Chapter 245 Hazard's Thoughts
"We're all together, and winning is our aim~"

"So cheer us on through the sun and rain~"

"B'cause Chelsea, Chelsea is our name~"

"Chelsea!"

"Clap!"

"Chelsea!"

"Clap!"

"..."

Although Mourinho's behavior was somewhat puzzling, the fans at the scene did not dwell on it. After three minutes of booing, "Blue is the colour" was played again at Stamford Bridge.

On the court!
"GO! Left!"

Ibrahimovic pointed at Jiang Yuan, signaling Hazard to pass the ball. Chelsea's Belgian superstar took the ball and made slight adjustments before passing it to Jiang Yuan.

coming!

Seeing the opportunity, Jiang Yuan played one-on-one with Damian. Although he failed to knock Damian down, he found an opportunity to pass the ball.

Hit a cross!
The left-foot cross from Jiang Yuan was not controlled well. Ibrahimovic, who ran from the penalty area to the small penalty area, failed to catch the ball after jumping.

The ball came to the back point, which is where William is!

"Snapped!"

William took a low shot at a very fast speed, but it was blocked by De Gea with a lotus pose. The bouncing ball rolled to Jackson's feet and was cleared by the Manchester United defender.

shit!

William held his head in his hands, feeling extremely regretful.

But to be honest, it's not his fault. William had found a good angle, but De Gea's reaction was too fast.

The Spanish version of the Lotus Flower pose is designed to defend against this type of low, flat ball with an incredibly fast speed.

"Go back, go back quickly!"

Before William could continue to regret, Ibrahimovic's voice came from behind him: "Return to defense, hurry up!"

Correct!
William reacted and ran back side by side with Jackson.

"Manchester United's counterattack, let's see"

"People who often watch the Premier League should know that Manchester United does not focus on ball possession, but they have their own way of counterattack."

"Carrick passes the ball to Herrera, Herrera turns and passes it straight, and Rooney is in front!"

"Cahill is defending, trying to see if he can steal the ball. Hey, Rooney has already reached the penalty area, and now Cahill doesn't dare to make any move. Zouma on the side runs behind Cahill to prepare for backup defense."

"Rooney, kick it!"

"Wow!"

Chelsea fans were scared, but fortunately Rooney's shot was not powerful enough and was hit by Courtois with both hands.

This goal was very difficult to score. Rooney was the best shooter in the entire Manchester United team, but he still failed to score.

"not bad"

Brown gave his evaluation and wrote "not bad" in his notebook with a ballpoint pen, but Mourinho rolled his eyes after he finished writing: "Lyon, you know, this is far from enough. If it's just like this, I would rather not make any changes."

Mourinho's formation change was really bold. All three players in the frontcourt changed their positions. No coach from any of the top five leagues would dare to make such a decision.

Even Mourinho himself doesn't know whether what he did is right or not.

"So you gave up?"

Brown chewed gum: "We have been preparing for this style of play for a long time. If you give up now, you will be very unwilling."

“Finding the right method is the most important thing”

Mourinho finished speaking, rolled his eyes and glanced at Abramovich in the VIP stands: "Hiss... Let's wait and see, I also hope this style of play can succeed"

Risks and rewards are directly proportional. The fact that Mourinho can make such a move despite external pressure is enough to show that in Mourinho's eyes this style of play is very effective, or in other words... the upper limit is very high!
In the 81st minute of the game, Van Gaal replaced Fellaini with Schneiderlin. Chelsea did not make any substitutions. In front of the Chelsea bench, Oscar and Baba seemed to be warming up, but in fact they were just taking a walk.

It looks like Mourinho is not planning to use the remaining two substitutions.

"Courtois! Wow, Depay's shot was caught in Courtois' arms, and he stood up and walked forward"

"The ball is thrown to Fabregas in front with a strong hand, Fabregas passes it to Hazard, Hazard passes it to the right... Jiang Yuan on the left."

"Well! Chelsea's counterattack speed is not slower than Manchester United, but we can see that several Chelsea frontcourt players are a little tired now."

"Schneiderlin, the Manchester United midfielder who just came on wanted to put pressure on Jiang Yuan, but Jiang Yuan avoided him... Ibrahimovic and Hazard played a small-scale pass and Jiang Yuan successfully entered the baseline!"

"Should we cut inside? Jiang Yuan chose to pass with his left foot, and Hazard got the ball outside the penalty area."

"You can take a shot, but the position is not very good. Wow, Hazard chooses to dribble the ball inside, Ibrahimovic is pulling the defense line, let's see if Hazard can break in."

Huang Jianxiang was a little surprised to see Hazard dribbling the ball from outside the penalty area. In football matches, there are always the most defensive players in the middle, so professional teams will use the tactic of cutting in from the bottom.

