Chapter 211: Courtois recovers, Terry suffers cramps

"3, 2, 1... get up!"

Under Rozovic's protection, Jiang Yuan exerted force with both hands and lifted the bench press bar.

Rozovic held the barbell with both hands and followed the barbell carefully: "Slowly, slowly, stop for a while before and after you raise it to your chest... OK, it's ready. Slowly lower it and bring the barbell to your chest. Very good, beautiful!"

The bench press bar in Jiang Yuan's hand weighs 27.5kg on each side, plus the bar's own weight of 15kg, a total of 70kg. Jiang Yuan can now push up to 90kg, but Rozovic asked him to practice instant bursts in confrontation, not maximum strength.

"hiss--"

Jiang Yuan took a deep breath, arched his back, and pressed the barbell tightly against his chest. Then Rozovic suddenly shouted, "Lift it up, and be quick!"

Hold your breath, stabilize your core, and use your pectoralis major muscles and arms to exert sudden force.

jingle!

With a crisp sound, Jiang Yuan pushed the barbell to the highest point at an extremely fast speed.

"Pretty!"

Rozovic encouraged Jiang Yuan and signaled him to move on to the next one: "Okay, start now, take your time, don't rush."

In regular fitness, fitness coaches generally ask students to do bench presses as slowly as possible. This is because muscle fibers are more likely to hypertrophy under continuous stimulation.

But the training methods of professional athletes are different. The goal of athlete training is to achieve better athletic performance, and muscle growth is only a by-product of athletic performance.

In order to ensure that Jiang Yuan can unleash enough impact force when confronting defenders, rapid bench press training is necessary.

"jingle!"

"jingle!"

"jingle!"

The iron sheet hitting the barbell made a pleasant sound. After a total of 4 explosive bench presses, Jiang Yuan completed his last set of bench press training.

"Come on, let's go together!"

Rozovic used one hand to help Jiang Yuan put the barbell on the rack.

"sure!"

Zuma, who was sitting next to him and watching the game, gave Jiang Yuan a thumbs up: "I remember you could only do 2 sets before, but now you can do 3 sets. You've improved so fast!"

Jiang Yuan kicked his legs and jumped up from the bench. He pressed his hand against the wall and stretched his chest muscles. "After so many trainings, there must be some progress. Otherwise, what's the point of training?"

"Haha, that's true, but you're the one who's making the most progress I've ever seen. You weigh less than 75kg, and you can do so many sets of explosive bench presses."

Zuma gave Jiang Yuan a thumbs up, and the latter took two big steps over and leaned against Zuma's chest with his iron mountain: "If I don't explode, how can I break through a guard like you?"

As he spoke, Jiang Yuan reached out to touch Zuma's biceps: "Hiss - damn, how much can you bench press?"

"300 pounds! (about 135kg)"

"Well, forget it, I won't bump into you anymore."

Jiang Yuan shook his hands and walked aside dejectedly.

With more than 1.5 times the maximum bench press, Zuma's strength is even more terrifying than I imagined.

Jiang Yuan described him as having the body of a rugby player.

"Jiang, you don't have to envy him"

Rozovic smiled and said: "Pectoral muscles are helpful for running, but muscles of Kurt's size will have a negative impact on running."

Rozovic is right, Zouma has big pectoral muscles, which gives him the ability to physically confront the opponent's center forward.

But in the previous few times, when Ivanovic was injured and Zouma played as a full-back, Zouma was obviously unable to keep up with Jiang Yuan's rhythm.

The reason is simple: Zuma can't run too fast.

Hearing Rozovic's ridicule, Zuma stood up and stuck to Jiang Yuan's body, pushing Jiang Yuan to move little by little: "What's the big deal? Our central defenders don't need speed. I do this, then this, and then this, and the forward will be pushed away by me."

"Ouch!"

Jiang Yuan suddenly got an electric shock and sat down on the ground, spreading his hands: "Penalty!"

