But Mourinho, who was full of energy, made a decision to make Lukaku gain weight.

Lukaku, who is grateful and has been training hard since childhood, did not hesitate at all and resolutely implemented Mourinho's decision.

Since then, he sacrificed his proud speed when he was young, especially his explosive power, in exchange for weight and super strength of his upper limbs.

That season, Manchester United won the second place in the league, which was later called "the greatest achievement of his career" by Mourinho. Lukaku, who had not yet fully achieved weight gain, also experienced a very fantastic World Cup, scoring 4 goals and winning the World Cup bronze boots.

Everything seemed to herald him on a very right path.

But no one expected, especially Mourinho, that the weight his beloved disciple trained in the gym became the root of all his pain in his subsequent career.

He gained weight, but Lukaku's playing habits he developed since his youth have not changed.

A 200-pound center forward often appears on the side to get the ball and dribble the ball. It is a bit inconsistent or even funny no matter how you look at it.

Since his second season at Manchester United, jokes such as "little flat head, beer belly, professional winger Lukaku" have begun to spread as his goals declined, Manchester United's performance has become worse.

The Megatron Quartet Killer God began to "transform" into a funny person in professional football.

Tie Hanhan, Mr. Lu, like a striker, you can give me...

Various nicknames and jokes are coming one after another.

Many people say that he is not professional and that he is out of training, which leads to his figure distortion and his weight gain.

But Lukaku never explained that Mourinho, who was trapped in internal and external troubles at the time, was on the verge of being dismissed, and did not think about standing up for his disciples to protect him.

However, Lukaku still persistently believed that Mourinho was right. After training every day, he still went to the gym to sweat and lift iron, hoping to maintain his muscle explosiveness after a significant gain of weight.

Mourinho said this and told Chen Xiaoliang that three of the players he had met in his coaching career were the most dedicated to training, namely Ronaldo, Lukaku and Chen Xiaoliang in front of him.

But unlike the other two who practiced based on their own preferences and judgments, Lukaku was practicing based on his coach's requirements.

This is highly related to his childhood experience. He believes in the head coaches who sincerely treat him and help him change his life.

Mourinho never said that, but Chen Xiaoliang could hear that the rebellious head coach regretted his wrong decision at the time.

Lukaku is Lukaku, he is not Drogba.

After gaining weight, Lukaku lost not only speed and explosive power, but also encountered not only movement deformation and external ridicule, but also his knees and ankles were overwhelmed, resulting in a significant increase in injuries.

He stood up again and again, trying his best, but he looked so clumsy because of his weight, making him laugh at the Internet around the world again and again.

But Lukaku did not give up because he believed Mourinho would take him to regain himself.

Unfortunately, Mourinho can't wait for that day.

After a series of consecutive league losses and the locker room was completely out of control, an official announcement from the Manchester United board of directors completely dismissed the madman, and Manchester United also welcomed a new head coach.

As a flexible running forward in his career, Solskjaer did not treat Lukaku badly, but the two who met by chance had no emotional foundation.

Manchester United improved in the second half of that season, but Lukaku was in a bad mood.

After Solskjaer reused young forwards who were more capable of running, such as Rashford and Greenwood, Lukaku seemed to have become a target. Whenever the team had poor results, he would be ridiculed by fans. He also hated him, hated that no one in the club came out to protect him, and when the transfer rumors spread, no one came forward to refute the rumors.

He seemed to have returned to the time when he was young when a group of adults checked his ID card. Now, he is like that ID card, being randomly flipped around, questioned, and ridiculed.

Everyone knows what happened later. Inter Milan bought him with the first place in team history worth 80 million euros, and he also described Manchester United's two years as "shutter".

Since then, he has had very little contact with Mourinho.

One stubbornly unwilling to admit his mistakes, and the other stubbornly chooses to forgive him.

But Lukaku never gave up on the idea of ​​proving himself.

After helping Inter Milan regain his Serie A championship and his state returned to his courage, he was not satisfied with the comfortable Serie A and chose to return to the Premier League, return to Stamford Bridge, and completely realize his dream where the dream began.

But looking back now, it seems that Inter Milan's championship journey that year was more like a short dream.

Mocking, jokes, nicknames, are accompanied by him more than ever.

And he seemed to be out of sight as he was about to stand up.

Mourinho may never have the chance to sit down with him again, like when he was 16 years old, his mother was with him, and he had a heart-to-heart talk.

But he will also enter another important age - Mourinho, 60, has read it more than once in his residence when there is no one around him.

After that day, in addition to the contents of his heart-to-heart talk at the age of 16, he also had a self-reporter:

"I want to call my grandfather again,

Not to mention the team,

Not talking about the Premier League,

Not to talk about Champions League,

Not talking about the World Cup,

That's not what I really want to tell.

I just want him to see my life by my side,

I can let him know,"

‘Grandpa, did you see it?

Your daughter lives well,

We no longer live in apartments with rats.

No longer sleeping on the floor,

No more drinking milk mixed with water,

No more can't afford the electricity bill,

We are very good now, really good.

They will never check my ID card again.

Because they all know my name.’”

At this time, the bus stopped.

Mourinho involuntarily touched his chin with his left hand, and his story was finished.

The Roman players in the car were still joking and celebrating because they beautifully overturned Inter Milan.

They and the two people sitting in the front seemed to be in two worlds.

But compared to Mourinho, who had slightly relieved his pressure and received some comfort after saying this, Chen Xiaoliang always felt a little congested and a little bored.

As the captain, he still followed Mourinho to get off the car second, then stood by the door, brimming with every teammate and coach who got off the car, thanking them for their contribution to another game, whether they were on the court or not.

It was not until the last person got off the car that he finally walked into the hotel in the team.

He was not feeling sad for Lukaku or someone, he knew that Mourinho was not talking about Lukaku either.

It’s just that everyone has experienced a choice that makes them regret or even regret in the process of their lives, but they have no chance to make up for it.

Mourinho may have hoped that Lukaku could stick to his style at that time, so that he might be better at this time. Manchester United may not lose in a row in the season, and the master and apprentice will not be strangers.

He also blamed himself for why he didn't choose to let Lukaku be himself, but he insisted on making him the second Drogba.

The ones who benefited in the end were Chen Xiaoliang, Sesco, Kva, and these later young people.

Mourinho will no longer let them deliberately gain weight for their tactical preferences, but choose to let them try their best to play their innate characteristics under the tactical framework.
To be continued...