But Hazard's choice was a bit bold. Facing two defensive generals, Blind and Smalling, he went straight inside, which really showed that he did not treat the opponents as human beings.

"Wow!"

There was an explosion on the field, and Hazard's 1-on-2 pass failed in the end. The ball was too far away from his body and was finally blocked by Blind's foot.

fuck!

Mourinho held his head with both hands, dribbled forward and shot. This is the core of this style of play!
Mourinho was a little disappointed that he didn't see what he wanted to see, but his mentality was still relatively good. This at least shows that this lineup is not only feasible in theory, but also has a chance in actual combat!
Herrera organized his teammates to launch a counterattack against Chelsea in the midfield. In the last few minutes, Chelsea was once suppressed by Manchester United who played away.

But unfortunately, Manchester United's hasty offensive rhythm did not bring them any substantial goals.

As referee Oliver blew the whistle, the Red Devils still had no extra goals.

"Clap clap clap!"

This is the applause from Chelsea players and Chelsea fans.

Blue Army, 2 consecutive wins!

……

"Mourinho! Hello, Mourinho, what was the purpose of your position change in the second half?"

"Jose, why do you play Hazard in the middle?"

“Does this mean that Hazard will become Chelsea’s first choice on the left under Jiang Ding?”

"..."

As expected, as soon as Mourinho stepped into the door of the press conference, the reporters in the venue exploded.

Mourinho's move of letting the player with the best breakthrough ability in the Premier League play as a central midfielder will 100% attract attention from the entire Premier League and even the world of football.

“Please be quiet”

Mourinho pulled out the middle seat, sat down on it, and then turned on the microphone with the help of the staff: "Well... first of all, I want to respond to a question that you all care about, that is Hazard"

"I decided to let Hazard play as a central midfielder in this game on a whim because, in my opinion, the situation at the time made it a better choice for Hazard to play as a central midfielder. And everyone has seen the result. We almost scored a goal with this style of play. From this point of view, your argument is meaningless."

Because he had guessed the reporters' reactions long ago, Mourinho is in a relatively good state of mind. After completing the position change in the second half, the Portuguese was ready to be interviewed by reporters.

"Wow, a sudden decision? Isn't this a bit too bold?"

"Jose, why are you doing this, are you leaving Chelsea?"

"Oh my god, this is a very absurd decision!"

The reporters were noisy, and Mourinho had no choice but to come out in person to maintain order at the press conference: "Everyone, please be quiet. You threw so many questions at me at once, I don't know which one to answer."

"The gentleman with glasses, please"

Under the gaze of reporters on the scene, Krent stood up: "Krent from The Independent, Mr. Jose. Does your action today mean that Jiang is Chelsea's first choice for left winger, not Hazard?"

Good question!
This was the first reaction of all the reporters present, and this question was undoubtedly what everyone wanted to know.

In Jiang Yuan's first game at Stamford Bridge after his value rose to 7500 million euros, Mourinho put Hazard in the attacking midfielder position. To be honest, this move is quite intriguing.

Krent’s question, in other words, between Jiang Yuan and Hazard, the two 7500 million euro super wingers, who has a higher status in Mourinho’s heart?

“Oh, good question.”

Mourinho curled his lips, reached out for the mineral water on the table, unscrewed the cap and took a sip: "Because it was a sudden decision, there is no such thing as the order. Hazard and Jiang, um... they are both Chelsea's top players, and they have the same status in my heart. Not only them, all Chelsea players are my children, and I value them no differently."

Krent held the microphone and asked: "We also saw today that Hazard playing as a front midfielder may be a new tactical option for Chelsea, so I would like to ask, will you do this in the next game?"

"Will you do it again?"

Mourinho raised his eyebrows: "Who knows?"

……

The Independent's front page headline: Was it a spur-of-the-moment decision? The Belgian winger worth 7500 million euros was arranged to play in the midfield. Did Mourinho's bold move get the support of the team management?

The Times' front page headline: Attacking midfielder Hazard! The Portuguese coach's position in the Blues is much better than last season, and his dismissal may be a rumor.

Premier League Table:

Lei——56
Arsenal - 55
Chelsea – 53
The Spur - 50
Man United - 44
Man City – 43
Premier League TOP Scorer List:

1. Jiang - 21 goals, Chelsea
2. Hary Kane - 18 goals, Hotspur
3. Jamie Vardy-15 goals, Lei City
4. Sergio Agüero-14 goals, Man City
5. Romelu Lukaku-14 goals, Everton
The Sun - In the match against Manchester United, when Mourinho was changing positions in the front court, Abramovich in the VIP stand knocked over the champagne on the table. It is reported that the champagne knocked over by the Chelsea chairman was the 1990 Dom Perignon Collection, which sells for about 7700 pounds in the UK. The Sun - After the value update on January 1, the floating clause in Jiang's contract was activated, and the player's basic weekly salary rose to 28 pounds, ranking fourth in the Chelsea team. Ahead of him are Fabregas at 14.5 pounds, Hazard at 20 pounds, and captain Terry at 18.5 pounds. However, in the player's contract, Jiang's basic weekly salary will no longer increase when his value reaches 17.5 million euros. If the player's value can exceed 8000 million euros, his basic weekly salary will remain unchanged at 8000 pounds.