"..."

Zouma held his head in his hands, looking very distressed: "Damn it, you forwards are more hateful than each other! You, Eden, and Diego, you forwards all like to cheat for penalties in the penalty area, which puts a lot of pressure on us defenders!"

"support!"

Terry, who was playing on the elliptical machine in the far corner of the gym, gave a thumbs up with one hand: "Eden, I'm talking to you, stop diving"

PS: In football, the word for diving is dive. Another meaning of dive is "diving", so diving is also called diving.

"unnecessary"

Hazard responded to Terry's complaints. The Belgian superstar was also sitting on the bench press, but he was not training. Instead, he was secretly playing with his mobile phone.

"Tell me, which striker has never dived before? Acting is also a skill, okay?"

Forwards and defenders have different attitudes towards diving. Even though Zouma and Terry are now complaining in front of Hazard and Jiang Yuan, when it comes to the official game and their forwards get a penalty, these two central defenders are happier than anyone else!
Suddenly, Terry seemed to have thought of something, and jumped off the elliptical machine with a serious expression: "Do you feel that the relationship between Mr. Roman and Jose is a little... not right?"

During pure strength training sessions, Mourinho generally does not participate, but leaves it entirely to Rozovic, which is Chelsea's tradition.

So during strength training sessions, players have freedom of speech!

"What does this have to do with us?"

Hazard rolled his eyes at Terry: "It doesn't matter who comes, it's not like Jose is the only coach"

"Hey hey hey, forget it."

Jiang Yuan quickly spoke up to stop the two from talking. After the two had finished arguing, Jiang Yuan pulled Zuma aside and asked, "What's going on with these two guys?"

Zuma arrived one year earlier than Jiang Yuan and should know more about the Blues.

After listening to Jiang Yuan's question, Zouma glanced at Terry and Hazard in the distance: "I don't know... Last season they respected Jose quite a bit, but this season... As you can see, the atmosphere was pretty good when we played the warm-up match, but after three consecutive defeats at the start of the season. Alas, maybe the three consecutive defeats were too much of a blow. At that time, we were last in the league. Although it's not much better now..."

Zouma looked a little lost. He obviously wanted to do something for the team's locker room, but he was just a small player. How dare he challenge Terry and Hazard, the two star players of the Blues?

"call……"

Jiang Yuan let out a sigh of relief. At that time, his attention was all on the Northern Expedition, and he didn't consider the changes that the consecutive losses had brought to the players' mentality.

It's strange that Terry and Hazard have a good relationship with their teammates, but they just keep targeting Mourinho.

The answer is obvious. They both blamed Mourinho for the team's poor performance.

Judging from what Hazard said just now, he may think that Mourinho’s level is no longer suitable for continuing to coach.

Players are very realistic. The better the team's record, the more respect they will have for the head coach.

Last season, many British media reported that Mourinho and Hazard had a good relationship. This was because Mourinho gave Hazard extra freedom and even repeatedly emphasized in training that players in the team should not have physical conflicts with Hazard.

Then Chelsea won the championship. In this case, Hazard was of course obedient to Mourinho.

But now, we were ranked last at the beginning of the season and now we are only fifth. The worst thing is that we can’t even drink alcohol two days before the game!
With this situation, how could Hazard possibly listen to Mourinho?
……

On the morning of December 12, the players who had finished warming up gathered in front of Mourinho, and the team's Portuguese coach announced good news.

After comprehensive judgment by the team doctor and physiotherapist, Courtois' body is strong enough to support him to participate in high-intensity competitions.

"Tibo, welcome back!"

Mourinho pushed Courtois in front of everyone. Mourinho, who was not tall to begin with, looked even shorter standing next to Courtois.

Courtois' return can be said to be very timely. Three days later, on the afternoon of December 3, Chelsea will face Bournemouth at home.

At this critical juncture, Courtois' return will help the players to a great extent.

For the remaining two days, Mourinho arranged a small intra-squad match every afternoon.

After comprehensive consideration by Mourinho and Brown, the Belgian goalkeeper got the chance to start in the next game.

However, due to Abramovich's obstruction, Mourinho was forced to give up his transformation of Hazard.

……

Stamford Bridge, London.

Familiar football locker room!

"Come, everyone!"

Mourinho waved his hand, and all 11 players on the roster, including 7 starters and 18 substitutes, gathered in the middle of the locker room. However, because of the physiotherapy bed, the players did not gather in a standard circle.

Mourinho kicked the physiotherapy bed in the middle: "This thing is so annoying, move it aside!"

So, Zouma and Cahill, each on one side, lifted the therapy bed and then put it on the ground with a "thump".

"3"

"2"

"1"

"come on!"

"come on, come on, come on!"

Zuma stood in the front and kicked open the door of the locker room: "Brothers, follow me!"

……

"Zhuangdianertai, Zhuangdianertai!"

"This is the live broadcast of the 2015th round of the 16-15 Premier League, Chelsea vs. Bournemouth. We can see that the players from both sides are already in position on the field."

"Referee Jones is looking at his watch!"

"The game begins! Let me introduce the starting lineups of both teams. First up is the home team Chelsea."

"In this game, Courtois, who was absent for 3 months due to injury, returned to the starting lineup. Whether the Belgian can recover his form from last season is the most concerning issue for Blues fans today."

"..."

"Then the away team Bournemouth, wearing red and black stripes, attack from the left side of the screen to the right side"

Bournemouth (4-4-1-1)

Goalkeeper: Boruc
Guards: Daniels, Adam Smith, Cook, Francis

Midfielders: Stanislas, Gosling, Surman, Ritchie

Forwards: Ali Arter, Joshua King

Head Coach: Eddie Howe…

In terms of lineup, Bournemouth adopted the 4411 formation which is the favorite of relegation teams this season. This formation is actually a variation of the 433, but because the two wingers in the 4411 formation were moved to the back, the defensive ability of this formation is better than the 433.

However, correspondingly, the biggest problem of 4411 is the lack of ability to control the ball in the frontcourt.

Of course, for a Premier League relegation team, it is somewhat unrealistic to control the ball in the opponent's half.

Because judging from this season's performance, although Chelsea's record is not good, the level of the players is still there.

After all, the players on the field are worth tens of millions of euros, so they can’t be that bad.

"Pay attention to cooperation! Pass the ball more!"

Mourinho shouted loudly that the 4411 formation's defense in the backcourt was very dense, which would undoubtedly put a lot of pressure on Hazard and Jiang Yuan.

In this case, William will have more opportunities to touch the ball.

In the 7th minute of the game, Jiang Yuan received the ball on the right and turned around. When he was about to break through, he was pressed by Bournemouth.

Stanislas and Gosling, both!
Jiang Yuan moved the ball little by little with his left foot and after careful consideration decided to give it a try.

It's done!

Jiang Yuan suddenly stepped on his right foot, took the ball with his left foot in front and passed it back to his right foot. He twisted his right ankle and kicked the ball forward.

At this time, the ball was less than 5cm away from the sideline, a standard side breakthrough.

After the ball passed, Jiang Yuan suddenly accelerated, stepped over Stanislas's left foot, and prepared to take the ball in front and start moving down the field.

But after Jiang Yuan passed Stanislas, he found that there was a defensive player in front of him.

Daniels!

fuck!

Without the advantage in position, Jiang Yuan could only watch Daniels snatch the ball away.

"A nice steal. Bournemouth's three-man defense on the wing successfully got the ball. Jiang Yuan's bold breakthrough was not successful."

"Daniels is holding the ball now!"

"Pass it to the right, hand it to Surman, who then gives it to Richie. That's a good pass."

"Hey! We said that although Bournemouth's passing was not smooth before, the team's ball transfer was still relatively smooth. Hazard and Costa pressed in front, but neither of them could get the ball."