Football Emperor’s best comments (to Hazard): Master, what do you do for a living?

……

After the match with Manchester United, Mendes also called Jiang Yuan. During the call, the two discussed the issue of the London villa.

First of all, Jiang Yuan required that the villa must be close to the club, preferably in the small town of Cobham, so that it would be more convenient for him to commute to get off work.

Then there is the area of ​​the villa. Since Jiang Yuan will live there with his family, he will not consider a house that is less than 200 square meters.

And there must be a garden, because his mother likes to plant some flowers when she has nothing to do.

After comprehensive consideration, Jiang Yuan chose a luxury villa in the small town of Woodmansbury. The villa covers an area of ​​12 acres (4856 square meters), is priced at 470 million pounds, has five bedrooms and eight bathrooms, as well as a tree-lined driveway, an orchard, a large pond and a beautiful walled garden.

Of course, the gymnasium, swimming pool, jacuzzi, sauna and refreshment area, including a wrap-around sun terrace, are a must.

The house was nice and the price was attractive. But in order to get the villa, Jiang Yuan paid 12%, or a total tax of 47 pounds.

The price is not beautiful at this point...

The taxes in developed countries are ridiculously high, but Jiang Yuan is still lucky. If he were in Singapore, the house purchase tax would probably be far more than 12%.

“The furniture is all ready and you can move in in 3 days.”

Mendes said so.

Jiang Yuan thought about it and didn't rush into anything: "Wait a minute, my family will come to London in two weeks, it won't be too late to live with them then."

In fact, Jiang Yuan bought the villa for his family. To him, there is no essential difference between the single dormitory at the base and the luxury villa.

It’s strange to say, when Jiang Yuan was a boy he always dreamed of luxury cars and villas, but when he actually got them he didn’t feel the same way as before.

The reason is very simple. The pressure of professional football is much greater than he expected. Especially after joining the national team, the mental pressure Jiang Yuan needs to face is exaggerated.

There is only one solution to this problem, and that is... to win the game!
……

After a day's rest, training at Cobham began.

There is a league match against Newcastle on the 13th, and the Champions League round of 16 on the 1th. In order to ensure that the main players can perform at their best in the Champions League, Mourinho has also made some decisions.

At the beginning of the training on the morning of the 9th, Jiang Yuan learned from Mourinho that he would be a substitute in the next game.

Hazard plays in the first half and he plays in the second half, ensuring that there is a player who can perform well in both half.

"Then, the content of our training today..."

Mourinho suddenly paused, a strange smile on his face, which made the players feel numb.

“Long distance endurance!”

"shit!"

"I knew it! Hey..."

As soon as they heard the word "endurance", all 31 players in the first team put on masks of pain.

Of them, Hazard was naturally the most uncomfortable one. The Belgian superstar put his hand on Jiang Yuan's shoulder and asked in a low voice: "Jose, we just practiced it not long ago, is it unnecessary?"

"No need? Go to hell."

Mourinho rolled his eyes at Hazard and said, "The last training session was the last time. In the match against Manchester United the day before yesterday, our average running distance was only 8.9 kilometers. Do you know how much Manchester United ran? 9.7 kilometers. Where did the remaining 800 meters go?"

"Come, let me see"

Under the gaze of the players, Mourinho opened his notebook and read out the numbers one by one: "Terry 8.2KM, that's understandable, Ivanovic 8.8KM??? What the hell, God, didn't I ask you to go downfield, why did you only run so little?"

Mourinho stared with wide eyes. Ivanovic's running distance in the league is usually around 9.2KM, but the day before yesterday, with the support of the full-back's bottom tactics, he still only ran 8.8KM throughout the game, which made Mourinho feel incredible.

Ivanovic touched his nose and said: "William is coming to the right from behind... He doesn't cut inside, so I don't have a chance to get to the bottom line."

Also!

Ivanovic's words reminded Mourinho that the tactics in the second half were slightly changed. Because Willian was on the right, the team's right back had fewer opportunities to go down the wing. Last season, when Willian played as a right winger for Chelsea, he was best at cooperating with Fabregas to go down the wing, which would lead to a low sense of participation of the full-back in the attack.

"So we don't have to run?"