"Rich, see how Rich handles it, just pass it! Rich's long pass is aimed at Stanislas on the left. After completing the defensive task against Jiang Yuan just now, Stanislas started running forward. He must have guessed that his teammates would make a long pass in this direction."

Like Norwich, Bournemouth also likes to play long balls.

"Get up!"

Ivanovic pointed at Stanislas, signaling Fabregas to move up and closely guard him. The two jumped together, and Fabregas successfully won the first point.

But unfortunately, there was no teammate to receive the ball where it landed, and the ball headed out by Fabregas was finally taken by Hart. Hart used his body to push William away and passed the ball straight to Joshua King in front.

"Wow!"

There were exclamations on the field. Hart's way of handling the ball was consistent with Bournemouth's overall style of play, very simple and rough!
Chelsea's midfielders and forward players began to run back quickly, and similarly, the backcourt players were also moving closer to their own goal.

Although Bournemouth's style of play seems rough, it is still very dangerous if they really get a long pass in the frontcourt.

"Come on, come on!"

Joshua King pointed to the open space behind him, and Art immediately ran over, restrained Joshua King and pulled the ball with his right foot, and sent the ball to Art's feet, and at the same time began to walk into Chelsea's penalty area.

Art understood, looked up and passed the ball without stopping.

"Screw you!"

Zouma reacted very quickly, stretched out his right foot and directly hit Art's through ball. The ball came to Matic's feet, who took the ball and turned around, taking advantage of the opportunity when no one was guarding him and ran forward desperately.

Start attacking!
Matic's run sounded the clarion call for Chelsea's counterattack.

"Snapped!"

After getting to the position, Matic passed the ball to Hazard in front of him. The latter continued to move forward after taking the ball, forming a 1 vs 2 situation with Rich and Surman halfway.

Hazard knocked the ball with the inside of his foot and moved sideways little by little. It seemed that he was not attacking, but actually waiting for his teammates to move.

“Here!”

In the middle, William found the gap between Gosling and Arter and successfully penetrated. Then Hazard decisively passed the ball to William.

"William got the ball and dribbled inside. His speed was not fast, but his rhythm was very good. Gosling wanted to reach out and pull it, but he didn't dare to."

"Wow, William seems to have an idea of ​​​​his own long shot. Let's see how he will deal with this ball. Jiang Yuan is on the right, but he has been blocked by Stanislas. On the left, Hazard's situation is not very good either. Richie also blocked Hazard's position after chasing back."

"Straight pass to Costa! Beautiful! A very penetrating pass. William passed the ball to Costa in front. Costa knocked Cook away and went straight to the small penalty area."

"Costa's run down the middle attracted the attention of Stanislas and Ritchie, and Hazard and Jiang ran into open space near the baseline."

"Smith defended Costa alone, Costa passed the ball to Hazard with his right foot"

Facing Costa's cross pass, Hazard's handling method was very simple. He held Francis with his right hand and rushed into the small penalty area.

The ball rolled over, and Francis saw that the situation was not good, so he stretched out his legs to intercept it, but just missed it.

!!!

Hazard went over Francis' calf and tapped the middle of the ball with the inside of his left foot.

ta!

"GOOOOO-AAAAAAAAA-LLLLLLLL!!!"

"Eden Harzardddddddd!!!"

It's McLaren again!

It’s still the familiar shouting voice!

Hazard's clever shot after a quick shot brought the atmosphere to a climax. The Belgian superstar did a wonderful arm-stretching and kneeling slide, and in an instant, the fragrance of pear blossoms wafted across the Stamford Bridge.

In the 18th minute of the game, Hazard scored and Chelsea led Bournemouth 1:0!

"Eden, good job!"

Jiang Yuan ran all the way from the right to the left corner flagpole, put his hands around Hazard's shoulders and hugged his neck from behind.