Zuma was laughing and it was naturally a happy thing that he didn't have to practice endurance.

Snapped!
Mourinho closed his notebook and said, "Run! You must run, why not run, Rozovic!"

After that, Mourinho took a step back, and Rozovic stood in Mourinho's original position: "We will start warming up, then 80 20m return runs, and after a 10-minute rest, we will run 12km continuously."

"Pa pa pa! Move! Everyone move! Bring the ball!"

Under the urging of the coaching team, the players were driven like a group of ducks.

Zuma sped up and walked all the way to Jiang Yuanshen from behind: "Oh no, Jiang, run slower later."

"Ok! I'll run after you later, don't be nervous"

Jiang Yuan gave a thumbs up.

Zuma shook his head: "I don't believe it, you lied to me last time"

"Don't worry, it was an accident last time. I was wearing a heart rate monitor. I will definitely let you go this time. How about I give you first place?"

Jiang Yuan blinked and looked like he really wanted to give Zuma a chance.

"real or fake?"

Zuma's eyes lit up. If he could beat Jiang Yuan and take first place in the 12km race, Rozovic would definitely praise him!

Jiang Yuan looked at Zuma with a surprised look on his face: "Little Kurt, you don't really believe it, do you?"

"you!"

……

In the past two days, Mourinho did not arrange Hazard to play as a central midfielder in training. No one knew what the Portuguese was thinking. Not only Jiang Yuan was confused, but Hazard himself was also a little confused.

In the cafeteria, Hazard sat opposite Jiang Yuan, holding an Angus beef burger in his hand, which was coated with a Belgian specialty sauce.

"Jiang, which side do you think I should play? Jose doesn't want me to practice two positions, does he?"

Training two positions at the same time is definitely more tiring than playing only one position, and this is also what Hazard is most concerned about. Because if Mourinho really wants him to train the left winger and the central midfielder at the same time, he will have to spend at least 2 minutes more training time every day.

Jiang Yuan licked his lips and asked Hazard to break off a small piece of the burger for him: "Hiss, I'm also confused. This matter is quite important. I definitely won't have an answer if you ask me. I suggest you ask Jose directly to see what he thinks."

“Add some of this”

Hazard gave Jiang Yuan some Belgian sauce and said, "I asked him yesterday. From what Jose said, he couldn't control it either."

Ok……

Jiang Yuan took a quick taste of Azar's favorite Belgian sauce. It tasted good, but in Jiang Yuan's opinion it was not as delicious as salad dressing.

While chewing a burger, Jiang Yuan looked at Mourinho at the far end of the table: "This matter is indeed more complicated, because you are very strong as a left winger and a front midfielder. Jose should want to know what your upper limit is in the No. 9 and a half position."

"What do you personally think about switching positions?"

When he said this, Jiang Yuan, who was chewing a hamburger, suddenly stopped moving. This issue was what he was most concerned about.

If Hazard is willing to play as a central midfielder, that would be great news for him.

"Haha, you really want to go back to the left, right?"

Azar laughed, and Jiang Yuan blushed when his thoughts were seen through, but he did not deliberately avoid Azar's gaze.

This kind of thing will be made clear sooner or later, it's just a matter of sooner or later.

"Actually, there is not much difference between left and right for me. It mainly depends on what you think."

"Um……"

Hazard thought for a moment and said slowly: "Actually, there is not much difference between the two positions for me. Playing as a front midfielder, I can make fewer long-distance runs, but not too much less. It's mainly about confrontation. When I played against Manchester United before, I only had one confrontation in 30 minutes, which was with Manchester United's two central defenders. It's not bad. You know, I like the feeling of scoring goals..."

Because he was not well organized, what Hazard said was a bit confusing, but Jiang Yuan still keenly captured some key information.

"I think I understand what you mean. You just want to score goals, but you don't want to be too tired on the court. Is that right?"

"You still understand me!"

Hazard suddenly became excited and patted Jiang Yuan on the opposite side with his hand: "Actually, I don't care about the position. I just want to know if I can get a chance to score when playing as a 9. This is the key to the problem."

Having said that, Hazard's personal willingness to play as a 9 is acceptable.

Jiang Yuan nodded. It seems that he has a chance to return to the starting lineup on the left!
Just then, Jiang Yuan's cell phone on the table vibrated, so he put down his fork.

"Family?"

Azar asked. After the last lesson, Azar also knew that there were no opposite sex people in Jiang Yuan’s current address book.

"teammate"

what?
Jiang Yuan's words stunned Azar for a moment. He looked around the cafeteria and saw that everyone was listening to music with wired headphones, and he didn't see anyone typing or chatting on their mobile phones.

"National Team Teammate"

Jiang Yuan added, and then his two thumbs jumped rapidly on the phone screen.

……

(End of this chapter)