In this attack, Chelsea's entire midfield and frontcourt cooperated very well. When Jiang Yuan and Hazard were both marked, William did not choose to pass back, but boldly passed the ball straight, opening up the offensive situation for Chelsea.

Two words sum up the attack just now.

wonderful!

……

The game is on!

Bournemouth coach Eddie Howe looked a little unhappy, but to be honest, being led by Chelsea at Stamford Bridge was everything within Eddie Howe's expectations.

"Slow down, slow down, don't be in a hurry!"

Eddie Howe shouted loudly, the more you can't be anxious at this time. Bournemouth's tactic today is to play long balls, and nervousness is undoubtedly not good for long balls.

Calm down, so you can pass the ball steadily!
In the 31st minute of the game, Chelsea controlled the game situation with 61% ball possession, but the balance of victory did not completely tilt to Chelsea. Bournemouth players forced William to make a mistake in passing the ball through pressing in the backcourt, and the ball was caught by Surman.

fuck!

Jiang Yuan thought to himself that something was wrong and started to run back, but because the attack had just progressed quickly, Chelsea's defense had not yet come out, so Jiang Yuan was not in a hurry to return to defense.

In the previous training, Mourinho specifically pointed out Jiang Yuan's defensive problems.

That is, Jiang Yuan’s defense is sometimes too aggressive, which is simply a waste of energy.

Both wingers and full-backs play on the wing, but there is a big difference between them. In order to conserve their energy, they sometimes do not need to return to defense too actively.

Like the current situation, Jiang Yuan directly chose to jog. He just had to follow Stanislas beside him.

As for the rest... just trust your teammates!
"Bournemouth wanted to launch a counterattack. Surman moved the ball to the wing and the ball came to Richie's feet. Hmm... isn't it a bit bad to pass the ball to the wing so quickly? Richie's running speed is not fast, and he is even at the bottom level among Premier League midfielders."

"Ritchie took the ball and started to dribble forward, kicking it directly to the middle with his right foot. My God, Bournemouth did not use the traditional wing burst to open the counterattack, but chose their usual long pass."

"Joshua and Fabregas were fighting for the ball in front. Joshua got the first point and headed the ball back to Arter. Then he passed it to the left. Beautiful!"

"Art made a wonderful through ball to Gosling. Behind Gosling was Stanislas, but he had already been spotted by Jiang Yuan."

"Gosling, start going down the bottom line! Ivanovic won't give you a good face, he's defending very tightly. Gosling can't get through. There was no other way, Gosling finally chose to pass the ball back in an inverted triangle, and the ball came to Art's feet again."

"Just a direct kick! Very clean, Courtois pushed the ball out of the crossbar with one hand"

Corner kick for Bournemouth!
In fact, Bournemouth is not a team that is good at long shots, but when facing Chelsea, Eddie Howe chose to let the front players take more long shots.

Anyway, it’s not difficult to enter Chelsea’s penalty area, so it’s better to just kick the ball a few times from the outside!

While preparing for the corner kick, Courtois held onto the left post and kept thinking: "Jiang, look to the left. Do you see the No. 15? Smith, that's right!"

"Kurt, don't let Joshua in, move a little further back, ok, it's almost done!"

After the arrangement was completed, Courtois nodded to the referee Jones.

"Beep!"

The referee blew the whistle, Gosling stretched out his left hand, took a run-up and took a corner kick.

"Point forward!"

William, who was standing on the periphery, shouted, and at the same time, Chelsea's penalty area was in chaos.

"Fuck off!"

Terry blocked Daniels and kicked the ball out before Daniels.

The foot that Daniels originally used to kick the ball hit Terry's calf directly, which happened to be the place where Terry had been injured before.

shit!

The ball was cleared, but Terry also fell to the ground.

"Ahhh-"

The Chelsea captain's calf gastrocnemius muscle showed strange changes in shape, with some parts swollen and some parts flat, which looked quite scary.

There was no doubt that Terry had cramps.

……

(End of this chapter)